KING SOLOMON'S MINES
1885
First edition, first issue of this enormously influential Lost World work, formative in its genre.
Genre Fiction
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.
STRANGERS ON A TRAIN
(1950)
First edition of Highsmith's debut novel, a slow-burn thriller in which one murder becomes a prelude to a larger psychological drama in which anyone can become a killer.
THE TWO FACES OF JANUARY
1964
Highsmith's acute psychological study of the "ecstasy of danger" and the aftermath of violent crime.
THE FLY ON THE WALL
(1971)
Inscribed first edition of this political mystery-thriller, following journalist John Cotton's efforts to bring corruption to light – Tony Hillerman's second book.
RUN MAN RUN
(1966)
First printing of this thriller touching on police violence and racism in 1960s New York, the story of a young Black man pursued by a murderous cop intent on silencing him forever.
A CASE OF NEED
(1968)
First edition of this Edgar Award-winning medical thriller, the only work Michael Crichton wrote under the Jeffery Hudson pseudonym.
IN A LONELY PLACE
(1947)
Elusive first edition in the original dust jacket of the pivotal noir novel, with a subtly feminist shift in the genre's typical structure that has influenced countless others in the field.
CHOURMO
2006
Uncorrected proof of the first US edition, the second book of the neo-noir Marseilles Trilogy beginning with TOTAL CHAOS.
THE LOTTERY
(1949)
First paperback edition.
WITHOUT DUE PROCESS
(1992)
Signed first edition, first printing of the "hardcover debut of paperback hero J.P. Beaumont" (Kirkus Reviews).
THE COWBOYS
(1971)
Signed first printing of the Western by the gay rights icon, written as a companion to the film treatment for what would become the acclaimed movie starring John Wayne.
A PERFECT EVIL
(2000)
Inscribed advance uncorrected proof copy of this crime novel.
THE HIGHFLYERS
1919
First edition of this patriotic WWI romance between a young aviator and a girl with divided loyalties.
SANCTUARY
(1994)
Signed first edition, first printing of this Peter Decker / Rina Lazarus Mystery, a thriller of the diamond trade set in Los Angeles, New York, and Tel Aviv.
