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New York: The Viking Press, 1975.
First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Karyl, with love I could never have done it without your patient help Saul.” The recipient, Karyl Kylie typed the manuscript of this novel. Fine in a near fine dust jacketContinue reading "Humboldt’s Gift."
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Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1956.
First edition of the author’s play that was later made into the 1960 motion picture starring Jerry Lewis as Kreton. Octavo. Signed by Gore Vidal on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Laid in is a ticket stub at a play that Vidal appeared at.
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New York: Harper Collins, 2002.
First American edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s second novel published in English. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Gao Xingjian on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Roberto de Cicq de Cumptich. Jacket painting by Gao Xingjian.
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1977.
First edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Paul Theroux on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear to the spine extremities.
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1967.
First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Stone who has additionally added the line from this title as follows, “They killed my girl,” Rheinhardt said, walking down the street. “I’m gonna to bust up the bar. Robert Stone.” Laid in a program from a literary festival signed by StoneContinue reading "A Hall of Mirrors."
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
First edition of this collection of essays by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Octavo, original half cloth. Warmly inscribed by Marilynne Robinson on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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Barcelona: Edhasa, 1971.
First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued. Signed by Javier Marias on the title page. In near fine condition.
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New York: Delacorte Press, 1975.
First edition of the author’s second book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the title page as follows, “Peace Tim O’Brien “I guess we’re really brothers, aren’t we? Don’t know what that means, except it means that some of the same things we remember.” Near fine a near fine dust jacket with aContinue reading "Northern Lights."
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972.
First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Millhauser on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with the lightest of wear. Jacket design by Alice and Martin Provensen.
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London: Allan Wingate, 1949.
First British edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For ________ ________, Spent a winter once in Jamaica, Vermont, back in 1949, Loved it. Cheers Norman Mailer.” Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by James Holland.
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London: Michael Joseph, 1952-1969.
First editions of the author’s Children of Violence Series. Octavo, 5 volumes. Original cloth. Each of the five volumes are signed by Doris Lessing. Near fine in very good to near fine dust jackets.
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New York: Atheneum, 1966.
First American edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s classic collection of short stories. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Le Clezio on the title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket.
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London: Atlantic Books, 2009.
First British edition of what many consider the author’s breakthrough novel. Octavo, original boards. Signed by J.M.G. Le Clezio on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket with the wrap around band. Jacket design by Ghost.
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New York: Grove Weidenfeld, 1991.
First American edition of Kundera’s sixth novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Milan Kundera on the half title page. Translated from the Czech by Peter Kussi. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Trade editions signed by Kundera are uncommon.
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London: Secker and Warburg, 1962.
The uncorrected proof of the first British edition of the author’s first novel. Octavo, original green wrappers as issued. Signed by the author on the title page. In near fine condition showing only light wear. Translated from the German by Ralph Manheim.
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1975.
First British edition. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1974.
Uncorrected proof of the first edition of the author’s Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. In very good condition.
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1981.
First edition of one of the author’s most beloved titles. Octavo, original cloth Signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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Johannesburg: Taurus, 1990.
First South African edition and true first edition. Octavo, blue boards. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with only light shelf wear.
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London: Jonathan Cape, 1980.
First edition. Review copy with slip laid in. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937.
First edition. Octavo, original black cloth with titles to the spine and front panel in silver. Inscribed by the author, “To Frank Whitbech, Who has more Cain first editions than Cain has and the more power to him. James M. Cain Los Angeles, Calif June 5, 1944”. Bookplate of the recipient on the front freeContinue reading "Serenade."
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Toronto: Alred A. Knopf, 1998.
First Canadian edition of Irving’s powerful ninth novel. Octavo, original boards. Signed by John Irving on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Honi Werner.
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South Africa: Radix, 1988.
First South African edition, which precedes the American edition. Octavo, illustrated wrappers as issued. Signed by J.M. Coetzee on the title page. In fine condition.
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London: Secker & Warburg, 1997.
First edition. Octavo. Original boards. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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Lessing, Doris.
