Recent Arrivals from The Peculiar Old Cat and Fiddle Bookshop

Harper Wave, New York, 1st Edition, 1st Printing. 2023, SIGNED by Melissa Etheridge on a tipped-in page. Hardcover with dust jacket, 224 numbered pages, 24 x 16 cm, NEW (unread) book. Condition is Fine in Fine DJ, packed securely in a sturdy (200# burst test) box.

Ten Speed Press, 2022, SIGNED by George R. R. Martin. Hardcover, sewn binding, 12 x 9 in, 352 numbered pages, no jacket (as issued). Heavy book - extra postage required for outside US or Priority mail. Packed with all-new artwork, the Targaryens—and their dragons—come vividly to life in this deluxe reference book. Perfect for fans steeped in the lore of… Read more about this item

Knopf, New York, First Edition, First Printing, 2022, SIGNED by Tess Gunty on title page. Hardcover with dust jacket, 338 numbered pages, 24 x 16 cm, deckled edges (somewhat irregular), blue paper over black cloth, silver titling on spine. NEW (unread) book. Condition is Fine in Fine - jacket has a faint horizontal crease due to manufacturing issues in first… Read more about this item

Phaidon, New York, 1st Edition, 1st Printing, 2022 SIGNED by author David Byrne and designer Alex Kalman. Hardcover without dust jacket (as issued), 15 x 21 cm, 160 pp, red cloth boards with "Phaidon" embossed on front cover and gold leaf embossed lettering on spine and both boards, with 115 illustrations. In NEW condition. Through striking and humorous figurative drawings,… Read more about this item

Faber & Faber, London, 1st Edition, 1st Printing 2021, SIGNED by Sally Rooney on the half-title page: Independent Bookseller (INDIE) Edition with YELLOW jacket and THEMED BOOKMARK. Hardcover with dust jacket, 337 numbered pages, 22 x 14 cm, light blue boards, yellow ribbon marker, yellow jacket with cartoon images in windows. NEW (unread). Fine in Fine. Rooney's work has garnered… Read more about this item

Simon & Schuster, 1st Edition, 3rd Printing 2021, SIGNED by Walter Isaacson on a tipped-in leaf. Hardcover with dust jacket, 536 numbered pages, 24 x 16 cm, blue boards with gilt titling, jacket features photographic headshot of Nobel Prize Winner Jennifer Doudna on front and spine. NEW (unread) book. Condition is Fine… Read more about this item

Simon & Schuster, 1st Edition, 3rd Printing 2021, SIGNED by Walter Isaacson on a tipped-in leaf. Hardcover with dust jacket, 536 numbered pages, 24 x 16 cm, blue boards with gilt titling, jacket features photographic headshot of Nobel Prize Winner Jennifer Doudna on front and spine. NEW (unread) book. Condition is Fine… Read more about this item

Delacorte Press, 1st Edition 2020, 3rd Printing, SIGNED by Ruby Bridges on a publisher's bookplate attached to the half title page. Hardcover with dust jacket, 55 numbered pages, 19 x 14 cm, black boards with silver titling on spine, jacket is white with a Norman Rockwell image ("The Problem We All Live With"), depicting Ruby Bridges' historic walk to school,… Read more about this item

Delacorte Press, 1st Edition 2020, 3rd Printing, SIGNED by Ruby Bridges on a publisher's bookplate attached to the half title page. Hardcover with dust jacket, 55 numbered pages, 19 x 14 cm, black boards with silver titling on spine, jacket is white with a Norman Rockwell image ("The Problem We All Live With"), depicting Ruby Bridges' historic walk to school,… Read more about this item

William Collins, London, 1st Edition, 1st Printing, 2021, SIGNED by Malik on the title page. Hardcover with dust jacket, 306 numbered pages, 24 by 16 cm, black boards with bronze titling on spine, jacket front features charming photograph of Malik as a young man, backstage with Gil Scott-Heron. NEW (unread) book. Condition… Read more about this item

Beach Lane, New York, 1st Edition, 1st Printing 2021 SIGNED on a publisher's illustrated bookplate by BOTH author Mem Fox and illustrator Mark Teague. Large hardcover (sewn binding) with dust jacket, 40 pages, 31 x 24 cm, glorious full-page illustrations covering both sides. Book has front cover illustration of dog, cat and mouse around a sofa,… Read more about this item

ACCART Books, Suffolk, England, 2nd Printing, March 2020, SIGNED by Bill Wyman on a bookplate affixed to the title page. Large format hardcover without jacket (as published), 267 numbered pages, 31 x 25 cm, black board with B&W lettering on the front except for color photographs within the "STONES" letters; color photographic strip effect on rear cover, color and B&W… Read more about this item

Chronicle Chroma, New York, 1st Edition, 1st Printing, 2021, SIGNED by Spike Lee on the title page. Large format hardcover without jacket (as published), 360 pages, 33 by 23 cm, shocking pink boards with bold gilt titling, with publisher's insert page laid in. gorgeous color and B&W photos, illustrations throughout. NEW (unread) book. Condition is Fine, packed securely in… Read more about this item

Melville House, Brooklyn NY, 1st Edition, 1st Printing 2021 SIGNED by Richard O'Rawe on a tipped-in page. Hardcover with dust jacket, 262 numbered pages, 24 by 16 cm, red boards with silver titling on spine, jacket features vault illustration over gray background with red lettering. NEW (unread) book. Condition is Fine … Read more about this item

St. Martin's Press, New York, 1st Edition, 1st Printing 2021 SIGNED in a zany style by Mary L. Trump on a tipped-in page. Hardcover with dust jacket, 193 numbered pages, 24 by 16 cm, navy blue boards with purple titling on spine, jacket has illustration of The Reckoning title revealed underneath a mock… Read more about this item

Grand Central Publishing, New York, 1st Edition, 1st Printing, 2021 SIGNED by Brian Cox. Hardcover with dust jacket, 384 numbered pages, 24 by 16 cm, black boards with silver titling on spine, jacket features B&W headshot of Cox. NEW (unread) book. Condition is Fine in Fine, packed securely in a sturdy (200# burst test) box. The incredible rags-to-riches story… Read more about this item

Random House, New York, 1st Edition, 1st Printing, 2021, SIGNED by Imbolo Mbue on a tipped-in page. Hardcover with dust jacket, 364 numbered pages, 24 by 16 cm, tan paper over black boards with silver titling on spine, jacket features illustration in gray of arms crossed, decayed ostensibly as from a statue.… Read more about this item

Dutton Books. New York, 1st Edition, Later Printing, SIGNED by Malinda Lo ON THE TITLE PAGE. Hardcover with dust jacket, 409 numbered pages, 22 by 15 cm, navy blue boards with gilt titling on spine, jacket features cartoon illustration of 1950s Chinatown nightlife, includes a Last Night at the Telegraph bookmark with charming matchbook illustration on the back. NEW… Read more about this item

Hamish Hamilton (PRH), UK, 1st Edition, 5th Printing, Foyles Fiction Book of the Year 2021 - SIGNED Exclusive Edition (LIMITED, NUMBERED 130 of 1,000), Hardcover with dust jacket, 100 numbered pages, 21 by 14 cm, dark gray boards with black titling on spine, jacket cover features house ine blue and red "negative… Read more about this item

Riverhead Books, New York, 1st Edition, 7th Printing, 2021, SIGNED by Patricia Lockwood is blue ink on the TITLE PAGE. Small format hardcover with dust jacket, 210 numbered pages, 21 x 14 cm, blue paper over yellow boards, silver titling on spine, jacket has "Eischer" ring in foreground over sunset scene. NEW… Read more about this item