[Rarebooks] FS: 17 at 70% Off

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*Trollope, Anthony. John Caldigate.* London: Chapman & Hall, 1879. First
edition. A Very Good or better copy of this Trollope triple-decker, bound
in the Publisher's original lilac gray cloth A rather nice set of a very
enjoyable Trollope novel.  Very Good +. Hardcover. (#0000763)
*$6,500.00**  Available
for $1,950.00*

*Crabbe, George [Trollope, Anthony]. The Poetical Works of George Crabbe[Rare
Presentation Copy from Anthony Trollope*,  Books signed by Trollope in his
own name are absolute hen's teeth. A Near Fine copy, showing only a bit of
edge rubbing, and being a PRESENTATION COPY FROM ANTHONY TROLLOPE TO
FLORENCE LLOYD JONES, INSCRIBED, SIGNED, AND DATED BY ANTHONY TROLLOPE.
RARE. Near Fine. Hardcover. (#00003667) *$5,000.00**  Available for
$1,500.00*


*Sillanpaa, Frans Eemil. Sterben und Auferstehen [Signed]*. Zurich:
Coron-Verlag, 1962. First edition. A Fine, Superior, copy of the first
edition, first printing, SIGNED BY FRANS EEMIL SILLANPAA  Quite Beautiful
and RARE INDEED. Fine. Hardcover. (#00003604) *$3,500.00**  Available for
$1,050.00*


*Benchley, Nathaniel [Steinbeck, John; Steinbeck Thomas; Benchley, Peter;
Benchley, Nat]. Side Street* [Fabulous *Association copy SIGNED by the
Benchley family, and by Gwen Steinbeck and by the Steinbecks' only
children, sons Thomas and John*]. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company,
1950. First edition. f SIGNED BY NATHANIEL BENCHLEY, his wife, MARJORIE
BENCHLEY, his elder son PETER BENCHLEY (who wrote "Jaws"), his younger son,
writer and actor NATHANIEL ("NAT") BENCHLEY, GWEN STEINBECK (who had just
divorced JOHN STEINBECK, who himself then relocated to 68th, and then to
72nd, Street), and by JOHN STEINBECK IV and TOM STEINBECK (the sons of John
Steinbeck and Gwen Steinbeck, and John Steinbeck's only children). The book
also is signed by Peter Stack, who we speculate to be Peter Benchley's
childhood chum.   Very Good + in near fine dust-jacket. Hardcover.
(#00002112) *$3,450.00**  Available for $1,035.00*

*Singer, Isaac Bashevis. **A Crown of Feathers* [*Signed: Book, Proof, and
Award Speech. Each Signed, Two Association Copies, Two Advance Copies]*.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1973. First edition. A Near Fine copy
of the first edition, first printing, in a Very Good + dust jacket, SIGNED;
TOGETHER WITH the scarce UNCORRECTED PAGE PROOF, SIGNED; TOGETHER WITH
Singer's NATIONAL BOOK AWARD SPEECH, SIGNED; three signed items or related
to, Nobel Prize-Winning author Isaac Bashevis Singer's National Book
Award-Winning collection of stories "A Crown of Feathers". A remarkable
collection of three items related to one of Singer's important National
Book Award-Winning book, two of which are Association Copies, two of which
are Advance Copies, and ALL THREE OF WHICH ARE SIGNED BY ISAAC BASHEVIS
SINGER. RARE. Fine in very good + dust-jacket. Various. (#00002913) *
$3,250.00**  Available for $975.00*


*Eco, Umberto. Opera Aperta [Signed] *[The Open Work] Forma E
Interdeterminazione Nelle Poetiche Contemporanee. Milano: Bompini, 1962.
First edition. A Near Fine copy of Umberto Eco's important and
groundbreaking work, SIGNED BY UMBERTO ECO. Near Fine. Hardcover.
(#00003599) *$3,000.00**  Available for $900.00*

