Search Results: Authors starting with B from Bill Leone, Bookseller ABAA

Night Shade Books, 2009. First Edition (first printing). The first adult novel by the author of THE WATER KNIFE, the story of an engineered being -- creche-grown and programmed to satisfy the decadent whims of a Kyoto businessman, but now abandoned to the streets of Bangkok. Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards (as well as several other Science Fiction prizes). Near Fine/Fine -- two very lightly tapped corners. Signed by Bacigalupi on the title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

University of Massachusetts Press, 1998. First Edition (first printing). The first book by the author of LOST GEOGRAPHY and SPLIT ESTATE, a well-received story collection. Winner of the PEN Hemingway Award. In the first issue (with orange borders) dust jacket. Fine/Fine. Signed by Bacon on the half title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Algonquin, 2001. First Edition (first US printing). The second novel by the Canadian/Indian author of TAMARIND MEM, the story of an orphaned seven-year-old boy who comes to live with his grandfather in a small, dusty Indian town. Fine/Fine. Signed by Badami on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Fourth Estate, 1998. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). A novel by the author of AT THE JERUSALEM and GABRIEL'S LAMENT, the story of two extraordinary families and the interweaving of their histories and secrets. Fine/Fine. One corner very slightly bumped. Signed by Bailey on the title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Bloomsbury, 1993. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The seventh novel by the author of KITTY AND VIRGIL, the story of a senior consulting physician at a London hospital. Fine/Fine. Signed by Bailey on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Little, Brown, 2001. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The seventeeth novel by the author of MASTER GEORGIE and EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF, a fictiionalized story about the eighteenth-century relationship between Samuel Johnson and Henry & Hester Thrale. Fine/Fine. Signed by Bainbridge on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Chronicle, 1993. First Edition (first printing). The first book by the author of LOVING WANDA BEAVER, a collection of highly praised stories which contains two O. HENRY selections. Fine in pictorial wraps as issued. Signed by Baker on the title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket.

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1988. First Edition (first printing). The first book by the author of VOX and A BOX OF MATCHES, the notorious story of a lunch hour and, more exactly, the protagonist's escalator ride back to the office after purchasing shoelaces. With author's review photo laid in. Fine/Fine.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Jonathan Cape, 1975. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The eighth novel by the author of CRASH and EMPIRE OF THE SUN, the story of a luxury apartment building's descent into violent chaos. Basis for the film. Fine/Fine but for a few very light scratches to the rear dust jacket panel -- an exceptionally clean copy. Signed by Ballard on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Viking, 1999. First Edition (first printing). The first book by the author of THE WONDER SPOT, a series of interconnected stories that went on to be a bestseller. Fine/Fine. Signed by Bank on the title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Viking, 2005. First Edition (first printing). The second book by the author of THE GIRL'S GUIDE TO HUNTING AND FISHING, a story told through the eyes of a compelling outsider which captures the life cycle of a family over two decades. Fine/Fine. Signed by Bank on the title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Avon (Equinox), 1975. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of AFFLICTION and CLOUDSPLITTER, published as a paperback original, the story of "a young American family man trying to understand what he's gotten into." Near Fine- in pictorial wraps as issued, with light rubbing to the covers and light foxing to the top-edge and fore-edge of the pages. Signed by Banks on the title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket.

HarperCollins, 2000. First Edition (first printing). Fine/Fine. Signed by Banks. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Harper (HarperCollins), 2008. First Edition (first printing). The eleventh novel by the author of AFFLICTION and THE SWEET HEREAFTER, the story of two powerful personalities -- trapped at opposite ends of a social divide -- who begin to break the rules. Fine/Fine. Signed by Banks on the title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Pantheon, 1997. First Edition (first printing). A novel by the author of LAUGHING IN THE HILLS, the story of a vineyard family and particularly the family's daughter -- who returns from New York to help with the family's affairs. Fine/Fine. Signed by Barich on the half-title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Viking, 2001. First British Edition (first printing). The ninth novel by the author of THE GHOST ROAD and ANOTHER WORLD, the story of a child psychologist who is asked to help a young man whom he once testified against. Fine/Fine. Signed by Barker on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Jonathan Cape, 1980. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The debut novel by the celebrated author of FLAUBERT'S PARROT and THE SENSE OF AN ENDING, the story of two young men from the area of London served by "the Metropolitan Line" whose cynical youth leads to a realistic adulthood. Fine/Fine. As usual, the dust jacket is price-clipped with a "J. Cape 7.95" price sticker attached. Signed by Barnes on the title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Putnam, 2003. First Edition (first printing). The debut novel by this author of two award-winning memoirs, the story of two brothers who are forced to fend for themselves when a whiskey-driven accident leaves them orphans. Fine/Fine. Signed by Barnes on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Pocket, 1991. First edition (first printing). The third book by the author of SHIP FEVER AND OTHER STORIES, the story of a particularly troubled spot in a marriage played out in Beijing prior to the Tiananmen Square standoff. Fine/Fine. Signed by Barrett on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Pocket, 1993. First Edition (first printing). The fourth novel by the author of SHIP FEVER AND OTHER STORIES, the picaresque tale of three generations descending on the only remaining piece of the family's land.. Fine/Fine but for very light toning to the dust jacket spine. Signed by Barrett on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.