Modern First Editions

New York: Random House, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. First Edition. Presentation Copy. This is TC's Aunt Lucille Faulk Ingram's own copy with a Random House " Compliments of " printed card taped to the front pastedown on which is written in a presumed secretarial hand in blue ink: " .the author, who wishes you a Merry Christmas". On the front fly, aunt Lucille Ingram has neatly inscribed in red ink: "Given to Lucille Ingram by Truman Capote". She has also signed the back endpapers twice. Near fine in a very good dustwrapper with some old tap e remains visible. [old tape removed]. A very special copy of one of Capote's highlights. Of All of the cousins Truman lived with as a child, Lucille Faulk Ingram & her daughter were his closest kin. As a fledgling writer looking for solitude, it was in the comfort of Lucille Ingram's home that Truman began to write his first novel, Other Voices, Other Rooms.

London:: Hamish Hamilton,, 1962.. First Printing of the First UK Edition. A Very Good Plus copy with owner's name and two small brown spots on flyleaf in a Near Fine, unclipped dj with a touch of soiling to the rear panel of the jacket and a closed edge tear. Contains: The Little Sister, The Long Good-bye, and Playback. With an introduction from Chandler's essay, The Simple Art of Murder.

Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1984. First edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. 387pp. 8vo. Red cloth on boards with gilt lettering. Book is straight and relatively tight. Dust jacket has no price, ISBN is on lower right corner of jacket rear, six blurbs from Jack Higgins, Joseph Wambaugh, Clive Cussler, Edw. L. Beach, John Moore, and Stansfield Turner, Admiral, in that order. Copyright page has 18 lines with no printing statement, book weighs 1 lb. 13.5 ounces with Brodart jacket (and 1 lb. 13.2 oz. without Brodart). ISBN number also appears on lower right rear of book. Book spine ends are bumped. Moderate wear to book edges. Jacket has three short tears, one on lower edge front, one upper edge rear, and the third at the upper right corner. Small crinkle to lower edge of jacket front and to the jacket at spine head. Slight yellowing to the white dust jacket. Laid in is a photocopy of a Wall Street Journal book review by John R. Alden from Oct. 22, 1984. Jacket is Brodart… Read More

New York: The Viking Press, 1973.

New York: Harper & Row, 1979. Signed on the title page by James Welch. First edition / First printing. Blue cloth spine, blue paper-covered boards. Very fine in a dust jacket with minor wear, else fine. The jacket is much more attractive than usual for this book. The scarcest of Welch's novels, especially in nice condition.

Los Angeles: Sun & Moon Press, 1986. Signed by the author on the title page. First edition / First printing. Navy cloth. As New. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. The second book in the New York Trilogy.

London: Arthur Barker Ltd, 1935. First British Edition. Very Good+/Good. First British edition. Signed by author on front free endpaper, inscribed to former owner and dated August 1944. [vi], 233 pp. Original buckram cloth lettered in red. Very Good+ with light stain to fore edge, slight curving to boards, in Good dust jacket with some light dampstaining, spine panel darkened, chipped along edges. An existential examination of America via the marathon dance craze of the Great Depression, which inspired a 1969 film directed by Sydney Pollack.

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1968. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by author as Richard Hooker on the title page with quote marks around his name; Richard Hooker is the pseudonym of Dr. Hiester Richard Hornberger Jr. Near Fine, with light edge wear, toning to spine ends, small evidence of tape removal to recto of half-title page, hinge at title page over-opened. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket, with light shelf wear and toning. A laid-in note in a former owner's hand reads, "Dr. Hornberger autographed this book as "Richard Hooker" while still employed as a doctor at Thayer Hospital in Waterville, Maine." Signed copies are scarce.

New York: Viking, 1987. Signed on the title page by the author. First edition / First printing. Brown cloth spine, turquoise paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. Winner of the PEN/Faulkner award.

Gaddis, Thomas E.: Birdman Of Alcatraz, The Story of Robert Stroud .1955 Random House 1st. Edition. BIOGRAPHY. True crime, Ornithology. Stated First Printing Thus Exlib. Good- condition. Spine is a bit cocked. No Dust jacket is included. "The fantastic true story of the prisoner with the longest record of solitary confinement in the United States – who became a leading authority on birds." The original source material for the gripping American film starring Burt Lancaster. Will ship from Oregon.

Knopf, New York, 1946. First edition. Condition: Very good in good dust jacket. Book has light toning from age, discoloration along top edges but it does not bleed onto pages. Dust jacket has several tears and nicks, creasing along spine. $2.00 indicated on dust jacket. Tan/beige cloth with maroon lettering on spine.Jacket design by Warren Chappell. Translated by Stuart Gilbert.The story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach. The classic novel of the absurd.

BARACK OBAMA SIGNED DELUXE EDITION - brand new and unread - and still sealed in the publisher's shrinkwrap! Includes the bonus 5x7 portrait photo of President Obama shown above (photo is not signed). Expedited shipping is welcome; international buyers please request a shipping quote prior to purchase (book is heavy). Signed by author.

New York: William Morrow & Company, 2004. Signed on the half-title page by Neal Stephenson. First edition / First printing. Brown paper spine,ochre paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. This copy has been stored lying flat on a shelf since publication, and has no sagging of the text block, endemic to the majority of copies of this heavy, oversize book. An exceptionally beautiful copy. Note: extra shipping applies to this title. Winner of the 2005 Locus Award.

New York: Viking Press, 1939 First printing/first issue of the first edition; original beige cloth boards, in original first issue dust jacket. Book with mild toning primarily near gutters of the illustrated endpapers and faint rubbing to bottom boards, else in fine condition; dust jacket with a closed tear and diagonal crease to bottom front cover, soft diagonal crease to upper back flap, mild edge wear and shallow creasing, light paper loss to ends and corners, faint toning to spine, a few surface scratches to covers, and light rubbing, else fine. A well preserved collectible.

THE HANDMAID'S TALEMARGARET ATWOODSIGNED UK FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING 1986JONATHAN CAPENot price clipped.Some foxing to the dust jacket flaps, but book itself is clean, with light tanning to the textblock edges. Dust jacket is in a protective cover.Includes a SIGNED LETTER to a fan (presumably a previous owner) with the comment:"It's nice to have a picture of you in the paper".(The name and address of the correspondent in the letter have been blanked out in the photo.)