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GENERATIONS OF WINTER.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Random House, (1994) dj. Hardcover first edition - An epic historical novel, set in the Soviet Union, during Stalin's reign and the Great Terror of 1937-38 and World War II, one which follows the Gradov family from 1925 to 1945. Translated from the Russian by John Glad and Christopher Morris. Selective glossary. 592 pp. ISBN: 0-39456961X.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (creasing to dj flaps)
Book ID: 90538More details Price: $25.00 -
EGRETS TO THE FLAMES
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 85704More details Price: $16.50 -
HARPOON IN EDEN.
Edition: First printing.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1969. dj. Hardcover first edition - Epic novel set in Nantucket and New Zealand in the 1830s during the great days of sperm whaling. Promotional book mark laid in. 430 pp.
Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (gift inscription on front endpaper, some edgewear to dj, especially at head of spine)
Book ID: 83986More details Price: $20.00 -
SHADES OF FORTUNE.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Little Brown, (1989). First edition - A novel of a modern-day cosmetics empire and the dynamic family dynasty behind it - an uncommon advance issue, especially compared to the planned 100,000 first printing of the trade issue. 474 pp.
Condition: Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 83381More details Price: $20.00 -
THE VANISHING MOON.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Archipelago, (2004) dj. Hardcover first edition - Award-winning poet's first novel - an insightful look at the American working-class and the strength and strain of family bonds. "Set in Cleveland and Detroit, the novel chronicles two generations of the Tollman family, opening at the start of the Great Depression and moving forward through five decades to the Vietnam War." 330 pp. ISBN: 0-972869204.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 76417More details Price: $16.50 -
THE SON.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Ecco Press, (2013). First edition - The author's second novel - an "epic tale of more than 150 years of money, family, and power, told through the memories of three unforgettable narrators: Eli, now 100 and known simply as "the Colonel"; Eli's son Peter, called "the great disappointment" for his failure to meet the familyÕs vision of itself; and Eli's great-granddaughter Jeanne Anne, who struggles to maintain the McCullough empire in the economic frontier of modern Texas." 572 pp.
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers. A rather uncommon proof copy.
Book ID: 68219More details Price: $35.00 -
THE HOUSE IN CLEWE STREET.
Edition: First thus- a trade paperback.
London: Virago Press, (1987). A novel by this American-born writer who grew up and lives and writes in Ireland, originally published in 1945. This ediiton includes an afterword by Augustine Martin. A title in the Virago Modern Classic series. 472 pp. plus 4 pp of ads. ISBN: 0-86068-718X.
Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (covers have been protected by a clear laminate)
Book ID: 67737More details Price: $15.00 -
THE FAMILY ORCHARD.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, a multigenerational saga spanning two hundreds years in the life of a Jewish family. Illustrated. SIGNED on the title page with the word "Enjoy!" 314 pp. ISBN: 0-375-410767.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 64243More details Price: $30.00 -
THE FAMILY ORCHARD.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, a multigenerational saga spanning two hundreds years in the life of a Jewish family. Illustrated. 314 pp. ISBN: 0-375-410767.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 59565More details Price: $16.50