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"Wit beyond measure is a man's greatest treasure": First American Edition of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; Signed by J.K. Rowling
ROWLING, J.K.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
New York: Scholastic Press, 2003.
First American edition of the fifth novel in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Series. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Illustrated by Mary Grandpre. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Mary GrandPre. Jacket design by Mary GrandPre and David Snyder. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 134682
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FIRST ENGLISH EDITIONS OF EACH VOLUME IN GEORGE R.R. MARTIN'S ACCLAIMED GAME OF THRONES SERIES
MARTIN, George R.R.
A Song of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones; A Clash of Kings; A Storm of Swords; A Feast for Crows; A Dance with Dragons.
London: Harper Collins, 1996-2011.
First English editions of each volume in George R.R. Martin's acclaimed Game of Thrones series. Octavo, 5 volumes, original cloth. Each volume is fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket artwork by Jim Burns and Larry Rostant.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 135214
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First edition of Mind of My Mind; inscribed by Octavia E. Butler
BUTLER, Octavia E.
Mind of My Mind.
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1977.
First edition of Butler's second book; the chilling "pre-sequel" to Patternmaster. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Ron Keep Reading Octavia E. Butler." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Jacket design by Jan Esteves.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 134199
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"Jabba's put a price on your head, so large that every bounty hunter in the galaxy will be looking for you": Rare large format photograph from the filming of the first Star Wars film; signed by Harrison Ford and inscribed by Paul Blake
[FORD, Harrison and Paul Blake].
Harrison Ford Signed Star Wars Photograph.
Rare large format black and white photograph signed by Harrison Ford and lengthily inscribed by Paul Blake, "Going somewhere Solo? You should have paid him when you had the chance. Jabba's put a price on your head, so large that every bounty hunter in the galaxy will be looking for you. I'm lucky I found you first. Jabba's through with you. He has no time for smugglers who drop their shipments at the first sign of an Imperial cruiser. I've been looking forward to killing you for a long time. Paul Blake Greedo Star Wars 1977." As Star Wars fans…
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 130520
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First Edition of Len Deighton's The Ipcress File; Inscribed by Him
DEIGHTON, Len.
The Ipcress File.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1963.
First American edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original black cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Harry Tomb Len Deighton." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Raymond Hawkey. Housed in an elaborate half morocco clamshell box mimicking the front panel of the dust jacket. From the library of bibliophile Donald Drapkin with his bookplate. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 96914
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“All men, however highly educated, retain some superstitious inklings": First Edition of H.G. Wells The Invisible Man
WELLS, H.G.
The Invisible Man.
London: C. Arthur Pearson Limited, 1897.
First edition, first issue, with the title page printed in orange and black and pages 247 and 248 being publisher's ads. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition with some light shelfwear. An exceptional example.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 109221
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“Never send a man where you can send a bullet": First Edition of Ian Fleming's For Your Eyes Only
FLEMING, Ian.
For Your Eyes Only.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1960.
First edition of the eighth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear Jacket design by Richard Chopping. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 132519
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"Tarzan of the Apes found many things to puzzle his young head": First Edition of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Jungle Tales of Tarzan; Inscribed by him to his brother-in-law Eddie Gilbert
BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice.
Jungle Tales of Tarzan.
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co, 1919.
First edition of the sixth book in Burroughs' epic Tarzan series. Octavo, original orange cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Edward Gilbert Best Wishes Always, Edgar Rice Burroughs. The recipient, Edward Gilbert was the brother of Burroughs' second wife and silent film actress Florence Gilbert. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition with some chipping and loss to the crown and foot of the spine. Rare and desirable signed by Burroughs.
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 96781
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"Time is life itself, and life resides in the human heart": First Edition of Michael Ende's The Grey Gentlemen; Signed by Him
ENDE, Michael .
The Grey Gentlemen [Momo].
London: Burke Books, 1974.
