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Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1952. Near fine in very good jacket.. Early printing, published the same year as the first, of the US edition of the diary of Anne Frank. Begun on her 13th birthday, Anne Frank's notebooks record the following two years of her family's life in hiding, her final entry made just days before the family's arrest and internment; the afterword records her death in Bergen-Belsen in 1945. Conventionally known as a "diary, " Frank's text was written and rewritten in the form of letters to an imaginary "Kitty" and composed with an eye not only to posterity but to eventual publication: in May of 1944, she began to edit and rewrite her previous entries in a second notebook: assigning pseudonyms to the people she wrote about, removing unsatisfactory entries and expanding others, and standardizing her chosen literary form. Following the notebooks' recovery by Miep Gies, Otto Frank selected the text for the book from among his daughter's drafts. The editorial hand… Leer más

New York: Walker and Company, 1969. Fine in near fine jacket.. Signed first hardcover edition of the first book in the Dragonriders of Pern series, first published as a paperback original in 1968. Fearing an attack by their old enemy, the Thread, the Dragonmen search for a woman to lead them, armed with a telepathic connection to a queen dragon. After the warm reception of two novellas in her new Pern universe published in the science fiction magazine ANALOG, DRAGONRIDER and WEYR SEARCH, McCaffrey combined them with further material to publish this, the first of her nearly two dozen novels in the series. The two novellas won the Hugo and Nebula Awards, respectively, making McCaffrey the first woman to receive either award. A lovely copy. 8.5'' x 5.75''. Original yellow paper boards, spine lettered in black. In original unclipped ($4.95) pictorial jacket printed in brown and black. Yellow topstain, fore-edge machine deckle. x, 309, [1] pages. Signed on the title page in ink by McCaffrey. Light toning… Leer más

New York: The Viking Press, 1949. Fine in very good plus jacket.. Attention must be paid to this handsome first printing of the classic play by a giant of the American theater. "Even if you don't know Willy Loman from Willie Nelson, you're living in a world shaped by SALESMAN," writes Julia Keller of the CHICAGO TRIBUNE. Arthur Miller, "always a willing critic of the injustices in the American system," uses the pressures of capitalism and masculinity to convey the tragic story of traveling salesman Willy Loman, who, after realizing his insurance policy is worth more to his family than his life, dies in a "shameful, culpably American suicide" (Otten and Ratcliffe). The play was an immediate hit upon its release; this copy is the first edition in book form, includes glowing reviews of the play to the rear flap. Tony and Pulitzer-winning, Academy Award-nominated, and hailed as one of "the century's most durable dramatic myths," DEATH OF A SALESMAN continues to exert its presence on stage, screen, and… Leer más

New York: The Viking Press, 1979. First printing. Near fine in near fine jacket.. First edition of the fifth of King's novels to be published under his own name, one of his most successful works and the basis for a film adaptation by David Cronenberg. The first of King's stories to be set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, DEAD ZONE was also his first runaway bestseller. It was nominated for the 1980 Locus Award. A handsome copy of this early King classic. 9'' x 6''. Original quarter black cloth with black boards. In original unclipped ($11.95) dust jacket. 426 pages. Mild shelfwear here and there. Pages faintly toned, as usual. Else clean and sharp.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1956. First edition. Very good plus in near-fine jacket.. First impression of the 4th James Bond book, in which the spy must infiltrate a smuggling ring in the black market diamond trade. Well-connected Fleming made use of friends in both the diamond trade and the International Diamond Security Organization to research this book. The jacket design depicts Bond's love interest and a major player in the book, Tiffany Case; designer Pat Marriott would follow a similar formula in depicting the love interest, Honeychile Rider, on the jacket of DR. NO. This early Bond novel also contains the first mention of the name "Spectre," which would morph in later books into the organization of the spy's great nemesis, Ernst Blofeld. 7.25'' x 4.75''. Original black textured cloth blind-stamped in harlequin pattern with silver-stamped diamond vignette in center of front board, silver-lettered spine. In original unclipped (12s. 6d. net) pictorial dust jacket designed by Pat Marriott. 257, [1]… Leer más

