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The Kerouac Bobble-head given out in 2003 in Lowell, MA during a baseball game.

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  Kurt Vonnegut    Nov. 11, 1922 - April 11, 2007     So it goes. 

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We have Jack Kerouac of course... and Ginsberg, Brautigan, Burroughs and the beats, plus Kurt Vonnegut, Edward Gorey, Jim Thompson and other First Editions (and other stuff like vintage paperbacks - over 2,000 books listed). First Editions, Rare, collectible Books, vintage paperback (pbo), and other good stuff.

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Main Book List - the complete booklist with 2,000 books listed including hardcover first editions, like Vonnegut, Michael Crichton, Robert Parker and others (includes all other catalogs).

Beat Books - Jack Kerouac, Bukowski, Brautigan, Burroughs, Ginsberg, Thompson and others (307 items)

Vintage Paperbacks - You know, good girl covers, Jim Thompson, Philip K Dick, Leslie Charteris, Raymond Chandler, Sci fi, mystery, and others (345 items)

Edward Gorey - Deserves a category by himself (25 items).

Armed Services Edition -  these are the paperback ASEs that were distributed during World War II to soldiers (109 items).

 

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Richard Brautigan Lawrence Ferlinghetti Stephen King
Charles Bukowski Allen Ginsberg Dean Koontz
William Burroughs Edward Gorey
Raymond Chandler Jim Harrison John D. MacDonald
Leslie Charteris Joseph Heller Henry Miller
Agatha Christie L. Ron Hubbard Walter Mosley
Michael Crichton Robert Parker
Day Keene Hunter S. Thompson
Samuel Delany Jim Thompson
Philip K. Dick Jack Kerouac Kurt Vonnegut
Harlan Ellison Donald Westlake
Jose Philip Farmer Harry Whittington
Charles Willeford

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[3443] . The New Yorker Profiles. Armed Services Edition Inc ASE, First Thus. Paperback. Very Good A paperback original, No. 955 in this important series, these selections from "The New Yorker" include Robert Lewis Taylor, A. J. Liebling, John Lardner, S. N. Behrman, etc.  $12.95

[60] Aarons, Edward S. Hell to Eternity. Gold Medal, Paperback. GM 1023, vg+  $10.00

[3117] Abbott, Keith (Richard Brautigan). Downstream from Trout Fishing in America. Capra Press, 1989. First Edition. Soft Cover. Nr Fine Keith Abbott was the side-kick of loner author Richard Brautigan for eighteen years. "From Abbott's watchful eye come tragi-comic anecdotes of an imaginative and fanciful artist grappling with dark forces in his psyche." Nice copy, appears unread. One of the few books that look at the life of Brautigan.  $95.00

[667] Abrahams, Peter. Hard Rain. Dutton (1988), First Edition. First Edition, Review copy with slip, nr fine/nr fine  $35.00


[2550] Adams, Douglas. The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul. Simon and Schuster, 1988. First Edition. Hard Cover. Nr Fine / Similar DJ. PC.  $15.00

[3574] Adams, Douglas. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Canada: Pan, 1979. First Edition. Paperback. VG/VG+ First Canadian Printing. Light wear and crease, otherwise a nice copy.  $25.00

[2958] Adams, Henry. The Education of Henry Adams. Armed Services Edition Inc ASE, 1945. First Thus. Very Good + #Q-40. Reading crease. Nice, square and fresh. Presentable condition for this publisher (usually found with heavy creasing and wear). This paperback was issued during WW II to soldiers overseas.  $14.95

[3288] Adams, John Paul. Puzzles for Everyone. Avon 645, 1955. First Thus. Paperback. Nr Fine This is the first printing under Avon 645 (previous number was Avon 295). An uncommon puzzle paperback. Plus none of the puzzles are worked. This has puzzles, and every so often, a pin-up/cheesecake photo is inserted for the puzzle solver's enjoyment. What a concept! This is an almost perfect copy with only the lightest wear. From the back cover blurb- "Fame can come from any number of things. Such as physical endowments like Miss Pat Hall's lower limbs, which caused her to be winner of a 'beautiful legs' contest." Very few of these books survived as they were tossed after the puzzles were completed. Uncommon.  $149.95


[3287] Adams, John Paul. Puzzles for Everyone. Avon 295, 1951. First Edition, Paperback Original. Paperback. vg/vg+ An uncommon puzzle paperback. Only a few of the puzzles are worked in pencil (towards the back of the book). This has puzzles, and every so often, a pin-up/cheesecake photo is inserted for the puzzle solver's enjoyment. What a concept. Cover has a small chipped corner, but no major creases. First printing. Pages are toned and a small chip missing from the first page. A better than average copy of this title/number. From the back cover blurb- "Fame can come from any number of things. Such as physical endowments like Miss Pat Hall's lower limbs, which caused her to be winner of a 'beautiful legs' contest." Very few of these books survived as they were tossed after the puzzles were completed. Uncommon.  $195.00


[3570] Addams, Chas (Charles). Drawn and Quartered. Pocket Book, 1964. First Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good+/Near Fine First printing. Great cartoons. Nice copy, white pages, tight spine, light wear.  $20.00


