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ECKSTEIN Ernst.
THE CHALDEAN MAGICIAN. An Adventure in Rome In The Reign of the Emperor Diocletian. From the German by Mary J. Safford.
New York: William S. Gottsberger Publisher 11 Murray Street 1886. First Edition in English. Hardcover. Very Good. Small octavo original decorated red boards titled and designed in black. 112 pp. Light rubbing to cloth a very good clean copy. <br /><br /> Historical novel with fantasy elements; the main character is Olbasanus a sorceror of the 4th Century A.D. <br/><br/><br /><br /> A translation of 'Der Chald�ische Zauberer'. William S. Gottsberger, Publisher, 11 Murray Street hardcover
Bookseller reference : 303172
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SIMMONS Dan.
PRAYERS TO BROKEN STONES. A Collection by Dan Simmons. Introduction by Harlan Ellison. Illustrated by Ron Lindahn and Val Lakey Lindahn.
Arlington Heights: Dark Harvest. 1990. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. As New. Octavo original cloth in dust jacket. 322 pp. One of 550 hand-numbered copies signed by Simmons and Ron & Val Lindahn. A fine copy in dust jacket and slipcase as issued. <br/><br/> Arlington Heights: Dark Harvest. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 303151
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GARTON Ray.
METHODS OF MADNESS. A Collection by Ray Garton. Illustrated by Paul Sonju.
Arlington Heights: Dark Harvest. 1990. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. As New. Octavo original cloth in dust jacket. 243 pp. One of 425 hand-numbered copies signed by Garton & Sonju. A fine copy in dust jacket and slipcase as issued. <br/><br/> Arlington Heights: Dark Harvest. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 303153
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SHECKLEY Robert.
UNTOUCHED BY HUMAN HANDS. Thirteen Stories.
New York: Ballantine Books. 1954. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in Dust Jacket. First edition. Octavo original green boards titled in red on spine panel. 169 pp. Issued simultaneously as a hardcover and a paperback original this is the scarce hardbound issue. About a fine copy in a slightly dusty dust jacket lettering on spine panel a bit faded. <br/><br/><br /><br /> Collection of science fiction stories. The author's first book. Ballantine Books. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 303100
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Cherryh C. J.
Fortress of Ice
New York NY: Eos 2006. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright but starting to yellow. Binding is tight. Book and jacket show some shelfwear. Jacket has been mylared for protection. . First Edition 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Good /Good . Mylared. Eos Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 70117 ISBN : 0380979047 9780380979042
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Weis Andrew J.
The Turel Effect book One of the Loadicea Proxy
U.S.A. 2005. a good reading copy. pages dull. binding tight but hinges creased/cracked. edge wear with denting. corners dented and starting to split. general shelf wear. . Inscribed By Author. Unknown Edition Printing. Trade Paperback. Good. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 66833 ISBN : 1591137713 9781591137719
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Glen Cook
A Fortress in Shadow
U.S.A.: Night Shade Books 2007. pages yellowed. binding tight hinges cracked. edge wear with dents chips. corners dented creased and split. covers worn dented scratched scuffed ink rubbed ect. covers creased along spine edges from use. spine edges worn dented. general shelf wear. . Not Stated. Trade Paperback. Good -. Night Shade Books Paperback
Bookseller reference : 64717 ISBN : 1597801003 9781597801003
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Schwietzer Darrell
The Shattered Goddess
New York NY: SFBC 1982. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book and jacket show some shelfwear. Jacket has been mylared for protection. Jacket corners rubbed and chipped. Book Club BCE/BOMC. Hard Cover. Good /Good. Mylared. SFBC Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 63889 ISBN : 0739411497 9780739411490
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Nagata Linda
Deception Well
New York NY: Bantam 1997. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book and jacket show some shelfwear. Jacket has been mylared for protection. Jacket is rubbed and worn at the corners. Book Club BCE/BOMC. Hard Cover. Good /Good. Mylared. Bantam Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 63884 ISBN : 0553576291 9780553576290
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Kessler Michael / Kim Priscilla / Minton Eric / Shomshak Dean / Snead John
The North: The Compass Of Terrestrial Directions Vol. V 5: A Setting Book For Exalted Second Edition Series
