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[N.p.: S.i., 1970. First Edition. Draft typescript of this complete, early Burke story, featuring the first appearance of one of his recurring characters, Hackberry Holland. The story, set in Texas, is centered around the titular character, an aging Texas Ranger in the twilight of his life, grappling with the realities of old age while reminiscing about life in his prime. Burke's family has deep roots in both Texas and Louisiana - regions which he has written about for over five decades. Typescript material by Burke appears very infrequently in commerce, with this being the earliest example we've seen or handled. Original thermofaxed draft typescript on 8.5" x 11" thermal copy paper; 22pp (rectos) plus the title leaf, which has been inscribed by Burke in felt-tipped pen: "To Dick and Sue / I would much prefer giving you a published copy of this story, but alas the dirty turds keep rejecting it / However, I think you might like it / Jim." Three holograph corrections to the text (in copy); mild…
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HACK: A SHORT STORY - ORIGINAL THERMOFAXED TYPESCRIPT DRAFT, INSCRIBED [WITH] QUARTERLY WEST - NO.10 (WINTER/SPRING, 1980) - SIGNED
by Burke, James Lee
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HADIDAN AHARAM (SPARROW 37)
by Mrabet, Mohammed (story); Bowles, Paul (translation)
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Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1975. First Edition. One of 1,220 copies. Slim octavo (23.75cm); pictorial wrappers, stapled; [16]pp. A Fine copy of this Moroccan folk tale featuring traditional hero Hadidan Aharam, published as Sparrow 37. Miller A26.
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HAIL THEE WHO PLAY - THE BINDER'S COPY, SIGNED
by McClure, Michael
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Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1968. First Edition. Limited Issue, consisting of one copy specially bound and designated as the "Binder's Copy," signed by the author on the colophon. Octavo (27cm); printed paper-covered boards and patterned cloth backstrip; [vi],11,[7]pp. Light wear to extremities, hint of sunning to board edges, with upper corner of rear board gently tapped (though still sharp); Near Fine, lacking the original acetate dustjacket. Long poem by the Beat Generation author. Morrow & Cooney 38b.
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THE HALLOWEEN TREE - SIGNED BY RAY BRADBURY & JOSEPH MUGNAINI
by Bradbury, Ray (novel); Mugnaini, Joseph (illustrations)
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London: Hart-Davis, MacGibbon Ltd, 1973. First U.K. Edition. First Impression. Octavo (23.5cm); black cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [vi],145,[1]pp; illus. Signed by Bradbury and Mugnaini on the title page. Eight tiny spots to lower edge of textblock, else very Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced £1.95 net), with a hint of sunning to the red and yellow spine lettering, and some light wear to extremities. An attractive copy of the author's beloved Halloween classic, in which the characters travel through time to visit Halloween's past. Joseph Anthony Mugnaini (1912-1992) was distinguished Italian-American artist and illustrator, and a close friend and collaborator of Bradbury's since the early 1950's. In our experience, trade editions of their collaborative works signed by both of them are quite uncommon.
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HALO IN BLOOD - INSCRIBED
by Evans, John (pseud. of Howard Browne)
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Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1946. First Edition. The hand-boiled author's first book, and the first to feature Chicago private detective Paul Pine. "Paul Pine, solo sleuth, from a pauper's funeral to a five body carnage, is almost sunk without trace by the girl whose marriage he is to prevent. Pine's snooping lands him in wrong with the police, gets him quite a view of Chicago's underworld, and earns him more than one manhandling, until the answers are opened up by the girl - in not quite the way he thought" (Kirkus Review). The earliest inscription we have seen on any of the author's books. Hubin, p.134. First Printing. Octavo (19.75cm); red cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; dustjacket; 245,[9]pp. Inscribed by the author the day after publication on the front endpaper: "To Katherine Le Roy / in appreciation / Howard "John Evans" Browne / 5/24/46." Spine ends gently nudged, beginning oxidation to gilt titling, with a small, faint splash mark to upper edge of…
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HAM ON RYE: A NOVEL - DELUXE ISSUE, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED
by Bukowski, Charles
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Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1982. First Edition. Bukowski's fourth novel, chronicling his painful upbringing in a militant household, and his contentious relationship with his parents. One the great American literary memoirs, ranking among the best of his work. Uncommon in the deluxe issue. Krumhansl 74f. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound and signed by the author on the colophon, this being copy 'P'. Octavo (23.5cm); photo-illustrated paper-covered boards and shimmery red patterned cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; [8],9-283,[9]pp. An original oil painting (with accompanying wax paper guards) is tipped-in following the copyright page, and Bukowski has further inscribed this copy opposite the title page: "For Michael Mieure / I'll think of you among the hardware / Hold / Hank / Charles Bukowski." Touch of dust-soil to board extremities, faint foxing to text edges; Near Fine in a supplied, Near Fine acetate dustjacket.
