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Guillermo del Toro Signed First Edition “The Fall”

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Book Two of The Strain Trilogy, The Fall, signed by Guillermo del Toro along with a hand-drawn caricature of himself....

 


Charles Hamilton “The Robot That Helped to Make a President”

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The Robot That Helped to Make a President, by the esteemed Charles Hamilton—arguably the father of modern philography—is the definitive...

 


Ian Fleming Signed First Edition Paperback “The Spy Who Loved Me”

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Signed First Edition paperback of the James Bond 007 spy thriller The Spy Who Loved Me. Signed "Ian Fleming" in his...

 


Neil Gaiman Signed Deluxe Limited Edition Book “Anansi Boys”

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Splendid deluxe Hill House Limited Edition of Anansi Boys, signed both by author Neil Gaiman and illustrator Dagmara Matuszak. Superb...

 


Julia Child Signed Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol Two

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Here, from Julia Child and Simone Beck, is the smash sequel to the 1961 cooking classic, Mastering the Art of...

 


Arthur C. Clarke Signed “2001: A Space Odyssey” Signed Easton Press Edition

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2001: A Space Odyssey. Special leather-bound "Masterpieces of Science Fiction" Edition published by Easton Press in 1986. Photo Bookplate of...

 


Truman Capote Signed inscription to Joanne Carson

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A gift from author Truman Capote to his friend Joanne Carson (ex-wife of Tonight Show host Johnny Carson) we offer...

 


Michael Chabon Signed First Edition “Adventures of Kavalier & Clay”

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Signed First Edition, First Printing of Michael Chabon's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay. In As...

 


Caleb Carr Signed First Edition “The Alienist”

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Signed first edition, first printing, of The Alienist, the brilliant bestselling crime novel of 1994 by Caleb Carr. As New...

 


“The Alienist” Signed Franklin Library Private Printing Limited Edition

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A pristine, privately printed Franklin Library Limited Edition of Caleb Carr's brilliant novel The Alienist. Published in 1994 for The...