Catalog 105, P-R
421. -. Same title. NY: Meridian (1960). A paperback reissue. Near fine in wrappers and signed by the author.
422. -. Same title. NY: Viking (1968). Later edition. This book was reprinted in hardcover by Viking nearly a decade after its original publication by Doubleday -- a rare phenomenon in American publishing. Near fine in a dust jacket with tape shadows on the flaps, otherwise also near fine, and inscribed by the author.
423. PALEY, Grace. Enormous Changes at the Last Minute. NY: FSG (1973). The second collection of stories by one of the most highly acclaimed contemporary masters of the short story. Nominated for the National Book Award. Paley's literary output has been limited so far to just three collections of short fiction and a handful of poems, in almost forty years. Her stories were collected in an omnibus volume that received critical acclaim and was also nominated for the National Book Award. Fine in a fine dust jacket with moderate fading to the letters on the spine. Inscribed by the author.
424. -. Same title. The uncorrected proof copy. This copy belonged to novelist Herb Gold and has his notes (story titles) on the rear cover. Very good in tall wrappers. A scarce proof, and an important collection.
425. -. Same title. London: Deutsch (1975). The first British edition. Slight bump to crown; else fine in a fine, price-clipped dust jacket and inscribed by the author.
426. PANCAKE, BREECE D'J. The Stories of Breece D'J Pancake. Boston: Little Brown (1983). Foreword by Pulitzer Prize winner James Alan McPherson (Elbow Room) to this collection of short stories by a promising young writer who was, at one time, McPherson's student and who committed suicide before this book was published. A strong collection of stories, set in the author's native Appalachia. Afterword by National Book Award-winning author John Casey (Spartina), who was also the author's teacher at one time. This copy is signed by McPherson and Casey. McPherson's signature is uncommon. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
427. -. Another copy. A review copy. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
428. -. Another copy. Fine in a slightly spine-faded, but very near fine dust jacket.
429. -. Another copy. Small mark bottom edge of pages; near fine in a near fine, spine-faded dust jacket.
430. -. Same title. The uncorrected proof copy. Prominent book reviewer's name front cover and a few ink notes in his hand on the last blank; spine slightly slanted; near fine in wrappers.
431. PATON, Alan. Debbie Go Home and Other Stories. Helsinki: Eurographica (1985). First edition thus, a collection of three short stories by the South African author of Cry, The Beloved Country. Published in an edition of 350 copies signed by the author in 1984. Fine in wrappers and dust jacket.
432. PEERY, Janet. Alligator Dance. Dallas: Southern Methodist U. Press (1993). The author's first book, a collection of stories that was nominated for the National Book Award, an uncommon occurrence for a volume of fiction published by a university press. Fine in a near fine dust jacket and signed by the author.
433. PENNER, Jonathan. Private Parties. (Pittsburgh): U. of Pittsburgh Press (1983). The author's first book, winner of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize. This is a complimentary copy, with slip laid in from the publisher. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Long Richard Yates blurb.
434. -. Another copy. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
435. PESETSKY, Bette. Stories Up to a Point. NY: Knopf, 1981. Her first book, a collection of minimalist short stories. Fine in dust jacket and inscribed by the author.
436. PETRUSHEVSKAYA, Ludmilla. Immortal Love. NY: Pantheon (1996). The uncorrected proof copy of the first American edition of this collection of stories by a Russian writer whose first book to be translated, The Time: Night, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
437. PHILLIPS, Jayne Anne. Black Tickets. (NY): Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence (1979). The uncommon hardcover issue of her well-received first collection of stories. Inscribed by the author to Seymour Lawrence, the publisher of the book: "For Sam Lawrence/ love to the wizard/ who discovered the witch --/ and a toast/ to a long future/ with gratitude/ & deepest respect,/ Jayne Anne/ New York/ Oct 23, 1979." Pages browning slightly with age, but much less so than is usual for this title: near fine in a dust jacket worn at the crown.
438. -. Another copy of the hardcover issue. This title was issued simultaneously in hardcover by Delacorte and as a paperback by Dell/Delta. The hardcover used the same sheets as the paperback, an acidic paper that tends to brown with age. These pages are slightly browned, otherwise fine in a fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author in the month after publication. A very nice copy of an uncommon book; most of the first printing was issued paperbound, and the hardcover comprised a relatively small portion of the print run.
439. -. Same title. This is the simultaneous issue in wrappers. Inscribed by the author: "For ____ / the best/ first husband/ I ever married / yrs / Jayne Anne." Minor wear at base of spine; still fine.
440. -. Same title. The uncorrected proof copy. Inscribed by the author to Seymour Lawrence and signed "the witch." Spine sunned; else fine in wrappers.
441. -. Another copy of the proof. Fine in wrappers.
442. PHILLIPS, Jayne Anne. How Mickey Made It. St. Paul: Bookslinger Editions, 1981. An attractive limited edition of this story, one of 150 numbered copies signed by the author. Clothbound without dust jacket, as issued. Fine.
