E-list # 126

(Boise), Limberlost Press, 2005. Of a total edition of 850 copies, this is one of 100 numbered copies signed by the author. Fine. [#912177] SOLD

Brooklyn, Hanging Loose, (2003). One of 100 numbered copies of the screenplay based on Alexie's first book of stories and prose poems, which was published in 1992. Alexie also directed the film, which won a number of film festival awards, including the Jury Award at the Durango Film Festival and two Grand Jury Awards at the L.A. Outfest. The book also includes a two-page introduction by Alexie, a section of scenes that did not appear in the film, short personal pieces by a number of the actors, photographs of the production, complete film credits and an essay about Alexie's filmmaking by Brian Miller. Signed by the author. Fine, without dust jacket, as issued. [#027255] SOLD

London, Doubleday, (2006). The second of her acclaimed mystery novels featuring Jackson Brodie, which have pushed the boundaries of the genre. Signed (initialed) by the author. With two dust jackets, both the normal trade edition dust jacket and a variant that lacks a price on the front flap: we would declare this the export edition jacket but for two other changes: the heading "Case Histories" on the rear panel is in a variant typeface, and the front flap copy runs three more lines (owing to line breaks, rather than variant text). Atkinson's first novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, won the 1995 Whitbread Book of the Year Award and her 2013 alternate-histories novel, Life After Life, also earned her significant acclaim far outside of the mystery genre, both in the U.K. and in the U.S., and itself won several awards. Fine, in two fine dust jackets. [#031653] SOLD

(Toronto), Knopf Canada, (2005). A retelling of the myth of Penelope and Odysseus. Inscribed by Atwood to Peter [Matthiessen]: "For Peter - A somewhat frivolous book - all best - Peggy A. 2006." Also signed in full - "Margaret Atwood" - on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket but for a corner crease to the front flap. [#032455] SOLD

Minneapolis, Rain Taxi, (2002). Translations by Auster, an earlier version of which was published in 1972. Of a total edition of 300 copies, this is copy "F" of 26 lettered copies signed by Auster. The 2002 edition includes a translator's note by Auster, which first appeared in Conjunctions. Fine in wrappers. [#911291] SOLD

(London), Bridgewater Press, (2000). Of a total edition of 138 copies, this is copy VII of 12 Roman-numeraled copies bound in quarter Library Calf, with a signed original drawing by Boyd, tipped in as frontispiece. Signed by the author. Fine. [#914614] $750

(London), Bridgewater Press, (2000). Of a total edition of 138 copies, this is copy "B" of 26 lettered copies bound in quarter cloth and marbled paper boards. Signed by the author. Fine. [#912956] SOLD

(Colorado Springs), Gauntlet, (2006). A collection of the fictions that Bradbury wrote in the nine years prior to his classic novel of 1953, all of which contained some seeds or ideas that later composed the famous novel. Some of these stories have been reprinted many times, some only published once, and others were unpublished prior to this volume. A "Publisher's Copy" (PC) of the limited edition (750 copies) of Match to Flame, signed by Bradbury. Slight corner taps, else fine in a fine dust jacket. Issued together with The Dragon Who Ate His Tail, which here has the ownership stamp of another author inside the front cover and slight corner taps; very near fine in wrappers. [#032262] SOLD

(Colorado Springs), Gauntlet Press, 2005. The limited edition, assembled by Donn Albright, who put together the reissue of Dark Carnival and the limited edition of It Came From Outer Space. This edition collects the 1967 screenplay; the 1971 novel in progress and the finished novel from 1972; the teleplay from 1992; and various associated materials. This is number 507 of 750 numbered copies. Signed by Bradbury. Bookplate of Stanley Wiater on the front flyleaf; fine in a fine dust jacket. [#029445] SOLD

Pasadena, X-Ray Book Co., 2004. An assortment of small, individual pieces enclosed by a wraparound band and laid into the publisher's box. Work by Charles Bukowski, Jason Davis, Lyn Lifshin, Thurston Moore, End War, and many others. This was a contributor's copy, number 14 of 100 numbered. Fine. Elaborate and fragile; the tissue wrapper enclosed by the wraparound band makes this production highly vulnerable to careless handling. [#029045] SOLD

Ventura, X-Ray Book Co., 2001. An assortment of small, individual pieces (broadsides, photos, booklets, etc.), laid into the publisher's box and cardstock sleeve. Work by Charles Bukowski, Richard Brautigan, Hunter Thompson, Michael Montfort, Bern Porter, Johnny and Giselle Brewton, and many others. Letterpress sleeve, and many letterpress broadsides; a number of the pieces are signed and/or numbered by the artists. Published in a total edition of 126 copies, this is number 46 of 100 numbered copies. This was the first issue of the magazine to be housed in a box. Fine. [#029043] SOLD

Ventura, X-Ray Book Co., 2003. An assortment of small, individual pieces (broadsides, photos, booklets, stamps, record, etc.), laid into the publisher's box folding box. Work by Charles Bukowski, Richard Brautigan, Michael Montfort, Thurston Moore, and many others. A number of signed and/or numbered, letterpress productions, original photographic prints (including a Montfort photo of Hunter Thompson aiming his .44 Magnum revolver). Published in a total edition of 126 copies, this is number 24 of 100 numbered copies, and was a contributor's copy. This issue was dedicated to Gypsy Lou Webb, whose LouJon Press in the mid-1960s was a predecessor to this kind of artistic production, publishing such writers as Charles Bukowski and Henry Miller in elaborately designed and produced hand-bound volumes, signed and limited. Fine, with wraparound band. [#029044] SOLD

