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NEXT OF KIN.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: The Viking Press, (2001.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel of a family grappling with the death of a loved one, originally published in the UK in 1996. ISBN: 0-670-899992.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder mark.)
Book ID: 32223More details Price: $12.50 -
THE BEST OF FRIENDS.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: The Viking Press, (1998.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel of two longtime friends - who, however, marry someone else - and of their two marriages; a story of the complexities and dilemmas of every day life. 293 pp. ISBN: 0-670-879738.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket. (prev owner's name stamped on front endpaper.)
Book ID: 35248More details Price: $12.50 -
A SPANISH LOVER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Random House, 1993. dj. Hardcover first edition - Preview edition in a special dustjacket with the same art as the regular edition, but a note to booksellers on the flap of the dj, and a notation 'preview edition' on the copyright page. ISBN: 0-679-457755.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 20147More details Price: $18.00 -
SIGHTINGS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1987. dj. Hardcover first edition - California author's 5th novel - Martin Cruz Smith described this book as "a mystery, a muddle, an emotional house of mirrors, and it has one of the most satisfying ends of any book you will read this year.". ISBN: 0-671-638041.
Condition: Very near fine in like dj.
Book ID: 11428More details Price: $17.00 -
PURSUED BY THE CROOKED MAN.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper & Row, 1988. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A witty and informal novel of a woman 'lying low but living high in Marin County' but the humorous tone belies the fact that her life is being threatened. SIGNED on the title page. 239 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0158530.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 24672More details Price: $35.00 -
CRANE SPREADS WINGS: A Bigamist's Story.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Doubleday, 1998. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Molly Giles described this book using adjectives I agree with completely: 'Trott writes with sweet ebullience and gentle humor. Crane spreads WIngs is her best novel so far: mischievous, fresh, wise and charming.' Warmly and personally INSCRIBED on the front endpaper "Warm wishes to Judy. I hope you enjoy your new position. There is no better life than the life of books!" 222 pp. ISBN: 0-385-49234-0.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 50152More details Price: $25.00 -
THE HOLY MAN.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Riverhead Books, 1995. dj. Hardcover first edition - Suffering from insomnia, Trott imagined a line of pilgrims waiting to see a guru, the holy man. Each chapter tells the story of a pilgrim and his troubles. Small square format. 173 pp. ISBN: 1-57322-002-7.
Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (prev owner's name obscured on front endpaper, price-clipped dj - but otherwise tight and clean.)
Book ID: 56743More details Price: $12.50 -
THE EXCEPTION.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Carroll & Graf, 1990. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Another rather quirky and offbeat novel set in Northern California. SIGNED by author on title page. 279 pp. ISBN: 0-88184-6260.
Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket (appears unread, but some handling wear to dj)
Book ID: 77483More details Price: $21.50 -
CRANE SPREADS WINGS: A Bigamist's Story.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Doubleday, 1998. dj. Hardcover first edition - Molly Giles described this book using adjectives I agree with completely: 'Trott writes with sweet ebullience and gentle humor. Crane spreads WIngs is her best novel so far: mischievous, fresh, wise and charming.'. ISBN: 0-385-49234-0.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (appears unread.)
Book ID: 31981More details Price: $16.00 -
THE EXCEPTION.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Carroll & Graf, (1990) dj. Hardcover first edition - Another rather quirky and offbeat novel set in Northern California. 279 pp. ISBN: 0-88184-6260.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 35792More details Price: $15.00 -
PURSUED BY THE CROOKED MAN.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper & Row, 1988. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A witty and informal novel of a woman 'lying low but living high in Marin County' but the humorous tone belies the fact that her life is being threatened. Warmly INSCRIBED on the front endpaper "To J... On the occasion of our meeting & the feeling of being with an old friend" dated in Mill Valley, California in the year of publication. 239 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0158530.
Condition: Good only in near fine dust jacket - notations on the endpapers, scattered ink underlining, marginal comments.
Book ID: 39584More details Price: $20.00 -
TAINTED MILLION.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original, not issued in hardcover.
San Francisco: Russian Hill Press, (1998.). First edition - A rather uncommon and decidedly offbeat novel by the author of "The Holy Man" and others. Jenny only wants the simple things in life, but when her former lover takes a dive off the Golden Gate bridge and leaves her an ill-gotten million dollars, things get very complicated. 204 pp. ISBN: 0-9653524-12.
Condition: Good overall - some minor wear to covers, small stain to the upper margin of several pages at the end.
Book ID: 45395More details Price: $15.00 -
THE SPERM DONOR'S DAUGHTER and Other Tales of Modern Family.
Edition: First printing.
Sag Harbor, NY: The Permanent Press, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first book. In addition to the title novella, this includes five short stories. SIGNED on the title page. 166 pp. ISBN: 1-57962006X.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 81550More details Price: $28.50 -
FAITH AND FAT CHANCES.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.
Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press/Curbstone Books, (2015). SIGNED first edition - Finalist for the 2012 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, this novel is set in Dogtown, a dilapidated neighborhood on the outskirts of Santa Fe, a community of working people struggling to make a living on meager means, one which is far apart from the tourists, artists, and upscale eateries just a stones throw away. This close-knit neighborhood thrives in its own way, until an entrepreneur arrives with a plan to cast out its occupants and construct a winery in its place, and the citizens of Dogtown revolt. SIGNED on the title page. 288 pp. ISBN: 978-0810131644.
