London: Jonathan Cape, 1975. First Edition. First Impression. Octavo (20.5cm); black cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; orange topstain; dustjacket; xii,13-254,[2]pp. Bookplate signed by the author is loosely laid in. Rough erasure to upper front endpaper, trivial wear to base of spine, with a tiny stain to rear..... More
Berkeley: Quinto Sol Publications, Inc., 1972. First Edition. The author's first book, a coming-of-age novel set in New Mexico after World War II, and one of the cornerstone works in the Chicano literary canon. According to the American Library Association, it continues to be among the most frequently challenged books..... More
Cleveland: Renegade Press, 1964. First Edition. The first of a dozen small press books by the New York poet and visual artist, a major figure in the East Village poetry scene. The volume collects seven poems, an early title published by d.a. levy's Cleveland-based Renegade Press. Bergé would go on..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1971. First Edition. First Printing. A Fine copy of the uncorrected proof in a Very Good+ example of the trial dustjacket. The book is bound in red wrappers with a white publisher's label printed in black. The jacket measures 3/8" taller than the proof, resulting in some..... More
London: John Lehmann, 1952. First Edition. Bowles's second novel, centered around an American who arrives in Morrocco, who becomes consumed with the seedier side of Tangier's International Zone. Miller A6a. First Impression, one of 7,000 copies. Octavo (20.25cm); light blue-grey cloth, with titles stamped in maroon on spine; dustjacket; [10],11-318,[2]pp..... More
New York: New Directions Books, 1949. First American Edition. Bowles's first novel, following a trio of Americans who travel deep into the Sahara desert after the conclusion of World War II, who embark seeking different things, but ultimately find only deception, despair, and death. Basis for Bernardo Bertolucci's 1990 film..... More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1856. First American Edition. Octavo (18.75cm); dark brown vertically-ribbed cloth, with titling and decorative elements stamped in gilt and in blind to spine and covers; [ii],vi,351,[3]pp. Spine ends gently nudged, softening to corners (though still sharp), with a few small rubbed spots to cloth, and some..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1968. First Edition. Bukowski's first book published by Black Sparrow Press, a collection of early poems describing L.A. and Hollywood as cold and inhospitable. A truly scarce volume in the first state; the second state featured a corrected black and white title label applied to..... More
Glendale, CA: Poetry X/Change, [1968]. First Edition. Stunning copy of this early collection of verse, including "86'd" and "The Hairy Fist and Love Will Die", which has not been collected in any Black Sparrow Press edition of the author's work. Uncommon; we find 2 copies only in the auction record..... More
London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1956. First Edition. The author's first novel, and the first volume in his Malayan Trilogy. Boytinck 812; Brewer A27. First Impression. Octavo (19.25cm); blue-gray cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [viii],214,[2]pp. Trivial wear to base of spine, with faint dust-soil to text edges;..... More
London: Collins, 1956. Original dustjacket artwork for the First British Edition of Calvino's first novel. The novel, told from a child's perspective, paints the trauma of war torn Italy using a variety of impressive characters, namely a young boy and his teenage sister, who are depicted on the jacket. The..... More
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1965. First Edition. Late collection comprised of 14 stories, most of which first appeared in the pages of Black Mask, The Daily Mail, and Manhunt, and many of which cemented Chandler's prowess as a master of the short form. Prior to the publication of this volume, "Blackmailers..... More
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1979. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21cm); yellow cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; tan endpapers; dustjacket; [10],11-208pp; illus. Spine ends gently nudged, with a handful of faint, tiny stains to covers; contents fresh and unmarked; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced..... More
Carmel, CA: Brent Enterprises / Granger Graphics, 1967. First Edition. Humorous collaborative work, an illustrated volume featuring hippies and narcs as the central characters, written in the style of "See Spot. See Spot Run" ("See the hippie chick. See the hippie chick bake cookies. See the hippie chick eat the..... More
Los Angeles: Black Sparrow Press, 1974. First Edition. Deluxe Issue, one of six copies specially bound and designated for use by the author, publisher, and members within the inner circle of the press, this one marked "Binder's Copy" and signed by author and artist on the colophon. Octavo (18cm); decorative..... More
Livingston, MT: Clark City Press, 1991. First Edition. A substantial collection of short fiction and nonfiction, culled from various magazine appearances, alongside interviews, and the beginnings of several novels. Provenance: While not marked in any way, this copy is from the collection of Montana author and screenwriter William "Gatz" Hjortsberg..... More
Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1849-1850. First Collected Tauchnitz Edition. "Copyright Edition" of the author's eighth novel, issued by Tauchnitz as Volumes 175-177 in their "Collection of British Authors" series. An attractive contemporary binding, possibly made to order for this bookseller by the publisher or an independent binder. Todd & Bowden 175;..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. / The Crime Club, 1929. First Edition. First of the author's two pseudonymously-written mystery novels. "A beautiful New York society girl, a European adventuress, a nobleman seeking to win back his honor, a hard-boiled detective, a suave British Secret Service man, and..... More
[San Francisco: Beatitude], 1975. First Edition. Well-preserved issue of "perhaps the quintessential "Beat" publication...originally published in mimeograph at the Bread and Wine Mission on Grant Avenue in San Francisco's very hip North Beach...Beatitude was originally planned as a weekly newsletter, "designed to extol beauty and promote the beatific life among..... More
London: Grant Richards Ltd., 1920. First Edition. Firbank's only published play during his lifetime, set in an English colony in Florence, and centered around two couples on their honeymoons. The husbands leave their wives for a holiday jaunt, with humorous results. Benkovitz A7. First Impression, one of 530 copies printed..... More
London: The Grey Walls Press Limited, 1948. Second English Edition. Octavo (19cm); light grey cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [6],7-269,[3]pp. Light wear to spine ends, faint foxing to cloth and text edges; Very Good+. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced 8s.6d. net), gently spine-sunned, a little edgeworn and..... 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
London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1929. First Edition. The author's first novel, the story of a reluctant smuggler who betrays his colleagues and the aftermath of his betrayal. Basis for the 1947 adventure film directed by Bernard Knowles, starring Michael Redgrave and Richard Attenborough. Wobbe A2.a; Hubin, p.175. First Impression, one..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton, Inc. / Seymour Lawrence, 1984. First Edition. Harrison's fifth novel. Hjortsberg (1941-2017) and Harrison enjoyed a close, decades-long friendship, having first met in Northern California, and migrated to Montana in the late 1960's. Drawn by the prospect of adventure, solitude, and good fishing, they, along with..... More