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JAMIE IS MY HEART'S DESIRE

JAMIE IS MY HEART’S DESIRE

Chester, Alfred First edition of the author's first novel. A fine copy; in a near fine, mildly age-toned dust jacket with minor edge wear. "The story of a cynical Brooklyn undertaker, Harry, and the object of his affection, a beautiful and deceased young man named Jamie. But does Jamie really exist, or is he merely Harry's fantasy, the illusion that makes his life endurable? Or does that even matter given the transforming powers of love?"--publisher's blurb. Alfred Chester was a critic and author. Gore Vidal called him "a glorious writer, tough as nails, with an exquisite ear for the false note." Young #650.
ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF IVAN DENISOVICH

ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF IVAN DENISOVICH

Solzhenitsyn, Alexander; Translated from the Russian by Roger Parker First U.S. edition: Trade softcover issue. "Only authorized Edition." Fine in paperback wraps. Solzhenitsyn's first novel describes one prisoner's day in a 1950s Soviet Labor Camp. The novel is often considered the most powerful indictment of the USSR's gulag ever written and is specifically mentioned in the Nobel Prize presentation speech when Solzhenitsyn was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970. Introduction by Marvin Kalb with a special forward by Alexander Tvardovsky.
THE BIG BRAIN #2: The Beezelbub Business

THE BIG BRAIN #2: The Beezelbub Business

Brandner, Gary Zebra 128. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR! First edition, first printing: a paperback original. Creases with minor nicks to the front cover, nicks to the spine, else a very good, tight unread copy. By the best selling author of THE HOWLING and RETURN OF THE HOWLING. "His computer brain probed other men's minds--and knew their thoughts before they acted. Can the Big Brain outsmart the Devil when Washington's chief foreign policy maker signs a pact with Satan?"
JIMMIE DALE AND THE BLUE ENVELOPE MURDER

JIMMIE DALE AND THE BLUE ENVELOPE MURDER

Packard, Frank L. First edition. A very good copy in black cloth with red lettering; in a nearly fine, bright supplied dust jacket with very minor edge wear. Attractive jacket art by Alfred N. Simpkin. Jimmie Dale returns as the Gray Seal in this prohibition-era novel set in New York. His best friend is murdered and evidence left at the scene of the crime implicates the Gray Seal.
UNCHARTED: THE FOURTH LABYRINTH

UNCHARTED: THE FOURTH LABYRINTH

Golden, Christopher First edition, first printing, trade paperback original: Review copy with publisher's promotional information sheet, printed on both sides, folded, and laid in. Contains publisher's statement "A Del Rey trade paperback original" and first printing number code sequence 1 through 9 to the copyright page. Fine in glossy, color illustrated stiff-card wraps. A novel based on the Naughty Dog Award-winning video game, featuring Nathan (Nate) Drake in an adventure involving a damsel in distress, assassins, an ancient treasure, lost warriors, an underground maze, a monster, and more. Octavo; 322 pages.
MURDER SHE WROTE: HOORAY FOR HOMICIDE

MURDER SHE WROTE: HOORAY FOR HOMICIDE

Anderson, James First edition, first printing, paperback original. A novel adapted from the the television episode by Peter S. Fischer. Contains publisher's statement "First Avon printing, December 1985" and first printing number code sequence 1 through 10 to the copyright page. Distributor's orange inventory mark to the lower page edges, else very nearly fine and unread in glossy color-photo-pictorial red stiff-card wraps that show three scenes of Angeles Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher. The second murder case featuring mystery writer Jessica Fletcher is set in Hollywood at a film studio where a man is murdered on the set. An elusive book, especially in such nice condition.
THE GOLDEN VANITY

THE GOLDEN VANITY

Coleman, Lonnie First edition, first printing (stated). Heel of the spine bumped, else a near fine, unread copy; in a near fine illustrated dust jacket with modest edge wear, and soiling to the rear panel. A novel that takes place chiefly aboard the U.S.S. Nellie Crocker during the second world war. Two men fight for control of the ship in order to prove authority. Coleman has devised a complex metaphor to express the vanities of each against the backdrop of exciting naval war action. "Beautifully limpid and transparent style. Lonnie Coleman is a versatile writer and a fine craftsman."--Chicago Tribune. Listed in Ian Young's THE MALE HOMOSEXUAL IN LITERATURE: A Bibliography (Second edition) #724.
THE CEMETERY MAN And Other Darkside Tales

