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First Poems and Others (copy 1 of 280) by Stern, Gerd (author), Ivan Majdrakoff (illustrator) - 1952

by Stern, Gerd (author), Ivan Majdrakoff (illustrator)

First Poems and Others (copy 1 of 280) by Stern, Gerd (author), Ivan Majdrakoff (illustrator) - 1952

First Poems and Others (copy 1 of 280)

by Stern, Gerd (author), Ivan Majdrakoff (illustrator)

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n.p.[New York]: [privately printed], 1952. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 68pp, sewn binding in quarter-cloth card covers with cover label. Lowest-numbered copy (1 of 280, initialed by the author) of this rare and seminal self-published proto-Beat work by poet and multimedia artist Gerd Stern, with themes presaging the mystic, erotic and entheogenic revolutions to come. Attractively illustrated with Steigian abstractions by Ivan Majdrakoff and intimately printed from hand-lettering. This totemic example, copy 1, was retained in the author's collection for 70 years and shows a bit of edgewear to covers, typical buckling and a closed tear to cover label, and minor interior stainingthe residua of a life on the frontiers of being.
  • Bookseller Philip Smith, Bookseller US (US)
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  • Edition 1st edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher n.p.[New York]: [privately printed]
  • Date Published 1952
  • Keywords Gerd Stern USCO Beat Generation First Poems and Others New York counterculture Intermedia avant-garde literature hippie San Francisco Beatnik California poetry poet postwar American literature Holocaust survivor fifties underground limited edition signed
The Floating Bear 9 (1961) - includes excerpts from The System of Dante's Hell by LeRoi Jones...

The Floating Bear 9 (1961) - includes excerpts from The System of Dante's Hell by LeRoi Jones and Roosevelt After Inauguration by William Burroughs

by Di Prima, Diane, and LeRoi Jones (eds.), William Burroughs, Philip Whalen

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Used - Very Good
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No Jacket (as issued)
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1st edition
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Paperback
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Berkeley, California, United States
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NZ$765.99

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New York: The Floating Bear, 1961. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 12pp (mimeographed), corner-stapled. A rare early issue of this seminal 1960s little magazine. Includes an excerpt from The System of Dante's Hell by Jones and Roosevelt After Inauguration by William Burroughs (Schottlaender v4.C25; Shoaf III-25). An unmarked copy, never folded or mailed, with stains to back cover and a little toning.
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The Banana Book (1972)

The Banana Book (1972)

by Brainard, Joe

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Used - Very Good
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No Jacket (as issued)
Edition
1st edition
Binding
Paperback
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Berkeley, California, United States
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NZ$383.00

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New York: Siamese Banana Press, 1972. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 19 leaves, stapled front wrapper. A peak-period amalgam of banana-focused content from Joe Brainard. Unmarked copy, a bit of spotting, wear and staple rust.
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Strange Faeces 15 (ca. 1974)

Strange Faeces 15 (ca. 1974)

by Nations, Opal Louis and Ellen (eds.), Ray Johnson, Monte Cazazza, Anna Banana, George Bowering, Jack Hirschman, Mr. Peanut, Kathy Acker, Bernadette Mayer, Tom Veitch, Andrei Codrescu, Lewis MacAdams, Laura Beausoleil, Keith Abbott, et al

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Condition
Used - Fine
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Very Good
Edition
1st edition
Binding
Paperback
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NZ$170.22

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Vancouver: Strange Faeces, ca. 1974. 1st edition. Soft cover. Fine/Very Good. Fine in VG+ dustwrapper. 4to, ~100pp, printed wrappers with oversize dustwrapper. A great selection of written and graphic work from the early seventies avant-garde. Nice uncirculated copy, the fragile dustwrapper (printed on thin paper) is unusually well preserved.
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0 to 9 Number 2 (Number Two, August 1967)
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0 to 9 Number 2 (Number Two, August 1967)

by Acconci, Vito Hannibal, and Bernadette Mayer (eds.), Robert Walser, Gertrude Stein, Raymond Queneau, Aram Saroyan, Thomas Clark, Ron Padgett, Stefan Themerson, et al

