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New Rochelle, Elizabeth Press, (1965). Later printing. Poetry by a writer of Cherokee-French descent, also known as Gogisgi. His first book. Inscribed by the author to Joe and Carol Bruchac in 1982, "your warmness keeps me." Small spot to front edge of front panel; else fine in stapled wrappers. An excellent association copy. [#025306] $200
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1988. An original drawing by Wilson for Burroughs' 1989 book Tornado Alley. This image was included in the exhibition "Ports of Entry: William Burroughs and the Arts" that was mounted by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1996, and it is reproduced on page 140 of the exhibition catalog. Interestingly, the illustration in the book does not show some of the work that Wilson did, as it was done using nonrepro blue pencil which does not show up when photographed: Wilson's edits didn't appear in Tornado Alley and they don't appear in Ports of Entry, but they are quite visible in the work itself. Wilson, one of the great artists of the underground comix of the 1960s and beyond, whom R. Crumb has said was a major influence on Crumb's own work, collaborated with Burroughs on a number of projects. This is not only a significant work of art, and a significant association with Burroughs, but it is also signed by Wilson, who has added, "To Nelson" next to his signature: Wilson gave this work to his friend Nelson Lyon, who loaned it to the exhibition and is listed in the book as one of the lenders to the exhibit. This is, in effect, a three-way association: Nelson Lyon was the co-producer of Burroughs' Dead City Radio, a 1990 album of Burroughs reading his work (including pieces from Tornado Alley) against a background of experimental music by various artists. 9-3/4" x 6-3/4". Matted and framed. Fine. A notable association copy, and an artifact of one of the great collaborations that Burroughs engaged in. [#028091] $7,500
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London, Belmont Press, 2002. Of a total edition of 226, this is the "standard" issue, one of 100 numbered copies signed by Carey and by the illustrator, Eileen Hogan. Fine, without dust jacket, as issued. [#911433] $450
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(Salisbury), Scarab, (1982). Carver's first limited edition after his first brush with commercial success. Of a total edition of 100 numbered copies, this is one of 25 copies that were reserved for the author's use. Signed by Carver. Fine in saddle-stitched wrappers. [#912354] $475
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London/NY, Jonathan Cape/Summit, 1977/1978. A hardcover advance proof copy of the American edition of Chatwin's first book, created from a first British edition, with the addition of a U.S. proof dust jacket, featuring quotes from British publications (including Paul Theroux, writing for the London Times). The British trade edition has had its free endpages excised and pasted over the pictorial pastedowns; and the photographs that graced the text of the British edition have also been excised, in keeping with the appearance of the American edition. This copy was obviously sent out and used for review: reviewer's marks and comments in text, and the blank jacket flaps have been filled with the reviewer's notes. The book, apart from the intended excisions and notes, is fine; the proof jacket (again, apart from the reviewer notes), is spine and edge-sunned, with the title and author handwritten on the spine, largely faded; overall near fine. An uncommon issue, presumably done prior to the issuance of an American proof copy and different from the U.K. first edition in ways that parallel the eventual U.S. edition (and U.S. proof). [#031672] $750
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NY, Doubleday/Talese, (2007). Inscribed by the author to Robert Stone and his wife, with an added "Thank you! For sharing your wisdom! For being my teacher!" Stone has provided a blurb for the rear cover. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#033708] $50
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London, Whitechapel Art Gallery, 1974. Catalog of an exhibition in the Ideas Gallery of Whitechapel of poems by this avant garde writer, known as a practitioner of concrete and sound poetry, and in most of the poems in this exhibition as a collaborator with visual artists. Signed by the poet. Chopin also founded the literary journal Cinquiame Saison, which morphed into the journal OU in 1964, and published a record of sound poetry with each issue. Six pages; fine. [#035638] $250
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(Hay), Hay Festival Press, 2004. The first separate appearance of this story, with an introduction by De Bernieres for this edition. Number 63 of 100 numbered copies signed by the author. Fine without dust jacket, as issued. [#911483] $100
