DISTORTIONS
by Beattie, Ann
NY: Doubleday, 1976. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Beattie on the title page. "Please return this book to the Mercury- News lending library" stamped on free endpaper with an ink number. (No other library markings.) VeryGood condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Beattie's first book published simultaneously with Chilly Scenes in Winter.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.The images are oft he book described and not stock photos.
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MY LIFE, STARRING DARA FALCON
by Beattie, Ann
NY: Knopf, 1997. Advance Reading Copy (ARC) of the first edition. Pictoral perfect-bound wraps. Publisher's letter laid-in as issued. Unread copy in Fine condition. Beattie's sixth novel. First Edition. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy.The image is of the book described and not a stock photo.
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PICTURING WILL
by Beattie, Ann
NY: Random House, 1989. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Beattie on the front free endpaper. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Also includes the BOMC edition, unsigned, in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. The pair sold together.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.The images are of the book described and not stock photos.
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THE WHITE BOY SHUFFLE
by Beatty, Paul
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1996. First edition, first prnt. Review copy with the publisher's 2pp stapled xeroxed material laid in. The book is an unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. The review material is folded in half and slightly mussed along one edge. Beatty's first novel.. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Review Copy.
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MISTLER'S EXIT
by Begley, Louis
NY: Knopf, 1998. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Begley on the title page. Dampstain on upper foreedge and on topedge of the dustjacket. Unread copy in Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Begley's fourth novel.
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AS MAX SAW IT with Holograph Note
by Begley, Louis
NY: Knopf, 1994. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Begley on the half-title page. Laid-in is Begley's 5.5 x 8.5 inch personalized Debevoise & Plimpton law firm stationery with his holograph note, "Here you are!" Small nick on the rear board bottom edge; otherwise, an unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Begley's third novel.. Signed By Author with Note. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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WARTIME LIES
by Begley, Louis
NY: Knopf, 1991. First edition, first prnt. Inscribed by Begley on the half-title page. "For David Chandler his old friend Louis Begley II/iv/91." Unread copy with one corner barely touched and faint beginning board topedge toning; dustjacket with few tiny creases, mostly at the spine ends. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover.. Inscribed and Dated By Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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ABOUT SCHMIDT
by Begley, Louis
NY: Knopf, 1996. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Begley on the front free endpage. Spine cloth and dustjacket minimally rubbed. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Basis for the 2002 Alexander Payne directed filml starring Jack Nicolson, Hope Davis and Dermot Mulroney. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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THE MAN WHO WAS LATE
by Begley, Louis
First edition, first prnt. Holograph note unsigned on 5.5 x 8.5 Georges Borchardt letterhead laid-in. Note sends regrets that "we simply can't afford to assume the expense of forwarding books to our authors... " Undated. Thirty words. Folded once. The Borchardt Agency represented Begley's publishing and literary matters. Dustjacket with minor rubbing; otherwise, an unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Begley's second novel.
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THE MAN WHO WAS LATE
by Begley, Louis
NY: Knopf, 1993. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Begley on the second half-title page. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Begley's second novel.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.The images are of the book described and not stock photos.
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ABOUT SCHMIDT
by Begley, Louis
NY: Knopf, 1996. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Begley on the title page. Rear board bottom corner very weakly tapped; otherwise, an unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Basis for the film of the same title starring Jack Nicholson.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine.
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BRENDAN BEHAN'S ISLAND. AN IRISH SKETCHBOOK
by Behan, Brendan and Paul Hogarth
NY: Bernard Geis Associates, 1962. First US edition, first prnt. Signed by Behan on the title page with Hogarth's facsimile signature on the frontis (often mistaken for his autograph signature). Drawings by Paul Hogarth. Small quarto. Bottom edge cloth with minimal shelfwear; dustjacket with touch of wear at the spine ends and corners and beginning toning on spine,. Tight copy in Very Good condition in a Very good dustajcket with an archival cover. Hardcovers. Illus. by Paul Hogarth. 4to -... Read More
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AMERICAN HERO
by Beinhart, Larry
NY: Pantheon, 1993. First edition, first prnt. Thin remainder stripe on the topedge and small crease on the top edge. Unread copy in Near Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Beinhert's fourth novel. Reissued in 1994 as Wag the Dog which was the bBasis for the Barry Levinson film "Wag the Dog" starring Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche.. First Edition. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The image is of the book described... Read More
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AMERICAN HERO
by Beinhart, Larry
London: Century, 1993. First UK edition, first prnt. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Beinhart's fourth novel, reissued in 1994 as Wag the Dog which was the bBasis for the Barry Levinson film "Wag the Dog" starring Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche.. The image is of the book described and not a stock photo.
