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Battleborn
by Claire Vaye Watkins
Winner of the 2012 Story Prize Recipient of the 2012 American Academy of Arts and Letters Rosenthal Foundation Award A National Book Foundation "5 Under 35" fiction writer of 2012 Like the work of Cormac McCarthy, Denis Johnson, Richard Ford, and Annie Proulx, Battleborn represents a near-perfect confluence of sensibility and setting, and the introduction of an exceptionally powerful and original literary voice. In each of these ten unforgettable stories, Claire Vaye Watkins writes her way...
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SIGNED Kathy Sue Loudermilk, I Love You
by Lewis Grizzard
Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Not price clipped, but price has been covered with pen. Not remaindered. No tears of chips to jacket. Very nice copy of a wonderful book. Signed and inscribed by Grizzard "To Emily, Lewis Grizzard" on title page. Please feel free to email with questions. Book will be carefully wrapped and shipped in a box.
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$50.00
Happy to Be Here: Stories and Comic Pieces (signed)
by Keillor, Garrison
New York: Atheneum, 1982 1st ed. SIGNED by author on title p. under "Best biscuits." 210pp. hardback 8vo: Very Good+ in a Fine dj in poly cover [fore edge is foxed & age browned; else VG+] Garrison Keillor's (b. 1942) first book, a collection of weirdly humorous New Yorker Magazine pieces.
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$150.00
NINE BELOW ZERO
by CANTY, Kevin
New York: Doubleday, (1999). First Edition. Wraps. Fine. Pictorial wraps. Advance Reading Copy with promotional material laid in of the author's third book and second novel.
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$18.80
La Dernière Frontière éditions de La paix
by Grey Owl
"LA DERNIERE FRONTIERE" est un roman captivant qui explore le voyage périlleux d'un groupe d'explorateurs à la recherche d'un terre inconnue.
L'histoire est remplie de suspense, de découvertes surprenantes et de nombreux odstacles à surmonter.
C'est une aventure palpitante qui transporte les lecteurs vers l'inconnu.
L'histoire est remplie de suspense, de découvertes surprenantes et de nombreux odstacles à surmonter.
C'est une aventure palpitante qui transporte les lecteurs vers l'inconnu.
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€45.00
BATTLE OF ANGELS
by WILLIAMS, Tennessee
Murray, UT: Pharos, Spring 1945. First Edition. softcover. Usual minor tears to edges; spine darkened with small chips at head and heel. Very Good. Pharos: Numbers 1 & 2. Playwright's first play and first book, a double number of this periodical in original pale blue-gray wraps with yapped edges printed in red.
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$187.50
NORTH & SOUTH
by BISHOP, Elizabeth
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Close to Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper with minor edgewear, a small chip on the front panel near the spine and a larger chip at the rear lower corner with a closed tear extending a few inches. Bishop's first book, of which only 1000 copies were printed. Winner of the Houghton Mifflin Poetry Award. Owner name of Marjorie Bailey neatly penned on the front endpaper, quite likely belonging to the noted professor of English and Dramatic...
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$1250.00
Conflict of Interest
by Michie, David
London: Little, Brown and Company. 2000. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine copy in Near Fine dustjacket. DJ now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. 334 pages. Author's first novel. A thriller based in the dark underworld of corporate PR. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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A$25.00
THE BULRUSH MURDERS: A Botanical Mystery **AWARD FINALIST**
by Rothenberg, Rebecca
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc., 1992. 1st ed. Fine in dust jacket very light wear, one small crease. Highly regarded first book as it was an AGATHA; an ANTHONY and a MACAVITY AWARD FINALIST. This is the first in the Claire Sharples series of mysteries. "While this first novel has a satisfying mystery at its center and enough potential villains to keep both its heroine and readers guessing, its real charm lies in the less-than-perfect romance that blossoms...
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$21.60
Gedichte
by Heine, Heinrich
Berlin: Maurerschen Buchhandlung, 1822. First Edition. Very good. Heine's first book, a collection of poems published by a Berlin bookstore in December 1821 (but dated on the title page 1822). A scarce book by one of the most important 19th century German poets. viii, 170, [1] pages. Collating as: [i] title, [ii] blank, [iii-iv] Zueignung, [v-viii] Inhalt, [1]-35, Traumbilder, [36] blank, [37]-64, Minnelieder, [65]-103, Romanzen, [104] blank, [105]-142, Sonette und vermischte Gedichte, [143]-170,...
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$7800.00
Lettre au Gréco. Souvenirs de ma vie. Traduit du grec par Michel Saunier.
by KAZANTZAKI Nikos
"LETTRE AU GRECO "est un livre de Nikos Kazantzakis, un écrivain grec.
Il s'agit d'une autobiographie romancière o l'auteur explore sa relation complexe avec la religion, la spiritualisation et l'art.
le livre est un soulagement sur la condition humaine et la recherche du sens de la vie.
C'est un récit profond introspectif et émouvant.
Il s'agit d'une autobiographie romancière o l'auteur explore sa relation complexe avec la religion, la spiritualisation et l'art.
le livre est un soulagement sur la condition humaine et la recherche du sens de la vie.
C'est un récit profond introspectif et émouvant.
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€195.00
The Litle Man Who Wsn't There
by Gordon, Mildred
Garden City, New York,: Crime Club Doubleday, 1946. 1st edition, so stated. Blue cloth is lightly soiled, lightly rubber , else very good in dust jacket with numerous nicks and folds, chip out at head and foot of spine and piece out at rear. Not price clipped, $2.00 price intact.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Book.
