E-list # 116

Franklin Center, Franklin Library, 1992. The Franklin Library edition of this novel, which immediately preceded her being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993. This is the true first edition of this title. Signed by Morrison, with a special introduction by her for this edition. Leatherbound, all edges gilt, and with a silk ribbon marker bound in. Fine. [#912661] SOLD

NY, Knopf, 1977. Her third book and the first to go into multiple printings immediately after publication. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and chosen at the time of publication as a Main Selection of the Book of the Month Club, which probably gained the book exposure to more than 100,000 readers who would not have otherwise encountered it. A fine copy in a near fine, spine-sunned dust jacket. [#912668] SOLD

NY, Knopf, 1981. The first trade edition of her fourth novel. Signed by the author. Fine in a near fine, mildly sunned dust jacket. [#912669] SOLD

NY, Knopf, 1981. The first trade edition of her fourth novel. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a slight bump to one corner and a bit of shelf wear to the heel. [#024149] $125

London, A. Smith, 1929. With photographs by the author. Bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe in full leather stamped in gilt and blind with raised bands and a front cover design incorporating the author's initials from a design on the title page. All edges gilt. The colophon states "Designed by W.B. Dalton and W.H. Amery with the assistance of the Artistic Typography Class of The Camberwell School of Arts & Crafts, London. Printed under the direction of H.G. Wicks by A. Smith & Co., 30 Sangley Road, London, S.E.6." One of 500 copies, although it appears that most were bound in quarter leather and only the first 30 (50?) were bound in full leather. Apparently each of the leatherbound copies had a different design, and some were bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe and others by Douglas Cockerel. A trifle scratched on the rear cover, but still fine in a near fine slipcase. A very attractive copy. [#027368] $3,500

(NY), (Viking), (2006). Two volumes: signed copies of both the advance reading copy and the first printing of the first edition. The first edition is signed by Mortenson; the advance reading copy is signed by both Mortenson and David Relin. Textual differences exist between the advance copy and the first edition. An inspirational, then infamous, account of Mortenson's quest to build schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan in response to kindnesses bestowed on him by locals while he was lost in Pakistan after an unsuccessful ascent of K2, a quest that led to his founding the Central Asia Institute and to an ongoing effort that has resulted in the building of hundreds of schools. The hardcover edition sold only 20,000 copies; the paperback sold over four million copies in more than 40 countries and stayed on The New York Times bestseller list for more than four years, until, in 2011, author Jon Krakauer revealed on 60 Minutes that Mortenson and Relin had taken liberties with the narrative and, in Mortenson's case, liberties with his financial relationship to the Central Asia Institute. The first edition is signed by Mortenson, who has added the word "Peace!" The advance reading copy is signed by Mortenson and by Relin, who at one point claimed sole authorship of the book, saying it was published with Mortenson as co-author over his objections. Relin committed suicide the year after the controversy broke. The advance reading copy has a mild corner tap and slight cover splaying and is very near fine. The first edition is fine in a fine dust jacket, with a ticket and a program for a Mortenson reading (of the sequel, Stones Into Schools) laid in. Each book has a custom clamshell case. A bestselling story of a Nobel Peace Prize-nominated attempt to achieve peace through education, flawed only by its being more inspirational than true. Note: proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to Room To Read, an unassociated organization of similar vision. [#032663] SOLD

NY, Norton, (1992). A review copy of the third Easy Rawlins mystery and, by most accounts, the scarcest in the series. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#024152] $150

(London), Duck Editions, (2000). The limited edition, created by the addition of a Duck Press Limited Editions stamp on the title page. Copy 18 of 500 numbered copies signed by the author. Also signed by designer Damien Hirst on the rear cover. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#915437] SOLD

NY, Phaedra Press, (1967). The hardcover issue of the first Russian-language edition of Nabokov's masterwork, which was first published in Paris in English in 1955. This translation was done by Nabokov himself and includes a postscript by him that appears only in this edition. This is Juliar's "issue b" in pink cloth, with three cancels; "issue a" was in wrappers. Fine in a very good, mildly rubbed dust jacket with one edge tear at the upper rear spine fold. [#030764] SOLD

(London), Picador, (2001). Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#914227] SOLD

