Some upcoming books, as well as some recently unearthed old favorites
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Here are some signed first editions for which we are soliciting
orders. Unless otherwise stated, all books are signed first American
edition / first printing books in new condition.
We have been going through the warehouse and and I've found several
exciting signed books. Most of these have been solicited before, but
are worth a second look. Don't forget the holidays are coming up, and
we have some great, collectible, books for the readers on your list.
Some of the titles have very limited quantities, so if you see
something you want, order soon!
To order; please email us at re...@booksmith.com or telephone us to
place an order. Our phone number is 415-863-8688, please ask for
Christy. The signed stock is kept separately from the rest of our
stock, so if condition matters, ask for Christy. I work Tues - Thu 10
- 5 and Fridays 10 - 3pm.
Exciting and upcoming books:
"Shortcomings" by Adrian Tomine (signed hardcover 1st edition, $19.95)
---Tomine's first long-form graphic novel, this is the story of Ben
Tanaka, a confused, obsessive, Japanese American male in his late
twenties, and his cross-country search for contentment (or at least
the perfect girl). AVAILABLE NOVEMBER
"The Almost Moon" by Alice Sebold (signed hardcover 1st edition,
$24.99)
---the stunning new novel from the author of "The Lovely Bones."
Sebold doesn't sign often, so here is your chance to get a signed copy
of this excellent new novel. AVAILABLE NOW
"Zeroville" by Steve Erickson (signed paperback original 1st edition,
$14.95)
---new novel from the author of Our Ecstatic Days. Erickson is a fine
writer who is unlike any other, and this novel is a great introduction
to his work.
"Doo Wop: The Music, the Times, the Era" by "Cousin Brucie" Morrow
(signed hardcover 1st edition, $24.95)
--- This new book, which takes a look back at the tail-finned 50's and
early 60's, captures the spirit of the times through spectacular
visuals and informative text. Few know the subject as well as
legendary NYC disc jockey "Cousin Brucie" Morrow, one of the
pioneering radio personalities behind doo-wop and rock n roll.
AVAILABLE NOVEMBER
"Time and Materials" by Robert Hass (signed hardcover 1st edition,
$22.95) AVAILABLE NOVEMBER
--- the first new book of poems in a decade from the former US Poet
Laureate and two-time National Book Critics Circle winner
"Now and Then : The Poets Choice Columns" by Robert Hass (signed
hardcover 1st edition, $26.00) AVAILABLE NOVEMBER
--- essays on the art of poetry from the former US Poet Laureate and
two-time National Book Critics Circle winner - limited stock available
"Postsingular" by Rudy Rucker (signed hardcover 1st edition, $25.95)
--- It all begins next year in California. A maladjusted computer
industry billionaire and a somewhat crazy U.S. President initiate a
radical transformation of the world through sentient nanotechnology;
which is sort of the equivalent of biological artificial
intelligence... AVAILABLE NOVEMBER
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FICTION
"Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures" by Vincent Lam (signed hardcover 1st
edition, $23.95) AVAILABLE NOW
--- a first book - a collection of linked stories from a young
Canadian author (this book won the Giller Prize - the first book to do
so and the youngest author to do so). I know we keep pushing this one,
but really, the reviews are incredible, and the writing is excellent!
Vincent Lam is an author to watch!
"Songs Without Words" by Ann Packer (signed hardcover 1st edition,
$25.95)
--- in her long-awaited second novel, Songs Without Words, Packer
takes us on a journey into a lifelong friendship pushed to the
breaking point. Ann Packer received a Great Lakes Book Award and the
Kate Chopin Literary Award for The Dive from Clausen's Pier, a
national best seller that has been translated into ten languages. Also
the author of Mendocino and Other Stories, she lives in northern
California.
