First Edition. The acclaimed crime writer's first book. A missing person's caper set in Washington DC and the world of shady TV shops. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Red ink remainder mark on the bottom edge.

First British edition. Wilder's first book, which the London Observer described as, "the best-written thing of its kind for many years (Nov. 28, 1926). The Brooklyn Eagle, on the other hand, wrote, "The Cabala is luxurious in its unimportance, its indifference, and its astonishing charm." First UK edition (1926 date.....

First Edition. Gertrude Atherton's first novel. a Gothic romance set in Wales. "A husband kills his faithless wife and her lover. Sixty years afterward Harold Dartmouth and Weir Penrhyn, descendants of the guilty lovers, meet, fall in love, are haunted by weird memories" of their ancestor's lives, "become satisfied that.....

First Edition. The author's first book, set in "the sleazy world of the California dream gone bad"—surfing (according to the publisher). This book was the source for the film Point Break. Nunn is a novelist and a scriptwriter. He worked on Deadwood and Sons of Anarchy, among other shows. This lot.....

First Edition. A first novel set in California and the island of Goa, places where the author splits her time. A paperback original. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in wrappers (paperback). With a letter from the publisher to the author Simon Schama laid in.

First edition. The author's first book. First edition (first printing stated). A very good copy in a very good dust jacket with moderate surface scuffing. Decent, but not great.

First Edition. A novel of professional football. The first book by a writer best known for his decades of contributions to Texas Monthly. First edition (first printing, stated). Probably not quite very good, with a small stain to the edge of the page block in a jacket with edge and.....

First British edition. The author's first book, and the first book to feature the private investigator Burke. First British edition (first printing). Pages tanning, as usual, else a fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page.

First British edition. The author's first book, which was first published as a limited edition in Paris. This book won the Believer Book Award for its US edition. First UK edition (states "first published" on copyright page). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author on.....

First Edition. The author's first book, a Civil War novel made into a fine film. Winner of the National Book Award. 356 pages. First edition (first printing with numberline ending in one). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with the John Berendt blurb sticker and a price sticker.....

First Edition. 80 pages. A cocktail book published during Prohibition with hors d'oeuvres and mixed drinks recipes, mostly dreadful, yet such was the state of entertaining "for the American People in the twelfth year of Volstead, 1930." (The Volstead Act was the law implementing Prohibition). The Volstead Act prohibited offering.....

First Edition. [42] pages. The author's first book, published in an edition of only 500 copies. Quintana's poetry relishes the small moments in life and this book shows the development of his unique style. His later books won him two American Book Awards but not the readership he deserves. With.....

First Edition. The author's acclaimed first book, a classic Southern novel. First edition (first printing). Previous owner's name on the flyleaf; old dampstain along the top two inches of the spine; extensive chipping along the top edge, affecting two letters in the author's name on the front panel. A passable.....