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  • SLAM. by Shiner, Lewis.
    Shiner, Lewis.
    SLAM.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Doubleday, (1990) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third novel by this award-winning writer. Dave, a 39-year-old ex-hippie has just released from prison, where he'd been sent for not satisfying his IRS obligations and now on parole, is working as caretaker of a large beachhouse near Galveston, Texas - which means he must follow to the letter the late owner's eccentric will and keep her home exactly the same as it was when she died, including making sure that none of her cats escape. Publishers Weekly called this "An unqualified delight." and commented that "No other writer could have made a cogent world out of these disparate entities and a wild group of supporting players which…

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    New York: Doubleday, (1990) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third novel by this award-winning writer. Dave, a 39-year-old ex-hippie has just released from prison, where he'd been sent for not satisfying his IRS obligations and now on parole, is working as caretaker of a large beachhouse near Galveston, Texas - which means he must follow to the letter the late owner's eccentric will and keep her home exactly the same as it was when she died, including making sure that none of her cats escape. Publishers Weekly called this "An unqualified delight." and commented that "No other writer could have made a cogent world out of these disparate entities and a wild group of supporting players which includes cocaine dealers, a teenage runaway, a Christ-mongering probation officer and a lawyer who hates lawyers." INSCRIBED on the title page to the noted Oklahoma collector, Larry Owens. 233 pp. ISBN: 0-385266839.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 81304
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  • SLAM. by Shiner, Lewis.
    Shiner, Lewis.
    SLAM.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Doubleday, (1990) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third novel by this award-winning writer. Dave, a 39-year-old ex-hippie has just released from prison, where he'd been sent for not satisfying his IRS obligations and now on parole, is working as caretaker of a large beachhouse near Galveston, Texas - which means he must follow to the letter the late owner's eccentric will and keep her home exactly the same as it was when she died, including making sure that none of her cats escape. Publishers Weekly called this "An unqualified delight." and commented that "No other writer could have made a cogent world out of these disparate entities and a wild group of supporting players which…

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    New York: Doubleday, (1990) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third novel by this award-winning writer. Dave, a 39-year-old ex-hippie has just released from prison, where he'd been sent for not satisfying his IRS obligations and now on parole, is working as caretaker of a large beachhouse near Galveston, Texas - which means he must follow to the letter the late owner's eccentric will and keep her home exactly the same as it was when she died, including making sure that none of her cats escape. Publishers Weekly called this "An unqualified delight." and commented that "No other writer could have made a cogent world out of these disparate entities and a wild group of supporting players which includes cocaine dealers, a teenage runaway, a Christ-mongering probation officer and a lawyer who hates lawyers." INSCRIBED and dated on the title page. 233 pp. ISBN: 0-385266839.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 81305
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  • Shreve, Anita.
    FORTUNEÕS ROCKS.

    Edition: First printing.

    Boston: Little Brown, (1999.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in a New Hampshire beach town around 1900. ISBN: 0-316-781010.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 26107
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  • THE STORYTELLER. by Sillitoe, Alan (1928-2010)
    Sillitoe, Alan (1928-2010)
    THE STORYTELLER.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (1979) dj. Hardcover first edition - Suspenseful novel about the boundaries between reality and stories, by the author perhaps best known for "The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner.". ISBN: 0-671-412639.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (remainder mark)

    Book ID: 61013
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  • THE LOST FLYING BOAT. by Sillitoe, Alan (1928-2010)
    Sillitoe, Alan (1928-2010)
    THE LOST FLYING BOAT.

    Edition: First US printing.

    Boston: Little Brown, (1983) dj. Hardcover first edition - Two years after World War II, an RAF bomber crew regroups for a seemingly ordinary commercial mission - a map making survey of some Antarctic islands - that turns out to be a dangerous treasure hunt led by the unstable Captain Bennett, a trip from which few will return. 287 pp. Dust jacket by Fred Marcellino. ISBN: 0-316791059.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 88628
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  • THE GYPSY STORYTELLER. by Simpson, Thomas William
    Simpson, Thomas William
    THE GYPSY STORYTELLER.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Warner, (1993) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's second novel, one which combines satire, mystery, and romance. "Matthew Chandler, the thirty-something Manhattan lawyer who narrates the tale, tells us right at the start what the problem is: 'See, there's this woman. Good God, there's always a woman.' In this case, the woman is Rachel, a blind artist whom Matthew has known since his schooldays and whom he shares (unhappily) with his best friend, Daniel Hawthorn. Daniel is half-WASP and half-Gypsy, he ranks in most of the world's tennis tournaments and hunts down Nazis in his spare time. He also manages to seduce Rachel as an afterthought, and nearly kills her in a traffic accident that…

