Search Results: Literature & Fiction, U.S.A from Nooks Of Books

New York: Knopf, 1965. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Bound in full yellow cloth. The spine is stamped in silver and gilt; the front panel in silver. Octavo. Brown topstain. 327pps. Stated First Edition. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The textbock is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has light wear to the extremities; the original price (5.95) is intact.<b><font color=#003366><br><br> "Includes Updike's early essays of humor and parody, some reportage for The New Yorker's "Talk of the Town," his description of Ted Williams' last appearance in Fenway Park, several semi- autobiographical first person accounts, and numerous book reviews. These all give us a well-rounded observation of the author. Titles include: "Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu," "On the Sidewalk, Mr. Ex-Resident,"… Read More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1976. Near Fine in a Very Good dustjacket. Bound in full brown cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in metallic blue. Large octavo. 271pps. There is light rubbing to the edges of the cloth, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. No previous ownership markings. The price-clipped dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has modest wear at the extremities and a couple of short, closed tears. A nice copy of the author's second novel. ".Eighteen-year-old Stony De Coco is trapped in a working-class world that offers him only one way of proving his loyalty, and no way out." Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover.

New York: Doubleday, 1956. Near Fine in a Very Good+ dustjacket. Bound in full tan cloth. The spine is stamped in black and gilt; the front panel in gilt. Octavo. Map-endpapers. 275pps., plus ads. There are a few faint specks of soiling to the top edge and light tanning to the endpapers due to the acidity of the jacket flaps, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has modest touches of rubbing and soiling; the original price (3.75) is intact. A nice copy of this historical novel.<b><font color=#003366><br><br> "A native Mainer, Kenneth Roberts, was intrigued by the story of the December 1710 wreck of the Nottingham. After running aground a dozen miles offshore, the ship broke up, stranding her crew with minimal tools, scant shelter, and a few pieces of cheese. The men survived nearly a month of screeching gales, sub-freezing temperatures, and driving snowstorms. During… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated, 1993. As New in an As New dustjacket. Blue boards. The spine is stamped in yellow. 280pp. A flawless copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. Yet to be read. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has the original price of (21.00) intact on the front flap.<br><br> Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books.. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Amistad / HarperCollins, 2003. Near Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Beige boards with a tan, gilt-stamped spine. Tan endpapers. Quarto. 388pps. Three page-corners are crimped, otherwise Fine: clean, tight, square, and bright. No previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is as new; the original price is intact. The author's first novel (following a collection of short stories) and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. A very nice, collector's-quality copy.<b><font color=#003366><br><br> "Henry Townsend, a black farmer, bootmaker, and former slave, has a fondness for Paradise Lost and an unusual mentor -- William Robbins, perhaps the most powerful man in antebellum Virginia's Manchester County. Under Robbins's tutelage, Henry becomes proprietor of his own plantation -- as well as of his own slaves. When he dies, his widow, Caldonia, succumbs to profound grief, and things begin to fall apart at their… Read More

New York: The Dial Press, 1970. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Bound in full blue cloth. The spine is stamped in yellow. Octavo. 182pps. Stated First Printing. There is a small doodle (likely, initials) in the upper corner of the front free endpage. Also on that page is a faint ghost of a price-sticker. Otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No apparent reading wear. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, is very mildly rubbed and has a slight crinkle at the head of the spine; the original price (4.95) is intact. A very nice, collector's-quality copy of the author's first novel, the basis of the film starring Jack Nicholson.<b><font color=#003366><br><br> "At the transient barracks of the Norfolk Navy Base two long-term sailors drew enviable temporary duty: they are to conduct a third sailor to the Naval Prison at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. This is the story of their journey to the brig and its… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950. (1950). Near Fine in a Very Good dustjacket. Bound in full light blue cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in dark blue. Octavo. 246pps. Stated First Edition (D-Z), as required. There is a small spot of fading at the head of the spine (due to a corresponding chip in the jacket) and a superficial abrasion on the ffep from where a small, square price sticker had been removed. Also, the board bottoms are mildly worn. Otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. The textblock is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has a 1/2" chip at the head of the spine and a few closed edge-tears and crinkles; the original price (2.50) is intact. A nice, collector's quality copy of 'The New 1950 Zane Grey Novel,' colorfully jacketed.<b><font color=#003366><br><br> "Linc Bradway had to prove himself when he came to the rip-roaring Wyoming… Read More

