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230. SANCHEZ, Thomas. Rabbit Boss. NY: Knopf, 1973. Third printing. Inscribed by Sanchez to another writer: "The Sky Sky is faster than the Eye Eye." Fine in a near fine dust jacket with slight fading to the spine lettering and a small chip to the upper front panel. A nice association copy.
231. SARTON, May. Typescript of "The Ancestor Comes Home." c. 1968. Typescript of the piece that served as the prologue to Sarton's nonfiction book Plant Dreaming Deep, the sequel to I Knew a Phoenix. In this piece, Sarton uses the occasion of hanging a portrait of an ancestor to reflect on the route she took, from her English and Belgian ancestry, to the home she bought in a New Hampshire town which serves as the subject of the book. Ten pages, obviously a re-typing as there are precious few errors, even corrected errors. Signed by Sarton on the final page: "May Sarton/ from Plant Dreaming Deep." The first nine pages are typed on very thin paper with a slight corner crease to the third page; the last sheet, with the signature, is on heavier weight paper stock, and has previously been folded in thirds; else fine.
232. SCULLY, Julia. Outside Passage. A Memoir of an Alaskan Childhood. NY: Random House (1998). Her second book, a well-received memoir. She later moved to New York and for 20 years was an editor at various photography magazines, most significantly being one of the co-discoverers of the body of work by the Arkansas portrait photographer known as Mike Disfarmer. Inscribed by the author to Pauline Kael, another Westerner who came to New York and made a name for herself in the magazine business: "For Pauline, with admiration and affection, Julia." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
233. SHADBOLT, Maurice. One of Ben's. (Birkenhead): (David Ling)(1993). A memoir by the prominent New Zealand novelist. Inscribed by the author to another writer in the year of publication, "with much love." The recipient had provided a blurb for Shadbolt's highly praised novel The Season of the Jew -- considered by many to be his masterwork. Fine in a near fine, spine-faded dust jacket.
234. SHREVE, Susan Richards. A Student of Living Things. (NY): Viking (2006). Her twelfth novel. Although she describes herself as writing fiction of "magical realism," she is most well-known as a writer whose work explores feminism and political issues, and addresses questions of integrity. Inscribed by the author to another writer and his wife, "with long and deep affection." The recipient is known for fiction that similarly explores the intersection of the political and the moral, even the spiritual. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
235. (Sixties). SANDERS, Ed. The Toe Queen Poems. (NY): (Fuck You Press/fug press)(n.d.)[c. 1964]. A mimeographed production of this collection of uni-themed poems by Sanders -- Beat poet, Fugs band member, proprietor of the underground Peace Eye Bookshop, and publisher of Fuck You magazine. Stapled sheets, a bit sunned and creased; very good. A fragile, uncommon production; few of these would have been produced -- mimeograph is a self-limiting means of production: the "mimeo master" lasts for a limited number of turns, topping out at about 200, and has to be retyped in its entirety to produce more; and of those (approximately maximum) 200 copies created, most will not have survived the 45 years since their creation.
236. (Sixties). Fuck You, Vol. 5, No. 7. (NY): (Ed Sanders)(1964). A deliberately provocative mimeographed journal, at first emphasizing poetry and later expanding to include other writing, Fuck You was dedicated to free expression, and especially defying the taboos around sex and drugs, advocating free sex and the use of psychedelics long before those were picked up by the more widespread countercultural movements of the late Sixties. Sanders and his collaborators served as a bridge between the Beat generation of the Fifties and the later counterculture, and helped define many of the differences between the two -- the latter building on the breakthroughs initiated by the former. Contributors to this issue include Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, Norman Mailer, Charles Olson, Gary Snyder, Robert Duncan, Robert Creeley, Paul Blackburn, Carl Solomon, Philip Whalen, Michael McClure, Gregory Corso and many others. Stapled sheets, edge-sunned, with corner chips to front cover; very good.