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THE HAMLET
by Faulkner, William
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New York: Random House, 1940. First Edition. An attractive copy of the first volume in Faulkner's Snopes Trilogy. Basis for Martin Ritt's 1958 film The Long, Hot Summer, starring Paul Newman, Orson Welles, and Joanne Woodward. Petersen A20a. First Printing. Octavo (20.75cm); black cloth, with titling and rule stamped in gilt and red on spine and front panel; purple topstain; dustjacket; [x],[2],3-421,[3]pp. Some trivial handling to boards, with light oxidation to gilt; Near Fine, with the purple topstain bright and unfaded. In the first state dustjacket designed by James Salter, with 10 Random House titles listed on rear panel; unclipped (priced $2.50), gently spine-sunned, with light wear to extremities, and a tiny nick at crown; a Near Fine, unrestored example.
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THE HANDMAID'S TALE - INSCRIBED TO WALTER MILLER, JR.
by Atwood, Margaret
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1986. Atwood's chilling dystopian novel, set in "a world ruled by militaristic fundamentalists in which sexual pleasure is forbidden. Conception and childbirth have become difficult and the handmaid of the title belongs to a special breeding stock. The story is annotated by a historian of the future, whose shape is not revealed" (Barron, Anatomy of Wonder 4-31). Winner of the Governor General's Award, the first Arthur C. Clarke Award, and a nominee for both the 1986 Booker Prize and Nebula Award. A compelling presentation copy inscribed to Miller (1923-1996), best known for his 1959 novel A Canticle for Leibowitz, set in a Catholic monastery 600 years after World War III, as civilization rebuilds itself. It remains a cornerstone work in the genre, winning the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1961. Miller's treatment of religion and church vs. state likely resonated with Atwood, who tackled those themes at length in her novel. A distinguished copy, connecting two…
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by Atwood, Margaret
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1986. First U.K. Edition. Atwood's chilling dystopian novel, set in "a world ruled by militaristic fundamentalists in which sexual pleasure is forbidden. Conception and childbirth have become difficult and the handmaid of the title belongs to a special breeding stock. The story is annotated by a historian of the future, whose shape is not revealed" (Barron, Anatomy of Wonder 4-31). Winner of the Governor General's Award, the first Arthur C. Clarke Award, and a nominee for both the 1986 Booker Prize and Nebula Award. Basis for Volker Schlöndorff's 1990 film adaptation, starring Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway, and Robert Duvall, as well as the Emmy Award-winning TV miniseries on HULU. Uncommon in the proof state, especially in the dustjacket. First Impression, with preliminary leaf giving a provisional publication date of 13 March 1986. Octavo (22.5cm); original red printed card wrappers; dustjacket; [12],13-324pp. Tiny bump and attendant tear at crown, faint crease to lower…
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KURT VONNEGUT: A FETSCHRIFT FOR KURT VONNEGUT ON HIS SIXTIETH BIRTHDAY - INSCRIBED WITH AN ORIGINAL DRAWING
by Vonnegut, Kurt (subject); Krementz, Jill (editor)
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New York: Delacorte Press, 1982. First, Limited Edition. A privately published volume for the occasion of Vonnegut's 60th birthday, containing stories, tributes, photos, and illustrations. Contributors include Art Buchwald, John Updike, Irwin Shaw, Richard Yates, Gail Godwin, John Irving, E.L. Doctorow, Norman Mailer, Garry Trudeau, George Plimpton, Truman Capote, and others. Uncommon inscribed. Printed in a run of 500 copies, though this one is unnumbered and out-of-series. Octavo (21.5cm); coarse red-orange cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; all edges gilt; publisher's matching cloth slipcase, with Vonnegut's facsimile signature stamped in gilt on right side; x,164,[2]pp; illus. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page (Aug.7, 1999) within one of his trademark self-portraits to American bookseller Glenn Horowitz, who brokered the sale of Vonnegut's papers to Indiana University. Gentle sunning to spine, else very Near Fine in an about Near Fine slipcase, lightly edgeworn, with some…
