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A Fine copy (spine tail gently pushed), in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY JANE HAMILTON, together with the uncommon Reading Group Companion produced by the Publisher for distribution with the book (bookshop stamp to rear wrapper). A Fine copy of Jane Hamilton's second novel, this tale dealing with how a seemingly inconsequential moment can forever change lives and providing the basis for the 1999 movie of the same name starring Sigourney Weaver, Julianne Moore, David Strathairn, ChloÎ Sevigny, Louise Fletcher and Marc Donato. Pat Metheny, the American composer and Jazz guitarist, provided the soundtrack for the film. A Fine copy accompanied by the uncommon Reading Group Companion, SIGNED BY JANE HAMILTON.
A Map of the World [together with the Reading Group Companion]
Hamilton, Jane
New York: Doubleday, 1994.
Price: $85.00
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A Fine copy, in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY JANE SMILEY on the title page. Jane Smiley's sixth novel, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1992. Set on a 1,000 acre Iowa farm, the novel is a deconstruction of Shakespeare's "King Lear". The book was the basis for the 1997 film of the same name starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange, Jason Robards, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Colin Firth. Signed copies of the book in a condition this nice are scarce. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY JANE SMILEY.
A Thousand Acres
Smiley, Jane
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991.
Price: $125.00
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THIS BOOK IS NOT A PART OF OUR SALE. A Fine copy, in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY CORMAC MCCARTHY on the half-title. The first novel in Cormac McCarthy's acclaimed Border Trilogy, and the nicest copy we have seen, whether signed or unsigned. The signature was obtained by an acquaintance of McCarthy shortly after the book was published, and prior to McCarthy's fame, in a small bookshop that McCarthy regularly visited while doing his laundry at a local laundromat. "All the Pretty Horses", which won both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, propelled McCarthy to fame. (Prior to this book, McCarthy struggled for success as a writer. When writing his now higly-regarded novel "Blood Meridian", McCarthy wrote to another aspiring author: "Sorry your book didn't do better but it's a damned tough business. I've been writing novels for 24 years and have never sold any.") The book also served as the basis for the 2000 Billy Bob Thornton movie of the same title starring Matt Damon and Penelope Cruz. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY MCCARTHY NEAR TO THE BOOK'S PUBLICATION.
All the Pretty Horses
McCarthy, Cormac
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.
Price: $3,450.00
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The TRUE FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH of this famed work, one of a mere 1,000 copies printed. This Limited Edition was published prior to the trade edition (which is often wrongly identified as the first edition). The Limited Edition was printed and bound for distribution among friends of The Inner Sanctum, an "insider" group of individuals at the Publisher, Simon and Schuster. The term "Inner Sanctum" was first used internally at Simon and Schuster in the late 1920's when a certain room at the publishing house became a hangout for staffers who played Ping Pong, sorted the mail, hosted after-hours gatherings, conversed, and exchanged ideas. The "Inner Sanctum" became famous in publishing circles and was know and referred to by others such as "Publishers Weekly" and "The New York Times". Following John Galsworthy's Introduction to the book, the Publisher presented the following statement from The Inner Sanctum: "This is the first edition of Bambi. A thousand copies have been printed and bound. None are for sale. The Inner Sanctum thinks that Bambi will ultimately have a large sale, and hopes that a copy of this edition will not only be pleasant to read, but of possible increased value at a future time. The regular trade edition will appear in the near future. It will be printed in 12 point Caslon type (instead of 11 point, as used in this edition), and will be a full 12mo in format. It will, we believe, be a better looking book than the present volume. This edition, however, will always be our favorite, since it is the first version in English of a novel we shall be as proud to have on The Inner Sanctum's list ten years from now as today." This is a Very Good or better copy (shelf wear, corner tips worn, minor darkening to the spine--no dust jacket, as issued) of a book not often found in collectable condition. The hinges are solid and the spine lettering is in nice condition. Copies of this, the TRUE FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH, are quite scarce, especially in this condition. A nice copy of an enduring classic.
Bambi
Salten, Felix [Galsworthy, John, Introduction]
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1928.
Price: $1,650.00
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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 Very Good copy (small spot to front panel, some edge wear and rubbing, very small bookshop sticker to front pastedown, mildly canted, endpapers barely cracked--much less than usual, aeg, pages rather clean with virtually none of the common foxing), lacking the rare dust jacket. No known priority between the first UK edition and the first American edition. The story of a pampered youth who is rescued at sea by rougher men on a fishing vessel who put him to work against his will and better him, a book written by Kipling while he and his new bride were in Vermont, and the only Kipling book that is set exclusively in the US. The book served as the basis for the 1937 film of the same name starring Spencer Tracy as Manuel, the Portuguese-American captain of the boat that rescued the lad (played by Freddie Bartholomew), became a surrogate father to him, and then drowned. Spencer Tracy won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his work in the film, which was also nominated for three other Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Film Editing, and Best Writing, Screenplay. A Very Good copy.
Captains Courageous [A Story of the Grand Banks]
Kipling, Rudyard
New York: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1897.
