Uncorrected Proofs/Advance Copies, D-E
145. DAVIES, Robertson. The Cunning Man. (n.p.): Viking (1994). Advance reading copy of the U.S. edition of this novel by the Canadian author of the Deptford Trilogy, among others. Fine in glossy pictorial wrappers.
146. DE BERNI RES, Louis. Captain Corelli's Mandolin. London:
Secker & Warburg (1994). The advance reading copy of his most recent
book, published to enormous critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic.
Fine in wrappers and signed by the author in the year of publication.
147. -. Same title, the advance reading copy of the American edition.
Fine in wrappers and publisher's slipcase, and signed by the author
and dated in the year of publication.
148. DEIGHTON, Len. Spy Story. NY: HBJ (1974). Advance reading copy of the first American edition. Lamination beginning to peel in spots, and a tiny piece missing from lower front corner; still near fine in wrappers. A spy novel that was highly praised for its authenticity.
149. DEIGHTON, Len. Violent Ward. NY: HarperCollins (1993). Uncorrected proof copy of this humorous mystery novel featuring a Los Angeles lawyer as protagonist--a departure from his normal espionage fare. Fine in wrappers.
150. DEIGHTON, Len. Faith. (NY): HarperCollins (1994). Advance reading copy of this novel featuring Bernard Samson, hero of his "Hook, Line and Sinker" and "Game, Set, Match" trilogies of spy thrillers. This is a fine copy in pictorial self-wraps.
151. DeLILLO, Don. The Day Room. NY: Knopf, 1987. Originally published in American Theater in 1986; his first play, in which the figure and ground of unreality and reality repeatedly reverse. This is the uncorrected proof copy. Short edge tear front cover; else fine in wrappers.
152. DESAI, Anita. Journey to Ithaca. NY: Knopf, 1995. Uncorrected proof copy of the first American edition, which uses the sheets from the British edition. Fine in wrappers.
Advance Copy of Peter De Vries' First Book
153. DeVRIES, Peter. But Who Wakes the Bugler? Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1940. Advance reading copy of the author's extremely uncommon first book. Cover art and illustrations throughout by noted cartoonist Charles Addams, an early appearance by him, as well. Spine slightly cocked, with diagonal crease on front cover; small amount of staining at the foredge of the half-title. Still, a just about very good copy of an extremely scarce state of this book. While the book itself is difficult to find, especially in dust jacket, the advance copy is very much more so. Rare.
154. DeVRIES, Peter. Peckham's Marbles. NY: Putnam (n.d.). Galley sheets for this novel stamped "Author's Galleys" and corrected throughout in pencil by DeVries. A near fine set in a custom chemise and slipcase.
155. DEXTER, Pete. Paris Trout. NY: Random House (1988). Uncorrected proof copy of the author's third novel, winner of the National Book Award and basis for a highly praised movie. Sticker removal mark on front cover, otherwise near fine in wrappers.
156. DEXTER, Pete. The Paperboy. NY: Random House (1995). Advance reading copy of this highly praised novel by the author of the National Book Award-winning Paris Trout, God's Pocket, and others. Fine in wrappers.
157. DICK, Philip K. The Transmigration of Timothy Archer. NY: Timescape (1982). Uncorrected proof of the final book in the Valis trilogy. Two small ink notations on front cover; else fine in wrappers. An important book, which Dick had finished writing and editing, but which was not published until after he had died.
158. DIDION, Joan. The White Album. NY: Simon & Schuster (1979). Uncorrected proof copy of her second collection of essays. Near fine in wrappers.
159. DIDION, Joan. Salvador. NY: Simon & Schuster (1983). An extended essay on the civil war in El Salvador, the brutality of which was perfectly captured by Didion's writing, which is imbued with a pervasive sense of dread. Uncorrected proof copy. Fine in wrappers.
160. DIDION, Joan. Democracy. NY: Simon & Schuster (1984). Uncorrected proof copy of her fourth novel. Fine in wrappers.
161. DIDION, Joan. After Henry. NY: S&S (1992). A collection of essays. Uncorrected proof copy. Inscribed by the author. Fine.
162. -. Another copy, unsigned. Fine in wrappers.
163. DILLARD, Annie. Living By Fiction. NY: Harper & Row (1982). Uncorrected proof copy of this book of reflections on writers and writing, in particular the post-modern literature of the Latin American and European avant garde, and such North American writers as Pynchon, Barth and Coover. A single, coherent, extended essay, rather than a collection of independent pieces. Fine in wrappers.
164. DILLARD, Annie. Encounters with Chinese Writers. Middletown: Wesleyan U. Press (1984). Uncorrected proof copy of this nonfiction account of the author's travels to China and her meetings with writers there. She reports and reflects on the writers themselves, the place of literature in that society, and social and political issues that help make up the larger context, forming explicit and implicit contrasts with our own. Published by a small university press, this is an uncommon book in proof form. Fine in wrappers.
