YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
(1964)
First impression of the James Bond thriller set in Japan, often cited as one of the best in the series.
20th century
IT NEVER RAINS IN LOS ANGELES
(1970)
Inscribed first printing of this murder mystery set in an LA high school during the Civil Rights Movement.
THE DAY OF THE JACKAL
(1971)
Signed first edition, first printing of this mystery-thriller tale about an assassin known only as "The Jackal" as he evades authorities and tracks his high-profile target.
A CALL TO ARMS
(1991)
Signed first printing of the first volume in Foster's 'The Damned' trilogy.
"A" IS FOR ALIBI
(1982)
Signed first printing, a gorgeous copy, introducing Grafton's beloved Kinsey Millhone, a hard-up detective in Southern California.
"B" IS FOR BURGLAR
(1985)
Signed first printing, the second of the Kinsey Millhone series, in which the hard-boiled Santa Teresa private detective investigates a missing person case.
"C" IS FOR CORPSE
(1986)
Signed first printing of the third Kinsey Millhone mystery, in which the hard-boiled private detective continues an investigation on behalf of a murdered client.
"D" IS FOR DEADBEAT
(1987)
Signed first printing of the Kinsey Millhone mystery, in which the private detective finds herself investigating a murder when all she wanted to do was get paid by the man who stiffed her.
"E" IS FOR EVIDENCE
(1988)
Signed first printing of this Kinsey Millhone mystery, in which the detective is framed and must unravel the layers of fabricated evidence against her.
"E" IS FOR EVIDENCE
(1988)
First printing of this Kinsey Millhone mystery, in which the detective is framed and must unravel the layers of fabricated evidence against her.
"F" IS FOR FUGITIVE
(1989)
First printing of the sixth Kinsey Millhone mystery.
G IS FOR GUMSHOE
(1990)
First printing of this gritty installment in the Kinsey Millhone series, filled with "guilt and guile" – "G is for good: very, very good indeed" (rear flap copy).
THE FIRM
(1991)
First edition of this legal thriller, John Grisham's second book and first bestseller, later adapted into an Oscar-nominated film starring Tom Cruise.
STAR BRIDGE
(1955)
First printing of Gunn and Williamson's collaborative science fiction classic.
THE MALTESE FALCON
1930
First edition in book form of the hard-boiled classic, in which private detective Sam Spade chases a valuable artifact with the femme fatale Brigid O'Shaughnessy.
THE MALTESE FALCON
1930
First edition in book form of the hard-boiled classic, in which private detective Sam Spade chases a valuable artifact with the femme fatale Brigid O'Shaughnessy, rarely found with the original dust jacket (here professionally restored).
THE THIN MAN
1934
First printing of Hammett's final novel, an unusually nice copy of a book difficult to find in collectible condition.
PAYMENT IN FULL
(1980)
First edition, first printing, of the first book of Silhouette Romance, the new series by Simon & Schuster created to compete with Canadian romance giant Harlequin
METROPOLIS
[1927]
First edition in English, elusive first printing, of the book form of "the first [science fiction] epic of cinema" (Clute and Nicholls).
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
(1988)
First printing of the modern thriller, following FBI trainee Clarice Starling's increasingly chilling interviews with Hannibal Lecter while in search of a serial killer.
HAVE SPACE SUIT - WILL TRAVEL
(1958)
First printing, one of the most beloved of Heinlein's tales of space for young readers, featuring the science prodigy and tomboy Peewee joining the boy hero Kip on his adventures.
THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS
(1968)
First printing of the first US paperback edition of the Hugo Award-winning futuristic political fable, in which a lunar colony revolts through the beneficent assistance of a powerful computer that develops AI.
RED PLANET: A Colonial Boy on Mars
1949
First edition of this early Heinlein work, aimed at a younger audience and setting up themes that would carry through into STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND.
TOURIST SEASON
(1986)
Signed first edition of Carl Hiaasen's first solo novel, a comedic tale of the disaster that ensues when a group of eco-terrorists decide Florida would be better off without tourists.
A DOG'S RANSOM
1972
First edition of Highsmith's crime novel concerning the kidnapping of Lisa, a "born polite" French poodle, with review slip laid in.
