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Hope Laura Lee
The Mystery of the Laughing Dinosaur The Bobbsey Twins Ser. No. 8
New York NY: Pocket Books. Good. 1987. Trade Paperback. 0671435876 . Covers somewhat creased several small 1/4 inch tears at edges some foxing but pages in good condition. Owner's nameplate inside front cover. <p> "When the Bobbsey Twins set off to visit a famous museum in Washington D.C. they find themselves on the trail of an intriguing mystery that begins with a laughing dinosaur!" <br> Children will love this detective classic. <br> Est Level: 2nd - 6th grades; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Pocket Books paperback
Référence libraire : 000744 ISBN : 0671435876 9780671435875
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Starr Bill
Treasure of Wonderwhat The Farstar & Son Series #2
New York NY: Ballantine Books. Very Good. 1976. Mass Market Paperback. 0345251571 . Second in the Farstar and Son Series. "With help -- and an occasional warning-- from Lulu their biocomputer Ranger and Dawnboy traveled through the darkest reaches of space and into pirate-infested galaxies hoping to claim the golden treasure before anyone could beat them to it" A little creasing in spine and covers slight foxing; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Ballantine Books paperback
Référence libraire : 000266 ISBN : 0345251571 9780345251572
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Schoen Lawrence M.
Buffalito Contigency Amazing Conroy Series # 2
Overland Park KS: Hadley Rille Books. Fine. 2011. First Printing. Trade Paperback. 0982946775 . New never read. SIgned by author at IllogiCon 2014. <p> "The Amazing Conroy has taken his hypnosis act beyond Human Space. <br> "It should be show business as usual except for the bigger-than-a-planet energy being that eants to study him the rival aliens pulling him in opposite directions his buffalito lapping up liquid gravity and the small matter of a hypnotized ghost. . . "; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; Signed by Author . Hadley Rille Books paperback
Référence libraire : 008243 ISBN : 0982946775 9780982946770
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Pierce Tamora
Wolf-Speaker The Immortals Book 2
New York: Random House. Good. 1997. 27th Edition; Eleventh Printing. Mass Market Paperback. 0679882898 . Spine somewhat creased and rolled corners bumped including some pages a little edge wear and rubbing. A little waviness likely from dampness. A good reading copy. <p> "When humans start cutting down trees and digging holes in peaceful Dunlath Valley the wolves know that something is wrong. They send a messenger to the only human who will listen -- Daine a fourteen-year-old girl with the unpredictable power of wild magic. Daine and her closest companions heed the wolves' cry for help. But the challenge they are about to face in the valley is great than they can possibly imagine . . . <br> Set in Tortall during the reign of King Jonathan III and Queen Thayet 'Wolf-Speaker' is the second book in The Immortals series which chronicles the time when the world is invaded by immortal creatures and a girl is born with a magical gift that could restore the very balance of nature. "; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall . Random House paperback
Référence libraire : 007429 ISBN : 0679882898 9780679882893
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Snyder Cecil III
The Hawks of Arcturus
New York: DAW Books. Good. 1974. Mass Market Paperback. "Beyond the empire of man somewhere out there among the stars there had to be a greater intelligence than man's. Though mankind had spread out none had yet contacted such an intelligence. The first of the now fiercely competitive planetary empires to do so might gain power over all the others -- if it survived at all. Arturus was ambitious. Its emblem was the hawk and its leaders thought of themselves as birds of prey. . . . And only Chen the Earthman stood in their way." Spine shows a little creasing and chipping covers some dents and darkening. Some foxing.; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall . DAW Books paperback
Référence libraire : 000260
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Long Eula
Pirate's Doll: The Story of the China Poblana
New York: Alfred A Knopf. Good with no dust jacket. 1956. Early Reprint. Library Binding. 71 pp. red boards with green lettering and ivory green and red illustration on front board. Corners bumped with tiny chips. Text has a few smudges. Ex-library with usual stamps. <p> The early 17th century adventure of the little Chinese girl who was stolen by pirates and ended up in the house of Captain Miguel Sosa in Puebla Mexico. She inspired the design of the "china poblana" the Mexican national costume for girls. <br> Age Level: Grades 2-4; Ex-Library; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . Alfred A Knopf unknown
Référence libraire : 005829
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Da Cruz Daniel
Grotto of Formigans
New York: Del Ray / Ballantine. Good. 1980. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. 0345292502 . Covers a bit creased corners bumped some edge wear spine a little slanted rubbing plus a semi-circle of indentations to the back cover where someone got their teeth into this book. FE ANI stamped on bottom edge. A little yellowing but text is clean and unmarked. Stated first edition paperback original. <p> "The thing that went bump in the night . . . was a helicopter. And Maynard Griggs anthropologist just happened to be in the vicinity completing his study of Zaire's Magenda d'Zondo tribe. So he rushed to the crash site and rescued the lone survivor Consuela Milan a fiery major in the Cuban army. But by next morning something - something that left tiny hooved footprints - had come out of the jungle. Whatever it was had removed every trace of the wreck - as well as the army payroll Consuela had stolen. Her impetuous search for the money led her and Griggs into a strange world peopled by stranger beings creatures whose intentions they did not understand . . . until it was too late!"; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Del Ray / Ballantine paperback
Référence libraire : 002127 ISBN : 0345292502 9780345292506
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Schoen Lawrence M.
