New York: Oxford University Press, 1937. First edition. Cloth. Clothbound octavo in dustwrapper. 303 pp. An autobiography of life in Rhondda Valley, the worst of England's derelict mining areas, and beyond to the author's participation in the Boer War. Preface by the Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George. A handsome very..... More
New York: David McKay Company, Inc., 1955. First edition. Cloth. 8vo. 304 pp. Autobiography of a self-described fair-skinned woman who voluntarily called herself and identified as a negro growing up in the American South. Founder of the Chicago branch of the International Friendship House and staff member of the National..... More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1929. First edition. Cloth. 8vo. 337 pp. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Red cloth covers printed in black. Minor soiling. With the scarce illustrated dustwrapper. Wrapper is clipped at front flap and has some small chips and tears at edges, but a handsome example..... More
California, PA: Tuvoti Magazine Editions, 1972. First edition. Paperback. Tall stapled photo-illustrated wrappers. A 45 pp novella by the author of Summer Frank O'Hara Died and other works. A very good copy. Published as The Unspeakable Visions of the Individual, Volume 2 Number 2. More
Baltimore: Nautical & Aviation Publishing Co., 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of the author's first book, a moving story set during the American Civil War. A fine copy in fine price intact dustwrapper. This copy signed by the author. Collector's copy. Highly recommended. Signed by Author. More
Woodstock, IL: Dramatic Publishing, 1996. First edition. Paperback. Small paperbound volume. A 64 pp memory play by Bailey and Temple. Fine condition in bound photo-illustrated wrappers. This copy has been INSCRIBED by Dura Temple on the title page. More
Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2011. Second printing. Hardcover. Second printing. A book about Islam and the West. Near fine copy in dustwrapper. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page. More
London: Richard Bentley, 1852. First edition. Cloth. Two uniform 8vo's. First edition of this translation (done by F. J. Bunbury). Dark green blindstamped cloth covers in excellent condition. Both books have a sticker on the inside front pastedown (Volume One statesW. D. Worthington No. 1607, and W. D. Worthington No..... More
New York: The Dial Press, 1979. First edition. Cloth. Cloth 8vo. Issued without dustwrapper and housed in a cloth-covered slipcase. 597 pp. Stated first eidition of this novel by the author of Giovanni's Room, Nobody Knows My Name and many other novels and collections of essays. One of five hundred..... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1989. First Edition. Paperback. Uncorrected proof of this terrific novel made into a film of the same name. 522 pp. Near Fine in plain green wrappers with some offsetting to the first (title) page.. An uncommon proof made moreso by the fact that this copy..... More
New York: HarperCollins, 1989. First edition. Paperback. Thick trade paperbound book. 354 pp. The Advance Reading Copy of this novel by the author of Cloudsplitter and Continental Drift. A gorgeous fine copy in illustrated wrappers which would mimic the final dustwrapper. This ARC predates the publication of the hardbound first..... More
New York: HarperCollins, 2000. First edition. Paperback. Tall, stapled red wrappers lettered in black. A 21 pp short story entitled Djinn from a collection of stories by Banks entitled The Angel on the Roof. Fine condition. SIGNED by Banks on the title page. One of 500 hand-numbered and signed copies..... More
New York: HarperCollins, 2000. First edition. Paperback. Thick trade paperbound book. 508 pp. The Uncorrected Proof of this story collection by the author of Affliction and Continental Drift. A gorgeous fine copy in printed bound wrappers. This proof predates the publication of the hardbound first printing... More
New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1980. First Edition. Paperback. Rare uncorrected proof copy of the author's third novel. Near fine in yellow-green wrappers. 327 pp. Publisher's folded promotional booklet stapled to the half-title page and with the Review Slip glued to the inside front cover. More
New York: HarperCollins, 1998. First edition. Paperback. Thick trade paperbound book. 758 pp. The Advance Reading Copy of this novel by the author of Affliction and Continental Drift. A gorgeous fine copy in illustrated wrappers which would mimic the final dustwrapper. This ARC predates the publication of the hardbound first..... More
New York: Avon Book Company, 1975. First Edition. Paperback. The author's first novel, a trade paperback original. Preceded only by two poetry collections. A near fine tight copy with slight age toning to spine. Banks has blossomed into one of America's finest writers. More
New York: Equinox Books / Avon, 1975. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound original book. Very good clean condition. Correct first edition of Banks' first novel, published as a trade paperback original. 118 pp. Prior to 1975 Banks had been primarily known as a poet and contributor to a number of..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1978. First Edition. Paperback. Bound red wrappers printed in black. The scarce Advance Uncorrected Proofs copy of this early novel by Banks. Publisher review materials laid in. A fine copy. Page 309, the final page of the novel, here is trimmed and pasted to the inside..... More
New York: HarperCollins, 2011. First edition. Hardcover. Hardbound octavo in dustwrapper. A 416 pp novel by the author of The Sweet Hereafter. SIGNED by the author on a special page tipped in prior to the title page. A handsome near fine copy in lightly worn dustwrapper. Wrapper has the circular..... More
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1978. First edition. Paperback. Trade paperbound volume. The simultaneous first paperbound edition of this collection of stories by the author of Continental Drift and Hamilton Stark. 136 pp. A very good copy. This copy nicely INSCRIBED TWICE by Banks to a fellow poet of considerable..... More
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. Hardbound octavo in dustwrapper. 136 pp. A collection of short stories by the author of Affliction, Continental Drift and many other novels and books of poetry. A fine hardbound copy in near fine unclipped and unfaded dustwrapper. Perhaps the scarcest of..... More
Washington DC: Sun a& Moon Press, 1983. First edition. Paperback. Small paperbound 8vo. Plain red wrappers with small printed paper label. The scarce prepublication bound review galleys for this novel by Banks. The word "duplicate" is written in ink on the top right hand corner of the front panel else..... More
Washington, D.C. Sun and Moon Press, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. A fine first edition of this work of fiction by the author of Cloudsplitter. 121 pp. A fine copy in fine price intact dustwrapper with maybe a hint of fade to spine. Very nice collectible copy. This is copy #28..... More
New York: HarperCollins, 1994. First edition. Paperback. Thick paperbound book. 391 pp. The Advance Readers Copy of this novel by the author of Cloudsplitter and Continental Drift. A gorgeous fine copy in illustrated wrappers which would mimic the final dustwrapper. This ARC predates the publication of the hardbound first printing..... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine first edition in dustwrapper. A collection of short stories by the author of Continental Drift. 183 pp. Publisher's author photograph laid in. More
