Blue Nights
Didion, Joan Knopf, 2011. First Edition (first printing). The last memoir published during her lifetime by the award-winning author of SLOUCHING TOWARDS BETHLEHEM and THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING, a work which examines her thoughts, fears and doubts about having children and growing old -- focusing on the relationship with her late daughter. Fine/Fine. Signed by Didion on the title page (from the Harvard Book Store). . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $450
- $450
The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry
Zevin, Gabrielle Algonquin, 2014. First Edition (first printing). The third adult novel by the popular author of TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, the quirky story of a bookseller whose life has not turned out as he expected -- until a mysterious package appears. Basis for the film. Fine/Near Fine. Signed by Zevin "Adele Z" -- books from earlier in her career were signed this way. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.- $125
- $125
These Foolish Things
Moggach, Deborah Chatto & Windus, 2004. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The fifteenth novel by the author of TULPI FEVER, the popular story of a retirement home in Brigade Road, Bangalore which re-creates a lost corner of England. Basis for the film, THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL. Near Fine/Near Fine -- light rubbing to the rear dust jacket panel and a round "Signed by the Author at Waterstone's" sticker to the front panel. Signed by Moggach on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.- $150
- $150
The Sympathizer
Nguyen, Viet Thanh Grove Press, 2015. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of THE COMMITTED, the story of a half-French half-Vietnamese communist sleeper agent living in America after the end of the Vietnam war. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Fine/Near Fine -- a tiny puncture mark to the front dust jacket panel and incidental crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed by Nguyen on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.- $225
- $225
Going After Cacciato
O'Brien, Tim Delacorte Press, 1978. First Edition (first printing). The third book by the celebrated author of THE THINGS THEY CARRIED, the story of an American soldier who walks out of the jungles of Vietnam towards the promise of Paris. Winner of the National Book Award. Very Good+/Near Fine -- light foxing to the top and bottom edge of the pages. Inscribed by O'Brien to Sam Cornish (later the first Poet Laureate of Boston and longtime professor at Emerson College -- where O'Brien was the writer-in-residence), as follows: "To Sam, With Thanks + Best Wishes, Tim." Includes the English Department card invitation to the recepition at Emerson where this book was signed. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.- $250
- $250
Where the Crawdads Sing
Owens, Delia Putnam, 2018. First Edition (first printing). The mega-bestselling first novel by this nature writer and wildlife scientist, the story of a North Carolina "Marsh Girl" that is part ode to the natural world, part coming-of-age story and part possible murder mystery. A Reese Witherspoon Book Club selection and basis for the film. Near Fine/Near Fine. A thin fold to the front dust jacket flap and slight "waviness" to some of the pages. Also, light crimping at the head and foot of the spine. Signed by Owens on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.- $750
- $750
Bliss Montage: Stories
Ma, Ling Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2022. First Edition (first printing). The second book by the author of SEVERANCE, a story collection that features people making their way through our collective delusions. Winner of this year's National Book Critics Circle Award. Fine/Fine. Signed by Ma on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $175
- $175
Fight Club
Palahniuk, Chuck Norton, 1996. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of CHOKE and INVISIBLE MONSTERS, the story of young men with white-collar jobs who fight each other barehanded in basements and parking lots across the country. Basis for the popular "cult classic" film. Fine/Fine. Signed by Palahniuk on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $500
- $500
Blood Meridian or The Evening Redness in the West
McCarthy, Cormac Random House, 1985. First Edition (first printing). The fifth novel by the celebrated author of THE ROAD and ALL THE PRETTY HORSES, the story of "the kid," a fourteen-year-old who enters the world of violence and depravity that accompanied America's westward expansion. Considered by many to be McCarthy's magnum opus. Near Fine/Near Fine. A few small nicks and light edge wear to the dust jacket extremities and very light foxing to the top edge of the pages, else a clean copy. .. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.- $4,500
- $4,500
Beloved
Morrison, Toni Knopf, 1987. First Edition (first printing). The fifth novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of SONG OF SOLOMON, the post-Civil-war story of an escaped slave who comes to live with her daughter and mother-in-law -- as well as a disturbing, mesmerizing intruder. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and basis for the film. Near Fine/Near Fine. Very light offsetting to the end papers and incidental edge wear to the top of the front dust jacket panel. Signed by Morrison on the half-title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.- $750
