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255. MACDONALD, Dwight. Discriminations. NY: Grossman, 1974. Another volume of essays, previously uncollected. Inscribed by the author in 1977, with the inscription superimposed on Macdonald's address stamp. Recipient's blindstamp to flyleaf, dampstaining to spine cloth; very good in a near fine dust jacket.
256. (MACDONALD, Dwight). BONAPARTE, Marie. The Life and Works of Edgar Allen Poe. London: Imago (1949). Macdonald's copy, inscribed to him and with Macdonald's ownership signature and numerous annotations, presumably his. Introduction by Freud. A fine copy in a fair dust jacket, chipped and splitting along all possible seams. Also laid in is a mimeographed course syllabus from Macdonald's SUNY English class on Poe, from 1974.
257. (MACDONALD, Dwight). Parodies. NY: Random House (1960). The fifth printing of this anthology compiled and introduced by Macdonald. Warmly and humorously inscribed by Macdonald in 1976. Includes "On the Sidewalk," an Updike parody of Kerouac, which first appeared in The New Yorker. Blindstamp of recipient on flyleaf and half title; fine in a spine-faded, else near fine, price-clipped dust jacket.
258. (MACDONALD, Dwight). Poems of Edgar Allen Poe. NY: Crowell (1965). Poems by Poe, selected by Macdonald. Inscribed by Macdonald in 1982. Splayed and waterstained; fair in a good dust jacket.
259. (MACDONALD, Dwight). My Past and Thoughts. NY: Knopf, 1973. The memoirs of Alexander Herzen, edited and abridged by Macdonald. Inscribed by Macdonald in 1983 to a fellow writer "from his friend and admirer." Fine in a spine-dulled, near fine dust jacket.
260. (MACDONALD, Dwight). NIETZSCHE, Friedrich. The Genealogy of Morals. NY: Boni and Liveright (n.d.). A Modern Library edition, bearing Macdonald's ownership signature and possibly his marginal markings. Covers chipping; good, without dust jacket.
261. MAILER, Norman. Autograph First Day of Issue Stamp. Petersburg, IL: August 22, 1970. An envelope and 6¢ stamp honoring Edgar Lee Masters. Signed by Mailer. 6 1/2" x 3 3/8" envelope bearing a likeness of Masters, the stamp and the cancel. Fine.
262. MAILER, Norman. The Gospel According to the Son. NY: Random House (1997). The uncorrected proof copy of his recent novel, written from the perspective of Jesus Christ. Fine in wrappers. Laid in is a 5-page interview with Mailer about the book-the only interview he granted to discuss it.
263. MAKINE, Andrei. Dreams of My Siberian Summers. NY: Arcade (1997). The uncorrected proof copy of the first American edition, for which the title was later changed to Dreams of My Russian Summers. Fine in wrappers.
264. MALAMUD, Bernard. The Natural. NY: Harcourt Brace (1952). The author's first book, one of the great baseball novels of all time and the basis for a well-received film. A very good copy of the issue in gray boards, with a bump to the spine base and fading to the spine and edges; in a very good dust jacket with general overall wear. A high spot of postwar American literature, and of baseball fiction. Quite scarce.
265. MALAMUD, Bernard. The Magic Barrel. NY: Farrar, Straus, Cudahy (1958). The third book by the author of The Natural, a collection of stories that won the National Book Award. Near fine in a spine-faded, very good dust jacket.
266. MALAMUD, Bernard. The Complete Stories. NY: FSG (1997). The uncorrected proof copy of this posthumous collection, with an introduction by Malamud's longtime friend, Robert Giroux. Fine in wrappers.
267. MARKSON, David. The Ballad of Dingus Magee. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill (1965). A novel of the Old West that was made into a movie, by a writer who also wrote a scholarly study of Malcolm Lowry's Under the Volcano. Signed by the author. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with modest edge wear.
268. MARKSON, David. Going Down. NY: HRW (1970). A review copy of his second book, a well-received novel of three American expatriates in Mexico that has been compared to Under the Volcano. The book is, in fact, dedicated in part to the memory of Malcolm Lowry. Near fine in a very good dust jacket chipped at the base of the spine.
269. MARKSON, David. Springer's Progress. NY: HRW (1977). His third novel to be published in hardcover. Fine in dust jacket and signed by the author.
270. MATTHIESSEN, Peter. Under the Mountain Wall. London: Heinemann (1963). First British edition of Matthiessen's third book of nonfiction, a chronicle of two seasons spent in New Guinea with a Harvard-Peabody expedition that encountered a previously unknown Stone Age tribe in the interior of the island. Very good in a lightly edgeworn, very good dust jacket. An uncommon edition.
