This offering from James Dickey, the author of 'Deliverance' is the first paperback edition after the hardcover first. It is in trade paperback format and is a small quarto. The book contains many examples of Dickey's poetry. Dickey is primarily a poet and if you have only read his novel you are missing much of the power and lyricism of his writing. This book is in very near-fine conditon and is a fairly scarce offering. There is some very minor turning of the front wrap at the outside corners. They are very, very small and really do not detract. John Updike calls Dickey the "High Flier of Ame... View More...
Deviant Desires is a fully illustrated quarto softcover. It is a fascinating revue of the world of very, very unusual sexual activities. The text , which is full length, is presented with many photos illustrating the practices involved. Not pornographic but you will get the idea quite clearly. This is an advance copy with a letter from the publisher laid-in and thus it is quite rare. A remarkable and informative book. For sale to adults only. View More...
The scene is occupied France in 1943. A French security man and his partner, a Gestapo agent arive in Brittany to investigate the murder of a local shopkeeper. The accused is a U-boat captain. Is he above the law? Fine Proof copy published before the First edition. Proofs are printed before the First edition in very limited quantities and are always more rare than the First edition. Tight and unread. View More...
This quarto sized softcover treatise was originally published in 1919 and this is a reprint. Devil Worship contains the sacred books as well as the traditions of the Yezidiz. It is a highly detailed work and covers the origin of the manuscripts as well as critical treatments of the subjects covered. The book is in Fine unread condition and will please anyone interested in unusual religions or the occult. View More...
Debut novel of High-Tech sexual obsession that reads like a front page crime story. A San Francisco stockbroker and on-line sex entusiast stumbles across a particularly kinky chatroom. She becomes hooked. Her personal relationships begin to crumble and her professional position is in jeapordy as she begins the final stage in her spiral down to violence and death. Near-Fine Proof copy with a little sunning to the back panel published before the First edition. Proofs are printed before the First edition in very limited quantities and are always more rare than the First edition. Tight and unread. View More...
Peter Lovesey began writing mysteries in 1970 and has won the British Crime Writers' Association Silver and Gold Daggers as well as the Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Achievement. In the United States he has won the Edgar Award as well as the Ellery Queen Reader's Award. This copy of Diamond Dust is the first edition proof. This is the First American edition. The book is in As New condition and there are no flaws.These are the stories of Detective Inspector Peter Diamond, a bluff, old-fashioned policeman who is nearing his fiftieth birthday. When a shooting is reported in Bath's Victoria Park, Di... View More...
This book is well described by its title. These are truly photographs that test the limits. The book is 63 pages long and contains many very unusual as well as creative sexual photographs. All are in black and white and all are calculated to surprise. The front wrap of this quarto size volume has a crease to it but lies flat as intended. There is an introduction written by the photographer Michael A. Rosen and an afterword by David Steinberg. A very unusual offering and for sale to adults only. View More...
