Spensarian Sonnet  The
first is a piece entitled "A
Spensarian Sonnet." This is an item
produced by Lord John Press in a run
limited to 100 pieces. Essentially, it
is a classic sonnet presented as if
written by Spenser about Susan.
Produced in 1983, this was the first
Robert Parker piece produced by the
Lord John Press. (Yep, even before
Surrogate.) Each piece is signed by
the author.
• CLICK HERE TO VIEW IMAGES OF THIS 100 COPY BROADSIDE Some Celtics  The is a
piece turned out in 1986. Entitled
"Some Celtics" it too is a sonnet, but
this is pure Parker. The sonnet is
constructed using the names of
prominent Celtics players and is
bordered with original artwork. This
too was produced in a limited run of
only 100 pieces and each is signed and
numbered by the author.
• CLICK HERE TO VIEW IMAGES OF THIS 100 COPY BROADSIDE Surrogate  Surrogate is one of the most
controversial and sought after of
Parker's Spenser stories. in the
story, Brenda Loring comes to Spenser
for help after being raped by a thug
hired by her ex-husband. The 50 copy
Deluxe Edition is presented wine-hued
leather over decorative boards with
vignette of pistol grips which is
echoed on the title page. It is housed
in a black cloth slipcase. This is an
elegant fine press rendering of a
Spenser short story The 300 copy
edition is presented in beige
paper-colored boards with a lavender
cloth spine in rose-colored cover
printed in black with a drawing of
Brenda Loring on front panel. Both
were published in 1982 by Lord John
Press. All copies are numbered and
signed by the author.
• CLICK HERE TO VIEW IMAGES OF THE RARE 50 COPY DELUXE EDITION • CLICK HERE TFOR A DETAILED HISTORY OF THE PUBLICATION OF SURROGATE Surrogate In Gallery Magazine  After
publication in the collectors editions
by Lord John Press in 1982, Parker was
contacted by Gallery magazine which
was interested in publishing a Spenser
short story for their 1984 "Private
Eye Special Issue." Herb Yellin of
Lord John Press was asked to supply a
copy of the text which he did via
Xerox.
• CLICK HERE TO VIEW SCANS OF SURROGATE AS IT APPEARED IN GALLERY MAGAZINE • CLICK HERE TO VIEW SCANS OF A PROFILE OF ROBERT PARKER FROM GALLERY MAGAZINE Parker on Writing  A bound
printing of a thesis by Parker
discussing his theories on writing
fiction. Sections of the 65 page
publication are entitled "Drama,"
"Hills Like White Elephants,"
"Blackberry Winter," "Hawsmoot," "The
Norm Of Color," "Luke Havergal,"
"Design," "Nuns at Eve," "Purgatory,"
"On Richard Schickel," "Commentaries,"
and "The Thing Is What It IsAnd Not
Something Else: Television In
America." There are three hundred
standard copies and 75 deluxe
editions. Pictured here is a special
presentation copy of the deluxe
edition.
• CLICK HERE TO VIEW IMAGES OF THE SPECIAL PRESENTATION EDITION Thin Air  When a
Boston police detective's adored young
bride, Lisa St. Claire, disappears
without a trace, he enlists Spenser's
help in tracking her down. Sleuthing
from a New England college campus to
the slick sports clubs of L.A.,
Spenser discovers all about
Lisa--including her past history of
prostitution, substance abuse, and
self-destructive love affairs--and
suspects she is being held prisoner by
her sociopathic latino ex-lover in his
crumbling tenement fortress deep
within the barrio of a burned-out
Massachusetts mill town.
• CLICK HERE TO VIEW IMAGES OF A SPECIAL PRESENTATION EDITION Stardust  Robert
B. Parker, one of the greatest mystery
writers of our time, introduces
Spenser to one of the wildest clients
of his career: Jill Joyce, the star of
TV's Fifty Minutes. She's beautiful,
bitchy, sexy--and someone is stalking
her. Spenser can hardly blame the
would-be assassin...until he's drawn
into a nightmare that gives new
meaning to the term "stage fright."
STARDUST is an instant classic of
hard-boiled suspense by the all-time
master of detective fiction. Pictured
here is a special 200 copy
presentation edition.
• CLICK HERE TO VIEW IMAGES OF THE 200 COPY PRESENTATION EDITION Playback  The
Screenplay of "Playback," an Unknown
Thriller by Raymond Chandler was
released by the Mysterious Press in
1985 with an intoduction by Robert B
Parker. The movie was never produced
and Chandler later used the title and
main female character for a later
novel. From the introduction by
Parker, "The great strength of the
screenplay is in Chandler's dialogue,
always pungent and interesting; and in
his affectation for the characters."
• CLICK HERE TO VIEW IMAGES OF PLAYBACK Death In Paradise  Robert
Parker's latest character, Jesse Stone
has a new challenge and the publisher
wants everyone to know about it. This
is a copy of an uncorrected proofs to
reviewers and others who can help to
promote the release of a new novel.
The images on this page are of the
proff released prior to the official
release of Parker's Wyatt Earpl
inspired novel "Gunman's Rhapsody."
• CLICK HERE TO VIEW IMAGES OF THIS PROOF Gunman's Rhapsody  Robert
Parker leaves Boston behind and moves
to the old West where he gives us his
take on the Wyatt Earp story. This is
a copy of an uncorrected proof sent to
reviewers and others who can help to
promote the release of a new novel.
The images on this page are of the
proff released prior to the official
release of Parker's Wyatt Earpl
inspired novel "Gunman's Rhapsody."
• CLICK HERE TO VIEW IMAGES OF THIS PROOF Melancholy Baby  Some
of Robert B. Parker's most distinctive
novels over the years (God Save the
Child, Early Autumn, Ceremony, etc.)
have centered on young people in
trouble, so his return to that theme
in Melancholy Baby is hardly a
surprise. What's more remarkable is
how deftly he uses the case of an
angry, confused college student
searching for the facts about her
family background as a means to pry
open the hardly less troubled psyche
of Boston private eye Sonya "Sunny"
Randall, a character at serious risk
of one day outshining Parker's
better-known but less reflective
gumshoe, Spenser.
• CLICK HERE TO VIEW IMAGES OF THIS PROOF Other Uncorrected Proofs  Publishers often send out
uncorrected proofs to reviewers and
others who can help to promote the
release of a new novel. The images on
this page are of various publications
of this nature. More added soon.
• CLICK HERE TO VIEW IMAGES OF VARIOUS UNCORRECTED PROOFS Sketch of RBP By His Son David Parker  Robert
B. Parker's son David produced a
skecth that was used as a publicity
images on his books in the early
1980's. The image on this page is a
charcoal sketch of RBP produced in the
late 70's.
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