271. MATTHIESSEN, Peter. Indian Country. NY: Viking (1984). A collection of essays on various issues related to American Indians. According to published reports at the time, it was during the course of researching this book that Matthiessen came upon the story that evolved into In The Spirit of Crazy Horse, which effectively sidelined this work for several years. While the scarcity of Crazy Horse has been well known for some time because of its effective suppression, it has recently become clear that this book is also quite scarce: it doubtless had a smaller first printing than did Crazy Horse, and copies have become hard to find in the past few years. Bumped at crown; else fine in a near fine jacket.
272. (MATTHIESSEN, Peter). DOZIER, Robert. At Play in the Fields of the Lord. A Screenplay. NY: Stuart Millar (n.d.) (c. 1966). Mimeographed, unproduced screenplay based on Matthiessen's novel and unrelated to the film that was eventually made, decades later. This was one of the earliest attempts, perhaps the earliest, to translate Matthiessen's novel to the screen. Pages browning with age, otherwise near fine in very good, clasp-bound, embossed wrappers. Very scarce: we have never seen another copy offered.
273. (MATTHIESSEN, Peter). WARD, Evelyn. The Children of Bladensfield. NY: Viking (1978). Advance review copy of this memoir, with an essay by Matthiessen, himself one of the "children of Bladensfield." Fine in a very good dust jacket.
274. (MATTHIESSEN, Peter). MOORE, Tui De Roy. Galapagos. NY: Viking (1980). Quarto book of photographs, with an introduction by Matthiessen. Very slight spotting to top edges of cloth boards, otherwise fine in dust jacket.
275. (MATTHIESSEN, Peter). "Ms. Page from Killing Mr. Watson" in The Poetry Center of the 92nd Street Y. (NY): (92nd St. Y), 1989. Program for a reading by Matthiessen and Paul Theroux, reproducing a manuscript page from Killing Mr. Watson. 8 1/2" x 11". An interesting glimpse at the work-in-progress. Near fine.
276. (MATTHIESSEN, Peter). An excerpt from Red and Blue Days in A Clark City Press Reader. (Livingston): Clark City Press, 1993. This "sampler" of excerpts from then-forthcoming Clark City Press books is notable in that Matthiessen's project-a collection of "Writings on the American West"-was put on indefinite hold and may not ever be published. Fine in stapled wrappers.
277. MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. Typed Note Signed and Autographed Photo. November 24, 1957. A brief note of thanks, 5 1/4" x 7", folded once; written to accompany "the only photograph I have here - it was taken on my eightieth birthday." The photograph is a black-and-white profile, 4¼" x 6½", signed in full in the bottom 1" white margin. Both items are fine, and are eminently suitable for framing.
278. (MAXWELL, William). BRENNAN, Maeve. The Springs of Affection. Boston/NY: Houghton Mifflin, 1997. The uncorrected proof copy of Brennan's posthumous collection, subtitled "Stories of Dublin." Brennan was a longtime New Yorker contributor, writing for "The Talk of the Town" as well as publishing her own short stories. Introduction by William Maxwell, who for forty years was fiction editor at The New Yorker. Fine in wrappers.
279. McCRACKEN, Elizabeth. Here's Your Hat, What's Your Hurry. NY: Turtle Bay Books (1993). The first book, a collection of stories, by the author of the The Giant's House, which was nominated for the National Book Award. McCracken was also selected as one of Granta's top 20 young American authors. Fine in a fine dust jacket and signed by the author. One of the most elusive of the Granta 20 authors' books.
280. McGUANE, Thomas. The Sporting Club. NY: Simon & Schuster (1969). The author's first book. McGuane was the first of the contemporary writers who have turned the state of Montana into a latter-day American Bloomsbury, with perhaps the highest per capita concentration of writers anywhere in the country. This copy has a chip to page 65 and slight foxing to the endpages; near fine in a near fine dust jacket with some sunning.
281. McMILLAN, Terry. How Stella Got Her Groove Back. (NY): Viking (1996). The uncorrected proof copy of her most recent novel. Signed by the author on a bookplate mounted inside the front cover. Near fine in wrappers.
