N.p. N.P., Circa 1910-1915. Near Fine, with minor fading and light wear to the extremities. An original vintage photograph, measuring 5 3/4" x 3 1/2" with narrow borders. Photographer not identified. A roughly postcard sized image, but printed on thin photographic paper, not card-stock, and with no impression verso. An..... More
London: John Calder, 1964. First UK Edition. Beckett's sixth published novel, first published in French as Comment c'est in 1961 by Les Editions de Minuit, and translated from the French by the author himself. The Limited Issue was simultaneously released in vellum and in tan morocco (100 copies each), the..... More
Atlanta, GA: Turner Publishing, Inc., 1992. First Separate Edition. First illustrated edition of Bradbury's time-travel story, first published in the pages of Playboy in 1984. During their decades-long friendship and correspondence, the two men were diligent about inscribing and exchanging books with each other. Safire deeply admired Bradbury's writing, notably..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1969. First Edition. An especially desirable issue of this early collection; the deluxe issue has shown up at auction 4 times in the last 34 years, and is noted as one of Al Fogel's "Top 20 Bukowski Rarities." Krumhansl 32c. Deluxe Issue, one of 50..... 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, 1989. First Trade Edition. Bukowski's novel based on his experiences making the film 'Barfly,' filmed by Barbet Schroeder in 1987. This copy bears a warm, personal inscription to Mina and Sholom "Red" Stodolsky, who operated the Baroque Bookstore in Hollywood, CA from 1972 until his..... More
London: London Magazine Editions, 1974. First UK Edition. First hardcover edition of Bukowski's 1973 collection Erections, Ejaculations, Exhibitions and General Tales of Ordinary Madness, published by City Lights Books. Uncommon signed. First Impression. Octavo (22.25cm); glossy photo-illustrated boards; dustjacket; [xii],205,[7]pp. Signed by the author on the title page. Faint diagonal..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1999. First Edition. Final volume of Bukowski's selected correspondence, from 1978 leading up the month before his death in 1994. Lettered copies uncommon. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound, this being copy 'Z'. Octavo (23.5cm); printed paper-covered boards and patterned cloth backstrip..... More
New York: Lincoln Mac Veagh / The Dial Press, 1929. First Edition. Burnett's first novel, a hard-boiled classic charting the rise and fall of a Chicago gangster against a backdrop of political and social turmoil. The title character, Caesar Enrico "Rico" Bandello, was based, in part, after real-life Chicago gangster..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo; black vertical-ribbed cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in silver on spine and front panel; rose-colored topstain; 314pp, [2]. Hint of rubbing to crown, faint offsetting to pastedowns at gutters, with an even though trivially-lightened topstain; Near Fine. Dustjacket..... 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
New York: Random House, 1983. First Edition. The third of Capote's well-loved holiday stories, portions of which first appeared in Ladies' Home Journal. A common book, but seldom-seen as a review copy. First Printing, a Review Copy with the publisher's slip laid in. Slim octavo; full maroon cloth, with titling..... More
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1929. First American Edition. The author's best-known novel, a classic of early 20th century French literature, recounting the passionate love affair between an older courtesan and a younger man. Memorably filmed twice; the 1950 film directed by Pierre Billon, and the 2009 Stephen Frears..... 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
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
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1929. First US Edition Thus. The author's twelfth book, a Dr. Thorndyke mystery where he attempts to outwit a criminal who is stalking a young medical student. Preceded by the 1915 edition published by John C. Winston. Octavo (19.25cm); black cloth, with titling and..... 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
West Bloomfield, MI: Phantasia Press, 1986. First US Hardcover Edition. Gibson's first novel, originally issued as a paperback original by Ace Books in 1984, and released as a hardcover in the UK by Gollancz the same year. The story of a washed-up computer hacker hired by a mysterious employer to..... More
Madison, WI: The Red Ozier Press, 1978. First Edition. Chapbook containing two poems which first appeared in Gay Sunshine, "I Lay Love On My Knee" and "Love Replies." Printed for the benefit of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at the Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado. Association copy, inscribed..... More
New York: Gotham Book Mart, 1972. First Edition. Attractive copy of Ginsberg's paean to the area surrounding the Bixby Canyon Bridge in Big Sur, one of the central locations frequented by the Beats for solitude and creative inspiration. Illustrated throughout with photographs by William Webb. A significant copy inscribed to..... More
New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, Inc., 1947. First Edition. The Philadelphia author's third novel, a bizarre paean and cathartic payback to his estranged wife, Elaine Astor. The novel tells the story of Clara Ervin, a manipulative, calculating, and cold-blooded woman who systematically emasculates and ruins her husband, as well as..... More
New York: Macmillan, 1967. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo; full red cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; blue-gray topstain; 220pp. Bookplate signed by Grafton loosely laid in. Fine in a Near Fine, unclipped dustjacket, lightly worn along lower edge, with a few tiny tears. A nice copy of..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934. First Edition. Hammett's fifth and final novel, a commercial success upon publication, selling more than 30,000 copies within a few months of its release on 8 January, 1934. Basis for W.S. Van Dkye's film of the same name released later the same year, and..... More