NY, Viking, (1982). Her first book, a novel constructed in seven stories. Winner of the American Book Award for best first novel of the year, and later the basis for a television miniseries. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#914229] SOLD

North Brookfield, Thistle Hill Press, 1978. "An Ecological Parable." One of 500 copies, signed by Neal and by Fritz Eichenberg, who provides a wood engraving, also signed, as illustration. The text and the illustration are in separate saddle-stitched wrappers; these are housed together in a slipcase. Very slight spine-sunning to wrappers, else fine; the slipcase is near fine. [#027445] $225

NY, Sweetwater Editions, (1981). The limited edition of this handsome book of photographs by Ann Parker, and gravestone rubbings, with text by Avon Neal. One of 175 numbered copies bound in full mottled calf, blind stamped and with raised bands and green leather spine label, and signed by Neal and Parker. In addition, there are two selenium-toned silver prints by Ann Parker laid in, matted, numbered and signed by Parker and an original gravestone rubbing, also matted, numbered, and signed by both authors. The book is fine. Enclosed with the prints in a clamshell box, which is also fine. A handsome and important production, many copies of which were destroyed when the publisher was bought and the new owner discarded existing inventory. This copy from the library of the authors, with a letter of provenance available. [#027369] $2,500

NY, Holt, Rinehart, Winston, (1974, 1978, 1981). All three volumes in Nichols' New Mexico Trilogy. Signed by the author in the third volume. The first volume has a very small bump to the spine base and jacket; the second volume has a short gutter tear and a tiny bit of top edge foxing, in a jacket with a creased upper edge tear; the set is for the most part stunning, still very near fine or better with no fading. The first book was memorably adapted for film by Robert Redford, with Nichols co-authoring the screenplay. [#911090] SOLD

NY, David McKay, (1965). His first novel. Some loss to spine lettering and modest handling to boards; near fine in a very near fine dust jacket with one short edge tear on the upper front panel. [#911784] $175

NY, David McKay, (1965). His first novel. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#911782] SOLD

NY, David McKay, (1965). His first novel. Foxing to endpages; near fine in a fine dust jacket. [#911783] SOLD

NY, Putnam, (1966). His uncommon second book. Fine in a very near fine dust jacket with trace rubbing to the corners. [#911785] SOLD

Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University Press, (1986). Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#913676] SOLD

Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University Press, 1983. The hardcover issue of his first book, a collection of stories that was issued simultaneously in hardcover and softcover. The stories' locales are in the rural South; the book was published as part of the Press's commitment to literary fiction from the South, which brought out books by James Lee Burke as well as John Kennedy Toole's A Confederacy of Dunces. Slight spine lean; else fine in a fine dust jacket. [#913377] SOLD

Ann Arbor, Bear Claw Press, (1976). Apparently Norman's first book, a collection of Swampy Cree Naming Stories, told by Samuel Makidemewa'be, and translated and introduced by Norman. Precedes his collection The Wishing Bone Cycle, also published in 1976, and which incorporated the tales in this volume. The size of the edition is unknown, but a later book by Norman published by the same press had a printing of 1000 copies, and this seems considerably scarcer. Signed by the author. Fine in wrappers. [#913383] SOLD

Boston, Atlantic Monthly, (1986). A children's book, with wood engravings by Michael McCurdy. Warmly inscribed by the author: "For ___ & ___ world series week 1986. My two day and night owl buddies. Love, Howard." Oblong quarto; fine in a fine dust jacket. [#913384] SOLD

Arizona, Synaethesia Press, 2001. Two stories from O'Brien's award-winning collection The Things They Carried, bound back-to-back and printed by Jim Camp in an edition of 125 copies, of which this is copy "W" of 26 lettered, clothbound copies in an engraved and welded metal slipcase. Black cloth with paper labels; rice paper endpapers, with the text printed on a brighter and heavier stock than the wrappered issue. Illustrated by noted artist Fritz Scholder and signed by the author and the artist. One of the most unusual and inventive small press/fine press efforts we have seen. A remarkable production. Heavy. Fine. [#911816] SOLD

