London: Faber & Faber, 1986. First British Edition. Uncorrected Proof. Octavo; pale blue wrappers printed in black; 206pp. Slight lean to the spine, with a hint of nearly invisible soil to the text edges, otherwise Near Fine. A scarce British proof for the Booker Prize winner's second novel... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1939. First American Edition. Joyce's last major work, a challenging work of fiction significant for its experimental style and use of language. Fragments of the work first appeared in 1924, in the pages of literary journals Transition and Transatlantic Review; the UK and US editions..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1950. First Edition. The author's first novel, written between 1947-48 in Queens where he lived with his mother and father. The present copies belonged to poet Jackson Mac Low. Laid into the advance copy is a TLS from the publishers addressed to "Miss Maclow"..... 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
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1976. First Edition. Patterson's first book, a novel of racism and murder in the American South, the ensuing manhunt for the killer. Winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Mystery. Hubin, p.312. First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); black and blue paper-covered boards, with titles stamped..... More
London: S.i., 1977. First Edition. Fourth issue of Scottish writer and musician Sandy Robertson's Patti Smith fanzine, the name being derived from lyrics to Smith's song "Ain't It Strange." Alternately billed as "a rock n roll magazine for the modern world / teen aesthetes / young existentialists / the new..... More
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1953. First UK Edition. A cornerstone work of film journalism, originally conceived by Ross as a series of articles she wrote for The New Yorker on the production of John Huston's The Red Badge of Courage (1951). "She takes one picture...from the time the property was..... More
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Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 2000. First Editions. Long narrative poem by the former Fugs co-founder, Peace Eye Bookstore proprietor, and activist, chronicling the history of 20th century America. Deluxe Issues, one of 26 lettered copies specially bound and signed by the author (copies 'Y' and 'T' respectively). Two octavo..... More
[Berkeley: Longbranch Saloon, 1976]. Original photographic poster, offset printed in black on pale yellow stock, measuring 21.5cm x 35.5cm (8.5" x 14"). Horizontal fold smoothed-out at center, modest wear and handling, with a few creases to upper corners; Very Good. An attractive poster for a one-night Patti Smith concert at..... More
Los Angeles: United Artists, 1957. About Near Fine in stapled wrappers. 11 pages, measuring 11 x 17 inches and folded horizontally at the center. Original pressbook for the 1957 film, based on the 1950 novel by Mickey Spillane. A little moderate wear along the horizontal fold on the rear wrapper..... More
New York: Greenberg: Publisher, 1946. First Edition. Thompson's own copy of Greenberg's anthology of farm stories, "gathered for those kindred spirits who have a lasting love affair with Mother Earth." Contributions include stories by Tolstoy, Louis Bromfield, E.B. White, William Saroyan, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Jesse Stuart, O.E. Rolvaag, and others..... More
Weimar: Gebrüdern Gädicke, 1799. First Edition. Uncommon volume by Hunnius (1765-1807, an Armenian physician living in Weimar), and among the earliest titles sold by Salomon Henkel. Although the famous Henkel Press did not arrive in New Market, Virginia until 1805, there is reason to believe that some printing was being..... More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1953. First American Edition. "Sentient aliens infest the deep seas of Earth, and humanity narrowly escapes obliteration when they come landside. Mankind will win out in the face of catastrophe" (Barron 4-640, Anatomy of Wonder). Preceded by the UK edition, published with textual differences under the..... More