NY: W.W. Norton, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. A softcover advanced uncorrected proof inscribed in the year of publication on the half-title page: "For Marc -- Thanks! Sorry we missed you -- Best, Rick Bass, Oxford 1989." Uncommon for being a signed proof. We suspect Marc is another writer, but aren't.....
Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Association copy: a softcover uncorrected proof from the library of Joan Didion, with a short signed letter dated 1980 from the director of advertising, publicity and promotion at the publisher conveying the proof to her in Los Angeles and asking for praise.....
Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The softcover uncorrected proof, inscribed on the half title page: "For Leah -- An unreasonable woman/girl/child just 'does it.' Hope it helps you. Love, Diane Wilson." Uncommon signed as a proof. Foreword by Kenny Ausubel. Very good due a little loss to.....
Simon & Schuster, 1983. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Advanced uncorrected proof, softcover, inscribed on the front end free paper: "For Joe Libs [sp?], with all my thanks for this unlikely bestseller -- Joan Didion, April 7 83." An apparent association copy, probably to someone who helped promote or edit the book.....
London: Canongate, 2017. First edition. Hardcover. An uncommon uncorrected proof of the British edition of The Abundance, in essence a volume of selected essays from Dillard including classics like "Total Eclipse" and "Living Like Weasels," and much more. Likely Dillard's last book. With a substantial foreword by Geoff Dyer. A fine paperback.....
NY: Norton, 2023. First edition. Hardcover. A softcover advanced review copy (ARC), inscribed on the title page: "Anne, you put on a marvelous show! Dan." Uncommon signed, especially as a proof, which in general are increasingly uncommon in this digital age. Likely signed to a radio or TV show host.....
NY: Pantheon, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. A softcover uncorrected proof, signed by Ehrlich on the title page. Uncommon as such. Fine but with a faint crease, detectable by touch, along the spine on the front wrap; still about fine.
NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. An uncorrected proof in beige wraps. Uncommon in this form. Frazier's book about the Oglala Sioux on the Pine Ridge Reservation, along the way profiling a female basketball star. Near fine with a hint of creasing and wear to spine and.....
NY: New Directions, 2018. First edition. Softcover. An association copy, and a nice pairing: The uncommon uncorrected proof of Gander's Pulitzer Prize-winning collection inscribed on the title page: "For you Larry & for you Meryl in deep friendship & love. -- Forrest." The recipients were poets Larry Rafferty and Meryl.....
NY: Harmony Books, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Two books: The first, in wraps, an advanced uncorrected proof of Stephen Jay Gould’s Full House: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin. Inscribed to Oliver Sacks on the title page: “For Oliver, with best wishes & admiration, Steve, Stephen Jay Gould.”.....
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021. 1st Edition. Soft cover. An advanced review copy (uncorrected proof, ARC) of this new book of poems from Griswold, a Pulitzer Prize winner in nonfiction. Very near fine, with only a few faint creases to wraps.
Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1982. Russell Chatham. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A softcover uncorrected proof signed on the title page. A very good plus copy with some light bumping to the corners and sunning to spine. Uncommon in this format. Please inquire for photos.
Knopf, 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The uncorrected proof (advanced review copy) signed by Kittredge on title page, and scarce as such. Near fine with minor scuffing and a few minor bumps to corners. One small smudge to lower left corner of rear wrap. Pages clean and crisp.
NY: Henry Holt, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. An uncommon softcover uncorrected proof of this definitive biography of Rachel Carson, which received the Margaret W. Rossiter History of Women in Science Prize from the History of Science Society. Lear has continued to write about Carson and has become the foremost steward and.....
Boston: Beacon Press, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. An uncommon softcover uncorrected proof with a laid in letter from the publicist to a generic book reviewer. This volume includes Carson's previously uncollected writings such as for newspapers and the Fish and Wildlife Service she worked for, journal entries, letters, and more.....
NY: Scribners, 1986. Hardcover. An uncommon softcover uncorrected proof in red wraps, with the price and publication date (March 18, 1986) amended on the front cover. This book, which describes five years of experiences in Alaska and the Canadian arctic, is a classic of natural history, travel, and anthropological writing.....
SF: Outpost19, 2017. First edition. Softcover. The uncorrected proof, here inscribed by the editor: "To Hannah! Best, Josh Macivor-Anderson." Uncommon signed. A neat anthology with a long list of contributors that includes Brian Doyle, Lia Purpura, Paul Lisicky, and Matthew Gavin Frank. With a foreword by Bill McKibben. The editor.....
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NY: Random House, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. The softcover uncorrected proof in yellow wraps, signed by Matthiessen with a Sharpie on the title page. Especially uncommon as such. A large octavo or small quarto without the images of the finished book. Near fine with a crease from basic use along.....
NY: Vintage, 2000. First edition. Softcover. An uncorrected proof signed with a Sharpie on the title page by Matthiessen. A book issued as a paperback original, uncommon signed and more so in this proof form. Selections from his nonfiction from 1951 to 1999, including excerpts from The Snow Leopard and Wildlife in America.....
Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Uncorrected proof, in mustard wraps. Signed on the title page. Scarce signed in this format.
NY: Random House, 2020. First edition. Hardcover. A softcover uncorrected proof of this debut, a work of literary journalism that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in nonfiction. An investigative true crime story that is also a sophisticated exploration and history of the Bakken Oil Boom and the Fort.....
NY: Da Capo Press, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. A scarce uncorrected proof, here inscribed on the title page: "Mary Oliver thanks you for the loan of a cloud and a leaf. Good wishes to you, Dan." The recipient, according to this copy's source, loaned this proof to Oliver for a......
Minneapolis: Milkweed, 2023. First edition. Hardcover. An uncommon uncorrected proof of this well-regarded (and truly excellent, in our estimation) second book from Rush, who was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for her first, Rising. The Quickening describes her excursion with a research team to Antarctica, with climate science one.....
Portland: Tin House Books, 2022. First edition. Hardcover. An uncommon uncorrected proof of this well-regarded book that retraces six walks taken by Thoreau from Cape Cod to Maine. A fine softcover copy.
North Point Pr, 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed softcover uncorrected proof in green wrappers as depicted in stock photo. Uncommon thus. "Dedication to come," reads the dedication page, among other changes. Very good with light handling wear, most prominently a crease mark across lower corner of front wrap. Also some.....