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Orpheus Books

Edmonds, Washington, USA

Orpheus Books specialises in Art & Architecture, Cinema, Dance, Modern First Editions, Music, Photography, Poetry, Signed First Editions

About Orpheus Books

We specialize exclusively in First Edition/First Printing books. Our best books are rated very fine and we are most conservative in our grading. We take pride in maintaining a significant selection of fine books. Your trust is of great importance to us and everything we sell is guaranteed. Archival dust jacket covers are provided with all hardcover books.

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2004

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Orpheus Books

23013 88th Ave. W
Unit B
Edmonds, WA 98026 USA

Terms of sale for Orpheus Books

When we state First Edition we always mean a First Printing. If you have questions about a listing, please email, or telephone between the hours of 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Pacific Time. Credit cards are accepted through Biblio or PayPal. International orders must be paid in U.S. currency and will be shipped at different rates. We ship via the U.S. postal service, FedEx and UPS unless other arrangements are made. If you select surface mail, it will be shipped via media rate. Oversize and heavy shipments will accrue additional charges. Returns may be made within 7 days of receipt and must be insured at full value and received in the same condition as when sent. Prior notice of return is appreciated.

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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood. Signed First Printing.

by SATRAPI, Marjane

  • Pictorial laminated boards.
Condition
Used
Edition
First U.S. edition / First printing.
Binding
Pictorial laminated boards.
ISBN
0375422307
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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A$1,772.62
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New York: Pantheon, 2003. Signed by Marjane Satrapi on the title page. First U.S. edition / First printing. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Crow and Weasel.

by LOPEZ, Barry. With illustrations by Tom Pohrt

  • Navy cloth.
Condition
Used
Edition
First edition / First printing. First Issue Binding with gold fo
Binding
Navy cloth.
ISBN
0865474397
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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A$141.81
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San Francisco: North Point Press, 1990. Signed on the title page by the author. First edition / First printing. First Issue Binding with gold foil on the front cover. Navy cloth. Very fine in first issue binding with gilt lettering on front board in near fine dust jacket, with slight fading to the spine.

Panama.

by McGUANE, Thomas

  • Green cloth spine, green paper-covered boards.
Condition
Used
Edition
First edition / First printing.
Binding
Green cloth spine, green paper-covered boards.
ISBN
0374229422
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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A$205.62
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New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1978. Signed by the author on the title page. First edition / First printing. Green cloth spine, green paper-covered boards. About fine, with some of the usual toning to the board edges, in fine dust jacket.

The Museum of Innocence. Translated by Maureen Freely.

by PAMUK, Orhan

  • Red paper spine, blue-gray paper-covered boards.
Condition
Used
Edition
First U.S. edition / First printing.
Binding
Red paper spine, blue-gray paper-covered boards.
ISBN
0375406972
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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A$233.99
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. Signed on the title page by Orhan Pamuk. First U.S. edition / First printing. Red paper spine, blue-gray paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Pamuk was the 2006 Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Pamuk has created and opened a Museum of Innocence in Istanbul, with a collection of everyday objects from the lives of Turks of the last half-century. A Mini series based on this title was recently released to streaming platforms.

The Book of Common Prayer.

by DIDION, Joan

  • Brown leather.
Condition
Used
Edition
First Easton Limited Edition / First printing.
Binding
Brown leather.
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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A$517.61
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Norwalk CT: The Easton Press, 2002. Signed by Joan Didion. First Easton Limited Edition / First printing. Brown leather. Very fine. With Certificate of Authenticity laid in.

Gehry Talks: Architecture + Process. Pristine First Signed by Frank O. Gehry.

by GEHRY, Frank O. Edited by Mildred Friedman with an essay by Michael Sorkin; commentaries by Frank O. Gehry and Associates

  • Illustrated boards.
Condition
Used
Edition
First edition / First printing.
Binding
Illustrated boards.
ISBN
084782165X
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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A$709.05
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New York: Rizzoli, 1999. Signed on the half-title page by Frank O. Gehry. First edition / First printing. Illustrated boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Frosted "vellum" jacket is fragile, and tears and chips easily, this copy is flawless. Frank O. Gehry is the Pritzker Prize Winner for 1989.