282. McPHEE, John. Oranges. NY: FSG (1967). McPhee's third book, an infinitely fascinating and entertaining study of oranges in history, biology and culture. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
283. McPHEE, John. Library Card Catalogue Card, Signed. A card catalogue card for The John McPhee Reader (Dewey designation AC/8/M266/1976b). Signed by McPhee: "On the 25th anniversary of Robert Hutchings/ Goddard Library and with appreciation to a/ high bidder - all best,/ John McPhee." McPhee signed the card in a benefit for the library, which was computerizing its records and discarding its old card catalogue. Tape abrasion to verso, otherwise fine.
284. McPHEE, Martha. Bright Angel Time. NY: Random House (1997). The uncorrected proof copy of the highly praised first novel by John McPhee's daughter. Fine in wrappers.
285. MENCKEN, H.L. Typed Note Signed. August 8, no year. Typed on half-sheet stationery with a Cathedral St. address; 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". Folded in thirds for mailing; else fine. Two paragraphs, in part: "My own experience is that it is seldom worth while to correct misstatements. In fact, I make it a rule to avoid doing so." Mencken also expresses a willingness to meet the recipient: "Do you ever come this way?...It is quieter than New York, and the cooks and bootleggers take their art more seriously." Signed in full.
286. MENCKEN, H.L. Typed Note Signed. February 24, no year. Typed on half-sheet stationery with a Hollins St. address; 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". Folded in thirds for mailing; else fine. One emphatic paragraph, in part: "That you should suspect me of lying! Ach, Gott! Mon dieu!...I'll bring you a flask of absolutely genuine pre-war alcohol - - far better than anything on sale in Cuba." Initialed by Mencken.
287. MENCKEN, H.L. Typed Note Signed. November 21, no year. Typed on half-sheet stationery with a Hollins St. address; 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". Folded in thirds for mailing; else fine. A quick three paragraphs attempting to arrange an earlier time for a dinner meeting. In part: "Unluckily, I can't go to the theatre. First, I am under oath to my pastor to keep out of such immoral places. Secondly, I have an engagement with an author at 10 P.M. - - business and important." Initialed by Mencken.
288. MEREDITH, William. The Wreck of the Thresher. NY: Knopf, 1964. The author's fourth book, a collection of poems that was a National Book Award nominee in 1965. Inscribed by the author at Bread Loaf in 1971. Fine in a very good, sunned dust jacket slightly chipped at the crown.
289. MERTON, Thomas and LAUGHLIN, James. Selected Letters. NY: Norton (1997). The uncorrected proof copy of this selection of correspondence between Merton and his publisher, spanning nearly thirty years. Fine in wrappers.
290. MEZEY, Robert. The Lovemaker. Iowa City: Cummington Press, 1961. The author's first regularly published collection, the Lamont Poetry selection for 1960. Attractively printed and bound in an edition of 2500 copies. Fine in a very good, spine- and edge-tanned dust jacket.
291. MILLER, Henry. Autograph Note Signed. March 15, 1949. One paragraph, in part: "Certainly you have my permission! I would appreciate it if you'd send me a copy of the review in which your work appears." Signed in full, "Henry Miller." Multiple (though regular) folds, a few spots of foxing; very good.
292. MILLER, Henry. Holograph Corrections for "An American's Point of View re The Strange Triangle of G.B.S" March 19, 1957. A three page editor's typescript for the proposed final version of Miller's article for The Shaw Bulletin, Vol. II, No. 2 (University Park, PA; May, 1957), in which Miller responds to a review of Tullah Innes Hanley's book on George Bernard Shaw, as reviewed by "Ozy" in the previous issue of The Shaw Bulletin (January, 1957). Apparently Miller's original typescript was forwarded to Mrs. Hanley who emended it; the new version (this one) was apparently retyped by Stanley Weintraub, the Bulletin's editor, who returned the copy to Miller for his final say. Miller has used this version to restore, in holograph, his original version and to make additional corrections. He leaves one change by Mrs. Hanley. Three pages; folded for mailing; near fine. Initialed and dated by Miller. Together with a typed letter signed by Miller, returning the document and thanking Weintraub for the opportunity to alter the text. With hand-addressed mailing envelope. Also together with both of the above-mentioned volumes of The Shaw Bulletin. The letter is folded for mailing and edgeworn; very good. The Bulletins are fine. An interesting view of the writer at work, both for what the content reveals about Miller's take on Shaw and also for the view it affords of a writer crafting his own work, and making efforts to retain its integrity thoughout the process of preparing it for publication. The Bulletin article is Shifreen & Jackson C317.