Stone Mountain Georgia: White Wolf Publishing Inc. Fine. 2009. First Edition: First Printing. Soft Cover. 1588463796 . 009677: Covers and pages are clean unmarked brightly colored tightly bound and sharp cornered. Subject Game is "Second Edition" but Book is First Edition. Scarce Out Of Print Book. "The North is home to one of Creation's harshest environments and its savage predators deadly winters and scarcity of resources would be challenging enough even without additional threats posed by marauding barbarians seductive Winter Folk and the frozen dead. Defying both the elements and the regions's many threats though a myriad of states large and small have succeeded in wresting order from a chaotic wilderness and forging a stable home for their subjects. Will the returned Lawgivers seek to maintain these fragile metropolises or will they be drawn to the banner of the Solar Bull of the North who seems determined to plunge the entire region into war The fifth of five Terrestrial Direction books devoted to fleshing out the bare bones of Creation presented in the Exalted core book this supplement includes the following: Details of Whitewall Gethamaine the Haslanti League and other Northern nations Mass combat stats for the myriad of Northern powers as well as dominion traits for the Mandate of Heaven Traits for the North's native gods and beasts." If interested I have several additional volumes in this Exalted Game Series.: Vol. 5: 8.5 x 11 in.: 160 pages . White Wolf Publishing Inc. paperback
Bookseller reference : 009677 ISBN : 1588463796 9781588463791
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Alexander Alan / Dover Daniel / Elliot Dawn / Shomshak Dean
The Underworld: The Compass Of Celestial Directions Volume IV 4: A Setting Book For Exalted Second Edition Series
Stone Mountain Georgia: White Wolf Publishing. Fine. 2008. First Edition: First Printing. Soft Cover. 1588466132 . 009682: Book is SIGNED BY AUTHOR "Have A Nice Death Enjoy Heaven Alexander" on inside of Front Cover personally obtained at GENCON 2009 by the owner. Covers and pages are clean unmarked brightly colored tightly bound and sharp cornered. Subject Game is "Second Edition" but Book is First Edition. Scarce Out Of Print Book. "The fourth of five books dedicated to the supernatural locales of the Exalted setting this supplement focuses on the Underworld land of the dead. Created by the death of Primordials in their war with the exalted the Underworld is now home to billions of ghosts who have escaped the cycle of reincarnation. Will the returned Solars unite to destroy it as an affront to the proper function of Creation or will they be seduced by its macabre beauty and the power its dark art of necromancy offers becoming like the corrupt Abyssal Exalted who call the place home A setting sourcebook for Exalted featuring: Details on the many nations and necropoli of the Underworld as well as the spectral amphiskopoloi of the Labyrinth Traits for myriad Underworld luminaries and plasmic creatures for use in any Exalted series Everything players and Storytellers need to play series based in the land of the dead." If interested I have several additional volumes in this Exalted Game Series.: Vol. 4: Signed by Author: 8.5 x 11 in.: 160 pages . White Wolf Publishing paperback
Bookseller reference : 009682 ISBN : 1588466132 9781588466136
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Hubbard Conrad / Laurenson Lydia / Schaefer Peter / Shampel Dustin / Snead John
Oadenol's Codex: The Books Of Sorcery Vol. III 3: A Tome Of Wonders For Exalted Second Edition Series
Stone Mountain Georgia: White Wolf Publishing. Fine. 2007. First Edition: First Printing. Soft Cover. 1588466957 . 009678: Book is SIGNED BY AUTHOR "Epic Gaming ! Conrad Hubbard" on Title Page personally obtained at GENCON 2009 by the owner. Covers and pages are clean unmarked brightly colored tightly bound and sharp cornered. Subject Game is "Second Edition" but Book is First Edition. Scarce Out Of Print Book. "Oadenol's Codex is the guide to the practical application of sorcerous knowledge in the Second Age. From the creation of artifacts to the raising of manses and from the subtle workings of thaumaturgy to the various naturally occurring miracles of Creation this third of Exalted's Books of Sorcery offers aspiring geomancers sorcerer-engineers thaumaturges and preternaturalists the tools they need to ply their arcane trades. This book includes: A plethora of ready-made artifacts hearthstones prodigies and manses for characters to own and Storytellers to weave into their series Rules for creating new and unique artifacts and manses Complete rules for thaumaturgy." If interested I have several additional volumes in this Exalted Game Series.: Vol. 3: Signed by Author: 8.5 x 11 in.: 160 pages . White Wolf Publishing paperback
Bookseller reference : 009678 ISBN : 1588466957 9781588466952
