New York: Bantam Books, 1988. First American Edition. Uncorrected proof copy of the British physicist's best-known work, a popular science book on cosmology that has sold more than 10 million copies. An uncommon advance, lacking the both text of Carl Sagan's introduction (though he is credited on the title page)..... More

N.p. S.i., 1996. First Editions. Each one of 500 sets. Two sets of 12 illustrated postcards, each containing a snippet of verse, housed in the original illustrated envelopes signed by Gorey. Fine in Fine envelopes. More

N.p. S.i., 1989. First Edition. "The twenty cards that make up The Helpless Doorknob can be read in 2,432,902,069,736,640,000 different ways." Toledano A95a. First Printing, one of 500 sets (per Toledano), this one apparently out-of-series, lacking numeration and Gorey's signature. Set of 20 illustrated cards, with fold-over title sheet, housed..... More

[Los Angeles: Privately Printed by Ray Bradbury, 1988]. First Edition. Christmas-themed poem and annual tradition, sent by the Bradbury's to friends and family. Broadside, printed in red on white stock, measuring 21.5cm x 28cm (8.5" x 11"). Signed "Ray Bradbury 12/12/88" above the title. Light wear and handling to extremities..... More

[Los Angeles: Privately Printed by Ray Bradbury, 1985]. First Edition. Christmas-themed poem and annual tradition, sent by the Bradbury's to friends and family. Broadside, printed in dark brown on thick beige stock, measuring 21.5cm x 28cm (8.5" x 11"). Signed "Ray Bradbury 1/1/86" in silver pen along upper margin. Light..... More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. First American Edition. First trade edition in the US, preceded by a small, privately-published edition (titled The Escaped Cock) by Harry Marks for the Black Sun Press. First Printing. Octavo (19.25cm); black sateen cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine, and phoenix device..... More

The Hague: The Servire Press, 1936. First Edition. Contents include contributions by James Agee, Samuel Beckett, Richard Eberhart, Eugene Jolas, James, Johnson, Oliver Wells, and others. Artworks by Hans Arp, Charles Biederman, Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Joan Miró, and Kasimir Malevich. Cover art by Fernand Léger. Octavo (21cm); illustrated wrappers;..... More

New York: Transition, 1936. First Edition. Contents include contributions by Harry Brown, Denis Devlin, Eugene Jolas, Norman McCaig, Dylan Thomas, Charles Tracy, Oliver Wells, and others. Notable for containing the first part (of three) of the Jolas translation of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka.Artworks by László Moholy-Nagy, Piet Mondrian, Cesar Domela..... More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1909. First Edition. "Satirical fantasy of the afterlife which mocks the follies of religious fundamentalism and the absurdities which figure in popular images of paradise" (Barron, Fantasy Literature, 3-343). BAL 3511. First Printing. Octavo (20.75cm); red cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in white and..... More

New York: The Viking Press, 1926. First Edition. The Kentucky author's first novel, set among "poor whites" living in the Kentucky hills. First Printing. Octavo (19cm); light denim-cloth over navy blue vertically-ribbed cloth backstrip, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; gray topstainl; dustjacket; [viii],382,[2]pp. Decorative leather and gilt-stamped bookplate..... More

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2008. First Edition. Winner of the Newberry Medal, the Hugo Award (2009), and the Locus Award for Best Young Adult Literature. First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); dark blue and black paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in silver on spine and front cover; dustjacket; [viii],[8],9-312pp; illus. Fine in..... More

Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1987. First Trade Edition. Attractive, fine press printing of Bradbury's poetry. During their decades-long friendship and correspondence, the two men were diligent about inscribing and exchanging books with each other. Safire deeply admired Bradbury's writing, notably reviewing Zen and the Art of Writing: Essays on..... More

Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1998. First Edition. A series of Bukowski's journal entries from 1991-1993, illustrated throughout with Crumb's trademark black and white pen illustrations. Krumhansl 156b. First Printing, trade issue. Octavo (23.5cm); illustrated paper-covered boards and black cloth backstrip, with title label applied to spine; publisher's original acetate..... More