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189636695London: Ward Lock & Co 1896. 1st ed. Hardcover. Wood Stanley L. 1st ptg. 8vo blue cloth with elaborate gilt cover design bevelled boards. Illustrated by Stanley L. Wood. An early adventure tale by Boothby best known for his series of tales about Dr. Nikola an occultist anti-hero seeking immoratlity and world domination. Cover gilt rubbed light soiling to endpapers else near fine no previous ownership marks. Ward Lock & Co hardcover
189936434London: Blackie & Son 1899. 1st ed. Hardcover. Paget Wal. 1st ptg. Fantasy about a Lost Race of classical Roman society on an uncharted island in the South Seas. 8 grayscale plates by Wal Paget. Sunday School Attendance Prize label to front pastedowncorners lightly bumped spine ends well-worn very good. Blackie & Son hardcover
1895032502London: John Lane / The Bodley Head 1895. 1st Edition 4th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Xxiii 202 Pp. No Catalogue At End. Brown Cloth Spine Gilt Blindstamped Rules On Covers No Cover Illustration By Beardsley But With That Same Illustration On Title Page. English Issue With "The Bodley Head" On Spine. Stated 4Th Printing. Light Wear No Fraying Hinges Intact No Names Or Marks 1/8" Wide Water Stain Running Vertically Length Of Front Cover About 1/4" In From Spine Gutter. <br/> <br/> John Lane / The Bodley Head hardcover
1894003515Paris: Lecène Oudin et Cie 1894. Hardcover. Very Good. 316 4 p.: frontispiece and 24 in-text drawings; 26 cm. Contemporary red cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and decoration. Gilt-stamped coat-of-arms of Antwerp on front board; blind-stamped borders and corners on both boards. All page edges gilt. Purple floral endpapers. Prize bookplate on front free endpaper for Marie Duxrud from École de Demoiselles in Antwerp dated 1894. Marie Duxrud 1881-1954 was a soprano from Norway; she married Josef Stransky 1872-1936 who conducted the New York Philharmonic from 1911 to 1923. He later became an art dealer and was a partner in E. Gimpel & Wildenstein in New York City. The author Jules Nicolas Théodore Cahu 1854-1928 was a French writer an officer in the French cavalry and the chief of staff of General Boulanger; he wrote biographical journalism and science fiction sometimes under the pen name of Théo-Critt. Scarce. In Very Good Condition: head of spine slightly rubbed; hinges are weak; slight browning along pages edges; otherwise clean and tight. Lecène, Oudin et Cie hardcover
1896030694London: J. M. Dent And Co. 1896. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good . Xii 285 Pp. Green Cloth Elaborately Gilt Top Edge Gilt Deckled Foredge And Bottom Edge. 100 Illustrations By Author. First Printing 1896 Date At Bottom Of Title Page. Bookplate Of Larry Mcmurtry Part Of His Fine Collection Of H. G. Wells' Books. Covers Lightly Used No Fraying Or Stains Or Damage No Fading To Spine All Gilt Bright And Complete And Scarce Thus. Parody Of Wells' "Island." On Pp 183-234. <br/> <br/> J. M. Dent And Co. hardcover
1897DC7203Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1897. Book. Good to Very Good-. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st printing 1897. Green coth decorated in stamped back and gold with gold stamped lettering. In Bleiler's Checklist of Fantastic Literature. Hinges cracked but holding; light lean; worn at corners and edges. Houghton Mifflin Co. Hardcover
1896DC631NY: The Morse Co. 1896. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st printing 1896. Black cloth decorated and stamped on front and spine in white and rear board is in blind. In Bleiler's Checklist of Fantastic Literature. Bookplate. Scarce. The Morse Co. Hardcover
190027302London: Nelson 1900. Book. Fair. Hardback. First. 4vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. 315 pages No inscription Loose pages to introduction and free end paper. Nelson Hardcover
188827656Edinburgh: T. Nelson & Sons Ltd 1888. Book. Very Good. Hardback. 364 pages. Pinky Beige cover with gilt knight and Black and Red illuminated writing. No inscriptions. T. Nelson & Sons Ltd Hardcover
1900008159London 1899 1906: Methuen & Co. 1900. First British Edition Third Printing 3rd Printing. Red Cloth. Very Good. 437 Pp. Red Ribbed Cloth Gilt. Dated 1900 With Third Edition Statement On Title Page 40 Pp. Catalog At End Dated March 1906. Cloth And Gilt Bright With Just A Touch Of Darkening To Red Color On Spine. Nicks To Cloth Right On Top Edge And Foredge 1/8" Fraying At Lower Foredge Tips Front Hinge Cracked Some Foxing Small Bookseller's Inked Price On Front Pastedown; But A Very Attractive Example Of A Scarce Historical Romance With Fantasy Elements. <br/> <br/> Methuen & Co. hardcover
