Jeppson J. O.
The Second Experiment
UK: Panther 1975. Mass Market Paperback. Fair. 6.9 x 4.3 x 0.6 inches. p/b 204 pages condition is Good/fair some edge wear. The Empire is dead. The Rouiis continue. Tribe of tribes. First of the First. Survival beyond survival. The Roiiss continue. On the planet Roiissa in a remote galaxy the Roiiss Elders labour and struggle over the primal problem of existence - survival. Their past shrouded in the mists of millennia produced extraordinary discoveries and sciences but still no solution. While they concentrate their formidable intelligence on the 'Second Experiment' their servant Tec has his own ideas about survival. And he sets in motion a new chain of events which span countless lightyears and aeons of time. But not even Tec can guess at the cataclysmic outcome of his actions. <br/> <br/> Panther paperback
Bookseller reference : 058806 ISBN : 0586043160 9780586043165
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James Laurence
Simon Rack Starcross
Sphere 1974. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 4.25" x 7. p/b 155 pages condition is very good minor edge wear. The planet Aleph is overcrowded its rulers inbred and decadent. The planet Gimel is smaller totalitarian and just as over populated. They both want Virrona. Which means that an interstellar war is brewing. the Federation would like to send an experienced diplomat to defuse the powder keg situation threatening the Omicron Galaxy. But that's not possible. The one Federation man on the spot is Simon Rack. The enemy leaders try to ignore him. They try to threaten him. The try to bribe him. Finally they try to kill him. But Simon Rack is a professional. And he's hard to kill. <br/> <br/> Sphere paperback
Bookseller reference : 058807 ISBN : 0722149808 9780722149805
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Eric Iverson
Were Blood
Trojan 1000. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 4.25" x 7. P/B 144 pages condition is good minor edge wear. An owners name inked out to the flyleaf. Remainder marks to the edge of the pages. In the northern reaches of the Empire of Elabon Gerin called the Fox battled to save his domain from destruction by the warlike Trokmoi and their wizard-leader Balamung. Assisted by the giant Van of the Strong Arm Gerin prepared to make the hazardous journey to the City of Elabon there to enlist the aid of a sorcerer more powerful than the Trokmoi mage. Pursued by demons beset by bloodthirsty nobles and encumbered by the presence of the beautiful Elise whom Gerin had sworn to protect the comrades encountered greater dangers than either had ever known. <br/> <br/> Trojan paperback
Bookseller reference : 058803
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Gordon Fritz
The Flight of the Bamboo Saucer
Tandem 1967. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. p/b 176 pages condition is Very Good an owners name and ref no. to the flyleaf. Three super secret agents vie in a faster-than-light race against global disaster. <br/> <br/> Tandem paperback
Bookseller reference : 058883
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Harman Andrew
Fahrenheit 666
London United Kingdom: Orbit 1995. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 4.25" x 7.0. P/B 307 pages condition is very good. Everybody needs a break and demons are no different. The citizens of Mortropoli however really know how to let their hair down. Canoeing down the Styx Boring! possession of a teenage nymphomaniac for a fortnight Now thats more like it! Unfortunately the transcendental Travel Company Ltd are struggling to keep up with demand and mistakes are bound to happen. <br/> <br/> Orbit paperback
Bookseller reference : 058856 ISBN : 1857238540 9781857238549
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Jack C. Haldeman II
Perry's Planet
UK: Bantam Books 1980. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.2 inches. p/b 132 pages condition is very good. In this adventure the crew of the USS Enterprise must shake off the vengeful threats of the Klingon Korol when they are assigned a diplomatic mission to the planet Perry. Kirk and Spock soon become disturbed by Wayne Perry the planet's enigmatic leader and by the mysterious force of the planet. <br/> <br/> Bantam Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 058866 ISBN : 0553135805 9780553135800
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Blish James
Galactic Cluster
London UK: The Science Fiction Club 1961. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 5" x 7.5. H/B 233 pages condition is very good no DJ. grey boards with maroon lettering to the spine. Contents:- Common Time A Work of Art To Pay The Piper Nor Iron Bars Beep Beanstalk <br/> <br/> The Science Fiction Club hardcover
Bookseller reference : 056307
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Cook Dawn
First Truth
UK: Ace Books 2002. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 10.6 x 2.3 x 17 cm. <br/> <br/> Ace Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 51976 ISBN : 044100945x 9780441009459
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Huff Tanya
Fifth Quarter Daw Book Collectors
DAW 1995. Soft cover. Very Good. p/b 416 pages condition is very good. <br/> <br/> DAW paperback
Bookseller reference : 050536 ISBN : 0886776511 9780886776510
