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CRYSTAL RIVER: Three Novellas.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of three novellas by this critically acclaimed Southern writer: the title story describes two buddies on a winter canoeing trip. ISBN: 0-671-70530x.
Condition: Just about fine in a fine dj. (an unread copy, but slight signs of handling.)
Book ID: 10550More details Price: $15.00 -
CANAAN
Edition: First printing.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1984. dj. Hardcover first edition - Southern poet and writer's first novel - dj praise from James Dickey, Reynolds Price and Barry Hannah.
Condition: NF/NF (rem mark, almost unnoticeable slit on dj.)
Book ID: 10552More details Price: $45.00 -
CHIMNEY ROCK
Edition: First printing.
New York: Henry Holt, 1993. dj. Hardcover first edition - His fourth novel, set in Hollywood this time - part murder mystery, part family tragedy -. ISBN: 0-8050-22449.
Condition: Fine in a fine dustjacket (rem line.)
Book ID: 10553More details Price: $18.00 -
CHEAP TICKET TO HEAVEN.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Henry Holt, 1996. dj. Hardcover first edition - Fifth novel by this highly praised, but underappreciated,writer - this is the story of a pair of natural-born killers. ISBN: 0-8050-37977.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (as new, but minor signs of handling.)
Book ID: 15390More details Price: $16.00 -
CRYSTAL RIVER
Edition: First printing.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of three novellas by this critically acclaimed Southern writer: the title story describes two buddies on a winter canoeing trip. ISBN: 0-671-70530x.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 20380More details Price: $16.00 -
THE LIVES OF THE DEAD.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990. dj. Hardcover first edition - Third novel by this highly praised Southern writer - in its review, the NY Times said that Smith "writes with a scalding brilliance" -. ISBN: 0-671-705318.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 24460More details Price: $25.00 -
THE LIVES OF THE DEAD.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990. dj. Hardcover first edition - Third novel by this highly praised Southern writer - in its review, the NY Times said that Smith "writes with a scalding brilliance" -. ISBN: 0-671-705318.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 24461More details Price: $22.00 -
CHIMNEY ROCK
Edition: First printing.
New York: Henry Holt, 1993. dj. Hardcover first edition - His fourth novel, set in Hollywood this time - part murder mystery, part family tragedy -. ISBN: 0-8050-22449.
Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket.
Book ID: 25682More details Price: $14.00 -
CHIMNEY ROCK
Edition: First printing.
New York: Henry Holt, 1993. dj. Hardcover first edition - His fourth novel, set in Hollywood this time - part murder mystery, part family tragedy -. ISBN: 0-8050-22449.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (appears unread.)
Book ID: 35868More details Price: $20.00 -
SHINE HAWK
Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.
New York: Washington Square Press Books, (1990.). Smith's second novel, the story of a sucessful artist who leaves New York to return to his small Georgia hometown -an erotic, lyrical and spellbinding book. Pat Conroy called this book a "splendid and powerful novel" and Smith "one of the most distinctive and compelling voices of his generation." 367 pp. ISBN: 0-671-684981.
Condition: Very good in illustrated wrappers (crease to lower corner of front cover.)
Book ID: 56335More details Price: $10.00 -
QUEEN BEE OF MIMOSA BRANCH.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Fine in very near fine dust jacket (an as new, unread copy, but a tiny tear to the dj at the rear fold).
Book ID: 64551More details Price: $15.00 -
QUEEN BEE OF MIMOSA BRANCH.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 72178More details Price: $18.00 -
SAVING GRACE
Edition: First printing.
New York: Putnam, 1995. dj. Hardcover first edition - The story of Florida Grace Shepherd and her travels around the South with her father, a charismatic, itinerant serpent-handling believer. ISBN: 0-399-140506.
Condition: Near fine in a very good dust jacket (rem dot, some short closed tears.)
Book ID: 4846More details Price: $16.00 -
THE DEVIL'S DREAM.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Putnam, 1992. dj. Hardcover first edition - The 8th novel by this prize-winning Southern writer - the story of several generations of a family torn between religion (if you take up the fiddle you'll be the Devil's boy) and the love of music. ISBN: 0-399-137459.
Condition: Good in a near fine dustjacket (stain to top edge of textblock.)
Book ID: 15556More details Price: $12.50 -
SAVING GRACE
Edition: Trade paperback.
New York: Ballantine, 1996. The story of Florida Grace Shepherd and her travels around the South with her father, a charismatic, itinerant serpent-handling believer.
Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 15747More details Price: $10.00 -
THE DEVIL'S DREAM.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Putnam, 1992. dj. Hardcover first edition - The 8th novel by this prize-winning Southern writer - the story of several generations of a family torn between religion (if you take up the fiddle you'll be the Devil's boy) and the love of music. ISBN: 0-399-137459.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 20392More details Price: $20.00 -
SAVING GRACE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Putnam, 1995. dj. Hardcover first edition - The story of Florida Grace Shepherd and her travels around the South with her father, a charismatic, itinerant serpent-handling believer. ISBN: 0-399-140506.