Arizona, Synaethesia Press, 2001. Two stories from O'Brien's award-winning collection The Things They Carried, bound back-to-back and printed by Jim Camp in an edition of 125 copies, of which this is number 88 of 99 numbered copies in saddle-stitched wrappers. Illustrated by noted artist Fritz Scholder and signed by the author and the artist. Fine. [#911817] SOLD

NY, Broadway Books, (1998). The uncorrected proof copy, in white wrappers. Much scarcer than the advance reading copy in pictorial wrappers. Signed by the author in the year of publication. Fine in wrappers. [#911810] SOLD

Franklin Center, Franklin Library, 1998. The Franklin Library edition. A leatherbound limited edition, with an introduction written especially for this edition that keeps us from calling this title a departure for O'Brien: "Though I am known as a 'Vietnam writer' -- whatever that may be -- I have always pegged myself more as a 'love writer,' and in that regard Tomcat in Love is no departure at all." Signed by the author. Fine, without dust jacket, as issued. [#911811] SOLD

(Castle Rock), Bella Luna, (1992). An apparently never-produced limited edition of Offutt's first book, which was a collection of stories published in 1992 as a paperback original in the Vintage Contemporaries series. Offered here are copyedited, typeset sheets: one full set (140 pages) and five partial sets (approximately 270 pages). 8-1/2" x 11" sheets, printed on rectos only, with copyeditor's marks throughout. Offutt's book received high praise from critics; on the strength of it and his 1993 memoir, The Same River Twice, he was named one of the "20 best young American writers" by Granta magazine in 1996. A few marks where rubber bands once lay; near fine, in manuscript box. Presumably unique. [#915763] SOLD

1969. The photocopied typescript of four poems by Ondaatje that would be collected four years later in Rat Jelly. Given by Ondaatje to Greg Gatenby (later the director of Toronto's annual International Festival of Authors) in 1969 when Gatenby was Ondaatje's student. Includes "Rat Jelly," "Burning Hills" (2 pages), "Near Elginburg," and "Sullivan and the Iguana." All correspond to the versions published in 1973 except for one extra line in this earlier version of "Sullivan and the Iguana." One tiny hand-correction reproduced in "Burning Hills." Pages are folded once; some spotting to pages, mostly on versos, not affecting text. Near fine. Manuscript material from this early in Ondaatje's career is practically unknown in the market, and this group comes with impeccable provenance, only one step removed from the author. [#029953] $1,500

(Toronto), McClelland & Stewart, (1987). A highly praised novel set in the aftermath of World War I. Signed by the author. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a vertical crease to the rear panel. [#911847] SOLD

Toronto, Contact Press, (1966). Ondaatje's first book appearance: fourteen poems in this anthology of Canadian poetry edited by Raymond Souster. Issued in wrappers in an edition of 736 copies. Signed by Ondaatje and Souster. Quarto. Acidic pages darkening; near fine. [#911838] SOLD

(Toronto), (Coach House), (1967). His first book, a volume of poetry. One of 500 numbered copies. This copy is inscribed by Ondaatje, "with best wishes," in 1968. Ripple to rear pastedown, else fine in a very near fine dust jacket with just a bit of creasing to the upper edge. [#911106] SOLD

NY, Knopf, 1992. The uncorrected proof copy of the American edition of his Booker Prize-winning novel, the basis for an award winning film. Signed by the author. Fine in wrappers. [#911852] SOLD

(Toronto), (Coach House), (1969). An early collection of poetry, limited to 300 numbered copies, of which the first 50 copies were signed by the author. This is copy No. 8. One minute corner tap, else fine in a near fine, mildly spine and edge sunned dust jacket with a faint patch of foxing on the front panel. [#911239] SOLD

(Toronto), (Coach House), (1969). The hardcover issue. Nicely inscribed by the author "with best wishes & love" in 1970. Number 153 of 300 numbered copies of the true first edition of this very uncommon title. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#911107] SOLD

(n.p.), (Fox Run Press), (2004). The uncorrected proof copy, which varies not in text but in design from the final version. 3-1/4" x 11-1/2". Signed by the author. Fine. [#911867] SOLD

(n.p.), McClelland & Stewart, 1988. A broadside poem from Ondaatje's collection Handwriting. 9-1/2" x 13". One of an unknown number of copies issued by the press in conjunction with the publication of that collection. Signed by the author. Shallow lower corner crease and tiny edge tear; near fine. A broadside with the same poem, but with textual variations, was issued by Fox Run Press in 2004. [#911848] SOLD

