I think that the whole world probably knows who Larry King is from his hosting of the popular talk show on CNN. The suspender wearing Mr. King is as interesting in his own right as many of the influential guests on the show. This beautiful true First Edition is Mr. King's second book and it explores many of his most interesting experiences as well as telling many wonderful stories from this man's most unusual life. This book is in fine condition and as is usual with volumes from the "Easton Press" it is impressive in it's beauty and quality. This book is bound in full tooled leather with satin... View More...
Dean Koontz's novels have been published in thirty-eight languages and have sold over 200 million copies. He is a master of the suspense novel. This story begins with a catastrophic, unexplainable plane crash. Three hundred and thirty dead and no survivors. Among the victims are the wife and two daughters of crime reporter Joe Carpenter. A year later, still gripped by grief, Joe encounters a woman named Rose who claims to have survived the crash and she holds out a tantalizing possibility: A secret that will bring Joe peace of mind. Before he can ask questions, she slips away. Driven now by ra... View More...
This is a Signed Limited Edition of what may well be Jerzy Kosinski's most well known novel. The edition was limited to 500 copies of which this is number 205. Mr. Kosinski has signed the book in a large bold script directly onto the First endpaper, which is actually the other side of the limitation page. Jerzy Kosinski is well know for his stark and sometimes almost surreal writing in such books as The Painted Bird and The Five Steps. This book is in Fine condition and is housed in a mylar wrapper. We are happy to send pictures on request. View More...
This is a brand new book and it has not been read. It is in Very Fine condition and it is Signed and Dated by the author in the month of publication. This novel was a New York Times bestseller and it has rightfully taken its place with the great gothic horror novels. This is a different kind of Vampire story and I promise that you have never read anything quite like it. Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of old yellow letters. The letters are all addressed to "My Dear and Unfortunate Successor" and they plunge her into a world that s... View More...
From the author of 'The Historian' the most creative vampire story that I have ever read. This is a First edition and First printing of this wonderful novel. The book is signed on the title page. This offering is in Fine condition with all corners square and no bumps or dings. The dustjacket is also Fine and it is not price clipped. A beautiful book. This is a book about obsession and Art.. Andrew Marlow, a psychiatrist, has a perfectly ordered life--solitary, perhaps, but full of devotion to his profession and the painting hobby he loves. This order is destroyed when the renowned painter Robe... View More...
Joe R. Lansdale brings back Hap Collins and Leonard Pine, the Bad Old Boys of his classic novels. Mr. Lansdale signed and dated this book at the Texas Book Festival on 11/17/01 in Austin, Texas. The book is in Very Fine condition. Joe Lansdale has written over 200 short stories and over a dozen novels in the Suspense, Horror, and Western Genre's. He has received 6 Bram Stoker awards from the Horror Writers of America as well as the British Fantasy Award and the American Mystery Award. He is a recognized Master Storyteller. He combines a thirst for Old-Fangled adventure with a thrilling New Wes... View More...
This volume is in Very Fine condition as is its Dustjacket. It includes twenty short stories by some of our most pre-eminent writers. This edition is signed by David Morrell, Joe R. Lansdale, Karen Lansdale and F. Paul Wilson directly on the half-title page. The stories carry a common theme and that is that the characters are motivated to the evil side of life. They are Killers and sociopaths and their motivations are very frequently of a sexual nature. Here we have details of child abuse, murder, dismemberment, and violent revenge. These are the Dark Hearted that live among us and each story ... View More...
This edition of 'Voyages Into Darkness' was limited to 350 copies of which this is number 17. It is signed on the limitation page by the authors as well as the illustrator. The introduction was written by Gary S. Potter and his signature is also present. The volume is a slim 54 page trade paperback which contains the introduction as well as five short stories. The book is in Very Fine condition. A real rarity in the world of horror! View More...
Tom Lea is both an author and an artist. This is a very special edition of his most beloved work "The Wonderful Country" and it is a First Thus but will not be reprinted. It is brand new and was purchased directly from the publisher in the original publisher's shipping box. The book is full quarto in size and bound in a beautiful brown bookcloth with cream colored labels on the spine and an etching attached to the front board. The edges are rough cut and this large book is illustrated as well as written by Tom Lea. The book resides in a fine slipcase with illustrated covers and spine labeling.... View More...
From the star of Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" and many other films comes this novel of Hollywood that only an insider could write. This book is in Fine condition and has not been read. There is only the tiniest bit of shelfwear to the extreme top of the book's spine-panel and a very small turn to the bottom right of the front wrap. Both are almost invisible. The volume resides in a mylar cover for protection. It is inscribed by Janet Leigh directly on the title page. It reads 'Peggy' and is then signed by Ms. Leigh. Ms. Leigh, who is also the mother of Jamie Lee Curtis, has written a novel that... View More...