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WANDA JUNE
by Vonnegut, Kurt
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New York: Delta, 1971. First Edition. New. Vonnegut's only play, simultaneously issued in cloth and wrappers. Basis for the 1971 film starring Rod Steiger and Susannah York. Pieratt, Huffman & Klinkowitz AI2. First Printing, wrappered issue. Octavo (20cm); illustrated card wrappers; xxii,199,[1]pp; illus. Faint vertical crease along the front joint, light wear to extremities, with a hint of foxing to terminal blank: Near Fine.
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HARMLESS POISONS, BLAMELESS SINS - DELUXE ISSUE, SIGNED WITH ORIGINAL ARTWORK
by Mrabet, Mohammed (stories); Bowles, Paul (translation)
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Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1976. First Edition. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound and signed by the author and translator, this being copy 'T'. This copy bears an original ink illustration signed by the author, tipped onto the page following the copyright page. Octavo (23.75cm); pictorial paper-covered boards and green and white patterened cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [8],9-99,[9]; illus. Fine in a lightly rubbed, Near Fine dustjacket. A collection of Moroccan folk tales and legends featuring traditional hero Hadidan Aharam. Miller A30d.
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HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE
by Rowling, J.K.
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London: Ted Smart / The Book People Ltd, 1998. First Ted Smart Edition. The earliest available edition of the first Harry Potter book, following the first impression in pictorial boards and illustrated wrappers by Bloomsbury. Published in May 1998 by The Book People, an independent bookselling company founded in 1988 by Ted Smart. Errington notes that neither Ted Smart nor Bloomsbury were able to supply details regarding the size of the edition, though it is significant in that it appears so early in the chronology of editions, and that it precedes the first printing of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by five months (Scholastic, October 1998). Errington A1(b). First Impression. Octavo (20.5cm); original pictorial boards; dustjacket; [7],8-223,[1]pp. Subtle tanning to text edges, else Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket (priced £10.99).
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HAVETH CHILDERS EVERYWHERE: FRAGMENT OF WORK IN PROGRESS
by Joyce, James
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London: Faber & Faber, 1931. First U.K. Edition. First Impression, wrappered issue. Slim octavo (20cm); text is string-tied into unprinted white card wrappers and yellow paper dustjacket, with titles printed in red; [4],5-36pp. Light toning and wear to wrapper extremities, dustjacket is dust-soiled, lightly toned, with some scattered foxing, which also touches on the text edges; Very Good, lacking the fragile glassine overlay. Slocum & Cahoon 42.
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HE WAS THERE THE DAY WE MOVED IN
by Levine, Rhoda (story); Gorey, Edward (illustrations)
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New York: Harlin Quist, 1968. First Paperback Edition. Children's book about a shaggy dog a family encounters when they move into a new house. Toledano B37b. With "SECOND PRINTING" stated on copyright page, and $1.50 price printed on rear wrapper. Square octavo (19cm); illustrated card wrappers; unpaged; illus. Hint of sunning to spine, scattered internal foxing, else Near Fine and without wear.
