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COASTLINES 21-22 (VOL.6, NOS.1-2)

COASTLINES 21-22 (VOL.6, NOS.1-2)

by Dahl, Barding (editor); Bukowski, Charles, Jack Hirschman, and Barbara Harris, et al. (contributors)

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Santa Monica and London: Coastlines / Villiers Publications Ltd, 1964. First Edition. Final issue of this southern California literary journal. Contains the first appearance of two Bukowski poems - "Upon Listening To Symphony Music While Drunk" and "Everything." With contributions by Jack Hirschman, Gene Frumkin, Ann Stanford, Barbara Harris, and others. Dorbin C246-247. Octavo (22.75cm); original glossy pictorial card wrappers; 88pp. Mild surface wear, touch of dust-soil to wrappers; Near Fine.
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JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH: A CHILDREN'S STORY

JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH: A CHILDREN'S STORY

by Dahl, Roald (novel); Burkert, Nancy Ekholm (illustrations)

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961. Second State, with four-line colophon reading "Bound by The Book Press, New York." Octavo (26cm); orange cloth, titled in gilt on spine, with pictorial elements embossed onto front cover, and no ISBN present on rear cover; dustjacket; [viii],118,[2]pp; illus. Hint of sunning to spine, faint trace of foxing to text edges, else a bright, Near Fine copy. In the first state dustjacket, price-clipped, with no ISBN number on rear panel, and only Someone Like You and Kiss, Kiss listed beneath the "About the Author" paragraph on the rear flap; gently spine-sunned, lightly edgeworn, with a few tiny nicks and tears, and some faint, scattered foxing to upper front panel; Very Good+ or better. A pleasing copy of Dahl's beloved children's book, following the travels of a young orphan boy in a giant peach, with a group of magically-altered garden insects. Basis for the 1996 Walt Disney film directed by Henry Selick.
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THE THIRD MURDERER

THE THIRD MURDERER

by Daly, Carroll John

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London: Hutchinson & Co, 1932. First U.K. Edition. A well-preserved copy of the seventh Race Williams novel. "Race Williams here tells the story of the game he played with the three Gorgon brothers. Two were gangsters, and the third, a mind that, controlling them, ruled a great city. It is a crisp electric story of quick minds, and quick trigger fingers, and through it all "The Flame" runs her course, brilliant, uncertain, dangerous - The Girl with the Criminal Mind." Scarce, particularly in dustjacket. Hubin, p.104. First Impression. Octavo (19.5cm); red cloth, with titles stamped in black on spine; dustjacket; xii,13-288 + 24pp publisher's catalogue bound at rear. Foxing to text edges, endpapers, and a few preliminary leaves; cloth is bright and clean; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced 7/6 net), gently spine-sunned and lightly edgeworn, with some mild dust-soil, a few tiny tears, and attendant creases; an unrestored, Very Good+ example.
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN - SIGNED

ABRAHAM LINCOLN - SIGNED

by D'Aulaire, Ingri & Edgar Parin

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New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1940. Attractive copy of the d'Aulaire's award-winning childrens book, chronicling the early life of our nation's 16th President. Winner of the Caldecott Medal in 1940 - the third book to gain that distinction. Second Printing. Quarto (31.5cm); illustrated paper-covered boards and blue cloth backstrip; map endpapers; dustjacket; [56]pp; illus. Elegantly signed by the author-illustrators on the copyright page. Pinpoint wear to lower board edges, else a fresh, Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.00), with Caldecott Medal sticker on front panel; some trivial wear to extremities, with a few short, closed tears to rear panel; a bright, Near Fine example.
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RINGS ON HER FINGERS

RINGS ON HER FINGERS

by Davies, Rhys

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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1930. First American Edition. The Welsh author's novel about a poverty-stricken woman, fiercely rebelling against the restraints of her married life. First Printing. Octavo (19.25cm); light brown cloth, with titles stamped in black on spine; brown topstain; dustjacket; [vi],278,[4]pp. Spine ends gently nudged, topstain just slightly dulled, with some faint, scattered foxing to text edges, and some mild offset to endpapers; Very Good+. Dustjacket flaps evenly machine-clipped, with $2.00 price rubber-stamped beneath front flap text; sunning to spine, some shelfwear, with shallow losses to spine ends, corners, and rear panel edges, with some tiny tears and attendant creases; Very Good+.
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SHADOWS IN BRONZE

SHADOWS IN BRONZE

by Davis, Lindsey

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New York: Crown Publishers, 1990. First American Edition. New. First Printing. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. The second installment in Davis' Marcus Didius Falco series.
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SILVER PIGS

