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Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2

PROULX, ANNIE · 2004 · Neale Williams Antiquarian Books

€40.00 ($44.09 | £33.37 | ¥7,040)

New York, Scribner. 2004, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, 8vo. xiv, 221pp. Blue boards, black spine with gilt lettering. Illustrated unclipped dustjacket designed by John Fulbrook III. Unblemished first edition of the second instalment of Annie Proulx's Wyoming Stories trilogy...

Close Range: Wyoming Stories (Incl. Brokeback Mountain)

PROULX, ANNIE · 1999 · Neale Williams Antiquarian Books

€50.00 ($55.11 | £41.71 | ¥8,800)

New York, Scribner. 1999, First Edition. Hardcover. Ill.: Matthews, William. Book, 8vo. 285pp. Green boards, black spine with silver lettering. Illustrated unclipped dustjacket. First part of Annie Proulx's prize-winning Wyoming Stories trilogy of short stories set in a landsc...

The Spire

GOLDING, WILLIAM · 1964 · Neale Williams Antiquarian Books

€60.00 ($66.13 | £50.06 | ¥10,560)

London, Faber and Faber. 1964, First Edition. Cloth. Book, 12mo. 223pp. Plum-coloured cloth boards and gilt-lettered spine. Illustrated unclipped dustjacket designed by John Piper with minor spots to rear. First edition of Golding's brilliant allegorical tale of personal obses...

Wolf Totem

RONG, JIANG · 2008 · Neale Williams Antiquarian Books

€35.00 ($38.58 | £29.20 | ¥6,160)

London, Hamish Hamilton. 2008, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, 8vo. xii, 527pp. Black boards with red to spine. Illustrated unclipped dustjacket. First edition of this wonderful Chinese bestseller. A beautiful and moving portrayal of the Mongolian grasslands and its nomadic pe...

The Gift of Rain

ENG, TAN TWAN · 2007 · Neale Williams Antiquarian Books

€35.00 ($38.58 | £29.20 | ¥6,160)

London, Myrmidon. 2007, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, 8vo. (12), 448 pp. Red boards with gilt to spine. Unclipped illustrated dustjacket. An excellent first edition of Tan Twan Eng's remarkable debut novel and Booker Prize nominee. A novel of cruelty and steadfast courage, e...

The Redundancy of Courage

MO, TIMOTHY · 1991 · Neale Williams Antiquarian Books

€20.00 ($22.04 | £16.69 | ¥3,520)

London, Chatto & Windus. 1991, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, 8vo. 408 pp. Blue boards with gilt to spine. Unclipped illustrated dustjacket. An excellent first edition of Timothy Mo's fourth novel, a profound story of sacrifice and friendship and shortlisted for the 1991 Book...

An Insular Possession

MO, TIMOTHY · 1986 · Neale Williams Antiquarian Books

€15.00 ($16.53 | £12.51 | ¥2,640)

London, Chatto & Windus. 1986. Hardcover. Book, 8vo. 593 pp. Blue boards with gilt to spine. Unclipped illustrated dustjacket. A fine copy of Timothy Mo's excellent historical novel shortlisted for the 1986 Booker Prize. Fine/Fine.

The Kite Runner

HOSSEINI, KHALED · 2006 · Neale Williams Antiquarian Books

€25.00 ($27.55 | £20.86 | ¥4,400)

London, Bloomsbury. 2006, First Edition. Cloth. Book, 8vo. x, 236pp. Burgundy cloth boards with gilt to front and spine, paper image to front and text in black to rear. Fine first edition of the Celebratory Edition of his bestselling novel, published in 2006 with an introducto...

Mefisto

BANVILLE, JOHN · 1989 · Neale Williams Antiquarian Books

€22.50 ($24.80 | £18.77 | ¥3,960)

Boston, David R. Godine. 1989, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, 8vo. 234 pp. Grey boards with gilt to cloth spine. Illustrated unclipped dustjacket. An excellent first edition from the renowned award-winning Irish writer. Fine/Fine.

Ghosts

BANVILLE, JOHN · 1993 · Neale Williams Antiquarian Books

€15.00 ($16.53 | £12.51 | ¥2,640)

London, Secker & Warburg. 1993. Hardcover. Book, 8vo. 245 pp. Black boards with silver to spine. Illustrated unclipped dustjacket. A very good copy of theatrical fiction from the award-winning author. Fine/Very Good.

