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

[Charles Agvent]

ALL PRICES ARE NET plus postage.



Price reduced:     Was $100,      Now $45

1. DREISER, Theodore. THE BULWARK. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 
Inc., 1946. First Edition. Dreiser's posthumously published novel, 
though he had started it and promised it to his publisher thirty years 
before. Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with several short tears. 
(#009422)        $45.00
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Price reduced:     Was $350,      Now $150

2. DUNN, Katherine. ATTIC. New York: Harper & Row, (1970). First 
Edition. First book by the author of GEEK LOVE. Fine in a Fine 
dustwrapper. (#007507)        $150.00
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Price reduced:     Was $200,      Now $100

3. DUNN, Katherine. TRUCK. New York: Harper & Row, (1971). First 
Edition. Second book by the author of GEEK LOVE. Fine in a Fine 
dustwrapper. (#009291)        $100.00
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4. FISHER, M. F. K. NOT NOW BUT NOW. New York: The Viking Press, 1947. 
First Edition. First novel by this famous author of gastronomical 
delights. Small spot on the front endpaper; some soiling to cloth. Very 
Good in a close to Fine dustwrapper with just a touch of soiling at the 
rear but very nice. (#013667) $100.00
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5. FORD, Richard. A PIECE OF MY HEART. New York: Harper & Row, (1976). 
First Edition. Cloth-backed boards. Author's first book. Ford would 
later go on to win the Pulitzer Prize for his novel INDEPENDENCE DAY. 
Fine in just about Fine dustwrapper with a slight crease to the rear 
inside flap of the dustwrapper. (#014816) $200.00
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Price reduced:     Was $250,      Now $150

6. FORD, Richard. A PIECE OF MY HEART. New York: Harper & Row, (1976). 
First Edition. Cloth-backed boards. Author's first book. Ford would 
later go on to win the Pulitzer Prize for his novel INDEPENDENCE DAY. 
Small stain to the top edge of the bulked text near the spine slightly 
showing at the top of the text near gutter. Near Fine in a very bright, 
Near Fine dustwrapper with minor wear at the spine tips. (#002624)    
     $150.00
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7. FORD, Richard. THE ULTIMATE GOOD LUCK. Boston: Houghton Mifflin 
Company, 1981. First Edition. Ford's second and scarcest book. Short 
split at the rear hinge as is common with this title. A "Not For Resale" 
stamp to the top bulked edge of the text. Still Near Fine ina Near Fine 
dustwrapper with just a touch of soiling and a small ink stroke to the 
spine. (#009186)        $100.00
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Price reduced:     Was $300,      Now $100

8. GASS, William. IN THE HEART OF THE HEART OF THE COUNTRY. New York: 
Harper & Row, (1968). First Edition. A Review Copy with publisher's slip 
laid in of Gass's second book, a collection of stories. Quite uncommon 
with the review slip. Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with a tiny chip 
on the rear panel. (#009046) $100.00
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9. GURGANUS, Allan. PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 
1997. First Edition. Perfect bound with glassine front cover and black 
platic rear cover. The most uncommon state of the Uncorrected Proof in 
the form of 8-1/2" x 11" bound typed manuscript pages of this novel that 
had a first printing of 100,000 copies. Fine with photocopied ads 
stapled to the inside of the front cover. (#008335)        $50.00
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10. SEARLE, Ronald. DICK DEADEYE. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 
(1975). First Edition. Oblong quarto. Delightful color illustrations by 
Searle based on a film which was based on Gilbert & Sullivan characters. 
Fine in a lightly soiled, Near Fine dustwrapper. (#002035)        $20.00
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