Little Women
by Alcott, Louisa May
London: DK Classics, 2025. Reprint. Hardcover. New. 261pp. Duodecimo [21cm]. Illustrated paper over boards. Stamped in gold with sprayed edges. "The four March girls live together, as different as sisters as can be. There is sensible, romantic Meg and sweet, sunshiny Beth. There is Jo, who burns with the ambition to be a writer, and there is Amy, who wishes for a more beautiful nose. Simple, true, and keenly resonant with life, spirit, and affection, Little Women is... Read More
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Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag. My Girls, Etc.
by Alcott, Louisa M.
Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1886. Later printing. Hardcover. Very Good Minus. 229pp. Sextodecimo [16.5 cm] Blue cloth over boards with the title in gilt on the backstrip. Blind ruled borders on the boards. Backstrip a hair darkened. Cloth at spine ends and tips of corners rubbed. Barely perceptible soiling to the boards. Text block cracked at p. 161, but book still very solid. A collection of twelve short stories.
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The Eighty-Minute Hour: A Space Opera
by Aldiss, Brian W.
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. SIGNED. 226pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Blue cloth covered boards with the title stamped in gilt on the spine. The boards are rubbed, and the spine ends are bumped and rubbed. In a dust jacket with moderate scuffing and soiling to the surface. Brian Aldiss was voted Best Contemporary Writer of Science Fiction shortly before this was published. Signed on the front free endsheet, "Best Wishes... Read More
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Cat Improvement Company
by Aldiss, Brian W.
Salt Lake City: Green Cat Press, 2004. 1/85. Broadside. Patrick Eddington. 46 cm by 27.5 cm. Broadside of an original poem by Brian Aldiss. Signed by the author and the artist. Illustrated by Patrick Eddington. Printed by The Green Cat Press. 13/85.
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When The Feast Is Finished: Reflections on Terminal Illness
by Aldiss, Brian; Margaret Aldiss
London: Little, Brown and Company, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. SIGNED. Octavo [22 cm] Black paper over boards, with gentle bruising to the head of the spine. In a dust jacket with general light rubbing and multiple light scratches. A poignant memoir. Based on journals that the author and his wife kept, this is an unbearably moving account of the last weeks of Margaret's life. Inscribed by the author on the dedication page: "To____ When... Read More
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Cities and Stones: A Traveller's Jugoslavia
by Aldiss, Brian W.
London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1966. First edition. Hardcover. Very good +/very good. SIGNED. 291pp. Octavo [22 cm] Red cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title on a black ink stamped panel on the backstrip. With only minor rubbing and bumping to the extremities. The jacket is moderately age-toned, and has a 1/2" closed tear in the bottom edge. A Jugoslavian travelogue. Warmly inscribed at length by the author on the front free endsheet.
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A large archive of 17 signed letters, 2 signed cards, 4 original manuscript pieces, 1 original drawing, 11 blank empty envelopes addressed to the recipient (one with a drawing of a cat in ink), and 1 inscribed book, all sent from the prolific science fiction writer, Brian W. Aldiss, to his long-time friend Patrick Eddington, the late Utah artist and former high school art teacher, who had as a goal the desire to create “The Cat Project,” where literary and visual artists from around the world were asked to produce original works about cats, which would be included in a traveling exhibition and book (unfortunately never realized). Also included in the archive are 4 pieces of ephemera relating to the correspondence or author
by [Aldiss, Brian] [Patrick Eddington aka "Pat the Cat"]
Brian Wilson Aldiss (1925-2017), born in Norfolk, England, was not only a prolific writer of science fiction short stories and novels, but also anthologized science fiction and studied the history of the genre as well. Much of the background material in his works stemmed from his military service from 1943 through World War II in the Royal Corps of Signals in India, Burma, and Sumatra. Aldiss was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2004. He was... Read More
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A Soldier Erect
by Aldiss, Brian W.
New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1971. First American edition. Hardcover. Very Good. SIGNED. 272pp. Octavo [22 cm] Magenta cloth over boards. The boards are just a trifle cocked. In the illustrated dust jacket with light rubbing. An honest and unforgettable account of soldiers away from home. Signed by Brian Aldiss on the front free endpaper.