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NY, Horace Liveright, (1929). The first volume in the Kappa Delta Pi Lecture Series, in which Dewey argues for education to be a disciplined and evolving science. Owner name of Theodore F. Lentz, Jr. on the front flyleaf, and together with Lentz's own book, An Experimental Method for the Discovery and Development of Tests of Character [NY: Columbia University, 1925]. Lentz's book has a date stamp on the rear cover and a few small edge tears; very good in wrappers. Dewey's book has a bookplate (not Lentz's) on the front pastedown and several small, penciled marginal marks; near fine in a very good dust jacket with tiny edge chips and one small, internally tape-mended edge tear. [#034726] $450
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Elmwood, Raven Editions, 1987. The first separate edition of this story by Dubus, expanded from its magazine publication back to its original length. An attractive limited edition, designed and printed by Carol Blinn of Warwick Press. Copy No. 34 of 60 numbered copies, of a total edition of 70 copies signed by the author. Unmarked, but from the library of Robert Stone. Fine, without dust jacket, as issued. [#033672] $450
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(Chicago), University of Chicago Press, (2000). Biography. A review copy of the first American edition, with promotional sheet laid in. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#035060] $40
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NY, Macmillan, 1929. The Newbery Award winning story of the first hundred years in the life of a wooden doll. Signed by the author. From the library of Doris Dana, with her ownership signature on the front pastedown. Dana was the translator, and partner, of Chilean Nobel Prize winner Gabriela Mistral, as well as being friends with such figures as Thomas Merton, dramatist Cheryl Crawford, Thomas Mann, and others. Uneven sunning to covers; author's name circled in pencil there; bit of dampstaining to lower edges; a very good copy, lacking the dust jacket. Illustrations by Dorothy P. Lathrop. [#035571] $1,000
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NY, Harper & Row, (1972). The first American edition of this novel by the noted director of King Rat, The L-Shaped Room, The Raging Moon and others. Warmly inscribed to film critic Pauline Kael: "'Spare my face, aim at my heart'/ with admiration for the fact/ that you always care -- / and/ With kindest regards/ from/ Bryan Forbes," and dated in 1974. Foredge foxed; near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Kael, with her studied disdain for the "auteur theory" of film -- which argues in part that any film by a great filmmaker must be viewed in light of that greatness, and forgiven its defects -- was fiercely independent in her reviewing, often praising one of a director's films to the sky while panning another brutally. Many of her correspondents in the film world, like Forbes, recognized and respected that in her writings, even when she had savaged one or more of their films. Forbes inscription here is typical of the kind of response Kael elicited from many filmmakers -- respect, and even admiration, for her integrity. Kael's 1974 book, Deeper Into the Movies, was the first book on film to win the National Book Award. [#022697] $150
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(n.p.), (n.p.), 1988. A 120-page screenplay by Ford for a 1991 film adaptation he did from stories in his collection Rock Springs. Signed by Ford. An unknown number of copies were produced; Ford signed seven of them at a reading in 1990. Photo-reproduced sheets on 3-hole paper. In this copy, page 120 was typed on a different typewriter than the first 119 pages. A fine copy, bound in a flexible blue binder. The film was directed by Michael Fields and starred Dermot Mulroney, Lili Taylor, Sam Shepard and Valerie Perrine. [#911202] $1,000
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(n.p.), (n.p.), 1988. A 120-page screenplay by Ford for a 1991 film adaptation he did from stories in his collection Rock Springs. The film was directed by Michael Fields and starred Dermot Mulroney, Lili Taylor, Sam Shepard and Valerie Perrine. Apparently a later generation photocopy, as the text is less sharp; also the rectos of the pages tend to stick to the versos of the pages preceding. This copy is signed by the author. Near fine, in maroon binder. [#911203] $1,000
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(London), Faber and Faber, (2004). A limited edition with text by Alex Garland and woodcuts by Nicholas Garland. Of a total edition of 310 copies, this is number 289 of 250 numbered copies (#s 51-300) signed by both Garlands. Folio, 17" x 12"; fine in slipcase. [#914498] $160
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NY, Harper & Row, (1981). A discourse on the characteristics and components of an Indian aesthetic and perspective, which attempts to also define the differences between the "Western" world view and that of "primitive" cultures, particularly Native American. A PBS documentary series was launched based on the ideas put forth in this book. Inscribed by the author: "For Hank [i.e., Henry Kurth]/ with much affection & loving friendship/ Jamake." A good association copy albeit, like all of the author’s self-representations as Native American, ethically dubious in retrospect. Recipient's name under front flap. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. [#026340] $100
