Modern First Editions from A Gyenis

Scribners, 1902. 1ST AMERICAN EDITION OF THE 1ST APPEARANCE OF PETER PAN. The Little White Bird or Adventures in Kensington Gardens by J.M. Barrie and published by Charles Scribner s Sons in New York in 1902, being the first American edition of this seminal work. Presented here as a very good copy in octavo green pictorial cloth, gilt-stamped, and rubbed… Read more about this item

Easton Press, 2005. Kurt Vonnegut’s hilarious and razor-sharp look at life and the condition of the soul of America today ("What has happened to us?"). Based on short essays and speeches composed over the last five years and plentifully illustrated with artwork by the author throughout, A MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY gives us Vonnegut both speaking out with indignation and… Read more about this item

Franklin Library, 1990. Signed by Vonnegut as issued. "Special Message" by Vonnegut for this edition. Includes Franklin Library card introduicing signed first edition. Gilt-stamped leather-covered boards, all edges gilt, satin pagemarker. Unread.. Signed by Author. First Edition, Signed/Limited. Hard Cover. Nr Fine.

Delecorte Press, 1985. First Edition, uncorrected proof in red wrappers, Near fine. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Nr Fine. Galley/Proof.

Easton Press, 2011. Full-Leather. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. A signed limited leatherbound edition, one of 800 copies signed by Kurt Vonnegut. Near Fine. This edition, issued after Vonnegut's passing in 2007, was SIGNED by Kurt Vonnegut on a tipped in sheet prior to publication. It includes sixteen previously unpublished short stories in a collection of works from the beginning of… Read more about this item

Chronicle Books, 1993. First Edition, first printing. Complete with all envelopes and letters produced with this volume. A book in the Griffin & Sabine saga. Nice condition. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Nr Fine.

Vintage Books, 1991. Nice condition. Book was controversial when it was first published, people calling for it to be banned. And then it was made into a movie.. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good+/Near Fine.

Franklin Library, 1978. Leatherbound edition, signed by Vonnegut, this edition being reissued without the Jr. Unread. . Signed by Author. First Thus. Hard Cover. Nr Fine.

Franklin Library (1985), 1985. First Edition, signed, leatherbound, fine. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Nr Fine.

Putnam, 1999. Unread copy. Signed. Collection of short stories.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/Nr Fine.

Franklin Library, 1987. This is the signed limited first edition issued by Franklin Library. As new, still in original shrinkwrap.. Signed by Author. First Edition, Signed/Limited. Hard Cover. Fine.

Seven Stories Press 7, 2005. Kurt Vonnegut’s hilariously funny and razor-sharp look at life and the condition of the soul of America today ("What has happened to us?"). Based on short essays and speeches composed over the last five years and plentifully illustrated with artwork by the author throughout, A MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY gives us Vonnegut both speaking out… Read more about this item

Seven Stories Press 7, 2005. This is an ARC of the first edition. The print run of the first edition was small, and this is an advanced reading copy that was sent to reviewers, that came out prior to the first hardcover edition. Kurt Vonnegut’s hilariously funny and razor-sharp look at life and the condition of the soul of America… Read more about this item

Putnam, 1892. Contents include: 1) The present state of graveyards and their effect on our drinking water, 2) Spread of disease via rotting bodies, 3) Accidental burial alive, 4) The expanding interest in cremation, especially in the United States. Written at the request of the Directors of the US Cremation Co.; from the author's preface: "we do not believe that… Read more about this item

Charles Schribner's, 1993. The uncorrected proof copy of her third work of fiction and second novel, which won both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize -- a rare literary double. Light blue wrappers. This has no noticeable defects. A nice copy of this uncorrected proof which was published in small numbers prior to the first edition.. First U.S.… Read more about this item

Mundus Publishing Company, 1915. First edition. 8vo, original dark red cloth, white lettering, 168 pages, plus all 10 unused contribution forms (perforated for easy removal), [4] pages of ads. Illus. Original printed dust jacket. Something of a manifesto from the moderately eccentric bi-metallism reformer and Ozark resort entrepreneur Coin Harvey (1851-1936), his plan for a national organization built around a… Read more about this item

Signet T4214, 1970. First Edition, Paperback, his 4th (?) book, originally issued in paperback, no major creases on covers, light wear.. First Edition, Paperback Original. Paperback. Very Good+/Near Fine.

Signet, 1957. First printing, Signet 1461. Light wear. Light reading crease.. First Edition, Paperback Original. Paperback. VG/VG+.

Gold Medal d1793, 1967. First printing..Very light wear, light corner bump, no major creases or defects. Nice copy.. First Edition, Paperback Original. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good +.

Avon, 1975. Movie Tie-In. The basis of the cult film starring Ruth Gordon as the mentor of a teenage boy (played by Bud Cort) who is obsessed with death. But the book, and the movie, is much more than that. It really is about the affirmation of life, celebrating each person's individuality. Book is square, light wear, pages tanned. small… Read more about this item