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A Fine copy, in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY DENNIS LEHANE on the title page. Dennis Lehane's well-received debut novel, winner of the Shamus Award for best first PI novel. The book is an authentic, gritty, tale of racial and class warfare featuring two private investigators hired by several politicians to find some important missing documents. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY DENNIS LEHANE.
A Drink Before the War
Lehane, Dennis
New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1994.
Price: $175.00
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A Fine copy (minute bump at side of spine tail), in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY JULIA ALVAREZ. A Fine copy of this award-winning author's debut children's book, SIGNED BY JULIA ALVAREZ. Signed copies in this condition are quite scarce.
A Gift of Gracias
Alvarez, Julia (author) and Vidal, Beatriz (illustrator)
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.
Price: $55.00
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A Fine copy, in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY REYNOLDS PRICE on the title page. A tale for young readers about how a boy and an elephant together overcome their grief over loss. Reynolds Price's debut children's book, and quite uncommon signed. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY REYNOLDS PRICE.
A Perfect Friend
Price, Reynolds [Sendak, Maurice: jacket illustration / frontispiece]
New York: Atheneum, 2000.
Price: $40.00
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Fine/fine. A Fine copy (spine head gently pushed), in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY MICHAEL DORRIS on the title page. Michael Dorris' debut novel, a story centered on three generations of Native American women on a Montana reservation. Signed copies in a condition this nice are not common. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY MICHAEL DORRIS.
A Yellow Raft in Blue Water
Dorris, Michael
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1987.
Price: $115.00
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A Fine copy (spine ends gently pushed), in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY WILLIAM VOLLMANN. William Vollmann's debut nonfiction work about a young American coming to terms with his political naivetÈ. The book is based on Vollmann's 1982 trip to Afghanistan. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY WILLIAM VOLLMANN.
An Afghanistan Picture Show or How I Saved the World
Vollmann, William T.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1992.
Price: $75.00
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A Fine copy, in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY BARBARA KINGSOLVER. Barbara Kingsolver's debut book of Poetry, with Spanish translations by Rebeca Cartes---each poem being presented in English and in Spanish. The first edition had a small first printing and signed copies in a condition this nice are quite uncommon. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY BARBARA KINGSOLVER.
Another America / Otra America
Kingsolver, Barbara [Cartes, Rebeca]
Seattle, WA: The Seal Press, 1992.
Price: $125.00
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A Fine Advance Reading Copy (tiny bump to lower front corner), in the Publisher's original wrappers, SIGNED BY SUSAN STRAIGHT, TOGETHER WITH the Publisher's presentation letter and copies (provided by the Publisher) of the "Publishers Weekly", "New York Times", and "Los Angeles Times" reviews of the book referenced by the Publisher in the presentation letter. The author's well-received debut book about a black working-class community besieged by drugs and racism, and winner of the Milkweed National Fiction Prize. A Fine copy of the uncommon Advance Reading Copy, with the Publisher's materials loosely laid in, SIGNED BY SUSAN STRAIGHT.
Aquaboogie: A Novel in Stories
Straight, Susan
New York: Milkweed Editions, 1994.
Price: $100.00
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A Fine copy, in a Fine dust jacket (tiny bump to bottom front corner of board and jacket), SIGNED BY SUSAN STRAIGHT and SIGNED BY DELPHINE (the author's daughter who also is one of the book's characters). Susan Straight's debut children's book. Very uncommon signed, and especially when thusly double signed. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY SUSAN STRAIGHT AND BY DELPHINE.
Bear E. Bear
Straight, Susan
New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 1995.
Price: $50.00
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A Very Good + copy (age toning at board extremities, a few tiny indentations to board bottoms), in a Fine dust jacket (light age toning to rear panel and flaps, very minor soiling to rear panel), SIGNED BY ALICE ADAMS. Alice Adam's fourth book, her debut collection of short stories. Adams, both novelist and short story writer, is best known for her short stories. Signed copies of his book are rather uncommon. The debut short story collection from this highly-regarded author, SIGNED BY ALICE ADAMS.
Beautiful Girl
Adams, Alice
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979.
Price: $35.00
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A Fine copy, in a Near Fine dust jacket (one tiny rub at bottom of the front panel and a short linear indentation to the rear panel) of the first American edition of Peter Carey's debut novel, SIGNED BY PETER CAREY. The winner of the 1981 Miles Franklin Award. (Established under the will of Miles Franklin---author of "My Brilliant Career"---the Miles Franklin Literary Award is awarded each year for the best Australian 'published novel or play portraying Australian life in any of its phases'.) The novel also was the basis for the 1985 film of the same name directed by Ray Lawrence and staring Barry Otto and Lynette Curran. (Peter Carey and Ray Lawrence adapted the novel for the big screen). While the film eventually won multiple AFI awards, the nature of the work was such that 400 audience members (out of 2,000) walked out during the film's premier at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. Signed copies of any first edition of this book are uncommon, and signed copies of the first American edition in this condition are quite so. A Virtually Fine copy of Peter Carey's debut novel, SIGNED BY PETER CAREY.
Bliss
Carey, Peter
New York: Harper and Row, 1981.
Price: $75.00
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A Fine copy, in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY WALTER MOSLEY on the title page. Departing from his famed Easy Rawlins character, Mosley writes of an imagined world where human potential is suddenly fulfilled. A Fine copy of Walter Mosley's debut science fiction novel, SIGNED BY WALTER MOSLEY.
Blue Light
Mosley, Walter
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1998.
Price: $50.00
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Breath, Eyes, Memory
Danticat, Edwidge
New York: SoHo Press, 1994.
Price: $70.00
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A Very Good copy (edge wear, gentle vertical elevation to center of spine from opening), in a Very Good dust jacket (edge wear, modest soiling to rear panel) with vibrant coloring to the front panel and spine, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY PAULE MARSHALL on the front free endpaper: "To Mary / from / Paule Marshall / June 1960 [underlined]". The story of a Barbadian family that leaves their island to come to New York City and who then assimilate to their new, white-dominated, environment. Marshall was herself the daughter of immigrant Barbadian parents. Inscribed and signed copies, as well as only signed copies, are quite uncommon, and the dust jackets often are rather worn. A significant debut novel, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY PAULE MARSHALL.
Brown Girl, Brownstones
Marshall, Paule
New York: Random House, 1959.
Price: $525.00
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A Very Good or better copy of Enid Blyton's first book, 24 pages in pumpkin-colored stapled wrappers. Tiny split to the spine's bottom and light handling soil. The staples have, of course, rusted, but the rust has had almost no effect on the pages. Prior owner's name to upper front wrapper and prior seller's pencil notes on the first page. The debut book of one of the Twentieth Century's most popular and successful children's story tellers, and one of the world's most translated authors (into 90 or more languages) whose books have sold over a half-billion copies. A "must-have" for the Enid Blyton or children's book collector. A very nice copy of ENID BLYTON'S SCARCE FIRST BOOK.
Child Whispers [Enid Blyton's First Book]
Blyton, Enid
London: J. Saville & Co., 1922.
Price: $1,750.00
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A Very Good copy (prior owner's signature and "1928" to the ffep, corners worn) of the 1928 printing of Countee Cullen's debut book, lacking the rare dust jacket, SIGNED BY COUNTEE CULLEN on the title page. The book is rather uncommon signed. A Very Good copy, SIGNED BY COUNTEE CULLEN.
Color
Cullen, Countee
New York: Harper & Brothers, (1925) 1928.
Price: $110.00
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A Fine copy (spine ends gently pushed) in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY AMY BLOOM, author, social worker, Yale lecturer, and psychotherapist. Bloom also was the creator and co-executive producer of, and a writer for, the TV series "State of Mind". A wonderful collection of 12 short stories, two of which were included in the annual publication "Best American Short Stories". A very nice copy of Amy Bloom's debut book, SIGNED BY AMY BLOOM.
Come to Me
Bloom, Amy
New York: HarperCollins, 1993.
Price: $50.00
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A Fine copy (tiny bump to spine head, a few very light spots to edge of page block), in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY JOHN EDGAR WIDEMAN. The first UK, and first hardcover, edition of this book, John Edgar Wideman's debut collection of short stories, and the first book in his Homewood trilogy. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY JOHN EDGAR WIDEMAN.
Damballah
Wideman, John Edgar
London: Allison & Busby, 1984.
Price: $45.00
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A Fine copy, in a Fine dust jacket (wrapped very slightly to the right and with minute age toning to the flap edges), SIGNED BY MARGARET ATWOOD on the title page. A collection of 14 short stories by Margaret Atwood, three of which were here published for the first time. Margaret Atwood's debut short story collection and winner of the St. Lawrence Award for Fiction and the award of The Periodical Distributors of Canada for Short Fiction. This is an uncommonly nice copy of a debut work by a highly-regarded, award-winning Canadian author. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY MARGARET ATWOOD.
Dancing Girls & Other Stories
Atwood, Margaret
Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1977.
Price: $200.00
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A Fine copy of the First American Edition, in a Fine dust jacket (spine lightly sunned, but less so than often found, some bits of rubbing), SIGNED BY MARGARET ATWOOD on the title page. A collection of 14 short stories by one of the greatest Canadian writers. Margaret Atwood's debut short story collection and winner of the St. Lawrence Award for Fiction and the award of The Periodical Distributors of Canada for Short Fiction. This is an uncommonly nice copy of a debut work by a highly-regarded, award-winning Canadian author. Signed copies of the first American edition are uncommon, and especially so in a condition this nice. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY MARGARET ATWOOD.
Dancing Girls and Other Stories
Atwood, Margaret
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1982.
Price: $80.00
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An almost Near Fine copy (minor fading at upper board edges, some binder's glue residue on rear panel cloth, barest touch of shelf wear to board bottoms), in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY STEVE ERICKSON on the title page. Steve Erickson's debut novel, of which signed copies without the remainder mark are uncommon. An uncommon copy (no remainder mark) SIGNED BY STEVE ERICKSON.
Days Between Stations
Erickson, Steve
New York: Poseidon Press, 1985.
Price: $110.00
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