F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby

First Edition, first issue

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. First Edition, first printing. First issue, with all four textual variants present, including: page 60, line 16 "chatter" vs. "echolalia," page 119, line 22 "northern" vs. "southern," page 205, lines 9-10 "sick in tired" vs."sickantired," and page 211, lines 7-8 "Union Street Station" vs. "Union Station," Scribner's seal on copyright page. Very Good+ condition without the rare dust jacket. Clean and trim, with a tiny stain at the middle of the spine, a small spot and very light soil on the rear board, and a small, tidy owner name at the top of the front flyleaf. A very attractive copy. $4125.00

Arthur Conan Doyle
The Hound of the Baskervilles

First UK Edition

London: George Newnes, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. First UK Edition in hardcover (and correct first), first printing. About Fine without the rare dust jacket. A bright, tidy copy with all front board and spine gilt decorations intact and especially clear and well-defined. Spine ends tapped, faintest soil to the spine. Overall a lovely copy of the best-known of the Sherlock Holmes novels. In a custom matching cloth slipcase. $7150.00

Terry Southern writing as Maxwell Kenton
Candy

First Edition, first issue

Paris: Olympia Press, 1958, No. 64. First Edition. First Edition. Publisher's green-and-white perfect-bound wrappers. First issue, with no date stamp over the original price of "Francs: 1200" on the rear wrapper. A couple of corners lightly bumped and slightly rubbed, negligible roll and a hint of toning to the spine. Overall a vivid, clean copy, easily a strong Very Good+.

Southern's first book, issued as part of the now-legendary "Traveler's Companion" series. Of the 5000 copies published by Maurice Girodias, most were destroyed by the Brigade Mondaine, the French vice squad. No copies at auction in the last thirty years, only a handful of 1st issue copies seen for sale in the past decade. In a custom quarter-leather clamshell box. $10,000.00