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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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"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 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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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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“Love of life is born of the awareness of death, of the dread of it": First Edition of Ian Fleming's The Spy Who Loved Me
FLEMING, Ian.
The Spy Who Loved Me.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1962.
First edition of the ninth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Chopping.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 138826
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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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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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“Hello Clarice”: Signed Limited First Edition of Thomas Harris' The Silence of the Lambs
HARRIS, Thomas.
The Silence of the Lambs.
United States: Suntup , 2021.
Signed limited first edition of Harris’ third and most famous novel. Octavo, bound in full silk, gilt titles to the spine, illustrated endpapers. Boldly signed by Thomas Harris and illustrator Tom Bagshaw. In fine condition. This is a publishers copy, without a number.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 136994
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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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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’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. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket art by Richard Chopping. A very sharp example.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 145620
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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 The Black House; Signed by Stephen King
KING, Stephen & Peter Straub.
The Black House.
New York: Random House, 2001.
First edition of this work by the author of Carrie. Thick octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Stephen King on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Marc Cohen.
Price: $1,000.00 Item Number: 143655
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First edition of Ray Bradbury's The Golden Apples of The Sun; Signed by him
BRADBURY, Ray. Drawings by Joe Mugnaini.
The Golden Apples of The Sun.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1953.
First edition of Ray Bradbury's fourth book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Ray Bradbury in a contemporary hand on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. A very bright example.
Price: $1,000.00 Item Number: 92794
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First edition of Oscar Wilde's Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
WILDE, Oscar.
Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime. A Study of Duty.
[London]: Privately Printed, 1904.
First separate edition of Wilde's classic collection of of mystery tales; a pirated edition produced by Leonard Smithers. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine, original wrappers bound in. One of 300 numbered copies, this is number 125. In fine condition. A very rare Wilde title.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 140581
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First Edition of John Gardner's Icebreaker; Signed by Him
GARDNER, John.
Icebreaker.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1983.
First edition of the third novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by John Gardner on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 28009
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First Edition of The Game Of Thrones Deluxe Edition; Signed by George R.R. Martin
MARTIN, George R.R.
A Game of Thrones.
New York: Bantam Books, 2011.
First deluxe edition of the first book in the author's acclaimed A Song of Ice and Fire Series. Octavo, original blue cloth, cartographic endpapers. Boldly signed by George R.R. Martin on the title page. Fine in the fine blue slipcase.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 145901
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“You might as well take your punishment and get it over with": Advanced Review Copy of the First Edition of Dashiell Hammett's The Glass Key
HAMMETT, Dashiell.
The Glass Key.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931.
First edition of Hammett's personal favorite novel. Octavo, original cloth. Advance review copy, with the slip pasted to the front free endpaper, in very good condition, corner clipped, name to the front pastedown. Rare as an advance copy.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 145902
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"The whole thing was an affair of misty shadows": First edition of H. G. Wells' The Food of the Gods and How it Came to Earth
WELLS, H.G.
The Food of the Gods and How it Came to Earth.
London: Macmillan and Co, 1904.
First edition of Wells' satiric utopian novel. Octavo, original blind-stamped green cloth, gilt titles to the spine and front panel. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise clamshell box.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 95220
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"Do you know what love is? I'll tell you: it is whatever you can still betray": First Edition of John LeCarre’s The Looking-Glass War; Signed by Him
LE CARRE, John.
The Looking-Glass War.
London: Heinemann, 1965.
First edition of the author's fourth novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by John le Carre on the title page. Fine in the original price-clipped dust jacket with some light fading to the spine.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 121349
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"The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there...and still on your feet": First Edition of The Stand
KING, Stephen.
The Stand.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1978.
First edition of the author's classic fourth novel. Thick octavo, original half cloth. Fine (without the usual sag associated with this bulky volume) in a very good dust jacket. Jacket illustration by John Cayea.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 146317
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"ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL, BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS" FIRST AMERICAN EDITION OF GEORGE ORWELL’S MASTERPIECE ANIMAL FARM
ORWELL, George.
