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(San Cristobal), (Lama Foundation), (1975). A later printing of Alpert's enormously popular autobiography and guidebook to enlightenment, first published in 1970 in a different form in an edition of 300 copies under the title From Bindu to Ojas. While others before Alpert -- notably Aldous Huxley and Alan Watts -- had laid the groundwork for understanding principles of Eastern religions in terms familiar to Westerners and also describing the psychedelic drug experience in the terms of mystical religious experience, Alpert's book was a bestseller, being reprinted numerous times, selling hundreds of thousands of copies, and fostering what has come to be known as the "New Age" movement. This copy is inscribed "in love" by the author. Laid in is a ticket and program for Ram Dass's "Cultivating the Heart of Compassion" tour, during which this copy was presumably signed, on November 9, 1986. Rubbing and creasing to the covers; dampstaining to the page edges; a good copy in wrappers. [#035565] $750
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London, Collins, 1968. The uncorrected proof copy of her autobiography. Very good in wrappers [#035702] SOLD

Manchester, Clarion, 1892. Two issues of the Socialist paper, the "Christmas Number" and the "Summer Number." Bound together (despite being different sizes). The binding is stained and worn and there is foxing to the endpages, but it has done its job protecting the issues, which are near fine. Scarce: one copy of the Summer Number found in OCLC. [#600045] $250
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Tucson, Firsts, 2007. The full year, 10 issues (no issue published in July or August). Articles on John Steinbeck, Willa Cather, Andrea Barrett, "The Literature of Place," "The Future of Collecting," and Harry Potter. Fine. May require added postage. [#036329] $50
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(Shelburne), Battered Silicon Dispatch Book, 1999. Inscribed by the author in 2000: "How nice to have the Goose Club here." One slight lower corner tap; else fine in a fine dust jacket. [#029350] $60
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London, Faber and Faber, (1980). First thus: the first British edition of this collection of stories, some of which appeared in the collection War Crimes, which was not published outside of his native Australia, and the others of which are from his first book, which was published in Australia with this same title in 1974. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#911418] $125
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NY, Knopf, 1979. Uncorrected proof copy of his second book, a highly praised collection of stories. Laid in are two pages of publisher's promotional material, with review excerpts from Casey's first novel, including a John Irving blurb. Fine in tall wrappers, with a label pasted over bottom edge of pages. [#005033] $60
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Houston, Arte Publico Press, 1984. Inscribed by the author in 1986. Fine in wrappers. [#914438] $150
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Milwaukee, Kitchen Sink, 1970. First printing, national edition, without the 8 pages of local ads (as per comixjoint). Vertical crease front cover; otherwise near fine. [#036381] $85
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[San Francisco], Apex Novelties, [1968]. Assumed third printing, with a 35 cent price and no printer statement on the rear cover. (A 50 cent price sticker is covering the price; which we assume says 35 cents; the fourth printing printed the 50 cent price on the cover. Near fine. [#036359] $75
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NY, Farrar Straus Giroux, (1973). The uncorrected proof copy of the book published as The Truth About Kent State. Davies examines the questions Why did the Guardsmen fire? and Why did the Government do nothing? Obviously the book's title was softened prior to publication, as were the chapter headings (with the word "murder" removed or changed to "violence"). Many more changes were made to the text of the book: casual examination reveals another dozen textual changes over just the first two dozen pages, with the general impression being that Davies' first pass was dialed down in tone, and dialed in on facts. Near fine in tall wrappers. No copies in OCLC. [#036008] $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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(n.p.), (n.p.), 1988. A 120-page screenplay by Ford for a 1991 film adaptation that he did from stories in his collection Rock Springs. Signed by Ford. An unknown number of copies were produced, but 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. Bound in a flexible blue binder; fine. 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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(Port Townsend), Graywolf Press, 1976. The poet's second book, this being the issue in wrappers, one of 1350 copies of a total edition of 1500. Inscribed by the author to another poet in 1981, with reference to "our days in Seattle," and signed with "Love." With the recipient's ownership signature. Fine in wrappers. A nice literary association. [#022701] $100
