[Newport, RI: S.i., 1943]. An early, lyrical, and autobiographical prose piece by Kerouac on hitch-hiking out of New York to his native New England. Written while Kerouac was convalescing in the mental ward of the Naval hospital in Newport, RI, while he was enlisted in the Navy; he was hospitalized..... More
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Paris: Les Éditions de Minuit, 1957. First Edition. Attractive copy of Beckett's second dramatic masterpiece concerning the ennui surrounding Hamm and Clov, two mutually-dependent characters living in a wasteland of rubbish. Lieberson (1911-1977) was the president of Columbia Records from 1956-1971, and again from 1973-1975. Prior to that, he had..... More
New York: Bantam Books, 1996-2011. First American Editions. Handsome set of Martin's best-selling Song of Ice and Fire series, basis for HBO's Emmy Award-winning series Game of Thrones. Each volume inscribed to Martin's long-time friends Mike and Mary Fitzsimmons, who together with Mike's first wife, Barbara, founded and ran Archon..... 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
New York: William Morrow & Co., 1938. First Edition. "Robin Bishop, newspaperman and amateur detective, investigates the murder of businessman Walter Miller, and figures out when Dick Kilgallen, a man who has confessed to dozens of crimes over an eight-year period, has finally committed one" (Bourgeau, The Mystery Lover's Companion..... 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
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
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: Pro-Distributors Publishing Company, 1930. First Edition. Complete serialization of Hammett's fourth novel, set in a nameless city modeled on Baltimore, MD, where he grew up. "Like Personville in Red Harvest, the city is controlled by crooked politicians in league with various mobster factions; but in The Glass Key..... More
New York: The John Day Company, 1931. First Edition. Scarce anthology of horror and weird fiction selected by Hammett himself, for which he provides a 3pp introduction. Notable contributions include William Faulkner's "A Rose For Emily," "The Music of Eric Zann" by H.P. Lovecraft, and Donald Wandrei's "The Red Brain,"..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1981. First U.K. Edition. Hardcover. Attractive copy of Rushdie's first book, a magical realist novel set in modern India. Winner of the Man Book Prize in 1981, awarded the "Booker of Booker's" Prize in 1993, and in 2008 voted the "Best of the Booker's" for most outstanding..... 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
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New Orleans & Tuscon: Loujon Press, 1961-1969. First Editions. Complete set of this visually dazzling poetry magazine, an important vehicle for the work of Charles Bukowski, Kenneth Patchen, William S. Burroughs, Michael McClure, Henry Miller, LeRoi Jones and others. "Edited and published in New Orleans by Jon Edgar and Louise..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1895. First Edition. Sequel to The Jungle Book (1894), containing five stories about Mowgli and three unrelated stories, each followed by a related poem. A pretty copy of a book typically found worse for the wear. Livingston 116. First Impression. Octavo (19cm); dark blue cloth, with..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1952. First Edition. Attractive copy of the author's beloved book, a barnyard story which has enchanted generations of readers since it was published in 1952. Basis for two well-received film adaptations, a 1973 animated film and a more recent production by Gary Winick (2006)..... More
Barnstable, MA: Crane's Duplicating Service for J.B. Lippincott Company (Philadelphia & New York), 1960. First Edition. Uncorrected proof copy of Lee's first published book, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1961, and basis for Robert Mulligan's Oscar-winning 1962 film starring Gregory Peck. This format preceding both states of..... More
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1933. First American Edition. Hilton's best-known work was not a best-seller upon publication; 1,100 of the 2,500-copy print run was sold in advance, and it would be nine months before the remainder of the print run was exhausted. After Alexander Woollcott raved about the..... 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: Signet Books / New American Library, 1961. First Paperback Edition. First paperback printing of Doctorow's first novel, originally published in 1960 by Simon & Schuster, and basis for Burt Kennedy's 1967 western film starring Henry Fonda, Janice Rule, Warren Oates, and Aldo Ray. Prior to pursuing his writing..... More
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1987. First Edition. Bukowski's finished script for the 1987 film directed by Barbet Schroeder, including all deviations from the original screenplay. Illustrated throughout with stills from the film, depicting Mickey Rourke, Faye Dunaway, Alice Krige, and others. Krumhansl 103e. Deluxe Issue, one of 26 lettered..... More
Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1983. First Edition. Scarce lettered copy of Bukowski's strongest collection of short fiction, among his most widely reprinted works from the 1980's. This copy complimented by a superb, full-page oil painting of a dinosaur, covering the entire surface of the page. Krumhansl 80f. Deluxe Issue..... More
New York: Edward J. Clode, 1927. First Edition. Daly's second novel, first serialized in the pages of Black Mask between June-September, 1927, introducing tough-guy detective Race Williams. Daly (1889-1958) is credited with pioneering the hard-boiled genre, writing in a vernacular style so resonant with readers that it shifted Black Mask's..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. Third Printing. Octavo (22cm); orange cloth-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; lime green topstain; dustjacket; [xii],174pp. Crown gently nudged, with a touch of dust-soil to upper board edges, else Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $5.95), lightly edgeworn..... More
New York: Flatiron Books, 2018. First Flatiron Books Edition. Attractive copy of the former officer's memoir, first published in 2014 by Police and Fire Publishing under the same title. Basis for Spike Lee's Oscar-winning film, starring John David Washington and Adam Driver. First Printing. Octavo (24 cm); white paper-covered boards..... More