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Mountains Beyond Mountains:
by Tracy Kidder
ADVANCE READING COPY/UNCORRECTED PROOF in decorated paperback wraps. AS NEW.
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SGD 24.82
THE CHEER
by MEREDITH, William
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. Meredith's own copy of the uncorrected proof in printed wraps. Laid in on a 7" x 5" card is a MANUSCRIPT poem from the book, "Country Stars," written by Meredith and dated January 1975.
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SGD 344.95
THE SHORE
by ST. JOHN, David
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1980. First Edition. Printed wraps. Fine with review slip laid in. Uncorrected Proof in orange wraps. Uncommon format for poet's second book.
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SGD 77.68
THE SECRET SUN
by Hiatt, Fred
NY: Pantheon, (1992) Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Novel of Japan. Advanced Reader's Proof. FIRST EDITION. 306 pgs, wraps. Advance proof of the author's first novel that blends fact & fiction in a riveting thriller about Japan's atomic bomb project. FINE..
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SGD 30.36
STIFF UPPER LIP
by Durrell, Lawrence
London: Faber and Faber, (1958). First edition. Proof copy in mottled green paperwraps printed in black on front and spine. Text block evidently printed on two different types of paper as the middle section of pages are stark white while the rest are tanned. Near fine.
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SGD 55.19
THE COUNTERLIFE
by Roth, Philip
London: Jonathan Cape, (1986). First UK edition. Uncorrected proof in dark orange-red printed paperwraps. Touch of rubbing to spine tips, light glass ring and small scrape on front cover, otherwise very good to near fine. Scarce.
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SGD 103.48
Tropical Depression (signed collectible advance reader's edition)
by Shames, Laurence
New York: Hyperion, 1996 advance reader's ed. SIGNED on title p. in successful author's squiggle. 293pp. paperback tall 8vo: Fine. A nice signed copy of this ARC from uncorrected proofs.
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SGD 20.70
The Marble Orchard: A Novel Featuring the Black Mask Boys Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and Erle Stanley Gardner ***SIGNED***
by Nolan, William F
N.Y.: St Martins Press, 1996. First edition, January 1996, with complete number line beginning with 1. Advance Uncorrected Proof. SIGNED AND DATED by the author at the title page "William F. Nolan 1/27/96". A fine, unread copy. A novel featuring The Black Mask Boys: Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and Erle Stanley Gardner. "The Black Mask boys are back, and that's a cause for celebration. Introduced as detectives in Nolan's Black Mask Murders (1994), they track down...
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SGD 29.14
DAYS
by ROBISON, Mary
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. First Edition. Wraps. Fine. Uncorrected proof in red printed wraps of this acclaimed first collection of short stories.
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SGD 34.50
THE SUMMER'S KING ADVANCED PROOF COPY.
by Wilder, Cherry
NY: Atheneum, 1986. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. FIRST IMPRESSION. 228 pgs, wrappers. Volume three in a fantasy trilogy. FINE in proof dust jacket..
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SGD 35.87
MONKEY ISLAND
by Fox, Paula
New York: Orchard Books, 1991 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 151 pgs, bound in heavy wraps with pictorial cover. Story of an 11 year old boy forced to live on the streets of New York after his mother disappears. Bump upper spine tip..
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SGD 35.87
Whip Hand (Uncorrected Proof)
by Dick Francis
New York: Harper & Row. Fine. 1979. Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. A fine untouched copy of the US 1st edition. Yellow wrappers, unread with no marks or pencil notes. Now with a clear protective archival cover for protection. Excellent collector copy ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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SGD 82.79
Flying Finish (Scarce Uncorrected Proof)
by Dick Francis
London: Michael Joseph. Near Fine. 1966. Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. A scarce copy of an early Dick Francis novel. NF condition with a protective cover. On the back is a stamp for "Field, Roscoe & Co" - solictitors acting on behalf of the society of Authors and were active from 1835 - 1969, presumably also acting on behalf of Francis. There is a name JC Medley, dated 9/8/66 on the back which is likely John Christopher Medley, who seemed to have worked at the company. A lovely copy...