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Nottingham, Boots Ltd, Cash Chemists, ca. 1898. A UK edition published by the pharmacy chain Boots Chemists, which operated a circulating library. No date given, but has an ownership signature dates 1898. Bears no library markings; several pencil marks in text. Pharmacy advertistements serve as endpapers. Heavily acidified pages; evidence of a few old water stains. A good copy, lacking dust jacket. Uncommon. [#035926] $75
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(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
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(1980-1981). Three autograph letters signed (two on personal stationery; one written inside a card) to fellow writer Jay Neugeboren, praising his recent story in The Atlantic and his current novel. Kaplan is especially taken with the Jewishness of Neugeboren's work: "I think it's very rare to find such a daring, honest, wonderful story that is a genuinely Jewish story in a national magazine. (First of all, I think very few stories of that description are being written)....you've captured an attitude, a spirit in this story that except for the very early immigrant writers (& some of them were primitive so not "art") that has been either unknown or buried in the mainstream of American Jewish fiction." All items fine. [#012866] $40
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Kansas City, Andrews and McMeel, (1995). A presentation copy of the limited revised edition. "PC" on the colophon, which is signed by Beahm and four others: Stephen Spignesi, David Lowell, Michael Collings, and Kenny Ray Linkous. With a typed note from Beahm to recipient laid in. Bookplate of recipient front flyleaf. Fine, without dust jacket, as issued; lacking slipcase. [#030350] $150
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Brooklyn, Melville House, (2010). The second novel by the author of the recent Taipei, published in softcover only, signed by Lin with a cross-shaped bug doodle, his bug doodle signature motif being not uncommon. Laid in is the publisher's "Rumpus" interview with Lin, asking about his writing process, his inspiration, his synopsis, and the book's autobiographical elements; the verso has tour dates and blurbs about earlier books. The interview is folded in half, and is inscribed by Lin and signed "tao." Also together with, for no concrete reason, a Snapfish postcard printout of Lin's 2008 image "Panda Crying for No Concrete Reason." A nice collection of materials by a writer who has been called "a Kafka for the iPhone generation." [#029935] SOLD

(Baltimore/San Antonio), [Sybil Press], [2016]. A limited edition broadside of an illustration from Lucyshyn's collection Geoffrey Tungsten's Grievesome River. Copy No. 9 of 15 numbered copies. This copy is signed by Lucyshyn and also inscribed "For Dara [Wier]!" Additionally signed by the bookmaker/printer Jillian G. Gomez. 11" x 15", silkscreen on paper. Fine. No copies in OCLC. [#035322] $150
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NY, Random House, [1972]. The uncorrected proof copy of just the "colloquy" between Mankiewicz and Carey, which preceded the screenplay in the published book. This copy has the signature of legendary editor and publisher Nan Talese on the front cover, with what appear to be her markings in the text and two pages of her notes, corresponding to those markings, laid in. More than 70 pages of backstory on the film All About Eve, which earned an unprecedented 14 Academy Award nominations, winning six, including two for Mankiewicz, for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, as well as Best Picture. It remains the only film to have ever received four female acting nominations: two for Best Actress (Bette Davis and Anne Baxter) and two for Best Supporting Actress (Thelma Ritter and Celeste Holm). All About Eve was ranked sixteenth on AFI's 1998 list of the 100 best American films. The proof is very good in tall wrappers. [#035005] SOLD

(Toronto), McClelland & Stewart, (1996). An advance copy, in the form of comb-bound galleys, typeset but reproducing several holograph corrections. Her third book, first novel, which was first published in Canada, and only in wrappers. Winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction, the Guardian Prize for Fiction, the Books in Canada First Novel Award and the Trillium Prize. Signed by the author. 9" x 11". Fine. [#915362] $650
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(Concord/Boston), Atlantic Monthly, 1939. Three issues of The Atlantic, containing Milne's serialized autobiography. April, May, and June issues. The first two issues are very good; the June issue is good only, having an open cover tear and some waviness to the pages as though previously dampened. [#036095] $60
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NY, David McKay, (1965). His first novel. Some loss to spine lettering and modest handling to boards; near fine in a very near fine dust jacket with one short edge tear on the upper front panel. [#911784] $175
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NY, Norton, (1995). The uncorrected proof copy of the first American edition of this nonfiction overview of life in the 18th century British navy, intended in part as a companion volume to his Aubrey/Maturin series. Small thin quarto, heavily illustrated (although the proof reproductions are of poor quality). One slight corner crease; else fine in wrappers. [#014909] $40
