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MEMOIRS OF MANY IN ONE by Alex Xenophon Demirjian Gray.
Edition: First Canadian printing.
Toronto: Irwin Publishing, (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: 0-772516502.
Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (remainder dot, light creasing to bottom edge of front cover of dj)
Book ID: 84355More details Price: $17.50 -
CRY FATHER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Gallery Books / Simon & Schuster, (2014) dj. Hardcover first edition - Whitmer's second novel (the first was nominated for Frances Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere crime fiction award), a "story about men, their fathers, their sons, and the legacy of violence. For Patterson Wells, disaster is the norm. Working alongside dangerous, desperate, itinerant men as a tree clearer in disaster zones from West Virginia to New Orleans, he's still dealing with the loss of his young son. Writing letters to the boy offers some solace. The bottle gives more." Then he drops in at an old buddy's house in Colorado and finds him in a meth-induced delirium with a woman hogtied in the bathtub - 304 pp. ISBN: 978-1476734354.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 77981More details Price: $18.50 -
THE LAST STAND OF FATHER FELIX.
Edition: First printing.
New York: William H. Morrow, 1974. dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in Africa in the 1950s by this prolific author, probably best known for "The Mouse That Roared" (basis of the film of the same name) "Father Felix, whose tiny mission serves inhabitants of a remote East African village, becomes a cause in the war between Bantu Royalists and Great Britain-backed pan-tribal Republican blacks. Father Felix elects to stay in his jungle in the face of Bantu invasions in order to call world attention to the need to make a stand for a 'place of peace.' The narrator-newsman goes with the Republican rescue corps; brave men die; and Father Felix disappears for all the right reasons." (Kirkus) 159 pp. ISBN: 0-688002854.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 87907More details Price: $20.00 -
DONOVAN'S WIFE.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: William H. Morrow, (1992). First edition - Novel by this long time political columnist: "A tale of backstabbing, attack television, dirty pool and sexual double dealings" in a race for the Senate. 335 pp.
Condition: Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 69169More details Price: $18.00 -
FACING THE LIONS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Viking, 1973. dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in Washington, D.C. ISBN: 0-670-3448-4.
Condition: Very good in a very good dustjacket..
Book ID: 16561More details Price: $12.50 -
THE EIGHTH DAY.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper & Row, (1967.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A later novel of Wilder's - one which begins with a murder, trial and escape of the accused in a small town in Illinois in 1902, but which goes back and forth in time and place -from 1885 to 1905 - from New Jersey to St Kitts to Chile to Chicago, as it explores the causes and the consequences to the families. 435 pp.
Condition: Very good in a fair only dust jacket (chipping to the edges of the dj, some dampstaining to the spine of the dj, and bleeding from the cloth, resulting in discoloration to the interior of the dj. Barely visible on the exterior, book is not affected, and so despite the flaws this is actually a decent looking copy.)
Book ID: 50740More details Price: $20.00 -
THE WOMAN OF ANDROS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: A. & C. Boni, 1930. dj. Hardcover first edition - His third novel, one inspired by the play Andria, a comedy by Terence, set on the fictional Greek island of Brynos in the pre-Christian era. 162 pp.
Condition: Very near fine in tan boards with gilt lettering and a small red illustration on the front cover, in a near fine dustjacket.
Book ID: 77802More details Price: $30.00 -
THE WILDCAT.
Edition: First printing.
New York: George H. Doran, 1920. Hardcover first edition - The title character - Wildcat - is a black man who is drafted in World War I - much of the novel is in dialect.
Condition: Noticeable wear to the red cloth covers, a little fading to the spine, hinges beginning to crack, etc. but overall in good condition, binding is sturdy, the black lettering is still bright, etc. Uncommon in this edition (it was later reprinted by Knopf.)
Book ID: 14948More details Price: $40.00 -
FESTIVAL FOR THREE THOUSAND MAIDENS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Dutton, 1991. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's third novel (his first won the PEN/Faulkner award) - blurbs by Charles Johnson, TC Boyle, and Toby Olson. The story of a Peace Corps volunteer at a school in Korea, while the Vietnam War is raging on. SIGNED on the title page. 226 pp. ISBN: 0-532-249508.
