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London, England: Summit Books, 1988. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. London, England: Summit Books, 1988. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 413 pages. Collection of letters by subject. One of the most important books on music of the 20th century. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Virgil Thomson's "Selected Letters". Deeply absorbing letters from a composer who was also a man-of-letters. "There have been previous collections of the writings of the Grand Old Man of American music, but none as various and personally revealing as this. All his life, Thomson has been a meticulous correspondent, unfailingly courteous, crisp, and elegant, and it is a special pleasure to see these employed on minutiae as well as on such major matters as working on a… Leer más

New York City, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1973. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1973. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 254 pages. The poet's debut and only novel. Now considered a late-modern classic. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. The book is one of the finest productions we have ever seen: Brilliant DJ design by Janet Halverson and austerely elegant black topstain, which matches the DJ design's predominantly black color scheme. The DJ back cover shows the author at various stages of his career, from dashing young poet to grizzled bearded survivor, prematurely and irreversibly aged. Presents John Berryman's "Recovery". Published posthumously with an Introduction, "John Berryman",… Leer más

New York City, NY: Scribner, 2000. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Scribner, 2000. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 317 pages. The author's third novel. Now considered a contemporary classic. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Antonya Nelson's "Living To Tell". Possibly her best book thus far. "The characters' self-study leads to true (if incomplete) understanding; and the story's hard-won, moderately happy ending is a satisfying benediction upon this ensemble cast, about which the reader has truly come to care" (The New York Times). An absolute "must-have" title for Antonya Nelson collectors. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First… Leer más

New York City, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2002. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2002. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 195 pages. The author's fourth novel. Now considered a contemporary classic. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Jamaica Kincaid's "Mr. Potter". Her masterly novel. Published to enormous critical and popular acclaim, it is Kincaid's best work since her breakthrough debut collection, "At The Bottom of The River" (1983). Kincaid's body of work is proof that you can bring your roots with you and turn them into great stories and characters. The eponymous protagonist is both her most memorable character since Annie John and the vehicle through which she makes the… Leer más

Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 1999. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 1999. Softcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 14 pages. Exhibition Catalog. One of the most beautiful catalogs ever published on the subject. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. There is no ISBN. The Exhibition Catalog is now rare. A brilliant production by Stephen Daiter Gallery: Pictorial softcovers, as issued. Photographs by Marvin E. Newman and Yasuhiro Ishimoto. Brief Introductory text. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name at the Stephen Daiter Gallery from April 30 through June 12, 1999. Presents "Newman & Ishimoto: Reunion In Chicago: Photographs From 1949-1952". Some of the two… Leer más

New York City, NY: Henry Holt And Company, 1998. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: Henry Holt And Company, 1998. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 219 pages. The author's screenplay of his directorial film debut. The First Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with the edition published by ACTES Sud. Published in a small and limited first print run as a softcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Pictorial softcovers with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Text by Paul Auster. Black-and-white stills from the finished film. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Paul Auster's "Lulu On The Bridge". A tantalizing re-creation of a modern masterpiece, the screenplay of Paul Auster's "remake" film, an unusual twist to the classic, tragic love story. The screenplay alludes repeatedly to the classic silent film, which is re-enacted in part in the picture. "Life… Leer más

Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2004. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. As New/As New Dust Jacket.. Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2004. Softcover. As New/As New. First Edition/First Printing. 48 pages. Exhibition Catalog. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. There is no ISBN. The Exhibition Catalog is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by David W. Williams: Regular-sized volume format. Plain white softcovers, as issued. Photographs by Bob Natkin. Essay by Tim Samuelson. List of Plates appended at the end. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. In integral pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine and very large flaps, as issued. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at the Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago from November 5 through December 31, 2004. Presents "Bob Natkin, Photographer". Some of the finest and… Leer más

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1995. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1995. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 152 pages. Collection of literary/memoir essays. Now considered a late-modern classic. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original by a University Press. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Alfred Kazin's "Writing Was Everything". Delivered as the William E. Massey Sr Lectures in the History of American Civilization. Consists of a Prologue and three pieces: "Before The War", "During The War", and "After The War". A summing-up of a great and noble life, not without its mischiefs and adventures, devoted to the pursuit of knowledge and understanding of literature. More than any other literary scholar and critic,… Leer más

New York City, NY: Faber & Faber/Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2010. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: Faber & Faber/Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2010. Softcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 260 pages. The author's breakthrough debut novel. One of the most sensational literary debuts of our time. Review Copy. Review Material laid-in. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a softcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. The brilliant book design/presentation by Marian Drukman, which features Andy Warhol's masterpiece, "Querelle", is just one more reminder why even a paperback is superior to an e-book. Presents Tristan Garcia's "Haine" in a felicitous English translation by Marion Duvert and Lorin Stein, the… Leer más

New York City, NY: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1989. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1989. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 268 pages. The author's second novel. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents David Leavitt's "Equal Affections". Writing marked by poise, insight, and passion. This is an intimate portrait of a family struggling to come to terms with the death of its independent, defiant matriarch. Leavitt explores the complex emotions that make up human relationships between lovers and families. "Leavitt is able to demonstrate his talent for empathy, his ability to write persuasively about highly emotional issues" (The New York Times). An absolute "must-have" title for David… Leer más