NY, Norton, (2008). The advance reading copy of the revised and expanded edition (following Plan B and Plan B 2.0 in 2003 and 2006, respectively). This copy has a sticky note tipped in on which Brown has inscribed the book to Peter [Matthiessen] in 2007, prior to publication: "Hi Peter/ Thought you might like an advance copy/ Cheers/ Les Brown." With Peter Matthiessen's underlinings and notations in the preface and the first chapter. By this time, Matthiessen himself had been publicizing climate change for a half century: his book Wildlife in America was published in 1959. Well-worn, with dampstained upper corners. A good copy in wrappers. [#032459] SOLD

Gladestry, Scorpion Press, (2006). The limited edition. Of a total of 93 copies, this is number 12 of 77 numbered copies signed by the author. Quarterbound in leather; fine. [#914434] SOLD

Gladestry, Scorpion Press, (2006). The deluxe limited edition. Of a total of 93 copies, this is copy "h" of 16 lettered copies signed by the author and by Simon Kernick, who provides an introduction. Quarterbound in leather with raised spine bands. Fine. [#914435] SOLD

(New Orleans), (B.E. Trice), (2001). The limited edition of this novel featuring series character Billy Bob Holland, a lawyer and Vietnam vet. Of a total edition of 176 copies, this is one 150 numbered copies signed by the author. Fine in a fine slipcase. [#018542] SOLD

(New Orleans), (B.E. Trice), (2000). The limited edition of this Robicheaux novel. Of 176 total copies, this is number 40 of 150 numbered copies signed by the author. Fine in a fine slipcase. [#912978] SOLD

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
On Sale: $293

London, Belmont Press, 2002. Of a total edition of 226, this is the "special" issue, one of 100 numbered copies signed by Carey and by the illustrator, Eileen Hogan and with a signed print by Hogan laid in. Quarterbound in leather. Fine, without dust jacket, as issued. [#911432] SOLD

(Queensland), University of Queensland Press, (2000). The advance reading copy of the true first edition of Carey's second Booker Prize winner, a fictional re-imagining of the life of Australia's most famous outlaw. Inscribed by the author. Light bumps to the front corners and mild rubbing; near fine in wrappers. An extremely uncommon advance issue: we have never seen another copy, nor have we found any auction listings for it. In addition to winning the Booker, it also won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for best overall book of the year, the Colin Roderick Award for best Australian book of the year, the Age Book of the Year Award, the Courier Mail Book of the Year, the Queensland Premier's Literary Award, the Victorian Premier's Literary Award, and numerous others. A modern classic, and an exceptionally scarce state of it, especially so signed. [#030105] SOLD

(London), Granta, (2009). The first British edition, and first hardcover edition, of this highly praised, award-winning first novel, originally published in a small edition in New Zealand. Signed by the author in 2013. Fine in a very near fine dust jacket nicked at the upper rear spine fold. [#031353] $200

(NY), (Grove Press), (2000). Second printing of the Grove reissue of Clark's classic 1971 book of photographs of the underbelly of the small, mid-American city where Clark was born, with an emphasis on the youth subculture of drugs and guns. Signed by Clark. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#026959] SOLD

(San Francisco), MacAdam Cage, (2002). Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket, with promotional postcard laid in. [#914841] SOLD

New Orleans, B.E. Trice, 2001. A limited edition of Connelly's novel, which features Harry Bosch and Terry McCaleb, the protagonist of Blood Work. One of 400 numbered copies signed by the author. Fine in slipcase. [#017761] SOLD

[Seattle], Incunabla, 2007. The lettered limited edition of this poster, a broadside excerpt from Crowley's 1981 novel Little, Big, issued in conjunction with what was to be the 25th anniversary edition of Crowley's World Fantasy Award-winner, which was not published until 2021. A 24" x 37" poster, with art by Peter Milton, whose haunting drawings, etchings, engravings and prints are to grace the new edition. When Little, Big was first published, Ursula Le Guin famously wrote that "all by itself it calls for a redefinition of fantasy"; Thomas Disch called it "the greatest fantasy novel ever." The literary critic Harold Bloom listed three books by John Crowley, including Little, Big, in his book The Western Canon. Bloom is listed as providing an introduction to the anniversary edition of the novel. One can get a sense, from this poster, of the aesthetic of the anniversary volume. One of 26 lettered copies, this being letter "L," signed by John Crowley, artist Peter Milton, editor John Drummond and book designer John D. Berry. Rolled; else fine. A scarce artifact of a prolonged publishing project and labor of love, associated with one of the best-loved and most highly regarded fantasy novels of all time. [#029580] $750

NY, Talese/Doubleday, (2007). The advance reading copy of Crace's novel: this copy was used by John Crowley for review purposes and bears his markings in the text and three pages of notes in the prelims, in Crowley's calligraphic hand. Crowley's review appeared in the Washington Post. There is also a blurb by Crowley (about Crace's Being Dead) printed on the rear cover of this advance reading copy. Near fine in wrappers. [#029299] SOLD