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*Irving, Washington. The Voyages and Discoveries of The Companions of
Columbus [SIGNED BY WASHINGTON IRVING]*. Philadelphia: Carey and Lea, 1831.
First edition. The First American edition Signed Irving works are scarce
and signed copies of this work are quite so. Very Good. Hardcover.
(#0000278) *$3,000.00**  Available for $900.00*


*Eco, Umberto. Il nome della rosa [Signed] [The Name of the Rose]*. Milano:
Bompiani, 1980. First edition.  A Near Fine copy, SIGNED BY UMBERTO ECO.
SCARCE.  (#00003519) *$2,500.00**  Available for $750.00*


*Hughes, Ted. Original Galleys and Original Setting Copy for Crow: From the
Life and Songs of The Crow.* New York: Harper & Row, 1971. First edition.
The ORIGINAL LONG GALLEY SHEETS AND THE ORIGINAL SETTING COPY for the
Harper & Row publication of this Poetry collection based upon the Crow and
drawn from many world mythologies; one of Ted Hughes' most important works
and an important work in 20th Century Poetry. TWO RARE EARLY FORMS OF AN
IMPORTANT BOOK OF 20th CENTURY POETRY.     Very Good +. None. (#00002572) *
$2,250.00**  Available for $675.00*


*Francis, Dick. Nerve [Rare Uncorrected Proof]*. London: Michael Joseph,
1964. First edition. The RARE UNCORRECTED PROOF of Dick Francis' scarce
second novel. Very Good.  QUITE SCARCE.
              Very Good. Wrappers. (#00002737) *$1,425.00**  Available for
$427.50*


*Merrill, James. Water Street. New York: Atheneum, 1962.* First edition.
 An altogether Near Fine copy of James Merrill's scarcest trade
publication. QUITE SCARCE INDEED. Fine in very good + dust-jacket.
Hardcover. (#00003663) *$1,225.00**  Available for $**367.50*

*Borges, Jorge Luis [Borges, Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis]. Evaristo
Carriego[Signed]* A book about Old-time Buenos Aires. New York: E. P.
Dutton, 1984. First edition. ISBN: 0-525-24164-7. An essentially Fine copy
of a critical Jorge Luis Borges book, SIGNED BY JORGE LUIS BORGES. QUITE
SCARCE. Fine in fine dust-jacket. Hardcover. (#00003614) *$975.00**  Available
for $292.50*


*Ashbery, John; Murray, Elizabeth: Illustrator. Who Knows What Constitutes
Life [Signed by Ashbery and Murray]*. Calais, VT: Z Press, 1999. First
edition.  A Fine copy, SIGNED BY JOHN ASHBERY on the Limitation Page and
SIGNED BY ELIZABETH MURRAY ON HER ORIGINAL ART. QUITE SCARCE. Fine in fine
dust-jacket. Wrappers. (#00003417) *$855.00 **  Available for $256.50*


*Berrigan, Ted. Carrying A Torch (Clown War 22) [Signed]*. New York: Clown
War, 1980. First edition.  Fine. Wrappers. (#00002245) *$750.00**  Available
for $225.00*

*Wister, Owen. Padre Ignacio or The Song of Temptation [Signed]*. New York:
Harper & Brothers, 1911. First edition. Very Good in very good dust-jacket.
Hardcover. (#00003471) *$550.00**  Available for $165.00*


*McMurtry, Larry. All My Friends are Going to be Strangers [Signed]*. New
York: Simon and Schuster, 1972. First edition. A Very Near Fine copy in a
Near Fine dust jacket, SIGNED BY LARRY MCMURTRY on the front free endpaper;
 (#00003285) *$400.00 **  Available for $120.00*


*Paretsky, Sara. Killing Orders [Signed]*. New York: William Morrow and
Company, Inc., 1985. First edition. ISBN: 0-688-04820-x. A Fine, Superior,
copy of the first edition, first printing, in a Fine dust jacket (a touch
of expected age toning, spine lettering bright and not faded as is so often
seen on other copies), SIGNED BY SARA PARETSKY on the title page (#00003399)
*$350.00  Available for $105.00
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