THE WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT
1961
First trade edition of Steinbeck's last novel published during his lifetime, a story of the clash between the desire to live a good, moral life and the expectations of society.
New Arrivals
SWEET THURSDAY
1954
First edition of Steinbeck's return to CANNERY ROW, following up on the stories of the motley inhabitants of the California community.
CHIEFS
(1981)
Inscribed first edition of Woods' Edgar Award-winning first novel, following three generations of police chiefs as they hunt a serial killer.
HAWAII
(1959)
Signed limited first edition, first printing of this sweeping collection of episodes from the history of HAWAII, adapted into an Oscar-nominated film starring Julie Andrews.
HAWAII
(1959)
Signed first trade edition, first printing of this sweeping epic recounting the history of HAWAII, adapted into an Oscar-nominated film starring Julie Andrews.
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
(1955)
First edition of Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning third play, adapted into the 1958 film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman.
CHESAPEAKE
(1978)
Signed first trade edition, first printing of this epic tale of 400 years on and around Maryland's Eastern Shore.
SAYONARA
(1954)
Signed first edition, first printing of this tale of love and the difficulties of interracial marriage during the Korean War, adapted into an Oscar-winning film starring Marlon Brando.
SPHERE
1987
First edition of this undersea psychological thriller, later adapted into a film starring Dustin Hoffman and Samuel L. Jackson.
ANGELS AND DEMONS
(2000)
Signed first edition of this mystery thriller, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon's first outing, in which he takes on the Illuminati – adapted into a 2009 film starring Tom Hanks.
THE MOONSHINE WAR
1969
First edition of this comedic and explosive Prohibition-era drama, featuring whiskey, gangsters, and dynamite – adapted into a film in 1970.
MISTER ROBERTS
1946
First edition of this story of the men of a WWII Naval Auxiliary ship as they wage "war" against boredom, apathy, and their "pig-headed" captain – adapted into a 1955 film starring Henry Fonda and James Cagney.
MASH
1968
First edition of this darkly humorous story of the doctors of the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH), the basis for the Oscar-winning film and hit Emmy Award-winning TV series.
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE
1970
First edition of this landmark of magical realism that made Gabriel García Márquez's career and set the stage for his future works, in the second-issue dust jacket.
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.
WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE
(1991)
Inscribed first edition of Peter Hedge's first novel, an often bleak tale of life in small-town Iowa – adapted into a critically acclaimed film.
COLD MOUNTAIN
(1997)
Inscribed first edition of this Civil War drama, the story of a Confederate deserter's journey home – winner of the National Book Award, and adapted into an Oscar-winning film.
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.
GET SHORTY
(1990)
Signed first edition of this comedic loan shark-turned-Hollywood thriller, adapted into a film starring Danny Devito, John Travolta, and Rene Russo.
THE HELP
(2009)
Signed first edition of this story of three women in mid-century Mississippi struggling against their roles, adapted into an Oscar-winning film.
THE LAST PICTURE SHOW
1966
First edition of McMurtry's semi-autobiographical ode to his youth in small-town Texas, adapted into an Oscar-winning film.
TERMS OF ENDEARMENT
(1975)
Signed first edition of this McMurtry classic, adapted into an Oscar-winning film.
THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE
(2003)
Signed first edition of this romance with a time-travel twist, Niffenegger's debut novel.
RINGWORLD
1972
Inscribed first hardcover edition of this Nebula and Hugo Award-winning sf classic, a keystone of Niven's Known Space sequence.
THE SATANIC VERSES
(1989)
Signed first US edition of this controversial favorite, a blending of magical realism and immigrant experience so powerful that some critics called for the author's death.