Tualatin, Norwood Press, 2004. A limited edition using the sheets of the Putnam edition. Of a total edition of 300 copies, this is copy "H" of 52 lettered copies signed by Clive and Dirk Cussler. Fine in a fine slipcase. [#914459] SOLD

Tualatin, Norwood Press, (2005). A limited edition of this 2004 novel, produced from the Clive Cussler Collector's Society. Of a total edition of 150 copies, this is one of 52 lettered copies signed by Cussler and Kemprecos. Fine in a fine slipcase. [#913027] SOLD

(n.p.), Midnight Paper Sales, (2002). Number 51 of 170 numbered copies signed by the author and by Gaylord Schanilec, the printer. Hardcover, issued without dust jacket. Fine. [#912399] SOLD

(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

NY, Wallace Literary Agency, (2006). A photocopied typescript of DeLillo's 2007 "9/11" novel. 398 hand-numbered, double-spaced pages, albeit with one page numbered as though ten pages ("189-199"). DeLillo is known to use an actual typewriter, so "photocopied typescript" does apply, rather than computer printout. At least three pages (45, 46, 54) are supplied twice, the duplicates having been faxed (with the name of the literary agency and the 2006 date in bottom margin): these pages show revisions. Multiple, small (photocopied) hand-corrections throughout. And at least one page (apart from the duplicate pages mentioned) showing text that differs from the published version. Loose sheets, with the title page on heavier paper stock and with the stamp of the Wallace Literary Agency. Near fine. A rare view of a DeLillo novel as a work-in-progress. DeLillo was given a Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters in 2015 -- in effect a National Book Award for lifetime achievement. [#032760] SOLD

(London), Macmillan/Picador, (2001). The advance reading copy of the British edition. With the publisher's bookplate signed by the author laid in. Fine in wrappers. Uncommon with signature. [#018576] SOLD

NY, Touchstone, (2000). Inscribed by DeLillo to the poet Mark Strand, with "all respect." This is the first paperback edition of DeLillo's third play (although only his second produced and published in book form). Fine in wrappers. A nice association copy between a National Book Award-winning author, DeLillo, and a Pulitzer Prize winner, Strand. [#028904] SOLD

Naperville, Sourcebooks, (2000). Portraits by Skrebneski of actors and others involved with the influential Steppenwolf Theatre Company, at its 25th anniversary. With commentary by Don DeLillo, Kurt Vonnegut, Sam Shepard, Richard Christiansen, Terry Johnson and Charles L. Mee. Signed by Terry Kinney and Gary Sinise, two of the company's founders. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#029353] SOLD

NY, Grove, (2002). Poems and short prose by the author of Fup and Stone Junction, among others. Inscribed by the author to Peter [Matthiessen], "whose essays and fiction have inspired and encouraged me for three decades." Fine in wrappers. Laid in is a long letter to Matthiessen from the book's designer, Jerry Reddan, transmitting the book, trying to make arrangements to do an edition of Matthiessen's work, and reporting on the death of Philip Whalen. [#032467] SOLD

San Francisco, Sierra Club, (2001). Essays by the author of The River Why and The Brothers K, among others. Signed by the author, and with a full-page typed letter signed by Duncan to Peter Matthiessen laid in, dated December 12, 2001. Duncan thanks Matthiessen for sending his book Birds of Heaven, saying, "The PM books I've received the past four years outnumber and outweigh the trout to which I managed to lead you in the years preceding." There is more about fishing, Mormonism, book awards, Tiger Woods, making a living as a writer, and praise for Matthiessen. In a holograph postscript, Duncan tells Matthiessen where he appears in Duncan's book: one citing is in the Acknowledgements; the other is a passage in which Duncan talks about witnessing Matthiessen "frenzied." The latter page corner is turned. The book is near fine in a near fine dust jacket; the letter is folded, else fine. [#032468] SOLD

(San Francisco), (McSweeney's), (2006). The advance reading copy of this highly praised "nonfiction novel" based on the life story of Deng, one of the Sudanese "Lost Boys," as told to Eggers. With different cover art from the published book and with blurbs by Khaled Hosseini, Philip Gourevitch and John Prendergast on the rear panel. Uncommon in advance form. McSweeney's is a small press, with little in the way of marketing dollars: its best advertising tends to be the buzz created by its publications, and this book exemplified the process, reaching #25 on The New York Times bestseller list without the benefit of promotional clout. This is the only copy we have handled or seen. Slight splaying to covers and a bit of shelf dirt to the lower edge; else fine in wrappers. [#027358] SOLD

NY, Grove, (2002). The advance reading copy of the second book by the author of the highly praised Lord of the Barnyard, who committed suicide in May, 2005. This copy is signed by Egolf. Fine in wrappers. [#914920] $250

(NY), HarperCollins, (2003). The advance reading copy of this collection of selected and new poems, her first poetry collection in 14 years. Signed by the author. Erdrich is best-known as a novelist: her first novel, Love Medicine, won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1984; her novel The Round House won the 2012 National Book Award. One shallow corner crease, else fine in wrappers. An uncommon advance issue, and a scarce title signed in any issue or format. [#032810] SOLD