Buffalito Destiny Amazing Conroy Series # 1
Overland Park KS: Hadley Rille Books. Very Good. 2009. First Printing. Trade Paperback. 0981924336 . Top corner crease to back cover and last few pages otherwise near fine. SIgned by author at IllogiCon 2014. <p> "The Amazing Conroy is a stage hypnotist who has parlayed an alien buffalo dog a creature that eats anything and farts oxygen into a powerful corporation worth billions. An ambitious plan to use these buffalitos to clean up toxic waste sites places him in direct conflict with a radical anti-alien ecoterrorist organization and before long Conroy is on the run with only his pet buffalito Reggie and his gambler pal Left-John Mocker to aid him. <br> "Conroy must elude terrorists confound alien zealots withstand temporal distortions throughout the former state of Texas and explore ancient Mayan ruins. His adventures will result in his reunion with a long dead relative a chance to experience the world's greatest sandwiches exposure to alien bliss a battle with a megalomaniac on the slope of an active volcano and a trip to the asteroid belt for a final face-to-face confrontation with the creature that had been invading his dreams. Somewhere in the midst of it all he has to find his true destiny. "; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; Signed by Author . Hadley Rille Books paperback
Référence libraire : 008242 ISBN : 0981924336 9780981924335
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Meader Stephen W.
River of the Wolves
New York: Harcourt Brace and Company. Good in Good dust jacket. 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Spine slanted a fair amount of edge wear and chipping blue boards with a couple damp stains some rubbing black edges of Brodart jacket has rubbed of along edges of boards and inside covers. Blue illustrated end paper 249 pp. Owner's name on half title and back of front end paper. Some browning and occasional spotting to pages otherwise text clean and unmarked. Jacket in protective wraps with some soiling to back and chipping to top middle and base of spine along with upper edge of flaps. Overall a good well-read copy. <p> "The summer that young Dave Foster went to work on his uncle's farm in the Maine wilderness the French were stirring up the Indians to attack colonial settlers. But Uncle Jonathan laughed at the possibility of an Indian attack on their settlement. His assurance was proved tragically wrong within a few days when an Indian was party swept down from Canada surprised the settlers and made off with Dave and three other captives."; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . Harcourt, Brace and Company hardcover
Référence libraire : 003953
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Hemyng Bracebridge
Out for Fun Round the World Library No. 41
New York: Street & Smith. Good. 1926. Trade Paperback. Pictorial wraps 216 pp. plus ads. Spine somewhat creased and slightly slanted minor edge wear a little rubbing owner's name on title page. 2 pp in front and 8 pp at back that have lists of this & other Street & Smith series including the Western Library Ted Strong Frank Merriwell Series Sports Stories Horatio Alger Series and Adventure Library. A nice copy. <p> This is No. 41 in the Round the World Library and was likely published in mid 1926 previously published as No. 141 in Street & Ssmith's Bound to Win Library. <br> "Every reader young and old has heard of Jack Harkaway. His remarkable adventures in out-of-the-way corners of the globe are really classics and every one should read them. <br> "Jack is a splendid manly character full of life and strength and curiosity. He has a number of very interesting companions - Professor Mole for instance who is very funny. He also has some very strange enemies who are anything but funny. <br> "Get interested in Jack. It will pay you. "; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall . Street & Smith paperback
Référence libraire : 005129
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Jones Langdon
The Eye of the Lens
New York NY: Collier Books. Good. 1973. Mass Market Paperback. Spine a bit creased shelf-cocked corners bumped crease inside front cover affecting first few pages. Ink lines draw across top and bottom edges. <p> Five tales of men struggling against warped time fractured light and mindless violence. <br> Including 'The Eye of the Lens" "The Great Clock" "The Time Machine" Symphony No. 6 in C Minor" and "The Garden of Delights."; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Collier Books paperback
Référence libraire : 001400
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365 bedtime Nursery Rhymes : A Rhyme for Every Day in the Year