"Raw Shark Texts" by Steven Hall (signed hardcover 1st edition,
$24.00)
--- "If Paul Auster and Haruki Murakami collaborated on Moby-Dick
crossed with The Wizard of Oz, they might produce something like
Hall's deliriously ambitious debut. . . . A narrative feat of
hallucinatory imagination." said Kirkus Reviews --- a wild first
novel with growing buzz (drawing comparisons with Mark Danielewski's
"House of Leaves") - available in either red or blue (or both)
dustjackets and distinguished by its sometimes experimental typography
and the decorative endpapers and spiffy dustjacket design
"60 Days and Counting" by Kim Stanley Robinson (signed hardcover 1st
edition, $25.00) AVAILABLE MARCH
--- new futuristic thriller from the award winning science fiction
author
"Yiddish Policeman's Union" by Michael Chabon (signed hardcover 1st
edition, $26.95)
--- the new novel from the PULTIZER PRIZE winning author of "The
Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay" (I found a few signed copies
hiding in our back room)
"A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini (signed hardcover 1st
edition, $25.95)
--- we still have some signed copies of this newest novel by Khaled
Hosseini. This is a great novel for both reading or keeping, and it
makes a great gift for the literary reader on your list.
"The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini (signed hardcover, $24.95)
--- these are NOT FIRST EDITIONS but they are very nice, hardcover,
signed copies of a very fine novel.
"Rant" by Chuck Palahniuk (signed trade edition, $24.95)
--- novel from the bestselling author of "Fight Club"
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NON-FICTION
"Dogs I Have Met" by Ken Foster (signed softcover 1st edition, $14.95)
--- Ken Foster writes about the human/canine bond with wisdom,
insight, and a great heart. 'Dogs I Have Met' is the follow up to the
author's bestselling memoir, 'The Dogs Who Found Me: What I've Learned
from Pets Who Were Left Behind'. If you love dogs, if you love good
writing, don't miss this very special book. Foster is the author of
'The Kind I'm Likely to Get', a New York Times Notable Book, and the
editor of two anthologies, including 'Dog Culture'. His writing has
appeared in the New York Times Book Review, The Village Voice,
McSweeney's and The Believer. He lives in New Orleans, where he and
his dogs survived Hurricane Katrina. Beautifully written, and it is
about dogs - so how can you go wrong?
"The Joke's Over: Bruised Memories: Gonzo, Hunter S. Thompson and Me"
by Ralph Steadman (signed hardcover 1st edition, $26.00)
--- the gonzo illustrator tells of his remarkable collaboration with
the gonzo author. I found another carton of this upstairs - so go
wild!
"The Gonzo Way: A Celebration of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson" by Anita
Thompson (signed hardcover 1st edition, $14.95)
--- in this just published little hardback volume the gonzo
journalist's widow explores the legacy of her late husband as a writer
and as a citizen, through her own words and through interviews with
those who knew him best including Johnny Depp, Ed Bradley, Doug
Brinkley, Jack Nicholson, Bill Murray, Senator George McGovern, and
others. This book is a wake in literary form and is a nice addition to
anyone's Gonzo Library.
"Bad Girls: 26 Writers Misbehave" by Ellen Sussman (signed hardcover
1st edition, $24.95) AVAILABLE NOW
--- essays by women writers - ***signed by contributors Kim Addonizio,
Kaui Hart Hemmings, Ellen Sussman, Michelle Richmond, Kate Moses and
Jennifer Gilmore
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LIMITED EDITIONS
"Yiddish Policeman's Union" by Michael Chabon (limited edition,
$150.00)
--- the new novel from the Pulitzer Pize winning author of "Amazing
Adventures of Kavalier and Clay" - signed and numbered edition in
slipcase (limited to 1,000 copies). This is a gorgeous presentation!
"Rant" by Chuck Palahniuk (limited edition, $150.00)
--- the new novel from the bestselling author of "Fight Club" - signed
and numbered edition in slipcase (limited to 1,000 copies) with
additional text exclusive to this edition. Added value: we will send a
Rant bumpersticker, as well as a few of the joke cigarettes that
Palahniuk used during the event we had for Rant earlier this year.
"The System of the World" by Neal Stephenson (deluxe limited edition,
$200.00)
---each book signed and numbered by the author, hand-bound in Japanese
silk, housed in a handsome slipcase. This is a gorgeous edition of a
fine book.
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