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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Evergreen Review No. 25. New York:Evergreen Review 1962. First edition. Good with coverdetached but present, spine is cocked, light edgewear, inwrappers. Contributors include Eastlake, Flora, WilliamBurroughs, Robert Coover, Michael McClure, others.#315226 ............................................................................. $15

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Evergreen Review No. 27. New York:Evergreen Review 1962. First edition. Good with coverdetached but present, spine is cocked, light edgewear, inwrappers. Contributors include Ferlinghetti, Flora,Merwin, Coover, others. #315223 ................................. $15

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX COOVER, Robert. The Origin of theBrunists. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons (1966). Firstedition. Fine in slightly rubbed very near finedustwrapper with a small, barely noticeable pen mark onthe front panel. Coover's first book. #311085 .......... $150

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX COOVER, Robert. The Origin of theBrunists: A Novel. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons(1966). First edition. Near fine with light soiling aroundthe edges of the text block in very good dustwrapper witha tear on the front panel and a tidemark covering the rearpanel. #275579 ................................................................. $70

COOVER, Robert. The Origin of theBrunists. London: Arthur Barker Limited (1967).First UK edition. Fine in near fine, very lightly soileddustjacket with a short tear to the top of the rear panel.#66888 ............................................................................. $200

COOVER, Robert. The Origin of theBrunists. New York: The Viking Press 1966. Re-issue.Fine in a near fine dustwrapper. #63155 ...................... $45

COOVER, Robert. The Universal Base-ball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh,Prop. New York: Random House (1968). First edition.Fine in price-clipped, else fine dustwrapper. A nice,unfaded copy. #308189 ................................................ $150

COOVER, Robert. The Universal Base-ball Association Inc., J. Henry Waugh,Prop. New York: Random House (1968). Stain on rearboard and some soiling, only near very good in very gooddustwrapper with a number of short tears. None of theusual spine fading. An actuary calculates probabilities andplays his own game of tabletop baseball utilizing dice,until the game takes over his life. McCue p.31, Shannon100. #23154 .................................................................... $125

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX COOVER, Robert. Pricksongs and Des-cants. New York: E.P. Dutton (1969). First edition.Fine in slightly age-toned near fine dustwrapper.#65488 ............................................................................... $60

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX COOVER, Robert. Pricksongs & Des-cants. London: Jonathan Cape (1969). First Englishedition. Advance Reading Copy. Fine in wrappers in anabout near fine, lightly worn dustwrapper #69336 ................................................................................................... $175

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX COOVER, Robert. Pricksongs and Des-cants. London: Jonathan Cape (1971). First Englishedition. Fine in an about fine dustwrapper. A collectionof short fiction. #81721 .................................................. $50

COOVER, Robert. Pricksongs & Des-cants. New York: New American Library 1970. Firstedition. Trade paperback. Very good. Spine lightly faded.Small stains on spine and rear cover. Price crossed out onrear cover. Page edges darkened. #271463 .................. $10

COOVER, Robert. Pricksongs & Des-cants. New York: A Plume Book/New AmericanLibrary (1970). Later printing. Trade paperback. Fine.Signed by the author on the title page. #299563 ....... $40

(Anthology) ELKIN, Stanley, edited by.Stories From the Sixties. New York: Double-day 1971. First edition. Light stain to the top of theboards, else near fine in near fine, lightly soileddustwrapper with some light wear to the ends of thespine and edges of the panels. Contributors include: JohnBarth, Saul Bellow, Hortense Calisher, Alfred Chester,Robert Coover, Daniel Curley, William Gass, AlbertLebowitz, Leonard Michaels, Barton Midwood, FlanneryO'Connor, Tillie Olsen, Barry Targan, Peter Taylor andJohn Updike. #46966 ...................................................... $25

COOVER, Robert. A Theological Posi-tion. New York: E.P. Dutton 1972. First edition.Scattered foxing else fine in very good or betterdustwrapper with a short tear. Laid in is a "With theCompliments of the Author" card. Publishedsimultaneously in wrappers. #297771 ........................... $75

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX COOVER, Robert. A Theological Posi-tion. New York: E.P. Dutton 1972. First edition. Finein near fine, lightly soiled dustwrapper. Publishedsimultaneously in wrappers. #35848 ............................. $40

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX COOVER, Robert. A Theological Posi-tion. New York: E.P. Dutton 1972. First paperbackedition, published simultaneously with the hardcover.Fine in wrappers. Inscribed by the author. #69347 ..................................................................................................... $75

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX COOVER, Robert. A Theological Posi-tion. New York: Dutton 1972. First paperback editionreleased simultaneously with the first trade hardcoveredition. Fine in wrappers. A collection of dramatic works.#81725 ............................................................................... $15

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX COOVER, Robert. The Water Pourer.Bloomfield Hills, Michigan: Bruccoli-Clark 1972. Fine innear fine glassine dustwrapper with some chipping.Number 275 of 350 copies Signed by the author.#35851 ............................................................................... $40

