[Rarebooks] FS: Some SIGNED First Editions, prices greatly reduced

[Charles Agvent]

Price reduced:  WAS $125    NOW $50.

COOVER, Robert. CHARLIE IN THE HOUSE OF RUE. Penmaen Press, (1980). 
First Edition. Cloth-backed boards. Illustrated with wood engravings by 
Jerome Kaplan. Number 1 in the Penmaen Fiction Series and one of 300 
numbered copies (of a total edition of 1000) SIGNED by the author and by 
the artist. Laid in is a leaflet "News from Penmaen." Fine. (#000967)    
     $50.00

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DAHLBERG, Edward. EPITAPHS OF OUR TIMES. THE LETTERS OF EDWARD DAHLBERG. 
New York: George Braziller, (1967). First Edition. INSCRIBED and SIGNED 
by the author on the front free endpaper "For Deck and Greta--/with the 
affection of/Edward/Feb. 20 '67/N.Y.C." Below Dahlberg's inscription 
Deck has written: "For Edward/ Returned/on request/of inscriber/by 
inscribed/with regret/Deck/Ides of March/1962." Though Deck has 
obviously got the date wrong, the inscription says much about this 
wonderful writer's difficulties with personal relationships. Near Fine 
in a Very Good dustwrapper with some soiling and creasing on the rear. 
(#004205)        $150.00

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DRABBLE, Margaret. HASSAN'S TOWER. Los Angeles: Sylvester & Orphanos, 
1980. First Edition. Tan cloth with an elaborate gilt-decorated cover. 
Copy #63 of 300 numbered copies SIGNED by the author. Fine in Fine 
glassine dustwrapper, as issued. (#014317)     $75.00

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FOWLES, John. MANTISSA. Boston: Little, Brown & Company, (1982). First 
Edition. Red cloth in slipcase. One of 510 numbered copies SIGNED by the 
author on the limitation page. Fine in slipcase, as issued. (#000964)    
     $85.00

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FOWLES, John & GODWIN, Fay. LAND. Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 
(1985). First Edition. Illustrated with photographs by Fay Godwin. One 
of only 160 numbered copies SIGNED by both the author and the 
photographer. Uncommon issue of this beautiful book. Fine in slipcase, 
as issued. (#006968)        $250.00

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(FOWLES, John) DURFORT, Claire de. OURIKA. Austin, TX: W. Thomas Taylor 
(Bird & Bull Press), 1977. First Edition. Bound in blue morocco 
leather-backed marbled boards; printed at the Bird & Bull Press on 
Green's Hayle paper; 65 pages. Translated into English with an 
introduction and epilogue by John Fowles. One of 500 unnumbered copies 
bound by Gray Parrot and SIGNED by Fowles at the end of his epilogue. 
Publisher's prospectus laid in. Mild sunning to the spine. About Fine 
without dustwrapper, as issued. (#015159)     $85.00

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