Condition: Near fine in a fine dustjacket (remainder line)
Book ID: 19694More details Price: $28.00 -
FESTIVAL FOR THREE THOUSAND MAIDENS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Dutton, 1991. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's third novel (his first won the PEN/Faulkner award) - blurbs by Charles Johnson, TC Boyle, and Toby Olson. The story of a Peace Corps volunteer at a school in Korea, while the Vietnam War is raging on. INSCRIBED on the title page "For -- with kind regards" and dated in 2007. 226 pp. ISBN: 0-532-249508.
Condition: Near fine in a near fine dustjacket (remainder line, prev owner's name, price-clipped.)
Book ID: 31045More details Price: $30.00 -
INDIGO.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Dutton, (1992.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's fourth novel (his first won the PEN/Faulkner award) - set in Lagos Nigeria during four crisis-filled weeks in 1983. SIGNED by Wiley on the title page. 262 pp. ISBN: 0-525-935479.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 31529More details Price: $30.00 -
INDIGO.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Dutton, (1992.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's fourth novel (his first won the PEN/Faulkner award) - set in Lagos Nigeria during four crisis-filled weeks in 1983. INSCRIBED on the half title page to noted Oklahoma book collector, Larry Owens. 262 pp. ISBN: 0-525-935479.
Condition: Very near fine in fine dust jacket (as new, but remainder line).
Book ID: 60881More details Price: $28.50 -
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THE GOLD FALCON, Or, the Haggard of Love.
Edition: First edition.
London: Faber & Faber, (1933). Hardcover first edition - The subtitle continues "Being the Adventures of Manfred, Airman and Poet of the World War, and Later Husband and Father, in Search of Freedom and Personal Sunrise, in the City of New York, and of the Consummation of His Life." Published anonymously, this is a roman a clef story featuring thinly disguised versions of many well-known writers of the 1920s and early 1930s - including T.E.Lawrence, D.H.Lawrence, Aldous Huxley, T.S.Eliot, H.G.Wells and J.B.Priestley, among others. 415 pp.
Condition: Very good in blue cloth with gilt lettering and a gilt falcon on the spine (some spine slant, binding cracked, usual toning to pages, no dust jacket)
Book ID: 84699More details Price: $18.00 -
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HUNKY.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Coward-McCann, 1929. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The story of a simple Eastern European immigrant, a giant in size, but gentle at heart, who finds himself working in a bakery in Seattle. As one contemporary reviewer wrote "Ho, but this is the kind of workman that some people seem to think is the real thing. Ho! but unfortunately it is nothing more than an advanced case of amnesia. Ho! but who ever thought "Ho!" anyway.?" (Geoffrey Hellman, The Bookman). Still the story is not without its appeal. INSCRIBED on the title page "Autographed for Mr and Mrs H.O. Roberts. Best wishes and memories of Alaska. Seattle, July 29, 1929." 312 pp.
Condition: Very good in terra cotta cloth with dark green lettering and design on front cover, white and terra cotta block print endpapers.
Book ID: 58674More details Price: $50.00 -
A BOTTLE IN THE SMOKE.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: The Viking Press, (1990.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Sequel to his award-winning novel, 'Incline Our Hearts.' Continues the chronicles of the Lampitt family. 2 7 9 p p . ISBN: 0 - 6 7 0 - 8 3 2 2 1 9.
Condition: Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket. (an unread copy, but with a remainder line on the top edge.)
Book ID: 46465More details Price: $14.50 -
A WATCH IN THE NIGHT.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Norton, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - The fifth and final novel in the Lampitt Chronicles. "A masterful novel of manners [constructed] out of the most whimsical and unlikely elements: murder, the ghost of Shakespeare, and the ironies and confusions of sex. From the joys of acting to the pangs of unrequited love, from a reunion of aging Fascists in London to a wintry romantic interlude in Venice, the plot of this tour de force leads the reader with consummate skill towards a wholly unexpected conclusion." 218 pp. ISBN: 0-393040429.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 65027More details Price: $17.50 -
LOVE UNKNOWN.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Viking, (1987) dj. Hardcover first edition - A look at contempory life as it plays out in the stories of three women, friends since they were young roommates - a "hillarious and poignant story of infidelity and fulfillment." 202 pp. ISBN: 0-670-817589.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 68414More details Price: $18.00 -
AS IF BY MAGIC.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: The Viking Press, (1973.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An entertaining novel - but one which is also a critique of modern society - one reviewer called it "Dickensian... not only in the sense that it has a strong sense of social purpose but because the author is showing a wonderful skill in creating a whole range of brilliantly realized characters." Dust jacket praise from Jonathan Raban and Michael Moorcock, among others. 415 pp. ISBN: 0-670-137251.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 36862More details Price: $20.00 -
THE SEX DIARY OF GERARD SORME.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Dial Press, 1963. dj. Hardcover first edition - An "original and often outrageous" novel by the author of "The Outsider." 256 pp.
