THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM
First printing of this tale of a WWII veteran struggling with a morphine addiction – winner of the 1950 National Book Award for Fiction.
First printing of this tale of a WWII veteran struggling with a morphine addiction – winner of the 1950 National Book Award for Fiction.
First printing of this sometimes humorous but always grim Depression-era tale of the doomed Dove Linkhorn, a Texas drifter who lands in New Orleans.
Inscribed first printing of this sometimes humorous but always grim Depression-era tale of the doomed Dove Linkhorn, a Texas drifter who lands in New Orleans – inscribed to the founder of the Lord John Press.
Original draft, entirely written out by hand, of the sequel to the international sensation THE ROSARY.
Advance uncorrected proof copy for the first edition of Berendt's wildly popular account of a mustachioed antiquarian's sensational murder trial in 1980s Savannah, a finalist for a 1995 Pulitzer Prize and the basis for Clint Eastwood's film adaptation.
First edition in book form of this "man on the run" spy novel, in which Richard Hannay escapes to Scotland just ahead of accusations he has murdered a secret agent.
First edition run of all 24 novels in the Tarzan series, including TARZAN OF THE APES in the rare original dust jacket and five inscribed books — along with Burroughs's rare 1917 AUTO-BIOGRAPHY and two further Tarzan titles.
First photoplay edition, with a new jacket design featuring a scene from the film starring Jim Pierce — who later became Burroughs's son-in-law.
Inscribed early printing of the first photoplay edition, with the jacket design featuring a scene from the film starring Jim Pierce — who later became Burroughs's son-in-law.
Twice inscribed first edition, first state of the first Tarzan novel, warmly presented from Burroughs to his niece.
First UK edition of the bleakest and most shocking of the 20th century's classic crime novels, in the scarce original dust jacket.
Uncorrected proofs of Cameron's short story collection, including the previously uncollected "Departing," the basis for Cameron's novel WEEKEND and a 1999 film adaptation directed by Brian Skeet.
Signed first edition of paperback original, a collection of short stories, including the previously uncollected "Departing" — the basis for Cameron's novel WEEKEND and a 1999 film adaptation directed by Brian Skeet.
Signed first edition of Cameron's novel, expanded from his earlier short story "Departing" and the basis for a 1999 film adaptation directed by Brian Skeet.
Advance uncorrected proof copy of Cameron's novel, expanded from his earlier short story "Departing" and the basis for a 1999 film adaptation directed by Brian Skeet.
First printing of this pivotal true-crime book, one of the best works of nonfiction ever.
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).
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.
Inscribed first printing of this satirical Mafia thriller that finds the underboss of the Prizzi crime family romantically entangled with a hitwoman hired to bump him off.
First edition of this nautical-psychological journal, in which the antihero travels far and wide in pursuit of anonymity.
First printing, first issue of this classic of US literature, a major influence on the development of the Western, American Romanticism, and North American-set historical fiction.
Complete set of first printings of all 21 books in the Sharpe series, each volume signed on the title page by Cornwell.
First edition of this undersea psychological thriller, later adapted into a film starring Dustin Hoffman and Samuel L. Jackson.
Signed first edition of Cunningham's acclaimed early novel, a portrait of a loving but impermanent trio seeking refuge from "the dead center of the Reagan years," and the basis for a 2004 film adaptation starring Colin Farrell.