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New York: Vito H. Acconci, 1967. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 82pp (plus plates), stapled wrappers. The rare second issue of Vito Acconci and Bernadette Mayer's seminal 1960s mimeo revolution magazine of experimental writing and art. This copy from the collection of Opal Louis Nations. Original UK and US prices written on cover and title page (else unmarked). A sound copy of a rare survival with a significant provenance, light wear and minor evidences of material experience.
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Four Book (0 to 9 Books, 1968)
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Four Book (0 to 9 Books, 1968)

by Acconci, Vito Hannibal

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1st edition
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Paperback
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New York: Vito Hannibal Acconci / 0 to 9 Books, 1968. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 4to, 74pp, stapled wrappers. The rare second artist's book by Vito Acconci, published by his and Bernadette Mayer's 0 to 9 Press at the same time as its seminal magazine. This copy from the collection of Opal Louis Nations. Front wrapper is in printed black and white and is detached from the top staple. Original UK price lightly penciled on cover (else unmarked). A sound copy of a rare survival with a significant provenance, some wear and resonant evidences of material experience.
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Mill Mountain Review, Volume 3 (1971) - includes five poems by Frank Stanford

Mill Mountain Review, Volume 3 (1971) - includes five poems by Frank Stanford

by Broughton, Irv (ed.), Frank Stanford, Wendell Berry, Kay Boyle, Russell Banks, Margaret Atwood, James Schevill, Denise Levertov, et al

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1st edition
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Paperback
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NZ$136.18

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Roanoke, VA: Mill Mountain Review, 1971. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, 136pp, printed wrappers. A rare literary magazine from 1971 Roanoke, notable for the inclusion of five poems by Frank Stanford, as well as writing by Wendell Berry and others. (Editor Irv Broughton was a close associate of Stanford and published the poet's first book the same year.) Unmarked copy with light outer wear and spotting.
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Cow 1 (Cow Soup Issue, 1965)

Cow 1 (Cow Soup Issue, 1965)

by Martin, Link (Luther T. Cupp, ed.), Jack Spicer, Joanne Kyger, Stan Persky, Robin Blaser, Harold Dull, Ronnie Primack, Doug Palmer, Larry Fagin, et al

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1st edition
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Paperback
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NZ$425.55

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San Francisco: Link Martin, 1965. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 4to, 22pp, stapled wrappers. First issue of this rare and enigmatic literary magazine from 1965 San Francisco, edited by Jack Spicer's last lover, Link Martin, shortly after Spicer's death. Includes work by Spicer, Martin, Joanne Kyger, and others. Unmarked copy, clean and well preserved, light wear.
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Everything (A Little of Everything; a.k.a. Snore Comix 7.1, ca. 1973) - INSCRIBED copy

Everything (A Little of Everything; a.k.a. Snore Comix 7.1, ca. 1973) - INSCRIBED copy

by Amos, Robert ("Everything Associates"), Opal Louis Nations (association copy)

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1st edition
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Paperback
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Toronto: The Coach House Press / Everything Associates, ca. 1973. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 64pp, stapled wrappers. 1 of ca 500 copies, INSCRIBED by the author to fellow experimentationalist Opal Louis Nations; Amos has also added notes to the cover and a few interior pages. This is considered a publication in the Snore Comix series, though it is not marked as such. Light soil and sunning.
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0 to 9 Number 2 (Number Two, August 1967)
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0 to 9 Number 2 (Number Two, August 1967)

by Acconci, Vito Hannibal, and Bernadette Mayer (eds.), Robert Walser, Gertrude Stein, Raymond Queneau, Aram Saroyan, Thomas Clark, Ron Padgett, Stefan Themerson, et al

