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The Castle In The Forest  - 1st Edition/1st Printing

The Castle In The Forest - 1st Edition/1st Printing

by Mailer, Norman

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9780394536491
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0394536495
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New York: Random House. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0394536495 . A beautiful stated first edition/first printing in unread Very Fine condition in alike dust-jacket, SIGNED by award-winning author Norman Mailer directly on the half title page; Norman Mailer, winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Armies of the Night, returns to fiction with his character study of one of modern history's most undefinable figures---Adolph Hitler. Using the narrative voice of a young SS operative, Mailer gives us detailed background into Hilter's family life and circumstances which shaped the leader for better or worse ; 8vo; Signed by Author .
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Charming Billy
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Charming Billy

by McDermott, Alice

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9780374120801
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0374120803
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0374120803 . A first edition/first printing in Fine condition. In Very Good+ dust-jacket with two closed tears to front cut-out, tape-repaired on verso. Signed by author Alice McDermott directly on the title page; Alice McDermott's account of Billy Lynch, with the matrix of a tightly knit Irish American community, about the unbreakable bonds of memore and desire (from the dust-jacket) ; 8vo; [viii], 280 pages; Signed by Author .
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Charming Billy  1st US Edition/1st Printing

Charming Billy 1st US Edition/1st Printing

by McDermott, Alice

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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0374120803 . A Fine first printing of the first edition in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. Signed by author Alice McDermott directly on the title page; Alice McDermott's account of Billy Lynch, with the matrix of a tightly knit Irish American community, about the unbreakable bonds of memore and desire (from the dust-jacket) ; 8vo; [viii], 280 pages; Signed by Author .
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Charming Billy

Charming Billy

by McDermott, Alice

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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. First US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0374120803 . A Fine first printing of the first edition in just about Fine condition in Near Fine dust-jacket with some minor pen marks to the back, price sticker of $35 over original price. Signed by author Alice McDermott directly on the title page; Alice McDermott's account of Billy Lynch, with the matrix of a tightly knit Irish American community, about the unbreakable bonds of memore and desire (from the dust-jacket) ; 8vo; [viii], 280 pages; Signed by Author .
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Charming Billy

Charming Billy

by McDermott, Alice

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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0374120803 . A first edition/first printing in Fine condition. In Very Good+ dust-jacket with two 1" closed tears to front. Signed by author Alice McDermott directly on the title page; Alice McDermott's account of Billy Lynch, with the matrix of a tightly knit Irish American community, about the unbreakable bonds of memore and desire (from the dust-jacket) ; 8vo; [viii], 280 pages; Signed by Author .
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Chimera  - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Chimera - 1st Edition/1st Printing

by Barth, John

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9780394481395
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0394481399
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New York: Random House. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1972. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0394481399 . First edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in Very Good+ dust-jacket with limited rubbing and creasing. A handsome copy; "Like the Chimera of myth, which had a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail, they are all joined into a single, dazzling whole that is, in a sense, the culmination of all of John Barth's work thus far, transforming myth into daily reality and vice versa." - from the dust-jacket ; 8vo; [x], 308, [6] pages .
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Cold Mountain  - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Cold Mountain - 1st Edition/1st Printing

by Frazier, Charles

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9780340680582
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034068058X
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New York: Grove/Atlantic. Very Good in Fine dust jacket. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 034068058X . An attractive first edition, first printing copy with spine cloth faded in one area and limited color bleeding on the last few pages, otherwise unread condition in Fine dustjacket. Round sticker on jacket with blurb from John Berendt. First state printing with erratum on page 25, line 16 ('man-woman' for 'mad-woman'); One of the most acclaimed novels in recent memory, Charles Frazier's Cold Mountain is a masterpiece that is at once an enthralling adventure, a stirring love story, and a luminous evocation of a vanished America in all its savagery, solitude, and splendor. Basis for the Academy Awards winning motion picture starring Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger, and Jude Law. Author's first novel and already the winner of the National Book Award; 8vo; [x], 356, [2] pages .
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The Corrections  - 1st UK Edition/1st Printing

The Corrections - 1st UK Edition/1st Printing

by Franzen, Jonathan

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9781841156729
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1841156728
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London: Fourth Estate Ltd. As New in As New dust jacket. 2001. 1st UK Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1841156728 . A beautiful highly awarded novel, first UK edition, first printing in Fine/Fine condition, SIGNED by author Jonathan Franzen on the title page; After almost fifty years as a wife and mother, Enid Lambert is ready to have some fun. Unfortunately, her husband, Alfred, is losing his sanity to Parkinson's disease, and their children have long since flown the family nest to the catastrophes of their own lives. Desperate for some pleasure to look forward to, Enid has set her heart on an elusive goal: bringing her family together for one last Christmas at home; 8vo; Signed by Author .
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The Corrections

