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Mailer, Norman. Tough Guys Don't Dance. Random House Inc, New York, 1984.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Description: 229 pages. Black binding with gold lettering on spine and front cover. Signed by author on ffep. Page 23/24 creased at top corner tip. Front cover bowed a bit. Photos of book on request.
Seller: Martin Nevers- used & rare books, Oxford, FL, U.S.A.
Norman Mailer. Tough Guys Don't Dance (Signed Limited Ed.). The Franklin Library, 1984.
Price: US$32.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1984. A near fine, signed collectible limited first edition copy of this this novel from this National Book Award nominated and Pulitzer Prize winning author. Signed Limited First Edition, First Printing, as designated by statement of limitation ("This signed limited first edition has been published by special arrangement with Random House, Inc. ?") on copyright page and "First Edition" printed on full title page. A near fine, signed limited leather-bound copy. Board corners slightly rounded, minutely bent. Gold gilt on covers and spine free of scratches or blemishes. Minor imperfections on gold gilt on page edges. Dark brown leather with gilt decorative ornamentation on spine and front and back covers, spine in fine condition, no scratches or blemishes. Marbled endpapers and silk ribbon page marker. Author's signature only on limitations page following the endpapers in black ink. Included is letter issued by the publisher to accompany book. Shipped in well-padded box.
Seller: Brothers' Fine and Collectible Books, IOBA, Humble, TX, U.S.A.
MAILER, Norman. Tough Guys Don't Dance. Random House, New York, 1984.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Slightly cocked with some spotting else very good in a near fine dustwrapper with slight edgewear. Signed by the author.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. Tough Guys Don't Dance. Random House, 1984.
Price: US$39.02 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First printing. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with the price of $16.95 intact on the front flap. Signed by the author on the FEP.
Seller: AcornBooksNH, New Harbor, ME, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. Tough Guys Don't Dance. Random House, 1984.
Price: US$41.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition. Signed without inscription by author on front endpaper. A bit smoky, spine base lightly stained, top page edge lightly foxed. 1984 Hard Cover. 229, [3] pp. 8vo. "Tim Madden awakes one morning with a gruesome hangover, a painful tatoo on his upper arm, blood all over the passenger seat of his Porsche, a severed female head in his marijuana stash, and almost no memory of his actions on the preceding evening. He is about to discover what they were and what he is.
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. Tough Guys Don't Dance. Random House, 1984.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1984 Random House hard cover - limited edition version 1 of 350 copies specially bound and signed by Mailer - in slipcase with no dust jacket as issued - some staining and wear to slipcase - sun fade to cover at binding - otherwise binding strong closed page edge clean - contents clean - enjoy
Seller: Twice Sold Tales, Ashfield, MA, U.S.A.
Mailer,Norman. Tough Guys Don't Dance. Random House Inc, New York, 1984.
Price: US$49.50 + shipping
Description: A square solid tight over-all clean signed copy. This copy has some light pagedge soil and some light fading of boardedges. An over-all nice signed copy.A near new copy that would be very hard to up-grade from. Great read from a very prolific author. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY.
Seller: Pat Cramer, Bookseller, Lewisville, TX, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. Tough Guys Don't Dance. Random House, New York, 1984.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine, first edition book in fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. Black cloth covered boards with author's initials in gilt on the front panel, gilt lettering and graphics on spine. Internally clean and with tight text block. No remainder marks. Not price clipped. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition description. Additional photos available at your request. International sales to all countries other than the UK and Canada will require use of an alternative shipping company which will result in higher than the stated shipping costs. A signature upon receipt may also be required.
Seller: R & G Bliss Books, Excelsior, MN, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. Tough Guys Don't Dance. New York: Random House, 1984, New York, 1984.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Black Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. Signed by Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The author has signed this copy on the FFEP. The book was signed at D.G. Wills in La Jolla, CA in my presence. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: P.F. Mullins Books, CA Carlsbad, CA, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. Tough Guys Don't Dance [__SIGNED__]. Random House; NY; 1984/nd/FE, 1984.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: ; 229+3 pp.; DJ; F/F; Signed by the author. Preceded by a Franklin "limited" edition. . . [kwA_ 1st Ed. ]
Seller: Watermark West Rare Books, Wichita, KS, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman:. Tough guys don't dance, A novel,. New York, Random House ,, 1984.