New York: Scribner's, 1993. (1993). Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Gray-green boards quarterbound in turquoise-colored cloth. The spine is stamped in black. Large octavo. Decorative endpapers. 337pps. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The textblock is immaculate; no apparent reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, is mildly rubbed and has slight touches of crinkling at the extremities; the original price (20.00) is intact. Winner of both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.<b><font color=#003366><br><br> "When Quoyle's two-timing wife meets her just desserts, he retreats with his two daughters to his ancestral home on the starkly beautiful Newfoundland coast, where a rich cast of local characters and family members all play a part in Quoyle's struggle to reclaim his life. As Quoyle confronts his private demons -- and… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Dutton, 1996. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Lilac-colored boards with a white, silver-stamped backstrip. Gray endpapers. 343pps. There is a bump to the heel of the spine, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. No reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has a few touches of crinkling and a couple of edge-creases; no chips, soiling, or tears. The original price is intact. SIGNED and inscribed by the author to the original owner with 'love' for 'a dear friend' on the title-page. ".The Silver Cloud Cafe is a novel that goes beyond and beneath. Beyond and beneath the glossy surface of San Francisco. Beyond and beneath the clean-scrubbed image of American life. It goes to the Mission District, where two neon angels stand watch over the ramshackle cantina known as Raphael's Silver Cloud Cafe and where the lost and lonely, desperate and dispossessed, come for a meager portion of solace and salvation in the… Read More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Black boards quarterbound in black cloth. Both the spine and the front panel are stamped in gilt. Octavo. Red endpapers. 273pps. First edition, first printing. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The textblock is immaculate; no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, is mildly rubbed with a couple of crinkles. As is common with the dustjacket, the light-sensitive red ink of the spine-panel is slightly faded. The original price (19.95) is intact.<b><font color=#003366><br><br> "Depicts the men of Alpha Company: Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and of course, the character Tim O'Brien who has survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer at the age of forty-three. They battle the enemy (or maybe more the idea of the enemy), and… Read More

Athens, GA, U.S.A.: University of Georgia Press, 1997. As New in an As New dustjacket. This is the SIGNED edition, limited to 100 copies, of which this is #79. Bright red boards quarterbound in black cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Octavo. Black endpapers. 207pps. A flawless, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. Yet to be read. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is equally fine. ".Set in the northern Chinese provincial town of Dismount Fort, these twelve stories offer a fascinating glimpse into the lives of peasants, soldiers, workers, and party officials during the Great Cultural Revolution. This was a time of social upheaval reaching into every home, when the Red Guard could drag a woman accused of prostitution through the streets; when a man trying to honor his mother's dying wish runs up against party orthodoxy. Ha Jin has been compared to the late Isaac Babel for his spare evocation of ordinary lives caught up in the flux of vast… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Knopf, 1987. Near Fine in a Very Good+ dustjacket. Black boards quarterbound in black cloth. The spine is stamped in brown. Octavo. 207pps. There is a remainder mark atop the textblock, otherwise fine: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. No previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has a touch of crinkling at the head of the spine and light edgewear at the top of the rear panel; the original price is intact. A nice copy. ".Wabash is a town on the Illinois side of the Mississippi, across from St. Louis. Wabash is also the name of the steel mill, which is the main industry here in 1932. This is the setting for Butler's novel about the Coles, Deborah and Jeremy. Set against the backdrop of the sweltering furnaces of the Middle West, the inchoate rage of the founders, and the desecration of labor by greedy Hooverites the summer before FDR launched the New Deal, 'Wabash' is a memorable achievement." Purchase with… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Little, Brown & Company / Atlantic, 1981. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dustjacket. Beige boards with a blue, silver-stamped backstrip. Quarto. 437pps. Stated First Edition. There is modest dustspotting to the page-edges and a few slightly crimped page-corners, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. No previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has a few faint touches of soiling; no chips or tears. The original price (15.95) is intact. A very nice copy of the highly-acclaimed author's first novel (his second book).<b><font color=#003366><br><br> "At an age when most young Scotsmen were lifting skirts, plowing furrows, and spreading seed, Mungo Park was displaying his bare buttocks to al-haj' Ali Ibn Fatoudi, Emir of Ludamar.George III was dabbing the walls of Windsor Castle with his own spittle, the Notables were botching things in France, Goya was deaf, DeQuincey a depraved preadolescent. George Bryan… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Little, Brown & Company / Atlantic, 1981. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Beige boards with a blue, silver-stamped backstrip. Quarto. 437pps. Stated First Edition. There is a mild bumping to the heel of the spine and to the lower front tip, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. No reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a new mylar sleeve, has a faint bit of sunning to the spine and to the flap-folds; no chips or tears. The original price (15.95) is intact. A very nice copy of the highly-acclaimed author's first novel (his second book). ".At an age when most young Scotsmen were lifting skirts, plowing furrows, and spreading seed, Mungo Park was displaying his bare buttocks to al-haj' Ali Ibn Fatoudi, Emir of Ludamar.George III was dabbing the walls of Windsor Castle with his own spittle, the Notables were botching things in France, Goya was deaf, DeQuincey a depraved preadolescent. George Bryan 'Beau' Brummell… Read More