First edition in English of "one of the most remarkable novels of the late twentieth century" (Linda Goodhew). Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Michael Ende on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated by Frances Lobb. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 102633
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"Rebus, unable to move, decided it was safe to go to sleep now": First Edition of Knots & Crosses; Signed by Ian Rankin
RANKIN, Ian.
Knots & Crosses.
London: Bodley Head, 1987.
First edition of the author's first Inspector Rebus mystery. Octavo, original red cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Rankin who has additionally added the words, "Rebus, unable to move, decided it was safe to go to sleep now." Rankin has also added his knots & crosses motif.
Price: $3,750.00 Item Number: 995
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“WICKEDLY CLEVER BRAIN-TICKLERS”: NEW YORK TRILOGY; SIGNED BY PAUL AUSTER IN ALL THREE VOLUMES
AUSTER, Paul.
The New York Trilogy: City of Glass. WITH: Ghosts. WITH: The Locked Room.
Los Angeles: Sun and Moon, 1985-86.
First editions of Paul Auster’s detective novels, each signed by him on the title page. Octavo, original cloth. City of Glass in first-state dust jacket, with no publisher’s device at spine foot. Each are signed by Paul Auster on the title page. Each are fine in a fine dust jackets. An exceptional set.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 93778
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"The magic is only in what books say, how they stitched the patches of the universe together into one garment for us": First British Edition of Fahrenheit 451; Inscribed by Ray Bradbury
BRADBURY, Ray.
Fahrenheit 451.
London: Rupert Hart Davis, 1954.
First British edition of one of the seminal works in the field of science fiction. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by Bradbury on the front free endpaper, "MAC! Ray Bradbury 6/12/88." Contemporary inscription, near fine in a fine unfaded dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Illustrated by Joe Mugnaini. A superior example.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 92790
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“He says that courage is a capital sum reduced by expenditure": First Edition of Ian Fleming’s Dr. No
FLEMING, Ian.
Dr. No.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1958.
First edition in the first-issue dust jacket with Fleming's name printed in black on the spine of the sixth Bond thriller, first state binding (Gilbert's variant A), without the "Honeychile" silhouette; the silhouette was later added to bring it in line with other titles in the series which bore designs on the front board. Octavo, original black cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing to the extremities. Jacket design by Pat Marriott. A very sharp example.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 99342
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Rare first edition of Octavia Butler's Kindred
BUTLER, Octavia E.
Kindred.
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1979.
First edition of Butler's bestselling novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a good dust jacket with loss to the rear panel. Jacket illustration by Larry Schwinger. Jacket typography by Elizabeth Levine. First editions of this classic Butler novel are difficult to find.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 125900
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First American Edition of Call For the Dead; Lengthily Inscribed by John Le Carre
LE CARRE, John.
Call For The Dead.
New York: Walker and Company, 1962.
First American edition of le Carre's first book, which introduced the world to the recurring protagonist, George Smiley. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Patrick Christopher, Celia and Greg from John le Carre aka David Corwell with all good wishes, this flawed but engaging first born! Cornwall 9 March 92." Near fine in an excellent dust jacket with a few small closed tears and wear. Rare and desirable with le Carre using his real name.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 92265
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“YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE: ONCE WHEN YOU ARE BORN AND ONCE WHEN YOU LOOK DEATH IN THE FACE”: COMPLETE SET OF IAN FLEMING'S JAMES BOND NOVELS
FLEMING, Ian.
Complete Set of 14 First Edition James Bond Novels [In Facsimile]: Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds are Forever, From Russia with Love, Dr. No, Goldfinger, For Your Eyes Only (short stories including A View to a Kill and Quantum of Solace), Thunderball, The Spy Who loved Me, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, You Only Live Twice, The Man with the Golden Gun, Octopussy and The Living Daylights.
Shelton, CT: First Edition Library, .
Octavo, 14 volumes, original cloth. Exact facsimiles of the Jonathan Cape first editions. Each are fine in a slipcases.
