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  • THE GRAVE OF ALICE B. TOKLAS: And Other Reports from the Past. by Friedrich, Otto.
    Friedrich, Otto.
    THE GRAVE OF ALICE B. TOKLAS: And Other Reports from the Past.

    Edition: First edition

    New York: Henry Holt and Company, (1989) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of thirteen essays - five never before published. Topics range from re-creating the life and times of the last empress of Rome, the remaining days of Mozart's life, to his childhood in New England. Index of names. xiii, 384 pp. ISBN: 0-8050-09035.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket.

    Book ID: 60148
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  • KISS & TELL: A Romantic Resume, Ages 0 to 22. by MariNaomi.
    MariNaomi.
    KISS & TELL: A Romantic Resume, Ages 0 to 22.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (book published as a trade paperback original. )

    New York: HarperPerennial, (2011.). SIGNED first edition - "From her father and mother's interracial marriage to her own "you show me yours, I'll show you mine" moments on the playground--from drug experimentation to sexual/identity questions--MariNaomi lays her inner life bare. . . a funny and frank memoir in graphic form: a fresh and offbeat coming-of-age story unfolding against the colorful backdrop of San Francisco in the '80s and '90s. Through deft storytelling and charming illustration, MariNaomi carries us through first love and worst love, through heartbreak and bedroom experimentation, as she grows from misfit teen to young woman." INSCRIBED on the first page where the author has drawn a cartoon balloon from her photograph and added the comment "Hi,…

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    New York: HarperPerennial, (2011.). SIGNED first edition - "From her father and mother's interracial marriage to her own "you show me yours, I'll show you mine" moments on the playground--from drug experimentation to sexual/identity questions--MariNaomi lays her inner life bare. . . a funny and frank memoir in graphic form: a fresh and offbeat coming-of-age story unfolding against the colorful backdrop of San Francisco in the '80s and '90s. Through deft storytelling and charming illustration, MariNaomi carries us through first love and worst love, through heartbreak and bedroom experimentation, as she grows from misfit teen to young woman." INSCRIBED on the first page where the author has drawn a cartoon balloon from her photograph and added the comment "Hi, it's October 15, 2010. Yay! xoxo" Slightly oversized format. 331 pp.

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    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 55049
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  • McGrath, Thomas.
    LETTER TO AN IMAGINARY FRIEND, PARTS I AND II

    Edition: First printing.

    Chicago: Swallow Press. (1970.) dj. Hardcover first edition - First publication of these two long poems in one volume (part I was originally published in 1962.) Covers 40 years of McGrath's life, including his childhood in North Dakota. Square format, 214 pp. ISBN: 0-804001855.

    Condition: Ex-library with a pocket and one stamp on top edge, but overall tight and clean in a very near fine , unmarked, dust jacket.

    Book ID: 37105
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  • McGrath, Thomas.
    LETTER TO AN IMAGINARY FRIEND, PARTS THREE AND FOUR.

    Edition: First printing.

    Port Townsend: Copper Canyon, 1985. dj. Hardcover first edition - The continuation and conclusion of McGrath's long narrative poem about the heartland of America, begun in 1962. 115 pp. ISBN: 0-914742-85x.

    Condition: Ex-library with few markings: sticker to front endpaper, one stamp on top edge. Overall tight and clean in a very near fine , unmarked, dust jacket. Uncommon in hardcover.

    Book ID: 37106
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  • SONGS FOR MY FATHER: A Life's Journey. by Weene, Kenneth.
    Weene, Kenneth.
    SONGS FOR MY FATHER: A Life's Journey.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback.

    Scottsdale, AZ: Inkwell Productions, (2002). SIGNED first edition - SIGNED by author and dated 5/30/2003." With black and white photographs. Preface, epilogue. 121 pp. ISBN: 0-971815593.

    Condition: Fine (appears unread.)

    Book ID: 54647
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