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San Francisco, Fields Book Store, [1979]. A survey of the titles that had influenced or entertained him. Inscribed to Pauline Kael, with an autograph letter signed laid in telling Kael how much she is missed and urging her to see a Margarethe Mather exhibit in NY. Fine in stapled wrappers, with mailing envelope. [#035494] $125
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NY, McGraw-Hill, (1964). Klaben's story of surviving 49 days in the Alaskan wilderness, along with her under-trained pilot Ralph Flores, following their 1963 plane crash enroute to California from Fairbanks. The 1975 television movie starred Sally Struthers as Klaben and Ed Asner as the pilot. Trace rubbing to spine tips; else a fine copy, lacking the dust jacket. [#035809] $50
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(n.p.), Grand Street, (n.d.). Offprint from the literary journal Grand Street, inscribed by the author to Pauline Kael, "with gratitude, respect, admiration, and _____ (fill in the blank)" and dated January, 1991. Klawans was the longtime film reviewer for The Nation, winner of a National Magazine Award for his reviews, and author of Film Follies: Cinema Out of Order and Left in the Dark, a collection of reviews. Slight wear; near fine in stapled wrappers. [#034560] $50
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NY, Villard, (2000). Inscribed to Pauline Kael, "Love & a half" and signed by both authors. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. [#034562] $45
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Richmond, Tiger of the Stripe, 2006. Inscribed by the author to Robert Stone and his wife: "two of the good buddies of all time." Stone gets a mention in the text. Fine in wrappers. [#033744] $100
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NY, American Society of the French Legion of Honor, 1930-1938. The first 32 issues (Vol. 1 #1 through Vol. 8 #4) of this magazine edited by W. Francklin Paris and dedicated to fostering understanding between France and the U.S. Four volumes: half bound in green leather and marbled boards, with marbled endpages. Contents fine, but the leather is rubbed at the joints and ends, thus a very good set. [#600041] $450
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NY, McGraw-Hill, (1969). Inscribed by the author: "For ____/ with feelings that cannot speak in ink and cannot help it in tears./ Kenny/ Princeton/ 17 September 1969." A bulky book with a bit of a sag to the text block and vertical creasing to the half-title where the book is inscribed; still near fine in a very good dust jacket with minor edge wear and a bit of dampstaining visible on verso. [#028799] $115
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NY, Viking, (1983). An author's copy of his controversial and suppressed book about the confrontation between American Indian activists and the FBI in the early Seventies at Pine Ridge Reservation near Wounded Knee that left two federal agents and one Indian dead, and resulted in AIM activist Leonard Peltier being imprisoned for life, convicted of the agents' murder in a case that Matthiessen describes as rife with government malfeasance. Matthiessen, his publisher, and even some bookstores who had stocked the book were the targets of lawsuits brought by two government officials who claimed they were slandered by the hard-hitting book, which made no bones about its advocacy of the Indians' case. Until a landmark Supreme Court decision upholding Matthiessen's (and Viking's) First Amendment rights, the book was shelved with remaining copies of it being pulped; paperback publication, as well as foreign publication, were blocked for nearly a decade. A significant volume, both for the incendiary nature of its content, as well as the First Amendment battle surrounding its publication and suppression. This copy is from Matthiessen's own library. A little Long Island foxing in evidence; near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Letter of provenance available. [#031447] $125
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NY, North Point, (2002). Second printing of Matthiessen's account of his journeys in search of the fifteen species of cranes. Inscribed by the author in 2003: "For Rahda & Jimmy/ Much love! Cheers/ Thank you!/ Peter." Also signed in full on the facing page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#035595] $100
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San Anselmo, Audio Wisdom, 1999. A two-cassette, two-hour audio recording of an evening with Peter Matthiessen. Unmarked, but from the library of Peter Matthiessen. Still shrink-wrapped; fine. [#032065] $40
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NY, Knopf, 1971. The uncorrected proof copy of his first book of nonfiction, a personal essay and reminiscence. Maxwell is best known for his highly acclaimed fiction, both novels and short stories, and also for being the fiction editor of The New Yorker for nearly 40 years. A fragile, padbound proof in tall wrappers. A few marginal pencil marks. Missing the rear cover, thus only good. [#028861] $95
