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First Edition of Nicholas Mosley's Accident; Inscribed by Him
MOSLEY, Nicholas.
Accident.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1965.
First edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by Nicholas Mosley on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket that shows light wear. Jacket design by John Woodcock.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 1409
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"Somedays it's enough to be different or alone": 1969 University of Maine Yearbook featuring numerous unpublished photographs of Stephen King as an undergraduate
[KING, Stephen].
Prism: Stephen King 1969 University of Maine Yearbook.
Bangor, Maine: University of Maine/Prism, 1969.
1969 University of Maine Yearbook featuring several photographs of Stephen King as an undergraduate. Quarto, original publisher's half cloth over illustrated boards, illustrated with black and white photographs including a large photograph of King protesting the Vietnam War on page 70. In very good condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 143490
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“The planet has survived everything, in its time. It will certainly survive us": First Edition of the Making of Jurassic Park; Signed twice by legendary Designer CHIP KIDD and with a large illustration by Him
SHAY, Don and Jody Duncan [Michael Crichton and Chip Kidd].
The Making of Jurassic Park: An Adventure 65 Million Years in the Making.
New York: Ballantine Books, 1993.
First edition of Crichton's gripping, bestselling scientific thriller. Quarto, original half cloth. Boldly signed by legendary designer Chip Kidd with a large original drawing of the iconic dust jacket dinosaur by him on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Additionally signed by Chip Kidd on the front jacket panel. Rare and desirable.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 147541
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"The pursuit of truth and justice is a never-ending battle, but it is one worth fighting until the end": Signed limited edition of John Grisham's The Pelican Brief
GRISHAM, John.
The Pelican Brief.
New York: Doubleday, 1993.
Signed limited edition of Grisham's third novel, the basis for the 1993 film adaptation starring Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington. Octavo, original publisher's full leather gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon bound in. This leatherbound, slipcased edition limited to 350 copies, numbered and signed by the author on the limitation page, this is copy number 19. In fine condition. Housed in the original publishers glassine which is in fine condition and the original publisher's slipcase. A superior example.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 147635
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First Edition of Peter Baron's The Opium Murders; in the Rare Original Dust Jacket
BARON, Peter [Pseudonym of Leonard Worswick Clyde].
The Opium Murders.
New York: The Macaulay Company, 1930.
First edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some light expert restoration to the spine tips. Jacket design by Beth Krebs Morris.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 112463
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“People can hold out just so long and then they fold": First Edition of A Is For Alibi; Signed by Sue Grafton
GRAFTON, Sue.
A Is For Alibi.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1982.
First edition of the author's first book in her acclaimed series. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Sue Grafton on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Kathie A. McGinty.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 144170
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First Edition of C.S. Lewis' Perelandra; in the rare original dust jacket
LEWIS, C.S.
Perelandra.
London: The Bodley Head, 1943.
First edition of the second novel in Lewis' classic trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a portion of restoration to foot of spine, portion of restoration to head, affecting title, two small central points of restoration to spine, corners neatly restored, corner clipped with the original price of 8s. 6d showing. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 145807
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First Edition of Frank De Felitta's The Entity; Signed by Him
DE FELITTA, Frank.
The Entity.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1978.
First edition of this classic work, basis for the 1982 film starring Barbara Hershey. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Frank De Felitta on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by The New Studio. Cover illustration by Charles Moll. First editions are rare and desirable signed.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 120345
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First Edition of Pat Frank's Hold Back the Night; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
FRANK, Pat.
Hold Back the Night.
Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1952.
First edition of this classic account of The Korean War. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To my buddy, Alfred Wagg (ed Twagga) A little mouse under the Presidents' chair? I looked Twagg was there! Pat Frank." Very good in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 122983
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Rare Uncorrected Proof of P.D. James' Unnatural Causes; SIGNED BY P.D. JAMES
JAMES, P.D.
Unnatural Causes.
London: Faber and Faber, 1964.
Uncorrected proof of the author's third book. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Signed by P.D. James on the title page. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 3717
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“Promise to build a chap a house, he won't believe you. Threaten to burn his place down, he'll do what you tell him. Fact of life": First Edition of John Le Carre's The Night Manager; Inscribed by Him and signed again on the rear jacket flap and three times by Jacket designer Chip Kidd
LE CARRE, John.
