Proofs, Galleys & Advance Review Copies

New York: Pantheon Books, 1993. Proof copy. Paperback, light blue wraps. Very slight wear on corners, otherwise in near fine condition. Laid in is a folded proof of the publisher's dust jacket, with black ink stamp in verso. Kathy Acker's thirteenth novel, My Mother: Demonology is an exploration of love, desire and power, that takes the character back to her childhood's memories and experiences. This experimental and boundary pushing novel, composed of fragments and references to cult and canonical works of literature and film, is a fantastic example of Kathy Acker's impulse to turn literary and aesthetic precepts inside out. An acclaimed novel by a countercultural icon.

De 25x39. Oblongo. Com 14 págs., 1 fólio branco e 90 pranchas gravadas, 83 numeradas de I a LXXXIII 5 das quais desdobráveis, 1 desdobrável não numerado entre as pranchas LXXII e LXXIII, 5 pranchas não numeradas após a LXXXIII, 4 das quais desdobráveis e o retrato de Ali Bey na página que precede a lista das gravuras. Magnífica edição que reúne as gravuras desenhadas por Ali Bei durante as suas viagens pelo Norte de África, Arábia e Ásia Menor, incluindo as primeiras representações artísticas feitas por um ocidental da Ilha de Patmos na Grécia, onde viveu o evangelista S. João, e da cidade de Meca, sendo Ali Bei o terceiro ocidental a visitá-la depois do italiano Domenico di Varthema, em 1503 e do português Pero da Covilhã alguns anos depois. São igualmente notáveis as gravuras da Mesquita de Omar em Jerusalém. Domingo Francisco Jorge Badía y Leblich (Barcelona, 1767 - Damasco, 1818) foi um militar, espião, arabista e aventureiro espanhol, também conhecido como Alí… Read More

New York: Harper, 1982. Uncorrected Proof. Trade paperback. Near fine. The uncorrected proof of the entire collection (there was also a single story distributed as a promotional item). Uncorrected proof in printed red wrappers (paperback). Near fine. Signed by MacDonald, and uncommon thus.

London and New York, Hogarth, 2012. Limited edition promotional kit, number 985 of 1500, issued to mark the 2012 re-launch of the Hogarth imprint first created by Virginia and Leonard Woolf in their dining room at Hogarth House in 1917. Included are four specially-bound advance reading copies: The Dead Do Not Improve by Jay Caspian King, I Am Forbidden by Anouk Markovits, The Kissing List by Stephanie Reents, and Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya's The Watch, each in Hogarth Launch promotional wrappers. Also included are two color-printed cards: title card hand-numbered 985 of 1500, and mission statement card. As an added bonus we are pleased to include the original promotional back cloth tote bag measuring 13" x 11" x 5.5" that was included in the launch package featuring sturdy cloth handles and a 7" x 9" Hogarth logo in bright, bold orange. All items are in new condition, books and cards still packaged in publisher's original shrink wrap, top edges lightly tanned, tote bag unused. Shipping weight will… Read More

New York: William Morrow & Company, 2003. 2004. 2004. Quicksilver is Signed by Neal Stephenson on the half-title page, The Confusion and System of the World are Signed on the title page by Neal Stephenson. First edition / First printing. Uncorrected Proofs: Quicksilver Limited Edition - Number 361 of 435 copies, System of the World Limited Edition Number 249 of 450 copies. White printed wrappers. Quicksilver is fine with some bubbling of the paper on the spine. The Confusion and System of the World are very fine. Quicksilver was the Winner of the 2004 Arthur C. Clarke Award. The Confusion was the Winner of the 2005 Locus Award. Volumes one and three are limited editions. There apparently was not a limited edition proof for The Confusion.