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New York, New York: Random House, 1997 Slight rubs to lower edges of boards and tail of spine. Three tiny stains on front endpapers. No prev. owner name. DJ with light rubs at corners and ends of spine panel; some surface scuffing. Stated First Edition with number line beginning at '2' as per Random House's method for First Printing at time of publication. Indexed.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1949 Fading on blue cloth-covered front board, lightly darkened edges of text block, no prev. owner name. DJ price-clipped, slightly darkened, and light wear to extremities. Signed by both authors with signatures only on blank page before half-title page. Detailed description of buttons with over 570 illustrations. Illus. in B&W with frontispiece in color. Incl. chapters on the history of button making, and an Appendix: List Of American Button Makers and Outfitters. (xix) 409 pp. Heavy book.

New York, New York: Oxford University Press, 1979 Tiny nick in the red cloth covering at upper edge of front board. Gilt lettering sharp and no prev. owner name. DJ with rubs and tiny chips at corners and ends of spine panel, moderate soiling and surface smudges. DJ in plastic cover with "$16.50" price corner intact. ISBN on DJ, 0-19-502402-8, is different from one on copyright page. This volume and its companion books in the Center for Environmental Structure Series, Berkeley, California presented a new theory of architectural philosophy and theory. Interestingly, the book is literally turned upside-down in that the text block was bound upside down to the boards. Illus. in B&W with photos and drawings. Incl. Detailed Table of Contents and Acknowledgments to photographers. (xv) 552 pp.

Brooklyn, New York: Hanging Loose Press, 1996 Fine. DJ in plastic cover.

New York, New York: Grove Press, 2003 Fine.

New York, New York: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1995 Very light rubs at spine ends. DJ in plastic cover. Author's first novel.

New York, New York: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1993 Hint of rubs at lower corners of boards and spine ends. Tiny indent on lower edge of front board. DJ in plastic cover.

New York, New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2000 Fine. DJ in plastic cover. Short stories. Sticker on DJ announcing Alexie as being "Selected by The New Yorker as one of the best American fiction writers under 40".

New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000 Author's first picture book for children. Signed by Julia Alvarez with signature only on the title page. Illus. in color.

New York, New York: Canongate, 2005 DJ with hint of rub at two corners, otherwise Fine. Incl. References. 159 pp.

New York, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1976 Rubs to lower edges of boards and tail of spine. Very slight bump to upper corner of rear board and light dust soil to upper edge of text block. No prev. owner name. DJ with light rubs and slight darkening at edges and a 3/4 inch tear at lower edge of front panel. DJ in plastic cover with price corner intact.

New York, New York: Simon and Schuster, 1982 Light rubs to upper and lower edges of boards, and some discoloration at edges of text block. Tiny stray black mark near upper corner of rear board. No prev. owner name. DJ price-clipped, and with moderate wear, but no tears.

New York, New York: Viking, 1987 No prev. owner name. DJ with light rubs to extremities, a 1/2 inch tear at upper edge of rear panel, and slightly darkened edges of white endflaps. DJ in plastic cover with price corner intact. Signed by Paul Auster with signature only on the title page.

New York, New York: Henry Holt and Co., 2007 DJ with light surface scuffs.