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1947293070New York: Vanguard 1947. First. hardcover. good. 8vo black cloth spine printed in green N.Y.Vanguard 1947. First Edition.<br/><br/> The author's second book. The edges & corners are lightly rubbed; fore-edge of front cover is bumped end-leaves stained.<br/><br/> Vanguard unknown books
1947140937053New York: The Vanguard Press Inc 1947. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. 294 pp. Black cloth with blue spine lettering. Very Good with gift inscription on front free endpaper foxing to edges. In Very Good dust jacket with dulled and toned spine panel chipped along top edge of back panel a few smaller chips from head and tail unclipped $2.75. The author's second novel with troubled protagonist Asa Leventhal. The Vanguard Press, Inc unknown books
1947CNJL2055New York: The Vanguard Press Inc 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Octavo size 302 pp. This is Saul Bellow's 1915-2005 second novel one in which the author explores the many aspects of human relationships including guilt and obsession. Bellow is the only writer to date to win the National Book Award for Fiction three times; he was also awarded the Pulitzer Prize the Nobel Prize for Literature and the National Medal of Arts.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full black cloth blue lettering on the spine top edge stained blue title page with a rectangular ruled border; octavo size 8.5" by 5.75" pagination: i-viii 1 blank 3-294; first edition per Zempel no indication of subsequent printings on copyright page. Dust jacket shows original price of $2.75 on both flaps front panel and spine with light blue background white lettering sketch of scales in black on front review blurbs on back panel for Bellow's first book "Dangling Man" front flap with quote about Bellow by Robert Penn Warren with summary of book below back flap with black-and-white photograph of a very young Saul Bellow bio below.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Volume fine with clean boards straight corners without rubbing a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; the usual light toning to the endpapers else fine. The unclipped dust jacket near fine clean lightly toned one chip at the bottom of the back panel approximately 0.5" by .75" very light overall edgewear and some sunning to the spine.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. The Vanguard Press, Inc hardcover books
194763280NY:: Vanguard Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1947. Hardcover. B0057XKD7K . The Nobel laureate's second book. First edition. Upper corners bumped else very good in a very good minor edge wear with two very small chips at the crown of the spine light age toning dust jacket.; 294 pages . Vanguard Press, hardcover books
194743331New York: The Vanguard Press Inc 1947. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Black cloth. Very good in fair dust jacket. First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. The Vanguard Press, Inc unknown books
1947125877New York: The Vanguard Press 1947. First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's second book. Octavo original black cloth. Signed by Saul Bellow on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. A Burgess 99 title. Looking back at his first two novels later in his career Bellow "distanced himself from them by calling Dangling Man his M.A. and The Victim his Ph.D." Like many of his works the protagonist is a young Jewish man. In a New York heat wave he is accosted in the park by a stranger who accuses him of ruining his life. "The best novel to come out of America-or England-for a generation" The New York Review of Books. The Vanguard Press hardcover books
194733548New York: The Vanguard Press 1947. First edition of the author's second book. Octavo original black cloth. In near fine condition. A Burgess 99 title. Looking back at his first two novels later in his career Bellow "distanced himself from them by calling Dangling Man his M.A. and The Victim his Ph.D." Like many of his works the protagonist is a young Jewish man. In a New York heat wave he is accosted in the park by a stranger who accuses him of ruining his life. "The best novel to come out of America-or England-for a generation" The New York Review of Books. The Vanguard Press hardcover books
194796322New York: The Vanguard Press 1947. First edition of the author's second book. Octavo original black cloth. Signed on the title page by the author "Saul Bellow July 20 04 Vermont." Near fine in a good price-clipped dust jacket with some wear and tear. A Burgess 99 title. Looking back at his first two novels later in his career Bellow "distanced himself from them by calling Dangling Man his M.A. and The Victim his Ph.D." Like many of his works the protagonist is a young Jewish man. In a New York heat wave he is accosted in the park by a stranger who accuses him of ruining his life. "The best novel to come out of America-or England-for a generation" The New York Review of Books. The Vanguard Press hardcover books
