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New York: Random House. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0394536495 . A beautiful stated first edition/first printing in unread Very Fine condition in alike dust-jacket, SIGNED by award-winning author Norman Mailer directly on the half title page; Norman Mailer, winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Armies of the Night, returns to fiction with his character study of one of modern history's most undefinable figures---Adolph Hitler. Using the narrative voice of a young SS operative, Mailer gives us detailed background into Hilter's family life and circumstances which shaped the leader for better or worse ; 8vo; Signed by Author .

New York: Viking. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670893145 . A very attractive first edition copy in Fine condition in alike dust jacket, SIGNED by author Arthur Miller directly on the title page; Arthur Miller has been not only America's premier playwright, but also one of the foremost public intellectuals and cultural critics. Echoes Down the Corridor compiles more than forty essays and works of reportage and showcases one of the greatest writers of the late 20th centuryWinner of the 1949 Pulitzer Prize ; 8vo; Signed by Author .

Toronto: Harpercollins Publishers. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; Second Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0002005883 . An impeccable first edition/later printing in Very Fine condition in alike dustjacket. The Canadian edition was issued three weeks prior to the US edition; Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award winning Gilead is Marilynne Robinson's second novel after "Housekeeping" and is the immensely moving account of Reverend John Ames of Gilead, Iowa, a grandson and son of preachers. Ames, now in his seventies, hasn't much time left to tell his young son about his heritage and begins to write it all down; 8vo; [8], 247, [1] pages .

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. 1st US Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0374153892 . A handsome first US edition/first printing in Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket; Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award winning Gilead is Marilynne Robinson's second novel after "Housekeeping" and is the immensely moving account of Reverend John Ames of Gilead, Iowa, a grandson and son of preachers. Ames, now in his seventies, hasn't much time left to tell his young son about his heritage and begins to write it all down; 8vo .

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 2004. First Printing. Hardcover. 0374153892 . An impeccable first US edition/first printing in Very Fine condition in alike dustjacket, this one beautifully SIGNED by author Marilynne Robinson on the title page. An exceptional collectible; Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award winning Gilead is Marilynne Robinson's second novel after "Housekeeping" and is the immensely moving account of Reverend John Ames of Gilead, Iowa, a grandson and son of preachers. Ames, now in his seventies, hasn't much time left to tell his young son about his heritage and begins to write it all down ; 8vo; Signed by Author .

Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0002005883 . First edition/first printing in very Near Fine condition in dustjacket with small area of abrasion, else Fine. The Canadian edition was issued three weeks prior to the US edition; Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award winning Gilead is Marilynne Robinson's second novel after "Housekeeping" and is the immensely moving account of Reverend John Ames of Gilead, Iowa, a grandson and son of preachers. Ames, now in his seventies, hasn't much time left to tell his young son about his heritage and begins to write it all down; 8vo; [8], 247, [1] pages .

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press. As New. 2006. Limited Signed Edition. Full-Leather. A special Limited edition, this copy is SIGNED by the Author Caroline Elkins. A wonderful collectible book in As New condition, never taken out of its original shrink-wrap; Imperial Reckoning by Caroline Elkins is the winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Award for Nonfiction. Elkins, a Harvard professor, devoted a decade of her life researching this look at the system of brutal prison camps set up by the British colonial government during its war against the Mau Mau insurrection in Kenya in the 1950s--camps in which thousands of Kenyans perished. Published under the title "Britain's Gulag" in the UK. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather, silk moiré end leaves, distinctive cover design, raised bands, accented in real 22KT gold, satin ribbon page marker, gilded page edges, long-lasting, high quality acid-neutral paper, sewn pages for strength and durability; 8vo; Signed… Read More

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press. As New. 2008. Signed Edition. Full-Leather. A special Limited edition, SIGNED by author Richard Ford. A wonderful scarce book in As New condition, never taken out of its original shrink-wrap; This Winner of the 1996 Pulitzer Prize is the sequel to The Sportswriter where we are introduced to Frank Bascombe, a middle-aged American everyman. In the aftermath of his divorce and the ruin of his career, we now find Frank selling real estate in Haddam New Jersey trying to appear normal. Then come the transformative events of a Fourth of July weekend, forcing Frank into a bewildering engagement with life. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather, silk moiré end leaves, distinctive cover design, raised bands, accented in real 22KT gold, satin ribbon page marker, gilded page edges, long-lasting, high quality acid-neutral paper, sewn pages for strength and durability; 8vo; Signed by Author .

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press. As New. 2006. Limited Signed Edition. Full-Leather. A special Limited edition, this copy is SIGNED by the Poet Claudia Emerson. A wonderful collectible book in As New condition, never taken out of its original shrink-wrap; Winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Award for Poetry, Late Wife by Claudia Emerson explores a woman's disappearance from one life and reappearance in another as she addresses her former husband, herself, and her new husband in a series of epistolary poems. Though not satisfied in her first marriage, she laments vanishing from the life she and her husband shared for years. She then describes the unexpected joys of solitude during her recovery and emotional convalescence. Finally, in a sequence of sonnets, she speaks to her new husband, whose first wife died from lung cancer. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather, silk moiré end leaves, distinctive cover design, raised bands, accented in real 22KT gold, satin… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2006. First Edition; Later Printing. Hardcover. 037541486X . A handsome first edition/fourth printing in Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket; The Looming Tower is the story of Al-Qaeda and the movement that brought it to power. Drawing on unprecedented access to top secret documents and interviews with key players, Wright reveals how a small group of religious zealots turned a blind eye to Osama bin Laden's extremism and became complicit in the planning of the worst terrorist attack in American history.; 8vo .