Animal Farm.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946.
First American edition of Orwell’s timeless allegorical novel—a scathing satire on a downtrodden society’s blind march towards totalitarianism. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with rubbing and wear to the extremities. Jacket art by Art Brenner.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 145465
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First edition of Ray Bradbury's The October Country; signed by him
BRADBURY, Ray.
The October Country.
New York: Ballantine Books, [1955].
First edition of Bradbury's classic collection of nineteen macabre short stories. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Joe Mugnaini. In Currey's "B" binding in its first state, with the Ballantine Books monogram at spine foot printed upside down. One of three bindings, no priority determined. Currey p.57. Signed by the author on the title page, "Ray Bradbury 1/22/81." Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Joe Mugnaini. Author photograph by Morris Dollens.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 142805
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First edition of John Le Carre's The Naive and Sentimental Lover; Signed by John Le Carre using his real and pen name
LE CARRE, John.
The Naïve and Sentimental Lover.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972.
First American edition of le Carré's classic sixth novel. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page, "David Cornwell aka John le Carre." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by R.D. Scudellari. Rare and desirable using both his real and pen name.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 146330
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First edition of Funeral in Berlin; Inscribed by Len Deighton
DEIGHTON, Len.
Funeral In Berlin.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1964.
First British edition. Octavo original cloth. Inscribed and dated by Len Deighton on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket that shows light wear.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 5053
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"Doctor Eduardo Plarr stood in the small port on the Parana, among the rails of yellow cranes": Rare first edition of Graham Greene's classic British thriller novel The Honorary Consul; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
GREENE, Graham.
The Honorary Consul.
London: The Bodley Head Ltd, 1973.
First edition of one of Greene's own favorite works. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 146489
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"For Burt Reynolds whos 'the end' is one of the funniest films ever made!": Death Is A Lonely Business; Lengthily Inscribed by Ray Bradbury to Actor Burt Reynolds
BRADBURY, Ray [Burt Reynolds].
Death Is A Lonely Business.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985.
First edition, second printing of this classic murder mystery. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "4/7/87 For Burt Reynolds whos 'the end' is one of the funniest films ever made! Thanks from Ray Bradbury." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Fred Marcellino.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 145612
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First Edition of A Dog's Ransom; Inscribed by Patricia Highsmith
HIGHSMITH, Patricia.
A Dog’s Ransom.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972.
First edition of this work by the author of The Talented Mr. Ripley. Octavo original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the second free endpaper, "For Margaret et Barrett- avec plaisir a un lecteur Patricia Highsmith 15 April 1975." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Wendell Minor.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 144489
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"How long have we been sitting here?”: First edition of Berlin Game; inscribed by Len Deighton
DEIGHTON, Len.
Berlin Game.
London: Hutchinson & Co, 1983.
First edition of Deighton's classic spy thriller, the first of 9 novels to feature secret agent Bernard Samson. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author with a transcription from this work on the title page, "For John Rogers - Len Deighton April 2015 How long have we been sitting here?" Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Raymond Hawkey.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 142611
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Signed limited first edition of James Clavell's The Noble House
CLAVELL, James.
Noble House.
New York: Delacorte Press, 1981.
Signed limited first edition of “Clavell’s biggest triumph yet . . . storytelling done with dash and panache . . . a rousing read" (Washington Post). Octavo, original leather, all edges gilt, original slipcase. Signed by James Clavell. Fine in a fine slipcase.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 142063
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“She smelled the way the Taj Mahal looks by moonlight": First Edition of Raymond Chandler's The Little Sister
CHANDLER, Raymond.
The Little Sister.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1949.
First edition, first state, of Chandler’s fifth hard-boiled novel featuring his iconic private eye, Philip Marlowe. Octavo, original orange cloth. Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Dust jacket by Boris Artzybasheff.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 100041
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“We are only just beginning to understand the power of love because we are just beginning to understand the weakness of force and aggression": First Edition of B.F. Skinner's Walden Two; in the rare original dust jacket
SKINNER, B.F.
Walden Two.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1948.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by F.G. Kuttner.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 133228
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First edition of John Le Carre's The Naive and Sentimental Lover; signed by him
LE CARRE, John.
The Naïve and Sentimental Lover.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1971.
First edition of le Carré's classic sixth novel. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by John le Carre on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Tony Geddes.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 136318
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“Sometimes human places, create inhuman monsters": First Illustrated Edition of the cemetary edition of King's The Shining
KING, Stephen.
The Shining.
Forest Hill, MD: Cemetery Dance Publications, 2016.
First edition of the illustrated Cemetery edition of King's classic third novel. Octavo, original boards, afterword by Mick Garris, color paintings by Don Maitz. Fine in a fine dust jacket in a fine slipcase. Afterword by Mick Garris. Introduction by Stephen King and with his long lost 40 page prologue to the novel.
Price: $800.00 Item Number: 131210
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First edition of John Le Carre's The Naive and Sentimental Lover; signed by him
LE CARRE, John.
The Naïve and Sentimental Lover.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1971.
First edition of le Carré's classic sixth novel. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by John le Carre on the title page. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Tony Geddes. An exceptional example.
Price: $800.00 Item Number: 146204
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First Edition of Roger Moore's James Bond Diary; Inscribed by Roger Moore
MOORE, Roger.
Roger Moore’s James Bond Diary.
Fawcett Publications, 1973.
First edition of Moore's diary regarding the making of Live and Let Die. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To John from Roger Moore." In near fine condition. A very sharp example.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 133640
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First Edition of Roger Moore As James Bond: Roger Moore's Own Account of Filming Live and Let Die; Signed by Roger Moore
MOORE, Roger.
Roger Moore As James Bond: Roger Moore’s Own Account of Filming Live and Let Die.
London: Pan Books, 1973.
First British edition of Moore’s diary regarding the making of Live and Let Die. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Roger Moore on the title page. In near fine condition. Photographs by Luisa Moore.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 133641
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Signed Limited Edition of The Amazing Fantastic Incredible Stan Lee
LEE, Stan.
Amazing Fantastic Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir.
New York: 2015.
Signed limited edition of this work by the legendary comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Signed by Stan Lee. Fine in a fine dust jacket in the original shrink wrap.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 140053
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First Edition of Javier Marias' Tu rostro mañana; Signed by Him
MARIAS, Javier.
Tu rostro mañana: 1 Fiebre y lanza.
Madrid: Alfaguara, 2002.
First Spanish edition and true first of the first novel in the author's acclaimed trilogy. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed by Javier Marias on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 138042
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"The version that should've been made": Rare original Bill Phillips Screenplay of Firestarter; inscribed by him
PHILLIPS BILL; STEPHEN KING,.
Firestarter Screenplay.
Universal Studios, August 23, 1982.
Original bound screenplay written by Bill Phillips for the Universal Studios film production of Firestarter, based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. Quarto, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Bill Phillips on the title page, "To Gary Word, with warm regards, Bill Phillips *the version that should've been made." Additionally laid in is a note on Phillips' letterhead which reads in full, "Gary, I'll be glad to sign the limited edition! Enclosed is my script of FIRESTARTER. I would've sent it sooner, but I lost your address! Best, Bill." During the filming of The Thing, Universal…
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 139549
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Rare original 1970s Palitoy Star Wars Radio Controlled R2-D2
[LUCAS, George].
Star Wars Palitoy Radio Controlled R2-D2.
Coalville, Leicester: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp./Palitoy, [1977].
Rare Palitoy Star Wars Radio Controlled R2-D2, housed in the original box. Complete with wireless control, original Styrofoam packaging, price tag. In very good condition. Rare.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 145054
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First Edition of Scott Turow's Presumed Innocent; Inscribed by Him in the year of Publication
TUROW, Scott.
Presumed Innocent.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1987.
First edition of Turow's first novel and the first book to feature his memorable character Rusty Sabich and basis for the film starring Harrison Ford, Raul Julia and Greta Scacchi. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "Fran and Carl Korn Best wishes Scott Turow 1 Nov 87." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by One Plus One Studio.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 132465
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First edition of Isaac Asimov's The Heavenly Host; inscribed by him
ASIMOV, Isaac. Illustrated by Bernard Colonna.
The Heavenly Host.
New York: Walker and Company, 1975.
First edition of Asimov's classic juvenile science fiction adventure. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Bernard Colonna. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Steve Isaac Asimov." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 142300
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"Some things aren't any good unless they're shared": First Edition of A Fine and Private Place; Signed by Peter S. Beagle
BEAGLE, Peter S.
A Fine and Private Place.
New York: The Viking Press, 1960.
First edition of Peter Beagle's first fantasy novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Peter Beagle on the front free endpaper with a smiley in the "P." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by George Salter. An exceptional signed example.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 146917
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First edition of H.G. Wells' The Croquet Player; in the rare original dust jacket
WELLS, H.G.
The Croquet Player.
New York: The Viking Press, 1937.
First American edition of this classic ghost story by the "father of science fiction." Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 139227
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“And now the voice which spoke belonged to no one but herself. Oh my God, it said. Oh my God, I am all alone out here. I am all alone": First Edition of Gerald's Game; Signed by Stephen King
KING, Stephen.
Gerald’s Game.
New York: The Viking Press, 1992.
First edition of this suspense novel by King. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Stephen King on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart.
Price: $700.00 Item Number: 146328
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“And now the voice which spoke belonged to no one but herself. Oh my God, it said. Oh my God, I am all alone out here. I am all alone": First Edition of Gerald's Game; Signed by Stephen King
KING, Stephen.
Gerald’s Game.
New York: The Viking Press, 1992.
First edition of this suspense novel by King. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Stephen King on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart.
Price: $700.00 Item Number: 144895
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First Edition of A Feast of Crows; Signed by George R.R. Martin in the year of publication
MARTIN, George R.R.
A Feast For Crows.
New York: Bantam Books, 2005.
First edition of the fourth volume in the author’s Song of Ice and Fire series. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Signed and dated by the author in the year of publication, "George R.R. Martin 11/21/05." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Stephen Youll. Jacket design by Jamie S. Warren Youll.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 126734
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First edition of Marvin Albert's The Riviera Contract; inscribed by him
ALBERT, Marvin.
The Riviera Contract.
London: Macmillan, 1992.
First edition of the author's classic thriller. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Regine & Nadim and their beautiful family, my friends & neighbors, with much affection from Marvin Albert 23 April 1993." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Neil Phillips.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 128164
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First edition of Isaac Asimov's Casebook of the Black Widowers; signed by him
ASIMOV, Isaac.
Casebook of the Black Widowers.
Garden City, NY: Published For The Crime Club by Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1980.
First edition of the third book in Asimov's Black Widowers series with the publisher's "With Compliments of Doubleday & Company, Inc." stamp to the pastedown. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Isaac Asimov on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by One Plus One Studio.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 142881
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First Edition of WestWorld; Signed by Legendary Actor Richard Benjamin
CRICHTON, Michael [Richard Benjamin].
Westworld.
New York: Bantam Books, 1974.
First edition of this work written and directed by Michael Crichton, starring Yul Brenner, Richard Benjamin and James Brolin. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by actor Richard Benjamin on the title page. In very good condition. Uncommon signed.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 140046
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First Edition of Agatha Christie's They Came to Baghdad
CHRISTIE, Agatha.
They Came to Baghdad.
London: Collins Crime Club, 1951.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, contemporary inscription to the front pastedown. Uncommon in this condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 144217
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First Edition of Victor Bayley's House of Hatred; With Two Autographed Letters Signed
BAYLEY, Victor.
House of Hatred.
London: Robert Hale Limited, 1935.
First edition of this novel of adventure set in Calcutta and the North-West Frontier along the borders of China and Russia. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Laid in are two autographed letters signed by Victor Bayley.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 122434
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First edition of Ken Follett's Lie Down with Lions; inscribed by him to Kenneth Burrows
FOLLETT, Ken.
Lie Down With Lions.
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1986.
First edition of Follett's riveting New York Times Best Seller. Octavo, original half-cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Ken, with fond regards from Ken." The recipient, American litigator Kenneth David Burrows married American novelist Erica Jong in 1989. Jong remains best known for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying which became famously controversial for its portrayal of female sexuality and figured prominently in the development of second-wave feminism. Written in the first person and narrated by its protagonist, 29-year-old American poet Isadora Wing, Fear of Flying was written in the throes of…
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 142243
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"On a gorgeous sunny winter's day in Cornwall": A Page From The Constant Gardener; Annotated by John LE CARRÉ
LE CARRÉ, John.
John le Carré Annotated Page From The Constant Gardener.
November 12, 2020.
Rare annotated page from the author's classic spy thriller. Octavo, one page on the first page of Chapter 19 of 'The Constant Gardener,' annotated by the author around the chapter heading, "John le Carré - on a gorgeous sunny winter's day in Cornwall, 12 Nov 2020." In fine condition.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 146559
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CRITICAL AND HISTORICAL ESSAYS CONTRIBUTED TO THE EDINBURGH REVIEW BY LORD MACAULAY; FINELY BOUND in full calf
MACAULAY, Thomas Babington.
Critical and Historical Essays, Contributed to the Edinburgh Review.
London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1858.
Finely bound example of the Critical and Historical Essays of Lord Macaulay. Octavo, three volumes bound in full polished calf with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 114644
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First edition of Ken Follett's A Dangerous Fortune; inscribed by him to Erica Jong
FOLLETT, Ken [Erica Jong].
A Dangerous Fortune.
New York: Delacorte Press, 1993.
First edition of the internationally bestselling author's classic thriller. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Erica + Ken - with love, Ken Follett." The recipients, American writer Erica Jong and lawyer Kenneth David Burrows were married in August of 1989. Erica Jong remains best known for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying which became famously controversial for its portrayal of female sexuality and figured prominently in the development of second-wave feminism. Written in the first person and narrated by its protagonist, 29-year-old American poet Isadora Wing, Fear of Flying was…
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 142786
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FIRST EDITION OF GRAHAM GREENE'S THE HEART OF THE MATTER
GREENE, Graham.
The Heart of the Matter.
New York: The Viking Press, 1948.
Limited edition, one of 750 examples given to friends of the publisher of what many consider the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. In fine condition. Housed in a custom slipcase.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 132711
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Photograph of Stephen King; Signed by Him
KING, Stephen.
Stephen King Signed Photograph.
March 14, 1993.
Photograph of Stephen King, the “king of horror”, boldly signed by him. Octavo, one page, glossy color photograph of Stephen King, boldly signed and dated by him in black felt tip, "Stephen King 3/14/93." In near fine condition.
Price: $550.00 Item Number: 146561
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“A conscience is the price of morality, and morality is the price of civilization": FIRST EDITION OF "PATRIOT GAMES": INSCRIBED BY TOM CLANCY
CLANCY, Tom.
Patriot Games.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Son's, 1987.
First edition of the author’s third novel, basis for the 1992 film starring Harrison Ford, Anne Archer and James Earl Jones. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Brad Best Regards to you Tom Clancy." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 137873