Executioners Song.

by MAILER, Norman

  • Navy cloth.
Condition
Used
Edition
First edition / First printing.
Binding
Navy cloth.
ISBN
0316544175
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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A$638.14
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Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1979. Signed by Norman Mailer on the title page. First edition / First printing. Navy cloth. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Winner of the 1980 Pulitzer Prize.

The God of Small Things.

by ROY, Arundhati

  • Navy blue paper-covered boards.
Condition
Used
Edition
First U. K. edition / First printing.
Binding
Navy blue paper-covered boards.
ISBN
0679457313
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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A$418.34
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London: Flamingo, 1997. Signed by Arundhati Roy on the title page. First U. K. edition / First printing. Navy blue paper-covered boards. Fine in fine dust jacket. Winner of the Booker Prize. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year 1997.

Nocturnes. Five Stories of Music and Nightfall. Signed Slipcased Edition

by ISHIGURO, Kazuo

  • Navy paper-covered boards.
Condition
Used
Edition
First edition / First printing. Signed Slipcased Edition.
Binding
Navy paper-covered boards.
ISBN
0571250882
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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A$496.34
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London: Faber and Faber, 2009. Signed by Kazuo Ishiguro on the title page. First edition / First printing. Signed Slipcased Edition. Navy paper-covered boards. Very fine in a very fine dust jacket and very fine slipcase. Kazuo Ishiguro is the Winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature.

Always Coming Home.

by LE GUIN, Ursula K. [Ursula K. LeGuin]

  • Ochre cloth.
Condition
Used
Edition
First edition / First printing. One of a small number of hardcov
Binding
Ochre cloth.
ISBN
0060155450
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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A$354.52
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New York: Harper & Row, 1985. First edition / First printing. One of a small number of hardcover copies. (Alleged to be 200 copies) Ochre cloth. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. The novel received the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize in 1985. It was a runner up for the National Book Award in 1985.

The Crying of Lot 49.

by PYNCHON. Thomas

  • Illustrated wrappers.
Condition
Used
Edition
First paperback edition / First printing.
Binding
Illustrated wrappers.
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New York: Bantam, 1967. First paperback edition / First printing. Illustrated wrappers. Near fine. Attractive copy of the first paperback edition of Pynchon's second book.

Reflections On Cinematography.

by DEAKINS, Roger

  • Black and white illustrated boards.
Condition
Used
Edition
First Edition / First Printing.
Binding
Black and white illustrated boards.
ISBN
1538771500
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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A$283.62
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New York: Grand Central, 2025. Signed by Roger Deakins. First Edition / First Printing. Black and white illustrated boards. Very fine, issued without dust jacket. Two Time Winner of the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, 2017 and 2019. Five Time Winner of the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2017 and 2019.

The Yiddish Policemen's Union.

by CHABON, Michael

  • White paper spine, black paper-covered boards.
Condition
Used
Edition
First edition / First printing. Publisher's Signed Edition.
Binding
White paper spine, black paper-covered boards.
ISBN
0007149824
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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New York: HarperCollins, 2007. Signed by the author on a specially printed page. First edition / First printing. Publisher's Signed Edition. White paper spine, black paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, The Nebula Award for Best Novel and the Sidewise Award for Alternate History.

Georges Braque: His Graphic Work.

by BRAQUE, Georges. Introduction by Werner Hofmann

  • Black cloth.
Condition
Used
Edition
First edition / First printing.
Binding
Black cloth.
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New York: Abrams, 1961. First edition / First printing. Black cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

In Julia's Kitchen With Master Chefs.

by CHILD, Julia. [Julia Child 1912 - 2004]

  • Pictorial laminated boards.
Condition
Used
Edition
First edition / First printing.
Binding
Pictorial laminated boards.
ISBN
0679438963
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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A$567.24
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. Signed by the author on the title page. First edition / First printing. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine in near fine dust jacket.

Encounter with Tiber.

by ALDRIN, Buzz and John Barnes

  • Blue paper-covered boards.
Condition
Used
Edition
First edition / First printing.
Binding
Blue paper-covered boards.
ISBN
0446518549
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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A$212.71
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New York: Warner Books, 1996. Signed by Buzz Aldrin on the title page and dated Aug 7, '96. Additionally inscribed: To Gail & Guy Many Thanks for Lifts Ad Astra. First edition / First printing. Blue paper-covered boards. Near fine, with toning to the edges of the boards in fine dust jacket.

