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

The thirteenth entry in Macdonald's acclaimed Lew Archer series, from the library of famed editor/literary agent Bob Lescher. Very pretty copy, nearly fine in blue boards with the blue top stain lightly faded, in a nearly fine dw with a hint of scattered edge wear, but no fading to the purple lettering on the spine or front panel that is so often encountered. Brief, warm inscription to his long-time editor, Bob Lescher, dated Christmas, 1965, one month prior to publication, and signed Ken. Wonderful association copy!

1st edition, 1st printing. Reading crease on spine thus about fine in fine dw. The book is inscribed by Mailer "to Elena by way of Kittredge and Clay"; Kittredge and Clay Fisher are Mailer's godchildren, as mentioned on the dedication page.

One of Mailer's personal favorites - he has said the first ninety pages are some of his finest writing. INSCRIBED by Mailer in the month of publication on the red front end paper to the individual who introduced him at a reading. Fine in fine dw. A Burgess 99 title.

Publicity copy of Mailer's huge 1,300+ page novel of the CIA. About fine in similar dw, uncommon given the bulk of the book. INSCRIBED by Mailer to author Donald Newlove on the title page.

Malone's fiction debut, preceded by a work of nonfiction. INSCRIBED by Malone on the front end paper and dated in the month of publication, January 1977. Pretty copy, fine in fine dw with a small vertical crease on the front flap.

One of only 1,500 hardcover copies of the 1st edition, fine in fine dw.

1st edition of the award-winning playwright's first novel in twenty years, set in his hometown of Chicago in the Roaring Twenties. New in similar dw, SIGNED by the author on the title page.

1st edition of Mamet's 7th book, fine in fine dw.

Mamet's fifth book, fine in fine dw with two small round impressions near the top of the front panel.

Mamet's first collection of poetry, fine in fine dw with the page edges toned, an endemic problem with this title. SIGNED by Mamet on the title page.

The 1st US edition of the first volume in Mann's acclaimed tetralogy, translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter. About fine in black boards with the gold stamping on the spine fresh and intact; the near fine dw has some shallow chipping to the edges of the sun-darkened spine, with the original $2.50 price intact atop the front flap.

The 1st US edition of the final volume in Mann's acclaimed tetralogy, translated from the German by H. T. Lowe-Porter. About fine in black boards with the gold stamping on the spine fresh and intact and a yellow top stain, in an about fine p/c 1st state dw with pink coloring on the verso of the dw. An uncommonly pretty copy!

Sixteen essays, dealing with literature, music, and psychoanalysis. 1st American edition, translated from the German by H.T. Lowe-Porter. Bottom front corner tapped else the book is about fine in near fine dw with light chips to the spine and extremities, and a ¾" chip to the rear panel.

Published on the occasion of an exhibit in Matthew Marks Gallery in New York. As new in oatmeal colored cloth boards and pictorial dw, with an essay by David Anfam, with multiple full color illustrations including 1 fold-out page. Uncommonly SIGNED by Marden on the title page.

Markson's second novel, a tale of three American expatriates living together in a small Mexican town. Fine in near fine black dw with a chip atop the spine, another on the corner of the rear panel, and a closed tear at the base of the fron panel. INSCRIBED to Pete Axthelm, sportswriter and columnist for the New York Herald Tribune and Sports Illustrated.

Uncorrected proof of the author's first book, a "wickedly funny…spoof" of the old west. From the library of noted collector Burt Britton, with his hand-written note to a friend laid in. Briefly INSCRIBED by Markson on the half-title page. Near fine in lightly soiled white wraps. Source for the film Dirty Dingus Magee starring Frank Sinatra and George Kennedy.

A very pretty copy of this second (of two) books written by Higgins under the Marlowe pseudonym, spelled correctly here. Fine in fine dw with the UK price clipped at the bottom of the front flap but the original $2.95 US price intact atop the flap. First edition stated on the copyright page

About fine in a similar dw with a bit or rubbing to the folds. The dw is clipped at the bottom where the UK price was printed, but the $2.95 US price is intact atop the front flap. Interestingly, Marlow is spelled incorrectly on the dw, but the book itself spells the pseudonym correctly, Marlowe with an E. No statement of printing on copyright page as called for.

1st edition, as new in similar dw, SIGNED by Marshall on the title page.

1st edition of the authors second book, a collection of four short "novels". Fine in very nearly fine dw with some moderate, endemic fading to the spine.