Collectible Catalog
Welcome to the Collectible Catalog for Lost City Books’ summer sale! The used books at our store are a big part of what makes Lost City Books special and unique. The name of the shop, meant to evoke something maybe forgotten, still useful, and waiting to be rediscovered, also to me says it all about our Used Books Program here- our mission is not only to have really amazing and cool used books, but to keep books in people’s hands and out in the world. This catalog pulls together some of our more interesting collectible fare: stuff that I really want you all to see and have available to you during our sale, whether you are crossing future gifts off your list, or treating yourself. There are some big ticket items and some obscure stuff. I could go on, but I think the ethos of the Used Books Department here and the shop in general can be summed up with a simple and unadorned “this is some cool shit.” So enjoy, find something cool, and remember to look up during the sale, as these items will be featured above our shelves and upon our wall, in addition to our collectibles case.
-(Adam) Perry, Used Books Manager/Apple Department Founder
The Dune Trilogy (Dune, Dune: Messiah, Children Of Dune) by Frank Herbert, Book Club Editions
hardcover set
$900
Dune:
Chilton Book Company, 1971, hardcover First Book Club Edition with the "47 M" Gutter Code. Very good condition overall. Dust jacket is in very good condition and is protected in a mylar sleeve. Boards are clean with bright lettering. Former owner's library stamp (small) on inside first page. Minor loosening to binding. Spine is strong. Pages and text block are clean.
Dune: Messiah: G P Putnam's Sons, unknown issue date, Gutter Code of P 40. No printed price on dust jacket. Very good condition overall. Dust jacket is in very good condition and is protected in a mylar sleeve. Boards are clean with bright lettering. Binding is tight, spine is strong. Pages and text block are clean.
Children Of Dune:
Berkley Publishing Company/G P Putnam's Sons, 1985, hardcover 1985 issue Gutter Code of P 15.
Good condition overall. Dust jacket is in very good condition and is protected in a mylar sleeve. Boards are clean with bright lettering. Minor separation from the top of front board along the spine, 1 inch long, does not interfere with readability or integrity of the book. Otherwise strong spine. Pages and text block are clean.
Very handsome set of three rare copies.
God: Emperor of Dune, Heretics of Dune, Chapterhouse: Dune by Frank Herbert
$100 Berkley Books, April 1982/March 1985/October 1986, trade paperback. The concluding half of the Dune saga in early-mid '80's glory. Artwork by Frederic Marvin forms a tryptic when the books are next to each other.
White Noise by Don DeLillo
$1500
Viking, 1985, hardcover. Signed by the author on the title page. First edition, as signaled by "First published in 1985 by Viking Penguin INC" line on the copyright page. Very good condition overall. Dust jacket is in very good condition and is protected in a mylar sleeve. Boards are clean with bright lettering. Binding is tight, spine is strong. Pages and text block are clean.
Another Life by Derek Walcott
$100
Farrar Straus Giroux, 1973, paperback. Signed by the author. Very good condition in a very good dust jacket. Jacket is protected in a mylar sleeve. Boards are clean with bright lettering. Pages and text block are clean.
Trust Exercise by Susan Choi
$50
Henry Holt & Company, 2019, hardcover. Signed third printing. Very good condition overall. Signed by the author on the title page. Dust jacket is in very good condition and is protected in a mylar sleeve. Boards are clean with bright lettering. Binding is tight, spine is strong. Pages and text block are clean.
The Way I Think by George Condo
$600
The Phillips Collection, 2017, hardcover. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Good condition overall. No slipcase. Front boards are clean. Rear board has scratching/staining/minor discoloration. Bright lettering. Binding is tight, spine is strong. Some staining along bottom corner of last few pages. Very rare copy.
The
Story of Harold by Terry Andrews
$150
Avon Books/A Bard Book, 1980, mass market paperback. Very good condition overall. Covers are like new- no creasing. Spine is strong, binding is tight. Pages and text block are clean.
Rare copy written under the pseudonym of George Selden (A Cricket In Times Square)
The Silent Cry by Kenzaburo Oe
$100
Kodansha International LTD, 1975, hardcover. First edition.
Very good condition overall. Dust jacket is in very good condition and is protected in a mylar sleeve. Boards are clean with bright lettering. Clip to first inside cover page, top right corner. Binding is tight, spine is strong. Pages and text block are clean.
The Murder of the Frogs by Don Carpenter
$100
Harcourt Brace And World, 1969, hardcover. First edition. Very good condition in a good dust jacket. Jacket has minimal wear/ some markings and is protected in a mylar sleeve. Boards are clean with bright lettering. Binding is tight, spine is strong. Pages and text block are clean.
The Killing Game
by Gary Webb
$50
Seven Stories Press, 2011, trade paperback. Out of print collection of Gary Webb's pre-"Dark Alliance" writings. Very good condition overall. Clean covers, strong spine, tight binding. Pages and text block are clean.
