London: Macmillan, 1986. Hardcover. 8vo., 192pp. Gorgeous Stated Reprinted Edition of the first Brother Cadfael Mystery. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (£8.95 net), is fresh and bight with no chipping, creases or tears. Signed by the author on the title page..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 302pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition of the author's .acclaimed Border Trilogy. Square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($21.00), is bright and fresh with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 267pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full letter sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($22.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable..... More
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 241pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition. Square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($24.00), has some common rubbing streaks but still bright and fresh with no chipping, creases or tears. The author's highly..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 241pp. Beautiful Unread Stated First American Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($22.00), is fresh and bright with no creasing, chipping or tears. Signed by the author on the flyleaf endpaper..... More
Atlanta, GA: The Science Fiction Organization Press, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 269pp. Beautiful First Edition. Bound in blue cloth with titles in gilt on spine and front board. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a touch of wear to the spine ends but quite minor. Remarkably well-preserved. Very..... More
London: Allison & Busby, 1984. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 342pp. Beautiful First UK and Hardcover Edition of the authour's second book. Published as a paperback original in the States. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (£6.95 net), is fresh and bright with..... More
London: Macmillan, 1984. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 190pp. Beautiful First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a gentle bump to the bottom front tip. Perhaps a touch of page edge toning due to the high acid paper used. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (£6.95 net)..... More
New York: The Crime Club - Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo.,311pp. Beautiful Stated First US Edition published the year after the English edition. Original black cloth with titles in black upon red bands on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a...... More
New York: Pellegrini & Cudahay, 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 240pp. Beautiful First Edition, bound in red cloth with titles in red against a black frame on spine. . Square, tight and clean throughout with just a hint of page toning. A touch of wear to spine ends but quite..... More
Providence, RI: Hadley Publishing Company, 1947. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 303pp. Beautiful Stated First Printing of the Second Edition of Smith's first published book, one of only 1000 copies reportedly printed. The First Edition in book form was published the year earlier by the Buffalo Book Company. Square, tight and..... More
Sauk City. WI: Arkham House, 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., (xi)639pp. SharpFirst Edition, one of 3014 copies printed. Square, tight and clean throughout save for some light off-setting to gutters. Small bump to the top front tip and a tiny one to the crown. Still very well preserved. Gorgeous unclipped..... More
New York: Avalon Books, 1959. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 224pp. Beautiful First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. No toning or spotting. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.75), has some very minor wear to edges, and top tips. A couple of spots of soiling on rear..... More
New York: Pocket Books, 1943. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Vintage Paperback Beautiful Unread First Edition of this Paperback Original, a true masterpiece form one of the best in the genre. Stated First Printing, October, 1970. $.95 Cover price. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a touch of interior toning..... More
Chicago: Shasta, 1951. 1st Edition. Cloth. 8vo., 224pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition. Just about Fine; square, tight and clean throughout with a touch of wear to spine ends and a hint of toning to outer top board. Small unobtrusive ownership stamp by noted Oklahoma Sci-Fi collector Hardin Ramey on the..... More
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1953. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 175pp. Sharp First Edition. One of 1217 published, (Jaffrey p.51-52. Bishop's only collection Arkham published and the only Arkham title published in 1953. . Square, tight and clean throughout with a gentle bump to the crown and some off-setting to..... More
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1948. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 235pp. Sharp First Edition. One of 2047 published, (Jaffrey p.39). Hartley's only collection Arkham published. Just about Fine; square, tight and clean throughout with a gentle bump to the crown and some off-setting to paste-downs. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($3.00)..... More
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1944. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 344pp. Sharp First Edition. One of 1617 published, (Jaffrey p.17). Wandrei, founder of Arkham House with August Derleth, publishes his first book of collected stories. Square, tight and clean throughout with some bumping and light wear to the spine ends..... More
New York: Gnome Press, 1950. 1st Edition. Cloth. 8vo., 190pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Some off-setting to paste-downs. Small unobtrusive ownership stamp by noted Oklahoma Sci-Fi collector Hardin Ramey on the half-title page.. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.50), has a...... More
New York: Gnome Press, 1950. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 255pp. Sharp Stated First Printing of the third book in Gnomes Conan series. Publisher's maroon cloth boards, black-lettered front panel and spine. Mapped endpapers. Square, tight and clean throughout with very minor wear to spine ends and tips. Outer top board..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. 8vo, 263pp. Beautiful Stated First American Edition of the Czech writer's third book. Best known for "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" published a decade later. Square, tight and clean throughout with a hint of wear at the heel but quite..... More
New York: HarperCollins, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo, 263pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. The author's first novel introducing Commissario Guido Brunetti. Square, tight and clean throughout with some gentle bumping to the heel. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($19.00), is fresh and bright with no..... More
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1943. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo, 250pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition bound in black pebbled cloth with titles in red on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout a touch of softness to the spine ends. End=papers very lightly toned. Ownership signature and date on front..... More
New York: Gnome Press, 1953. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 307pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, (Trade), bound in Currey's "A" Binding of blue cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine. Illustrations by Ric Binkley. There was a limited issued edition of 500 copies that had a signed leaf inserted. These..... More
New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo, 229pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with some gentle bumping to the heel. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($15.95), has a bit of quite mild edge-wear but is fresh and bright..... More