Science Fiction and Mystery

Follett, Ken [Erica Jong]

A Dangerous Fortune.

New York : Delacorte Press, 1993.

First edition of the internationally bestselling author’s classic thriller. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Erica + Ken – with love, Ken Follett.” The recipients, American writer Erica Jong and lawyer Kenneth David Burrows were married in August of 1989. Erica Jong remains best knownContinue reading "A Dangerous Fortune."

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$600.00

Item Number: RRB-142786

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Levin, Ira [Katharine Ross]

The Stepford Wives.

New York : Random House, 1972.

First edition of this classic work, basis for the 1975 film starring Katharine Ross. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly inscribed by Ira Levin and actress Katharine Ross on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Rare and desirable.

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$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-142445

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Follett, Ken

Lie Down With Lions.

New York : William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1986.

First edition of Follett’s riveting New York Times Best Seller. Octavo, original half-cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Ken, with fond regards from Ken.” The recipient, American litigator Kenneth David Burrows married American novelist Erica Jong in 1989. Jong remains best known for her 1973 novel FearContinue reading "Lie Down With Lions."

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$600.00

Item Number: RRB-142243

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Asimov, Isaac

Banquets of the Black Widowers.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1984.

First edition of the fourth book in Asimov’s Black Widowers series. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Al Nagy.

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$75.00

Item Number: RRB-142875

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Asimov, Isaac

Puzzles of the Black Widowers: 12 More of the Master’s Best-Loved Mysteries.

New York : Doubleday, 1990.

First edition of the fifth book in Asimov’s Black Widowers series. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by James Steinberg.

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$175.00

Item Number: RRB-142339

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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. AContinue reading "The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe."

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$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-141684

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Mosley, Walter

Devil In A Blue Dress.

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First edition of this defining novel in Mosley’s bestselling Easy Rawlins mystery series, which was adapted into a film starring Denzel Washington and Don Cheadle. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Walter Mosley on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Hugh O’Neill. Jacket illustration by John Jinks. AuthorContinue reading "Devil In A Blue Dress."

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$175.00

Item Number: RRB-141535

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King, Stephen

Stephen King Signed Photograph.

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Photograph of Stephen King, the “king of horror”, boldly signed by him. Placed on cardstock. The entire piece measures 13 inches by 11 inches.

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$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-141286

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Harris, Thomas

Red Dragon.

New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1981.

First edition of Harris’ second novel. Octavo, original half cloth, frontispiece by William Blake. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “For Toby and Mille with my thanks for their hospitality and friendship Thomas Harris Oct. 21, 1981.” The recipients were close personal friends of Harris, whoseContinue reading "Red Dragon."

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$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-141310

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Beagle, Peter S

The Last Unicorn.

New York : The Viking Press, 1968.

First edition of Beagle’s classic second book, which follows the tale of a unicorn, who believes she is the last of her kind in the world and undertakes a quest to discover what has happened to the others.. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Larry Peter S.Continue reading "The Last Unicorn."

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$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-141515

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Macaulay, Thomas Babington

Critical and Historical Essays, Contributed to the Edinburgh Review.

London : Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1858.

Finely bound example of the Critical and Historical Essays of Lord Macaulay. Octavo, three volumes bound in full polished calf with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbledContinue reading "Critical and Historical Essays, Contributed to the Edinburgh Review."

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$600.00

Item Number: RRB-114644

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Farina, Richard

Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me.

New York : Random House, 1966.

First edition of the author and songwriter’s first novel, warmly praised by his friend Thomas Pynchon; the only novel published in Fariña’s lifetime, as he tragically died in a motorcycle accident two days after its publication. Octavo, original half green cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “G – Recognize anyContinue reading "Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me."

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$35,000.00

Item Number: RRB-141590

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Adams, Douglas

The Hitch Hiker’s Guide To the Galaxy. [Hitchhiker’s]

London : PAN, 1979.

First British edition of this modern classic, preceding the hardcover edition. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Douglas Adams in a contemporary hand on the front pastedown. In fine condition. Housed in a custom clamshell box. A very sharp example, rare and desirable signed; this is the first example we have seen.

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$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-140788

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Wilde, Oscar

Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime. A Study of Duty.

[London] : Privately Printed, 1904.

First separate edition of Wilde’s classic collection of of mystery tales; a pirated edition produced by Leonard Smithers. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine, original wrappers bound in. One of 300 numbered copies, this is number 125. In fine condition. A very rare Wilde title.

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$975.00

Item Number: RRB-140581

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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. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket, bookplate. Jacket design by Richard Chopping. An exceptional example.

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$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-140615

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Doyle, Arthur Conan

The Land of the Mist.

London : Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers), Ltd, [1926].

First edition of the third novel in the author’s Professor Challenger series. Octavo, original publishers cloth. In good condition.

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$175.00

Item Number: RRB-140202

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Fleming, Ian

Goldfinger.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1959.

First edition of the seventh novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Lionel, Something more to read! From Ian.” The recipient, Lionel Berry, 2nd Viscount Kemsley was a politician and newspaper editor. His father, the 1st Viscount Kemsley, hadContinue reading "Goldfinger."

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$35,000.00

Item Number: RRB-140248

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Niven, Larry

Ringworld.

New York : Ballantine Books, 1970.

Paperback original first edition of this classic work, which went on to win the 1970 Nebula and 1971 Hugo award for best novel. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers by Dean Ellis. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Tim Larry Niven.” In very good condition.

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$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-140443

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Green, Anna Katharine

The Leavenworth Case: A Lawyer’s Story.

New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1878.

First edition of the author’s first book, considered one of the best American detective novels. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, rebacked. In very good condition. Small ownership name. Housed in a custom half morocco and folding chemise slipcase. Rare.

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$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-139547

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Crichton, Michael [Richard Benjamin]

Westworld.

New York : Bantam Books, 1974.

First edition of this work written and directed by Michael Crichton, starring Yul Brenner, Richard Benjamin and James Brolin. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by actor Richard Benjamin on the title page. In very good condition. Uncommon signed.

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$600.00

Item Number: RRB-140046

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Wells, H.G

The Croquet Player.

New York : The Viking Press, 1937.

First American edition of this classic ghost story by the “father of science fiction.” Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.

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$750.00

Item Number: RRB-139227

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King, Stephen

The Green Mile.

London : Penguin, 1996.

First edition of each of the six books published in self-contained monthly installments of this classic work, which tells the story of death row supervisor Paul Edgecombe’s encounter with John Coffey, an unusual inmate who displays inexplicable healing and empathetic abilities. Octavo, 6 volumes, original illustrated wrappers. Each volume is signed by Stephen King onContinue reading "The Green Mile."

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$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-139667

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Niven, Larry

Ringworld.

London : Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1972.

First British and first hardcover edition of this classic work, which went on to win the 1970 Nebula and 1971 Hugo award for best novel. Octavo, original cloth. Lengthily signed by the author on the title page, “Not until we can deliver our secret to our respective worlds and acquire an intact ship. Larry Niven.”Continue reading "Ringworld."

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$16,000.00

Item Number: RRB-139744

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King, Stephen

The Green Mile.

New York : A Plume Book, 1997.

First edition of this work, which tells the story of death row supervisor Paul Edgecombe’s encounter with John Coffey, an unusual inmate who displays inexplicable healing and empathetic abilities. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued, original slipcase. Boldly signed by Stephen King on the title page in Manchester, Vermont. In fine condition. Cover illustration byContinue reading "The Green Mile."

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$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-139312

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