The Night Manager.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993.
First edition of le Carre's first post-Cold War novel, detailing an undercover operation to bring down a major international arms dealer. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Antonia Gale Moss from John le Carre Cornwall Feb 12 '96." Additionally signed by John le Carre on the rear dust jacket flap and three times by jacket designer Chip Kidd, once on the front panel, on the title page and again on the rear flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd and Carol Devine Carson. A unique example.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 131389
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First Edition of There are no spies; Signed by Bill Granger, Pierce Brosnan and Bill Smitrovich
GRANGER, Bill [Pierce Brosnan].
There Are No Spies.
New York: Warner Books, 1986.
First edition of classic thriller, basis for the film November Man, starring Pierce Brosnan and Bill Smitrovich. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Steve Juscik- Cheers! Bill Granger." Additionally signed by actors Pierce Brosnan and inscribed by Bill Smitrovich. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Rolf Erickson. Uncommon signed.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 145776
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“I guess you could call it a failure, but I prefer the term learning experience": Signed limited First Edition of The Martian; Signed by Andy Weir and Academy Award-Winning Actor Matt Damon
WEIR, Andy.
The Martian.
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2016.
Signed limited first edition of this modern science fiction classic, basis for the 2015 film directed by Ridley Scott starring Academy Award-winning actor Matt Damon. Octavo, bound in full leather, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, all edges gilt, silk endpapers, ribbon bound in. Boldly signed by Andy Weir and actor Matt Damon opposite Weir's signature. Map by Fred Haynes. In fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 147124
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"These are tales of Ateria, a country which long ago lay on the distant borderlands": First edition of Emily Post's Rare Third Novel Woven in the Tapestry; lengthily inscribed by her
POST, Emily.
Woven in the Tapestry.
New York: Moffat, Yard and Company, 1908.
First edition of Emily Post's third novel, published before she achieved fame with her seminal work, Etiquette. 12mo, original stiff paper boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "Dear Mrs. Douglas, I have done this little book in the spirit of a memorial for my Father - & not for commercial reasons. Therefore I have a sentiment too, about its readers. Knowing your sympathy I am sending you this, in the hope that you will like it a little. Emily Post 10/34/1908." In near fine condition. Uncommon, particularly inscribed.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 138531
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First Edition of Ruth Rendell's The Best Man to Die; Signed by Her
RENDELL, Ruth.
The Best Man to Die.
London: John Lang, 1969.
First edition of the fourth Inspector Wexford novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Ruth Rendell on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear. Jacket design by William Randell.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 61004
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First Edition of Graham Greene's The Heart of the Matter; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
GREENE, Graham.
The Heart of the Matter.
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1948.
First edition of what many consider the author's masterpiece. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 146011
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"It all began with those mysterious, threatening letters...": First edition of Agatha Christie's The Moving Finger
CHRISTIE, Agatha.
The Moving Finger.
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1942.
First American edition of Christie's classic murder mystery, which preceded the first English edition by 11 months. Octavo, original publisher's cloth. Very good in a good dust jacket with professional restoration.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 143554
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First Edition of Larry Niven's Ringworld; Inscribed by Him
NIVEN, Larry.
Ringworld.
New York: Ballantine Books, 1970.
Paperback original first edition of this classic work, which went on to win the 1970 Nebula and 1971 Hugo award for best novel. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers by Dean Ellis. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Tim Larry Niven." In very good condition.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 140443
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"It’s just that I’d rather die of drink than of thirst": First edition of Ian Fleming's Thunderball
FLEMING, Ian.
Thunderball.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1961.
First edition of the ninth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket art by Richard Chopping.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 147491
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FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHOR’S FIRST BOOK THE THOMAS BERRYMAN NUMBER; SIGNED BY JAMES PATTERSON
PATTERSON, James.
The Thomas Berryman Number.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1976.
First edition of the author's first book which went on to win an Edgar Award for best first mystery. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by James Patterson on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jean Goldsmith. Illustration by Mike Nakai. An exceptional signed example.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 148164