New York: David McKay Company, 1974. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xvii, 374 pages. In Very Good minus with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine black with gold and white lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut "$8.95", has a tear along the rear tail edge, chipping along the spine head/tail and fore corners, and creasing and stains along the flaps. Boards have bending wear along the spine head/tail and head fore corners, stains along the spine tail end, and chipping along the tail edges. Textblock has light stains on some pages throughout and along the edges, and foxing along the edges. DL consignment. Shelved in Case 1. More

Cummington, MA: The Cummington Press, 1942. Second Edition, Limited Edition, one of 330. Octavo, 45 pages. In Good plus condition. Missing issued dust jacket. Quarter-bound in tan cloth with grey paper and black lettering along the spine. Boards have mild shelving wear, light bumping along the fore corners, moderate discoloration along the head and tail edges, stains throughout, and light warping along the rear board. Textblock has stains on the end-pages and pastedowns, mild wear along the edges, light foxing along the head edges, and moderate age-toning throughout. DL consignment. Shelved Room C. More

New York, NY: Random House, 1990. First American Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 555 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Blue spine with gold lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price uncut "U.S.A $22.95/ Canada $29.95", has mild shelving wear. Boards are slightly warped, has mild shelving wear along the extremities. Textblock has small tears on pages 247-249, a stain on page 232, and light plus foxing along the edges. Inscribed "To Dick, from A. S. Byatt" on the title page. DL consignment. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1966. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 544 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus condition dust jacket. Red spine aged pink with black and white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is uncut "$6.95", has mild shelving wear, light chipping along the front fore edge, a small closed tear along the spine head edge, a small open tear along the front tail fore corner, and moderate age-toning throughout. Boards have mild wear along the head and tail edges, light bumping along the joint head corners, and mild age-toning along the extremities. Textblock has stains on the end-pages and pastedowns, mild wear along the edges, light foxing along the head edges, and moderate age-toning along the edges. Signed flat by Doris Lessing on the title page. Shelved Room C. More

New York, NY: Random House, 1948. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 689 pages. In Good condition with a Good plus dust jacket. Black spine with tan lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price uncut "$3.95", has chipping along the extremities, tears along the spine head/tail and head edges of the flaps, and age toning. Boards have fraying and chipping along the head/tail edges, slightly cocked, stains on the rear board, and bending wear along the spine and fore corners. Textblock has minor soiling on some pages throughout, splitting along the gutter between pages 246-247, minor creasing on page 161, a stain and an open tear in the middle of text on page 25, stains along the head edges, and age toning along the edges. DL consignment. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 569 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very good minus condition dust jacket. Yellow spine with black and red lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price uncut "$10.00", has tears along the spine head edge and rear head fore corner, minor chipping along the tail fore corners, and rubbing wear throughout. Boards have bending wear along the spine head/tail and fore corners, and minor fading along the head/tail edges. Textblock has mild foxing along the edges. Signed flat by Joseph Heller on the front end-page. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

New York, NY: Farrar & Rinehart, 1936. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 270 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good plus condition dust jacket. Tan spine with faded orange lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price uncut "$2.50", has tears along the spine head and front fore corners, chipping along the spine tail and front fore edge, stains and age toning. Boards are cocked, has mild bumping along the rear tail fore corner, and general shelving wear. Textblock has splitting along the gutter between pages 122-123, minor creasing on pages 65-67, mild adhesive stains on the pastedown pages, a review copy stamp on the front pastedown page, and age toning. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

Cleveland, OH: The World Publishing Company, 1946. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 253 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good condition dust jacket. Tan and black spine with white, red, and black lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price clipped, has tears along the extremities, light stains and age toning. Boards have fraying along the head and tail edges, rubbing wear along the front head fore edge, tail edges and spine. Textblock has a tear along pages 181-189, a stain on page 245-246, and severe age toning. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

