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De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium, Libri VICopernicus, Nicolaus
Published by Secker & Warburg, London.


Publication Date: 1543


    First edition of Copernicus's De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (Nuremberg, 1543), one of the greatest landmarks in the history of science and the work that established the heliocentric model of the universe. A notably large, fresh, and crisp copy, preserved in an elegant contemporary Parisian calf binding with fine gilt decoration and housed in a morocco-backed box. With distinguished provenance, including the Jesuit Collège de Paris, the astronomer Gustavus Wynne Cook, the Franklin Institute, the British Railway Pension Fund, Pierre Berès, and a prominent Spanish private collection. An exceptional example of one of the most influential scientific books ever printed.




Doctor Zhivago Pasterniak, Boris
Published by Collins and Harvill Press, London.

Publication Date: 1958

Details

    First English edition of Boris Pasternak's Doctor Zhivago, the celebrated novel whose manuscript was smuggled out of the Soviet Union before its first publication in Italy in 1957. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature the following year, Pasternak's masterpiece became one of the defining novels of the twentieth century. An exceptional copy, finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in full morocco reproducing the striking design of the original dust jacket.









Fahrenheit 451Bradbury, Ray
Ballantine Books, New York.

Publication Date: 1953


    Signed limited first edition, one of 200 copies printed on asbestos binding and signed by Ray Bradbury. This is one of the approximately 50 copies issued in the trade dust jacket, an extraordinary rarity in such exceptional condition. Preserved in what is arguably among the finest surviving examples of the jacket—remarkably bright and virtually unfaded—this is a superb copy of Bradbury's enduring dystopian masterpiece, Fahrenheit 451, widely regarded as one of the great anti-censorship novels of the twentieth century.



Fight ClubPalahniuk, Chuck
Published by Norton, USA.

Publication Date: 1996

Details

    
    First edition, first printing of Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club, published by Norton in 1996. A fine copy in the original dust jacket, with the complete number line on the copyright page. Palahniuk's debut novel and defining work of transgressive fiction, Fight Club introduced one of contemporary literature's most memorable antiheroes and became a cultural phenomenon.

Accompanied by a complimentary bar of soap—a fitting and highly unusual addition inspired by the novel's infamous opening rule: "The first rule of Fight Club is you don't talk about Fight Club." We believe this to be the only first edition currently offered with a free bar of soap.





Flowers for AlgernonKeyes, Daniel.
Published by Harcourt, New York, 1966



    First edition of Daniel Keyes's Flowers for Algernon, winner of the 1966 Nebula Award. Expanded from the award-winning 1960 short story that received the Hugo Award, the novel became one of the most enduring works of twentieth-century science fiction. Adapted for film twice, including the acclaimed 1968 production Charly starring Cliff Robertson, who won an Academy Award for his portrayal of the title character. A lovely fine copy in the original dust jacket, with the publisher's $4.95 price intact.


Flowers in the Attic

Andrews, V.C.
Published by Simon and Schuster, New York.


Publication Date: 1979

Details

    
    Rare advance "Preview" issue for the first edition of V. C. Andrews's Flowers in the Attic, the controversial and enduring gothic melodrama that became a defining phenomenon of late twentieth-century popular fiction. A paperback original, the novel was embraced by generations of readers and achieved cult status as one of the most recognizable titles of the 1980s teen literary landscape.

The earliest publicly circulated version of this Gen X touchstone, this advance issue is exceptionally scarce and represents a remarkable opportunity for collectors of modern popular literature. Original grey printed wrappers, 412 pages.





FrankensteinShelley, Mary
Published by Richard Bentley, London.

Publication Date: 1849


    Fourth reissue of the first illustrated edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, the definitive 1831 revision with Shelley's substantial new introduction. This Bentley edition was the final authorized version of the novel and the basis for most subsequent printings, notable as the first edition to include an illustration of the Monster.

Issued in one volume with Schiller's The Ghost-Seer, this handsome copy is illustrated with Theodor von Holst's engraved frontispiece and preserved in the publisher's brown cloth with decorative stamping and printed advertisement endpapers. A crisp, unrestored example in near-fine condition of one of the most important and influential works of Gothic literature.


Go Ask AliceAnonymous [Beatrice Sparks, Linda Glovach, et al]
Published by Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

Publication Date: 1971

Details

    
    First edition. Fine in very near fine dust jacket with tiny creases on the jacket flaps. Fictitious "diary" of a smart 15 year-old who descends into heavy drug use and other ills, allegedly found by her parents after her death by overdose and published as a cautionary tale. The book was actually the product of author and "editor" Beatrice Sparks and other "preparers" who have since produced a number of similar first-person warnings for youth, though the exact authorship remains unknown. Despite (or perhaps because of) its manufactured origins, surprisingly compelling reading. Basis for a 1973 TV movie with William Shatner as Alice's father and Mackenzie Phillips, in her prophetic debut, as one of Alice's ill-influencing friends. Something of a cult classic, reprinted several times, and very scarce in the first edition.



Go Tell It On The MountainBaldwin, James
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York.

Publication Date: 1953


    First edition of James Baldwin's Go Tell It on the Mountain, his landmark debut novel and a cornerstone of African-American literature. A fresh and handsome copy, fine in the original dust jacket with unusually minimal spine fading and no restoration. Baldwin's powerful portrait of a Harlem church community, told through a single day and the intertwined histories of its members, was immediately recognized as a major work upon publication and established him as one of the leading Black writers of his generation. A highly desirable example of this modern classic, included on both the Modern Library and Radcliffe lists of the 100 best novels of the twentieth century.




Gone With The WindMitchell, Margaret
The Macmillan Company, New York.


Publication Date: 1936

Details

    
    Signed true first edition, first printing of Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind, with "Published May, 1936" on the copyright page. Signed by Mitchell in black ink on the front free endpaper. A lovely copy of one of the most celebrated American novels of the twentieth century, preserved in the scarce first-issue dust jacket with the original $3.00 price intact and housed in a custom quarter-calf folding case.

Mitchell's epic Civil War-era novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, became an international bestseller, and inspired the iconic 1939 film adaptation starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable. Signed copies are notably uncommon, as Mitchell ceased signing the book only six months after publication due to overwhelming demand.







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