Price: $300.00
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A Near Fine book (one corner and spine ends bumped, a few spots to the puce topstain, possible repair to the rear hinge, but we think that it may instead be a production flaw) in a Very Good + dust jacket (some browning, a few closed tears, some edgewear, and a small amount of rubbing and creasing). Given the book's reception with the reading population and its consequent great popularity, copies were quite well read and, while this copy is not flawless, it is not easy to find copies in this nice of a condition. This is one of the few recently published books that can claim to be a genuine classic. Oddly, this First Edition, published in the US preceded the first English edition by three years. Quite popular, the book was often reprinted and reissued, but this is the genuine First Edition, First Printing.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Dahl, Roald
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964.
Price: $2,750.00
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A Fine copy, in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY ANNIE PROULX and SIGNED BY WILLIAM MATTHEWS. A collection of 11 short stories, this is Annie Proulx's second short story collection and the first of her "Wyoming Stories" series. The book contains Proulx's short story, "Brokeback Mountain", which Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana adapted into the screenplay of the 2005 Ang Lee movie of the same name starring Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, and Michelle Williams. Annie Proulx has won numerous awards for her writing and the film based on her story won numerous awards as well, including three Academy Awards. (Nominated for 8 Academy Awards, the film lost the Best Picture Award to "Crash".) A Fine copy, SIGNED BY ANNIE PROULX and SIGNED BY WILLIAM MATTHEWS, and relatively uncommon as such.
Close Range Wyoming Stories [Signed by both Author and Illustrator]
Proulx, Annie
New York: Scribner, 1999.
Price: $155.00
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A Fine, unread, copy of the uncommon UNCORRECTED PROOF of Palahniuk's first published book SIGNED BY CHUCK PALAHNIUK. Palahniuk's first attempt at a novel, ("Invisible Monsters") was rejected by publishers as too disturbing. He then concentrated on "Fight Club" which he intended to be even more disturbing. (The People's Republic of China banned the book due to the information it provided regarding the production of explosives.) His ignoring such criticism of his first attempt allowed him to produce "Fight Club", the novel which launched him to literary fame. The book formed the basis of the 1999 film of the same name starring Brad Pitt. Although the film failed in the cinema, it thereafter became a cult movie. As is often the case with an author's debut book, the initial printing was relatively small. Logically, the proof printing would have been even smaller. Signed copies of the Uncorrected Proof are scarce, especially when in Fine condition. (Please note: the small white card shown in the photograph accompanying this listing is not attached to the book.) A FINE copy of the UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY SIGNED BY CHUCK PALAHNIUK.
Fight Club [Signed Uncorrected Proof]
Palahniuk, Chuck
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1996.
Price: $575.00
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A Fine Uncorrected Proof (light crease mark to lower right corner of front wrap, small glue creases to spine--no reading creases, small stray mark to lower spine) of a relatively early novel in the King canon. Proof copies of this novel are quite difficult to find, especially when in a condition this nice. The book served as the basis for the 1990 television miniseries. Warner Brothers has announced production of a new movie based on the book to be released in 2011. A beautiful copy of an early and difficult Stephen King Proof.
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King, Stephen
New York: Viking, 1986.
Price: $2,250.00
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Night Flight
Saint-Exupery, Antoine de
New York: The Century Co., 1932.
Price: $300.00
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THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE AT A 30% DISCOUNT. PLEASE INQUIRE. A Very Good copy of the First Edition, FIRST ISSUE, of this Steinbeck novella, INSCRIBED, SIGNED, AND DATED BY JOHN STEINBECK, in an about Very Good dust jacket. Based on Steinbeck's own experiences as a hobo, the novella (the title of which was taken from a famed line of Burns' poem "To a Mouse"----"The best laid schemes o' mice an' men/Gang aft agley") tells the tale of two migrant workers during the Great Depression. The cynical George Milton befriends the mentally weak, but physically strong, Lennie Small, and the two of them pursue their dream of owning a farm. The book, now studied in high schools and colleges across the Country, and required reading in many of them, was a frequent target of censors. Ironically, it was both banned from numerous public and school libraries and was selected as a Book of the Month Club selection even prior to its publication. The critically acclaimed work is listed on the American Library Association's list of Most Challenged Books of the 21st Century and served as the basis for several films, the most famous of which starred Burgess Meredith as George and Lon Chaney, Jr. as Lennie and was nominated for four Oscars. The book is in Very Good condition (some spots and a horizontal mark to front board, mildly canted, faded topstain, spine darkened, edge wear to spine ends and bottom board tips). The price clipped dust jacket (with trimmed flap corners) has minor chipping and edge wear, and some surface loss to the spine and rear panel). John Steinbeck has inscribed and dated the front free endpaper: "For Walter _______ / John Steinbeck '37". Only 2500 copies of the first printing were issued (300 of which were review copies). By comparison, the first printing of The Grapes of Wrath consisted of 50,000 copies and the first printing of Cannery Row consisted of 78,000 copies. Accordingly, this is a relatively scarce book on its own and is especially scarce INSCRIBED, SIGNED, AND DATED BY STEINBECK.
