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

Algonquin, 1996. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by this transplanted Hawaiian author, the story of a Japanese family who bring their customs and expectations to Hawaii's sugarcane fields. Fine/Fine. Signed and dated June 12, 1996 by Iida on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Regan (HarperCollins), 1996. First Edition (first printing). The debut novel by this author, the epic story of a Japanese-American family -- from the birth of their son to their internment during World War II. Fine/Fine. Signed and dated Santa Monica June 23, 1996 by Ikeda on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Fiction International, 1981. First Edition (first printing). The first book by the author of BURNING MARGUERITE, a story collection that "moves through glittery realms that seduce the heart as well as the eye and ear." Near Fine in pictorial wraps as issued - rubbing along the extremities.. Unsigned. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket.

Simon & Schuster, 2001. First Edition (first printing). The debut story collection by this Northern California writer. Fine/Fine. Signed by Iribarne on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Bloomsbury, 1993. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The first story/essay collection by the author of THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP and A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY. The British Edition preceded all others -- including the US Edition by three years -- and did not include the memoir, THE IMAGINARY GIRLFRIEND (which was published separately in Britain). Fine/Near Fine but for incidental crimping at the head and foot of the spine. Inscribed by Irving on the title page, as follows: "For Craig & Christina/with my love/John Irving.". Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

Morrow, 1985. First Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the author of THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP and A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY, the story of the director of an orphanage in a small Maine town -- and of his favorite orphan, who is never adopted. Basis for the film. Near Fine/Fine -- slight rubbing to the bottom edge of the pages. Signed by Irving on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.

Faber and Faber, 1986. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The second novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of THE REMAINS OF THE DAY and NEVER LET ME GO, the story of an aging Japanese painter whose career coincided with the rise of Japanese militarism. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize and winner of the Whitbread Book of the Year Award. This is the (much scarcer) first issue -- printed by Butler and Tanner. Near Fine/Near Fine -- a hint of toning to the head and foot of the dust jacket spine and to the top and bottom of the flaps. Signed by Ishiguro on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Faber and Faber, 1982. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of THE REMAINS OF THE DAY and KLARA AND THE SUN, the story of a middle-aged Japanese woman living alone in England dwelling on the recent suicide of her eldest daughter. Fine/Near Fine -- a tiny nick at the top of the front dust jacket panel and slight rubbing at the foot of the spine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

Faber & Faber, 2021. First British Edition (first printing). The eighth novel by the author of NEVER LET ME GO and THE REMAINS OF THE DAY, the story of an Artificial Friend who (from her place in the store) watches the behavior of those who come in and those who pass in the street outside. This is one of the beautiful copies produced for Waterstones -- with the blue sky and yellow sun on the page edges. Longlisted for the Booker Prize. Fine/Fine. Signed by Ishiguro on the half-title page. Includes the promotional bookmark.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Faber & Faber, 2005. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of THE REMAINS OF THE DAY, the story of a group of pupils at an idyllic English countryside school who are sheltered from the outside world -- for a reason. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and basis for the film. Fine/Fine but for an incidental small scuff to the rear board. Signed by Ishiguro on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Faber and Faber, 1989. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The third novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of NEVER LET ME GO and KLARA AND THE SUN, the story of a butler's six-day motoring trip which is interrupted by the memories of his life in service. Winner of the Booker Prize and basis for the award-winning film. Fine/Fine but for incidental rubbing to the dust jacket panels. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Viking, 1997. First Edition (first printing). The third book by the author of THE PRINCE OF WEST END AVENUE, a series of four tales set in successive centuries about the Jewish experience in the Gentile world. Fine/Fine. Signed by Isler on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Faber and Faber, 1997. First edition (first printing). The first novel by this Los Angeles author, the portrait of the downward spiral of a mother and young daughter. Fine/Fine. Signed by Ison on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

HarperFlamingoCanada, 2003. First Canadian (and true first) Edition (first printing). The first novel to be published in the U.S. by this Ottawa/Geneva author, an acclaimed story of the life and loves of a young deaf woman set in Canada on the eve of the Great War. Fine/Fine. Signed by Itani on the title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.