San Francisco: Cranium Press, 1966. Second Edition. Brautigan's first regularly published book, inscribed to Shigeyoshi "Shig" Murao, who managed the City Lights Bookstore for more than 25 years. Murao was at the very center of the San Francisco Beat scene, who knew Brautigan since he was an awkward 20-something newcomer... More about THE GALILEE HITCH-HIKER - INSCRIBED TO SHIG MURAO
New York: Lawrence E. Spivak, 1943. First Edition. First edition of Hammett's "novel" comprised of two stories - "The Big Knockover" and "$106,000 Blood Money" - in which the Continental Op "sets out to find the gang that robbed the Seaman's National Bank of several million dollars, and does battle... More about $106,000 BLOOD MONEY - INSCRIBED TO LILLIAN HELLMAN
Santa Barbara: Neville Publishing, Inc., 1983. First Edition. Distinguished copy of Towne's screenplay for Roman Polanski's 1974 neo-noir, centered around a private detective who becomes entangled in a series of disputes over southern California water rights during the late 1930's. This copy inscribed as a birthday gift to Towne's long-time... More about "CHINATOWN" A SCREENPLAY - INSCRIBED TO HUGH HEFNER