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SWALLOW.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Viking, 1984. dj. Hardcover first edition - This controversial writer's 5th novel, described in one British review as "part satire, part poetic fantasy, part dirty book, an improvisational novel employing a whole ragbag of talents."
Condition: NF/VG (closed tears to dj.)
Book ID: 7961More details Price: $15.00 -
CAPTAIN WUNDER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: The Viking Press, (1981) dj. Hardcover first edition - Espionage novel set in the early 1900s, in the years leading up to the Great War, Berlin, London, Dublin and Lake Como. Captain Wunder is the stage name for Captain Richard Gaudeans - a man who was once cashiered out of a British regiment in Africa and now works as a Houdini-style escape artist in a sleazy Berlin circus-theater. 294 pp. ISBN: 0-670203556.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (previous owner's name on front pastedown)
Book ID: 76552More details Price: $17.50 -
THE BEACH OF FALESA. (based on a story by Robert Louis Stevenson.)
Edition: First UK printing.
London: Jonathan Cape, (1964.). Hardcover first edition - Although this is a screenplay, it is printed in an easy to read and narrative format. 124 pp.
Condition: Very good in yellow boards with silver lettering on the spine, no dust jacket.
Book ID: 33584More details Price: $12.50 -
PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG DOG.
Edition: Paperback.
New York: New Directions, (1955.). A collection of largely autobiographical stories by this great Welsh poet. 160 pp.
Condition: Good condition.
Book ID: 33742More details Price: $10.00 -
ON THE AIR WITH DYLAN THOMAS: The Broadcasts.
Edition: First printing.
New York: New Directions, (1992) dj. Hardcover first edition - Transcripts of all of the BBC radio programs by Dylan Thomas (except "Under Milkwood") - programs in which he read poetry selections and discussed his childhood, specific poets and writers, and the state of modern poetry. Edited and with an introduction and commentary by Ralph Maud. Includes his BBC Engagements Calendar, works cited. xiv, 305 pp. ISBN: 0-811212092.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 76770More details Price: $30.00 -
THE DEATH OF THE KING'S CANARY.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: The Viking Press, (1977) dj. Hardcover first edition - First publication of this collaborative mystery novel originally written in 1938-1940 by Thomas and Davenport, and unpublishable at the time - one which parodies many of the major poets of the time, including T. S. Eliot, Auden and more. Introduction by Constantine FitzGibbon. Errata slip laid in. 145 pp. ISBN: 0-670-262307.
Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (discoloration from glue on endpapers and under dj flaps)
Book ID: 68029More details Price: $12.50 -
POEMS OF DYLAN THOMAS.
Edition: 3rd printing.
New York: New Directions, (1971.) dj. Hardcover - A posthumous collection which adds over 100 poems to the 90 that were included in the 1952 collection (which represented the poems that Dylan said he wanted preserved), edited and with an introduction by Daniel Jones. Index of titles and first lines. 291 pp. ISBN: 0-8112-03980.
Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 49498More details Price: $25.00 -
DYLAN THOMAS.
Edition: Book of the Month Club edition (same size and quality as trade edition).
New York: Dial Press, 1973. dj. Hardcover - Biography of the Welsh poet. Photographs, extensive notes, index. 399 pages.
Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket (appears unread, dj has a closed tear at side of spine.)
Book ID: 17282More details Price: $12.50 -
A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES.
Edition: First thus.
New York: New Directions, (c 1969.). Hardcover first edition - Dylan Thomas's magical account of Christmas from his own childhood in a small town in Wales, illustrated with 5 full page black and white engravings by Fritz Eichenberg. Oblong format. 36 pp.
Condition: Very near fine in a gray cloth boards, no dust jacket.
Book ID: 86969More details Price: $16.50 -
CATHERINE HOUSE.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Custom House / Harper Collins, (2020). First edition - The author's first novel, a story which is part mystery, part Gothic horror and part the story of a young woman trying to find a sense of belonging in the world. 'or those lucky few selected to attend Catherine House, tuition, room, and board are free - but in return students are required to give the House three years, summers included, completely isolated from the outside world. 309 pp.
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers with self flaps, publisher's letter laid in. An uncommon advance issue.
Book ID: 87253More details Price: $21.50 -
THE ANIMAL WIFE.
