New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. Advance uncorrected proof of the first edition, not to be confused with the much more common advance reader's edition. Bound in publisher's red wraps printed in black. Near Fine with light wear to wraps, contents bright and fresh. More
New York: Random House, 1965. Advance uncorrected proof of the first edition. Publisher's buff printed wraps. Near Fine, with light soiling to wraps, slight darkening to spine and faint foxing to edges. Laid in is a card with the publisher's imprint, reading "with the compliments of Albert Erskine." Erskine was..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. Uncorrected page proof, issued before publication of the first American edition. [iv], 389 pp. Yellow wraps. Very Good with typical in-house notations to wraps, spine creased, white sticker on front and rear wraps, text free of markings, title page creased. The rare advance issue..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1942. First edition. Review copy with publisher's stamp with publication date on front free endpaper, price of $2.50. [10], 210 pp. Original buckram with printed spine label. Near Fine with slight toning to buckram, in unclipped dust jacket with long pen mark with erasure..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. Advance reading copy of the first American edition. [vii], 327 pp. Wraps. Very Good+ with rubbing along edges of wraps. Nice shape overall. An uncommon issue of the novel. More
New York: Longmans Green & Co., Ltd., 1960. Advance reading copy of the first British edition. 243 pp. Blue wraps with paper label on front cover. Very Good with label remnants on verso of front cover, light wear. Scarce. More
New York: The Penguin Press, 2012. Advance uncorrected proofs, issued before the first edition. Signed by Mary Oliver on title page. [xiv], 82 pp. Wraps. Fine. More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946. First American edition, first printing. Review copy with letter from the publisher folded in half and tipped in at front free endpaper, protruding slightly over the textblock. Bound in publisher's original black cloth with spine lettered in gilt. Near Fine with light wear..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1949. Advance review copy of the first American edition. Bound in publisher's original wraps printed in brown. Near Fine with toning, light soiling and light creasing to wraps, small loss to top and bottom corners of the spine near the front joint, pages toned..... More
New York: Frederick H. Hitchcock, 1927. Author's Autograph Edition, signed by Maurice Parmelee. Copy 91 of an unspecified limitation, issued in advance of the first edition. xiv, 303 pp. Bound in publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering. Near Fine with fraying at head, light shelf wear, former owner's name written..... More
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1959. Advance uncorrected proof of the first edition. Bound in publisher's tan wraps printed in black. Near Fine with light toning to spine and pages. The third book in Peake's Gormenghast Trilogy, rare in this advance format. More
London: Faber and Faber, 1965. An advance uncorrected proof of the first edition. Bound in publisher's drab printed wraps, with review slip (formerly stapled to front cover) laid in. Foxing mostly to front wrap and textblock edge. Small pencil notation to first blank, with light pencil markings on corresponding pages..... More
London: Faber & Faber, 1967. Uncorrected proof of the 1967 Faber & Faber edition, published seven years after the first British edition, which was originally published by Heinemann. Publisher's green card covers printed in black. Near Fine. Toning to wraps at spine and edges. Inked notation to front cover. Light..... More
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1975. Advance review copy, issued before the first edition. x, 602, [1] pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth, spine stamped in black, gilt, and red. A few small stains to prelims and fore edge, else Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket, worn at head, rubbed..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1969. Advance reading copy, issued to reviewers and media figures before publication of the first British edition. 215 pp. Stiff red wraps with label pasted on front wrap. Very Good with creased spine and rubbed edges. A rare issue of the acclaimed historical novel that inspired two..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1968. Advance reading copy, issued to reviewers and media figures before publication of the first edition. 215 pp. Printed glossy wraps. A very sharp copy, and bright too. Tiny tear to the back wrap near the foot, tiny faint stain to fore edge, else Fine..... More
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1964. Uncorrected proof copy, issued before the first edition. 243 pp. Wraps. A Very Good+ copy with slightly rubbed and scuffed wraps, slightly toned spine, but in quite nice shape overall. Much brighter and cleaner than most surviving proof copies. The seventh book in the A...... More
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1963. Advance reading copy of the first American edition. Very Good in publisher's gray printed wraps with black topstain. Sunning to spine and edges, light edge wear to wraps with a small tear to the top of the front cover near the joint, rubbing to..... More
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1971. First edition. Advance uncorrected proof of the author's first book. Bound in publisher's blue wrappers printed in black, with white comb binding. Laid in are two typed signed letters from Tom Robbins to a collector, both mentioning his admiration for Henry Miller..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1976. Advance uncorrected proof in blue printed wraps. Near Fine, with light fading to spine, faint crease to front and rear covers, light soiling to edge of page block. Else fine. A very lovely copy. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1976. Advance uncorrected proofs, published before the first edition. Signed by Tom Robbins in red on front free endpaper, inscribed to former owner. [x], 365 pp. Bound in publisher's blue printed wraps. Very Good+ with lines of sunning at spine and along fore edge of front..... More
New York: Bantam Books, 1980. First Edition. Uncorrected Proof. In Very Good condition. Slightly over opened at front hinge. Wraps show light soiling and light wear, surface indents and crease to rear. An attractive copy. More
New York: Arthur A Levine Books / Scholastic Press, 1998. Advance Reader's Edition issued to reviewers and book industry figures prior to the publication of the first American edition. Bound in publisher's original illustrated wraps. Very Good with light wear and light creasing to covers, a few small stains. The..... More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1961. 201 pp. First edition stated, first printing. Review copy with publisher's slip laid in. Bound in publisher's gray cloth with gilt title to the spine. Very Good with sunning to cloth along edges, slight lean to spine, pages toned, light soiling to front endsheet..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1980. Inscribed to former owner on front free endpaper, signed by Schuyler and dated March 1980, a few months before publication. First edition. Review copy with review slip and press release about author laid in. (x), 117 pp. Original blue paper-covered boards and black..... More