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$19.20
A Bibliography of Protozoa, Sponges, Coelenterata, and Worms, Including Also the Polyzoa, Brachiopoda and Tunicata for the Years 1861-1883
by Thompson, D'Arcy W
Cambridge: At the University Press, 1885. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. A brief listing of some 6000 works, with authors, titles, and publication details. This work was published soon after Thompson (1860-1948) assumed the post of professor of natural history at the University of Dundee, Scotland, his first professional job. He is best known for his book On Growth and Form. This is Thompson's first substantive book, although there may be offprints of articles issues separately prior to this...
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$240.00
Hijo del pueblo: New Mexico Poems
by Quintana, Leroy V
Las Cruces, NM: Puerto Del Sol Press, 1976. First Edition. Trade paperback. Near Fine. [42] pages. The author's first book, published in an edition of only 500 copies. Quintana's poetry relishes the small moments in life and this book shows the development of his unique style. His later books won him two American Book Awards but not the readership he deserves. With an introduction by Frank Waters and drawings by Trini Lopez. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback).
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$48.00
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie (Oprah's Book Club 2.0)
by Mathis, Ayana
Knopf, 2012-12-06. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. New York: Knopf, 2012. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Mathis' debut novel. Near Fine with mild shelf wear.
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$15.00
After the Snow
by Constantine, Susannah
London: HQ (HarperCollins). Author's debut noovel. Fourth printing of the first edition. No faults, an unread copy. This book received glowing reviews and is thought to appeal to fans of "Downton Abey". Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to the Associations' Codes of Ethics. . Fine. Hardcover. 2017.
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£9.95
Murder at the "Angel"
by M'Cutcheon, Hugh
N.Y.: E P Dutton & Co., Inc / Guilt Edge Mystery, 1952. 1st American Edition, so stated. (Pub in England as "The Angel of Light"). Light wear, fading along edges, silver lettering along spine bright and clean. Dust jacket has some tears at fore edge and spine, not price clipped ($2.50 price intact). Author's 1st book.. 1st American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.
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$24.00
From Heaven Lake: Travels through Sinkiang and Tibet (signed)
by Seth, Vikram
New York: Vintage Books, 1987 reprint. SIGNED on title p. by author. 178pp. paperback 8vo: Fine. A nice signed copy of this youthful rough travel adventure to the back of beyond. Vikram Seth (b. 1952) won the 1983 Thomas Cook Award for travel writing for this first book.
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$75.00
THE 1934 VASSARION
by BISHOP, Elizabeth (Editor-in-Chief)
Poughkeepsie: Senior Class/Vassar College, [1934]. First Edition. Hardcover. A few, inevitable marks to the velvet. A Fine, fresh copy with no writing within other than the 1934 name of a classmate on the front free endpaper. Quarto (7-3/4" x 10-3/4") bound in velvet-covered boards. Elizabeth Bishop's senior yearbook at Vassar, of which she was the editor-in-chief. This can certainly be considered, as anyone who has ever been in charge of a yearbook may tell you, Bishop's first book, predating NORTH &...
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$2500.00
The Shadow Boxer
by Heighton, Steven
London: Granta. Author's first book; a paperback original. An unread copy. Weysprings Books is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) and subscribes to the Association's Code of Ethics. . Fine. Paperback. First UK Edition, First Printing. 2000.
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£9.95
TO AN EARLY GRAVE
by MARKFIELD, Wallace
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. About Fine in a Very Good dustwrapper with a quarter-sized wrinkled tear from a snag at the lower right front corner. Author's first book, basis for the 1968 Sidney Lumet film BYE BYE BRAVERMAN.
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$43.80
Banners
by Babette Deutsch
New York: George H. Doran, 1919. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾. Ms. Deutsch's first book. Small fraying at the top of the spine. Uniform mild fading of the boards. Square, clean, crisp, and tight..
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$200.00
A BRAVERY OF EARTH
by EBERHART, Richard
London: Jonathan Cape, (1930). First Edition. hardcover. Very light wear. Near Fine in a lightly soiled, Very Good dustwrapper. Poet's first book, published in England before America. With the errata slip tipped in and the publisher's response card laid in. Especially scarce in dustwrapper.
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$125.00
The Forest Lovers
by Hewlett, Maurice
London: Macmillan & Co., 1898. Book. Near Fine. Half-Leather. Signed Maurice Hewlett. 1st Edition. 'The Forest Lovers' is set in France during the Romantic era, and the experiences of Prosper le Gai in the mysterious forest of Morgraunt. Prosper is a happy-go-lucky guy intent only upon adventure. A confirmed bachelor, happenstance suddenly compels him to marry a poor servant-girl in order to rescue her from being hanged as a witch, or handed over to a false monk. In the end his wife,...
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$350.00
EQUAL DISTANCE
by LEITHAUSER, Brad
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Letter folded in half to place inside book. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. Author's first novel, having previously published a successful book of poetry. INSCRIBED "from a distance" and SIGNED by the author on the title page. Laid in is an AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED by Leithauser to the same recipient as the inscription thanking him for his interest in his work.
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$43.80
All Set About with Fever Trees and Other Stories (signed)
by Durban, Pam
Boston: Godine, 1985 1st ed. SIGNED on title p. by author. 211pp. brown cloth 8vo: near Very Good in a Very Good+ dj [ffep has been removed; tiny bump @ top edge of back cover boards; light top & fore edge foxing; else a nice clean, complete & tight copy; dj = short tear on back cover panel near spine tail; else VG+] A first book of stories set in the South.
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$9.95