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SGD 206.97
Slayride (Scarce Signed Uncorrected Proof)
by Dick Francis
New York: Harper & Row. Near Fine. 1974. Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. Scarce signed copy of the uncorrected proof of the US 1st edition. NF or better copy. Very tight, unread, some toning to covers. Few ink marks to the fore-edge. Great collectors item and very unusual to find signed for the US 1st edition ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .
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SGD 82.79
HOKUM: a Three-act Play
by Hemingway, Ernest and Morris S. Musselman
Wellesley Hills, Mass: The Sans Souci Press, 1978. Galley Proofs. Unbound. 1 of 3 uncorrected galley proofs originally copyrighted in 1921, but never published. This work precedes Hemingway's first book by two years, The manuscript was sold in the Jonathan Goodwin sale and documentation of its authenticity is supplied in the introduction. This is 1 of only 3 uncorrected typesetter's proofs run off by the printer William Ferguson for the pubisher William Young. With original mailing label present...
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SGD 2,069.70
MURDER BELOW MONTPARNASSE: An Aimee Leduc Investigation
by Black, Cara
N.Y.: Soho Crime, 2013. 1st edition A fine , unread copy of the Advance Uncopyedited edition. 336 pages. The cobbled streets of Montparnasse might have been boho-chic in the 1920s, when artists, writers, and their muses drank absinthe and danced on cafe tables. But to Parisian private investigator Aimée Leduc, these streets hold darker secrets. When an old Russian man named Yuri hires Aimée to protect a priceless painting that just might be a Modigliani, she learns how deadly art theft can...
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SGD 13.25
Splitting (collectible uncorrected advance proof copy)
by Weldon, Fay
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press. 1995 advance uncorrected proof. 283pp. paperback 8vo: Fine.
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SGD 6.89
The Oxford Book of Money (proof copy)
by Jackson, Kevin, editor
New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1995 uncorrected advance reading copy. 465pp. paperback 8vo: near Fine [some foxing of edges; else a clean and crisp copy] Short excerpts on the subject from a variety of sources ranging from Ecclesiastes to Carl Sandburg.
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SGD 6.89
A FIT OF SHIVERS-UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY
by Aiken, Joan
NY: Delacorte, (1992) Book. Fine. Soft cover. Tales for Late at Night. 147 pgs, bound wraps. 10 tales about ghosts & other manifestations that are attached to houses. FINE in an edge worn proof dustjacket..
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SGD 30.36
THE BUMBLEBEE FLIES ANYWAY
by Cormier, Robert
New York: Pantheon, 1983 Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 211 pgs, bound in heavy wraps. Uncorrected proof is the story is set in an experimental hospital & revolves around a 16 yr old boy battling a private nightmare but drawn into the nightmare of another..
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SGD 35.87
COLSEC REBELLION-UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY
by Hill, Douglas
Book. Fine. Soft cover. NY: Atheneum, 1985. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. 121 pgs, wraps. A band of tenns, exiled to space by Earth's despotic government, return to lead a rebellion. FINE in FINE proof dustjacket..
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SGD 27.60
THE BEST OF HENRY MILLER
by Miller, Henry; Lawrence Durrell, edited by
London: Heinemann, (1960). First UK edition. With preface and commentary on each section by Miller; edited and with introduction by Durrell. Uncorrected proof in blue printed paperwraps; 397 pages including Miller's chronology of his life and a bibliography of his works. Very good with scattered foxing. Scarce in this format.
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SGD 82.79
Interzone
by William S Burroughs
UNCORRECTED PROOF in light grey paperback wraps. Light soiling on rear cover - otherwise FINE.
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SGD 82.77
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THE SON
by Mailer, Norman
New York: Random House, (1997). First edition. Uncorrected proof, SIGNED by Mailer on the half-title page. Tentative publishing date of May 1997. Fictionalized life story chronicled by Jesus himself. Fine in blue-and-white publisher's-logo printed paperwraps. SCARCE PROOF SIGNED
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SGD 206.97
WLT A Radio Romance (proof copy)
by Keillor, Garrison
New York: Viking. 1991 advance uncorrected proof. 366pp. paperback 8vo: near Fine [bottom corner crease on back cover preceded by several last pp. with a similar crease; touch of top edge foxing; else nrF] A nice collectible proof of this spoof by the founder of Lake Wobegon.
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SGD 6.89