Hopewell, Pied Oxen Printers, 2006. A long poem by Eshleman in memory of his longtime friend, the artist Bill Paden, who died in 2004. Of a total edition of 50 copies, this is one of 15 numbered copies reserved for the poet and for the printer, David Sellers. Signed by Eshleman and Sellers. With a Hanga woodcut frontispiece signed by Bill Paden and numbered as one of 100 copies but, according to the colophon, no more than 30 were completed before Paden's death. A fine copy, from the library of author Clayton Eshleman. Letter of provenance available. [#027889] $1,000

NY, Little Brown, (2007). The advance reading copy of his first novel. A finalist for the National Book Award. His third novel, To Rise Again at a Decent Hour, was short-listed for the 2014 Man Booker Prize. Inscribed by the author in 2008. One page corner turned; near fine in wrappers. Uncommon in the advance issue, especially signed. [#031686] SOLD

(North Sydney), Knopf, (2008). The advance reading copy of the true first (Australian) edition of this novel by the winner of the Man Booker Prize for The Narrow Road to the Deep North. Inscribed by the author in Tasmania in 2008 to Peter[Matthiessen], "who led me to the spirit of Rilke, and much else besides -- warm wishes. Richard Flanagan." Several notations by Matthiessen in text; near fine in wrappers. An uncommon advance copy and an excellent association copy. [#031386] SOLD

(NY), Distributed Art Publishers, (2001). The uncorrected proof copy. A collection of original writings inspired by the work of Joseph Cornell and edited by Foer. Contributors include Barry Lopez, Rick Moody, Howard Norman, Diane Ackerman, Siri Hustvedt, Lydia Davis, Robert Coover, Bradford Morrow, Joyce Carol Oates, Paul West, Joanna Scott and others, including Foer, who contributes both a chapter and the introduction. Signed by Foer. Small heel bump; else fine in wrappers. The proof does not include the photographs of Cornell's work. [#912506] SOLD

(NY), Distributed Art Publishers, (2001). The limited edition of this collection of original writings inspired by the work of Joseph Cornell and edited by Foer, who also contributes both a chapter and the introduction. Precedes the publication of his first novel by a year. Number 41 of 225 numbered copies, of a total edition of 300. Signed by Foer and all contributing authors, including Barry Lopez, Rick Moody, Howard Norman, Diane Ackerman, Siri Hustvedt, Lydia Davis, Robert Coover, Bradford Morrow, Joyce Carol Oates, Paul West, Joanna Scott and others. An elaborate and attractive production: each piece of writing in the book is preceded by a tipped-in color photograph of one of Cornell's works, and the sheets signed by the authors are bound in opposite them. Fine in a fine slipcase. [#912505] SOLD

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 2002. The advance reading copy of his first novel, one of the most highly praised literary debuts of the year -- named Book of the Year by the Los Angeles Times and winner of the Guardian First Book Prize, among other literary awards. A film adaptation, done by Liev Schreiber, won the Laterna Magica Prize at the 2005 Venice Film Festival. Signed by the author. In the first issue, red and cream wrappers. Slight splaying to front cover; near fine. [#029309] SOLD

NY, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2004). First edition thus: Malamud's Pulitzer and National Book Award winning novel, here with a new introduction by Jonathan Safran Foer. Foer's subject is the difference between a good book and a great one. Signed by Foer on the title page, where he has added "Introduced by" between the title and his signature. Only issued in wrappers, this copy has a tiny indent and slight splaying to the front cover; very near fine. From the collection of Greg Gatenby, the director of an annual Toronto literary festival, and with Gatenby's signature as well. Scarce in the first printing and signed. [#029923] SOLD

(n.p.), Ruminator Books, 2002. "Midnight Ruminator One," a broadside excerpt from Ford's story "Charity," which first appeared in A Multitude of Sins. Printed on the occasion of a reading by Ford. Illustrated with a 1992 image by Gaylord Schanilec, which he engraved on the occasion of his own wedding. One of 110 numbered copies, signed by both Ford and Schanilec. 15" x 10-3/4". An uncommon Ford broadside, which was not distributed widely and had a small limitation. Fine. [#912533] SOLD

NY, Knopf, 2006. The uncorrected proof copy (not the far more common advance reading copy) of the third book in Ford's four-book series featuring Frank Bascombe; the preceding book, Independence Day, won the Pulitzer Prize. Four pages marked in the text, with the final page listing three of these marked pages. The reader (reviewer?) appeared most interested in Ford's stated parallels between novelists and realtors. Cocked, with several stains to the light green wrappers. A very good copy of a scarce proof. [#031691] SOLD

NY, Farrar Straus Giroux, (2001). The first issue (pages 430 and 431 transposed) of his National Book Award-winner, in the first issue dust jacket, without the Oprah seal. Franzen courted controversy with his lukewarm response to the book being selected by Oprah for her book club; after the fallout from it, which included his not appearing on her television show, Winfrey went back to her earlier practice of selecting classics, rather than new publications, for her book club. Signed three times by Franzen: once on the title page, once on page 431 (with a frowny face); once on the erratum slip laid in explaining the error (with a smiley face). Fine in a fine dust jacket with the slightest crimp to the crown. [#030721] SOLD

NY, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2001). An advance audio excerpt from his then-forthcoming novel The Corrections, along with excerpts of ten other books in FSG's Fall 2001 line-up. Cassette tape, signed by Franzen on a small label affixed to the printed cardstock sleeve. Fine. The Corrections won the National Book Award and is consistently cited as one of the top books of the 21st century's "new canon." An unusual advance issue for a literary novel, and likely the only signed copy. [#029924] $125

