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  • THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2000. by [Anthology, signed] Doctorow, E. L, editor; Ron Carlson and Walter Mosley, signed.
    [Anthology, signed] Doctorow, E. L, editor; Ron Carlson and Walter Mosley, signed.
    THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2000.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. SIGNED first edition - These books are notable for the amount of good - and interesting -writing compressed into one volume. Includes stories by Amy Bloom, Raymond Carver, Walter Mosley , Jhumpa Lahiri, Ha Jin, Ron Carlson, Junot Diaz, Z Z Packer, Percival Everett and more. SIGNED by TWO authors at their stories: Ron Carlson at his story 'The Ordinary Son' and Walter Mosley at "Pet Fly." Brief biographies of the contributors. Edited and with an ntroduction by E. :L Doctorow. Katrina Kennison, series editor. Includes contributors' notes and list of 100 other distinguished stories of 1999. 381 pp. ISBN: 0-395-926866.

    Condition: Very near fine in printed wrappers.

    Book ID: 64975
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  • HOKUM: An Anthology of African-American Humor by Beatty, Paul, editor. Percival Everett and Danzy Senna, signed.
    Beatty, Paul, editor. Percival Everett and Danzy Senna, signed.
    HOKUM: An Anthology of African-American Humor

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Bloomsbury, (2006.). SIGNED first edition - A sampler of humorous African-American writings including poetry, prose, political speeches, hip-hop, the blues, and 'the world's funniest radio sermon.' SIGNED by TWO authors: Percival Everett at an excerpt from "Erasure" and Danzy Senna at her essay "The Mulatto Millenium." Also includes contributions from Colson Whitehead , Harryette Mullen, Toni Cade Bambara, Cecil Brown, Henry Dumas, Langston Hughes, Wanda Coleman, Susan Lori-Parks, Darius James, Mike Tyson, the Reverend Al Sharpton, Zora Neale Hurston, W. E. B. Du Bois, and many others. Notes on the contributors. An uncommon advance issue, and especially so signed. 468 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 90210
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  • THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2000. by Doctorow, E. L, editor.
    Doctorow, E. L, editor.
    THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2000.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. First edition - These books are notable for the amount of good - and interesting -writing compressed into one volume. Includes stories by Amy Bloom, Raymond Carver, Jhumpa Lahiri, Ha Jin, Ron Carlson, Junot Diaz, Walter Mosley, Percival Everett, ZZ Packer and more. Brief biographies of the contributors. Edited and with an introduction by E. :L Doctorow. Katrina Kennison, series editor. Includes contributors' notes and list of 100 other distinguished stories of 1999. 381 pp. ISBN: 0-395-926866.

    Condition: Very good+ in printed wrappers.

    Book ID: 55472
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  • THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2000. by Doctorow, E. L, editor.
    Doctorow, E. L, editor.
    THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2000.

    Edition: First printing.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. dj. Hardcover first edition - These books are notable for the amount of good - and interesting -writing compressed into one volume. Includes stories by Amy Bloom, Raymond Carver, Jhumpa Lahiri, Ha Jin, Ron Carlson, Junot Diaz, Walter Mosley, Percival Everett, ZZ Packer and more. Brief biographies of the contributors. Edited and with an introduction by E. L Doctorow. Katrina Kennison, series editor. Includes contributors' notes and list of 100 other distinguished stories of 1999. 381 pp. ISBN: 0-395-926874.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 79907
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  • THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2000. by Doctorow, E. L, editor. Walter Mosley, signed.
    Doctorow, E. L, editor. Walter Mosley, signed.
    THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2000.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000. SIGNED first edition - These books are notable for the amount of good - and interesting -writing compressed into one volume. Includes stories by Amy Bloom, Raymond Carver, Jhumpa Lahiri, Ha Jin, Ron Carlson, Junot Diaz, Walter Mosley, Percival Everett, ZZ Packer and more. SIGNED by Mosley at his story "Pet Fly." Brief biographies of the contributors. Edited and with an introduction by E. :L Doctorow. Katrina Kennison, series editor. Includes contributors' notes and list of 100 other distinguished stories of 1999. 381 pp. ISBN: 0-395-926866.

    Condition: Very good+ in printed wrappers.

    Book ID: 75461
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  • SUDER. by Everett, Percival.
    Everett, Percival.
    SUDER.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Viking, (1983) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - African American writer's first book, a comic novel about a baseball player, an elephant he wins, and a 9 year old runaway who adopts them both. The three friends hole up in a cabin and outfox all intruders, including the local sheriff, a drug smuggler, and a taxidermist with his eye on Renoir, the elephant. Although Everett has received many awards - including an award for lifetime achievement by the National Book Critics Circle - and the Washington Post described him as one of the most adventurously experimental of modern American novelists. he remains not nearly as well-known or read as he should be - although the award-winning film…

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    New York: Viking, (1983) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - African American writer's first book, a comic novel about a baseball player, an elephant he wins, and a 9 year old runaway who adopts them both. The three friends hole up in a cabin and outfox all intruders, including the local sheriff, a drug smuggler, and a taxidermist with his eye on Renoir, the elephant. Although Everett has received many awards - including an award for lifetime achievement by the National Book Critics Circle - and the Washington Post described him as one of the most adventurously experimental of modern American novelists. he remains not nearly as well-known or read as he should be - although the award-winning film "American Fiction" based on his novel "Erasure" has finally begun to change that, as has the acclaim (and awards) given to his 2024 novel "James." SIGNED on the title page, and uncommon thus. 171 pp. ISBN: 0-670-681105.

