Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1902. First Tauchnitz Edition. Wells's ninth novel, narrating a journey to the moon by a businessman and an eccentric scientist, who encounter a sophisticated civilization of insect-like creatures they call "Selenites," who take them captive underground. A distinguished copy, from the estate of Pulitzer Prize-winning author William... More about THE FIRST MEN IN THE MOON - WILLIAM SAFIRE'S COPY, SIGNED BY NEIL ARMSTRONG

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992-1998. First Editions. Attractive, signed set of McCarthy's critically acclaimed Border Trilogy - his first encounter with mainstream success after writing five novels between 1965-1985. The first volume (All the Pretty Horses) won both the National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle Award in... More about THE BORDER TRILOGY: ALL THE PRETTY HORSES, THE CROSSING, CITIES OF THE PLAIN - SIGNED &...

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, Inc., 1930. First American Edition. Stunning copy of Christie's novel marking the debut of Miss Jane Marple, a literary rival to her character Hercule Poirot, who would become the world's best-known female detective. Christie's prototype for Miss Marple was her character Caroline Sheppard, middle-aged... More about THE MURDER AT THE VICARAGE: A DETECTIVE STORY

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1819-1822. Mixed Editions. First edition in English of De Humboldt's landmark scientific expedition from Spain to South American and Cuba from 1799-1804. Humboldt (1769-1859) "was perhaps one of the greatest scholars of all time; a prodigious figure, hailed in his time as one... More about PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF TRAVELS TO THE EQUINOCTIAL REGIONS OF THE NEW CONTINENT, DURING THE YEARS...

[San Francisco]: Apex Novelties, [1968]. Sharp copy of this groundbreaking underground publication, including iconic appearances by Mr. Natural, Schuman the Human, and others. Third Printing. Slim octavo (24cm); illustrated wrappers, stapled; [28]pp; illus. Trivial rubbing to wrappers, small, faint damp mark to base of spine-fold, else a bright, Near Fine copy. More about ZAP COMIX NO.1

Glendale, CA: Poetry X/ChangE, 1967. First Edition. Anthology containing the best poetry culled from the eight issues of Olé. Includes contributions by Charles Bukowski, d.a. levy, Harold Norse, Steve Richmond, Marcus Grapes, William Wantling, Gil Orlovitz, Kent Taylor, Larry Eigner, T.L. Kryss, D.R. Wagner, Charles Plymell, Al Purdy, Don Cauble..... More about OLÉ ANTHOLOGY

Pittsburgh: The Andy Warhol Museum, 2002. First Edition. Catalog reproducing a significant collection of Smith's artwork, along with her poem "Babelfield." With essays by David Greenberg and John W. Smith. A nice association copy; during her early years in New York, Smith found steady work at Scribner's Bookshop, The Strand... More about STRANGE MESSENGER: THE WORK OF PATTI SMITH - INSCRIBED TO CRAIG ANDERSON

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 2003. First Edition Thus. Handsome copy of Zinn's critically-acclaimed revisionist history of the United States, from the perspective of America's workers, women, and minorities. First published in 1980, Zinn has expanded and updated the edition to cover the years 1492-2001. First Printing. Thick octavo (24cm);... More about A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, 1492 - PRESENT

[New York: The Gotham Book Mart], 1973. First Edition. Early broadside by Smith, consisting of her poetic version of Édith Piaf's 1961 song "Mon Vieux Lucien," and an illustration of a woman lying her head down on folded arms. Printed and distributed by The Gotham Book Mart, the total edition... More about MON VIEUX LUCIEN - ONE OF 50 COPIES, SIGNED

[New York: The 57 Club, 1978]. Attractive poster for a set of performances of Cowboy Mouth, from October 19-21, 1978, at The 57 Club, a New Wave nightclub in the East Village. The play was co-written in a week in 1971 by Sam Shepard and Patti Smith, while they lived... More about ROCK & ROLL THEATER PRESENTS: COWBOY MOUTH, A PLAY BY SAM SHEPARD & PATTI SMITH

[Los Angeles: Privately Printed by Ray Bradbury, 1992]. First Edition. Christmas-themed poem, and annual tradition, sent by the Bradbury's to friends and family. Provenance: through the trade, from the estate of William Safire. Broadside, with text printed in red in two columns on white laid paper, measuring 8.5" x 11"... More about A CHRISTMAS WISH 1992 - INSCRIBED TO WILLIAM SAFIRE

Lans-en-Vercors and Geneva: Locus Solus Press, 1961-1962. First Editions. First four issues of this poetry journal called "the overseas wing of the New York School...The magazine was definitely "no nonsense" from the beginning, presenting no manifestoes or editorial statements, just high-quality literature - simply and elegantly presented with care and..... More about LOCUS SOLUS I-IV

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First Edition. Whitfield's first hard-boiled novel, portions of which were first serialized in the pages of Black Mask between December 1929 and April 1930. "The plot is convoluted to the extreme: At least twelve characters are killed trying to locate five fabulous missing emeralds... More about GREEN ICE