194788346New York: The Vanguard Press 1947. First edition of the author's second novel. Octavo original black cloth. An excellent example in a near fine dust jacket. Looking back at his first two novels later in his career Bellow "distanced himself from them by calling Dangling Man his M.A. and The Victim his Ph.D." Like many of his works the protagonist is a young Jewish man. In a New York heat wave he is accosted in the park by a stranger who accuses him of ruining his life. "The best novel to come out of America-or England-for a generation" The New York Review of Books. The Vanguard Press hardcover books
19471961New York: The Vanguard Press 1947. First edition of the author's second novel. Octavo original black cloth. Signed twice by the author. Signed "good wishes Saul Bellow" on the title page and again on a notecard on the front free endpaper. Light rubbing near fine in the original dust jacket with a few small chips to the spine. Looking back at his first two novels later in his career Bellow "distanced himself from them by calling Dangling Man his M.A. and The Victim his Ph.D." Like many of his works the protagonist is a young Jewish man. In a New York heat wave he is accosted in the park by a stranger who accuses him of ruining his life. "The best novel to come out of America-or England-for a generation" The New York Review of Books. The Vanguard Press hardcover books
1977UBELTOJ00AGGAvon 1977. Very Good. Bellow Saul. To Jerusalem and Back. NY: Avon 1977. 232pp. Mass Market. Book condition: Very good with lightly rubbed edges. Avon paperback books
1976914768NY: Viking. 1976. His first book of nonfiction a personal account of his visit to Israel in 1975 published the year he won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Signed by the author. Spotting to top stain else fine in a fine dust jacket. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Viking hardcover books
19761328432New York: The Viking Press 1976. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 182 pages; VG/VG-; in beige dust jacket beige spine with black and blue titling; mild rubbing and wear particularly to spine including creasing and closed tears; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering price uncut '$8.95';<br /> <br><br /> <br><br /> Inscribed on the ffep by Saul Bellow "To Rachel who put as / much into this book as / I did with love / Saul";<br /> <br><br /> <br><br /> Loose within is the program for the Anti-Defamation League's America's Democratic Legacy Award 1976 awarded to Saul Bellow. Also loose is a 1 page TLS from the ADL reminding Rachel MacKenzie about the event;<br /> <br><br /> <br><br /> JM consignment; Case 3. Rachel MacKenzie was a fiction editor at The New Yorker from 1956 through 1979. Known for nurturing the careers of such literary giants as Isaac Bashevis Singer and Saul Bellow she also had a correspondence with Muriel Spark and encouraged her to submit to the New Yorker.<br /> <br><br /> <br><br /> Charles McGrath former writer and editor for The New Yorker writes "MacKenzie was a bluestocking a former college professor who had a discerning eye for talent she more or less discovered Isaac Singer and was a supporter of the young Philip Roth."<br /> <br><br /> <br><br /> Bellow was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1976 the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1976 and the National Medal of Arts in 1988. He is the only writer to win the National Book Award for Fiction three times in 1954 1965 and 1971. 1328432. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Viking Press hardcover books
197637496New York: Viking Press. Very Good. 1976. Hardcover. 0670717290 . Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. ; 182 p. ; 24 cm. . Viking Press hardcover books
1976013005New York: The Viking Press 1976. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on tipped-in preliminary page. Essentially no wear to the book. Minor sunning to top 1/16" of the spine. Dust jacket is unclipped without chipping. Minor toning at top edges of panels and Brentano's price sticker bottom of rear panel. A crisp clean copy throughout. 182pp. Signed by Author. First Edition Second Printing. 1/4 Blue Cloth. Nearly Fine/Nearly Fine. Octavo. The Viking Press Hardcover books
1977UBELTOJ00HMRAvon 1977. Good. Bellow Saul. To Jerusalem and Back: A Personal Account. New York: Avon 1977. 16mo. Mass Market. Book condition: Good with scratches in cover and lightly bumped edges. Former owner's name penned on first page and index entries penciled on rear pages. Avon paperback books
19762279093Viking 1976. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Lightly rubbed. 1976 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. Bellow probes the complex identity and indomitable spirit of Israel through interviews with Israelis from all levels of society. Viking hardcover books
