New York and Cleveland: World, (1955). First edition. Hardcover. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The book interweaves the stories of real and fictional characters. It is told from many points of view, including that of Henry Wirz, the camp commandant, who was later executed. It also features..... More
New York: Random House, (1965). First edition. hardcover. On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there..... More
New York: William Morrow, (1956). First edition. Hardcover. People did not see eye to eye about Nadine Farr. Some called her sweet, some called her sour, some branded her a vicious murderess and blackmailer. But all agreed that she was a very good looking young woman, a real knockout. However..... More
New York: William Morrow, (1946). First edition. Hardcover. "I count eight," said Perry Mason, meaning brunettes. They were almost identical brunettes, at that, all standing at consecutive corners on the south side of the street, and they added up to such a beautiful dark mystery that even Perry Mason, famous..... More
New York: William Morrow, (1959). First edition. Hardcover. The author's 100th book. When Arlene Ferris filed charges of assault against playboy Loring Lamont, she knew there would be push back. What she did not realize was the extent of the push back. More
New York: Coward McCann, (1964). First American Edition. Hardcover. First issue. The spy novel to end all spy novels. More
New York: Holt Rinehart Winston, (1962). First edition. Hardcover. Author's first mystery thriller. Francis was himself a jockey so it is only natural he knew the horses, the lingo and the action. More
New Orleans: B E Trice, 2001. Russell Chatham. Presentation copy. Hardcover. Russell Chatham's Copy, so printed on the colophon page: "Of this first edition of Bitterroot, one hundred fifty numbered copies, and twenty six lettered copies, specially bound, have been signed by the author." Color lithograph by Russell Chatham to..... More
New York: Bantam, 1973. First edition. Paperback. 16mo. Signed by the photographer on the title page. Perfect bound in black illustrated wrappers. Nude photos of both men and women by the master photo-sculptor who can mold the sensual interplay of skin, muscle, light and shadow, and transform the living nude..... More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1970). Coria Kent. Stated First edition. Hardcover. 4to. Signed by Corita Kent on the first page, "Corita" with her drawing of a heart. The gaiety, the spirit, the excitement that is the circus is here in a tumble of exquisite color and design created..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, (1955). First printing stated. Hardcover. Inscribed by the author to June and Oscar Levant "To June Levant and / Oscar who uses / the same surname / In sincere / admiration." (signed) "Corrine Griffith." A collection of recipes of fine and unusual food, with..... More
single sheets. Written entirely in black ink by Barker (including his name and return address at the top) on two plain 8 1/2" X 11" sheets of paper, the letter is undated but discussion of Williamson's forthcoming anthology "Masques" which was published in 1984, places the time around that date..... More
Miami Beach: Dennis McMillan, 1987. Joe Servello. Signed limited edition. Hardcover. #51 OF 400 copies numbered and signed by Willeford. Dust jacket painting and endpapers by Joe Servello. A long excerpt (with added material) from Willeford's long novel Shark-Infested Custard originally written in the 1970s. This title was meant to..... More
Mizzoula: Dennis McMillan, 1988. Joe Servello. Signed limited edition. Hardcover. #181 of 400 copies numbered and signed by Willeford. A collection of short stories and essays. Data regarding the first appearances of previously published stories that are included in this collection will be found in the annotated bibliography at the..... More
Miami Beach: McMillan Publications, 1987. Signed limited edition. Hardcover. #178 of 350 copies signed by Willeford. The author's master's thesis while he was at the University of Miami. "The Immobilized Hero in Modern Fiction." A survey of the literature of angst, covering writers from Fyodor Dostoevsky, through Franz Kafka and..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, (1971). First edition. Hardcover. This copy has the bookplate of Frank Buxton (1930-2018) on the front pastedown. Frank Buxton was an American actor, television writer, author, and television director. Frank Capra has briefly inscribed and signed his name to Buxton's bookplate. This book provides a...... More
New York: The Penguin Press, 2004. First edition. hardcover. A biography of American statesman Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, who was an instrumental promoter of the U.S Constitution, and the founder of the nation's financial system, and its first Secretary of the Treasury. The..... More
New York: Knopf, (1964). Joseph Schindelman. Later printing. Hardcover. This copy is a later printing, price-clipped. Bound in two-tone brown cloth (dark brown backstrip) with light brown boards (blind-stamping to front cover). Publisher blindstamp to lower rear board near spine. Illustration to rear of the dust jacket. More
New York: Gotham Book Mart, (1973). Third printing. Paperback. Signed by Smith on the front cover. This is the perfect bound paper edition. A hardback was also published. The poems are: Notice, Witt, October 20, Dragnet, Dream of Rimbaud, To Remember Debbie Denise, Sonnet, Mock Death, What Makes Ruda Ivory..... More
Boston: Telegraph Books, 1972. Third edition. Softcover. Signed by Patti Smith on the front cover under the title. A collection of poems from the Godmother of Punk and the author of the National Book Award winner "Just Kids." Includes the poems: 1."Seventh Heaven" 2."Sally" 3."Jeanne Darc" 4."Renee Falconetti" 5."A Fire..... More
New York: Knopf, 2013. First edition. Hardcover. Signed by the author on the blank before the half-title page. Lahiri's second novel, set in India and America, concerns two brothers bound by tragedy. A fiercely brilliant woman haunted by her past. A country torn by revolution and a love that lasts..... More
New York: Knopf, 2015. First edition. Hardcover. A near-future thriller that casts new light on how we live today, and what may be in store for us tomorrow. Featuring a Los Vegas 'water knife' named Angel Velasquez,who is a detective, assassin, and spy, who "cuts" water for the boss of..... More
New York: Disney Press, (1996). Lane Smith, Kelly Adam Asbury. First edition. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. Roald Dahl's 'James and the Giant Peach' is one of the most beloved children's books, and here, for the first time, is his daughter's recollection of how it all began. Lucy Dahl offers a rare..... More
New York: Random House, (2000). First edition. Hardcover. Signed by Walker on the title page. 12 stories with an epilogue. 200pp. More
New York: Harper Collins, (2011). First edition. Hardcover. And so begins a new chapter in the epic story of sixteen-year-old Candy Quackenbush and her journeys through the world of the Abarat, where every hour is an island in one eternal day, and nothing is as it seems. A heavy, thick..... More
