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First appearance first printing of this collection of 15 short stories. Collected are the following: The Gilbert and Sullivan Mystery by Isaac Asimov, The Music in His Veins by Barbara Owens, Counterplot by Francis M. Nevins, Jr., The Green Road by Ruth Rendell, Mortal Combat by John Lutz, The Eye by Paul Bowles, Providence Will Provide by Thelma C. Sokoloff, The Pictures Come and Go by Carol Boyd-Hall, Not A Pretty Story by Cynthia Darnell, You Can't Be Too Careful by Jane Carter Lackey, The Fix by Robert Twohy, Happiness You Can Count On by William Bankier, The Unbidden Thought by Barbara Crawford, Pierre Chambrun's Dilemma by Hugh Pentecost, Captain Leopold and the Silver Foxes by Edward D. Hoch. Light edge wear. In very good condition.
The Sheltering Sky by Bowles, Paul C - 1949
by Bowles, Paul C
The Sheltering Sky
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Hardcover. 318 pp. New Directions (Belgrave Press), New York (1949). First Edition; Second Printing stated on Copyright Page. (Printed the same month as the First Printing, per bibliography). Inscription from "Lundy"(?) to Bard on FFEP. Light underlining with erasable pencil in passages; yet a very well-kept copy of a scarce First Edition. Corners are sharp and square. Spine ends are softened but intact. Very little scuffing or shelf wear for a book lacking a dust jacket. Photos available upon request. Shipped in a box within a box in bubble wrap, and with a tracking number.
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Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine January 1, 1981
by Sullivan, Eleanor (ed), Issac Asimov, Barbara Owens, Francis M. Nevins, Jr., Rith Rendell, John Lutz, Paul Bowles, Thelma C. Sokoloff, Carol Boyd-Hall, Cynthia Darnell, Jane Carter Lackey, Robert Twohy, William Bankier, Barbara Crawford, Hugh Pentecost, E
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CRIME SYNDICATE MAGAZINE: January, Jan. 2016, Issue One (1)
by Crime Syndicate (Eric Beetner; Art Taylor; Jeff Bowles; James Queally; Nick Kolakowski; Paul Heatley; Tess Makovesky; C. J. Edwards)
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Crime Syndicate Magazine, 2016. POD: Aug. 21, 2016. Vol. 1 , No. 1. Trade paperback. Edited by Eric Beetner & Michael pool. Cover art is uncredited. Includes "So Close" by Eric Beetner; "Restoration" by Art Taylor; "Jack the Hammer's Online Identity Crisis" by Jeff Bowles; "On Tilt" by James Queally; "Dee the Friendly Grizzly's Little Miracle" by Nick Kolakowski; "God May Forgive You" by Paul Heatley; "Tuning the Old Joanna" by Tess Makovesky; "The Line" by C. J. Edwards. Light wear.. Paperback. Very Good+ to Near Fine.
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In Transition Writing and Art From Transition Magazine 1927-1930
by (BECKETT, Samuel, Paul Bowles, Kay Boyle, Ernest Hemingway, C.G. Jung, Franz Kafka, Man Ray, and more)
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New York: Anchor Books, 1990. Softcover. Very Good. First paperback edition. Introduction by Noel Riley Fitch. Dampstains along bottom margins, foredge and bottom edge, text block lightly rippled, publisher's complimentary slip affixed to interior front cover, about very good. Contributions by: Samuel Beckett, Paul Bowles, Kay Boyle, Ernest Hemingway, C.G. Jung, Franz Kafka, Man Ray, and more.
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The Penguin New Writing: #39
by Lehmann, John, editor, Paul Bowles, C. Day Lewis, Denton Welch, William Sansom, et al
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Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1950. Paperback. 124p. + backlist, 4.75x7.25 inches, poetry, fiction, memoir, illustrations, lightly toned else good pocketbook paperback in yellow wraps. Bowles' "By the Water". Sansom's "A Wedding
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Antæus: #54, Spring, 1985
by Halpern, Daniel, editor, Paul Bowles, founding editor, Arthur C. Danto, Italo Calvino, Ford Madox Ford, Jean-Paul Sartre, Jean Genet, Robert Pinsky, Charles Baudelaire, Mark Strand, et al
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Tangier, London & New York: Ecco Press, 1985. Paperback. 195p. + ads, poetry, essays, fiction, very good paperback literary journal in pictorial wraps.
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Antæus: #51, Autumn, 1983: Contemporary Fiction vol. 4
by Halpern, Daniel, editor, Paul Bowles, consulting editor, Edmund Keeley, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Italo Calvino, Robert Musil, T. C. Boyle, Robert Coover, James Purdy, et al
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Tangier, London & New York: Ecco Press, 1983. Paperback. 198p. + ads, poetry, essays, fiction, very good paperback literary journal in purple pictorial wraps. With this issue Antæus became a semi-annual periodical.
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The Penguin new writing 39
by Lehmann, John, editor, Paul Bowles, Dento Welch, C. Day Lewis et al
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Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1950. Paperback. 124p., very good first edition trade paperback literary journal in printed yellow wraps. Includes the first English appearance of two Denton Welch poems, two Umberto Saba poems, and Paul Bowles' short story, "By the Water
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Antaeus 6 (Summer 1972)
by Halpern, Daniel (ed.), William Burroughs, Mohammed Mrabet (translated by Paul Bowles), Isabelle Eberhart, Philip Lamantia, Theodore Enslin, C. P. Cavafy, James Schevill, Charles Tomlinson, W. S. Merwin, et al
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New York: The Ecco Press, 1972. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 8vo, 152pp, printed wrappers. Issue includes work by Burroughs and Mrabet, Bowles translations, other prime content. Unmarked copy from the collection of printer Peter Koch, a bit of general wear.
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Antæus: #6, Summer 1972
by Halpern, Daniel, editor, Paul Bowles, consulting editor, William S. Burroughs, Mohammed Mrabet, C.P. Cavafy, Philip Lamantia, Joseph Brodsky, et al
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Tangier, London & New York: Ecco Press, 1972. Paperback. 151p., fiction, poetry, essays, reviews, very good paperback literary journal in mildly toned green pictorial wraps. "Bahloul" by Mrabet. "Electricals" by Burroughs.
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The Transatlantic Review: Number 60: Final Issue
by (ABISH, Walter, John Banville, Paul Bowles, T.C. Boyle, William Burroughs, Jane Cooper, Disch, Sladek, Bruce J. Friedman, Morris Lurie, Dallas Miller, Iris Murdoch, Marge Piercy, Harold Pinter, Jonathan Strong, D.M. Thomas, John Updike, Heathcote Williams
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London and New York: (Transatlantic Review), 1977. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. 199pp. Glossy wrappers. Lightly rubbed, near fine. The final issue including *To Talk for Joe* by Burroughs, *Reminders of Bouselham* by Paul Bowles, *Crossing the Great Void* by Walter Abish, *Problem* by Harold Pinter, an essay by John Updike. and more.
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