Racine WI: Whitman Publishing. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Whitman Publishing Nr 5049 381 pp green quarter cloth with pictorial boards. Spine slightly cocked corners chipped some edge wear and chipping 3/4" tear near center of rear board a few other nicks and scuffs to boards. Diamond patterned end papers with drawings of a toy or pet inside each diamond. Jacket in new Brodart with moderate edge wear and chipping especially along alap edges some rubbing a number of small holes from insect damage an old price in crayon at top of front panel and '1952' written in white on back panel 1 1/4" chip near center of back panel. Overall a nice copy. <p> A charming children's book which takes a journey through the year in rhyme. Each page is illustrated with black and white or tri-color drawings reminiscent of post-World War II America. 3 pages that we saw had parts of the illustrations carefully colored in. From the dust jacket: <br> "There are poems that tell stories nonsense rhymes bits of verse as soothing as a lullaby and poems about the holidays. Some verses daddy and mother will remember from their own childhood and others appear in print for the first time. Francis Kirn the artist has caught the feeling of each poem. There is a touch of whimsy and a sense of humor in some of the drawings and in others there is a feeling of tenderness and realism. Whatever the mood poem and illustration combine to make the day's rhyme a unit."<br> Age Level: Preschool Read Aloud; 9¾" - 12" Tall . Whitman Publishing hardcover
Référence libraire : 006614
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Ellis Edward S.
The Land of Wonders
New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1899. Early Reprint. Cloth. 261 pp. orange cloth boards with picture on front board in orange green and black of a boy reading. Spine somewhat slanted boards soiled corners a little bumped PO gift inscription inside dated 1911. Text is clean and unmarked. <p> A tale for boys written in 1899 by the prolific Edward Ellis which continues the adventures of young Jack Winch and his uncle Senor Alfredo Alfiero that began in "Through Jungle and Wilderness." <br> Age Level: Grades 4-8; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall . Grosset & Dunlap hardcover
Référence libraire : 005802
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Miller A. G.
Walt Disney's Bambi Gets Lost Disney's Wonderful World of Reading Ser. No. 2
New York NY: Random House Children's Books. Good with no dust jacket. 1973. Book Club BCE/BOMC. Pictorial Cover. 0394825209 . Corners bumped some edge wear chipping at top/bottom of spine. Some darkening to boards especially to spine. <p> Bambi and Thumper go out to play but forget to stay close to home. Soon they are lost. Can their friends help them find their way back home Color illustrations on every page. Est Level: Read Aloud 1st grade.; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . Random House Children's Books unknown
Référence libraire : 001374 ISBN : 0394825209 9780394825205
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JRR. Tolkien J. R.
The Two Towers
Ballantine Books July 1974. Mass Market Paperback . Used - Good. Ballantine Books paperback
Référence libraire : 77929 ISBN : 0345240332 9780345240330
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Lisle Holly
FIRE IN THE MIST
NY: Baen 1992. 1st printing Aug. 1992. Cover art by Stephen Hickman. Paperback original. Library stamp on forredge and title page; last page ad removed; creasing; light lean. Solid. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Ex-Library. Baen Paperback
Référence libraire : EB1452 ISBN : 0671721321 9780671721329
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Gunn James
THE BURNING
NY: Dell 1972. 1st printing Feb. 1972; #0861. Cover art by Robert Foster. Paperback original. Lower end has been wet; creasing; name and date in pen inside cover; creasing; rubbing; tanning. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good to Very Good-. Dell Paperback
Référence libraire : NBR10
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De Camp L. Sprague & Scithers George H. Robert E. Howard Related
THE CONAN SWORDBOOK
Baltimore MD: Mirage 1969. 1st printing 1969; 1500 copies pubished of which this is no. 730. Dj illustration by George Barr; illustrated by Roy Krenkel. Some rub at extremities; some wear and minor tear with chips at and near dj spine head. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Mirage Hardcover
Référence libraire : NDA02
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De Camp L. Sprague & Scithers George editors; Lin Carter; Robert E. Howard; George Scithers; Fritz Leiber; Thomas Stratton; Bj
THE CONAN GRIMOIRE
Baltimore MD: Mirage 1972. 1st printing 1971; 1500 copy print-run. Dj illustration by Bernie Wrightson; illustrated by Roy Krenkel Jim Crawthorn George H. Scithers George Barr Juanita Coulson Dan Adkins Edwin Kuniyoshi Ray Capella Robert E. Gilbert Karen Anderson & Terry Carr Bjo Trimble Tim Kirk Dom Orejudos and Paul Hawkins. Dj is a little tanned with small edge tears and creases. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Mirage Hardcover
