[Rarebooks] FS: 9 SIGNED Modern Firsts, Crews, O'Brien, etc., prices greatly reduced

[Charles Agvent]

ALL PRICES ARE NET plus postage.


Price reduced:     Was $300,      Now $150

CREWS, Harry. BLOOD AND GRITS. New York: Harper & Row, (1979). First 
Edition. A collection of essays. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on 
the half-title page: "For Jim,/All good/things in your life/Harry 
Crews." Fine in just about Fine dustwrapper. (#009956)     $150.00
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Price reduced:     Was $450,      Now $300

CREWS, Harry. CAR. New York: William Morrow, 1972. First Edition. 
INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the title page "For 
John/Cheers/Harry Crews." Mild and typical fading of the blue boards. 
Near Fine in an about Fine dustwrapper with crease down spine. 
(#009961)        $300.00
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Price reduced:     Was $450,      Now $250

CREWS, Harry. A FEAST OF SNAKES. New York: Atheneum, 1976. First 
Edition. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Crews: "To John/Take it light/Harry 
Crews." Very mild sunning to the edges of the book and slight spotting 
to the fore-edge of the bulked text. About Fine in about Fine 
dustwrapper. (#009957)        $250.00
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Price reduced:     Was $100,      Now $75

DUFRESNE, John. WELL ENOUGH ALONE: TWO STORIES AND THIRTEEN POEMS. 
Candia, NH: John LeBow, 1996. First Edition. Cloth-backed boards with 
dustwrapper illustrated by Dina Knapp. Printed by the Ascensius Press. 
Letter "M" of only 26 lettered copies handbound in boards (450 were 
bound in wraps) SIGNED by the author and the artist. Fine in a Fine 
dustwrapper. (#007664)        $75.00
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Price reduced:     Was $75,      Now $35

FORD, Richard. THE ULTIMATE GOOD LUCK. London: Collins Harvill, 1989. 
First Edition. First British Edition of his second book. We have a 
penciled note in our copy stating that only 800 copies were printed, but 
we cannot attest to the veracity of that statement. SIGNED by the author 
on the title page. Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. (#015157)        $35.00
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Price reduced:     Was $75,      Now $40

KENNEDY, William. O ALBANY! IMPROBABLE CITY OF POLITICAL WIZARDS, 
FEARLESS ETHNICS, SPECTACULAR ARISTOCRATS, SPLENDID NOBODIES, AND 
UNDERRATED SCOUNDRELS. New York: The Viking Press, (1983). First 
Edition. Only 5000 copies were printed of this biography of Kennedy's 
hometown. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. SIGNED by the 
author on the title page.  Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper. 
(#005067)        $40.00
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Price reduced:     Was $150,      Now $75

O'BRIEN, Tim. THE NUCLEAR AGE. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. First 
Edition. A Review Copy with a promotional broadside and the publisher's 
business card laid in. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Some dust 
soiling to bulked top edge of text, otherwise Fine in a Fine 
dustwrapper. (#008067)        $75.00
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Price reduced:     Was $100,      Now $35

O'BRIEN, Tim. THE NUCLEAR AGE. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. First 
Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Mild bumping to 
corners. Near Fine in a Fine dustwrapper. (#008068)        $35.00
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Price reduced:     Was $75,      Now $25

SAROYAN, William. AN ACT OR TWO OF FOOLISH KINDNESS. Lincoln, MA,Penmaen 
Press 1977. First Edition. Illustrated with Wood Engravings by Helen 
Siegl. Copy #90 of 300 SIGNED by the author and the artist. Fine, 
lacking the dustwrapper. (#014340)        $25.00
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