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Bowen Carl / Carriker Joseph / Hartley Jess / Snead John
The Blessed Isle: The Compass Of Celestial Directions Volume I 1: A Setting Book For Exalted Second Edition Series
Stone Mountain Georgia: White Wolf Publishing. Fine. 2006. First Edition: First Printing. Soft Cover. 1588466906 . 009679: Covers and pages are clean unmarked brightly colored tightly bound and sharp cornered. Subject Game is "Second Edition" but Book is First Edition. Scarce Out Of Print Book. "Once the abode of the gods and home to the Old Realm's Lawgivers and their Lunar consorts the Blessed Isle is now the center of the Creation-spanning Scarlet Empire ruled by the Empress and her Terrestrial Exalted children. Spared the worst of the Contagion the Fair Folk invasion that followed and the centuries of conflict and want that reduced the rest of the world to barbarism and savagery the Isle remains the jewel or Creation.But now the architect of the Blessed Isle's long peace the Scarlet Empress has vanished. With no clear heir the Great Houses gird themselves for civil war. On top of that the long-forgotten Lawgivers have returned to claim dominion over Creation. Will the Blessed Isle's tranquility be shattered at last or is there still some way to shield Creation's heart from the Time of Tumult " If interested I have several additional volumes in this Exalted Game Series.: Vol. 1: 8.5 x 11 in.: 160 pages . White Wolf Publishing paperback
Bookseller reference : 009679 ISBN : 1588466906 9781588466907
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Cogman Genevieve / Schaefer Peter / Snead John
The Wyld: The Compass Of Celestial Directions Volume II 2: A Setting Book For Exalted Second Edition Series
Stone Mountain Georgia: White Wolf Publishing. Fine. 2007. First Edition: First Printing. Soft Cover. 1588466930 . 009680: Covers and pages are clean unmarked brightly colored tightly bound and sharp cornered. Subject Game is "Second Edition" but Book is First Edition. Scarce Out Of Print Book. "Outside the bounds of Creation there exists an infinite expanse of roiling chaos that breaks upon the shaped world like a storm-tossed sea against the shore threatening to wear it away. Where it does wear away reality breaks down and savage denizens of the chaos beyond Creation dwell. The second of five Celestial Direction books devoted to fleshing out the bare bones of Creation's supernatural locales presented in the Exalted core book this book includes: Details of the dangers of the Wyld the kingdoms of the Fair Folk and the savage Wyld tribes Full rules for power-questing and mutations Traits for the Wyld's native inhabitants." If interested I have several additional volumes in this Exalted Game Series.: Vol. 2: 8.5 x 11 in.: 160 pages . White Wolf Publishing paperback
Bookseller reference : 009680 ISBN : 1588466930 9781588466938
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Anderson Taylor
Destroyermen: Distant Thunders
New York NY: ROC 2010. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book and jacket show some shelfwear. There is a remainder mark on the bottom page edge. First Edition 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Good /Good . ROC Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 63723 ISBN : 0451463331 9780451463333
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BARTON C. Josephine.
EVANGEL AVALLAH; Or The White Spectrum. A Novel. Whose Incidents are Linked Together by a Chain of Metaphysical Deductions.
Kansas City MO: Illustrated and Published by the Author. 1895. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Octavo original green cloth titled in gilt on spine titled in blind on front cover gray floral endpapers. 430 pp. Frontispiece portrait of the author illustrations. A very good clean copy. <br/><br/><br /><br /> Spiritual and Metaphysical novel. Josephine Barton was a founding member of the New Thought Movement. Illustrated and Published by the Author. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 302948
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NISBET Hume.
THE REBEL CHIEF. A Romance of New Zealand. With Illustrations by the Author.
London: F.V. White & Co. 1896. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Octavo original pictorial green cloth stamped in black on front cover titled in gilt on spine. 296 pp. Frontispiece with tissue guard & title page vignette by Nisbet. Early ink inscription on verso of half-title leaf "Ian Baillie / Present from Captain Colt"; recipient's small ink name & dated 8-5-07 on front endpaper and upper corner of title page; a fine bright copy. <br/><br/> <br /><br /> Adventure novel set amongst the Maori of New Zealand. Australian author. Some minor supernatural passages. F.V. White & Co. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 302619
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HOOD Tom.