165. DILLARD, Annie. The Living. (NY): HarperCollins (1992). Advance reading copy of her first novel. Fine in wrappers.
166. DISCH, Thomas M. The Priest. NY: Knopf, 1995. Uncorrected proof copy of this recently published novel, which received quite favorable reviews although it was also perceived as a stridently anti-Catholic polemic. Fine in wrappers.
167. DIXON, Stephen. The Stories of Stephen Dixon. NY: Holt (1994). Uncorrected proof copy. A selection of the best short fiction by a writer whose literary reputation far outstrips his commercial success to date. Fine in near fine proof dust jacket.
168. DOANE, Michael. The Surprise of Burning. NY: Knopf, 1988. Uncorrected proof copy of the author's second novel. Fine in wrappers.
169. DOANE, Michael. Bullet Heart. NY: Knopf, 1994. Uncorrected proof copy. His fifth novel, about the "Indian wars" of the early 1970s. Fine in wrappers. With a page of blurbs praising the book from William Kittredge, Rick Bass, Dan O'Brien, James Crumley and Pete Dexter.
170. DOCTOROW, E.L. Jack London, Hemingway and the Constitution. NY: Random House (1993). Uncorrected proof copy of this collection of essays, 1977-1992, his first book of nonfiction. Fine in wrappers.
171. DOIG, Ivan. Winter Brothers. NY: HBJ (1980). Uncorrected proof copy of the second book by the author of This House of Sky, an award-winning memoir/ history of his family in Montana. The dedication of this volume is to "the Missoula Gang," including James Crumley, Rick DeMarinis, Richard Hugo, William Kittredge, Norman Maclean, James Welch and others. Very good in tall wrappers.
172. DONLEAVY, J.P. The History of the Ginger Man. Bos/NY: Houghton Mifflin/ Seymour Lawrence, 1994. Advance reading copy of this memoir of the author's writing of his classic, and the 25 year-long court case that resulted from its being published by maverick publisher Maurice Girodias in his Olympia Press series of near-pornography. Upper back corner bumped; near fine in wrappers.
173. DORRIS, Michael. Paper Trail. (NY): HarperCollins (1994). Uncorrected proof copy of this collection of essays on various subjects, from literary topics to Native American issues, including Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, the subject of his award- winning memoir, The Broken Cord. Some uniform fading to edges; near fine in wrappers.
174. DUBUS, Andre. Adultery and Other Choices. Boston: Godine (1977). Uncorrected proof copy of his third book and second collection of short fiction. Spine faded; a very good copy in wrappers with publisher's promotional sheet laid in, and signed by the author.
175. DUBUS, Andre. We Don't Live Here Anymore. NY: Crown (1984). Uncorrected proof copy of this collection of his novellas, all previously published in other collections together with short stories. Fine in wrappers and signed by the author.
176. DUBUS, Andre. Voices From the Moon. Boston: Godine (1984). Uncorrected proof copy of his only novella to be published on its own, outside of a collection. Fine in wrappers and signed by the author
177. DUBUS, Andre. The Last Worthless Evening. Boston: Godine (1986). Uncorrected proof copy of this collection of four novellas and two stories, one of which--"Dressed Like Summer Leaves"--is among the most touching, and telling, reflections on the predicament of Vietnam veterans struggling to re-integrate themselves into "normal" life after the chaos and moral abyss of the Vietnam experience. Sunning to rear cover, light stain to foredge; still near fine in wrappers and signed by the author.
178. DUBUS, Andre. Broken Vessels. Boston: Godine (1991). Uncorrected proof copy of this well-received collection of essays, Dubus's first book of nonfiction. With an introduction by Tobias Wolff. Near fine in wrappers.
180. DUBUS, Andre. Dancing After Hours. NY: Knopf, 1996. His latest collection of stories--his first in over a decade-- recently published to enormous critical acclaim. Uncorrected proof copy. Fine in wrappers.
181. DUKES, Carol Muske. Saving St. Germ. (n.p.): Viking (1993). Uncorrected proof copy of the second novel by this award-winning poet. Fine.
182. DUNCAN, David James. River Teeth. NY: Doubleday, 1995. Uncorrected proof copy of the third book by the author of The River Why, a collection of stories and essays. Fine in wrappers. Tom Robbins blurb.
183. DUNN, Katherine. Geek Love. NY: Knopf, 1989. Uncorrected proof copy of her acclaimed third novel, which received substantial critical praise and has gained a cult following since. Small smudge on front cover, otherwise fine.
184. DUNNE, John Gregory. Vegas: A Memoir of a Dark Season. NY: Random House (1974). Nonfiction, a personal account of the author's time in Las Vegas, and a portrait of that city from the perspective of a writer suffering a nervous breakdown. The uncorrected proof copy. Fine in wrappers and signed by the author.
