Here is a beautiful advance reading copy of Gail Godwin's 1999 Evensong. Gail Godwin has received a Guggenheim Fellowship and the 1981 Award in Literature from the National Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. Three of her critically acclaimed novels were nominated for the National Book Award. She is a New York Times Bestselling author and this particular work is a wonderful example of her uncanny ability to touch the very core of human experience. Near fine copy of the Advance Reading copy. In Mylar cover for protection with Very minor soiling to fore-edge. There are no creases to the s... View More...
The Stone Circle is a Supernatural tale of an archeological dig in Boston Harbor which unearths what may be an ancient celtic spiritual site. Gary Goshgarian is also the author of Rough Beast. He has signed this book directly on the title page. Mystery and suspense author Robert B.Parker has said that "If you love Stephen King and Dean Koontz, you'll love The Stone Circle". Both the book and the dustjacket are in Fine condition and the dustjacket is not price-clipped. This is a great story and a very different kind of novel.We are happy to send pictures on request. View More...
Here is the second Dallas O'Connor mystery from the skilled and perceptive hand of Chloe Green. Dallas is a tall blonde Texan with an eye for quality and a taste for the offbeat. She has a great reputation in the Fashion ad business but lately she is also earning a name as a savvy sleuth with an eye for solving the most baffling mysteries. This book is in As New condition and was signed for me personally at the Texas Festival of the Book in November of last year. The signature is directly on the title page. The dust jacket is also As New and is in Very fine condition. We are happy to send pic... View More...
This most important book is brand new and still in the original publisher's shrinkwrap. It is the Authoritative bibliography of the Works of James A. Michener and it is indispensable for the collector of James Michener books. You really cannot collect Michener unless you have this reference to verify First edition status and use exact descriptions of each title to identify the book correctly. It covers each book that Michener published in the order that they were published. It covers descriptive bibliographies of First editions as well as first printings and subsequent publications. It covers ... View More...
Jane Haddam's stylishly written novels featuring Gregor Demarkian, retired chief of the FBI's Behavioral Sciences Unit, have delighted an ever-increasing number of readers over the years. This novel is her most compeeling crime novel to date. It is an exploration of how the past affects the present and the twisted workings of the human psyche. This book is in Very Fine condition and has never been read. It is signed by Jane Haddam on the half-title page. A compelling crime novel and another Gregor Demarkian book. This is the author's eighteenth novel. We are pleased to send pictures on reques... View More...
From the author of 'Airport' and 'Hotel' among other great catastrophe books, here is the proof copy of 'Overload'. Proof copies are published before the first edition and in very limited quantities. Therefore they are always more scarce than the first edition. This copy also has a letter from the publisher laid-in. This is another cool disaster novel about a total, and maybe permanent, power outage. I have not read the book but in reading the publishers description of it I think that it sounds like a lot of fun! The original publisher's sticker is attached to the front of the proof. The title... View More...
This is a Very interesting book that was written before 1899 and covers the Boer war in South Africa. The Front board is illustrated in color and shows rubbing. Spine panel shows much rubbing to the top and less so to the rest of the panel. Binding is slightly loose and the title page as well as the dedication page have become detached from it but this would be very easy to repair. Otherwise the book is holding well and it is well illustrated. There are many attitudes and statements in the book that today we would call Very incorrect politically but these things are enlightening as to the atti... View More...
Hannibal Lecter is back! This volume is a Fine copy of the First edition and First printing of 'Hannibal'. The book looks brand new and it has never been read. Published in 1999, this book can be hard to find in great condition. This novel was one of the most eagerly anticipated literary events of the last decade. 'Silence of the Lambs' rocketed to bestseller status as did this novel. Thomas harris takes us once again into the mind of a killer, crafting a chilling portrait of insidiously evolving evil. The book is a masterpiece of psychological suspense. We are pleased to send pictures on requ... View More...
In this, the third Hannibal Lecter novel, Dr. Lecter is back and he has some new and creative ideas! This is the United Kingdom first edition and first printing. The volume showing some very light toning and light shelf-wear with a bit of staining to the fore-edge. There is a very slight lean to the book. It really does not detract. Folks, if you have not read this book, and have only seen the movie, you are in for a major surprise at the end of the story. Apparently the film people never even considered putting the ending of the book into the movie. I suppose they thought that the book's endi... View More...
This is the First Edition and First printing of the novel that introduced Hannibal Lechter to the world. It is the first in the series that was continued with Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal,and Hannibal Rising. It was made into a film quite some time ago called "Manhunter" and it was made into another film called "Red Dragon". The movie starred Anthony Hopkins as the lovable Dr. Lechter. This is a difficult book to find in collector's condition. This copy is in Near Fine condition. It is unread.The dustjacket is also in near fine condition with the tiniest bit of shelfwear to the extreme botto... View More...
