Search Results: Authors starting with A from Tom Davidson - Bookseller

Beautiful copy, as new in similar 1st state dw with typographical errors on the front and rear flaps.

Abish's first collection of short stories, following his well-received novel Alphabetical Africa. Beautiful copy, fine in fine dw with a publisher's complimentary slip laid in, and warmly inscribed by Abish on the half-title page.

Abish's memoir recounts his family's flight from Vienna in the 1930's that led to precarious stays in France, Shanghai, and ultimately Israel, and then a return trip to Vienna in the 1980's while promoting his award-winning novel How German Is It. Fine in about fine dw, briefly inscribed by Abish on the title page.

Very pretty copy of Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, fine in fine dw.

The author, daughter of the French Resistance leader Yves Allain, sat down with Greene over extended periods of time in Antibes in 1979-1980, and what ensued is his recollections of childhood, travel, the genesis of his novels, religion, and much more. Originally published in France in 1981, this is the first UK edition, translated from the French by Guido Waldman. Offered here are two copies of the book, the first copy is fine in fine dw, and is INSCRIBED by Greene on the front end paper. The second copy has a bit of weakening to the rear hinge but is about fine in all other regards, in a similar dw, and is warmly INSCRIBED in French by Allain on the title page. For sale as a set.

With photographs by Bob Olen and an Introduction by David Halberstam. An unvarnished look at the life and times of Mickey Mantle by the revered New York and Baseball Hall of Fame sportswriter. Near fine in similar dw with surface scratching on the rear panel, inscribed by photographer Bob Olen on the title page.

A novel by the author of Bastard Out of Carolina. About fine in similar dw with some slight surface scratches on the rear panel. Warmly INSCRIBED to fellow author Michael Cunningham on the title page.

The Latina author's 1st book, about fine in similar dw.

1st American edition of the author's uncommon 4th novel, fine in fine dw and SIGNED by Amis on the title page.

1st US edition, 1st printing. Fine in grey boards with a grey cloth spine, in an equally fine white dw. SIGNED by Amis on the title page.

First American edition of the author's second novel, whose title created more than a little controversy. Fine in fine dw with just a touch of negligible fading to the lemon-colored spine. The book has been SIGNED by Amis on the title page.

Second book by the longtime New Yorker staff writer and famed chronicler of baseball. A selection of articles previously published in The New Yorker, written with Angell's gentle but acerbic wit. Review copy, fine in about fine dw, inscribed by Angell to Bob Henderson, a co-worker at The New Yorker, on the front end paper.

Toning to the page edges else the book is fine in fine dw, Briefly INSCRIBED by Angell on the half-title page.

Introduction by William Styron. Collects 15 short stories from the first 6 years of the literary magazine. The author's represented are Evan S. Connell, Jr., Italo Calvino, Philip Roth Samuel Beckett, Mac Hyman, Antoine Blondin, Terry Southern, Gerard Kornelis Van Het Reve, Hohn Phillips, Jack Kerouac, Hughes Rudd, Pati Hill, William Fain, and Owen Dodson. A very uncommon edition, nearly fine in a similar dw; almost never seen with the dw intact.

An early, and influential anthology, this being the fifth title in Harper's Native American Publishing Program. Edited by Duane Niatum, with selections by N. Scott Momaday, Simon J. Ortiz, W.M. Ransom, Wendy Rose, Leslie Silko, and James Welch, among others, and illustrated with 16 original color drawings by Wendy Rose. Fine in fine dw

A collection of fifteen original essays on Obsession presented as talks at the Fifth Annual PEN/Faulkner Gala in Washington, D.C. Essays by Louis Begley, David Bradley, Robert Olen Butler, Thomas Flanagan, Ernest Gaines, Barry Hannah, Maureen Howard, Jayne Anne Phillips, George Plimpton, Francine Prose, Vikram Seth, Mary Lee Settle, Ntozake Shange, Elizabeth Spencer, and Scott Spencer. Two hundred numbered copies in hardcover were issued; this copy is unnumbered, very nearly fine in gray cloth boards and slipcase, and includes the original silkscreen by Lou Stovall. SIGNED by all of the contributors at their respective essay

From the library of Kurt Vonnegut. The acclaimed poet's first novel, fine in fine dw, INSCRIBED to Vonnegut on the half-title page. Nice association copy!

A paperback original selection of poetry in Spanish, very nearly fine in copper-colored wraps. Warm, contemporaneous INSCRIPTION on the front end paper to Fred Martin, managing director of New Directions Publishing. Aridjis, a poet and novelist, is an environmental activist, and served for six years as the president of PEN International.

1st Canadian softcover edition, originally published in hard cover in 1995. This copy is fine in wraps, and is SIGNED by Atwood on the title page.

The screenplays for two films written by Auster, with a preface by the director, Wayne Wang. A paperback original, fine in glossy pictorial wraps and SIGNED by Auster on the title page.