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BESTER, ALFRED.
The Demolished Man.
8vo, publisher’s
1
/
4
cloth over plum
boards; top edges stained black; dust jacket, light edgewear, short closed tear at spine panel
head.
Chicago: Shasta Publishers, (1953)
[500/750]
FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHOR
’
S FIRST BOOK AND WINNER OF THE FIRST HUGO
AWARD
.
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(BIBLIOGRAPHY.) Lowndes,William Thomas.
The Bibliographer’s Manual of
English Literature.
6 volumes. Small 8vo, later
1
/
2
parchment-backed blue cloth, spines
gilt, morocco lettering pieces, moderate shelf wear, all edges stained yellow; contents clean;
unobtrusive tickets to rear pastedowns.
London: George Bell, 1883
[400/600]
Revised, corrected and enlarged edition. Includes the one volume appendix not present in earlier
editions containing information on books produced by literary and scientific societies.
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(BIBLIOGRAPHY.) Blanck, Jacob; et al.
Bibliography of American Literature.
Volumes 1-9 (of 10); lacks the index. 4to, original cloth.
New Haven, (1977-91)
[150/250]
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BALDWIN, JAMES.
Go Tell It On the Mountain.
8vo, publisher’s cloth, spot of
fading at spine head; dust jacket, closed tears along spine panel and front flap, spine panel
faded with chip across author name, dampstain most evident on verso.
FIRST EDITION OF
THE AUTHOR
’
S FIRST BOOK
.
NewYork: Knopf, 1953
[400/600]
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BECKETT, SAMUEL.
Stirrings
Still.
Original lithographed print in two
tones and 8 lithographed drawings in
black, printed by Pierre Chave at his
Atelier in Vence, France. Folio, vellum
backed linen stamped in gold along spine
and cover; linen slipcase.
NewYork: Blue Moon Books, 1988
[2,000/3,000]
NUMBER
149
OF
200
COPIES SIGNED BY
BECKETT AND LE BROCQUY
.
This was
Beckett’s final work of fiction, and was written
for his friend Barney Rosset, his long-time
American publisher at Grove Press and its var-
ious imprints.
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