Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1945. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 274pp. Sharp First Edition. One of 2054 published, (Jaffrey p.20). Derleth's second book of his own stories published by Arkham. Square, tight and clean throughout with some wear to the spine ends and a bump to the top board by..... More
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1945. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 196pp. Sharp First Edition. One of 3041 published, (Jaffrey p.25). Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a very gentle bump to the heel. Beautiful unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.50), has a mildly sunned spine and flap edges..... More
Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, 1947. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 227pp. Sharp First Printing of the author's third book after Slan and The Weapon Makers. Bound in red cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A bit of dulling to spine..... More
Sauk City. WI: Arkham House, 1947. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 245pp. Beautiful First Edition, one of only 2609 copies printed. (Jaffery, Horrors & Unpleasantries, pg.33). Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($3.00), has a touch of toning to flap and rear panel..... More
Reading, PA: Gnome Press, 1952. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 382pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition. Bound in original 1/4 black cloth over textured red cloth with titles on spine stamped in silver. About Fine; square, tight and clean throughout with some gentle bumping to spine ends. Remarkably fresh and bright unclipped..... More
London: Heinemann, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 144pp. Gorgeous First Edition in English. Bound in peach-colored cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Equally attractive dust-jacket appears to have been clipped by the publisher with a £5.50 Heinemann price sticker affixed..... More
Chicago: Shasta, 1951. Hannes Bok. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 336pp. Sharp Stated First Edition. Bound in black cloth with titles stamped in red on front board and spine. Square and tight with a touch of bumping to spine ends . Some off-setting to paste-downs. Gorgeous wrap-around unclipped Hannes Bok dust-jacket..... More
Sauk City, WI: Mycroft & Moran, 1945. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 238pp. Sharp First Edition. One of 3000 copies printed, though it has been estimated that there were actually 3604 copies were actually published, (Jaffrey p.23). Square tight and clean throughout with gentle bumping to spine ends and light toning..... More
Sauk City: Mycroft & Moran, 1951. Frank Utpatel. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo., 245pp. Beautiful First Edition, the second of Derleth's collection of stories paying homage to Sherlock Holmes after "In Re: Sherlock Holmes". One of only 2038 copies printed. Square tight and clean throughout with perhaps a hint of wear..... More
Sauk City. WI: Mycroft & Moran, 1961. Frank Utpatel. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 199pp. Beautiful First Edition of this fourth collection of Sherlock Holmes pastiche stories. One of 2052 copies printed. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a gentle push at the heel. Equally attractive..... More
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1960. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 309pp. Beautiful First Edition of Blochs's First Book, an anthology reprinting 21 stories from the pulps. @065 copies printed. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a hint of page toning. Bump to heel and a gentle one to the..... More
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1946. Hannes Bok. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Tall 8vo., 474pp. Gorgeous First Edition, one of only 3004 copies published. First book form of Howard's stories from the pulps, published 10 years after his death. Bound in black cloth with titles and decoration in gilt on spine. Just..... More
Sauk City, WI: Mycroft & Moran, 1952. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo., 281pp. Gorgeous First Printing of one of the rarer M&M/Arkham titles. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a gentle bump to the crown and heel. A touch of off-setting to gutters. Remarkably well preserved..... More
New York: New Directions, 1945. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 207pp. Sharp First Combined Edition containing the two novels, "The Last of Mr. Norris" and "Goodbye to Berlin". Bound in grey cloth with titles in black on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout. Very minor wear to spine ends and edges..... More
London: Thorton Butterworth, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 315pp. Beautiful First Edition of this scarce mystery with statement "First Published ... 1930" on copyright page. .Bound in black cloth with titles stamped in red on spine and blind-stamped on front board. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no..... More
Chicago: Shasta, 1982. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo., 256pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition. Bound in quarter black cloth over green paper-covered boards. Titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with some fairly mild bumping to tips. Small linear dent in the..... More
New York: Gnome Press, 1952. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 216pp. Beautiful First American Edition with no other printings listed as called for. Bound in red cloth with titles black on spine. Just about Fine; square, tight and clean throughout with just a touch of wear to the spine ends..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 8vo., 512pp. Beautiful First Edition, Advance Reading Copy. One of an unknown limitation. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Fine publisher's printed box has a touch of wear at the corners. Signed by Updike on the front..... More
New York: Pocket Books, 1943. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Vintage Paperback Pocket Books 228. Sharp First Paperback Printing, September, 1943. No cover price. Square, tight and clean throughout with no interior toning. Mild edge and surface wear. Spine lightly toned Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears..... More
Pacifica, CA: Creatures at Large Press, 1987. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 258pp. Beautiful First and Limited Edition, #96 of only 280 copies of the Deluxe Edition published. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($40.00), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or..... More
London: MacDonald & Co, 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 374pp. Beautiful First Edition, #203 of only 250 copies published. Bound in red faux-leather with titles in gilt on front board and spine. All edges gilt. Marbled end-papers. Silk book bark. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear..... More
London: Robert Hale, 1956. 1st British Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 224pp. Beautiful First British Edition bound in black cloth with titles in gilt on spine. "Jealous Woman" was originally published in Avon Mystery Monthly in 1949. This volume also includes "Sinful Woman". Square, tight and clean throughout with some minor bumping..... More
New York CIty: The Viking Press, 1957. Bemelmans. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 218pp. Beautiful First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a hint of wear to the spine ends. Top board edges lightly toned but quite minor. Very attractive dust-jacket, ($3.50), has some minor wear to spine ends..... More
Cleveland, OH: World Publishing Company, 1960. Bemelmans. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 245pp. Beautiful First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a touch of wear to the heel. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($3.95), has a toning spine as is common and a tiny scratch at the bottom of front..... More
West Kingston, RI: Donald M. Grant, 1966. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo., 221pp. Sharp First Edition, One of only 812 copies printed.. Square, tight and clean throughout Fairly minor wear to spine ends and tips. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($4.00), has some light soiling on the rear panel. A bit of..... More