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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin, 1977. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1977 Houghton Mifflin Co. 236pp. Near new condition for HC/DJ. Slight separation of fly leaf page and very minor creasing at top of DJ.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1982. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 1982 S & S FIRST edition of Atwood's 6th novel. This book is in FINE/VG condition. The HB is very clean and unmarked throughout. The DJ is not price clipped. There are some very minor creases along the front cover otherwise a crisp DJ. Bonus: a beautiful 1994 1st Edition of "Good Bones and Simple Murders" in As New/As New Condition..

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1997. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 1997 Knopf FIRST EDITION **SIGNED** on the title page. A MINT copy in NEW/NEW condition with no wear at all. **Brenbooks specializes in first edition mysteries, many signed!

New York NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1974 Knopf Stated FIRST Edition in FINE/FINE unmarked condition save for a small remainder stamp on the top page ends. **Bonus** Also receive the 1963 W W Norton FIRST BOOK CLUB EDITION OF "A CLOCKWORK ORANGE" in FINE/VG+ condition.

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1997. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. This 1997 National Book Award Winner is an Atlantic Monthly Press FIRST edition, 6th printing, This great novel is **SIGNED** by the author on the title page. It contains the classic error on Page 25, line 16 ("man-woman" should be "mad-woman"). Condition: the hardback is Near Fine with a trace bump on the front upper corner. The dustjacket is in Fine condition. Adapted and Directed in 2003 by Anthony Minghella with Renee Zellweger (winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress) and an all-star cast including Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Eileen Atkins, Brendan Gleeson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Giovanni Ribisi, Donald Sutherland, and Ray Winstone.

NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1987. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

New York, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1931. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1931 Doubleday Doran STATED FIRST EDITION of this classic in fabulous condition. A NF/NF copy with crisp boards with just a bit of fading along the edges and exceedingly minor wear. The interior has a bookplate on the inside of the front board covered by the flap. the DJ is mylar wrapped and has very minor wear at the corners, edges and spine ends. The reverse of the wrapper has the photo of Baum and a lengthy explanation. RARE & COLLECTIBLE! **Brenbooks specializes in first edition books made into films.

New York: Doubleday, 1973. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1973 First Edition in VG/VG condition with some ripling on back of DJ otherwise excellent. SIGNED* "Louis Nizer, March 1973.

London: Faber and Faber, 1980. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Toronto Canada: McClelland and Stewart, 1976. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 1976 McClelland and Stewart TRUE First edition of Atwood's 3rd novel. A splendid copy in FINE/VG condition and is **SIGNED** on the title page. The HB is super clean and unmarked throughout. The DJ is not price clipped and has minor wear along the edges, corners and spine ends. The glossy black covers and illustrations are vivid and bright. A lovely collectible! **BONUS** Receive the S&S 2nd printing of Dancing Girls

New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1943. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 1943 Houghton Mifflin TRUE FIRST EDITION of this Ultra-SCARCE classic! This is a more than decent but flawed copy and in Good/VG condition. Most importantly this copy has the elusive title page with "1943" on the title page, the only designation of a true first! It is ex-library with a variant or rebound boards in a dark pebbled blue. Inside the end pages have a spiderweb pattern and there are the usual library marks on these. Since it was war time these books were so very cheaply produced with numerous publication flaws. The text however is very tight with very tiny marks on several pages but overall and very clean copy. **THE INCREDIBLY ELUSIVE FIRST STATE DJ is unclipped DJ is a the TRUE first edition and is just a tad larger than the boards. **BONUS** Laid in is a *SIGNED* note by Capsary, " Love and good wishes for all holidays and all year-VERA." Also receive the First Edition of… Read More

New York: Grove Press, 1964. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 1964 Grove Press Stated FIRST Printing of Burroughs's 2nd book. A very solid copy in FINE/VG+ condition. The HB is very clean and unmarked save for a very small previous owner signature. The unclipped DJ has very minor wear at the edges, corners and spine ends.

New York: Delacorte Press, 1971. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 1971 Classic by JP Donleavy in Fine/Very Good Condition. The HB is very intact shape with only a slight lean. The DJ has repaired tears and folds along its flaps.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 1979. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1979 St. Martin's Press 271 pp. Stated first edition VG/VG. DJ is intact ( no clipped price). Only flaw is a bit of dried glue on first page.

Knopf, 1960. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Very Good. A rare, stated first edition of John Updike's first novel from 1959. The book is in good condition: intact, unmarked without "dog ear" folds. The original $3.50, non-price clipped dust jacket is in very good condition. This is an ex-library with the following markings: 1) the hardback was rebound by the Reading PA Public Library with bright orange and repeated white flowers on green ovals, 2) Discard is stamped on the title page and top page edges, 3) A neat Reading Library stamp is on first ffep, 3) Indication of removed borrower card pocket on back ffep with a small 1-78 stamped in red. Photos will be sent with request. BONUS: Also receive a beautiful first thus 1964 Crest Book Paperback in very good condition with no markings.*

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1971. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1971 Knopf Stated First Edition of the 2nd book of the Rabbit saga. It is in VG+/VG condition. The author's SIGNATURE is on a card, and placed on the page before the half-title page. The HB is very clean and tight with virtually no wear. The unclipped DJ has a minor tear and chip at the top spine end only.

New York NY: Random House, 2003. First Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 2003 Random House First edition/2nd printing (Has the usual number line to "2" but no "First Edition" statement) in NF/VG condition. It is **SIGNED & INSCRIBED** in Farsi and some English on the half-title page. The HB is super clean with tiny bumps at the bottom spine ends. The unclipped DJ show little wear except for professionally repaired upper and lower spine and upper corner fraying. **Brenbooks specializes in first edition books, many signed.**

U.S.A.: Random House, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 2003 Random House First/First in Fine/VG condition. The breakout first novel for Ms. Nafisi. **SPECIAL BONUS! Also get a 20th printing of the paperback, with an INSCRIBED SiGNATURE from the author and dated Nov 20, 04**

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 2003 Random House True First Edition, First Printing in NF/NF condition. There is some rippling of the pages, definitely not due to any water damage. There is no wear or marks on the HB and only minor wear on upper edge of the unclipped DJ.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1995. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 1995 Atlantic Monthly First Edition of`Alexie's first novel. This book is mylar-wrapped in FN/FN condition. It looks unread.Winner of the American Book Award. **Brenbooks specializes in books made into films.**