GAYWYCK
(1980)
First edition of the first conscientiously gay gothic romance: meditative, otherworldly, intimate, and allusive.
1980s
UNDER THE BRIGHT LIGHTS
(1986)
First printing of the first book in acclaimed Woodrell's Bayou Trilogy of crime novels taking place in the fictional Southern neighborhood of Frogtown.
THE ANNOTATED SHERLOCK HOLMES
(1986)
First single-volume edition of Baring-Gould's annotated and indexed edition of Doyle's four novels and fifty-six short stories, extensively illustrated with maps, diagrams, photographs, and drawings by Doyle, Sidney Paget, Frederic Dorr Steele, and numerous others.
BINARY STAR #5: Nightflyers / True Names
(1981)
Illustrated double edition of these two massively influential SF novellas from the dawning age of the personal computer, published to considerable acclaim years before Vinge and Martin would enjoy the mass popular successes of A FIRE UPON THE DEEP and A GAME OF THRONES, respectively.
STREETLETHAL
(1983)
Signed first edition of Barnes's SF noir novel, the first in a trilogy starring Black martial artist Aubry Knight.
THE LANGUAGE OF THE NIGHT: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction
(1982)
First paperback edition of Le Guin's massively influential collected critical essays, including her "From Elfland to Poughkeepsie," "Science Fiction and Mrs. Brown," and "Is Gender Necessary?," followed by Jeff Levin's thorough bibliographical checklist.
ENGINE SUMMER
(1980)
First paperback edition of Crowley's subtle and lovely post-apocalyptic narrative — nominated for the World Fantasy Award, the John W. Campbell Award, and the National Book Award.
WEB OF ANGELS
(1980)
First edition of Ford's visionary early novel about a mystico-technical computerized communications Web traversed by knights, paladins, and outlaw Webspinners.
IMARO
(1981)
Scarce first edition of Saunders's groundbreaking first novel, set in a heavily researched alternate Africa and starring one of the first Black heroes in the grimly Eurocentric genre of contemporary sword & sorcery.
LIES, INC.
1984
First UK edition of Dick's novel, a significantly expanded version of his 1964 novella "The Unteleported Man."
KAREN EVANS M.D. #3: Space Medicine
(1982)
First printing of this Playboy Press paperback, in which the heroine is a surgeon at the Navy's Center for Medical Aerospace Research — riffing in its packaging on the genre of the medical romance, but decidedly not one itself.
KILLING TIME IN ST. CLOUD
(1988)
Doubly signed first edition of this mystery novel, a collaboration between Hill and ORDINARY PEOPLE author Guest.
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.
A DIET TO DIE FOR
(1989)
Inscribed first edition of Hess's fifth Claire Malloy mystery, an '80s time capsule with a nefarious aerobics class at its heart.
A DISMAL THING TO DO
1986
Inscribed first edition of this fifth Mountie murder mystery by the prolific Charlotte MacLeod, writing as Alisa Craig.
LETTERS FROM HOLLYWOOD
(1986)
Signed first printing of this collection of letters from SF legend Michael Moorcock to his friend and fellow legend J. G. Ballard, detailing Moorcock's impression of various aspects of West Coast life.
CARDOGRAPHY
1987
Signed limited first edition of this collection of five fantasy stories, with Collings's bibliographical checklist of Card's works, in the original slipcase.
THE UNREASONING MASK
(1981)
Signed limited first edition of Farmer's mystical science fiction adventure, one of 500 specially bound copies.
RIVER OF ETERNITY
1983
Lovely signed limited first edition of Farmer's Shasta Science-Fiction Prize-winning novel, written in 1952 but not published until some thirty years later due to unscrupulous publisher shenanigans and the vagaries of fate.
LORD VALENTINE'S CASTLE
(1980)
Signed limited first edition of Silverberg's "science fantasy" (Douglas Cohen), winner of the 1981 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel.
THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES: Original Stories by Eminent Mystery Writers
(1987)
First printing of this anthology of new Sherlock Holmes stories by Stephen King, Stuart Kaminsky, Lillian de la Torre, and others, published on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the detective's first appearance in print.
STAR
(1989)
Advance review copy of this 25th novel by the world's best-selling living author, the basis for a 1993 made-for-television movie starring Jennie Garth at the height of her celebrity.
MONA LISA OVERDRIVE
(1988)
Signed first US edition of this third title in the Sprawl trilogy, the series that popularized cyberpunk.
DANSE MACABRE
(1981)
First printing of King's influential and engaging discussion of the elements of horror.
THE CURSE OF THE PHARAOHS
(1981)
Inscribed first printing of the second Amelia Peabody mystery, set in Egypt during the 1890s and famously written by a trained Egyptologist.
