[Rarebooks] FS: Five Books at substantial discounts

[Allington Books]

Greetings to All.
Subject to the terms set forth below, today and tomorrow we offer the
below-described works at a substantial  discount:
Dreiser, Theodore
The Financier

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1912. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover.
A Very Good to Very Good + copy of the first edition, first printing, of
Theodore Dreiser great novel, his third book and being the first book in
his famed Trilogy of Desire ("The Financier", "The Titan", and "The
Stoic"). The binding shows rubbing to the bottom corners, some scattered
spotting and the spine shows some light sunning and a tiny surface tear to
the bottom right edge -- a better copy than we usually see. Very good +.
Item #2666

Available for $55.00


Powers, Richard
Prisoner's Dilemma

New York: Beech Tree Books / William Morrow, 2008. First Edition, First
Printing. Hardcover. A Fine copy of the first edition, first printing (tiny
push to each lower edge of the spine tail -- slight toning to the leaves as
is common with this book) in a Fine dust jacket, of Richard Power's second
novel, the story of a dysfunctional family living in DeKalb County,
Illinois confronting a family crises. Interestingly, DeKalb county is where
barbed wire in its modern form was invented. A Fine copy. Fine / fine

Available for $25


Miller, Joaquin [Miller, Cincinnatus Heine]
Shadows of Shasta

Chicago: Jansen McClurg & Company, 1881. First Edition, First
Printing.Hardcover.
A Very Good + copy of the first edition, first printing, in the Publisher's
original green cloth (some rubbing to the spine ends and board corners,
faint splash mark to the front board seen when held at an angle to the
light) with a prior owner's signature and contemporary date of "4.20.1881"
to the title page's upper margin; a work in which Miller excoriated whites
for their treatment of Indians. A Very Good + copy and a better copy than
we typically see. Near fine.

Available for $30


Parker, Robert B.
Introduction to Raymond Chandler's Unknown Thriller: THE SCREENPLAY OF
PLAYBACK

New York: The Mysterious Press, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Wrappers.
A Fine copy of Raymond Chandler's Introduction to Raymond Chandler's
Screenplay for Playback, in the Publisher's original lettered wrappers, a
quite slim volume published only for copyright purposes only and not for
general distribution. The movie never was made and Chandler used the movie
title and the main character for a novel which was otherwise quite
different from the screenplay. As this Introdution was issued solely for
copyright purposes, few copies would have been issued. Consequently, copies
are EXCEEDINGLY SCARCE. Fine.

Available for $25.00


Dodge, Jim
Fup [True First Edition]

Berkeley: City Miner Books, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Wrappers.
A Fine copy of the uncommon true first edition, first printing, in the
Publisher's original lettered and decorated wrappers, with the wrappers
being surprisingly bright. Jim Dodge's Debut Book, a tale set in the
coastal hills of northern California in the late 19th Century, the story
centers around two humans, a cantankerous, ninety-nine-year-old named Jim
Santee fond of gambling and whiskey, and his adopted grandson, a gentle
giant who obsessively builds well-crafted and unneeded fences and a Fup a
twenty-pound mallard with an iron will and a fondness for alcohol and
romantic movies. The tale developed a cult readership and was republished
by Simon & Schuster in 1984. This is the nicest copy of Jim Dodge's Debut
Book that we ever have seen. Fine. Item #2647. Fine. Item #2647

Available for $20.00

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With Thanks for your consideration of the above and
Best Wishes,
Stephen
Allington Antiquarian Books



Stephen Johnson
Allington Antiquarian Books, LLC
Rare and Collectible Books, both Antiquarian and Modern
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