Edition: First printing.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. dj. Hardcover first edition - Fascinating novel, set in Siberia 20,000 years ago. ISBN: 0-395-524539.
Condition: Near fine in a near fine dustjacket.
Book ID: 14165More details Price: $12.50 -
THE HARMLESS PEOPLE.
Edition: Book club edition.
London: Readers Union, 1960. dj. Hardcover - The author's first book, a study of the Bush people of southern Africa.
Condition: Very good in a somewhat chipped and worn dj. (prev owner's name.)
Book ID: 15318More details Price: $12.50 -
THE ANIMAL WIFE.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. SIGNED first edition - Fascinating novel, set in Siberia 20,000 years ago. SIGNED by author.
Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers - a few corners bent.
Book ID: 1518More details Price: $30.00 -
THE TRIBE OF TIGER : Cats and Their Culture.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Simon & Schuster, (1994.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Intrigued by the hunting behavior of her pet cats and those in the neighborhood, particularly since they did not need to hunt in order to survive, Thomas wrote this fascinating study of the cat family, both wild, in captivity and domestic - including a pride of lines, her own pets, and a domesticated puma named Ruby. Focuses especially on how cats communicate with each other and with us. SIGNED on the title page. Illustrated with drawings by Jared Taylor Williams. Bibliography. 240 pp. ISBN: 0-671799657.
Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (glue remnants on endpaper, mostly under dj flaps).
Book ID: 70916More details Price: $25.00 -
THE TRIBE OF TIGER : Cats and Their Culture.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Simon & Schuster, (1994.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Intrigued by the hunting behavior of her pet cats and those in the neighborhood, particularly since they did not need to hunt in order to survive, Thomas wrote this fascinating study of the cat family, both wild, in captivity and domestic - including a pride of lines, her own pets, and a domesticated puma named Ruby. Focuses especially on how cats communicate with each other and with us. Illustrated with drawings by Jared Taylor Williams. Bibliography. 240 pp. ISBN: 0-671799657.
Condition: Near fine in a near fine dust jacket (price-clipped, a tight copy which appears unread, but upper edge of a few pages bumped).
Book ID: 38230More details Price: $12.50 -
THE ANIMAL WIFE.
Edition: First printing.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Fascinating novel, set in Siberia 20,000 years ago. ISBN: 0-395-524539.
Condition: SIGNED on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dustjacket.
Book ID: 23713More details Price: $30.00 -
THE TRIBE OF TIGER : Cats and Their Culture.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Simon & Schuster, (1994.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Intrigued by the hunting behavior of her pet cats and those in the neighborhood, particularly since they did not need to hunt in order to survive, Thomas wrote this fascinating study of the cat family, both wild, in captivity and domestic - including a pride of lines, her own pets, and a domesticated puma named Ruby. Focuses especially on how cats communicate with each other and with us. Illustrated with drawings by Jared Taylor Williams. Bibliography. 240 pp. ISBN: 0-671799657.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 30816More details Price: $14.50 -
TRAVELS TO HALLOWED GROUND: A Historian's Journey to the American Civil War.
Edition: 2nd printing.
Columbia: University of South Carolina Press. (1988.) dj. Hardcover - Stories or vignettes about 10 Civil War battle sites, including Harper's Ferry, Roanoke Island, Mobile Bay, Petersburg and more, and reflections on the significance of these sites. Maps, photographs, index. 155 pp. ISBN: 0-87249-4772.
Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (prev owner's name), newspaper clippings laid in.
Book ID: 45737More details Price: $12.50 -
ROBERT KENNEDY: HIS LIFE.
Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.
New York: Simon & Schuster, (2002). A behind the scenes view into Robert Kennedy's personal life. Including revelations about the 1960 and 1968 presidential campaigns, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and his struggles with J.Edgar Hoover and Lyndon Johnson. 16 pages of black and white photographs, includes source notes, bibliography and index, 509 pp. ISBN: 0-7432-03291.
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers (an unread copy but with some light toning to the pages)
Book ID: 61290More details Price: $15.00 -
LEE BAIRD, SON OF DANGER.
Edition: Hardcover.
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., (1957). Hardcover - Originally published as "A Boy Fighter with Andrew Jackson." Illustrated in duo-tone by Robert L. Jenney. Illustrated endpapers. Bound in cellophane binding with wrap-around art on the cover. 282 pp plus 2 pp publisher's ads.