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NY, Pageant Press, (1952). Apparently his first book, on how to make money on horse racing, after a career that started with writing for racing papers and eventually evolved into writing pulp fiction for Ace paperbacks, most with a race track theme. This copy is inscribed by the author: "For ___ ___/ You can always tell a horse player, but you can't tell him much." A very good copy in a fair, edge-chipped dust jacket. [#035815] $75
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NY, Overlook Press, (2005). The advance reading copy (marked "Uncorrected Proof") of the first U.S. edition. Trace foxing to top edge, else fine in wrappers, with publisher's promotional sheet laid in. [#035403] $50
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NY, Grove Press, (2001). The author's second collection of poems. Warmly inscribed by the author to writer Charles Newman ("her favorite dinner date") in the year of publication. Fine in wrappers. [#019701] $40
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Cincinnati, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, 1936-1937. Three programs. Edge-sunned; very good in stapled wrappers. [#035939] $45
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(London), Faber and Faber, (2003). His Guardian Prize- and Booker Prize-winning first novel. Signed by the author and dated the day after publication. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#912699] $100
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NY, Ballantine, (1977-2004). Seven volumes in Rice's Vampire Chronicles, all "first thus" paperback editions issued by Ballantine, as follows: Interview with the Vampire (first Ballantine, May 1977; foredge stain; very good); The Vampire Lestat (first Canadian Ballantine, July 2004; slight shelfwear; near fine); The Queen of the Damned (first Mass Market Ballantine, October 1989; spine base bump; very good); The Tale of the Body Thief (first International Ballantine, May 1993; light foxing and shelf wear; very good); Memnoch the Devil (first Domestic Mass Market Ballentine, July 1997; edgewear, very good); Merrick (first International Ballantine, July 2001; fine); Blood and Gold (first Mass Market International Ballantine, July 2002; corner turns, minor foxing; very good). Together with a printed Anne Rice "signed" card: "In the spirits of the season, Love, Anne Rice." Someone has penned Mayfair Witches genealogy on the verso. [#035827] $40
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NY, Farrar Straus, (1989). The uncorrected proof copy of the Pulitzer Prize winner's second book and first work of nonfiction, following the much-acclaimed novel Housekeeping. Mother Country (later Mother Country: Britain, the Welfare State, and Nuclear Proliferation) examines the environmental, economic and social impacts of the Sellafield nuclear power plant in Great Britain, an investigation gaining renewed relevance as nuclear energy gains traction as a "green" alternative to fossil fuels. Two pages (142, 194) have blacked-out edits; small "x" and publication information inked in on front cover; fine in wrappers with a brief author bio laid in. Mother Country was a finalist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction. [#035889] $250
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Denver, 1967. "Washday Detergent." A postcard for a performance of Blue Cheer and Superfine Dandelion in Denver on November 3rd and 4th, 1967. 5" x 7", done by Robert Fried. Art of Rock, #FD D-10. Fine. [#008044] $125
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(Milwaukee), Membrane Press, 1976. Inscribed by Rothenberg to Clayton [Eshleman] and Caryl, "the pleasure of your company." Near fine in wrappers. [#033545] $45
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Sevenoaks, (Privately Published), 1967-1968. Sisson writes to Edith Heal, author of William Carlos Williams/I Wanted to Write a Poem: The Autobiography of the Works of a Poet, which was published in the U.K. in 1967. Sisson shares his thoughts on Williams, and on Heal's book, and transmits to her two chapbooks of his own work, which are included here: Roman Poems and The Discarnation. The letter is two pages, with hand corrections, and is signed by Sisson. Folded; near fine. The chapbooks are near fine in stapled wrappers. [#035888] $125
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Los Gatos, Pacific Dome, 1970. A first printing of Domebook One: an instruction manual for the construction of geodesic domes. Domebook One "was put together in 14 days at the Whole Earth Catalog production garage." 11" x 14-1/2". A counterculture how-to, inspired by the Whole Earth Catalog and adopting a similar, oversize softcover, format. Cup ring and sunning to front cover; wear to spine; very good in wrappers. Together with a third edition of Domebook Two (1974). [#035892] $250