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Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
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Edition
1st edition
Binding
Paperback
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New York: Vito H. Acconci, 1967. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 82pp (plus plates), stapled wrappers. The rare second issue of Vito Acconci and Bernadette Mayer's seminal 1960s mimeo revolution magazine of experimental writing and art. This copy from the collection of Opal Louis Nations. Original UK and US prices written on cover and title page (else unmarked). A sound copy of a rare survival with a significant provenance, light wear and minor evidences of material experience.
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Four Book (0 to 9 Books, 1968)
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Four Book (0 to 9 Books, 1968)

by Acconci, Vito Hannibal

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1st edition
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Paperback
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New York: Vito Hannibal Acconci / 0 to 9 Books, 1968. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Near VG. 4to, 74pp, stapled wrappers. The rare second artist's book by Vito Acconci, published by his and Bernadette Mayer's 0 to 9 Press at the same time as its seminal magazine. This copy from the collection of Opal Louis Nations. Front wrapper is in printed black and white and is detached from the top staple. Original UK price lightly penciled on cover (else unmarked). A sound copy of a rare survival with a significant provenance, some wear and resonant evidences of material experience.
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Under Fire
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Under Fire: An American Story

by North, Oliver L

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Used - Fine
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near fine
Edition
First edition, as stated, first printing
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780060183349 / 0060183349
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Millbury, Massachusetts, United States
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Harpercollins, 1991. First edition, as stated, first printing . Hardcover. Fine/near fine. r. 446 pp. This is a rare first edition copy signed by both Oliver North and William Novak. North's inscription, "Margo and Sam, all the best," appears in blue ink on the half title page with North's signature and the date "3 Nov 91" and Novak's signature in black ink. Dust jacket slightly wrinkled at top of spine. Free USPS tracking with every US order. Ships from MA.
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A New History of Japanese Cinema:  A Century of Narrative Film
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A New History of Japanese Cinema: A Century of Narrative Film

by Standish, Isolde

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ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780826417909 / 0826417906
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New York: Continuum, 2006. 8vo size trade paperback with black and white photo illustrated cover; 414 pages From back: "Cinema, which first arrived in Japan in 1896 with the Kinetoscope prototype, came at the very time that Japan was transforming its economic base and society into that of a major international power. The first cinema, the Asakusa Denikikan, was opened in Tokyo in 1903 and within 13 years 300 cinemas had sprung up throughout the country... (The author) focuses on the historical development of Japanese film, illustrated by a series of typical Japanese film posters. She details an industry and an art form shaped by the competing and merging forces of traditional culture and of economic and technological innovation." Edgewear, creases to bottom and bottom and top corners of front cover, soil on bottom and light soil to outside pages. We note pencilled underlining on at least 29 pages and pencilled marginalia on at least three pages and four creased page corners. Quotes… Read More
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Old Bones
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Old Bones

by Elkins, Aaron J

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Near Fine
Edition
1st Edition
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780892962624 / 0892962623
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Ellensburg, Washington, United States
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New York, NY, U. S. A.: Mysterious Press, 1987. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. New York, NY, U. S. A.: Mysterious Press, 1987. Fine in Near Fine jacket Signed by Author A Gideon Oliver Mystery, SIGNED on title pg. Edgar Award winner best mystery npc 197pp. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition
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Starting With Flags : Forty-Three Drawings
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Starting With Flags : Forty-Three Drawings

by Parker, Kingsley

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Limited Signed Edition
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Paperback
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New York: Private Printing. Fine with no dust jacket. 1976. Limited Signed Edition. Softcover. The artist's abstract and quite varied series of 43 drawings of flags, all printed monochrome on the recto of pages. Kingsley Parker has been exhibiting and represented by galleries since the mid-1970s and has a work in the collection of the Museum Of Modern Art in New York, NY. The artist is quite active with new works. Signed in ink "K. Parker/1976 ©" in the front matter where Parker explains his motivation for drawing the series of abstract flags. Copy 158 of a limited edition of 600, numbered in the colophon. Approximately 44 pages, unpaginated. Printed on fine, machine-made paper in brown wraps. The title and a flag drawing are framed on the front cover. In absolutely clean, Fine condition. ; Drawings; Square 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 44 pages; Signed by Artist .
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Dead in Dixie