Condition: Good overall - a bit of delamination, some sunning to the spine, usual toning to the pages. but in better condition than this fragile binding is usually found.
Book ID: 65308More details Price: $12.50 -
JOHN STRACHEY.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Harper & Row, 1973. dj. Hardcover first edition - Biography of one of the most influential English socialists in 30's, 40's, 50's. Index. 319 pages.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 15683More details Price: $20.00 -
CHASIN' THE TRANE: The Music and Mystique of John Coltrane.
Edition: Trade paperback.
New York: Da Capo Press, (1980.). Illustrated with photographs. Discography. 235 pp. 1988. ISBN: 0-306-800438.
Condition: Very good in glossy illustrated wrappers (a clean tight copy, minor wear to the covers)
Book ID: 57179More details Price: $9.00 -
THE BEST OF THE WEST 4: New Stories from the Wide Side of the Missouri.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Norton, (1991) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Introduction by Ron Hansen. Contains fifteen stories by authors both new and well-established, including Peter Lasalle, Joy Harjo, Rick Bass, Ken Smith, Larry Levis, Rudolfo Anaya, Leslie Johnson, Thomas Fox Averill, Antonya Nelson, Kent Meyers, Dagoberto Gilb and more. SIGNED by Hansen on the title page. Notes on authors, list of other notable stories. 264 pp. ISBN: 0-393030180.
Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket.
Book ID: 67033More details Price: $35.00 -
HOUSE OF LIGHT.
Edition: Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. )
New York: Hyperion, (2001.). First edition - The first novel for adults by this award-winning writer of books for young adults. . Praise from Maya Angelou and Alice Walker on back cover. 273 pp.
Condition: Very near fine in printed light gray wrappers.
Book ID: 33588More details Price: $16.00 -
THE BOWLEGGED ROOSTER And Other Tales That Signify.
Edition: First printing.
New York: HarperCollins, 2000. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Five high-spirited and playful stories for older children by this prize-winning African American author. INSCRIBED on the half title page and dated in the year of publication. Illustrations by Holly Berry. 104 pages. ISBN: 0-06-0253770.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 19203More details Price: $25.00 -
THE BOWLEGGED ROOSTER And Other Tales That Signify.
Edition: First printing.
New York: HarperCollins, 2000. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Five high-spirited and playful stories for older children by this prize-winning African American author. SIGNED on the half title page and dated in the year of publication. Illustrations by Holly Berry. 104 pages. ISBN: 0-06-0253770.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 19204More details Price: $25.00 -
WHEN THE NIGHTINGALE SINGS.
Edition: First edition.
New York: HarperCollins, (1992) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A charming retelling of the Cinderella story this National Book Award winning writer. Queen Mother Rhythm is searching for the next 'nightingale' to take her place among gospel singers. SIGNED on the title page. 148 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0202947.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (appears unread, but remainder line bottom edge.)
Book ID: 79805More details Price: $40.00 -
WHEN THE NIGHTINGALE SINGS.
Edition: First edition.
New York: HarperCollins, (1992) dj. Hardcover first edition - A charming retelling of the Cinderella story this National Book Award winning writer. Queen Mother Rhythm is searching for the next 'nightingale' to take her place among gospel singers. 148 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0202947.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 79806More details Price: $20.00 -
LINDA BROWN, YOU ARE NOT ALONE: The Brown V. Board of Education Decision.
Edition: 2nd printing.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 74203More details Price: $50.00 -
LINDA BROWN, YOU ARE NOT ALONE: The Brown V. Board of Education Decision.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Jump at the Sun / Hyperion, (2003.) dj. SIGNED first edition - Commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of this significant Supreme Court decision, this is an anthology by ten of today's top writers for children - both African American and white - including Eloise Greenfield, Ishmael Reed, Quincy Troupe, Lois Lowry, Jean Craighead George, Jerry Spinelli, Katherine Patterson, Michael Cart, Leona Nicholas Welch and Thomas herself - which presents their experiences and recollections of life before the historical Supreme Court decision that desegregated public schools in 1954, and afterwards. SIGNED by Lois Lowry at her contribution "Anthony." Illustrated with full page color pastel drawings by James Curtis. Printed on heavy glossy stock throughout. 114 pp.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (pages are loosely laid into the dust jacket, not bound)
Book ID: 68161More details Price: $35.00