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First Edition of A Dance with Dragons; Signed by George R.R. Martin
MARTIN, George R.R.
A Dance with Dragons.
New York: Bantam, 2011.
First edition of the fifth novel in the author's classic series. Octavo, original half boards, illustrated endpapers. Signed by the George R.R. Martin on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by David Stevenson. Jacket illustration by Larry Rostant.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 125854
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“IT IS A GREAT MISFORTUNE TO BE ALONE, MY FRIENDS; AND IT MUST BE BELIEVED THAT SOLITUDE CAN QUICKLY DESTROY REASON": First American edition of Jules Verne's The Mysterious Island
VERNE, Jules.
The Mysterious Island: Wrecked in the Air.
New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1875.
First American edition, first English language edition in book form, and first authorized edition of the first part of the crossover sequel to Verne's famous Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas and In Search of the Castaways. Slim octavo, original green cloth decorated in gilt, with forty-eight illustrations. Scribner Armstrong published this slim, double-column volume at the end of October 1874, both in wrappers (now exceedingly rare) and cloth, as here. The book was announced as about to be published on October 24th, it was copyrighted on the 26thm and two deposit copies were received on the 31st. Meanwhile, Henry…
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 128454
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FIRST EDITION OF THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY: Screenplay; Inscribed by Anthony Minghella
HIGHSMITH, Patricia.
The Talented Mr. Ripley.
New York: Hyperion Books , 1999.
First edition of the screenplay of this classic work. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For John, with best wishes, Anthony Minghella." In near fine condition.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 121468
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First Edition of Don Winslow's acclaimed The Power of the Dog; Signed by Him
WINSLOW, Don.
The Power of the Dog.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf , 2005.
First edition of the first novel in Winslow's acclaimed The Power of the Dog trilogy. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Don Winslow in the year of publication on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 124988
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A fine collection of five first editions of Evelyn Anthony Novels
ANTHONY, Evelyn.
Evelyn Anthony First Edition Collection. Including: The Poellenberg Inheritance, The Persian Ransom, The Return, The Company of Saints, and Voices on the Wind.
London: Hutchinson, 1972-1985.
A fine collection of five first editions of Evelyn Anthony novels. Octavo, original cloth, 5 volumes. The collection includes: The Poellenberg Inheritance (1972), The Persian Ransom (1975), The Return (1978), The Company of Saints (1983), and Voices on the Wind (1985). Each volume is near fine to fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 119088
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"All tales may come true": First Edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's Tree and Leaf
TOLKIEN, J.R.R.
Tree and Leaf.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1965.
First edition of this work by the author of The Lord of the Rings. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. From the library of bookplate noted zoologist and marine biologist James Glen Mead with his bookplate to the front pastedown; brief gift inscription on front endpaper. Jacket design by Robert Quackenbush. An exceptional example.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 137804
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"A man in search of a magician": First Edition of Anthony Burgess' Earthly Powers; Warmly inscribed by Him
BURGESS, Anthony.
Earthly Powers.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1980.
First edition of this epic masterpiece by the author of A Clockwork Orange, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Jose Matos, A man in search of a magician Anthony Burgess." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of wear to the spine. Jacket design by One Plus One Studio.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 115443
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“The more bare a life is, the more we fear change"; First Edition of Graham Greene's A Burnt-Out Case
GREENE, Graham .
A Burnt-Out Case.
London: Heinemann, 1961.
First edition of this Greene novel set in a leproserie on the upper reaches of a tributary of the Congo River in Africa. Octavo, original cloth. Small name to the front free endpaper, near fine in a fine dust jacket. Dust jacket design by Lacey Everett. An exceptional example.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 104522
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First Edition of Martin Cruz Smith's Gorky Park; Signed by Him
SMITH, Martin Cruz.
Gorky Park.
New York: Random House, 1981.
First edition of the first book in the series featuring the character Arkady Renko. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Martin Cruz Smith on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Don Munso. Jacket photograph by Don Banks.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 118731
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"WORLD REVOLUTION OR WORLD DESTRUCTION": H.G. Wells The Fate of Homo Sapiens in the rare original dust jacket
WELLS, H.G.
The Fate of Homo Sapiens.
London: Secker & Warburg, 1939.
Early printing of this work by the author of Invisible Man. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon in this condition.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 118627
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Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park and The Lost World; Signed twice by Iconic Designer Chip Kidd
CRICHTON, Michael.
Jurassic Park and The Lost World.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995.
Early printing of this classic two works. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Signed twice by jacket designer, once on the front panel and again on the copyright page. In fine condition.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 132541
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First Edition of How Did We Find Out About Germs; Inscribed by Isaac Asimov
ASIMOV, Isaac.
How Did We Find Out About Germs.
New York: Walker and Company, 1974.
First edition of this work by the award-winning writer. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author opposite the title page, "For Allen and Andrew Isaac Asimov." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Illustrated by David Wood.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 129739
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"The way I see it, we all have a dream of ourselves, that we could be more than we are": First Edition of The Tailor of Panama; Signed by John Le Carre
LE CARRE, John.
The Tailor of Panama.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1996.