THE CEMETERY MAN And Other Darkside Tales

Pronzini, Bill First edition, first printing. Fine in illustrated glossy wraps. Inscribed and SIGNED by the author! "Bill Pronzini, famed for his "Nameless" detective series, displays his darker side--along with his remarkable breadth--in this stunning collection of 19 stories. We meet an array of grasping characters who seem to inhabit their own nightmares. A hapless store clerk who only wants to "look" at a beautiful young neighbor . . . A woman trapped with a killer who just happened to wash ashore . . . A good Samaritan who gives a lift to a madman . . . A tormented husband who dreams of a little room of his own . . . Stretching over five decades, here is a collection that demonstrates again Bill Pronzini's mastery of popular fiction."--publisher's blurb.
THE IRON HAND

THE IRON HAND

Tilton, Alice, pseudonym of Phoebe Atwood Taylor. First U.K. edition, first printing. Originally published in 1947 in America by Farrar, Straus under the title THE IRON CLEW. Light stain soiling to the perimeters of the covers and to the spine, mottled age-toning to the half-title page, a few pages with upper corner creases (dog-eared), age-toned, else good plus in red-orange linen with black embossed titles to the spine; lacking a dust jacket. The last of eight mysteries featuring the "man who looks like Shakespeare"--former teacher turned radio-script and adventure novelist, Leonidas Witherall. A fun mystery whodunnit with loads of clues, small-town sleuth assistants, a found dinosaur footprint, a found rare book, and missing bank documents--all collected to solve a murder. During this title's publication the ADVENTURES OF LEONIRDAS WITHERALL radio series was on the air. Octavo; 192 pages.
THE MUSIC WITHIN

THE MUSIC WITHIN

Elizabeth Borton de Trevino First edition, first printing. Contains 1973 date to the title page, and "first edition" statement to the copyright page. Fine in red linen with gilt embossed titles to the spine; in a near fine dust jacket with minute crimps to the upper and lower spine edges and with a short tear tear attended by a mild crease to the upper edge of the front panel; original $6.95 printed price still intact to the front inner flap. Historically set in Mexico during World War Two, this novel is peopled with musicians and the musically talented. De Trevino depicts a culturally rich Mexico and the lifestyles of the very poor to the very rich. The author, who studied violin at the Boston Conservatory, after gaining a degree from Stanford University in Latin American History, went west to California, married a Mexican, settled in Mexico and became a writer. She garnered numerous accolades and awards for her children's, young adult, and adult fiction and non-fiction including a Newbery Award for I JUAN DE PAREJA. Octavo; 298 pages.
SO MUCH BLOOD

SO MUCH BLOOD

Fischer, Bruno First edition, first printing. Later published in paperback under the title STAIRWAY TO DEATH. Some dot-splash stains to the rear cover and front cover edges, soiling to the front cover, fading to the spine, inside front and rear covers have smoothed-out abrasion scars (left from a previous attachment), seven stamped numbers to a rectangular tanned rear end-paper (evidencing former rental-library use), "23c"(cents) stamped to a rectangular tanned front end-paper, partial hairline cracks to the sturdily repaired inner hinges, else a good sound reading copy in muted-red linen with black embossed titles with dripping-blood decor to the front cover and with black embossed titles to the spine; lacking a dust jacket. Fischer was a journalist and police reporter before turning his pen to writing hundreds of crime stories for top pulp magazines like Black Mask. This is his first book and his first in a long list of mystery novels featuring well-charactered, empathetic, average people who express their feelings with clever, short dialogue, and are involved in very suspenseful circumstances. In this debut outing, Private Investigator Oscar MacLevy falls for a doomed dame, as Lieutenant Goldblatt looks for the killer of two tenants in a Greenwich Village apartment building. Sturdy. Octavo; 263 pages.
AN INTRODUCTORY ACCOUNT OF THE SMALLER ALGAE OF BRITISH COASTAL WATERS: Part V: BACILLARIOPHYCEAE (DIATOMS)