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press. As New. 2008. Signed Edition. Full-Leather. A special Limited Signed edition. A wonderful copy in As New condition, never taken out of its original shrink-wrap. SIGNED by Pulitzer Prize winning author Oscar Hijuelos; Set in the 1950s, this is the story of Cesar and Nestor Castillo who emigrate from Cuba to New York's Harlem. Workers by day, they enter the world of dance halls and music at night. Their band reaches its zenith with a guest appearance on the I Love Lucy Show as Ricky's back-up band. A wonderful portrait of an era and a culture. Hijuelos is the first Hispanic American to win a Pulitzer Prize (for this novel). Basis for the 1992 film and 2005 Broadway musical. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather; silk moiré endpapers; distinctive cover design with raised bands. Cover accented in 22KT gold with gilt page edges; satin marker; long-lasting, high quality, acid-neutral paper; sewn pages for strength and… Read More

New York: Viking. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670033359 . A most beautiful first edition/first printing in unread Very Fine condition in alike dustjacket; Winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Award for Fiction, March is set during the Civil War and chronicles the experiences of the father of Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women". Author Geraldine Brooks, who based the character of March on Alcott's Transcendentalist father, Bronson, relies heavily on primary sources for both the Concord and wartime scenes, showing the cruelty and racism of Northern and Southern soldiers and the violence and suffering he is powerless to prevent. March's reunion with Grace, a beautiful, educated slave, highlights the juxtaposition of love and hate ; 8vo .

Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library. As New. 1978. Limited Edition. Full-Leather. A special Limited edition in As New condition; The Optimist's Daughter is a compact and inward-looking little novel, a Pulitzer Prize winner. The optimist in question is 71-year-old Judge McKelva, who has come to a New Orleans hospital from Mount Salus, Mississippi, complaining of a "disturbance" in his vision. To his daughter, Laurel, it's as rare for him to admit "self-concern" as it is for him to be sick, and she immediately flies down from Chicago to be by his side. The subsequent operation on the judge's eye goes well, but the recovery does not. This outstanding book is bound in genuine leather and features gilded, sewn in pages and ribbon marker, simply superb quality, Franklin Library at its best; 8vo .

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press. As New. 2006. Limited Signed Edition. Full-Leather. A special Limited edition, this copy is SIGNED by the Author David Oshinsky. A wonderful collectible book in As New condition, never taken out of its original shrink-wrap; The 2006 winner of the History Pulitzer Prize Award is a remarkable portrait of America in the early 1950s. David M. Oshinsky uses the widespread panic over polio to shed light on our national obsessions and fears. Drawing on newly available papers of Jonas Salk, Albert Sabin and other key players, Oshinsky paints a suspenseful portrait of the race for the cure, weaving a dramatic tale centered on the furious rivalry between Salk and Sabin. Indeed, the competition was marked by a deep-seated ill will among the researchers that remained with them until their deaths. The author also tells the story of Isabel Morgan, perhaps the most talented of all polio researchers, who might have beaten Salk to the prize if she had not retired to raise a… Read More

New York: Viking. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 1993. 1st US Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0670853097 . A handsome first US edition/first printing in unread Very Fine condition in Very Fine dust-jacket; Set in the early 20th century, this is the Carol Shields' story of Daisy Stone Goodwill, an ordinary woman on her journey through life ; 8vo; [xvi], 361, [7] pages .

New York: The Viking Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1978. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670698016 . A most beautiful first edition/first printing in Fine condition in alike dust jacket, SIGNED by author and Pulitzer prize-winner Arthur Miller directly on the title page; From the dustjacket: "Written for a variety of publications, with a variety of purposes, the twenty-three essays and three interviews collected here show with remarkable consistency the evolution of Arthur Miller's view on the theater. This book will be of value equally to the scholar, the critic, and the enlightened theatergoer"; 8vo; Signed by Author .

New York: Henry Holt and Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0805019855 . A handsome first edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in Fine dust-jacket. Signed and inscribed by author Robert Olen Butler directly on the title page; The story follows the life of a high school student, Lucas, and his struggles with social anxiety and depression. Lucas's best friend, Clay, who also suffers from social anxiety, is there for him every step of the way. They Whisper is a story about friendship, self-acceptance, and the power of positive words.; 8vo; Signed by Author .

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press. As New. 2008. Signed Edition. Full-Leather. A special Limited edition, SIGNED by Pulitzer Prize Winning author Jane Smiley. A wonderful scarce book in As New condition, never taken out of its original shrink-wrap; The novel is set in an idyllic world of family farm life in Iowa in 1979, with dark family secrets just under the surface. Successful farmer Larry Cook abruptly turns the farm over to his two eldest daughters and their husbands, angrily cutting his youngest daughter out. Cook deteriorates into a pathetic drunk while the family's careful world unravels amid the grim realities of farm life ; 8vo; Signed on 01/08/08 at Barnes and Noble Union Station; Signed by Author .