Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1982. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 183pp. Sharp First Edition of the author's first book. Bound in purple cloth with lettering in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout. Just a touch of softness to the heel but little wear otherwise. Very attractive clipped dust-jacket..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1987. Uncorrected Proof. Soft cover. 8vo., Wraps 256 pp.. Solid Unread Uncorrected Galley Proof. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save tiny dog tears to top tips. A touch of toning to edges but barely. Fresh and bright with no chipping..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1986. Uncorrected Proof. Soft cover. 8vo., Wraps 208 pp.. Beautiful Unread Uncorrected Galley Proof. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a shallow crease on the front cover. Fresh and bright with no chipping, tears or toning. A sharp collectable copy..... More
West Kingston, RI: Donald M. Grant, 1979. Robert Arrington. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Tall 8vo., 402pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, One of only 250 unnumbered copies signed by both authors. Bound in full brown leatherette with titles in dark brown on spine. Illustrated by Robert Arrington. Square, tight and clean throughout..... More
New York: Crown Publishers, 1961. H. Lawrence Hoffman. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 212pp. Sharp First Edition. Bound in mustard yellow cloth with titles in black on spine and illustration on the front panel. Square, tight and clean throughout with mild off-setting to paste-downs and a few spots on the outer..... More
New York: Triangle Books, 1948. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Small 8vo.,242pp. Solid First Triangle Edition, originally published by Vanguard in 1940. Square, tight and clean throughout with toned pages. Some wear to spine ends, edges and front hinge. Very attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust-jacket, has some rubbing to edges and tips..... More
New York: Avon, 1954. Soft Cover. Vintage Paperback. Avon #615. Sharp Unread Fourth Paperback Printing, October, 1954. $.25 Cover Price. Originally published by Vanguard Press in 1933. Square, tight, and clean throughout with a faint front hinge crease and mild toning to the rear panel. A hint of toning to..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 346(ix)pp. Sharp Stated First Edition. Friede's writings about the prominent writers and publishers of the era. Bound in brown cloth with lettering in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with a touch of off-setting to paste-downs but little..... More
West Kingston, RI: Donald M. Grant, 1983. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to., 253pp. Beautiful First Edition of this "Bio-Bibliography" of one of the great storytellers of the early 20th century. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($20.00), has a 1/2" closed tear on..... More
New York: Avon Publishing Company, 1949. Ann Cantor. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Digest. 128pp. Wraps. February, 1949. $.35 Cover Price. Sharp early anthology of fantasy stories by both contemporary and classic authors of the genre. Beautiful cover art by Ann Cantor. Square, tight, and clean throughout save some fairly mild..... More
New York: Dell, 1967. Al Brule. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Small 8vo. Vintage Paperback. Dell First Edition PBO #A136. $.25 Cover Price Beautiful First Printing of this Paperback Original, April, 1967. Square, tight and clean throughout with mild rubbing to hinges, Little if an y toning. Fresh and bright with..... More
New York: Avon Publishing Company, 1949. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Digest. 128pp. Wraps. July, 1949. $.35 Cover Price. Sharp early anthology of fantasy stories by both contemporary and classic authors of the genre. This issue includes Howard's "A Witch Shall Be Born". Square, tight, and clean throughout save some fairly..... More
London: Collins, The Crime Club, 1962. 1st UK Edition. Hardcover. 12mo., 192pp. Beautiful First English Edition of this tale of two con men. Bound in red cloth with titles in black on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Perhaps a hint of softness to the..... More
Edinburgh and London: Oliver and Boyd, 1961. First Edition, Thus. Hardcover. 8vo., 172pp. Sharp First Edition of this revision of "...the earliest known description of the Western Isles from personal observation". Bound in red cloth with lettering in gilt on spine. Mapped end-papers. Fold-out genealogy table. Square, tight and generally..... More
New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to., 478pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with a touch of wear to bottom edge and heel. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($39.95), has a couple of nicks and wear at the crown..... More
New York: Ace, 1954. Robert E. Schulz. Soft cover. Vintage Paperback Ace D-44. Sharp First Printing of this Paperback Original by Russell with an anthology of four stories on the reverse. No ,onth, 1954. $.35 Cover Price. Unusual error as this shows "Sentinels of Space" on the cover art but..... More
Harrisburg, PA: The Stackpole Company, 1962. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 312pp.plus index. Sharp First Edition, square, tight and clean throughout with a touch of wear to edges and tips. Spine toned. Some off-setting to the endpapers. Very attractive unclipped wrapper, ($6.50), has some mild wear to tips. A short closed..... More
Philadelphia, PA: The Westminster Press, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 256)pp. Sharp First Edition of this book of essays about prominent figures in the Revolutionary War, Square, tight and clean throughout with some gentle bumping to spine ends and top front tip. Some off-setting to end-papers. Attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($3.65)..... More
Greenwich, CT: Gold Medal, 1967. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Vintage Paperback Gold Medal #d1861. Sharp Unread First Printing of this Paperback Original. No month 1967. $.50 cover price. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a touch of toning. Front hinge crease but feels unread. Wear to front outer edge..... More
New York: Random House, 1990. 1st Edition. Cloth. 8vo., 236pp. Solid First Edition, First Printing with number sequence to "2"as called for by Random House. Square, tight and clean throughout. Boards have some wear to edges with a couple of dings to the bottom front edge. Tips bumped. Much nicer..... More
New York: Random House, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 257pp. SharpStated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a hint of a bump to the spine ends but barely. Equally attractive unclipped jacket, ($21.95), is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping..... More
New York: Random House, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Sharp First Edition, First Printing with just a hint of wear to the spine heel. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper has a touch of wear to the spine ends but barely noticeable. A fresh, bright example..... More
Sauk City. WI: Arkham House, 1948. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Small 8vo., 191pp. Beautiful First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Perhaps a hint of a bump to the crown but quite minor. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($3.00), is fresh and bright with no chipping, tears..... More
Minneapolis, MN: Fedogan & Bremer, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 421pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, one of only 1000 unnumbered copies printed . Bound in black cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Second state jacket with misprint corrected on rear panel. Introduction by Richard L. Tierney. Illustrations by Rodger..... More
New York: Mysterious Press, 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Sharp First Printing, square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Top edges ever-so-lightly sunned but barely noticeable. Red remainder dot on bottom edge. Attractive unclipped wrapper, ($15.95), has very light edge-wear but is fresh, bright with no chipping, creases..... More