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(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). The first American edition of this collection of stories that take their title from the name of the ancient lake on which present-day Mexico City stands. Signed by the author. Owner name front flyleaf, else fine in a very near fine dust jacket crimped at the crown. [#035655] $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

(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
On Sale: $43

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

NY, Knopf, 1980. Massie's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket with a couple of creased edge tears and dampstaining visible on the verso of the lower edge. "Doubleday Book Shops/Autographed Copy" sticker at lower edge of front panel. [#035814] $85

(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

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
On Sale: $43

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

NY, Pocket Books, 1963, 1965. Two by Westlake ("Stark"): The Hunter (NY: Pocket, 1963) and The Jugger (NY: Pocket, 1965). The Hunter is the first Permabook printing (February, 1963) and has a large bookstore stamp on the title page; very good. The Jugger is a first printing (July, 1965), and is near fine. [#036121] $85

(NY), Viking, (1993). The uncorrected proof copy of his first novel, which received considerable praise and helped get him selected as one of The New Yorker magazine's "20 best young American writers." Signed by the author. Fine in wrappers. [#914718] $80

(NY), MR Press, 1962. Poetry with a political edge by this activist poet, written during the volatile era of the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War. Inscribed by Beecher to Will Inman, another poet known for his political and social activism: "For Will Inman/ a poet whose work I like./ John Beecher/ May 22, 1967." Owner name and phone on front flyleaf with inscription on half title; wear to cloth at corners; a near fine copy in a very good dust jacket with a couple small edge chips. A nice literary association copy. [#029630] $80
On Sale: $40

London, Hamish Hamilton, (1991). Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#913532] $80

Chicago, University of Chicago Press, (2007). The issue in wrappers. Inscribed by the poet to the writer Robert Stone, on the dedication page, in the year of publication: "with gratitude for your loyal friendship & for your reliably great art -- with great esteem & affection." A nice association copy. Fine. [#028394] $80

(St. Lucia), University of Queensland Press, (1994). A small volume printing a piece that originally appeared in Granta. This is its first separate publication. Signed by the author. Fine in a fine dust jacket. [#911424] $80