Get Shorty by Leonard, Elmore - 1990

Charles Scribner's Sons. Fine in Very Good Dust Jacket. 1938. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 428 pages: 6.75 x 9.5 in.: 2.8: KB#010194: Book is contained in a beautiful, fine condition, matching labeled cloth clamshell box. Bookjacket/dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. Dustjacket is price clipped and has some edge cuts and a small edge chip. Book's boards and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Has scarce Scribner's "A" on copyright page. Boards are original decorated beige cloth, with front and spine lettering stamped in green and a green picture of a boy with his fawn on the front board and yellow endpapers. A classic novel that was the best-selling novel in America for the year 1938, won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1939, and was adapted into a film in 1946, starring Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman, both of whom were nominated for Oscars for their performances.:… Read More

861 pages. Octavo (8 1/2" x 6") bound in original publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Inscribed by the author. First printing, with 'A' on copyright page, first issue jacket with authors photo on rear panel rather than reviews found on later issue jackets.Jones' first book, basis for the 1953 film starring Montgomery Clift, Burt Lancaster, and Frank Sinatra.From Here to Eternity is the debut novel of American author James Jones, published by Scribner's in 1951. It is loosely based on Jones' experiences in the pre-World War II Hawaiian Division's 27th Infantry and the unit in which he served, Company E ("The Boxing Company"). Fellow company member Hal Gould said that while the novel was based on the company, including some depictions of actual persons, the characters are fictional and both the harsh conditions and described events are inventions. From Here to Eternity won the National Book Award and was named one of the 100 Best Novels of the 20th century by the Modern Library Board.… Read More

First appearance first printing of this short horror story the has been made into two movies. The first starring Vincent Price in 1958. The second in 1986 starring Jeff Goldblum. SIGNED by Jeff Goldblum on the first page of text. SIGNED at the 2019 Fan Expo in Toronto where Jeff was one of the Celebrity Guests. I will include a copy of my e ticket for admission. Then SIGNED by Geena at the 2024 Steel City Con in Monroeville PA. I will include my e ticket and floor plan map of the show. Light edge wear. Light rubbing to the surface of the cover. There is 1 1/2 inch pen mark on the front cover. In very good condition.

First Edition, First Printing with the words "First Published 1950" printed on the copyright page. The original dustjacket has very minor wear to the head and base of the spine and corners. This First Issue dust jacket has a light "coffee cup" stain towards the 9s.6d. net printed price on the uncut bottom front flap. The printer appears to have had some difficulty with the name Cantwell. Also of importance: note the DJ has a spelling error "deeps" for "depths" in the final sentence of the 2nd. para. The book, 254 pp., 8vo., is in excellent condition. The binding is tight, with no cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp with only minor wear. A great copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION that precedes the American edition by 3 days. Ex libris Stanislas Joly bookplate inside front cover.

London: Thorn E.M.I.Screen Entertainment, 1985. 1st Edition . No Binding. Fine. A limited edition of authorised photographs taken by renowned stills-photographer David James during the filming of HIGHLANDER (1986). The edition was limited to 500 sets of which this is number 275. To our knowledge the set was not available commercially for sale and was intended for cast and crew members and publicity purposes etc. All 15 black and white prints are present, each one blind-stamped and numbered in pencil 275/500 by the photographer. Included in the set are some of the most iconic images from the movie. Each photograph is mounted, the cards measuring 16" x 12" approximately. Actual images, comprising both landscape and portrait measure 12" x 8" approx. Limitation certificate signed by David James the photographer is included with the set. Occasional creasing to corners and extremities of the mountings but no finger-marking or grubbiness to margins etc. The actual photographs are in… Read More

Charles Scribner's Sons. Fine in Very Good Dust Jacket. 1938. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 428 pages: 6.75 x 9.5 in.: 2.8: KB#010194: Book is contained in a beautiful, fine condition, matching labeled cloth clamshell box. Bookjacket/dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. Dustjacket is price clipped and has some edge cuts and a small edge chip. Book's boards and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. Has scarce Scribner's "A" on copyright page. Boards are original decorated beige cloth, with front and spine lettering stamped in green and a green picture of a boy with his fawn on the front board and yellow endpapers. A classic novel that was the best-selling novel in America for the year 1938, won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1939, and was adapted into a film in 1946, starring Gregory Peck and Jane Wyman, both of whom were nominated for Oscars for their performances.:… Read More

861 pages. Octavo (8 1/2" x 6") bound in original publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Inscribed by the author. First printing, with 'A' on copyright page, first issue jacket with authors photo on rear panel rather than reviews found on later issue jackets.Jones' first book, basis for the 1953 film starring Montgomery Clift, Burt Lancaster, and Frank Sinatra.From Here to Eternity is the debut novel of American author James Jones, published by Scribner's in 1951. It is loosely based on Jones' experiences in the pre-World War II Hawaiian Division's 27th Infantry and the unit in which he served, Company E ("The Boxing Company"). Fellow company member Hal Gould said that while the novel was based on the company, including some depictions of actual persons, the characters are fictional and both the harsh conditions and described events are inventions. From Here to Eternity won the National Book Award and was named one of the 100 Best Novels of the 20th century by the Modern Library Board.… Read More

First appearance first printing of this short horror story the has been made into two movies. The first starring Vincent Price in 1958. The second in 1986 starring Jeff Goldblum. SIGNED by Jeff Goldblum on the first page of text. SIGNED at the 2019 Fan Expo in Toronto where Jeff was one of the Celebrity Guests. I will include a copy of my e ticket for admission. Then SIGNED by Geena at the 2024 Steel City Con in Monroeville PA. I will include my e ticket and floor plan map of the show. Light edge wear. Light rubbing to the surface of the cover. There is 1 1/2 inch pen mark on the front cover. In very good condition.

First Edition, First Printing with the words "First Published 1950" printed on the copyright page. The original dustjacket has very minor wear to the head and base of the spine and corners. This First Issue dust jacket has a light "coffee cup" stain towards the 9s.6d. net printed price on the uncut bottom front flap. The printer appears to have had some difficulty with the name Cantwell. Also of importance: note the DJ has a spelling error "deeps" for "depths" in the final sentence of the 2nd. para. The book, 254 pp., 8vo., is in excellent condition. The binding is tight, with no cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp with only minor wear. A great copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION that precedes the American edition by 3 days. Ex libris Stanislas Joly bookplate inside front cover.

London: Thorn E.M.I.Screen Entertainment, 1985. 1st Edition . No Binding. Fine. A limited edition of authorised photographs taken by renowned stills-photographer David James during the filming of HIGHLANDER (1986). The edition was limited to 500 sets of which this is number 275. To our knowledge the set was not available commercially for sale and was intended for cast and crew members and publicity purposes etc. All 15 black and white prints are present, each one blind-stamped and numbered in pencil 275/500 by the photographer. Included in the set are some of the most iconic images from the movie. Each photograph is mounted, the cards measuring 16" x 12" approximately. Actual images, comprising both landscape and portrait measure 12" x 8" approx. Limitation certificate signed by David James the photographer is included with the set. Occasional creasing to corners and extremities of the mountings but no finger-marking or grubbiness to margins etc. The actual photographs are in… Read More