Here is an outstanding copy of the First edition and Second printing of 'Septimius Felton, or The Elixir of Life There were only 3000 copies of this title printed on June 24,1872 which included this printing and the first printing. There are no records to show when the type was corrected during the printing, so we presume that the book with the correction is the second printing and was printed on the same day. The only difference between the first printing and the second is that on page 42, line 18 there is the word "it" in the second printing. In the first printing which I also have available... View More...
Here is an outstanding copy of the First edition and First printing of Septimius Felton. There were only 3000 copies of this book printed on June 24,1872. Hawthorne had left this book incomplete, in two drafts, at his death. Una, Hawthorne's daughter, and the poet and friend of Hawthorne's, Robert Browning, prepared the first draft for the 1872 publication. The novel is considered to be a "fragmentary" novel and is part of The Elixer of Life manuscripts which were first published in complete form in 1977. In this book Hawthorne explores themes of immortality and it is a wonderful story. This v... View More...
Near Fine edition of Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic. The book is near fine with a few light spots to the red top coating of the book. This is hard to see and does not really detract. There is some wear to slipcase and a very small tear of the paper at the top right corner of the opening. There is light sunning to the spine. There were only 1500 copies of this edition printed in 1966 of which this is number 1149. It was printed at the Stinehour Press. The illustrations were drawn by Valenti Angelo and the volume is signed by him on the colophon. A great classic in a very lovely format. The Limit... View More...
When Joseph Heller passed away some time ago we lost one of our most original literary voices. This beautiful Limited First Edition from the author of Catch 22 is in near fine condition. Square corners, clean, tight and crisp. It was published by the Knopf in 1984 and has become quite scarce. It is bound in a Beautiful Rainbow cloth. The dustjacket is in Fine condition with no rips or creases. It is housed in a decorative slipcase that is also near fine. The case shows very minor soiling and a bit of toning from age. This edition was Limited to 350 copies of which this is #225. A beautiful Sig... View More...
This volume is a Limited First Edition in fine unread condition that was published in 1976 by Simon and Schuster. There were 500 copies of this book printed of which this is #60. This item is striking in every way. The book is housed in a very bright yellow slipcase that is printed on both sides . The slipcase is in excellent condition and only shows some slight shelf wear to the very bottom of the box. The book itself is bound in decorated cloth and has the stars of the American Flag on both the front and back covers. It is tight and clean. In Good As Gold Joseph Heller did for the White Hous... View More...
Now, more than Fifty years after Catch-22 exploded into the world's consciousness Heller has decided to show us his life. Here in his Coney Island childhood, down the block from what was the world's most famous amusement park. It was the height of the depression, it was a fatherless family, yet little Joey Heller had a terrific time on the boardwalk, in the ocean (dangerously out of his depth), playing follow-the-leader in and out of local bars and even in school. Then a series of jobs, the Air Force, college, and then the spectacular success of Catch-22 launching one of the great literary car... View More...
This is the story of Joseph Heller's struggle against Guillain-Barre syndrome.The book is in Very Near Fine condition and appears to have never been read. The textblock is clean and the binding is tight. The front lower corner of the front board is slightly bumped with a much smaller corresponding bump to the outer right corner of the rear board. The dustjacket is also Near Fine with the slightest hint of a crease to the extreme top of the front inner flap. It is virtually unnoticeable. The dustjacket is not price-clipped. Joseph Heller, author of Catch-22, Something Happenned, Good as Gold, a... View More...
With the death of Joseph Heller in 1999 America lost one of it most beloved authors. This is an excellent copy of the First Edition of Something Happened, Joseph Heller's first novel after Catch-22. The book is in at least Very Good+ condition with just a hint of wear to the bottom edge and a touch of fading to the very extreme top of the boards. The text block is absolutely clean and the binding is tight. The red coating on the top edge, which so often is seen in a mottled state with this title, is almost perfect. All corners are square. The dustjacket is Very Good+ with no rips or tears and ... View More...
Uncorrected proofs in near fine condition. Mr. Hersey, the son of a china missionary, drew on the journals and correspondence of his parents to weave the tale of the fictional David Treadup who has answered the call to spread Christianity among the Chinese people. This is historical fiction at its best. A truly epic tale of some 700 pages. Very near fine with very minor soiling to the wrap. We are happy to send pictures on request. View More...
True first edition in as new, unread condition. The signed first is from the Franklin Library and is bound in full leather with decorative gilt gracing both covers as well as the spine. All of the volumes edges are gilt and the spine has lovely raised hubs. The endpapers are marbled. A satin ribbon bookmark is attached. The book has only been opened to verify the signature. Mr. Hersey, the son of a china missionary, drew on the journals and correspondence of his parents to weave the tale of the fictional David Treadup who has answered the call to spread Christianity among the Chinese people. T... View More...
