Rare books from Sherlock Joe's Book Hunting

Blue and white boards with silver writing on spine; box with author's signature embossed in silver on front board. Top and bottom of book spine very slightly discolored and rumpled; top of front dust jacket slightly wrinkled. Rubbing on back dust jacket; slight shelf wear on top and bottom of dust jacket spine. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition; ISBN, cover price of $12.95 and 8010 on front dust jacket fold.Coward, McCann & Geoghegan First Edition; First Printing as indicated by no other printings being indicated on copyright page. Author's signature on title page.One of Straub's sought-after novels that is in excellent condition for its age. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Black boards with gold writing on spine; book itself is in excellent and Fine condition. Very slight shelf wear on bottom of dust jacket spine, but that is only defect in dust jacket. Tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. ISBN and cover price of £8.95 on front dust jacket fold.Severn House First Edition; First Printing as indicated by no other printings being listed on copyright page. Not only is this book a very rare UK printed edition by Severn House that is hard to find online, it is also inscribed to "Saul" with Parker's initials on title page.Parker's seventh novel featuring private detective Spenser, his friend Hawk, his paramour Susan and introducing the character of Paul Giacomin who becomes like a son to Spenser in future novels. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Green boards with gold writing (book title in black box) on spine; author's initials embossed in gold on front board. Blue/black top page edges; white splotches on back board. Top and bottom of book spine very slightly rumpled; very small chips on top of dust jacket spine. Cracks and small piece missing from bottom of dust jacket spine; chips and wear where dust jacket folds into interior of book. Small chip missing from top of back dust jacket flap; book has overall tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition.Random House First Edition, Ninth Printing as indicated by following points: • Original retail price of $6.95 on top of front dust jacket flap• 10/57 notation at bottom of front dust jacket flap• Top stain on top page edges is black or blue• Dust jacket does not have review blurbs• Random House address of 625 Madison Avenue on back dust jacket flap• "Ninth Printing" and 1957 on copyright page; no other years listed.No bookplates, no writing, no marks inside book at… Read More

Red boards with gold writing on spine; "54499" embossed in gold on back board. Top and bottom of book spine rumpled; slight chipping on top of dust jacket spine. Author's picture, short bio, and 54499 on back dust jacket; tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition.MacMillan First Edition; First Printing as indicated by "FIRST PRINTING" and no other printings listed on copyright page.Grafton's very first book before her Alphabet series. Hardcover and original dust jacket price-clipped, but now protected by archival Mylar cover.

Trilogy of the Nevernight Chronicle books; all books are in Near Fine condition with all dust jackets in Fine condition with emblem of "Signed 1st Edition" on front dust jacket. Books have overall tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. St. Martin's Press First Editions, First Printings as indicated by "First Edition" (and month and year of publication) and number line ending in "1" on copyright pages. Author's signature on tipped-in pages by publisher or second interior page for Nevernight.Jay Kristoff's successful trilogy where "heroine Mia Corvere trains as an assassin as part of her mission for personal revenge." Hardcover and original unclipped dust jackets protected by archival Mylar covers.

Magazine-style periodical with light blue spine, Dallas Cowboys team name and player photos on front cover, and camera ad on back. Periodical has overall tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition; front cover has single crease near periodical spine. Dallas Cowboys 1993 Bluebook for the year when they won Super Bowl XXVII. Signatures of Troy Aikman and Jimmy Johnson on front cover.Annual Dallas Cowboys periodical with information on team owner, players, and cheerleaders. Softcover periodical protected by archival Mylar bag.

Gray boards with red writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine slightly rumpled. Slight shelf wear at top and bottom of dust jacket spine; tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Cover price of $16.95 and FPT on front dust jacket flap.Henry Holt First Edition; Second Printing as indicated by number line of "3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2" on copyright page. Author's signature, inscription (saying "Yours until 'Z' is for Zero"), and date of June 1990 on title pageGrafton's very first book featuring detective Kinsey Millhone; this copy is in almost pristine condition. Grafton was unfortunately unable to complete here Alphabet Series, dying shortly after the "Y" novel was published. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Complete 3-volume set of Aldiss' Helliconia series: Helliconia Spring, Helliconia Summer, and Helliconia Winter. Various two-colored boards with gold writing on spines; book title embossed on each book's front board. Top of book spines rumpled; bottom of book spines slightly rumpled. Shelf wear on top and bottom of dust jacket spines; tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Cover prices and ISBN on front dust jacket flap of Helliconia Spring and Helliconia Summer; just cover price on front dust jacket flap of Helliconia Winter.Atheneum First Editions; First Printings as indicated by "First Edition" and no other printings or editions listed on copyright pages of all three books.Aldiss' epic trilogy about the planet Helliconia that "progresses through its incredibly long seasons, which last for centuries." Hardcovers and original unclipped dust jackets all protected by archival Mylar cover. Books only sold as a set, and not separately.

