Search Results: Authors starting with T from Modern Rare

New York City, NY: Riverhead Books, 2017. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Riverhead Books, 2017. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 420 pages. The author's breakthrough debut novel. One of the most sensational literary debuts of our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly copies that are signed on a tipped-in page. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only that sold out shortly after publication. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Gabriel Tallent's "My Absolute Darling". His masterly first novel: "The breakout debut of the year" (The New York Times) . "The word 'masterpiece' has been cheapened by too many blurbs. But 'My Absolute Darling' absolutely is one" (Stephen King) . "A major American debut that incorporates psychological realism of the… Read More

New York City, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1995. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1995. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 358 pages. The author's third novel. Now considered a contemporary classic. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Amy Tan's "The Hundred Secret Senses". In many ways, her most beguiling and seductive work. Within a very short period of time, Amy Tan has become a living symbol of literary success and identity: Possibly the most visible (and most active) Asian-American writer/icon, she is justly celebrated for the abundance of her talent, a writer of effortlessly and lyrically limpid prose whose abiding subject is the "push" of identity and exile and the "pull" of… Read More

New York City, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1991. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1991. Hardcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 415 pages. The author's second novel. Now considered a late-modern classic. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. This is more desirable than the kitschy Franklin Mint Edition. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Amy Tan's "The Kitchen God's Wife". Featuring a dazzlingly beautiful design by Gretchen Shields (who did the wonderful illustrations for Amy Tan's "The Moon Lady", her children's-book adaptation of "The Joy Luck Club"). "Beautifully written, heart-rending, sometimes violent, with strong characterization, it will captivate one's interest to the very last page. This… Read More

New York City, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2005. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2005. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 474 pages. The author's fifth novel. Now considered a contemporary classic. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Amy Tan's "Saving Fish From Drowning". Features a dazzling DJ design by the legendary Honi Werner. "Delivers another highly entertaining novel, narrated from beyond the grave. San Francisco socialite and art-world doyenne Bibi Chen has planned the vacation of a lifetime along the notorious Burma Road for twelve of her dearest friends. Violently murdered days before takeoff, she is reduced to watching her friends bumble through their travels from the remove of the… Read More

Rome, Italy: GREMESE Editore, 2001. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. Rome, Italy: GREMESE Editore, 2001. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 160 pages. Book-length appreciation and appraisal of subjects. Now considered a contemporary film classic. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. The GREMESE Editore Edition was published simultaneously in Italian-, French-, and English-Language Editions. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents "The Cinema of Paolo And Vittorio Taviani: Nature, Culture, And history Revealed by Two Tuscan Masters". A portrait of Italian film craftsmen as geniuses. The single most thorough study and loving homage to the cinema of Vittorio and Paolo Taviani, the brothers who have worked together as co-filmmakers on some of the greatest films ever made of the 20th century. They have produced at least two full-fledged masterpieces, "Padre Padrone"… Read More

New York City, NY: Turtle Point Press, 1995. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Turtle Point Press, 1995. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 283 pages. The author's breakthrough debut novel. One of the most important literary debuts of our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only by a small, independent press. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Benjamin Taylor's "Tales Out of School". An ambitious historical drama and a coming-of-age narrative at the same time, an epic (succinctly told in a mere 283 pages) compared to Andre Aciman's lyric, "Call Me By Your Name" (2007) . "Affectingly introduces members of a genteel, wealthy German-Jewish family living in early 20th-century Galveston, Texas. Felix, scholarly and loyal, works his way through… Read More

Hanover, New Hampshire: Steerforth Press, 2008. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. Hanover, New Hampshire: Steerforth Press, 2008. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 166 pages. The author's second novel. One of Benjamin Taylor's finest achievements. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only by a small, independent press. The First Edition is now rare. Presents Benjamin Taylor's "The Book of Getting Even". A tour-de-force, pulled off in a mere 166 pages. "Among the most original novels I have read in recent years" (Philip Roth) . "Gabriel Geismar grows up in mid-20th-century New Orleans as the only son of a rabbi, maturing into a brilliant mathematician who is gay. Gabriel meets the twins Daniel and Marghie Hundert, the children of the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Gregor Hundert,… Read More

