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Unpublished Manuscript by Alexandre Dumas pere, author of The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, often called the greatest French Romantic novelist.. "He had great gifts of narrative and dialogue, a powerful imagination… [and] a genius for seizing the situations and characters that would best render historical atmosphere. He wrote with unflagging gusto and an instinctive conviction… that… Read more

First Edition of the collected, highly celebrated prefaces to his plays by George Bernard Shaw, from Major Barbara and Mrs. Warren's Profession to Saint Joan and Pygmalion. These prefaces, Shaw writes, are "quite journalistic in character, and cover a period of nearly thirty years." Shaw continues: "You may well ask me why I took the trouble to write them. I… Read more

SIGNED by Foer on the Limitation Page. #489 of 1000 copies. Fine in a lightly bumped slipcase. "Sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I'm not living." Basis for the 2011 film starring Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Thomas Horn, Max von Sydow. Book#Cv2117. $128. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED on a laid in paper bearing only Dickens' clear signature, First Edition of his immortal Oliver Twist, the first Victorian novel with a child protagonist. First published as a serial from 1837 to 1839 and released as a three-volume book on November 9, 1838 before the serialization ended. 3 vols. Volume one with the plate list inserted after title… Read more

SIGNED by Walt Whitman in commemoration of his 70th birthday. One of only 300 copies of Whitman's 70 birthday edition of Leaves of Grass, Whitman s literary masterpiece, "America's second Declaration of Independence" (PMM, 342). With six portraits of Whitman, including the famous original mounted frontispiece photograph with a butterfly resting on his finger. Whitman s explanatory note is printed… Read more

"In 'Confessions of a Mask', a literary artist of delicate sensibility and startling candor has chosen to write for the few rather than the many" (The New York Times). Fine First English language edition of Mishima's tale of a young Japanese adolescent boy tormented by his burgeoning attraction to men, "wandering between two worlds, one dead, The other powerless to… Read more

"There are no more" [signed copies] (Harper Collins). Twice- SIGNED by Mark Twain! It is my strong conviction that, married to you, I would never desire to roam again while I lived." Beautiful, Rare copy of THE LOVE LETTERS OF MARK TWAIN, WITH HIS DOUBLE SIGNATURE. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1949. Tall octavo, original black cloth, original dust jacket,… Read more

SIGNED on title page by the author, an As New First Edition copy of Hosseini's third bestseller in a beautiful As New jacket. A father's decision to sell his three-year-old daughter to a childless couple in Kabul ties the various narratives of the novel together. You won't find a better signed copy! Book #Pv3352. $58. We specialize in Rare Ayn… Read more

Still Sealed in Shrink Wrap! EXTREMELY SCARCE in New Condition. An exact facsimile copy of the first edition of For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, first published in 1940 with an approximate print run of 75,000. Both book and jacket are precise copies of the original. The only indicator that this is a facsimile is a small block… Read more

SIGNED, still in Publisher's Shrink Wrap. "Is evil something you are? Or is it something you do?" A perfect Signed Limited Edition Easton Press copy of one of the most highly collectible novels of the late 20 Century. American Psycho turns 30 this year and shows no signs of slowing down. Bound in fine genuine leather, this utterly flawless, library-quality… Read more

"I ain't a lady either so buy me a drink." The first page of Spillane's novel, SIGNED by Spillane. Presumed to be a fair copy, i.e., a copy intended for the printer, with no marginalia or emendations, conforming to the published version of the text. Fine. Book #Pv2202. $298. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

Twice-SIGNED by author Phillip Roth, on the cover and on the page where the story appears. Also signed by National Book Award winner Peter Matthiessen, co-founder and editor of the Paris Review. First Appearance in print of Roth's Goodbye Columbus in The Paris Review, Autumn-Winter 1958-59. "How can I describe loving Brenda? It was so sweet, as though I d… Read more

SIGNED in publisher's Original Slipcase (often missing). Perfect Clegg Collectible. First Edition of Breeder, one of 26 Lettered copies, in original publisher's protective SLIPCASE, both in flawless, Library Quality condition. SIGNED by Douglas Clegg, Edward Lee and Canigli on a special page. Additionally, this copy is signed by publisher Larry Roberts, founder of Bloodletting Press. A perfect copy of Library-quality.… Read more

SIGNED without personalization, an Unread copy of the 40th Anniversary Edition of Spillane's "One Lonely Night." No writings or markings of any kind. Opened only by Spillane to sign. Book #v2251. $120. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A very Near Fine First Edition of Axel in a Near-Fine jacket. First Edition in English of Bo Carpelan's tribute to his father's friendship with the great Finnish musician, Jean Sibelius. "When Axel Carpelan died, Sibelius was deeply distraught, writing in his diary to whom should I now write music?… Read more

SIGNED First Edition UNread copy of Connelly's semi-autobiographical first novel about a NYC EMS driver who loses it on the streets of Hell's Kitchen. Basis for the 1999 Martin Scorsese film starringf Nicholas Cage. A beautiful First Edition copy opened only for Connelly to sign without inscription on the title page. Book #C3109. $85. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand,… Read more

The voice of a 9 year old child whose father died in the terrorist attack on 9 11. A beautiful signed copy of this novel in highly collectible As New condition. One to watch! Book #v5b253. $78. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED/Inscribed by Grafton on Title Page. First British Edition of Grafton's A. Fine in a fine jacket. You kill people you hate or you kill in rage or you kill to get even, but you don't kill someone you're indifferent to." Book #P3386. $498. We specialize in Rare, Signed, and Manuscript Ayn Rand, history, and science.

SIGNED Limited Edition copy of Clegg's debut novel, Library Quality in As New jacket. Copy #540/666 numbered copies signed by Douglas Clegg [author], Don D'Auria [introduction] and Glenn Chadbourne [interior artist] on a laid in limitation leaf. Book #C2144. $59. We specialize in Rare Ayn Rand, history, and science. *****All our books are sanitized for your protection before mailing.

Unread, complete 6 issues of Oxford American's ORIGINAL publication of John Grisham's A Painted House. Precedes the First Edition in book form in 2001. "There isn't a single lawyer in the whole book," Grisham quipped pre-publication. Includes Rare Issue # 34, Southern Music Issue and Unopened, SEALED CD. Perfect condition with tracks by Dolly Parton, Tom Petty, Dean Martin,… Read more