PETSETILLA'S POSY: A Fairy Tale. For Young and Old. With Fifty Illustrations by F. Barnard Engraved by the Brothers Dalziel.
London: George Routledge and Sons No date 1870. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Octavo original green cloth over beveled boards titled and decorated in gilt and black on spine and front panel gray coated endpapers. 156 pp 1 leaf of ads at rear. Frontispiece with tissue guard plus numerous illustrations throughout the text some full-page. Although undated there is a pencil inscription dated Xmas 1870 on an initial blank. Tiny corner creases some foxing to tissue guards neat repair to inner front hinge; a bright very good copy. <br/><br/><br /><br /> Elaborately illustrated Victorian juvenile fantasy novel. George Routledge and Sons hardcover
Bookseller reference : 302598
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VIVIAN E. Charles.
THE CITY OF WONDER.
New York: Moffat Yard & Company. 1923. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition. 287 pp. Red cloth ruled and lettered in yellow. "Second edition" so stated on title page but this is the first U.S. edition the reprint status refering to the first British edition Hutchinson 1922. This edition was prepared from the plates of the British edition and printed in England. Cloth a bit grubby small pencil mark on spine inner front hinge a bit weak; about a very good copy. A colour facsimile reproduction of the front panel of the original dust jacket is included. <br/><br/><br /><br /> Lost Race novel. The quest for the city of "Kir-Asa" the oldest civilization on earth stemming from Lemuria. The city found in the jungles of Southeast Asia is defended by legions of giant apes commanded by a woman of sultry beauty. A classic. Moffat, Yard & Company. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 302713
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RATHBORNE St. George.
A GODDESS OF AFRICA. A Story of the Golden Fleece.
New York: The Hobart Company. 1897. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Later issue with cancel title leaf tipped in on stub with 1897 copyright notice of F. Tennyson Neely on verso. 267 pp. Green cloth designed and lettered in silver black and red. Ink name on front flyleaf light shelf wear a clean very good copy. <br/><br/><br /><br /> Lost race novel. An ancient race of Caucasian origin in a mysterious city in an unexplored region south of Algiers in a waterless region known as the "Sands of Death". The Hobart Company. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 302565
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ASH Fenton pseudonym of Francis Henry Atkins.
THE BLACK OPAL. A Romance of Thrilling Adventure. By Fenton Ash pseudonym.
London: John F. Shaw & Co. Ltd. No date c. 1915. Early Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Early printing. Octavo original dark blue cloth designed and lettered in black. 320 pp. Frontispiece and three plates in colour. Front free endpaper neatly replaced spine panel tanned a very good copy. The first printing of this book has the date '1914' on the verso of the title page and has only one plate. <br/><br/><br /><br /> Lost race adventure novel a medieval kingdom in the Sargasso Sea. John F. Shaw & Co., Ltd. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 302476
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GUNN James.
THE JOY MAKERS.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd. 1963. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in Dust Jacket. Octavo original red boards titled in gilt on spine. 191 pp. A few small pencil price marks on front endpaper else fine in a very good slightly rubbed dust jacket. <br /><br /> Dystopian; a totalitarian world set in a future where happiness can be bought - but at what price <br/><br/> London: Victor Gollancz Ltd. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 302401
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McCUTCHEON George Barr.
GRAUSTARK. The Story of a Love Behind a Throne.
Chicago: Herbert S. Stone and Company Eldridge Court. 1901. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Edition. Octavo original blue cloth titled and decorated in white on front panel titled in white on spine publisher's device in white on rear panel. BAL 13501 Binding "A" Intermediate printing between first and second which logically would mean the second issue. This copy has all the first printing points called for by BAL including "Noble's" for "Lorry's" page 150 line 6 but the laid paper stock is not watermarked. Neat name stamp on front paste-down and small ownership ticket of John Ruyle a few minor internal stains; a nearly fine copy. <br/><br/><br /><br /> The author's first book a romance set in the imaginary Kingdom of Graustark somewhere in the mountainous country of Eastern Europe. Court romance and intrigue. Vastly popular the mythical Balkan Kingdom of Graustark and the "Graustarkian Romance" remain as household names today. Herbert S. Stone and Company, Eldridge Court. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 302408
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GERARD Louise.
