Blue Bicycle Books

A few new treasures decking our halls in time for the holidays:

The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac. First edition, first printing. Viking, 1958, hb., 244 pp., in very good dust jacket with original price of $3.95 intact, some rubbing on front and back panels, and photo of ‘Ti Jean’ on the back panel. Black cloth covered boards with green and white lettering, excellent shape.

A previous owner’s book plate, a woodblock of witches and goblins that reads “Bring your witch to the Halloween Masquerade, at the The Dil Pickles in Tooker Alley under the Green Light 31st,” is on front paste-down. $995.

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, early Book Club Edition, Lippincott, 1960, hb., 255 pp. Dust jacket in good condition with mylar cover, minimal edge wear and small smudge on front, rear panel has author photo by Truman Capote. $250

The Big Rock Candy Mountain by Wallace Stegner. SIGNED Franklin Library limited edition, 1978, hb., 733 pp., leatherbound. $250

Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk, SIGNED first edition, Doubleday, 2002, hb., 260 pp. dust jacket in fine condition. $125.

Barrel Fever by David Sedaris, signed bookplate. First Edition, Little,Brown, 1994, hb., 196 pp. dust jacket in fine condition with mylar cover. $175

Small Beer by Ludwig Bemelmans, The Viking Press, 1939, hb., 186 pp. dust jacket in good condition with two repaired tears on the front cover and some corner wear. Charming illustrations. $75.

Parsley by Ludwig Bemelmans, SIGNED, 2nd printing. Harper, 1955, hb., 47 pp. Dust jacket slightly worn, fraying at edges with a tear on back. Beautiful color illustrations. $195.

Secrets of the Ninja by Ashida Kim, Paladin Press, 1981, hb., 153 pp. with fine dust jacket. “To become a Ninja, one must accomplish four things: one must be strong; one must know; one must dare; and one must be silent.” $23.

The Little Leather Library Collection, 1920-1924, 3. x 4-inch “Poor Man’s Library” of classic literature, bound in imitation red leather. Stuff stockings with some of these 23 titles, including: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Poems by Robert Browning, A Child’s Garden of Verses, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Short Stories by de Maupassant.. $10-$40.

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Recently acquired!

Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, first edition, first printing, signed, $19,900.

Macmillan, 1936, signed in black ink by Mitchell on the front free endpaper, as was her custom. With all first printing, first issue indicators: “Published May, 1936” on copyright page, rear panel has GWTW listed second in the right-hand column. Price-clipped dust jacket is in protective mylar cover, has some small wear on the top and bottom edges and some wear at the corner and fold stress points, otherwise is in near fine condition. Grey cloth-covered boards, binding and pages are essentially as new. Comes in a custom grey slipcase with 1936 Macmillan booklet.

“It is the song of the fallen, unregenerate Troy, the one sung in a lower key by the women who had to pick up the pieces of a fractured society when their sons and husbands returned with their cause in their throats.”

— Pat Conroy

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YALLFest 2011 will feature a full day of stimulating talks by award-winning writers, live music, games, and a bustling Literary Marketplace. This fun, family-oriented, cultural event brings together hundreds of booklovers and authors of all ages. Authors, publishers, companies with book-related products, and other businesses interested in becoming a YALLFest 2011 Exhibitor should submit an application by Mon., Oct. 3, 2011 (YALLFest 2011 exhibitor form). Payment is accepted via check or online.

Please contact Jonathan Sanchez at 843.722.2666 or jonathan@bluebicyclebooks.com with any questions.

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