Dead in Dixie

by Charlaine Harris

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As New
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As New
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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780739434710 / 0739434713
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New York: Science Fiction Book Club, 2003. Z2 - A Science Fiction Book Club Omnibus Edition hardcover book SIGNED by the Charlaine Harris in as new condition in as new dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dead Until Dark, Living Dead in Dallas, Club Dead. 8.5"x5.75", 612 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club (BCE/BOMC).
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Songs From Appledore
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Songs From Appledore

by Oscar Laighton

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Hardcover
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RARE. Collectible: 1916. Signed by the author. Cambridge MA: University Press. Very Good. Hardcover. Light soil to green cloth covered boards with gilt stamped title, author's name, and design. A bright solid, book - 27 pages; Inside covers are sunned. Pages clean and bright. Frontspiece. "View from Mrs. Thaxter's Garden Gate. 29 illustrations. Small book: 7" x 5"
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The Last Season (SIGNED) (FIRST EDITION)
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The Last Season (SIGNED) (FIRST EDITION): A Team In Search of Its Soul

by Phil Jackson

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Used - Near Fine
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Very Good+
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First Edition
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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781594200359 / 1594200351
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SIGNED FIRST EDITION One of the most successful coaches in the history of professional basketball offers his own take on his turbulent 2003-2004 season with the Los Angeles Lakers, chronicling the difficulties faced by the team--difficult relationships, public feuds, the Kobe Bryant rape trial, contract disputes, and injuries--and their successful journey to the NBA finals.
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Grant Wood and Marvin Cone : Artists of an Era
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Grant Wood and Marvin Cone : Artists of an Era

by Hazel E. Brown

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Edition
First Edition
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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780813817750 / 0813817757
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Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1972. Hardcover. First Edition (stated). Flat signed and dated by author on FFEP and Inscribed by author to a friend on half-title page. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine except for author's inscription and signature. Spine straight and tight. Jacket shows light rubbing, light chipping at spine head, and light reading wear to edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xi + 150 pages. illus. A reflection of the relationships of two artists -- Grant Wood (1891-1942) and Marvin Cone (1891-1965) -- with the community of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A loving biography by a woman who knew them both. Laid-in are two letters to the editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette; one from Woods' sister, and another from a friend of Woods and the author.
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The Lace Reader
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The Lace Reader

by Barry, Brunonia

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Used - Fine
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First Edition, First Printing
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Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780979159305 / 097915930X
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True FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING (stated). "Flap Jacket Press trade paperback edition / First Printing July 2007" on copyright page. This small run printing precedes the hardback edition. NEW. Cover Clean, no wear, no tears, no spine creases, protected in Brodart cover. Text Clean, no marks. No remainder mark. Not ex-library. Books are Carefully Packed in a Box and Shipped Daily with Delivery Confirmation from Dry, Smoke-Free shop. Complete Satisfaction Guaranteed. B103
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I Curse the River of Time (Signed, Limited UK Edition)
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I Curse the River of Time (Signed, Limited UK Edition)

by Petterson, Per

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Fine
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Signed, First UK Limited Edition, First Printing
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Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781846553004 / 1846553008
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SIGNED, FIRST UK LIMITED EDITION, FIRST PRINTING (stated, complete number line to 1) Harvill Secker, London, 2010. NEW, Unread. Author's Signature, no inscription, on a bookplate attached to the first chapter page. Note on bookplate reads "This edition of I Curse the River of Time, signed by the author, is limited to 1,000 copies". Dust Jacket Bright in Brodart protective cover, Clean, no wear, no tears, not price clipped (£12.99). Text Clean, no marks. No remainder mark. Not ex-library. Not book club. Fast shipping from Dry, Smoke-Free home. Email Confirmation with Tracking Number. International ships Air Mail.
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