(n.p.), Mirage Enterprises and Bona Fide Films, 2002. The revised shooting script for Minghella's screenplay based on Frazier's novel. 3-hole paper, claspbound in blue folder with acetate cover. White pages revised July 9; pink pages revised July 22. July 9 memo regarding the revisions bound in. Additionally laid in are bradbound revisions in white, pink and blue from July 9, July 22, August 6, and August 18, again with a bound-in memo. The script is fine; the laid in revisions are near fine. A revealing view of the work in progress. Minghella won an Oscar for directing The English Patient, and was nominated for Oscars for Best Adapted screenplay for that film and for The Talented Mister Ripley. [#912588] SOLD

Somerset, Chicken House, (2003). Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#915006] $150
On Sale: $98

(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

(London), Faber and Faber, (2004). A limited edition with text by Alex Garland and woodcuts by his father, Nicholas Garland. Of a total edition of 310 copies, this is Copy No. 43 of 50 copies signed by both Garlands and including a limited edition woodcut, also one of 50, signed by Nicholas Garland. Approximately 18" x 12-1/2". An elaborate production of this novel by the author of The Beach and The Tesseract, and the screenwriter for the acclaimed film 28 Days Later. Fine in a very slightly dusty but still fine clamshell box. [#914499] SOLD

(Hohenwold), (Book Source), (2000). A chapbook published as Oxford Series: Two. No. 277 of 500 numbered copies. Fine in saddle-stitched wrappers. [#913570] SOLD

Baltimore, CD/Cemetery Dance, 2000. Copy 270 of 500 numbered copies signed by editor Richard Laymon and 18 contributors: Jack Ketchum, Bill Pronzini, F. Paul Wilson, Rick Hautala, Ed Gorman, Edo Van Belkom, and others. Fine in a fine dust jacket and slipcase. [#030884] SOLD

London, Jonathan Cape, 2003. A promotional cardboard mobile with five Volkswagens: 2 red, 1 blue, 1 black, 1 yellow; therefore, according to the code of the book, signifying neither a Good Day nor a Black Day. Fine. The only such mobile we have seen. [#031395] $150

London, Heinemann, (2006). The first British edition. Signed by the author on the publisher's bookplate tipped to the half title, apparently the only way that copies of the U.K. edition were signed. Harris himself reportedly designed the color bookplate, which depicts a flying crane. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#026557] SOLD

NY, Newmarket Press, (2002). The shooting script by Ted Tally, based on Harris' second book, and the first to introduce the character Hannibal Lecter. The novel was first filmed as "Manhunter" in 1986 and then again in 2002 under the book's original title. Signed and with an introduction by Brett Ratner, the film's director. Fine in wrappers. [#026558] $200

(London), Viking, (2005). The limited edition. One of 1000 numbered copies signed by the author. Fine in a fine slipcase. [#914146] SOLD

London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, (2005). The first English-language edition. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#915155] SOLD

(n.p.), (n.p.), 2000. An early, tapebound typescript of this novel that was published in July, 2001. No publisher indicated, suggesting this was an early agent's copy, or some other kind of copy prepared prior to the publisher issuing any version of it. Double-spaced, double-sided, 507 pages. "Revised: December 11, 2000" printed on the blue front cover/title page. Textual differences exist between this and the published text, beginning with a different table of contents and including changes in the Acknowledgments section of the book. We are aware of another state of this draft that was comb-bound, which was issued by Knopf/Canada. Fine. [#032787] $375

NY, Random House AudioBooks, 2001. The audiobook. The unabridged novel, on seven cassette tapes, read by Jason Culp. Fine in a fine carton, which has been signed by Irving. [#023858] $250

Toronto, Knopf Canada, (2001). The uncorrected proof copy of the first Canadian edition. Inscribed by Irving on the title page. Fine in wrappers, with the dust jacket art bound in. An uncommon proof copy, and especially scarce signed; we've never seen another one. [#029483] SOLD

(n.p.), (n.p.), 2000. An early, tapebound typescript of this novel that was published in July, 2001. No publisher indicated, suggesting this was an early agent's copy, or some other kind of copy prepared prior to the publisher issuing any version of it. Double-spaced, double-sided, 507 pages. "Revised: December 11, 2000" printed on the white front cover/title page. Textual differences exist between this and the published text, beginning with a different table of contents and including changes in the Acknowledgments section of the book. We are aware of another state of this draft that was comb-bound, which was issued by Knopf/Canada. Very near fine. [#030737] $450

NY, Random House, (2001). Signed by the author. Irving, who has been reluctant to sign books in recent years, did a very small number of readings from this book at which he signed copies. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#911624] SOLD

(New York), Viking, (2000). King's story told in the words of National Book Award-winning author Charles Johnson, and illustrated with photographs compiled by Adelman, many of them his own images. This copy is inscribed by Johnson to another writer, "with deepest admiration for one of America's finest literary treasures," dated in January 2001, and signed "Chuck." A nice association copy of a powerful and impressive book. Quarto; fine in a fine dust jacket. [#029249] SOLD

