101. Smart Bell, Madison.

Straight Cut.

First Edition. New York, Ticknor & Fields, 1986. 14.5 cm x 21.5 cm. 230 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear.

102. Hendrie, Laura.

Stygo.

First Edition. Aspen, MacMurray & Beck, 1994. Octavo. 225 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Near Fine condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by the author.

103. Williams, Tennessee.

Sweet Bird of Youth.

First UK Edition. London, Secker & Warburg, 1959. 22.2cm x 14.5cm. 93, (4) pages. Original Hardcover with original, unclipped dustjacket in protective Mylar. Good condition with minor signs of external wear. Some mild foxing and small stain to endpaper only. Dustjacket slightly faded.

104. Bellow, Saul.

The Adventures of Augie March.

First British Book Edition. London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1954. 13.5 cm x 20 cm. 536 pages. Original Hardcover in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Only very slight discolouring of edges and pages. Two inscriptions on endpaper dated 1954 and 1976.

105. Bodett, Tom.

The Big Garage on Clear Shot – Growing Up, Growing Old, and Going Fishing at the End of the Road.

New York, William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1990. 16 cm x 24 cm. 299 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of external wear.

106. Hawkes, John.

The Blood Oranges.

First Edition. New York, New Directions, 1971. 14 cm x 20.5 cm. 271 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

107. Olson, Elder.

The Cock of Heaven.

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1940. 24,5 cm x 18,5 cm. 105 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good (clear signs of wear but overall in very good condition). Dustjacket slightly chipped. Only slightly foxed.

108. Price, Reynolds.

The Collected Poems.

New York, Scribner, 1997. 16 cm x 24 cm. XXIV, 474 pages. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition with some signs of wear. Partially detached front endpaper. Signed by the author Reynolds Price.

109. Michener, James A.

The Covenant.

Middlesex, The Leisure Circle, 1980. 16 cm x 24 cm. XII, 873 pages. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

110. Hobbie, Douglas.

The Day.

New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1993. 13 cm x 22 cm. 241 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Excellent, close to new condition. [A John Macrae Book].

111. Kumin, Maxine.

The Designated Heir.

New York, The Viking Press, 1974. 14.5 cm x 21.3 cm. 174 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by Author on title-page. Endpaper and half-title are slightly separated.

112. Nin, Anaïs.

The Diary of Anaïs Nin. Volume Two: 1934-1939 and Volume Three: 1939-1944. Edited and with a Preface by Gunther Stuhlmann.

Volume 2 & 3 of 7 in series. New York, The Swallow Press / Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1967 / 1969. 13.5 x 20cm. Vol. 2: (9), 357 pages / Vol. 3: (14), 327 pages. Original softcover. Vol. 2: Spine worn with a slight lean, some text annotations, otherwise very good condition. Vol. 3: Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss – american – irish poet Chuck Kruger. [Harvest Books, Nos. HB174 & HB199].

113. Jackson, Jon A.

The Diehard: A Novel.

New York, Random House, 1977. 15 cm x 21.5 cm. 217 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

114. Berryman, John.

The Dispossessed.

New York, William Sloane Associates, 1948. Octavo. 103 pages. Original blue Hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. First edition of Berryman’s first substantial collection of poetry. Excellent, near fine condition (without the dustjacket).

115. Nabokov, Vladimir.

The Enchanter – His Long Lost Novel. Translated by Dmitri Nabokov.

London, Picador, published by Pan Books, 1987. 14 cm x 22.5 cm. 127 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Jacket painting – F Vallatton, 1913. Author photograph – Philip Halfman. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor inscription by previous owner on front pastedown.

116. May, Jim.

The Farm on Nippersink Creek. Stories from a Midwestern Childhood.

First edition. Little Rock, August House Publishers, 1994. 14 cm x 21,5 cm. 200 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with some minor signs of external wear. From the library of swiss – american – irish poet Chuck Kruger. With the author’s signature and dedication to Kruger on the title page and Kruger’s markings and annotations in the text. [American Storytelling from August House].

117. Creeley, Robert.

The Gold Diggers.

First Edition. [Palma de Mallorca], The Divers Press, 1954. Small Octavo. 141 pages plus the rare, loosely inserted Errata-Leaf. Original Softcover [French-fold jacket] with illustrated wrapper, designed by Rene Laubies. Excellent condition with some minor signs of wear only. The book was handset in Bodoni and Futura Types and Printed by Mossen Alcover in Palma de Mallorca, February, 1954.

118. Atlas, James.

The Great Pretender.

First Edition. New York, Atheneum, 1986. 14 cm x 21 cm. 277 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

119. McCullers, Carson.

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.