1887005363New York: White Stokes & Allen 1887. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good. A late collection of fantasy short stories and a three-act play by the 19th century lawyer and poet. First Edition; 211 pages with one-page ad of other books by the author; small 16 mo 4 x 6 inches dark brown cloth boards with beveled edges blindstamped gold lettering and design element on spine and front cover ; top edge of text gilded other edges untrimmed. Boards show minor surface wear light wear at edges corners spine ends. Light foxing inside covers and end pages. Text is clean and complete; binding remains tight. A collectable copy. <br/> <br/> White, Stokes, & Allen hardcover
1896D2006Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co. 1896. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st printing 1896; "The Lotos Library". 16mo; original yellow/beige cloth lettered & decorated in green; 193pp; 4 inserted plates. Lost Race fantasy adventure: last of a great Indian race; a sacred treasure and a form of metempsychosis. 2 inch square ownership label on pastedown moderate spotting tiny brown spots on upper front cover & some on rear & spine. Very Good copy with hinges sound & text & plates clean. Very scarce. J. B. Lippincott Co. Hardcover
1857006183Paris: Librairie des Publications Illustrées 1857. Hardcover. Very Good -. Doré Gustave. Nouvelle Édition revue sur les meilleurs textes et particulièrement sur les travaux de J. Le Duchat et de S. L'Aulnaye; Éclaircie quant à l'Orthographie et à la ponctuation et accompagnée de notes succinctes et d'un glossaire par Louis Barré; illustrations par Gustave Doré." 2 339 3 p. frontispiece and 14 leaves of plates: in-text illustrations; 28 cm. Plain red cloth with gilt-stamped spine title. All page edges speckled red. Text is in columns. Includes a glossary. Bookdealer's label on back fixed endpaper of Joseph McDonough Co. Albany N.Y. In Very Good- Condition: edges are rubbed; cover lightly soiled; scattered foxing; otherwise clean and tight. Librairie des Publications Illustrées hardcover
189226742New York: J.F. Douthitt 1892. First edition second binding. Illustrated. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green pictorial cloth stamped in red and gold inner hinges cracked some internal soiling. First edition second binding. Illustrated. 1 vols. 8vo. First edition of a classic inhabited-hollow-earth tale; the illustrations were done by eight different artists. Bleiler p. 29. Bleiler p. 29 <br/><br/> J.F. Douthitt hardcover
1900DC6316NY: M. Witmark & Sons 1900. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 1st printing 1900. Author's inscription dated Aug. 7 1900. In another later hand - "To Roger Shaw". Square green cloth stamped in black; illustrated. Minor soiling; wear at spine ends. M. Witmark & Sons Hardcover
1891HW08NY: Fords Howard and Hulbert 1891. Book. Very Good to Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st printing 1891. Blue cloth lettered & decorated in gilt on spine; 222 pages 7 pages of ads. Wright III 1875 listing only 2 holdings; Sargent Utopian Literature 1891 "Eutopia of perfected human beings after death"; "After-life fantasy a substantial proportion of which is devoted to describing a Utopian civilisation on a planet round a star remote from our solar system." Locke Spectrum of Fantasy Vol. 1 p.84. Several tiny spots foredge; mild extremity wear; small round purple ink stamp on front free endpaper; on last 2 blanks in very neat pencil there are comments about the book's theme etc. Hinges sound text paper and cloth clean; gilt lettering bright. Scarce. Fords, Howard, and Hulbert Hardcover
1890D1911London: George Routledge & Sons 1890. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st printingFirst issue 1890 "Note" page lacks copyright statement which is includes with second printing. Original pebbled red cloth lettered in stamped gilt on front and spine and bordered in blind on front and rear; 3662pp ads; black endpages. 19 stories some supernatural fantasy & criminous by one half of Gilbert & Sullivan. Very slight slant; spine a tad sunned; small stain p. 323. George Routledge & Sons Hardcover
