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  • ARCHANGEL. by Watkins, Paul.
    Watkins, Paul.
    ARCHANGEL.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Random House, (1995). SIGNED first edition - When a lumber baron tries to clear-cut the part of the Algonquin Forest he considers his own, and in the remote Maine town of Abenaki Juntion, only Madeleine Cody, the owner of a small newspaper, The Forest Sentinel, tries to stand up to him. SIGNED on the title page. Cover praise from Tobias Wolff (who calls Watkins "one of the most gifted writers of his generation") among others. 284 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 80742
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  • LAURA. by Watson, Larry.
    Watson, Larry.
    LAURA.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Atria (Simon & Schuster), (2001) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A very different book by this award winning writer who is best known for his novels set in the American West. This follows the relationship over almost 40 years between Paul - who first met Laura when he was just 12 years old - and Laura, nine years older and an aspiring poet at the time. SIGNED on the title page. 326 pp. ISBN: 0-671567748.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 83020
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  • LAURA. by Watson, Larry.
    Watson, Larry.
    LAURA.

    Edition: Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Atria (Simon & Schuster), (2001). SIGNED first edition - A very different book by this award winning writer who is best known for his novels set in the American West. This follows the relationship over almost 40 years between Paul - who first met Laura when he was just 12 years old - and Laura, nine years older and an aspiring poet at the time. SIGNED on the title page. 326 pp.

    Condition: Fine in lavender printed wrappers. An uncommon advance issue.

    Book ID: 83021
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  • ORCHARD. by Watson, Larry.
    Watson, Larry.
    ORCHARD.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Random House, (2003) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Novel by this award winning writer set in 1950s Wisconsin. "Ned Weaver, an internationally acclaimed painter, is famous in Door County, Wisconsin, for his luminous work - and for his affairs with his models. His wife, Harriet, has learned to accept these dalliances in the belief that his immense talent will ultimately make up for his shortcomings as a husband. Sonja Skordahl, a Norwegian immigrant, came to America looking for a new life. Instead, she married Henry House, only to find herself defined, like so many other mid-twentieth-century women, by her roles as wife and mother." SIGNED on the title page. 241 pp. ISBN: 0-37580523x.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 83024
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  • ORCHARD. by Watson, Larry.
    Watson, Larry.
    ORCHARD.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Random House, (2003) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Novel by this award winning writer set in 1950s Wisconsin. "Ned Weaver, an internationally acclaimed painter, is famous in Door County, Wisconsin, for his luminous work - and for his affairs with his models. His wife, Harriet, has learned to accept these dalliances in the belief that his immense talent will ultimately make up for his shortcomings as a husband. Sonja Skordahl, a Norwegian immigrant, came to America looking for a new life. Instead, she married Henry House, only to find herself defined, like so many other mid-twentieth-century women, by her roles as wife and mother." SIGNED on the title page. Review copy with promotional material laid in, 241 pp. ISBN: 0-37580523x.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 83025
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  • ORCHARD. by Watson, Larry.
    Watson, Larry.
    ORCHARD.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Random House, (2003). SIGNED first edition - Novel by this award winning writer set in 1950s Wisconsin. "Ned Weaver, an internationally acclaimed painter, is famous in Door County, Wisconsin, for his luminous work - and for his affairs with his models. His wife, Harriet, has learned to accept these dalliances in the belief that his immense talent will ultimately make up for his shortcomings as a husband. Sonja Skordahl, a Norwegian immigrant, came to America looking for a new life. Instead, she married Henry House, only to find herself defined, like so many other mid-twentieth-century women, by her roles as wife and mother." SIGNED on the title page. 239 pp.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 83026
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  • WHITE CROSSES. by Watson, Larry
    Watson, Larry
    WHITE CROSSES.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Pocket Books, 1997. dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery set in the 1950's in a small town in Montana, by this award-winning author, who was born in North Dakota . 371 pp. ISBN: 0-671-567713.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 56574
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  • WHITE CROSSES. by Watson, Larry
    Watson, Larry
    WHITE CROSSES.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Pocket Books, (1997.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery set in the 1950's in a small town in Montana, by this award-winning author, who was born in North Dakota . SIGNED on the title page. 371 pp. ISBN: 0-671-567713.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 23755
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  • WHITE CROSSES. by Watson, Larry
    Watson, Larry
    WHITE CROSSES.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Pocket Books, 1997. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Mystery set in the 1950's in a small town in Montana, by this award-winning author, who was born in North Dakota . SIGNED on the title page. 371 pp. ISBN: 0-671-567713.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 26357
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  • BLACK MISCHIEF. by Waugh, Evelyn.
    Waugh, Evelyn.
    BLACK MISCHIEF.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc. (1932) dj. Hardcover first edition - Waugh's third novel, a black comedy set in Africa, openly racist in its use of the worst stereotypes of Africans, although the white colonizers don't come off much better - "Seth was black, but he had been to Oxford, and admired the ways of Western Civilization. He was sorry when his savage troops ate his father, but that was part of his coup d'Etat, and set him on the throne of Azania, the African island empire which was not unlike Abyssinia. Basil Seal had known, taken up, and dropped Seth at Oxford; when he read of Seth's accession, he took his mother's jewels and a check from…

