Uncorrected Proofs from Royal Books, Inc.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. First Edition. UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First Edition. Fine and unread in wrappers.

New York: Penguin Books, 1994. First Edition. UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First Edition. Fine and unread in red card wrappers.

New York: Penguin Books, 1995. UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First Revised Edition. Near Fine and unread in blue card wrappers.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 2003. First Edition. UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First Edition. Near Fine in perfect-bound wrappers, with a few small scuffs on the wrappers.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1980. First Edition. ADVANCE UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First Edition. INSCRIBED in the year of publication by the author on the first page: "For Barry / 12/5/80 / Guess the book is up your alley / in your department / Whatever!! / Love you / Mary / Mary Higgins Clark." Near Fine… Read more about this item

London: Michael Joseph, 1967. UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First UK Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page: "Barry / Hi! / Dick Francis." 1969 Edgar Award nominee for Best Novel. Very Good plus in brown wrappers as issued. Very slightly cocked, with vertical wrinkling at the spine and a small splash on the bottom edges… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1974. First Edition. ADVANCE READING COPY [Uncorrected Proof], preceding the First Edition. Winner of the Edgar Award. Very Good plus in perfect bound wrappers, with a small splash on the front wrapper.

New York: Scribner, 1190. First Edition. ADVANCE READING COPY, preceding the First Edition. Near Fine in wrappers.

New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2008. Original printer's proof for the jacket of the first edition, published by Little, Brown and Company in 2008. Laid in is an autograph letter signed from Little, Brown and Company Senior Editor Asya Muchnick, on Little, Brown and Company letterhead, to a "Barry" [Barry Zeman] asking his opinion of the cover. … Read more about this item

New York: William Morrow, 2009. Original printer's proof for the cover of the first edition, published by William Morrow in 2009, SIGNED by editor Michael Connelly. Card stock, 8.25 x 10.75 inches, mechanically folded at the rear spinefold. 14.25 x 10.75 inches unfolded. Fine.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First UK Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page: "For Barry Zeman / with all my best wishes / Len Deighton." Very Good plus in wrappers, in a Good only dust jacket. Manuscript ink annotation on the first leaf. Jacket is moderately edgeworn and toned at the… Read more about this item

New York: Atheneum, 1960. First Edition. ADVANCE UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First Edition. Basis for the 1963 film directed by Ralph Nelson and starring Steve McQueen. Very Good plus in perfect-bound illustrated wrappers. Wrappers lightly rubbed on the edges, with moderate creasing on the spine. In a custom red cloth slipcase.

New York: Hyperion, 1995. First Edition. ADVANCE UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First Edition. Basis for the 1995 film "Smoke," written and co-directed by Paul Auster, and for the 1995 sequel "Blue in the Face," also written and co-directed by Auster. About Fine in perfect-bound wrappers.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. First Edition. UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First Edition. Basis for the 2009 film directed by Lee Daniels, starring Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, and Mariah Carey. Near Fine in wrappers, with light wear on the heel.

London: Nicholson and Watson, 1940. UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First UK Edition. The earliest edition of one of the rarest film noir sources-we have never seen a jacketed copy of the first edition that followed it, and a jacketless copy only once. Excessively rare. A crime novel from an author known better for weird fiction, basis for the… Read more about this item

New York: Methuen, 1979. First Edition. ADVANCE UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First Edition in 1979. With copied manuscript annotations throughout. A collection of Fuchs' short stories and personal essays. Approximately 285 pages, with copied manuscript corrections by proofreaders throughout. Very Good plus in large format wrappers, with light soil overall and light edgewear, with a white comb binding.… Read more about this item

London: Andre Deutsch, 1987. UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First UK Edition. Very Good plus in lightly soiled, perfect-bound wrappers.

Boston: Telegraph Books, 1972. Original printer's proof for the cover of the first edition published by Telegraph Books in 1972. Patti Smith's first published collection of poetry. 7.5 x 10 inches. Light toning on the extremities, else Near Fine.

New York: Random House, 1978. First Edition. ADVANCE UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Near Fine in wrappers.

New York: Random House, 1982. First Edition. UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First Edition. Editor's annotations in manuscript ink throughout. Slight spine lean, else Near Fine in wrappers.