London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1950. First Thus. Hardcover. 4 7/8 X 7 1/2 Inches. Complete six-volume set of the works of Jane Austen illustrated by Charles Brock. Titles include: Emma, Northanger Abbey, Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice and Mansfield Park. Each of the six volumes in original... More
Detroit, MI: Lotus Press, 1977-1988. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. Archive of 13 First Edition, First Printing books from the stock of Lotus Press of Detroit, Michigan. The Lotus Press, an important engine behind the Black Arts Movement, was opened by Naomi Long Madgett after recognizing the need for... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1965. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 508 PP. Signed by President Gerald Ford directly on the title-page. Stated First Printing copy on the copyright page. Original price of $6.95 intact on front flap of DJ. The only "tell all"... More
New York: Crown Publishers, 2011. Uncorrected Proof. Original wraps. 6 X 9 1/4 Inches. 374 PP. Original uncorrected proof copy that precedes the Advance Reader's Edition as well as the First Trade Edition. The first printed and commercially bound version of Ready Player One. Basis for the Steven Spielberg film... More
New York: Ballantine, 1976. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 4 1/8 X 7 Inches. 213 PP. Signed directly on the title-page by Alan Dean Foster. While my statement of "the basis for Avatar" might meet with controversy, I will state that this is my opinion. The similarities are simply too... More