- $750
Wolf Hall
Mantel, Hilary Fourth Estate, 2009. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The tenth novel by the late author of THE MIRROR & THE LIGHT, the fictional account of Thomas Cromwell's rise to power in the court of King Henry VIII. Winner of the Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award and basis for the popular Masterpiece television series. Fine/Fine. Signed by Mantel on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $1,200
- $1,200
The House of Eve
Johnson, Sadeqa Simon & Schuster, 2023. First Edition (first printing). The fifth novel by the author of YELLOW WIFE, the 1950's story of two women whose lives intersect in a most unexpected way. A selection of "Reese's Book Club" (with the club emblem on the front dust jacket panel). Fine/Fine. Signed by Johnson on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $35
- $35
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Zevin, Gabrielle Knopf, 2022. First Edition (first printing). The fifth book for adults by the author of THE STORIED LIFE OF A. J. FILKRY, the popular bestselling story of two college friends ("often in love but never lovers") who become creative partners in an imagined world of video game design. Please note: the US edition preceded the UK version of this book by nine days. Fine/Fine. Signed by Zevin on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $200
- $200
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Zevin, Gabrielle Knopf, 2022. First Edition (first printing). The fifth book for adults by the author of THE STORIED LIFE OF A. J. FILKRY, the popular bestselling story of two college friends ("often in love but never lovers") who become creative partners in an imagined world of video game design. Fine/Fine but for slight crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed by Zevin on a publisher's tipped-in page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $85
- $85
Never Let Me Go
Ishiguro, Kazuo Faber & Faber, 2005. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of THE REMAINS OF THE DAY and KLARA AND THE SUN, the story of a group of pupils at an idyllic English countryside school who are sheltered from the outside world -- for a reason. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and basis for the film. Fine/Fine. Signed by Ishiguro on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $600
- $600
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Fleming, Ian Jonathan Cape, 1963. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The eleventh James Bond book, the story of Bond's marriage and the biological weapon schemes of Ernst Blofeld. The second book in the "Blofeld Trilogy." With the jacket design by Richard Chopping. Basis for the film. Near Fine/Very Good+. A thin previous-owner's bookplate to the front end paper and some light rubbing to the rear dust jacket panel and tips.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.- $375
- $375
The Spy Who Loved Me
Fleming, Ian Jonathan Cape, 1962. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The tenth James Bond book, the story of a young woman (Vivienne Michel) who is trying to escape from two hardened killers. With the dust jacket design by Richard Chopping. Near Fine/Very Good but for slight spine cocking and some rubbing/soiling to the rear dust jacket panel. One tiny chip at the head of the jacket spine. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.- $450
- $450
You Only Live Twice
Fleming, Ian Jonathan Cape, 1964. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The twellfth James Bond book, the story of Bond's final encounter with Ernst Blofeld, set in Japan. With the jacket design by Richard Chopping. Basis for the film. Near Fine/Near Fine - mild spine cocking and some light rubbing to the rear dust jacket panel. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.- $375
- $375
The Man with the Golden Gun
Fleming, Ian Jonathan Cape, 1965. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The thirteenth James Bond book, the story of Bond's efforts to track down one of the most lethal hit-men in the world, "Pistols" Scaramanga. The issue without the "golden" gun on the front board. With the dust jacket design by Richard Chopping. Basis for the film. Fine/Near Fine -- incidental toning to the very top of the dust jacket flaps.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.- $300
- $300
A Gentleman in Moscow
Towles, Amor Viking, 2016. First Edition (first printing). The bestselling popular second novel by the author of RULES OF CIVILITY and THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY, the story of a Count who is sentenced to house arrest by the Bolsheviks during some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history. Fine/Fine but for slight crimping at the foot of the spine. Inscribed by Towles on the title page, as follows: "To Cricket, From a Big Fan! Amor." With his "castle/Kremlin" rubber stamp to the page facing the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $250
- $250
Octopussy and The Living Daylights
Fleming, Ian Jonathan Cape, 1966. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). Two James Bond novellas published posthumously, set in Jamaica and Berlin. With the jacket design by Richard Chopping. Each story was loosely the basis for a film. Fine in an otherwise Fine price-clipped dust jacket. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $200
