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19060007583Boston: Perry Mason Company 1906. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Folio 672 pages in publisher's embossed "yearbook" cloth with original wrappers bound in; occasional clips missing rehinged insect damage at fore-edge of top cover. <br/><br/>This poem by Robert Lee Frost at p. 38 appeared without his knowledge - ignorant for years - long before its first book appearance in A BOY'S WILL see Crane's Frost bibliography E44. Other contributors include Hamlin Garland Gen. Charles King H. Rider Haggard Margaret Deland Gen. A. W. Greely Agnes C. Laut Jack London Capt. A. T. Mahan Robert E. Peary William McLeod Raine Charles G. D. Roberts Margaret E. Sangster Luther Burbank Mary Austin Grover Cleveland Helen Keller and Emerson Hough on Davy Crockett. Perry Mason Company hardcover
1948028301Philadelphia : Prime Press 1948. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine DJ. 331 Pp. Blue Cloth Gilt. First Edition First State With Cursive Print On Half-Title Page 1948 Date At Bottom Of Title Page Nf Almost No Wear But Corners And Spine Ends Slightly Bumped In Fine Unworn Dj Left Side Of Spine Faded To Light Blue Front Flap Clipped 1/8" Short Deleting Most Of Final Zero Of Price On Front Flap. Book Inscribed To A Fan And Signed By Del Rey On Ffep. <br/> <br/> Prime Press hardcover
1959022762Columbia Publications 1959. First Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 15 Issues Most Near Fine Slight Wear Losses On Ends Of A Few Spines. <br/> <br/> Columbia Publications paperback
20009243New York: Baen Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 0671578499 . <br>Blue cloth over blue boards gold lettering. Corners bumped a little edge wear and rubbing remainder stripe on bottom edge. Jacket in new Brodart slight edge wear and rubbing. An attractive copy. ; <br>First book in the popular and ever-expanding 1632 shared universe. ; 1632; Remainder; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; 504 pages; <p>"The Ultimate Y2K Glitch . <br>"In the year 1632 in northern Germany a reasonable person might conclude that things couldn't get much worse. There was no food. Disease was rampant. For over a decade religious war had ravaged the land and the people. Catholic and Protestant armies marched and countermarched across the northern plains laying waste the cities and slaughtering everywhere. In many rural areas population plummeted toward zero. Only the aristocrats remained relatively unscathed; for the peasants death was a mercy. <br> "2000 - Things are going OK in Grantville West Virginia. The mines are working the buck are plentiful it's deer season and everybody attending the wedding of Mike Stearn's sister including the entire membership of the local chapter of the United Mine Workers of America which Mike leads is having a good time. <br>"Then Everything Changed . <br>"When the dust settles Mike leads a small group of armed miners to find out what's going on. Out past the edge of town Grantville's asphalt road is cut as with a sword. On the other side a scene out of Hell; a man nailed to a farmhouse door his wife and daughter lying screaming in much at the center of a ring of attentive men in steel vests. Faced with this Mike and his friends don't have to ask who to shoot . <br>"At that moment Freedom and Justice American style are introduced to the middle of the Thiry Years War. " . Baen Books hardcover
20009242New York: Baen Books. Very Good- in Very Good dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 0671578499 . <br>Blue cloth over blue boards gold lettering. Corners a bit worn slight edge wear and rubbing. Front board cracked at title page exposing webbing. Jacket in new Brodart a little edge wear and rubbing. A nice copy signed by author on title page. ; <br>First book in the popular and ever-expanding 1632 shared universe. ; 1632; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; 504 pages; <p>"The Ultimate Y2K Glitch . <br>"In the year 1632 in northern Germany a reasonable person might conclude that things couldn't get much worse. There was no food. Disease was rampant. For over a decade religious war had ravaged the land and the people. Catholic and Protestant armies marched and countermarched across the northern plains laying waste the cities and slaughtering everywhere. In many rural areas population plummeted toward zero. Only the aristocrats remained relatively unscathed; for the peasants death was a mercy. <br> "2000 - Things are going OK in Grantville West Virginia. The mines are working the buck are plentiful it's deer season and everybody attending the wedding of Mike Stearn's sister including the entire membership of the local chapter of the United Mine Workers of America which Mike leads is having a good time. <br>"Then Everything Changed . <br>"When the dust settles Mike leads a small group of armed miners to find out what's going on. Out past the edge of town Grantville's asphalt road is cut as with a sword. On the other side a scene out of Hell; a man nailed to a farmhouse door his wife and daughter lying screaming in much at the center of a ring of attentive men in steel vests. Faced with this Mike and his friends don't have to ask who to shoot . <br>"At that moment Freedom and Justice American style are introduced to the middle of the Thiry Years War. "; Signed by Author . Baen Books hardcover
198278632New York: James Warren 1982. Wraps. 23 issues: 1-9 11 13-21 23-24 and 26-27. Standard magazine size bound with staples. Some minor wear; otherwise very good overall.<br /> <br /> Nearly complete run of the American science fiction comic magazine which changed its name from 1984 to 1994 starting with issue #11 to comply with a request by the estate of George Orwell. Advertised as an adult fantasy magazine it featured very mature subject matter by the standards of the time. To compete with rivals such as Heavy Metal it contained many stories about sex and other controversial subjects. Infamously issue #3 included the satirical story "The Harvest" by Bill DuBay which imagined a future where white people hunted black people for sport and ate them.<br /> <br /> From the library of Howie Pyro dubbed the "Patron Saint of the Weird" by Village Voice. Pyro born Howard Kusten 1960-2022 was a veteran of the New York punk and underground scenes best known for his work with D Generation and Danzig. James Warren unknown
1971024684Avon Lake Ohio: Locomotive Workshop 1971. Very Good condition. Sharp corners. NO sunning. NO foxing. NO staple rust. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. Date in ink on first page. All other pages are clean and unmarked. 1971. First printing so stated. An index to 1100 ANALOG / ASTOUNDING SCIENCE works of fiction 260 other articles 238 Campbell editorials cover and interior artwork by 76 artists etc. 80 pages printed on rectos only blank versos. Bound in the original yellow stapled wraps stamped in black. . First Edition. Softcover stapled wraps. Very Good condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 40 pages. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Locomotive Workshop Paperback
1995541196San Francisco: Cadence Books Inc. 1995. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket in an unread condition. A Graphic novel with story and art by Yukinobu Hoshino. . LW. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Hoshino Yukinobu. Used. Cadence Books Inc. Hardcover
1968A43003Hollywood CA: MGM. Very Good. 1968. 1st Printing. Poster. B&W Illustrations; This poster is a standard 27" by 41" size. The poster is in Very Good condition. The poster has been folded four times with the reverse on the outside. All four corners have several tiny pin holes and ther are two corners with bumping. The poster is for the most part clean and bright without chips edge nicks or fading. The Reverse of the posterhas red ink stamped notations: "2001 Space Odyssey followed by 1 SH D /103G on the bottom corner of the reverse of the poster. "US style D poster was created for 'wild' pastings on New York City walls subways and temporary structures. MGM commissioned this poster for the film's 70 mm re-launch in New York City in 1969. This poster features the star child floating in an iris. The release of the 70 mm film helped to make it a commercial and critical success. As this poster was designed for 'wild' pasting only unused posters could have survived. On top of this fewer were printed as they were only used in New York City and other metropolitan areas." from Sothebys "2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick. The screenplay was written by Kubrick and science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke and was inspired by Clarke's 1951 short story "The Sentinel" and other short stories by Clarke. Clarke also developed a novelisation of the film which was released after the film's release and in part written concurrently with the screenplay. The film stars Keir Dullea Gary Lockwood William Sylvester and Douglas Rain and follows a voyage to Jupiter with the sentient supercomputer HAL after the discovery of an alien monolith. " from Wikipedia . MGM unknown
