CRAZY IN BERLIN
First edition, first printing of Thomas Berger's first novel, the start of a series focused on US army medic Carlo Reinhart in the aftermath of World War II.
First edition, first printing of Thomas Berger's first novel, the start of a series focused on US army medic Carlo Reinhart in the aftermath of World War II.
Signed first edition of Block's first novel, a psychological melodrama of prewar marital discontent.
First printing of this anthology of works by Black Americans, from the 18th-century poetry of Phillis Wheatley to the 20th-century essays of Alain Locke and much in between.
Limited edition of this translation of the classic Chinese 14th century tale of a group of rebel outlaws, an attractive production issued by the Limited Editions Club.
First edition of this novel about a great, a spectacular, a really wonderful, terrific, one really might be tempted to say an incredible planet, by the complicated king of science fiction's Golden Age.
First edition of Barbara Cartland's first historical novel, a gothic in the style of JANE EYRE — representing a major pivot in Cartland's career.
Inscribed first UK edition of the last Simon Templar novel written solely by Charteris, his creator.
First edition, first printing of this mid-century American noir novel in the style of Chandler, and the basis for the 1948 film LARCENY.
First edition of the fifth Mike Shayne mystery novel, inspiration for the successful 2005 neo-noir thriller KISS KISS BANG BANG.
First edition of this story of the men of a WWII Naval Auxiliary ship as they wage "war" against boredom, apathy, and their "pig-headed" captain – adapted into a 1955 film starring Henry Fonda and James Cagney.
Uncommon self-published "condensation" of a longer manuscript entitled DATING SHERLOCK HOLMES, feverishly presenting the "true solution" to a problem of Hill's own discovery, if not his own devising.
Inscribed first edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the Pacific campaign of WWII, adapted into a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical and a film.
Signed first edition of this hardboiled thriller, one of only four titles author Ross Macdonald published under his real name.
First printing of the acclaimed social protest novel by the South African anti-apartheid activist.
Scarce, lovely first edition of Penrose's neo-gothic epistolary novella.
First edition of this early and definitive Perelman anthology of 46 sketches and feuilletons.
Uncommon and stylish French edition of the ur-Gothic novel, with the finest paperback cover illustration ever offered to Ann Radcliffe in any language.
First edition in book form of these three Golden Age weird tales: The Radium Pool, The Phantom of Terror, and The Red Dimension.
Limited edition of this illustrated 18th-century French tragedy with abolitionist themes – with a numbered print by Friesz loosely laid in.
First printing of the classic coming-of-age story — a great copy, much nicer than typically seen.
First edition of Spence's second novel, about the radio director of a major advertising agency in New York, uncommon in the original jacket.
First printing in book form of this collection of Starrett's literary commentary, much of it reprinted from his column in the Chicago Sunday Tribune.
First UK edition of Starrett's detective novel, written during his year-long stay in Beijing and a self-confessed "roman á clef with a vengeance. Friends and acquaintances made up the dramatis personae and the fictional murderer was myself."
Signed first edition of this tale of resistance written in the early days of America's participation in World War II, adapted into a play and a film.
First edition of this collaborative travelogue about an expedition along the Gulf of California, a lyrical ode to marine biology.