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226. SALINGER, J.D. Franny and Zooey. Boston: Little, Brown (1961). The third book by the author of The Catcher in the Rye, two novellas that originally appeared in The New Yorker. Mild abrasions to the front flyleaf, modest foxing to the page edges, sunning to the extreme top edge; still about near fine in a very good dust jacket with a small gutter nick and light but consistent edgewear.
227. SALTER, James. A Sport and a Pastime. Garden City: Doubleday/Paris Review Editions, 1967. Salter's third novel, which one writer called "the best erotic novel ever written by an American male." Published by the small, "literary" arm of Doubleday -- Paris Review Editions -- it is now quite uncommon. Near fine in a very good, internally tape-strengthened dust jacket. Signed by the author.
228. SALTER, James. Light Years. NY: Random House (1975). A highly praised novel that some think is his best book. Edge-sunned boards; else fine in a fine dust jacket, and signed by the author.
229. -. Another copy. Edge-sunned boards and light foxing to top edge; about near fine in a near fine dust jacket and signed by the author.
230. SALTER, James. Dusk. Berkeley: North Point, 1988. A collection of stories, his first; winner of the PEN Faulkner Award. Fine in a fine dust jacket, and signed by the author.
231. SALTER, James. Burning the Days. NY: Random House (1997). Salter's recent memoir, published to extraordinary critical praise and recent winner of the PEN Center USA West Award for Creative Nonfiction. Fine in a fine dust jacket and signed by the author.
232. -. Another copy. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
233. -. Same title, the uncorrected proof copy. Fine in wrappers.
James Salter's First Book, Revised, Signed
234. SALTER, James. The Hunters. Washington, DC: Counterpoint (1997). The revised reissue of Salter's first book, a novel based on his experience as a fighter pilot in the Korean War, which has been called the best novel on flying ever written by an American. Originally published in 1956. With a new preface by Salter. Fine in a fine dust jacket, and signed by the author. Blurbs by Peter Matthiessen and John Irving, among others.
235. SAYLES, John. Thinking in Pictures. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1987. The uncorrected proof copy of Sayles' scarcest book, nonfiction, about the making of his film, Matewan. Sayles' second book, Union Dues, was a National Book Award nominee and his numerous films -- including The Return of the Secaucus Seven, Eight Men Out and Lone Star, among others -- have won a variety of filmmaking awards. This title combines Sayles' talents as a filmmaker and as an author. Fine in wrappers.
236. SCHWARTZ, John Burnham. Reservation Road. NY: Knopf, 1998. The uncorrected proof copy of the author's second novel, slated for publication in September, 1998, but which has already caused a sizable pre-publication "buzz." Fine in wrappers.
237. -. Same title, the advance reading copy. Fine in wrappers.
238. SEGAL, Lore. Other People's Houses. NY: Harcourt Brace World (1964). Her uncommon first book, a memoir of the author's childhood during World War II, living in "other people's houses" after fleeing the Nazis nine months after they took Austria. Inscribed by the author in 1976. Fine in a very good, spine-sunned dust jacket with moderate edgewear.
239. SHAMES, Laurence. Florida Straits. NY: Simon & Schuster (1992). The uncorrected proof copy of the author's first, highly successful Florida mystery -- a comic thriller in the tradition of Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen. Very near fine in wrappers.
240. SHAMES, Laurence. Scavenger Reef. NY: Simon & Schuster (1994). The uncorrected proof copy of the second of his Florida mysteries. Fine in wrappers.
241. SHIELDS, Carol. Larry's Party. (n.p.): Viking (1997). The uncorrected proof copy of the first American edition of the most recent novel by the author of The Stone Diaries, which won both the Pulitzer Prize and Canada's Governor General's Award. Fine in wrappers.
242. SIMPSON, Mona. A Regular Guy. NY: Knopf, 1996. A novel by the author of Anywhere But Here and The Lost Father, about a "legendary, quintessentially American entrepreneur" reportedly loosely based on the life of her half-brother, Steve Jobs, founder of Apple Computer. Fine in a fine dust jacket, and signed by the author.
