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
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A FAMILY AFFAIR
(1973)
A superlative and scarce Avon Satanic Gothic by the legendarily accomplished Banis as "Lynn Benedict".
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."
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.
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.
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.
COUNTESS DRACULA
(1971)
Lurid novelization of the Hammer Horror film based on the life of Elizabeth Bathory.
THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION - Vol. 45 No. 3 - September 1973
1973
Special Frederik Pohl issue of this sci-fi mag, with his aforementioned novella and two critical essays about his work.
THE DEVIL'S OWN
(1972)
Lurid and diabolical Avon paperback original, an early hybrid of '70s occult exploitation pulp and traditional paperback gothic signifiers.
NOT TO DISTURB
(1972)
Unrevised proof copy of the first US edition of Spark's wicked novella.
VENGEANCE OF THE CAT GODDESS
(1973)
First printing of the most adorable of all the Avon Satanic Gothics.
SOPHIE'S CHOICE
(1979)
Signed first edition of this tragic romance, adapted into an Oscar-winning film starring Meryl Streep.
MEMOIRS
1975
Signed limited first edition of the iconic US playwright's autobiography, one of only 400 copies issued.
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