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Probably Eric Thacker (the author's) personal copy. Inscribed on front end paper to his wife and children. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor water mark to front of spine strip and rear spine ends and no bumping to corners. Original cellophane dust jacket with tears to front. 160pp.. Fictional fantasy world with many references to sponge/cats. Tucked-in are two pages of manuscript on the author's contribution to the work in the same hand as the inscription.
8vo., First Edition thus; black cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION AND 'DEATH' BOOKSTAMP ON TITLE. The tenth Discworld novel, with dustwrapper artwork by Josh Kirby. Published simultaneously with the first edition.
24 pages. Cover features photo of saxophone virtuoso Charlie Ventura [1916-1992] who endorsed this book. Includes saxophone sheet music and chords for these songs: Charlie Sounds Off, Sounds of the Times, Rhythm Fantasy, Concerto For New Sounds, Man With a Sound, East Sound - West Sound, Artistry in New Sounds, Prelude to a Sound, New Sounds Aplenty, Rhythm Revelation, and Dig Dat Sound. Prior owner's name atop front cover otherwise unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy of this wonderful repository of great 1940s sax sounds. Book
pp. [7] + 13 Remarkable prints reproducing Baskin's original pen and ink drawings on Bugra laid paper, bearing the private watermark [two snakes around a tree] of Editions Medicina Rara. Large portfolio. 390 x 570 mm. Portfolio and box created at the bindery of Richard Mayer, Stuttgart. The box is quite worn, but the portfolio and plates are still clean and attractive. No. 1186 an edition limited to 2500 copies, singed by Baskin. Very good. Leonard Baskin (1922-2000) was a remarkable and accomplished American sculptor, book illustrator, printmaker, graphic artist, writer, teacher and polymath. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! Top Center Stack
Roy. 8vo., First Edition; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. The seventh Discworld novel, with dustwrapper artwork by Josh Kirby
8vo., First Edition; original blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON TITLE. The sixteenth Discworld novel, with striking wrap-around dustwrapper artwork by Josh Kirby.
In 4, 22 x 31, pp. 316. Brossura editoriale. Pubblicazione stampata in ciclostile. Edizione originale di questa rara prima bibliografia realizzata in Italia grazie all'importante collezione del goriziano Alfio Bertoni
2 volumi in-8, legatura cartonata editoriale con sovraccoperta e cofanetto, pp. XX+780(4); VII+790(6); illustrazioni in bianco e nero. Normali tracce del tempo ai dorsi e al cofanetto. Piccola macchia marginale al taglio verticale del volume La leggenda di Conan il Cimmero. Per il resto discreto.
In order to save her sick grandmother, Truzjka embarks upon a fanciful journey to find the answer to the question of where the wild geese go. "The imagination, wonder and universality of this original tale are reflected perfectly in the intricate full-color illustrations of Jamichael Henterly. A timeless story, to be shared by all ages." - from dust jacket. Three small spots of soiling to back free endpaper else clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Wonderful copy. Book
8vo., First Edition; red cloth, upper board blocked in black, backstrip lettered in black, fore-edges lightly spotted else a bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the later creased and frayed at edges, with small chips at top and bottom margins f front panel, and wanting lower fifth of backstrip. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HIS WARM SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. A classic ghost adventure, with dustwrapper artwork by Stein. Extremely scarce in the dustwrapper.
Ventitreesima edizione, giugno 1991. Edizione italiana a cura di Quirino Principe, introduzione di Elémire Zolla, traduzione dall'inglese di Vicky Alliata di Villafranca. Copertina flessibile, pp 1359, con cartina geografica ripiegata. Lievissime brunitur
Very good condition first edition, first printing hardcover, signed and dedicated by the author, with mylar covered unclipped dust jacket. Jacket is slightly sunned, and page block is tanned. Pages and text are clear and unmarked throughout. LW Used
8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, 7 coloured illustrations and printed endpapers; pictorial boards, backstrip lettered in green, a near fine copy in publisher's die-cut board slip-case.
