CRAZY IN BERLIN
(1958)
First edition, first printing of Berger's first book, set in postwar Allied-occupied Germany.
Type Punch Matrix
CRAZY IN BERLIN
(1958)
First edition, first printing of Thomas Berger's first novel, the start of a series focused on US army medic Carlo Reinhart in the aftermath of World War II.
LA BIBLE, QUI EST TOUTE LA SAINTE ESCRITURE DU VIEIL ET DU NOUVEAU TESTAMENT
[1678]
Petite French copy of the Bible, apocrypha, and a musical Psalter, with a manuscript title page to disguise its content – a fascinating piece of Huguenot Protestant history.
THE COLUMBIAN ORATOR
1799
Scarce second edition of this oratory primer, beloved by writers such as Frederick Douglass, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
(1990)
Inscribed first printing of this exploration of sports culture in American life by the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, and basis for the film of the same name.
YOSHIDA HIROSHI: PRINT-MAKER
1953
Second printing of this beautifully illustrated study of Hiroshi, with an original color woodblock frontis signed by the artist.
DEADLY HONEYMOON
(1967)
First printing of Block's first hardcover publication, a revenge thriller he wrote because he couldn't shake the plot idea suggested by another writer.
![Z MÉHO DĚTSTVÍ [From My Childhood]. Bochořáková-Dittrichová, Helena](/pictures/thumb/44881_1.jpg?v=1643663705)
Z MÉHO DĚTSTVÍ [From My Childhood]
(1929)
Signed limited edition of this landmark graphic novel, one of just 50 copies.
METAPHYSICS: A Study in First Principles
1882
First edition of this comprehensive survey of ontology, cosmology, and psychology, by the eminent Boston University philosophy professor and theologian.
GHOSTLIGHT
(1995)
Signed first printing of Bradley's contemporary fantasy.
MEN OF MARYLAND
1914
Inscribed first printing of this collection of short biographies of prominent Black people, as well as a brief summary of Maryland history with a focus on the state's Black population, written by a formerly enslaved man – inscribed to Black suffragist Addie Hunton.
BROOKGREEN GARDENS
1970
First printing of this mini book production to celebrate South Carolina's Brookgreen Gardens.
TESTIMONY AGAINST GERTRUDE STEIN (Transition Pamphlet No. 1)
February 1935
First printing of this group protest against Gertrude Stein's characterization of the authors in her book AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ALICE B. TOKLAS.
ORION: THE LIVING SUPERSTAR OF SONG
(1978) / (1979)
Limited first edition and first trade edition of the novel that launched the "Elvis is alive" conspiracy, with a dramatic publishing history that reflects the struggles of feminine authority in authorship.
ORION: THE LIVING SUPERSTAR OF SONG
(1978)
Inscribed limited first edition of the novel that launched the "Elvis is alive" conspiracy, with a dramatic publishing history that reflects the struggles of feminine authority in authorship, and an author inscription directly referencing Brewer-Giorgio's experience with Arthur's plagiarism.
Civil War Cornet Player's Manuscript Sheet Music
[circa 1864-1865]
Original Civil War manuscript collection of music for the use of Union soldier Francis E. Brigham, a member of the 3rd Brigade Band of the 24th Army Corps.
Theatre broadside announcement for THE FEMALE DETECTIVE
1869
Ephemeral program for the Boston Theatre's April 9-10 showings of THE FEMALE DETECTIVE, played by American "Golden Girl" Lotta Crabtree.
MARCH OF HUMBUG!
[circa 1832-1839]
Indignant broadside bemoaning the flamboyant advertising techniques of fellow public house owners – and directing readers to his own establishment, which is "NOT A GIN PALACE."
FIRST LOVE AND OTHER SORROWS
(1957)
Attractive first edition of the author's debut book, a collection of short stories from a master of the form.
LORD SATAN
(1972)
First printing of the ne plus ultra of the Avon Satanic Gothic.
THE HISTORY OF EMILY MONTAGUE
1769
First edition of the first novel in English written in and about British Canada.
MARCH: A Novel
2005
Bright inscribed first edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning historical novel, telling the story of the March sisters' father from LITTLE WOMEN during the Civil War.
"The 'Running' of Slaves: The Extraordinary Escape of Henry Box Brown and of Wm. & Ellen Crafts" [in] THE NEW YORK WEEKLY EVENING POST
1849
Rare newspaper account from one of Henry "Box" Brown's first public appearances, the Boston lecture where he received the nickname "Box," just two weeks after he mailed himself to freedom.
HEAVEN'S PRICE
(May 1983)
Signed first edition, first printing of the first book in the landmark Loveswept series, the author-focused category line that would launch many major writers' careers and have a far-reaching impact on the industry.
DARKTOWN STRUTTERS
(1994)
Inscribed first printing of Brown's second novel, exploring the collision of of art, racism, and violence in 19th-century minstrel performance.
