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1987008550Oakland CA: East Bay Municipal Utility District 1987. Poster. Near Fine. Poster. First Printing. 24" h x 18" W. An original poster printed to publicize "The Captain Hydro Water Conservation Workbook" which was published by the East Bay Municipal Utility District EMBUD in 1987 and is still in use today as an educational resource for schoolchildren. RARE a single copy located online at the Oakland Museum of CA OCMA. Near Fine faint creases. top right corner with small triangular chip inscription at bottom left corner reads "Project Water Poster EBMUD c 1987." lower right of image has an artist's name that is not decipherable. Well suited for framing will be shipped loosely rolled in a sturdy mailing tube. East Bay Municipal Utility District unknown
1944009833New York: Simon & Schuster 1944. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Near Fine small rub at head of spine in a Very Good Plus dust jacket 1/2" closed tear bottom edge 3/4" closed tear top edge front flap fold small chips at spine ends. An interesting Disney wartime publication the dust jacket front cover and some illustrations utilize a fuzzy cloth decorations. Simon & Schuster Hardcover
19228809Chicago IL: A.C. McClurg & Co 1922. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Good. 5 X 7 5/8 Inches. 277 PP 279-282 ads. Original first printing of the first book in his series about the fictional "hollow earth" land of Pellucidar. TRUE FIRST PRINTING FROM MCCLURG WITH A VERY SCARE ORIGINAL COMPLIMENTARY COPY SLIP. Signed "To / John Coleman Burroughs / with much love / from / Papa - Edgar Rice Burroughs / Tarzana Ranch / Aug 6 1922" directly on the FFEP. The book includes a letter detailing the provenance of the book signed by Linda Burroughs the wife of Danton Burroughs John Coleman's son. Original grey cloth binding with "McClurg" slug on spine as called for. A few loose pages and a torn corner to rear flyleaf. In addition to the McClurg slip and the letter from Linda Burroughs the book also includes the original library bookmark from Danton Burroughs own library. Housed in a facsimile DJ. While this book does have some condition issues as described it is complete and is quite possibly the finest association ever offered for sale. <br /> <br /> Edgar Rice Burroughs the legendary creator of Tarzan and John Carter of Mars shared more than a familial bond with his son John Coleman Burroughs; their relationship was deeply intertwined with creative collaboration and mutual respect. As Edgar's literary empire grew John-an accomplished artist in his own right-became instrumental in visually shaping his father's imaginative worlds. Beginning in the 1930s John illustrated many of Edgar's later publications breathing life into iconic characters and scenes with a visual style that complemented his father's adventurous prose. Beyond the pages their partnership symbolized a generational bridge with Edgar's vivid storytelling and John's striking illustrations merging to create a legacy that spanned both literature and art. Their relationship was not merely that of father and son but of two artists whose visions converged to captivate readers across generations. A.C. McClurg & Co hardcover
19671721West Kingston RI: Donald M. Grant 1967. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good /Near Fine. 5 X 7 1/2 Inches. 246 PP. Signed by author directly on the title-page. Original price of $4.00 intact on front flap of DJ. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. One of only 750 copies printed in the first print run. Donald M. Grant hardcover
19793568New York: Baronet Publishing Company 1979. First Edition First Printing. Original wraps. Very Good. Gray Morrow. 5 1/4 X 8 1/8 Inches. 309 4 PP. First printing of Orson Scott Card's first published novel. Signed by Card on his personal Dragon Army bookplate laid-in. A very important although often overlooked first outing from the man who would go on to win the Nebula and Hugo Best Novel award for his Ender's Game. Card's noted religious themes are obvious in this first outing. Proverbs 3:33 -"The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked but He blesseth the habitation of the just." from the rear cover - Jason Worthing is sent with 333 people to start a colony in deep space.<br /> <br /> NOTE: Precedes the ACE publishing mass market edition by one month. Baronet Publishing Company unknown
19937656New York: DAW Books 1993. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 4 1/8 X 6 7/8 Inches. 287 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Signed by Foster Linskold and Dann at their respective contributions. Foxing and a black line to gutters. Light wear to covers. A nice copy overall. DAW Books unknown
19985585New York: Tom Doherty Associates 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 715 PP. Stated "First Edition" with full number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $27.95 intact on front flap. Signed by Orson Scott Card on affixed bookplate one of his personal issued plates. Features the short stories "Tales of Alvin Maker" and "Grinning Man" by Card. Light smudge to front cover. Hint of wear to board edges and gutters. A very nice copy overall. Tom Doherty Associates hardcover
