London: Hutchinson & Co., 1942. First edition. Cloth. Hardbound octavo. 376 pp. With 24 illustrations. Bookplate of Margaret Hallberg Rankin afixed to the front endpaper. A very good copy in rough green cloth binding. Spine lettering a bit dulled with age. More
Paris: Points, 1950. First edition. Paperback. The rare 8th issue of this literary magazine edited by Bisiaux and Vail. Notable for the inclusion of "Shades of Darkness (Three Impressions)" by a young Canadian writer named Mordecai Richler. His first published work. This magazine in good condition. Paper is toned with..... More
Paris: The Black Sun Press, 1928. First edition. Paperback. Wide 4to. Paper wrappers with cello cover. First edition, one of only 100 copies, this being number 76. Small amounts of expected wear to delicate cello wrapper, else near fine. Scarce. More
Knoxville, TN: Darkpool Press, 1972. First edition. Cloth. Small quarto. Limited edition volume pairing the florid prose of William Blake with the imaginative drawings of Clark Stewart. One of only one hundred copies printed. As far as we can tell, the only book ever published by this press. A very..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. Stated first edition. 189 pp. Illustrated with photographs. Quarter cloth over boards. Light staining to board edges. A very good copy in lightly used (price-intact) dustwrapper. Somewhat uncommon in the hardbound edition. More
New York: Henry Holt, 1953. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. An illustrated novel. Stated first edition. With a handsome bookplate afixed to the inside front pastedown. Otherwise a sound clean very good copy in dustwrapper. Wrapper has closed tears and a few small chips. In good condition... More
Baltimore: Apathay Press Poets, 1992. First edition. Paperback. 8 pp chapbook by the enigmatic Ms. Blowdryer. Contains three short prose pieces. A very good example in stapled illustrated wrappers. Uncommon little book. More
New York: HarperCollins, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 123 pp. Dust soiled topstain else a fine copy in dustwrapper. SIGNED by Bogosian on the title page. Review Copy with author photo and publisher's promo sheet laid in. More
North Pomfret, VT: Asphodel Editions, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Hardbound quarto. One of 300 hand-numbered copies. 140 pp. Binding is hand-sewn, brown paper boards, with a one-quarter linen spine. The book reproduces catalogues produced by the bookseller Michael DeHartington who specialized in homosexual literature. Minor handling wear. A very good..... More
Buenos Aires: Editorial Losada S.A., 1952. Second edition. Paperback. Paperbound octavo. Stated segundo edicion of this seminal work by Borges. 157 pp. Text in Spanish. Some tearing and chipping near spine crown. A worn, but still solid copy of this collection of fictions that adds four new tales not included..... More
Buenos Aires: Emece Editores, 1966. Later printing. Paperback. Bound wrappers. 197 pp. Text in Spanish. Septima Impresion of the Argentinian author's most famous book, a collection of fantastic stories. A very good copy in bound printed wrappers. This copy notable as it has been INSCRIBED by the author in Buenos..... More
Buffalo: Shuffaloff, 1992. First edition. Paperback. Sewn wrappers. An unpaginated chapbook published in an impossibly slender edition of only ten copies of which this is number 9. A very good example. SIGNED as well as INSCRIBED by the author and dated in year of publication. A short story... More
Austin: University of Texas, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of the author's first book, a study of water resources in the American Southwest. A bright near fine clothbound book in very good price clipped dustwrapper with typical rubbing to rear panel. More
Austin: University of Texas, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of the author's first book, a study of the southwestern United States, the deserts and the water culture. A near fine copy in light blue cloth with mild bumping to corners in near fine unclipped dustwrapper with minimal rubbing to..... More
New York: Random House, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. First edition, first printing of the author's second novel. A square, clean very good copy. Half grey cloth covered boards with small photo inset to front panel. The price intact dustwrapper is worn and rubbed, but still presentable. A novel set in..... More
New York: Random House, 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine first edition of Bowles' third novel. A lovely fine crisp copy in bright price intact dustwrapper with a small triangular chip to top of rear panel. Much nicer condition than typically found. More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1982. Reprint. Hardcover. First Black Sparrow Press reprint edition of Bowles' 1955 novel. This copy from the clothbound trade edition. A near fine example with red cloth spine over decorated boards. The clear acetate wrapper has a small chip/tear near the base of the spine..... More
London: Peter Owen, 1989. First UK edition. Hardcover. Fine first UK edition of this collection of stories. 176 pp. A gorgeous copy in clipped, but otherwise fine dustwrapper. More
London: Peter Owen, 1990. First UK edition. Hardcover. First UK edition. 80 pp of journal entries by Bowles with a few black and white photos intersperced. A sharp clean near fine copy in dustwrapper. Publisher's review sheet folded and laid into this copy. More
Bolinas: Tombouctou Books, 1988. First edition. Paperback. Small trade paperbound volume. Includes seven previously unpublished stories by Bowles. 86 pp. A few faint pencil underlinings (easily erased) else a very good copy. This copy has been INSCRIBED by Bowles "for Mary, Paul, Tangier, 6/5/94" The inscribee, Mary Robbins has printed..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine first edition in gray cloth of this terrific novel of alienation in a South American country. Near fine price intact dustwrapper unfaded and unchipped to spine. Small chips and wear to top of rear panel. A nice copy of one..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1966. First Edition. Paperback. Long string tied (using shoelaces, no less) galley proof in plain pale blue wrappers. Covers somewhat soiled. Internally clean. We have not seen another. More
New York: G. P. Putnam, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of the author's autobiography. 379 pp. Illustrated with numerous black and white photographs. A very good clothbound book in unclipped dustwrapper. More
New York: Doubleday, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition of this short story anthology including contributions by Eudora Welty, Jessamyn West, Jean Stafford and Paul Bowles among others. Bowles has briefly inscribed his contribution (The Echo). Very good copy in very goodprice intact dustwrapper with fade to spine and general..... More