19821499<p>DUST JACKET FIRST TRADE EDITION VERY GOOD-FINE. 1st Edition. Hardcover.</p> DEL REY hardcover
1972028310London Uk: Macgibbon And Kee 1972. First Hardcover Edition . Boards. Fine/Fine Dustjacket. 201 Pp. Grey Boards Lettered In Silver. First Hardcover Printing. A Fine Copy. Dust Jacket Is Also Fine Unworn Unfaded No Rubbing And Not Price-Clipped. Nebula Award Nominee 1974. A Novelized 1972 Dystopian Vision Now Apparentkly Equally Probable Under Any Successful Politician- That Is A Person Of Normal Intelligence And Knowledge- But When You Need A Doctor Do You Just Go Look For Someone Of Normal Intelligence And Knowledge Who Wants To Be A Doctor <br/> <br/> Macgibbon And Kee hardcover
1946006614Racine WI: Whitman Publishing. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Whitman Publishing Nr 5049 381 pp green quarter cloth with pictorial boards. Spine slightly cocked corners chipped some edge wear and chipping 3/4" tear near center of rear board a few other nicks and scuffs to boards. Diamond patterned end papers with drawings of a toy or pet inside each diamond. Jacket in new Brodart with moderate edge wear and chipping especially along alap edges some rubbing a number of small holes from insect damage an old price in crayon at top of front panel and '1952' written in white on back panel 1 1/4" chip near center of back panel. Overall a nice copy. <p> A charming children's book which takes a journey through the year in rhyme. Each page is illustrated with black and white or tri-color drawings reminiscent of post-World War II America. 3 pages that we saw had parts of the illustrations carefully colored in. From the dust jacket: <br> "There are poems that tell stories nonsense rhymes bits of verse as soothing as a lullaby and poems about the holidays. Some verses daddy and mother will remember from their own childhood and others appear in print for the first time. Francis Kirn the artist has caught the feeling of each poem. There is a touch of whimsy and a sense of humor in some of the drawings and in others there is a feeling of tenderness and realism. Whatever the mood poem and illustration combine to make the day's rhyme a unit."<br> Age Level: Preschool Read Aloud; 9¾" - 12" Tall . Whitman Publishing hardcover
1941015300New York 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1951: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company 1941. First Edition . Illustrated Wrappers. Very Good. A Long But Incomplete Run Of 44 Issues 1941 - 1951 Mostly With Complete Bright Covers And Spines 1945 Issues With Spines Faded Light Edge Wear Usual 1/8" Tears And Longitudinal Creasing At Cover Overlap Some With Tiny Erased Pencil Marks And A Few With An "A" Stamp Or Mark Most Vg. 1940: June Good August Vg 1/4" Chip Rear Cover Sept Vg ; 1941: January Vg 1/4" Chip And 1" Tear At Foot Of Spine 1/2" Triangular Chip Lower Tip Rear CoverMay G Worn And 1 1/2" Closed Tear Rear Cover Few Faint Marks June G Faint Stamp Front Cover August Vg September Vg October Near Fine December Vg 1/4" Closed Tear Top Spine Edge Faint Creasing Near Spine But No Chipping 1942 January G February G Soiling 1/4" Chipping To Right Corner And Foredge X 1 1/2" April G 3/4" X 1/4" Chip Right Foredge November A Bright Vg Two Shallow Chips At Foredge Shallow Chip And 3" Split Along Rear Spine Fold Without Loss Of Lettering Or Design 1943 January Vg 1" Faint Spot Front Cover February Vg 1/8" Chipping Top And Bottom Of Spine March Vg 1" Splits Each Side Of Top Of Spine April Vg But Split Along 2/3 Length Of Rear Spine Fold May G Rear Cover Detached But Present June G Rear Cover Detached Smallhole At Lower Staple Of Front Cover July Vg October Covers Detached With Small Edge Chips And Tears. 1944 April G No Rear Cover Spine Taped; 1945 January 1" Tear Front Cover And Rear Cover At Edge April Vg July Vg Small Stamp On Cover October Vg 1/4" Chip Bottom Of Front Cover December Vg ; 1946 February Vg A Few Shallow Chips On Rear Cover May Vg July Vg September Vg November Vg ; 1947 January G 1/4" Chip Bottom Of Spine 1/8" At TopMarch G 1/2" Chip Below Top And Above Bottom Of Spine July Vg September Vg October Vg November Vg December Vg 1/2" Tear Rear Cover; 1948 October Very Good Fading To Spine Panel; 1951 January Vg 1/4" Chip Upper Right Corner Fair Spine Chipped Away. All From Science Fiction Writer Kris Neville's Library And A Nice Group. <br/> <br/> Ziff-Davis Publishing Company unknown
