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London:: Institute of Race Relations and Central Asian Research Center / Oxford University Press ,, 1964.. Very good (rubbing to covers, prev owner's name stamp). 1st trade paperback printing. A look at Soviet aims, attitudes and a significant section on African Studies in Soviet Russia. Includes a 50 pp appendix on Soviet views on Africa, country by country, showing the political forces, the economy and foreign policy for each country. Map, vii, 124 pp.

Los Angeles:: African Activist Association,, 1973.. First edition -. Very good in wrappers.. First appearance in print of these works. Includes articles on Nigerian writers, Arabic short fiction in Algeria, North African novels, Uncle Tomism and more.

Baltimore:: Cemetery Dance Publications,, (2016). SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.). First printing, a limited, signed edition. A novella about a plastic surgeon, a true artist at his craft, published in a limited edition with cover art by Tomislav Tikulin. "Being a doctor empowers you in ways civilians cannot imagine, and Terry has helped the rich and famous of Hollywood stay young and perfect for years past their prime. He thinks he's seen everything, but he hasn't seen someone like Brittany before.. . Even more repulsive, she was starting to smile. Her teeth were horrifically staggered." ", SIGNED by the author and numbered 244 out of 750 copies on the limitation page. New in dust jacket. 86 pp.

Madison, WI:: Putnam,, (1990) . Hardcover first edition -. Fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing. An atmospheric retelling of the classic Hans Christian Andersen tale of a downtrodden "duckling" who discovers he's actually a swan, beautifully illustrated with many full-page illustration, as well as several two-page illustrations in acrylic paints with oil glazing. Oversized format, 38 pp.

New York:: Macmillan,, (1987). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in dark green boards in a good dust jacket with some edgewear, short tears.. First printing. An attractive edition of this classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, retold by Marianna Mayer and illustrated in full color by Thomas Locker. Oblong format, unpaginated.

New York:: Harcourt Brace & Company,, 1993.. Hardcover -. Fine in fine dust jacket (as new.). Later printing. African American novelist's second book - the story of 3 sisters who return to their home in the South upon the death of their mother.

New York:: Harcourt Brace & Company,, (1995.). Very good (prev owner's name). Trade paperback. African American novelist's second book - the story of 3 sisters who return to their home in the South upon the death of their mother. 277 pp.

New York:: Mayflower Books,, (1979). Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a fine first issue dustjacket (toning to the pages, mostly affecting the edges - otherwise it would be fine. Dust jacket has pre-publication price of $40 in upper corner of front flap).. First US printing. Includes chapters on images of the Floating World, rivals of Utamaro; the Utagawa school and much more. The text is by Roni Neuer and Herbert Libertson with an introduction and biographical passages by Susugu Yoshida. Illustrated with 377 full color plate, most full-page, as well as some black and white reproductions. Glossary, index of names and works, bibliography.Folio size in original black boards with gilt lettering on the spine. 390 pp.

New York:: Norton,, (1929). Hardcover first edition -. Good overall in orange cloth (missing front endpaper) in a fair dust jacket (price-clipped, several chips, toning and wear to the folds) . First US printing. The third and final and best- known novel (although it stands alone) in the 'Fortunes of Robert Mahoney trilogy by this Australian author. The first two volumes had very modest sales and the UK publisher balked at this one - but when it appeared, it very quickly became a best seller in the US - the dust jacket announces a first printing of 80,000 copies - and it was hailed as a masterpiece and one of the greatest novels in the English language. Winner of the Australian Literature Society Gold Medal. 314 pp.

New York:: William H. Morrow,, (1998). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First printing. The author's first novel. "The sole rollerblading courier in San Francisco, messenger Chet Griffin finds himself trapped in a deadly struggle to save his own life after he innocently delivers an already opened envelope containing a computer disk with billion-dollar information to a ruthless customer." 354 pp.

Westport, CT:: Greenwood Press,, (1993). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in original green cloth, lettered in silver. . First printing. A book which argues that British science fiction and mainstream English literature have been long and fruitfully intertwined - from H. G. Wells and on. Includes commentary on British disaster fiction before and after the Second World War, and especially its focus on catastrophes. List of works cited, index. x, 202 pp.

New York:: Harper & Row,, (1987). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a fine dustjacket (bottom edge of textblock slightly bumped).. First printing. An insider's account of the Rajneesh movement - the author was the "secretary" to Ma Anand Sheela for most of 1976-1981, and thus she was part of the inner circle controlling the ashram and its financial affairs, This book attempts but does not quite manage to explain the allure of the movement, and, since Strelley was only on the periphery after the move to Oregon, it does not really explain the collapse either. Strelley's final conclusion is that Bhagwan was the center of it all. An interesting look at a phenomena that was very much a part of the times - late 1960s thru early 1980s - but one which still continues to have an influence today from a different perspective than the award-winning documentary "Wild, Wild Country." Review copy with publisher's material laid in. 381 pp.

New York: Weinstein Books, (2008). First edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) "Published for the first time in the U.S., real-life SAS hero Chris Ryan brings nonstop battle action to this military thriller set in Iraq." 353 pp.

New York:: Marvel Comics,, (2001). First edition -. Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.. First printing. A book which updates superhero Spider-Man for the 21st century. Mark Bagley, Art Thibert and others, illustrators.

New York:: St Martin's,, (1978). Hardcover -. Very good in very good dust jacket.. Book club edition. "A novel of the future." A small time criminal's life is saved by aliens and he is taken to a hidden lab, where he is tested to find out how advanced humans are. During the testing, Dammy himself discovers and masters many physical and intellectual powers, and when the test is over and it is time to dispose of the "sample" he manages to escape. 188 pp.

New York:: Grove Press,, (2013). First edition -. Fine in illustrated wrappers (as new). An uncommon advance issue. . Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) A tour de force which moves between Edwardian London and a suburban mental hospital in 1971. Short listed for the Man Booker Prize. 397 pp.

New York:: Random House,, (1972). Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing. The author's first novel, a coming of age story - and a love story - set in New York City. 181 pp.

New York:: Random House,, (1972). Hardcover first edition -. Very good in very good dust jacket. . First printing. The author's first novel, a coming of age story - and a love story - set in New York City. 181 pp.

Neuilly-sur-Seine & Montreal: : Dargaud Editeur & Dargaud Canada,, (1977.). Hardcover -. Near fine in glossy illustrated boards.. Early printing. The first book of erotic cartoons by the cartoonist, screenwriter and film director GŽrard Lauzier who was described by the Times as epitomizing "a certain vision of France during the prosperous Sixties and Seventies.. . he explored the contradictions and ironies of an epoch that was liberated and anti-materialist in its discourse and, more often than it liked to admit, hung up and rapacious in behaviour. Anti-PC before political correctness had even been thought of," Text is in French (en francais) but the humor shines through regardless of the language. Large format, in color throughout. 64 pp.

New York & Toronto:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 2008.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First North American edition. The third book by this Pulitzer prize winning author, a collection of eight longer and more complex stories with settings ranging from Cambridge and Seattle to India and Thailand. 333 pp.