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New York, NY Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. Hardcover First Edition, unstated ('A')[?] First Edition, unstated ('A') [DJ lacks price and may be some sort of bookclub edition]. Very Good in Very Good DJ: Book shows faint water spotting at top edge of page block; light wear to corner tips; front free endpaper shows shadow from laid in newspaper clipping. Binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows a little darkening at backstrip; soiling and at rear hinge; light wear and tiny chips at extremities; mylar-protected. Despite its several flaws, as noted, remains a clean. solid, presentable copy. NOT a Remainder, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 352pp. Green cloth over boards with gilt titles at backstrip. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY Frederick Ungar Publishing Co. , 1964. Paperback Reprint edition [1964]. Very Good in Wraps: price blocked out at the lower front panel; top edge shows faint foxing; front endpaper and title page clipped at upper corner; slight spine lean; light crease at the back strip; some light rubbing and soiling; former owner’s name neatly at upper front endpaper; binding secure; text clean. Overall, remains a clean, sturdy reading copy. REMAINDER, showing a small mark at the bottom edge. NOT a Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9 x 6 x 1.3 inches). xv, 597 pages. Translated by Hamish Hamilton. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 13.8 ounces. Reprint edition [1964]. Trade Paperback.

New York, NY Pocket Books: Kangaroo, 1977. Paperback First Edition Thus (1977), so stated. First Edition Thus (1977), so stated.. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: slight spine lean; just a hint of wear to the extremities, but with a eighth-inch closed fissure at the outside edge of the front panel; very mild rubbing to the panels of the wrapper covers; two faint creases at the backstrip; the pages have tanned slightly, due to aging; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, well-cared for copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing only very mild wear a couple minor flaws. Remains close to 'As New'. Clean and crisp throughout. The binding is tight. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7 x 4.25 x 0.65 inches). 222 pages. Language: English. Weight: 5 ounces. First published in 1946. Mass Market Paperback.

New York, NY Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1995. Hardcover First Edition (1995), so stated. First Edition (1995), so stated. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book shows only a minute crimp to the heel of the backstrip; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single, unobtrusive flaw. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'.The DJ shows sun-blanching to the peach-toned background field of the backstrip (the titles thereon remain bold and clearly legible); a very faint crease near the top of the front panel; the price is unclipped. Attractive and intact, showing minor imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.85 x 0.85 inches). 242 pages.… Read More

New York, NY Random House: Vintage, 2004. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows Media Event sticker affixed to inside front cover; else flawless; binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 402pp. Trade Paperback. In Maxine Hong Kingston's brilliant new book, THE FIFTH BOOK OF PEACE, she pulls together her entire life, as well as all the major characters of THE WOMAN WARRIOR, CHINA MEN, and TRIPMASTER MONKEY, in order to achieve an extraordinary feat of reconciliation, a vision as honestly won as the dancing circle at the end of Fellini's "8 1/2." It is a book that overflows with wisdom, marvelous humor, and lyrical beauty, all in the service of exploring a most serious question: can we live together in peace? The author looks into the abyss created by humanity's impulse toward destruction: of other… Read More

New York, NY Penguin Books, 2000. Paperback First Edition thus (2000), so stated; Seventeenth Printing. Fine in Wraps: the pages have tanned just slightly, due to aging; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.35 x 5.5 x 1 inches). 420 pages. Illustrated in black & white. Language: English. Weight: 14.9 ounces. First Edition thus (2000), so stated; Seventeenty Printing. Trade Paperback.

New York, NY Henry Holt & Company, Inc., 1997. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. REMAINDER, showing a tiny dot at the bottom edge. Else, Near Fine in Wraps: shows the mildest rubbing; binding shows slight lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 449pp. Trade Paperback. The early, unending attempts of Paul Auster to become a writer, in both the wordly and literary sense. The monumental quantity of his failures is an example to all would-be artists, of any genre, of the need to persevere in one's creative efforts. He includes three samples of his early and unsuccessful attempts, and through these examples the reader sees Auster's beginning efforts at expressing themes which he later developed fully. Not too many people are willing to expose their awkward early attempts, but by including these early examples, it gives us the extraordinary… Read More

London, UK Octopus Publishing Group: Minerva, 1989. Paperback Reprint Edition. Near Fine in Wraps: pages have tanned a bit with age; faint foxing at outside edges and endpapers; else flawless; binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club. NOT Ex-Library. 8vo. 222pp. Reprint Edition. Trade Paperback. Abandoned after Salinger successfully sued to enjoin publication on the grounds of copyright violation, this book finally reached publication in this form and represents an attempt to salvage the biography. Essential reading for anyone interested in Salinger.

New York, NY Macmillan Publishing Company, 1949. Hardcover First Ed USA, First Printing indicated. First Ed USA, First Printing indicated. Very Good in Very Good DJ: Book shows indications of very light use; "220" in ink at front free endpaper; just a touch of wear to extremities; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows light wear to extremities; minor chip loss and several short, closed tears; mild rubbing; price clipped; mylar-protected. No longer 'As New, but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 396pp.

