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459. REDD, Louise. Playing the Bones. Boston: Little Brown (1996). The advance reading copy of her well-received first novel about a white Southern woman who falls in love with a black blues musician. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication "with thanks for your support." Fine in wrappers.
460. REED, Ishmael. Chattanooga. NY: Random House (1973). The uncorrected proof copy. A collection of poetry by the author of Mumbo Jumbo and the editor of Yardbird. Near fine in tall wrappers and signed by the author.
461. RENDELL, Ruth. The Crocodile Bird. NY: Crown (1993). The advance reading copy of the first American edition of this novel by a writer who is considered the master of the psychological suspense thriller. Fine in wrappers and signed by the author on a tipped-in bookplate.
462. RICE, Anne. Interview With the Vampire. NY: Knopf, 1976. The advance reading copy. Interview with the Vampire was one of the unlikeliest success stories of the publishing season. Modest hardcover sales of the book would not have led one to imagine the long-term popularity and success of Rice's later books in the Vampire Lestat series, nor did they predict the huge success this novel had in paperback, selling millions of copies. Even so, Rice's novels did not begin to approach such sales again until her next vampire novel, published after two mainstream historical novels. Other than the scarce uncorrected proof of this title, this is the first appearance in print of any of Rice's vampire writing. Small corner crease on front cover; overall near fine in wrappers; a very nice copy of an important debut.
463. RICE, Anne. Taltos. NY: Knopf, 1994. The uncorrected proof copy of the sequel to The Witching Hour and Lasher, a continuation of her history of the Mayfair witches. Fine in wrappers.
464. RICE, Anne. Memnoch the Devil. New York: Knopf, 1995. The fifth book in her acclaimed Vampire Chronicles, which began with Interview With the Vampire. This is the first issue uncorrected proof which differs from the second in that it does not give the day of publication, is dated "1996" on the title page, is paginated differently, and gives a projected list price as $27.50, rather than $25. Casual inspection of the text indicates substantive textual changes, particularly at the ending of the story, including the last line of the book, which is absent in this version. A bibliographically interesting state.
465. -. Same title. The second issue uncorrected proof copy. Fine in wrappers.
466. RICE, Anne. Servant of the Bones. NY: Knopf, 1996. The uncorrected proof copy of this novel, which had an announced first printing of one million copies. This is the presumed first issue, with the first page blank rather than printing the author photo and bio. Fine in medium tan wrappers.
467. -. Another copy of the first issue proof. Signed by the author. Fine in medium tan wrappers.
468. -. Same title. The presumed second issue of the proof, with the author bio and in light ivory wrappers.
469. -. Another copy of the second issue proof. Signed by the author. Fine in wrappers.
470. RICE, Anne. Violin. NY: Knopf, 1997. The uncorrected proof copy of this novel. Signed by the author. Tiny faint blue marks to one corner; else fine in wrappers.
471. RICE, Anne. Pandora. NY: Knopf, 1998. The uncorrected proof copy of this collection of vampire tales. A bit of smudging to rear cover; else fine in wrappers.
472. RICE, Anne. The Vampire Armand. NY: Knopf, 1998. The uncorrected proof copy. Fine in wrappers.
473. RICHTER, Conrad. Always Young and Fair. NY: Knopf, 1947. The uncorrected proof copy in the form of bound galleys, printed on rectos only. With a Knopf label on the front cover stating "An 'A' Book to be considered at the next meeting" a Book of the Month Club designation, in our experience. Offsetting to the first page; light creasing and handling to the covers; near fine in wrappers. Scarce: proofs of this sort in this era were produced, at most, in a handful of copies. Richter won the Pulitzer Prize in 1950 for his novel The Town.
474. ROBBINS, Tom. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1976. The uncorrected proof copy of his second novel. This copy is inscribed by the author to a noted singer and his wife from the Puget Sound area (where Robbins has lived for many years) "with joy & fond memories," with the small ownership signature of the recipient. Very good in wrappers, and a nice personal association copy.
