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(ABBOTT, Berenice; BOURKE-WHITE, Margaret, et al, photographers). The Last Rivet. The story of Rockefeller Center, a city within a city, as told at the ceremony in which John D. Rockefeller Jr. drove the last rivet of the last building, November 1, 1939 New York: Columbia University Press, 1940. Quarto, 45pp. First edition. Illustrated with photographs by Bernice Abbott, Margaret Bourke-White, Fritz Henle, Paul Woolf and others. A near fine copy in cloth backed, stamped and inlaid green velveteen, with the very scarce silver printed dust jacket. A beautiful production.
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ABE, Kobo. The Box Man. New York: Knopf, 1974. Octavo, 178pp. First American edition. A near-fine copy in publisher's pale green paper-covered boards and illustrated jacket. Signed by the author in Japanese on front free endpaper.
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ABE, Kobo. The Man Who Turned into a Stick. Tokyo: University of Tokyo Press, 1975. Octavo, 84pp. First English language edition in a translation by Donald Keene. A fine copy in publisher's black cloth over boards and illustrated dust jacket. Signed by the author in Japanese on the half title.
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ABELLA, Alex. The Killing of the Saints. New York: Crown Publishers Inc, 1991. Octavo, 308 pp. First Edition, uncorrected proofs. Fine in publisher's yellow wrappers. Inscribed on the half-title page "For Craig + Patti -- Thanks for reading! Alex Abella"
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45.00 |
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ABISH, Walter. 99: The New Meaning. Providence: Burning Deck, 1990. Octavo, 110pp. First edition, the issue in illustrated wrappers, of this series of complex literary experiments, using found (literary) material to create evocations of Kafka and Flaubert. A near fine copy. Inscribed by Abish to philosopher Arthur Danto, "For Arthur Danto, this unholy brew, with all best wishes, Walter," and with a post card from Abish to Danto laid in.
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ABISH, Walter. How German Is It (Wie Deutsch Ist Es) New York: New Directions, 1980. Octavo, 252 pp. First edition. Very good in like dust jacket, with open tears to top/bottom of spine on dust jacket. Inscribed by Abish to close friends, "To Carli and Lucy... This time in Zurich. Ah, the sweetness of life. Affectionately, Walter." The author then added a quite hilarious postscript, "P.S.: Running on Swiss Time. Everything... the car, the train, the toilet!!!" A wonderful inscription by the 1980 PEN/Faulkner Winner.
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ABISH, Walter. In the Future Perfect New York: New Directions, 1977. Octavo, 113pp. Very good in like jacket with sun fading to dust jacket. Inscribed by Abish to close friends: "To Lucy and Carli— What else? With much affection, Walter."
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150.00 |
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ACKER, Kathy. Empire of the Senseless. New York: Grove Press, 1988. Octavo, 227pp. First edition. Fine copy with dust jacket. Signed by Acker on the half-title.
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ACKER, Kathy. Great Expectations. Barrytown: Open Book Publications (Station Hill Press), 1982. Octavo, 128pp. Fine in fine illustrated wrappers. Signed by Acker on title page.
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ACKER, Kathy. Literal Madness. New York: Grove Press, 1988. Octavo, 410pp. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by author on half title page.
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250.00 |
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