New York: Farrar, Straus and Young, 1951. First U.S. edition, revised from the original 1948 UK edition. A cult novel considered by many a fine example of midcentury modernism. Few light creases to head of spine and touch of soiling to covers otherwise near fine; in dust jacket with red..... Item #54805 More

San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1989). First edition of AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. Review copy with publisher's information and photo laid in. Top page edges slightly darkened near spine, otherwise fine in dust jacket. Item #21850 More

London: Chatto & Windus / Hogarth Press, (1985). First UK edition of the author's first book with title changed from that of the original U.S. release. In presumed second-issue dust jacket with blurbs on rear panel and image of old car with tree and house in background on front (vs..... Item #56046 More

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1979. First edition. Uncorrected proof, with no expected date of publication noted. Author's first book, also made into a movie. Near fine with light sunning on spine and edges, tiny bumps to rear corners; in light blue printed paperwraps. Item #49098 More

New Haven/New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1981. First U.S. edition of AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. Fine in the first-issue dust jacket priced $9.95. Item #36053 More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1954. First edition of his first book -- the scarce hard cover issue, one of only 1,000 copies. Charged with bringing in an old Apache war chief, our hero encounters ruthless bounty hunters paid per Indian scalp who have expanded their bloody business to include poor Mexican..... Item #54586 More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1934. First edition of AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. About very good with cloth binding lightly rubbed and soiled, spine ends and corners rubbed, spine slightly faded and bumped on ends, small tear in cloth at top of spine, rear endpaper lightly soiled, and a few small..... Item #51856 More

Charles Addams. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1940. First edition. A proof copy bound in pictorial wraps with the illustration from the eventual trade edition dust jacket. "With the compliments of Houghton Mifflin Company" slip laid in. Spine slightly cocked and front hinge just beginning to split, otherwise very good or better..... Item #40075 More

Garden City: Crime Club / Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1930. First U.S. edition of this Crime Club Selection. The AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK, introducing his series character Scotland Yard Inspector Anthony Slade. Gribble (1908-1985) was a founding member of the Crime Writers Association who also wrote Westerns and books on criminology..... Item #54770 More

New York: St. Martin's Press, (1994). First edition. Her first book. Featuring New York private eye Lydia Chin and her sometime partner Bill Smith. Fine in fine dust jacket. Item #51469 More

Boston: Little, Brown, (1963). First American edition of his first book. Previous owner's name and address on front endpaper, otherwise fine in dust jacket with the barest wear. Item #46501 More

(New York): Simon & Schuster, 1942. First edition of the author's first book, a semi-autobiographical novel "in six parts." 8vo gray cloth boards with black spine label printed in white; top edge yellow. Touch of barest shelf wear but still quite crisp, clean and fine in very good to near..... Item #55426 More