Recent Arrivals from Back in Time Rare Books, LLC

New York: Random House, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Glossy pictorial cover. Very Good +. 8 1/4 X 11 1/4 Inches. Unpaginated. A stellar example of the true First Edition of this format. Contains the full numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Boards are full of luster. Hints of wear at edges and corners. Free of… Read more about this item

New York: The Modern Library, 1966. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 952 PP. Original green cloth with publishers device to front cover. Inner DJ references 377 books by The Modern Library. A very attractive copy overall.

London: Macdonald General Books, 1979. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 5 1/2 X 8 3/4 Inches. 253 PP. Signed by Alan Dean Foster directly on the title-page. First UK trade hardcover printing of the original "Alien" novelization. Original price intact on front flap of DJ. Foster also famously penned the novelizations for Star Wars, Pale Rider,… Read more about this item

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 3/4 X 8 1/4 Inches. 318 PP. Original red cloth binding with gilt title-stamping to cover and spine. Signed and inscribed by Crabb. Inscribed "For Andrew C. Dorris / Bound to the Hermitage by the most endearing bonds / Alfred L. Crabb" direclty on the half title-page. A… Read more about this item

Paris: A. Quantin, 1885. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 7 1/2 X 10 3/4 Inches. 312 [4] PP. Important work on French women of all societal levels during the Victorian Era. While Octave seems to have a great interest and appreciation for women and their adornments, he makes the case that women are too taken to debauchery and… Read more about this item

London: Peter Davies, 1953. Early Edition. "Tey opened up the possibility of unconventional secrets. Homosexual desire, cross-dressing, sexual perversion - they were all hinted at, glimpsed in the shadows as a door closed or a curtain twitched. Tey was never vulgar nor titillating.... Nevertheless, her world revealed a different set of psychological motivations." - Val McDermid in "The brillliant… Read more about this item

New York: North Point Press / FSG, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6 3/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 438 PP. Stated "First North Point Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of$35.00 intact on front flap. A history of "gothic" architecture and the influence it had over photography, clothing design, literature and more. Light wear to… Read more about this item

New York: Amy Einhorn Books / Putnam, 2014. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 460 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $26.95 intact on front flap. Basis for the HBO series starring Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon. A few… Read more about this item

Sussex: Post Mortem Books, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 1/2 X 8 3/4 Inches. 356 PP. Signed and numbered by Wingfield on the limitation page. Basis for the BBC 4-Part series of the same name. Light bump to top of front board. Some light wear to gutter.

ESSO Imperial Oil, 1956. Ephemera. Very Good. 3 1/4 X 6 Inches (folded). Original 1956/57 Imperial ESSO Oil promotional tri-fold Hockey Schedule. Includes the TV schedule in unused condition. Light scuffing and some minor loss to lower edge of rear cover.

New York: Tom Doherty Associates (TOR), 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 381 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $24.95 intact on fro flap. Signed and inscribed in the year of publication by author. Wonderful cover art by… Read more about this item

Cleveland, OH: A.R. Mueller Printing & Lithograph, 1943. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 6 1/8 X 9 Inches. 52 PP. Complete issue with cover art by Fern Bisel Peat. This particular issue of Play Mate magazine quite scarce in commerce. Contents include an eight page story titled "Zbik was a Gremlin" by Esther Brown Cooper. Roald Dahl's… Read more about this item

New Orleans, LA: Anne Rice, 1995. First Edition. Original wraps. Near Fine. 8 5/8 X 11 Inches. 11 PP. Orignal 11 page printed newsletter housed in original issus glassine wrap. In the days before Anne Rice had a modem or internet connection (as she freely admits), this newsletter was a way for the author to answer some of… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1970. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 429 PP. Stated "First Edition" with proper number line to the "2" (Random House) on the copyright page. Original price of $6.95 intact on front flap. Original brown cloth with red illustration and title-stamping. Some spotting to gutters. DJ… Read more about this item

New York: Warner Books, 1997. First Edition. Original wraps. Near Fine. 5 3/8 X 8 1/8 Inches. 231 PP. First printing of the screenplay edition with the complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $12.99 on rear panel. Signed by Ellroy directly on the title-page. Cast of characters for the film including… Read more about this item

New York: Haven Press, 1954. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 3/4 X 8 1/4 Inches. 242 PP. First printing copy with original price of $3.00 intact on front flap. Signed and dated by author (in the year of publication) on the ffep. Joe Hill (Hillstrom) was a famed labor leader and activist of the… Read more about this item

Nashville, TN: Self-Published, 1931. First Edition. 5 1/4 X 8 Inches. 190 PP. Splendid travel biography from a well-known Vanderbilt grad and personal friend of many Fugitive poets. Creighton was also the head of his family owned contracting company that built many of the structures Nashville is known for, including the Parthenon on West End. Introduction by Vandy Professor,… Read more about this item

Traverse City, MI: Countrysport Press, 1992. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8 1/4 X 11 3/4 Inches. 287 PP. #261 of 500 copies signed on the limitation page by Williams. Additionally signed by Williams to early IBM employee and noted hunter Bruce Nicholas on the ffep. Light staining to edge of first few pages. Original faux leather… Read more about this item

London: Minister of Transport / Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1941. First Edition. Original wraps. Near Fine. 4 1/8 X 5 1/2 Inches. 32 PP. Original 1941 Driver's Guide and Highway Code for the United Kingdom. Truly an ephemeral gem of the day that emphasizes the power of just being courteous. There are "guidelines" but no real LAWS to… Read more about this item

Budapest: Sport, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 6 3/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 341 PP. First edition in Hungarian. Complete biography and illustrated guide to Maroczy Geza and his Chess play. Geza was one of the Chess greats of the early 20th Century. Original cloth a bit foxed. DJ worn at edges and folds.