Blue boards with yellow-green writing on spine; book is in Fine condition. Chipping, creasing, and a very small tear on top edge of front dust jacket; chipping and creasing on edges of dust jacket where dust jacket flaps fold. Lower corner of back dust jacket flap where it folds missing a small piece; both lower and upper edges of back dust jacket have similar chipping and creasing. Chipping and creasing at top of dust jacket spine, but very minimal at bottom of dust jacket spine. Front dust jacket flap price-clipped; author's picture on back dust jacket flap. Tight binding and pages, though slightly yellow with age, still look in excellent conditionCharles Scribner's Sons First Edition; First Printing as indicated by no other editions or printings listed on copyright page.Pearce's first novel about his experiences on a prison chain gang in Florida, the novel was made into a movie starring Paul Newman and George Kennedy that was nominated for an Academy Award in 1967. Hardcover and original… Read More

4-book hardcover collection of all Hunger Games novels. Individual condition of each book as follows:

The Hunger Games -- Very Good+ with top and bottom of book spine rumpled. Light white splotches on first interior page and chip on top of front dust jacket flap;
Catching Fire -- Near Fine with top and bottom of book spine rumpled;
Mockingjay -- Near Fine with bottom of book spine slightly rumpled;
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes -- Near Fine with small black smudge on back board

Scholastic First Editions, First Printings as indicated by complete number line ending in "1" on all copyright pages. Collins' The Hunger Games series, with all 4 books being made into movies. Hardcovers and original unclipped dust jackets protected by clear Mylar archival cover.

Pictorial boards that match dust jacket with red and black writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine rumpled. Bump on lower corner of front board; bottom of book spine also slightly worn. Wear on top edges of front dust jacket; top of dust jacket spine has very small piece missing. Creases and wear on bottom of dust jacket spine wear on bottom corner of front dust jacket where it bends into dust jacket flap. Blue endpapers with spider web illustration by Garth Williams; tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition.Book is probable later printing (possibly 1960s) published by Harper & Row as indicated by following:

Cover price of $3.95 on front dust jacket flap;
No ISBN listed in book;
Copyright page has five digit ZIP code in publisher's address;
Two other titles written by E. B. White on back dust jacket

Copyright page does have 1952 publication date; this copy is signed and inscribed by illustrator Garth Williams. Very rare to find signed copy in this condition.White's classic… Read More

Blue boards with gold writing on spine; illustrations on inside of front and back board. Top and bottom of book spine rumpled; small bump on bottom corner of back board. Shelf wear to top and bottom of dust jacket spine; pages and illustrations still look in excellent condition. ISBN and cover price on front dust jacket flap, but cover price has been blacked out.Tor First Edition; First Printing as indicated by "First Edition: October 1998" and complete number line ending in "1" on copyright page. Author's signature on title page; this is Jordan's actual signature and NOT a facsimile, auto-pen signature.Book Eight of Jordan's fantastic The Wheel of Time series, currently being made into a television series. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Brown/burgundy boards with silver writing on spine; both book and dust jacket are in Fine condition. Tight binding and pages look in excellent condition.Cemetery Dance First Thus Edition, First Printing as indicated by "First Edition Thus" (and no other editions or printings) listed on copyright page. Signed by author (NOT signed by Stephen King) on special tipped-in page by publisher; one of 1,000 copies printedVincent's book "is the ultimate compendium to King's evolving magnum opus," The Dark Tower. "Featuring interviews with Stephen King, Ron Howard, Dark Tower expert Robin Furth and others," with cover art by Guillaume Pelletier, the author "reveals The Dark Tower's influential literary origins". Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket shrink-wrapped.

Brown boards with gold writing on spine; top and bottom of book spine rumpled. Author's picture on back dust jacket; slight shelf wear to top and bottom of dust jacket. FPT and cover price of $17.95 on front dust jacket flap; book has overall tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. Farrar, Straus and Giroux First Edition, Ninth Printing as indicated by "Ninth printing, 1987" on copyright page. Author's signature and inscription on title page.L'Engle's non-fiction work that explores the possible "answers to ultimate questions: Who am I? Why am I here? What am I doing with my life?". Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.

Both books issued without dust jackets. Olympos bound in brown leather with very slight shelf wear to book spine. Ilium bound in green leather with very slight shelf wear to book spine. Other than that, books are in Fine condition. Both books are Subterranean Press First Thus Editions; First Printings since no other copyright dates or printings are indicated on either copyright page. BOTH books numbered 481 of 724 numbered copies and signed by author on special limitation page.Simmons' two science fiction novels that have been characterized as "literary science fiction", referencing Homer, Shakespeare, and Greek mythology. Both books NOT issued with dust jackets; therefore, they cannot be protected by archival Mylar covers.