fiction novels

Hardcover. London, William Heinemann, 1st UK, 1987, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Mohawk is an outstanding first novel, a poignant, unforgettable story of old passions and enmity set in a leather town in upstate New York where the tanneries have long ago begun to close down. Writing with extraordinary assurance, Richard Russo unfolds the story of a mystery that has bound two families, the Grouses and the Gaffneys, together for over two decades. 'Mohawk' is a drama of small-town life that captures all the comedy and tragedy of the human experience. This is the first hardcover edition of Russo's first novel. The U.S. first edition of Mohawk was published as a softcover original edition by Vintage Originals in 1986. Clean copy.

Hardcover. Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott, 1st, 1910, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 262 pages, 10 color illustrations by Grace G. Wiederseim (creator of The Campbell Kids). Red cloth covers with color illustrated label on front, gilt lettering on spine faded. The front hinge has cracked and exposed the thread beneath. Binding is still sound and text and plates bright.

Softcover. Seattle, Fantagraphics, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 112 pages. A quarterly anthology of literary comics. This first volume of Mome features the following: John Pham's (Epoxy) 221 Sycamore Ave., Paul Hornschemeier (Mother Come Home and Forlorn Funnies) contributes a six-part graphic novella titled Life with Mr. Dangerous, Anders Nilsen's The Beast is a full-color, 12-page absurdist monologue by a single character on the push-and-pull of art and politics, Jeffrey Brown contributes an autobiographical piece, David Heatley contributes the first of a series of fictional stories revolving around a cast of characters in a town called a Overpeck (also the name of the strip) that follows a bizarre dream logic, Andrice Arp adapts a Japanese fairy tale called Jewels of the Sea, Kurt Wolfgang examines death, Gabrielle Bell examines the existentialism of the dot-com boom, Jonathan Bennett dances with the Ventures, and Sophie Crumb (Belly Button Comix) delivers a piece of comics biography. With cartoons by Martin Cendreda.

Softcover. Seattle, Fantagraphics, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 112 pages. A quarterly anthology of literary comics. This first volume of Mome features the following: John Pham's (Epoxy) 221 Sycamore Ave., Paul Hornschemeier (Mother Come Home and Forlorn Funnies) contributes a six-part graphic novella titled Life with Mr. Dangerous, Anders Nilsen's The Beast is a full-color, 12-page absurdist monologue by a single character on the push-and-pull of art and politics, Jeffrey Brown contributes an autobiographical piece, David Heatley contributes the first of a series of fictional stories revolving around a cast of characters in a town called a Overpeck (also the name of the strip) that follows a bizarre dream logic, Andrice Arp adapts a Japanese fairy tale called Jewels of the Sea, Kurt Wolfgang examines death, Gabrielle Bell examines the existentialism of the dot-com boom, Jonathan Bennett dances with the Ventures, and Sophie Crumb (Belly Button Comix) delivers a piece of comics biography. With cartoons by Martin Cendreda.

Hardcover. NY, Harcourt Brace Janovich , 1st, 1981, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Author's 1st book. Nice, bright copy with a dust jacket.

Hardcover. New York, Knopf, 1st , 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good , Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, E.P. Dutton/Seymour Lawrence, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. A large and awkward New England family salvages life the best it can in the aftermath of the sudden death of the mother, Rosie Vincent. The author's first novel. Clean copy.

Hardcover. New York, Limited Editions Club, 1st thus, 1961, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 121 pages, SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR, T. M. Cleland, in rear, number 794 of a limited 1500 copies. Embroidered cloth cover with gilt title on brown leather, 3/4 slipcase, illustrations and decorations throughout, overall, bright and tight copy.

Hardcover. NY, Doubleday, Page & Co., 1st, 1903, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 246 pages, b&w plates by Karl Anderson. Rough-cut pages. Light edge wear to covers, small stain on rear. Front hinge starting to crack. Else a very clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill, 1st, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a worn, lightly soiled dust jacket. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on the front fly leaf. B&w illustrations by Toni Patten. A young reader's novel set in Jamaica.

Hardcover. NY, Delacorte, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Thirteen year old Rocky has her life changed by the remarkable artist who comes to a small Kansas town to design a war memorial.

Hardcover. NY, St. Martins, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover. Very good in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Some very minor wear to dust jacket, otherwise like new.

Hardcover. NY, Lothrop, Lee and Shepard, 1st US, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 134 pages. When his cousin Katy is kidnapped at night by a Grabbly, Rupert enlists the aid of flying pirates and a kindly badger to rescue her from the Wizard of Castle Dread. Clean copy.

Hardcover. PA, Franklin Mystery, reprint, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Gilt decorated leather covers with color illustration paste-down.