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    New York: Warner, (1993) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's second novel, one which combines satire, mystery, and romance. "Matthew Chandler, the thirty-something Manhattan lawyer who narrates the tale, tells us right at the start what the problem is: 'See, there's this woman. Good God, there's always a woman.' In this case, the woman is Rachel, a blind artist whom Matthew has known since his schooldays and whom he shares (unhappily) with his best friend, Daniel Hawthorn. Daniel is half-WASP and half-Gypsy, he ranks in most of the world's tennis tournaments and hunts down Nazis in his spare time. He also manages to seduce Rachel as an afterthought, and nearly kills her in a traffic accident that leaves her sightless" (Kirkus) INSCRIBED on the title page and signed as both Bill and with his full name, and dated in the year of publication. 370 pp. ISBN: 0-446516139.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 88387
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  • FULL MOON OVER AMERICA. by Simpson, Thomas William
    Simpson, Thomas William
    FULL MOON OVER AMERICA.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Warner, (1994.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's third novel, a satire set in the near future: It's dawn in the Blue Mountains on Jan 20, 2001 and a new president is about to be sworn into office. . 404 pp. ISBN: 0-446-518085.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (small spot to edge of textblock)

    Book ID: 58143
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  • Simpson, Thomas William
    FULL MOON OVER AMERICA.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Warner, (1994.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's third novel, a satire set in the near future: It's dawn in the Blue Mountains on Jan 20, 2001 and a new president is about to be sworn into office. . 404 pp. ISBN: 0-446-518085.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 8669
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  • MY FRIEND JUDAS. by Sinclair, Andrew.
    Sinclair, Andrew.
    MY FRIEND JUDAS.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Faber & Faber, (1959) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's second novel, set at Cambridge University, a look at the young generation and the problems they face. 224 pp. Dust jacket by Phillipe Julian.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (slight spine slant, some toning to the spine of the dj)

    Book ID: 72944
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  • BLOOD LIBELS. by Sinclair, Clive.
    Sinclair, Clive.
    BLOOD LIBELS.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1986.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Darkly comic novel about a Jewish writer who shares his birthday with the State of Israel. Sinclair was one of the original 20 writers chosen in 1983 as 'the best of the British young novelists.' 191 pp. ISBN: 0-374-114498.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 53889
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  • Sinclair, Iain
    DOWNRIVER (or, the Vessels of Wrath), a Narrative in Twelve Tales.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Random House, 1993. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's second book, and the first to be published in the US - winner of Britain's Encore Prize for best second novel and of the James Tait Memorial Prize . Highly praised by writers ranging from Angela Carter to Peter Ackroyd to Barbara Guest, this has been called a "remarkable book: part apocalyptic documentary, part moth-eaten ghost story, part detective story." The UK Kirkus review said this "traces the ruins of Margaret Thatcher's reign through the lens of a fictional film crew that has been hired to make a documentary about what's left of London's river life. The Thames may still flow through the heart of London, but life…

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    New York: Random House, 1993. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's second book, and the first to be published in the US - winner of Britain's Encore Prize for best second novel and of the James Tait Memorial Prize . Highly praised by writers ranging from Angela Carter to Peter Ackroyd to Barbara Guest, this has been called a "remarkable book: part apocalyptic documentary, part moth-eaten ghost story, part detective story." The UK Kirkus review said this "traces the ruins of Margaret Thatcher's reign through the lens of a fictional film crew that has been hired to make a documentary about what's left of London's river life. The Thames may still flow through the heart of London, but life along its shores has dramatically changed. "Downriver" is a savage, satirical quest to understand how people's lives, a government's policies, and a legendary urban waterland conspire together in a boggling display of self-destruction.". ISBN: 0-679-42062-2.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy)

    Book ID: 4747
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  • LANDOR'S TOWER - OR THE IMAGINARY CONVERSATIONS. by Sinclair, Iain; illustrated by Dave McKean.
    Sinclair, Iain; illustrated by Dave McKean.
    LANDOR'S TOWER - OR THE IMAGINARY CONVERSATIONS.

    Edition: Limited, signed edition.

    London: Goldmark of Uppingham / Granta Books, 2001. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Sinclair at his best - or worst. A unique mixture of fiction, history, and autobiography, set in the Welsh borderlands. As one reviewer commented "There are plot lines galore: murder, suicides, mental asylums, a good deal of bookselling and buying (Sinclair's old trade), readings, writings. There are cameos from the past: David Jones, Father Ignatius, Henry and Thomas Vaughan, and Francis Kilvert are presences through much of the book, and Allen Ginsberg and Bruce Chatwin also pop up. A number of Sinclair's friends and acquaintances also have roles, from Michael Moorcock to the usual cast of odd characters that follow him from book to book, who…

