Hattiesburg, MS: University of Southern Mississippi, 1992. First Edition. An important issue of The Southern Quarterly, wholly dedicated to the work of Cormac McCarthy. In addition to being a valuable reference source, the issue contains critical essays by Alan Cheuse and Leo Daughtery, et al., with the notable inclusion of..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1915. First Edition. A historic volume - the very first book issued by publisher Alfred A. Knopf - beginning a long tradition of publishing continental literature in translation. The volume collects four of Augier's best-known dramatic works: 'Olympe's Marriage,' 'Monsieur Poirier's Son-In-Law,' 'The House of..... More
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., [ca.1946]. An attractive copy of the eleventh Oz book. Reprint. Octavo (23.5cm); beige cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in black on spine, and color title leaf mounted to front cover; dustjacket; 312,[2]pp; with black and white illustrations throughout. Previous owner's name to "This..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1977. First American Edition. First Printing, a Review Copy with the publisher's slip and printed review card laid in. Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket. A collection of 13 stories, including both the title story and 'The Congress,' widely considered two of the author's..... More
N.p. S.i., [1972]. Superb original illustration by Joseph Anthony Mugnaini (1912-1992), distinguished Italian-American artist and illustrator, and a friend and collaborator of Ray Bradbury's since the early 1950's. A key illustration from The Halloween Tree, a beloved work which has transcended the children's book genre since it was first published..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. First Edition. An attractive copy of the author's beloved Halloween classic, in which the characters travel through time to visit Halloween's past. First Printing. Octavo (23cm); black cloth-covered boards, with titling and decorative elements stamped in orange and silver on spine and front cover;..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1970. First UK Edition. Attractive copy of this poetry collection - the first in hardcover - preceded by the trade paperback original published by the Four Seasons Foundation (1968). Barber 27. First Impression. Octavo (22.25cm); photo-illustrated cloth boards; dustjacket; [12], 108pp. Tiny stain to crown, else fresh..... More
[San Pedro, CA]: S.i., 1994. First Edition. The last poem written by Bukowski, typed and faxed by him to his publisher on February 18, 1994, just 18 days prior to his death from leukemia. Martin made a small number of copies, numbered and initialed them, reportedly distributing these among friends..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1975. First Edition. Bukowski's second novel, following his alter-ego Henry Chinaski through post-WW2 America as he blows through a series of dead-end jobs. Basis for Bent Hammer's 2005 film adaptation, starring Lili Taylor, Marisa Tomei, and an appropriately sleazy Matt Dillon. Krumhansl 51c. Limited Issue..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1987. First Edition. Bukowski's finished script for the 1987 film directed by Barbet Schroeder, including all deviations from the original screenplay. Illustrated throughout with stills from the film, depicting Mickey Rourke, Faye Dunaway, Alice Krige, and others. Krumhansl 103d. Limited Issue, one of 400 numbered..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1971. First Edition. Sharp copy of Bukowski's first novel, an autobiographical work based on his years spent as a postal clerk and mail carrier in Los Angeles. He left his job there when publisher John Martin offered him $100 a week for life if he..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1993. First Edition. First volume of the poet's extensive correspondence, with a brief introduction by editor Seamus Cooney. Krumhansl 137d. Limited Issue, one of 300 numbered copies signed by the author, each with an original silkscreen print tipped-in, this being copy no.52. Octavo (23.5cm); illustrated..... More
New York: Grove Press, 1962. First American Edition. In 1962, Grove Press issued a promotional booklet to accompany the November 20, 1962 American publication of 'Naked Lunch,' a scarce and desirable piece of ephemera. Publisher Barney Rosset printed the prospectus with an obscenity trial in mind, with the entire document..... More
New York: Random House, 1965. First Edition. Attractive advance copy of Capote's best-known book, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction, an Edgar Award, and basis for the 1967 Richard Brooks film Starring Robert Blake ad Scott Wilson. First Printing. Octavo (cm); publisher's brick red unprinted wrappers, bound into the..... More
London: Macmillan & Co., 1893. First Edition. Carroll's second work featuring Sylvie and Bruno, the pair forming the last novel published during his lifetime. Williams 66. First Issue, with error in table of contents showing Chapter VIII at p.110 (vs. p.113). Octavo (19cm); red cloth, with titling and decorations stamped..... More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1976. First Edition. Carver's breathrough book of short stories, and his first to be issued by a major publisher. A choice copy of an important title. First Printing. Octavo; beige and aquamarine cloth, with titles stamped in orange on spine and stamped in blind on front panel;..... More
Paris: Gallimard, 1952. First French Edition. First Printing, a Review Copy, with "S.P." printed on upper left corner of rear panel. Octavo; publisher's plain beige wrappers, printed in black and red; 184pp, [3]. Signatures uncut, wrappers lightly toned at extremities, with tanning to pages diagonal crease with partial tear to..... More
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New York: Rapoport Printing, Inc. / Larry Clark, [1979]; 1987. A striking pair of Clark's highly-regarded documentary photobooks, depicting "youthful alienation as a full-time way of life, with little or no way back into society. His documentation of communes in Tulsa, where serious drug-taking rated higher than casual sex on..... More
San Francisco: Crime Music, 1977. Original program / songbook given out at a CRIME show at Mabuhay Gardens in San Francisco on December 17, 1977. Provides the set list for the night and includes lyrics to such songs as Frustration, Crime Wave, Rock 'n Roll Enemy #1, Piss on Your..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1934. First Edition. Wall Street mystery featuring Dr. Hiram Arthur, an engineer-turned-private investigator who serves the upper echelons of Manhattan's financial district. After a financier is murdered in his private office, "wily old Dr. Arthur and his team of voluptuous secretaries tangle with the..... More
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1920. First British Edition. Eliot's fifth book and first collection of essays, culled from the pages of The Egoist, The Athenaeum, The Arts and Letters, and The Times Literary Supplement. Scarce in anything approaching a presentable jacket. Gallup A5.a. First Impression. Octavo; first issue binding..... More
Norfolk, CT: New Directions, [1951]. First American Edition. First Printing, one of 3,500 copies bound from British sheets. Octavo (22.25cm); teal cloth, with titling and rule stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; xx,425,[3]pp. Spine ends gently nudged, tiny tear at crown, with some faint dust-soil along upper board edges; contents..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1924. Attractive copy of Freeman's first novel, introducing the public to Dr. John Thorndyke, whose scientific approach to detection was something of a departure in the genre during this period. Thorndyke attempts to clear the name of a young man who stands accused of..... More
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1914. First Edition. An early Freeman mystery featuring Humphrey Challoner, a specialist in criminal anthropology, who after the murder of his wife dedicates his life to the apprehension and punishment of criminals (and by "apprehension and punishment" I mean he murders them, shrinks their..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1952. First Edition. Prior to the publication of his first novel, Gault was already a prolific writer for the pulps, publishing more than 300 stories for magazines like Argosy, Black Mask, and Dime Mystery. By the time the 1950's came around, the pulp industry..... More