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New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, [1973], 1973. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. McPhee, John. THE DELTOID PUMPKIN SEED. Signed. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (1973). First Edition briefly Inscribed by John McPhee on the half-title page. "for Bruce Howard, best wishes - John McPhee". A near fine or better copy in 1/4 green cloth over orange paper covered boards, gilt titles to the spine in a fine, fresh illustrated dustwrapper. The story of the dream of a completely new aircraft, a hybrid of the airplane and the rigid airship. "It's a book Leonardo da Vinci would have warmed to, a set of experiments he'd have cheered" - The Washington Post.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1979), 1979. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. McPhee, John. GIVING GOOD WEIGHT. Signed. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (1979). First Edition Signed by John McPhee on the title-page. Five wide-ranging essays including Giving Good Weight, a fascinating look at farmers selling their produce in the Greenmarkets of New York City, The Pinball Philosophy, a 'shoot-out' between two grandmasters of pinball - both reporters from The New York Times, Brigade de Cuisine and the subsequent furor relating to 'Chef Otto', a.k.a. Alan Lieb, et al. 8vo. 261 pp. A fine copy in mustard cloth, red titles to the spine in a fine dustwrapper. "Replete with the reportorial virtues for which John McPhee is so much respected." Larry McMurtry. The New York Times Book Review.

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, (1983), 1983. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. A fine copy in the publisher's brown cloth covered boards, gilt to the spine in a lovely pc. pictorial dustwrapper. 8vo. 210 pp. A master of the non-fiction genre, McPhee's ease with his subject matter lures the reader into eager par ticipation.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1997), 1997. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. McPhee, John. IRONS IN THE FIRE. Signed. New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, (1997). First Edition Signed by John McPhee on the half-title page. A fine copy of this absorbing collection of essays ranging from cattle rustling in Nevada to Plymouth Rock in beige paper covered boards, black titles to the spine in a fine pictorial dustwrapper. 8vo. 216 pp. "McPhee's essays are proof that the kind of journalism that can effortlessly put a topic into perfect perspective will never go out of style". The New York Times Book Review.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1984), 1984. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition of this superbly intelligent, keenly observed look at Switzerland's Army. 8vo. 150 pp. A fine copy in gray cloth, black titles to the spine in a bright, fresh neatly price-clipped pictorial dustwrapper. "McPhee, in showing us as many aspects of the Swiss Army as their famous knife has blades, has produced one of his best books". The Wall Street Journal.

Toronto: Macfarlane Walter & Ross, 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition of this compelling look at the Merchant Marines, the S. S. Stella Lykes, her crew, her Captain, Paul McHenry Washburn and their forty-two-day run through the Panama Canal to the Pacific coast of South America. 8vo. 242 pp. A fine copy in navy cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a fine pictorial dustwrapper. "McPhee makes Captain Paul McHenry Washburn one of the most memorable men of sea literature". Chicago Tribune.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1990), 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed. McPhee, John. LOOKING FOR A SHIP. Signed. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (1990). First Edition Signed by John McPhee on the title page. A compelling look at the Merchant Marines, the S. S. Stella Lykes, her crew, her Captain, Paul McHenry Washburn and their forty-two-day run through the Panama Canal to the Pacific coast of South America. 8vo. 242 pp. A fine copy in navy cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a fine pictorial dustwrapper. "McPhee makes Captain Paul McHenry Washburn one of the most memorable men of sea literature". Chicago Tribune.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, [1965], 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. McPhee, John. A SENSE OF WHERE YOU ARE. A Profile of William Warren Bradley. Inscribed Presentation Copy. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (1965). First Edition of John McPhee's first book profiling Bill Bradley, the finest basketball player Princeton had ever known, Inscribed by John McPhee on the title-page. "For David Flagg, with every best wish and hopes that you will be broadcasting games one day with a performer in them like this one - John McPhee / December 23, 1965". 8vo. 144 pp. + A 46 pp. portfolio of black and white photographs. A near fine copy in black cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a near fine illustrated dustwrapper with some minimal use and a small triangular chip on the front panel. "Immensely well-written, inspiring without being preachy, and contains as well the clearest analyses of Bradley's moves, fakes, and shots that have appeared in… Read More

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, (1985], 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. McPhee, John. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Signed. New York: Farrar Straus And Giroux, (1985). First Edition Signed by John McPhee on the title-page. A collection of eight wide-ranging essays including A Textbook Place For Bears, Heirs Of General Practice, North Of The C.P. Line et al. 8vo. 293 pp. Fine in navy cloth, gilt titles to the spine in a bright, fresh near fine or better pictorial dustwrapper. "Here is McPhee at his most ingenuous and winning, a writer for all seasons." The Sewanee Review.