First printing of this novel about Black man just released from prison, "the bright boy of infinite promise [...] and the very old parolee of twenty-two, who sees little difference between the prison world and the world outside."
First UK edition of the bleakest and most shocking of the 20th century's classic crime novels, in the scarce original dust jacket.
Scarce unnumbered copy of the signed limited edition of Caldwell's short fiction.
Signed limited edition set of Truman Capote's two semi-autobiographical Christmas stories, nostalgic tales of rural family holidays spent in the company of his older cousin.
First printing of the pivotal true-crime book — signed by Capote, and with the ownership signature of Dorothy B. Hughes, author of the inverted noir masterpiece, IN A LONELY PLACE (1947).
Signed limited edition of one of Capote's last stories, a fond semi-autobiographical recollection of a childhood Christmas -- entirely unopened and in the original shrinkwrap.
Scarce first printing of this grim tale of Red, a miner in pre-WWII England whose longing for more out of life breaks him – in a stylish Art Deco dust jacket.
Limited edition re-issue of this major bibliography of French novels first published in 1925-28, a formative reference work for book collectors and scholars on the subject.
Association first edition of Cartland's fourth novel — and one of only a handful of her 728 published books without a happy ending — inscribed by the Cartland to her uncle.
Association first edition of Cartland's third novel — and one of only a handful of her 728 published books without a happy ending — inscribed by the Cartland to her uncle.
Association first edition of Cartland's second novel — inscribed before publication by the Cartland to her uncle.
First printing of Chandler's first novel, the inimitable book that marks the apex of noir.
First printing of the second novel by the master of the hard-boiled, a worthy follow-up to THE BIG SLEEP (1939).
Inscribed first US edition, a clean and sharp copy of this award-winning novel set in India.
First edition, first printing, of this retelling of GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT primarily through perspective of a woman, the witch Vivian.
First impression of the influential early spy novel that set the model for the genre in the 20th century.
Signed first edition, first printing of this "candid, sexy and wonderfully mood-strewn collection" (Penguin Random House) of poetry by Cisneros.
Signed first edition (stated) of Cisneros's best known collection of short stories.
First edition, first issue of Clancy's first novel, introducing Jack Ryan.
Signed first edition, first printing of this western-framed exploration of mob mentality and justice, adapted into an Oscar-nominated western-noir film starring Henry Fonda.
First edition of the definitive biography of Truman Capote, and the basis for the 2005 film.
Deluxe signed limited first edition of this acclaimed graphic novel, a moving portrait of late adolescence.
First US edition by the Nobel prize-winning novelist.
First edition of this Cold War thriller about an American soldier brainwashed into becoming a sleeper agent for the Societ Union, and his commanding officer's efforts to uncover the truth; twice adapted into critically-acclaimed films.
First edition thus of this pair of comedies by 18th-century playwright William Congreve, with stylish Beardsley-esque illustrations.
