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Connecticut: Easton Press, 2014. Hardcover. As-new. Beautiful deluxe copy signed by the author [with CoA]. Deluxe Edition [Easton Press, Connecticut, 2014]; 208pp; grey full-leather boards, gold-stamped designs & titling, 5 raised bands, all edges gilt, moire endpapers, silk ribbon marker; in as-new condition. Signed by Palahniuk on special publication page. With collector's notes & certificate of authenticity.

Adelaide: Art Gallery Of South Australia, 2015. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine. 4to. Scarce contemporary art photography classic. First [& only] edition - Art Gallery Of South Australia, Adelaide, 2015. Published in a small print run [of reportedly 1000 copies] that sold out shortly after publication. Illustrated laminated boards [without DJ, as issued], lavishly illustrated with black-and-white and color plates; a fine copy. The culmination of seven years' work for the Adelaide-based Magnum photographer. Published alongside the landmark 2015 Art Gallery of South Australia exhibition of the same name. "The Black Rose started in 2007 as an attempt to excavate my own histories, reflecting on a night when at the age of twelve, I witnessed my mother die of an asthma attack while my Dad was at his squash night. As a result, I blanked out those first 12 years of my life, and much more. After sidestepping the issue for 27 years, a chance incident forced my hand and I began writing and taking… Read More

Adelaide: Samstag Museum of Art, 2015. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Wilson, Geoff. Scarce copy of this ode to the lifetime achievements of a great South Australian artist. First Printing [Samstag Museum of Art, Adelaide, 2015]; navy boards, white titling to spine, indented pattern on front board echoing illustration on jacket ["Farm Sheds Mundoo Island, 1988"], a fine copy in like illustrated dustjacket. Produced to accompany retrospective exhibition held at the Anne & Gordon Samstag Museum Of Art [University Of South Australia]. Drawing comparisons with fellow South Australian Jeffrey Smart, Wilson's art has been extraordinarily overlooked by institutions - this exhibition proved a catalyst to some remedy. Uncommon on the open market. ISBN: 978-0-9851370-1-4 / 9780985137014.

Adelaide: Stock Journal, 1989. Second Edition . Hardcover. Excellent/Excellent. Highly sought-after text on Adelaide architecture. Reprint [Stock Journal, Adelaide, 1989]; [viii], 172 pages; blue boards, insignia of the Real Estate Institute of SA & Australian Institute of Valuers & Land Administrators, gold titling to spine, an excellent copy; in like illustrated dustjacket. Highly regarded review of various house designs used in Adelaide. Includes basic floorplans & real examples. ISBN: 0 9596854 4 8 / 0959685448

London: Faber & Faber, 1977. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Excellent/Excellent. Posthumous collection of Plath's short stories. First Printing [Faber & Faber, London, 1977]; orange cloth, silver titling to spine, previous owner name ffep, an excellent copy; in like illustrated dustjacket, not price-clipped [4.95 net], sticker on front flap, spine a little sunned. Collection of 13 short stories interspersed with journalistic pieces. Introduction by Ted Hughes [with much insight to Plath's process & literary journey]. Sylvia Plath, best known for her extensive poetical works & her singular novel "The Bell Jar", also wrote a number of excellent short stories which were managed by husband Hughes after her death. ISBN: 0-571-11120-3 / 0571111203.

New York: Harper & Row, 1979. First US Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Excellent/Excellent. Posthumous collection of Plath's short stories. Second US Printing [Harper & Row, New York, 1979]; vi, 314 pages; burnt-orange papered boards over brown cloth spine, titling to spine, rough-cut edges, sun-kissed along top edge, an excellent copy; in like illustrated dustjacket, not price-clipped [$10.95 with $12.95 sticker overlaid], a little bumped, 1cm chip at rear top. Collection of 20 short stories interspersed with journalistic pieces [NB: this is seven more than in the original UK selection, published in 1977]. Introduction by Ted Hughes [with much insight to Plath's process & literary journey]. Jacket designed by Gloria Adelson from a painting by Mimi Weisbord. Sylvia Plath, best known for her extensive poetical works & her singular novel "The Bell Jar", also wrote a number of excellent short stories. ISBN: 0-06-013377-5 / 0060133775

Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1987. First Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Excellent. Clarke, Harry. The classic dark tales with iconic Harry Clarke illustrations. Deluxe Edition [The Franklin Library, Pennsylvania, 1987]; black cloth boards, gilt design & titling, leather spine, 3 raised bands, marbled endpapers, front board loss of gilt design; an excellent copy. Illustrated by Harry Clarke. Includes "The Murders In The Rue Morgue". Part of the "Franklin Mystery" series.

London: Victor Gollancz, 1990. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Excellent/Excellent. Scarce First Printing of this great collaboration. Subtitled: "The Nice & Accurate Prophecies Of Agnes Nutter, Witch". First Printing [Victor Gollancz, London, 1990]; red boards, black titling to spine, a couple of spots on foredge, slightly canted, torn with 2cm loss to top corner of title page where [presumably] production flaw glued prelims together, an excellent copy; in like, unclipped [£12.95] dustjacket, a couple tiny nicks in extremities. Brilliant meeting of minds between two great modern storytellers. With Armageddon approaching, demon Crowley & angel Aziraphale join forces to save a world that they both quite like. ISBN: 0575 04800 X / 057504800X

Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1983. First Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Excellent/Excellent. Liepke, Malcolm. Fine binding of this first book in Proust's epic meanderings. Deluxe Edition [The Franklin Library, Pennsylvania, 1983]; xviii, 486 pages; dark red leather spine over cloth, gilt design on front & rear, titling on spine, 4 raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, silk ribbon marker, v. slight rubbing at corners, an excellent copy. The first volume in Proust's "Remembrance Of Things Past". Translated by C.K. Scott Moncrief. Illustrated by Malcolm Liepke.