New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. 1973. First American Edition. Hardcover. First American edition. Octavo, original black cloth titled in white on spine panel. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper which has a touch of browning on the inside of the spine panel which does not show through onto..... More
UK: Kersina Books. 1986. First Edition (& 1st printing). Hardcover. Octavo, original green boards titled in gilt on spine panel. 224 pp. Limited edition, one of 200 copies, hand-numbered and signed by the author. Accompanied by the 11-page card booklet "Kaeti's Apocalpse". A fine copy in a fine dust jacket..... More
New York: The Dial Press. [1979]. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Octavo, original boards with cloth spine. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper, price corner clipped. ¶ A previous version of this novel published in Analog magazine won the Hugo and Nebula awards for best novella..... More
Ashcroft, BC: Ash-Tree Press, 2002. Second Edition. Paperback. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. 76 pp. A fine copy. Collects 5 short ghostly tales by Katherine Haynes (The Little Ghost); Christopher Roden (The Border Stones); G.W. Howarth (The Gift); Dale J. Nelson (Lady Stanhope's Manuscript); &Tina Rath (Traditional Christmas); with an Introduction..... More
Westport, Connecticut: Hyperion Press, Inc., 1974. First Printing of this New Edition. Trade Paperback. New Edition. Octavo, original printed wrappers (trade paperback format). 319 pp. A near fine copy in wrappers. ¶ Science Fiction: Suspended Animation. the protagonist awakens in a world of the future. Facsimile reprint of the text..... More
Liverpool: Crimson Altar Press, 1987. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, stapled at spine. 32 pp. Preface by David G. Rowlands. Afterword by Mary Ann Allen (Rosemary Pardoe). Front cover and interior artwork by Alan Hunter. Back cover artwork by Nick Gadsby. A5 booklet. Card covers. A...... More
London: Bloomsbury, 2000. Taylor, Thomas. First Printing of The Deluxe Edition. Hard Cover. Large octavo. Original publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front cover, pictorial paper label onlaid on front panel, Rowling's signature embossed in gilt on front cover. All edges gilt with silk ribbon bookmark bound..... More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company. [1931]. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. 319 pp. Blue cloth lettered in black. Dust wrapper blurb affixed to front paste-down, spine panel a bit faded, covers mildly rubbed and soiled; a very good copy. From the collection of John Ruyle. ¶ Lost Race novel. The..... More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company. [1931]. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. 319 pp. Blue cloth lettered in black on spine & front panel. Ink name on front free endpaper; spine panel tanned (lettering still bright). A clean very good copy. ¶ Lost Race novel. Mayans & Atlantis. The "House of..... More
New York & London: D. Appleton-Century Company Incorporated. 1935. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Octavo, original black cloth titled in silver on spine and front panel. 281 pp. Small bookseller's catalogue description tipped to front free endpaper. A nice clean copy, very good. From the collection of John..... More
Westport, Connecticut: Hyperion Press, Inc., 1974. First Printing of this New Edition. Trade Paperback. New Edition. Octavo, original printed wrappers (trade paperback format). 298 pp. A fine copy. ¶ Interplanetary Science Fiction, a journey by atomic-powered spaceship to the planet Venus, populated by both indigenous people and monsters. A classic..... More
Seattle: The Axolotl Press, 1987. First Edition (& 1st printing). Paperback. Octavo, original wrappers. 36 pp. 875 copies printed of which this is one of 500 paperbound copies signed by Shea and Wagner. A fine copy. ¶Original Cthulhu Mythos Tale. More
New York: G.P. Putnams Sons. [1992]. First edition. Octavo, original cloth & boards. Fine in dust wrapper. More
Arlington Heights: Dark Harvest, 1990. First Edition (& 1st printing). Hardcover. Octavo, original cloth in dust jacket. 322 pp. One of 550 hand-numbered copies signed by Simmons and Ron & Val Lindahn. A fine copy in dust jacket and slipcase, as issued. More
[Glendale, California]: Roy A. Squires, 1976. First Edition (Xiccarph Edition). Original Wraps. First Edition. Quarto, original printed wrappers, sewn on spine. Issued as THE FUGITIVE POEMS OF CLARK ASHTON SMITH; Second Series, Fourth Volume. Hand-printed letterpress on Curtis Rag White Wove paper, pale blue wrapper. One of 222 "ordinary" copies..... More
[Glendale, California]: Roy A. Squires, 1976. First Edition (Xiccarph Edition). Original Wraps. First Edition. Quarto, original printed wrappers, sewn on spine. Issued as THE FUGITIVE POEMS OF CLARK ASHTON SMITH; Second Series, Fifth Volume. Hand-printed letterpress on Curtis Rag White Wove paper, gray wrapper. One of 236 "ordinary" copies, this..... More
New York: Hippocampus Press, 2020. First Edition. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers(trade paperback format). 586 pp. Index at rear. Cover artwork by Jason van Hollander. A fine copy, without dust jacket, as issued. Note: There was no hardcover issue of this work. ¶ In the more than forty years since Donald..... More
New York: William Morrow. [2003]. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Thick octavo, original boards titled and decorated in silver, map endpapers. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. "A monumental literary feat that follows the author's critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller 'Cryptonomicon', it is history, adventure..... More
New York: Arbor House / William Morrow. [1988]. 1st edition. Tall octavo, original cloth and boards. 1989 John W. Campbell Award winner and 1989 Hugo award nominee. Tiny wrinkle to front free endpaper, a fine copy in a fine dust wrapper which is price-clipped and has some very faint rubbing..... More
London: Transworld Publishers (Corgi Books), 1961. Second UK Paperback Edition. Original Wraps. Small octavo, original pictorial wrappers (paperback format). Issued as Corgi Books GS1095 (3/6). Very light edgewear, faint creases; a very good solid copy. ¶ A post-apocalyptic science fiction novel, which tells the story of the fall of civilization..... More
San Francisco & Columbia: Underwood-Miller. 1983. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original grey cloth titled in silver on spine. 78 pp. 1000 copies printed of which this is one of 780 unsigned trade copies. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. More
Toronto: The American News Company, 1941. First Canadian Edition. Original Wraps. Octavo, original colour pictorial wrappers. Paper off-white. Spine is 95% present but has ragged tears; front cover has large edge-tears, rear cover has smaller edge-tears and some soiling. Untrimmed, unrestored. I would grade it about Good due to the..... More
[London]: HarperCollins Publishers. [2017]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Hardcover. Octavo, original black boards titled in gold on spine panel. 288 pp., Appendix, List of Names, Glossary. Illustrated with 9 full-page colour plates, plus chapter headings and illustrated dust wrapper, all by Alan Lee. Canadian issue, differing from the domestic..... More
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[London]: HarperCollins Publishers. [2007]. First edition, Canadian issue, second impression. Hardcover. First edition, Canadian issue, second impression. Octavo, original blue boards titled in gold on spine panel. 313 pp. Illustrated with 8 full-page colour plates, plus chapter headings and illustrated dust wrapper, all by Alan Lee. Folding map at rear..... More
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[London]: HarperCollins Publishers. [2007]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Hardcover. Octavo, original blue boards titled in gold on spine panel. 313 pp. Illustrated with 8 full-page colour plates, plus chapter headings and illustrated dust wrapper, all by Alan Lee. Folding map at rear. Canadian issue, differing from the domestic UK..... More