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  • THE GREAT FIRE. by Hazzard, Shirley.
    Hazzard, Shirley.
    THE GREAT FIRE.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2003.) dj. Hardcover - The 'great fire' of the title is World War II, which swept Europe and Asia - in the aftermath, Leith, a war hero, is sent to occupied Japan to record the effects of the bomb at Hiroshima. Dustjacket praise from Michael Cunningham (who calls Hazzard 'purely and simply, one of the greatest writers working in English today') and Ann Patchett (who says it is 'brilliant and dazzling... worth a twenty year wait.') Winner of the 2003 National Book Award. ISBN: 0-374-166447.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 31340
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  • THE GREAT FIRE. by Hazzard, Shirley.
    Hazzard, Shirley.
    THE GREAT FIRE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2003.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The 'great fire' of the title is World War II, which swept Europe and Asia - in the aftermath, Leith, a war hero, is sent to occupied Japan to record the effects of the bomb at Hiroshima. Dustjacket praise from Michael Cunningham (who calls Hazzard 'purely and simply, one of the greatest writers working in English today') and Ann Patchett (who says it is 'brilliant and dazzling... worth a twenty year wait.') Winner of the 2003 National Book Award. 278 pp. ISBN: 0-374-166447.

    Condition: Fine in fine (first issue) dust jacket.

    Book ID: 35915
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  • PACO'S STORY by Heinemann, Larry
    Heinemann, Larry
    PACO'S STORY

    Edition: First paperback printing.

    New York: Penguin, (1987.). Author's highly praised second novel - about the nightmares that haunt Paco Sullivan, the only survivor of a vicious firefight in Vietnam - and the horrors that continue to affect his life. Winner of the National Book Award. This edition includes a new foreword by the author. 210 pp. ISBN: 0-14-0100857.

    Condition: Near fine (no creases, usual toning to the pages.)

    Book ID: 49610
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  • Heinemann, Larry
    PACO'S STORY

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1986. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's highly praised second novel - about the nightmares that haunt Paco Sullivan, the only survivor of a vicious firefight in Vietnam - and the horrors that continue to affect his life. Winner of the National Book Award. ISBN: 0-374-228477.

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

    Book ID: 30227
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  • AN UNFINISHED WOMAN: A Memoir. by Hellman, Lillian.
    Hellman, Lillian.
    AN UNFINISHED WOMAN: A Memoir.

    Edition: First printing.

    Boston: Little Brown, (1969.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first of her memoirs, one which focuses on the central relationship in her life - for 30 years, with Dashiel Hammett, until his death in1961. Also includes a 'warm but unsentimental portrait' of her old friend, Dorothy Parker. Photographs. Winner of the National Book Award. 280 pp

    Condition: Fine in a good dust jacket (chips to upper edge of back cover,other wear, now protected by an archival cover.).

    Book ID: 52819
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  • AN UNFINISHED WOMAN: A Memoir. by Hellman, Lillian.
    Hellman, Lillian.
    AN UNFINISHED WOMAN: A Memoir.

    Edition: First printing.

    Boston: Little Brown, (1969.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first of her memoirs, one which focuses on the central relationship in her life - for 30 years, with Dashiel Hammett, until his death in1961. Also includes a 'warm but unsentimental portrait' of her old friend, Dorothy Parker. Photographs. Winner of the National Book Award. 280 pp

    Condition: Near fine in a good only dust jacket (price-clipped, tears and chips to upper edge, now protected by an archival cover.).

    Book ID: 47309
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  • MIDDLE PASSAGE. by Johnson, Charles.
    Johnson, Charles.
    MIDDLE PASSAGE.

    Edition: Later printing.