Facsimile of the First Edition. Shelton, The First Edition Library, 1967. Octavo. 356 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. The book is housed in its original slipcase. Close to new ! Absolutely Fine condition with an only mildly sunned dustjacket-spine. Includes even the publisher’s advertising slip.

120. Hill, John Spencer.

The Last Castrato.

New York, St. Martin’s Press, 1995. 14.5 cm x 14.5 cm. 269 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear.

121. Alexie, Sherman.

The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven.

Special Reader’s Edition. New York, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1993. 15 x 23cm. (10), 223 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition, as new.

122. Alexie, Sherman.

The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven.

Special Reader’s Edition. New York, Atlantic Monthly Press, 1993. 15 x 23cm. (10), 223 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition. Signed by the author on title page.

123. Goldman, Francisco.

The Long Night of the White Chickens.

New York, The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1992. 16 cm x 23.5 cm. 450 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by author.

124. Brame, Charlotte M.

The Mystery of Colde Fell Or Not Proven.

First Edition. London, Hutchinson & Co., 1930. 13 x 18,5 cm. 252 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear. Former library copy from the Sligo County Library. VERY RARE !

125. Hill, Nathan.

The Nix.

London, Picador, 2017 Octavo. 625 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

126. Bellow, Saul (editor) / Botsford, Keith (Editor).

the noble savage.

New York, Meridian Books, 1961. 12 cm x 20 cm. 256 pages. Original softcover in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

127. [Ignatow, David] Mills Jr., Ralph J.

The Notebooks of David Ignatow.

Chicago, The Swallow Press, 1973. 16 x 24 cm. 375 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of wear to the edges of the dustjacket.

128. Michener, James A.

The Novel.

New York, Random House, 1991. 16 cm x 24 cm. 446 pages. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

129. Behrens, Peter.

The O’Briens. A novel.

New York, Pantheon Books, 2011. 16 x 24 cm 384 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Signed and inscribed by the Author. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

130. Lowell, Robert.

The Old Glory.

New York, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1965. 14.5 cm x 21.5 cm. XIX, 194 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with minor signs of external wear.

131. Valentine, Jean / [Jane Cooper].

The River at Wolf. [Association Copy] –

Cambridge, Alice James Books, 1992. 14 cm x 21.5 cm. 60 pages. Original softcover. Near fine condition. Contains a dedication by the author Jean Valentine to Jane Cooper: “For Jane – with lifelong admiration & love from Jeanie – November 4th – Clinton Day ! 1992”.

132. Kerouac, Jack.

The Scripture of the Golden Eternity.

New York, Corinth Books, 1974. 15,5 x 20,5 cm. 45 pages. Original Softcover. In protective Mylar. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear.

133. Meyer, Stephanie.

The Short Life of Bree Tanner.

London, Atom Books, 2010. 14 cm x 22 cm. 178 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Eclipse series.

134. Irving, Washington.

The Sketch Book, Legends of the Conquest of Spain / [Including the Biography of Irving:] “A Life of Washington Irving” by Richard Henry Stoddard.

New York, London The Co-operative Publication Society, Inc., No date (c. 1920). 14.5 cm x 20 cm. 561 pages. Frontispiece illustration – portrait of Washington Irving dated 1851. Original Hardcover (black cloth with embossed decoration – title embossed in gilt on spine). Good condition with minor signs of external wear. Front board a little shaky. Some minor pencil markings on back free endpaper. [The Works of Washington Irving].

135. Harte, Bret.

The Story of a Mine.

Leipzig, Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1877. 17 cm. 271 pages. Original softcover in protective clear pocket. Good condition with only very minor signs of external wear. The front cover has been annotated in pen and there is considerable rubbing of the outer spine which has half-detached. The back page has also detached completely. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen – Translator Erik Haugaard. With his Exlibris to the pastedown and name of his father to titlepage. [Collection of British authors. Tauchnitz edition].

136. Frey, Stephen W.

The Takeover.

Uncorrected Proofs Copy. New York, Dutton Books, 1995. 15.5 x 23cm. 352 pages. Original softcover in protective sleeve. Excellent condition, as new.

137. Alexie, Sherman.

The Toughest Indian in the World.

Uncorrected Advance Proof. New York, Atlantic Monthly Press, 2000. 14 x 21cm. 229 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition.

138. Burroughs, Edgar Rice.

The Warlord of Mars. Frontispiece by J. Allen St.John.

First Edition. Chicago, A.C. McClurg & Co., 1919. 12.5 cm x 19 cm. 296 pages. Original hardcover in protective Mylar. Excellent, Near Fine condition with minor signs of external wear.

139. Updike, John.

The Witches of Eastwick.

First edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. 15 x 22 cm. 307 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Very good condition with minimal signs of rubbing and some minor fraying to the dustjacket.

140. Lewisohn, Ludwig.

This People.

