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
London: Jonathan Cape, 1953. First Edition. Attractive copy of the first James Bond novel, introducing 007, M, Vesper Lynd, and criminal mastermind Le Chiffre. Basis for Martin Campbell's 2006 film adaptation, starring Daniel Craig, Eva Green, and Judi Dench. Gilbert A1a (1.2); Pronzini & Muller, p.252; Hubin, p.144. First Impression..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1956. First Edition. The Nobel Prize-winning author's fourth book, containing the title novella, three short stories, and a one-act play. "The title piece, a truncated novelette which is heavily introspective, concerns a New York Jew who has failed miserably in marriage, as he longs for..... More
London: Macmillan London Limited, 1975. First U.K. Edition. "An affectionate parody of fairy tales, swashbuckling yarns and traditional fantasy clichés framed as a story within a story. Always knowing and full of intended anachronisms, this Ruritanian romance works equally well for adults and children..." (Barron, Fantasy Literature, 4A-117). A beloved..... More
New York: Harmony Books, 1980-1992. First American Editions. Attractive set of Adams's comedic science fiction series, originally created as a broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978. Basis for the 1981 TV series on BBC, and the 2005 film adaptation by Garth Jennings, starring Martin Freeman. First Printings. Five octavo..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. First American Edition. Attractive copy of Hammett's fourth novel. "Like Personville in Red Harvest, the city is controlled by crooked politicians in league with various mobster factions; but in The Glass Key Hammett gives us an insider's view of the corruption and in fact..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. First Edition. Sharp copy of Rice's first novel, in which Louis, the protagonist, "dictates his life story into a tape recorder manned by a young man and would-be acolyte. Turned into a vampire in the 1790s by Lestat, a master vampire, Louis chronicles his..... More
Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1978. Limited Edition. Handsome edition of Vonnegut's best-known novel, both a re-telling of his experience during the bombing of Dresden during WWII as well as a story of time travel. The Franklin Library edition was the first signed limited edition of Slaughterhouse-Five ever produced, bearing..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. A superlative copy of Hemingway's classic novel, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953, and generally considered the catalyst for Hemingway winning the Nobel Prize. Basis for the 1958 John Sturges film starring Specer Tracy. Grissom A.24.1.a; Hanneman A45a. First Printing. Octavo..... More
New York: Random House, 1965. First Edition. Attractive advance copy of Capote's best-known book, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction, an Edgar Award, and basis for the 1967 Richard Brooks film Starring Robert Blake ad Scott Wilson. First Printing. Octavo (cm); publisher's brick red unprinted wrappers, bound into the..... More
New York: Doubleday, 2004. First Edition. Sharp copy of the first book in the Dexter Morgan series, featuring Miami's favorite serial killer with a slightly skewed moral compass, and the basis for the hit series on Showtime starring Michael C. Hall. First Printing. Octavo (cm); black and red paper-covered boards..... More