Catalog 92, M-N
251. MALAMUD, Bernard. The Tenants. NY: FSG (1971). Eighth book by the author of The Natural, a two-time winner of the National Book Award. Fine in a fine dust jacket and signed by the author on a tipped-in leaf. A very nice copy.
252. MALAMUD, Bernard. The Stories of Bernard Malamud. NY: FSG (1983). Inscribed to Andre Dubus "with admiration" by Anne Malamud on December 6, 1991, the night that Dubus was presented with the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction. Fine in a very near fine dust jacket with a slight crimp to the upper rear panel. A nice association copy.
253. MALOUF, David. Remembering Babylon. NY: Pantheon (1993). Advance reading copy of a major novel by this Australian author about the conflicting myths that underlie Australian history--the Western and Aboriginal views of the land. Signed by the author. Fine in wrappers and publisher's cardstock slipcase.
254. MATTHIESSEN, Peter. The Shorebirds of North America. NY: Viking (1967). Large folio edited by Gardner Stout and illustrated by Robert Verity Clem, with text by Matthiessen. A landmark volume, considered the standard book in the field. The half title bears an owner's anniversary gift inscription. This is otherwise a fine copy in a fine dust jacket with trace wear at the crown and upper edge. An attractive copy of this volume which because of its size most often shows up in worn condition.
255. MATTHIESSEN, Peter. Blue Meridian. The Search for the Great White Shark. NY: Random House (1971). A nonfiction account of an expedition in search of the Great White Shark, for a television documentary. Remainder stamp front flyleaf; near fine in a dust jacket with one edge tear, one chip, and added color at the corners and extremities; about very good. Signed by the author.
256. MATTHIESSEN, Peter. Far Tortuga. NY: Random House (1975). His first novel after At Play in the Fields of the Lord, an unusual novel which is almost an extended prose poem and is, in part, an elegy to the turtle fishermen of the Grand Cayman islands, written in their dialect. Matthiessen at one time ran a fishing boat off the coast of Long Island, and his affinity for the sea shows through repeatedly in his books--in this book, Raditzer, the books on shore birds, and later, Men's Lives. Owner name front flyleaf, edge-darkening to boards; very good in a very good dust jacket. A presentable copy of a book that, because its pages are too heavy for the binding, doesn't wear well. In fact, this book was cited in one prestigious New York publishing and book design course as an example of how not to design a book.
257. MATTHIESSEN, Peter. The Snow Leopard. NY: Viking (1978). His National Book Award-winning volume, recounting a trip to the Himalayas with naturalist George Schaller in the hopes both of encountering a snow leopard in the wild and of coming to terms with his wife's recent death from cancer. One extremely slight corner bump; else fine in a very good dust jacket with an internally reinforced chip and edge tear. Signed by the author.
258. MATTHIESSEN, Peter. Men's Lives. NY: Random House (1986). A volume about the fishermen of eastern Long Island and a way of life that, in the late stages of the 20th century, appears to be irretrievably dying away. Quarto, heavily illustrated with photographs, both historical and contemporary. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
259. -. Another copy. Light top edge foxing; else fine in a fine dust jacket.
260. MAXWELL, William. All the Days and Nights. NY: Knopf, 1995. Advance reading copy of this collection of short fiction, which spans his entire writing career--over 50 years. Maxwell is a fiction editor at The New Yorker and he has been called "the greatest living American writer" by one book trade publication. Fine in decorated wrappers, issued for promotional purposes with a leaf bound in signed by the author. In publisher's card-stock slipcase. Maxwell appears to be a relatively private person as a writer, and his signature appears to be somewhat uncommon.
261. McCANN, Colum. Fishing the Sloe-Black River. London: Phoenix House (1994). The highly praised first book by this young Irish writer, winner of the 1994 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. This is the simultaneous hardcover issue and is exceedingly scarce: most copies were issued in paperback. Light bump to crown; else fine in like dust jacket.
262. -. Same title, the uncorrected proof copy of the first American edition (NY: Henry Holt, 1996). Fine in wrappers with publicity info stapled inside cover.
263. McGUANE, Thomas. Ninety-Two in the Shade. NY: FSG (1973). The uncorrected proof copy of McGuane's third novel, which was made into a movie, and which is widely considered the book that secured his reputation as a major American author (as opposed to a "promising" young writer). Fine in wrappers and signed by the author. Proofs from this era are very scarce, as they were not routinely saved and funneled into the rare book trade as they are today.
264. -. Same title, the trade edition. Signed by the author in 1979. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with creasing on the front flap.
265. McGUANE, Thomas. Keep the Change. Boston: Houghton Mifflin/Seymour Lawrence (1989). His ninth book, a novel. Fine in a fine dust jacket, and signed by the author in the year of publication.
266. -. Same title, the advance reading copy. Fine in wrappers.
267. McGUANE, Thomas. Nothing But Blue Skies. Boston: Houghton Mifflin/Seymour Lawrence (1992). Warmly inscribed by the author to his publisher, Seymour Lawrence: "Dear Sam/ We've been so restrained and/ so tasteful for so long/ that I think it might well/ be the hour for a certain/ vulgarity in the level of our/ rewards. Let me know if it/ happens. As you know/ I live/ in the country. If all else/ fails, your loyalty is a/ sufficient reward./ Love,/ Tom." Very near fine in like dust jacket.
268. McMURTRY, Larry. Cadillac Jack. NY: Simon & Schuster (1982). A novel about an antique dealer, reportedly based on a legendary book scout. Fine in a fine dust jacket and signed by the author. No remainder mark, as is common with this title.
