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Derringer Books is an accredited member of the Antiquarian Bookseller's Association of America (ABAA). We have been in business since 1998. We carry a full line of rare and unusual books and paper ephemera in many fields, but particularly specialize in art, poetry and photography books. We offer full refunds for any reason. Please feel free to call or write if you have questions, or even if you have books to sell. Book viewings by appointment. Our email is info@derringerbooks.com.

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First edition. A tall paperbound volume containing letters of convicted murderer, John Wayne Gacy. This copy SIGNED by Gacy and scarce thus. Also included is a two page Typed Letter Signed by Gacy dated January 30th, 1990. It comes with original envelope and two additional pages of mimeo cartoons and one page typed "biography" of Gacy written in 1988 by Gacy. Book in very good condition. Letter and related ephemera folded for mailing, else fine.

More Letters To Mr. Gacy - Selected Correspondence of John Wayne Gacy
Murderers - Gacy, John Wayne
Baton Rouge: Myco Associates, 1992. First edition. A tall paperbound volume containing letters of convicted murderer, John Wayne Gacy. This copy SIGNED by Gacy and.. more
Price: $850.00

Volume 1 Number 1 of this literary journal. A very good copy in stapled decorated wrappers. Notable for the inclusion of the first professionally published poems of Jack Spicer. Also contains a poem by Robert Duncan (preceding his first book). Scarce.

Occident Number 1
Spicer, Jack, Duncan, Robert et al
Berkeley: University of California, 1946. Volume 1 Number 1 of this literary journal. A very good copy in stapled decorated wrappers. Notable for the inclusion.. more
Price: $400.00

First edition stated of the author's first book. A story of the underworld made into a memorable film entitled Straight Time starring a young Dustin Hoffman. A near fine clothbound copy in near fine, price intact dustwrapper with lower corner clip to front endpaper (as is common with most Norton titles of this era). Minor fade to colors at spine. This copy SIGNED by Bunker on the title page. Quite scarce thus. Highly recommended title.

No Beast So Fierce
Mystery - Bunker, Edward
New York: W. W. Norton, 1973. First edition stated of the author's first book. A story of the underworld made into a memorable film entitled Straight.. more
Price: $800.00

First edition of the author's first book of poems following one translation. Near fine in beautifully designed silkscreen wrappers. Usual offsetting to endpapers else a fine copy.

The Dissolving Fabric
Blackburn, Paul
Spain: Divers Press, 1955. First edition of the author's first book of poems following one translation. Near fine in beautifully designed silkscreen wrappers. Usual.. more
Price: $400.00

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