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San Jose: Mango Publications, 1980. First edition. Pamphlet. Fine. The author's first book, number 8 in the Chicano Chapbook series, published by the poets Lorna Dee Cervantes and Gary Soto. Unpaginated but 12 pages. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy.

London: 4th Estate in Association with Goldsboro Books, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. A dystopian novel set in an ancient culture. The author's first book. This is one of 250 numbered copies signed on the title page. The book is bound in paper-over-boards stamped in gilt and housed in a cardstock slipcase. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine slipcase (not issued in a dust jacket). This is copy 181 of 250 signed by the author.

Cambridge: At the University Press, 1885. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. A brief listing of some 6000 works, with authors, titles, and publication details. This work was published soon after Thompson (1860-1948) assumed the post of professor of natural history at the University of Dundee, Scotland, his first professional job. He is best known for his book On Growth and Form. This is Thompson's first substantive book, although there may be offprints of articles issues separately prior to this volume. 284 pages., First edition (first printing). Very good to near fine in the original publisher's binding. There is a University of London bookplate on the front pastedown, with a discreet withdrawn stamp; there is also a small ink university stamp on the lower margin of the last page, also over-stamped "withdrawn

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. The first Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch novel. Winner of the Edgar Award for best mystery. 375 pages. First edition (first printing; numberline ending in 1). A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with a bit of wear and bumping at the spine ends. Signed by the author with an early, almost-legible signature. No belly-band on this copy (some copies came with a money-back guarantee band around the jacket).

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: 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 of 750. The last two have dyed edges. Given that there is a span of eight years from book one to book four and with the first book being limited to just 250 copies, matched sets will be hard to find. First editions (first printings). Fine copies in fine dust jackets. Each book is signed by the author and numbered 163 on the limitation blindstamp 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: Longmans, Green & Co, 1926. First British edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Wilder's first book, which the London Observer described as, "the best-written thing of its kind for many years (Nov. 28, 1926). The Brooklyn Eagle, on the other hand, wrote, "The Cabala is luxurious in its unimportance, its indifference, and its astonishing charm." First UK edition (1926 date on title page and no notice of later printings inside). A near fine copy in a price-clipped else near fine, second issue dust jacket. There is some discoloration to the endpapers, but pretty typical of British books. This second issue jacket was redesigned to match the jacket of The Bridge of San Luis Rey, which is promoted on the front flap of this copy.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. Updike's first book, poems most of which originally appeared in the New Yorker magazine. xii, 82 pages. First edition (stated, with code B-H). Very minor wear at the base of the spine in a very near fine, first issue dust jacket, with "two small children" on the rear flap.

Baltimore, MD: Cemetery Dance, 2014. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The first book in CD's six-volume series to reprint, in deluxe editions, the first six books King published with Doubleday. This was King's first book, a novel nearly lost to the trash. It also showed his tremendous ambition, even when he was a struggling writer trying to start a family on a teacher's salary. Carrie took the horror novel and turned the genre on its head, by centering the book on a menstruating high school girl. As Tabitha (Mrs. Stephen) King writes in her afterword to this edition, "I've never doubted at least some of the metaphorical use of menses emerged from Steve's experience of my PMS. Carrie's menses represents her essential femaleness, her fecundity, and brings with it enormous threatening power." This is one of 3000 slipcased copies, with illustrations by Tomislav Tikulin and Glenn Chadbourne. (There were also 750 traycased and 52 lettered copies.). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket and slipcase. In the publisher's… Read More

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The author's first book, a Civil War novel made into a fine film. Winner of the National Book Award. 356 pages. First edition (first printing with numberline ending in one). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with the John Berendt blurb sticker and a price sticker on the front flap. No National Book Award sticker. Correct first printing jacket with four blurbs on the back panel. Signed by Frazier on the title page.

New York: W. W. Norton, 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The author's first book, linked stories inspired by the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Eastern Oregon. First edition (first printing, with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. Uncommon signed.

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: Orenda Books in Association with Goldsboro Books, 2020. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The Icelandic crime novelist's first book, translated by Victoria Cribb. This is one of 750 signed and numbered copies with blue-dyed edges. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. This is copy 52 of 750 signed by Aegisdottir.

Springfield, PA: Gauntlet Press, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The first republication of Bradbury's first book since it was published by Arkham House in 1947. Bradbury rewrote and revised about half of the stories for The October Country and the original versions of his early work remained out of print until this limited edition reissue. For this edition, edited by Donn Albright, spelling errors were corrected, but the text was kept intact. In addition, four other stories from the same era have been added. Each story is prefaced by a reproduction of the magazine cover where it originally appeared. At the back of the book are 53 pages of facsimiles of letters and typescripts related to Dark Carnival, all of which are published here for the first time. This edition also includes a history of Dark Carnival by Jon Eller, an introduction by Bradbury, and an afterword by Clive Barker. The book is accompanied by a CD of interviews with Bradbury and a chapbook story, Time Intervening, issued… Read More

New York: W. W. Norton, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. The author's first book and the first novel featuring the African American private eye Easy Rawlins. First edition (first printing with a numberline ending in 1). A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket with bumping at the spine ends. Jacket correctly priced at $18.95.

London: Headline Exclusively for Goldsboro Books, 2012. First British edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. An acclaimed literary novel, here published in the first UK edition of 400 signed, numbered copies. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. This is copy 148 of 400 signed by Peter Heller.

New York: Atria Books, 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. An acclaimed first novel, about a female basketball player. First edition (first printing, with a numberline ending in 1). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page. With a Parnassus Books Signed First Editions Club information sheet laid in.

London: Orbit, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A breakout novel, about the title character who relives his life over and over. This is Catherine Webb's first book written under the Claire North pseudonym. First edition (first printing, stating "first published..." on the copyright page with no additional printings noted). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Claire North on the title page. This copy includes the promotional postcard with a quote from the book written by Claire North. These cards were given to winners of a contest and are scarce.

New York: Coward- McCann, Inc, 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. First US edition (the UK edition came first), first printing (with no indication of later printings). A very good copy in a very good dust jacket, with small chips and tears to the edges. This is the correct jacket, without mention of Southern's screenplay for Dr. Strangelove.