Price: US$55.41 + shipping
Description: 232 S., OLwd. m. OU., gut erhalten EA, vom Autor signiert Sprache: Englisch. Aufgrund der EPR-Regelung kann in folgende Länder KEIN Versand mehr erfolgen: Bulgarien, Frankreich, Griechenland, Luxemburg, Österreich, Polen, Rumänien, Schweden, Slowakei, Spanien.
Seller: Wolfgang Rüger, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Mailer, Norman. Tough Guys Don't Dance. Random House Inc, New York, NY, 1984.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1984 Random House FIRST EDITION **SIGNED & INSCRIBED** on the ffep. A G+/G+ copy with a water stain affecting the boards and bottom page ends. Still a very nice signature by the late Mailer!
Seller: Bren-Books, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Norman Mailer. Tough Guys Don't Dance: A Novel. Random House, U.S.A., 1984.
Price: US$64.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Publisher: Random House, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. SIGNED by the author on the FFEP. Hardcover is in near-fine condition (bumped on the bottom corner of the front cover and slightly faded). Dust jacket is in near-fine condition (yellowed and minor edge wear). Brodart protected. 229 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The story of Tim Madden, an unsuccessful writer addicted to bourbon, cigarettes, and careless women. He wakes one morning remembering nothing of the prior night. His Porsche is soaked with blood and in a secluded corner in nearby woods, he finds a severed head. Is he a murderer? Can he reconstruct the missing hours of that terrible evening?
Seller: Lotsa Books, Fort Smith, AR, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. TOUGH GUYS DON'T DANCE. Random House, NY, 1984.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, limited issue of 350 numbered copies signed by Mailer on the limitation page. Copy #25. Full cloth. Issued without dustjacket. Slipcase. The spine cloth has slight rubbing at the top and bottom edges; slipcase with faint residue from a small sticker. Tight copy in Near Fine condition in a Near Fine slipcase. Mailer's tenth novel, written in two months to satisfy a contract obligation.
Seller: REVERE BOOKS, abaa/ilab & ioba, Fernandina Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. Tough Guys Don't Dance. Random House Inc, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A., 1984.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. First Edition/First Printing. Near fine with light shelfwear and clipped jacket. Brodart protected, ships in a box.
Seller: CatchandReleaseBooks, Grottoes, VA, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. TOUGH GUYS DON'T DANCE. Random House, NY, 1984.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, limited issue of 350 numbered copies signed by Mailer on the limitation page. Copy #52. Full cloth. Issued without dustjacket. Slipcase. Very slight rubbing on the bottom edge spine cloth; otherwise, an unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine slipcase.
Seller: REVERE BOOKS, abaa/ilab & ioba, Fernandina Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. Tough Guys Don't Dance. Random House, Incorporated, 1984.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Signed by the author on the first free end page. 2nd printing. No highlighting, underlining, margin notes, or former owner's name.
Seller: J. C. Burris, Bookseller, Plantation, FL, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. Tough Guys Don't Dance. Random House, New York, 1984.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: First Trade Edition. 229, [3] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. SIGNED. Signed on ffep. Blue cloth. Fine in slightly chipped dj
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. Tough Guys Don't Dance. Random House, New York, 1984.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: First Trade Edition. 229, [3] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed. Signed on ffep "For Jerry Mayo from Norman Mailer." mayo was abookstore owner in NYC.
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. TOUGH GUYS DON'T DANCE. Random House: NY, 1984.