AN INTRODUCTORY ACCOUNT OF THE SMALLER ALGAE OF BRITISH COASTAL WATERS: Part V: BACILLARIOPHYCEAE (DIATOMS)

Hendy, N. Ingram First edition, first printing. Contains 1964 date printed to the title page. Near fine in waxed green linen with gilt embossed titles to the spine; in a near fine dust jacket with a uniform stripe of slight fading to the right edge of the front panel, a very mild soil-stain to the lower spine end, and a lightly faded spine panel; original printed £9 0s 0d net price still intact to the front inner flap. Illustrated with tables, charts, drawings, figures, and forty-five high-quality plate illustrations. Hendy's extensive years of first hand observation, research and critical study are gathered here in monographs and essays to offer a comprehensive account of 608 documented species divided into 114 genera. Contains additional sections on study methods, colonies, movement, reproduction, and more. Quarto; 317 pages; bibliography; index; plus plates.
CAPTAIN AMERICA: SENTINEL OF LIBERTY

CAPTAIN AMERICA: SENTINEL OF LIBERTY

Commentaries and introductions by Stan Lee; Illustrated by Jack Kirby. First edition, first printing; Trade Paperback original. Fine in glossy, color illustrated stiff-card wraps. The continual serial comics are collected to comprise this complete graphic novel. Contains publisher's first printing number code sequence 1 through 10 to the copyright page. Printed in color with high resolution bringing striking eye-catching contrast. Tall octavo; 127 pages.
PHILIP K. DICK'S: ELECTRIC ANT

PHILIP K. DICK’S: ELECTRIC ANT

Adapted script by David Mack; Illustrated by Pascal Alixe; Cover art by Paul Pope, Jose First edition, first printing. Contains publisher's statement "First printing" and first printing number code sequence 1 through 10 to the title page. Fine in textured silver boards with blue embossed titles to the front cover and to the spine; in a fine dust jacket. Produced in brilliant color on high-quality coated-stock paper with high resolution for detail and eye-catching contrast. Comprises the complete graphic novel, originally published in parts by Marvel in magazine form as ELECTRIC ANT #1-5. Contains seven pages of additional conception sketches and color art to the rear. Tall octavo.
MRS PINNY AND THE SALTY SEA DAY

MRS PINNY AND THE SALTY SEA DAY

Morgan, Helen First edition, LATER printing. Contains "Reprinted 1975" statement to the copyright page. Fine in color illustrated boards; in a fine dust jacket that mirrors the cover art; original £1.75 net printed price still intact to the front inner flap. Originally published in 1972 with the same text and the same binding design and cover art. Charming black-and-white illustrations throughout by two-time Greenaway Medal winner Shirley Hughes. A charming, fun tale featuring Mrs. Pinney, a hard-working washer woman who leaves her washing work to take a young girl to the sea side. The story takes the reader, with Mrs. Pinney's observations and joy, on the trip, to the beach, and out to sea where she floats up by her umbrella with the wind and is rescued. Unusual in such fresh condition. Octavo; 71 pages.
KIRBY SMITH'S CONFEDERACY: The Trans-Mississippi South

KIRBY SMITH’S CONFEDERACY: The Trans-Mississippi South, 1863-1865

Kerby, Robert L. First edition, first printing. Fine in orange linen with gilt embossed titles and decorations to the spine; in a price-clipped very good dust jacket with a short tear to the upper and lower edges of the front panel, small chips to the upper and lower spine ends, and a one-inch long slender abrasion to the rear panel. Illustrated with six maps. A well-researched, very detailed history that gives an account of the Confederacy's Trans-Mississippi Department (which included Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Western Louisiana, and Indian Territory) that was cut off from the rest of the South during the last two years of the Civil War, and under the administration of General Edmund Kirby Smith. Octavo; 529 pages; preface; notes; bibliography; index.
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GIVE TILL IT HURTS: A Christmas Story

