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“Beauty is rarely soft or consolatory. Quite the contrary. Genuine beauty is always quite alarming": First Edition of Donna Tartt's The Secret History; Signed by Her and Four Times by Legendary Jacket Designer Chip Kidd
TARTT, DONNA.
The Secret History.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1992.
First edition of this contemporary literary classic and “an accomplished psychological thriller…absolutely chilling” (Village Voice). Octavo, original illustrated boards. Boldly signed by Donna Tartt on the half-title page. Additionally signed four times by jacket designer Chip Kidd; on the front panel book, on the front panel of the dust jacket, on the half-title page and rear panel of the jacket. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd and Barbara De Wilde. Rare and desirable.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 145993
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First Edition of Michael Ontaatje's The English Patient; signed three times by Legendary dust jacket designer Chip Kidd
ONDAATJE, MICHAEL.
The English Patient.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1992.
First American edition of this classic Booker Prize-winning novel, the basis for the Academy Award-winning film. Octavo, half cloth. Signed by dust jacket designer Chip Kidd three times: on the front panel of the dust jacket, title page, and at his credit on the rear dust jacket flap. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 145162
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First British Editions of The Border Trilogy; Each Volume Signed By Cormac McCarthy and Three Times Each by Chip Kidd
MCCARTHY, CORMAC.
All the Pretty Horses; The Crossing; Cities of the Plain.
London: Picador 1992-1998.
First British editions of each title in the author’s acclaimed Border Trilogy. Octavo, original half cloth, three volumes. All three volumes are signed by Cormac McCarthy and additionally signed three times in each volume by legendary jacket designer Chip Kidd, on the front panel, on the half-title page and on the rear flaps. Each are fine in near fine dust jackets. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.
Price: $7,800.00 Item Number: 145942
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First Edition of Haruki Murakami's South of the Border, West of the Sun; Signed by Him and four times by Jacket Designer Chip Kidd
MURAKAMI, HARUKI.
South of the Border, West of the Sun.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1999.
First edition of one of Murakami’s most touching novels. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Haruki Murakami and four times by jacket illustrator Chip Kidd, once below Murakami’s, on the front panel, on the front panel of the jacket and on the rear flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd and Kapo Ng. Translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel. A unique example.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 145943
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First Edition of Cormac McCarthy's The Crossing; Signed by the author and three times by legendary jacket designer Chip Kidd
MCCARTHY, CORMAC.
The Crossing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1994.
First edition of the second book in the author’s acclaimed Border Trilogy. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Cormac McCarthy on the title page. Additionally signed three times by jacket illustrator Chip Kidd, on the front free endpaper, on the front panel and on the rear jacket flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.
Price: $1,850.00 Item Number: 144679
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First Edition The Road; Signed by Cormac McCarthy on a Bookplate, and three times by Jacket Designer Chip Kidd
MCCARTHY, CORMAC.
The Road.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 2006.
First edition of McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of a post-apocalyptic world, a work of “stunning, savage beauty,” adapted to the screen in 2009 starring Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Cormac McCarthy on a laid in bookplate. Signed by jacket designer Chip Kidd three times; on the front panel, the front free endpaper and on the rear panel. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 139588
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“Beauty is rarely soft or consolatory. Quite the contrary. Genuine beauty is always quite alarming": First Edition of Donna Tartt's The Secret History; Inscribed by Her and Four Times by Legendary Jacket Designer Chip Kidd
TARTT, DONNA.
The Secret History.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1992.
First edition of this contemporary literary classic and “an accomplished psychological thriller…absolutely chilling” (Village Voice). Octavo, original illustrated boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Diana- warm regards- Donna Tartt.” Additionally signed four times by jacket designer Chip Kidd; on the front panel book, on the front panel of the dust jacket, on the half-title page and rear panel of the jacket. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd and Barbara De Wilde. Rare and desirable.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 143517
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"Make A Place On Your Bookshelf... If You Love Classic Narrative, Quest Stories, Adventure Stories Of High Order Transformed By One Of The Lapidary Masters Of Contemporary American Fiction, Now Is Your Hour Of Triumph" Each Volume Signed By Cormac McCarthy and Three Times Each by Chip Kidd
MCCARTHY, CORMAC.
All the Pretty Horses; The Crossing; Cities of the Plain.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1992-1998.
First editions of each title in the author’s acclaimed Border Trilogy. Octavo, original half cloth, three volumes. The Crossing is a presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Jim and Brenda with love Cormac.” The other two volumes are signed by Cormac McCarthy and additionally signed three times in each volume by legendary jacket designer Chip Kidd. Each are fine in fine dust jackets. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 142694
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First Paperback Edition of Cormac McCarthy's The Crossing; Inscribed by the author
MCCARTHY, CORMAC.
The Crossing.
New York: Vintage International 1994.
First paperback edition of the second book in the author’s acclaimed Border Trilogy. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by the author on the title page, “For Randy, All best wishes, Cormac McCarthy.” In near fine condition. Cover design by Chip Kidd.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 142420