Here is a really impressive First Edition set for the lover of beautiful books, the lover of baseball, or just the lover of Joltin' Joe DiMaggio! These two folio sized volumes contain hundreds of articles, photographs and just about anything else that you can imagine pertaining to the Fantastic career and life of Joe DiMaggio. From newspaper articles from the time, to many photos covering all stages of his career, these books cover it all. Both volumes are in very fine condition. The slipcase has a pictorial pastedown photo of Joe in his younger years. Mr. DiMaggio himself contributed to this ... View More...
Here we have E.L. Doctorow`s Billy Bathgate in the First Edition and First printing. Published in 1989 and developed into a major motion picture this novel has a timeless quality in its themes and beauty. This volume has a very light ownership stamp on the top right corner of the front endpaper. It is by no means prominent. There is also a single crease to the spine. Having said that, the book is in wonderful shape. The dust jacket is near fine with only very slight wear to the top of the spine. We are pleased to send pictures on request. View More...
Published in 1989 and developed into a major motion picture this novel has a timeless quality in its themes and beauty. This uncorrected proof is in fine condition in bright yellow wraps. The proof shows very light shelfwear on the bottom edge. "Billy Bathgate" has been referred to as an urban Tom Sawyer. We are happy to send pictures on request. View More...
This beautiful proof is a Science-fiction anthology highlighting mind-expanding stories of the future of the human form. Many fine authors including Poul Anderson, Roger Zelazny, Robert Silverberg and many more. Twenty six fine stories. 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.The book is edited by Gardner Dozois who has also been editing 'The Years Best Science Fiction' for a number of years. These are the most respected anthologies in the Sci-Fi world. The book is... View More...
John Dufresne is an extraordinary and lyrical storyteller who has been compared to John Irving and William Faulkner. Here he reinvents 'A Midsummer Nights Dream' in the lush bayou's of Louisiana, The same geographical area as James Lee Burke writes about. It makes for very interesting characters. An Advance reading copy is published before the first edition in very small quantities and is therefore more scarce than the first edition. There is a precinct deep in the Louisianna swamp with the unlikely name of 'Shiver-de-Freeze' which is famous for its varied and unusual animals as well as its he... View More...
First UK paperback edition signed by the author. There is a turned corner on front panel to the lower right. Otherwise it is beautiful. This is a Fine copy of this most interesting bibliomystery. Anyone who is a book collecter or who aspires to be one will truly enjoy this book. Dunning has a great way of writing and explaining much about the pursuit of rare books while giving us a suspensefull mystery to enjoy along with the information about being a book scout. The book is funny, suspenseful, and informative as are his other wonderful works of fiction. Mr. Dunning was once a rare book dealer... View More...
The Bookman's Wake is another bibliomystery and the sequel to Booked to Die. Denver rare bookman Cliff Janeway is back. This book is in near Fine condition with a bump to the lower right corner of the front board. The dust jacket is also near fine and only shows slight shelf-wear. It is not price-clipped. Mr. Dunning has inscribed this volume directly on the title page. It reads 'Best to You, Mike' and it is then signed. Collectors will actually learn something about the rare book business while reading about the adventures of Cliff Janeway in Mr. Dunning's books. We are pleased to send pictur... View More...
Here is the Advance Reading Copy of the bestselling "Bookman's Wake". It was published pre First edition.The Bookman's Wake is another bibliomystery and the sequel to Booked to Die. Denver rare bookman Cliff Janeway is back! This book is in excellent condition and it has never been read. This is also a great book to read. Collectors will actually learn something about the rare book business while reading about the adventures of Cliff Janeway in Mr. Dunning's books. They will also, of course, be highly entertained. If you are a booklover and have not read one of Dunning's bibliomysteries you ar... View More...
John Dunning's Two O'clock Eastern Wartime is an exciting departure from his highly acclaimed bibliomysteries. This beautiful book is in fine condition. The dust jacket is also perfect and it is not price-clipped. Mr. Dunning has signed the book directly on the title page and it is a fine signature. From the author of Booked To Die and The Bookman's Wake comes a riveting new thriller that takes us back to the summer of 1942, when radio was in its prime and when daylight savings time gave way to "wartime". It tells the story of an intense group of radio artists at WHAR, a station on the New Jer... View More...
John Dunning's latest book is an exciting departure from his highly acclaimed bibliomysteries. This Arc is in fine condition and is inscribed by the author "For Judith, Best Wishes" and then signed. From the author of Booked To Die and The Bookman's Wake come a riveting new thriller that takes us back to the summer of 1942, when radio was in its prime and when daylight savings time gave way to "wartime". It tells the story of an intense group of radio artists at WHAR, a station on the New Jersey coast. Into the community comes a thrilling mystery. Mr. Dunning was a Rare Book dealer in Denve... View More...