New York, NY: Viking Press, 1986. First American Edition. Octavo, 413 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus condition dust jacket. Black spine with aquamarine and lavender lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is uncut "$18.95", has mild shelving wear, small closed tears along the front head edge and rear tail edge, a small open tear along the front tail fore corner, and mild age-toning throughout. Boards have mild wear along the head and tail edges. Textblock has stains on the pastedowns, mild wear along the edges, and stains on the edges. Inscription on the half-title page reading "Por Alina May y Grace, [indecipherable] mis amigas", signed by Reinaldo Arenas, dated "1986". DL consignment. Shelved Room C. More

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 513 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good plus condition dust jacket. Black and white spine with blue bird design and orange and white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is uncut "$5.75", has mild shelving wear, chipping along the extremities, small open tears along the head fore corners and spine head and tail edges, a large open tear along the rear cover head edge, and stains throughout. Boards are cocked, have mild wear along the head and tail edges, and light fraying along the fore corners. Textblock has bending wear through the front end-page to the quotation page, small stains on the end-pages and pastedowns, mild wear along the edges, mild age-toning along the edges, and stains on the tail edge. Shelved Room C. More

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 215 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good mylar covering. Black spine with yellow and aquamarine lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is uncut "$8.95", has mild shelving wear, and moderate age-toning along the extremities. Boards have mild wear along the head and tail edges and stains along the quarter-bound cloth. Textblock has light soiling on some pages, stains on the end-pages and pastedowns, mild wear along the edges, light foxing along the edges, and mild age-toning along the edges. Signed flat by Joseph McElroy on the title page. DL consignment. Shelved in Case 8. More

New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1953. First American Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 311 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus condition dust jacket. Gold spine with black and white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is uncut "$3.50", has mild shelving wear, small open tears along the head edges and spine tail edge, light chipping along the extremities, stains on the rear cover, and mild age-toning throughout. Boards have mild wear along the head and tail edges, light bumping along the head fore corners, a dent along the rear head edge, and stains on the rear board. Textblock has a stain on page 185, mild adhesive staining on the hinges, mild wear along the edges, and moderate age-toning along the edges. DL consignment. Shelved Room C. More

London, UK: Michael Joseph, 1967. First UK Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 230 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus condition dust jacket. Grey spine with a chrome revolver design and black lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is uncut "25s net", has mild shelving wear, light chipping along the extremities, stains on the rear cover, and mild age-toning throughout. Boards have mild wear along the head and tail edges and mild age-toning along the head and tail edges. Textblock has stains on the hinges, mild wear along the edges, and mild age-toning along the edges. Signed flat by Dick Francis on the title page. Shelved Room C. More

London, UK: Andre Deutsch, 1975. First U.K. Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 228 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Blue spine with red and white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price uncut "£2.95 net", has general shelving wear. Boards have mild age toning along the edges, and a small stain on the rear tail edge. Textblock has mild wear along the edges. Signed flat by John Updike on the title page. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xxiv, 387 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Greenish/tan spine with black and light gray lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price uncut "U.S.A. $27.50/Canada $36.00", has general shelving wear. Boards have mild age toning along the edges, and bending wear along the spine head/tail. Textblock has light soiling on page 130, and light foxing along the tail edges. Signed flat by John Updike on the title page. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

London, UK: The Bodley Head, 1930. First Edition Thus. Octavo, x, 168, [3] pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus condition dust jacket. White spine heavily aged tan with black lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, has mild shelving wear, stains on the rear cover, a small open tear along the rear tail fore corner, and moderate age-toning along the extremities. Boards have moderate foxing throughout, mild wear along the head and tail edges, and moderate discoloration on the extremities. Textblock has stains on the end-pages and pastedowns, moderate age-toning along the end-pages and edges, and mild wear along the edges. Shelved Room C. More

