[Rarebooks] FS: 10 Signed Limited Modern First Editions: Bellow, Irving, Roth, Updike, etc.

[Charles Agvent]

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   1. BELLOW,  Saul.  A  SILVER DISH.  New  York:  Albondocani
         Press 1979.  First Edition. Cloth-backed marbled boards.  One
         of 300  numbered and SIGNED copies of a total edition of 325.
         Fine in glassine as issued.                           $175.00

           2. CHEEVER,  John.  THE  DAY THE PIG FELL  INTO  THE  WELL.
         Northridge:  Lord John Press 1978. First Edition. One of  275
         numbered  and  SIGNED copies of a total edition of 301.  Fine
         without dustwrapper or slipcase, as issued.           $150.00

           3. IRVING,  John. A SON OF THE CIRCUS. Franklin Center, PA:
         Franklin  Library  (1994).  First Edition. Limited  and  true
         First Edition  SIGNED by the author and with a preface by him
         not in the trade edition. New in shrinkwrap.          $200.00

           4. LEITHAUSER,  Brad.  A  SEASIDE MOUNTAIN:  8  POEMS  FROM
         JAPAN.  Sarabande  Press  (1985). First Edition.  With  eight
         wood engravings  by the author's brother Mark Leithauser. One
         of 300  copies  SIGNED by the author and by the  illustrator.
         About Fine without dustwrapper, as issued.            $150.00

           5. PERCY,  Walker.  LOST IN THE COSMOS. THE LAST  SELF-HELP
         BOOK. New  York:  Farrar,  Straus   &  Giroux  (1983).  First
         Edition.  Copy  #335  of  350 SIGNED by the  author  of  this
         collection  of philosophical speculations. Fine in  slipcase.
                                                               $200.00

           6. PINTER,  Harold (FOWLES, John). THE FRENCH  LIEUTENANT'S
         WOMAN:  A  SCREENPLAY.  Boston: Little  Brown  (1981).  First
         Edition.  One  of 350 numbered copies SIGNED by  both  Pinter
         and John  Fowles who wrote the Introduction. New in slipcase.
                                                               $250.00

           7. ROTH,  Philip.  GOODBYE, COLUMBUS. Franklin Center,  PA:
         Franklin  Library 1978. Bound in gilt-decorated red  leather.
         SIGNED  Limited  Edition reissue of Roth's first book  with a
         new two-page preface by the author. Fine              $125.00

           8. STEGNER,  Wallace. CROSSING TO SAFETY. Franklin  Center,
         PA: Franklin  Library 1987. First Edition. Decorated leather.
         Limited  and true First Edition SIGNED by the author and with
         a special  introduction  by  him not included  in  the  trade
         edition. Fine                                         $200.00

           9. UPDIKE,  John.  A  MONTH OF SUNDAYS.  New  York:  Alfred
         Knopf 1975.  First  Edition. One of 450 numbered  and  SIGNED
         copies.  Spine of dustwrapper is sunned. Faint small  sticker
         shadow  on  slipcase.  Fine  in about  Fine  dustwrapper  and
         slipcase.                                             $150.00

          10. UPDIKE,  John. BECH IS BACK. New York: Knopf 1982. First
         Edition.  One of 500 numbered and SIGNED copies. Fine in Fine
         dustwrapper and slipcase.                             $150.00


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