Westlake, Donald E. First edition: an original chapbook. Mild soiling, else fine in decorated, stapled wraps. A Dortmunder tale written by Westlake expressly for this holiday gift chapbook printed by Carolyn and Otto Penzler for friends and & "valued clients"; of their book shop. A nifty Westlake item.
THE SHERLOCK HOLMES BOOK: Big Ideas Simply Explained

THE SHERLOCK HOLMES BOOK: Big Ideas Simply Explained

Project editor Alexandra Beeden First U.S. edition: Advanced Reader copy. Fine in illustrated wraps. "Discover the key ideas, themes, and plotlines behind every case investigated by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in the famous and celebrated stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle with this original, graphics-led book." Quarto. 352 pages.
THE BLOODY BOKHARA

THE BLOODY BOKHARA

Gault, William Campbell First edition. SIGNED twice by the author: full signature on the front endpaper and signed as "Bill Gault/9-83" on the dedication page. Ex-circulating library copy with library information rubber-stamped to the front endpaper, old tape residue to the front and rear endpapers, uniform fading to the spine and partially to the covers, evidence of (removed) tape to the covers that has blended well with the reddish tweed style binding that does show some shelf wear. A good copy only; lacking the dust jacket. "Through the early 50s, Gault produced detective novels without continuing characters, each in a fresh, vividly realized background. Later he would opine that his non-series books represented his best work. In The Bloody Bokhara (1952), the only Gault novel set in Milwaukee, a rare Persian rug is sought by a cast of colorful characters, including a beautiful, enigmatic woman who falls in love with the [Armenian] rug-dealer hero."--Mystery Scene.
GIVE TILL IT HURTS: A Christmas Story

GIVE TILL IT HURTS: A Christmas Story

Westlake, Donald E. First edition: an original chapbook. Mild soiling, else fine in decorated, stapled wraps. A Dortmunder tale written by Westlake expressly for this holiday gift chapbook printed by Carolyn and Otto Penzler for friends and & "valued clients"; of their book shop. A nifty Westlake item.
POETICS OF SPACE: A Critical Photographic Anthology

POETICS OF SPACE: A Critical Photographic Anthology

Edited by Steve Yates First edition, first printing. Contains publisher's "First edition" statement to the copyright page. Historical to modern perspectives. Fine in plum linen with silver embossed titles to the spine, plum headband and tail-band; in a fine dust jacket. Contains forty-four photograph illustrations. A collection of eighteen essays by famous and influential photographers and critics world-wide, that explore and experiment with space as interpretive art in photography. Octavo; 227 pages; preface; foreword; notes.
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THE BOOKSELLER

Cohen, Matt (1996). First U.S. edition, first printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Contemporary notions of love, family and community evolve through this insightful bildungsroman set principally in a decadent Toronto of the 1970s."--PW.
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ELIZABETH AND AFTER

Cohen, Matt (2000). First U.S. edition: Advance Uncorrected Proof. Diagonal crease to the rear cover, near fine in buff wraps. First published in Canada, this novel was awarded the Governor General's Award, Canada's highest honor for fiction. The author passed away shortly after receiving this award. Promotional author's photograph and information sheets laid in.
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PRETTY THINGS

Compo, Susan First edition: Trade Paperback Original. Fine, as new, in photo-pictorial wraps. A complete Los Angeles original--elegant, wistful, funny.and not to be missed."--Sandra Tsing Loh. Debut novel from the writer Bukowski called "a pretty girl with a dirty mind." SIGNED by Compo to the title-page.
EULOGIES

EULOGIES

Baraka, Amiri First edition, first printing. Contains publisher's statement "First printing" to the copyright page. Fine in glossy white boards with with black-and-white photographic illustrations to the front and to the rear cover, black titles to the spine, black headband and tail-band; in a fine dust jacket; original $22.95 printed price still intact to the front inner flap. A collection of forty-three eulogies comprising essays, poetry, short biographical memoirs and remembrances of African-Americans that were either famous or friends and relatives from the sixties through the nineties. The eulogies comment on the political, social, community, and creative world in which the individual lived. Some of the personalities included are Malcolm X, James Baldwin, John Coltrane, Bob Marley, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, and more. Octavo; 225 pages; foreword; notes on each subject.