Search Results: AUTHOR'S FIRST NOVEL from Quill & Brush

(New York): New Directions Book, (1974). First edition. His first novel, preceded by a book of poems. "An extraordinary linguistic tour de force" (from the jacket flap) with first and last chapters written using only words beginning with the letter "A" (e.g., "Ages ago an archeologist, Albert, alias Arthur, ably attended an archaic Afrcian armchair affair at Antibes...." and so on), and with the chapters between opening with words beginning with "B" through "Z" and then "Z" through "B." Quite the feat. Near fine in bright, near fine dust jacket.

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, (1946). First U.S. edition of the author's first novel, which was first published in 1940 in England by Jarrolds shortly before they were bombed out in the blitz (from dust jacket). Red cloth boards speckled, slight offset from boards to endpapers but otherwise about very good in good, lightly soiled and somewhat scraped/rubbed dust jacket with closed tear on front panel affecting second "S" in "KISS" (still legible) and edges worn (rubbed and small chips and tears).

(New York): HarperCollins, (2008). First edition. SIGNED on title page. Few light vertical creases to spine and touch of light wear to spine ends; otherwise near fine in like dust jacket with just a few areas of light edge rubbing.

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, (1946). First edition of the author's first novel. Although not indicated as such in the book, this copy is from the collection of sportswriter Paul "Dr. Z" Zimmerman and has what we imagine are burn marks from the ashes of his cigar. About very good with few small burn marks to cover and one to front pastedown. In good or better dust jacket with touch of rubbing to front panel affecting a few title letters, shallow chipping mostly to the spine ends, and small internal tape repair. Scarce.