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SOLDIER'S JOY
by Bell, Madison Smartt
NY: Ticknor & Fields, 1989. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Bell on the title page. Faint beginning foxing on the topedge, small rubbed spot on the bottom edge and first three signatures comprised on darker paper as issued. Unread copy in Very Good condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Bell's fifth novel.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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ALL SOULS' RISING
by Bell, Madison Smartt
NY: Pantheon, 1995. First edition, first prnt. One of an unspecified number of copies issued with a tipped-in leaf signed by Bell for promotional purposes. Few tiny bottom edge creases on the dustjacket; otherwise, an unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine.
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STRAIGHT CUT
by Bell, Madison Smartt
NY: Ticknor & Fields, 1986. Advance Reading Copy (ARC) of the first edition. Glossy pictoral wraps. Signed by Bell on the title page. Publisher's letter to book review editors laid-in. Small closed tear to paper wrap at spine top; unread copy in Near Fine condition. Edges of publisher's letter lightly mussed. Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bell's third novel.The images are of the book described and not stock photos.
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THE WASHINGTON SQUARE ENSEMBLE
by Bell, Madison Smartt
NY: Viking, 1983. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Bell on the title page. (Early Bell signature-almost legible.) Spine topedge with small bump; dustjacket spine top edge with light wear, touched corners, faint beginning toning on flap topedge and light rubbing on rear panel. Unread copy in Near Fine condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Bell's first novel.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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THE WASHINGTON SQUARE ENSEMBLE
by Bell, Madison Smartt
NY: Viking, 1983. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Bell on the title page. (Early Bell signature-almost legible) Beginning page toning; dustjacket with corners and spine ends just touched and beginning edge toning. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Bell's first novel.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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THE WASHINGTON SQUARE ENSEMBLE
by Bell, Madison Smartt
London: Deutsch, 1983. First UK edition, first prnt. Signed by Bell on the title page. Soft small bump at spine top; dustjacket with one corner just touched. Unread copy in Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Bell's first novel. Less commonly available signed than the Viking US ed.. Signed by Author. Hardcovers. Near Fine.
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DOCTOR SLEEP
by Bell, Madison Smartt
NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991. First edition, first prnt. Inscribed by Bell on the title page. "For Chip - with all best from Madison Smartt Bell." Unread copy with faint top edge soil. Near Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Bell's sixth novel. Inscribed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.The images are of the book described and not stock photos.
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ANYTHING GOES
by Bell, Madison Smartt
NY: Pantheon, 2002. First edition, first prnt. Inscribed by Bell on the half-title page. "For __ Thanks for your letter - play on! Madison Smartt Bell. P.S. Since you are a musician check out Forty Words for Fear at Amazon. Many of the songs in the book are from there." Weak spine top edge bump with corresponding minor wrinkle on dustjacket; otherwise, an unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover.. Inscribed By Author... Read More
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HISTORY OF THE OWEN SCHOOL
by Bell, Madison Smartt
(Nashville): Vanderbilt University Press, 1985. First edition, first prnt. Signed by Bell on the title page. Black & white photographs. Minimal foreedge soil; dustjacket with minimal edgewear and rubbing and two short closed tears. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.The images are of the book described and not stock photos.
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ANYTHING GOES
by Bell, Madison Smartt
NY: Pantheon, 2002. Uncorrected bound galleys for the first edition. Printed perfect-bound wraps.Signed by Bell on the title page. Unread copy in Fine condition. Signed proofs for this Bell title are not common.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Galley/Proof.The images are of the book described and not stock photos.
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THE YEAR OF SILENCE
by Bell, Madison Smartt
NY: Ticknor & Fields, 1987. First edition, first prnt. Quarter cloth and paper-covered boards. Inscribed by Bell on the half-title page. "for Corey Wigand (?) from Madison Smartt Bell." Spine end cloth wrinkled, weak bumps to upper board corners; dustjacket with wear spots and shelfwear. Tight copy in Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. First Edition. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The images are of the book described and not stock photos.
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