1946024513Los Angeles: 4th World Science Fiction Convention Society 1946. First Edition . Illustrated Wrappers. Near Fine. Cover By Lou Goldstone. Covers 48 Pp Of Ads And Support Statements. Promotional Fund-Raising Booklet For The Convention. At The Convention In His Keynote Speech Van Vogt Foresaw An Atomic War "Because Human Beings Have Not Yet Learned To Understand Themselves. Notice That I Did Not Say They Haven't Learned To Understand Others- It Is Themselves They Don't Understand" A Concern Which Later Led To His Work In Developing Dianetics With L Ron Hubbard His Assuming Reesponsibility For The Dianetics Organization When It Went Bankrupt In 1951 And Later To His Founding Of The International Dianetic Society. Signed By A E Van Vogt On His Centerfold; He Was Guest Of Hionor At This Convention And His Book "Slan" Was The Source Of The Informal Motto "Fans Are Slans". Van Vogt Was Awarded A Retroactive Hugo Award For This Novel In 2016. Also Signed By Dozens Of Writers Fans Publishers Agents And Members Of Lasfs Including A E Van Vogt Robert Bloch Bryce Walton Wilson "Bob" Tucker Forrest Ackerman And 3 Members Of His Family Russ Rocklynne Erle M Korshak Rick Sneary Tigrina Lou Goldstone Walt Leibscher Len Moffat Walt Daugherty Arthur Jean Cox Etc. All Signatures From 1946. With Original Envelope With Pencil Title Written By Roy A Squires. <br/> <br/> 4th World Science Fiction Convention Society unknown
1982104756Phantasia Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0932096182 . Hardcover. Book and Dust Jacket are in FINE condition in a FINE condition Slipcase. 1982. Phantasia Press. 278 pages. SIGNED by Philip Jose Farmer. This is copy "428" of a Limited Numbered Edition of 600 copies. This is one of hundreds of Like-New condition Limited Editions "Mostly Lettered" recently acquired from a major Collector of Fantastic Dark Fantasy and Horror Literature. Presses include Centipede Gauntlet PS Publishing Bloodletting Cargo Cult Biting Dog Night Shade Subterranean Cemetery Dance Delirium Overlook Connection Borderlands Dark Regions Earthling Publications and Charnel House. Inquiries Welcome. ; 278 pages; Signed by Author . Phantasia Press hardcover
199912010165Omnibus Books Australia 1999. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Paperback. 309 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Omnibus Books Australia 1999. First Edition. CONDITION: This book is in fine condition. This book is an unread copy. ABOUT THIS BOOK: The second title in the gripping Tenabran trilogy sequel to "A Dark Winter". Dave Luckett explores the theme of magic and good and badpurposes it can serve. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 1862913811. ISBN/EAN: 9781862913813. Inventory No: 12010165. 9781862913813 Omnibus Books paperback
1977024506Glendale: Roy A Squires 1977. First Edition . Printed Wrappers. Fine. 5 3/8" x 4 1/4. Squires' Finely Produced Chapbook #135 Of 300 Copies. With The Informational Letter Discussing The Chapbook And In Particular His Thoughts On The Use Of Ink. Also With The Original Printed Envelope With 135 Penciled On The Back. A Keepsake For Friends Of The Press And Subscribers; No Copy In Worldcat. <br/> <br/> Roy A Squires unknown
197934524Philadelphia: Owlswick Press 1979. 1st edition thus. Hardcover. Kirk Tim. 1st ptg. 8vo full blue cloth stamped in gilt illustrated with color plates by Tim Kirk foreword by Martin Gardner. Fine in fine unclipped dj no previous owner's marks. Owlswick Press hardcover
1934FY22Belfast: The Quota Press 1934. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st printing 1934 Green cloth; 4to; 90pp. dj art and 8 plates tipped-in by A.E.Kerr. Irish fairy tale legends & fantasies for adults. Bookplate; some foxing tanning and mild soiling; dj spine head is rough with tears and wear. "Curious and Rare.". The Quota Press Hardcover
197436613New York: Canaveral Press 1974. Hardcover. Fine. Blaine Mahlon. 8vo full blue cloth illustrated in line by Mahlon Blaine a lovely bright copy in fine unclipped dj no previous owner's marks. Canaveral Press hardcover
195061123New York: Simon and Schuster 1950. 8vo. 4 276 pp. Red tweed boards silver lettering front cover & spine minor spotting shelfwear w/ d.j. cover art by Edd Cartier minor edgewear couple minor chips VG/VG- copy. First edition of this anthology of 11 tales of fantasy science fiction interplanetary adventure and more by the famed husband and wife duo. Simon and Schuster, hardcover
