Now and On Earth
by Thompson, Jim
America's low-key high priest of human vice and violently wounded psyches, Jim Thompson emerged from the darkness with this his first novel. Now and On Earth is proof that Thompson has always been the bleak and compassionate teller of tawdry terror that critics and fans have come to treasure. Amid the fresh landscape and smooth illusions of wartime California a young bellboy is tipped into a world too rich in corruption. A lonely down-and-out writer tries to finish just one more book before the bottle finishes him off first. A worn out and tumbling Okie family, displaced and depressed, tries to hold on to the coarse edge of destruction at the end of the road. Thompson takes these characters and imbues them with a disgruntled grace and disillusion that perfectly echoes the dark sinking sensation that American prosperity was built on.
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Now and on Earth (signed limited)
by Thompson, Jim (Intro. Stephen King)
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Limited edition reprint of Thompson's first book, Fine unread book, in Fine jacket, #222 of 400 such copies. An appreciation of Thompson by Stephen King begins the book, but this limited edition was not signed by King. Item Price
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Now and On Earth (First Edition, Review Copy)
by Jim Thompson
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New York: Modern Age, 1942. First Edition. First Edition of the author's first book, one of three hardcover titles he produced before moving to paperback originals. Review Copy, with publisher's typescript review slip laid in.
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New York: Modern Age, 1942. First Edition. Very Good/Good. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's brown cloth lettered and ruled in red. Very Good or better, with light wear to cloth, several small stains to the top edge of the page block , front inner hinge tender and pages toned. In a Good, tattered and soiled dust… Read more about this item Item Price
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Now and on Earth
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Belen, NM: Dennis McMillan, 1986. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Special limited edition, copy number 201 of 400. Intro by Stephen King. Original copyright was 1942. Red boards with gold design and lettering. Book and jacket are very fine.
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Belen: Dennis McMillan Publications. 1986. Copy #89/400 numbered copies. Four page introduction by Stephen King. 306 pages. Fine in Fine dust jacket. LR 2/4E (2) #37 Item Price
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Now and on Earth
by THOMPSON, Jim
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(Belen, New Mexico: Dennis McMillan Publications, 1986. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Introduction by Stephen King. Fine in fine dustwrapper. One of 400 numbered copies. Item Price
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NOW AND ON EARTH
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MCMILLAN Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. This is a special limited edition . This is 199 of 400 numbered copies. Fine in a Fine Dustwrapper. Forward by Stephen King. 0. Item Price
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Now and On Earth - Limited Edition
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Dennis McMillan, 1986. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. #234 of 400 limited edition copies. Red cloth with yellow spine titling, fine. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket very good with lightly bumped spine ends. Pages bright, text unmarked. Item Price
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[Dennis McMillan, Belen, N.M.], 1986.. First limited edition. One of 400 numbered copies with an introduction by Stephen King. A typed note from King's secretary laid in. Bound in publisher's original full red cloth with the title stamped in yellow on the spine and a star and airplane decoration stamped on the front. Fine in a fine dust jacket.… Read more about this item Item Price
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NOW AND ON EARTH.
by Thompson, Jim. (Text) King, Stephen. (Introduction)
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BELEN: DENNIS MCMILLAN PUBLICATIONS. 1986. Fine. 1986. First Edition. First Edition. (Thus). Limited Edition. One of 400 numbered copies. Fine in a fine dj. Features Stephen King's introduction entitled "Big Jim Thompson: An Appreciation." (S) . Item Price
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Now and on Earth
by Jim Thompson
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1994. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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Now and on Earth
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Now And On Earth
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Belen New Mxico : Dennis McMillan Publications, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 306 p. Limited Edition of 400 numbered copies this being number 248. Slight lean to spine.
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Now and on Earth: Intro by Stephen King
by Jim Thompson; Introduction-Stephen King
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San Val, 1994-02. LIMITED EDITON. Hardcover. New. / LIMITED EDITON, NUMBER 66 OF 400 / 1986 MCMILLAN PUBL / INTRO BY STEPHEN KING / RED CLOTH HARDCOVER W/DUST JACKET PROTECTED IN MYLAR/*SHIPS WITHIN 24HRS!!* Item Price
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Now and on Earth
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Mulholland Books. New. 2014. Paperback. 0316403946 . A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. ; Mulholland Classic; 5.5 X 0.75 X 8.25 inches; 288 pages . Item Price
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Now and on Earth
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Now and On Earth: Intro by Stephen King
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NOW AND ON EARTH.
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