197686448New York: The Viking Press 1976. First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's account of his journey to Jerusalem. Octavo original half cloth. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication "To Mr. Bergstrom who asks excellent questions Chicago Nov 1 76 Saul Bellow." The recipient was journalist Goran Bergstrom. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Photographs by Albert Margolies. This extraordinary book is the result of Saul Bellow's sojourn in Israel in 1975. A personal record of his stay-his experiences and impressions-as well as a meditation it crackles with wit and controversy on America's relationship with this embattled country. Using quick sketches and vignettes Bellow captures the personal opinions passions and dreams of several Israelis and he also adds to these his own reflections on being Jewish in the 20th century. The varying viewpoints of those he encounters and interviews offer a revealing look at the history and challenges of Israel and Bellow's passionate storytelling draws listeners in to share in his experience. The Viking Press hardcover books
197637566NY: Viking 1976. First Edition. 8vo pp. 182. A nice copy in price-clipped and little soiled dj. Viking unknown books
194764666First Edition In Dust Jacket BELLOW Saul. The Victim. New York: The Vanguard Press Inc. 1947. First edition. Octavo 8 1/8 x 5 1/2 inches; 205 x 140 mm. 8 1-294 2 blank pp. Original full black cloth blue lettering on spine. Top edge blue fore-edge uncut. With original pictorial dust jacket. Sight foxing to endpapers and inner flaps of the dust jacket. Back panel of the dust jacket with a small closed tear. Otherwise near fine. This authorÃs first two books Dangling Man and The Victim 1947 had a profound impact on the mid-twentieth century literary scene. ìTogether they effectively introduced a new style of American fiction. The ìGentileî era of Fitzgerald Hemingway and Faulkner began with Bellow to give way to a new Jewish tradition and a sense of moral and social alarm. BellowÃs characters are generally anti-heroes caught up in the existential dilemma of trying to define themselves with some measure of dignity despite the constant impediments of objective and subjective circumstances.î BenetÃs The ReaderÃs Encyclopedia fourth edition. Bellow is the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for HumboltÃs Gift 1975 and the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1976. HBS 64666. $750 The Vanguard Press, Inc. hardcover books
1947534711947. BELLOW Saul. THE VICTIM. New York: The Vanguard Pres Inc. 1947. First edition. 294pp. 8vo. black cloth lettered in light blue to spine top edge stained blue. This copy is heavily foxed at the fore edge and spotted at the top edge and shows paste-action to both pastedowns; the lower board is dampstained with a corresponding stain to the lower panel of the dust jacket; the dust jacket shows light overall soil and some faint pencil markings to upper panel and is foxed on the reverse. As is. unknown books
19561316431New York: Liberal Press Inc 1956. Softcover. Octavo; pp 432; G/paperback; tanned spine with blue text; covers have noticeable sunning to exterior; some rubbing wear to spine; minor edge wear; text block shows slight age toning to exterior edges; illustrated; good binding; interior clean<br /> <br /> <p>NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office in bookcase next to Ephemera section. 1316431. FP New Rockville Stock. Liberal Press, Inc unknown books
197496039Palm Coast Florida: The Palm Coast Symposium 1974. First edition program from the November 1974 <span class="match">Palm</span> <span class="match">Coast</span> <span class="match">Symposium signed by Saul Bellow Gunnar Myrdal James D. Watson Sidney Hook Vernon E. Jordan Kate Millett William F. Buckley Jr. Arthur Schlesinger Jr. E. T. York Truman Capote Leslie Fiedler Harold Rosenberg Lionel Trilling Norman Young and Melvin M. Tumin throughout. Octavo original wrappers. In near fine condition. An exceptional collection of signatures. </span> The first Palm Coast Syposium inaugurated a series of great dialogues on the human condition featuring a distinguished group of participants. Lecture topics included Human Nature and Human Destiny Uplifting the Underpriveleged The Universities: For What and Whom and Popular Culture and Elite Culture. The Palm Coast Symposium unknown books
1947006509New York NY: Vanguard Press 1947. Book. Good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. 294 pages of text. Original black hardcover cloth binding; moderate rubbing to extremities with the biginning of fraying and overall somewhat shelfworn; protected in custom stiff archival mylar. Lacks the dustjacket. Front endpaper blank is lacking rendering the front inner hinge starting to loosen. Author's 2nd book. Chicago author. Vanguard Press Hardcover books
1994006510Jackson MS: University Press of Mississippi 1994. Book. Very good condition. Paperback. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. xx 303 pages of text including index. Trade paperback binding with minimal shelfwear to binding. No underlining or highlighting. Illustrated with a photograph of the author. Chicago author. University Press of Mississippi Paperback books