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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

(n.p.), Kitchen Sink, 1971. First printing (no statement of later printings). The entire issue is by Robert Crumb, with Crumb's "Whiteman Meets Bigfoot" as the feature story, taking up the bulk of the issue. "Whiteman" was a recurring character in Crumb's comix over the years, a satirical figure who tends to be preoccupied with "First World problems" until Crumb's story take him beyond them. Near fine. [#036410] $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

(Paris), Dragon's Dream, (1978). Cult book of tantric celebration. Small sticker removal abrasion front cover; covers a bit rubbed. Very good in wrappers. [#036032] $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), (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

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

NY, Avon Books, (1997). Short bursts of "wisdom." This copy is inscribed by the author, Dan Klein, aka "Reggie" to Pauline Kael. Klein is perhaps better known as the author of the 2006 book Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar. He and Kael were neighbors in Great Barrington, MA. A small paperback. Mild spine creasing; near fine. [#035299] $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
On Sale: $81

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

NY, Pantheon, (2004). Markel examines six major epidemics in the U.S. in the 20th century, including tuberculosis, the Bubonic Plague, and AIDS. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication. "with great appreciation." Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#034917] $125

NY, Viking, (1983). An author's copy of Matthiessen's controversial and suppressed book about the confrontation between American Indian activists and the FBI in the early Seventies at Pine Ridge Reservation near Wounded Knee that left two federal agents and one Indian dead, and resulted in AIM activist Leonard Peltier being imprisoned for life, convicted of the agents' murder in a case that Matthiessen describes as rife with government malfeasance. Matthiessen, his publisher, and even some bookstores who had stocked the book were the targets of lawsuits brought by two government officials who claimed they were slandered by the hard-hitting book, which made no bones about its advocacy of the Indians' case. Until a landmark Supreme Court decision upholding Matthiessen's (and Viking's) First Amendment rights, the book was shelved with remaining copies of it being pulped; paperback publication, as well as foreign publication, were blocked for nearly a decade. A significant volume, both for the incendiary nature of its content, as well as for the First Amendment battle surrounding its publication and suppression. (President Biden commuted Peltier's life sentence in 2025.) This copy is from Matthiessen's own library. A little Long Island foxing in evidence; near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Letter of provenance available. [#031447] $125

NY, Random House, (1990). The first book in his highly acclaimed trilogy, later published in 2008 as the edited single-volume Shadow Country, which won the National Book Award and the William Dean Howells Medal. Inscribed by the author in Santa Barbara in 1994: "For Rahda and Jimmy/ Perhaps by the time we meet again, I can bring you Watson II & III/ Many thanks/ and love/ Peter." Also signed in full on the facing page. Fine in a very near fine dust jacket. [#035591] $125

NY, Simon & Schuster, (1998). The author of The End of Nature and co-founder of the climate organization 350.org here makes an environmental argument for having only one child. Since this book was published, in 1998, the world population has increased 33%, from 6 billion to 8 billion. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#035596] $125

University Park, Pennsylvania State University Press, (1993). A biography of Melville, this copy from the library of Pauline Kael and inscribed to her (not by the author, who died prior to publication): "For Pauline: A book by a Melvillian to a Melvillian about Melville. I hope you enjoy." Kael once wrote (in regard to the film adaptation of Billy Budd), that Melville is "our greatest writer because he is the American primitive struggling to say more than he knows how to say, struggling to say more than he knows.” Fine in a fine dust jacket, with a review of a 1997 Melville biography laid in, which has one passage marked, presumably by Kael. [#035302] $125

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

NY, Norton, (1997). The advance reading copy (marked "uncorrected proof copy") of the first book in Mosley's Socrates Fortlow series, one of the prolific author's several series, among his more than 60 books written over a span of 35 years. This was made into a television movie starring Laurence Fishburne as Socrates. Signed by the author. Fine in wrappers. [#036420] $125

(Toronto), McClelland & Stewart, (1990). The Canadian author of Never Cry Wolf, among many others, here interviews environmental activists including Ron Burchell (The Sierra Club); Monte Hummel (World Wildlife Fund); Stephen Best (International Wildlife Coalition); and others, including David Suzuki, Peter Singer, and Elizabeth May. Inscribed by Mowat in the year of publication. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#035603] $125

NY, Macmillan, 1971. Long galley sheets for this autobiographical novel by the exiled South African writer. It follows his book Down Second Avenue and recounts his exile in Nigeria and Kenya, prior to his move to the U.S. This title was banned in South Africa. 100 long galley sheets (approximately 24" x 8"); folded in half. Tears to the cover sheet, else near fine. A very scarce prepublication format: probably no more than a half dozen copies of these galleys were created. [#035668] $125

NY, Knopf, 1993. Inscribed by the author to Virginia [Spencer Carr], biographer of Paul Bowles, Carson McCullers, and John Dos Passos. This is the definitive biography of O'Hara, who was at the heart of the "New York poets" in the 1950s and '60s. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#035304] $125

NY, Dodge Publishing, 1911. A six-page photographic calendar (for 1912) depicting scenes from Peabody's "The Piper," (with the added attribution "As I saw it played/Louise Hurlbut Mason.") Photographs by Byron. Ribbon-tied; 14" x 11". The calendar is a 4" x 2" inset accessible from all inner pages. Gift inscription on rear cover; modest foxing. Very good. [#035621] $125

(NY), (Vehicle), (1978). Her second book, a collection of short prose poems. Of a total edition of 500 copies, this is one of 474 copies in wrappers. Inscribed by the author in 1979. Slight rubbing to the spine folds, else fine; a very nice copy. [#011223] $125
On Sale: $81