London, UK Victor Gollancz Ltd. , 1973 . Hardcover First Edition [1973], unstated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows shows very slight spine lean; faint foxing at top edge; light sticker shadow at front pastedown; binding remains perfectly secure; text clean. DJ shows very mild rubbing to sheen; price-clipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 283pp. + Index. First Edition [1973], unstated. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY Stein and Day, 1981. Hardcover First Ed, so stated. First Ed, so stated. Very Good + in Very Good DJ. Both book and DJ show only minor indications of use. Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows a couple of tiny chips; price intact; mylar-protected. Overall, despite these minor flaws, remains a handsome copy. NOT a Remainder. Not an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 728pp. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY Random House, 1995. Hardcover First Edition (1995), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition (1995), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows the slightest lean to the spine; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ shows only the mildest rubbing to the panels; the price is intact. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.6 x 6 x 1 inches). 273 pages. Language: English. Weight: 17 ounces. Deckle fore-edge. Hardback with DJ. Mark Salzman (born December 3, 1959 in… Read More

New York, NY Farrar Staus Giroux:, 1999. Hardcover First Edition (1999); so stated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: The book shows a hint of wear to the heel of the backstrip; a small coffee-like stain to the lower fore-edge and a small faint smudge nearby it; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive imperfections only. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The Dj shows a short, closed tear at the heel of the backstrip; mild wear to same and even less wear to the head of the backstrip; else only the mildest rubbing to the panels; the price has not been clipped. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.3 x 6.3 x 2.35 inches). ix, 834 pages.… Read More

New York, NY Farrar, Straus & Giroux: The Noonday Press, 1997. Paperback First Edition Thus [1997]; First Printing indicated. First Edition Thus [1997]; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows a most minute dot at the fore-edge; first twenty pages a very faint bend near the lower front corner [not so defined as a crease, but perceptible]. Binding shows barely discernible lean, while remaining perfectly secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 117pp. Trade Paperback. Calvin Trillin, the celebrated New Yorker writer, offers a rich and engaging biography of his father, as well as a literate and entertaining fanfare for the common (and decent, and hard-working) man. Abe Trillin had the western Missouri accent of someone who had grown up in St. Joseph and the dreams of America of someone who had been born is Russia. In Kansas City, he was a grocer, at least until he swore off the grocery business. He… Read More

New York, NY W.W. Norton & Company, 1990. Paperback First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use; binding square and secure; text clean. Just a hint of wear to extremities; mildest rubbing. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 407pp. Trade Paperback. Published years after Wat's death, this remarkable transcription of his taped memoirs sears the imagination. Like Dostoyevsky and Solzhenitsyn, Wat records the life of a political prisoner with agonizing precision, texturing his recall with comic and compassionate portraits of his fellow prisoners and their guards. But Wat's genius lies beyond memorable evocation of place or even portraiture. His work is subtitled an "odyssey," and its true force transpires through the political and spiritual implications of his journeys among 13 Polish and Russian prisons during the 1930s… Read More

New York, NY George P. Putnam , 1961. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'. Later Edition. Very Good: shows light wear to extremities; one signature a little loose, but still intact; faint soiling; backstrip slightly dulled. Tasteful bookplate at front pastedown endpaper. Binding secure; text clean. Despite noted flaws, remains clean, sturdy, presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 382pp. Black cloth with gilt-embossed but of Irving at front panel and gilt titles and designs at backstrip; embossed designs at front and rear panels. Later Edition.

New York, NY George P. Putnam , 1961. Hardcover Later Edition. Very Good: shows light wear to extremities; one signature a little loose, but still intact; faint soiling; backstrip slightly dulled. Tasteful bookplate at front pastedown endpaper. Binding secure; text clean. Despite noted flaws, remains clean, sturdy, presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 382pp. Black cloth with gilt-embossed but of Irving at front panel and gilt titles and designs at backstrip; embossed designs at front and rear panels.  Not Inscribed or Signed by Author.

New York, NY Random House, 1995. Hardcover First Edition (1995), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence, beginning with the numeral '2' in accordance with Random House's customary practice at the time of publication. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows a hint of rubbing to the front corner tips; a touch of crimp to the heel of the backstrip and lesser crimp at the head of same; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Fee of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive cosmetic imperfections only. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ also shows mild rubbing to the front corner tips and the heel of the… Read More

London, UK Andre Deutsch, Ltd. , 1986. Hardcover First Ed, so stated. First Ed, so stated. Near Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows tiny spot at top edge; very slight spine lean; pages tanned somewhat with age; faint signs of shelving at bottom edge of boards. Dustwrapper mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy.8vo. 194pp. Hardback with DJ. An incredible biography of the Jewish author's boyhood in mysterious Guatemala.

New York, NY Macmillan Publishing Company, 1952. Hardcover First Edition USA (1952), First Printing, so stated. First Edition USA (1952), First Printing, so stated. Good shows indications of fairly heavy use; considerable wear to the outside edges; rubbing to the panels; some mottling at the fore-edge; the top 1.5" of the backstrip has chipped off; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A well-loved copy, showing moderate to heavy wear and one serious flaw, but structurally sound and tightly bound, and with a clean text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 z 5.85 x 1.05 inches). 323 pages. Language: English. Weight: 17 ounces. Hardback: Lacks DJ.