Price: US$86.25 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 9.5 x 6", blue cloth, 229pp + pp, spine and extremities a little sunned but still a nice, clean, tight copy in a rubbed and sunned dustjacket. FIRST RANDOM HOUSE EDITION, LIMITED TO JUST 350 NUMERED COPIES (this is copy #134), SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, NORMAN MAILER.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. Tough Guys Don't Dance - 1st Edition/1st Printing. Random House, New York, 1984.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A lovely first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with some soiling and foxing to the page edges in a Fine dust-jacket, signed and inscribed by author Norman Mailer; The story of Tim Madden, an unsuccessful writer addicted to bourbon, cigarettes, and careless women. He wakes one morning remembering nothing of the prior night. His Porsche is soaked with blood and in a secluded corner in nearby woods he finds a severed blonde head. Is he a murderer? Can he reconstruct the missing hours of that terrible evening; 8vo; [x], 229, [3] pages; Signed by Author
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition. Original cloth, fine in publisher's slipcase, no dust jacket issued. One of 350 numbered copies, SIGNED by Norman Mailer.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. Tough Guys Don't Dance. Random House Inc, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A., 1984.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: SIGNED on FFEP "For Bob .from Norman Mailer." 1st Edition. New Book. Never Read. Not price clipped. Not a remainder. BEAUTIFUL copy of Book & Jacket. Collector's Copy.
Seller: Flash Books, Audubon, NJ, U.S.A.
Norman Mailer. Tough Guys Don't Dance. Random House, 1984.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed limited edition, #37 of 350, in the publisher's original slipcase. Near Fine: very light rubbing to the spine ends of the binding, modest fading of the paper on the slipcase.
Seller: Dunaway Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. Tough Guys Don't Dance. Pennsylvania; Franklin/Random House;, 1984.
Price: US$96.88 + shipping
Description: One of an unspecified number of signed leather bound Franklin Library editions. Fine with gilt on edges beginning to flake.
Seller: timkcbooks (Member of Booksellers Association), Penzance, United Kingdom
Mailer, Norman. Tough Guys Dont Dance - 1st Edition/1st Printing. Random House, New York, 1984.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A Fine first printing of the first edition in equally unblemished dust-jacket, signed and inscribed by author Norman Mailer; The story of Tim Madden, an unsuccessful writer addicted to bourbon, cigarettes, and careless women. He wakes one morning remembering nothing of the prior night. His Porsche is soaked with blood and in a secluded corner in nearby woods he finds a severed blonde head. Is he a murderer? Can he reconstruct the missing hours of that terrible evening; 8vo; [viii],229,[3] pages; Signed by Author
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
MAILER, Norman. Tough Guys Don't Dance. Random House, New York, 1984.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in a near fine slipcase with slight toning and bumping. Copy 41 of 350 copies Signed by the author and specially bound.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. Tough Guys Don't Dance. Random House, Inc., New York, NY, 1984.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Signed and dated 4/24/97 on second title page in blue ink. Autograph obtained in person at Brentano's Bookstore in Century City, CA on April 24, 1997. Photographs of signing also available. Author Norman Mailer was born on January 31, 1923, in Long Branch, New Jersey. He studied at Harvard and served in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1946. Mailer's first book, The Naked and the Dead, won immediate acclaim. His writing style, New Journalism, combined the imagination of fiction with qualities of reporting. His works included the Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Executioner's Song. He died in 2007, at the age of 84.
Seller: Legends In History, Meadow Vista, CA, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. Tough Guys Don't Dance. Random House, New York, 1984.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: Limited edition specially bound, #31 of 350 copies, signed. 229, [3] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Blue cloth. Fine in slightly split slipcase Limited edition specially bound, #31 of 350 copies, signed.
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. TOUGH GUYS DON'T DANCE. Random House, 1984.
Price: US$116.00 + shipping
Description: TOUGH GUYS DON'T DANCE, Random House, 1984, first edition, fine in slipcase without dust-wrapper as issued. 1/350 copies SIGNED by the authors. Source book for the film of the same name.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Norman Mailer. Tough Guys Don't Dance. Random House, 1984, 1984.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Cloth. As New/As New. First Edition. Presentation By Author. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. ISBN:0-394-53786-6.
Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. TOUGH GUYS DON'T DANCE. Random House (1984), New York, 1984.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. SIGNED by Mailer. A murder novel set in one of the author's home towns, Provincetown. Fine in dust jacket.