Condition: Very good in tan boards in a fair only dust jacket (price-clipped, rubbing to the dj, and blue tape reinforcement to the interior edges of the dj) .
Book ID: 82301More details Price: $15.00 -
BALLADS, BLUES & SWAN SONGS
Edition: First printing.
New York: Atheneum, 1982. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's first collection of short stories & fourth book - twelve spare and memorable stories of sailors, drifters and losers - some set in France were Wiser chose to live. Recommended. 182 pp. ISBN: 0-689111886.
Condition: Fine in very good dust jacket (2 short closed tears to upper edge of dj - dj now protected by an archival copy.)
Book ID: 32873More details Price: $16.00 -
SILENT PASSENGERS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Atheneum, 1993. dj. Hardcover first edition - Highly praised collection of short stories by this Western novelist. ISBN: 0-629-121598.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 20977More details Price: $18.50 -
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Atheneum, 1992. dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel by this Western writer which brings back the characters - Chris and Ellen - and the setting - a cabin in the Upper Michigan woods - as his first book, the prize-winning 'What I'm Going to Do I Think.' 290 pp. ISBN: 0-689-121555.
Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket. (remainder dot.)
Book ID: 34257More details Price: $16.50 -
POPPA JOHN.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1981.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Third novel by this award-winning writer and poet, a concise story of a single day in which the entire life of a failed elderly actor begins to unravel. 204 pp. ISBN: 0-374236305.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 37817More details Price: $17.50 -
POPPA JOHN.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1981.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Third novel by this award-winning writer and poet, a concise story of a single day in which the entire life of a failed elderly actor begins to unravel. 204 pp. ISBN: 0-374236305.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder line.)
Book ID: 47782More details Price: $16.50 -
PROVIDENCE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Viking, (1986.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel which describes the effect of violence on five people - but also a novel in which the setting, the city of Providence, Rhode Island, plays a large part. Providence is a city "big enough to have neighborhoods, small enough so that everyone knows overone. . . steeped in history and corruption, [a] rough and pretty old Yankee port. . . the biggest organized crime operation in New England jostles with and sometimes runs the action at City Hall." 217 pp. ISBN: 0-670804614.
Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket.
Book ID: 63912More details Price: $15.00 -
INKLINGS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Random House, (1977) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's third novel - "a novel of suspense, a comic entertainment, a plunge into the literary underworld." 190 pp. ISBN: 0-394493494.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 85442More details Price: $20.00 -
THE NIGHT IN QUESTION
Edition: First printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. dj. Hardcover first edition - Third collection of short stories by this prize-winning and highly praised writer. A New York Times Notable book for 1996. 206 pp. ISBN: 0-679-402187.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 45734More details Price: $25.00 -
THE NIGHT IN QUESTION
Edition: First printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. dj. Hardcover first edition - Third collection of short stories by this prize-winning and highly praised writer. A New York Times Notable book for 1996. 206 pp. ISBN: 0-679-402187.
Condition: Fine in a near fine dustjacket (price-clipped)
Book ID: 35738More details Price: $20.00 -
RANDOM ACTS OF SENSELESS VIOLENCE
Edition: First printing.
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1993. dj. Hardcover first edition - Cyberpunk novel set in the near future in New York City, a city spinning out of control. ISBN: 0-87113-5779.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 6409More details Price: $20.00 -
WRECKER.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Bloomsbury, (2011). SIGNED first edition - The author's second novel, set in the early 1970s among the giant redwood trees of California's Lost Coast in Humboldt County, the story of a nearly broken and abandoned boy who finds a new home. SIGNED on the title page. 287 pp.
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 66560More details Price: $25.00
![THE GOLD FALCON, Or, the Haggard of Love. by [Williamson, Henry, 1895-1977]](https://images.bookfever.com/production/11/84699---800.jpg?v=1651467866)
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