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“THE PROBLEM WITH THE WORLD IS THAT EVERYONE IS A FEW DRINKS BEHIND”: FIRST EDITION OF ONE OF THE EARLIEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL DETECTIVE NOVELS EVER WRITTEN; DASHIELL HAMMETT'S THE MALTESE FALCON
HAMMETT, Dashiell.
The Maltese Falcon.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930.
First edition, first printing of one of the earliest and most influential detective stories of all time. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good second state dust jacket with professional restoration. Housed in a custom clamshell box.
Price: $22,500.00 Item Number: 139591
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"The soft-drink stand fell into bits. Molecules. He saw molecules, colorless, that made it up": First edition of Philip K. Dick's Time Out of Joint; Boldly signed by him
DICK, Philip K.
Time Out of Joint.
New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1959.
First edition of Philip K. Dick's first novel published in hardcover format. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Philip K. Dick on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing and a few small closed tears. Jacket design by Arthur Hawkins. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $9,800.00 Item Number: 95875
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“It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door..." J.R.R. TOLKIEN'S THE LORD OF THE RINGS TRILOGY; FINELY BOUND
TOLKIEN, J.R.R..
The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1955-1956.
Finely bound set of each title comprising the The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes bound in three quarter calf over marbled boards with gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, watered silk endleaves, all edges marbled, ribbons bound in, folding maps. The sets includes a first edition, first impression of The Return of the King; first edition, second impression of The Two Towers; first edition, fifth impression of The Fellowship of the Ring. In very good condition.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 137255
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“Those who dream by day are cognisant of many things which escape those who dream only by night": The Annabel Edition of the complete works of Edgar Allan Poe
POE, Edgar Allan.
The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe.
New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1902.
The Annabel edition of the complete works of Edgar Allan Poe. Octavo, ten volumes, bound in three quarters crushed levant morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated with 60 photogravures, each with a lettered tissue guard. In very good condition. A sharp set.
Price: $4,500.00 Item Number: 141684
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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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“You couldn't not like someone who liked the guitar": Rare B.C. Rich acoustic guitar signed by the King of horror, Stephen King
KING, Stephen.
Stephen King Signed Acoustic Guitar.
B.C. Rich, .
B.C. Rich acoustic guitar signed by the "King of Horror", Stephen King. In near fine condition. A very unique piece.
Price: $3,000.00 Item Number: 145052
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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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"The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy is at last published in panoramic, earth-shattering, hyper-hysterical format": First edition of The Illustrated Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy; Signed by Douglas Adams in the year of publication
ADAMS, Douglas.
The Illustrated Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1994.
First illustrated edition of Adams' modern classic. Folio, original illustrated boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Signed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, "Douglas Adams 22-9-94." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 143001
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First edition of The Dracula Book; inscribed by Christopher Lee and signed by William Marshall on a bookplate
GLUT, Donald F. With Introductions by Christopher Lee and William Marshall.
The Dracula Book.
Metuchen, N.J: The Scarecrow Press, 1975.
First edition of Glut's authoritative history of the literary and cinematic presentations of Count Dracula, including Bram Stoker's classic novel. Octavo, original publisher's decorated cloth, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Christopher Lee on the dedication page, "Art - All good wishes Christopher Lee" and additionally signed by William Marshall on a bookplate affixed to the dedication page. In fine condition. Cover illustration by Larry Byrd.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 145253
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"Somedays it's enough to be different or alone": 1969 University of Maine Yearbook featuring numerous unpublished photographs of Stephen King as an undergraduate
[KING, Stephen].
Prism: Stephen King 1969 University of Maine Yearbook.
Bangor, Maine: University of Maine/Prism, 1969.
1969 University of Maine Yearbook featuring several photographs of Stephen King as an undergraduate. Quarto, original publisher's half cloth over illustrated boards, illustrated with black and white photographs including a large photograph of King protesting the Vietnam War on page 70. In very good condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 143490
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"Time is the warp of the tapestry which is life": Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan Triumphant
BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice.
Tarzan Triumphant.
Tarzana: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc, 1932.
First edition, early printing of the fifteenth book in Burroughs' popular Tarzan series. Octavo, original gray cloth, frontispiece by Studley Burroughs. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $125.00 Item Number: 136084
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“There are always loose ends in real life": FIRST EDITION OF ROBERT GALBRAITH'S SILKWORM
GALBRAITH, Robert. [J.K. Rowling].
The Silkworm.
London: Sphere, 2014.
First edition of the second novel in Rowling’s Cormoran Strike Series, published under the pen name Robert Galbraith. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Sian Wilson.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 137033