THE SIZE OF THOUGHTS: Essays and Other Lumber
1996
First printing of these collected essays and journalism, including Baker's 1994 piece on the destruction of library card catalogs.
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THE FICTION OF SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE: Arranged Alphabetically and Chronologically
1959
Scarce bibliography of Doyle's fiction, both Holmesian and non-, by the celebrated Sherlockian.
WATCHING THE WATCHMEN
(2008)
First printing of this striking history of the creation of the influential graphic novel, signed by the book's designer Chip Kidd.
MALCOLM LOWRY'S VOLCANO: Myth Symbol Meaning
1978
First edition of Markson's major critical study of Lowry's novel, building on the work of his Ph.D. thesis.
MY BOOKSTORE
(2012)
First edition, in which "Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop," with contributions from 84 different writers.
BOOKS AND BIPEDS
(1947)
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.
BOOKS ALIVE
1940
First issue, second printing ("before publication") of this selection of literary anecdotes and entertaining trivia by the Chicago bibliophile and Sherlockian.
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