Price: $3,250.00 Item Number: 59007
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“Karma is the beginning of knowledge. Next is patience": First Edition of James Clavell's Shogun; Lengthily Inscribed by him in the year of publication
CLAVELL, James.
Shogun.
New York: Atheneum, 1975.
First edition of the first chronological work in Clavell’s epic Asian series. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, "[Shogun] Be me--- (James C) for Jahan and Milly who made an hour pass so nicely. Thank you for your liking my work Best James C New York July 13th 1975." Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $3,200.00 Item Number: 132563
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“Love of life is born of the awareness of death, of the dread of it": First Edition of Ian Fleming's The Spy Who Loved Me
FLEMING, Ian.
The Spy Who Loved Me.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1962.
First edition of the ninth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear. Jacket design by Richard Chopping. An exceptional example.
Price: $3,200.00 Item Number: 131324
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First Edition of J.K. Rowling's first pseudonymous novel, The Cuckoo's Calling; Signed by Her
[ROWLING, J. K.] Robert Galbraith.
The Cuckoo’s Calling.
London: Sphere, 2013.
First edition of Rowling's first pseudonymous novel. Octavo, original boards. Signed on the title page as Robert Galbraith, with the hologram of authenticity from J.K. Rowling. Fine in a fine first issue dust jacket, which features a quote from Val McDermid on the front panel, and has quotes on the rear panel from Mark Billingham and Alex Gray. Jacket design by Sian Wilson. The first edition print run is estimated at 1,500 copies.
Price: $3,200.00 Item Number: 127604
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First Edition of Jules Verne's The Castle of the Carpathians
VERNE, Jules.
The Castle of the Carpathians.
London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1893.
Rare first edition of Verne's Gothic mystery novel that likely inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula. Octavo, original illustrated cloth, gilt titles to the spine and front panel, top edge gilt, pictorial endpapers, engraved frontispiece, illustrated with numerous engravings. In very good condition. Scarce and desirable.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 95153
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"Fear was good; fear was an ally; that every lawyer was afraid when he stood before a new jury and presented his case. It was okay to be afraid – just don’t show it": Signed Limited First Edition of John Grisham’s First Book A Time To Kill
GRISHAM, John.
A Time To Kill: Novel of Retribution.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1993.
Signed limited first edition of Grisham's first book, one of only 350 copies, this is number 76. Octavo, bound in original full leather. Signed by John Grisham. Fine in the original dust jacket, original slipcase. An exceptional example.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 124948
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First edition of Octavia E. Butler's Wild Seed; Signed by her
BUTLER, Octavia E.
Wild Seed.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1980.
First edition of the fourth book in the Patternist series. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Octavia E. Butler on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by John Cayea. Jacket Typography by Dennis McClellan. An exceptional example.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 127822
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Finely Bound Set of the Novels of Victor Hugo
HUGO, Victor.
The Novels of Victor Hugo.
Boston : Dana Estes, 1892.
The Illustrated Cabinet edition of the novels of Victor Hugo. Octavo, 12 volumes. Bound in three quarters navy blue morocco over blue cloth, elaborate gilt decorated spines with raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, with illustrated plates, frontispieces. In near fine condition. An exceptional set.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 105448
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First Edition of Graham Greene's It's a Battlefield' Inscribed by Him
GREENE, Graham.
It’s A Battlefield.
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1934.
First edition of this early novel by Greene. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Clive, affectionately. Graham.” The recipient Clive Francis is a British actor, known for his roles in Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange, Inspector Clouseau and The Crown and was a friend of Greene’s. In very good condition.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 107422
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First Edition of Dune Messiah; In exceptional condition
HERBERT, Frank.
Dune Messiah.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1969.
First edition of the second book in Herbert's classic Dune series. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Jacket painting by Jack Gaughan. Jacket photograph by George Westbeau. An exceptional example, rare in this condition.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 132311
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“A NATURAL HISTORY MUST BE A VAST COLLECTION OF RELIABLE FACTS— PLUS A PERSONALITY”: SETON’S LIVES OF GAME ANIMALS, WITH 1,500 ILLUSTRATIONS
SETON, Ernest Thompson.