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NY/Chicago, Pitman, (1938). An explication of 350 Russian word roots. Inscribed by the author in 1938, to Mrs. Kathleen Barnes (possibly of the Institute of Pacific Relations). Patrick was, at the time, an Associate Professor of Russian at the University of California, Berkeley; he eventually chaired the Department of Slavic Languages. Spotting to top edge and mild dampstaining to lower board edges; near fine in a very good, somewhat stained and darkened dust jacket. [#035137] $250
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NY, Norton, (2012). From Quammen's website, ca. 2012: "The next big and murderous human pandemic ... will be caused by a new disease -- new to humans, anyway. The bug that’s responsible will be strange, unfamiliar, but it won’t come from outer space. Odds are that the killer pathogen -- most likely a virus -- will spill over into humans from a nonhuman animal." Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#034919] $400
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Toronto, Knopf, 2002. The first Canadian edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#035467] $40
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London, Chatto & Windus, (1992). The uncorrected proof copy of the first British edition. Near fine in wrappers. [#035261] $40
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(Wheeling), Innovation, (1991-1993). Ten of the twelve issues (#s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 11) of Innovation's graphic serialization of the third book in the Vampire Chronicles. All are fine in stapled wrappers. [#035613] $200
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[NY], [Bantam], [1990]. Point of sale display for this title. (No book included.) Cover art: 14" x 16" at longest point, meant to attach to display rack. Rubbed, mild edge wear; near fine. Suitable for framing if cropped. [#023606] $60
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Berkeley, Celestial Arts, (1990). A children's book about a girl in a faraway time raised by a talking cat. Written and illustrated by Robbins, who is best known as a ground-breaking feminist cartoonist. This copy is inscribed by Robbins to fellow cartoonist and science fiction writer Ray Nelson, "with love." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. A nice association. [#036447] $175
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Berkeley, Last Gasp, 1970. The first issue (blue and purple background on cover) of the first comic produced entirely by women: Trina Robbins, Barbara "Willy" Mendes, "Hurricane" Nancy Kalish, Carole Kalish, Lisa Lyons, Meredith Kurtzman, and Michele Brand. This comic was a spin off from the first feminist newspaper, also called It Ain't Me Babe, which was started by Berkeley Women's Liberation earlier in 1970. After the comic had gone through several printings, Last Gasp began publishing Wimmen's Comix, which ran for 20 years. A bit of fading and rubbing to the covers. Very good. [#036516] SOLD

San Francisco, 1967. "Spirit of '67." Playing with Sopwith Camel, July 7th and 8th, 1967. Four color, with an Uncle Sam motif. 5" x 7". Corresponds to the poster depicted in Art of Rock, #2.149. This performance was at California Hall in San Francisco. Fine. [#009690] $175
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San Francisco, Sierra Club Books, (2007). A retrospective collection of pieces from Schaller's life in the field, with a new introduction by the author for each chapter. Warmly inscribed by Schaller in 2009: "To Catherine and Bill/ with deep gratitude for many years of friendship." Fine in a fine dust jacket, with blurbs by a virtual Who's Who of environmental writing: Peter Matthiessen; Jane Goodall; Bill McKibben; and Edward O. Wilson. Schaller, among many other accomplishments and activities, accompanied Matthiessen on the trip documented in the National Book Award-winning, The Snow Leopard. [#036480] $300
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Chicago, Henry Regnery, (1973). An unlikely bestseller and the basis for films in both 1976 and 2007, Sybil first brought attention to child abuse and dissociative identity disorder (then known as multiple personality disorder) and, later and inadvertently, to a much broader array of issues (a client potentially manipulating a therapist for attention; a therapist potentially using a case for notoriety or profit; clinical misdiagnoses in general, particularly of women; and, in this case at least, the harmful effects of media exposure on mental illness). This copy is inscribed by both the author and by Sybil's therapist, Dr. Cornelia Wilbur in the year of publication. Both inscriptions express gratitude for the arrangement of what appears to have been a joint appearance. Together with a copy of the uncorrected proof, which lacks both the preface of the published text (called "My Extraordinary Friend" in the proof and titled "Sybil" in the text) as well as one paragraph of acknowledgments. The proof has notes and phone numbers on the front cover; very good in wrappers. The book has foxing to the edges of the text block and a bit of wear to the spine ends; very good in a very good dust jacket with wear at the ends and corners. Uncommon copies of a ground-breaking book. [#036493] $850