475. -. Another copy. The uncorrected proof copy of his second novel, which caused Robbins' cult following to mushroom. This copy has the holograph annotation "Kitkitdizze" on the flyleaf, which is the name of Gary Snyder's home in Northern California, in a calligraphic print that appears to be Snyder's handwriting. Title written on spine; near fine in wrappers.
476. ROBINSON, Marilynne. Housekeeping. NY: FSG (1980). Prepublication material for her first book and only fiction to date, which won an Ernest Hemingway Foundation Award and a Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Award. Including: the printer's proof, 12" x 9"; several pages have errors excised; the half title that serves as a cover has mild spotting and edge wear; else fine. Together with the uncorrected proof copy, which has a bit of tearing to covers on and near the spine; just about very good in wrappers. And also together with a trial dust jacket. The title and spine lettering on this jacket are in yellow rather than the black of the published version and the cover art is perhaps a shade lighter; the effect is a more optimistic tone than that of the jacket eventually used. Folded at the rear spine fold; else fine. A unique publisher's archive for a well-received first novel.
477. ROBINSON, Peter. A Necessary End. NY: Scribner (1992). The uncorrected proof copy of the first American edition of the third mystery in the highly praised Inspector Banks series. Inscribed by the author and dated prior to publication. Fine in wrappers.
478. ROGIN, Gilbert. What Happens Next? NY: Random House (1971). The uncorrected proof copy of his second book, first novel, parts of which appeared over several years in The New Yorker. His first book was the highly praised collection, The Fencing Master. Rogin was a longtime writer at Sports Illustrated, and later became an editor at Time and more recently the editorial director of the publisher of such contemporary magazines as Vibe, Spin, and Blaze. Inscribed by the author. Fine in wrappers.
479. ROIPHE, Anne Richardson. Long Division. NY: Simon & Schuster (1972). The uncorrected proof copy of the second novel by the author of Up the Sandbox. Roiphe has written many books, including some that have been controversial and/or become feminist touchstones, and has a bi-weekly column in The New York Observer. She is the mother of novelist/essayist Kate Roiphe, herself author of some of the more controversial commentaries in recent years on contemporary feminist issues. Signed by the author. Tall, padbound proofs; the rear cover is detached and missing; the front cover is half detached (or half attached, depending). Fair, and rare.
480. ROTH, Philip. The Anatomy Lesson. NY: FSG (1983). The uncorrected proof copy of the second of his Zuckerman novels. This proof reproduces one holograph change and has a sentence blacked out with magic marker (but still legible) and an erratum slip laid in providing revised text. Light dust soiling; near fine in pale blue wrappers.
481. ROTH, Philip. Operation Shylock. NY: Simon & Schuster (1993). A hardcover advance reading copy of this winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and Time magazine's Book of the Year. Shot from proof sheets and bound in a quarter cloth binding with a paper label on the front cover and an unstamped spine. Lower corners bumped; near fine. A very unusual format for an advance copy.
482. ROTH, Philip. American Pastoral. Boston/NY: Houghton Mifflin, 1997. The uncorrected proof copy of Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Roth's four books published in the 1990s have collectively won the Pulitzer, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Pen/Faulkner Award, and the National Book Award, an unprecedented accomplishment in American letters. Fine in wrappers.
483. ROWLING, J.K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. (NY): Scholastic Press (1998). The advance reading copy of the first American edition of the first volume in the acclaimed Harry Potter series, which has enjoyed unprecedented commercial success and has seen the prices of the first editions in the series rise to astonishing levels in an extremely short time. Originally published in England as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. A publishing phenomenon as well as a unique phenomenon in the already volatile world of "hypermodern" first editions. Fine in wrappers.
484. ROY, Arundhati. The God of Small Things. NY: Random House (1997). The advance reading copy of the first American edition of the first book by this young Indian author. Winner of the Booker Prize and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Signed by the author. Fine in wrappers and publisher's cardstock slipcase.