NY, Harcourt Brace, (1958). The first American edition of this passionate book documenting unemployment and working class life in Depression England. Corners tapped, else fine in a near fine dust jacket with one edge tear and internal tape-strengthening at the crown. [#024971] SOLD

NY, Doubleday, (2001). The advance reading copy. Signed by the author. Fine in wrappers. [#911872] SOLD

Hillsboro, Blue Heron, (1995). An excerpt from Fight Club in this anthology. Signed by Palahniuk at his contribution. Fine in wrappers. [#916658] SOLD

NY, Doubleday, (2007). The limited edition. One of 1000 copies signed by the author. Fine in a fine, illustrated cardstock slipcase. [#911876] SOLD

North Brookfield, Thistle Hill Press, (1982). A study of and tribute to the itinerant photographers of Guatemala. With photographs by Parker and text by Neal. Printed in a deluxe edition of 100 copies, this copy is out of series and from the library of the authors. With an original selenium-toned silver print signed by Neal. The print is housed in a folding chemise; the book is bound in Guatemalan "ghost" fabric, purchased by the authors on their trip; both are enclosed in a clamshell box with paper labels. A trade edition was issued by the MIT Press, but the limited edition is extremely scarce. Fine. [#027452] $750

(Sydney), Picador, (2003). Signed by the author. Slight bump to crown; else fine in self-wrappers. [#912691] $100

NY, Riverhead Books, 2004. The first American edition. Signed by the author. Light splaying to boards; else fine in a fine dust jacket. [#912692] $60

(NY), Delacorte Press, (1979). The uncommon hardcover issue of her well-received first collection of stories. Signed by the author in 1980. This title was issued simultaneously in hardcover by Delacorte and as a paperback by Dell/Delta. The hardcover used the same sheets as the paperback, an acidic paper that tends to brown with age. These pages are slightly browned, otherwise this is a fine copy in a fine dust jacket. [#914269] SOLD

Tucson, Dennis McMillan, 2000. The limited edition. One of 225 numbered copies signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket and slipcase. [#914590] SOLD

(London), Faber and Faber, (2003). His Guardian Prize- and Booker Prize-winning first novel. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy. [#912698] $80

(London), Faber and Faber, (2003). His Guardian Prize- and Booker Prize-winning first novel. Signed by the author and dated the day after publication. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#912699] SOLD

(London), Faber and Faber, (2003). The advance reading copy of his Guardian Prize- and Booker Prize-winning first novel. Fine in wrappers. [#912700] $60

Boston, Little Brown, (1962). Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket with maybe a hint of rubbing to the lower spine. A very attractive copy of the book that will probably stand as her greatest achievement. [#913402] SOLD

[c. 1990]. Fifteen original pieces of horror art (including one print and one set of contact sheets, in addition to photographs) by Potter, one of the most renowned contemporary fantasy artists. Potter uses traditional darkroom techniques to generate startling, often erotic, mind-bending, sensual images with both dramatic shock value and a dark sense of foreboding. His art has illustrated works by J.G. Ballard, Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, Poppy Z. Brite, Lucius Shepard, Ramsey Campbell, Clive Barker, William Gibson, William Burroughs and others. Poppy Z. Brite and Lydia Lunch are among his most frequent models. All of the photographs in this collection are from an unpublished book on his work. Most are 11" x 14", and most are signed by Potter. Together with an autograph letter signed by Potter to the would-be editor of the book, Stanley Wiater. Two pages, in which Potter weighs in on the idea of a dark fantasy children's book and works out the medium for an interview with Wiater. A fine collection from a work that was scuttled by the publisher and will never see light of day. Unique. [#030133] $3,500

NY, Morrow, (1988). The uncorrected proof copy of his second novel. Publication date written vertically across front cover; fine in wrappers. [#911881] SOLD

NY, Morrow, (1991). The uncorrected proof copy of his third novel, a dazzling display of verbal pyrotechnics which once again earned him high praise, award recognition, and comparisons with the best of the postmodern writers such as Pynchon. Like his first book, a nominee for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Winner of Time magazine's Book of the Year award. Publication date written across front cover; fine in wrappers. Laid in is an announcement of a printing error that resulted in strings of letters and numbers appearing at the bottom of more than 100 pages. [#911885] SOLD