New York City, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2010. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2010. Softcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 190 pages. The author's breakthrough debut collection of short stories. One of the most important - yet underrated - literary debuts of our time. The First Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a softcover original only. Presents Justin Taylor's "Everything Here Is The Best Thing Ever: Stories". At its very best, worthy and distinctive successor-work to those of his recent predecessors in David Foster Wallace, Dave Eggers, and Jonathan Safran Foer, writing in the same sardonic, rueful, and ironic vein. "Each story in this crystalline, spare, and moving collection cuts to the quick. Taylor's characters are guided by misapprehensions that… Read More

Vienna, Austria: BAWAG Foundation, 2003. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Vienna, Austria: BAWAG Foundation, 2003. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. Unpaginated. Exhibition Catalog, presented as an Artist Book. One of the most beautiful erotic art photography books of our time. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a hardcover original only. There is no ISBN. The Catalog is now rare. A brilliant production by Sam Taylor-Wood and FUEL: Oversize-volume format. Red cloth boards with black titles embossed on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Sam Taylor-Wood. Afterword by Hripsime Visser. Printed on pristine-white, thick uncoated stock paper in Vienna, Austria to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at the BAWAG Foundation Vienna from September 19 through November 30, 2003. Presents Sam Taylor-Wood's… Read More

London, England: Headline Book Publishing, 1996. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. London, England: Headline Book Publishing, 1996. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 288 pages. The diva/author's book-length account on subject. One of the best books on opera of and for our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Headline Books: Oversize-volume format. Black hard boards with gilt titles embossed on spine, as issued. Text by Kiri Te Kanawa and Conrad Wilson. Photographs by various contributors. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper to the highest standards. In pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Presents Kiri Te Kanawa's "Opera For Lovers". Opera for opera lovers. That is, for besotted… Read More

Santa Fe, NM: The Center For American Places, 2005. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. Santa Fe, NM: The Center For American Places, 2005. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 70 pages. The photographer's breakthrough collection of color photographs on subject. One of the most beautiful photography books of our time. Limited Edition of 2750 copies. The first and only edition. Published as a hardcover original only by The American Center for American Places as part of the ongoing series to document for posterity valuable natural and man-made environments in the United States. A brilliant production by Brad Temkin and David Skolkin: Regular-sized volume format. Mustard cloth boards with titles embossed on cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Brad Temkin. Essay, "Green Thoughts", by Rod Slemmons. List of Plates appended at the end. Printed on 170 gsm Silk Gallery thick coated stock paper by the legendary Oddi Printing in Iceland to the… Read More

Santa Fe, New Mexico: Radius Books, 2016. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Santa Fe, New Mexico: Radius Books, 2016. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 144 pages. Retrospective collection of color photographs. One of the most beautiful photography books of our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. A brilliant production by David Chickey and David Skolkin: Oversize-volumes format. There are two separate books, about the same size: Volume One is the Portfolio of Photographs, in pictorial hard boards with titles on the spine. Volume Two consists of the accompanying Essays by various contributors, in pictorial softcovers. Both volumes are laid into a handsome case: Plexi-Glass Slipcase with white titles in front. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in Verona, Italy to… Read More

Santa Fe, NM: The Center For American Places, 2005. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. Santa Fe, NM: The Center For American Places, 2005. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 70 pages. The photographer's breakthrough collection of color photographs on subject. One of the most beautiful photography books of our time. Limited Edition of 2750 copies. The first and only edition. Published as a hardcover original only by The American Center for American Places as part of the ongoing series to document for posterity valuable natural and man-made environments in the United States. A brilliant production by Brad Temkin and David Skolkin: Regular-sized volume format. Mustard cloth boards with titles embossed on cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Brad Temkin. Essay, "Green Thoughts", by Rod Slemmons. List of Plates appended at the end. Printed on 170 gsm Silk Gallery thick coated stock paper by the legendary Oddi Printing in Iceland to the… Read More