Condition: Very good in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 75664More details Price: $16.50 -
BITTER IN THE MOUTH.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Random House, (2010). SIGNED first edition - Second novel by this young writer, who was born in Vietnam, a story of discovering yoursefl, set in a small town in South Carolina. Her first novel, The Book of Salt, was named a NY Times Notable Book and won many awards, including the Bard Fiction award and the Asian-American Literary Award. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 284 pp.
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 75446More details Price: $30.00 -
THE WOMAN WHO WALKED ON WATER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Riverhead Books, 1996. dj. Hardcover first edition - Her second novel, the story of a woman who leaves her comfortable life in Connecticut to follow a guru to India. 241 pp. ISBN: 1573220213.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 57402More details Price: $16.50 -
THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST.
Edition: Book of the Month Club edition (same size and quality as trade edition).
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. dj. Hardcover - Her 'break-through' novel, and the basis for the award-winning movie of the same name. ISBN: 0-394-54689x.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 52539More details Price: $12.50 -
THE AMATEUR MARRIAGE.
Edition: First printing.
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel about a mismatched couple, and its consequences spanning three generations. 306 pp.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 68727More details Price: $16.50 -
A SPOOL OF BLUE THREAD.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2015. dj. Hardcover first edition - Her twentieth novel, the story of generations of the Whitshank family, set (as are most of her books) in Baltimore. Shortlisted for the Man-Booker award (only the 2nd US author to be on that list) 358 pp. ISBN: 978-1101874271.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 69441More details Price: $18.50 -
LADDER OF YEARS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. dj. Hardcover first edition - A 40 year old woman, vacationing at the beach with her family, decides to walk away from it all. Chosen by Time Magazine as one of the10 best books of the year.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 7025More details Price: $20.00 -
BREATHING LESSONS.
Edition: 1st trade edition.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. dj. Hardcover first edition - Tyler's 11th novel, and one of her best - Pulitzer Prize winner. ISBN: 0-394-572343.
Condition: Just about fine in a fine dustjacket.
Book ID: 7783More details Price: $20.00 -
SAINT MAYBE
Edition: First trade edition.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - Set in Baltimore - as many of her novels are - this is the story of a young man who, as an attempt to attone for the wrong he thinks he has done his brother, finds himself raising his brother's three children. Reviewer Lee Lescaze commented on Tyler's extraordinary talent which 'can crush the heart with the hopelessness on one page and liftit with love and humor on the next.'. ISBN: 0-679-403612.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 7784More details Price: $15.00 -
BREATHING LESSONS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. dj. Hardcover first edition - Tyler's 11th novel, and one of her best - Pulitzer Prize winner. ISBN: 0-394-572343.
Condition: Very good in a near fine dust jacket (crease on dj flap)
Book ID: 7785More details Price: $17.50 -
SAINT MAYBE
Edition: First trade edition.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - Set in Baltimore - as many of her novels are - this is the story of a young man who, as an attempt to attone for the wrong he thinks he has done his brother, finds himself raising his brother's three children. Reviewer Lee Lescaze commented on Tyler's extraordinary talent which 'can crush the heart with the hopelessness on one page and liftit with love and humor on the next.'. ISBN: 0-679-403612.
Condition: Near fine in a fine dustjacket (prev owner's first name stamped on front endpaper.)
Book ID: 7786More details Price: $12.50 -
SAINT MAYBE
Edition: First trade edition.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - Set in Baltimore - as many of her novels are - this is the story of a young man who, as an attempt to attone for the wrong he thinks he has done his brother, finds himself raising his brother's three children. Reviewer Lee Lescaze commented on Tyler's extraordinary talent which 'can crush the heart with the hopelessness on one page and liftit with love and humor on the next.'. ISBN: 0-679-403612.
Condition: Very near fine in a fine dust jacket (remainder mark)
Book ID: 8977More details Price: $12.50 -
BREATHING LESSONS.
Edition: 1st trade edition.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. dj. Hardcover first edition - Tyler's 11th novel, and one of her best - Pulitzer Prize winner. ISBN: 0-394-572343.
Condition: Very near fine in like dustjacket.
Book ID: 10652More details Price: $18.00 -
PATCHWORK PLANET.
Edition: First trade edition.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. dj. Hardcover first edition - Her 14th novel, set in Baltimore - the story of a lovable loser trying to get his life back together. 287 pp. ISBN: 0-375-40256x.
Condition: Fine in a fine dustjacket.
Book ID: 15861More details Price: $15.00 -
A SLIPPING-DOWN LIFE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970. dj. Hardcover first edition - Tyler's rather elusive third novel.
Condition: Ex-library, with missing front endpaper, but in a near fine dustjacket. While much of the value in the dustjacket, this is a reasonably straight and clean copy, and the overall appearance is attractive.
Book ID: 16969More details Price: $85.00 -
THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST.
Edition: 2nd printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. dj. Hardcover - Her 'break-through' novel, and the basis for the award-winning movie of the same name. ISBN: 0-394-54689x.
Condition: Very good+ in like dust jacket.
Book ID: 20291More details Price: $12.50 -
CELESTIAL NAVIGATION.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. dj. Hardcover first edition - Her rather uncommon fifth novel - one of my favorites among her books, a sad and penetrating look at the inability of people to connect. Jeremy Pauling is one of the most unusual protagonists in fiction, and Tyler's portrayal of him is masterful. ISBN: 0-394-49038x.
Condition: Although there are no library stamps, this book shows signs of a pocket or bookplate being removed from the front endpaper, as well as evidence of much reading - so good only in a very good, unmarked dustjacket (some fading to the back of the dj.)
Book ID: 20297More details Price: $60.00