GADO, Frank. First Person: Conver-sations on Writers and Writing. Schenectady:Union College Press 1973. First edition. Fine in adustwrapper with light age toning, else fine. Includesinterview with John Dos Passos, Robert Penn Warren,Glenway Wescott, John Barth, Robert Coover, and JohnUpdike. #312711 .............................................................. $35

COOVER, Robert. The Public Burning.New York: Viking (1977). First edition. Fine in finedustwrapper. Formerly a common book, fine copies areno longer so. #1965 ......................................................... $20

COOVER, Robert. A Political Fable. NewYork: Viking (1980). First edition. Advance Review Copywith review slip and photograph laid in. Fine in finedustjacket. Signed by the author. #66613 ................. $125

COOVER, Robert. After Lazarus: a film-script. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan: Bruccoli Clark(1980). First edition. Fine in boards without dustwrapperas issued. Copy number 6 of 500 numbered copiesSigned by the author. #65907 ....................................... $85

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX ELKIN, Stanley. Stanley Elkin's GreatestHits. New York: Dutton (1980). First edition. Fore-word by Robert Coover. Fine in a fine dustwrapper.#51963 ............................................................................... $30

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX COOVER, Robert. Spanking the Maid.New York: Grove Press (1982). First trade edition,hardcover issue. Page edges a little browned, else fine infine dustwrapper. Issued simultaneously in softcover, thisissue is very uncommon. #81630 ................................ $125

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX LeCLAIR, Tom and Larry McCaffery,edited by. Anything Can Happen:Interviews with Contemporary AmericanNovelists. Urbana: University of Illinois (1983). Firstedition. Spine ends lightly bumped, else fine in near finedustwrapper with short tears to the edges. Some novelistsincluded are: John Barth, John Hawkes, William Gass,John Gardner, Donald Barthelme, Rosellen Brown,Robert Coover and many more. #278469 ................... $15

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX COOVER, Robert, Brian Swann.Aesop’s Forest (by Coover), The Plot ofthe Mice (by Swann). New York: Capra 1986.First thus, illustrated by Michael McCurdy. The twoworks are bound dos-a-dos. Fine in wrappers.#81712 ............................................................................... $15

COOVER, Robert. Gerald's Party. NewYork: Simon and Schuster 1986. Advance Reading Copy.Fine in wrappers. #35840 ............................................... $20

COOVER, Robert. Gerald's Party. NewYork: Simon and Schuster 1986. Fine in finedustwrapper. #35841 ....................................................... $20

(COOVER, Robert) COPE, Jackson I.Robert Coover's Fictions. Baltimore: JohnsHopkins University Press (1986). First edition. Ownername on front fly, else fine in near fine dustwrapper witha tiny hole to the spine and a small tear to the rear panel.#35853 ................................................................. $35 $24.50

COOVER, Robert. A Night at the Movies.New York: Linden/S&S 1987. First edition. Fine in a finedustwrapper. Inscribed by the author. #69026 ....... $125

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX COOVER, Robert. A Night at the Movies,or You Must Remember This. New York:Simon and Schuster 1987. First edition. Remaindermarking to bottom edge, else fine in a fine dustwrapper.#81717 ............................................................................... $20

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX COOVER, Robert. Whatever Happenedto Gloomy Gus of the Chicago Bears?.New York: Linden/S&S 1987. First edition. Fine in a finedustwrapper. #69348 ....................................................... $15

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX COOVER, Robert. Autograph Postcard. :1987. Handwritten postcard, sent from Italy November 8,1987. Fine, Signed by Coover. #51489 ....................... $45

McQUADE, Molly, edited by. AnUnsentimental Education: Writers andChicago. Chicago: University of Chicago (1995).Uncorrected page proof. Very good with publishernotations on front and rear cover, glue residue fromsticker on front cover. Some authors include Saul Bellow,Paul Carroll, Hayden Carruth, Robert Coover, LeonForrest, June Jordan, Janet Kauffman, Jackson McLow,Morris Philipson, M. L. Rosenthal, Philip Roth, SusanFromberg Shaeffer, Charles Simic, George Starbuck,George Steiner, Richard Steiner, Nathaniel Tarn, DouglasUnger, Kurt Vonnegut, Marguerite Young. #278514 ..................................................................................................... $20

(Anthology) MORROW, Bradford,editor. Conjunctions: Twenty-fifth Anni-versary. (Annandale-on-Hudson, NY: Bard College2006). First edition of this special Twenty-FifthAnniversary Issue of the literary magazine. Thick octavo,red cloth, slipcase. Fine copy. One of only 25 numberedcopies Signed by the editor, Bradford Morrow andtwenty-four Conjunctions contributors, including RobertCoover, Toby Olson, William H. Gass, Ann Lauterbach,John Ashbery, Joyce Carol Oates, Chinua Achebe, RickMoody, Peter Straub, Robert Kelly, among others.Contains works by these writers, as well as Jim Crace,Howard Norman, Edmund White, Barbara Guest, JessicaHagedorn, John Barth, Will Self, and others. #93681 ................................................................................................... $750