When Elmore Leonard passed away it was a loss to the book world. Elmore Leonard is the author of many highly acclaimed novels including the international bestsellers "Get Shorty" and "Glitz". He has been praised by Newsweek as "the greatest crime writer of our time, perhaps ever". This offering is a Signed First Edition, which is in Very Fine condition. The novel was Published in 1987 by Arbor House. Bandits is one of Elmore Leonard's most daring and accomplished novels. His characters have never been more vivid, his humor subtler, or his plotting stronger. Signed first from this remarkable au... View More...
Published by The Mysterious Press in 1985 this is a Special Limited Edition of 500 copies of which this volume is number 160. It is beautifully signed by Elmore Leonard. The book is in fine unread condition and comes housed in a matching slipcase. The slipcase shows some very minor shelfwear. Mr. Leonard, who among many great works of crime fiction has penned Get Shorty and Bandits, really outdid himself with Glitz. The book was made into a major motion picture some years ago and is still very high on the list of favorites with Elmore Leonard fans. Very Nice. We are happy to send pictures on r... View More...
We have lost a great writer in Elmore Leonard. Here is a Fine offering from the author of Get Shorty and Bandits, Elmore Leonard. This copy is as new with no flaws to detract. It is a Limited Signed edition and has been specially bound and produced by the publisher. Mr. Leonard has signed this book on the Limitation page. Dennis Lenahan, the high diver, would tell people that if you put a fifty-cent piece on the floor and looked down at it, that's what the tank looked like from the top of that eighty-foot steel ladder. Dennis is a daredevil and the girls love him. Things have been going okay f... View More...
Here is a Very Fine copy of a modern mystery by Michael Malone. Mr. Malone has received international acclaim for his Uncivil Seasons and Time's Witness. Often compared by critics to Dickens for his vivid characters and the breadth of his fictional landscape, Malone here introduces his readers to another gallery of memorable southerners. Published in 2001 by Sourcebooks Landmark, this copy is in as new condition . The dustjacket is also very fine with no rips or tears and it is not price-clipped. In a quiet Southern college town, a young woman's body is found mutilated, tagged and addressed to... View More...
With millions of his novels in print, Steve Martini has joined the front ranks of psychological thriller writers. Martini is a former trial attorney and John Grisham says about him that he 'Writes with the agile episodic style of a lawyer quick on his feet'. Undue Influence is a compellling mystery and court drama. This is the first edition of this novel and it is signed by Steve Martini on the title page. The book is in near fine condition but for some slight crinkling of the dust jacket at the top of the spine. The dustjacket is also price-clipped. The textblock is tight and clean and all fo... View More...
Here is a very fine copy of a Limited Edition from Richard Matheson and Cemetary Dance Publications. This book was published in the year 2000 in an edition of 1000 numbered copies of which this is #424. Both the book and dustjacket are without flaw. This novel falls into the noir category. Richard Matheson wrote this novel close to fifty years ago and it has been revived in this edition. When Mr. Matheson reread this novel for this publication he found that he was "rather pleased with it" and wondered why it did not sell well in the fifties along with the other three noir novels that he had wr... View More...
Here is a Very Fine copy of a recent mystery by the Edgar Award nominated Val McDermid. The book is signed directly on the title page. All corners are square and the book is absolutely clean. A killer is on the loose, blurring the line between fact and fiction. His prey - the writer's of crime novels who have turned psychological profilers into the heroes of our times. This killer is different. His bloodlust shatters all the conventional wisdom surrounding the motives and the mechanics of how serial killers operate. For one woman, the desperate hunt to uncover his identity becomes a matter of ... View More...
Here is a great way to acquire three books signed by Larry McMurtry. All three of these trade paperbacks are First Editions thus and are also First Printings. Each individual volume is signed by Mr. McMurtry. Each book is housed in a mylar cover within the custom slipcase that I had my binder build for this set. They are all in perfect and unread condition. The set is composed of two novels, which are The Desert Rose and Buffalo Girls. There is also a copy of Film Flam which contains Larry McMurtry's Essays on Hollywood. A Beautiful presentation of three signed McMurtry's. We are pleased to se... View More...
Here is a Fine copy of a wonderful Larry McMurtry novel. The Evening Star is the sequel to the international bestseller Terms of Endearment. The book is in Fine condition and looks as if it were printed yesterday. It is inscribed by Mr. McMurtry on the first page following the front free endpaper. This copy is not price-clipped and the price of $23.00 is still present on the front flap. In this novel, Larry McMurtry brings us up to date with the characters that first appeared in Terms of Endearment. It is a rich and beautiful novel that deals with the unexpected turns and failures of life. Eve... View More...
This is a beautiful as/new copy of the Limited, Numbered edition of Larry McMurtry's Loop Group. There were seventy-five numbered editions printed and this copy is number 23. It is signed and numbered on the limitation page by the author. The book is without flaw. Larry McMurtry has an incredible ability to instantly create recognizable women characters. and has a real sensitivity to the absurdities of life in the modern West. In this novel he writes about two women who set off on an adventure with unpredictable and hilarious results. Setting out from Hollywood they tangle along the way with H... View More...