237. (Sixties). Bugger. NY: Fuck You/(Fug Press)(1964). Contributors include Ed Sanders, Allen Ginsberg, Ted Berrigan, Ron Padgett and others. According to the (specious) colophon, this is one of 400 copies of the trade edition. Stapled sheets: final sheet edgeworn; two rear sheets separated from the staples, thus only good. An important anthology in the history of gay literature.
238. (Sixties). (Warhol, Andy). Fuck You, Vol. 5, No. 8. (NY): Ed Sanders (1965). The most sought-after issue of this magazine, with cover artwork created by Andy Warhol, "from his evil Couch movie." Warhol's ongoing movie was legendary in its own time and since: breaking taboos about explicit sexuality, it also featured cameo appearances by most of the key figures of the Beat generation. The cover image is of an interracial (another taboo assaulted) sexual threesome, involving Gerard Malanga, Rufus Collins and Kate Heliczer. Cover detached and first unprofessionally, then professionally, restored at the edges; still with three small chips corresponding to the original staples. The title page is also detached but now resting inside an acetate cover. An extremely fragile production, this copy is now beautifully preserved and displayed in a custom clamshell case.
239. SNYDER, Gary. "The lessons we learn from the wild become the etiquette of freedom..." Berkeley: Black Oak, 1990. Broadside excerpt from The Practice of the Wild, printed by Okeanos Press on the occasion of a reading by the author at Black Oak Books. 9" x 11 1/2". Fine.
240. SNYDER, Gary. Finding the Space. (Reno): Black Rock Press, 1996. An attractive letterpress limited edition of four poems from Mountains and Rivers without End. One of 125 numbered copies signed by Snyder, with relief engravings by John Blackwell. Fine in publisher's folding chemise. One of Snyder's scarcest limited editions.
241. SNYDER, Gary. Map and Directions. (n.p.: n.p., n.d.). Snyder's handwritten directions to his house, with map, drawn for a friend who was to be visiting. One sheet of 8 1/2" x 11" paper, in Snyder's neat calligraphic script, with a hand-drawn map sketching in the turns on the last part of the trip ("... about 3 miles to house from mailbox..."). Folded in fourths, with a heavy vertical crease through the text. Very good.
242. STANDIFORD, Les. Deal on Ice. (NY): HarperCollins (1997). Second printing. Inscribed by the author to George Garrett: "My friend and man of rare distinction. You've made me want to do this & I'll always be grateful." Fine in a fine dust jacket with a corner crease to the front flap.
243. STEGNER, Wallace. Crossing to Safety. Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1987. The limited first edition, preceding the trade edition. Leatherbound, all edges gilt, with a silk ribbon marker bound in. Signed by the author. With a special introduction by Stegner for this edition. Fine.
244. STEINKE, Darcey. Jesus Saves. NY: Atlantic Monthly Press (1997). Her third novel, fourth book. Inscribed by the author to George Garrett: "all love to you." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
245. STONE, Robert. Dog Soldiers. London: Secker & Warburg (1975). The first British edition 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. An unaccountably scarce edition. Reportedly 2500 copies were printed but it turns up very seldom, far less often than A Hall of Mirrors, which is reported to have had a first printing of only 1000 copies. Printed in the U.S. and with a similar binding to the U.S. edition, but with a different dust jacket design. This copy has a very faint stamp on the front flyleaf, a slight spine lean, and a touch of fading to the edges; still near fine in a near fine dust jacket with the usual fading to the spine lettering. We've seen this edition only three times in over 30 years (always with faded spines). Without question, the scarcest of Stone's trade editions.
246. STONE, Robert. Prime Green: Remembering the Sixties. (NY): Ecco/HarperCollins (2007). Fourth printing of his first book of nonfiction, a memoir focusing primarily on the late 1950s and the 1960s, when Stone was closely involved with Ken Kesey and his Marry Pranksters. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. From the author's own library.