New York: Grosset & Dunlap (1928). Near Fine in a Very Good+ dustjacket. Fully bound in blue cloth. Both the spine and the decorative front board are stamped in orange. Pictorial endpapers. 365pps., plus ads. There is very mild bumping to the spine-ends. The pages are slightly and uniformly yellowed. Otherwise clean, tight, and square. All tips are sharp. No reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, has light edgwear with a bit of shallow chipping at the extremities. All in all, a very nice copy. ".Up and up from the desert below sped the hunt for Panguitch, greatest and most sought after wild stallion. But Panguitch was more than a horse; to a man he was the symbol of all adventure, and to a girl the symbol of her romance. The pursuit of Panguitch, then, was fraught with meaning for both. Zane Grey has never created so attractive a heroine as this girl, who, with her father and a resolute party, sets forth to conquer Wild Horse Mesa. The… Read More

Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.: McSweeney's Books, 2002. In Fine condition. Gray boards quarterbound in black cloth. The spine is stamped in gray. Red endpapers. 371pps. No dustjacket, as issued. This is an excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. Absolutely no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. This is one of the scarce Stated First Edition copies, sold only on the author's website and preceding the trade edition. SIGNED by Eggers on the rear pastedown (copyright page) -- without further inscription, but with a one-of-a-kind drawing of a bird with human ears. (This drawing refers to the legend of The Jumping People, a South American tribe of bird-worshippers who tried to emulate the birds' flight by jumping off the cliffs, hoping that in time they would learn how to fly. These Jumping People, according to the novel, left a message on the cliff above their village, carved in stone, for the conquistadors to find. The Spaniards later translated this message as 'YOU… Read More

Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.: McSweeney's Books, 2002. In As New condition. Gray boards quarterbound in black cloth. The spine is stamped in gray. Red endpapers. Octavo. 371pps. No dustjacket, as issued. An excellent, collector's-quality copy: clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. Yet to be read. This is one of the scarce Stated First Edition copies, sold only on the author's website and preceding the trade edition. SIGNED by Eggers -- without further inscription -- on the rear pastedown (copyright page).<b><font color=#003366><br><br> "Everything within takes place after Jack died and before my Mom and I drowned in a burning ferry in the cool--tannin-tinted Guaviare River, in East-central Colombia with forty-two locals we hadn't yet met. It was a clear and eyeblue day, that day, as was the first day of this story, a few years ago in January, on Chicago's North Side, in the opulent shadow of Wrigley and with the wind coming low and searching… Read More