SILVER PIGS

by Davis, Lindsey

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New York: Crown Publishers, 1989. First American Edition. New. First Printing. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. The first book in Davis' award winning series set in ancient Rome, introducing Imperial Detective Marcus Didius Falco. Winner of the Author's Club Prize for "Best First Novel" in 1989.
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THE IRON HAND OF MARS - REVIEW COPY

THE IRON HAND OF MARS - REVIEW COPY

by Davis, Lindsey

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New York: Crown Publishers, 1992. First American Edition. New. First Printing. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. The fourth installment in Davis' award-winning series, featuring Marcus Didius Falco. This is a Review Copy, and uncommon as such. The publisher's letter, review slip, and photographic card featuring the jacket design are laid in.
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TIME TO DEPART - REVIEW COPY

by Davis, Lindsey

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New York: Mysterious Press, 1995. First American Edition. New. First Printing. Fine in a Fine dustjacket. The seventh book in Davis' award winning series, featuring Marcus Didius Falco. This is a Review Copy, with the publisher's letter laid in.
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IN THE FOG - WITH AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER TO HIS PUBLISHER, ROBERT H. RUSSELL
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IN THE FOG - WITH AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER TO HIS PUBLISHER, ROBERT H. RUSSELL

by Davis, Richard Harding (novel); Peirce, Thomas Mitchell & F.D. Steele (illustrations)

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New York: R.H. Russell, 1901. First Edition. Best-known mystery by the Philadelphia-born novelist and journalist, "which contains three connected short stories in the style of Robert Louis Stevenson's New Arabian Nights (1882). There's a double surprise ending" (Penzler & Steinbrunner, p.117). A Queen's Quorum title, with distinguished provenance. Hubin, p.109; BAL 4537; Smith D-155. First Printing. Octavo (21cm); navy blue cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine, and pictorial title label within a gilt-ruled border on front cover; Blanck's state B (priority is arbitrary), with last leaf excised, and true endpapers of white laid paper at front and back; dustjacket; [6],7-155,[1]pp; with frontispiece and 15 plates of illustrations by Thomas Mitchell Peirce and F.D. Steele. Armorial bookplate (Everett) on front pastedown; some wear to spine ends, light rubbing to corners and lower board edges, with contents clean, and the gilt and pictorial elements unrubbed; Very Good+ to Near… Read More
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THE DREAM / THUNDER ROAD: STORIES AND DREAMS 1955-1965

THE DREAM / THUNDER ROAD: STORIES AND DREAMS 1955-1965

by Dawson, Fielding

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Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1972. First Edition. First Printing, cloth issue, one of 200 copies (this one an overrun from the bindery - unnumbered and unsigned on the colophon). Octavo (19.5cm); pictorial paper-covered boards and yellow cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; 122,[4]pp. Fine in a lightly rubbed, Near Fine dustjacket. Morrow & Cooney 125b.
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THE TRICK: NEW STORIES - THE BINDER'S COPY, SIGNED
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THE TRICK: NEW STORIES - THE BINDER'S COPY, SIGNED

by Dawson, Fielding

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Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1991. First Edition. Deluxe Issue, one of no more than a hald-dozen copies specially bound and designated for the author, publisher, and a few members within the inner circle of the press, this one marked "Binder's Copy" and signed by the author on the colophon. Octavo (23.5cm); printed paper-covered boards and patterned cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [8],9-155,[5]pp. With an original drawing by the author tipped in following the copyright page. Fine in a lightly rubbed, Near Fine dustjakcet.
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THE ORANGE IN THE ORANGE: A NOVELLA & TWO STORIES

THE ORANGE IN THE ORANGE: A NOVELLA & TWO STORIES

by Dawson, Fielding

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Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1995. First Edition. First Printing, cloth issue, one of 200 copies. Octavo (23.5cm); pictorial paper-covered boards and light green cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [10],11-172,[4]pp. Light nudge to upper edge of spine, else very Near Fine in a lightly rubbed and wavy dustjacket. In the title novella Dawson recounts his experience teaching in a prison.
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THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD: A TRANSFORMATION - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED
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THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD: A TRANSFORMATION - LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED

by Dawson, Fielding

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Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1973. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 200 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the author, this being copy no.23. Small octavo (18cm); printed paper covered boards and brown cloth backstrip with title label mounted to spine; [8],9-69,[3]pp. Light foxing to textblock edges and gutters of a few preliminary and terminal leaves; Near Fine, lacking the original acetate dustjacket. Morrow & Cooney 136b.
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THRILLING WONDER STORIES - VOL.XXXVIII, NO.1 (APRIL, 1951)

THRILLING WONDER STORIES - VOL.XXXVIII, NO.1 (APRIL, 1951)

by de Camp, L. Sprague, Robert Moore Williams, and Carter Sprague, et al. (contributors)