Of Mice and Men
Steinbeck, John
New York: Covici Friede, 1937.
Price: $3,850.00
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A Fine copy, in a Fine dust jacket (a hint of surface rubbing to black front panel), SIGNED BY DAVID MAMET. The book is based on a series of classes that Mamet taught at Columbia University. An essential book for film students and film lovers in which Mamet talks about how a film comes to be - and the director's role in the process, from script to cutting room. The book is uncommon in hardcover, more uncommon when both in hardcover and in this condition, and extremely difficult to find when in hardcover, in this condition, and signed. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY DAVID MAMET.
On Directing Film
Mamet, David
New York: Viking Press, 1991.
Price: $95.00
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A Very Good + to Near Fine copy (topstain faded near spine, otherwise Near Fine with minor toning at base of front board), in an about Fine dust jacket (only the lightest touch of wear, light sunning to spine), SIGNED AND DATED BY KAREN BLIXEN. After she and her then-husband (and second cousin, the Swedish Baron Bror von Blixen-Finecke) moved to Kenya in early 1914, the couple established a coffee plantation, hiring locals to work there. Her husband's infidelity, and the couples' general incompatibility, led to their divorce in 1921. The worldwide depression of the early thirties, and the plantation's poor soil, then led the Baroness to return to Denmark where she began writing in earnest, publishing her first book, "Seven Gothic Tales", in 1934. While her debut work met with success, it was "Out of Africa", her second novel, and her best and most famous work, that firmly established her reputation as an author. The novel served as the basis for the 1985 Sydney Pollack film starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford, which won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay Adaptation. This copy has been SIGNED AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title as follows: "from / Karen Blixen / New York 10.3.1959". Signed copies of any printing of "Out of Africa" are rare, and signed copies of a first edition are rare indeed. A RARE COPY, SIGNED BY KAREN BLIXEN.
Out of Africa [Signed]
Dinesen, Isak [Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke; Blixen, Karen; Dinesen, Karen]
New York: Random House, 1938.
Price: $10,800.00
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A Fine copy, in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY PETE DEXTER. Pete Dexter's third novel, about the murder of a young black girl in Georgia by the white Paris Trout, who believes that he has done nothing wrong. The book won the 1988 National Book Award for Fiction and was the basis for the 1991 movie starring Dennis Hopper, Barbara Hershey, and Ed Harris. The book is relatively uncommon when both in this condition and signed. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY PETE DEXTER.
Paris Trout
Dexter, Pete
New York: Random House, 1988.
Price: $100.00
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A Very Near Fine copy (light indentation to upper front, trifling pushing to corners) of this Ian McEwan screenplay based on Timothy Mo's 1982 novel "Sour Sweet", SIGNED BY IAN MCEWAN. Published only in wrappers, the book is quite uncommon signed. A Fine copy, SIGNED BY IAN MCEWAN.
Soursweet
McEwan, Ian
London: Faber and Faber, 1988.
Price: $125.00
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A Very Good copy (moderate shelf wear) of the first UK edition in the Publisher's original black cloth. (The first American edition was published in 1897.) Left incomplete by Stevenson's sudden death, the novel was completed by Arthur Quiller-Couch based on Stevenson's notes and outline for the book. Centering around Capitaine Jacques St. Ives, a Napoleonic soldier captured by the British, the book served as the basis for the 1949 film "The Secret of St. Ives", as well as for the 1998 television movie "St. Ives" (also known as "All For Love"). A very good copy.
St. Ives: Being The Adventures of a French Prisoner in England
Stevenson, Robert Louis
London: William Heinemann, 1898.
Price: $100.00
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A Very Good copy (modest shelf wear, mildly canted) of the first American edition in the Publisher's original brown cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt and green. (This, first American edition, preceded the first UK edition, which was published in 1898.) Left incomplete by Stevenson's sudden death, the novel was completed by Arthur Quiller-Couch based on Stevenson's notes and outline for the book. Centering around Capitaine Jacques St. Ives, a Napoleonic soldier captured by the British, the book served as the basis for the 1949 film "The Secret of St. Ives", as well as for the 1998 television movie "St. Ives" (also known as "All For Love"). A very good copy.
St. Ives: Being The Adventures of a French Prisoner in England
Stevenson, Robert Louis
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1897.
Price: $100.00
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A Fine copy (light touch of shelf wear to board tip bottoms) in a Fine (mildly toned) dust jacket. The book was the basis for the 1997 Philip Hass film of the same name, starring Sheryl Lee (of "Twin Peaks" fame). A Fine copy.
The Blood Oranges
Hawkes, John
New York: New Directions, 1971.
Price: $55.00
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A Very Good or better copy (small portion of front board very lightly affected by, presumably, a heavy object, otherwise Near Fine) in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY SUE MILLER. Sue Miller's debut novel, and the basis for the 1988 Leonard Nimoy movie of the same name, starring Diane Keaton.
The Good Mother
Miller, Sue
New York: Harper & Row, 1986.
Price: $30.00
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