- $200
A Collection of Sci-Fi PBO's, Einstein Intersection, Wanderer, Myriad Ways, Neutron Star, Hole in Space, Private Cosmos, Maker of Universes, Space Merchants, Last Castle, Anti-Man, Spacemen Beware, Mind Switch, Ballad of Beta-2, Four for Tomorrow
Delany, Leiber, Niven, Farmer, Pohl, Kornbluth, Vance, Koontz, Anderson, Knight, Zelazny Various, Ace, Ballantine, Paperback Library, Berkeley Medallion First Editions (first printings). A collection of 14 volumes, each a Science Fiction paperback original (published in paperback as the first book publication -- prior to any hardcover editions). Each has been SIGNED by the author. The books are: Samuel R. Delany - The Einstein Intersection (Ace), Fritz Leiber - The Wanderer (Ballantine), Larry Niven - All the Myriad Ways (Ballantine), Larry Niven - Neutron Star (Ballantine), Larry Niven -- A Hole in Space (Ballantine), Philip Jose Farmer - A Private Cosmos (Ace), Philip Jose Farmer -- The Maker of Universes (Ace), Frederick Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth -- The Space Merchants (Ballantine), Jack Vance -- The Last Castle (Ace), Dean R. Koontz -- Anti-Man (Paperback Library), Poul Anderson -- Let the Spacemen Beware (Ace), Damon Knight -- Mind Switch (Berkeley Medallion), Samuel R. Delany -- The Ballad of Beta-2 (Ace), and Roger Zelazny -- Four for Tomorrow (Ace). Hugo and Nebula Award winners included in this group. The volumes are Fine (with a couple of Near Fine exceptions) -- uncreased spines and sharp corners. Each book has been signed by the author but for A Private Cosmos (which is signed by Farmer and artist Jack Gaughan), The Space Merchants (which is signed solely by Pohl) and Four for Tomorrow (which is signed by Zelazny and artist Jack Gaughan). Sold as a set.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket.- $1,500
- $1,500
Oblivion
Wallace, David Foster Little, Brown, 2004. First Edition (first printing). The third story collection by the celebrated author of INFINITE JEST, featuring tales that are "at once preposterously surreal and disconcertingly immediate." Fine/Fine. Signed by Wallace on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $750
- $750
A Game of Thrones
Martin, George R. R. Bantam, 1996. First Edition (first U.S. printing). The celebrated first novel in the "Song of Ice and Fire" series -- a saga that has brought comparisons to THE LORD OF THE RINGS, the story of the Starks family. Basis for the hugely-successful HBO television series. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed by Martin on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $1,600
- $1,600
This Other Eden
Harding, Paul Norton, 2023. First Edition (first printing). The third novel by the author of TINKERS, a story set on an isolated island off the coast of Maine that became one of the first racially integrated towns in the Northeast. Fine/Fine. Signed by Harding on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $35
- $35
Never Let Me Go
Ishiguro, Kazuo Knopf, 2005. First Edition (first U.S. printing). The sixth novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of THE REMAINS OF THE DAY and KLARA AND THE SUN, the story of a group of pupils at an idyllic English countryside school who are sheltered from the outside world -- for a reason. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and basis for the film. Fine/Fine. Signed by Ishiguro on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $200
- $200
The Rabbit Hutch
Gunty, Tess Knopf, 2022. First Edition (first printing). The debut novel by this NYU MFA graduate, a story set in a run-down apartment building on the edge of a midwest town that has been abandoned by the auto industry. Winner of this year's National Book Award. Fine/Fine. Signed by Gunty on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $100
- $100
The Handmaid's Tale
Atwood, Margaret McClelland & Stewart, 1985. First Canadian (and true first) Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the author of THE BLIND ASSASSIN and THE TESTAMENTS, a story set in what-was-once the United States in the near future where there are bizarre consequences for women. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in Britain and basis for the award-winning Hulu television series. Near Fine/Very Good+. A few closed tears to the top and bottom of the dust jacket panels but no fading to the panels or the spine.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.- $250
- $250
Dr. No
Fleming, Ian Jonathan Cape, 1958. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). Lacking the dust jacket, this was the sixth James Bond novel, following his investigation into the disappearance of two fellow MI6 operatives in Jamaica. This is the variant with the "plain" boards. Near Fine but for some spots of light foxing to the fore-edge.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket.- $150
- $150
Stoner
