THE RESTAURANT AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE
(1980)
Signed first American edition of the sequel to THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY.
20th century
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.
A TRIP TO MARS
1909
First edition of this early popular science fiction story, an adventure following two young boys as they travel to Mars and face warring kings and giant eagles – in spectacular pictorial cloth.
LONDON LOVERS
1906
First edition of this high society contemporary romance from the Edwardian golden age of the genre, "daringly, about the problems of Jews entering London society" (Rachel Anderson).
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
(1965)
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.
Handwritten manuscript of THE MISTRESS OF SHENSTONE
[no later than 1910]
Original draft, entirely written out by hand, of the sequel to the international sensation THE ROSARY.
TRACK OF THE CAT
(1993)
First printing of the first book in the Anna Pigeon series of mysteries revolving around United States national parks.
A FAMILY AFFAIR
(1973)
A superlative and scarce Avon Satanic Gothic by the legendarily accomplished Banis as "Lynn Benedict".
DEADLY HONEYMOON
(1967)
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.
PLANET OF THE APES
(1963)
First edition in English, published the same year as the French first, the basis for the classic film co-written by Rod Serling and starring Charlton Heston.
THE ILLUSTRATED MAN
1951
First edition of Bradbury's short story collection in a unique fine art binding created through adapted tattooing methods by book artist A. von Hemmersbach of Iron Lotus.
GHOSTLIGHT
(1995)
Signed first printing of Bradley's contemporary fantasy.
LORD SATAN
(1972)
First printing of the ne plus ultra of the Avon Satanic Gothic.
THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS
1915
First edition in book form of this "man on the run" spy novel, in which Richard Hannay escapes to Scotland just ahead of accusations he has murdered a secret agent.
PLANETOIDA 2100
[1932]
Rare Polish science fiction story by a little-known woman author of the 1930s.
ENDER'S GAME
(1985)
Inscribed first printing of the beloved science-fiction novel, winner of both the Hugo and Nebula awards, with a fantastic inscription by Card.
MAPS IN A MIRROR: The Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card
(1990)
Advance uncorrected proof copy of the "complete collection" of Card's short-fiction work, including reprints of his Mormon future dystopian short stories and the version of ENDER'S GAME first published in ANALOG in 1977.
THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER
(1984)
First edition, first issue of Clancy's first novel, introducing Jack Ryan.
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The Sharpe Series [including SHARPE'S EAGLE, SHARPE'S GOLD, SHARPE's COMPANY, and more]
1981-1990; (1992-2006)
Complete set of first printings of all 21 books in the Sharpe series, each volume signed on the title page by Cornwell.
POSTMORTEM
(1990)
First printing of the first book in Patricia Cornwell's long-running mystery series featuring the beloved medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta.
LONG AGO, FAR AWAY
1953
First appearance of this complete romance novel, issued as the special Saturday edition of the Toronto Star Weekly on 28 March 1953.
SPHERE
1987
First edition of this undersea psychological thriller, later adapted into a film starring Dustin Hoffman and Samuel L. Jackson.
A HOSTAGE FOR HINTERLAND
(1976)
Signed paperback original of the first book by the Hungarian-born American author, the first of non-Anglo/American descent to be nominated for the Astounding (then John. W. Campbell) Award.
THE GENERAL'S DAUGHTER
(1992)
Signed first edition of the first book in DeMille's Paul Brenner series, following an elite Army undercover investigator.
THE TALBOT ODYSSEY
(1984)
First edition of a Cold War spy thriller about a police detective who stumbles upon a mole in the CIA.