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New York: Standard Magazines, Inc, 1951. First Edition. Contents include contributions by L. Sprague de Camp, Robert Moore Williams, Carter Sprague, Margaret St. Clair, Mack Reynolds, Dallas Ross, and Matt Lee. Quarto (23cm); illustrated pulp wrappers; 162pp; illus. Some trivial loss to crown, light wear to extremities, with several tiny tears and creases along lower wrapper edges; text is still creamy and supple; Very Good+.
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OURIKA - INSCRIBED TO KAREL REISZ

OURIKA - INSCRIBED TO KAREL REISZ

by De Durfort, Claire (novel); Fowles, John (translation)

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Austin: W. Thomas Taylor, 1977. First Edition of this translation. Handsome edition of Fowles's translation of Claire de Durfort's 1824 novel. In his introduction, Fowles explains how the acquisition and reading of a badly foxed copy in a London bookshop inspired his third novel, The French Lieutenant's Woman (1969). The novel was adapted for film by playwright Harold Pinter, directed by Karel Reisz, and released to great fanfare, including five Academy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award for Meryl Streep. A lengthy, significant inscription, and uncommon thus. One of 500 copies. Quarto (25.75cm); original quarter blue crushed morocco and paste paper boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; [ii],[4],5-65,[5]pp. Inscribed by Fowles to Czech-born British filmmaker Karel Reisz (1926-2002) on half-title page: "Dear Karel, I thought this little source for the FLW might amuse you - and it comes with all my thanks for your patience, past and present, over the filming. I know it could not be in… Read More
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LA RUE ROUGE (SCARLET STREET) - ORIGINAL FRENCH PRESSBOOK

LA RUE ROUGE (SCARLET STREET) - ORIGINAL FRENCH PRESSBOOK

by De La Fouchardière, Georges (novel); Lang, Fritz (director)

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Paris: Universal Film S.A., 1945. Large quarto; single sheet of matte stock (18 X 24.25 inches), folded to make a four-page pressbook, which opens into a poster with printed synopsis; text and illustrations printed in red, black and white. A stunning, Fine example of the French film pressbook for Fritz Lang's 'Scarlet Street,' based on Georges de la Fouchardiere's 1930 novel 'La Chienne' (The Bitch), published in English the same year as 'Poor Sap.' Together with a Fine silver gelatin still from the film, measuring approx. 9.5 X 12 inches.
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MURDER BELOW WALL STREET

MURDER BELOW WALL STREET

by Delancey, Roger

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New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1934. First Edition. Wall Street mystery featuring Dr. Hiram Arthur, an engineer-turned-private investigator who serves the upper echelons of Manhattan's financial district. After a financier is murdered in his private office, "wily old Dr. Arthur and his team of voluptuous secretaries tangle with the carefully non-committal suspects (bankers, in-laws, office manager, and a Bolivian revolutionists' envoy), until one of them is not so non-committal as he thought he was" (from front flap). Uncommon in dustjacket; OCLC notes 7 holdings in the U.S. Hubin, p.112. First Printing. Octavo (19.5cm); purple moiré cloth, with titling and decorative elements stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; light green topstain; dustjacket; [vi],305,[1]pp. Upper corners gently tapped (though still sharp), with a shallow chip to upper right corner of crown; contents clean; Very Good+. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.00), with a hint of sunning to spine, some light wear along upper… Read More
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WHITE NOISE - INSCRIBED
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WHITE NOISE - INSCRIBED

by DeLillo, Don

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New York: Viking Penguin, Inc, 1985. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (23.5cm); light grey paper and white cloth-covered boards, with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; [x],326pp. Inscribed on the title page: "To Lucy Horowitz / Who we were (some of us) in the 20th century / Don DeLillo." Gentle sunning to spine ends, upper, and lower board edges, base of spine gently nudged, else Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $16.95), lightly edgeworn, with some very faint foxing to spine panel and extremities; Near Fine. Housed in a custom clamshell slipcase and chemise. DeLillo's ninth novel, winner of the National Book Award for Fiction, and basis for Noah Baumbach's 2022 film adaptation starring Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig, and Don Cheadle.
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THE HOODS TAKE OVER

THE HOODS TAKE OVER

by Demaris, Ovid (novel); Phillips, Barye (cover art)

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Greenwich: Fawcett Publications, Inc. / Gold Medal Books, 1957. First Edition. Sharp copy of the author's second book, set in a Los Angeles already under the control of an organized crime boss, who from time to time has to fend off the New York mafia. Hubin, p.113. First Printing, a paperback original novel. Octavo (18cm); illustrated wrappers; yellow edge-staining; 160pp. Scattered spotting to front wrapper, else Near Fine and unread.
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