293. (MILLER, Henry). The Happy Rock. (Berkeley): (Bern Porter) (1945). A book about Miller, with contributions by Kenneth Patchen, Lawrence Durrell, William Carlos Williams, Miller himself, and many others, about whom Patchen, in his piece, "Tribute and Protest," writes: "[They] are so many sloppy-eyed nobodies. If this is a bandwagon, then Miller should kick them the hell off..." Of a total of 3000 copies, this is one of 750 of the first issue, bound in 1945; the remaining 2250 were bound and issued in 1947. This copy is inscribed by Margaret and Gilbert Neiman, with whom Miller lived from 1942-1944, and dated at Big Sur in 1945. Multi-colored pages; tiny nick to upper board edge; very near fine in a very good, surface soiled dust jacket chipped at the spine extremities.
294. MISTRY, Rohinton. Swimming Lessons. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1989. Uncorrected proof copy of his first book, a collection of stories that was first published in Canada under the title Tales From Firozsha Baag, and was short-listed for the Governor General's Award, Canada's highest literary honor. Fine in slightly spine-faded wrappers.
295. MISTRY, Rohinton. Such a Long Journey. NY: Knopf, 1991. The first American edition of the second novel by the author of A Fine Balance, which was short-listed for the Booker Prize. This, also, is a novel of India, which the publisher calls "the most important Indian novel since Midnight's Children." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
296. MISTRY, Rohinton. Passages. [Ottawa]: (Magnum Book Store) (1991). A limited edition of this story, issued as Magnum Readings 8 in a fund-raising series. One of 26 lettered copies, of a total edition of 30 copies, signed by the author. 8 1/2" x 11" sheets, printed on rectos only, stapled into cardstock covers. Fine. An extremely scarce "A" item by this author, who is considered one of the brightest stars in the current wave of exceptional fiction writers coming out of the Indian sub-continent.
297. MO, Timothy. The Redundancy of Courage. London: Chatto & Windus (1991). The advance reading copy of this novel by the author of The Monkey King, Sour Sweet, and An Insular Possession, the latter two of which were short-listed for the Booker Prize. Light dust soiling to bottom page edges; else fine in wrappers. Signed by the author.
298. MOODY, Rick. The Ice Storm. Boston: Little Brown (1994). His second book, made into a movie that won an award at Cannes, for best screenplay adaptation from a novel. Fine in a fine dust jacket and signed by the author.
299. MOORE, Marianne. Nevertheless. NY: Macmillan (1944). First edition, second state, with the errata slip tipped into page 5, but in the first binding. Previous owner name and date ("December, 1944," thus answering one of the bibliographer's questions, about the date of issue of the second state); near fine in a good dust jacket with two chips, one large, from the front panel.
300. MOORE, Marianne. Tell Me, Tell Me. NY: Viking Press (1966). A collection of poems that was nominated for the National Book Award in 1967. Moore's earlier volume, Collected Poems, won the National Book award in 1952. Fine in a fine dust jacket and signed by the author and dated on publication day (November 4, 1966).
301. MOSLEY, Walter. A Little Yellow Dog. (London): Serpent's Tail (1996). The uncorrected proof copy of the first U.K. edition of this Easy Rawlins mystery, set in the Los Angeles of 1963. Faint label removal shadow front cover; else fine in wrappers.
302. MOSS, Howard. The Wound and the Weather. NY: Reynal & Hitchcock (1946). The author's first book, a collection of poems. This copy is marked "File Copy" on the flyleaf, title page and top page edges. Very good in a fair dust jacket with one long, internally-repaired edge tear.
303. MUKHERJEE, Bharati. Leave it to Me. NY: Knopf, 1997. The uncorrected proof copy of the latest novel by the author of the award-winning The Middleman and Other Stories. Fine in wrappers.
304. MUNRO, Alice. Dance of the Happy Shades. (Toronto): Ryerson (1968). First edition of the author's first book, a collection of stories that won the Governor General's Award, Canada's highest literary honor. This is a very near fine copy in a first state dust jacket, without the award seal. There is slight sunning to the edges of the cloth, and trace wear at the jacket crown; but this is a very nice copy of an uncommon first book, by a writer who has finally begun to receive public recognition on a par with the critical esteem in which her work has been held for many years.
305. MUNRO, Alice. Lives of Girls and Women. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson (1971). The second book, first novel, by this three-time winner of the Governor General's Award for Canada's best book of the year. This book won an award from the Canadian Booksellers Association for best novel of the year. One tiny corner bump; still fine in a very near fine dust jacket.
306. MUNRO, Alice. Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson (1974). Her third book, second story collection. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
307. MUNRO, Alice. The Moons of Jupiter. Toronto: Macmillan (1982). A collection of stories, her fifth book. Fine in a fine dust jacket.