New York: The Viking Press, 1959. Hardcover first edition - A hard to find first edition of JacksonÕs most famous and influential novel, considered one of the greatest horror stories of the 20th century - one which blurs the boundaries between the supernatural and psychological suspense. It begins "Hill House, not sane, stood by itself against its hills, holding darkness within; it had stood so for eighty years and might stand for eighty more." Finalist for the National Book Award, filmed twice and the basis, very loosely, for the recent Netflix series. 246 pp.

New York: The Viking Press, 1959. dj. Hardcover - An attractive very early printing of JacksonÕs most famous and influential novel, considered one of the greatest horror stories of the 20th century - one which blurs the boundaries between the supernatural and psychological suspense. It begins "Hill House, not sane, stood by itself against its hills, holding darkness within; it had stood so for eighty years and might stand for eighty more." Finalist for the National Book Award, filmed twice and the basis, very loosely, for the recent Netflix series. 246 pp. Dust jacket by Paul Bacon.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's very highly praised first novel, "the story of Gordon Nash, a part-time lawyer whose wife abruptly walks away from both marriage and motherhood, leaving Gordon sole responsibility for raising their child, Calvin. Father and son settle in a small Kansas town. .. where Calvin dreams of owning a horse someday, and where he displays the quirks and curious habits of a precocious four-year-old." Basis for the 1998 film "A Cool Dry Place." Dust jacket praise from Lorrie Moore, Rick Bass, Rosellen Brown, and Larry Watson. 242 pp. ISBN: 0-374134669.

New York: Atheneum, (1985) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first mystery, which introduced psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware. Winner of the Edgar and Anthony awards for best first novel. Basis for the movie of the same name. 293 pp. ISBN: 0-689-115199.

New York: Arbor House, (1989) dj. Hardcover first edition - One shot is all it takes - that is the kill shot. A veteran assassin and his dangerous partner pursue a couple who stumbled upon an extortion scheme. Basis for the movie of the same name starring Mickey Rourke. 287 pp. ISBN: 1-557-100411.

New York: Modern Library, (1961) dj. Hardcover first edition - Mailer's first novel, originally published in 1948, and a book which almost immediately became a classic, and is considered one of the great war novels. It was based in part on his experiences with the 112th Cavalry Regiment during the Philippines Campaign in World War II. Basis for a 1958 film of the same title. Issued in 1961 as #321 in the Modern Library series. In the Toledano 8 binding of gray cloth with gold lettering on green block on front board and spine. Map frontispiece. 791 pp. Gray and white Kent end papers. Reverse side of jacket lists 403 titles.

New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1929. Hardcover first edition - The second novel by this Jamaican-born major writer of the Harlem Renaissance - a semi-autobiographical story of an African American musician along the Marseille coast, and a group of young drifters who spend their days panhandling and nights prowling the rough waterfront bistros. Basis for the 1937 film "Big Fella" starring Paul Robeson. Bound in the original cloth-backed red and navy patterned boards. Top edge tinted red. 326 pp.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2017. dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of seven short stories by this award-winning writer - all focused on "the lives of men who, in their own ways, find themselves alone. Here are vanishing cats and smoky bars, lonely hearts and mysterious women, baseball and the Beatles, woven together to tell stories that speak to us all." Includes the story "Drive My Car" that was made into the award winning film. Translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel and Ted Goossen. 228 pp. ISBN: 978-0451494627.

Salt Lake City: Gibbs-Smith, 1996. SIGNED first edition - A retrospective collection of works read by participants at the National Undergraduate Literature Conference over the past 12 years - included are prose, poetry and essays by the authors shown above and by others including Richard Ford, Tess Gallager, Carolyn Forche, John Barth, John Edgar Wideman, Tobias Wolff, Robert Stone, Jeanne Houston, Maxine Kumin, George Garrett, Robert Olen Butler, Ray Bradbury and more. A wonderful anthology which includes previously unpublished essays on the reading and writing process. 348 pgs, a slightly oversized format. ISBN: 0-87905-8161.

New York: Random House, (1955) dj. Hardcover first edition - The story of three generations of a family of the "best people", who live in the "best" old section of Gibbsville, Pennsylvania. Winner of the 1956 National Book Award for fiction. Basis for the 1958 20th Century Fox film starring Gary Cooper. 408 pp, Dust jacket by Sam Sugar.