185. DUNNE, John Gregory. Playland. NY: Random House (1994). His most recent novel, set in Hollywood and spanning 50 years. Uncorrected proof copy. Fine in wrappers.
186. EDGERTON, Clyde. Redeye. Chapel Hill: Algonquin, 1995. Uncorrected proof copy of this novel by the author of Raney, among others. Fine in wrappers.
186. EHRLICH, Gretel. A Match to the Heart. NY: Pantheon (1994). Uncorrected proof copy. The wide distribution given to the advance reading copy of this account of being struck by lightning would suggest that uncommonly few copies of this proof were done; this is, in fact, the first copy we have seen. Covers slightly soiled; very good in wrappers.
187. EISELEY, Loren. The Night Country. NY: Scribner (1971). Uncorrected proof copy of this volume by the noted naturalist/poet. Printed on rectos only. A dozen instances of marginal notations and underlinings. Very good in wrappers and signed by the author.
188. EISELEY, Loren. Notes of an Alchemist. NY: Scribner's (1972). The author's first collection of poems. Folded and gathered sheets. Signed by the author. Fine, laid into dust jacket. A scarce prepublication format.
189. ELKIN, Stanley. The Franchiser. NY: FSG (1976). Uncorrected proof copy of his fourth novel. Fine in wrappers.
190. ELKIN, Stanley. The Magic Kingdom. NY: Dutton (1985). Uncorrected proof copy. Creased along front spine fold; else fine in wrappers.
191. ELKIN, Stanley. Van Gogh's Room at Arles. NY: Hyperion (1993). Uncorrected proof copy. Three novellas. Fine in wrappers, in proof dust jacket.
192. ELLIS, Bret Easton. Less Than Zero. NY: Simon & Schuster (1985). Uncorrected proof copy of the author's first book which, together with Jay McInerney's Bright Lights, Big City, inaugurated the "Brat Pack" of young urban writers in the 1980s, who were credited with being the defining voices of their generation. This was later made into a movie. Fine in wrappers, with publisher's letter laid in regarding other forthcoming books, including Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry, which won the Pulitzer Prize for that year.
193. ELLIS, Bret Easton. The Informers. NY: Knopf, 1994. Uncorrected proof copy of this novel by the "Brat Pack" author of Less Than Zero, The Rules of Attraction, and, most controversially, American Psycho. This is the second state proof, with the words "A Novel" blacked out on the cover, reportedly at Ellis' request. Fine in wrappers.
194. -. Same title, the first state of the proof, before the words "A Novel" were blacked out. Fine in wrappers.
195. ELLISON, Ralph. Shadow & Act. NY: RH (1964). Uncorrected proof copy of the second book by the author of classic Invisible Man, which won the National Book Award. A collection of essays and the only book other book published during Ellison's lifetime. Tall, ringbound proofs shot from galley sheets. A very scarce state of an important book.
196. ELLROY, James. Hollywood Nocturnes. NY: Otto Penzler (1994). Uncorrected proof copy of this collection of short fiction, including a novella and all the short stories Ellroy has written. Fine in wrappers.
197. ELLROY, James. American Tabloid. NY: Knopf, 1995. Uncorrected proof copy of this novel, which looks at the underside of America through the prism of the thugs involved in the Kennedy assassination. Fine in wrappers.
198. ELMSLIE, Kenward. The Orchid Stories. Garden City: Doubleday, 1973. Uncorrected proof copy of this large collection of stories and prose poems, in the form of tall, bound galley sheets. Stamped "Final Galley." A number of the galley pages are loose but all are present. Near fine in wrappers and signed by the author. Unique.
199. ENGEL, Marian. Bear. (Toronto): McClelland & Stuart (1976). First edition of her most famous book, a short, haunting novel of a woman in the Canadian wilderness who develops an intimate relationship with a wild bear. An uncommon book, which has become a feminist classic for its depiction of a woman strong enough and independent enough to carve out her own destiny irrespective of societal expectations and taboos. This is the uncorrected proof copy. Fine in wrappers.
200. ERDRICH, Louise. The Bingo Palace. (NY): HarperCollins (1994). Uncorrected proof copy of the fourth novel in her series that began with Love Medicine. Published to universal critical acclaim. Erdrich has established a perspective that draws on Native American culture--from mystical and spiritual elements to clan relationships, oral traditions and storytelling techniques--to create a unique contemporary voice. Fine in wrappers.
201. ERICKSON, Steve. Tours of the Black Clock. NY: Poseidon (1989). Advance reading copy of the author's third book, a fantastic tale of Hitler's private pornographer. Black stripe at bottom page edges; else fine in wrappers and signed by the author.
202. EVENSON, Brian. Altmann's Tongue. NY: Knopf, 1994. Uncorrected proof copy, a collection of short stories--many of them "short-short" stories, and with a violent or macabre edge--and a novella. The author's first book. Fine in wrappers.