THE GOLDEN CENTIPEDE.
New York: E.P. Dutton and Company. 1910. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition from British sheets. Octavo original green cloth titled and decorated with a golden centipede in gilt. 309 pp. The first edition was London Methuen 1910. Small stain to bottom edge of the first few leaves a few small marks to the covers a very good bright copy. <br/><br/><br /><br /> Lost race novel. The remains of a decayed African civilization who worship a gigantic evil golden centipede ruled by a white queen. E.P. Dutton and Company. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 302296
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DE LA MARE Walter.
THE OLD MEN. Broadside Poem.
London: Printed by A.T. Stevens of 55 St. Martins Lane in the City of Westminster for Flying FAME 45 Roland Gardens. No Date 1913. Broadside. Very Good. Broadside a single leaf 295 x 153 mm folded once. Illustrated with two woodcuts by Claude Lovat Fraser. Very good copy. <br/><br/><br /><br /> Illustrated broadside printing a poem by de la Mare later collected with revisions in THE SUNKEN GARDEN 1917. Printed by A.T. Stevens of 55 St. Martins Lane, in the City of Westminster, for Flying FAME, 45 Roland Gardens. unknown
Bookseller reference : 302321
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HAWTHORNE Julian.
BRESSANT. A Novel.
New York: D. Appleton and Company 549 & 551 Broadway. 1873. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Octavo original green cloth titled and decorated in gilt and black on spine and front panel. Brown coated endpapers. 383 pp. Contemporary ink inscription on preliminary black dated Jan 26 1874; moderate foxing corners very slightly bumped. A very good bright copy. <br/><br/><br /><br /> The author's first book. Some supernaturalism - Spirit of a dying woman etc - and some crime elements. Listed in Hubin. D. Appleton and Company, 549 & 551 Broadway. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 302298
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TOLKIEN JRR. John Ronald Reuel. J. R.
THE LEGEND OF SIGURD AND GUDR�N. Edited by Christopher Tolkien.
London: HarperCollins Publishers. 2009. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Fine in Dust Jacket. First edition. Octavo original black boards titled in gilt on spine panel. 377 pp. colour frontispiece plate reproducing a page of Tolkien's manuscript. Small black & white vignettes in the text. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. <br/><br/><br /><br /> The first publication of a previously unknown work by J.R.R. Tolkien which tells the epic story of the Norse hero Sigurd the dragon-slayer the revenge of his wife Gudrun and the Fall of the Nibelungs. HarperCollins Publishers. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 302334
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HERTZKA Dr. Theodor; RANSOM Arthur translator.
FREELAND. A Social Anticipation. Translated by Arthur Ransom.
New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1891. First American edition. Octavo original green cloth titled and decorated in red brown and gold on spine and front panel green coated endpapers. 443 pp 12 pp publisher's ads at rear. Tiny abrasion to front free endpaper spine a trifle darkened and with light rubbing at the tips a very good sound copy. <br /><br /> Utopian novel. Translation of FREILAND: EIN SOCIALES ZUKUNFTSBILD 1890. Description of a socialist utopian community proposed for East Africa. <br/><br/> New York: D. Appleton and Company. 1891. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 302228
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TAINE John pseudonym of Eric Temple Bell.
THE GREATEST ADVENTURE.
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company Inc. 1929. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Edition. Octavo original green cloth titled in gold on spine small decorative device in gold on front panel. 258 pp. Small ownership label of collector John Ruyle on inner front cover a nearly fine copy very clean and bright. <br/><br/><br /><br /> Lost race adventure novel. The discovery of a volcanic region in Antarctica inhabited by prehistoric monsters. Incredibly ancient records reveal that the creatures were the creation of a once mighty race now extinct. E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 302059
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ALDISS Brian W.
INTANGIBLES INC. And Other Stories. Five Novellas.
London: Faber & Faber. 1969. First edition. Octavo original red cloth titled in gilt on spine.197 pp. Near fine in dust jacket slight wear at head of spine. A nice copy. <br /><br /> Collects five SF tales. <br/><br/> London: Faber & Faber. [1969]. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 302072
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WOOD Eric.
THE SECRET OF THE SHINING MOUNTAIN. With Four Illustrations in Colour by H.R. Millar.