19768471Sauk City WI: Arkham House 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5 1/2 X 8 1/8 Inches. 313 PP. STILL SEALED IN ORIGINAL SHRINK - NEVER OPENED! Arkham House hardcover
19798983New York: Harper & Row 1979. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 164 PP. Stated "First U.S. Edition" as called for on the copyright page. Original price of $8.95 intact on front flap. Stunning jacket designed by Christine Bassery. Carter herself disliked the fact that this American edition called her take on classic fairy tales "adult tales" on the cover. The collection contains ten stories: "The Bloody Chamber" "The Courtship of Mr Lyon" "The Tiger's Bride" "Puss-in-Boots" "The Erl-King" "The Snow Child" "The Lady of the House of Love" "The Werewolf" "The Company of Wolves" and "Wolf-Alice Harper & Row hardcover
19838558London: Victor Gollancz Ltd 1983. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5 1/4 X 8 Inches. 273 PP. First UK edition of this third collection of Le Guin's stories. A sharp copy with original price intact on front flap. Victor Gollancz Ltd hardcover
19956431New York: Bantam Books 1995. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. First printing of each of the three novels that comprise the original "Shadow" Trilogy from George Lucas and Chris Claremont X-Men. This original trilogy was the testing ground for future stories involving Willow Ufgood and Princess Elora Danan. While the tale told in this original trilogy is not the final storyline of the new Disney television series it obviously aided in the original development and interest in the Willow series in general. First printing copies of each of these works has become very scarce with collectible condition copies being near impossible to find. Trilogy includes: Shadow Moon 1995 Shadow Dawn 1997 and Shadow Star 1999. Each volume with original price intact on front flap and complete number line to the "1" on the title-page. Hint of wear to gutters. Bantam Books hardcover
19827659New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1982. Paperback Original 1st. Original wraps. Very Good. Brian Froud. 4 1/8 X 7 Inches. 186 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Scarce original REVIEW SLIP laid-in. Signed by cover artist Brian Froud on the inside front cover. Light wear to edges and spine. A very important copy for the 80's collector! This is the only review copy we have seen of this book in over 20 years. Holt, Rinehart and Winston unknown
19518585Boston MA: The Anthoensen Press 1951. First Thus. One of 100 copies printed by the Anthoensen Press for George T. Goodspeed George's father. Cover is from a design by Rosamond Loring. The original story was printed in The Saturday Evening Post on July 7 1928 and later issued in A Modern Galaxy in 1930. This is the first separate printing. Nice reproduction of a nineteenth- century wood-engraved vignette of a wading fly-fisherman on the upper half of the title page. Original wraps. Light wear to covers. NOTE: Roland Pertwee was a film screenwriter and the father of Doctor Who actor Jon Pertwee. The Anthoensen Press unknown
19818861New York: Timescape Books 1981. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. 302 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $15.50 intact on front flap. Signed by Wolfe in blue ink directly on the title page. Volume three of the Book of the New Sun series. Timescape Books hardcover
19881888New York: Warner Books 1988. Advance Reading Copy. Original wraps. Very Good . 6 X 9 Inches. 310 PP. Original ARC copy signed by Alan Dean Foster directly on the title-page. Housed in original publisher "yellow" wraps. Full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. From the author of the original Star Wars: A New Hope novelization as well as Splinter of the Mind's Eye the first book in the SW Expanded Universe. Signed by Foster directly for Back in Time Rare Books. Slight wear to edges and one small blemish to fore-edge. Warner Books unknown
19918398Philadelphia PA: Terminus Publishing 1991. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 6 1/2 X 9 1/4 Inches. 130 PP. Original Spring 1991 issue of Weird Tales signed by Darrell Schweitzer The Sorcerer in his Wrath and Gahan Wilson. Crease to bottom corner of rear panel. Terminus Publishing unknown
19805444New York: Del Rey 1980. Paperback Original 1st. Original wraps. Near Fine. Jill Alden Littlewood. 4 1/8 X 7 Inches. 840 PP Publisher ads. Stated "First Edition: November 1980" on the copyright page. Signed by author on the title-page. Signed by Jill Littlewood above the maps she illustrated for the novel. THANKS TO JAMES & JILL HUSBAND AND WIFE FOR SIGNING THIS COPY FOR BACK IN TIME. A sharp copy in all respects. Spine is unbroken. <br /> <br /> Kahn is the author of his own New World Series that includes "World Enough and Time" "Time's Dark Laughter" and "Timefall" as well as "The Echo Vector." 80's geeks collectors like me know Kahn as the author of "The Goonies" "Return of the Jedi" "E.T." and "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Del Rey unknown
