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.
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TRACK OF THE CAT
(1993)
First printing of the first book in the Anna Pigeon series of mysteries revolving around United States national parks.
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.
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.
SPHERE
1987
First edition of this undersea psychological thriller, later adapted into a film starring Dustin Hoffman and Samuel L. Jackson.
THE TALBOT ODYSSEY
(1984)
First edition of a Cold War spy thriller about a police detective who stumbles upon a mole in the CIA.
FELLOWSHIP OF FEAR
(1982)
First edition of Elkins's first novel, introducing the smooth-talking, mystery-solving physical anthropology professor Gideon Oliver.
"A" IS FOR ALIBI
(1982)
Signed first printing, a gorgeous copy, introducing Grafton's beloved Kinsey Millhone, a hard-up detective in Southern California.
"D" IS FOR DEADBEAT
(1987)
Signed first printing of the Kinsey Millhone mystery, in which the private detective finds herself investigating a murder when all she wanted to do was get paid by the man who stiffed her.
"E" IS FOR EVIDENCE
(1988)
Signed first printing of this Kinsey Millhone mystery, in which the detective is framed and must unravel the layers of fabricated evidence against her.
"E" IS FOR EVIDENCE
(1988)
First printing of this Kinsey Millhone mystery, in which the detective is framed and must unravel the layers of fabricated evidence against her.
THE FIRM
(1991)
First edition of this legal thriller, John Grisham's second book and first bestseller, later adapted into an Oscar-nominated film starring Tom Cruise.
THE MALTESE FALCON
1930
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).
THE MALTESE FALCON
1930
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.
THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS
(1966)
First printing of the Hugo Award-winning futuristic political fable, in which a lunar colony revolts through the beneficent assistance of a powerful computer that develops AI.
TOURIST SEASON
(1986)
Signed first edition of Carl Hiaasen's first solo novel, a comedic tale of the disaster that ensues when a group of eco-terrorists decide Florida would be better off without tourists.
THE LOTTERY
(1949)
First paperback edition.
VIVID
(1995)
First printing, paperback original, of this landmark Black historical romance, in which the heroine is a San Francisco-born pool-playing savant who moves to Michigan to become a small town's doctor.
THE COWBOYS
(1971)
Signed first printing of the Western by the gay rights icon, written as a companion to the film treatment for what would become the acclaimed movie starring John Wayne.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD
1900
First edition of the best-selling American novel of 1900, a historical romance set in Jamestown written by a Virginian women's rights activist.
AVALON
(1991)
First printing of this fantasy retelling of a popular myth with lesbian main characters, the kind of novel unusual at the time but now seeing a surge of tremendous new examples representing many different LGBTQ+ identities.
THE HIGHFLYERS
1919
First edition of this patriotic WWI romance between a young aviator and a girl with divided loyalties.
E.T. The Extra-Terresrial
(1982)
Signed first printing of the novelization of Melissa Mathison's original screenplay by the World Fantasy Award-winning Kotzwinkle.
