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1924239477New York: Harper & Brothers 1924. First edition NO. 27 of 250 COPIES signed by Willcox. Seven color plates by Elizabeth Shippen Green and others. 1 vols. Square 8vo. Green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. Near fine spine a bit dulled. First edition NO. 27 of 250 COPIES signed by Willcox. Seven color plates by Elizabeth Shippen Green and others. 1 vols. Square 8vo. Harper & Brothers unknown books
1896136508New York: New Amsterdam Book Company 1896. Octavo pp. 1-8 9-256 four inserted plates with illustrations by A. Burnham Shute original decorated mustard cloth front and spine panels stamped in black fore and bottom edges untrimmed. First U.S. edition. A partial reprint of A STABLE FOR NIGHTMARES a British Christmas annual of fiction and poetry published in 1867 by Tinsley Brothers with additions and omissions. Collects eleven supernatural tales by American and British writers presented here anonymously. Includes "Dickon the Devil" by Le Fanu first appearance in a book and "What Was It" by Fitz-James O'Brien. Bleiler The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 13510. Bleiler 1978 p. 121. Reginald 13510. Mild dust soiling to cloth a very good copy. A better than average copy of this attractive book. #136508 New Amsterdam Book Company unknown books
1891138121New York: Cassell Publishing Company 1891. Octavo pp. 1-4 1-271 272: blank original gray wrappers printed in black. First edition. Issued as "Cassell's Sunshine Series" number 75 September 1 1891 at 50¢. An uncommon original anthology of adventure and criminous fiction by Frank R. Stockton Joaquin Miller Maurice Thompson Edgar Fawcett Anna Katharine Green and others. At least two of the stories are science fiction: "The End of All" by Andrew C. Wheeler writing as "Nym Crinkle" set in the future when life on the Earth is extinguished due to loss of atmosphere and "A Tragedy of High Explosives" by Brainard Gardner Smith which involves a super explosive a derelict ship with headless corpses a ghost and a tragic kiss. Not in Bleiler 1948; 1978 or Reginald 1979; 1992. Not in Hubin 1994. Wright III 1737. BAL 5657 Fawcett. BAL 18905 Stockton. Some chipping to edges of wrappers some loss to lettering on spine faint stain to margins of a few leaves early and late a good or better copy of an elusive book -- rare in this binding. #138121 Cassell Publishing Company unknown books
1964WRCLIT81540Palo Alto: Pacific Books 1964. Cloth. A very good copy in faintly edgeworn and rubbed metallic finish jacket with a few small chips and tears. First edition. A number of contributors to this year's selection have signed this copy at their contributions including Booth Moss Nemerov Wagoner M. William and James Dickey. Dickey who placed third in the year's competition inscribed this copy to his occasional publisher bibliographer and collector Stuart Wright. Other contributors include Atwood Causley Hughes Meredith Merwin Plath et al. Pacific Books hardcover books
1931WRCLIT24023Paris: Les Editions Denoel et Steele 1931. Thick octavo. Three quarter dark blue crushed levant raised bands red morocco onlay on spine t.e.g. by Valmar. Minor foxing at edges and in prelims and terminal leaves else about fine the original wrappers bound in. First edition. From an issue of 200 numbered copies on Alfa this copy is out of series specially imprinted with the name of the copublisher Bernard Steele. An important and relatively early anthology of American authors in French translation including Hemingway Anderson Stein Wescott Lewis Dreiser Dos Passos London Sinclair et al the translations by several hands. This is the first appearance of several of the pieces in translation. WILSON D14 etc. Les Editions Denoel et Steele hardcover books
1908108335New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1908. Octavo pp. 1-2 i-ii iii-v vi-viii ix-x xi-xii 1-2 3-237 238 239-242: blank note: first and last leaves are blanks eight inserted plates original green cloth front and spine panels stamped in black color illustration affixed to front panel. First edition. The first half of this anthology prints short fiction extrapolating future naval battles fought with advanced weapons: "The Battle for the Pacific: Sorakichi-Prometheus" by Rowan Stevens "The Bombardment of the Golden Gate: How the Attack on San Francisco was Repulsed" by Yates Stirling Jr. "A Fight in the Fog: A Hard-won Victory" by Stirling "The Battle Off the Hook: How the North Atlantic Squadron Met the Enemy" by Stirling "Harry Borden's Naval Monster: A Ship of the Air" by William J. Henderson and "The Cruise of a Commerce Destroyer: How the 'Calabria' was Captured" by Stirling. Bleiler Science-Fiction: The Early Years 2092. Clareson Science Fiction in America 1870s-1930s 724. Clarke Voices Prophesying War: Future Wars 1763-3749 1992 p. 233. Bleiler 1978 p. 186. Reginald 00940. Smith American Fiction 1901-1908 B-357. Several stains to cloth mostly along top edges a very good copy in very good printed dust jacket with some shallow chipping at edges mostly spine ends and corner tips and some staining along top edges mostly rear panel. Rare in jacket. #108335 Harper & Brothers Publishers unknown books
1699260422London: s.n. 1699. First editions. 8 224 245-267 1 pp.; 8 264 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Modern calf red leather spine label. Title-page of second part foxed otherwise very good. First editions. 8 224 245-267 1 pp.; 8 264 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. ESTC R26563; R30534 "It seems likely that Part 2 was also issued separately but Wing does not record such an edition" s.n.] unknown books
197113192Kent OH: Kent State University Libraries 1971. First edition. One of 50 sets signed by the authors and artists out of a total edition of 500 sets produced. With poems by John Ashbery James Bertolino Gwendolyn Brooks Denise Levertov Steven Osterlund & Gary Snyder & with illustrations by Grace Hartigan Alex Katz Fairfield Porter Harvey Quaytman Otto Piene Mary Ann Begland Sacco & Robert Smithson. Kermani C198. Fine copy. 4to 14 loose sheets laid into paper portfolio. Fine copy. Kent State University Libraries unknown books