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.
Association Copy
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THE EARLY WORM
(1927)
First printing of Benchley's collection of humorous pieces, humorously inscribed in the month of publication.
THE ANXIETY OF INFLUENCE
1973
Unique first edition, an association copy inscribed to Bloom's contemporary Marie Borroff — the first woman appointed to teach in the Yale English department, with her original notes on the book and gracious letter of praise for his scholarship.
KNEEL TO THE RISING SUN
1935
Scarce unnumbered copy of the signed limited edition of Caldwell's short fiction.
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).
FOR WHAT?
(1930)
Association first edition of Cartland's fourth novel — and one of only a handful of her 728 published books without a happy ending — inscribed by the Cartland to her uncle.
IF THE TREE IS SAVED
(1929)
Association first edition of Cartland's third novel — and one of only a handful of her 728 published books without a happy ending — inscribed by the Cartland to her uncle.
THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE
1895
First edition, second issue, of the most influential piece of war fiction in American literature, with the armorial engraved bookplate of Theodore Roosevelt on the front pastedown, and Roosevelt's clipped signature additionally tipped onto the front free endpaper.
CITY COOL: A Ritual Of Belonging
(1978)
Association publisher's review copy of this powerful novel of youth destroyed by gang violence, with extensive inscriptions from both authors to Harlem Writer's Guild president Bill Ford.
THE SKY CHANGES
(1952)
Inscribed association copy of this vibrant post-war Mills & Boon contemporary romance, gifted by the author to her mother.
DANCING TO DEATH
2016
Inscribed first edition of this entry in the BSI Manuscript Series, with a facsimile of "The Adventure of the Dancing Men" original manuscript alongside critical essays, issued as the eleventh volume in the Baker Street Manuscript Series.
STATE OF THE ART
(1985)
Inscribed first edition, association copy, of this collection of Pauline Kael's NEW YORKER film reviews from 1983 to 1985.
INSOMNIA
(1993)
Signed first edition of King's foray into one of the darkest reaches of human suffering, inscribed by King to the owners of venerable independent bookstore Bookshop Santa Cruz.
THE GREAT WILLIAM: Writers Reading Shakespeare
(2016)
First edition of this critical study of Shakespearean readings by Coleridge, Keats, Woolf, Charles Olson, John Berryman, Allen Ginsberg, and Ted Hughes, inscribed by Leinwand to contemporary poet Stanley Plumly.
GOING DOWN
(1970)
Association first printing of this early Markson title, inscribed by the novelist to fellow writer Normal Mailer and Beverly [Bentley] Mailer.
WHAT THE VICTORIANS MADE OF ROMANTICISM
(2017)
First printing of this study of the Victorian reception of Romantic writers, with a warm note from the author to contemporary poet and Keats biographer Stanley Plumly.
VICTORIAN ENIGMAS AND SHERLOCKIAN PUZZLES
2007
Inscribed first edition of this collection of anagrams, acrostics, rebuses, palindromes, crosswords, and quizzes of Sherlockian interest.
IN QUEER STREET
(1932)
Association copy first printing of this collection of essays on murderers and others, from the personal library of fellow true-crime pioneer Jonathan Goodman.
THE ANNOTATED FRANKENSTEIN
2012
Signed first printing of this exploration of the historical context and continuing popularity of Mary Shelley's groundbreaking novel, this copy inscribed to Stanley Plumly — with an with original poem by him below inscription.
THE END OF MR. GARMENT
(1932)
First printing of this Chicago-based murder mystery by Starrett, noted Sherlockian and Chicago man of letters.
THE COLLECTED STORIES OF EUDORA WELTY
(1980)
Association copy (later printing) of this collection of short stories spanning the most productive portion of Eudora Welty's long career, inscribed to Frank Hodsoll, then chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts.
THE POINTS OF MY COMPASS
(1962)
Signed first edition of White's collected dispatches to THE NEW YORKER, affectionately inscribed to the Sarasota physician whose good advice White cordially ignored.
OTHER THINGS BEING EQUAL
1892
First edition of this interfaith contemporary romance — the "first American novel written by a Jew on a Jewish theme for an American audience" (D. G. Myers) — inscribed by the author to her brother.
BEAU BRUMMELL
1930
Signed limited edition, one of 550 numbered copies signed by Woolf in her characteristic purple ink – this copy once part of Pearl S. Buck's library, with her collection bookplate.
XANADU 2
(1994)
Fine first printing of Yolen's second XANADU anthology, warmly inscribed to the late Susan Steinfirst, a noted scholar of children's literature and folklore.
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