London: Faber and Faber Ltd., 1966. First Edition. Hard Cover. First Edition. Octavo, original red cloth titled and blocked in gold and black on spine. 291 pp. Map frontispiece, 36 b/w photographs, Index. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket, price corner intact, two tiny scuffs. A lovely, fresh..... More
London: Faber & Faber. [1969]. First edition. Octavo, original red cloth titled in gilt on spine.197 pp. Near fine in dust jacket, slight wear at head of spine. A nice copy. ¶ Collects five SF tales. More
London: Faber & Faber. 1966. First Edition, First Printing. First Edition. Octavo, original green cloth titled in gilt on spine panel - the first issue binding. 232 pp. A near fine copy, clean and bright, in the original colour pictorial dust wrapper which is near fine save for some light..... More
Springfield, Mass: Teck Publications. 1937. First Printing. Original Wraps. Original pictorial wrappers. Off-white paper. Edgetears, minor stains. Front & rear covers open a bit tight, likely from being glued along the inner hinge at some point. More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1891. First American Edition. Hardcover. First American Edition. Small octavo, original brown cloth spine titled in gilt over tan paper covered boards titled and decorated in dark brown. 192 pp. Spine slanted, light wear to covers, a very good copy. ¶ Humorous fantasy novel..... More
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London: John F. Shaw & Co., Ltd., No date [c. 1915]. Early Printing. Hardcover. Early printing. Octavo, original dark blue cloth designed and lettered in black. 320 pp. Frontispiece and three plates in colour. Front free endpaper neatly replaced, spine panel tanned, a very good copy. The first printing of..... More
London: Hurst & Blackett, Ltd. Paternoster House, E.C., No date [1924]. First Edition, First Printing. Rebound. Octavo, rebound in blue cloth titled and ruled in gilt on spine panel (the standard Boots Library binding). Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "To ____ ______ / because in her..... More
New York: Charles L. Webster & Co., 1892. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original green cloth titled in gilt, embossed and titled in darker green on front panel. 176 pp + [8] pp publisher's catalogue at rear. The author's first book. According to the author, Webster sold..... More
London: Sphere Books, [1986]. First Paperback edition. Paperback. First paperback edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author on the title page, dated 8 November, 1987. A fine copy in the original pictorial wrappers. More
London: John MacQueen. 1899. First British Edition. Hardcover. First British edition. Octavo, original blue pictorial cloth stamped in white and tan, tan titles to spine. 332 pp + 32 pp publisher's catalogue at rear dated February 1899 and listing this title as 'Forthcoming'. Minor foxing to endpapers and a small..... More
Kansas City, MO: Illustrated and Published by the Author. 1895. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original green cloth titled in gilt on spine, titled in blind on front cover, gray floral endpapers. 430 pp. Frontispiece portrait of the author, illustrations. A very good clean copy. ¶ Spiritual..... More
[London]: HarperCollins Publishers, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original black boards titled in blue on spine panel. 581 pp. Signed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, dated 16/8/97. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. ¶ 'Titan' depicts a...... More
Columbus, Ohio: McClelland & Company. 1902. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. 423 pp. Red cloth designed and lettered in gold. Illustrated with plates, mostly photographic.Covers irregularly faded and with minor silverfish tracings; a very good copy of a very scarce book. ¶ Prehistoric, Lost race. A fantasy about..... More
London: Cassell and Company, Ltd., [1921]. First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover. Octavo, original brown cloth titled and decorated in black on spine and front panel. 328 pp. Cloth heavily worn and frayed at extremities and somewhat dust-soiled; a sound, solid reading copy in good condition only. In a fine facsimile..... More
Boston: The Christopher Publishing House. 1930. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original black cloth, ruled in blind and titled in gilt. 208 pp. Author's Presentation Copy,with a typed note affixed to the front free endpaper stating "Mr. J.A. Richards: -- Please accept this book as a souvenir..... More
New York: Current Books, Inc. A.A. Wyn, Publisher. 1946. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, original cloth. Some foxing to top edges, a very good clean copy in dust wrapper which has light rubbing to the extremities and age-darkening to the spine panel. A very good, attractive copy. ¶ Anthology..... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1927]. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, original blue cloth stamped in black. 380 pp + [4] pp publishers ads at rear. Moderate small stains to cloth, mostly confined to the rear panel; small marks to page edges; name in pencil on front pastedown. A very..... More
London: Odhams Press Ltd., [1933]. First British Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, original green boards titled in gilt on spine panel. 248 pp. Green boards slightly mottled as usual, ink name on front free endpaper, top page edges dusty, scattered light foxing; a very good copy in like dust jacket, bright and..... More
London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., [1939]. First British Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, original orange cloth titled in black on spine panel. 216 pp. Old tape marks to upper & lower boards, some small stains, cloth a bit rubbed, Note in ink on front free endpaper "J. MacFarlane Library June 18th 1939"..... More
London: Cassell and Company, Limited. [1928]. First British Edition. Hardcover. First British Edition. Octavo, original red cloth titled in black on spine panel. 316 pp. British lending label ticket on rear endpaper, small 'Boots Library' sticker on front pastedown and a small lending library stamp on front free endpaper, spine..... More
New York: St. Martin's Press. [1984]. First edition. Octavo, original boardstitled in gold on spine panel. Small bump at spine head, but more importantly this is some sort of unmarked ex-library copy, the dust wrapper having been glued to the endpapers with rubber cement. The jacket has been neatly lifted..... More
London: Williams and Norgate, Ltd., 1927. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, original two-tone blue cloth titled and decorated in gold. [176] pp. Illustrations throughout. Endpapers irregularly browned, a nearly fine copy in dust jacket, slightly browned on spine and at edges, two tiny chips at spine head..... More
Eugene, Oregon: Hypatia Press. 1987. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Octavo, original light brown pictorial cloth blocked & lettered in gold. 850 copies printed of which this is copy number 220 of 750 numbered copies offered for sale, signed by Orson Scott Card and David Hartwell. A fine..... More
London: Ward, Lock & Co. Limited. 1904. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Octavo, original patterned blue cloth titled in gilt. Frontispiece with tissue guard plus 3 additional black & white plates inserted throughout the text, all by Cuneo. Bookplate on front endpaper and a date in ink, some..... More