London: Cassell and Company Ltd. 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First or early edition with undated title page but printer's code at rear dated 6.19. Octavo original light brown pictorial cloth titled in gilt white and black spine & front panels stamped designs in black red and white. 307 pp. Colour frontispiece three additional full colour plates by Millar inserted in the text. Browning to rear blank leaf front endpaper neatly excised five tiny pinpricks to spine panel a bright very good copy. <br/><br/><br /><br /> Boy's African adventure novel with lost race interest. Cassell and Company, Ltd. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 301985
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SCOGGINS CE. C. E.
THE HOUSE OF DAWN.
New York & London: D. Appleton-Century Company Incorporated. 1935. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo original black cloth titled in silver on spine and front panel. 281 pp. Small bookseller's catalogue description tipped to front free endpaper. A nice clean copy very good. From the collection of John Ruyle. <br/><br/><br /><br /> Lost Race novel. A lost Incan city is discovered in the Andes. Loose sequel to THE HOUSE OF DARKNESS 1931. D. Appleton-Century Company Incorporated. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 301061
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SCOGGINS CE. C. E.
THE HOUSE OF DARKNESS.
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company. 1931. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. 319 pp. Blue cloth lettered in black. Dust wrapper blurb affixed to front paste-down spine panel a bit faded covers mildly rubbed and soiled; a very good copy. From the collection of John Ruyle. <br/><br/><br /><br /> Lost Race novel. The "House of Darkness" in a semi-ruined city of Mayan descendants which holds the last treasure and historical records of the Mayan people. It also establishes a link between them and ancient Atlantis. Bobbs-Merrill Company. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 301060
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MORROW Lowell Howard.
ATALANTIS. A Novel.
Boston: Eastern Publishing Company . 1902. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo original red cloth stamped in silver and black. 285 pp. Covers dust soiled spine a bit dull minor scuffs; a very good copy. <br /><br /> A group of millionaires construct a 25-acre artificial island on pillars off the coast of New York just outside the three mile limit - and therefore autonomous. Free love and drugs are sanctioned and encouraged. The new utopian nation's policies create conflict with other nations of the world. <br/><br/> Eastern Publishing Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 301724
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SCOTT John Reed.
THE DUKE OF OBLIVION. With a Frontispiece in Color by H. Weston Taylor.
Philadelphia & London: J. B. Lippincott Company. 1914. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo original dark green cloth lettered in gilt. 351 pp. Color frontispiece. Ink inscription on front fly covers slightly spotted a very good bright copy. From the collection of John Ruyle. <br/><br/><br /><br /> Lost Race Novel. Subterranean civilization of Ancient Mayans on a foggy isle called "Oblivion" in the Caribbean Sea. J. B. Lippincott Company. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 300481
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Cordell Bruce R. / Bonner Logan / Marmell Ari / Schwalb Robert J.
Draconomicon Chromatic Dragons: D&D Rules Expansion Series
Reston Washington: Wizards of the Coast. Fine with No Dust Jacket as issued. 2008. First Printing. Hard Cover. 0786949805 . 007416: No Jacket As Issued. Stated First Printing Printing Number Line 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Roleplaying Game Supplement. "Covers the red blue green black and white dragons described in the MONSTER MANUAL as well as three new chromatic dragons appearing in this book. DRACONOMICON details each dragon's powers tactics lairs and servitors. In addition this book provides new information about how chromatic dragons fit into the D&D game." : 8.5 x 11.25 in.: 256 pages . Wizards of the Coast hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007416 ISBN : 0786949805 9780786949809
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BARRETT Wilson and Robert Hichens.
THE DAUGHTERS OF BABYLON. A Novel.
London: John MacQueen. 1899. First British Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. First British edition. Octavo original blue pictorial cloth stamped in white and tan tan titles to spine. 332 pp 32 pp publisher's catalogue at rear dated February 1899 and listing this title as 'Forthcoming'. Minor foxing to endpapers and a small contemporary ink name a bright clean copy about fine. <br/><br/><br /><br /> "An historical fantasy novel with supernatural elements based on the play of the same name by Wilson Barrett." - Wilson Shadows in the Attic 2000. John MacQueen. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 301649
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HELPS Arthur.
REALMAH. By the Author of "Friends in Council". In Two Volumes.