The Master of Petersburg.

by COETZEE, J. M

  • Black cloth spine, pale gray paper-covered boards.
Condition
Used
Edition
First U.S. edition / First printing.
Binding
Black cloth spine, pale gray paper-covered boards.
ISBN
0670855871
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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A$191.44
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New York: Viking, 1994. Signed by the author on a publisher's bookplate mounted on the front free end-paper. First U.S. edition / First printing. Black cloth spine, pale gray paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.. Publisher's letter to bookseller laid in. Winner of the 1995 Irish Times International Fiction Prize. J. M. Coetzze won the Booker Prize twice, in 1983 and 1999. He also won the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Landscape and Memory.

by SCHAMA, Simon

  • Gold cloth.
Condition
Used
Edition
First edition / First printing.
Binding
Gold cloth.
ISBN
0679402551
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. Signed by Simon Schama on the title page. First edition / First printing. Gold cloth. Very fine in a very fine dust jacket.

The Art of Hunger.

by AUSTER, Paul

  • Green cloth spine, tan paper-covered boards.
Condition
Used
Edition
First edition hardcover / First printing.
Binding
Green cloth spine, tan paper-covered boards.
ISBN
1557130566
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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Los Angeles: Sun & Moon Press, 1992. Signed on the title page by the author. First edition hardcover / First printing. Green cloth spine, tan paper-covered boards. Fine in fine dust jacket, with light diagonal crease to the top front jacket flap.

Starship Titanic.

by JONES, Terry, based on an outline by Douglas Adams

  • Black paper spine, gold-flecked black paper-covered boards.
Condition
Used
Edition
First U.S. edition / First printing.
Binding
Black paper spine, gold-flecked black paper-covered boards.
ISBN
0609601032
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New York: Harmony, 1997. Signed on the half-title page by Terry Jones and Douglas Adams. First U.S. edition / First printing. Black paper spine, gold-flecked black paper-covered boards. Very fine in fine dust jacket. Douglas Adams hung out with the Monty Python troupe in the 1970's before he was well known. He went on to work on Doctor Who, then launched his own phenomenon: The Hitchhiker's Guide series. He asked Python Alumni Terry Jones to flesh out his outline for The Starship Titanic.

African Laughter: Four Visits to Zimbabwe.

by LESSING, Doris

  • Navy cloth spine, white paper-covered boards.
Condition
Used
Edition
First U.S. Edition / First printing.
Binding
Navy cloth spine, white paper-covered boards.
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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A$163.08
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New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1992. Signed on the title page by the author. First U.S. Edition / First printing. Navy cloth spine, white paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Doris Lessing was the 2007 Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.

My Name is Red. Translated by Erdag M. Goknar. Signed Advance Reading Copy.

by PAMUK, Orhan

  • Illustrated wrappers
Condition
Used
Edition
First U.S. edition / First printing. Advance Reading Copy.
Binding
Illustrated wrappers
ISBN
0375406956
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A$177.26
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. Signed on the title page by Orhan Pamuk. First U.S. edition / First printing. Illustrated wrappers Very fine. Pamuk was the 2006 Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Fool on the Hill.

by RUFF, Matt

  • Gray paper-covered spine, teal paper-covered boards.
Condition
Used
Edition
First edition / First printing.
Binding
Gray paper-covered spine, teal paper-covered boards.
ISBN
0871132435
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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New York: A Morgan Entrekin Book / Atlantic Monthly Press, 1988. Signed on the half-title page, with a drawing by the author. First edition / First printing. Gray paper-covered spine, teal paper-covered boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

My Life With Martin Luther King.

by KING, Coretta Scott

  • Off-white cloth.
Condition
Used
Edition
First edition / First printing.
Binding
Off-white cloth.
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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A$212.71
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New York: Holt, Rhinehart and Winston, 1969. Signed by Coretta Scott King on a bookplate laid into the book. First edition / First printing. Off-white cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with wear to the bottom of the spine.