Triumph and Tragedy in Mudville; A Lifelong Passion for Baseball
New York: Norton, 2003. Foreword by David Halberstam. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Norton, (2003). First Edition. Fine, More
New York: Norton, 2003. Foreword by David Halberstam. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Norton, (2003). First Edition. Fine, More
San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989. 224 pages, profusely illustrated in black and white, 4to, pictorial wrappers. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1989). Translated by John E. Woods; first American edition. Very good(+) condition. Inscribed to theater critic Howard Kissel on the half-title page: "Fur Howard Kissel mit vielem dank, Gunter Grass. New York 4.5.89." More
New York: Harper, 1984. 539 pages, black cloth, dust wrapper New York; Harper & Row, 1987. First Edition. Very good(+) condition. Inscribed on the half-title page: "For Linda, Aaron, Abbie, Rachel, and for the new dogs. Germain Greer 23.IV.'84." More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1974. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 276 pages, 8vo, blue cloth, dust wrapper (heavily worn with small chips and closed tears). New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, (1974). First edition. A near fine copy in a good dust wrapper. The widow of astronaut Virgil (Gus) Grisson tells the tragic and heroic story of her husband and family caught up in America's race for the moon. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "To Lloyd Gross with..... More
Cleveland: The World Publishing Co., 1952. 208 pages, tall 8vo, orange cloth, worn dust wrapper. Cleveland: The World Publishing Co., (1952). First edition. By the illustrator of "Exodus." Presentation copy signed on flyleaf "To Leon Uris with the greatest of admiration. John Groth Nov. 8, 1961." More
Boston: Godine, 1974. First edition. 24 pages. Thin 8vo, pictorial printed boards. Boston: Godine, (1974). A fine copy. Author signature. More
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1996. 350 pages. 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: William Morrow & Company, (1996). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. 771 pages. Thick 8vo, blue cloth-backed boards with gilt lettering. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. First edition. Boards lightly toned at edges. A very good(+) copy lacking the dust wrapper. More
Boston: Little Brown, 1962. End-paper maps, frontispiece, and some black-and-white illustrations, 458 pages, top edge pink, thick 8vo, black blind-stamped cloth, dust wrapper (price clipped and some light edge-wear and sunned spine). Boston: Little Brown and Co., (1962). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Published simultaneously in Canada. More
New York: Ecco Press, 1977. 137pp+ads. Wide 8vo, stiff pictorial wrappers. New York: Ecco Press, Autumn 1977. Slightly edge-worn, still a near fine copy. With fiction, poetry, and essays by Andre Malraux, Jane Bowles, Italo Calvino, Richard Selzer, Mohammed Mrabet, Kensaku Shimaki, Laura Jensen, John Ashberry, Philip Levine, David Wagoner, Wendell Berry, Leslie Silko, Peter Klappert, Norman Dubie, Michael Ryan, Jane Miller, Quentin Vest, Joan Moore, Robert Mazzocco, Julia Thacker, Gary Soto, James Galvin, Lex Runciman, Jeanie Thompson, Susan Wood..... More
New York: Knopf, 1983. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 181 pages, 8vo, purple cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper (lightly edge-worn) New York: Knopf, (1983). First edition. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Presentation copy signed on the half-title page: "To Robert Lantz - with admiration, Dorothy Hamill." More
Oxford: Nexus, 1962. Cover photography by Hans Beacham. 64pp. Tall 12mo, stiff printed wrappers. Oxford: Nexus, November 1962. Slightly edge-worn, still a very good(+) copy. With essays about T.S. Eliot by John Bayley, F.W. Bateson, Michael Hamburger, Martin Dodsworth, Gwenn R. Boardman, John Fuller, W.W. Robson, and Colin Falck. More
New York: Random House, 1989. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. 251 pages, small 4to, gray cloth-backed printed boards, dust wrapper. New York: Random House, (1989). First edition. Very good. Presentation copy signed on the half-title page "For Lee & David with warm wishes from Mark Hampton." More
London: 1930. Introduction by Richard Aldington. Woodcut frontispiece by William Roberts. 36p., red cloth. London: Privately Printed by the Author, n.d. Limited First Edition. Fine. One of 500 signed copies for sale to Private Subscribers. A lost classic of World War I. More
New York: Atlantic Monthly, 1989. Small slm 8vo, grey cloth backed pink boards, d.w. New York: Atlantic Monthly, (1989. First Edition. Fine. Signed and dated on the title page. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1973. 8vo, brown cloth backed orange boards, d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1973). First Edition. Fine. Signed by the author on the dedication page. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1980. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 277 pages. 8vo, black and tan cloth-backed boards, battered dust wrapper. New York: Harper & Row, (1980). First Edition. A very good(+) copy in a good dust wrapper. Inscribed on the half-title page by the author: "Howard! We will meet again won't we? Love, Havoc" More
New York: William Morrow, 1988. 215 pages, small 8vo, blue cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper. New York: William Morrow, (1988). First edition. A very good(+) copy. Signed "Helen Hayes" on the front free endpaper. More
Metuchen: American Book Collector, 1932. 2 volumes. 67 & 91 pages. Small 8vo, pale green boards, paper labels; lightly rubbed, spine ends and corners slightly bumped. Metuchen: Charles F. Heartman, 1932. A very good set. Number 236 of 240 copies. A census of First Editions and Source Materials by Edgar Allan Poe in American Collections. More
Chicago: Covici-McGee, 1922. 10 full page illustrations by Wallace Smith, plus pictorial initial letters on each chapter. 9 out of 10 printed tissue guards. Tall 8vo, black cloth, red end-papers, d.w. (chipped). Chicago: Covici McGee, 1922. Limited First Edition. Limited to 2025 copies for private circulation only. Uncommon despite the large limitation. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1961. Rebound in full blue morocco, raised bands, a.e.g. N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, 1961. Fine. Very early presentation copy, dated Sept. 11, 1961 - "To Milton Perlman- With all good wishes, and sincere gratitude for your help and encouragement in these pre-publication days. Joe Heller" More
New York: Prentice-Hall, 1940. Frontispiece illustration and many black-and-white photographs. 177 pages, 8vo, gilt-stamped blue cloth, dust wrapper (price-clipped and heavily worn). New York: Prentice-Hall, 1940. First edition. A very good copy in a good dust wrapper. Neatly inscribed in green ink on the front free endpaper: "With best wishes, Sonja Henie." More
Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1978. Black & white photographic illustrations throughout. 191 pages. 8vo, pictorial boards. Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, (1978). First edition. A near fine copy. More
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