New York and London, Harper & Brothers, 1933. 14 cm x 21 cm. 305 pages. Original hardcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

141. Ellis, Edward S.

Through Forest and Fire.

First Edition. Philadelphia, Henry T. Coates & Co., 1891. 19.7cm x 13cm. iv, 302 pages. Original, illustrated hardcover. With frontispiece illustration. Endpapers and pastedowns illustrated in colour. Excellent, near Fine condition with only minor signs of external wear. Endpaper inscribed by preowner. [Wild Woods Series No. 1].

142. L’Amour, Louis.

To Tame A Land.

Advance Reading Copy. New York, Bantam Books, 2007. 13 x 19cm. 255 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition, as new. [The Louis L’Amour Legacy Editions].

143. Burke, James Lee.

To The Bright and Shining Sun.

Missoula, Dennis McMillan Publications, 1989. 14 cm x 20 cm. 241 pages. Original softcover. Good condition only with signs of wear and some minor staining to the endpaper and titlepage. Contains inscription by previous owner.

144. Howes, Wright.

U.S. IANA (1650-1950): A Selective Bibliography in which are Described 11,620 Uncommon and Significant Books Relating to the Continental Portion of the United States.

Revised and Enlarged Second Edition compiled by Wright Howes. New York, R.R. Bowker Company for The Newberry Library, 1985. 17.2 cm x 25.4 cm. 652 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Only very minor tanning to edges. Otherwise excellent, clean copy. Binding strong. From the library of former specialist Bookdealer ‘Codex Books’ – with their black ink stamp to front free endpaper.

145. Tingle, Tim.

Walking the Choctaw Road: Stories from Red People Memory.

El Paso, Cinco Puntos Press, 2003. 15 x 23cm. 142 pages, with black and white photographs. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Handwritten dedication by the author to Chuck Kruger on title page.

146. Whitman, Walt.

Walt Whitmans Werk. In Zwei Bänden. Mit vier Bildnissen. Ausgewählt, uebertragen und eingeleitet von Hans Reisiger.

Berlin, S. Fischer Verlag, 1922. 15 cm x 21 cm. Band I: “Prosaschriften”: Frontispiz-Portrait, C, 176 Seiten. Band II – “Leaves of Grass”: 253 Seiten. Original Hardcover / Originale Verlagsbindung. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur ganz geringen Gebrauchsmerkmalen an der Bindung. Innen nahezu neuwertig und sehr sauber.

147. Vliet, R.G.

Water & Stone: Poems.

First Edition. New York, Random House, 1980. 16 cm x 24 cm. 100 pages. Original hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Dustjacket in near fine condition. Volume in fine condition.

148. Van der Berg, Laura.

What The World Will Look Like When All The Water Leaves Us.

Advance Reader Copy. Westland, MI, Dzanc Books, 2009. 14 x 21.5cm. 205 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition, as new.

149. Sedaris, David.

When You Are Engulfed in Flames.

New York / Boston / a.o., Little, Brown and Company, 2008. 14.5 cm x 21.5 cm. 323 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Fine / As New.

150. Melville, Herman.

White Jacket: Or, The World in a Man-of-War. With an Introduction by William Plomer.

New York, Grove Press, Inc., 1956. 13.5 x 20cm. (16), 376 pages. Original softcover. Some signs of external wear, spine joint beginning to loosen, otherwise in very good condition. Minor text annotations. From the library of swiss – american – irish poet Chuck Kruger. [Evergreen, No. E43].

151. Rexroth, Kenneth.

With Eye and Ear.

New York, Herder and Herder, 1970. 16 cm x 23.5 cm. 217 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed and inscribed by Kenneth Rexroth on the halftitle. [An Azimuth Book].

152. Chabon, Michael.

Wonder Boys.

Advance Reader’s Edition. New York, Villard Books, 1995. 14 x 21cm. 369 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition. Signed by the author Michael Chabon on the titlepage.

153. Marmon Silko, Leslie.

Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit: Essays on Native American Life Today.

Advance Uncorrected Reader’s Proof. New York, Simon and Schuster, 1996. 13.5 x 21cm. 205 pages, with illustrations. Original softcover. Excellent condition, other than very mild foxing to jacket.

154. Lethem, Jonathan.

You Don’t love Me Yet.

New York / London / a.o., Doubleday, 2007. 14.5 cm x 21.5 cm. 223 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Excellent condition. Signed and inscribed by the author.

155. Payne, C.Douglas.

Youth in Revolt – The Journals of Nick Twist. Volumes I, II, III (Youth in Revolt – Youth in Bondage – Youth in Exile).

FIRST Edition. Sebastopol (California), Aivia Press, 1993. 8°. 503 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in FINE condition. Some very minor discoloration to the edge. SIGNED by Payne on the titlepage.