New York, NY: The Viking Press, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 171 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus condition dust jacket. White and blue spine with black and red lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price uncut "$13.50", has a tear along the front head fore corner, rubbing wear on the front cover, age toning and mild wear along the extremities, and light stains. Boards have age toning along the head and tail edges, bumping along the head spine edge, and minor bending wear along the rear fore corners. Textblock has minor soiling along the head edges. Signed flat by Percival L. Everett on the title page. DL consignment. Shelved in Case 6. More

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1959. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 241 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus condition dust jacket. Blue, white and green striped spine with white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price uncut "$3.75", has tears and creasing along the spine head/tail and front tail edge, mild chipping along the fore edges, a tear along the rear head edge, and light smudges throughout. Boards have mild shelving wear. Textblock has light soiling and age toning along the edges. Signed flat by John Updike on the title page. DL consignment. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

Hopewell, NJ: The Ecco Press, 1988. First Edition. Octavo, xvi, 511 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus condition dust jacket. Pink spine with blue and green lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is uncut "$39.95// $55.00 Canada", has mild shelving wear, and stains on the front cover. Boards have mild wear along the head and tail edges, stains along the cloth, and light bumping along the tail fore corners. Textblock has light foxing on few pages, the pastedowns, and edges, mild wear along the edges, and mild age-toning along the edges. Signed flat by Czeslaw Milosz on the title page. DL consignment. Shelved Room C. More

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1983. First Edition, Second Printing. Octavo, 121 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus condition dust jacket. Yellow-white spine with aquamarine and purple lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price is clipped, has mild shelving wear, small closed tears along the head joint corners, bending wear along the rear head edge, and small stains throughout. Boards have mild wear along the head and tail edges and moderate age-toning along the head and tail edges. Textblock has light foxing along the hinges and edges, blue pen stains on the front pastedown, and mild wear along the edges. Signed flat by Czeslaw Milosz on the front end-page. Shelved Room C. More

New York, NY: E.P. Dutton, 1969. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 256 pages. In Good plus condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. White spine with black lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price uncut "$5.95", has light stains and general shelving wear. Boards are slightly cocked, has age toning along the head/tail edges, stains throughout, bending wear along the spine head/tail and fore corners. Textblock has soiling on some pages throughout, stains on the rear pastedown page and end-page, and stains along the edges. Signed flat by Robert Coover on the title page. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

New York, NY: The Dial Press, 1965. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 249 pages. In Very Good condition with a Good condition dust jacket. Black spine with white lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price uncut "$4.95", has tears and chipping along the extremities and rubbing wear. Boards are slightly warped, and have bending wear and minor fraying along the spine head/tail. Textblock has creasing on pages 199-205, and mild age toning along the edges. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

Baltimore, Maryland: Waverly Press, 1935. Limited Edition #97/200. Octavo, 64 pages. In Good condition. Bound in publisher's red cloth with faded lettering on the spine. Boards have fraying along the spine head/tail, tail edges, and front fore edge, light stains, and bending wear along the fore corners. Textblock has light stains on pages 54-55, adhesive stains on the pastedown pages and end-pages, and age toning. Signed twice by Karl Jay Shapiro; once with an inscription on the front end-page and on the publisher's limitation page. DL consignment. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

new York, NY: Beech Tree Books/ William Morrow, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 352 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Tan spine with pink lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price uncut "$17.95", has chipping and wear along the spine head/tail and fore corners, and light stains throughout. Boards are slightly warped, and has general wear along the extremities. Textblock has light stains on the half-title page, mild discoloration along the fore edge of the rear end-page, mild age toning along the end-pages, and mild wear along the edges. Contains a loose bookplate signed by Richard Powers in the rear mylar cover. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 174 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus condition dust jacket. Faded red spine with white and blue lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price uncut "$5.95", has minor chipping on the fore corners, significant fading along the spine, and light stains. Boards have mild age toning along the edges. Textblock has a pen inscription from a previous owner on the front pastedown page, light adhesive stains and foxing along the pastedown pages and end-pages, and mild wear along the edges. NOTE: Shelved in Room Z. More