Search Results: Memoir from Black Cat Hill Books

Berkeley, CA University of California Press, 1990. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows the slightest lean, but remains perfectly secure; else just a hint of shelf wear; text clean. DJ shows only mild rubbing; else flawless; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 252pp. Hardback with DJ INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

Albuquerque,NM University of New Mexico Press, 1999. Hardcover First Edition [1999], so stated. First Edition [1999], so stated. Near Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows binding square and secure, but the front boards is slightly bowed; text clean. Dustwrapper shows price intact; mylar-protected. Close to 'As New'. A fresh, clean copy. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 172pp. Yellow cloth over boards. Brown and white pictorial dustwrapper. Hardback with DJ. Road trips to Las Vegas are the occasion for this entertaining meditation on the quintessentially American experience of driving across the desert. This is a profoundly personal, even idiosyncratic book about the most public of subjects, living in the postmodern West at the end of the millennium and what the cities, the freeways, the open spaces, and the billboards tell us about ourselves.

New York, NY Bantam Books, 1997. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows shows a couple of stains at front free endpaper. Binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows very mild rubbing to sheen; former bookseller's 'Autographed' sticker at front face; price intact; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. 8vo. 256pp. Hardback with DJ. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

New York, NY Bantam Books, 1997. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows just a hint of spine lean, though the binding remains perfectly secure; text clean. DJ shows the mildest rubbing to its sheen; price unclipped. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 256pp. Hardback with DJ.

Chicago, IL Academy Chicago Publishers, 1990. Hardcover First Edition [1990], unstated. First Edition [1990], unstated, in accordance with Academy Chicago's customary practice. Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ: Book shows indications of light use: shows light shelfwear along bottom edge of boards; fore-edge shows some faint thumb-soil. Binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows mild rubbing; price intact; mylar-protected. Overall, remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 271pp. Illustrated with Kathy Blankley's black & white line drawings. Hardback with DJ. Hilda Ann Salusbury grew up in England, and came of age during the period between the wars; this covers 1913 to 1930, a yung woman of the lower middle class . Her mother had her head turned by the dashing soldiers she'd met, and deserted Hilda & her father and 3 siblings, during the First World War . Hilda's Grannie, who had already raised 23… Read More

London, UK Victor Gollancz Ltd. , 1993. Hardcover First Edition UK, so stated. First Edition UK, so stated. Very Near Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows only minute indications of use; shows tiny bump at bottom edge of front board; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ unclipped; mylar-protected. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 252pp. Hardback with DJ. What it was like growing up in Mao's China, where the soul was secondary to the state, beauty was mistrusted, and love could be punishable by death.

Hopewell, NJ Ecco Press, 1997. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use; binding shows barely discernible spine lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 227pp. Trade Paperback.

New York, NY Bantam Books, 1995. Hardcover First Edition [1995]; First Printing indicated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition [1995]; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows light shelving wear along bottom edge of the boards; some barely perceptible smudging at outside edges of text block; just a hint of spine-lean; the binding remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses. notations, marks, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. The DJ shows very mild edgewear; some light wrinkling at upper rear hinge; touch of wear at head of spine; mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.45 x 1.25 inches). 338 pages. Weight: 1 pound, 6 ounces. Hardback with DJ. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

New York, NY Bantam Books, 1996. Paperback First Edition [1995]; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition [1995]; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to wrapper covers; a couple of faint creases near the corner tips and a single one at the backstrip; an "Autographed" sticker at the lower front panel; the binding is ever so slightly cocked off square, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, marks, or marginalia in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and unobtrusive cosmetic imperfections. Not far from 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.7… Read More

New York, NY Bantam Books, 1995. Hardcover First Edition [1995]; First Printing indicated by a complete number line. . INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition [1995]; First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of very light use. Book shows just a touch of wear to the extremtiies; several tiny, very faint spots at the top edge; just a hint of spine lean, though the binding remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses. notations, marks, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. The DJ shows only mild overall rubbing; the price has not been clipped; mylar-protected. Overall, remains a handsome copy: clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.45 x 1.25 inches). 338 pages. Weight: 1 pound, 6 ounces. Hardback with DJ. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR.