New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation, 1952. First American Edition. American edition of Akutagawa's best-known collection of work, first published in English (in Japan) by the Charles E. Tuttle Co. in 1952. The stories were written by Akutagawa between 1915-1921, published in literary magazines. The first two stories, "In A Grove"..... More

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1979. First Edition. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound and signed by all contributors (except for Boulaich and Yacoubi, who did not sign), this being copy 'O'. Octavo (23.5cm); pictorial paper-covered boards and patterned cloth backstrip, with title label mounted to spine;..... More

New York: Ballantine Books, 1955. First Edition. Collection of short stories – 14 of them extensively revised from their original appearance in Dark Carinval (1947) – with the addition of five new stories never before appearing in book form. The jacket and illustrations were done by Joseph Anthony Mugnaini (1912-1992)..... More

Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1998. First Edition. A series of Bukowski's journal entries from 1991-1993, illustrated throughout with Crumb's trademark black and white pen illustrations. Lettered copies uncommon. Krumhansl 156d. Deluxe Issue, one of six copies specially bound and designated for use by the author, publisher, and members within..... More

Augsburg: Maroverlag, 1990. First Edition. Small collection of pieces culled from Bukowski's 'Notes of a Dirty Old Man' column in the pages of Open City, translated into German by Carl Weissner and illustrated by Rotraut Susanne Berner, with a portrait of Bukowski by Jörg Fauser. Of the 2 mock-ups, one..... More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1964. First American Edition. First Printing, one of 5,000 copies. Octavo (22cm); dark teal cloth, with titling and pictorial elements stamped in white on spine and front cover; dustjacket; [2],xiv,394,[6]pp. Two small scuffs to lower edge of textblock, else a fresh, Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped..... More

Boston & Barnstable, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company / Crane Duplicating Service, Inc., 1964. First Edition. Volume gathering eight of Chandler's stories which first appeared in the pages of Black Mask, Dime Detective, and Detective Story Magazine, collected here for the first time. Uncommon in the proof state; while no hard..... More

London: George Newnes, Ltd., 1892-1893. First Editions. First appearances of these eleven Sherlock Holmes stories, which comprise The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. Contents include "The Adventure of the Silver Blaze," "The Adventure of the Cardboard Box," "The Adventure of the Yellow Face," "The Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clerk," "The Adventure..... More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1959. Second American Edition. First Printing, with "A-6.59" code on copyright page. Octavo (20.75cm); teal cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [10],11-189,[3]pp. A single, faint adhesive shadow on front and rear endpaper, some rubbing along the center of the front joint; contents..... More

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1972. First American Edition. First Printing, a Review Copy, with publisher's typed slip and promotional photograph of the author laid in. Octavo (21.75cm); turquoise cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in silver and dark green on spine and front panel; decorative endpapers; dustjacket; [x],[2],3-146,[4]pp..... More

New York: Popular Library, 1950. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (16.25cm); original pictorial card wrappers; [2],3-190,[2]pp. Light wear to extremities, touch of dustiness, a tiny rubbed spot, and faint stress crease to front wrapper, and a small abraded spot at upper edge of rear wrapper; contents fresh; Very Good or..... More

Paris: Le Dernier Terrain Vague, 1993. First French Edition Thus. Octavo (15cm); glossy red wrappers printed in white; pictorial dustjacket; [14],15-171,[5]pp; text is entirely in French. About Fine in a lightly rubbed, very Near Fine dustjacket. Collection of ten drug-themed short stories by Mrabet, originally recorded and translated from the..... More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo (22cm); pale grey paper-covered boards and black cloth backstrip, with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; [viii],[4],5-327,[1]pp. Signed by the author on the front endpaper in a contemporary hand, in English and Japanese, dated about a month..... More