The
Investigation by Stanislaw Lem
$75
Seabury Press, 1974, hardcover. First thus. Very good condition overall. Minimal wear to dust jacket. Jacket is protected in a mylar sleeve. Boards are clean with bright lettering. Pages and text block are clean.
The Comforters by Muriel Spark $100
J B Lippincott, 1957, hardcover. First edition. Very good condition in a good dust jacket. Jacket has some wear and is price clipped and is protected in a mylar sleeve. Boards are clean with bright lettering. Binding is tight, spine is strong. Pages and text block are clean.
State of Grace by Joy Williams
$100
Doubleday, 1973, hardcover. First edition. Good condition in a fair jacket. Jacket has wear and is protected in a mylar sleeve. Boards are clean with bright lettering. Binding is tight. Some aging along top text block. Pages are clean.
Tales of Mystery and Imagination by
Edgar Allen Poe
$600
Brentano's, hardcover. Pre-1928 Brentano's printing. Very good condition overall. Very minimal wear to dust jacket, which is protected in a mylar sleeve. Boards are clean with bright lettering. Binding is tight, spine is strong. Pages and text block are clean. 32 illustration plates, 8 of which are in color.
Living with Contradictions by Lynne Tillman
$100
Top Stories, 1982, paperback. Very good condition overall. Clean covers. Stapling/binding is tight. Pages and text block are clean.
The Lathe of Heaven by
Ursula K. LeGuin
$100
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1971, hardcover. First book club edition with "B44" gutter code. Very good condition overall. Dust jacket is in fair condition- intact and clean, except for staining to front right cover. Boards are clean with bright lettering. Former owner's stamped bookplate on inside first page. Binding is tight, spine is strong. Pages and text block are clean.
How to Get Rid of Pimples by Cookie Mueller
$350
Top Stories, 1984, Paperback. Good condition overall. Clean covers. Slight warping 1/4 inch away from spine that does not appear to be the result of water damage. Spine is strong, binding is tight. Pages and text block are clean.
Memoirs
by Mikhail Gorbachev
$750
Doubleday, 1996, hardcover. First American edition with full number line. Signed by Gorbachev on the title page. Very good condition overall. Dust jacket is in very good condition and is protected in a mylar sleeve. Minimal fading to writing along spine. Boards are clean with bright lettering. Binding is tight, spine is strong. Pages and text block are clean.
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Zone by Don DeLillo
$175
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1972, hardcover. First printing. Very good condition in a very good dust jacket. Jacket is protected in a mylar sleeve. Boards are clean with bright lettering. Binding is tight, spine is strong. Pages and text block are clean.
Set of The Odyssey & The Iliad by Homer, translated by
Emily Wilson
$400
Norton, 2018 & 2023, hardcover. Signed by the author on the title pages. Very good condition in very good dust jackets. Jackets are protected in mylar sleeves. Boards are clean with bright lettering. Bindings are tight, spines are strong. Pages and text blocks are clean.
Águila o Sol?/Eagle or Sun? by Octavio Paz, translated by Eliot Weinberger
$750
New Directions, 1976. First edition of the hardcover revised edition. Signed by Octavio Paz and Eliot Weinberger on the title page. Very good to fine overall. Boards are pristine and interior clean and tight. Page ends have yellowed. DJ is unmarred but has yellowed slightly at edges. DJ in mylar sleeve.
The Decameron by
2 volume set
$150
Giovanni Boccacio,
Boni And Liveright, 1925, hardcover. Good condition overall. Limited edition number 927/2,000. Minor loosening to front boards. Boards are clean with bright lettering. Binding is tight, spine is strong. Pages and text block are clean.
Cannibals and Christians by Norman Mailer
$300
Andre Deutsch, 1967, hardcover. Signed by the author on the title page. First U.K. edition. Very good in a good dust jacket. Jacket is intact and has some wear/staining on rear along spine, otherwise good and protected in a mylar sleeve. Clean boards with bright lettering. Strong spine, tight binding. Pages and text block are clean.
Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
by Richard Fariña
$250
Random House, 1966, hardcover. First printing. Very good condition overall. Dust jacket is in very good condition with minimal wear and is protected in a mylar sleeve. Boards are clean with bright lettering. Remains of bookplate on inside front board. Binding is tight, spine is strong. Pages and text block are clean.
Black
in White America by Leonard Freed
$50
Grossman Publishers, 1967, paperback. Good condition overall. Some wear along covers. Spine has minimal wear. Pages and text block are clean.
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
$200
Random House, 1957, hardcover. 2nd Printing. Fair condition. Dust jacket is intact, but worn and held together with tape, and protected in a mylar sleeve. Boards have signs of aging/foxing. Lettering is bright. Some loosening to binding, spine is tight. Pages and text block are clean. Rare early printing.