Lives of Game Animals.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page, 1925-28.
Signed limited first edition, number 95 of only 177 sets, of Seton’s illustrated zoology of “land animals in America, north of the Mexican border,” with 1,500 illustrations and 50 maps showing distribution, signed by Seton on the frontispiece of Volume I. Large Quarto, four volumes, original brown and tan gilt-stamped cloth, top edges gilt. In very good condition.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 109233
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"Pretend to be good always, and even God will be fooled": First Edition of God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater; Signed by Kurt Vonnegut
VONNEGUT JR., Kurt.
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater or Pearls Before Swine.
New York: Holt, Rinehart, Winston, 1965.
First edition of the author's fifth novel, a classic satire, which introduces the reader to Kilgore Trout. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Kurt Vonnegut on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Murray Tinkelman. A very sharp example.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 135248
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"THERE IS A POINT OF NO RETURN, UNREMARKED AT THE TIME, IN MOST LIVES": FIRST EDITION OF THE COMEDIANS; INSCRIBED BY GRAHAM GREENE
GREENE, Graham.
The Comedians.
London: The Bodley Head, 1966.
First edition of this novel set in Haiti under the rule of "Papa Doc" Duvalier, which explores the political suppression and terrorism through the figure of an English hotel owner, Brown. Octavo, original green cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Clive from Graham Greene." Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. Jacket design by Ivan Lapper. Housed in a custom clamshell box.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 98568
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First Edition of George Lucas' THX 1138; Inscribed by Him
LUCAS, George.
THX 1138.
New York: Ballantine Books, 1971.
First edition of this work by George Lucas. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in a contemporary hand, "For Bob George Lucas." The recipient was Lucas' postmaster. In near fine condition. Based on the Original Screenplay by George Lucas and Walter Murch. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 130483
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"Wit beyond measure is a man's greatest treasure": First Edition of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; Signed by 10 Harry Potter actors from the film
ROWLING, J.K.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
London : Bloomsbury, 2003.
First edition of the fifth novel in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Series, signed by 10 Harry Potter actors. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Signed by Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Alan Rickman, Imelda Staunton, Fiona Shaw, Bonnie Wright and Miranda Richardson, among others. Fine in a fine dust jacket. A unique example.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 133897
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"THERE IS A POINT OF NO RETURN, UNREMARKED AT THE TIME, IN MOST LIVES": FIRST EDITION OF THE COMEDIANS; INSCRIBED BY GRAHAM GREENE
GREENE, Graham.
The Comedians.
London: The Bodley Head, 1966.
First edition of this novel set in Haiti under the rule of "Papa Doc" Duvalier, which explores the political suppression and terrorism through the figure of an English hotel owner, Brown. Octavo, original green cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Charles from Graham Greene." Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Jacket design by Ivan Lapper.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 131681
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Bentley Motors Special Series limited edition of Ian Fleming’s first book Casino Royale; Signed by Stirling Moss who contributed the foreword
FLEMING, Ian; Introduction by Stirling Moss.
Casino Royale Bentley Limited Edition.
London: Vintage Books/ Random House, 2013.
Bentley Motors Special Series limited edition of Ian Fleming's first book, which introduced the world to James Bond. Quarto, one of only 500 examples produced and bound in full beluga-colored leather sourced from the tannery in Italy which provides hides for Bentley’s interiors, all edges silver, ribbon bound in, illustrated. Using Bentley's craftsmanship, this edition features the iconic double stitching and signature winged Bentley logo, all hand stitched on the leather casing. Bentley's trademark knurling adorns the metal spine which was inspired by the Bentley steel tread plate. Signed by Stirling Moss on the title page, who contributed the foreword…
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 109645
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“The planet has survived everything, in its time. It will certainly survive us": Jurassic Park; Signed by BY MICHAEL CRICHTON AND an original illustration by CHIP KIDD
CRICHTON, Michael.
