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NY, Harper & Row, (1990). The second Neil Hamel mystery. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket with a tiny nick at the crown. [#024228] $150

NY, Knopf, 2009. The advance reading copy of the first novel by the Ethiopian-born physician and author of My Own Country: A Doctor's Story. Cutting for Stone was one of the most highly praised books of the year; the paperback edition stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for over two years. The author received a National Humanities Medal from President Barack Obama in 2015. Hint of a crown bump; slight glue residue lower rear cover; still very near fine in wrappers. Uncommon in the advance issue. [#035898] $150

Minneapolis, Nodin Press, (1984). His sixth book of haiku. Inscribed by the author to Joe Bruchac. Mild sunning; near fine in wrappers. An excellent association copy. [#025797] $150

(London), Deutsch, (1991). A collection of stories. Signed by the author. One corner tapped; else fine in a fine dust jacket. [#024235] $150

Post Mills, Chelsea Green Publishing, (1992). An elegy to the dusky seaside sparrow, which fell victim to, among other things, the needs of the Kennedy Space Center; duck hunters, "snowbirds," and Disney. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a wrinkled tear on the front flap. [#036559] $150
On Sale: $98

Washington, DC, Island Press, (1992). Wilkinson examines the effects of the 19th century mindset and policies causing conflict with land use and resource allocation in the 20th century. Inscribed by the author on the half-title in 1993: "For Karen Green - with my thanks for your work for Oregon's lands." Additionally signed by Wilkinson on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket, with a blurb by Wallace Stegner. [#036560] $150

Hanover, University Press of New England, (2012). A call to action for bringing economic and political practices in line with the realities of the planet's finite resources, including a chapter on bringing an end to the "culture wars." Inscribed by the author: "For Kevin & Rosemary -- with great thanks for your help." Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#036649] $150

West Lafayette, Purdue, (1985). A collection of poems, only issued in wrappers. This copy is inscribed by the author in January, 1986: "For __ __, reaching across the plains, this one is for you. Jim Barnes. Kirksville MO." Slight bump to crown, else fine in wrappers, with publisher's prospectus laid in. [#036423] $125
On Sale: $81

Kirskville, New Odyssey Press, (1998). A bilingual edition of poetry, with translations from the German by Barnes. This copy is signed by Barnes on the title page and inscribed by him on the half title. Slight splaying to boards; else fine in a fine dust jacket. Uncommon, especially signed. [#036425] $125
On Sale: $81

(Oxford), Privately Printed, 1929. The second volume of poetry by the Rev. George Bird. Inscribed by the author on the front pastedown, with an autograph note from the author to the recipient tipped to the front flyleaf. Laid in is a retained copy of a thank you note from the recipient to Bird, which elaborates on their friendship. Foxing to pages, thus only a very good copy. Hardbound, without dust jacket, presumably as issued. Six copies in OCLC. [#036003] $125

NY, Putnam's, (1973). A book for young readers on both the horrors and the marvels of warrior ants, by the author best known for Buried My Heart at Wounded Knee. Boards slightly rubbed; near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a light stain mid spine. [#036592] $125

NY, Abingdon-Cokesbury Press, (1939). A biography of four men: John Burroughs, Abraham Lincoln, Leo Tolstoy, and Graham Taylor. The Burroughs section runs 35 pages: not definitive, but relatively early, and in interesting company. Small ink stain on the title page, and a few pages of text have random ink markings, not affecting legibility; owner name on flyleaf; near fine in a very good, shallowly edge-chipped dust jacket. Uncommon in jacket. [#035986] $125

Verona, (Stamperia Valdonega), 1974. One of 300 copies printed, this copy inscribed by Campbell to Pauline Kael, "in admiration." Edge-sunning to wrappers; near fine. [#035487] $125

London, Faber and Faber, (1980). First thus: the first British edition of this collection of stories, some of which appeared in the collection War Crimes, which was not published outside of his native Australia, and the others of which are from his first book, which was published in Australia with this same title in 1974. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#911418] $125
On Sale: $81

Austin, Write Bloody, (2014). Choi's first book, only issued in wrappers. This copy is inscribed by the author: "___! Thank you for holding these poems. Wow wow grateful/ Franny Choi." Fine. Uncommon signed. [#035883] $125

NY, William Morrow, 1965. Winner of the 1966 John Burroughs Medal; a book about the life of herring gulls on an island off the Maine coast. Illustrated with photographs and drawings by Darling, and with a foreword by Roger Tory Peterson, whose recommendation of Louis and Lois Darling to Rachel Carson had resulted in the Darlings illustrating Silent Spring in 1962. An uncommon first edition. Slightly musty; near fine in a very good dust jacket with a couple of small edge chips on the rear panel. [#035124] $125