The Untouchable

BANVILLE, JOHN · 1997 · Neale Williams Antiquarian Books

€25.00 ($27.55 | £20.86 | ¥4,400)

London, Picador. 1997, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, 8vo. [vi] 408 pp. Black boards with gilt to spine. Illustrated unclipped dustjacket. A flawless first edition of this novel which deals with the most pervasive themes of our times with unerring depth and rare understanding...

In the Skin of a Lion

ONDAATJE, MICHAEL · 1987 · Neale Williams Antiquarian Books

€60.00 ($66.13 | £50.06 | ¥10,560)

London, Secker & Warburg. 1987, First Edition. Cloth. Book, 8vo. [x] 246pp. Dark green boards with black to spine. Illustrated unclipped dustjacket. A fine first edition of Ondaatje's acclaimed second novel, dealing with human situations and set in his native Toronto in the 19...

Anil's Ghost

ONDAATJE, MICHAEL · 2000 · Neale Williams Antiquarian Books

€22.50 ($24.80 | £18.77 | ¥3,960)

New York, Knopf. 2000, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, 8vo. 312pp. Brown boards with gilt to front and spine. Unclipped pictorial dustjacket designed by Carol Devine Carson. A fine first edition of Ondaatje's fourth novel and recipient of the Governor General's Award. As new. ...

Sacred Hunger

UNSWORTH, BARRY · 1992 · Neale Williams Antiquarian Books

€20.00 ($22.04 | £16.69 | ¥3,520)

New York, Nan A. Talese. 1992. Hardcover. Book, 8vo. [viii] 630pp. Tan coloured boards with cloth spine. Illustrated price-clipped dustjacket. A very nice copy of Unsworth's brilliant Booker Prize-winning historical novel. Fine/Very Good.

Land of Marvels

UNSWORTH, BARRY · 2009 · Neale Williams Antiquarian Books

€25.00 ($27.55 | £20.86 | ¥4,400)

London, Hutchinson. 2009, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, 8vo. [x] 292pp. Black boards with gilt to spine. Illustrated unclipped dustjacket. A fine first edition in the tradition of Unsworth's Booker winning novel, Sacred Hunger, set in the desert of Mesopotamia on the eve of ...

Mister Pip

JONES, LLOYD · 2007 · Neale Williams Antiquarian Books

€45.00 ($49.60 | £37.54 | ¥7,920)

London, John Murray. 2007, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, 8vo. [x] 223pp. Red boards with gilt to spine. Illustrated unclipped dustjacket by Petra Borner. First edition of Lloyd Jones's first novel to be published in Britain, and which was also shortlisted for the Booker Priz...

Day

KENNEDY, A.L. · 2007 · Neale Williams Antiquarian Books

€60.00 ($66.13 | £50.06 | ¥10,560)

London, Jonathan Cape. 2007, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, 8vo. [vi] 282pp. Black boards with gilt to spine. Unclipped pictorial dustjacket. Excellent very scarce first edition of this superbly realised novel, which, through the brutality of war, explores the complexities of...

My Life As a Fake

CAREY, PETER · 2003 · Neale Williams Antiquarian Books

€20.00 ($22.04 | £16.69 | ¥3,520)

New York, Alfred A. Knopf. 2003, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, 8vo. [x] 278 pp. Red boards with gilt to black spine. Illustrated unclipped dustjacket designed by Chip Kidd. An excellent first edition of Carey's novel, based on the celebrated 'Ern Malley' literary hoax. Fine/...

Oscar and Lucinda

CAREY, PETER · 1988 · Neale Williams Antiquarian Books

€45.00 ($49.60 | £37.54 | ¥7,920)

London, Faber and Faber. 1988, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, 8vo. [xvi] 512 pp. Blue boards with white to spine. Illustrated unclipped jacket by Pierre le Tan. An excellent first edition in protective sleeve of Carey's first Booker Prize winning novel, which was also made in...

The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith

CAREY, PETER · 1994 · Neale Williams Antiquarian Books

€25.00 ($27.55 | £20.86 | ¥4,400)

London, Faber and Faber. 1994, First Edition. Hardcover. Book, 8vo. [viii] 424 pp. Black boards with white to spine. Unclipped dustjacket illustrated by Pierre le Tan. An excellent first edition of this literary balancing act between the worlds of theatre and circus. As new. F...