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New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 248 pages. The author's second collection of short stories. One of Karen Russell's finest achievements. 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 Karen Russell's "Vampires In The Lemon Grove: Stories". Her second, even more accomplished, collection of stories. "Russell's best book. With prose so alive it practically backflips off the page. Her invented worlds shed new light on the one in which we live" (Molly Antopol). An absolute "must-have" title for Karen Russell collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed and dated (shortly after publication) in black… Leer más

New York City, NY: Vintage Books, 1994. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: Vintage Books, 1994. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 532 pages. The author's landmark second collection of essays. One of Camille Paglia's finest achievements. The First Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, of which there are many. Published in a small and limited first print run as a "Vintage Books Original" softcover only. The First Edition is now rare. A brilliant production by Vintage Books: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial softcovers with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Text by Camille Paglia. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Camille Paglia's "Vamps & Tramps: New Essays". An impressive, tour-de-force performance: A richer, fuller collection of polemical and provocative essays from one of the most iconoclastic yet thoughtful writers on… Leer más

Minneapolis, MN: Milkweed Editions, 2012. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Minneapolis, MN: Milkweed Editions, 2012. Softcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 345 pages. The author's breakthrough debut novel. One of the most important literary debuts of our time. 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 softcover original only. Presents, at long last, Deni Y. Bechard's "Vandal Love". His first novel. It finally appears in the United States after being issued in Canada several years ago. "An astonishing novel of epic ambition, 'Vandal Love' follows generations of a unique French-Canadian family across North America and through the 20th century, as they struggle to find their place in the world" (Publisher's blurb). Quite a struggle it turns out to be: A… Leer más

New York City, NY: Conde Nast Publications, 1983. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: Conde Nast Publications, 1983. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 164 pages. Scarce Italo Calvino collectible item. The August 1983 Issue. Features the Italian author on the Cover of Vanity Fair Magazine. This is the first of five consecutive Issues in 1983 that featured great living writers on the cover: Italo Calvino (August); Philip Roth (September); Susan Sontag (October); Francine du Plessix Gray (November); and Woody Allen (December). Vanity Fair commissioned the late great Irving Penn to photograph all of them, and all five portraits, taken in extreme close-ups, are among the photographer's finest work. Pictorial softcovers, as issued. Contributions by various writers, journalists, photographers, and columnists. Printed on thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Unlike most books,… Leer más

New York City, NY: Conde Nast & Company, 1991. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: Conde Nast & Company, 1991. Softcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 100 pages. Rare Bruce Weber, Calvin Klein, and Vanity Fair Magazine collectible item. A pristine copy of the complete set: Vanity Fair Magazine's "Jessica In Love" October 1991 Issue with the Calvin Klein Magazine Supplement/Insert that accompanied it. Limited Edition of 10000 copies. Inserted randomly and distributed to subscriber copies in the United States only. There is no ISBN. The complete set is now rare. Pictorial softcovers with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Bruce Weber. The Supplement/Insert has no text. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in the United States to the highest standards. Unlike most books being published today, American magazines are still being printed in America; many of them… Leer más

New York City, NY: Conde Nast Publications, 1983. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: Conde Nast Publications, 1983. Softcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 164 pages. Scarce Woody Allen collectible item. The October 1983 Issue. Features the American author and auteur on the Cover of Vanity Fair Magazine. This is the fifth of five consecutive Issues in 1983 that featured great living writers on the cover: Italo Calvino (August); Philip Roth (September); Susan Sontag (October); Francine du Plessix Gray (November); and Woody Allen (December). Vanity Fair commissioned the late great Irving Penn to photograph all of them, and all five portraits, taken in extreme close-ups, are among the photographer's finest work. In Woody Allen's case, Penn photographed his subject in a legendary Series of various disguise-portraits much earlier. Vanity Fair chose his Groucho Marx-disguise portrait from the Series. Pictorial… 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