NY, Beech Tree Books, (1985). The uncorrected proof copy of one of the most highly praised first novels of its time -- a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and winner of the Rosenthal Award from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters for a book of "considerable literary achievement." Publication date written on front cover; near fine in wrappers. An uncommon proof, and an important debut. [#911113] SOLD

London, Chatto & Windus, 1956. Inscribed by Pritchett, "To mother and father with all my love Victor." A novelist, critic, travel writer and short story writer, Pritchett was most well-known, and most highly regarded, for his short fiction. He has been compared to Chekhov, about whom he wrote a well-received biography of Chekhov. A couple of incidental turns to page corners; very near fine in a near fine dust jacket with several tiny edge chips. A very nice family association copy. [#029606] SOLD

NY, Scribner, (1993). The uncorrected proof copy of her third work of fiction and second novel, which won both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize -- a rare literary double. Inscribed by the author. Fine in wrappers. [#911906] SOLD

NY, Scribner, (1993). The uncorrected proof copy of her third work of fiction and second novel, which won both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize -- a rare literary double. Fine in wrappers. [#911907] SOLD

NY, Scribner's, (1992). Her second book of fiction and first novel. Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#911920] SOLD

NY, Scribner's, (1992). The uncorrected proof copy of her second book of fiction and first novel. Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award. Fine in wrappers. [#911919] SOLD

NY, Walker, (1993). Her first book, a mystery novel featuring Phoebe Siegel. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#024166] $150

London, Cape, (1967). The first British edition of his second novel, winner of the Rosenthal Award from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and the most overtly political, and paranoid, of Pynchon's novels. Chosen by David Pringle as one of the hundred best novels of Modern Fantasy. For some reason, this seems to be the scarcest of the British editions of Pynchon's books. Foxing to page edges and a couple tiny spots to spine cloth; near fine in a near fine dust jacket with trace foxing on verso and dust soiling on the rear flap at the top and bottom edges and along the fold. [#914675] SOLD

Philadelphia, Lippincott, (1966). Pynchon's second novel, winner of the Rosenthal Award from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and the most overtly political, and paranoid, of Pynchon's novels. Chosen by David Pringle as one of the hundred best novels of Modern Fantasy. Edge-sunning to boards; near fine in a very near fine, price-clipped dust jacket. [#915473] SOLD

Normal, Dalkey Archive Press, (1994). "Critical Takes on Pynchon's Novel," edited by Donald Greiner, Geoffrey Green and Larry McCaffrey. This is the simultaneous issue in wrappers. Fine. [#915495] SOLD

Santa Fe, Red Crane Books, (1993). The well-received first novel by this author of Choctaw descent. This is the hardcover issue; there was a simultaneous issue in wrappers. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#024173] $125

(London), Quercus, (2010). The advance reading copy of the first British edition (preceded by the Australian edition but preceding the American edition) of this highly praised first novel. Fine in wrappers. [#028537] $150

(London), Little Brown, (2004). The advance reading copy of the British edition of this massive novel, which was loosely based on the author's life story, including his escape from an Australian prison and living on the run for a number of years. He wrote the novel while in prison, after being recaptured, and it became a bestseller. Labeled "uncorrected bound proof." Fine in wrappers. Uncommon in an advance issue. [#914678] $200

NY, Simon & Schuster, (1990). The uncorrected proof copy of this novel which was the first time Roth used his own name for the main character of a novel. He did it again in Operation Shylock and The Plot Against America, both books that accumulated multiple awards and award nominations. Signed by the author. Fine in wrappers. This is the only signed copy we have seen. [#911964] SOLD

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1959. A review copy of his first book, a collection of short fiction including the title novella -- which was the basis for a well-received movie in the Sixties -- and five short stories. Winner of the National Book Award. Mild indentation to front board, otherwise a fine copy in a very near fine, very slightly rubbed dust jacket. Author photo (no review slip) laid in. One of the nicest copies we've seen of this book, and extremely scarce as an advance copy. [#911246] SOLD