Référence libraire : NDA03
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Praed Mrs. Campbell
Fugitive Anne
NY: R. F. Fenno and Company. Fair with no dust jacket; Boards heavily worn front hinge cracked and . first gathering loose many pages soiled from pressed flowers. 1904. Later Printing. Hardcover. Five plates by Clare Angell including color frontispiece. Decorative red cloth binding with design of turtle and sun rays stamped in black and gilt on front boards. Four pages of publisher's advertisements at rear. The Australian writer created this tale about Anne Bedo who concocts a scheme to escape her loveless marriage with the help of her Aboriginal servant Kombo. She fakes her own suicide and then escapes with Kombo into the Australian bush. The pair discover a lost Mayan civilization who worship giant tortoises. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 428 pages . R. F. Fenno and Company hardcover
Référence libraire : 33077
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Kyle David
A Pictorial History of Science Fiction
1977. Filled with several centuries of period illustrations in full color and black and white this pictorial history features extensive articles on Jules Verne H.G. Wells Hugo Gernsback who first coined the term "science fiction" in 1929 and John W. Campbell. It includes pre-19h Century science fiction up through the present. This handsome volume is in Fine like new condition with a Fine beautifully illustrated dust jacket click on photo. I've placed the dust jacket into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. The book is bound in black paper-covered boards with die-stamped silver spine titles. It is the Stated Second Impression from 1977. It has illustrated color endpapers. Due to the book's size this is for DOMESTIC PURCHASE ONLY via Media Mail since shipping internationally would be price-prohibitive. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hardcover
Référence libraire : 001860 ISBN : 0600381935 9780600381938
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Spitz Vivien
Doctors from Hell: The Horrific Account of Nazi Experiments on Humans
Boulder Colorado: Sentient Publications 2005. Although this is a Stated First Edition the "number line" indicates that it's actually a Fifth Printing. It may also be a BCE. At any rate the book is in New unread condition and comes with a New dust jacket which I've placed into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. The book includes a Foreword by Elie Wiesel. The author was a court reporter for the Nuremberg war crimes trial of Nazi doctors and this book deals with human depravity torture and murder in the name of scientific research and misplaced patriotism. Photos are included. Readers should have strong stomachs. The book is bound in black covered boards with die-stamped silver titles on the front panel and spine. The book measures 6 1/4 by 9 1/4 inches and includes 318 pages. . Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Sentient Publications Hardcover
Référence libraire : 001632 ISBN : 1591810329 9781591810322
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Bemmann Hans
The Stone and the Flute
New York: Viking 1986. This First American Edition with the required "First Published" line from Viking and minus any "number line" which this publisher reserves for later printings is in Fine condition with a Fine unclipped dust jacket. However it does have the former owner's book stamp on the Title Page. This epic heroic fantasy was translated from the German by Anthea Bell. The endpapers are maps to the fascinating new world the author has created. The book is bound in blue paper-covered boards with die-stamped metallic red spine titles. I've placed the dust jacket into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. The book measures 6 1/4 by 9 1/2 inches and includes 855 pages. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Viking Hardcover
Référence libraire : 001631 ISBN : 0670801860 9780670801862
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Avi
The Seer of Shadows
New York: HarperCollins 2008. This Stated First Edition and unless it's stated it's not is in New unread condition with a New unclipped dust jacket. I've placed the dust jacket into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. This tale of a vengeful ghost from the Newberry Medal-winning author of "Crispin" is set in 1872 New York. The book is bound in black boards with metallic blue-green titles on the front panel and spine. The book is suitable for Ages 8-12 and for all those who are young at heart. The book measures 5 7/8 by 8 1/2 inches and includes 202 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. HarperCollins Hardcover
Référence libraire : 001667 ISBN : 0060000155 9780060000158
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Hall James W.
