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Cord: Paradise Valley.
by ROUNTREE, Owen. [William Kittredge (1932-2020) and Steven M. Krauzer (1948-2009)].
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- Orpheus Books
- Published
- 1986.
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- Fine
- Edition
- First edition / First printing.
- ISBN
- 9780345307583
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£38.36
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New York: Ballantine Books, 1986. Signed on the title page by the author (William Kittredge). First edition / First printing. Illustrated wrappers. Very near fine. A paperbound original. The eighth title in the Cord series.
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Cord: The Nevada War.
by ROUNTREE, Owen. [William Kittredge (1932-2020) and Steven M. Krauzer (1948-2009)].
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- Orpheus Books
- Published
- 1982.
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First edition / First printing.
- ISBN
- 9780345295903
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£46.89
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New York: Ballantine Books, 1982. Signed on the title page by the author (William Kittredge). First edition / First printing. Illustrated wrappers. Near fine. A paperbound original. The second title in the Cord series.
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Cord: Brimstone Basin.
by ROUNTREE, Owen. [William Kittredge (1932-2020) and Steven M. Krauzer (1948-2009)].
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- Orpheus Books
- Published
- 1986.
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First edition / First printing.
- ISBN
- 9780345320421
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£42.63
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New York: Ballantine Books, 1986. Signed on the title page by the author (William Kittredge). First edition / First printing. Illustrated wrappers. Near fine. A paperbound original. The ninth title in the Cord series.
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Cord: Gunsmoke River.
by ROUNTREE, Owen. [William Kittredge (1932-2020) and Steven M. Krauzer (1948-2009)].
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- Orpheus Books
- Published
- 1985.
- Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First edition / First printing.
- ISBN
- 9780345314567
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£38.36
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New York: Ballantine Books, 1985. Signed on the title page by the author (William Kittredge). First edition / First printing. Illustrated wrappers. Fine. "2" stamped neatly on top and bottom edges. A paperbound original. The sixth title in the Cord series.
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Perspectives 3. Literature, Art, Music. Winter 1953.
by Jacques Barzun, Editor. Contributions by W. H. Auden, Robert Lowell, Wallace Stevens, early review of Ernest Hemingway's Old Man and the Sea, Agnes de Mille, etc. Cover art by Paul Rand.
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- Orpheus Books
- Published
- 1953.
- Condition
- Near Fine
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- First edition / First printing.
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£42.63
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New York: Intercultural Publications, Inc., 1953. First edition / First printing. Red, purple, black, and white illustrated wrappers. Near fine. An attractive copy. Contributions by W. H. Auden, Robert Lowell, Wallace Stevens, early review of Ernest Hemingway's Old Man and the Sea, Agnes de Mille, etc.
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Perspectives 2. Literature, Art, Music. Winter 1953.
by TRILLING, Lionel, Editor. Contributions by James Baldwin, Jacques Barzun, Saul Bellow, e. e. cummings, Arthur Dove, Randal Jarrell, Thomas Mann, etc. Cover art by Leo Lionni.
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- Orpheus Books
- Published
- 1953.
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- Near Fine
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- First edition / First printing.
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£42.63
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New York: Intercultural Publications, Inc., 1953. First edition / First printing. Illustrated wrappers Near fine. An attractive copy. Contributions by James Baldwin, Jacques Barzun, Saul Bellow, e. e. cummings, Arthur Dove, Randal Jarrell, Thomas Mann, etc.
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The Recognitions.
by GADDIS, William.
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- Orpheus Books
- Published
- 1955.
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First edition / First printing.
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£140.66
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New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1955. First edition / First printing. Black cloth. Very good without dust jacket. Wear and fading to the cloth. The author's important first book, one of 4,885 copies. A high point in the literature of the twentieth century. An attractive copy.
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Prairie Nocturne.
by DOIG, Ivan. [1939-2015].
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- Orpheus Books
- Published
- 2003.
- Condition
- As New
- Edition
- First edition / First printing.
- ISBN
- 9780743201353
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£38.36
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New York: Scribner, 2003. Signed by the author on the title page. First edition / First printing. Brown paper spine, mauve paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.
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Rabbit Angstrom: The Four Novels.
by UPDIKE, John.
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- Orpheus Books
- Published
- 1995.
- Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First edition / First printing.
- ISBN
- 9780679444596
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£213.13
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New York: Everyman's Library, 1995. Signed by John Updike on the front-free endpaper. First edition / First printing. Red cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Fresh bright tight copy. Rabbit Run, Rabbit Redux, Rabbit is Rich, and Rabbit at Rest. Rabbit is Rich was Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in 1982, as well… Read more
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The Well of Loneliness.
by HALL, Radclyffe. Witha a commentary by Havelock Ellis.