(Lewisburg), Press of Appletree Alley, 1995. A fine press limited edition of a story that first appeared in The Partisan Review in 1986. Copy No. 138 of 195 numbered copies, signed by the author. An uncommon edition: although the stated limitation was 195, the press was selling unbound copies a couple of years after the initial publication date, suggesting that not all of the sets of sheets were bound. Fine in quarter leather, burgundy cloth boards, in a fine slipcase. The nicest edition done of one of Roth's works. [#911247] SOLD

(NY), Library of America, (2005). The second volume of Roth's collected works: When She Was Good, Portnoy's Complaint, Our Gang, and The Breast. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#911999] SOLD

Franklin Center, Franklin Library, 1993. The Franklin Library edition of this winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and Time magazine's Book of the Year; also voted one of the best works of American fiction in a quarter century in a New York Times Book Review survey. Signed by the author, and with a special introduction by him for this edition. Leatherbound, all edges gilt, with a silk ribbon marker bound in. Fine. [#911969] SOLD

NY, Random House, (1971). Second printing. Roth's send-up of Nixon and the Nixon administration. Inscribed by the author: "For ___ and ___, two good kids." Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#911936] SOLD

(NY), (Metromedia), (1971). Playbill for three plays based on three Philip Roth stories: "Defender of the Faith," "Epstein," and "Eli, the Fanatic." This is the Playbill for the Premiere Performance, on October 26. Fine in stapled wrappers. Also included is a Playbill from the general run, which has more ads and a change of font on the title page. Also fine in stapled wrappers. [#911937] SOLD

Boston/NY, Houghton Mifflin, 2000. A review copy of this novel that won the PEN/Faulkner Award. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket, with author photo laid in and several pages of promotional material (no review slip). Very scarce signed, especially as an advance copy. [#911248] SOLD

London, Cape, (1985). The uncorrected proof copy of the first edition of this volume not separately published in the U.S. until the 1996 paperback edition. Slight abrasion to rear cover; else fine in wrappers. A Roth rarity. Roth became one of the most highly acclaimed American novelists in recent memory with a string of award-winning books in the 1990s and 2000s and inclusion of six volumes of his writings in the Library of America series. [#911956] SOLD

NY, Atlantic Monthly Press, (1988). Signed by the author with a Kilroy-type caricature. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#913407] SOLD

(n.p.), Granta, 1990. The text of Rushdie's Herbert Read Memorial Lecture, delivered February 6, 1990. Signed by the author. Fine in stapled wrappers. [#912010] SOLD

London, Jonathan Cape, (1983). The second in his series of books dealing with Islam and the countries of the East, beginning with Midnight's Children and ending with The Satanic Verses. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Signed by the author. Minimal wear; near fine in a very near fine dust jacket. [#023954] $375

London, Jonathan Cape, (1995). A clothbound limited edition of this novel that won the Whitbread Award and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Copy 82 of 200 numbered copies signed by the author. Fine in a fine slipcase. [#912016] SOLD

London, Jonathan Cape, (1995). A leatherbound limited edition of this novel that won the Whitbread Award and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. One of 100 numbered copies bound in green full leather, all edges gilt, in a green cloth slipcase. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine slipcase. [#912015] SOLD

Boston, Little, Brown, (1961). His third book, two novellas of the Glass family that first appeared in The New Yorker. Slight spine slant, slight sunning, slight offsetting to front flyleaf; a near fine copy in a very good, mildly toned and rubbed dust jacket with a little wear at the spine extremities. [#028324] SOLD

Boston, Little, Brown, (1961). His third book, two novellas of the Glass family that first appeared in The New Yorker. Penciled underlinings and notes in text; lower board sunned; some handling to foredge of flyleaf: a very good copy in a very good dust jacket with modest surface soiling to the white panels and a few small edge tears and corner chips. [#028325] SOLD

NY, Little, Brown, (1963). The first issue of Salinger's fourth and last book, which lacks a dedication page. An exceptionally scarce issue -- some knowledgeable sources have speculated that as few as 20 to 30 copies of this issue were released before they were reissued with a tipped-in dedication page, and later a bound-in dedication. Fine in a very near fine dust jacket with a tiny closed catch to the spine. Provenance: the Bruce Kahn collection. [#911135] SOLD