John Dunning's latest book is an exciting departure from his highly acclaimed bibliomysteries. This beautiful book is in fine condition. The dust jacket is also fine. This is the 'Fingerprint Edition'. There were 2500 Fingerprint copies printed. Each copy has one of Mr. Dunning's fingerprints in it on a special page that basically, but with humor, explains these books. This copy has Dunning's index fingerprint, which is said to have been 35% of the total printing. Mr. Dunning has signed the book directly on the fingerprint page. From the author of Booked To Die and The Bookman's Wake come a ri... View More...
John Dunning's latest book is an exciting departure from his highly acclaimed bibliomysteries. This beautiful book is in fine condition. The dust jacket is also fine. This is the "Fingerprint Edition". There were 2500 Fingerprint copies printed. Each copy has one of Mr. Dunning's fingerprints in it on a special page that basically, but with humor, explains these books. This copy has Dunning's ring fingerprint, which is said to have been 20% of the total printing making this one of the more difficult ones to find. Mr. Dunning has signed the book directly on the fingerprint page. From the autho... View More...
This beautiful book is in fine condition. The dust jacket is also Fine. This is the 'Fingerprint Edition'. There were 2500 Fingerprint copies printed. Each copy has one of Mr. Dunning's fingerprints in it on a special page that basically, but with humor, explains these books. This copy has Dunning's thumb fingerprint, which is said to have been 30% of the total printing. Mr. Dunning has signed the book directly on the fingerprint page. From the author of Booked To Die and The Bookman's Wake come a riveting new thriller that takes us back to the summer of 1942, when radio was in its prime and w... View More...
From the author of The Name of the Rose and Foucault's Pendulum, this First trade US edition is in Very Fine condition. It was published by Harcourt and Brace in 1994. This novel is a romance of navigation and science in the mid-seventeenth century. This author is a giant of serious modern literature and is a true pleasure to read. We are pleased to send pictures on request. View More...
This is a most interesting two volume set. It was published in 1889 and contains lyrics from all the way back to the revolutionary war. Later the two volumes were combined into one. This is the original format.This is the First edition and the two volumes are bound in a highly decorated cloth with gilt decorations both on part of the boards and on the spines. The books reside in a custom slipcase that was made for them and they make a great presentation. Each volume has its own mylar wrapper within the case. There is a previous owner's signature on the ffep (Front free endpaper) of both volume... View More...
George Eliot was one of our finest 19th century novelists. She was also responsible for Silas Marner as well as The Mill on the Floss. The is a gorgeous three volume set of the First edition of Felix Holt: The Radical. The volumes are in half-leather over marbled boards and the endpapers are marbled as well. The spines are finely and intricately decorated in gilt and all of the edges are marbled. The textblocks are absolutely clean with no foxing and the book is printed on woven paper. There is a very small bit of soiling to the half-title and the verso of the ffep in volume two but it does no... View More...
First American edition of T.S. Eliots verse play. The book is in very good condition but the ffep is missing (blank page at the front of a book). The dustjacket is in Very Good - condition with some wear and a tear to the lower right corner of the back panel. However it is not price-clipped. This work is considered to be a masterpiece by many afficionados of poetry and drama. A nice copy. View More...
This is the First edition of this title and it is a hardcover advance review copy with a review slip from the publisher laid in. The book is in Fine condition with clean boards, bright lettering on the spine and blindstamping on the front board. The lower right corner of the front board is very slightly bumped. The dustjacket is in at least Very Good condition and it is not price-clipped. There is very light soiling to the front and rear panels and the spine panel is lightly chipped at the top and there is a chip to the bottom of the panel that is about a quarter inch. The front and rear insid... View More...
Here is a Fine copy of a wonderful novel. The book's condition is excellent as is its dustjacket. This book is absolutely clean and new. The dustjacket is not price-clipped. After Life is the story of Naomi Ash who lives in the town of "Train Line", a lake community in Western New York State. "Train Line" is home to mediums and spiritualists, table levitators and professional clairvoyants. A place where "message services" lure tourists during the season and "psychic faires" at the local Holiday Inn help to meet ends over the long, icy winters. "Train Line" is where Naomi lives, where she came ... View More...
Harlan Ellison is an amazingly prolific writer in both the science fiction and the mystery and suspense genres. This volume is in Fine condition and it is signed by Mr. Ellison directly on the title page. Spider Kiss is a tough-minded suspense novel about the early days of rock'n'roll and this novel has endured. It was originally published in paperback in 1961 and since then the novel has become something of a cult icon. The story has been flippantly called a 'Horatio Alger from Hell' tale where the 'poor boy from the country makes good in the city' story is reversed and coated with the pervas... View More...
