SHERLOCK HOLMES: FACT OR FICTION?
Uncommon first printing of Blakeney's biography of Sherlock Holmes, a Shaw 100 title.
Uncommon first printing of Blakeney's biography of Sherlock Holmes, a Shaw 100 title.
First edition, first state, of this landmark work in the history of biography, an engaging and humanizing account of the great critic, lexicographer, and author of the Georgian era.
First printing of this group protest against Gertrude Stein's characterization of the authors in her book AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ALICE B. TOKLAS.
First edition of the definitive biography of Truman Capote, and the basis for the 2005 film.
First edition of Eggers's novelization of the true story of a Sudanese boy trying to escape his country's violence and political strife.
Signed uncorrected proof of this acclaimed poetic memoir.
Uncorrected advance reader's copy of the first English translation of Herbert's autobiographical coming-of-age story, told as he sits at his mother's deathbed – issued as part of the Powell's Books INDIESPENSIBLE Series.
Signed limited first edition of this intimate reflection on Tony Hillerman's life and writing in the form of an interview with historian Ernie Bulow, featuring illustrations by Navajo artist Ernest Franklin.
Inscribed second printing of this collection of autobiographical stories from this frequent contributor to NPR's All Things Considered.
Early Knopf Pocket Book edition, in the lovely and uncommon Art Deco jacket, of Casanova's account of his bold midnight escape from solitary confinement in 1750s Venice.
Second printing of this extensive and comprehensive biographical study, with a foreword by ERB's son Hulburt Burroughs and a floridly enthusiastic introduction by fellow legend and Burroughs fan Ray Bradbury.
Association copy first printing of this collection of essays on murderers and others, from the personal library of fellow true-crime pioneer Jonathan Goodman.
Modern scholarly edition of Severn's letters and memoirs, published as part of Ashgate's Nineteenth Century Series.
First edition of this collaborative travelogue about an expedition along the Gulf of California, a lyrical ode to marine biology.
Signed first edition of White's correspondence from 1908-1976, collected and edited by Guth, his goddaughter, and presented with the author's own biographical notes.
First edition of Wilson's delightful illustrated pseudo-biography of his cat Sylvia and her rise to fame and fortune in cat show business.