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AMIS, Martin. A group of 11 works, various FIRST EDITIONS, MANY SIGNED.
Sale 1262 - Summer Reading: 20th Century Literature and Biography from a Private Collection
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Jul 6, 2023
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Jul 26, 2023
Timed Online / Chicago
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 AMIS, Martin (1949-2023). A group of 11 works by Amis, MANY SIGNED, comprising:

1) The Rachel Papers. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. SIGNED BY AMIS.

2) Dead Babies. London: Jonathan Cape Ltd., 1975. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY AMIS.

3) Money. New York: Viking, 1985. SIGNED BY AMIS.

4) The Moronic Inferno and Other Visits to America. London: Jonathan Cape Ltd., 1986. FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY AMIS.

5) Success. New York: Harmony Books, 1987. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. SIGNED TWICE BY AMIS on half-title and title-page.

6) Einstein’s Monsters. New York: Harmony Books, 1987. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. SIGNED BY AMIS.

7) Einstein’s Monsters. New York: Harmony Books, 1987. FIRST AMERICAN EDITIONS.

8) The Rachel Papers. New York: Harmony Books, 1988. Publisher’s printed wraps. SIGNED BY AMIS.

9) London Fields. New York: Harmony Books, 1989. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, SIGNED BY AMIS.

10) Dead Babies. New York: Vintage International, 1991. SIGNED BY AMIS.

11) Time’s Arrow. New York: Harmony Books, 1991. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, SIGNED BY AMIS.

Together, 11 works in 11 volumes, all 8vo, in original cloth and publisher’s dust jackets (except where indicated), condition generally fine.

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