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    New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc. (1932) dj. Hardcover first edition - Waugh's third novel, a black comedy set in Africa, openly racist in its use of the worst stereotypes of Africans, although the white colonizers don't come off much better - "Seth was black, but he had been to Oxford, and admired the ways of Western Civilization. He was sorry when his savage troops ate his father, but that was part of his coup d'Etat, and set him on the throne of Azania, the African island empire which was not unlike Abyssinia. Basil Seal had known, taken up, and dropped Seth at Oxford; when he read of Seth's accession, he took his mother's jewels and a check from his mistress, and sailed for Azania." Based in part of Waugh's experiences in Abyssinia, then the only independent sovereign nation in Africa (in his travel book, "'"Remote People" he described it as a a tangle of modernism and barbarity), this also was intended to satirize the situation in England, which was in a deep financial crisis, as well as social movements such as Marie Stope's campaign for birth control which was entwined with eugenics. While it was controversial at the time of its publication, most of the controversy was over its "indecency" and depiction of cannibalism - not his depiction of Africans. In fact the NY Times review in 1932 was headed "Hilarity in Africa" and called it a "brilliant comic-opera tale. . .. in fiction he is able to make his jokes broader, his wit subtler, give wider scope to his gift for creating astounding absurdities." Red, black and brown illustrated endpapers, small illustration on the title page. Map frontispiece. 312 pp.

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    Condition: Very good overall in green cloth (with the usual uneven mottling and fading) in a very worn copy of the fragile and rather brittle dust jacket, which is missing about 2 inches at the top of the dj spine, is separated along the side of the spine and mostly separated at the flap folds, and with toning and overall edgewear. Original price of $2.50 on front flap - and copies in the dust jacket are quite uncommon.

    Book ID: 87972
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  • THE END OF THE BATTLE. by Waugh, Evelyn.
    Waugh, Evelyn.
    THE END OF THE BATTLE.

    Edition: First US printing.

    Boston: Little Brown, (1961.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The last novel in Waugh's World War II trilogy, Men at War - opening with Guy Crouchback returning from war to hear the words "Sorry, Uncle, you're too old." His commando training gets him one last assignment - liason work with the partisans in Yugoslavia. Synopsis of the previous volumes. xiv, 319 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in a very good dustjacket (price-clipped, sunning to spine.).

    Book ID: 55664
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  • THE ORDEAL OF GILBERT PINFOLD: A Conversation Piece. by Waugh, Evelyn.
    Waugh, Evelyn.
    THE ORDEAL OF GILBERT PINFOLD: A Conversation Piece.

    Edition: Reprint.