New York City, NY: New Directions, 2000. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: New Directions, 2000. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 263 pages. The author's debut novel. One of W. G. Sebald's finest achievements. 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 W. G. Sebald's "Vertigo" in Michael Hulse's acclaimed English translation. A "spell-binding blend of personal narrative, investigation, fiction, history, and travel writing". The most celebrated of the four narratives is devoted to Kafka (Stendhal and Casanova also appear) . The great German expatriate writer conflated, transformed, and transcended various literary genres to create his one-of-a-kind novels. In addition,… Leer más

Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Company, 1986. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Company, 1986. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 160 pages. Artist Book. One of the most beautiful art photography books of the 20th century. 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 rare. A brilliant production by Vera Lehndorff and Holger Trulzsch: Oversize-volume format. Cloth boards with black titles embossed on spine, as issued. Art by Veruschka/Vera Lehndorff. Photographs by Holger Trulzsch. Essay by Susan Sontag. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in Japan to the highest standards. In pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Presents Veruschka's "Trans-figurations". Perhaps the single most… Leer más

New York City, NY: Random House, 2015. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Random House, 2015. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 84 pages. The author's debut children's book. One of George Saunders' finest achievements. The First Random House Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. The production values are exquisite: A new and brilliant design by Molly Leach, with the art and text woven together into a seamless whole. George Saunders' story is complemented with art by Lane Smith. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper to the highest standards. In pictorial DJ with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Re-presents, in a lovely New Edition, George Saunders' "The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip". His first children's book, a triumphant… Leer más

New York City, NY: Summit Books, 1985. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Summit Books, 1985. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 160 pages. Book-length account on subject. One of Gore Vidal's finest achievements. 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 simultaneously with the British Edition. The First Edition is now rare. A sumptuous production by George Armstrong: Oversize-volume format. Brown cloth boards with gilt titles embossed on spine, as issued. Text by Gore Vidal. Photographs by Tore Gill. Edited by George Armstrong. Accompanying original VHS tapes of the film version-adaptations, "Vidal In Venice: Part One" and "Vidal In Venice: Part Two", narrated by Gore Vidal himself and beautifully filmed by Mischa Scorer. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper… Leer más

Secaucus, NJ: Lyle Stuart, 1980. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. Secaucus, NJ: Lyle Stuart, 1980. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 320 pages. Rare Gore Vidal collectible set. A fine copy of "Views From A Window: Conversations With Gore Vidal" with a pristine, rare copy of the 5 X 7 inch single-weight, silver-gelatin print of his portrait by the brilliant American photographer, Matthew Rolston. A keepsake, the latter shows him in closeup, one of the best such portraits of the much-photographed writer, issued to coincide with the release of his novel, "Kalki". Retrospective collection of interviews with subject. One of the best literary collections of its kind ever published in 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 by Lyle Stuart, a small fine press, as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is… Leer más

Santa Monica, CA: Perceval Press, 2005. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Santa Monica, CA: Perceval Press, 2005. Hardcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 104 pages. Artist Book. One of the most beautiful art photography books of our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the Softcover Edition. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Viggo Mortensen and Michele Perez: Regular-sized volume format. Pictorial hard boards with titles on the cover and spine, as issued. Photographs and text by Viggo Mortensen. Excerpts by various great writers: Goethe, Rumi, and James Joyce. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper in Spain to the highest standards. The reproduction quality is exemplary in every respect. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Viggo… Leer más

New York City, NY: Aperture Foundation/Vik Muniz, 2012. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: Aperture Foundation/Vik Muniz, 2012. Hardcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 1 pages. Rare Vik Muniz collectible item. A pristine copy of "The White Iris, After Edward Weston, 2012" original print, signed by Vik Muniz. The print measures 6 X 6 inches. Enclosed in its own inner protective plastic sheet and outer cardboard flat box. Processed on FujiColor paper. Eminently suitable for framing. Without DJ, as issued. Presents, in a collectible format, Vik Muniz's "The White Iris, After Edward Weston, 2012". One of the photographer's most ingeniously crafted, romantic, and beautiful images. It perfectly captures Vik Muniz's practice and aesthetic. "I used 'The Daybooks of Edward Weston', and Weston's photograph of his lover, Tina Modotti, when invited by Aperture in 2011 to make… Leer más