    New York: Atheneum, 1990. dj. SIGNED hardcover - A novel which is both an adventure at sea, and a probing look at the American slave trade, winner of the National Book Award. SIGNED on the title page. 209 pp. ISBN: 0-689119682.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 69445
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  • TREE OF SMOKE by Johnson, Denis.
    Johnson, Denis.
    TREE OF SMOKE

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2007.). First edition - A massive book, a novel of the Vietnam War which spans the twenty years from 1963 to 1983. Highly acclaimed and deservedly so, this opens in the Philippines on the day that President Kennedy was killed, and grips the reader from the very first scene. Winner of the 2007 National Book Award for Fiction and nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Letter from publisher bound in and cd in pocket inside back cover. 814 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 45338
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  • TREE OF SMOKE by Johnson, Denis.
    Johnson, Denis.
    TREE OF SMOKE

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2007.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A massive book, a novel of the Vietnam War which spans the twenty years from 1963 to 1983. Highly acclaimed and deservedly so, this opens in the Philippines on the day that President Kennedy was killed, and grips the reader from the very first scene. Winner of the 2007 National Book Award for Fiction and nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Quickly went into later printings. 814 pp. ISBN: 0-374-279128.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (isbn sticker on front pastedown.)

    Book ID: 46088
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  • TREE OF SMOKE by Johnson, Denis.
    Johnson, Denis.
    TREE OF SMOKE

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2007.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A massive book, a novel of the Vietnam War which spans the twenty years from 1963 to 1983. Highly acclaimed and deservedly so, this opens in the Philippines on the day that President Kennedy was killed, and grips the reader from the very first scene. Winner of the 2007 National Book Award for Fiction and nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Quickly went into later printings. 814 pp. ISBN: 0-374-279128.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 58238
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  • TREE OF SMOKE by Johnson, Denis.
    Johnson, Denis.
    TREE OF SMOKE

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2007.). First edition - A massive book, a novel of the Vietnam War which spans the twenty years from 1963 to 1983. Highly acclaimed and deservedly so, this opens in the Philippines on the day that President Kennedy was killed, and grips the reader from the very first scene. Winner of the 2007 National Book Award for Fiction and nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Letter from publisher bound in and cd in pocket inside back cover. 814 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 60873
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  • CHINA MEN. by Kingston, Maxine Hong.
    Kingston, Maxine Hong.
    CHINA MEN.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Her second book, the story of the men in her family as they became American - her great-grandfather in Hawaii, her grandfather who worked building the railroads in the Sierras for years - and was then lynched, one uncle who was an ex-riverboat pirate, another who returned to China, and more. SIGNED on the title page with an initialed correction by Kingston on p 304. Winner of the National Book Award for non-fiction. 308 pp. ISBN: 0-394-424638.

    Condition: Very good in a good only dust jacket (light foxing to top and bottom of textblock, short tears and associated creasing to edge of dj, small discolored spot on upper edge of dj.)

    Book ID: 52026
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  • CHINA MEN. by Kingston, Maxine Hong.
    Kingston, Maxine Hong.
    CHINA MEN.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Her second book, the story of the men in her family as they became American - her great-grandfather in Hawaii, her grandfather who worked building the railroads in the Sierras for years - and was then lynched, one uncle who was an ex-riverboat pirate, another who returned to China, and more. SIGNED on the title page, with initialed correction on page 304. Winner of the National Book Award for non-fiction. 308 pp. ISBN: 0-394-424638.

    Condition: Near fine in a very good dust jacket. (price-clipped.)

    Book ID: 43400
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  • SELECTED POEMS. by Kinnell, Galway (1927-2014)
    Kinnell, Galway (1927-2014)
    SELECTED POEMS.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1982). Poems selected by Kinnell as representative of his work from 1946 through the early 1980s. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and co-winner of the National Book Award. 148 pp. ISBN: 0-395320461.

    Condition: Near fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 75147
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  • SELECTED POEMS. by Kinnell, Galway (1927-2014)
    Kinnell, Galway (1927-2014)
    SELECTED POEMS.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1982). SIGNED - Poems selected by Kinnell as representative of his work from 1946 through the early 1980s. INSCRIBED on the title page to another poet. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and co-winner of the National Book Award. 148 pp. ISBN: 0-395320461.

    Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 78429
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  • STEPS. by Kosinski, Jerzy.
    Kosinski, Jerzy.
    STEPS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Random House, (1968) dj. Hardcover first edition - Second novel by this Polish-born author, best known for his powerful story of the horrors of World War II, 'The Painted Bird.' Winner of the National Book Award. 148 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in a very good dustjacket (price-clipped, light edgewear and toning to the spine of the dj).

    Book ID: 78799
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  • McDermott, Alice
    CHARMING BILLY.

    Edition: 3rd printing.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1998. dj. Hardcover - National Book Award winner, her 4th novel. ISBN: 0-374-120803.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 27028
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  • MIRABELL: Books of Number. by Merrill, James.
    Merrill, James.
    MIRABELL: Books of Number.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Atheneum, 1978. dj. Hardcover first edition - National Book Award winner, one extended and completely compelling narrative poem, 182 pp. ISBN: 0-689-109016.

    Condition: Just about fine in a near fine dustjacket (one short closed tear to dj.).

    Book ID: 44599
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  • Merrill, James.
    MIRABELL: Books of Number.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    New York: Atheneum, 1980. SIGNED - National Book Award winner. INSCRIBED by Merrill on the title page. ISBN: 0-689111673.

    Condition: Good condition only with penciled notations and underlining throughout, some wear to the covers, but uncommon with Merrill's signature.

    Book ID: 38197
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  • COLLECTED POEMS. by Moore, Marianne (1887 - 1972)
    Moore, Marianne (1887 - 1972)
    COLLECTED POEMS.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Macmillan, 1951. dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection by this important modernist poet, one which won both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Includes poems from 'Selected Poems' (1935), 'What Are Years' (1941), and 'Nevertheless (1944)' plus nine previously uncollected poems. Notes, notes on notes and an index of first lines. 180 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in navy blue cloth with gold lettering on the spine in a very good dust jacket (previous owner's name, price-clipped, chip to top of dj spine and toning to spine)

    Book ID: 79017
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  • GOING AFTER CACCIATO. by O'Brien, Tim.
    O'Brien, Tim.
    GOING AFTER CACCIATO.

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    New York: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, (1978). Hardcover - The author's third novel, considered one of the best ever written about the war in Vietnam and how it affected the men who fought there. "Winner of the 1979 National Book Award, 'Going After Cacciato' captures the peculiar blend of horror and hallucinatory comedy that marked this the strangest of wars. Reality and fantasy merge in this fictional account of one private's sudden discussion to lay down his rifle and begin a quixotic journey from the of Indochina to the streets of Paris. Will Cacciato make it all the way? Or will he be yet another casualty of a conflict that seems to have no end? In its memorable…

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    New York: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, (1978). Hardcover - The author's third novel, considered one of the best ever written about the war in Vietnam and how it affected the men who fought there. "Winner of the 1979 National Book Award, 'Going After Cacciato' captures the peculiar blend of horror and hallucinatory comedy that marked this the strangest of wars. Reality and fantasy merge in this fictional account of one private's sudden discussion to lay down his rifle and begin a quixotic journey from the of Indochina to the streets of Paris. Will Cacciato make it all the way? Or will he be yet another casualty of a conflict that seems to have no end? In its memorable evocation of men both fleeing and meeting the demands of the battle, 'Going After Cacciato' stands as much more than just a great war novel. Ultimately it's about the forces of fear and heroism that do battle in the hearts of us all."
    338 pp. Wraparound dust jacket art by M. S. Chiang. ISBN: 0-440029481.

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    Condition: Near fine in teal cloth in a very good dust jacket (price-clipped, some short edge tears).