London: Macmillan and Co. 1868. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Two volumes. Octavo original dark blue cloth bordered in blind and with a small decorative device in gilt on front panels gilt decorations & titles to spines. Brown coated endpapers. 299 320 pp 4 pp ads 48 pp publishers cat alogue at rear of Vol. 1 dated 5.68. Withdrawn from the Birmingham University Library with their bookplates on the front endpapers stamps to title leaves and old call numbers neatly removed from the base of the spines. Corners a bit bumped and spines a trifle dull a very good set. <br /><br /> A Utopian novel of a pre-historic empire called "Sheviri" in Southern Europe. Also a planet of the living dead. <br/><br/> Macmillan and Co. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 301684
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Rockwell Carey Author / Ley Willy Technical Adviser
Danger In Deep Space A Tom Corbett Space Cadet Adventure
New York New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Good with no Dust Jacket. 1953. Presumed First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 007269: Dark Blue-White Tweed Boards are worn at edges and corners. Page block as small brown stain on edge and a few pages' lower corners are creased. Otherwise pages are clean unmarked tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce Out Of Print Book. In this story Book #2 of the Series Tom Corbett Astro and Roger Manning are cadets at the Space Academy where they train to become members of the elite Solar Guard. : 5.25 x 7.5 in.: 209 pages . Grosset & Dunlap hardcover
Bookseller reference : 007269
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HAMPTON Lou.
GHOSTS OF MY STUDY. A Book of Short Stories.
New York: Authors & Publishers Corporation. 1927. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Octavo original green cloth lettered in gilt. 284 pp. A very good bright copy. From the collection of John Ruyle. <br/><br/><br /><br /> Mixed collection of short stories some supernatural some SF. One story "The Hidden Continent" tells of a sub-polar lost race. Authors & Publishers Corporation. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 301438
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KLINE Otis Adelbert.
TAM SON OF THE TIGER.
New York: Avalon Books / Thomas Bouregy and Company Inc. 1962. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in Dust Jacket. First edition. 222 pp. Grey cloth spine lettered in red. Fine in nice dust wrapper the edges slightly marred from the original 'Plasti-Kleer' dust wrapper 'protector' in which these Avalon books were issued. <br/><br/> <br /><br /> A boy raised by tigers in the jungles of Burma. Reprinted from Weird Tales magazine where it was serialised in 1931. Avalon Books / Thomas Bouregy and Company, Inc. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 300732
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LE QUEUX William.
ZORAIDA. A Romance of The Harem and the Great Sahara. Illustrated by Harold Piffard.
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company. 1895. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition. Octavo original green decorative cloth lettered and designed in gilt silver red and black. 434 pp. 1 pp. ads at rear. Frontispiece & 23 plates by Harold Piffard. Spine a bit browned some rubbing to the tips mild shelfwear. The British edition was a larger volume published by Tower in 1895. From the collection of John Ruyle who has made a small pencil note on the front free endpaper stating that this US edition is "considerably abridged" from the UK edition. A very good bright copy of an attractive book. <br/><br/><br /><br /> "Zoraida" is a young woman of great beauty and terrible ruthlessness. She leads a band of marauders pillaging and plundering in the Sahara. Her base of operations might be described as a hidden city. Frederick A. Stokes Company. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 300280
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HUME Fergus.
THE HARLEQUIN OPAL. A Romance.
Chicago & New York: Rand McNally & Company. 1883. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Early American edition the first printing is dated 1893 on the title page. 432 pp. red cloth designed and lettered in gilt on spine and front cover top edges gilt. Bookplate on inner front cover and a small ownership stamp. Bookseller's ticket on rear endpaper "Doxey Importer San Francisco". Spine a bit faded and cloth a bit worn at tips a very good copy. The British edition was published in three volumes by Allan in 1893. From the collection of John Ruyle. <br/><br/><br /><br /> Lost race. The hero is abducted and brought to a hidden city peopled by a living tribe of Toltecs. The inhabitants follow the old traditions and dress. In an underground temple is the "Harlequin Opal" a gem whose rays predict the outcome of war. Rand, McNally & Company. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 300274
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England George Allan
Adventure Isle. Illustrated by Manning DeV. Lee.
