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SOME OF OUR FAVORITE BOOKS
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Writing Madness by Patrick McGrath, Joyce Carol Oates (introduction) and Danel Olson (editor), published by Centipede Press in 2017. Numbered 33/300, signed by McGrath, Oates, Olson, and illustrator Harry Brockway, still sealed in original shrink wrap. $125.
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Southern Cross by Laurence Hyde, published by Ward Ritchie Press in 1951. First edition hardback in good condition. Some soiling and wear to binding, previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper. $75.
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Jazz, Giants, and Journeys: The Photography of Herman Leonard by Herman Leonard, Quincy Jones (foreword), David Houston (editor), and Jenny Bagert (editor). Hardback first edition published by Scala in 2006. In fine condition, with fine jacket. Signed by Herman Leonard. $85.
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The George Cukor Collection, published by Houle Rare Books & Autographs in 1986. Limited edition hardback in very good condition with very good jacket. One of 200 hardback copies including a facsimile plate of a letter by Margaret Mitchell, signed and inscribed by Houle and signed by contributors Robert Osborne, George Scheerer, and Charles Williamson; light sunning to DJ; light sunning to binding edges. $75
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Schwinn Sting-Ray by Liz Fried. Published by MBI Publishing Company in 1997. Trade paperback first edition in very good condition. Corners slightly bent, price written on first page. $75
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Good-bye, Mr. Chips, by James Hilton, published by Little, Brown in 1935. Later printing in very good condition with very good jacket. Flat-signed by Hilton on front free endpaper; DJ is heavily sunned, very minor edge wear; front and rear endpapers are stained from newspaper clippings (still present in rear). $75
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The brilliant Maya Angelou is probably the most well-known African American poet of the last few decades, but there are so many others who are worth reading or re-reading as well. Here's a short list of five who we usually have in stock here at the Iliad:
1) Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) was one of the first African American authors to establish an international following. Much of Dunbar's work (which also included short stories, novels, and lyrics for the first all-African American Broadway play, In Dahomey) is written in dialect. First and early editions of his work (see the above cover of Poems of Cabin and Field) are much sought-after and are frequently beautiful books, with vintage cover art, interior design, and even photos.
2) Langston Hughes (1902-1967) was a poet, novelist, social activist, and anthologist who often wrote in a form called "jazz poetry". A few lines from Hughes' "Dead in There" (from The Book of Negro Folklore):
Sometimes
A night funeral
Going by
Carries home
A re-bop daddy.
3) Maya Angelou (1928-2014) is required reading in many classrooms (her autobiographical classic I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings), but she's also remembered as the poet who recited "On the Pulse of Morning" at President Bill Clinton's inauguration. During her astonishing life, she was also an actress, a professional dancer, an activist, and San Francisco's first female black streetcar conductor.
4) Wanda Coleman (1946-2013) was a Los Angeles-based poet who was often published by Black Sparrow Press, a Santa Barbara-based company that also published Charles Bukowski and John Fante (among others). Coleman was sometimes called "the unofficial poet laureate of Los Angeles," and poem titles include local references like "Hollywood Theology (2)", "Union Station", and "South Central Los Angeles Deathtrip 1982".
5) Linda Addison (1952- ) is a contemporary poet, editor, and short story author whose poetry crosses into the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres. Addison is a four-time winner of the Horror Writers Association's Bram Stoker Award and a recipient of the organization's Lifetime Achievement Award. The prolific Addison is not only the author of books with titles like Consumed, Reduced to Beautiful Grey Ashes and How to Recognize a Demon Has Become Your Friend, she also frequently posts short "life poems" to her Facebook page:
imagining Self as an integral part
of the infinite
not just a singularity, fragile & detached
brings tranquillity
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Have you ever noticed the big safe full of books behind Iliad's front counter? We get asked about it frequently. "Is it really old?" is a common question (the answer: no, we bought it new just a few years ago). But most customers want to know what kind of books merit storage in a safe (we think of these as the rarest of our rare books), so in this column we'll pick one book every month and tell you about it. This month's book is...
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Special Deluxe Edition, by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, published by Mirage Publishing, 1992. Very Good condition. Numbered 383/500 and signed by both Eastman and Laird; also states sixth printing; minor rubbing to pictorial binding. $500.
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On Thursday, June 28th, literary Los Angeles lost a key figure, and Iliad lost one of our favorite authors: Harlan Ellison. The 84-year-old author, once known as "science fiction's angriest young man," passed peacefully in his sleep.
Some fans came to Ellison's work via his famous television scripts for shows like The Outer Limits and Star Trek; however, he was best known for his short stories, including "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream", "Repent, Harlequin! Said the Ticktockman", and "Jeffty is Five".
In years past, Harlan was a frequent Iliad customer, both buying and selling. He enjoyed a good practical joke, and even pranked us on the phone a few times. Although he rarely visited the store in person (he usually sent his assistant), we spoke to him fairly often via phone.
R.I.P. Harlan. You will be sorely missed.
in 2016, 87 new ABA member bookstores opened for business in 32 states and the District of Columbia. That is almost a 43 percent increase over the number of store openings in 2015.
in 2016, 87 new ABA member bookstores opened for business in 32 states and the District of Columbia. That is almost a 43 percent increase over the number of store openings in 2015.
in 2016, 87 new ABA member bookstores opened for business in 32 states and the District of Columbia. That is almost a 43 percent increase over the number of store openings in 2015.
in 2016, 87 new ABA member bookstores opened for business in 32 states and the District of Columbia. That is almost a 43 percent increase over the number of store openings in 2015.
in 2016, 87 new ABA member bookstores opened for business in 32 states and the District of Columbia. That is almost a 43 percent increase over the number of store openings in 2015.
in 2016, 87 new ABA member bookstores opened for business in 32 states and the District of Columbia. That is almost a 43 percent increase over the number of store openings in 2015.
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