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".
THE ANXIETY OF INFLUENCE
1973
Unique first edition, an association copy inscribed to Bloom's contemporary Marie Borroff — the first woman appointed to teach in the Yale English department, with her original notes on the book and gracious letter of praise for his scholarship.
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."
FREAKS' AMOUR
1979
First edition, proof copy of De Haven's first novel, telling the story of a nuclear explosion in New Jersey and the new race of humans it engenders.
CITY COOL: A Ritual Of Belonging
(1978)
Association publisher's review copy of this powerful novel of youth destroyed by gang violence, with extensive inscriptions from both authors to Harlem Writer's Guild president Bill Ford.
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.
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.
HORNBLOWER: One More Time
[1976]
Limited first edition of this trio of Hornblower short stories, published on the 200th anniversary of his fictional birth on July 4 1776.
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.
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.
THE DEAD ZONE
(1979)
First edition of the fifth of King's novels to be published under his own name, one of his most successful works and the basis for a film adaptation by David Cronenberg.
THE STAND
1978
First printing, in beautiful condition, of arguably King's greatest work, the story of a band of survivors during a deadly pandemic.
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.
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.
