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296 pp. Octavo, 6.5 x 9.5 in. First edition, first printing, a fine volume with no flaws, black textured paper-covered boards with metallic blue stamping and a Little Brown blind stamp. In a fine dust jacket, black, with iridescent blue ruling, in an archival cover, signed "To Tom" by Mosley on the title page below his name.

New York: Samuel French, 1939. 24 pp. Spine discolored, stain at top of spine affecting wraps only, repriced with stamp, price sticker shadow, one inch crease extending through all pages. No marks in text. There is a five-page preface by the author. ''Poverty is something I have been privileged to know and respect. It is something I have always wanted to avoid, of course; and being a writer, it is something I have avoided. To be truly alive, in spite of poverty, is to defeat poverty. To be able to write is to be truly alive.'' ''Last year Mr. Saroyan's first play, My Heart's in the Highlands, was successfully produced on Broadway, and this season his The Time of Your Life has won the acclaim of all professional critics.". First Edition. Wraps. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

278 pp. Octavo, 5.5 x 8.5 in. Advanced reading copy with "First Atria hardcover edition," for printing in January 2003, with full number line on verso of TP. A fine copy, signed by Mosley boldly in black marker directly below his name. Protected by a sturdy archival cover. A collection of related stories, "Smoke," "Crimson Stain," "Silver Lining," "Lavender," "Grey-Eyed Death," and "Gator Green." Plus a previously unpublished addition, "Amber Gate," to make seven stories.

272 pp. Octavo, 5.5 x 8.5 in. A fine book, quarter cloth, with gilt stamped titles on spine, with a fine dust jacket in archival cover. Nicely signed in blue ink on the half-title. White Butterfly is Mosley's third Easy Rawlins novel. A delightful exemplar