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Port Townsend, Copper Canyon, 1984. The uncommon uncorrected proof copy of these "poems for women." Stapled sheets with a black tape spine. A low-tech production, suggesting very few were done. Kizer won the Pulitzer Prize the following year, for her collection Yin. Fine, with publisher's promotional sheet laid in. [#014851] $95

Woodstock, Overlook Press, (1999). Poetry by the playwright and filmmaker. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#024759] $95

Chicago, Harvester-Hall, 1964. The earliest publication we have seen by Murphy, author of Golf in the Kingdom, among a number of other books, both fiction and nonfiction. Murphy was one of the co-founders of Esalen Institute and a key figure in the human potential movement that grew from it. One of 500 copies. Dampstain at lower corner of front cover, thus near fine in stapled wrappers. [#009648] $95

(London), Andre Deutsch, (1960). Second printing of the first book by this Trinidadian author of Indian descent, who came to be regarded as one of the giants of contemporary English literature, and the most astute, if acerbic, Western commentator on Third World issues. Naipaul won the Booker Prize for his collection In a Free State and numerous other literary awards over the course of his 40-year writing career. Bookplate of poets Barbara Howes and William Jay Smith front pastedown; foxing to endpages and page edges; pencilled marginal markings; spine slant; very good in a near fine, second impression dust jacket with a vertical fold at the spine. [#018689] $95

Los Angeles, Bauer Benedek, (1987). Photocopied screenplay for the spooky thriller directed by John Schlesinger, who also did The Day of the Locust, Marathon Man, The Falcon and the Snowman and others. In an agency binder, with a cover letter from the agency to a novelist laid in. Fine. [#019022] $95

Hadley, Numinous Press, 1992. A first bibliography of Robert Stone, describing in detail the American and British editions of his "A" items up through Outerbridge Reach, 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 Illustrated with photographs, and including a critical introduction, as well as a previously unpublished piece by Robert Stone: the transcript of an impromptu talk that Stone gave at the Library of Congress for the tenth anniversary of the PEN Faulkner Award in 1989, about his exposure at a young age to the effects of writing, experienced upon reading Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Stone, who won the National Book Award for his novel Dog Soldiers, was widely considered one of the 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 does not give an accurate indication of his pervasive influence on contemporary American literature. By tracing the secondary appearances (the bibliography includes over 240 entries), one begins to appreciate the scope of his writing and the points at which his voice was one of those that defined our current situation and gave us the terms with which to understand it. 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, MA, and printed letterpress by Wild Carrot Press. Can be signed by Ken Lopez, if desired. [#010984] $95

NY, Knopf, 2009. The uncorrected proof copy of this posthumous collection. A few light spots to covers; near fine in wrappers. [#029542] $95

(n.p.), Albondocani, (1974). A card with a poem by Updike, used as a holiday greeting. One of 400 copies, of which this is one of 160 copies for the publisher's use, with the publisher's name printed on the page with the greeting. Fine in stapled wrappers. [#030176] $95

NY, Tor/Doherty, (1989). Signed by the author. Bookplate of another author on the front flyleaf, and a "Compliments of the Author" card laid in. Foxing to top edge of text block; very near fine in a very near fine dust jacket. [#031169] $95

New Rochelle, Elizabeth Press, (1965). Poetry by a writer of Cherokee-French descent, also known as Gogisgi. This is his first book. Stamped as having belonged to the literary magazine Epoch. Narrow dampstaining to both spine and foredge; thus very good in stapled wrappers. Scarce. [#026836] $85

(Berkeley), Last Gasp, 1970. First printing, with the red border on the front cover. Near fine. [#036379] $85

Milwaukee, Kitchen Sink, 1970. First printing, national edition, without the 8 pages of local ads (as per comixjoint). Vertical crease front cover; otherwise near fine. [#036381] $85

San Francisco, Rip Off Press, 1971. First printing, with blue sky on the rear cover (Jay Kennedy's Price Guide). Near fine. [#036388] $85