    Boston: Little Brown, (1979., c 1957) dj. Hardcover - An often hilarious "and occasionally bloodcurdling" novel about Gilbert Pinfold's brief period of "hallucination" or insanity "elaborated" from an experience that Waugh himself had several years before. One of several titles reissued by Little Brown in 1977-79 in uniform binding with dust jacket illustrations by John Renfer. 232 pp. ISBN: 0-316-926248.

    Condition: Very good in a very good dustjacket (price-clipped.)

    Book ID: 63819
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  • Weldon, Fay.
    LEADER OF THE BAND.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Viking, 1989. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Another witty, irreverent, charming and acerbic look at marriage, love, growing up and fantasies. SIGNED on the title page by Weldon. ISBN: 0-670-824402.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (appears unread, remainder line.)

    Book ID: 19966
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  • Wells, H. G.
    MEANWHILE, The Picture of a Lady.

    Edition: First US edition.

    New York: George H. Doran, 1927. dj. Hardcover first edition -

    Condition: Fairly minimal wear, overall very good - no dj.

    Book ID: 2985
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  • Wells, H. G. [Herbert George, 1866-1946).
    MEANWHILE: The Picture of a Lady.

    Edition: First American edition.

    New York: George H. Doran, 1927. dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel - 'a story of mental and physical romance' - which begins at a house party in an Italian villa. Bound in dark blue cloth. 320 pp.

    Condition: Good in a rather poor dustjacket (binding cracked before the title page, dust jacket has several small chips, tears and creases and a large triangular piece missing at the bottom of the spine and the back cover. The reverse side of the jacket has advertisements for other titles by G. H. Doran.)

    Book ID: 37924
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  • FILTH. by Welsh, Irvine.
    Welsh, Irvine.
    FILTH.

    Edition: First US printing - a trade paperback original.

    New York: Norton, (1998). First edition - Novel by the author of "Trainspotting" - "With the Christmas season upon him, Detective Sergeant Bruce Robertson of Edinburgh's finest is gearing up sociallyÑkicking things off with a week of sex and drugs in Amsterdam." 392 pp. ISBN: 0-393318680.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 66713
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  • THE IMMENSITY OF THE HERE AND NOW: A Novel of 9.11. by West, Paul.
    West, Paul.
    THE IMMENSITY OF THE HERE AND NOW: A Novel of 9.11.

    Edition: First printing.

    Rutherford, NJ: Voyant Publishing, (2003) dj. Hardcover first edition - A "rumination on the emotional shock waves of 9/11" by this award-winning writer. 231 pp. ISBN: 0-966599853.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 72879
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  • GALA. by West, Paul.
    West, Paul.
    GALA.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Harper & Row, (1976) dj. Hardcover first edition - "A fictional sequel" to his book 'Words For A Deaf Daughter.' Author's note. viii, 207 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0145692.

    Condition: Near fine in a very good dustjacket (some rubbing to the folds of the dj, two very short tears to the bottom edge)

    Book ID: 84340
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  • SPORTING WITH AMARYLLIS. by West, Paul.
    West, Paul.
    SPORTING WITH AMARYLLIS.

    Edition: First printing.

    Woodstock, New York: Overlook Press, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel both erotic and allegorical, lewd and spiritual, in which West uses, as a point of departure, the sexual obsessions and initiation of the poet John Milton. 158 pp. ISBN: 0-879516666.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 39345
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  • Wetherell, W. D.
    MORNING.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Pantheon, (2001.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Dustjacket praise from Bret Lott and Kevin Baker (who describes this novel as "like a half-remembered dream, both tantalizing and unsettling. The chronicle of a murder played out before thirty million viewers, a beautiful evocation of the first, electrifying days of television, and a poignant family saga, this is bold and ambitious work, masterfully executed." 168 pp. ISBN: 0-375420886.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket. (remainder dot.)

    Book ID: 33744
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  • CHEKHOV'S SISTER. by Wetherell, W. D.
    Wetherell, W. D.
    CHEKHOV'S SISTER.

    Edition: First printing.

    Boston: Little Brown, (1990.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in Yalta during the World War II, when the Germans were occupying the area, and inspired by the real life dedication and determination of Maria Pavlova Chekhov. 343 pp. ISBN: 0-316-931624.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket. (remainder line.)