London: Hutchinson, 1971. Near fine in very good plus jacket.. Signed first edition, first printing of this mystery-thriller tale about an assassin known only as "The Jackal" as he evades authorities and tracks his high-profile target. Frederick Forsyth's first and best-known work, garnering the 1972 Edgar Award, THE DAY OF THE JACKAL draws on his experience as a journalist covering the attempted assassination of French president Charles de Gaulle. Its descriptions of the Jackal's assassination plans and efforts to avoid detection have long attracted notice for their depth and detail. 8.75'' x 5.25''. Original red paper boards, gilt-stamped spine. In original unclipped (£2.00) color pictorial dust jacket designed by Tom Simmonds / Trevor Vertigan. Grey endpapers. [6], 358 pages. Signed by Forsyth on title page, dated 2015. Slip from 2015 author signing event laid in. Boards with a tiny bit of bumping. Jacket with thin shadows of previous tape (no longer present) to edges of jacket flaps, a couple… Leer más

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1970. Near fine in very good dust jacket.. Inscribed first edition of this suspenseful tale of a backwater rafting trip gone horribly wrong, adapted into an Oscar-winning film starring Burt Reynolds and Jon Voight - James Dickey's first novel. THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER praises the "heart-stopping" suspense of DELIVERANCE, and the reviewer notes how the building intensity of the book resulted in his inability to put it down (32). This energy was converted into Hollywood success in 1973, as the Burt Reynolds and Jon Voight-led film earned three Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. 8.5'' x 5.5''. Original tan cloth boards with green lettering. Original unclipped ($5.95) color pictorial dust jacket, designed by Paul Bacon Studios Inc. Green topstain, green endpapers. 278 pages. Inscribed by Dickey on March 31, 1970 to Mr. Albert Green Jr. to title page. Jacket with edgewear, a couple tiny sections of loss to spine ends; 1.5" closed tear to rear flap. Binding… Leer más

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. Fine in fine jacket.. First edition of this collection of Carson's poems, essays, and assorted unclassifiable short pieces. 8.25'' x 6.25''. Original pale blue boards with gilt-lettered spine. In original unclipped ($24.95) dust jacket. 245, [7] pages. Only minor edgewear.

New York: The Dial Press, 1976. Fine in near fine jacket.. First edition of Baldwin's extended essay on a life in film. THE DEVIL FINDS WORK traces a captivating line from the author's first wondering childhood glimpse of Joan Crawford's straight shoulders through to his dispiriting season in Hollywood writing a doomed screenplay on the life of Malcolm X for an industry with little love for art and no use for honesty. THE DEVIL incorporates memoir, social commentary, media criticism, and the best critique yet written of THE EXORCIST, a film "not in the least concerned with damnation, an abysm far beyond the confines of its imagination, but with property, with safety, tax shelters, stocks and bonds, rising and falling markets, the continued invulnerability of a certain class of people, and the continued sanctification of a certain history," in a conclusion which gathers strength as it goes, paragraph upon paragraph on the way to its final crushing words on Americans who "should certainly know more… Leer más

Garden City, New York: The Dial Press, 1984. First printing. Fine in near fine jacket.. Signed first edition of the second book in the V. I Warshawski series, basis for the 1991 film "V.I. Warshawski," starring Kathleen Turner as Paretsky's private detective. Paretsky's series of V. I. Warshawski mysteries, featuring a hard-boiled woman detective, "may be seen as a kind of female Bildungsroman" (Porsdan), a feminist tale of of progress and development in a genre historically dominated by male writers and characters. As Helle Porsdan observes, Paretsky works "from within a traditional genre... to convey her feminist message" by adapting many traditionally male tropes to V. I., even as she faces gendered obstacles to solving the case. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original quarter black cloth with blue boards and gilt-lettered spine. Fore-edge machine deckle. In original unclipped ($14.95) pictorial dust jacket by Terrence M. Fehr. 252 pages. Signed by Paretsky on title page. Light edgewear to jacket.