Hardcover. NY, Harper and Brothers, reprint, 1836, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue textured cloth with decorative gilt title on spine. Vol. 2 ONLY of a ten volume set. This book combines the 3rd and 4th volumes in the original 18 volume set. 213 + 238 pages. Frontis. engraving and illustrated title page reprinted from the 1832 edition. This collection of moral tales written by Maria Edgeworth explores themes of education, family relationships, and social issues in 19th century Ireland. The stories are entertaining and engaging while also providing valuable lessons about life and morality. Edgeworth was a significant figure in the development of the novel as a literary form and her work is still widely read and admired today. Solid binding, mild foxing. Previous owner's name on title page.

Softcover. New York, Dell Publishing, 1st, 1952, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 223 pages. Paperback. Dell Book #427. Minor wear to paper wrappers. Creasing to covers and spine. Cover art by Rudoloh Belarski. Pencil numbers on front fly leaf.

Hardcover. New York, Pantheon, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 368 pages. SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE. Upper right corner of page 325 wrinkled - approx. 3". Clean, tight copy. In this rich, compulsively readable saga about the brave early years of television, "morning" means several things. It is the name of the first-ever morning show, pioneered by a visionary who believed television could reflect the lives of ordinary Americans; it refers to the 1950s, a time of innovation and energy in the vibrant New York City where much of the novel takes place; and finally, it suggests the dawning of a new relationship between a long-estranged father and son who must meet the new century with their fates intertwined.

Hardcover. New York, Simon and Schuster, 1st, 1972, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 190 pages, traces of ex-library: glue residue to rear endpaper, tape marks on cloth covers, dust jacket with light edgewear. Small remainder dot on bottom edge. Despite the flaws, an attractive copy of this scarce title. First in the cult trilogy featuring the urbane cad Charlie Mortdecai and his trusty thug, Jock.

Softcover. NY, Archipelago Books, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover in a pictorial wrapper, 71 pages. A small masterpiece, Pea's lyrical autobiographical novel paints a fiery and intimate portrait of an old man through the bold brushstrokes of his grandson. The passions and tensions between the old eccentric and his brothers play themselves out in mythical sketches before a vivid backdrop of the hills of Lunigiana. Moscardino, the first novella of his tetralogy, Il romanzo di Moscardino, is anarchic and haunting. Pound conducts Pea's vernacular song, allowing images to flow from the land, the flesh, and beyond. Clean, bright copy.

Softcover. Boston, Beacon Press, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, illustrated wraps, 616 pages. Clean, bright copy. Sojourner Nadine Jane Johnson, also known as Mosquito, is an African-American truck driver. Set in a south Texas border town, Mosquito is the story of her accidental and yet growing involvement in "the new underground railroad," a sanctuary movement for Mexican immigrants. Mosquito's journey begins when she discovers Maria, a stowaway who nearly gives birth in the back of the truck; Maria will eventually name her baby Journal, a misspelled tribute to her unwitting benefactor Sojourner. Along the road, Mosquito introduces us to Delgadina, a Chicana bartender who fries cactus, writes haunting stories, and studies to become a detective - one of the most original and appealing characters in all of Jones's fiction. We also meet Monkey Bread, a childhood pal who is, improbably, assistant to a blonde star in Hollywood, where Mosquito pays her a memorable visit. As her understanding of the immigrants' need to forge new lives and identities deepens, so too does Mosquito's romance with Ray, a gentle revolutionary, philosopher, and, perhaps, a priest.

Hardcover. London, The Bodley Head, 1st thus, 1929, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, octavo, black cloth covered boards with elaborate gilt decoration, title and spine titles. 291 pages. Uncut edges. With twelve full page engravings, capitals and decorations by Frank C. Pape. The cover and spine gilt is bright. Clean copy.

Hardcover. NY, Dodd Mead, 1st thus, 1929, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, octavo, black cloth covered boards with elaborate gilt decoration, title and spine titles. 291 pages. Uncut edges. With twelve full page engravings, capitals and decorations by Frank C. Pape. In a black paper dust jacket with light gray decoration, light edgewear. The cover gilt is bright but there is moderate flecking/discoloration to the black cloth in areas. Endpapers have some tanning, interior is clean and bright.

Hardcover. New York , Baker & Taylor, 1st, 1910, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 373 pages. Color frontispiece by Alice Barber Stephens. Beige cloth covers with ornate floral design in three colors. Half title page with top corner clipped, several pages with tape repairs, otherwise a choice copy of this scarce title.

Hardcover. London, Henry, Frowde, Hodder & Stoughton, 1st, nd, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 303 pages, embossed design on green cloth covers with frontispiece illustration and gilt title on spine. No date printed on copyright page, previous owner's inscription on fly leaf dated 1915. Minor corner and edge wear, otherwise, very bright, clean and tight copy.