[3571] Addams, Chas (Charles). Drawn and Quartered. Pocket Book, 1964. First Thus. Mass Market Paperback. VG/VG+ First printing. Great cartoons. Nice copy, white pages, tight spine, light wear, no major creases.  $15.00

[3569] Addams, Chas (Charles). Homebodies. Pocket Book, 1965. First Thus. Mass Market Paperback. VG/VG+ First printing. Great cartoons. Nice copy, white pages, tight spine, light wear and crease, price discreetly inked out.  $15.00


[3002] Addams, Jane. A New Conscience and an Ancient Evil. New York: MacMillian Company, 1912. First Edition. Hard Cover. vg/vg+ / No Jacket. A compilation of articles written for McClure's Magazine based on her work as head of the Publication Committee for the Juvenile Protective Association of Chicago reading reports of 20 field officers investigating dance halls, theatres, amusement parks, lake excursion boats, petty gambling, and the records of four thousand parents who clearly contributed to the delinquency of their own families. This is a very nice copy with the gold lettering still bright on the spine and cover. There are a few underlinings in the book. A historical book for woman's rights and equality.  $25.00


[3572] Algren, Nelsen. Somebody in Boots. Berkley, 1965. First Thus. Paperback. Very Good+/Near Fine Nice copy. Berkley Medallion #S1125. Reprint of Algren's first novel, originally published in 1935. This may be the first paperback version.  $30.00


[3573] Algren, Nelsen. Never Come Morning. Avon, 1948. First Thus. Paperback. Very Good + Avon #185. FIrst printing thus. "SPECIALLY REVISED BY THE AUTHOR". BEAUTIFUL COVER ILLUSTRATION BY ANN CANTOR. Nice copy. Light wear. No major defects.  $25.00


[3090] Allen, Woody. Without Feathers. Random House, 1975. First Edition. Hard Cover. Nr Fine / Similar DJ. Collection of comic writing.  $20.00


[2091] Ambler, Eric. A Kind of Anger. Atheneum, 1964. First Edition. Hard Cover. Nr Fine / vg+.  $15.00


[2827] Amburn, Ellis. Subterranean Kerouac, the Hidden Life of Jack Kerouac. St. Martin's, 1998. First Edition. Soft Cover. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC). As New This book is written by Kerouac's last editor. With review letter.  $45.00


[872] Amis, Kingsley. Difficulties with Girls. Summit Books, 1988, Hard Cover. Nr Fine/Nr Fine. First Edition. First US Edition.  $15.00


[2505] Amis, Martin. The Information. Vintage Books, First Thus. Pamphlet. As New This 1 page pamphlet is a reading guide put out by the publisher at the time of book publication for reading groups. It lists ideas for discussions. Can we talk about it? This is ephemera.  $5.00


[144] Anderson, Kevin J. Star Wars, Dark Apprentice. Bantam, 1994. First Edition. Soft Cover. Galley/Proof. Nr Fine Bantam Books 1994, uncorrected proofs, vg+/nr fine, Star Wars series  $25.00


[2096] Anthony, Piers. Out of Phaze. Ace/Putnum, 1987. First Edition. Hard Cover. Nr Fine / Nr Fine.  $15.00


[2482] Anthony, Piers. Wielding a Red Sword. Del Ray, 1986. First Edition. Hard Cover. Nr Fine / Nr Fine.  $15.00


[691] Archer, Jeffrey. A Twist in the Tale. Simon and Schuster (1988), First Edition. First Edition, nr fine/nr fine  $20.00


[2031] Asimov, Isaac. Foundation's Edge. Doubleday, 1982. First Edition. Very Good + / vg/vg+.  $10.00


[2500] Asimov, Isaac. Foundation's Edge. Doubleday, 1982. First Edition. vg/vg+ / Similar DJ.  $10.00


[516] Atwood, Margaret. Life Before Man. Simon and Schuster (1979), First Edition. Signed by Author. First U.S. edition, signed, remainder mark, vg+/nr fine/ DJ nr fine  $35.00


[893] Auster, Paul. Leviathan. Viking, 1992, First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. First Edition.  $35.00


[3546] Avallone, Michael. Ed Noon The X-Rated Corpse. Curtis, 1973. First Edition, Paperback Original. Paperback. VG/VG+ Spine tanned, light wear, otherwise no major defects or creases,  $12.50


[3269] Avallone, Mike (Michael). Sinners in White. Midwood, 1962. First Edition, Paperback Original. Paperback. Nr Fine First printing. Here is the inside story of Girls in White, with colorful pasts and blushing futures, of what happens in the deadend corridors and consulting rooms of a private hospital. Nice copy.  $15.00


 

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Richard Brautigan, a fine writer and poet



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Charles Bukowski



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William Burroughs



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Raymond Chandler

 

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Jose Philip Farmer

 

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Allen Ginsberg

 

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Day Keene

 

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Jack Kerouac, author of On The Road, and father of the rutsack generation.





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Stephen King



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Robert Parker



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Kurt Vonnegut, my favorite of all authors. So it goes.

 
 
http://www.wordsareimportant.com/kurtvonnegut.htm - A Tribute to Mr. Vonnegut

 



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I always look for Jack Kerouac and the beats, Kurt Vonnegut, Tom Robbins, and Richard Brautigan, and will consider trades.

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