Williams, John Viking, 1965. First Edition (first printing). The celebrated third novel by the author of BUTCHER'S CROSSING and AUGUSTUS, the story of a man born into a dirt-poor farming family who discovers a love of literature and follows his passion only to encounter a succession of disappointments. The book was published to limited commercial success and remained in relative obscurity for years. Over the past decades, it has come to be regarded as one of the most important twentieth-century novels, exhibiting a "quiet perfection." Very Good/Very Good. Very light spots of soiling to the spine. As is often the case, the dust jacket spine has faded from bright yellow to a yellowish-grey color. Chipping at the head of the jacket spine and at the corner tips.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.- $1,500
- $1,500
White Horse
Wurth, Erika T. Flatiron Books, 2022. First Edition (first printing). The third book by the author of CRAZY HORSE'S GIRLFRIEND, the story of an "urban Indian" who must find out what happened to her mother while being hunted by a mysterious creature. Fine/Fine. Signed by Wurth on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $45
- $45
The Achievement of Cormac McCarthy
(McCarthy, Cormac) Bell, Vereen M. Louisiana State University Press, 1988. First Edition (first printing). The "first systematic review of an important but little-studied southern writer" by a (then) English professor at Vanderbilt University. This analysis of McCarthy's early works shows how he transforms the world through language and discusses his infatuation with evil and violence. An important study that is often cited in reviews of McCarthy's early work. Fine/Near Fine -- light dust jacket shelf wear only.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.- $125
- $125
Never Let Me Go
Ishiguro, Kazuo Faber & Faber, 2005. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of THE REMAINS OF THE DAY, the story of a group of pupils at an idyllic English countryside school who are sheltered from the outside world -- for a reason. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and basis for the film. Fine/Fine but for a light chalky white spot on the bottom of the rear board. Signed by Ishiguro on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $500
- $500
Liberation Day
Saunders, George Random House, 2022. First Edition (first printing). The most recent story collection by the author of LINCOLN IN THE BARDO and TENTH OF DECEMBER. Fine/Fine. Signed and dated "with thanks! 9.5. '22" by Saunders on the title page.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $50
- $50
Our Missing Hearts
Ng, Celeste Penguin Press, 2022. First Edition (first printing). The third novel by the author of LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, the story of a young boy who has grown up disavowing his mother and her poems -- during a time when authorities are allowed to relocate children of dissidents. With the "Reese's" logo printed on the front dust jacket panel. Fine/Fine. Signed by Ng on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $50
- $50
Less Than Zero
Ellis, Bret Easton Simon and Schuster, 1985. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of AMERICAN PSYCHO, the portrayal of a generation of young people who "have experienced sex, drugs and disaffection at too early an age." Basis for the film. Fine/Fine but for very slight wear at the top and bottom of the dust jacket folds.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $300
- $300
Housekeeping
Robinson, Marilynne Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1981. First Edition (first printing). The debut novel by the celebrated author of GILEAD and HOME, the story of a young girl who grows up under the care of her grandmother, then of two comically fumbling great-aunts. Winner of the PEN Hemingway Award. Very Good+/Near Fine -- light sunning to the top and bottom of the boards and one very light dent to the top of the front board. One small fold to the rear dust jacket flap, else a clean copy. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.- $200
- $200
The Overstory
Powers, Richard Norton, 2018. First Edition (first printing). The twelfth novel by the author of THREE FARMERS ON THEIR WAY TO A DANCE and THE ECHO MAKER, the story of strangers who are brought together in a "last and violent" stand to save the continent's few remaining acres of virgin forest. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Fine/Fine but for a couple of very light smudges to the fore-edge. Powers is notorious for being unwilling to sign books but this copy is signed by him on a page tipped-in by the publisher.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $600
- $600
The English Patient
Ondaatje, Michael Knopf, 1992. First Edition (first U.S. printing). The fourth novel by the Canadian author of THE COLLECTED WORKS OF BILLY THE KID and WARLIGHT, the story of four people in a deserted Italian villa during the final moments of World War II. Co-winner of the Booker Prize and basis for the award-winning film. Fine/Fine. Signed by Ondaatje on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $200
- $200
Conversations With Friends
Rooney, Sally Faber & Faber, 2017. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The first novel by the popular author of NORMAL PEOPLE and BEAUTIFUL WORLD, WHERE ARE YOU, the story of four characters who ask each other endless questions. Near Fine/Fine -- slight ctimping at the head and foot of the spine and one very lightly tapped corner. Signed by Rooney on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine.- $525
- $525
If I Survive You
