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.

First printing of the first mystery introducing Virgil Tibbs, a Black police detective who helps solve a murder case in a racist community in South Carolina.

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.

First UK edition of the bleakest and most shocking of the 20th century's classic crime novels, in the scarce original dust jacket.

First printing of Chandler's first novel, the inimitable book that marks the apex of noir.

Signed first edition of Lee Child's "electrifying debut" (jacket), the first appearance of quick-thinking ex-military policeman.

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 US edition of Joseph Conrad's second novel, an adventure of steamers and the African jungle published three years before his HEART OF DARKNESS.

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.

First edition of Michael Crichton's first book written under his own name, an important early techno-thriller that established his career.

An exceptionally beautiful first printing of this classic portrait of elder (sorry) Gen-Xers.

Inscribed first edition of this suspenseful tale of a backwater rafting trip gone horribly wrong, adapted into an Oscar-winning film starring Burt Reynolds and Jon Voight – James Dickey's first novel.