THE DOUBLE AXE & Other Poems
New York: Random House, (1948). First edition. Hardcover. Signed on a tipped in leaf. Original blue cloth, with dust jacket. Housed in a fancy leather backed slipcase with an elegant abstract design. More
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CONDOMINIUM. A Novel. Inscribed By The Author
Philadelphia and New York: Lippincott, (1977). First edition. Hardcover. This copy inscribed by the author on the front endpaper and dated 1979. Not one of the "Florida University" copies. Basis for the 1980 TV movie. More
THE CHATEAU. A Novel
New York: Knopf, 1961. First edition. Hardcover. This copy is inscribed by the author on the front endpaper, and also dated by him in the top right hand corner of the same page, "March 1, 1961". This novel, set in France in 1948, when the country was just beginning to... More
THE SECOND AMENDMENT PRIMER. A Citizen’s Guidebook to the History, Sources and Authorities for the Constitutional Guarantee of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.
Birmingham: Odysseus Editions, (1996). First edition. Hardcover. 16mo. This copy signed by Les Adams. Bound in leather with gilt front cover illustration of an eagle, stars, etc., ribbon marker, a.e.g. Laid in is a typed note “From the Desk of Wayne La Pierre” measuring 4 x 6 inches folded in..... More
PATRICK O'BRIAN. Critical Essays And A Bibliography. Edited by A. E. Cunningham
New York: W.W. Norton, (1994). First American edition. Hardcover. Erratum slip laid in. One of 1000 copies, the trade edition, bound in blue cloth with dust jacket. This compilation of essays is an appreciation of Patrick O'Brian's writing life. As well as an autobiographical essay it also includes 'Samphire,' one... More
THE WANDERERS.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. Author's first book. Price was 24-years old when this book was published. The setting is a housing project in the Bronx, similar to where the author grew up. Each of the 12 chapters are loosely connected, mainly by reappearing characters. It is more... More
JAMES DEAN.
Munchen: Bahia Verlag, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. 115-pp of black and white photographs of James Dean, both on and off film sets. Roth was a film studio photographer. Text in German. Bound in red cloth. Agency sticker to dust jacket and first blank page. More
BLINDNESS. A Novel
London: Harvill, (1997). First edition in English. Hardcover. Translated from the Portuguese by Giovanni Pontiero. This stunningly powerful novel, of a man's will to survive against all odds, was mentioned specifically when the author won the Nobel Prize for Literature (1998). More
PRIDE OF THE BIMBOS.
Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press/Little, Brown, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Author's first book. This copy is inscribed by Sayles on the half-title page. A novel about a midget (named Pogo) who is a traveling baseball player who dresses in drag and plays local teams. The baseball is always played without comedy... More
LOST IN AMERICA. Paintings and Drawings by Raphael Soyer
Garden City: Doubleday, 1981. Raphael Soyer. First edition. Hardcover. One of 500 special copies signed by the author, with a numbered color print signed by Soyer. This is copy #434. Singer, a Nobel Prize-winning author, reminisces about his leaving his friends in Poland in the 1930's, his coming to America... More
A CELEBRATION OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT. An American Jewish Committee Tribute to Steven Spielberg
Los Angeles: The American Jewish Committee, (1997). First edition. Hardcover. 4to. This copy is boldly signed by Steven Spielberg on the title page. From the Dedication: "Steven Spielberg is a celebration of the human spirit. In his family, he celebrates the human spirit. In this work, he celebrates the human... More
A SAVAGE JOURNEY TO THE HEART OF THE AMERICAN DREAM. A Silkscreen Print 1/150 by Ralph Steadman
n.p. 2017. Ralph Steadman. First edition thus, a limited signed edition. This illustration, featured in Hunter S. Thompson's book FEAR & LOATHNG IN LAS VEGAS (Random House, 1971), forever raised the bar on "bad craziness". I cannot think of any image featured in any book that is as instantly recognizable... More
TREASURE ISLAND.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1981. N. C. Wyeth. First edition thus. Hardcover. Illustrated by N. C. Wyeth. #329 of 750 copies which have been specially bound and numbered. This limited edition contains the previously unpublished first sketch by Wyeth for the original edition of this book. Bound in black... More
PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST. Inscribed Photograph.
n.p. n.p., 1983. First edition. No Binding. PRESS PHOTO INSCRIBED. World Photo stamp to rear. Caption attached to rear: "New York, Oct 21-PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST-Author Kurt Vonnegut Jr., stands beside one of his artworks during the premier showing of his drawings at the Freiden Gallery in New York. Monday..... More
LIVING BY THE WORD. Selected Writings 1973-1987
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1988). First edition. Paperback. Uncorrected Proof of this book of prose pieces. Perfect bound in sky blue printed wrappers, as issued. Here, the author expands on our intimate connection with plants and animals, the poisoning of our environment, and nuclear peril. She describes her struggles... More