Escoffery, Jonathan MCD (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), 2022. First Edition (first printing). The first book by this Wallace Stegner (Stanford) Fellow, the linked stories of a family from Kingston, Jamaica who flee to Miami -- told from the point of view of one of the sons. Longlisted for the National Book Award. Fine/Fine. Signed by Escoffery on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $45
- $45
Ghostwritten
Mitchell, David Sceptre (Hodder & Stoughton), 1999. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The debut novel by the author of CLOUD ATLAS and number9dream, the stories of a host of characters that are interconnected in "the inescapable forces of cause and effect." Near Fine in pictorial wraps as issued -- a couple of slightly bumped corners and very light creasing to the spine. Signed by Mitchell on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket.- $125
- $125
Life of Pi
Martel, Yann Knopf Canada, 2001. First Canadian (and true first) Edition (first printing). The second novel by the author of SELF, the celebrated story of a man on a solitary lifeboat with a zebra, a hyena, an orangutan and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. Or? Winner of the Booker Prize in Britain and basis for the award-winning film. Fine/Fine but for a very light round sticker shadow to the front dust jacket panel and one tiny dog-earred page. Signed by Martel on the title page. He has also hand-written in the missing line on page 350, "And so it goes with God," and signed his name by this change.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $650
- $650
Lessons
McEwan , Ian Jonathan Cape, 2022. First British Edition (first printing). The seventeenth novel by the celebrated author of ATONEMENT and AMSTERDAM, the story of a man whose wife mysteriously vanishes, leaving him alone with their baby son -- and who rides with the tide of history (but more often struggles against it). Fine/Fine. Signed by McEwan on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $100
- $100
Never Let Me Go
Ishiguro, Kazuo Faber & Faber, 2005. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author of THE REMAINS OF THE DAY and AN ARTIST OF THE FLOATING WORLD, the story of a group of pupils at an idyllic English countryside school who are sheltered from the outside world -- for a reason. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and basis for the film. Fine/Fine but for very light foxing to the top edge of the pages. Signed by Ishiguro on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $450
- $450
The Diamond Age or, A Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer
Stephenson, Neal Bantam Books, 1995. First Edition (first printing). The fourth novel by the celebrated author of SNOW CRASH, a story set in the future wherein a "nanotechnologist" has made an illicit copy of an interactive device which educates and raises a young girl to think for herself. Fine/Fine. Signed by Stephenson on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $125
- $125
Sag Harbor
Whitehead, Colson Doubleday, 2009. First Edition (first printing). The fourth novel by the award-winning author of THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, the semi-autobiographical story of a young black man attending an elite Manhattan Prep school who escapes each summer to the Hamptons. Fine/Fine. Signed by Whitehead on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $100
- $100
Sharp Objects
Flynn, Gillian Shaye Areheart, 2006. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of GONE GIRL, the story of a woman who is trying to uncover the truth about the murder of two pre-teen girls -- and who finds herself identifying with the young victims. Basis for the award-winning HBO Limited Series. Fine/Fine but for a bit of crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed by Flynn on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $275
- $275
The Book Thief
Zusak, Markus Knopf, 2006. First Edition (first U.S. printing). The fifth novel by the Australian author of I AM THE MESSENGER and BRIDGE OF CLAY, the story of a young foster girl living in Nazi Germany who begins stealing books from Nazi book-burnings and the mayor's wife's library. Basis for the film. Fine/Fine but for a number of very lightly tapped page corners at the top of the fore edge. Signed and dated 04.06 (with a small squiggle figure) by Zusak on the title page. Includes a 4" x 6" print photo of Zusak at the book signing (dated 04/08/06). . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $525
- $525
An Artist of the Floating World
Ishiguro, Kazuo Faber and Faber, 1986. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The second novel by the author of THE REMAINS OF THE DAY and NEVER LET ME GO, the story of an aging Japanese painter whose career coincided with the rise of Japanese militarism. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize and winner of the Whitbread Book of the Year Award. This is the (much scarcer) first issue -- printed by Butler and Tanner. Near Fine/Near Fine -- a short "ruffle" along the bottom edge of the rear dust jacket panel, incidental (very light) foxing to the fore-edge and some light "pock marks" to the front jacket panel (which slightly carry through to the front board). Signed and dated 16/8/86 by Ishiguro in an early hand on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.- $300
- $300
Mohawk