Jurassic Park.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993.
Gift edition of Crichton's gripping, bestselling scientific thriller. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Michael Crichton and signed three times by the illustrator Chip Kidd with an original drawing of the iconic dinosaur, below Crichton's signature. Signed by the illustrator on the front panel, on the half-title page and again on the rear flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd. A unique example.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 121354
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"However closely we live together, at whatever time of day or night we sound the deepest thoughts in one another, we know nothing": Rare First Edition of the John Le Carre’s First Book Call For the Dead
LE CARRE, John.
Call For The Dead.
London: Victor Gollancz, 1961.
First edition of the author's first book, which introduced the world to the recurring protagonist, George Smiley. Octavo, original red cloth. Near fine in a very good second printing dust jacket with a chip to the crown. A sharp example.
Price: $2,750.00 Item Number: 136002
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"Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle": First Edition of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan and the Forbidden City; Inscribed by him
BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice.
Tarzan and the Forbidden City.
Tarzana: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Publishers, 1938.
First edition of the twentieth book in Burroughs' epic Tarzan series. Octavo, original blue cloth with titles stamped in red, frontispiece in color, illustrated by the author's son John Coleman Burroughs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To French C. Smith II Best Wishes Edgar Rice Burroughs." Fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in fine condition. Jacket art by John Coleman Burroughs. In exceptional condition.
Price: $2,600.00 Item Number: 90372
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"It’s just that I’d rather die of drink than of thirst": First edition of Ian Fleming's Thunderball
FLEMING, Ian.
Thunderball.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1961.
First edition of the ninth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket art by Richard Chopping. A very sharp example.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 131678
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“Love of life is born of the awareness of death, of the dread of it": First Edition of Ian Fleming's The Spy Who Loved Me
FLEMING, Ian.
The Spy Who Loved Me.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1962.
First edition of the ninth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear. Jacket design by Richard Chopping. An exceptional example.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 133250
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Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower; Signed by Her
BUTLER, Octavia E.
Parable of the Sower.
New York: Four Walls Eight Windows, 1993.
Early printing of this classic post-apocalyptic novel of hope and terror from the award-winning author which "pairs well with 1984 or The Handmaid's Tale" (The New York Times). Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Octavia E. Butler on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Stark Design. Interior design by Marcy Kass. Uncommon signed.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 123464
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“Danger confronted properly is not something a man must fear": First Edition of Tom Clancy's The Hunt For Red October; Inscribed by Him
CLANCY, Tom.
The Hunt For Red October.
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1984.
First edition of the author's classic first novel. Octavo, original red cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Ruth and Lou Maples Best Wishes Tom Clancy 4/12/85." Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 136102
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First Edition of So You Don't Get Lost in the Neighborhood; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-Winning Author Patrick Modiano to Philip Roth
MODIANO, Patrick [Philip Roth].
So You Don’t Get Lost in the Neighborhood.
Boston/ New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015.
First edition in English of this haunting novel of suspense. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to fellow writer Philip Roth, "Pour Philip, avec toute mon amitie Patrick Modiano." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Brian Moore. Translated from the French by Euan Cameron. From the library of Philip Roth. An exceptional association.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 117832
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FIRST EDITIONS OF each volume in John Le Carre's Acclaimed Karla Trilogy; Smiley's People Lengthily inscribed by him
LE CARRE, John. [David Cornwell].
The Karla Trilogy: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy; The Honourable Schoolboy; Smiley’s People.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1974-1980.
First editions of each title in the author’s acclaimed Karla Trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper of Smiley’s People, "For Victor Ross with best wishes from John Le Carre - & with fraternal greetings! Hampstead 11 April 80." Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a first edition. The Honourable Schoolboy is a fourth impression and Smiley's People is a second impression. Each volume is fine to near fine in a fine to near fine dust jacket. Ownership name to Tinker Tailor. Rare and desirable with such a lengthy inscription…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 137034
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“Danger confronted properly is not something a man must fear": First Edition of Tom Clancy's The Hunt For Red October; Inscribed by Him
CLANCY, Tom.