19500016640Simon & Schuster 1950. red boards with silver ltrs on spine 276 yellowing pages corners/edges/and head-heel of spine are bumped & beginning to fray pencil marks on upper ffep tight. Red & white DJ is nicked/torn/ and chipped on corners & edges with $2.50 printed on lower front flap. Collection of science fiction and fantasy tales. Padgett is a pseudonym of Henry Kuttner and his wife C. L. Catherine Moore. 1st Printiing Thus. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illus. by Chester K & Cartier Edd cover art. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Simon & Schuster Hardcover
1970005569New York: Random House 1970. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. This copy of the fourth novel in Westlake's early mystery series using his Tucker Coe pseudonymn featuring ex-cop Mitch Tobin is from the library of Science Fiction Grand Master Harlan Ellison It has Ellison's library stamp on the lower corner of the inside front cover. When gay male model Jamie Dearborn is murdered his partner an avid astrology believer asks for Tobin's help in learning the birth dates of a group of six men who had been the victim's friends. Tobin makes a single phone call and never expects to see the man again. But then the man becomes a victim of a murder attempt and Tobin finds himself pulled into the darker side NYC's gay community to prevent another murder. First Printing First Edition with a numberline ending in 2 as per Random House custom. About 5 1/2 x 8 inches 175 pages in green paper-covered boards with black graphic design on both covers and silver Random House logo and title box with green lettering on spine. Dustjacket's front panel shows a rams head with blood on horns against black background and yellow lettering. The back panel contains a long blurb describing a book by Kim Platt "The Kissing Gourami." Boards show only a touch of shelf wear and wear at corners and spine ends. No bumping or fraying. Text top edge very lightly soiled o/w clean complete and unmarked. Binding tight and square. Dj shows slightly more wear in same areas as book but without significant flaws no creasing not price-clipped. A nice association between a fantasy-sci-fi master and a master of mystery-detective fiction. <br/> <br/> Random House hardcover
1962032488New York: Putnam 1962. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Very Good Dustjacket. First Edition. 188 Pp. Light Blue Cloth Printed In Black; Endpapers Replaced. Fourth Book Of The Cities In Flight Series And Scarce. Book With Some Wear Including A Few Small Frays On Lower Edges Of Boards; Fading At Outer Edges; Newer Endpapers With "60332" Written On Front Pastedown And Title And Author's Name Written On Rear Free Endpaper No Other Marks Or Damage. Dj Clean Light Wear Not Price Clipped 1" Closed Tear At Top Of Front Flap Fold 1" Tear At Bottom Of Spine With Some Faint Dampstaining Visible On Inside Of Dj Around The Tear But Not Visible On Outside Of Dj Also A 1/8" And 1/4" Tear At The Two Top Edges Of The Spine. <br/> <br/> Putnam hardcover
1950008118London: Methuen 1950. First Edition 1st Printing. Boards. Near Fine/Very Good DJ. One Of 3 370 Copies Publisher Out-Of-Print In May 1953. 187 Pp. Purple Cloth Gilt. Signed Neatly By Philosopher And Science-Fiction Writer Stapledon Below His Name On The Title Page And Later Inscribed On The Front Endpaper From Golden Age Literary Agent Forrest J. Ackerman To His Client Golden Age Science Fiction Writer A. E. Van Vogt Winner Of The Retroactive Hugo For "Slan". Included Is Ackerman's Publicity Sheet For Stapledon One Page "The Philosopher Of Fantasy" Circa 1949 Mentioning That Stapledon's Next Book Would Be "A Man Divided" The Sheet Signed At Bottom For Me By Mr. Ackerman. Signed Copies From Stapledon Are Scarce Although Apparently Forrest Ackerman Brought A Number Of Signed Copies Of This Particular Book To America Before Stapledon's Death The Same Year. Ackerman Was A Great Fan Of Stapledon And Was Involved In Promoting His Trip To The Us. This Copy With A Little Rippling To Cloth On Rear Cover With Bleed Through Of The Red Color In A Strip 3/8" Wide Along Bottom And Foredge Of Rear Pastedown No Other Traces Of Damp. Dustjacket Is Unusually Complete With No Chipping Not Price-Clipped Just A 1/8" Closed Tear On Bottom Of Front Panel As Usual But Some Rubbing/Dustiness And Some Fading To Spine Although All Lettering Remains Quite Clear. <br/> <br/> Methuen hardcover