King, Stephen; Illustrated by Bernie Wrightson.

The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition.

New York: Doubleday, 1990.

The signed deluxe first edition of one of the author’s best-known works being a complete and uncut version. Octavo, bound in full black leather with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine and panels, red watered silk endpapers, all edges gilt, ribbon bound in. Illustrated by Bernie Wrightson. One of 1,250 numbered copies, this is numberContinue reading "The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition."

Highsmith, Patricia.

The Talented Mr. Ripley.

New York: Coward-McCann, 1955.

First edition of the first book in the author’s acclaimed Ripley series, basis for the film starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Octavo, original black cloth. Boldly signed by Patricia Highsmith on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket that shows light shelfwear. Housed inContinue reading "The Talented Mr. Ripley."

Winsor, Kathleen.

Forever Amber.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1944.

First edition of Kathleen Winsor’s sensational debut, the scandalous Restoration romance that was banned in Massachusetts and became one of the best-selling novels of the 1940s. Octavo, original green cloth, map endpapers of London under Charles II. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Jean des Vignes. Author photograph by TheContinue reading "Forever Amber."

Miller, Arthur.

The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts.

New York: The Viking Press, 1953.

First edition of Miller’s Tony Award-winning play, a bitter satire inspired by the heightened political repression and persecution of left-wing individuals during the McCarthy era. Octavo, original half cloth over patterned boards, top edge red. Association copy, inscribed by Arthur Miller on the front free endpaper to his mother and father, “To Mother & DadContinue reading "The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts."

Schulz, Charles M.

Peanuts Treasury.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968.

First edition of this classic collection of Peanuts. Quarto, original light blue cloth stamped in black, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Sally, with best wishes Charles M. Schulz.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Foreword by Johnny Hart. Author photography by H. LeeContinue reading "Peanuts Treasury."

Joyce, James.

Ulysses.

London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1937.

First British trade edition of Joyce’s epic masterpiece, one of the most celebrated and influential novels of the twentieth century. Octavo, original green buckram boards stamped in gilt, top stain green. With a prefatory list of the previous editions of Ulysses and three appendices, including the legal history of the novel and a Joyce bibliography.Continue reading "Ulysses."

Rowling, J.K. [Thomas Taylor].

Harry Potter Card Signed by J.K. Rowling and Thomas Taylor.

Rare card depicting Harry Potter in front of the Hogwarts Express signed by both J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, and Thomas Taylor, the artist behind the original cover of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. At just 23 years old, Thomas Taylor had recently graduated from art school and was working atContinue reading "Harry Potter Card Signed by J.K. Rowling and Thomas Taylor."

Hugo, Victor.

Les Miserables.

London: Hurst and Blackett, 1862.

Rare second edition of the authorized English translation of Victor Hugo’s epic historical novel, issued in the same year as the French original. Octavo, three volumes, bound in three-quarters leather over marbled boards with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco labels, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled.Continue reading "Les Miserables."

Milton, John.

Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books.

Kilmarnock: J. Wilson, 1789.

Early Scottish edition of Milton’s masterpiece, “one of the greatest works of the human imagination” (DNB), from the press of John Wilson of Kilmarnock, the first printer of Robert Burns. Duodecimo, bound in contemporary full calf with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within gilt bands. In very good condition with rubbing, lossesContinue reading "Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books."

Frost, Robert.

A Further Range.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1936.

Signed limited first edition of Frost’s Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of verse. Octavo, original flecked linen with a gilt-lettered brown leather label to the spine, top edge brown. One of 803 numbered copies, this is number 237. Boldly signed by Robert Frost on the limitation page. In near fine condition. Housed in the original publisher’s paper-coveredContinue reading "A Further Range."

Graves, Robert.

I, Claudius [and] Claudius The God and His Wife Messalina.

London: Arthur Barker, 1934.

First editions of Graves’ classic “autobiography” of Claudius and its sequel. Octavo, two volumes, original cloth. Both volumes are near fine in very good to near fine dust jackets. Rare and desirable.

Baldwin, James.

Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone.

New York: The Dial Press, 1968.

First edition of this major work by Baldwin. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. An exceptional example.

Carson, Anne.

Nox.

New York: New Directions, 2010.

First edition of this haunting and beautiful work by the Nobel Prize-winning author; a unique, illustrated, accordion-fold-out “book in a box.” Octavo, designed as a facsimile of a handmade, accordion-folded artist’s book enclosed in a grey solander box. Boldly signed and dated by Anne Carson and dated in the year of publication. This was signedContinue reading "Nox."

Wilde, Oscar.

An Ideal Husband.

London: Leonard Smithers and Co, 1899.

First signed limited edition of Wilde’s classic comedic stage play. Octavo, original lavender publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine and gilt flourishes to the spine and front panel. One of 100 large paper copies signed by Oscar Wilde, this is number 85. In near fine condition with a touch of toning. Housed inContinue reading "An Ideal Husband."

Graves, Robert.

The White Goddess: A Historical Grammar of Poetic Myth.

London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1948.

First edition of Graves’ classic work. Octavo, original cloth, top stain red. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

Baldwin, James.

If Beale Street Could Talk.

New York: The Dial Press, 1974.

First edition of Baldwin’s fifth novel, a love story set in Harlem in the early 1970s. Octavo, original cloth, top stain yellow. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lynn Braswell. Author photograph by Jill Krementz.

Baldwin, James.

Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son.

New York: The Dial Press, 1961.

First edition of Baldwin’s second major book of essays, featuring his powerful analyses of the politics of race and his controversial three-part essay on Richard Wright. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Jonas. Photograph by Roy Hyrkin.

Baldwin, James.

The Evidence of Things Not Seen.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1985.

First edition of Baldwin’s searing book-length essay on the Atlanta child murders. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

Baldwin, James.

Going to Meet the Man.

New York: The Dial Press, 1965.

First edition of Baldwin’s singular collection of short stories. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Author photograph by Martha Holmes. A very sharp example.

Fowles, John.

The Collector.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1963.

First edition of Fowles’ classic debut novel. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed and dated by John Fowles on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name to the half-title page. Jacket design by Tom Adams.

Shakespeare, William.

The Shakespeare Gallery.

London: The Royal Shakespearean Society, 1908.

A sumptuously bound presentation set of The Shakespeare Gallery, the Royal Academy Series, bound expressly for Elizabeth Stauffer Moore for the worldwide celebration of the tercentenary of Shakespeare’s death. Folio, eight volumes, bound in full crimson levant morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, the coversContinue reading "The Shakespeare Gallery."

Stoker, Bram.

Dracula.

New York: Pocket Books, Inc., 1947.

First paperback edition of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the most famous horror novel ever written. Duodecimo, original pictorial wrappers, all edges stained red, Pocket Book number 452, complete and unabridged. In near fine condition with just a touch of wear. A nice, bright example.

Morrell, David. [Sylvester Stallone].

First Blood.

London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1972.

First edition of this novel, basis for the film starring Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Sylvester Stallone on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Michael Codd. Rare and desirable signed.

Baldwin, James.

Another Country.

New York: The Dial Press, 1962.

First edition of this classic work, which was nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Photograph by Roy Hyrkin.