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Dirty Work [Advance Reading Copy]
Algonquin Books, 1989. Trade Paperback. 236 pages. Advance Reading Copy (ARC) of the novel. A fine copy in wrappers (paperback).
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Letters: A Novel (Uncorrected Proof)
G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1979. Trade Paperback. 851 pages. Uncorrected proof of an epistolary novel in which Barth interacts with characters from his previous novels A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Spine slightly concave. Signed by the author on the title page.
The Country Cousin (Uncorrected Proof)
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1978. Trade Paperback. 239 pages. Uncorrected proof of the novel. A touch of fading to the spine else a fine copy in blue wrappers (paperback). With two publisher's information sheets, one stapled stapled to the first blank, and the second pasted to cover verso. Signed by the.....
The Fifth Child (Uncorrected Proof
Jonathan Cape, 1988. Trade Paperback. 131 pages. A short novel by the author who would go on to win the Nobel Prize for literature. A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback).
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The Terrible Threes [Uncorrected proofs]
Atheneum, 1989. Trade Paperback. 177 pages. Advanced uncorrected proofs of the novel; by the author of Mumbo Jumbo. A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Spine a touch faded.
The Collected Stories of Truman Capote (Uncorrected proof)
Modern Library, 2004. Trade Paperback. 381 pages. A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Gently read.
Music for Chameleons: New Writing (Uncorrected proofs)
Random House, 1980. Trade Paperback. 240 pages. A fine copy in printed red wrappers (paperback). With publisher's promotional sheet laid in.
Answered Prayers: The Unfinished Novel (Uncorrected proofs)
Hamish Hamilton, 1986. Trade Paperback. 181 pages. Uncorrected proofs of the first edition of Capote's tell-all novel. Very good in wrappers (paperback). Edge wear, small stain to bottom of the page block.
Keep the Change (Advance Reading Copy)
Houghton Mifflin, 1989. Trade Paperback. 230 pages. Advance Reading Copy (ARC) of the novel. Very good in wrappers (paperback). Light spotting/wear to the page block. Closed tear to spine head.
The Pianoplayers (Uncorrected proof)
Arbor House, 1986. Trade Paperback. 208 pages. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. A fine copy in wrappers (paperback).
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Little, Brown Young Readers, April 2009. Trade Paperback. This award-winning book has been kicked out of school libraries across the country for dealing head-on with harsh realities that young people face. But far from being a bummer, this book is laugh-out-loud hilarious with great illustrations. Highly recommended for adults young.....
Hayduke Lives!: A Novel
Back Bay Books, September 1991. Trade Paperback. A new copy. This superb sequel to The Monkey Wrench Gang, the novel that was called ribald, outrageous, and, in fact, scandalous by Smithsonian, is finally available in paperback. Hayduke, an ex-Green Beret and wilderness avenger, was last seen hanging from a cliff.....
Circe
Back Bay Books, April 2019. Trade Paperback. A new copy. A bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story, this #1 New York Times bestseller is both epic and intimate in its scope, recasting the most infamous female figure from the Odyssey as a hero in her own right (Alexandra.....
The Women in the Castle: A Novel
William Morrow Paperbacks, January 2018. Trade Paperback. A new copy. INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - FEATURING AN EXCLUSIVE NEW CHAPTER GoodReads Choice Awards Semifinalist Moving . . . a plot that surprises and devastates.--New York Times Book Review A masterful epic.--People magazine Mesmerizing . . . The Women in.....
Interpreter Of Maladies
Mariner Books, October 2019. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback). INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE - PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD WINNER. With a new foreword by Domenico Starnone, this stunning debut collection flawlessly charts the emotional journeys of characters seeking love beyond the barriers of nations and generations.....
China Rich Girlfriend
Anchor, May 2016. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback). From the bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians (the basis for the acclaimed major motion picture) comes a deliciously fun story of family, fortune, and fame in Mainland China. Book Two of the Crazy Rich Asians Trilogy It's the eve.....
Tortilla Flat
Viking Press, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. 213 pages. 6-3/4 by 9-1/2 inches. An illustrated edition, with color reproductions of paintings by Worthington. An attractive edition. First edition (first printing). Illustrated paper label on cover and with color illustrated endpapers. A near fine copy; no dust jacket. Former owner's blind stamp.....
The Man with the Heart in the Highlands & Other Early Stories
New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 144 pages. Collects previously published stories. In the publisher's series of Revived Modern Classics. First edition (first printing). Near fine, unread copy in a near fine dust jacket.
Dear Baby
Faber & Faber, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. 108 pages. Short stories, first published in 1944. First British edition (first printing). A very good copy in a very good dust jacket.
Fall River and Other Uncollected Stories
Academy Chicago Publishers, October 2009. Trade Paperback. The stories in this collection are ones that Cheever wrote in the 1930s and 1940s. There are 13 total, 11 of which are not available anywhere else, including the new Library of America edition. Interest in Cheever's work has been renewed with the.....
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
Vintage, March 1990. Trade Paperback. A new copy.
Oh William!: A Novel
Random House Trade Paperbacks, April 2022. Trade Paperback. A new copy. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout explores the mysteries of marriage and the secrets we keep, as a former couple reckons with where they've come from--and what they've left behind. ONE OF THE TEN BEST.....
First Person Singular: Stories
Vintage, April 2022. Trade Paperback. A new copy. NATIONAL BEST SELLER - A mind-bending new collection of short stories from the internationally acclaimed, best-selling author. - "Some novelists hold a mirror up to the world and some, like Haruki Murakami, use the mirror as a portal to a universe hidden.....
First Person Singular: Stories
Vintage, April 2022. Trade Paperback. A new copy. NATIONAL BEST SELLER - A mind-bending new collection of short stories from the internationally acclaimed, best-selling author. - "Some novelists hold a mirror up to the world and some, like Haruki Murakami, use the mirror as a portal to a universe hidden.....
Crime and Punishment (Vintage Classics)
Vintage, March 1993. Trade Paperback. A new copy. Crime and Punishment (1866) is the story of a murder committed on principle, of a killer who wishes by his action to set himself outside and above society. A novel of great physical and psychological tension, pervaded by Dostoevsky's sinister evocation of.....