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NY, Harper & Row, 1973. Full on hippie happiness. Drawings and music and meditations. Rubbing to spine; near fine in wrappers. [#036049] $65
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Ottawa, Borealis, 1972. The first book, a collection of poetry, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Stone Diaries. Inscribed by Shields to the Canadian poet and novelist Rosemary Aubert: "For Rosemary/ with thanks for a delightful evening/ Carol Shields." Spine faded, with a little tear to the spine base; near fine in wrappers. A nice literary association copy of an important first book. [#029530] $750
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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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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, Dutton, (1987). A review copy of this collection of poetry. Mild age toning to pages, else fine in a fine dust jacket, with review slip, author photo and promotional pages laid in. [#916868] $100
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Boston, Little Brown, (1966). Inscribed by the authors to Pauline Kael: "For Pauline/ with love/ Billy/ Peter." Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a chip at the crown. [#035502] $75
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Boston, Houghton Mifflin, (1974). The uncorrected proof copy of his second novel, winner of the National Book Award and one of the best novels to link the impact of the Vietnam war on American society in the Sixties to the dark side of that era -- the official corruption and the underside of the drug experiences of a generation. This is the second issue proof, in gold-brown wrappers with a publisher's letter to booksellers reproduced on the front cover. Signed by the author. Shallow creases to three corners; near fine in wrappers. [#912822] SOLD

(NY), (Theater Magazine Co.), 1913-1919. 13 issues: July, August, and December 1913; March 1914; March 1915; March and September 1916; January, May, August 1917; February and June 1918; and March 1919. Very good in wrappers; wear to the spines and edges; a few covers separating. (1/2 of the issue for April 1909, and just the cover for June, 1913 included at no charge.) [#600054] SOLD

NY, Knopf, (1965). A book of poems, one for each month. This is the third of Updike's books for children done in the Sixties, this being the trade binding (there was also a library binding done). Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. Fine in a near fine, price-clipped dust jacket. [#912070] $100
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1986. A remembrance by Updike of his friend Lovell Thompson, read at Thompson's memorial service. Two photocopies, each four pages, folded in thirds, stapled, and stamped with Updike's address. Reproduces a couple of holograph corrections and one note of transmittal. One of the copies is signed by Updike. Near fine, and together with a copy of Bookbuilder, January/February 1987, the newsletter of the Bookbuilders of Boston, where the tribute was printed. [#031526] $550
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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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West Townshend, King Hell Press/Tundra, (1990). Part 1 of of this graphic novel in five parts, issued as Bratpack No. 1. Warmly and humorously inscribed by Veitch to Stanley Wiater, with the added comment added "*Official*: Tundra's First Misprint!" -- although it's not evident what this refers to. Veitch, who started out in underground comix in the early 1970s, was a longtime collaborator with Stephen Bissette and John Totleben on Swamp Thing. Fine in stapled wrappers. [#034610] $125
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(Sausalito), Whole Earth Catalog, 1976-1979. Twelve issues total: Nos. 9-12 and 17-24. Foxing to covers and edges of the text blocks; musty. Very good in wrappers. [#035833] $200
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(Monterey), (Angel Press), (1977). Staple hole upper front corner; slightly dusty. Near fine in wrappers. Two copies in OCLC. [#036056] $50
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NY, Harper & Row, (1967). Inscribed by Wilder to Cheryl Crawford, "ever affectionately," and dated March 21, 1967, in New York. As with another copy of this book that was inscribed on the same day, the recipient's name is filled in in what appears to be a child's hand. Laid into this copy is a six-page typescript of Wilder's 1918 playlet "Nascuntur Poetae [Poets are Born]." The book has apparent smoke damage to the upper edges; only a fair copy, lacking the dust jacket. The typescript appears to be a carbon copy; folded in thirds; near fine. [#034540] $200
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NY, Thomas Y. Crowell, (1978). First thus: a collection of nature poetry first published in 1970 but re-issued here with illustrations by Kazue Mizumura. Inscribed by Zolotow: "For Rebecca/ Lucky wishes/ Charlotte Zolotow." Zolotow, a prolific author of children's books, also holds the distinction of being the person who first recognized the genius of Louise Fitzhugh's Harriet the Spy, while working at Harper & Brothers. Near fine in a very good, lightly foxed dust jacket. [#036496] $125
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