247. (STONE, Robert). McCLANAHAN, Ed. My Vita, If You Will. Washington, D.C.: Counterpoint (1998). A collection of McClanahan's previously uncollected work. With a foreword by Robert Stone, a longtime friend dating from the early 1960s at Stanford, where McClanahan introduced Stone to Ken Kesey and the other members of the Perry Lane crowd. Signed by Stone. Only issued in wrappers; fine.
248. STOPPARD, Tom. Is It True What They Say About Shakespeare? Oxford: International Shakespeare Association, 1982. The International Shakespeare Association's Occasional Paper No. 2, printing a lecture delivered by Stoppard at the annual meeting of the Deutsche Shakespeare-Gesellschaft West, in Hamburg, in April, 1980. Twice stamped on inside pages (in German) "Received 9 September 1982;" gentle cover creases; near fine in stapled wrappers. Uncommon.
249. TAYLOR, Peter. Presences. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1973. The uncorrected proof copy of this collection of seven one-act plays, which in its trade edition is probably Taylor's scarcest work. The proof appears to be comparably scarce: we've never seen another copy of it before. A bit of handling apparent to wrappers; short tear to heel and one lower corner crease; still near fine.
250. TAYLOR, Peter. A Summons to Memphis. NY: Knopf, 1986. The uncorrected proof copy of the second novel, and first in 36 years, by this Southern writer who was renowned as a master of the short story. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Signed by the author in the month of publication. Hint of a bump to the crown; still fine in wrappers. With a note to the recipient of the proof from a Knopf representative, indicating that the author had requested she send him this proof. Uncommon signed.
251. THOMPSON, Hunter. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. NY: Random House (1971). Thompson's second book, epitomizing the "Gonzo journalism" that the author invented and which, by a surprisingly universal consensus, he elevated to the status of art. A classic of the freewheeling, drug-ingesting Sixties era, illustrated with hilarious and scary pen-and-ink drawings by Ralph Steadman. Signed by Thompson ("H S Thompson") on the title page. Boards edge-sunned, as usual; else fine in a very near fine dust jacket with a corner crease on the front flap. One of the key books of its era and the basis for an award-winning Terry Gilliam film, starring Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro.
252. THON, Melanie Rae. Meteors in August. NY: Random House (1990). The first book by this Granta 20 novelist. Inscribed by the author to another writer, "with admiration and many thanks for the clarity of your vision." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
253. THURBER, James. The 13 Clocks. NY: Simon and Schuster (1950). A review copy of Thurber's "fairy tale for children and adults," with illustrations by Marc Simont. A little fading to the board edges and a small spot on the front flyleaf; near fine in a very near fine dust jacket with just a touch of shelf wear. Laid in is the publisher's response card, a promotional photo of Thurber, and three photos (black and white) of illustrations from the book. One of Thurber's best-loved books, and seldom found in such attractive condition, let alone as an advance copy.
254. UPDIKE, John. The Carpentered Hen. NY: Harper & Brothers (1958). His first book, a collection of poems, published in an edition of 2000 copies. Fine in a fine dust jacket, with a $3 price sticker added to the front flap. A beautiful copy.
255. UPDIKE, John. The Same Door. NY: Knopf, 1959. His third book and first collection of stories. Inscribed by the author. A tiny bit of rubbing at the spine fold, almost invisible; still fine in a fine dust jacket, and possibly his hardest book to find thus.
256. UPDIKE, John. Rabbit, Run. NY: Knopf, 1960. His second novel, which introduced Rabbit Angstrom and began the sequence of novels that will likely stand as Updike's major achievement in fiction, having won, collectively, virtually every major literary award given in the U.S., some of them twice. Signed by the author. Fine in a dust jacket with a hint of rubbing to the spine extremities, else fine, in custom slipcase. A beautiful copy, and scarce thus, especially signed.
257. -. Another copy. Signed by the author. Fine in a near fine, price-clipped dust jacket with some slight rubbing and a tear at the lower rear spine fold. A very attractive copy of the most difficult of his major trade editions to find in collectible condition and/or signed.