Body Language
New York: St. Martin's Press 1998. This Stated First Edtiton from September 1998 and unless it's stated it's not is also a First Printing with the required "number line" ending with a "1". In this taut thriller a series of rape-murders impacts upon a young woman with her own tragic history of abuse and who may soon be victimized one last time! The book is in New condition with a new unclipped dust jacket. The book is bound in black boards with silver spine lettering. The book measures 6 3/8 by 9 1/2 inches and includes 336 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. St. Martin's Press Hardcover
Référence libraire : 001481 ISBN : 0312192436 9780312192433
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Gibson William
Idoru
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1996. This First Printing with the required complete "number line" ending with a "1" is in New unread condition and with a New unclipped dust jacket. Click on photo. Multi-award winning William Gibson explores the nature of love and reality. Is the dark-eyed beauty worshipped as the Idoru a flesh-and-blood woman Or is she just a heart-breaking hologram The book measures 6 1/4 by 9 1/4 inches and includes 292 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. G.P. Putnam's Sons Hardcover
Référence libraire : 001480 ISBN : 0399141308 9780399141300
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Saul John
The Homing
New York: Fawcett Columbine 1994. This book club editon is in Fine unread condition with a Fine dust jacket that shows minimal wear. Click on photo. This terrifying novel involves a young widow and her children who move to a rural town and find themselves fighting against a preternatural creature. The book is bound in black boards with die-stamped gilt spine titles. The book measures 5 5/8 by 8 1/2 inches and includes 389 pages. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Fawcett Columbine Hardcover
Référence libraire : 001537 ISBN : 0449908631 9780449908631
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Koontz Dean
Strange Highways
New York: Warner Books 1995. This Stated First Printing from May 1995 and unless it's stated it's not is in Fine unread condition with a Fine unclipped dust jacket. This book includes two complete novels and a compilation of 12 novelettes and short stories all from the master horror writer himself. The book is bound in dark brown boards with a black spine and silver spine lettering. I've placed the dust jacket into a Brodart protective sleeve. The book measures 6 1/4 by 9 1/4 inches and includes 561 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Warner Books Hardcover
Référence libraire : 001541 ISBN : 044651974X 9780446519748
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Ablow Keith
Denial: A Novel
New York: Pantheon Books 1997. This author's first novel is in Fine probably unread condition with a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket. Click on photo. The book is a Stated First Edition and unless it's stated it's not and has a complete "number line" ending in a "1" to indicate First Printing. The book is bound in black boards with silver spine titles. The dust jacket has two small closed tears. The book measures 6 3/4 by 9 1/2 inches and includes 263 pages. There is a small remainder dot on the top edge. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Pantheon Books Hardcover
Référence libraire : 001551 ISBN : 0679442111 9780679442110
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Silverberg Robert; Vonnegut Jr. Kurt; Clarke Arthur C.; Wells HG.; Heilein Robert A.; Bradbury Ray; LeGuin Ursula K.; Di
Space Odyssey: An Anthology of Great Science Fiction Stories
New York: Gallery Books 1987. This fantastic anthology contains the work of 25 famous sci fi writers. The book is in close to Fine condition but with a splatter mark on the page edges in the spine area that not affect the interior text itself. There is also a former owner's blookplate on the rear free endpaper. The book is bound with illustrated covers that mirror the dust jacket artwork. The binding is tight and secure and the pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has some edge rubbing at the spine crown plus a small tear on the rear panel. I've placed it into a Brodart protective sleeve. The book measures 6 1/4 by 9 1/2 inches and includes 349 pages plus Acknowledgments. . Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Gallery Books Hardcover
Référence libraire : 001566 ISBN : 0831779888 9780831779887
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Clarke Arthur C.; Lee Gentry
Rama Revealed: The Ultimate Encounter
New York: Bantam Books 1994. In this concluding volume of the bestselling Rama series the ultimate Raman plan for humanity is finally revealed. This First Edition is from March 1994 and contains the complete "number line" ending with a "1" to indicate First Printing. There are no remainder marks. This clean bright copy is in close to Fine condition. It would be Fine except for a crease in the spine cloth. The book is bound in red-orange boards with a brown spine cloth and die-stamped gilt spine lettering. The binding is tight and secure and the pages are clean bright throughout. The unclipped dust jacket is in Fine condition. I've placed it into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. The book measures 6 1/4 by 9 1/4 inches and includes 466 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Bantam Books Hardcover
