[Rarebooks] FS: 5 Modern First Editions, prices greatly reduced

[Charles Agvent]

Price reduced:     Was $150,      Now $75

GUTERSON, David. SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS. New York: Harcourt Brace & 
Company, (1994). First Edition. His first novel, made into a film. Fine 
in a Fine dustwrapper. (#007371)        $75.00
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Price reduced:     Was $350,      Now $250

JOHNSON, Denis. INNER WEATHER. Port Townsend: Graywolf Press, (1976). 
First Edition. Printed pale blue/gray wraps. Author's uncommon second 
book, a collection of poems, by the author of the National Book 
Award-winning novel TREE OF SMOKE and many other fine novels and books 
of poems. One of only 600 copies printed. Tiny tear to the bottom of the 
front cover; very slight fading to edges of the covers. Near Fine. 
(#011555)        $250.00
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Price reduced:     Was $75,      Now $25

JONES, Thom. THE PUGILIST AT REST. Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 
(1993). First Edition. Impressive first collection of short stories. 
Remainder stripe at the bottom edge otherwise Fine in a Fine 
dustwrapper. (#005872)        $25.00
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Price reduced:     Was $150,      Now $50

PERCY, Walker. LOVE IN THE RUINS. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 
(1971). First Edition. His third, and many believe his finest, novel, 
set on the Gulf Coast outside of New Orleans in an apocalyptic 
atmosphere. Slight strip of sunning at the bottom of the spine. About 
Fine in a close to Fine dustwrapper with light scratches on rear panel. 
(#008021)        $50.00
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Price reduced:     Was $350,      Now $250

STEIN, Gertrude. LUCY CHURCH AMIABLY. A NOVEL OF ROMANTIC BEAUTY AND 
NATURE AND WHICH LOOKS LIKE AN ENGRAVING. Paris: Imprimerie Union, 1930. 
First Edition. Original blue boards printed in black in the original 
tissue dustwrapper. Minor edgewear and light chipping to the spine tips 
of this notoriously fragile binding. Near Fine in the original tissue 
dustwrapper.

The first title of the now famous Plain Edition Series. Stein financed 
her own personal publishing of five titles through the sale of one of 
her important Picasso paintings. (#014817)        $250.00



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