Al Auster (44 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine save for a remainder mark to top text block. Book is unread. First paperback edition, first printing. Edited by Toni Morrison. Work from Morrison, John Updike, David Grossman, Francine Prose, Pico Iyer, Russell Banks, Orhan Pamuk, Salman Rushdie, Ed Park, and Nadine Gordimer. Auster contributes 'Talking to Strangers'. Harper: New York, 2009.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperback. Binding sound, text clean, mild shelfwear.160 pages. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. As new in wrappers. Collection of essays on the theme of what people wanted as children. Ian Jack, editor. Contributing writers include Doris Lessing, Paul Auster, Brian MacKinnon and Nell Stroud. Other work from George Steiner, J.M. Coetzee, Joyce Carol Oates, John Biguenet and Peter Walker. Granta Books: London, July 1977.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good. First edition, first printing. Paperback. Bumping to corners. 1/4 inch chip to top front spine-wrap corner. Features a contribution from Paul Auster along with Siri Hustvedt: 'I remember when we met Gaddis'. Bard College: Annandale on Hudson, NY, 2003.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine. Mild edgewear. Softcover. Ian Jack, ed. Contributors include Amit Chaudhuri, Martin Amis, Graham Swift, Philip Gourevitch, Jan Morris, Wendell Steavenson, Tim Adams, James Hamilton-Paterson, Patricia Hampl, Isabel Hilton, Pankaj Mishra, Blake Morrison, William Boyde, J. Robert Lennon, Helen Simpson, V.S. Pritchett, Paul Auster (from The Brooklyn Follies), and Toby Glanville (picture essay).  Grove Press/Granta: New York, October 14, 2004.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. As new. Paperback. Work by Martin Amis, Hilary Mantel, Sam Toperoff, T.C. Boyle, John Barth, Joyce Carol Oates, and Paul Auster who contributes fiction: 'Mr. Bones' from Timbuktu. Granta Books: London, September 1, 1998.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good with light wear to covers and no marks to text. Books on Books and Book Collecting; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 391 pages.

Condition: Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed cream wrappers. The binding is very lightly bumped with soiling to the top corner of the rear wrap. 391 pages. Black-and-white illustrations by David Levine & others, and facsimiles. The top corners of the first 26 pages are slightly bumped. Very good. Among the contents of this issue on Jewish literature are "Distinguished Lineage" and "Rest for the Nerves" by Isaac Bashevis Singer [in Yiddish with an English translation]; Paul Auster on Georges Perec; and contributions by Anthony Hecht, Leslie Fiedler, Charles Bernstein, Cynthia Ozick, Norman Podhoretz and many others.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Vol 19, No 3, pp. 865-886, Illus, 4to, Extracted from orig vol, thus begins with title page, trimmed & stapled pamphlet, else VG.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good. Hardcover without dj as issued. First edition, first printing. Slight sticker tear to bar code on rear. Mild edgewear and soiling to boards. Inscription from previous owner. Introduction by Colm Tóibín. Foreword by Bono. Kathy Gilfillan, ed. Contributing parents include Paul McCartney, Julian Lennon, Gabriel Byrne, Cillian Murphy, Salman Rushdie, Bill Clinton, John Waters, Daniel Day-Lewis, Richard Ford, Bob Geldof, Paul Auster (from The Invention of Solitude), and many more. 150 pages. Hutchison: London, 2015.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good+. Hardcover without dj as issued. First edition, first printing. Slight sticker tear to bar code on rear. Mild edgewear and soiling to boards. Inscription from previous owner. Introduction by Colm Tóibín. Foreword by Bono. Kathy Gilfillan, ed. Contributing parents include Paul McCartney, Julian Lennon, Gabriel Byrne, Cillian Murphy, Salman Rushdie, Bill Clinton, John Waters, Daniel Day-Lewis, Richard Ford, Bob Geldof, Paul Auster (from The Invention of Solitude), and many more. 150 pages. Hutchison: London, 2015.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine (no cosmetic flaws, mild age toning to text block). First American hardcover edition, first printing. Work from Morrison, John Updike, David Grossman, Francine Prose, Pico Iyer, Russell Banks, Orhan Pamuk, Salman Rushdie, Ed Park, and Nadine Gordimer. Auster contributes 'Talking to Strangers.' 113 pages. 8vo. Published in conjunction with the PEN American Center. New York, NY: Harper, 2009.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover in jacket, very good with light shelf wear, slight edge wear. Illustrated.

