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

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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,… Read more about this item

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,… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item