First edition of this "tour de force in which almost every convention of the classic spy novel is violated" (The New York Times). Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Boldly signed by John le Carre on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 136849
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Signed limited First Edition of William Gibson's Neuromancer
GIBSON, William.
Neuromancer.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2015.
Signed limited first edition of this classic novel, which went on to win the Hugo, the Nebula, and the Philip K. Dick Award. Octavo, bound in full leather, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, raised bands, all edges gilt, silk endpapers, ribbon bound in. Boldly signed by William Gibson. With a new introduction by Gibson and an afterword by Jack Womack. In fine condition.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 125311
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First Edition of Jack Vance's The Dragon Masters; Inscribed by Him
VANCE, Jack.
The Dragon Masters.
London: Dennis Dobson, 1965.
First British and first hardcover edition of the author's work which won the 1963 Hugo Award for best novella. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by Jack Vance on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine jacket with light rubbing to the crown of the spine.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 1163
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Rare postcard signed by great spy novelist John Le Carre
LE CARRE, John. [David Cornwell].
John le Carre Signed Postcard.
Wien: Boomerang Cards, .
Austrian postcard signed by great spy novelist John le Carre. Featuring a black and white photograph of Le Carre, the postcard measures 5.75 by 4 inches. In near fine condition.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 131490
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First edition of Mystery Writers of America presents Ice Cold: Tales of Intrigue from the Cold War; signed by 16 contributing authors
BENSON, Raymond; Alan Cook; Jeffery Deaver; Vicki Doudera; Brendan DuBois; Joseph Finder; et al.
Mystery Writers of America Presents Ice Cold: Tales of Intrigue from the Cold War.
New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2014.
First edition of this fine collection of twenty masterful tales of suspense and intrigue. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by 16 contributing authors on the half-title page including: Raymond Benson, Alan Cook, Jeffery Deaver, Vicki Doudera, Brendan DuBois, Joseph Finder, Katia Lief, Laura Lippman, Gayle Lynds, Robert Mangeot, Katherine Neville, T. Jefferson Parker, John C. Sheldon, Jonathan Stone, Gigi Vernon, and Joseph Wallace. Edited by Jeffery Deaver and Raymond Benzon. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Christine Foltzer.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 124940
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First Edition of James Clavell's Whirlwind; Signed by Him
CLAVELL, James.
Whirlwind.
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1986.
First edition of this novel in Clavell's Asian Saga. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by James Clavell on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 132390
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FIRST EDITION OF GRAHAM GREENE'S THE HEART OF THE MATTER
GREENE, Graham.
The Heart of the Matter.
New York: The Viking Press, 1948.
First American edition of what many consider the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 131747
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"My name? If you knew that, you'd be as clever as me": First Edition of Layer Cake; Signed by J.J. Connelly in the year of Publication
CONNOLLY, J.J.
Layer Cake.
London: Duckworth , 2000.
First edition of this work, basis for the film bearing the same name starring Daniel Craig. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued. Signed and dated by the author on the title page in the year of publication. In near fine condition with light rubbing.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 5856
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"Faster than a speeding bullet - more powerful than a locomotive...": First edition of Les Daniels' Superman: The Golden Age; signed twice by art director and designer Chip Kidd
DANIELS, Les. [Chip Kidd].
Superman: The Golden Age. In Color!
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1999.
First edition of the early history of the first popular superhero, Superman. Royal octavo, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Signed on the title page and rear jacket flap by art director and designer Chip Kidd. Photographs by Geoff Spear. Art direction and design by Chip Kidd. Design assistance by Chin-Yee Lai. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd. Jacket photographs by Geoff Spear. Front Jacket art by Fred Ray. Back jacket art by H. J. Ward. Author photograph by Beth Gwinn.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 126730
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“I guess you could call it a failure, but I prefer the term learning experience": Signed limited First Edition of Andy Weir's The Martian
WEIR, Andy.
The Martian.
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 2016.
Signed limited first edition of this modern science fiction classic, basis for the 2015 film directed by Ridley Scott starring Academy Award-winning actor Matt Damon. Octavo, bound in full leather, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, all edges gilt, silk endpapers, ribbon bound in. Boldly signed by Andy Weir. Map by Fred Haynes. In fine condition.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 135213
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First Edition of Edmund C. Bentley's Trent's Last Case
BENTLEY, Edmund C.
Trent’s Last Case.
London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, n.d. [c. 1913].
First edition of Bentley's groundbreaking detective novel, "one of the three best detective stories ever written" (Agatha Christie). Octavo, original publisher's cloth with gilt titles to the spine, pictorial endpapers, frontispiece in color. In very good condition. Small bookplate and ownership inscription. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 137405
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"The whole thing was an affair of misty shadows": First edition of H. G. Wells' The Food of the Gods and How it Came to Earth
WELLS, H.G.
The Food of the Gods and How it Came to Earth.
London: Macmillan and Co, 1904.
First edition of Wells' satiric utopian novel. Octavo, original blind-stamped green cloth, gilt titles to the spine and front panel. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities.
Price: $275.00 Item Number: 95220