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
MAILER, Norman. Tough Guys Don't Dance. Random House, New York, 1984.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Fine in fine slipcase. One of 350 numbered copies Signed by the author.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. Tough Guys Don't Dance (Uncorrected proof). Random House, 1984.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: 227 pages. Uncorrected proof of Mailer's murder mystery, which was later adapted for a film starring Ryan O'Neal and Isabella Rossellini and directed by the author. The film bombed at the box office, bringing in only a fifth of its $5 million budget. Mailer won Golden Raspberry for Worst Director. A near fine copy in printed yellow wrappers (paperback). Signed by the author on the half-title page.
Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. Tough Guys Don't Dance. New York: Random House, 1984.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Octavo, black cloth lettered in gilt; unclipped pictorial dust jacket. First edition. A presentation copy, inscribed, "For Bill Banks, from Norman Mailer." Banks, an African American entrepreneur, founded and managed WGPR-TV until his death in 1985. A gorgeous copy with a distinguished provenance.
Seller: North Star Rare Books & Manuscripts, Sheffield, MA, U.S.A.
Norman Mailer.. Tough Guys Don't Dance (signed limited edition in slipcase).. Random House, 1984.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: Like new book in almost like new slipcase, number 243 of 350 signed by the author. Bound in dark blue cloth, no jacket as issued. Slipcase slightly sun-faded where it stood next to a smaller book on the shelf; lower back edge of slipcase slightly bumped. OVERSIZE. **We are a small family business selling online since 1999 with over 30 years' experience providing fine new and pre-owned books. We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA. **Your purchase supports our town's public library.
Seller: Brentwood Books, Kinnelon, NJ, U.S.A.
Norman Mailer. Tough Guys Don't Dance. Random House, 1984.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Limited Edition (#298 of 350). Signed by author. Navy blue cloth boards with gilt titling on spine and light blue author's initials on front cover. Book is in unread condition. Binding is tight and square. Pages are clean and unmarked. Blue slipcase is in perfect condition with sharp corners
Seller: Friends of PLYMC, Youngstown, OH, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. Tough Guys Don't Dance. Random House, NY, 1984.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Signed by the author on the ffep. Publisher's full black cloth, gilt lettering on spine, author's initials, gilt, in gilt border on cover, gray endpapers. . The unclipped dust jacket is lightly sunned along the top edge only, else fine. FINE/NEAR FINE. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 229, (3) pp. Signed by Author
Seller: Round Table Books, LLC, Palatine, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$151.80 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine Book & Jacket, no flaws, Signed 1st print in protective cover
Seller: Dallas Surplus Stacks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. TOUGH GUYS DON'T DANCE. New York:Random House, 1984.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: New York:Random House. 1984. 1st limited edition, one of 350 copies, signed by the author. In slipcase. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. Fine.
Seller: Parnassus Book Service, Inc, YarmouthPort, MA, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. Tough Guys Don't Dance. Random House, 1984.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: SIGNED limited edition, 1/350. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap which is slightly torn at bottom and side.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$275.95 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: pp.229. clean tight unread copy blue cloth covers in blue slip case with slight sunning on outer edge of it Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Booked Experiences Bookstore, Burlington, ON, Canada
Mailer, Norman [Joan Didion]. Tough Guys Don't Dance. Random House, 1984.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: An association copy, not signed but from the library of Joan Didion, renown author of such works as The Year of Magical Thinking, Play It as It Lays, The White Album, and Slouching Toward Bethlehem. A bookplate affirming this provenance is on the front free endpaper. Mailer and Didion are both considered key progenitors of "New Journalism" or creative nonfiction, and Mailer and Didion are further linked by the often political emphasis of their writing. With a "With the compliments of the author" card paperclip to front jacket flap. A very near fine book in a near fine jacket with light rubbing. // Wood (+) River (=) Books specializes in ecology, natural history, nature writing, the environment, and environmental literature, with a special passion for association copies and notable inscriptions. We also have a distinct interest in contemporary essay and invite you to explore our other Joan Didion offerings.
Seller: Rural Hours (formerly Wood River Books), La Grande, OR, U.S.A.