Berkeley, Print Mint, 1969. First and only printing. Near fine. [#036367] $85

NY, Random House, (1977). Conversations between Cott and Maurice Sendak, Henry Miller, Warner Herzog, Oriana Fallaci, Walter Lowenfels, Glenn Gould, Stephane Grappelli, and Harry Partch. Inscribed by Cott in 1978. Foxing to top edge; near fine in a near fine dust jacket. [#035829] $85

NY, Harper & Row, (1976). The simultaneous issue in wrappers. Near fine. David Ignatow blurb. [#036070] $85

NY, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1980). Folded and gathered sheets of this posthumous collection of Jarrell's essays and reviews, spanning the years 1935-1964. Edge-sunned, a little spotting and creasing to the last page; near fine. Jarrell, a poet and also the author of one novel and several children's books, was highly respected for his incisive criticism. A scarce advance issue of this collection. [#012861] $85
On Sale: $43

(London), Golden Handshake, (2004). Inscribed by the author to Robert Stone and his wife: "If you don't write to say how swell you think this book is I won't blame you. Just had a visit from Joey Brooks. Spoke of you & the great old days in Gethly." Laid in is an autograph letter signed from Landesman to the Stones, talking about a grandchild, and her eyesight, and the included poem "A Luddite Lament." The letter is near fine; the book is fine in wrappers. [#033799] $85

London, Tiger of the Stripe, (2004). A biography. Inscribed by the subject, Landesman, to Robert Stone and his wife, "fellow conspirators in the game of life." Publicity sheet laid in, also inscribed: "Hi - My last shot - and not a minute too soon." Stone has a blurb on the rear panel and a mention in the book. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#033746] $85

(n.p.), Kant, (2000). Bilingual (English/Czech) edition. Inscribed by the author to Robert Stone in the year of publication. Fine in a very good dust jacket. [#033757] $85

(NY), Viking, (1990). Signed by the author. Unmarked, but from the library of Robert Stone. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#033754] $85
On Sale: $43

(NY), Viking, (1995). Inscribed by the author to Robert Stone, "with great admiration," in the month prior to publication. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#033761] $85

Washington, D.C., Island Press, [1996]. A broadside promoting the authors' book The Forgotten Pollinators, an attempt to remind people that plants (and food) depend on threatened mammals, birds, butterflies and bees as pollinators. Signed by both Nabhan and Buchmann. 8-1/2" x 16-1/2". Rolled, else fine. [#033884] $85

(Stillwater), Voyageur Press, (1993). A collection of poems and short fiction by a Chippewa writer. Inscribed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#036587] $85

NY, Doubleday, (1994). The advance reading copy of his second book, first novel. Winner of the 1993 Pirates Alley William Faulkner Prize for the Novel. Inscribed by the author: "For ___, this cold, cold book. Stay warm!" Fine in wrappers. [#030018] $85

NY, Knopf, (1993). The uncorrected proof copy of the first American edition of this dark young adult novel that was later reprinted as The Butterfly Tattoo. Slightly dusty; else fine in wrappers. [#023042] $85

NY, Frederick A. Stokes, 1934. Owner name and blindstamp front flyleaf; a solid but handled copy. Very good, without dust jacket. [#036108] $85

Houston, (n.p.), ca. 1992. Phtocopied typescript of this essay by the author of the family memoir If Nights Could Talk. This essay was published in Gulf Coast in 1992, with substantial textual changes from this text. 6 pages, folded in half; near fine. [#035741] $85

NY, Dutton, 1950. Fading to the green spine cloth with darkening to the base and a short tear at the crown. A very good copy, lacking the dust jacket. [#035750] $85

NY, Boni and Liveright, 1917. An early work by Van Dine, using his given name. An anthology of stories by French writers, with a 30-page introduction by Van Dine/Wright. Rubbing to boards; a very good copy, lacking the dust jacket. [#036183] $85