32 pages. Undated but appears to be circa 1931. "Dubbed by his legion of followers as 'Harlem's Aristocrat of Jazz', Duke Ellington has been often and aptly referred to as the 'creator' of a new vogue in American music." - page 1. Songs include: Mood Indigo; Black and Tan Fantasy; Rockin' in Rhythm; Sweet Chariot; Syncopated Shuffle; Sweet Mama; The Creole Love Call; Black Beauty; The Blues With a Feeling; The Breakfast Dance. Includes black and white reproduction of nice photo of Duke and his band. Writing on illustrated front cover. Somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Book
32 pages. Features: War of the Worlds - frightening filmbook of the 1953 movie; Martians in the comics; Monster-Maker Paul Blaisdell and how he created menacing martian IT!; Ray Bradbury Writes Again! - exclusive interview; Monster Scene from Mars; The Three Stooges in Orbit; Nostalgic look at the night America freaked out to 'War of the Worlds"; Color Mars-themed centerfold present but is of little value as a coupon has been clipped from its backside); 50's film Invaders From Mars; and more. Harmless coupon clipped from page 24 where prior owner crossed off the items he/she did not wish to purchase, otherwise unmarked. Average wear. Moderately age-toned. Despite the two clippings described, this remains a great vintage item due to its Mars/martian content and the great Ray Bradbury interview. Newspaper
32 pages. Features: 20 Million Miles to Earth; Warp's the Word; Conqueror One; Your Complete Star Trek Review Guide; A Model Mr. Spock; Keep on Trekkin! (fantastic color centerfold features Mr. Spock in the 70's theme of 'Keep on Truckin'); Star Trek Yellow Pages; Star Trek Book Reviews; TMT Mailbag; Fu Wants You!; Ticks & Kicks; Fanzine Round-up. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Moderately age-toned. A quality copy. Newspaper
56 pages. Many lovely colour and black and white photographic ads and illustrations. Features: The Doll - from funeral effigy to child's plaything; Witches of the North, by Sydney Moorhouse; America Without Cowboys, by Dennis Tomlinson; Disasters at Sea, by Geoffrey P. West; The White Ones (Swans), by Jeffery Harrison; The Quiet Men - gamekeepers' methods have changed but their task remains much the same as in the last century, or even before; Working Terriers, by Ralph Greaves; The Splendour of Pheasants; Signs of the Zodiac; The Manchester Telegraphs; Flight from Fantasy - ballooning; The Origins and Development of Glass, by Rosemary Crommelin; Peter Morley - Thatcher of East Anglia - with great black white photos; One Man's Weather, by Anthony Clarkson; Suffolk Porches; A Poacher's Revenge; Stocks Market; What is it? - curious black and white photos. Average wear. Some writing atop page 42. Several short openings to covers. Binding restapled. Magazine
90 pages. Features: Christmas Fact and Fantasy; London's Christmas Choirs; Christmas on Duty; Arthur Conan Doyle's Lost World; Two Words (short story); The Electric Pen - a hundred years ago a primitive version of the mimeograph provided an unlikely link between Thomas Edison and Lewis Carroll; ; The Tyranny of Things; Seasonal Greetings - tracing the history of Victorian era Christmas Cards - article with lovely colour illustrations; The Model World (fashion model article); Nice colour-photo one-page ad for the Triumph TR7; Camels in America (USA); A True Christmas Story; The Constancy of Coade stone; The Boy Who Stole the Sun (children's story); Toys for Adults; The Carthusian Liqueur; and more. Average wear. A sound vintage copy of this charming issue. Book
8vo., Third Edition, on laid paper, with a frontispiece (original tissue guard present) and 11 plates, some faint browning to endpapers, small contemporary signature on blank preliminary verso; original terracotta cloth, upper board elaborately blocked and lettered in black, backstrip lettered in gilt and blocked in black, uncut, a near fine copy. Published a year after the first edition. This classic collection of twelve short stories includes the first appearance of 'The Monkey's Paw', widely acclaimed as one of the finest short horror stories ever written. Very scarce, especially in this condition. Bleiler 896; NCBEL IV, p.621 (recording the first edition).
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First editions. Three volume set. Good quality paperbacks. Light shelf and handling wear to all volumes, with notable tanning to covers and page block, leading into internal pages. Leaves securely bound, content tanned, but clean. CN Used
8vo., First Edition, with patterned anniversary endpapers; blue cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON TITLE. The twenty-fifth Discworld novel, with striking dustwrapper artwork by Josh Kirby.
collection [collectif] of 60 issues + 13 special edition novels. issues no.: 8, 16, 16-18, 20-26, 28,29,32-34, 43, 57-61, 63, 65, 69-71, 73, 75, 76, 79, 83, 85,87-89, 91, 94, 98, 102, 103,105-108, 111-114, 117, 118, 123, 127, 129, 132, 132, 137, 140, 142, 143. Novels: Le Faiseur D'univers / Farmer, Philip Jose [no. 58], Agent De Vega / Schmitz, James H. [no.70], Le son du Cor / Sarban [no. 78], La Planete Geante / Vance, Jack [no. 102], La Main de Zei / Sprague De Camp, L. [no. 104], Pique-Nique au Paradis / Russ, Joanna [no. 110], Fleurs de Sel, Van Scyoc, Sydney [no. 121], Necromant / Dickson, Gordon R. [no. 125], L'ecumeur des Etoiles / Gerrold, David [no. 127], Les Vents de Gath / Tubb, E. C. [no. 129], Derai / Tubb, E. C. [no. 132], Les Mondes de Magnus Ridolph / Vance, Jack [no. 135], Le Jeu du Sang / Moorcock, Michael [no. 144] - In varying conditions. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
8vo., First Edition thus; white textured cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt, primrose endpapers, a fine copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 200 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR (THIS COPY NO. 111). With 6pp series catalogue at end.
8vo., First Edition, with full-page illustrations in the text; green cloth, gilt bck, dark pink endpapers, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. EXTREMELY SCARCE.