The Martian: A Novel by Andy Weir - 2014-02-11

New York/ London: Harper & Brothers, 1945. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Stated First Edition.. New York/ London: Harper & Brothers, 1945. Stated First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Stated First Edition, SIGNED by the author. Clean unfaded blue cloth boards with stamped gold lettering on cover and spine. Very light surface wear to corners, no fraying. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. SIGNED "Edward Harris Heth" on front free endpaper. Small neatly stamped previous owner name in top left corner of front free endpaper. Pages and edges are clean. 193 pgs. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, has small chip at top spine edge, slight edge wear, a few tiny closed edge tears. Author's photo on rear panel. Made into a motion picture by MGM Studios (1949) starring Clark Gable, the story of a gambling house owner who finds himself estranged from his wife and his son. 8vo. Fiction..

Easton Press, 2018. Limited. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 5x0x8. Signed. LEATHER BOUND EASTON PRESS EDITION SIGNED BY CHUCK PALAHNIUK! Brand new and still sealed in the publisher's shrinkwrap. Expedited and international shipping are welcome. Signed by author.

First UK Edition; A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket. Typed Letter SIGNED by the author on his stationary laid in. This is the very scarce 1st UK edition; although not the true first (the US was published shortly beforehand), the UK is super rare to find in collectible condition, particularly in the ORIGINAL jacket with no restoration or repair; a truly unique item and a must for the 20th century mystery collector! This novel is on the Modern Library list of 100 greatest novels and is the basis for many film and screen adaptations. This copy is in near fine condition with a square, tight binding, clean yellow boards with bold black lettering, and crisp, off-white to white pages; age spotting is present to the exterior text block and free papers and only light shelf wear to the board edges, else fine. Housed in a near fine dust jacket that is remarkably free of any rubbing or chipping but does show minor discoloration and soiling to the back panel, spine, and flap edges (please see scans for… Read More

San Francisco: Arion Press, 1992. Hard Cover. Fine. American Buffalo won or was nominated for several awards and is considered one of the finest American plays written. It's returning to Broadway this April, 2022, starring Laurence Fishburne, Sam Rockwell, and Darren Criss. David Mamet wrote a new foreword for this edition, which divulges his inspiration for the play as a long-running poker game in a junk shop in Chicago. Michael McCurdy was the founder of Penmaen Press (1968-1985) as well as a prolific book illustrator, known for his skill as a wood engraver (Arion Press). 11 x 8¼". 117 pp. Limited Edition of 400 copies, this being No. 16. Illustrated with five wood engravings by Michael McCurdy. Original teal textured cloth, paper title labels, real buffalo nickel inset on front cover encircled by silver title. Designed, printed, and bound under the direction of Andrew Hoyem. Fine, SIGNED BY DAVID MAMET AND MICHAEL McCURDY.

3RD PRINTING SIGNED BY LOIS and dated 1994 (the year after publication). Also briefly inscribed as shown. An attractive copy in VG condition: Inside, the text looks and feels unread. Outside, the red cloth hardcover boards still have sharp (but soft) corners and minimal wear along the edges. There is a spot on the front cover and the book has a mild lean. Dust Jacket: no medal sticker present, but wear along edges and corners; looks quite appealing with a new mylar cover. Expedited shipping is welcome; signed by author.

Doubleday & Co., 2003. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Doubleday & Co., 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Fine. True first edition, first printing, with number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 and April 2003 First Edition on copyright page. "DOUBLEDAY/New York London Toronto Sydney Auckland" on the title page. First Edition, First Printing points are present, including mis-spelling of "skitoma" on page 243. Very clean black boards with bright gold lettering on black cloth spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean bright endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 454 pgs. Correct first edition book size: 9 1/2" by 6 1/4" by 1 3/8". Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Slight narrow corner crease to front inside flap. Original five reviews on back panel of dustjacket. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A true first edition of Dan Brown's… Read More

New York: Modern Library. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1969. First Thus. Hardcover. First Modern Library Edition, September 1969 [stated]. SIGNED full page inscription on front end page by film maker Hall Bartlett and dated February 25th 1972. Inscription states "Dear Diane and Mike. This is my next film, the one with Tony Quinn", that it took three years of fighting to get the movie rights and asking Diane and Mike for collaboration on the film. The film was released in 1978 staring Anthony Quinn and titled the same as the book. The movie was nominated for both a Golden Globe and at the Moscow International Film Festival in 1979 [IMDB and Golden Globes]. The late Hall Bartlett (1912-1993) started his film production company in 1952 and made other movies with actors Bob Hope [The Paleface - 1948], Robert Stack, Joan Crawford [The Caretakers - 1963] and Sidney Poitier [All the Young Men -1960]. Oscar Lewis (1914-1970) was an American anthropologist who studied "the culture… Read More

United States: Bloomsbury, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Portia Rosenberg. Book is new, unread. There are three dark spots to the outer pages that seem to be part of the paper itself, otherwise clean. Signed in my presence by Clarke. The black and white American covers with red end-papers were printed simultaneously and are both true first editions. Later printings lack the red end-papers. The American edition precedes the British edition by three weeks. Winner of the 2005 Hugo awards for best novel as well as the World Fantasy Award and the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award.

New York, Rinehart and Co, 1960, hardcover, 245 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end touches, text-block edges deeply tanned as is common with this book. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slight spine-end, edge and corner nicks, two short closed edge tears to front panel, rear panel rubbed, in new Brodart sleeve. The classic modern novel, one of the earliest in the psychological thriller genre, and basis for the 1962 Robert Aldrich film, starring Bette Davis, Joan Crawford and Victor Buono.

First UK Edition; A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket. Typed Letter SIGNED by the author on his stationary laid in. This is the very scarce 1st UK edition; although not the true first (the US was published shortly beforehand), the UK is super rare to find in collectible condition, particularly in the ORIGINAL jacket with no restoration or repair; a truly unique item and a must for the 20th century mystery collector! This novel is on the Modern Library list of 100 greatest novels and is the basis for many film and screen adaptations. This copy is in near fine condition with a square, tight binding, clean yellow boards with bold black lettering, and crisp, off-white to white pages; age spotting is present to the exterior text block and free papers and only light shelf wear to the board edges, else fine. Housed in a near fine dust jacket that is remarkably free of any rubbing or chipping but does show minor discoloration and soiling to the back panel, spine, and flap edges (please see scans for… Read More