New York City, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2009. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2009. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 72 pages. Rare Louise Gluck collectible set. A near-fine copy of "A Village Life" First Hardcover Edition/First Printing with a pristine copy of "The Poet's View: Masters In The Art of Poetry Reading Their Work, Discussing Their Craft, And Recounting Their Lives" DVD. The author's eleventh collection of poems. One of Louise Gluck's finest achievements. 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 Louise Gluck's "A Village Life". Vividly describes and quietly celebrates near-idyllic, rustic life in concrete yet universal terms. "Expansive, fluent, and… Leer más

New York City, NY: Doubleday, 2002. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Doubleday, 2002. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 373 pages. The author's novel/sequel to "Sister of My Heart". 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 Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's "The Vine of Desire". One of her best books. "Peopled by Indian immigrants and, just as palpably, by their hopes and dreams. As one character says, 'All immigrants are dreamers but they're practical about it. They know what's OK to dream about, and what isn't'. The novel stands alone as an exploration of the contemporary immigrant experience. Anju and Sudha, cousins and best friends since their Calcutta girlhood, find themselves in the Bay Area, Anju… Leer más

New York City, NY: Aperture Foundation, 1992. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: Aperture Foundation, 1992. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 93 pages. Retrospective collection of photographs. One of the most important art photography books of our time. 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 rare. A brilliant production by Richard Misrach: Oversize-volume format. Orange cloth boards with titles on cover and spine, as issued. Photographs by Richard Misrach. Story, "The View From The Ark", by Susan Sontag. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper by EBS in Verona, Italy to the highest standards. In pictorial DJ, which shows an extreme close-up of a "found" portrait of the great rock n' roll star, Ray Charles, and titles on the cover… Leer más

New York City, NY: The Dial Press, 2016. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. New York City, NY: The Dial Press, 2016. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 310 pages. The author's book-length account on subject. 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 Katie Roiphe's "The Violet Hour: Great Writers At The End". How six iconic writers in the Western tradition, very different from one another, faced The End to their productive and meaningful lives: Susan Sontag, Sigmund Freud, John Updike, Dylan Thomas, Maurice Sendak, and James Salter. Regardless of the actual time of death, Western culture views death as night, the "violet hour, the evening hour that strives homeward, and brings the sailor home from sea" (T. S.… Leer más

Santa Fe, New Mexico: Radius Books, 2009. First Edition. First Printing.. Softcover. As New/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. Santa Fe, New Mexico: Radius Books, 2009. Softcover. As New/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 144 pages. Retrospective collection of color photographs. One of the most beautiful art photography books of our time. Limited Slipcased Edition of 2000 copies. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, particularly the Second Edition. Published as a softcover original only. The Limited Edition is now rare. A brilliant production by Alex Webb and David Chickey: Oversize-volume format. Pictorial softcovers with titles on the spine, as issued. Photographs by Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb. Essay by Pico Iyer. Cardboard slipcase. Printed on pristine-white, thick glossy stock paper in Singapore to the highest standards. The reproduction quality is exemplary in every respect. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Alex Webb's and Rebecca Norris… Leer más

New York City, NY: Pendragon Press, 1986. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket, As Issued.. New York City, NY: Pendragon Press, 1986. Hardcover. Fine/None, As Issued. First Edition/First Printing. 237 pages. Complete Catalog of the composer's musical-portrait compositions. One of the most treasurable 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 as Volume 13 of the now-legendary Thematic Catalogues Series. The First Edition is now scarce. Without DJ, as issued. Presents "Virgil Thomson's Musical Portraits". Meticulously assembled by Anthony Tommasini, the New York Times music critic and Thomson's biographer, an exhaustive and illuminating catalog of the great American composer's homage-portraits of well-known, not-so-well-known, and relatively unknown figures (known to and loved by… Leer más