Baltimore, Publishing Genius Press, 2009. The true first edition of his debut novel, published in softcover in an edition of 500 copies. After Spike Jones picked up the film rights, the title was re-issued by Penguin the following year. Fine in wrappers. Scarce. [#028247] SOLD

(Stockholm), Imaginary Worlds, (2001). Keene's virtually unfindable first book, a collection of stories published by a short-lived specialty press in Sweden, whose books were printed in quantities measured in the hundreds. Warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication. Keene has since gone on to win two Bram Stoker awards, including one for his first novel in 2003, The Rising, an early novel in the zombie craze that has pervaded pop culture in recent years. Bookplate of the recipient, another author, on the front flyleaf. A couple of small spots to the cloth; near fine in a very near fine dust jacket with a couple of tiny nicks along the folds. Laid in is the brochure for Keene's instructional program on Guerilla Marketing. Scarce. [#030739] SOLD

(Springfield), Gauntlet, (2000). Of 500 copies, this is a Publisher's Copy ("PC"). Signed by the author and by Richard A. Kirk, Douglas E. Winter, and Peter Straub. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#030649] SOLD

Williamsburg, George Beahm, 2001. The last issue of this fanzine, published in an edition of 300 copies. Front cover splayed; near fine in wrappers. Together with Issues 4-11 (excluding 7). Prospectus for Beahm's Essential Stephen King laid in. [#030344] SOLD

NY, Amulet Books, (2007). Both the first edition and the advance reading copy (marked "uncorrected proof") of the first book in the Wimpy Kid series, now at nine books (and counting) and three films (and counting), with 150 million books in print. The ninth book in the series was the second bestselling book of 2014, despite only being published in November; it sold more than 1.5 million copies in less than two months. Overall, the series has sales figures that outshine those of any other in recent years outside of the Harry Potter series. Kinney, a self-described failed cartoonist, spent eight years writing his novel in cartoons as a satiric nostalgic piece for adults; he was discovered at a comic book convention by an editor from Abrams books (of which Amulet is an imprint) who told Kinney his book was about to become a kids' book. The book is fine in pictorial boards, but for a thumb-sized corner chip on page 125, now laid in. The advance reading copy is fine in wrappers, and lays out the marketing plan for "Ages 8 and up." The first printing of the first book in this popular series is very uncommon now; the advance prepublication issue is even more so. No copies of either issue are currently listed online, and we have not seen any listed since we have been checking, more or less for the past year. Very scarce early issues of a first book, when the publisher had no inkling that the book would succeed, let alone provide an ongoing series of bestsellers. [#031706] SOLD

(NY), (One Story), (2004). Issue 46 of One Story, consisting, not surprisingly, of this one story by an author listed as one of Granta's best young American novelists, although his only book, Sightseeing, published in 2005, is a short story collection. This is his first solo appearance in print, a story that was later included in his first collection. Fine in stapled wrappers and signed by the author. [#026780] SOLD

(London), Headline, (2000). The last novel published in Laymon's lifetime; he died on Valentine's Day, 2001. Inscribed by the author to another horror writer on December 2, 2000, "To Stanley/ Great to see you again. Best/ Dick/ Richard Laymon." Recipient's Gahan Wilson-designed bookplate on the front flyleaf. Faint foxing to the top edge, else fine in a fine dust jacket. Very uncommon signed, and a nice association between two horror writers. [#031429] SOLD

NY, St. Martin's, (2005). The autobiography of the folk singer who, in the 1960s, was said to be the British answer to Bob Dylan. Signed by the author. Donovan -- he was known by the one name -- wrote some of the most popular and memorable songs of the 1960s, and was friends with the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Dylan, and others, including Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones. Donovan wrote some of the lyrics for the Beatles' "Yellow Submarine"; he is credited with originating "Celtic rock"; and he was the first Western musician to play a sitar in a rock concert. After becoming a world-famous celebrity, he turned his back on the music industry and essentially disappeared from public view for nearly four decades. The publication of this book coincided with the issuing, on CD, of a career retrospective box set of music and videos. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. [#031494] SOLD

NY, Atlantic Monthly Press, (2000). The limited edition of his well-received first book, which was a Main Selection of the Book of the Month Club -- unusual for a first novel. One of 200 numbered copies signed by the author. Fine in a fine slipcase. [#914207] SOLD

NY, Atlantic Monthly Press, (2000). The limited edition of his well-received first book, which was a Main Selection of the Book of the Month Club -- unusual for a first novel. Letter "F" of 26 lettered copies signed by the author. Quarterbound in leather; fine in a fine clamshell case. [#914206] SOLD

(London), Review, (2004). The hardcover issue. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#913250] $150

(Red Wing), (Red Dragonfly Press), (2007). A chapbook documenting a week of despair during which Lopez visited Auschwitz after the launch of the French edition of his book Resistance. First published in the French paper Liberation as "Une phrase de Primo Levi." One of 350 numbered copies, the first 90 of which were signed by Lopez and the artist, Carol Inderieden. This is Copy 40. Fine in saddle-stitched wrappers. [#029330] SOLD

