Search Results: Rare Modern First Editions from Rose's Books, IOBA

Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins, 2002. First edition. 145 pp. Stephen Dixon's stories and novels have an original, immediately recognizable sound and feel -- a weird blend of Franz Kafka and Frank Capra. Winner of a 1977 O. Henry Prize, Dixon calls his 14 Stories "urban dramas". Dustjacket has three small internally repaired tears, corners bumped. Near fine in a very good dustjacket, protected with a mylar cover..

New York: Random House Inc, 1982. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First trade edition, stated. Hardcover binding, 291 pp. Fine in fine dustjacket, protected with a mylar cover..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Publishing Group, 1982. Book. Illus. by Whelan, Michael (cover art). Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. 8vo. Hardcover binding, 291 pp. Fine in near fine dustjacket, protected with mylar cover..

New York: Grove Press, 1962. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. New York: Grove Press, 1962. First edition, stated first printing. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 288 pp. Four short novels dealing with sexual adventures and misadventures. Appears unread. Fine in fine dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..

New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. Book. New. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. 8vo. Cloth binding, 190 pp. This text includes a biography of the great 19th century Tamil social reformer, humanist and scholar A. Madhaviah (1872-1925), followed by a translation of his novel Muthumeenakshi: The Autobiography of a Brahmin Girl (1903). Madhaviah focused on the harsh conditions of female existence amongst the upper caste although he was not a pessimist. He supported widow remarriage and argued that the salvation of women and society lay in education. Madhaviah drew moral and literary validation for his ideas from classical Sangam Tamil texts but was also influenced by bourgeois notions of sexual restraint and female domesticity. Muthumeenakshi is a searing, realistic commentary on marital politics, sexuality, female illiteracy and patriarchy in 19th century south India. Madhaviah uses the autobiographical voice of a motherless Brahmin girl to make… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Alfred A. Knopf Incorporated, 2000. Book. New. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York: Knopf, 2000. First edition. 8vo. Cloth binding. New/new in protective mylar cover..

New York: Random House, 2003. Book. New. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. New York: Random House, 2003. First edition. 8vo. Hard cover binding. Poems. New in new dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..

Portland: Breitenbush, 1987. Book. Fine. Cloth. Signed/Inscribed by Author. First Edition. 8vo. Portland: Breitenbush, 1987. First edition, stated. 8vo. Cloth binding, 152 pp. SIGNED/INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. Very light wear to corner of dust jacket. Fine in near fine dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..

Portland: Breitenbush, 1987. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Signed/Inscribed by Author. First Edition. 8vo. Portland: Breitenbush, 1987. First edition, stated. 8vo. Cloth binding, 152 pp. SIGNED/INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. Light spotting to page edges, dust jacket worn at extremities with a couple of chips at rear. Very good in very good dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..

Portland: Breitenbush, 1987. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo. Portland: Breitenbush, 1987. First edition. 8vo. Cloth binding, 152 pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Little, Brown & Company, 1983. Remainder. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition. 8vo. Hardcover binding. Remainder. Stated first printing of Bernays' seventh novel. There is an "As-Is" stamp on bottom of pages and a little edgewear on dustjacket as well as fading. Very good in very good dustjacket, protected by mylar jacket..

New York: Dodd Mead, 1933. Book. Illus. by Farleigh, John. Good. Cloth. First American Edition. 8vo. New York: Dodd Mead, 1933. First American edition. 8vo. Cloth binding, 75 pp. Designed and engraved by John Farleigh. Decorated endpapers. John Farleigh, also known as Frederick William Charles Farleigh, was an English wood-engraver, noted for his illustrations of George Bernard Shaw's work The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God, which caused controversy when released due to the religious, sexual and racial themes within the writing and John Farleigh's complementary (and risqué) wood engravings commissioned by Shaw for the book. Repaired cracking along spine. Previous owner bookplate. Solid copy. Good..

New York: Putnam's, 1959. New York: Putnam's, 1959. First edition, signed/inscribed "To Chris from the fake fisherman, N. Mailer, August 1961 (love)". Inscribed to his friend, Christine Magriel. Includes copy of taped conversation about the inscription in the book. Foxing to endpapers. Dust jacket is worn at extremities, soiled, faded at spine, price-clipped. Tape, made 11-19-2001, is in perfect condition in plastic case. Very good in good dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover.. Signed/Inscirbed by Autor. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo.

New York: St Martins Pr, 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. New York: St. Martins, 1998. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 215 pp. Slight wear to dust jacket top and bottom of spine. Fine in near fine dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Nan A. Talese, 2006. Book. New. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. New York: Nan A. Talese, 2006. First edition, first printing. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the title page. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 310 pp. New in new dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1982. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York: Scribner's, 1982. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Cloth binding, 271 pp. Paton's second novel on South Africa. Gift inscription, else new. Near fine in new dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..

New York: Random House, 1996. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York: Random House, 1996. First edition. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 352 pp. Faint soiling top of pages. Near fine in near fine dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Arcade Publishing, 1994. Book. New. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. New York: Arcade, 1994. First edition. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 228 pp. A few pages inadvertently dog-eared in manufacturing process, else new in new dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1999. Book. New. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York: Putnam's, 1999. First edition. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 277 pp. New in new dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..

New York: Knopf, 1998. Book. New. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. New York: Knopf, 1998. First edition. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 452 pp. New in new dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..