Wraps. Condition: Good. 8vo, 225 pp. Cover illus. by Alex Katz. Spine creased, wrappers rubbed and handled, corners lightly bumped, pages tanned.

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 11 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without title page or cover. Size: 14 x 22 cms. Category: London Magazine; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st edition. Near Fine. 8vo, 104pp, printed wrappers. An early issue of this admirable 1970s journal of experimental poetry. Unmarked copy, light outer wear. Not Signed.

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine first printing of the UK edition. Some bruising to the base of the spine affecting the book and the dust wrapper. Light flecks to the top edge. No tears or rips. Auster contributes Le Pont Mirabeau; Hughes contributes Postscript to Janos Csokits' Note. Other contributors include Michael Hamburger, C.H. Sisson and James Kirkup. Scarce in the UK edition.

Magazine. 68p., 8.25x10.75 inches, photos, stills, very good film magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. Leftist film magazine. This issue debuts "Mar'a: a magazine dedicated to Mideastern Cinema" as a supplement.

Magazine. 68p., 8.25x10.75 inches, photos, stills, very good copy of this film magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. Leftist film magazine. This issue features interviews with Bruce Gilbert, "Hollywood's progressive producer", and "The Truth is Always Revolutionary" -- an interview with Jorge Semprun. Also find "Marxist Film Criticism--A Symposium" - and "Mary Pickford the Star of the Working Class" &c. Amongst extended reviews find Manhattan, Alien, Apocalypse Now.

Softcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in wrappers. ; Granta: The Magazine of New Writing; 8.11 X 5.67 X 0.71 inches.

Softcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in wrappers. Two light bumps to front panel. ; 8.20 X 5.70 X 0.60 inches.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st edition. Near Fine. 8vo, 56pp, printed wrappers. Nice copy of this elegant seventies little magazine, includes Paul Auster et al. Unmarked copy, minor wear. Not Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG+. 8vo, 64pp, stapled wrappers. A scarce issue of Columbia Review from either late in the fated year of 1968 or early in 1969 (the volume and issue designation, taken from the contents page, seems in error as the earlier Spring 1968 issue was also so designatedthis may be Volume 48, Number 4, Fall 1968). Paul Auster, then a Columbia student, is listed on the masthead as a member of the Literary Board. Issue includes writing by a range of contributors. Unmarked copy, light corner fold line to front cover. Not Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st edition. Near Fine. 8vo, 64pp, printed wrappers. Nice copy of this elegant seventies little magazine, includes Paul Auster et al. Unmarked copy, minor wear. Not Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. VG+. 8vo, 232pp, printed wrappers. The scarce final book-length double issue of this noteworthy early 1970s underground poetry magazine, includes a 6-page review of a Hugo Ball book by Paul Auster and writing by a range of interesting contributions. Unmarked copy, light wear and minor spine lean. Not Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. As new. Pictorial wraps. Print-on-demand book. Includes writing from Joyce Carol Oates, Salman Rushdie, Susan Sontag, Umberto Eco, Italo Calvino, Jorge Luis Borges, Russell Banks, Paul Auster ('1,001 Laughs'), and many others. Pen American Center: New York, Sep 1, 2000. Reprinted in Troutdale, OR, Nov 13, 2023.

PARALLEL FRENCH-ENGLISH TEXT. Super octavo softcover (VG); Photos available on request. All our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. As new. Third Whitechapel and 5th MIT printing. Softcover with French folds. A pristine, new, unread copy. Includes contributions from Paul Auster ('Gotham Handbook' from Double Game), Andy Warhol, Mary Kelly, Nan Goldin, Maurice Blanchot, Sophie Calle, Marcel Duchamp, and many other prominent artists and writers. Whitechapel Gallery and the MIT Press: London, 2008.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good+. First edition, first printing. Stiff pictorial wrappers. Light rubbing on the rear wrap, slightly toned spine with tiny stains, about near fine. Paul Auster contributes 'A Few Words in Praise of George Oppen'. A tight, collectible copy housed in a mylar protective cover. National Poetry Foundation & University of Maine: Orono, ME, 1981.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Very good. Bumping to spine and fore-edge tips. Second printing. Softcover with French flaps. Includes contributions from Paul Auster ('Gotham Handbook' from Double Game), Andy Warhol, Mary Kelly, Nan Goldin, Maurice Blanchot, Sophie Calle, Marcel Duchamp, and many other prominent artists and writers. Whitechapel Gallery and the MIT Press: London, 2008.