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THE VENETIAN'S WIFE: A Strangely Sensual Tale of a Renaissance Explorer, a Computer, and a Metamorphosis.
Edition: First printing.
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (1996.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - As in all of his books, the illustrations are an integral part of the story- in this case the quest for a 15th century adventurer's collection of Indian sculptures. SIGNED on the title page. Square format. 131 pp. ISBN: 0-8118-11409.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 57364More details Price: $35.00 -
BLUE LADIES.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Seaview Books, (1980) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, the story of a group of wealthy East Side women who serve on the board of a small art museum in New York City and of three staff members who find themselves under attack when the museum receives a huge donation which catapults it into the public eye. As a first time author at age 40, Burr feels like she write from the perspective of mid-life women. 313 pp. ISBN: 0-872235858.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (creasing to front flap of dj)
Book ID: 83598More details Price: $16.50 -
THE CHEMISTRY OF TEARS.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2012. dj. Hardcover first edition - The twelfth novel by this award winning writer (including the Booker twice). In London in 2010, a researcher, dealing with the death of her long-time lover, is given a project of bringing a 200 year old automaton back to life, and in uncovers a series of notebooks from the original owner, Henry Brandling. A story that spans the en. ISBN: 978-0307592712.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 64880More details Price: $17.50