258. UPDIKE, John. Verse. (NY): Fawcett/Crest (1965). A paperback original, being a compilation of The Carpentered Hen and Telephone Poles with a one-poem foreword by Updike for this edition. Signed by the author. Trace edge rubbing; still fine in wrappers.
259. UPDIKE, John. Bath After Sailing. (Stevenson): (Country Squire) (1968). A single poem, and his first book to be issued as a limited edition. One of 125 numbered copies signed by the author. Trace edge sunning; else fine in saddle-stitched cardstock covers.
260. UPDIKE, John. On Meeting Authors. Newburyport: Wickford Press, 1968. An unsigned limited edition of an essay that first appeared in the New York Times. One of 250 numbered copies. Edge-sunning to covers; coffee splot lower front corner; very good in stapled wrappers. One of Updike's earliest limited editions, done the same year as Bath After Sailing and The Angels. Although the limitation of this title is larger than either of those, we have seen it less often and it appears to be scarcer in the market.
261. UPDIKE, John. Rabbit Redux. NY: Knopf, 1971. The limited edition of the second book in the author's highly praised Rabbit Angstrom series. Nominated for the National Book Award. This was the first book in the series to be issued as a deluxe signed edition, and only the second Updike novel to receive such treatment. One of 350 numbered copies signed by the author. Fine in acetate dustwrapper and a very near fine slipcase with trace rubbing at the corners.
262. UPDIKE, John. Sunday in Boston. (n.p.): Rook Broadsides, 1975. A broadside poem. One of 300 numbered copies signed by the author. 11" x 14". Matted. Foxed; about near fine.
263. UPDIKE, John. Rabbit is Rich. NY: Knopf, 1981. The limited edition of the third of his Rabbit Angstrom books, winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, a rare literary double. One of 350 numbered copies signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket and a slightly edge-sunned slipcase.
264. UPDIKE, John. Toward the End of Time. Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1997. The Franklin Library edition of this novel, which was initially published to mixed reviews: Margaret Atwood, in The New York Times Book Review, loved it; David Foster Wallace, a self-proclaimed Updike fan, wrote a scathing review of it in The New York Observer. Signed by the author, with a special introduction by him for this edition. Leatherbound, page edges gilt, with a silk ribbon marker bound in. Fine.
265. UPDIKE, John. Bech: His Oeuvre. Concord: William B. Ewert, 2000. The first separate appearance of this story that first appeared in The New Yorker, published here with an introduction by Updike and illustrations by Arnold Roth. Issued in a total edition of 110 copies, this is one of 20 hardbound copies signed by Updike and Roth; together with one of 90 copies in self-wrappers signed by Updike and Roth; and also together with three prints of Roth's illustrations, in folding chemise. All are housed together in a custom clamshell box. Fine.
266. UPDIKE, John. The Widows of Eastwick. NY: Knopf, 2008. Updike's sequel to his 1984 The Witches of Eastwick. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. The novel was published just three months before Updike died, and signed copies will turn out to be very uncommon.
267. -. Same title. The advance reading copy. Shallow crease to rear cover; near fine in wrappers.
268. (UDPIKE, John). Time Magazine Cover. October 18, 1982. A drawing of Updike from the cover of Time, with the headline "Going Great at 50." Inscribed by Updike. Approximately 8" x 10", separated from the magazine; attractively matted and framed.
269. (UPDIKE, John). TWAIN, Mark. The Diary of Adam and Eve. (London): (Hesperus) (2002). First thus, with an introduction by Updike. Fine in self-wraps.
270. (UPDIKE, John). O'HARA, John. Appointment in Samarra. NY: Vintage (2003). First thus, a paperback edition of O'Hara's first book, for which Updike contributes an introduction. The introduction is approximately two paragraphs shorter than that Updike provided (as a separate insert) to the BOMC edition in 1988, and at least one paragraph has been altered. Fine.