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New York:: Ecco Press,, (1976). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (creasing to dj flaps). First printing. His second collection of poetry. Volume 9 in The American Poetry Series. 80 pp.

New York:: Pantheon,, (1960). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in a fair only dust jacket (tears the length of the spine of the dj) . First US printing. A novel set in 1952 and based on the events of the Communist takeover of Hungary four years earlier. His first novel to appear in English, this was written in secret during the seven years he spent in the "puszta," a pilot socialist community on the edge of the great Hungarian desert, dedicated to the raising of pigs. Translated from the French by Peter Green. 381 pp.

New York:: Edward Burlingame / Harper Collins,, (1990). First edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) Selected by WorldHum in 2006 as one of the top 30 literary travel books of all time: "Like a modern-day Alexis de Tocqueville, Jonathan Raban has traveled the length and breadth of the United States, observing Americans with the keen eye of a foreigner. [This] book traverses the pathways of American immigration from late 19th century Ellis Island to late 20th century Seattle. In the book, Raban fully inhabits each place he visits, even borrowing an old black labrador named Gypsy in Alabama to feel more at home among the locals. He investigates whether a foreigner can truly become an American. In the end Raban realizes that one can adopt American ways but can never become completely American." 372 pp.

New York:: Pantheon,, (2003.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.). First US printing. Novel set in Seattle at the turn of the millenium, by this prize-winning author (born in England, but a resident of Seattle since 1990.) An unsettling, but tender, story of the high-tech gold rush, and its effect on two immigrants. SIGNED by the author on the title page and dated in the year of publication.

New York:: Edward Burlingame / Harper Collins,, (1990). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. Selected by WorldHum in 2006 as one of the top 30 literary travel books of all time: "Like a modern-day Alexis de Tocqueville, Jonathan Raban has traveled the length and breadth of the United States, observing Americans with the keen eye of a foreigner. [This] book traverses the pathways of American immigration from late 19th century Ellis Island to late 20th century Seattle. In the book, Raban fully inhabits each place he visits, even borrowing an old black labrador named Gypsy in Alabama to feel more at home among the locals. He investigates whether a foreigner can truly become an American. In the end Raban realizes that one can adopt American ways but can never become completely American." 373 pp.

New York:: Penguin / Granta, , 1989.. First edition -. Very good.. First printing. A paperback magazine of new writing. This issue includes stories and articles from authors such as Rian Malan, Tim OÕBrien, Robert Fisk, Patricia Highsmith, Paul Theroux, a photoessay on Poland by Jill Hartley, and more. 255 pp. We specialize in literary journals, and have many others - including many not yet catalogued and listed on line.

Minneapolis:: Coffee House Press,, (1996). First edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (as new).. First printing, a trade paperback original. The author's first book, an award winning collection of nineteen short stories. 264 pp.

New York:: Norton,, 1990.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First US printing. Two novellas about history and writing, about obsession with money turning into obsession with art, by one of Chile's foremost writers. Translated by Gregory Rabassa and SIGNED by him on the title page. Uncommon thus.

New York:: Crown,, (1998.). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. INSCRIBED and dated on the title page. "For. . . All best." Very good in a near fine dustjacket (C X X on top of text block - why do people do things like that? Otherwise, a tight and clean copy.). First printing. The author's first book, a sophisticated and literate thriller involving the search for a dangerous 16th century document. Includes the actual text of the document "On Supremacy" at the end of the book. 358, xxxv pp.

New York:: Crown,, (1998.). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. The author's first book, a sophisticated and literate thriller involving the search for a dangerous 16th century document. Includes the actual text of the document "On Supremacy" at the end of the book. 358, xxxv pp.

New York:: Crown,, (1998.). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing. The author's first book, a sophisticated and literate thriller involving the search for a dangerous 16th century document. Includes the actual text of the document "On Supremacy" at the end of the book. 358, xxxv pp.

New York:: Crown,, (1998.). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket (lower corners very slightly bumped.). First printing. The author's first book, a sophisticated and literate thriller involving the search for a dangerous 16th century document. Includes the actual text of the document "On Supremacy" at the end of the book. 358, xxxv pp.

New York:: Crown,, (1998.). First edition -. Near fine in illustrated wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) The author's first book, a sophisticated and literate thriller involving the search for a dangerous 16th century document. Includes the actual text of the document "On Supremacy" at the end of the book. 401 pp.

New York:: Hyperion,, 1995.. First edition -. Near fine in printed wrappers. A rather uncommon advance issue., . Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. ) Novelization by this award winning playwright of the screenplay written by Sean Penn and published in conjunction with the film of the same title, directed by Sean Penn and starring Anjelicka Huston and Jack Nicholson. 310 pp.

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1975.. Hardcover first edition -. Good in a rather poor dustjacket with significant edgewear, some tears, bleeding from the lower edges of the boards to the interior of the dj, etc.. First printing. Play set in the 60's, in the fringes of contemporary life.

New York:: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates,, (2006.). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.). First printing. The third in this highly acclaimed fantasy series - "They were the Finest Creations--mystically forged creatures of perfection sent by the creators to aid the Fallen (mankind) during their mortal existence. Though they resemble ordinary horses they are highly intelligent, capable of communicating telepathically, and completely moral. They are assigned to bond with individuals of great potential and to protect them from harm while guiding them along a path of virtue." 317 pp.

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1976.. Hardcover -. F/NF (some rubbing to dj.). BOMC edition

New York:: Norton,, (1965.). Hardcover -. Very near fine in a good only (several edge tears and rubbing to the dj.). 2nd printing. The story of the explorers of the Pacific, including the Spanish, Russians, English, New England whalers, and more, written for older children. Illustrated throughout, Index,. 191 pp

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (2013). SIGNED first edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) " The Quest for Home in the African Diaspora." As a biracial American the author began a search for her identity: when she traveled to Israel at age 23, she was surprised to discover "black Jews " and this led her to seek out black communities in Jamaica, Ethiopia, Ghana, and the American South. INSCRIBED and dated on the title page "for --- with best wishes on your continuing journey, Walk good," 305 pp.

New York:: Norton,, (1978). Fine in illustrated wrappers.. Trade paperback. A novel of an Iranian woman caught between two cultures. Praise from Anne Tyler, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (who commented that "Nahid Rachlin has an intimate insider's knowledge of present-day everyday Iran - of people and places, houses, streets, and families and she writes of them with a clarity of perception and style that makes them instantly recognizable to the reader.") and others. 192 pp.