243. SMILEY, Jane. The Age of Grief. NY: Knopf, 1987. Her fourth book, a collection of stories and a novella, which sold fewer than 6000 copies. By contrast, Smiley's new book had an announced first printing of 200,000 copies. Trace edge-sunning to the lower board edge; else fine in a fine dust jacket.
Bound Typescript
244. SMILEY, Jane. The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton. NY: Knopf, 1998. An advance copy in the form of a bound photocopied typescript. 8½" x 11", tapebound in cardstock covers, a scarce issue, preceding the bound proof and presumably for in-house use; fine. The latest book by the author of the award-winning A Thousand Acres, among others.
SMILEY, Jane. See Broadsides, at end of Catalog.
245. SNYDER, Gary. Myths & Texts. (NY): Totem/Corinth (1960). The correct first issue of his second book. One of 1100 copies, this copy signed by the author in the year of publication. Previous owner name; very good in stapled wrappers. An uncommon book, and especially so with a contemporary signature.
246. SNYDER, Gary. All in the Family. (Davis): (UCD Library Associates)(1975). One of 200 numbered copies of this poem, signed by the author and the artist, Mimi Osborne. Fine in saddle-stitched wrappers. An uncommon and little-known Snyder item.
SNYDER, Gary. See Broadsides, at end of Catalog.
247. (SPIEGELMAN, Art). MARCH, Joseph Moncure. The Wild Party. NY: Pantheon (1994). The uncorrected proof copy of March's free verse novel, originally published in 1928, here with drawings and an introduction by Spiegelman, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus. Fine in wrappers.
248. STEGNER, Wallace. Typed Note Signed. Feb. 22, 1993. Addressed to novelist Kit Reed. Stegner declines to donate a manuscript to the National Book Critics Circle Auction on the grounds that his papers have just gone to a library and his "cupboard is bare." On his personal stationery, measuring 7 1/4" x 10 1/2"; folded in thirds for mailing, else fine.
249. STONE, Robert. Bear and His Daughter. Boston/NY: Houghton Mifflin, 1997. The author's highly praised first collection of stories, spanning the years 1969 to the present. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Signed by the author.
250. -. Same title, the first British edition (London: Bloomsbury, 1998). Fine in a fine dust jacket, with silk ribbon marker bound in. An attractive volume.
251. STONE, Robert. Damascus Gate. Boston/NY: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. The latest novel by the author of the National Book Award-winning Dog Soldiers, among others, just published to substantial critical acclaim and quickly reprinted. A densely plotted political and metaphysical thriller set in contemporary Jerusalem. Fine in a fine dust jacket and signed by the author.
252. -. Same title, the advance reading copy of the first British edition (London: Picador, 1998). Fine in wrappers.
253. (STONE, Robert). "Walk, Don't Run" and "Geraldine" in Stanford Short Stories 1964. Stanford: Stanford U. Press, 1964. Stone's first book appearance, two excerpts from his first novel, in progress at the time, published as A Hall of Mirrors three years later. Fine in a near fine, price-clipped dust jacket with one edge tear. Other contributors to this volume include Ed McClanahan, Hugh Nissenson, and Merrill Joan Gerber.
254. (STONE, Robert). "We Couldn't Swing With It" in Who We Are. Boston: Little Brown (1969). Early nonfiction by Stone, an article on a group of Navy deserters who went to Sweden during the Vietnam war. A scarce anthology, particularly in hardcover, as there was a simultaneous softcover issue. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Other contributors include Ward Just, Dan Wakefield, and William Eastlake, among others.
