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London: Macmillan London Limited, 1975. Softcover. Near Fine. Uncorrected proof of the first English edition. Small octavo. 270pp. Perfectbound in unprinted brown wrappers. Very good or better with light creases to both wrappers and scattered stains to the text block affecting the margin of a few front endpapers. The first and only copy of the English proof we've ever handled, and much rare than the American.

MacMillan, 1976 from the library of Greg Gatenby, signed on title page. *****Greg Gatenby was the founding Artistic Director of the world-renowned, annual International Festival of Authors and of the weekly Harbourfront Reading Series. Under the neary thirty years of his directorship, the program featured readings and talks by more than 4,000 authors¿including 19 Nobel laureates¿from more than 90 nations He has published several books of poetry, but is undoubtedly better known as an author for a) his two, internationally-published anthologies about dolphins and whales in art, music and literature, b) for his further two books examining how foreign writers have written about Canada, and c) for his acclaimed Toronto: A Literary Guide Since the late 1970s, Greg Gatenby has been an outspoken advocate for authors, and for freedom of expression. He was one of the five founding members of the reconstituted PEN Canadian Centre, and one of the four principal organizers of the PEN World Congress… Read More

New York: Random House.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1975. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Specially produced first edition for friends of the author and publisher. SIGNED by E. L. Doctorow on title page. About fine in creme-colored linen cloth with gold stamped titles and pale green top stain, in plain un-printed glassine wrapper. (Tiny spot at top edge. Bottom corner tips lightly nudged. Couple small chips in glassine. ) Filmed by director Milos Forman. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 270 pages .

HBDJ, A true 1st ed by MODERN LIBRARY, with the correct number line. YEAR 1994, MODERN LIBRARY EDITION STATED, 1st ed, WITH #1 INTACT IN Number Line, SIGNED , 1994 NEAR Excellent condition. There is nothing wrong with this copy. It feels as tight as the day it came off the presses

New York: Random House, 1975. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine. First Edition/First Printing. Limited Edition Signed Hardcover. Fine book with a touch of toning to the spine, in a fine slipcase. Number 75 of 150 copies, signed by the author on the limitation page. Winner of the National Book Critics Award and listed by Modern Library in the top 100 best English language novels of the 20th Century.

New York: Random House, 1975. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Spine tanned else near fine in fine slipcase. One of only 150 numbered copies Signed by the author.

New York: Random House, 1975. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page: "For Richard Davison / E.L. Doctorow / Nov 5, 2005." Basis for the 1981 Milos Forman film that received eight Academy Award nominations. Among the large cast was Jeff Daniels in his debut, but the movie is best remembered as the final film of James Cagney, who returned to the screen after a 20-year hiatus. Jacket lightly age toned, else Fine in an about Fine dust jacket. A lovely copy.

Random. Hardcover. Fine. SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION FINE IN NEAR FINE SLIPCASE ONE OF 150

New York: Random House, 1975. The political novel of our age . . . the best work of its kind" (New Republic). Listed by The Modern Library as one of the 100 greatest novels of the twentieth century. TIME magazine included the novel in its TIME 100 Best English-Language Novels from 1923 to 2005. It was the basis for the 1981 film directed by Milos Forman, featuring the final film appearances of James Cagney and Pat O'Brien, and early appearances, in small parts, by Jeff Daniels, Fran Drescher, Samuel L. Jackson, Ethan Phillips, and John Ratzenberger. The music score was composed by Randy Newman. The film was nominated for eight Oscars.

8vo. New York: Random House, 1975. 8vo, 270 pp. Original brown cloth boards and dust-jacket. A very good copy, small stain to tip of bottom corner of endleaves and first 15 pages, in a very good, lightly age-toned, unclipped dust jacket priced $8.95, also with a small stain on the bottom corner of the upper panel. § First edition.

New York: Random House, 1975. Stated first edition. 270 [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Fine in near fine unclipped, dust jacket. Stated first edition. 270 [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Doctorow's breakthrough novel that was the basis for both the 1981 film and a later Broadway musical.

New York: Random House, 1975. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with a couple of very light scratches. Doctorow's breakthrough book. Basis for both the film and later the Broadway musical. A surprisingly scarce title in fine condition.

Contents appear as unread & unblemished with fine brown cloth covered boards displaying no significant surface/edge wear, in like DJ& Vinyl Cover. Taped ID heel of spine.Synopsis: The story opens in 1906 in New Rochelle, New York, at the home of an affluent American family. One lazy Sunday afternoon, the famous escape artist Harry Houdini swerves his car into a telephone pole outside their house. And almost magically, the line between fantasy and historical fact, between real and imaginary characters, disappears. Henry Ford, Emma Goldman, J. P. Morgan, Evelyn Nesbit, Sigmund Freud, and Emiliano Zapata slip in and out of the tale, crossing paths with Doctorow's imagined family and other fictional characters, including an immigrant peddler and a ragtime musician from Harlem whose insistence on a point of justice drives him to revolutionary violence. Shipping/Handling/Insurance/Tracking Included within the continental U.S. (Free Shipping). Extra Charges/Fees apply on… Read More

New York: Random House. 1975. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Good dust jacket. Edge wear. Cloth toned. Soiling to front and rear panels. First Edition stated. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Random House, New York, 1975; First Edition, First Printing; 8vo, 270 pages; brown cloth; gilt titles and decorations; tan topstain; colored endpapers. His fourth novel, source for the 1981 film of the same name directed by Milos Forman and starring James Cagney and Howard Rollins. Fine, in a Near Fine dustjacket. No chips or tears, no price clipping, no ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind.

Random House. DJ in archival cover, wear to spine. Stated first edition. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1975.

New York: Random House, 1975. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Edition/THIRD Printing. Hardcover. Near fine book in a near fine price clipped dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page, and the author has added in his hand, below the Title "Almost titled Buffalo Nickel". Buffalo Nickel was the original title for this novel. Gift inscription to front flyleaf, some light wear to the spine ends. Jacket has toning to the inside and a small tear to the upper back panel. Unique copy with the reference to the original title of this critically acclaimed novel.

New York: Random House, 1975. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Foxing on the boards and page edges else very good in a very good acetate dust jacket with short tears and some spotting. Special edition prepared for presentation to the friends of the author and the publisher Signed by the author. Doctorow's breakthrough book. Basis for both the film and later the Broadway musical.

RANDOM HOUSE. NY 1975. Fine. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 0394469011 . Special Presentation Issue. (Unsigned) Close to fine in creme colored cloth, in a clear acetate wrapper as issued. (The wrapper has a few chips & edge tears. Mild scuff to edge of cloth) .

Norwalk: Easton Press, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dj. 8vo. Signed By the Author. pp.2 270.Full leather, AEG,silk marker, silk end pages, limited edition collector's notes and certificate of authenticity laid loosley into book.Signed by author on limitation page.