PERISH BY THE SWORD
Signed first printing of this mystery novel, with swords but no sorcery, warmly inscribed to fellow science fiction writer Reginald Bretnor and translator Helen (Harding) Bretnor, to whom the book is jointly dedicated.
Signed first printing of this mystery novel, with swords but no sorcery, warmly inscribed to fellow science fiction writer Reginald Bretnor and translator Helen (Harding) Bretnor, to whom the book is jointly dedicated.
Inscribed first printing of this scientific mystery, in which geologist Em Hansen must turn sleuth when she is accused of the murder of a notorious paleontologist.
Signed review copy of this oil field mystery in which talented geologist Em Hansen must contend with on-the-job misogyny and an executive's suicide – or was it murder?
Signed special first printing of this fraught character study of a young teacher trapped by his past mistakes — part of the Powell's Books INDIESPENSABLE Series.
First softcover edition of this pictorial checklist of SF, warmly inscribed by subject and contributor Philip José Farmer.
Signed limited first edition of this reboot of the story of miniaturized scientists venturing inside the human body – from the library of Hugo-nominated SF author and reviewer D. Douglas Fratz.
First printing of these collected essays and journalism, including Baker's 1994 piece on the destruction of library card catalogs.
First UK edition of Baldwin's second novel, a story of love and and fear that first revealed Baldwin's full capacities as "the greatest American prose stylist of his generation" (Tóibín).
Signed limited first edition of Baldwin's last and longest novel, an attempt to "face [his] own legends," built around the story of a Black musician's life told by his brother.
Limited edition catalogue dedicated to the career of the great James Baldwin — from the collection of bookseller, bibliographer, and publisher George Bixby.
Advance uncorrected proofs for the first edition of this study of Mailer and Baldwin, whose oppositional relationship eventually led to a legendary fight at an NYC literary party, featuring extensive accounts and interview with each.
Inscribed first edition of Ballinger's first mystery novel, set in the chilling cutthroat world of rare book dealers and their mortal enemies, other rare book dealers.
Uncorrected proof copy of this story of a British Gonzo journalist's quest to clear his name after becoming a suspect in a series of grisly murders of public figures.
First US edition of Banks's family saga concerning "true love, false love, skullduggery, death, birth, sex, cars, and Scotland" (Walton), originally published in 1992 and issued here with a signed card as part of the Powell's Books INDIESPENSABLE series.
Original draft, entirely written out by hand, of the sequel to the international sensation THE ROSARY.
First printing of these collected comic "diaries" purportedly by fictional and nonfictional luminaries, including Hamlet, George Washington, Harriet Shelley, Oedipus Rex, and Sherlock Holmes.
First edition of this important landmark of lesbian literature.
Inscribed first printing of this high-tech (for the 90s) mystery, in which the hardboiled, cab-driving PI Carlotta Carlyle takes her business online with unexpectedly deadly consequences – signed in the year of publication.
Inscribed first printing of the fifth Carlotta Carlyle mystery, in which the hardboiled, redheaded Boston PI must take on a hospital full of conspiracy and corruption to find answers for a grieving mother.
Signed first edition of Barnes's SF noir novel, the first in a trilogy starring Black martial artist Aubry Knight.
Signed first edition of Barr's sixth mystery novel featuring park ranger Anna Pigeon, set in New Mexico's Carlsbad Caverns.
Signed first edition of Barr's fifth mystery featuring park ranger Anna Pigeon, set on Georgia's Cumberland Island National Seashore.
Signed first printing of this third Anna Pigeon mystery, in which the park ranger must turn sleuth when a fellow ranger is found dead among the Anasazi ruins of the Mesa Verde National Park.
Signed first printing of the first book in the Anna Pigeon series of mysteries revolving around United States national parks.
Signed first printing of the fourth entry in Stephanie Barron's Jane Austen mystery series, in which the beloved author must track down the murderer of a flamboyant French woman.