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We specialize in 20th century first editions, literary private press books, and books about books, with particular emphasis on first books, novels by poets, uncorrected proofs, advance reading copies, review copies, inscribed copies, English editions of American authors, American editions of English authors, Southern authors, Canadian authors, Gay and Lesbian authors, African-American and Asian-American writers. We invite you to browse our catalogs below or search for individual authors, titles or subjects in the box to the left. George V. Higgins (1939 - 1999) -- Novelist, journalist and teacher : A comprehensive collection William Goyen (1915-1983)-- Texas novelist, playwright, editor and critic: A Collection Henry Blake Fuller (1857 - 1929)-- American novelists, critic and satirist: a collection William Vaughn Moody (1869 - 1910) -- Poet and Playwright : A bibliographic collection Black Writers Bibliographic Reference Books New Arrivals  --   Spring 2009 --   Literature & Books about Books New arrivals 2007 and 2006  --   Poetry, Literature & Books about Books    Catalog 15  -  Classical Music Discographies and Resources    [470 items] Contents include:    Discographies and Biographies,  Recording History,   Reference Books,  Guides to recordings,  Collecting,  Dealers catalogs and Price guides,  General Index Catalogs,  Journals Catalog 13  -  Books about Books, Bookbinding, Modern Private Press      [342 items]. Catalog 12  -  Fiction & Literature    Books published mainly between the 1850s and 1950s  [436 items]. Catalog 11  -  Books about Books, Bibliography, Fine Printing  [842 items]. Books from the libraries of John and Jean Michael and Elizabeth and Agnes Mongan Introduction to the catalog Abbe through Frigge Galbraith through Northrup Oak through Zeitlin   Modern Poetry  :  Aaron through Bynner   Cabell through Durrell   Eaton through Gwynn Haberly through Kuzma L'Heureux through Oxford Pacheco through Ryan Sabines through Zurndorfer   Occasional List #11  --    Books about Books New Acquisitions   [762 items] A through J K through Y Catalog #9 : Bibliography/Books about Books A through F  [ 205 items] G through N  [ 237 items] O through Z   [ 216 items] Books About Books : Selected books by subject Author, Subject, Imprint Bibliographies (112 items) Analytical bibliography, Textual criticism, Scholarly editing (56 items) Bookbinding, Paper Studies, Conservation (60 items) Collectors, Collecting, Booksellers, Bookselling (390 items) Calligraphy, Writing Books (21 items) Library Exhibit Catalogs(435 items) History of Libraries and their Collections (502 items) Manuscript Studies (20 items) Printing History, Printing Technologies, Typography, Study of Presses (345 items) Publishers and Publishing History (292 items) Bibliography/Books about Books Works in stock: A through D E through K L through Q R through Z Catalog 8: 20th Century Fiction Fiction (468 items) Catalog # 3 : Twentieth Century Fiction Abbey to Currie Dahlberg to Guy Haldeman to Lytton Macauley to Pym Queen to Sylvester Targan to Zaroulis List #7: Feminist fiction, poetry, and literature [100 items] Literary criticism, drama, essays, memoirs List #4/5: A through M List #4/5: N through Z Music List #6: Opera biographies, discographies, and related literature  Including  New acquisitions added up to April 2006 A Miscellany   Curious and unusual books outside our specialization [135 items] Author Collections Evan S. Connell, Jr. :: 58 items :: $ 3,800