Search Results: Fiction from A Parcel of Books

Watsonville, CA: Papier-Mache Press, 1993 First edition, first printing. Dustjacket edges worn to white. 131pp. A collection of short essays about Stout Mama, an eclectic feminist in her forties and a "bewildered techno-peasant". Engaging and droll, Stout Mama is more interested in honesty and good times than in consumerism in the modern age. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

New York: Knopf, 1997 First edition. 299 pp. Unread copy. Two small scratches on top edge. Set in the 1990s, the story of Reina and Constancis Aguero, two Cuban sisters who have been estranged for thirty years. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Knopf, 1997 First edition (stated), Fine in fine dust jacket.323 pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Random House, 1996 NF/NF, like new, never been read. First edition, first printing Author's first novel. 257 pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Villard, 1999 First edition, first printing. Dustjacket dated 8/99, verso of title-page, c2000. 276 pp. Author's first book.Somewhere between "L.A. Confidential" and "Jurassic Park, " readers can find this comic noir mystery about a private investigator (who happens to be a dinosaur) in contemporary New York.In this hard-boiled parody, Eric Garcia creates a world where five percent of the population is made up of dinosaurs disguised as humans. The endearing PI Vincent Rubio, a Velociraptor depressed and down on his luck after the death of his partner in an unlikely accident, is offered his chance to shine in a case investigating illegal mating between dinosaurs and humans. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Unread condition. Binding is tight. No markings inside or out.

New York: Random House, 1997 Advance reader's edition, very fine in pictorial wraps. Still in the publisher's shrinkwrap.. Original Wraps. As New/As New. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC).

New York: Scribner, 1997 First edition, first printing. 234 pp.Sixteen stories by poet Tess Gallagher, mostly set in the Pacific Northwest.Table of Contents:The red ensign -- I got a guy once -- Venison pie -- To dream of bears -- The leper -- Creatures -- She who is untouched by fire -- A box of rocks -- Coming and going -- My gun -- Mr. Woodriff's neckties -- Rain flooding your campfire -- The mother thief -- A glimpse of the Buddha -- The poetry baron -- The woman who prayed. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New.

New York: Random House, 2002 First U.S. edition stated. Slight crinkling to back lower right corner on dustjacket. Unread copy. Clean and tight.. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Billy Budd by Herman Melville. A Dale Classic. New York: Dale Boos, 1978.
100, [4] pages. Illustrated paper cover. Mass market size.
CONDITION: Very Good. Unread. No creasing, writing, or bent pages. Light toning present throughout.

New York: Harper, 1998 First U.S. edition. NF/NF. 202 pp. Accompanied by a label signed by the author and laid into (not affixed to) the book. Booker Prize finalist.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Random House, 1997 First edition, first printing. Very Good in fine dust jacket. 244 pp. Unread copy. Author's first book, McPhee is the daughter of John McPhee.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Random House, 1991 First edition. Very good in good dustjacket, price clipped, extremity wear. 274 pp. Set in Philadelphia... First Trade. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Putnam, 1994 First edition, first printing. Hard cover. NF/NF, signed on title page by author. Never been read, still clean and crisp.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Norton, 1997 First edition, first printing. VG/VG. 262 pp. 35 short stories set in the working class milieu of Scotland and England from the Booker prize winning author.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1908 First edition. No jacket. Red cloth. Spine slightly faded, very minor edgewear. Gilt on top edge. Previous owners name on flyleaf. 226 pp. Illustrations by Frances Bassett Comstock.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

New York: Knopf, 1997 First edition, first printing. Dj has slight tears at back top corners and crinkle across back cover. 364 pp. An Adam Dalgliesh mystery.. Signed by Author. First American Trade Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Knopf, 1997 First edition, first printing. Signed by the author on title page; 364 pp .An Adam Dalgliesh mystery.. Signed by Author. First American Trade Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Viking, 2004 First edition, first printing. Full number line. Boldy signed on title page in black with some bleed-through to verso. Upper left corners lightly bumped, else in As New condition.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Little Brown, 1995 First edition, third printing. Signed by the author on title page. 225 pp. A collection of stories from the National Book Award finalist and O. Henry winner. Table of Contents: Cold snap -- Superman, my son -- Way down deep in the jungle -- Quicksand -- Pickpocket -- Ooh baby baby --Rocketfire red -- I need a man to love me -- Pot shack -- Dynamite hands.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.. Not price-clipped, top edge has some staining.