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
Zurich: Manesse Verlag, 1956. First Edition. First Printing (and correct First) preceding the American edition by one year, one of 6,000 copies printed. About Fine in a Very Good+ jacket. The book has a discreet vertical crease running along the right side of the front free endpaper, else Fine. The..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 2001. First Edition. The final volume of Bukowski's posthumously-published poems issued by Black Sparrow Press. The remainder of his posthumously-published work would be issued by Ecco Press. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound with an original silkscreend print tipped in, this being..... 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. cf.Starosciak 11a. First Printing, advance issue. Octavo (21cm); publisher's brick red unprinted..... More
![THE CURTAIN [IN] BLACK MASK - VOLUME XIX, NUMBER 7 (SEPTEMBER, 1936). Raymond Chandler, George...](/pictures/thumb/2271.jpg?v=1563426430)
New York: Pro-Distributors Publishing Company, 1936. Notable issue containing 'The Curtain,' Chandler's penultimate contribution to Black Mask, which would later be collected in Killer in the Rain. Includes novelettes by W.T. Ballard, Dwight Babcock, George Harmon Coxe, and Theodore Tinsley. Bruccoli C50; Hagemann 348. Quarto (25cm); illustrated pulp wrappers; 128pp;..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1987. First Edition. A substantial collection of poetry, some of which first appeared in the pages of Berkeley Works, City Lights Review, Clock Radio, Exquisite Corpse, and Processed World, et al. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound and signed by the author..... More
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1959. First Edition. An early young adult novel by the creator of the Ramona and Henry Huggins series, uncommon inscribed. First Printing. Octavo (21cm); mauve cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in black on spine and front cover; dustjacket; [8],9-284,[4]pp; illus. Generically inscribed by..... More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1937. First American Edition. Attractive copy of Daly's second hard-boiled novel featuring Vee Brown, his best-known detective after Race Williams. "In Emperor of Evil, he tangles with Vincent van Houton, an apparently respectable member of society who is actually a human devil, the head..... 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
San Francisco: Dirksen-Miller, 1977. An original show flyer for DEVO and The Avengers, headlining at Mabuhay Gardens in San Francisco (September 11, 1977). Offset lithograph printed in black & white on medium weight paperstock. An exceptionally well-preserved flyer reproducing a photo of the band taken by James Stark, the legendary..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1971. First Edition. The first book in Farmer's "Riverworld" series, originally serialized in 'Worlds of Tomorrow' between 1965-66. In it, adventurer Sir Richard Burton finds himself resurrected on the banks of an endless river. He soon learns that he is only one of billions of..... 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: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926. First Edition. A well-received collection of stories issued after Gatsby's release, with a modest first printing of 10,100 copies. Bruccoli A13.I.a. First Printing, earliest state of the text, with clear, unbattered type on pages 38, 90, and 248. Octavo; dark green textured cloth, with..... 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: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1972. First American Edition. The Nobel Prize-winning author's third book translated into English, collecting the title story and six shorter works. Not an uncommon title, but scarce as a review copy. Klein E3.a.1. First Printing, a review copy, with publisher's printed slip and a...... More
![VIVIR PARA CONTARLA: MEMORIAS [LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED]. Gabriel García Márquez,...](/pictures/thumb/4714.jpg?v=1601856933)
México: Blacamán Editor, 2004. Limited Edition. An exquisite fine press publication of the Nobel Prize-winning author's 2002 memoir, covering his childhood years through 1950, when he proposed to his wife. This edition involved close collaboration between García Marquez, his son Gonzalo García (who designed the typeface), and Dutch-born artist Jan..... 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
Lawrence, KS: T. Williams, Publisher, 1967. First Edition. Broadside printing a poem written by Ginsberg at midnight, February 12, 1966, on his way to Kansas. Lino-cut of the title, Ginsberg's name, and his trademark three-headed fish uncredited. Morgan AA7. Original illustrated broadside, offset printed in black on light brown wove..... 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: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. First Edition. First omnibus edition collecting all five of Hammett's novels (1929-1934) - some of the best crime fiction published between two covers. Layman AA1.c. Thick octavo (19.25cm); pale gray cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in maroon on spine and front cover; bluish-gray..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1994. First Edition. Harrison's book is notable for being one of the first critical works on Bukowski's poetry and prose, dealing heavily with the author's influences and the predominant themes in his work. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered copies signed by the author, this..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. First Edition. A superlative copy of Hemingway's classic novel, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953, and generally considered the catalyst for Hemingway winning the Nobel Prize. Basis for the 1958 John Sturges film starring Specer Tracy. Grissom A.24.1.a; Hanneman A45a. First..... More
Baltimore: Globe Poster Printing Corp. 1996. Concert poster for what would surely have been an epic event (had it ever taken place) at the Miami Arena on Saturday, August 24, 1996. The scheduled event, billed as the "3 Back From Hell Tour," was supposed to feature Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg..... More
Cleveland: Seven Flowers Press, 1967. First Edition. The Berkeley poet and magazine editor's first book, a poetic tribute to San Francisco, published by d.a. levy's Cleveland-based Seven Flowers Press. Each copy bore an original watercolored cover by Mara. Scarce, with no copies for sale in the trade (July, 2019), and..... More