Rare books from Christopher Morrow, Bookseller

London: Orion, 2008. First edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 260pp. 8vo. Cloth over boards, stamped spine. Signed by author on title page. A stand-alone heist thriller. Complete number line, unclipped. A tight, unread, unmarked, unclipped gift-quality book. Protected with archival plastic cover.

London: Michael Joseph/Penguin Books, 2008. First UK edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 468 pp. 8vo. Tight and unread copy, protected with archival jacket cover. Signed by author on title page. Gift quality.

Burton, Michigan: Subterranean Press, 2011. First edition thus. Hardcover. As New/as new. 525pp. 8vo. Expanded from the 1993 novella "Lovedeath." This is number 74 of 250 copies of the Signed, Limited Edition. Tight and unread, original price intact with no marks, a pristine copy, Brodart protected. No ISBN number. Gift quality.

Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1984. First edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. 387pp. 8vo. Red cloth on boards with gilt lettering. Book is straight and relatively tight. Dust jacket has no price, ISBN is on lower right corner of jacket rear, six blurbs from Jack Higgins, Joseph Wambaugh, Clive Cussler, Edw. L. Beach, John Moore, and Stansfield Turner, Admiral, in that order. Copyright page has 18 lines with no printing statement, book weighs 1 lb. 13.5 ounces with Brodart jacket (and 1 lb. 13.2 oz. without Brodart). ISBN number also appears on lower right rear of book. Book spine ends are bumped. Moderate wear to book edges. Jacket has three short tears, one on lower edge front, one upper edge rear, and the third at the upper right corner. Small crinkle to lower edge of jacket front and to the jacket at spine head. Slight yellowing to the white dust jacket. Laid in is a photocopy of a Wall Street Journal book review by John R. Alden from Oct. 22, 1984. Jacket is Brodart… Read More

New York: Ballantine Books, 2004. First edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 292pp. 8vo. Paper over boards, gilt on spine. Signed by the author on half-title page. Book has a complete number line from 1-10 and is a stated First Edition: February 2004. Book is straight, bright, unmarked, unclipped, unread, and has a Brodart jacket protector. Author also wrote "The Ice Harvest" and "The Walkaway.

New York: Random House, 2012. Stated First edition. Hardcover. As new/as new. 443pp. 8vo. Black paper and cloth over boards, gilt on spine. Signed by the author on the title page; no inscription. Stated First Edition with a complete number line (9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Author's second novel. Book is tight and unread and has its original price intact. It is unmarked, clean, and bright. Jacket is Brodart protected. Deckle fore-edges. A very timely novel, as the deceased North Korean Dear Leader Kim Jong Il is a major character. Won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. A first edition and first printing. Gift quality.

New York: Riverhead Books, 2019. First edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 620pp. 8vo. Paper and cloth over boards, stamped spine. Signed boldly by the author on the title page in silver ink, book is unread, unmarked, unclipped, tight, bright, and has a jacket protector. Copyright page has a complete number line starting with 1. First book in the Dark Star trilogy. Author wrote Booker Prize winner "A Brief History of Seven Killings.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2018. First edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 180pp. Small 8vo [7 1/2" x 4 3/4"]. Paper over boards, stamped spine. Author has signed his name only to the title page. Book is a stated First Edition/first printing (no other printings indicated), is unread, unmarked, unclipped ($22.95), tight, bright, and Brodart protected. Deckle fore-edges. Author also wrote "Dark at the Crossing" and "Green on Blue." Gift quality.

New York: Doubleday, 2019. First edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 213pp. 8vo. Quarter bound black paper and cloth over boards, stamped on spine. Signed boldly by the author on the title page, name only. Book is the 81st in the Powell's Indiespensable series and it resides in a custom white slipcase with the same illustration on its front as the book. Book is unread, unmarked, unclipped, tight, bright, and straight. Corners and spine ends are perfect. Book has a complete number line starting with 1 and is a stated First Edition. A 23-page interview booklet accompanies the book. Winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize. Gift quality.

Seattle: DeCode Books, 2013. First edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Dark green cloth over boards, stamped spine. Photographic illustration of "library" on front of dustjacket. 13 1/2" x 11". First edition limited to 1,200 copies, this copy is signed by the photographer on the half title page. Includes an essay by Barbara Pollack. Also includes a promotion card for a limited edition print of "Library." Those who are familiar with Ms. Nix will know what to expect from this book, but others will probably be quite amazed with these intricate, handmade miniature scenes photographed and made to look like they were actually full-size real scenes. Gift quality book. Images included: Beauty Shop, 2010; Map Room, 2010; Space Center, 2013; Violin Repair Shop, 2011; Vacuum Showroom, 2006 (double page spread + 1 page image); Church, 2009; Anatomy Classroom, 2012; Majestic, 2006 (double page spread + 1 page image)); Library, 2007; Clock Tower, 2005; Mall, 2010; Museum of Art, 2005; Laundromat, 2008… Read More

Austin: University of Texas Press, 2018. First edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 400pp. 11 1/2" x 12 1/4" x 1 1/2". Black cloth over boards, stamped spine in white. The photographer has signed his name only on the half-title page. Stated First Edition.Book is unread, unmarked, unclipped, tight, bright, and straight. Book contains color and black and white photographs. There is a 1/4" tear in the upper corner of gutter in the FEP. Recipient of a 2017 MacArthur Foundation genius grant, Dawoud Bey has created a body of photography that masterfully portrays the contemporary American experience on its own terms and in all of its diversity. Book is very heavy and will require extra postage. Dawoud Bey: Seeing Deeply offers a forty-year retrospective of the celebrated photographer 's work, from his early street photography in Harlem to his current images of Harlem gentrification. Photographs from all of Bey 's major projects are presented in chronological sequence, allowing viewers to see how… Read More

London: Tor, 2021. First edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 330pp. 8vo. Light blue paper over boards, stamped spine. Author has signed his name on a tipped-in page. Book is a first printing (number line from 1-9), is unread, unmarked, unclipped (£14.99), tight, bright, and jacket has a removable protector. "Edinburgh hides dark magic and secrets. And Ropa's gonna hunt them all down." Three pages toward rear of book have been slightly nicked, and someone tried to unsuccessfully remove a sticker over ISBN on rear of jacket, and there's a Signed Copy sticker on jacket front, otherwise Fine.