The Hunt For Red October.
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1984.
First edition of the author's classic first novel. Octavo, original red cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Fan and Don Sparks Tom Clancy." Fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 133200
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First Edition of Heinlein's The Man Who Sold the Moon; Signed twice by Him and the Publisher
HEINLEIN, Robert A.
The Man Who Sold the Moon: Harriman and the Escape from Earth to the Moon!
Chicago: Shasta Publishers, 1950.
First edition of this classic work by the author of Stranger in a Strange Land. Octavo, original cloth, chronological chart on endpapers, with the publisher's printed label "Future History, 1951-2600 A.D." on the bottom of the front and rear free endpapers, as issued. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page and again signed in full on the title page, "From one Bob to another! R.A.H." Additionally inscribed by the publisher on the half-title page in the year of publication, "8/30/50 To Bob Cook- With the best wishes of the Publisher Melvin Korshak." Near fine in a near…
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 117457
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“MOTHER OF GOD,” HE SAID, “IS THIS THE END OF RICO”: FIRST EDITION OF W.R. BURNETT'S LITTLE CAESAR; INSCRIBED BY HIM
BURNETT, W.R.
Little Caesar.
New York: Lincoln MacVeagh/ The Dial Press, 1929.
First edition of Burnett's classic novel, which has inspired generations of gangster films. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Mrs. Brown with best wishes of W.R. Burnett." In near fine condition with light rubbing, clipping of a picture of the author and his wife to the front free endpaper. Housed in a custom clamshell box. First editions of Little Caesar signed and inscribed are rare.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 59019
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"People don't get better, they just get smarter. When you get smarter you don't stop pulling the wings off flies, you just think of better reasons for doing it": First Edition of the 40th Anniversary Edition of Stephen King’s First Book Carrie; Signed by Him
KING, Stephen.
Carrie.
England: PS Publishing, 2014.
First edition of the 40th Anniversary edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original illustrated glossy boards, original slipcase. Although not called for signed by Stephen King on the title page. Signed by Glenn Chadbourne, James Lovegrove and Kim Newman. Fine in a fine dust jacket. The slipcase is in fine condition. Illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne; Introduction by Glenn Chadbourne and the preface by Kim Newman. Uncommon signed.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 123034
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Rare original Capricorn One shooting script; inscribed by Peter Hyams
HYAMS, Peter.
Capricorn One Original Shooting Script.
ITC Entertainment, Inc., 1976.
Rare original shooting script from from the 1978 science fiction thriller Capricorn One. Quarto, original leatherette wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the writer/director on the title page, "To ____ Many thanks. Peter Hyams. P.S. Where did you find this?" In very good condition.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 124688
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“When we think of the past it's the beautiful things we pick out": First Edition of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale; Signed by Her
ATWOOD, Margaret.
The Handmaid’s Tale.
Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1985.
First Canadian edition and true first of Atwood’s finest novel, “a fluid nightmare requiem” (Clute & Nicholls, 69). Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Margaret Atwood on the half-title page. Jacket design by Tad Aronowicz. Illustration by Gail Geltner. Fine in a near fine dust jacket, owner name. An exceptional example.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 133286
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“Love of life is born of the awareness of death, of the dread of it": First Edition of Ian Fleming's The Spy Who Loved Me
FLEMING, Ian.
The Spy Who Loved Me.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1962.
First edition of the ninth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Jacket design by Richard Chopping.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 116362
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First edition of the Facsimile Script of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace; inscribed by George Lucas and producer Rick McCullum
LUCAS, George. [Rick McCullum].
Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace.
London: Ebury Press, 2000.