Russo, Richard Heinemann, 1987. First British (and first hardcover) Edition (first printing). The debut novel by the popular author of EMPIRE FALLS, the story of two families set in a leather town in upstate New York (where the tanneries have long ago begun to close down). Preceded by the U.S. paperback edition. Includes a "With the Compliments of Georgina Capel" card issued by Heinemann. With the watercolor dust jacket illustration by Darryl Warner. Fine/Fine. Signed by Russo on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $250
- $250
The Handmaid’s Tale
Atwood, Margaret Houghton Mifflin, 1986. First Edition (first U.S. printing). The sixth novel by the author of THE BLIND ASSASSIN and THE TESTAMENTS, a story set in what-was-once the United States in the near future where there are bizarre consequences for women. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize in Britain and basis for the award-winning Hulu television series. Includes the original promotional postcard issued by Houghton Mifflin. Near Fine/Near Fine. Two flecks of foxing to the top edge of the pages and a tiny bit of the usual toning to the dust jacket panels and flaps. . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.- $275
- $275
The Shipping News
Proulx, E. Annie Scribners, 1993. First Edition (first printing). The second novel by the author of POSTCARDS and BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, the story of a "third-rate newspaper hack" who returns to the starkly beautiful coastal landscape of his ancestral home in Newfoundland. Winner of the National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize and basis for the film. Fine/Fine but for very slight fading to the dust jacket spine (much less than is usually encountered). Signed by Proulx on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $450
- $450
Cloud Atlas
Mitchell, David Sceptre (Hodder & Stoughton), 2004. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The third novel by the author of NUMBER9DREAM and UTOPIA AVENUE, the stories of several characters whose voices are "echoed down the corridor of history." Shortlisted for the Booker Prize and basis for the film. With the original Guardian wrap-around band. Fine/Fine. Signed by Mitchell on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $450
- $450
Atonement
McEwan , Ian Jonathan Cape, 2001. First British (and true first) Edition (first printing). The ninth novel by the author of AMSTERDAM and the upcoming LESSONS, the story of how a thirteen-year-old girl's incomplete grasp of adult motives leads to a crime that has repercussions for years. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize and basis for the award-winning film. Fine/Fine but for incidental spine-cocking. Signed by McEwan on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $150
- $150
A Visit From the Goon Squad
Egan, Jennifer Knopf, 2010. First Edition (first printing). The fourth novel by the author of THE INVISIBLE CIRCUS, interlocking narratives which circle the lives of an aging former punk rocker (and record executive) and the troubled young woman he employs. Egan's novel, THE CANDY HOUSE, is termed a "sibling novel" to this one. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Fine/Fine but for incidental crimping at the foot of the spine. Signed by Egan on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $300
- $300
Girl With Curious Hair
Wallace, David Foster Norton, 1989. First Edition (first printing). The second book and first story collection by the author of INFINITE JEST and THE BROOM OF THE SYSTEM. Fine/Fine but for the usual light rubbing to the dust jacket panels. Signed by Wallace on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $350
- $350
Eileen
Moshfegh, Ottessa Penguin (Random House), 2015. First Edition (first printing). The first novel by the author of MY YEAR OF REST AND RELAXATION, the story of a young woman working in a 1960's boy's prison outside Boston who is pulled into a very strange crime. Winner of the PEN Hemingway Award and a finalist for both the Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Fine/Fine. Signed and dated 9.18.15 by Moshfegh on the half-title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $200
- $200
Oryx and Crake
Atwood, Margaret McClelland & Stewart, 2003. First Canadian (and true first) Edition (first printing). The eleventh novel by the author of THE HANDMAID'S TALE and THE BLIND ASSASSIN, the story of a future full of grief and scarcity as a character named Snowman tries to piece together what went wrong. Very Good+/ Fine. Rubbing along the bottom edge of the boards and a couple of small light brown spots to the fore-edge. Signed by Atwood on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine.- $150
- $150
The Underground Railroad
Whitehead, Colson Doubleday, 2016. First Edition (first printing). The sixth novel by the author of THE NICKEL BOYS and JOHN HENRY DAYS, the chronicle of a young slave's adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. Named as an Oprah Book Club selection and winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Also, longlisted for the Man Booker Prize in Britain and basis for the Prime Video television series. Fine/Fine but for light crimping at the foot of the spine, one lightly tapped corner and a short pencil thin black mark at the top of the rear dust jacket panel. Signed by Whitehead on the title page. . Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.- $300
- $300