198120-28343Mercury Press Inc 1981-01-01. Paperback. Good. Good condition with light wear to cover. Mercury Press Inc paperback
198611748World Fantasy Convention. Very Good. 1986. Paperback. Stapled program faintly edge worn. Signed by Ramsey Campbell Charles L. Grant J. K. Potter and Douglas E. Winter. . World Fantasy Convention paperback
19822110502150415175Akita shoten 1982. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Akita shoten paperback
197068065New York: Harper & Row Publishers 1970. Early printing. Hardcover. Very Good /Very Good. William Pène du Bois. 40pp. Slim square octavo 23.5 cm 1/4 black cloth with olive green paper over boards. Illustrated endpapers. With very light edgewear to the spine and boards and a faint thin 1 1/2 inch mark to the front board. In a price-clipped dust jacket with light soiling to the rear panel and several closed tears to the edges one backed with tape. The longest tear measures just over 1" deep. Roald Dahl's third book for children. The story of a little girl who dislikes hunting and who uses the power of her magic finger to turn the people who live on the neighboring farm into birds.<br /> <br /> "How the Greggs build a nest and spend a stormy night in a tree and what they have to promise before they can regain their human shapes round out a tale of magic that all young lovers of fantasy will enjoy reading." from the dust jacket. Harper & Row, Publishers hardcover
194662713London: Modern Art Gallery Ltd. 1946. 4to. 124 2 pp. With plates throughout. Black publisher’s cloth silver lettering front cover w/ d.j. cover art by Bilbo minor chipping & closed tears to lower fore-edge scuffing dustsoiling still NF/G copy w/ small bookseller’s stamp of Bertrand Smith Acres of Books on front pastedown. First edition stated of this curious blend of fantastic and macabre stories by the German-Jewish painter sculptor draughtsman and larger-than-life gallery owner whose family escaped the Nazis in the early 1930’s was interned on the Isle of Man and founded the Modern Art Gallery in London. Modern Art Gallery, Ltd., hardcover
198228395<p>New York:: Knopf 1982. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine unclipped dust jacket. In The Mists of Avalon the Bradley relates the Arthurian legends from the perspective of the female characters. The book follows the trajectory of Morgaine Morgan le Fay a priestess fighting to save her Celtic religion in a country where Christianity threatens to destroy the pagan way of life. The epic is focused on the lives of Morgaine Gwenhwyfar Guinevere Viviane Morgause Igraine and other women of the Arthurian legend. The Mists of Avalon is in stark contrast to most other retellings of the Arthurian tales which consistently cast Morgan le Fay as a distant one-dimensional evil sorceress with little or no explanation given for her antagonism to the Round Table. In this case Morgaine is presented as a woman with unique gifts and responsibilities at a time of enormous political and spiritual upheaval who is called upon to defend her indigenous heritage against impossible odds.</p> Knopf, hardcover
1920140553Munich: Dreilander Verlag 1920. Collection of 38 issues of the landmark Weimar-era periodical highlighting fantasy horror and early science fiction stories. Text in German. <br /> <br /> One of the world's first fantasy periodicals alongside the Swedish "Hugin" "Der Orchideengarten" featured a mix of new German stories alongside translations of foreign literature largely French including works by Victor Hugo Guy de Maupassant Voltaire Charles Dickens Edgar Allan Poe Joseph Capek H.G. Wells and many others. The magazine also made forays into the proto-science fiction genre as seen in Vol. 2 No. 4 entitled "Phantastik der Technik." <br /> <br /> A true product of the Weimar era's cultural blossoming the magazine also features stunning illustrations both with its two- and three-color cover art and its woodcut reproductions throughout: sinister yet elegant visions of anthropomorphic flowers religious idols Grim Reapers and gory deaths. "Der Orchideengarten" featured the work of Gustave Dore Otto Linnekogel Karl Ritter Alfred Kubim Carl Rabus Otto Nuckel and many more. <br /> <br /> This archive contains the following largely sequential issues: Vol.1 Nos.1-18 16 and 17 published as a combined issue; Vol.2 Nos.1-6 8 10-16 18-24. <br /> <br /> 9 x 12 inches saddle stapled. Very Good to Near Fine condition. In a custom quarter leather clamshell box. Dreilander Verlag unknown
194363774Garden City NY: Doubleday Doran & Co. Inc. 1943. Thick 8vo. xx 487 1 pp. Blue publisher’s cloth gilt lettering on spine minor shelfwear slight age toning w/ d.j. minor chipping head & foot of spine minor closed tears scuffing still a VG/G- copy from the library of the noted Joseph G. Dittrich 1916-1976 well known as “Uncle Joe†with the National Fantasy Fan Federation featuring one of his Hannes Bok bookplates on front pastedown. First edition stated of this fantasy anthology including stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald Saki E.M. Forster Walter de la Mare Max Beerbohm Rudyard Kipling Lord Dunsany Edgar Allen Poe and more. Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., hardcover