New York: Random House, (1955) dj. Hardcover first edition - The story of three generations of a family of the "best people", who live in the "best" old section of Gibbsville, Pennsylvania. Winner of the 1956 National Book Award for fiction. Basis for the 1958 20th Century Fox film starring Gary Cooper. 408 pp, Dust jacket by Sam Sugar.

New York: The Century Company, 1920. Hardcover - Southern author's first novel, the story of a priest in a small and poor South Carolina town, who takes in the notorious safe-cracker Slippy McGee after he barely survives the loss of his leg from a train accident. Basis for two films, in 1923 and again in 1948. 405 pp.

Boston: Little Brown, (ca 1962, c 1945) dj. Hardcover - Adventure novel set in 16th century Mexico, during the time of the Spanish Inquisition and Cortes' conquest. Basis for the film of the same name. A title in the "Best Seller Library." 474 pp. Map endpapers.

New York: McGraw-Hill, (1960) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's fourth novel, finalist for the National Book Award. 110 pages. 5 x 8" tall. A wealthy American woman is traveling throughout Europe with her beautiful daughter, Clara who falls in love a young Italian in Florence, but things are not as simple as they seem. Basis for the film of the same name. 110 pp.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (1979.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's third novel, the story of a young boy's overwhelming and enduring love for a young girl and her family, a love which turns into obsession when he sets a 'safe fire' to their house. Shortlisted for the National Book Award. Basis of the 1981 Franco Zeffirelli film of the same name starring Brooke Shields and Tom Cruise. 418 pp. ISBN: 0-394-506057.

New York: Compass Books / Viking Press, (1962). An attractive vintage trade paperback of Steinbeck's most important novel, set during the Great Depression and winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award winning novel of the Dust Bowl in the Great Depression, and the basis for the 1940 film starring Henry Fonda. Compass books, C 33. Cover price of $1.95. 619 pp.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (2014) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A detailed and in-depth account of the 69 day ordeal of these 33 miners by this Pulitzer prize winning journalist. SIGNED on the title page. 309 pp. ISBN: 978-0374280604.

New York: Ecco Press, (2000.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first book, a powerful collection of five short stories and the title novella, by Boyd, whose years of experience as a 'cut-man' (the one who staunches the blood flow and allows fights to continue), gives these stories a sometimes heart-breaking authenticity. One of the stories - 'Million $$$ Baby' - was the basis for the 2004 Academy-award winning film, produced and directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Hilary Swank. 235 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0198206.

New York: HarperVia / Harper Collins, (2021). First edition - A very highly praised novel by this Italian author, winner of the Strega Prize (the second time Veronesi won this award) and named to many best books of the year lists. Ian McEwan said "The Hummingbird is a masterly novel, a brilliantly conceived mosaic of love and tragedy. . . a thought-rich and ultimately comic meditation on human error and lost chances.Its a cabinet of curiosities and delights, packed with small wonders, strange and sudden turns, insights of great poise. ." and Roddy Doyle calls it "a spellbinding experience - clever, funny and deeply moving." Translated from the Italian by Elena Pala. Basis for the 2022 film "Il Colibri." Translator's note. 293 pp.

New York: Delacorte, (1973) dj. Hardcover - The author's second novel, the story of two people recovering from a divorce, basis for the 1979 film starring Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh and Candice Bergen. 290 pp.

New York: David McKay Company, (c 1972) dj. Hardcover first edition - A new edition of a classic adventure novel set in the early Christian era, and originally published in 1880. Well researched and beautifully presented. Illustrated by Harold King with text drawings and several double page spreads. Glossary, books for further reading. 120 pp. Slightly over-sized format. ISBN: 0-679203923.

UK: Penguin, (1980). An extraordinary first novel, the story of a boy - and later a man's - obsession with flight, an obsession that both liberates him and drives him to madness. Winner of the National Book Award. Basis for the film of the same name starring Nicholas Cage. 282 pp. ISBN: 0-394-425693.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An extraordinary first novel, the story of a boy - and later a man's - obsession with flight, an obsession that both liberates him and drives him to madness. SIGNED on the title page. Winner of the National Book Award. Basis for the film of the same name starring Nicholas Cage. 310 pp. Dust jacket by Fred Marcellino. ISBN: 0-394-425693.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1979. dj. Hardcover first edition - An extraordinary first novel, the story of a boy - and later a man's - obsession with flight, an obsession that both liberates him and drives him to madness. Winner of the National Book Award. Basis for the film of the same name starring Nicholas Cage. 310 pp. Dust jacket by Fred Marcellino. ISBN: 0-394-425693.