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- Orpheus Books
- Published
- 1928.
- Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Second Printing.
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£42.63
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New York: Covici Friede Publishers, 1928. Second Printing. Green cloth. Very good, with wear to the top front corner of the spine and bumps to the lower corners. No jacket. Vintage original Art Deco style owner bookplate to the back of the front-free endpaper. Previous owner has pasted newspaper column to the title page with the name of… Read more
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Straight Man.
by RUSSO, Richard.
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- Orpheus Books
- Published
- 1997.
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- Fine
- Edition
- First edition / First printing.
- ISBN
- 9780679432463
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£42.63
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New York: Random House, 1997. Signed by the author on the title page. Additionally inscribed "To Casey". First edition / First printing. Black paper spine, white paper-covered boards. Fine in fine dust jacket.
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Scar Lover.
by CREWS, Harry.
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- Orpheus Books
- Published
- 1992.
- Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First edition / First printing.
- ISBN
- 9780671744892
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£34.10
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New York: Poseidon Press, 1992. First edition / First printing. Gray cloth spine, green paper-covered boards. Fine in fine dust jacket.
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The Invention of Sound.
by PALAHNIUK, Chuck.
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- Orpheus Books
- Published
- 2020
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- As New
- Edition
- First edition / First printing.
- ISBN
- 9781538718001
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£42.63
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New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2020. Signed by Chuck Palahniuk. First edition / First printing. Pink paper spine, yellow paper-covered boards. Very fine in a very fine dust jacket.
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A Frolic of His Own.
by GADDIS, William.
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- Orpheus Books
- Published
- 1994.
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- As New
- Edition
- First edition / First printing.
- ISBN
- 9780671669843
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£63.94
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New York: Poseidon Press, 1994. First edition / First printing. Blue cloth spine, brown paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Winner of the National Book Award. Selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review for their 10 Best Books of 1994 List.
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Agency.
by GIBSON, William.
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- Orpheus Books
- Published
- 2003.
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- As New
- Edition
- First U.S. edition / First printing.
- ISBN
- 9781101986936
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£68.20
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New York: Berkeley, 2003. Signed in Silver on the black title page by William Gibson. First U.S. edition / First printing. White paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.
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The Overstory.
by POWERS, Richard.
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- Orpheus Books
- Published
- 2018.
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- As New
- Edition
- First edition / First printing.
- ISBN
- 9780393635522
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£1,065.63
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New York: W. W. Norton and Company, 2018. Signed by Richard Powers on a specially printed Overstory bookplate which has been laid into the book (not mounted). First edition / First printing. Brown paper spine, brown paper-covered boards. Very fine in a very fine dust jacket. Richard Powers' remarkable novel, which went quickly into later printings. It… Read more
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The Gold Bug Variations.
by POWERS, Richard.
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- Orpheus Books
- Published
- 1991.
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- As New
- Edition
- First edition / First printing.
- ISBN
- 9780688098919
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£170.50
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New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1991. First edition / First printing. Gold cloth spine, pale blue paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. An exceptional copy. The author's breakthrough book, a highly praised tour de force. Time Magazine's Book of the Year. Richard Powers was the Recipient of a 1989 MacArthur Genius Grant. He… Read more
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Plain Girl, A Life.
by MILLER, Arthur.
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- Orpheus Books
- Published
- 1995.
- Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First U.K. Edition / First Printing.
- ISBN
- 9780413694805
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£85.25
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London: Methuen, 1995. Signed by Arthur Miller on the title page. First U.K. Edition / First Printing. Black paper-covered boards. Very fine in a very fine dust jacket. The U.S. Edition of this story was originally published as a limited edition, and later included in a collection titled: Homely Girl, A Life and Other Stories.
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The Lady in the Lake: A Philip Marlow Mystery.
by CHANDLER, Raymond.
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- Orpheus Books
- Published
- 1943.
- Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First edition / First printing.
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£7,246.25
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1943. First edition / First printing. Green cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. No restoration, a remarkable copy. Chandler's fourth book. $2.00 Net Price present on front jacket flap.
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Friend of My Youth.
by MUNRO, Alice. Inscribed to Seymour Lawrence.
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- Orpheus Books
- Published
- 1990.
- Condition
- As New
- Edition
- First edition / First printing. Precedes the Canadian edition.
- ISBN
- 9780394584423
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£383.63
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. Signed on the title page by Alice Munro. Additionally inscribed to legendary book publisher Seymour Lawrence: For Seymour Lawrence with all good wishes Alice Munro. First edition / First printing. Precedes the Canadian edition. Red cloth spine, green paper-covered boards. Very fine in a very fine dust jacket. Alice Munro was the… Read more
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