Recent Arrivals from C&S Books

A lovely first printing of the first American edition [Marek New York (1980)], signed by author Robert Ludlum directly on the front free end paper. The book is in very good condition with some wear on the board edges and bowing in the boards. The book has no remainder marks, a tight and square binding, sharp corners and with no… Read more about this item

A lovely first printing of the first American edition (Little Brown Boston [1971]) and the basis of the landmark 1983 miniseries. This book is signed by author Herman Wouk directly on the second title page. The book is in near fine condition with some marks on the board edges and the rear end paper but no remainder marks, a tight… Read more about this item

A pristine first printing of the first American edition [Knopf NY 1977], signed by Nobel Laureate V S Naipaul directly on the title page. The book is in fine condition with no remainder marks, a tight and square binding, with no owner inscriptions or highlighting and no staining or marking. The dust jacket is also in fine condition, not price-clipped… Read more about this item

A lovely first printing of the true first Canadian edition, shortlisted for the Booker in 2003 [ M&S (Toronto 2003)]. The book is in fine condition and is signed by Margaret Atwood directly on the title page. The book has no remainder marks, a tight and square binding, no owner inscriptions or highlighting and no staining or marking. The dust… Read more about this item

A brilliant first printing of the first American edition [Knopf New York 1995]. The book has a remainder mark on the top page edges, else in fine condition and is signed by author John Le Carre directly on the title page. The book has a tight and square binding, with no owner inscriptions or highlighting and no staining. The dust… Read more about this item

A pristine first printing of the first American edition [Morrow NY (1994)], signed by author Ken Follett by way of a laid in 6"x8.5" color photograph. The book is in absolutely fine condition with no remainder marks, a tight and square binding, with no owner inscriptions or highlighting and no staining or marking. The dust jacket is also in fine… Read more about this item

A stunning first printing of the first American edition [Random House NY (1959)], signed by author James A Michener directly on the title page. The book is in exceptionally fine condition with no remainder marks, a tight and square binding, with no owner inscriptions or highlighting and no staining or marking. The dust jacket is in near fine condition, not… Read more about this item

A very nice first printing of the first edition [Doubleday Garden City 1961]. This book is boldly signed by Leon Uris directly on the front free end paper. The book is in very good condition with toning on the spine and scuffs on the boards but with no remainder marks, a tight and square binding and no extraneous marking. The… Read more about this item

A lovely advance reading copy of the first American edition [Knopf NY 1997], inscribed by author Arthur Golden directly on the title page. The book is in near fine condition with some fading on the spine and shelf wear but no remainder marks, a tight and square binding, with no owner inscriptions or highlighting and no staining or marking. Please… Read more about this item

A lovely first printing of the first American edition [Knopf NY 1990], signed by author Michael Crichton by way of a 6"x 9" color photograph laid in to the book. The book is in fine condition with no remainder marks, a tight and square binding, with no owner inscriptions or highlighting and no staining or marking. The dust jacket is… Read more about this item

A wonderful first printing of the first American edition [Knopf New York 1987], signed by the 2001 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, V S Naipaul, directly on the title page. The book has some light toning on the end papers, else fine condition with no remainder marks, a tight and square binding, with no owner inscriptions or highlighting… Read more about this item

This is the first printing of the first edition of the third installment in the wildly popular Bourne series [Random House NY (1990)]. This book is signed by author Robert Ludlum directly on the front free endpaper. The book is in near fine condition with reading creases on the spine and several spots in the text block (p136). It has… Read more about this item

A lovely first printing of the first American edition [Putnam NY (1989)], inscribed by author Tom Clancy directly on the half title page. The book is in very good condition with a previous owner's bookplate on the front free end paper, some toning on the page edges and bumping at the spine ends. The book has no remainder marks, a… Read more about this item

A brilliant first printing of the 50th Anniversary edition [W W Norton NY (2012)], signed by author Anthony Burgess by way of a tipped in page. The book is in very fine condition with no remainder marks, a tight and square binding, with no owner inscriptions or highlighting and no staining or marking. The dust jacket is in near fine… Read more about this item

A lovely first printing of the first American edition [Grove Press NY (1988)], signed by author Milan Kundera directly on the title page. The book is in fine condition with no remainder marks, a tight and square binding, with no owner inscriptions or highlighting and no staining or marking. The dust jacket is also in fine condition, not price-clipped ($17.95),… Read more about this item

A beautiful uncorrected proof of the first American edition [Viking NY 1980], inscribed by Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer directly on the title page. The book is in near fine condition with some creasing on the front cover and light spots on the rear cover of this fragile volume. The book has no remainder marks, a tight and square binding, with… Read more about this item

A breathtaking and possibly unique playbill for Coco [Arthur T Birsh NY 1970], signed by legendary actress Katharine Hepburn directly on the front cover. The program is in near fine condition with small chips on the rear cover but no with no owner inscriptions or highlighting and no staining or marking. Included with the playbill is a letter from Katharine… Read more about this item

An outstanding uncorrected proof of the first American edition [Knopf NY 1991], boldly signed by author John Le Carre directly on the title page. The book is in near fine condition with a reading crease at the lower corner but with no remainder marks, a tight and square binding, with no owner inscriptions or highlighting and no staining or marking.… Read more about this item

A very nice uncorrected proof of the first English edition [Macmillan (London 1971)], warmly inscribed by author Muriel Spark directly on the half-title page to her friend, the poet Hugo Manning. The book is in very good condition with reading creases and fading on the spine but with a tight and square binding, with no owner inscriptions or highlighting and… Read more about this item

A scarce third printing of the first American edition [Macmillan NY 1947}, warmly inscribed by author James Michener directly on the front free end paper. The book is in very good condition with age-toned paper, bumped corners and some faint soiling to the covers. The book has no remainder marks, a tight and square binding, with no owner inscriptions or… Read more about this item