Santa Fe, NM: The Center For American Places, 2005. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. Santa Fe, NM: The Center For American Places, 2005. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 70 pages. The photographer's breakthrough collection of color photographs on subject. One of the most beautiful photography books of our time. Limited Edition of 2750 copies. The first and only edition. Published as a hardcover original only by The American Center for American Places as part of the ongoing series to document for posterity valuable natural and man-made environments in the United States. A brilliant production by Brad Temkin and David Skolkin: Regular-sized volume format. Mustard cloth boards with titles embossed on cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Brad Temkin. Essay, "Green Thoughts", by Rod Slemmons. List of Plates appended at the end. Printed on 170 gsm Silk Gallery thick coated stock paper by the legendary Oddi Printing in Iceland to the… Read More

New York City, NY: Pantheon Books, 1988. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Pantheon Books, 1988. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 439 pages. Massive oral history on subject. One of the greatest books of our time. Advance Signed Copy. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. Vintage "First Edition Circle" Bookmark laid in. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Studs Terkel's "The Great Divide: Second Thoughts On The American Dream". One of the earliest and most prescient accounts on The Rise (of the 1% billionaire class) and The Fall (of the American middle class). Stable, self-sufficient, and prosperous (therefore impervious to authoritarian demagoguery), the American middle class is the single greatest social achievement not only of the democratic experiment, but of Western civilization… Read More

New York City, NY: New Press, 2008. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: New Press, 2008. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 270 pages. The author's third memoir, and last book. Now considered a contemporary classic. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Studs Terkel's "Touch And Go: A Memoir". His valedictory. "Touch And Go" is not, as many commentators have erroneously noted, Studs Terkel's first memoir. That honor belongs to "Talking To Myself" (1977). "Chicago" (1986), his valentine to his beloved city, is his second, a book that only Terkel could have written about the much-written-about city, which he used as a prism to reminisce on his life, his causes, and his lifelong fascination with the… Read More

New York City, NY: The New Press, 2001. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: The New Press, 2001. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. Unpaginated. The author's book-length account on subject. One of Studs Terkel's finest achievements. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Studs Terkel's "Will The Circle Be Unbroken: Reflections On Death, Rebirth, And Hunger For A Faith". A lyrical, wise, and profoundly moving meditation on the most fundamental issues that confront every human being, as only the unsurpassable Studs Terkel can do it. A lawyer by training, Terkel never practiced and instead devoted himself to what is now a most illustrious public-service career. A native of Chicago all his life and closely identified with his beloved city, it is easy to forget… Read More

Los Angeles, CA: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2004. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. Los Angeles, CA: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 2004. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 154 pages. Landmark Exhibition Monograph. One of the finest books on the photographic art and achievement of Edmund Teske. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Markus Brilling: Oversize-volume format. Green cloth boards with metallic-silver titles embossed on cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Edmund Teske. Essays by Julian Cox, Deborah Gribbon, and Weston Naef. "A Conversation With George Herms" Interview reproduced in its entirety. Chronology, Exhibition Checklist, Exhibition History, Bibliography, and Index assembled by Michael Hargraves and appended at the… Read More

New York City, NY: Mayflower Books, 1978. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: Mayflower Books, 1978. Hardcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. Unpaginated. The artist/illustrator's classic graphic story. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. A brilliant production by Mayflower Books: Small-size volume format. Glossy pictorial stiff hard boards with titles on the cover and spine as issued. Art by Fulvio Testa. Adapted by Alison Sage. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Alison Sage's adaptation of Fulvio Testa's "A Short Step". Rendered in stunning, vivid, and richly detailed black-and-white… Read More

London, England: Phaidon Press, 1998. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. London, England: Phaidon Press, 1998. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 146 pages. The photographer's breakthrough debut collection. Mario Testino's best book. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the Second and Third Editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. A brilliant production by Mario Testino and Stephen Gan: Glossy pictorial hard boards with white titles on cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Mario Testino. Introduction by Patrick Kinmonth. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United Kingdom to the highest standards. In matching wraparound DJ with white titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Presents Mario Testino's "Any Objections?". The first, and by far, the… Read More