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NY, Harper & Row, (1980). The first book by the highly-regarded author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning A Thousand Acres. This copy belonged to the author Robb Forman Dew -- who provided dust jacket blurbs for Smiley's next two books -- and bears her ownership signature. A little dampstaining to lower spine and foxing to top edge; near fine in a very good, dampstained dust jacket with light chipping at the crown. A nice association copy, albeit not a presentation copy. [#019624] $150
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NY, Fiction, (1973). An excerpt from a novel-in-progress, which turned out to be Dog Soldiers. A bibliographically significant piece, in that this is the only place where Dog Soldiers is identified by the title Skydiver Devoured by Starving Birds. Signed by Stone. Also includes John Lennon, Donald Barthelme, Jerome Charyn, and others. Tall newsprint journal. Fine. [#914689] $125
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Dickinson, Dickinson State College, 1974. Tate served as poetry editor for this annual publication, and here contributes an insightful and amusing three-page introduction. The collection includes, among other things, Stratis Haviaras's first poems in English. Spine-sunned, near fine in wrappers, with the stamp of a previous owner inside the front cover. [#030830] $40
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(n.p.), (Touchwood), (2013). Square octavo. Photography and text focusing on 11 gardeners and their gardens in the Pacific Northwest. Inscribed by the authors, Terry and Bates, to Peter and Maria [Matthiessen]. Additionally inscribed to the Matthiessens by the Batemans, who are the subjects of one of the book's chapters and longtime friends of the Matthiessens. Birgit's photographs illustrated one of Peter's books, and Bateman's paintings appeared in others. Also laid in is a photo from the Bateman Centre Gift Shop, showing a shelf displaying Matthiessen's books for sale. Fine in self-wrappers. A nice double association. [#032533] $450
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Northridge, Lord John Press, 1990. A miniature book of poems. Of a total edition of 226 copies, this is copy 39 of 200 numbered copies signed by the author. 3" x 2-3/8". Fine. [#030226] $200
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NY, Knopf, 1963. His second collection of poems. Inscribed by the author. Fine in a near fine, spine-sunned dust jacket with creasing to the base of the spine. [#912067] $300
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[1980]. Dated "Jan 1". One paragraph, agreeing to sign books for the recipient's wife. Written on the verso of the colophon for the limited edition of Problems. Signed in blue, with recipient's address hand-written in pink across the top; the colophon has some math written in pink. Folded in thirds for mailing; else fine. [#013416] $115
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London, Cape, (1996). The lettered limited edition. Three novellas -- "tales of chemical romance." One of 15 lettered copies signed by the author and produced for private distribution. Consists of the first wrappered edition and colophon quarterbound in black leather and pink boards, with marbled endpages. Although the colophon states there were 15 lettered copies, this is letter "T." Fine. [#912162] $375
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NY, Random House, (2018). The advance reading copy of her bestselling memoir of her journey from her isolated survivalist upbringing in Idaho to Harvard and Cambridge. Fine in wrappers. Uncommon in an advance issue. [#034759] $100
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(n.p.), Apparently Self-Published, (1978). Poetry. Rust to the staples, otherwise near fine in stapled wrappers. Stapled to the front cover is a typed letter signed to Peter Matthiessen. [#032237] $40
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NY, Harper & Row, (1962). A collection of White's essays, written in the form of letters to The New Yorker. One of an unspecified number of copies with a tipped-in leaf making it a presentation copy issued as a gift from The New Yorker in October, 1962, the month of publication. Trace sunning to top board edges, still a fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with a closed tear at the upper rear panel. [#035628] $100
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NY, Harper & Brothers, (1954). The limited edition of this collection of essays, stories and poems by the quintessential New Yorker writer and also the author of such children's classics as Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little. One of 500 copies signed (initialed) by White for presentation to friends of the author and publisher. Sunning to spine ends; near fine in a very good dust jacket with light chipping at the spine extremities and rubbing to the folds. [#035627] $400
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Minneapolis, Rain Taxi, (2003). A chapbook with five poems by Wier, #10 in the Rain Taxi Brainstorm series. One of 200 numbered copies, this copy is from the author's library. Edge-sunned, but near fine in tall, saddle-stitched wrappers. [#034479] $45
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