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    London: Goldmark of Uppingham / Granta Books, 2001. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Sinclair at his best - or worst. A unique mixture of fiction, history, and autobiography, set in the Welsh borderlands. As one reviewer commented "There are plot lines galore: murder, suicides, mental asylums, a good deal of bookselling and buying (Sinclair's old trade), readings, writings. There are cameos from the past: David Jones, Father Ignatius, Henry and Thomas Vaughan, and Francis Kilvert are presences through much of the book, and Allen Ginsberg and Bruce Chatwin also pop up. A number of Sinclair's friends and acquaintances also have roles, from Michael Moorcock to the usual cast of odd characters that follow him from book to book, who live, like him, 'on the ledge of the peripheral'. The Jeremy Thorpe affair plays a role. And, of course, there's Walter Savage Landor, towering (vaguely) behind it all." Number 86 of a limited edition of 250 numbered clothbound copies SIGNED by both the author and illustrator on a special preliminary page. 345 pp. plus a 19 pg section of illustrated "files recovered from Kaporal's Caravan". ISBN: 1-862070180.

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    Condition: Fine in a burgundy cloth with gilt lettering on the spine in a matching cloth slipcase.

    Book ID: 85044
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  • Sinclair, Upton
    ANOTHER PAMELA, or Virtue Still Rewarded

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Viking, 1950. dj. Hardcover first edition - A reincarnation of Richardson's PAMELA, 210 years later, in Southern California. A very different novel than Upton's usual work - one which pokes fun at the weaknesses of modern life.

    Condition: Very good in a very good dustjacket (light wear and soiling to dj.)

    Book ID: 7747
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  • Sinclair, Upton.
    A WORLD TO WIN.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: The Viking Press, 1946. dj. Hardcover first edition - The 7th novel in the Lanny Budd series, opens at Vichy in 1940 and continues through 1942 with Budd acting as a secret agent for Roosevelt. 581 pp.

    Condition: Very good in red cloth in a fair only dust jacket (stamp on front endpaper - rubbing, creasing and overall wear to dj, tape reinforcement at ends of spine, original price of 3.00 still present.)

    Book ID: 36040
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  • Singer, Isaac Bashevis.
    THE MANOR.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1967. dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in late 19th century Poland.

    Condition: Very good+ in very good - dust jacket (closed tear, chipping at upper edge of dj.)

    Book ID: 20384
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  • SHOSHA. by Singer, Isaac Bashevis.
    Singer, Isaac Bashevis.
    SHOSHA.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1978.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in Warsaw. Poland, in the 1930's, during the years of Hitler's rise to power. 277 pp. ISBN: 0-374-263361.

    Condition: Fine in very good dust jacket. (short closed tear on upper edge of front cover of dj.)

    Book ID: 45911
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  • THE COLLECTED STORIES. by Singer, Isaac Bashevis.
    Singer, Isaac Bashevis.
    THE COLLECTED STORIES.

    Edition: First trade edition.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1982. dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection selected by Singer himself, and with an introduction by the author. Includes some stories which had not previously appeared in book form. 610 pages. ISBN: 0-374-126348.

    Condition: Good in good dust jacket (crease to cloth of spine, prev owner's sticker, some short tears to dj)

    Book ID: 51012
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  • PASSIONS. by Singer, Isaac Bashevis.
    Singer, Isaac Bashevis.
    PASSIONS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1975.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Collection of short stories by the Nobel laureate. 312 pp. ISBN: 0-374-229937.

    Condition: Good in good dust jacket (some soiling to edges of textblock, edgewear to dj.)

    Book ID: 53709
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  • BUGS. by Sladek, John (1937-2000).
    Sladek, John (1937-2000).
    BUGS.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Macmillan, (1989) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A comic novel about an Englishman lost in high-tech America - a late novel by this author who also wrote surrealistic science fiction novels and co-authored two novels with Thomas Disch including the satirical thriller "Black Alice" in 1968 under the pseudonym of Thom Demijohn.) This title has not yet been published in the US. SIGNED on the title page. 213 pp. ISBN: 0-333-490606.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 61697
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  • ALONE. by Small, David.
    Small, David.
    ALONE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Norton, (1991) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's third novel - a "tragicomic tale of Earl Dimes awakening to the empty mess he's made of the first forty years of his life.. . When the glass wall shatters suddenly, Earl must finally face his failures and remake his life. It is how we chose to be alive for those we love that is at the core of this novel." INSCRIBED on the half title page to Larry Owens, the noted Oklahoma book collector. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year. 448 pp. ISBN: 0-393029913.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 83336
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  • BOTH ONE. by Small, Sidney Herschel (1893-1958)
    Small, Sidney Herschel (1893-1958)
    BOTH ONE.

    Edition: First printing.

    Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1925) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel of a Jewish boy, living in a gentile neighborhood in a suburb of San Francisco, who discovers both love with a gentile girl and racial prejudice. The rather hard-to-find third novel by this California born author who is probably best known for his pulp fiction, much of it set in the Orient. 302 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in brown cloth with orange lettering on spine and front cover in a good only dust jacket with significant rubbing to the folds, wear to ends of dj spine, original price of 2.00 still present. Dust jacket now protected by archival cover.

    Book ID: 78238
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  • THE ACCIDENTAL. by Smith, Ali.
    Smith, Ali.
    THE ACCIDENTAL.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Hamish Hamilton, (2005). SIGNED hardcover first edition - An award winning novel by this highly praised Scottish writer about "the ways that seemingly chance encounters irrevocably transform our understanding of ourselves." This was shortlisted for the 2005 Man Booker Prize, the Orange Prize for Fiction, and won the 2005 Whitbread Novel of the Year award. SIGNED on the title page. Frontispiece. 303 pp plus final 2 pp. ISBN: 0-241141907.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 80273
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  • BUSTED FLUSH. by Smith, Brad.
    Smith, Brad.
    BUSTED FLUSH.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Henry Holt, (2005) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "Civil war buffs and con men collide in this wickedly funny story of old-time relics and modern greed." SIGNED on the title page. 308 pp. ISBN: 9780805076509.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 61185
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  • THE DIVINE COMEDY OF JOHN VENNER. by Smith, Gregory Blake.
    Smith, Gregory Blake.
    THE DIVINE COMEDY OF JOHN VENNER.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (1992) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's second novel - a fast-paced morality tale featuring John Venner, professor of religion at a small New England college, who becomes obsessed with the nearby Shaker community of New Eden and especially one young woman, the last of her kind, still living there. "Witty prose, a bizarre scenario, and a compelling story distinguish this funny, outlandish, irreverent fiction." (The Library Journal) 268 pp. ISBN: 0-67178854X.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder line)

    Book ID: 84373
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  • Smith, Mark (1935-2022)
    THE DELPHINIUM GIRL.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harper & Row, 1980. dj. Hardcover first edition - Fifth novel by this National Book Award nominee.

    Condition: Near fine in a near fine dustjacket (stamp on front endpaper, crease to dj flap.)

    Book ID: 12825
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  • SMOKE STREET by Smith, Mark (1935-2022)
    Smith, Mark (1935-2022)
    SMOKE STREET

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Morrow, 1984. dj. Hardcover first edition - Highly praised writer's seventh novel, described as "using the madness and chaos of war as a ground for the illogicality and fragility of the human mind." 191 pp. ISBN: 0-688-004806.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket, tight and clean, appears unread.

    Book ID: 17310
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  • RAW: A Love Story. by Smith, Mark Haskell.
    Smith, Mark Haskell.
    RAW: A Love Story.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Black Cat - Grove / Atlantic, (2013). First edition - Satirical novel issued as a trade paperback original - a "super-fun, super-wild and sneakily thoughtful take on American literary and entertainment excesses." 276 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 87111
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  • DELICIOUS. by Smith, Mark Haskell.
    Smith, Mark Haskell.
    DELICIOUS.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (2005). SIGNED first edition - The author's second novel, a story about the problems which ensue when the greedy owner of a Las Vegas catering service tries to muscle in on a small family owned business in Hawaii. David Liss called this "an addictive and engaging page turner that is both hilarious and unexpectedly touching." SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 320 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 82412
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  • STORMING THE GATES OF PARADISE: Landscapes For Politics. by Solnit, Rebecca.
    Solnit, Rebecca.
    STORMING THE GATES OF PARADISE: Landscapes For Politics.

    Edition: First printing.

    Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, (2007) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Collects almost 40 of her most significant essays from the past ten years - essay which "take the reader from the Pyrenees to the U.S.-Mexican border, from San Francisco to London, from open sky to the deepest mines, and from the antislavery struggles of two hundred years ago to todays street protests. . . a unique guidebook to the American landscape after the millennium not just the deserts, skies, gardens, and wilderness areas that have long made up Solnit's subject matter, but the social landscape of democracy and repression, of borders, ruins, and protests." SIGNED on the title page. Illustrated. Notes, xii, 409 pp. ISBN: 978-0520251090.

    Condition: Very good in fine dust jacket (underlining on several pages, mostly near the front of the book).

    Book ID: 72432
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  • STILL LIVES. by Sommer, Scott (1951-1993)
    Sommer, Scott (1951-1993)
    STILL LIVES.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Viking, (1989) dj. Hardcover first edition - Fifth book by this highly praised young writer - set in New York city where things are not going well of Thom, who has just lost his job as a photographer - and not well for two life-long friends eithe. Mary Robinson calls this "knowing, compassionate and clever on every page - a really funny novel, really funny." 272 pp. ISBN: 0-670-825816.

    Condition: Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. (remaiinder line)

    Book ID: 79174
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