[Berkeley], Tangram Press, 2005. An attractively produced limited edition of a story that first appeared in Seneca Review. According to the colophon, one of 165 saddle-stitched copies in wrappers; there was also a hardcover lettered edition of 26, done by artist book publisher Charles Hobson, who also contributed two tipped-in color illustrations to this edition. With an autograph letter signed by the publisher, Jerry Reddan, to Peter [Matthiessen] laid in, conveying both this Lopez title and the included broadside Haibun by Keith Kumasen Abbott. Both the Abbott broadside and the Lopez book are near fine. [#032497] SOLD

(Shavertown), Sligo Press, 2004. Edited by J. Michael Lennon. A book assembled by the students in a seminar on Norman Mailer's writing at Wilkes University, and then published as a limited edition. One of 110 numbered copies, of which 10 were hors commerce, of a total edition of 150. Signed by Mailer and Lennon. Fine without dust jacket, as issued. [#027653] SOLD

(Omaha), (Images of Nature), (2007). The limited edition of Mangelsen's extraordinary book of 115 panoramic images, chosen from a library of 20,000 images spanning 20 years. With an introduction by Jane Goodall. Copy 63 of 500 clothbound copies, signed by Mangelsen, with a signed and numbered giclee print, also number 63 of 500, of two lions in Tanzania, laid in. Additionally, this copy is inscribed by Mangelsen to the author Peter [Matthiessen]: "To Peter -- With fond memories of an evening with you and talking over a glass of wine at my cabin in Moore in 2000/2001, a much too brief encounter. Hope our paths cross again soon -- With love, Tom Mangelsen/ 2013 Oct 21." Horizontally bound folio, 19" x 11". Fine in blindstamped cloth with a photo laid onto the front cover, without dust jacket as issued, in a fine clamshell case, with publisher's original shipping box. Mangelsen was named the 2011 Conservation Photographer of the Year by Nature's Best Photography; his photograph Polar Dance, of two "dancing" polar bears, was selected by the International League of Conservation Photographers as one of the 40 Most Important Nature Photographs of All Time. A beautiful book, a stunning production, and an outstanding association copy. While copies of the trade edition, and the 2010 reprint, can be found online, we could locate no copies of the limited edition for sale or having been sold at auction. [#031717] SOLD

(Colorado Springs), Gauntlet, (2006). Of an edition of 500 copies, this is a Publisher's Copy ("PC"), signed by Matheson and by Mark Dawidziak, who provides an introduction. Bookplate of another author on the front flyleaf. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#031003] SOLD

NY, TOR/Doherty, (2002). Horror stories by Matheson, including the classic title story, filmed for The Twilight Zone, both the television series and the movie. The book is dedicated to and introduced by Stephen King. Inscribed by Matheson. Matheson, who died in 2013, was a Grand Master of Horror and winner of a Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement, as well as Edgar, Hugo, Spur and Writer's Guild awards. His writing for The Twilight Zone -- he was one of the regular writers for the series after Rod Serling -- helped that television show become the standard for quality for a generation and a model for later shows. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#031445] SOLD

(Colorado Springs), Gauntlet, 2007. Volume One of Matheson's Edgar Allen Poe scripts. Of an edition of 500 copies, this is a Publisher's Copy ("PC"), signed by the author. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. [#031001] SOLD

Norwalk, Easton Press, 2001. A leatherbound limited edition, signed by the author. Unmarked, but from the library of Peter Matthiessen. Still shrink-wrapped; fine. [#032004] SOLD

NY, Modern Library, (2008). Matthiessen's own copy of the uncorrected proof copy of the single volume "rendering" of the "Watson Trilogy." The trilogy (Killing Mr. Watson, Lost Man's River, and Bone by Bone) had been a publishing idea that Matthiessen never quite made his peace with, causing him to rework the book back into the single volume Shadow Country, a "director's cut" of sorts, which won the National Book Award and later the William Dean Howells Medal, an award that is given by the American Academy of Arts and Letters only once every five years "in recognition of the most distinguished American novel published during that period." It also led to Matthiessen's becoming the first writer to have won the National Book Award for both fiction and nonfiction. This edition includes an Author's Note about the process of rewriting the trilogy, with a half dozen of Matthiessen's corrections to the text. Matthiessen has also corrected the spacing of the fragmented prose on the final page and noted several other pages where he has corrected typos. A bulky proof, more than 900 pages, and with some spine creasing and a bit of sag to the text block. A very good copy in wrappers and, in our experience, a very uncommon proof. [#032369] SOLD

NY, Vintage Books, (2000). A trade paperback original collecting more than thirty years of Matthiessen's nonfiction. Inscribed by Matthiessen to his father in the month prior to publication: "For Dad - an advance copy (out in January) with much love/ Pete." Also signed in full, "Peter Matthiessen," and dated "Christmas '99." Reading creases, particularly on the front cover. Very good in wrappers. [#032384] SOLD

NY, Vintage Books, (2000). Matthiessen's own copy of this trade paperback original collecting more than thirty years of his nonfiction. Nearly two dozen pages marked by Matthiessen, with brackets, arrows, or hatch lines, in six different chapters of the book, including a number of passages marked for deletion, although the context of such revision is unclear. A very good copy in wrappers. [#032385] SOLD

(Houston), Inprint/Fiocat, (2005). A limited edition excerpt from Matthiessen's 1972 book, issued as a gift for patrons of Inprint's Poets and Writers Ball 2005. Copy #29 of 300 numbered copies (there were an additional 60 proofs). Signed by Matthiessen. From the author's own library. Fine in intricately designed string-tied wrappers. Very uncommon: we had never seen another one prior to encountering this. Presumably, as an ephemeral gift that never entered the book trade, copies were limited to the attendees at the ball, and it's likely that many did not retain them after the event. [#032378] SOLD

