I WOULD STEAL HORSES
1992
Alexie's second book, and arguably his most difficult to find.
modern firsts
THE GIRL WITH THE ROSEWOOD CRUTCHES
1912
Early work featuring an independent and successful disabled protagonist, first serialized in 1908.
THE SIZE OF THOUGHTS: Essays and Other Lumber
1996
Collected essays and journalism, including Baker's 1994 piece on the destruction of library card catalogs.
CRUDDY: An Illustrated Novel.
1999
Illustrated novel from the acclaimed artist., the proported diary of a troubled sixteen-year-old.
A Relative Stranger: Stories
1990
First edition, signed by the author on a handsome bookplate.
SECRETS, GOSSIP & SLANDER
1984
Published by Ishmael Reed's publishing company, SECRETS caused something of a literary scandal at the time as this academic novel (in the tradition of Randall Jarrell's NOTES FROM AN INSTITUTION) was only vaguely disguised as fiction.
THE TIME WINDER
(1970)
Uncommon sci-fi time-travel novel from Lenox. 192pp.
EARLY ROUTINES
1981
Precedes 1982 trade edition.
THE ADDING MACHINE: Selected Essays
Review copy of the first edition.
NOVA EXPRESS
(1964)
First printing of the third installment in Burroughs' Nova Trilogy. [Maynard & Miles A10].
THE TICKET THAT EXPLODED
(1967)
Inscribed first US edition of Burroughs's second book in the Nova trilogy.
THE TICKET THAT EXPLODED
(1967)
Signed first US edition of Burroughs' second book in the Nova trilogy.
THE NAKED LUNCH
(1959)
Second printing ('18 Francs' to rear as described in Maynard & Miles) of the original edition of Burroughs' Beat masterpiece.
THE BABY IN THE ICEBOX and Other Short Fiction
1981
True first edition, preceding trade.
THE LONG GOODBYE
1954
First US edition (UK edition precedes slightly) of this classic Philip Marlow, Edgar Award-winning noir — which Chandler himself considered his best.
LIFE FULL OF HOLES
(1954)
First edition of this novel tape-recorded and translated by Bowles.
THE BIG EASY
1970
Uncorrected proofs for THE BIG EASY by James Conaway, which the author claims is the first appearance in print of New Orleans' now-famed moniker. Adapted for the screen in 1987.
AFTER LAZARUS: A Filmscript
1980
Signed limited first edition. Beautifully bound edition of Coover's short story.
HAIR O' THE CHINE: A Documentary Film Script
1979
Signed limited first edition with illustrations by Robin McDonald.
THE ORIGIN OF THE BRUNISTS
1966
Coover's first book, the story of an apocalyptic religious cult forming in the aftermath of a coal mining disaster. Winner of the 1967 William Faulkner Foundation Award for best first novel.
THE PUBLIC BURNING
1977
Coover's third novel, a satirical indictment of McCarthyism, narrated by a notional Richard Nixon and centered around the trial and execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
SPANKING THE MAID
1981
Lavishly bound special printing of Coover's erotic novella, with art by Erica "Rikki" Ducornet.
CHARLIE IN THE HOUSE OF RUE
1980
Signed limited edition, a previously unpublished Coover novella, Penmaen Fiction Series One / Number One. Woodblock illustration by Jerome Kaplan.
CHARLIE IN THE HOUSE OF RUE
1980
Limited trade edition of this reviously unpublished Coover novella, Penmaen Fiction Series One / Number One. Cover illustration by Jerome Kaplan.
MISS WYOMING
(1999)
Inscribed first edition. A handsome inscribed copy of Coupland's fifth novel.