1884008072London: Reeves and Turner 1884. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition Thus with Preface by A.H. Bullen. Two volumes in contemporary half morocco and marbled boards raised bands gilt top edge gilt marbled end papers the small bookplate of Herbert M. Allen Cambridge front paste downs. Near Fine light rubs at corners and raised bands. Paltock's classic imaginary voyage originally published in 1751 this edition especially desirable for Bullen's reviews of the history of its writing publication and its influence on later writers like Dickens Hunt Lamb Coleridge et al. After creating this wonderful world of winged women exotic creatures and fanciful civilizations Paltock tried his hand at a similar work featuring a dog-bird see Bleiler but for some reason it never took off. Bleiler p.162. Reeves and Turner Hardcover
1898FA15London & NY: F. Tennyson Neely 1898. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st printing1898 Green cloth border in line of red with lettering in silver on front and spine; 312pp ads. Fantasy novel; a secret ancient mystic order clairvoyance occult elements. Bleiler II p.158. Spine sunned with edges and corners of cloth a little dingy; small star-stamp on front pastedown; minor soiling pps4 & 5 with tiny tear at top edge of p.4. F. Tennyson Neely Hardcover
188560536MacMillan London 1885. Reprint Seventy-Fifth Thousand. Hardcover. Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: John Tenniel. Size: 12mo 6 3/4 - 7 3/4". 192 pp. Hinges cracked webbing exposed. Spine faded with chips to ends. Marking front/rear pages. Scattered foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription in ink. All edges gilt in good condition. Covers marked and creased. Corners bumped. Illustrator: John Tenniel. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Children; Science Fiction & Fantasy. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 60536. . MacMillan hardcover
1899000745London: Harper & Bros. 1899. First Edition First Issue . Red Cloth. Very Good . 329 Pp. Red Cloth. First Edition First Issue With Gilt Lettering On Spine And Front Panel. Very Good Front Panel Attractive Spine Slightly Faded And With Slight Soiling And A Few Tiny Spots Of Foxing. A Little Foxing To Edges Of Sheets And On A Few Pages. An Attractive Copy Of A Book Which Does Not Wear Well. Rear Hinge With 2" Long Crack. Front Free Endpaper With Partly Erased Ownership Signature Of Henry W. Bowders Dated July 1899. <br/> <br/> Harper & Bros. hardcover
1873007276Boston: Roberts Brothers 1873. First American Edition . Green Cloth. Good. 287 Pp. Green Cloth Gilt Brown Endpapers. First English Language Printing. A Bright Clean Copy Showing Wear At Edges With Fraying At Top And Bottom Of Spine And At Tips. Gilt Lettering And Design All Still Bright And Clear. Green Cloth Split Or Worn Through In A Thin Line Along Much Of Rear Spine Edge Which Could Be Repaired. Internally Tight But Somewhat Foxed Pages. Previous Owner's Name. Hinges And Rear Board Cracked. Two Front Endpapers Detached But Present. An Important Collection Of Early Science Fiction Stories Scarce In Any Early Edition. <br/> <br/> Roberts Brothers hardcover
1891035530Chicago: F. J. Schulte & Company 1891. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. Good. 309 Pp 10 Pp Publisher's Catalog At Rear. Dark Brown Cloth Gilt Top Edge Gilt Pink Endpapers 10 Pp Ads At Rear. First Hardcover Printing A Mixture Of The Two States Identified In Bal No Priority; Previous Owner's Consolatory Gift Inscription On Front Free Endpaper Dated Christmas 1891. Worn Cover Gilt Strong But Spine Gilt Weak Although Complete And Readable. Cloth Frayed Along Top And Bottom Edges Of Spine Tiny Frays At Tips; Front Hinge Cracked And A Little Webbing Visible And A Little Loose Towards Bottom; Rear Hinge With A Few Short Splits On Gutter Edge Of Rear Pastedowns. <br/> <br/> F. J. Schulte & Company hardcover
1895JBA02Atlanta: Third World Publishing Co. Press of C. P. Byrd 1895. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st printing 1895. Blue cloth lettered in gold on front and black on spine; 313pp. Lost race of Polarians in arctic whose origin appears Roman. In Bleiler Science Fiction: The Early Years. Minor ink markings bottom of one page; small piece off margin of two pages at foredge; pages tanning. Rare. Third World Publishing Co., Press of C. P. Byrd Hardcover
1889KA03Cinncinati: Robert Clarke Co. 1889. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 1st printing 1889. Tan cloth lettered in gold on front. A slim volume; 39pps; green floral design on white endpages. An early trip to the moon via "green electricity". Author writes "Kind regards of the writer" but hasn't signed it. Endpages splitting at hinges else Very Good Binding still very tight. Scarce. Robert Clarke Co. Hardcover
