New York: Harmony Books, 1993. UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First American Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Light fading to the spine, else Fine and unread in wrappers.
New York: Henry Holt, 2012. First Edition. Copy belonging to Oscar-wining director-producer, Tony Bill, with an inscription to him for his birthday on the half-title page, from a friend named "Augusto." From the collection of Tony Bill, whose credits include "The Sting" (1973, producer), "Soldier in the Rain" (1963, actor), "Shampoo" (1975, actor), and "Five Corners" (1987, director-producer). Fine and unread.....
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran, 1930. First Edition. Born in England, David Betts drifted around the American West before coming to New York and finding work driving cabs. He was dubbed "The Taxi Philosopher" after publishing several letters featuring his views on life and in the "New York Evening Post" during the 1920s. Proletarian through and through, "I'm Lucky At That".....
New York: Harcourt, Brace, and Jovanovich, 1980. First Edition. Association copy, warmly INSCRIBED by Doig to fellow author Chris Offutt on the title page: "For Chris Offutt / Fellow worker with words / Ivan Doig." From the collection of Chris Offutt. Offutt is the author of “Kentucky Straight” and other short story collections, novels, nonfiction, and memoirs, and, in 1996, was.....
New York: Random House, 1988. First Edition. The third and final volume of the author's memoir trilogy, this one detailing his brother's death, his pseudo-sexual relationship with a shrink, and the stewardess Exley eventually marries. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket.
New York: Random House, 1974. First Edition. A partial sequel to the author's debut memoir, "A Fan's Notes," detailing Exley's life in Florida and time spent teaching at the University of Iowa. Near Fine with a slight lean in a Near Fine dust jacket.
Garden City: Doubleday, 1979. First Edition. The great trumpeter and composer's autobiography. Photo-illustrated throughout. Near Fine in a strong Very Good plus dust jacket. Jacket has a couple of short closed tears and some light chipping, otherwise bright and unfaded.
New York: 4th [Fourth] Estate, 2003. First Edition. INSCRIBED and dated by the author to Mel Gussow on the title page: "For Mel / With very best wishes in New York / Hugo Hamilton / June 2003." Gussow was a theatre critic and cultural writer for The New York Times from 1969 until his death in 2005. He authored 8.....
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the front flyleaf. With a publisher's "Autographed Copy" sticker to the rear flyleaf. A memoir by the four time Academy Award winning actress, extensively photo-illustrated throughout. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket.
New York: Coward McCann, 1952. First Edition. The author's third book, a loosely autobiographical novel following an African American man who has been condemned to two decades in prison. Strip of toning along the top edge of the jacket verso, else Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy, with none of the usual toning to the spine.....
New Orleans, LA: Self published, 2013. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Laid in is an INSCRIBED bookmark from the author to Tony Bill and his wife: "For Tony & Helen / With admiration for all that you are and all that you do / With great affection / C. Robert." A travel memoir, beginning in.....
Santa Barbara: Neville Books, 1995. Limited Edition. An unnumbered copy in navy cloth covered boards. SIGNED on the limitation page by the author, and additionally INSCRIBED on the title page to fellow author Chris Offutt: "For Chris & Rita / Another slim book of reminiscence. Huh! / Oh well / Jon." Jackson's memoir of his friend Raymond Carver, and a......
New York: HarperCollins [Harper Collins], 1994. First Edition. SIGNED and dated by the author on the title page. Spine ends lightly bumped, else Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. Author of "Fear of Flying."
San Francisco: North Point, 1983. First American Edition, and first in English, a paperback original. SIGNED by Paul Auster on the title page. Fine and unread in stiff wrappers. In a Near Fine dust jacket.
California, PA: Unspeakable Visions of the Individual, 1983. First Edition, one of 1000 copies. Very Good plus in stapled wrappers. Light toning to the wrapper edges, and light soil overall.
New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1957. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Light foxing to the top page edges. Jacket lightly toned to the spine and extremities, with a few small chips and nicks to the crown and tips.
N.p. N.p., Circa 1950s. Synopsis script for an unproduced film. Ribbon copy typescript. The supposed memoir of a showgirl, who begins who career simply as a beautiful woman who think she is untalented in all other areas, and ends up embarrassing herself rather often at the start of her career. She eventually develops a camaraderie with her fellow performers and.....
Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, 2006. First Edition. Morris was an English cinematographer whose film credits include "Green for Danger" (1946, Criterion Collection), "Beat the Devil" (1953), "Moby Dick" (1956), "Lolita" (1962), and "Fiddler on the Roof" (1971), the film that earned him an Academy Award. Black-and-white photographs throughout. Book and jacket extremities lightly bumped, and light toning to the.....
Boston: Beacon Books, 1997. First Edition. INSCRIBED by Hannah Nyala on the verso of the half title page to fellow author Chris Offutt: "For Chris— With great admiration and best wishes that your road ahead is always marked by the best qualities of the human spirit—lots of joy, hope, and healing. Warm regards, Hannah June 1997." A memoir of the author's.....
Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1992. First American Edition. Fine and unread without dust jacket as issued.
Washington, DC: The New Republic Book Co, 1975. Later printing, Fine in a Very Good plus to Near Fine dust jacket with rubbing to the extremities and two short closed tears. A collection of semi-autobiographical memoirs exploring the boyhood neighborhood of the author, the Jewish ghetto of St. Urbain Street in Montreal.
Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2002. First Edition. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket.
Chicago: Rand McNally, 1889. First Edition. Very Good, with bumps to the corners, light rubbing and soil.
New Haven: Yale Univerity Press, 1955. First Edition, two volumes bound in red cloth housed in a black cloth covered slipcase. Issued for Carl Van Vechten's 75th birthday. Warmly INSCRIBED by Van Vechten on the front endpaper of the first volume to noted screenwriter Anita Loos: "For Anita with admiration and love from Carl / Christmas, 1955 / New York.".....
Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, 2001. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the front flyleaf: "To Martha / Your Grandmother is a great lady / So must you be too! / The best to you / Ralph E. Winters." Winters worked for Metro-Goldyn-Mayer, earned two Academy Awards, and served on the board of governors at the Academy of Motion.....