First edition of the complete script of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by George Lucas on the title page, "To Leon, George Lucas". Additionally inscribed by the film's producer, Rick McCullum, "To Leon May the force be with you - All the best Rich McCullum." In fine condition. Rare.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 131208
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"We cannot build the future by avenging the past": First Edition of T.H. White's The Once and Future King
WHITE, T.H.
The Once and Future King.
London: Collins, 1958.
First edition of the single volume of White's Arthurian trilogy, Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. A very sharp example, rare in the original dust jacket.
Price: $2,200.00 Item Number: 89448
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"It was an expensive setup, but it is the first duty of a secret service to remain not only secret but secure": First Edition of The Man With The Golden Gun: Signed by Roger Moore
FLEMING, Ian [Roger Moore].
The Man With the Golden Gun.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965.
First edition of the twelfth novel of Ian Fleming's James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth, green patterned endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed on the title page, "For John from Roger Moore." Moore played 007 in the film in the movie adaption. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Chopping.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 130493
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First Edition of C.S. Lewis' The last Battle
LEWIS, C.S.
The Last Battle.
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1956.
First edition of the last novel in Lewis' classic Narnia series. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes. An exceptional example.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 133720
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First Edition of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World; Finely Bound
HUXLEY, Aldous.
Brave New World.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1932.
First edition of Huxley's masterpiece. Octavo, bound in full morocco, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional example.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 133208
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"Eunice Parchman killed the Coverdale family because she could not read or write": First Edition of What is considered Ruth Rendell’s Greatest Works A Judgement in Stone; Signed by her
RENDELL, Ruth.
A Judgement in Stone.
London: Hutchinson, 1977.
First edition of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Ruth Rendell on the title page. Near fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 44083
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FIRST EDITION OF THE INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE; INSCRIBED BY ANNE RICE
RICE, Anne.
Interview With The Vampire.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976.
First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Nathaniel Connor, all blessings Anne Rice." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by R.D. Scudellari. Photograph by Martha Kaplan. An exceptional example.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 135186
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First Edition of Stephen King's FireStarter; Inscribed by Him
KING, Stephen.
Firestarter.
New York: The Viking Press, 1980.
First edition of this classic work by the author of The Shining. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Beverly Good wishes Stephen King 6/14/83." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket painting by Steven Stroud.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 126577
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First Edition of Hide & Seek; Lengthily Inscribed by Ian Rankin
RANKIN, Ian.
Hide & Seek.
London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1990.
First edition. Octavo, original red cloth with titles to the spine in gilt. Signed by author who has added the last lines of this work as follows, "He brought out a metal detector bin from beneath the desk, dropped the photographs into it, and lit the match, holding it over the bin, as he had done so many times before. Ian Rankin" Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $1,850.00 Item Number: 997
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"Fear cuts deeper than swords”: First Edition of the first Volume in the Author’s Acclaimed Series; Signed Twice by George R.R. Martin
MARTIN, George R.R.
A Game of Thrones.
New York: Bantam, 1996.
First edition of the first book in the author's acclaimed Game of Thrones series. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Signed twice by George R.R. Martin, once on the title page and again on an official bookplate on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Tom Hallman. Book design by James Sinclair. An exceptional example.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 136992
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"It was one thing to know that you had been asleep all your life, but something else to wake up from it, to find out you were really alive and it wasn't anybody's fault but your own": First Edition of Hard Rain Falling; Inscribed by Don Carpenter
CARPENTER, Don.
Hard Rain Falling.
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc, 1966.
First edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the half title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a few small closed tears. Books signed by Carpenter are rare.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 5482
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"In war, as in love, he was a fearless, happy-go-lucky adventurer": First Edition of Galapagos; Signed by Kurt Vonnegut with a self-caricature
VONNEGUT, Kurt.
Galapagos.
New York: Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1985.
First edition of Vonnegut's eleventh novel, which questions the merit of the human brain from an evolutionary perspective. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Kurt Vonnegut on the title page with a self-caricature. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Jeffrey Adams.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 135908