NY, North Point, (2000). Two copies from Matthiessen's own library, each lightly marked by Matthiessen, one perhaps for a reading, the other perhaps for revision. One copy is stained, lacking the dust jacket, with a 2009 article about the Amur (Siberian) tiger laid in; the other copy is near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Introduction and photographs by Maurice Hornocker. [#032375] SOLD

NY, North Point, (2000). Inscribed by the author to his father (plus one). Fine in a fine, price-clipped dust jacket. Introduction and photographs by Maurice Hornocker. [#032376] SOLD

NY, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, (2008). An exhibition catalog of Arctic landscapes by photographer and ecological activist Subhanker Banerjee, with an introduction by Matthiessen. Inscribed by Banerjee to Matthiessen and his wife, and with a full page autograph letter signed laid in, in which Banerjee expresses deep gratitude for the introduction. Fine, in oblong self-wrappers. Press release laid in. [#032089] SOLD

Boulder, Johnson Books, (2003). An investigative account of an egregious case of environmental degradation and the poisoning of thousands of workers by the W.R. Grace Corporation in Libby, Montana, the site of a vermiculite mine that was heavily tainted with asbestos. From the library of Peter Matthiessen. With a two-paragraph blurb of advance praise from Matthiessen, and with a letter from the publisher laid in expressing gratitude and conveying that "of all the copies we sent out, your response [meant] the most to [Peacock]." Fine in wrappers. [#032439] SOLD

Beverly Hills, Nick Wechsler Productions/Dimension Films, 2008. A copy of Joe Penhall's screenplay, "Yellow Draft Version 1," dated 02.26.08; 112 pages on yellow paper; bradbound: an early version of the screenplay of the well-received film based on McCarthy's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, differing from the final version in a number of particulars -- the placement of certain scenes and pieces of dialogue, and changes in the dialogue and screen direction. Together with a 20-page interview with Viggo Mortenson, the film's star, and a 15-page interview with director John Hillcoat. Each of these has been computer highlighted in color for ease of reading. Also together with 25 pages of production notes, in which Mortenson, Hillcoat, and others share their experiences bringing the book to the screen. Also one computer printout of a film poster, and a certificate of authenticity that was provided by publicist Noe Gold, who was hired by the Weinstein Company, the film's distributor, to write the production notes. Mortenson's interview has a bit of corner creasing; otherwise all elements are fine. A scarce look behind the scenes of a highly regarded film based on an even more highly regarded book: Mortenson, in particular, gives a very interesting account of his contact with McCarthy before and during the filming. Very uncommon. [#032660] SOLD

(NY), Simon & Schuster, 2002. An advance copy in the form of tapebound photocopied typescript, reproducing the author's corrections. 501 double-spaced pages, printed on both sides. Fine in cardstock covers. [#913323] SOLD

(n.p.), (n.p.), [2002]. A 25-page script for Moody's radio play, about an art student obsessed with the rotating cubical sculpture in New York City's Astor Place entitled Alamo but commonly known as "the cube." The play first appeared in Paris Review 162, but it was performed as part of WNYC's public radio show, "The Next Big Thing." This script for the performance belonged to Tony Award-winning actor and "Wilson" of television's House, Robert Sean Leonard, who here played the main character, Irv Paley. Leonard's holograph markings and comments appear in the text, i.e., a working copy of the script. Together with a program for the performance listing the cast members and other principals, and a two-page interview with the sculptor of "Alamo," Tony Rosenthal who, among other things, explains where the sculpture got its name. Among the other cast members is Peter Dinklage, currently of Game of Thrones fame. George Plimpton is credited with "Stage Directions" an Moody as Playwright. The place of the performance is not identified, but it would appear that this performance was the one that was recorded for radio play on WNYC in 2002: apparently it was performed again on WNYC in 2004, with a different cast; the later cast included Miranda July and Ethan Hawke. The script is a computer printout on three hole-punched sheets, one sheet of which is recycled from another script, in a plastic binder. Near fine. A unique copy of a rare printed version of an uncommon work by Moody. [#032804] SOLD

Boston, Base Canard, 2001. A collection of found poems, for which Moody provides a 12-page afterword. Of a total edition of 220 copies, this is one of 200 numbered copies signed by Moody. Quarto; fine in wrappers and dust jacket. [#911779] SOLD

Boston, Little Brown, (2002). A memoir by the novelist, which won the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for the Art of the Memoir. Inscribed by Moody in 2003 to the author Nicholas Delbanco: "For Nick D/ All admiration and gratitude for your work and for having me to Ann Arbor." Thomas Pynchon provides a dust jacket blurb on the front flap. Upper corners tapped, else fine in a fine dust jacket. [#029688] SOLD

Boston, Little Brown, (2002). The bound typescript of this memoir by the novelist, which won the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for the Art of the Memoir. Velobound photocopy; nearly 500 pages; double-spaced, printed on rectos only, with several corrections evident. Velobinding beginning to pull away from the large text block; thus near fine. Scarce state of a well-received memoir. [#031465] $150