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.
1970s
JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL: A Story
(1970)
The uncommon first printing of this inspirational and hugely popular bestseller.
A FAMILY AFFAIR
(1973)
A superlative and scarce Avon Satanic Gothic by the legendarily accomplished Banis as "Lynn Benedict".
ORION: THE LIVING SUPERSTAR OF SONG
(1978) / (1979)
Limited first edition and first trade edition of the novel that launched the "Elvis is alive" conspiracy, with a dramatic publishing history that reflects the struggles of feminine authority in authorship.
ORION: THE LIVING SUPERSTAR OF SONG
(1978)
Inscribed limited first edition of the novel that launched the "Elvis is alive" conspiracy, with a dramatic publishing history that reflects the struggles of feminine authority in authorship, and an author inscription directly referencing Brewer-Giorgio's experience with Arthur's plagiarism.
LORD SATAN
(1972)
First printing of the ne plus ultra of the Avon Satanic Gothic.
TO THE BRIGHT AND SHINING SUN
(1970)
First edition of this Kentucky coming-of-age story, following Perry James as he struggles to break free of his poverty-stricken coal-mining community – James Lee Burke's second book.
BLUESCHILD BABY
(1970)
First printing of this novel about Black man just released from prison, "the bright boy of infinite promise [...] and the very old parolee of twenty-two, who sees little difference between the prison world and the world outside."
DRIFTGLASS
(November 1971)
First paperback edition of this collection of speculative fiction stories, including the 1967 Nebula Award-winning "Aye, and Gomorrah," one of the great queer short stories of science fiction.
DELIVERANCE
1970
Inscribed first edition of this suspenseful tale of a backwater rafting trip gone horribly wrong, adapted into an Oscar-winning film starring Burt Reynolds and Jon Voight – James Dickey's first novel.
SURFING NURSE
(1971)
First printing, US issue of this story of a woman who is as talented at surfing as she is at medicine, following her path to the surfing World Championships in Australia and her budding romances with two surfer brothers.
TANTRUM
1979
First edition of this rather surreal novel-in-cartoons of a man who has had enough of his responsibilities, and decides to become a child again.
IT NEVER RAINS IN LOS ANGELES
(1970)
Inscribed first printing of this murder mystery set in an LA high school during the Civil Rights Movement.
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MISS JANE PITTMAN
1971
First edition of this expansive novel that recounts the experiences of a Black woman over the course of an eventful century.
GRENDEL
1971
First edition, first printing of the darkly alluring reinvention of BEOWULF from the perspective of the monster.
THE WOMEN AND THE MEN
1975
Inscribed first edition of this collection by "one of America's foremost poets" (POETRY FOUNDATION).
FROM THE HUDSON TO THE WORLD: Voices of the River
1978
First edition of this ecology-focused literary anthology of Native American stories and poetry from the Hudson Valley region.
THE FLY ON THE WALL
(1971)
Inscribed first edition of this political mystery-thriller, following journalist John Cotton's efforts to bring corruption to light – Tony Hillerman's second book.
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP
(1978)
Inscribed first edition of this epic and intimate, humorous and tragic story of writer T. S. Garp's life – adapted into a 1984 Oscar-nominated film starring Robin Williams and Glenn Close.
SEMI-TOUGH
1972
Signed first printing of the classic football novel.
THE BEST OF C.M. KORNBLUTH
(1977)
First edition of this collection of 19 previously published stories by Kornbluth, selected and introduced by his longtime collaborator/colleague Frederik Pohl.
MY COUSIN RACHEL
[1971]
First edition thus, an illustrated version of du Maurier's 1951 mystery-romance novel, with appropriately unsettling art by Errol Le Cain.
THE PLEASANTRIES OF THE INCREDIBLE MULLA NASRUDIN
(1975)
First paperback edition of this collection of humorous and moralistic tales from the 11th-century storyteller NASRUDIN – the inspiration for the famously fraught motion picture THE THIEF AND THE COBBLER, animated by Le Cain and Williams.
THE 'CAINE' MUTINY
(1972)
First edition thus, an illustrated version of Wouk's 1951 novel of ethics and authority on board a WWII ship, with appropriately imposing art by Errol Le Cain.
THE WIND'S TWELVE QUARTERS
(October 1976)
First paperback edition of this short story collection, including tales that would connect to her acclaimed novel THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS ("Winter's King") and the Earthsea seris ("The Word of Unbinding" and "The Rule of Names").
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