269. McMURTRY, Larry. Desert Rose. NY: Simon & Schuster (1983). Signed by the author. Near fine in a very near fine dust jacket with a slight creasing to the lower front panel. Surprisingly scarce today, at least compared to his books of just a few years later.
270. -. Same title, the limited edition. One of 250 numbered copies signed by the author. Clothbound; fine in fine slipcase.
271. McNAMEE, Eoin. Resurrection Man. (London): Picador (1994). First novel by this young Irish writer, which has been compared favorably to Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting. Fine in dust jacket. Scarce in the hardcover edition.
272. McPHEE, John. The John McPhee Reader. NY: Vintage (1976). The uncorrected proof copy. Reprints previously published pieces, along with an introduction by William Howarth and a checklist of McPhee's writings, including a number of unattributed "Talk of the Town" pieces from The New Yorker. Inscribed by the author. Near fine in wrappers. An uncommon proof.
273. McPHEE, John. Looking for a Ship. NY: FSG (1990). A long piece on the Merchant Marine which, like most of his writings, first appeared in The New Yorker. Inscribed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
274. MICHAELS, Anne. The Weight of Oranges. Toronto: Coach House Press (1985). The elusive first book by the author of the highly acclaimed novel, Fugitive Pieces. A poetry collection. Inscribed by the author in 1990. Fine in wrappers, with a blurb by Michael Ondaatje.
275. MILLER, Henry. The Time of the Assassins. London: Neville Spearman (1956). First British edition of Miller's study of Rimbaud, originally published in France, in French, in 1952 and then in the U.S. and England in 1956. Near fine in a very near fine, price-clipped dust jacket. A nice copy of this small volume.
276. MILLER, Henry. Collector's Quest. Charlottesville: U. Press of Virginia (1968). The correspondence of Henry Miller and J. Rives Childs, 1947-1965. Foxing to endpages; else fine in a near fine dust jacket. An uncommon title, printed in an edition of only 2000 copies.
277. MILLHAUSER, Steven. Edwin Mullhouse. NY: Knopf, 1972. The first book by the recent Pulitzer Prize-winning author, a fictional biography of a writer who lived to the age of eleven, as told by his best friend. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. A nice copy of a book that has been quite scarce for a long time, and much in demand since the author won the Pulitzer.
278. MILLHAUSER, Steven. The Barnum Museum. NY: Poseidon Press (1990). His fifth book, a collection of stories. Fine in a fine dust jacket with very slight spine-fading.
279. MILLHAUSER, Steven. Martin Dressler. NY: Crown (1996). Uncorrected proof copy of the author's latest novel, winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Fine in wrappers.
280. MOODY, Rick. The Ring of Brightest Angels Around Heaven. Boston: Little Brown (1995). Third book by the author of The Ice Storm, and his first collection of short fiction. Fine in a fine dust jacket and signed by the author.
281. MORRISON, Toni. The Dancing Mind. NY: Knopf, 1996. An advance copy of a booklet publishing the speech Morrison gave upon receiving the 1996 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. 11" x 8 1/2" galley sheets, bound with slidelock bar. Fine.
282. MOSHER, Howard Frank. North Country. Boston/NY: Houghton Mifflin, 1997. The first book of nonfiction by the author of Where the Rivers Flow North and A Stranger in the Kingdom. Fine in dust jacket and signed by the author. Jacket blurbs by Frank McCourt, Richard Ford, and Howard Norman.
283. MOSLEY, Walter. Black Betty. NY: Norton (1994). Uncorrected proof copy of the fourth Easy Rawlins novel. Creasing to the upper outer corner of the front cover; else fine in wrappers. Because there was a widely distributed advance reading copy of this title, the proof is quite scarce.
284. MOSLEY, Walter. Gone Fishin'. Baltimore: Black Classic Press (1997). The latest Easy Rawlins novel, this one a prequel to the series. Published by a small black-owned press. Fine in a fine dust jacket and signed by the author.
285. MUNRO, Alice. Dance of the Happy Shades. (Toronto): Ryerson (1968). First edition of the author's first book, a collection of stories that won the Governor General's Award, Canada's highest literary honor. This is a fine copy in a first state dust jacket, without the award seal. There is infinitesimal rubbing to the spine folds, but this is still a beautiful copy of an uncommon first book, by a writer who has finally begun to receive public recognition on a par with the critical esteem in which her work has been held for many years.
286. MUNRO, Alice. Lives of Girls and Women. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson (1971). The second book, first novel, by this three-time winner of the Governor General's Award for Canada's best book of the year. This book won an award from the Canadian Booksellers Association for best novel of the year. Inscribed by the author to her literary agent. Fine in a very near fine dust jacket.
287. MUNRO, Alice. The Progress of Love. (Toronto): McClelland & Stewart (1986). First edition of this collection of stories, the third of her books to win the Governor General's Award. Inscribed by the author. Fine in a price-clipped jacket.
288. NABOKOV, Vladimir. The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov. NY: Knopf, 1995. Uncorrected proof copy. Edited by Dmitri Nabokov, and including eleven stories never before translated into English. Read; cover creasing; very good in wrappers. Holograph notes of award-winning novelist John Crowley on the half-title.
289. NAIPAUL, V.S. A Way in the World. NY: Knopf, 1994. The first American edition of this book, a collection of linked fictional narratives. Fine in fine dust jacket and signed by the author.
290. NORMAN, Howard. The Bird Artist. (London): Faber & Faber (1994). The British, and true first, edition of his second novel, and his second to be nominated for the National Book Award. A 1/4" bump to lower rear board edge; near fine in a fine dust jacket.