Référence libraire : 001580 ISBN : 0553095366 9780553095364
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Shobin David
The Seeding
New York: The Linden Press/Simon & Schuster 1982. This book has a complete "number line" ending in a "1" to indicate First Printing. Young pregnant women in Washington D.C. are dying from a mysterious cancer in this horror thriller from the author of "The Unborn." The book is in Fine unread condition with a Fine dust jacket. The dust jacket has a small crease on the corner of the front flap. I've placed the dust jacket into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. There are no remainder marks. The book is bound in gray boards with a lavender spine cloth and die-stamped gilt spine titles. The book measures 5 3/4 by 8 3/4 inches and includes 223 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. The Linden Press/Simon & Schuster Hardcover
Référence libraire : 001595 ISBN : 0671431765 9780671431761
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Rieber John Ney; Majia Hermann
The Books of Faerie: Molly's Story
New York: Vertigo DC Comics 1999. Published in September 1999 this beautifully illustrated comic traces the life of Molly who wanted nothing of magic until her boyfriend Tim Hunter dragged her into his fairy kingdom world. This is one of the rarest and hardest-to-find entries in "The Books of Fairie" series. This DC Comic measures 6 5/8 by 10 1/4 inches and contains 23 pages plus ads. It is in Near-Fine condition. First Edition. Oversized Soft Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Hermann Mejia. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Vertigo DC Comics Paperback
Référence libraire : 001321
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Howell Hannah; Sands Lynsay
My Immortal Highlander
New York: Kensington Books 2006. The Stated First Kensington Paperback Printing from September 2006 is in New unread condition. This historical romance of 16th Century Scotland is combined with the supernatural in a tale of twin brothers who share a terrible curse and the two women outside their clan who love them. The book measures 5 1/2 by 8 1/4 inches and includes 294 pages. First Edition. Oversized Soft Cover. New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Kensington Books Paperback
Référence libraire : 001347 ISBN : 0758212925 9780758212924
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Crichton Michael
Airframe
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1996. This Stated First Trade Edition and unless it's stated it's not is in As New unread condition with an As New unclipped dust jacket. Click on photo. The book is bound in gray boards with a black spine and silver lettering. This suspense novel deals with questions as to why a commercial twin-jet airliner crashed and as usual Crichton was prophetic of things yet to come. The book measures 6 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches and includes 353 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Alfred A. Knopf Hardcover
Référence libraire : 001427 ISBN : 0679446486 9780679446484
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Poe Edgar Allan
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
Edison New Jersey: Castle Books 2002. This complete edition of all Poe's published stories and poems is in New unread condition with a New dust jacket click on photo. I've placed the dust jacket into a Brodart protective sleeve. The book is bound in black boards with die-stamped gilt spine lettering. This volume is for domestic U.S. purchase ONLY because the book's size would make the cost prohibitive for international sales. For Americans who may choose Priority shipping the shipping cost will be higher than that stated. Domestic Media Mail shipping will remain the same. The book measures 6 7/8 by 9 1/2 inches and includes 843 pages. . Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Castle Books Hardcover
Référence libraire : 001278 ISBN : 0785814531 9780785814535
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Harrison M. John
Signs of Life
New York: St. Martin's Press 1997. This Stated First U.S. Edition and unless it's stated it's not is in New unread condition with a New unclipped dustjacket. NO remainder marks. It also has the required "number line" ending with a "1" to signify a First Printing. Click on photo. According to Clive Barker "Harrison's books are fiction of elegant delirium dark and transcendent by turns.An extraordinary writer." The book is bound in black boards with die-stamped silver spine lettering. I've placed the dust jacket into a Brodart protective sleeve. The book measures 5 3/4 by 8 1/2 inches and includes 255 pages. . First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. St. Martin's Press Hardcover
Référence libraire : 001081 ISBN : 0312156561 9780312156565
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Joshi ST. Editor S. T.