    Book ID: 88386
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  • TEN NORTH FREDERICK. by O'Hara, John (1905-1970)
    O'Hara, John (1905-1970)
    TEN NORTH FREDERICK.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Random House, (1955) dj. Hardcover first edition - The story of three generations of a family of the "best people", who live in the "best" old section of Gibbsville, Pennsylvania. Winner of the 1956 National Book Award for fiction. Basis for the 1958 20th Century Fox film starring Gary Cooper. 408 pp, Dust jacket by Sam Sugar.

    Condition: Near fine in blue cloth with a gilt and light blue title panel on the spine, in a very near fine dust jacket (bit of offsetting on the front endpaper, but ooriginal price of $3.95 still present on dust jacket flap)

    Book ID: 82691
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  • THE SHIPPING NEWS. by Proulx, E. Annie.
    Proulx, E. Annie.
    THE SHIPPING NEWS.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (1994.). Her remarkable third book, winner of both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, and the basis for the film of the same name. 337 pp. ISBN: 0-671-510053.

    Condition: Good condition (usual toning to the pages.)

    Book ID: 46147
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  • Roethke, Theodore.
    WORDS FOR THE WIND: The Collected Verse of Theodore Roethke.

    Edition: First US printing.

    Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1958. dj. Hardcover first edition - Includes his1953 Pulitzer prize winning 'The Waking' , selections from 'The Lost Son.' 'Praise to the End,' and 38 poems never before published in the US - Winner of the National Book Award. Dustjacket praise from Edith Sitwell (who called his poems 'amongst the most remarkable and original poems written by any young poet, American or English, in our age.'), Louise Bogan, W. H. Auden and others.

    Condition: Very near fine in a very good- dustjacket (tear on front cover of the dj, where the gutter would be, short closed tears to the upper corner of the back cover.) Still an attractive copy of an important book.

    Book ID: 28668
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  • SABBATH'S THEATER. by Roth, Philip.
    Roth, Philip.
    SABBATH'S THEATER.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1975. First edition - Roth's 21st book, the story of Mickey Sabbath, an "aging, raging powerhouse." Winner of the National Book Award. 451 pp.

    Condition: Very good in glossy illustrated wrappers (crease on back cover).

    Book ID: 84483
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  • HOLES. by Sachar, Louis.
    Sachar, Louis.
    HOLES.

    Edition: Later printing (just one year after the first.)

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1999, c 1998.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - A darkly humorous tale of crime, punishment and redemption, winner of the Newbery Award and the National Book Award, and basis of the movie of the same name, featuring Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight and Shia La Beouf. SIGNED and dated on the title page. A great book, which can be read on many levels, and which has already become a classic. 233 pp. ISBN: 0-374-332657.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.

    Book ID: 50124
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  • IN AMERICA. by Sontag, Susan.
    Sontag, Susan.
    IN AMERICA.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2000.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A "kaleidoscopic portrait of America on the brink of modernity." Winner of The National Book Award, and Sontag's last novel. SIGNED on the title page. 387 pp. ISBN: 0-374-175403.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 81989
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  • IN AMERICA. by Sontag, Susan.
    Sontag, Susan.
    IN AMERICA.

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2000.) dj. Hardcover - A "kaleidoscopic portrait of America on the brink of modernity." Winner of The National Book Award. 387 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Gold award seal on dust jacket.

    Book ID: 56410
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  • THE SPECTATOR BIRD. by Stegner, Wallace.
    Stegner, Wallace.
    THE SPECTATOR BIRD.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    New York: Penguin, (1990.). Winner of the 1977 National Book Award for best novel. 214 pp. ISBN: 0-14-0139400.

    Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (spine sunned, usual light toning to the pages.)

    Book ID: 53678
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  • IN THE NEXT GALAXY. by Stone, Ruth (1915-2011)
    Stone, Ruth (1915-2011)
    IN THE NEXT GALAXY.

    Edition: First printing.

    Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press, (2002) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of poems, winner of the National Book Award (only one of the many awards Stone received over her long career.) In the first issue dust jacket with no award sticker. 96 pp. ISBN: 1556591780.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 64884
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