THE RESTAURANT AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE
(1980)
Signed first American edition of the sequel to THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY.
Genre Fiction
LAVENDER LIES
(1999)
Signed first printing of another fragrant China Bayles mystery, in which the lawyer-turned-herbalist-turned-sleuth must solve the murder of a real estate shark (and plan a wedding).
THYME OF DEATH
(1992)
Signed first printing of this Agatha and Anthony-nominated mystery introducing China Bayles, a lawyer-turned-herb shop proprietor who finds that murder has followed her in her efforts to make a fresh start.
GIVE MY SECRETS BACK
(1995)
Signed first edition of this entry in the "Lesbian cop" Alison Kaine series, in which Kaine investigates the murder of a popular lesbian author.
THE BROKEN SWORD
(1954)
First edition of Anderson's swashbuckling fantasy adventure, warmly inscribed to fellow science fiction writer Reginald Bretnor and translator Helen (Harding) Bretnor.
A MIDSUMMER TEMPEST
1974
First edition of Anderson's alternate-history Shakespearian fantasia with elves, warmly inscribed to fellow science fiction writer Reginald Bretnor and screenwriter Rosalie (Bodrero) Bretnor.
OPERATION CHAOS
(1971
Handsome early printing of Anderson's alternate-universe story of a werewolf and witch on a rescue mission to Hell.
PERISH BY THE SWORD
1959
Signed first printing of this mystery novel, with swords but no sorcery, warmly inscribed to fellow science fiction writer Reginald Bretnor and translator Helen (Harding) Bretnor, to whom the book is jointly dedicated.
BONE HUNTER
(1999)
Inscribed first printing of this scientific mystery, in which geologist Em Hansen must turn sleuth when she is accused of the murder of a notorious paleontologist.
A FALL IN DENVER
(1995)
Signed review copy of this oil field mystery in which talented geologist Em Hansen must contend with on-the-job misogyny and an executive's suicide – or was it murder?
THE VISUAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE FICTION
(1977)
First softcover edition of this pictorial checklist of SF, warmly inscribed by subject and contributor Philip José Farmer.
THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF NEW SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURES
(1997)
First US edition of this anthology of Sherlockian pastiches by Michael Moorcock, Basil Copper, Stephen Baxter, David Langford, and many more.
AUTUMN'S TENDER FIRE
(January 1992)
First edition, paperback original, of this Zebra Heartfire title, a historical romance set in 19th-century New Mexico — the second of Ashmore's four published books, all issued by Zebra.
FANTASTIC VOYAGE II: DESTINATION BRAIN
1987
Signed limited first edition of this reboot of the story of miniaturized scientists venturing inside the human body – from the library of Hugo-nominated SF author and reviewer D. Douglas Fratz.
TIME UNTAMED
(1967)
First edition of this stylish paperback original, an anthology of horror-tinged time-themed science fiction stories by Asimov, Bradbury, Robert Bloch, Clifford D. Simak, John Wyndham, Theodore Sturgeon, L. Sprague de Camp, and Fritz Leiber.
PRIMITIVE SECRETS
(2002)
Inscribed first edition of the Honolulu-based author's mystery novel, the first in a series starring detective Storm Kayama.
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.
THE JEFFERSON LETTERS
(2001)
Inscribed first edition of Ballinger's second murder mystery set in the fast-paced, high-stakes, violence-ridden world of American antiquarian book and manuscript collecting.
THE WILLIAMSBURG FORGERIES
(1989)
Inscribed first edition of Ballinger's first mystery novel, set in the chilling cutthroat world of rare book dealers and their mortal enemies, other rare book dealers.
COMPLICITY
(1993)
Uncorrected proof copy of this story of a British Gonzo journalist's quest to clear his name after becoming a suspect in a series of grisly murders of public figures.
Autograph 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.
HARDWARE
(1995)
Inscribed first printing of this high-tech (for the 90s) mystery, in which the hardboiled, cab-driving PI Carlotta Carlyle takes her business online with unexpectedly deadly consequences – signed in the year of publication.
SNAPSHOT
(1993)
Inscribed first printing of the fifth Carlotta Carlyle mystery, in which the hardboiled, redheaded Boston PI must take on a hospital full of conspiracy and corruption to find answers for a grieving mother.
BLIND DESCENT
(1998)
Signed first edition of Barr's sixth mystery novel featuring park ranger Anna Pigeon, set in New Mexico's Carlsbad Caverns.
BORDERLINE
(2009)
Signed first edition of the fifteenth book in Barr's Anna Pigeon mystery series, set in West Texas's Big Bend National Park and drawing on the author's experience as a park ranger.
