New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. 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 Printing. Octavo..... More
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1946. First Combined Edition. First collected edition of four of Hodgson's novels, the title novel first published in London in 1908, some 31 years after the discovery of his manuscript. The Arkham House edition gathers for the first time 'The House on the Borderland,' 'The Boats..... More
New York: Duell, Sloan, & Pearce, 1942. First Edition. A locked-room mystery (with science fiction elements) set in Los Angeles, the second of two novels Boucher wrote under this pseudonym. Someone is trying to kill science fiction author Hilary Foulkes; Detective Terry Marshall, of the Los Angeles Homicide Squad, and..... More
New York: Horace Liveright, 1928. First Edition. Excellent association copy of this early collection of poems, inscribed to Albert M. Bender of San Francisco, "the most active buyer - and donor - of the work of California artists the state had ever known" (Harlow, Ann. "Albert Bender, Artists' Patron Saint,"..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1982. First Edition. Easily toward the top of the list of King's finest work - a volume collecting four novellas, each written after completing a major novel: The Body, Apt Pupil, Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, and The Breathing Method. Three of the four..... More
New York: Vintage Crime / Black Lizard, 2000. First Edition. Substantial anthology of short writing with a running theme on memory loss, edited by Lethem, whose own contribution ("Five Fucks") appears alongside those by Martin Amis, Jorge Luis Borges, Philip K. Dick, Shirley Jackson, Julio Cortázar, Flann O'Brien, Cornell Woolrich..... More
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1970. First Edition. Collection of 20 stories revised (or in some cases, completely re-written) by H.P. Lovecraft, who made his living principally from revising manuscripts for poets and aspiring writers interested in macabre fiction. With an introduction by August Derleth, and contributions by Elizabeth Berkeley, Sonia..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934. First American Edition. The first volume in Mann's great tetralogy, telling the story of the Biblical Joseph's rise as a statesman in Egypt, his conduct during the epic famine, and his restoration to his father Jacob. Easily the most elusive of the four books..... More
New York: New Directions Books, 1951. First Edition. McCullers adapted her 1946 novel of the same name for the Broadway production directed by Harold Clurman; it opened on January 5, 1950, at the Empire Theatre, where it ran for 501 performances. The cast included Ethel Waters, Julie Harris, and Brandon..... More
London: John Hogg & Co., 1877. First British Edition. An important and early De Quincey biography by one of his contemporaries, including portions of his writings, in addition to gathering an extensive collection of correspondence. A stunning set, and scarce in this condition. Green 452. First Impressions. Two octavo volumes..... More
New York: Random House, 1936. First Edition. An uncommon advance copy of Patchen's first book collection of poetry. Morgan A1a. First Printing (one of 2,000 copies), a review copy, with a photographic portrait of the author laid in. Octavo (24cm); red cloth, with titles stamped in black and gilt on..... More
New York: Lion Books, 1952. First Edition. Superior copy of Thompson's second paperback original, a novel surrounding the lives of an Okie sharecropper, his dim-witted and volatile son, and an attractive mixed-race girl. Hubin, p.393. First Printing, a paperback original novel. Octavo (16cm); illustrated wrappers; purplish-gray edge-staining; 159,[1]pp. Pinpoint wear..... More
London: Pluto Press, 1984. First UK Edition. An early, important account on the evolution of hip-hop music and culture, exploring its roots and various manifestations. Contents include background information on a number of seminal groups, with coverage of DJ-ing, MC-ing, graffiti and breakdancing. Complemented with superb black and white photographs..... More
Bensenville, IL: Mimeo Press, 1965. First Edition. Collection of Wantling's poems published by Doug Blazek's Mimeo Press, including several early poems which first appeared in the pages of little magazines like Input, Wormwood Review, and Dust. Cover art by d.a. levy, with a nice contemporary inscription to poet and editor..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1940. Quite an attractive copy of Woolrich's first mystery, the first in his series of 'Black' books, and basis for the 1968 film directed by François Truffaut, starring Jeanne Moreau. Hubin, p.434. Reprint. Octavo (19.5cm); black cloth, with titles stamped in red on spine; red..... More