Fiction
Cause for Wonder
New York: Atheneum, 1963. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. 272 pp. Ex-library with stamp on bottom block edge, paste residue from card pocket on front free endpaper, jacket taped to boards, and several stamps in front matter. Tight and clean. This is a stated first edition of Morris'..... More
Fire Sermon
New York: Harper and Row, 1971. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. 155 pp. Very minor edge wear at header and footer of jacket spine. A fine copy. This is a stated first edition of Morris' modernist novel. More
Real Losses, Imaginary Gains
New York: Harper and Row, 1976. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. 186 pp. Very minor scuffing to jacket edges. A fine copy which appears unread. This is a stated first edition of Morris' modernist story collection. More
Song of Solomon
New York: Signet, 1978. Paperback. Minor shelf wear. This is a nice vintage paperback printing of Morrison's classic book. More
Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned
New York: Norton, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Red quarter cloth over black boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 208 pp. This is a signed first edition of Mosley's first Socrates Fortlow novel. More
A Little Yellow Dog
London: Serpent's Tail, 1996. First U.K. Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Yellow boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 266 pp. Signed twice by Mosley, once on Waterstones bookplate affixed to half title and again directly on title page. This is a signed first UK edition of Mosley's fifth Easy Rawlins mystery novel..... More
A Little Yellow Dog; An Easy Rawlins Mystery
Norton, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed "For Dick, Walter Mosley." This is a signed first edition of the fifth novel in Mosley's acclaimed Easy Rawlins series. More
RL's Dream
New York: Norton, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Maroon quarter cloth over black boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 267 pp. Edge wear and some scuffing to jacket. Signed by author on title page. This is a signed first printing of Mosley's novel about blues legend Robert Johnson. More
A True Brother
Colorado Springs: Rays of Light, 1941. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. 7.75"x5.5". Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover. Pictorial dust jacket. 248 pp. Edge wear and scuffing to jacket. Inscribed by author on front free endpaper. Tight and clean. This is a scarce and curious novel with a...... More
American Blood
New York: Henry Holt, 1987. Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. 338 pp. Minor shelf wear. This is an uncommon advance uncorrected proof of Nichols' novel. More
Ladders to Fire
Chicago: Swallow Press, 1959. Paperback. Minor shelf wear. This is an early paperback printing of Nin's book. More
Falcons of France
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1942. 17th printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. 4 illustrations in color. Minor shelf wear. Minor scuffs and chips to jacket edges. Corners a little bumped. This is an early printing of Nordhoff and Hall's classic novel about WWI flying aces. More
Mutiny on the Bounty
New York: Pocket, 1960. Paperback. 12mo. Minor shelf wear. This is a vintage paperback edition of Nordhoff and Hall's classic book. C-34. More
The Cape Cod Lighter
New York: Random House, 1962. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Minor jacket wear and a few spots of discoloration. This is a stated first printing of O'Hara's short story collection. More
The Instrument
New York: Bantam, 1969. Paperback. Minor shelf wear. This is a nice vintage paperback novel by John O'Hara. More
Ten North Frederick
New York: Random House, 1955. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Minor shelf wear to jacket edges. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. This is a stated first printing of O'Hara's classic novel. More
Body Work; A V.I. Warshawski novel
Putnam, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Association copy. This is first edition of Paretsky's Chicago police thriller inscribed to and previously owned by (famous/infamous) Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan: "Lisa Madigan, you really are the best thing that's happened to Illinois probably since Lincoln. Good wishes always, Sara Paretsky, 06.06.2011." This..... More
Melancholy Baby
New York: Putnam, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Green quarter cloth over green boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 296 pp. Minor shelf wear. Signed by author on title page. This is a signed first printing of Parker's 4th Sunny Randall mystery novel. More
Andre La Savoyard / La Maison Blanche / Un Tourlourou; Romans populaires illustres
Paris: Gustave Barba, 1843 / 1853 / 1858. Leather bound. In French. 3 books bound together. 4to. Quarter leather. 6-paneled spine with gilt lettering and decoration. Many illustrations by Bertall throughout. 96 pp.; 96 pp.; 80 pp. Front board detached. Minor wear to edges and a closed tear to leather..... More
The Dante Club
New York: Random House, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Black quarter cloth over black boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 372 pp. Jacket edges are a bit scuffed, and there is a crease on top left corner of front jacket cover. Autograph sticker on front jacket cover. Signed by author on title..... More
Fortune's Lead
Winnipeg, Canada: Harlequin, 1969. Paperback. "A gypsy had told Charlotte a number of curious things concerning her future -- and certainly they all seemed to fit the situation in which she found herself at Thurlanger House." 12mo. Minor shelf wear. This is a vintage paperback Harlequin romance novel. Canadian import..... More
Collected Stories
Chicago: Lake View Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. 359 pp. Inscribed to Chicago artist Steve Rubinkam on front free endpaper. Minor shelf wear to jacket. This is a collection of short stories signed by Chicago author Petrakis, best known for his stories about Greek immigrants. More