Garden City, New York: The Dial Press, 1984. First printing. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket.. First edition of the second title in the V. I Warshaki series, following a woman private eye on the trail of criminal actions on the Chicago waterfront. Paretsky's series of V. I. Warshawski mysteries, featuring a hard-boiled woman detective, "may be seen as a kind of female Bildungsroman" (Porsdan), a feminist tale of of progress and development in a genre historically dominated by male writers and characters. As Helle Porsdan observes, Paretsky works "from within a traditional genre... to convey her feminist message" by adapting many traditionally male tropes to V. I., even as she faces gendered obstacles to solving the case. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original cloth-backed blue boards with gilt lettering. Fore-edge machine deckle. Original color pictorial dust jacket, unclipped ($14.95), designed by Terrence M. Fehr. 252 pages. Proof review slip for Library Journal laid in (book likely a review copy). Mild… Leer más

(New York): (G.P. Putnam's Sons), 2000. Fine in fine jacket.. Signed first edition of this mystery in Barr's Anna Pigeon series, set in Mississippi, where the author lived and worked as a park ranger throughout the 1990s. Anna Pigeon's experiences as a park ranger stem in part from the author's own experiences - Barr was working as a seasonal park ranger at Mesa Verde National Park when she began the series. 9'' x 6''. Original green and burgundy boards. Cartographic endpapers by Jackie Aher. In original unclipped ($23.95) dust jacket designed by Wendell Minor and illustrated by Rob Wood. 340 pages. Signed by Barr on front free endpaper. Gilt "Signed Copy" sticker to front cover. Minimal edgewear.

New York: The Chicken House / Scholastic, 2004. Fine.. First US edition of Funke's internationally popular young adult fantasy, following her previous successes with THE THIEF LORD and INKHEART and the basis for a 2020 film adaptation. 7.75'' x 6''. Original pictorial boards by Don Seekmuller with publisher sticker on front board. No jacket as issued. Black and white illustrations by Funke throughout. Elaborate folded pop-up map illustration by Peter Bailey. 523, [1] pages. Signed by Funke on title page. Original publisher's promotional bookmark laid in. Minor edgewear, bumping to corners.

Huntington Beach, CA: James Cahill Publishing, 1995. Fine in fine jacket.. Signed first US hardcover edition of this Edgar-nominated mystery by a Denver bookseller and former journalist, originally published as a paperback original in 1981. 8.5'' x 5.5''. Original gilt-lettered black cloth. In original unclipped ($21.00) pictorial dust jacket by Ragen Mendenhall. 222 pages. Signed by Dunning on title page.

New York: Harper & Row, 1972. Fine in like jacket.. First edition, first printing of this provocative and fascinating young adult story. This is the first young adult work by Kerr, one of the pseudonyms of Marijane Meaker. 8.5'' x 5.75''. Original pictorial boards. In original dust jacket.

New York: Harper Collins, 1992. First edition (stated). Fine in like jacket.. First printing of the sequel to DOCTOR DE SOTO (a Newbery Honor book), about a dentist mouse. 10.25'' x 8.75''. Original green cloth. In original color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated by Steig in color on every page.

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1948. First edition (stated). Fine.. First edition, first printing of this Doctor Dolittle story. 8.25'' x 5.75''. Original orange pictorial cloth. Illustrated by Lofting with color end papers, frontispiece, plus 44 full page black and whites.

New York: Bantam Books, 1999. Fine in fine jacket.. Signed first edition of King's first stand-alone mystery novel, following an undercover FBI operative in her investigation of an Arizona cult compound. 9'' X 6''. Original quarter black cloth with black boards. In original unclipped ($23.95) dust jacket. 384, [4] pages.

New York: Ace, 1977. Fine.. First Ace edition of Wolfe's early historical mystery, set in a medieval village where remnants of paganism persist after the coming of Christianity. 6.75'' x 4.25''. Original pictorial wrappers, cover price $1.50, Ace 14288-5. 224 pages. Minor edgewear, page toning.

(St. Paul, MN): Borealis Books, 2007. Fine in fine jacket.. Inscribed second printing of this collection of autobiographical stories from this frequent contributor to NPR's All Things Considered. 8'' x 5''. Light-brown boards in glossy photographic dust jacket. 178 pages. Warmly inscribed by Kling at front free endpaper. Clean, bright, and sharp throughout; appears unread.