THE RESTAURANT AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE
(1980)
Signed first American edition of the sequel to THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY.
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CALIFORNIA LA BELLA
(1926)
Rare signed true first edition of this novel of Mexican immigration to the United States from one of Bolivia's most celebrated writers.
THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR
(1980)
Inscribed first printing of the intensively researched, massive bestseller about a young woman growing up in prehistoric times.
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.
TRACK OF THE CAT
(1993)
First printing of the first book in the Anna Pigeon series of mysteries revolving around United States national parks.
ALL STRANGE AWAY
(1976)
Signed limited first edition, signed by Gorey and one of only five copies specially inscribed by Beckett, out of a total edition of 200 copies.
CRAZY IN BERLIN
(1958)
First edition of Berger's first book, set in postwar Allied-occupied Germany.
LITTLE BIG MAN
1964
First printing of the popular anti-Western, the basis for the film of the same name.
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.
PLANET OF THE APES
(1963)
First edition in English, published the same year as the French first, the basis for the classic film co-written by Rod Serling and starring Charlton Heston.
TESTIMONY AGAINST GERTRUDE STEIN (Transition Pamphlet No. 1)
February 1935
First printing of this group protest against Gertrude Stein's characterization of the authors in her book AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ALICE B. TOKLAS.
DARKTOWN STRUTTERS
(1994)
Inscribed first printing of Brown's second novel, exploring the collision of of art, racism, and violence in 19th-century minstrel performance.
TRAGIC MAGIC
(1978)
First printing of Brown's acclaimed first novel, edited and championed by Toni Morrison.
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.
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
(1962)
First printing in the first-issue dust jacket, with the original last chapter as Burgess intended.
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
(1965)
First US paperback edition, with an afterword by Stanley Edgar Hyman.
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE
1934
First printing of the bleakest and most shocking of the 20th century's classic crime novels, in the scarce original dust jacket.
ROSSUM'S UNIVERSAL ROBOTS
1920
First edition of the work that coined the word "robot," and one of the most influential texts in the history of science fiction.
IN COLD BLOOD
(1965)
Signed 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).
ENDER'S GAME
(1985)
Inscribed first printing of the beloved science-fiction novel, winner of both the Hugo and Nebula awards, with a fantastic inscription by Card.
KILLING FLOOR
(1997)
Inscribed first edition of Lee Child's "electrifying debut" (jacket), the first appearance of quick-thinking ex-military policeman; the character was adapted into a film franchise starring Tom Cruise.
THE RIDDLE OF THE SANDS
1903
First impression of the influential early spy novel that set the model for the genre in the 20th century.
THE WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION
(1932)
First printing of this collection of short stories, featuring both Miss Marple and Poirot, published in this form only in the US.
THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER
(1984)
First edition, first issue of Clancy's first novel, introducing Jack Ryan.
THE SECRET AGENT
(1907)
First issue of one of Conrad's best novels, a thriller depicting terrorism in Edwardian London.