New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 277 pages. Posthumous collection of literary essays. One of Richard Ellmann's finest achievements. The first appearance of the title in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Richard Ellmann's "Along The Riverrun: Selected Essays". An indispensable collection. Twenty-four brilliant essays by one of the greatest literary biographers of our time. In these enjoyable lectures, articles, prefaces, and reviews covering a span of thirty years, a great literary biographer writes with insight, wisdom, humor, and charm about the subjects of his major works - Wilde, Yeats, and Joyce - as well as about Washington Irving,… Leer más

Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2012. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2012. Softcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 37 pages. Rare Barack Obama, Dawoud Bey, and Marc PoKempner collectible item. Exhibition/Auction Catalog. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. There is no ISBN. The Exhibition Catalog is now rare. Published on the occasion of the fund-raiser exhibition held at the Stephen Daiter Gallery in July, 2012. Presents "Artists For Obama: Exhibition Sale And Auction To Support The Re-Election of President Barack Obama". Fundraiser by artists for the beloved President. Thirty-six art and photographic works are shown in the catalog out of almost 100 pieces that were donated by artists, photographers, Chicago galleries, dealers, and collectors to raise funds for President Obama's re-election campaign versus… Leer más

Chicago, IL: Schneider-Bluhm-Loeb Gallery, 1993. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Chicago, IL: Schneider-Bluhm-Loeb Gallery, 1993. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 10 pages. Rare Luis Gonzalez Palma collectible item. Exhibition Catalog. One of the earliest catalogs ever published on the artist/photographer. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run of 500 copies as a softcover original only. The Catalog is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Luis Gonzalez Palma: Small-size volume format. Glossy pictorial softcovers, as issued. Photographs by Luis Gonzalez Palma. The artist/photographer interspersed his work with poems by Francisco Najera, which are presented in both the Spanish original and English translation by Joan Lindgren. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in Chicago to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the exhibition at the… Leer más

Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2006. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2006. Softcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 60 pages. Exhibition Catalog. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. There is no ISBN. The Exhibition Catalog is now scarce. A brilliant production by David W. Williams: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial softcovers, which reproduce a handwritten announcement by the photographer on the cover, as issued. Photographs by Lee Balterman. Message by the late great Japanese photographer Yasuhiro Ishimoto. Essays by Paul Berlanga and Robert Guinan. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper by Meridian Printing Rhode Island in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at the Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago in 2006.… Leer más

New York City, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1989. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1989. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 308 pages. The author's autobiographical novel. The first appearance of the title in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Breyten Bryetenbach's "Memory of Snow And of Dust'. Complex and allusive, a modern novel by the acclaimed author. "Both a gripping investigation of the South African predicament and also a meditation on exile, betrayal, love, and creation" (Publisher's blurb). An absolute "must-have" title for Breyten Breytenbach collectors. This title is a late-modern classic. This is one of few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing (American)… Leer más

New York City, NY: Free Press, 1999. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Free Press, 1999. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 171 pages. The author's sixth collection of essays. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents David Mamet's "Jafsie And John Henry". The poet of the working class as essayist. In this diverse collection, the writer turns his attention to subjects ranging from houses to Hollywood producers. Shares his reflections on the nature of creativity and the challenges and rewards of aging. David Mamet has also mined his "Jewishness" with increasing interest and genuine pathos. An absolute "must-have" title for David Mamet collectors. This title is a late-modern classic. This is one of few copies of the… Leer más

New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1989. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1989. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 155 pages. The author's debut collection of fiction. Now considered a late-modern classic. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Jorge De Sena's "By The Rivers of Babylon And Other Stories" in a felicitous English translation. A brilliant collection. Eleven short stories by the Portuguese man-of-letters. Features religious subject matter and historical figures: St. Paul addresses a Roman tribune in "Night of Nativity'' and an English monk forces the stones of an ancient Druid temple to speak in the whimsical "Sea of… Leer más

London, England: Faber & Faber, 2003. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. London, England: Faber & Faber, 2003. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 279 pages. The author's breakthrough debut novel. Now considered a contemporary classic. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents DBC Pierre's "Vernon God Little: A 21st Century Comedy In The Presence of Death". His breakthrough first book. It became a huge success abroad, but was ignored in the United States by the big publishing houses (it was eventually published by a small press called Canongate). The New Yorker Magazine compared the book, very favorably, to J. D. Salinger's "The Catcher In The Rye". The basis for the comparison is primarily the eponymous character who, like Holden… Leer más

Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2000. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2000. Softcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 14 pages. Exhibition Catalog. The first and only edition. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. There is no ISBN. The Exhibition Catalog is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Joseph D. Jachna and Stephen Daiter Gallery: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial softcovers with titles on the cover, as issued. Photographs and brief text by Joseph D. Jachna. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the landmark exhibition of the same name held at the Stephen Daiter Gallery Chicago from September 29 through November 4, 2000. Presents Joseph D. Jachna's "Or Water Is: A Photographic Meditation". Mysterious yet… Leer más

Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2002. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Chicago, IL: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2002. Softcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 30 pages. Exhibition Catalog. The first and only edition. Precedes, and is the basis of, the full-fledged book of the same title. Published in a small and limited print run as a softcover original only. There is no ISBN. The Exhibition Catalog is now scarce. A brilliant production by David W. Williams: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial softcovers with titles on the cover, as issued. Introduction by the photography expert and scholar Keith F. Davis. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at the Stephen Daiter Gallery in Chicago from March 1 to April 20, 2002. Presents, for the very first time, Joseph Sterling's… Leer más