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

Harcourt, 2002. First Edition (first U.S. printing). The second novel by the author of UNDER THE SKIN and D, the very well-received story of a young woman's struggle to lift herself out of the gutter in 1870's London. This U.S. edition is the true first. Near Fine/Fine -- light crimping at the head and foot of the spine. Very nicely inscribed by Faber on the title page, as follows: "Dear Everett, although Sugar is the "heroine" and naturally gets most of the attention from readers and reviewers, I'm awfully fond of Emmeline Fox and am so pleased that you are too. Thanks for your enthusiasm for Petal, Best wishes, Michel Faber.". Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

Harcourt, 2002. First Edition (first printing). The second novel by the author of UNDER THE SKIN, the very well-received panoramic study of a young woman's struggle to lift herself out of the gutter in 1870's London. This U.S. edition is the true first. Fine/Fine but for incidental rubbing to the rear dust jacket panel. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Harcourt, 2002. First Edition (first U. S. printing). The second novel by the author of UNDER THE SKIN and THE BOOK OF STRANGE NEW THINGS, the very well-received panoramic story of a young woman's struggle to lift herself out of the gutter in 1870's London. This U.S. edition is the true first. Fine/Fine.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Amy Einhorn (Putnam), 2011. First Edition (first printing). The debut story collection by this "Army wife" who lived at Fort Hood while her husband was deployed to Iraq. Compared to the writings of Raymond Carver and Tim O'Brien, this acclaimed interconnected collection clarifies the role of military wives who are linked by a pervading fear that they will become war widows. Fine/Fine. Signed by Fallon on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Putnam, 1983. First Edition (first trade printing). The fifth novel in the RIVERWORLD series -- which began with TO YOUR SCATTERED BODIES GO, a story of the discovery of a giant tower which controls the resurrection process. Near Fine/Near Fine -- light toning to the dust jacket panels and a small remainder dot to the bottom edge of the pages. Inscribed by Farmer on the title page, as follows: "To Klon from Philip Jose Farmer." . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

HarperSanFrancisco, 2002. First Edition (first printing). The third novel by the author of THE CALIFORNIA BOOK OF THE DEAD, the story of a down-and-out single mother who rents out her apartment to a man "on the lam after twenty years in a monastery." Fine/Fine. Signed by Farrington on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Random House, 1951. First Edition (first printing). The twentieth book by the Nobel Prize-winning author of THE SOUND AND THE FURY and AS I LAY DYING, a continuation of the story of Temple Drake, who was introduced in the novel SANCTUARY. In the first issue jacket with designer E, McKnight Kauffer's name misspelled as M. McKnight Kauffer. Near Fine/Near Fine -- very light fading to the dust jacket spine and slight crimping at the head and foot of the spine. Also, very light rubbing to the rear panel -- else a clean copy. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

Hutchinson, 2005. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The seventh novel by the author of BIRDSONG and THE GIRL AT THE LION D'OR, the massive story of two nineteenth-century psychiatrists who are united by an ambition to understand how the mind works. Fine/Fine. Signed by Faulks on the title page. This book is heavy and so may require a postage adjustment. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

North Point Press, 1989. First Edition (first printing). The third novel by the author of ONLY SHORTER, the story of the owner of an audio store whose world is "wobbly, but not without music." Fine/Fine. Signed by Feld on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

Dutton, 1996. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by this New York author, the story of an American boy in Korea, torn between his mother's world and his father's -- the U.S. Army base where G.I.'s are preparing for combat in Vietnam. Fine/Fine. Signed by Fenkl on the title page who has added "Santa Monica '96.". Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Houghton Mifflin, 1997. First edition (first printing). The first book by the author of DEAR MISS METROPOLITAN, a well-received story collection. Fine/Fine. Signed and dated 4.25.98 by Ferrell on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Hodder & Stoughton, 2002. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The second book in the Thursday Next series by the author of THE EYRE AFFAIR, a story which begins with the disturbing news that Thursday's husband of only a month drowned thirty-eight years ago. Fine/Fine. Signed by Fforde, "JASPER" in all caps on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Picador, 1996. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The second novel by this journalist and documentary producer for the BBC, the popular story of a young single London girl on an optimistic but doomed quest for self-improvement. Basis for the film franchise. Near Fine/Fine -- light crimping at the head and foot of the spine and a small spot to the bottom edge of the pages. Signed by Fielding on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

Morrow, 1997. First Edition (first printing). The second novel by the author of LILY BEACH, the story of a woman who escapes the narrow and wealthy life in Manhattan by moving her family to an old brownstone in Brooklyn. Fine/Fine. Signed by Fields on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

St. Martin's, 1996. First edition (first printing). The first book by this Massachusetts author, a well-received story collection. Fine/Fine. Signed by Fitzgerald on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Avon, 1998. First Edition (first printing). The second novel by the author of PEST CONTROL, a satire on the merging of medical science and big business. Fine/Fine. Signed by Fitzhugh on the half title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

D.A.P. (Distributed Art Publishers), 2001. First Edition (first printing). A collection of fiction and poetry inspired by the "assemblage art" work of Joseph Cornell -- edited by the author of EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED. Includes many tipped-in plates. Contributions by Barry Lopez, Rick Moody, Joyce Carol Oates, Siri Hustvedt, Joanna Scott, Lydia Davis and many others. Fine/Fine but for a single spot of foxing to the fore-edge. Inscribed by Foer on the title page, as follows: "For to -- m with great thanks, Jonathan Safran Foer.". Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2016. First Edition (first printing). The third novel by the author of EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED, the story of a fracturing Jewish family in a moment of crisis. Fine/Fine but for light crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed and dated "09/07/16 Nyk" by Foer on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Morrow Junior Books, 1990. First Edition (first U.S. printing). A book for younger readers by the author of THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH and THE KEY TO REBECCA, the story of twins who visit the mysterious Worm planet when they go on vacation to visit their uncle's farm. Includes a blank "with compliments" card from Follett laid in. Fine/Fine. Signed without inscription "Best Wishes" by Follett on the half title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Norton, 1996. First Edition (first printing). The second novel by the author of FIRST CONFESSION, the story of the rites of passage through love, murder, prison and war of a young man who has avenged his father's murder. Fine/Fine. Signed by Fontes on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.