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A Romance of the Equator
by Aldiss, Brian
London: Victor Gollanz Ltd, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 345pp. Octavo [22 cm] Blue paper over boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. The spine ends and corners of the covers are bumped, and there is a minor lean to the spine. The dust jacket is rubbed, and has numerous scratches. Jacket art by Lanfranco. Inscribed by the author on the front free endsheet. Aldiss writes, "For_____: Thirty years of labour & play.... Warmest regards, Brian Aldiss... Read More
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Affairs at Hampden Ferrers: An English Romance (Book inscribed by the author, with the audio tapes also inscribed by the author) -Two volumes
by Aldiss, Brian
London; Tyne & Wear: Little, Brown; Soundings Audio Books, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. SIGNED. 264pp. Olive green cloth-effect paper over boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. The covers are cocked, and the edges of the spine and covers are a bit dinged. In a dust jacket, with light edge wear. Sold with the audio books edition, in its case. Complete, all tapes present. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Aldiss... Read More
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Common Clay: 20-Odd Stories
by Aldiss, Brian W.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1996. First American edition. Hardcover. Very good +/very good. SIGNED. 333pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Blue paper over boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. The dust jacket has subtle surface and edge wear. Illustrations by Rosamund Chorley and Brian W. Aldiss. Inscribed by Aldiss on the title page. The inscription reads "Some stories & some pictures for my pal ___. Regards, Brian '96.
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Seasons in Flight
by Aldiss, Brian
London: Jonathan Cape, 1984. First UK edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good +. SIGNED. 157pp. Octavo [20 cm] Brown cloth-effect paper over boards, with a gilt stamped title on the backstrip. With a minor slant to the spine. Light scratching to the dust jacket. Uniquely inscribed by the author, with a sketch, on a specially tipped-in page, designed and Xeroxed by Aldiss, at the beginning. The inscription states, "These fables and anecdotes from the four imagined corners of our... Read More
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Somewhere East of Life: Another European Fantasia
by Aldiss, Brian
London: Flamingo (HarperCollins), 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. SIGNED. 390pp. Octavo [24 cm] in boards with gilt-stamped spine. Signed and inscribed by author on title page: "To my good friend P---, who knows how vital it is to be Somewhere Else! Regards, Brian '94". Also with signed Christmas card and warmly written single-page T.L.S. laid in. In the letter, Aldiss discusses the approaching spring, the book (which was sent with the letter as a gift), his travels to... Read More
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My Country 'Tis Not Only of Thee: A Story of the World After the Vietnam War
by Aldiss, Brian
Printed for the Aldiss Appreciation Society, 1986. Limited Edition. Paperback. Near fine. 27pp. Very slim octavo [21 cm] Saddle-stiched yellow and black printed wrappers. Frontispiece illustration reproducing Gustave Dore's woodcut, "London." One in an edition limited to 100 copies (this copy is not numbered). Inscribed by Brian Aldiss on the title page. The author writes, "To____ In appreciation, Yours ever, Brian Aldiss '86.
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American Sublime
by Alexander, Elizabeth
St. Paul, MN: Graywolf Press, 2005. Paperback. as NEW. 93 pp. Octavo. Illustrated covers with black spine. In her fourth remarkable collection, Elizabeth Alexander voices the outcries, dreams, and histories of an African American tradition that goes back to the rebellion on the slave schooner Amistad and to the artists' canvases of nineteenth-century America. In persona poems Sublime is a vivid and varied collection and it affirms her place as one of America's most lively and gifted writers.... Read More
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Candy
by Alexander, L. M. (Lillie McMaken); Illustrations by Rockwell Kent
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1934. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Rockwell Kent. 310pp. Octavo [21 cm] Red and white polka-dot patterned cloth over boards. Illustrated endpapers. The spine is sunned, however the title is still bold. There is a contemporary owner's name and address on the title page. A story of post-slavery life. Illustrator Rockwell Kent studied architecture at Columbia University (1900-03) and art at the New York School of Art (1903-04) where he was... Read More
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John A. Widtsoe: Scientist and Theologian
by Alexander, Thomas G.
Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books, 2023. First edition. Paperback. New. 176 pp. Octavo [22.8 cm]. Pictorial wraps. Biography of John A. Widtsoe, 1872-1952. Apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and president of Utah State Agricultural College and the University of Utah, Widtsoe was renowned for his expertise in irrigation and dry farming, pushing the boundaries and pioneering the way for advancements in agricultural practices.
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The Rise of Multiple-Use Management in the Intermountain West: A History of Region 4 of the Forest Service
by Alexander, Thomas G.
United States Department of Agriculture, 1987. Original edition. Paperback. 267pp. Quarto [27.5 cm] Brown and white illustrated wraps. Very good. The edges of the covers are lightly rubbed. Previous owner's name on the second page. Forest Service FS-399. The cover is of Gifford Pinchot, first Chief of the Forest Service. This publication is one in a series of works detailing the history of the Forest Service and related activities. Profusely illustrated.
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Edward Hunter Snow: Pioneer-Educator-Statesman
by Alexander, Thomas G. (Foreward by Jeffrey R. Holland)
Norman, OK: Arthur H. Clark, 2012. First edition. Hardcover. NEW. 392pp. [23.5cm] New. Hardcover. Blue buckram covered boards with silver stamped title on the spine. Illustrated dust jacket. The first biography of an important Mormon leader.
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Things in Heaven and Earth: The Life and Times of Wilford Woodruff, a Mormon Prophet
by Alexander, Thomas G.
Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books, 1991. First edition. Hardcover. Very good+. 484pp. Octavo. Blue cloth. Illustrated. Index. Bibliography. In pictorial dust jacket. Very good/Near fine. Spotting to head of fore edge and minor staining to fore edge. Thoughtful biography of the fourth Prophet of the LDS Church.
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Things in Heaven and Earth: The Life and Times of Wilford Woodruff, a Mormon Prophet; The Life and Times of Wilford Woodruff, a Mormon Prophet
by Alexander, Thomas G.
Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books, 1993. Later printing. Paperback. New. 464 pp.
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The Man Who Loves Salmon
by Alexie, Sherman
Boise, ID: Limberlost Press, 1998. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. SIGNED. Unpaginated. Octavo [24cm]. Black cloth over boards, with a large illustrated paper label on the front board and a small paper label on spine. Spine is a bit rolled. Beautiful salmon pink Thai Chiri endsheets. Head of spine lightly bumped. Mild soiling to rear board. Hand-numbered 41 in an edition of 100. Signed by Sherman Alexie and illustrator Charlene Teters, who provided the cover illustration and... Read More
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The Business of Fancydancing: Stories and Poems
by Alexie, Sherman
Brooklyn, NY: Hanging Loose Press, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. SIGNED. 84pp. Slim octavo [23.5 cm] Dark green cloth with silver lettering on the backstrip and front board. Inscribed by Alexie on the title page" "for____- / We have to believe in the power / of our imagination because it's all / we have as defense against pain / and changes. / Best- / Sherman / 2/12/92." The author's first published poetry and short story collection,... Read More
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Water Flowing Home
by Alexie, Sherman
Boise: Limberlost Press, 1996. First printing. Paperback. Thin octavo [24 cm] Printed pictorial wraps. Hand-stitched. Very good condition. The covers are ever so slightly soiled. There are also 5 or so very tiny stains on the covers. 1/500 letterpressed copies. The author's first volume of poetry issued by this lovely Idaho hand press and bindery. Scarce. Limberlost Press has issue forty-one completely hand made lettered press editions since 1986. This is one of the most difficult titles to find.... Read More
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The Man Who Loves Salmon.; Illustrated by Charlene Teters
by Alexie, Sherman
Boise, ID: Limberlost Press, 1998. First edition, 1/100. Hardcover. [22pp.] Octavo [24 cm] Black cloth with large illustrated paper label on front board, and a small paper label on backstrip. Letterpress edition. Fine. Signed by the author and the artist on the limitation page. Collection of eleven poems. Another attractive volume from the Limberlost Press.
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