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    Condition: Very near fine in a very near fine dustjacket (bit of sunning to edges of boards as is common with this title.)

    Book ID: 91627
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  • WALK ME TO THE DISTANCE. by Everett, Percival.
    Everett, Percival.
    WALK ME TO THE DISTANCE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1985. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second novel by this Black author (best known for his novel 'Erasure' the basis of the film 'American Fiction' and his highly praised 2024 novel 'James') His first novel was acclaimed as one of comic genius, but by contrast this novel, the story of David, a (white) returning Vietnam vet from Georgia who finds a home in on a remote ranch in Wyoming, is a quiet and satisfying story (although punctuated by an episode of extreme violence) "of the American Western landscape as it is today, clinging to a mythical heritage and a frontier code that may be seriously skewed in a world passing it by."…

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    New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1985. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second novel by this Black author (best known for his novel 'Erasure' the basis of the film 'American Fiction' and his highly praised 2024 novel 'James') His first novel was acclaimed as one of comic genius, but by contrast this novel, the story of David, a (white) returning Vietnam vet from Georgia who finds a home in on a remote ranch in Wyoming, is a quiet and satisfying story (although punctuated by an episode of extreme violence) "of the American Western landscape as it is today, clinging to a mythical heritage and a frontier code that may be seriously skewed in a world passing it by." SIGNED on the title page. Although Everett has received many awards - including an award for lifetime achievement by the National Book Critics Circle - and the Washington Post described him as one of the most adventurously experimental of modern American novelists. he still remains not nearly as well-known or read as he should be. That situation is finally changing with his award winning 2024 novel "James." Uncommon in the first edition and especially so signed and in this condition. 209 pp. ISBN: 0-899193218.

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    Condition: Very near fine in a like dust jacket.(very short closed tear to upper edge of front cover of dj)

    Book ID: 91644
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  • WATERSHED. by Everett, Percival.
    Everett, Percival.
    WATERSHED.

    Edition: First printing.

    Saint Paul, MN: Graywolf Press, (1996) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Fascinating novel about a confrontation with the FBI on a reservation somewhere north of Denver. A mystery featuring an African American hydrologist who becomes involved because he gave a ride to Louise Yellow Calf, who was hitching on a deserted, snowy road. Interspersed with the story are quotes from old treaties and documents which vividly portray this country's racial history. A very different novel by this African American writer, who is not as widely read as he should be, although with the release of the film 'American Fiction' based on his novel, 'Erasure' and his highly praised new novel, 'James' that is finally beginning to change. All…

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    Saint Paul, MN: Graywolf Press, (1996) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Fascinating novel about a confrontation with the FBI on a reservation somewhere north of Denver. A mystery featuring an African American hydrologist who becomes involved because he gave a ride to Louise Yellow Calf, who was hitching on a deserted, snowy road. Interspersed with the story are quotes from old treaties and documents which vividly portray this country's racial history. A very different novel by this African American writer, who is not as widely read as he should be, although with the release of the film 'American Fiction' based on his novel, 'Erasure' and his highly praised new novel, 'James' that is finally beginning to change. All of his early books are hard to find in the original edition. SIGNED on the title page. 200 pp. ISBN: 1-55597-2373.

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    Condition: Very near fine in a very good dust jacket (spot to fore-edge of textblock, short closed tear to upper edge of back cover of dj with tape repair on interior, but overall a clean and attractive copy.

    Book ID: 91729
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  • Everett, Percival.
    WATERSHED.

    Edition: First printing.

    Saint Paul, MN: Graywolf Press, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - Fascinating novel about a confrontation with the FBI on a reservation somewhere north of Denver. A mystery featuring an African American hydrologist who becomes involved because he gave a ride to Louise Yellow Calf, who was hitching on a deserted, snowy road. Interspersed with the story are quotes from old treaties and documents which vividly portray this country's racial history. Dj blurbs from Rick Bass and Madison Smartt Bell. A very different novel by this African American writer, who is not as widely read as he should be, although with the release of the film 'American Fiction' based on his novel, 'Erasure' and his highly praised new novel,…

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    Saint Paul, MN: Graywolf Press, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - Fascinating novel about a confrontation with the FBI on a reservation somewhere north of Denver. A mystery featuring an African American hydrologist who becomes involved because he gave a ride to Louise Yellow Calf, who was hitching on a deserted, snowy road. Interspersed with the story are quotes from old treaties and documents which vividly portray this country's racial history. Dj blurbs from Rick Bass and Madison Smartt Bell. A very different novel by this African American writer, who is not as widely read as he should be, although with the release of the film 'American Fiction' based on his novel, 'Erasure' and his highly praised new novel, 'James' that is finally beginning to change. All of his early books are hard to find in the original edition. 200 pp. ISBN: 1-55597-2373.

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    Condition: Fine in very near fine dust jacket (appears unread.)

    Book ID: 91796
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  • STORY [Magazine] Winter 1998. by Rosenthal, Lois, editor. Aimee Bender, signed; Percival Everett et al, contributors.
    Rosenthal, Lois, editor. Aimee Bender, signed; Percival Everett et al, contributors.
    STORY [Magazine] Winter 1998.

    Edition: First appearance in print of these works.

    Cincinnati: F & W Publications, 1998. SIGNED first edition - SIGNED by Bender at her story "The Healer." Also include stories by Jean Fong Kwok, Melanie Sumner, Percival Everett, A. L. Kennedy, Julia Slavin and others. Notes on contributors. 128 pp. We specialize in literary journals, and have many other issues - including many not yet catalogued and listed on line.

    Condition: Near fine in stiff wrappers (usual toning to the pages.)

    Book ID: 43034
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