First printing of the first mystery introducing Virgil Tibbs, a Black police detective who helps solve a murder case in a racist community in South Carolina.

First printing of Block's first hardcover publication, a revenge thriller he wrote because he couldn't shake the plot idea suggested by another writer.

First UK edition of the bleakest and most shocking of the 20th century's classic crime novels, in the scarce original dust jacket.

First printing of the second novel by the master of the hard-boiled, a worthy follow-up to THE BIG SLEEP (1939).

First edition of Michael Crichton's first book written under his own name, an important early techno-thriller that established his career.

First edition of Elkins's first novel, introducing the smooth-talking, mystery-solving physical anthropology professor Gideon Oliver.

First impression of the 4th James Bond book, in which the spy must infiltrate a smuggling ring in the black market diamond trade.

First impression of the elusive 3rd James Bond novel, in a lovely original dust jacket with some light restoration.

First impression of the James Bond thriller set in Japan, often cited as one of the best in the series.

First edition of this legal thriller, John Grisham's second book and first bestseller, later adapted into an Oscar-nominated film starring Tom Cruise.

First edition, first issue of this enormously influential Lost World work, formative in its genre.

First edition in book form of the hard-boiled classic, in which private detective Sam Spade chases a valuable artifact with the femme fatale Brigid O'Shaughnessy, rarely found with the original dust jacket (here professionally restored).

First edition in English, elusive first printing, of the book form of "the first [science fiction] epic of cinema" (Clute and Nicholls).