New York: Random House, 1973. First Edition. A spare, suspenseful novel from the author's Appalachian period - the story of a murderer and necrophile who is outcast from his small community, and living with the decomposing bodies of his victims in the mountains and in an underground cave. Basis for..... More
Greenwich, CT: Gold Medal / Fawcett Publications Inc., 1964. First Edition. Basis for Bertrand Tavernier's French language adaptation Coup de Torchon, starring Philippe Noiret, Isabelle Huppert, and Stéphane Audran - an interesting adaptation which transports the novel's corrupt sheriff in the American South of 1910 to 1930's French West Africa..... More
New York: Popular Library, 1955. First Edition. Thompson's thirteenth paperback original, pairing an ex-boxer and an alcoholic woman who get tangled in a scheme to kidnap a wealthy kid. Basis for James Foley's 1990 film starring Jason Patric, Rachel Ward, and Bruce Dern. Hubin, p.393. First Printing, a paperback original..... More
Berkeley: Quinto Sol Publications, Inc., 1972. First Edition. The author's first book, a coming-of-age novel set in New Mexico after World War II, and one of the cornerstone works in the Chicano literary canon. According to the American Library Association, it continues to be among the most frequently challenged books..... More
New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1944. First Edition. The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright's first book, based on his experiences researching the war correspondence of journalist Ernie Pyle. Miller was tasked by Hollywood to gather material for "an honest movie" about American GI's during the war, about their training, daily life, their..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. First Edition. The second of two bound galleys for McCarthy's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, both issued prior to the uncorrected proof copy in blue printed wrappers. The first state of the galleys was issued roughly six months prior to the publication date of October 2..... More
[New York: S.i., 2006]. Complete draft typescript of McCarthy's tenth novel, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2007, and basis for the 2009 John Hillcoat film starring Viggo Mortenson. This copy originated with Gary Fisketjon, McCarthy's long-time editor at Knopf, who oversaw the publication of The Border Trilogy..... More
London: Secker & Warburg, 1949. First Edition. Orwell's towering work of dystopian fiction, the vocabulary of which has become a part of the fabric of our culture. Basis for two notable film adaptations: Michael Anderson's 1956 film starring Edmund O'Brien, and the Michael Radford's later picture starring John Hurt and..... More
New York: Random House, 1953. First Edition. Distinguished copy of this western novel, centered around a bounty hunter who tries to bring a murderer to justice, and forced to accept the help of two unsavory strangers in the process. Basis for Anthony Mann's 1953 film adaptation, starring Jimmy Stewart, Janet..... More
New York: Signet Books / New American Library, Inc., 1982. Attractive movie tie-in edition of King's tenth novel, issued in advance of Lewis Teague's 1983 film adaptation. Winner of the British Fantasy Society's August Derleth Award in 1982. Uncommon signed, particularly with an early signature. Eighth Printing. Octavo (17.5cm); illustrated..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. First Edition. Uncorrected proof copy of McCarthy's ninth novel, basis for the 2007 Coen brother's film which won four Oscar's. The proof copy is considerably scarcer than the later, glossy advance copy. Provenance: From the collection of former Alfred A. Knopf editor Gary Fisketjon..... 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
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. First Edition. Sharp copy of Roth's superb alternative history novel, in which Franklin D. Roosevelt is defeated in the 1940 presidential election by Charles Lindbergh, giving rise to wide-spread anti-semitism in America. Basis for the HBO miniseries starring Winona Ryder, John Tuturro, and Ben Cole..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. First Edition. Advance copy of Roth's superb alternative history novel, in which Franklin D. Roosevelt is defeated in the 1940 presidential election by Charles Lindbergh, giving rise to wide-spread anti-semitism in America. Basis for the HBO miniseries starring Winona Ryder, John Tuturro, and Ben Cole..... More
London: Faber & Faber, 2001. First U.K. Edition. Sharp copy of the Australian author's seventh novel, a fictional variation on the story of outlaw Ned Kelly. Winner of both the Booker Prize and the Commonwealth Writers Prize in 2001. First Impression, cloth issue. Octavo (24cm); brown paper-covered boards, with titles..... More