443. -. Another copy. Signed by the author and additionally inscribed to Seymour Lawrence: "For the heroic Uncle Sam,/ intrepid publisher --/ love, JA." Clothbound without dust jacket; spine-sunned; near fine.
444. -. Same title. The trade edition in saddle-stitched wrappers. Inscribed by the author to Seymour Lawrence. Near fine.
445. PHILLIPS, Jayne Anne. Fast Lanes. (NY): Vehicle (1984). A small press volume, the first book appearance of this story, with illustrations by Yvonne Jacquette. Issued in an edition of 2026, this is one of 26 lettered copies, signed by the author and the illustrator. Additionally, this copy is inscribed by Phillips to Seymour Lawrence: "For Uncle Sam --/ my companion/ in the fast lane --/ love,/ the speedy witch/ Jan. 24, '85." This story was later reprinted as the title story of a collection of Phillips' fiction published in 1987 by Dutton/Lawrence. Fine in a near fine slipcase. One of Phillips' scarcest publications, and an excellent association copy.
446. PHILLIPS, Jayne Anne. Fast Lanes. NY: Dutton (1987). A collection of stories, with dust jacket blurbs (about her earlier books) by Robert Stone, Raymond Carver and Tillie Olsen, among others. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
447. PORTER, Katherine Anne. The Leaning Tower and Other Stories. NY: Harcourt Brace (1944). A collection of stories by one of the leading writers of her generation. Two of Porter's books were National Book Award nominees and her Collected Stories, which included stories from this volume, won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Lengthily inscribed by the author to Seymour Lawrence in 1961, in part: "This is the/ one that surprised everybody/ and sold, who knows why?/...it was the war, and/...everything/ happened strangely that year!.../ Keep this for a souvenir/ until we can get the two/ others...to join with/ it in One Volume." Very good, lacking the dust jacket.
448. PORTER, Katherine Anne. A Christmas Story. (n.p.): Mademoiselle, 1958. A Christmas story by Porter about her niece, who died at the age of five. The story first appeared in 1946, and was reissued again in 1967 by Delacorte, when Seymour Lawrence was publisher there. This copy is signed by the author and additionally inscribed to Lawrence. Boards sunned; joints split and portions of the spine chipped away. Well-worn; only fair; without dust jacket, as issued.
449. PROULX, E. Annie. Heart Songs. NY: Scribner (1988). Her first book of fiction, a collection of stories. Proulx's second book won the PEN Faulkner Award and her third won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Tiny spot to a top board edge; still fine in a near fine dust jacket with several edge tears and a few pen marks on the verso of the jacket, not visible from the outside.
450. PROULX, Annie. Close Range. (NY): Scribner (1999). The advance reading copy of this collection of "Wyoming Stories," one of which, "The Half-Skinned Steer," was selected for inclusion in The Best American Short Stories of the Century. Fine in wrappers.
451. RAFFEL, Dawn. In the Year of Long Division. NY: Knopf, 1995. The uncorrected proof copy of this well-received first book. Fine in wrappers.
452. RASCOE, Judith. Yours, and Mine. Boston: Little Brown (1973). The author's first book, a collection of stories and a novella. Inscribed by the author in the month prior to publication. Rascoe collaborated on the film adaptations of two of Robert Stone's novels, A Hall of Mirrors (filmed as WUSA) and Dog Soldiers (filmed as Who'll Stop the Rain?). Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
453. ROBISON, Mary. Days. NY: Knopf, 1979. The author's first book, a collection of stories that established her as one of the foremost writers of the "minimalist" school of fiction. Faint dampstain to lower rear board and jacket; near fine.
454. ROPER, Robert. Cuervo Tales. NY: Ticknor & Fields, 1993. The advance reading copy of this collection of ten interlinked stories set in California in the 1960s. Fine in wrappers.
455. ROSSI, Agnes. The Quick. NY: Norton (1992). Her second book; stories and a novella. Fine in dust jacket with blurbs by Rick Bass, Susan Minot, others.
456. RUSH, Norman. Whites. NY: Knopf, 1986. His first book, a collection of stories set in southern Africa. Fine in dust jacket.
457. (RUSH, Norman). DISCH, Thomas, ed. Bad Moon Rising. NY: Harper & Row (1973). An anthology edited by Disch and with two stories by Rush: "Riding" and "Fighting Facism," which precede his first book by 13 years. Rush's second book and first novel, Mating, won the National Book Award in 1991. Other stories by Disch, Gene Wolfe, Marilyn Hacker, Michael Moorcock, Harlan Ellison, Ron Padgett, Dick Gallup and others. Label removal shadow front pastedown; else fine in a near fine dust jacket. Signed by Rush twice, once at each contribution.
458. RUSHDIE, Salman. East, West. London: Cape (1994). The first collection of stories by the author of Midnight's Children and The Satanic Verses, among others. Fine in a fine dust jacket, and signed by the author.
459. RUSHDIE, Salman. Good Advice is Rarer Than Rubies. (n.p.): Pantheon (1994). An advance excerpt from his story collection, East, West, printed in an edition of 2000 copies to be given away for promotional purposes. Signed by the author on a tipped-in label, as issued. Fine in stapled wrappers.