From the author of 'The Hunt for Red October' and other great adventure story.First edition of this Clancy classic. Book is Very Good with a perfectly clean textblock. Dustjacket is also Very Good. This is another Tom Clancy adventure thriller. It is from the time that Tom Clancy actually wrote his own books. A great plot and a compelling read. View More...
Joseph Conrad was truly one of the giants of literature in the 20th century. His novels Lord Jim and Heart Of Darkness are both literary landmarks. Mr. Conrad was a Master Mariner and his seafaring novels are marked by a distinctive prose style and are compounds of biting realism and Romanticism. He was considered to be a genius in the creation of atmosphere and character. This book is in beautiful unrestored condition. The book is bound in a a fine dark blue book cloth with gilt decoration. All the lettering on the spine is readable and the book is tight and clean. The book shows some minor s... View More...
Robin Cook is the author of many Medical suspense novels and Shock is another fine example of his talent at work. Two women who are grad students respond to a campus newspaper ad that promises to solve their financial problems. The advertiser is an exclusive, highly profitable fertility clinic that is willing to pay top dollar to a few attractive, slim, athletic Ivy-League egg donors. With the money from the clinic the women's circumstances change dramatically. They splurge on an extended trip to Venice. When they return they cannot resist the urge to check out the fate of their donated eggs a... View More...
From the author of "The Ipcress File" and "Funeral in Berlin" comes another great book by the master of the Spy Novel, this is the first book of Deighton's Hook, Line, and Sinker trilogy in rare proof format. Fine Proof copy published before the First edition. Very slight toning to the rear wraps. Proofs are printed before the First edition in very limited quantities and are always more rare than the First edition. As are most proofs, this book is in Trade Paperback format. Any novel by Mr. Deighton will carry you along with a feeling of suspense that is astonishing. His proofs are quite scarc... View More...
From the author of "Great Jones Street" and "The Body Artist" comes a truly monumental work of modern literature. Underworld has been described as Don Delillo's greatest and most powerful work of fiction. The Proof is in Very Good Plus to Near Fine condition and shows only a few creases to the spine showing that someone read the beginning of the proof. The book is protected by a clear mylar bookcovering. Otherwise it is clean and tight. This is a large work of 827 pages. Mr. Delillo is the author of eleven novels and he has won the National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction. He... 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...
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...
This little book is very interesting for those interested in Nathaniel Hawthorne and his life and works. It was written by James Fields who In 1839 joined William Ticknor and became junior partner in the publishing and bookselling firm known after 1846 as Ticknor and Fields, the publishers of most of Hawthorne's novels, After 1868 the publisher was known as Fields, Osgood & Company also a major publisher of Hawthorne. With this company, Fields was the publisher of leading contemporary American writers, with whom he was on terms of close personal friendship. Hawthone was one of these friends. I... View More...
This is Robert Flynn's eighth novel and it is a terrific story. This volume is an uncorrected Galley Proof and is bound in wraps(large trade paperback). Proofs are published in very small quantities and their purpose is to allow the author and the publisher to check for any changes that are needed before the publication of the First edition. The Proof precedes the First edition and is much more scarce. This volume is in at least Very Good condition. There is a small turned corner on the bottom rear outside of the wrap but it has flattened out and is hardly noticeable. There are no creases to t... View More...
Maurice Girodias has been alternately described as the 'old king of porn' and the 'Lenin of the sexual revolution'. In truth he has been one of the most important behind-the-scenes figures in the history of modern literature. Girodias was the founder of the Olympia Press, the Paris publishing house to which so many talented twentieth-century writers gravitated when their works were considered too scandalous for everyone else. Anyone who knows the Olympia Press understands its importance in 20th century literature. This book is a first edition and first printing. It was Girodias who through muc... View More...
Julian Hawthorne was the son of Nathaniel Hawthorne and also a writer. He authored 'Bressant' and a number of other fiction and non-fiction works. I believe this to be the second printing of this two volume biography. It is dated 1885 on the title page and 1884 on the copyright page. The books are in at least very good condition. The books have very lightly bumped corners except for the rear board of volume two. There is slight toning to the text but it is quite light and there is no foxing. The spines show some shelf-wear at the tops and the bottoms. There are some very small chips to the lab... View More...
Here is the Beautiful First English edition of The Wonder Book. The First American edition was published by Ticknor, Reed and Fields on November 15th, 1851 and this First English edition was published by Henry G. Bohn on December 22nd, 1851, less than a month later. So although the title page reads 1852 this is actually an 1851 printing. This copy is in the special "Gift" binding with fine blindstamping to the red boards and a wonderful gilt decoration to the front board. The gilt decoration and lettering on the spine is somewhat faded but it can be easily read. There have been very minor repa... 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...
This is a Fine Proof copy of The Fourth Hand. The text is absolutely clean and there is only a very slight 'curling' of the outer wraps. The inner wraps shop the original cover of the first edition. This novel is from John Irving, one of our most important writers and also the author of the 'Rabbit' books as well as 'The Cider House Rules' and 'The World According to Garp'. Proofs are printed before the First edition in very limited quantities and are always more rare than the First edition. Tight and unread. Very, very little shelfwear. From a great American author. This is an unusual work. W... View More...
This is an Uncorrected Manuscript of John Kaye's wonderful novel 'Stars Screaming'. It preceded the first edition and was printed in a very small printing. The uncorrected manuscript is created so that the author and publisher can make any needed changes before publication and thus is much more rare than the first edition. The book is in at least Very Good+ condition. It is bound in bright yellow wraps and the corners are all square. There are no creases to the spine panel. This is the premier novel of Mr. Kaye and it is a winner. It is an unsparing and sensual novel about lost dreams and unre... View More...
For all of the fans of "Lake Wobegon" both on radio and in print, here is a lovely second printing of WLT: A Radio Romance.The book is in very fine condition as is the dustjacket, which is price-clipped. The book is signed directly on the page before the half-title which contains a publisher's imprint. In the spring of 1926, two brothers, Ray and Roy, plunge into radio and start station WLT (With Lettuce and Tomato). It is an inspired effort to rescue their failing restaurant and become the Sandwich Kings of South Minneapolis. This is an enjoyable and very funny book. A real pleasure to read. ... View More...
Here is the first American edition of Rudyard Kiplings 'The Five Nations'. Published in 1903 by Doubleday this volume is in excellent condition. The green coloring of the boards is still rich and the gilt lettering is bright. The top edge is also gilt. There is a gift inscription on the ffep that is dated 1904. The inside front hinge is beginning to loosen but this could be easily repaired with a strip of archival tape. There is a small bit of scratching to the back board but it really is minor. This book contains many of the wonderful poems of Rudyard Kipling in their first appearance in prin... 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...
These four volumes are bound in full green calfskin with gilt decoration on all boards as well as the spine. The endpapers are marbled and all edges are marbled as well. There are only a few spots of foxing in the four volumes and the textblock is clean and unmarred. The books are presented in a green leather slipcase that matches the bindings of the books and the slipcase is internally trimmed with high-quality red leather to emulate the marbling on the endpapers and edges. The books are 12mo. There are fine inserted illustrative plates throughout the books and the books make a remarkable pre... View More...