(n.p.), National Book Foundation, (1997). An 8-page pamphlet printing an interview with DeLillo by Diane Osen, upon the publication of the BOMC edition of Underworld. Covers two questions on DeLillo's becoming a writer, and another dozen specific to Underworld itself. After his National Book Award for White Noise, and the string of great novels that followed, DeLillo was considered one of the great American novelists of the second half of the 20th century, with Underworld widely considered to be his masterpiece. Fine in stapled wrappers. [#036545] $125

[Milan], Garzanti, (1953). Petersen A2.28. First Italian edition. Edge-tanned pages, else near fine in a good dust jacket with chipping to the corners, edges, and spine ends. Publisher's bookmark with a list of translated authors laid in. [#034939] $125

Gorham/Portland, [University of Southern Maine], 1971. Poster advertising two showings of films by Kenneth Anger, Harry Smith, Stan Brakhage, Ed Emshwiller, and "one unannounced film on an American Mythical Event," to be held on two campuses of the University of Southern Maine. Anger's films were his landmark Scorpio Rising and his 1969 Invocation of My Demon Brother, which had a soundtrack by Mick Jagger and won a Film Culture award in 1970 for best experimental film. Brakhage's films included the Dog Star Man sequence and two others from the early 1960s, one of which includes a typo in its title ("Theigh" instead of "Thigh"). 19" x 24". An attractive and compelling design, four color on what we believe to be the more common white background; near fine. [#033336] $125

London, Harvill Press, (1995). The first British edition of the second book in Ford's three-book Bascombe sequence. Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award. Signed by the author. Light lower corner taps, else fine in a very near fine dust jacket. [#028424] $125

(Madrid), Editorial Plutarco, 1930. Arabic-Spanish poetry from Andalucia. An early book by the prominent Spanish Arabist critic, poet and translator. A friend of Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca, his translations inspired Garcia Lorca's Divan del Tamarit, published posthumously in 1940. Copy No. 976 of an edition of 1000. Owner name on flyleaf; mild edge-chipping; front joint weakening. Very good in wrappers. [#035641] $125

(Amherst), Swamp Press, 1982. Copy No. 75 of 100 hardcover copies, signed by the author. This copy is a presentation copy, inscribed by the publisher/printer, Edward Stuart Rayher, "with thanks," on stationery laid in. Quarterbound in leather. Edge-sunned boards; near fine. An early publication by this small press, which is now also a type foundry. [#034445] $125

NY, Quill, 1983. The first printing of the simultaneous issue in wrappers. Heavily illustrated with photographs, both color and black and white, including artwork by Dead fans. With a short preface by Jerry Garcia. Very light wear to the edges and folds; near fine. [#036217] $125

(NY), Morrow, (2010). The friendship between an eagle who can't fly and a man with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. A tale of injury, illness, and redemption. Blurbs by Stacey O'Brien and Susan Richards, among others. Inscribed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#036658] $125

(NY), (John Love), [ca. 1975]. One of John Love's "Hearsay Broadsheets," this one announcing a poetry reading on Saturday, October 25 at Tin Palace. Poets include: Russell Edson, John Eskow, David Ignatow, Bill Knott, John Love, Thomas Lux, Bart Midwood, James Tate, and Virginia Terres. 19" x 8-1/2", printed in red on cream. Love's stamp appears on the verso. Folded in half, else fine. [#035320] $125

NY, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (2004). The saga of the "presumed extinct" Ivory-billed Woodpecker, and its emblematic place as a species of the "sixth wave" of extinction, currently underway. A beautifully researched and illustrated history of the forces conspiring against the bird's survival and the efforts made to stave off its demise. Inscribed by the author to a long-time ("ancient") friend. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#036643] $125

San Francisco, Fields Book Store, [1979]. A survey of the titles that had influenced or entertained him. Inscribed to Pauline Kael, with an autograph letter signed laid in telling Kael how much she is missed and urging her to see a Margarethe Mather exhibit in NY. Fine in stapled wrappers, with mailing envelope. [#035494] $125
On Sale: $81

NY, Ballantine Books, (2014). Author Jon Katz brings a sick donkey to his farm in upstate NY, where he begins to learn (empathy, compassion, friendship) from him. Signed by Katz. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#036659] $125

(NY), (One Story), (2004). His first solo appearance in print, a story that was later included in his collection Sightseeing. Published as Issue 46 of One Story. Lapcharoensap was named as one of Granta's best young American novelists, despite the fact that his one book to that point was a short story collection. Fine in stapled wrappers and signed by the author. [#913211] $125

Williamsburgh, Heron Press, 1971. Copy No. 168 of 200 numbered copies. Nine poems by Lavin illustrated with woodcuts by Bruce Chandler, who also designed and printed the book. Folio, 12" x 16", in light brown cloth boards with gilt-stamped red leather spine label. Small, 1" mark at upper board edge; else fine, without jacket, as issued. [#035608] $125