    Book ID: 40922
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  • MORNING. by Wetherell, W. D.
    Wetherell, W. D.
    MORNING.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Pantheon, (2001.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Dustjacket praise from Bret Lott and Kevin Baker (who describes this novel as "like a half-remembered dream, both tantalizing and unsettling. The chronicle of a murder played out before thirty million viewers, a beautiful evocation of the first, electrifying days of television, and a poignant family saga, this is bold and ambitious work, masterfully executed." 168 pp. ISBN: 0-375420886.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 63662
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  • Wetherell, W. D.
    MORNING.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Pantheon, (2001.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Dustjacket praise from Bret Lott and Kevin Baker (who describes this novel as "like a half-remembered dream, both tantalizing and unsettling. The chronicle of a murder played out before thirty million viewers, a beautiful evocation of the first, electrifying days of television, and a poignant family saga, this is bold and ambitious work, masterfully executed." SIGNED on the title page. 168 pp. ISBN: 0-375420886.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 89183
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  • SCUMBLER by Wharton, William
    Wharton, William
    SCUMBLER

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel about a painter, by an author who was himself an artist - the 4th novel written under this pseudonym. 255 pp. ISBN: 0-394-53574x.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 3274
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  • Wharton, William.
    DAD.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. dj. Hardcover first edition - Second novel by the author of the National Book Award winning 'Birdy.' Basis of the 1989 film starring Jack Lemmon, Ted Danson, Olympia Dukakis, and Kevin Spacey. 449 pp. ISBN: 0-394-510976.

    Condition: Very good- in very good dust jacket (boards somewhat bowed.)

    Book ID: 18889
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  • DAD. by Wharton, William.
    Wharton, William.
    DAD.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Second novel by the author of the National Book Award winning 'Birdy.' Basis of the 1989 film starring Jack Lemmon, Ted Danson, Olympia Dukakis, and Kevin Spacey. INSCRIBED on the front endpaper. 449 pp. ISBN: 0-394-510976.

    Condition: Just about fine in a very good dust jacket (closed tear with associated creasing at bottom edge of dj.)

    Book ID: 41097
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  • PRIDE. A Novel. by Wharton, William.
    Wharton, William.
    PRIDE. A Novel.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's fifth book. The story of 'four remarkable and disparate protagonists; a strong, loving young father and his son, a beleaguered carnival stunt man, and a full- grown African lion.' Set in a small resort community on the New Jersey Shore in the 1930's. 288 pp. ISBN: 0-394-536363.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket. (stamp on front endpaper, remainder line)

    Book ID: 46460
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  • A MIDNIGHT CLEAR. by Wharton, William.
    Wharton, William.
    A MIDNIGHT CLEAR.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. dj. Hardcover first edition - Third novel written by this author and artist under this pseudonym. Set during World War II, in the Ardennes Forest in December 1944, this was the basis for the excellent movie of the same name. 242 pp. ISBN: 0-394-519671.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 50192
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  • DAD. by Wharton, William.
    Wharton, William.
    DAD.

    Edition: First UK printing.

    London: Jonathan Cape, (1981.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Second novel by the author of the National Book Award winning 'Birdy.' Basis of the 1989 film starring Jack Lemmon, Ted Danson, Olympia Dukakis, and Kevin Spacey. 449 pp. ISBN: 0-224-029266.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (a tight clean copy, but the upper corner of the front cover has several pressure marks, affecting both the dust jacket and the cover underneath it .)

    Book ID: 56190
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  • MEMOIRS OF MANY IN ONE by Alex Xenophon Demirjian Gray. by White, Patrick.
    White, Patrick.
    MEMOIRS OF MANY IN ONE by Alex Xenophon Demirjian Gray.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: The Viking Press, (1986.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Interesting short novel, presented as the memoirs of "wild old wicked woman" Alex Gray and "edited" by White. 192 pp. ISBN: 0-670813206.

    Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 43128
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