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New York, NY Harper & Row, 1984. Hardcover First Edition [1984]; First Printing indicated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition [1984]; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ. Book shows very mild wear to lower extremities. Binding square and secure; text clean. Dustwrapper shows the mildest rubbing; price intact; mylar-protected. Very close to 'As New'. This is a REMAINDER, showing publisher's stamp at bottom edge. Not a Book-Club or Ex-Library. 8vo. 226pp. Hardcover with DJ. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

London, UK Bloomsbury Publishing, 1995. Hardcover First Ed UK, so stated. First Ed UK, so stated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Book shows tiny smudge and tiny dent at outside edge of page block; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows just a touch of wear; mildest rubbing to its sheen; price unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 261pp. Ribbon bookmark. Hardback with DJ. A collection of stories where women fight against family, past and age. An elderly family find joy and recognition; a middle-aged physician tries to mould a lover into the image of his dead wife; children kidnap their mother to prevent her having a facelift; and a woman remembers her true love.

New York, NY Henry Holt & Company, Inc., 1996. Hardcover First Edition [1996]; First Printing indicated. First Edition [1996]; First Printing indicated. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows very light wear along bottom edge of boards; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows mild rubbing to sheen; price intact; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 340pp. Hardback with DJ. Anything is possible in Maitland's weird world: sirens, dwarves, transvestites, talking seals and princesses make regular appearances amidst recipes for baked apples, tips on how to recognize a true fag hag, even a brief disquisition on the moons of Neptune. Maitland's reach is breathtaking, her prose as liquid and potent as a witch's brew.

New York, NY Henry Holt & Company, Inc., 1999. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book shows slightest spine lean, though binding remains perfectly secure; text clean. DJ unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 179pp. Hardback with DJ. SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

Toronto, ON, Canada Viking Penguin, 1995. 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 shows mild shelfwear along bottom edge of boards; barely discernible spine lean, though binding remains perfectly secure; text clean. DJ shows mild rubbing to sheen; very light wear to extremities; price unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 199pp. Hardback with DJ. The author of The Blue Afternoon and Brazzaville Beach confirms his mastery of story with this wide-ranging collection. Traveling from Lisbon and London to contemporary Hollywood, from World War I to the present, these stories are singular and eclectic, each wholly distinct from the other. Their range of reference is also sweeping and varied, from Ludwig Wittgenstein to David Hockney, burgeoning fascism to burgeoning… Read More