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AFTER OUR WAR

AFTER OUR WAR

by BALABAN, John

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Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh, (1974). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper. Poet's first full-length book, with the Lamont Prize card laid in. Balaban is best known now for his translations into English of Vietnamese poetry.
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ALL MY RELATIONS

ALL MY RELATIONS

by McILROY, Christopher

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Used - Adhesive skim mark from sticker removal on cover; slight foxing to bulked text edges. Near Fine
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Athens, GA: The University of Georgia Press, (1994). First Edition. Wraps. Adhesive skim mark from sticker removal on cover; slight foxing to bulked text edges. Near Fine. Uncorrected Proof in pictorial wraps. Set against the stark landscape of the Southwest, this first collection of short stories won the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction. Publisher's letter laid in.
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THE ALLEYS OF EDEN

THE ALLEYS OF EDEN

by BUTLER, Robert Olen

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Used - Slight discoloration to spine. About Fine in a Fine dustwrapper
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New York: Horizon Press, (1981). First Edition. Hardcover. Slight discoloration to spine. About Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Author's first book.
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THE ALLEYS OF EDEN

THE ALLEYS OF EDEN

by BUTLER, Robert Olen

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New York: Horizon Press, (1981). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Author's first book.
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THE ALLEYS OF EDEN

THE ALLEYS OF EDEN

by BUTLER, Robert Olen

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New York: Horizon Press, (1981). First Edition. Hardcover. Slight foxing to bulked text edges. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with some light rubbing. Author's first book, increasingly scarce.
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THE ALLEYS OF EDEN

THE ALLEYS OF EDEN

by BUTLER, Robert Olen

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Used - Slight foxing to top edge. About Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with 1-1/2" x 3" faint adhesive remnant on the front cover
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New York: Horizon Press, (1981). First Edition. Hardcover. Slight foxing to top edge. About Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with 1-1/2" x 3" faint adhesive remnant on the front cover. Acclaimed author's first book.
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AN ALPHABET. POEMS

AN ALPHABET. POEMS

by DOTY, M. R. (Mark)

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Used - Slight fading to the front cover, small closed tear at the bottom of the rear cover near the spine. Near Fine
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(Ithaca, NY): (Alembic Press), (1979). First Edition. wraps. Slight fading to the front cover, small closed tear at the bottom of the rear cover near the spine. Near Fine. Pictorial wraps with initials by Teresa McNeil. One of 600 copies of the poet's first book, preceding his first trade book, TURTLE, SWAN, by eight years. In fact, Doty co-wrote several books with his then-wife, Ruth, before his first trade book was published. A Review Copy with slip laid in along with a card for a reading he did in 2005. SIGNED by Doty on the title page.
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ANAGRAMS

ANAGRAMS

by MOORE, Lorrie

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First Edition
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. First Edition. wraps. Fine. Uncorrected Proof in printed beige wraps of Moore's second book and first novel. Descriptive sheet from publisher stapled to front cover.
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ANONYMOUS SINS & OTHER POEMS

ANONYMOUS SINS & OTHER POEMS

by OATES, Joyce Carol

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Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, (1969). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Prolific author's first book of poetry.
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ANTARCTIC TRAVELLER. POEMS

ANTARCTIC TRAVELLER. POEMS

by POLLITT, Katha

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Author's first book. INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the title page to the poet William Meredith: "For my teacher/William Meredith,/with deep gratitude/and love/and admiration for his/wonderful poems/Katha/Dec. 7, 1984."
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ANTARCTIC TRAVELLER. POEMS

ANTARCTIC TRAVELLER. POEMS

by POLLITT, Katha

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. Uncorrected Proof in printed white wraps of the author's first book. Laid in is a TYPED LETTER SIGNED to the poet William Meredith forwarding the galleys "with warm regards from your old student."
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ANYWHERE BUT HERE

ANYWHERE BUT HERE

by SIMPSON, Mona

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Used - Near Fine in a Near Fine, price-clipped dustwrapper
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine, price-clipped dustwrapper. First book by Steve Jobs's sister, with blurbs by Walker Percy, Louise Erdrich, John Ashbery, and others. Basis for the film starring Susan Sarandon.
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AN ARMADA OF THIRTY WHALES

AN ARMADA OF THIRTY WHALES

by HOFFMAN, Daniel G

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Used - Fine in a lightly soiled, Near Fine dustwrapper with a tanned spine
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New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a lightly soiled, Near Fine dustwrapper with a tanned spine. Poet's first book, INSCRIBED to the poet William Meredith: "For Bill, whose praise at their/advent and whose friendship since/are among the most pleasant returns/these poems have brought me./Dan/Swarthmore/3 June 1961." Laid in is a small original color photograph of Meredith with a little girl annotated on the rear by Hoffman and an AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED from Hoffman to Meredith on a post card regarding Laura Riding's criticism of his article about Robert Graves.
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THE ARRIVISTES. POEMS 1940-1949

THE ARRIVISTES. POEMS 1940-1949

by SIMPSON, Louis

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Used - Much less soiling to covers than usual; tiny piece lacking out of upper rear corner. Near Fine with minor edgewear to the origin
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New York: The Fine Editions Press, [1949]. First Edition. Much less soiling to covers than usual; tiny piece lacking out of upper rear corner. Near Fine with minor edgewear to the original tissue dustwrapper. Jamaican poet's first book, published in an edition of only 500 copies in printed cream wraps. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the poet on the front endpaper "For Gertrude Clayton/with best wishes/Louis Simpson/Dec. 13, 1949."
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THE ASSASSINS

THE ASSASSINS

by PROKOSCH, Frederic

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Used - Fine in a close to Fine dustwrapper with minor wear at the head of the spine
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London: Chatto & Windus, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a close to Fine dustwrapper with minor wear at the head of the spine. The author's first regularly published volume of poetry.
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AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RIVER

AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RIVER

by KINCAID, Jamaica

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Used - Fine in a Fine dustwrapper with touch of wear to spine head
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New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1983). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper with touch of wear to spine head. Publisher's orange and green cloth. Her first book. Dustjacket praise by fellow Caribbean author Derek Walcott. INSCRIBED to Emily with "Best wishes" and SIGNED by the author on the half-title page.
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AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RIVER

AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RIVER

by KINCAID, Jamaica

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New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1983). First Edition. hardcover. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Publisher's orange and green cloth. Her first book. Dustjacket praise by fellow Caribbean author Derek Walcott.
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AT THE HARLOT'S BURIAL

AT THE HARLOT'S BURIAL

by POWYS, Laurence

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Used - Fine in original glassine with light wear
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[London]: E. Lahr, 1930. First Edition. Printed wraps. Fine in original glassine with light wear. Printed wraps. Powys's first book, in remarkable condition.
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS) TO RONALD DUNCAN REGARDING THE IMPENDING PUBLICATION OF HIS FIRST BOOK

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS) TO RONALD DUNCAN REGARDING THE IMPENDING PUBLICATION OF HIS FIRST BOOK

by OLSON, Charles

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New York, 8 April 1946. Letter. Normal creases from folding. Near Fine and a superb letter. Exceptional two-page Autograph Letter of @435 words on two separate sheets completely in the hand of and SIGNED by Charles Olson to poet, editor, and librettist Ronald Duncan, a literary acquaintance of T. S. Eliot and Ezra Pound. In part: "I have had [T.S.] Eliot's regrets on 'our' mss, as you are gracious to call it. His letter crossed me from [Ezra] Pound urging him to publish. Eliot said he thought it ought to be published, but in America first. It looks now as though it will be. Reynal & Hitchcock plan to take it, with changes, and expansions in the second half.... The fact is England has always been more hospitable to Melville, from his own books on.... It would be luck if Eliot would consider.... Pound said: Duncan will help. Will you please--and take my thanks? I am asking Eliot, if the new plan doesn't take, to let you have the mss. Do with it what you think best. It may well be that Eliot's doubts… Read More
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BABY LOVE

BABY LOVE

by MAYNARD, Joyce

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Used - Last thirty or so pages with slight loss at bottom right corner. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with a trace of edgewear
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Last thirty or so pages with slight loss at bottom right corner. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with a trace of edgewear. Author's first novel and second book, published when she was 27. An examination of motherhood.
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