New York & London: The Century Co. 1926. First edition. 269 pp. Pictorial blue cloth designed in black and yellow on spine and front panel. Frontispiece and three additional black & white plates. Tiny scratches to cloth on rear cover otherwise a bright fine copy. Uncommon. <br /><br /> Adventure novel castaways on Sable Island off the Atlantic coast. <br/><br/> New York & London: The Century Co. [1926] hardcover
Bookseller reference : 301599
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ANONYMOUS COLE Cornelius.
CALIFORNIA THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEARS AGO. Manuelo's Narrative. Translated From the Portugese by A Pioneer. Published Anonymously.
San Francisco: Samuel Carson & Co. / New York: C.T. Dillingham 1888. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Octavo original brown cloth lettered and designed in gold and blind. 333 pp Frontispiece. Ink name on front blank dated 1895 small label removed from upper corner of front fly a very good bright copy. From the Stuart Teitler collection of Lost Race Fiction. <br/><br/><br /><br /> An account of California in the 16th Century. "A singular book ascribed to Cornelius Cole. Being apparently a weird fiction to ascertain its purport would be as difficult as to find the individual who has read it. Pp. 141-186 are occupied by a remarkable poem in superlative doggerel relating chiefly to San Francisco from the arrival of the "San Carlos" to the advent of Denis Kearney and the Spring Valley water ring which is only one of the numerous incongruities found in the "Narrative" - Cowan. Samuel Carson & Co. / New York: C.T. Dillingham hardcover
Bookseller reference : 300190
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FERNALD Helen C. and Edwin M. Slocombe.
THE SCARLET FRINGE. Illustrated by Carlos Sanchez M.
New York London & Toronto: Longmans Green and Co. 1931. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in Dust Jacket. First edition. 236 pp. Green pictorial cloth designed in black. Pictorial end papers. Frontispiece & 5 illustrations. A clean very good copy in a slightly chipped pictorial dust jacket with wrap-around design by Carlos Sanchez M. There is a small tear on the jacket spine repaired internally with tape. From the Stuart Teitler collection of Lost Race Fiction. <br/><br/><br /><br /> Historical romance of the Incas and the lost city of Tampu-Tocco. Longmans, Green and Co. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 300825
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Lang Andrew
In The Wrong Paradise and Other Stories.
New York: Harper & Brothers 1887. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition. 255 pp. 2pp. ads. Half-cloth marbled boards spine and corners reddish-brown cloth spine lettered in black. Tan end papers. Endpapers neatly renewed with matching paper light shelf wear a very good copy. Dedicated to H. Rider Haggard and bound in a style uniform with a number of Haggard's works issued by Harper in the same year. From the collection of John Ruyle. <br/><br/><br /><br /> Short story collection including 'The End of Phaeacia' a lost race tale - people of Greek descent in the Pacific. Also included is a prehistoric tale and two ghost stories. Harper & Brothers hardcover
Bookseller reference : 300438
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HUME Fergus.
THE ISLAND OF FANTASY. A Romance.
New York: Lovell Gestefeld & Company. 1892. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First American and the first one-volume edition. 453 pp. Brown cloth spine lettered in gilt front cover designed and lettered in black and light brown. The British edition was published by Griffith Farran in three volumes in 1892. Ink inscription on front fly dated 1899 trifling wear to cloth at base of spine a very good bright copy. <br/><br/><br /><br /> Utopian novel. An Englishman establishes an ideal community built along classical Greek lines on an isolated island in the Aegean Sea. It is later discovered by the outside world. Lovell, Gestefeld & Company. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 300273
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Meyer Stephenie
ECLIPSE Signed
New York: Megan Tingley Books 2007. Book. Very Fine. Hard Cover in the Dust Jacket. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition 6th Printing. 1st. Edition 6th. Printing 2007 Hardcover in the dust jacket 627 page book . Signed by the author on the title page . Original black cloth over boards spine stamped in silver . In a an uncliped dust jacket . Condition : Very Fine Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Megan Tingley Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 041510-M ISBN : 0316160202 9780316160209
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HAGGARD H. Rider.
QUEEN OF THE DAWN. A Love Tale of Old Egypt.
New York: Doubleday Page and Co. 1925. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition. Octavo original gray cloth titled and decorated in darker gray. 307 pp. Spine a touch darkened a very good clean copy quite fresh. <br/><br/><br /><br /> Historical fantasy novel set in Ancient Egypt. Doubleday, Page and Co. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 5675
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