by Franzen, Jonathan

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Norwalk, CT: Easton Press. As New. 2008. Signed Edition. Full-Leather. A special Limited edition, SIGNED by author Jonathan Franzen. A wonderful scarce book in As New condition, never taken out of its original shrink-wrap; After almost fifty years as a wife and mother, Enid Lambert is ready to have some fun. Unfortunately, her husband, Alfred, is losing his sanity to Parkinson's disease, and their children have long since flown the family nest to the catastrophes of their own lives. Desperate for some pleasure to look forward to, Enid has set her heart on an elusive goal: bringing her family together for one last Christmas at home. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather, silk moiré end leaves, distinctive cover design, raised bands, accented in real 22KT gold, satin ribbon page marker, gilded page edges, long-lasting, high quality acid-neutral paper, sewn pages for strength and durability; 8vo; Signed by Author .
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Everyman  - 1st Edition/1st Printing
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Everyman - 1st Edition/1st Printing

by Roth, Philip

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9780618735167
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061873516X
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New York: Houghton Mifflin. As New in As New dust jacket. 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth Spine. 061873516X . An impeccable first edition, first printing in As New condition in alike dust jacket. Signed by author Philip Roth on the title page. A most collectible copy, rather scarce in signed condition; Roth's PEN/Faulkner Award winning novel, containing its share of autobiographical elements, is the story of the unnamed Jewish man who eventually dies of cardiac arrest. The "Everyman" grew up in New Jersey, studied art, worked in advertising, was married and divorced three times. He spent his last few years in a retirement village, painting and teaching art to his fellow residents; Small 8vo; [viii], 182, [2] pages; Signed by Author .
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Goodbye Columbus and Other Stories

Goodbye Columbus and Other Stories

by Roth, Philip

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Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library. Fine. 1978. Signed Edition. Full-Leather. A special Limited edition, SIGNED by AUTHOR Philip Roth. This book is in Fine condition; Roth's award-winning first book instantly established its author's reputation as a writer of explosive wit, merciless insight, and a fierce compassion for even the most self-deluding of his characters. This outstanding book is bound in genuine leather and features gilded, sewn in pages and ribbon marker, simply superb quality, Franklin Library at its best; 8vo; [xviii], 299, [5] pages; Signed by Author .
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Philip Roth, Novels And Stories 1959-1962 [, Goodbye, Columbus & Five  Short Stories, Letting...

Philip Roth, Novels And Stories 1959-1962 [, Goodbye, Columbus & Five Short Stories, Letting Go] - 1st Edition/1st Printing

by Roth, Philip [; Ross Miller]

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9781931082792
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1931082790
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New York: The Library of America. As New in As New dust jacket. 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1931082790 . A most attractive first edition/first printing in unread As New condition in alike dustjacket with cloth bookmark, SIGNED by Philip Roth directly on the title page; The Library of America's first volume of the definitive Philip Roth edition including the groundbreaking Goodbye, Columbus, and the books that established Philip Roth as one of the essential writers of the late 20th and early 21st century; 8vo; Signed by Author .
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Them
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Them

by Oates, Joyce Carol

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Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library. As New. 1979. Limited Signed Edition. Full-Leather. A special Limited edition, SIGNED by AUTHOR Joyce Carol Oates in impeccable As New condition, a stunning collectible; Winner of the National Book Award, Them ranks as one of the most masterly portraits of postwar America ever written by a novelist. A novel about class, race, and the horrific, glassy sparkle of urban life, them chronicles the lives of the Wendalls, a family on the steep edge of poverty in the windy, riotous Detroit slums. This outstanding book is bound in genuine leather and features gilded, sewn in pages and ribbon marker, simply superb quality, Franklin Library at its best; 8vo; [xx], 601, [5] pages; Signed by Author .
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Tree of Smoke

Tree of Smoke

by Johnson, Denis

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First Edition; Third Printing
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Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780374279127
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0374279128
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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; Third Printing. Hardcover. 0374279128 . A first edition/later printing in about Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. Winner of the 2007 National Book Award; A heartbreaking novel set in the days following World War II, when the survivors of the war are trying to rebuild their lives.The characters are all struggling to find their place in a society that is changing faster than they can understand. Some are looking for forgiveness, others for revenge.But in the midst of it all, there are the trees. The trees are a constant reminder of the beauty and life that still exists. They are a source of comfort to the characters, and a reminder that there is still hope.; 8vo; FSA .
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The Wapshot Chronicle

The Wapshot Chronicle

by Cheever, John

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Limited Signed Edition
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Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library. Fine+. 1978. Limited Signed Edition. Full-Leather. A special Limited edition, SIGNED by AUTHOR John Cheever in Very Fine condition; The Wapshot Chronicle, which won the 1958 National Book Award, established John Cheever as a major novelist. This outstanding book is bound in genuine leather and features gilded, sewn in pages and ribbon marker, simply superb quality, Franklin Library at its best; 8vo; [xx], 386, [6] pages; Signed by Author .
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The Wapshot Chronicle

The Wapshot Chronicle

by Cheever, John

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Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library. Fine. 1978. Limited Signed Edition. Full-Leather. A special Limited edition, SIGNED by AUTHOR John Cheever in unread Fine condition; The Wapshot Chronicle, which won the 1958 National Book Award, established John Cheever as a major novelist. This outstanding book is bound in genuine leather and features gilded, sewn in pages and ribbon marker, simply superb quality, Franklin Library at its best; 8vo; [xx], 386, [6] pages; Signed by Author .
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