255. (STONE, Robert). RUAS, Charles. Conversations with American Writers. London: Quartet Books (1986). The first British edition of this collection of interviews by Ruas with a number of writers, including Stone, Toni Morrison, William Burroughs, Truman Capote, Gore Vidal, E.L. Doctorow, Eudora Welty, Paul Theroux, Joseph Heller, Norman Mailer, Tennessee Williams, Susan Sontag, and others. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
256. (STONE, Robert). "From Children of Light" in The Writer in Our World. Boston/NY: Atlantic (1986). An excerpt from Stone's work-in-progress at the time, in a book printing the proceedings of a symposium sponsored by TriQuarterly. Stone also contributes an essay, "Me and the Universe," and participates in a question-and-answer session. Other contributors include Gloria Emerson, Carolyn Forché, Mary Lee Settle, Grace Paley, Ward Just, Derek Walcott, Michael S. Harper and others. Small sticker shadow front pastedown; else fine in a near fine dust jacket a small tear at mid-spine.
257. STONE, Robert. Promotional Flyer for Children of Light. [London]: Deutsch [1986]. The publisher's promotional flyer for the British, and true first, edition of his fourth novel. One card-stock sheet, folded once to make four pages (approximately 8 1/4" x 11 3/4"), with quotes about Stone (most notably by Joyce Carol Oates), his books, and a single sentence quote by Stone himself. A scarce, ephemeral piece. Fine.
258. (STONE, Robert). "Helping" in The Best American Short Stories 1988. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1988. The uncorrected proof copy. One of his few short stories that was not incorporated into a novel; it was included in his collection Bear and His Daughter. Other contributors include Louise Erdrich, Rick Bass, Raymond Carver and Tobias Wolff. Fine in wrappers.
259. (STONE, Robert). LOPEZ, Ken and CHANEY, Bev. Robert Stone. A Bibliography 1960-1992. Hadley: Numinous Press, 1992. A first bibliography of Robert Stone, describing in detail the American and English editions of his "A" items, along with an extensive listing of his appearances in others' books, in periodicals, in translation, etc. Illustrated with photographs and including a critical introduction as well as a previously unpublished piece by Robert Stone. Stone is widely considered one of the half-dozen most important American novelists to emerge from the era of the Vietnam war and the Sixties counterculture, and the short list of his published novels so far does not give an accurate indication of his pervasive influence on contemporary American literature. By tracing the secondary appearances -- and there are many: the bibliography includes over 240 entries -- one begins to appreciate the scope of his writing and the points at which his voice has been one that defines our current situation and gives us the terms with which to understand it. We're biased, of course, but we think every library should have a copy of this book, and any collector who cares about contemporary literature could benefit from it. This is the limited edition. One of 150 numbered copies, signed by Robert Stone. With a marbled paper dust jacket created expressly for this edition by Light of Day Bindery in Northampton, Mass., and printed letterpress by Wild Carrot Press. List price:
260. -. Same title, the trade edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
261. (STONE, Robert). "Stroking the Sweet-Sour Depths," in Face to Face. Houston: Rice University (1993). Interviews with novelists including Stone, Cristina Garcia, Jamaica Kincaid, Hubert Selby, Jr., Marilynne Robinson, Max Apple, Ron Hansen and Kazuo Ishiguro. The hardcover issue of this title was limited to 598 copies, according to the publisher. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
STONE, Robert. See Broadsides, at end of Catalog.
262. STYRON, William. This Quiet Dust. (n.p.): (Random House) (1967). The first separate appearance of this piece on the research that went into his writing of The Confessions of Nat Turner, a controversial book at the time it was published because of its white author's presumption of writing from the perspective of the black slave, Nat Turner. 16 pages. The text first appeared in Harper's Magazine in 1965. Some surface soiling to covers; near fine in stapled wrappers. One of Styron's scarcest "A" items.
263. -. Another copy. Edge-sunned; near fine in wrappers.
264. STYRON, William. A Tidewater Morning. NY: Random House (1993). The uncorrected proof copy of this book by the author of Lie Down in Darkness, the National Book Award-winning Sophie's Choice, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Confessions of Nat Turner. Three tales derived from his youth, and his first published fiction in a decade. Fine in wrappers.
265. SWIFT, Graham. Last Orders. (London): Picador (1996). His most recent novel, winner of the Booker Prize. Fine in a fine dust jacket and signed by the author in the year of publication. A very nice copy of this book by the author of Waterland and Learning to Swim, among others.