Great Tales of Terror
Mineola New York: Dover Publications 2002. Possibly a First Edition with no later printings stated this oversized paperback is in New unread condition. Click on photo. The 23 stories of terror included represent the work of such authors as Quiller-Couch de la Mare Gautier Bierce LeFanu Mencken Atherton Dunsany and Blackwood among others. Included are an Introduction and Notes. The book measures 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches and includes 298 pages plus ads of other Dover titles. . Oversized Soft Cover. New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Dover Publications Paperback
Référence libraire : 001128 ISBN : 048641938X 9780486419381
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Brooks Terry
The Voyage of the Jerle Shannara Book Three: Morgawr
New York: Del Rey Ballantine Books 2002. "With the armies of darkness swarming against the rapidly dwindling members of the Jerle Shannara the last stand between good and evil beings." This fourth printing trade edition is in New unread condition with a New unclipped dust jacket click on photo. The book is bound in blue boards with a black spine and die-stamped gilt spine titles. The endpapers include illustrated color maps. The book measures 6 3/4 by 9 1/2 inches and includes 401 pages. Hard Cover. New/New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Del Rey, Ballantine Books Hardcover
Référence libraire : 001134 ISBN : 0345435729 9780345435729
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Finney Jack
From Time to Time: The Sequel to Time and Again
New York: Simon & Schuster 1995. This third printing is in Fine condition with a close to Fine unclipped dust jacket. Click on photo. This sequel to Finney's first time travel novel has the intrepid hero on board the maiden voyage of the Titanic as he tries to prevent the ship from being struck by the iceberg. It's an engrossing adventure for admirers of "Time and Again." The book was probably only read once and there are no marks or inscriptions from the former owner. Like its predecessor it includes many period photographs. The book is bound in gray boards with a black cloth spine with gilt spine lettering. The dust jacket has edge rubbing and a small closed tear. The book measures 6 3/8 by 9 1/2 inches and includes 304 pages. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Simon & Schuster Hardcover
Référence libraire : 001071 ISBN : 0671898841 9780671898847
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Ehrlich Max
The Big Eye
Garden City New York: Doubleday & Company 1949. This book club edition is in Fine unread condition with a close to Fine dust jacket click on photo. This science fiction classic concerns earth's last days as it's about to collide with another planet and how individuals as well as nations prepare for the end regaining their values and humanity in the process. The book book is bound in green cloth with red spine titles and top-edge red stain. The binding is tight and pages are clean bright and sparkling throughout. The dust jacket has a tiny closed tear and light shelf rubbing at the bottom edge. I've placed the dust jacket into a Brodart protective sleeve. The book measures 5 3/4 by 8 1/2 inches and includes 221 pages. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Doubleday & Company Hardcover
Référence libraire : 001076
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Stewart Desmond
The Vampire of Mons
New York: Harper & Row 1976. This Stated First U.S. Edition and unless it's stated it isn't also has the required "number line" ending in a "1" to indicate First Printing. Both the book and dust jacket are in Fine condition click on photo. The story involves two brilliant boys at an English public school whose dabblings in the occult ultimately lead to mindless violence. The book is bound in black boards with a red-orange spine cloth with die-stamped gilt lettering. The dust jacket has its original price and shows only minimal wear. I've placed the dust jacket into a Brodart protective sleeve. It's a fine collectible for Desmond Stewart admirers. The book measures 5 5/8 by 8 1/4 inches and includes 169 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Harper & Row Hardcover
Référence libraire : 001073
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Amsel Robert
Devil Goddess: A Supernatural Mystery
New York: iUniverse Inc. 2006. This oversized softcover is in As New condition. Click on photo. The following is taken from the rear panel: "In this epic tale of terror spanning centuries a young woman Rachel Belgrave discovers that it is her destiny to stop a cold-blooded killer. or die in the attempt. With the help of two men who love her one a psychic; the other a police detective Rachel takes a harrowing journey into a supernatural world where she must do battle with a demon goddess -- an ancient force immortal blood-thirsty and indestructible." According to Perry Brass author of "The Substance of God a spiritual thriller": "Whoever the real Jack the Ripper was Ripperologists will whistle at the author's cleverness in making connections between the Ripper's signature crimes and earlier until now unrelated horrors. This intricately structured horror novel unfolds like a well-layered mystery in which the hapless heroine must fight for both her sanity and her life." This book will be signed by the author and personally inscribed according to the buyer's wishes. The book measures 6 1/8 by 9 1/8 inches and includes 475 pages. Signed by Author. First Edition. Oversized Soft Cover. New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. iUniverse, Inc. Paperback
Référence libraire : 000618 ISBN : 0595380670 9780595380671
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Harris Rev. W. S.
