Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Company, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. An interesting book from important journalist and author who worked at the Chicago Daily Journal and Chicago Daily News. The basis for a Norman Jewison directed movie that starred Beau Bridges. A tight near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some minor wear. Item #168524 More
Price: $25.00
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. A memoir from the author of the seminal book "Catch-22." A tight very near fine copy with some slight bumping to the base of the spine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Heller on the half-title page. Item #133417 More
Price: $40.00
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. First edition. Softcover. Uncorrected proof. A memoir from the author of the classic book "Catch-22." A near fine copy in white printed wrappers with a slight slant to the spine. Item #112839 More
Price: $25.00
Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1969. First edition. Hardcover. "A special edition reserved for the friends of the author and Little, Brown and Company." A memoir from this important playwright and writer. Includes several black and white images. A fine copy in a very near fine acetate jacket and with laid in publisher's comment card. Item #147780 More
Price: $30.00
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1972. First U.S. edition. Hardcover. Translated by Denver Lindley Edited and with an introduction by Theodore Ziolkowski. A close to near fine copy with some minor wear in a close to near fine dust jacket with some minor wear and a small edge tear to the top of the front panel. Item #153356 More
Price: $25.00
New York: Delacorte Press, 2000. First edition. Softcover. Advance Reading Copy. A memoir from the author of "October Sky." A clean near fine copy in wrappers with some very minor wear. Uncommon in this format. Item #167559 More
Price: $15.00
New York: Pantheon Books, 2001. First edition. Softcover. Advanced Reading Copy. A memoir from this writer about his life. A fine unread copy in wrappers in a fine plaid cardstock slipcase. Signed by Hoagland. Item #157903 More
Price: $20.00
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, Inc. Publishers, 1980. First edition. Softcover. Uncorrected proof. A memoir from this counter-culture figure who was part of the "Chicago Eight." Introduction by Norman Mailer. A very good plus copy in printed wrappers with some foxing to the page edges. Item #168525 More
Price: $40.00
New York: Atheneum, 1983. Fifth printing. Hardcover. 258 pages. Memoir from this important singer with numerous black and white images. A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket that has some tiny chips and wear. Signed by Horne on the front free endpaper in 1984. Item #152339 More
Price: $15.00
Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. A fresh copy. Item #140498 More
Price: $15.00
New York: Turtle Bay Books, 1993. First edition. Softcover. Advanced Reading Copy. A powerful and well received memoir from Kaysen about her issues with mental health and being instutionalized when she was young. The basis for the acclaimed James Mangold directed movie with Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea DuVall, Brittany Murphy, Elisabeth Moss, and Whoopi Goldberg. A clean very near fine copy in glossy wrappers. Item #164043 More
Price: $15.00
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. A non-fiction work from this acclaimed author. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Kincaid on the title page. Item #162387 More
Price: $15.00
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. First edition. Softcover. Padbound uncorrected proof that measures 8.5" x 11" and has an information sheet under the mylar front cover. A memoir from the author of the National Book Award winning "China Men." A close to near fine copy in wrappers with some pen notes on the first page by a publisher's representative. Scarce in this format. Item #157965 More
Price: $50.00
New York: Harcourt Brace & Jovanovich, Inc., 1975. First U.S. edition. Hardcover. First printing. A memoir from Kis translated by William J. Hannaher. A tight near fine copy in an about very good price clipped dust jacket with some small edge tears, some minor wear and light soiling. Item #142215 More
Price: $65.00
New York: Macmillan Company, 1961. First edition. Hardcover. An account of Koestler's travels to the east and elsewhere trying to find solutions to the "west's problems." A very near fine copy in an about near fine dust jacket that has a little fading to the spine and some minor wear. Item #109681 More
Price: $20.00
New York: E.P. Dutton, Inc., 1930. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. An illustrated memoir by Komisarjevsky that includes a number of black and white illustrations. An about fair copy with a few small notations/marks in the text, a small former owner name stamped to the front pastedown, and a stain to the front board in an about very good dust jacket that has some chips, tears and wear as well. Still, a solid copy despite the problems. Item #159470 More
Price: $25.00
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1967. Fifth printing. Hardcover. A look at Kozol's experiences during a year spent teaching in a predominantly African American school in the 1960s. A tight very near fine copy in a close to near fine dust jacket with some minor rubbing and wear and a small tear to the base of the front panel. Signed and inscribed by Kozol on the title page to author and Chicago Tribune writer Robert Cromie. A nice association copy. Item #149693 More
Price: $45.00
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1968. A new enlarged edition. Softcover. 256 pages. Brief foreword by Norman Mailer. A tight very good copy in wrappers with a light crease to the top front corner. Item #145557 More
Price: $10.00
New York: Galerie St. Etienne, 1983. First edition. Oblong softcover. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran March 22 through May 7, 1983. Essay by Jane Kallir. Includes 23 black and white illustrations. A clean very near fine copy in wrappers in a near fine dust jacket. A nicely printed catalog. Item #166232 More
Price: $20.00
New York: Pantheon Books, 1993. First edition. Softcover. Uncorrected proof. Subtitled: "A Journal of My Son's First Year." A non-fiction work from the author of "Crooked Little Heart" and "Blue Shoe." A close to near fine copy in blue printed wrappers with a faint paperclip impression to the front panel. Uncommon in this early format. Item #157790 More
Price: $35.00
New York: Pantheon Books, 1999. First edition. Softcover. Advanced Reading Copy. A personal book about Lamott's own beliefs and experiences with religion. A fine unread copy in illustrated wrappers with publisher information on the rear panel. Item #108788 More
Price: $15.00
Helena, MT: Skyhouse Publishers - Falcon Press, 1994. First edition. Softcover. First printing of the simultaneous paperback issue. A memoir/ autobiography from this ski instructor who founded a number of ski schools and went on to have a career in Hollywood. Includes a number of black and white photographs. A tight near fine copy in wrappers with a small crease to the bottom corner of the front panel and a tiny bit of other wear. Signed and warmly inscribed on the title page by Lang. A nice copy. Item #115364 More
Price: $20.00
New York: Thunder's Mouth Press / Nation Books, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. A close to near fine copy with some bumping to the top corners in a near fine dust jacket. Item #112707 More
Price: $10.00
Durham,NC: Duke University Press, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. An advance reading copy with a publisher sticker affixed to the front panel of the jacket. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket that has a little soiling. Item #108441 More
Price: $12.50
New York: Zebra Books, 1972. First edition thus. Softcover. First printing. Introduction by Allen Ginsberg. Leary's account of his time in prison for possession of marijuana. An about very good copy in wrappers that are lighlty soiled, with a small tear to the back of the rear panel and a small chip to the bottom corner of the last page and with some creases as well. Still, a presentable copy. Item #135014 More
Price: $15.00