Uncorrected Proof. Poet Mark Strand's copy of the proof of Lorrie Moore's first book, a collection of short stories. [8], 158, [2] pages. Printed cream-colored wrappers. The uncorrected proof of this promising debut story collection. A near fine copy, signed by Moore on the title page. Laid into this copy.....

Uncorrected Proof. An uncorrected proof of this short, autobiographical prose work about Capote's Christmas visit to New Orleans when he was six years old. [25] leaves, with the title handwritten on the cover; typeset preliminaries, and a reproduction of the typescript for the text. Printed on one-side only. A fine.....

Uncorrected Proof. The advance reading copy (ARC) of Stephen King's first book, described on the back cover as "special edition not for sale" with a planned publication date of April 1974. Originally discarded by King and rescued from the trash by his wife Tabitha, Carrie emerged from King's experiences as.....

Advance Reading Copy. The ARC of one of Stephen King's novels written under a pseudonym. This issue was prepared for a booksellers' convention and is bound in black wrappers similar to the first printing dust jacket, but with a different rear cover giving the publication date (November 19, 1984) and.....

Uncorrected Proof. An advance copy, preceding the first edition, of Robinson's first book. [vi], 194, [2:blank] pages. Small stain on fore-edge, not affecting pages, else very good in salmon wrappers.

Uncorrected Proof. "This mournful macabre and diabolically funny tale of unsung heroism uses acrid humour to underline the horror of its themes. It is one of the blackest comedies ever"—front cover. The proof is bound from folded and gathered sheets, bound in pink publisher-logo wrappers with a paper label on.....

First Edition. Proof of the variorum edition of The Halloween Tree, which includes Bradbury's 1967 screenplay, a draft of the novel from 1971, the final version with a tally of changes made from the galley proofs, a teleplay, and companion materials. Certainly the definitive version. The hardcover was published in.....

First Edition. A biography of the science fiction writer, present here in the uncorrected proof in yellow wrappers and the first edition. First edition (first printing, with a numberline ending in 1). First: A near fine copy (crease to title page) in a fine dust jacket; signed by both Weller.....

First Edition. A collection of stories, one science fiction, several suspense. One concerns a book collector. Present here, housed together in a custom clamshell box commissioned by the Bradbury collector Tom Garner, are a first edition and an advance reading copy (ARC). First edition (first printing, with a numberline ending.....

First Edition. A mystery novel about a writer and his wife, a faded Hollywood star. This pair of books, assembled by the Bradbury collector Tom Garner, includes the first trade edition and an uncorrected proof in printed light blue wrappers, both signed. First edition (first printing with a numberline ending.....

First Edition. Bradbury's first detective novel, and his first novel in two decades, a tribute to the hard-boiled detective novels of Chandler and Hammett. The book is set in Venice, California, in 1949. The unnamed main character is a writer who enlists a private detective to help solve crimes. This.....

First Edition. Described on the jacket as "essays on the past, the future, and everything in between." This is a pair of books, the first edition and the uncorrected proof in blue printed wrappers, both signed. Proof: xii, 243, [9: blank]; trade: xii, 243, [1] pages. First edition (first printing.....

First Edition. Proof of the variorum edition of The Halloween Tree, which includes Bradbury's 1967 screenplay, a draft of the novel from 1971, the final version with a tally of changes made from the galley proofs, a teleplay, and companion materials. Certainly the definitive version. The hardcover was published in.....