Condition: Near fine in fine dust jacket (previous owner's name.)
Book ID: 20957More details Price: $20.00 -
ME AND MY BABY VIEW THE ECLIPSE: Stories.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Putnam, 1990. dj. Hardcover first edition - Her second collection of short stories. ISBN: 0-399-135073.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 23981More details Price: $16.50 -
ME AND MY BABY VIEW THE ECLIPSE: Stories.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Putnam, 1990. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Her second collection of short stories. SIGNED on title page and dated in month of publication. ISBN: 0-399-135073.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 23982More details Price: $35.00 -
NEWS OF THE SPIRIT.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Putnam, 1997. dj. Hardcover first edition - Third collection of short stories by this wonderful Southern writer. 267 pp. ISBN: 0-399-142819.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 26399More details Price: $16.50 -
ORAL HISTORY.
Edition: First paperback printing.
New York: Ballantine, (1984.). Fifth novel by this highly praised young Southern writer. ISBN: 0-345-31607x.
Condition: Good condition (light creasing to the spine)
Book ID: 29365More details Price: $10.00 -
NEWS OF THE SPIRIT.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Putnam, 1997. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Third collection of short stories by this wonderful Southern writer. INSCRIBED on the title page and dated in 1999. 267 pp. ISBN: 0-399-142819.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 32954More details Price: $30.00 -
SAVING GRACE
Edition: First printing.
New York: Putnam, 1995. dj. Hardcover first edition - The story of Florida Grace Shepherd and her travels around the South with her father, a charismatic, itinerant serpent-handling believer. ISBN: 0-399-140506.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 36130More details Price: $24.00 -
SAVING GRACE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Putnam, (1995.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The story of Florida Grace Shepherd and her travels around the South with her father, a charismatic, itinerant serpent-handling believer. 273 pp plus 1 p notes. ISBN: 0-399-140506.
Condition: Very near fine in fine dust jacket (faint remainder mark)
Book ID: 41383More details Price: $22.00 -
NEWS OF THE SPIRIT.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Putnam, 1997. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Third collection of short stories by this wonderful Southern writer. SIGNED on the title page. 267 pp. ISBN: 0-399-142819.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 45370More details Price: $25.00 -
SAVING GRACE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Putnam, (1995.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The story of Florida Grace Shepherd and her travels around the South with her father, a charismatic, itinerant serpent-handling believer.INSCRIBED on the title page "For ___ a story from familiar ground." 273 pp plus 1 p notes. ISBN: 0-399-140506.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 47715More details Price: $35.00 -
FAMILY LINEN.
Edition: 4th printing.
New York: Putnam, (1985) dj. Hardcover - A comic novel set in the small town of Booker Creek in the Virginia mountains not far from the North Carolina line - part murder mystery, part social commentary, part family history. 272 pp. ISBN: 0-399-130802.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder line)
Book ID: 60130More details Price: $12.50 -
STRANGE FRUIT.
Edition: First thus. Forum Books edition.
New York: World Publishing Co., (1947). Hardcover - Smith's classic novel of the South - the "strange fruit" are, of course, the victims of lynchings hanging from the trees. A book which generated controversy at the time of its publication, but became a bestseller. Praised by DuBois who called this "one of the most important books to come out of the South in years." 250 pp.
Condition: Very good in black cloth with silver lettering (name on front endpaper), no dust jacket..
Book ID: 88751More details Price: $18.00 -
STRANGE FRUIT.
Edition: Later printing.
New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, (1944) dj. Smith's classic novel of the South - the "strange fruit" are, of course, the victims of lynchings hanging from the trees. A book which generated controversy at the time of its publication, but became a bestseller. Cover praise from DuBois who called this "one of the most important books to come out of the South in years." This is the 12th printing, by the original publisher, but reset to comply with wartime paper restrictions. 250 pp.
Condition: Very good overall in green cloth with yellow and white lettering, in a very worn dust jacket with several chips, tears with tape repairs on the interior, but still essentially complete, price of $2.75 on dj flap.
Book ID: 78539More details Price: $31.50 -
MISSING WOMEN AND OTHERS: Stories.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Riverhead Books, 1998. dj. Hardcover first edition - Prize-winning first collection of short stories by this author; winner of the Willa Cather award and the Mary Ruffin Poole Award for first fiction, as well as a New York Times Notable Book of they year. The title story was selected by E. Annie Proulx for 'Best American Short Stories, 1997.' Kaye Gibbons called Spence "a reader's dream. Her stories charm the soul and engage the mind... both gentle and firm, quiet and packed with glorious candor.". ISBN: 1-57332-0981.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 27448More details Price: $15.00