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HEAVILY-CORRECTED TYPESCRIPT FOR A "NOTES OF A DIRTY OLD MAN" STORY
by Bukowski, Charles
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N.p.: S.i., 1975. Complete, heavily-corrected draft of this Notes of a Dirty Old Man story, which first appeared in the April 4, 1975 issue of the Los Angeles Free Press (No.559). The story is centered around a barfly named Harry, just getting settled for a day of heavy drinking, who encounters a wealthy woman in her mid-40's; she solicits him, takes him home, and engages in some odd fetishistic activity. A humorous and somewhat charming story, lacking the overtly perverse content of some of the stories submitted to High Times, Oui, and Hustler. While the strength of Bukowski's literary legacy rests squarely on his poetry and prose, no small degree of his notoriety as a hard-living, hard-drinking author was due to his many Notes of a Dirty Old Man columns, printed over many years in papers like Open City and L.A. Free Press. Complete stories seldom come onto the market; this one remained uncollected for 36 years, before finally being reprinted in More Notes of a Dirty Old Man: The Uncollected Columns…
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HEDYLUS
by H.D. (pseud. of Hilda Doolittle)
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Stratford-Upon-Avon: Printed by the Shakespeare Head Press for Basil Blackwell, Oxford, and Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York, 1928. First Edition (American Binding). The Imagist poet's second published novel, a fantasy of sorts set in Hellenistic Greece, a generation after Alexander the Great. Boughn A10a.i. One of 520 copies (from a total edition of 775). Octavo (19.75cm); checked patterned paper-covered boards and black cloth backstrip, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [viii],185,[3]pp. Trivial wear to lower board edges, else Fine, chiefly unopened copy. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $4.50), lightly edgeworn and dust-soiled, gently sunned at spine and panels, with a few tiny nicks and tears, and some very shallow loss at base of spine; Very Good+.
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HELLO - SIGNED
by Creeley, Robert
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Christchurch, New Zealand: Hawk Press, 1976. First Edition. Collection of poems written by Creeley while visiting New Zealand in the 1970's. Trade Issue, one of 750 copies. Octavo (19.5cm); printed sheets, hand-sewn into letterpress printed card covers; [36]pp. Though not called for, this copy has been signed by the author on the title page. A Fine copy.
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HER FOOT IN MY HAND
by Forrest, Bernard
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Los Angeles: Press of the Pegacycle Lady, 1972. First, Limited Edition. One of 50 copies. Octavo (21.75cm); marbled paper-covered boards and beige cloth backstrip, with the text letterpress printed on Hayle Mill hand-made paper; [16]pp, with an original watercolor illustration by Forrest tipped onto the verso of the front endpaper. A few very faint foxed spots to covers, else very Near Fine. The third title produced by the Los Angeles-based fine press publisher, comprised of a single poem by Forrest. Victoria Dailey's bibliography of the press calls for 50 numbered and signed copies, with ten additional copies numbered with Roman numerals and bound with paper watercolored by the author; this one is unnumbered and unsigned - an overrun from the collection of Earle and Larry Gray, owners of the Earle Gray Book Binding Company, who were responsible for binding most of the books published by the Black Sparrow Press and a host of smaller California publishers. An elusive title.
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THE HERO CONTINUES: A NOVEL - INSCRIBED TO W.H. AUDEN
by Windham, Donald
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London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1960. First Edition. An early published work by Windham (1920-2010), his novel based on the life of his close friend Tennessee Williams, the book's dedicatee. An Atlanta native, Windham and his lover, Fred Melton, left for Manhattan in the late 1930's, where Windham was absorbed into the city's literary and artistic society. It was there he befriended Williams, Truman Capote, Paul Cadmus, Carl Van Vechten, and W.H. Auden - all of them frequent visitors to Fire Island. Whether it references Auden's poem "The Hero" (Part XVI of "The Quest"), or his New York Times review of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring ("The Hero Is a Hobbit"), his six factors of a hero's quest, or his persistent appeal of the Quest as a literary form, Windham's inscription is more perceptive than it appears on its face, showing a deep awareness of his friend's preoccupation with the concept of the hero in literature. A superb inscription, connecting two of the twentieth century's prominent…
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