Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Mrabet, Mohammed. Harmless Poisons, Blameless Sins. Black Sparrow Press, Santa Barbara, CA, 1976.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Taped and translated from the Moghrebi by Paul Bowles. A collection of short stories featuring a well-known Moroccan character, Hadidan Abraham. Some are variations on existing legends, some are of the author's own invention. Yellow soft cover with green titling on spine and front, green illustration and orange decoration on front, orange end papers, small black and white illustrations, 100 pages. Spine and adjacent edges are sunned, other edges slightly sunned, some tiny spots of discolouration to cover and text block edge, small pressure to leading text block edge, interior clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Black Sheep Books, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, wrappered issue. Spine lightly tanned, near fine.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo. Card perfect bound. First paper. Very fine.
Seller: Handbook, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$66.29 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: wraps, 99 pp Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.
Seller: San Francisco Book Company, Paris, France
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Signed, limited edition. This is copy #189 of 200 signed and numbered copies. Signed by both Mrabet and Paul Bowles on the colophon. Near fine in a near fine, original acetate jacket.
Seller: Paul Johnson Fine Books, IOBA, Temecula, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Translated by Paul Bowles. Fine in fine original unprinted acetate dust jacket as issued. One of 500 hardcover trade copies.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: #166 of 200 copies signed on colophon page by Mrabet (in Arabic) and Bowles. Fine in acetate dj as issued.
Seller: Mark Gustafson's Books, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: One of 200 numbered copies signed by Bowles. Hardcover, bound in cloth backed boards. The binding lightly rubbed; unmarked.
Seller: Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA, Lewis Center, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: 100 pp. Some foxing along top edges, else very near fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spine and printed label. Fine acetate dust jacket. Taped and translated from the Moghrebi by Paul Bowles. One of 200 numbered copies SIGNED by Bowles and Mrabet. This is copy #1. Morrow & Cooney 243c.
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller - ABAA, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Number 79 of 200numbered and signed copies. Signed by Mohammed Mrabet and Paul Bowles on limitation page. Mildly sunned on spine. Two, small brown spots on title page. Otherwise near fine.
Seller: The Dawn Treader Book Shop, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 103p octavo 1/200 numbered and signed copies signed by both authors. Additionally Bowles has inscribed the book to his biographer Virginia (Spencer Carr) with Love in 1996 and Mrabet has also inscribed the book to Carr and drawn an eye with wind. A fine copy in orange cloth spine and yellow printed boards.
Seller: Old New York Book Shop, ABAA, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Translated from the Moghrebi by Paul Bowles. Number 161 of 200 copies numbered and Signed by Mrabet and Bowles. Fine in a bit rubbed near fine unprinted acetate dustwrapper.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Translated from the Moghrebi by Paul Bowles. Number 10 of 200 copies numbered and Signed by Mrabet and Bowles. Cloth spine lightly sunned, near fine in a bit rubbed near fine unprinted acetate dust jacket.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound and signed by the author and translator, this being copy 'T'. This copy bears an original ink illustration signed by the author, tipped onto the page following the copyright page. Octavo (23.75cm); pictorial paper-covered boards and green and white patterened cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine; publisher's original acetate dustjacket; [8],9-99,[9]; illus. Fine in a lightly rubbed, Near Fine dustjacket. A collection of Moroccan folk tales and legends featuring traditional hero Hadidan Aharam. Miller A30d.
Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, lettered copy. Translated from the Moghrebi by Paul Bowles. Fine in fine unprinted acetate dust jacket. Copy letter D of 26 specially bound copies numbered and Signed by Mrabet and Bowles, and with a drawing by Mrabet.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 98 pages, patterned green cloth, yellow boards. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1976. First Edition. Fine. Signed by Mohammed Mrabet and Paul Bowles on limitation page and Lettered "A" of 26 lettered copies with an original signed drawing tipped in.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.