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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. The first worthy vampire novel since Dracula. The dust jacket of this first edition was printed on metallic gold paper, which is notoriously susceptible to wear. [viii], 372, [4] pages. First edition (stated, with no indications of later printings). A very good copy in a… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. A solid copy of the first edition of the best vampire novel since Dracula. The dust jacket of this first edition was printed on metallic gold paper, which is notoriously susceptible to wear. [viii], 372, [4] pages. First edition (stated, with no indications… Ler mais sobre este item

Woodstock, GA: Overlook Connection, 1999. First Thus. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Ketchum's first novel, which was too violent and grim for its original publisher in 1981. The original manuscript is lost-this version is based on the text after the first round of edits. This is one of 1000 numbered copies signed by Ketchum, with an introduction… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Head of Zeus, 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A debut thriller about missing girls. First edition (first printing with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed and dated by Blok on the title page.

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1946. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. The author's first novel. First edition (stated). A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. The jacket has less wear than most, but its back panel and the endpapers are heavily foxed.

Burton, MI: Subterranean Press, 2011. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A dystopian first novel that won just about every SF award. This is one of 500 signed, numbered copies. 587 pages. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket in a near fine slipcase. This is copy no. 208 signed by Bacigalupi.

Nueva York [New York]: Colección Mensaje, 1972. First Edition. Trade paperback. Fine. The Texas author's first book, a scarce key work in the Chicano literary canon. The first edition is not dated; a second printing was issued in 1974. Dating of this copy is based on the publication dates of the other books by the same publisher… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: New York University Press, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A nicely incribed copy of the author's first book, a sort of road/crime novel. First edition (first printing with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. This copy is inscribed by the author to the founder of the Mysterious Press, Otto… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. The first book, a novel, by the author of True Grit. Harry N. Abrams, the publisher of the current paperback edition of this book describes it as follows: "Out of the American neon desert of Roller Dromes, chili parlors, country music, and girls who… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Viking, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. The acclaimed writer's first book, a comic novel about a baseball player, an elephant, and a 9 year old runaway who adopts them both. Everett is finally gaining a wider readership because of the award-winning film American Fiction made from his novel, Erasure, a farce about… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Andre Deutsch, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. A farce involving a dermatologist, an alcoholic detective, a mad judge, a high-speed car crash, and a hash (hashish) party. Correct first edition (UK), published before the American edition, of the author's first book. First edition (first printing, with no indication of later printings). A very good… Ler mais sobre este item

Göttingen: Steidl, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. The photographer's first monograph, a collection of color images taken near the Mississippi River. Essays by Patricia Hampl and Anne Wilkes Tucker. Short afterword by the photographer. 11-1/2 by 11 inches. First edition (first printing, with yellow cover). Bottom of spine somewhat bumped, else a fine copy. No dust… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Gollancz, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A debut SF novel. First edition (first printing with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author and dated with a quote from the book (signed & lined).

London: Bantam Press, 2019. First British edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First book in the Black Sun trilogy, and the author's, a war correspondent, first book. First UK edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page.

London: Macmillan Children's Books, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. The author's first book. This is one of a special edition with a pop-up inside the front cover designed by Chris Riddell. The book was issued signed by Riddell and Whelan. First edition (first printing with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in illustrated boards.

London: Harper Voyager in Association with Goldsboro Books, 2019. First British edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. One of 250 signed and numbered copies of the UK edition of this debut fantasy novel that incorporates elements of voodoo and African American folklore. Bound with black-dyed page edges. First UK edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Scholastic Press, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A debut fantasy novel. First edition (first printing with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed and dated by the author on the title page. With a promotional postcard laid in.

London: Simon & Schuster, 2018. First British edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A thriller set in Bora Bora. Selected for Reese' Book Club. This is the first UK edition, published a month after the US version. The author's first book. She is also an actor, having appeared in Downton Abbey and Oppenheimer. First UK edition (first printing, with a… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. A complete set of the four novels in the popular fantasy series that started with Eragon. The first book was originally self-published as a paperback; this set here includes the first trade hardcover of the first novel, as well as first printings of each… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Bloomsbury, 2021. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The first four books (all published so far) in a popular series set in a dystopian London in 2059. This is a matching number set from Goldsboro Books. The first book is one of 250; the next two are editions of 500 copies; and the fourth volume is one… Ler mais sobre este item