Historic Manuscripts & Rare Books Online
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Twenty Mostly First Edition Works of Modern Fiction. Barthelme, Donald, City Life, New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1970, first printing; Barthelme, Donald, The Dead Father, New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1975, stated first printing; Bowles, Paul, The Delicate Prey, New York: Random House, 1950, stated first printing; Burroughs, William, Nova Express, New York: Grove Press, 1964, stated first printing; Burroughs, William, Queer, New York: Viking Press, 1985; Burroughs, William, The Naked Lunch, London: John Calder, 1964; Chatwin, Bruce, On the Black Hill, New York: The Viking Press, 1982; Chatwin, Bruce, On the Black Hill, London: Jonathan Cape, 1982; Chatwin, Bruce, Utz, New York: Viking, 1989, first edition; Chatwin, Bruce, The Viceroy of Quidah, London: Jonathan Cape, 1980; Chatwin, Bruce, The Viceroy of Quidah, New York: Summit Books, 1980, first edition; Coetzee, J. M. From the Heart of the Country, New York: Harper & Row, 1977, stated first U.S. edition; Connell, Evan S. Jr., The Anatomy Lesson, New York: The Viking Press, 1957; Conroy, Frank, Stop-time, New York: The Viking Press, 1967; Gardner, John, Freddy's Book, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980, stated first edition; Gardner, John, October Light New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976, stated first edition; Gardner, John, Mickelsson's Ghosts, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982, stated first edition; Gardner, John, Nickel Mountain, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1973, stated first edition; Gardner, John, The Sunlight Dialogues, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972, stated first edition; Gardner, John and Maier, John, Gilgamesh, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984, stated first edition, (all works with dust jackets in predominantly good condition, many with book jacket covers).
Estimate $700-900
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Keywords
Evan S. Jr., Nickel Mountain, William, Frank, John Calder, Donald, Freddy, Bruce, Bowles, Connell, Conroy, Maier, Gardner, Jonathan Cape, Utz, Coetzee, Barthelme, Burroughs, Knopf, United States, LondonJohn Dorfman
Director, Books & Manuscripts
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Fine Books & Manuscripts
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