Boston, Little Brown, (1963). Salinger's fourth and last book, two long stories of the Glass family. This is the third issue, with the dedication page tipped in after the title page. Spotting to top edge; boards mildly sunned and splayed; very good in a very good, spine-sunned dust jacket with a little wear to the spine. [#024185] $250

Boston, Little, Brown, 1951. Salinger's classic first book, a coming-of-age novel that has influenced successive generations of young people with its adolescent hero's rejection of the "phoniness" of the adult world around him combined with the authenticity of his voice. Salinger's book retains the freshness it had when first published, and it stands as one of the great fictional accomplishments of 20th century American literature, included on every list of the 100 best novels of the century, and listed as number 2 on the Radcliffe list and number 6 on the Waterstone's list. Minor foxing to top and bottom edges of text block; offsetting to hinges from binder's glue; a very near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with offsetting to the front flap, tanning to the spine, slight rubbing to the spine folds and light wear to the crown. A very nice copy with distinguished provenance: it was a gift from publisher Alfred A. Knopf to a young writer who was interviewing him for a biography, and who later went on to win the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction in the 1980s. Letter of provenance available. [#028107] SOLD

Chicago, Consolidated Book Publishers, (1942). Salinger's first book appearance, this being the first issue (1942), the state without the head and toe bands. Rubbing to covers; near fine in a near fine, lightly faded mailing box, (printed in red, black and orange rather than the later red, white and blue), which has a revised page count stamped over the original page count. The "2" in the copyright date, which in our experience is always battered, is more clearly visible in this copy than in most other copies of the first issue that we have seen. [#914680] $2,500

West Hartford, Raven Editions, 2004. A limited edition of a single story. Of a total edition of 110 copies, this is copy 6 of 75 numbered copies signed by Salter and by Robert Dente, the artist. Fine in wrappers. [#915547] SOLD

NY, St. Martin's, (1989). A review copy of his scarce second book, based on the story of Lizzie Borden. Fine in a fine dust jacket, with publisher's promotional material laid in. [#024187] $400

NY, St. Martin's, (1987). The author's first book, a mystery novel set in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and published to substantial critical acclaim. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#024186] $400

London, Hamish Hamilton, (2001). The hardcover uncorrected proof of the first English language edition. Fine. [#912025] SOLD

London, Harvill Press, (1998). The first English language edition. This is the issue in wrappers. Fine. [#912023] SOLD

Boston, Little Brown, (2002). Her acclaimed second book, first novel, a story told from the point of view of a murdered girl and the surprise bestseller of the publishing season. After a modest first printing of 35,000 copies, rave reviews and word of mouth caused the book to go into numerous printings, with the result that the book sold more than 2 million copies in hardcover and stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for over a year. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket, with promotional postcard laid in. [#915567] SOLD

Boston, Little Brown, (2002). Her acclaimed second book, first novel, a story told from the point of view of a murdered girl and the surprise bestseller of the publishing season. After a modest first printing of 35,000 copies, rave reviews and word of mouth caused the book to go into numerous printings, with the result that the book sold more than 2 million copies in hardcover and stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for over a year. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#915568] SOLD

NY, Ballantine, (2001). Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#916815] SOLD

London, Harvill/Harper Collins, (1993). Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#913428] SOLD

Toronto, Macmillan of Canada, (1982). A review copy. Fine in a fine dust jacket, with press release laid in. [#912730] SOLD

Toronto, McGraw-Hill Ryerson, (1980). Fine in a very near fine dust jacket with a small abrasion on the front panel. [#912738] SOLD

Ottawa, Borealis, 1974. Her second book. Fine in wrappers. [#912740] $100

Toronto, Random House, (1993). Her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, which also won Canada's Governor General's Award -- the highest literary prize given in that country -- as well as the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Orange Prize. Also shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Fine in a fine dust jacket with a Vintage Canada Reading Group Guide (from a later date) laid in. A nice copy of the award-winning novel, with an uncommon ephemeral piece laid in. [#023959] $425

Toronto, Random House, (1993). Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Orange Prize, and Canada's Governor General's Award. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#912757] SOLD

London, Chatto & Windus, (2001). Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#914308] SOLD