Life in a Thousand Worlds
Cleona PA: G. Holzapfel Sole Manufacturer 1905. "Life in a Thousand Worlds" by the Rev. W.S. Harris" is a very rare example of early American science fiction. This is a first edition published in 1905 by G. Holzapfel of Cleona Pa. "by subscription only." It is in Very Good Plus condition. Click on photo. The book has light rubbing at the spine tips and corners. It has a light blue pictorial cloth with two small figures pointing to the stars with the front panel drawing stamped in dark blue and gold and the spine panel stamped in gold. It is illustrated with 19 b&w plates depicting fantastical life on other planets. The binding is tight and secure and the pages are bright and sparkling throughout. Since the author was a minister the book is a bizarre combination of science fiction theology and speculation of life in the future. This highly imaginative entertaining work explores Moonites Jupiterites high-tech inventions future laws and societies. It describes the inhabitants and institutions of twenty-one other worlds including Heaven in and beyond our solar system visited by a narrator who transports himself at will through the cosmos. You can find reference to this early work in the following books that trace the history of science fiction: Bleiler Science-Fiction: The Early Years 1050. Clareson Science Fiction in America 1870s-1930s 401. Lewis Utopian Literature p. 82. Locke A Spectrum of Fantasy p. 106. Locke Voyages in Space 102. Sargent British and American Utopian Literature 1516-1985 p. 134. Bleiler 1978 p. 94. The book measures 6 by 8 1/2 inches and includes 344 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good /No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. G. Holzapfel, Sole Manufacturer Hardcover
Référence libraire : 000560
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Foster Alan Dean
Nor Crystal Tears
<p>New York: Ballantine / Del Rey 1983. 4th printing. pbo. ISBN 0345291417. paperback 4x7 inches. Cover art by Michael Whelan. Clean inside. Flat spine. faults: a few page edges wavy. Light reading line on front cover near joint. Small scrape at base of spine 1/8th inch split in joint at top. Small corner crease. Light edge and corner wear. Very Good-minus</p> Ballantine / Del Rey paperback
Référence libraire : 4771 ISBN : 0345291417 9780345291417
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Burroughs Edgar Rice
The Eternal Lover
New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1925. The is the first Grosset & Dunlap edition published October 1925 stated. The book is in Very Good condition. It has red cloth covers with black lettering on the front panel and spine. There is some rubbing of the corners and spine tips plus light spine creasing. No dust jacket. It's a clean copy see photo. The binding is tight and secure. A penciled signature of a former owner has been erased. The binding is tight and secure and the pages are clean and bright. The frontis illustration has a slight crease. The book contains 316 pages with ads in the rear. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Grosset & Dunlap Hardcover
Référence libraire : 000348
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Amsel Robert
Manhattan Pharaoh: A Novel of Witchcraft
New York: iUniverse Inc. 2004. This First Edition oversized paperback 6 1/4 by 9 1/4 inches is in As New condition. 341 pages. Click on photo. The following is taken from the dust jacket: "Buried in the bowels of lower Manhattan is an office building where workers find life far from ordinary. The thirteenth floor is a place of secrets and hidden crimes a breeding ground of ancient plagues thought to have vanished from the earth. It is a malevolent place where one young man Giles Corey must find the key to a loved one's disappearance and bring to an end the evil influence of the man known as the Manhattan Pharaoh." This book will be signed by the author and personally inscribed according to the buyer's wishes. This is possible because the bookseller and author are one in the same. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Oversized Soft Cover. New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. iUniverse, Inc. Paperback
Référence libraire : 000275 ISBN : 0595328288 9780595328284
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Bradbury Ray
The Illustrated Man with Sydney Butchkes Dust Jacket Illustration
Garden City New York: Doubleday and Company Inc. This early trade edition of Ray Bradbury's classic "The Illustrated Man" features the original Sydney Butchkes artwork and cover design on the price-clipped dust jacket and a photo of Bradbury on the rear panel credited to George Czerna. See photo. Although the only date is the 1951 copyright date the book is most likely from around 1959 since it mentions "Dandelion Wine" on the top of a book listing by the author. The book is in Near-Fine condition with tan covers and brown spine lettering. It has glue residue on the front free endpaper where the original owner's bookplate was removed. It also has a small bookseller's sticker from the original bookseller. The original dust jacket has a long wedge-shaped chip missing from the top of the spine area. The dust jacket is in a protective sleeve. The book measures roughly 5 3/4 by 8 1/2 inches and includes 252 pages. . Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Doubleday and Company, Inc. Hardcover
Référence libraire : 000285
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Lichtenberg Jacqueline
MOLT BROTHER
Chicago: Playboy 1982. 1st printing April 1982. Cover art by David B. Mattingly. Paperback original. Edgewear; marks on bottom end. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Playboy Paperback
Référence libraire : KL37 ISBN : 0867210672 9780867210675
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Peck Sylvia
Seal Child
New York: Bantam Books 1981. Paperback. Very Good. Book in very good clean condition. A story of friendship and secrets. 192 pgs <br /><br /> Bantam Books paperback
Référence libraire : 03169 ISBN : 0553158686 9780553158687
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