THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM
1949
First printing of this tale of a WWII veteran struggling with a morphine addiction – winner of the 1950 National Book Award for Fiction.
Books to Film
A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
(1956)
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.
A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
(1956)
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.
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
(1965)
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.
Handwritten manuscript of THE MISTRESS OF SHENSTONE
[no later than 1910]
Original draft, entirely written out by hand, of the sequel to the international sensation THE ROSARY.
SIMULACRES ET SIMULATION
(1981)
True first printing of Baudrillard's philosophical exploration of reality, simulation, and shared experience – a key influence on THE MATRIX films.
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.
THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS
1915
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.
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE
(1934)
First UK edition of the bleakest and most shocking of the 20th century's classic crime novels, in the scarce original dust jacket.
IN COLD BLOOD
(1965)
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).
THE BIG SLEEP
1939
First printing of Chandler's first novel, the inimitable book that marks the apex of noir.
FAREWELL, MY LOVELY
1940
First printing of the second novel by the master of the hard-boiled, a worthy follow-up to THE BIG SLEEP (1939).
THE OX-BOW INCIDENT
(1940)
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.
THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
(1959)
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.
LORD JIM
1900
First edition of this nautical-psychological journal, in which the antihero travels far and wide in pursuit of anonymity.
NOSTROMO
1904
First edition of Joseph Conrad's South American epic set in the fictional South American country of Costaguana – a beautiful copy.
AN OUTCAST OF THE ISLANDS
1896
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.
THE PRINCE OF TIDES
1986
Inscribed first edition of Conroy's magnum opus.
THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS
1826
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.
The Sharpe Series [including SHARPE'S EAGLE, SHARPE'S GOLD, SHARPE's COMPANY, and more]
1981-1990; (1992-2006)
Complete set of first printings of all 21 books in the Sharpe series, each volume signed on the title page by Cornwell.
THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN
1969
First edition of Michael Crichton's first book written under his own name, an important early techno-thriller that established his career.
SPHERE
1987
First edition of this undersea psychological thriller, later adapted into a film starring Dustin Hoffman and Samuel L. Jackson.
FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH
(1981)
An exceptionally beautiful first printing of this classic portrait of elder (sorry) Gen-Xers.
DELIVERANCE
1970
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.
THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
July 1891 - June 1892
The complete ADVENTURES as first published — in the original monthly parts — in wrappers as issued from THE STRAND MAGAZINE.