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Howard Robert E.; Nyberg Bjorn; De Camp Lyon Sprague
Conan the Avenger
Sphere 1985. Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 4.25" x 7. P/B 192 pages condition is good some edge wear. Book Ten. BOOK 10 Peace had reigned in Aquilonia - but not for long. With his beloved Queen Zenobia stolen before his very eyes Conan the barbarian monarch could think of nothing bet her rescue. he would not be at peace until he saved her . even though it meant entering the gates of Hell itself! <br/> <br/> Sphere paperback
Bookseller reference : 050510 ISBN : 0722147341 9780722147344
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Colfer Eoin
Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox
<p>First US edition first printing of the sixth novel in the Artemis Fowl series. First of the Artemis Fowl movies is set to be released in August 2019. In fine / fine condition.</p> Hyperion hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio14336 ISBN : 1423108361 9781423108368
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Adams Douglas
Mostly Harmless
<p>First edition first printing of the fifth novel in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Earlier owners signature on the top edge of the first free end page and then someone tested a different pen in the center of the same free end page. Light rubbing to the dustjacket. Light edge wear. The pages are tanned. In good / good condition.</p> Heinemann hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio14338 ISBN : 0434009261 9780434009268
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Taylor Laini
Dreams of Gods & Monsters
<p>An as new unread copy. Special Barnes & Noble printing of the First edition first printing with small gilt sticker on front stating "Exclusive B&N Edition. Signed Art Print inside". The Art Print signed by Laini Taylor is in a clear glassine envelope affixed to the inside back cover removable. Third and final volume in the "Daughters of Smoke and Bone" trilogy. 613 pages. Tiny black marker dot to bottom edge of text block.</p> Little, Brown hardcover
Bookseller reference : 297316 ISBN : 0316134074 9780316134071
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Rowling JK. J. K.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
New York: Arthur A. Levine Books 2003. Hardcover in non-price-clipped dust-jacket. Dust-jacket price is $29.99. 870pp. Illustrated by Mary Grangpre. Stated First American edition July 2003. Numbe line intact --number line reads 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 03 0 05 06 07. No previous ownership marks no remainder marks no signs or use or abuse. A clean crisp fresh copy near as new. A large heavy book please inquire for other that standard shipping. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. First Edition. Cloth Spine Over Boards. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Arthur A. Levine Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 005174 ISBN : 043935806X 9780439358064
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Crochet Fantasy
Crochet Fantasy September 1983 Number 8
1983-01-01. Single Issue Magazine. Very Good. September 1983 single issue magazine in very good condition. No markings in text. Nice copy! unknown
Bookseller reference : 3126b
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Guiley Rosemary Ellen
Harper's Encyclopedia of Mystical & Paranormal Experience.
Edison N.J.: Castle Books 1991 Introduction by Marion Zimmer Bradley. 666 pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Castle Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 012287 ISBN : 0785802029 9780785802020
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Brown Dan
Davinci Code
New York New York U.S.A.: Random House 2003. First Edition. Paperback. As New/near fine. <br /><br /> Random House paperback
Bookseller reference : 02454 ISBN : 0743486226 9780743486224
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Various & Fantasy Flight Games
Legends & Lairs: Monsters Handbook
Fantasy Flight Games. Very Good. 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Oversized Hardcover. 1589940768 . Illustrated boards as issued. ; 11.1 X 9.0 X 0.7 inches; 176 pages . Fantasy Flight Games hardcover
Bookseller reference : 408874 ISBN : 1589940768 9781589940765
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Eaton Conference on Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature University; Rose Mark; Guffey George R.; Slusser George R.
Bridges to Science Fiction
Carbondale Illinois U.S.A.: Southern Illinois Univ Pr 1980. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Hardcovr in jacket. Southern Illinois Univ Pr Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 18841 ISBN : 0809309610 9780809309610
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Joanne Harris
Chocolat
<p>Near fine in a near fine dustjacket which is in a mylar wrapper.</p> Doubleday hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio515 ISBN : 0385257430 9780385257435
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Jacques Brian
TRISS BOOK 15 OF THE REDWALL SAGA
Ace Books. VG. 2003. ace mass market edition. Paperback; 1st Printing. 0441010954 . Very minor usage showing. Text is clean/tight. Easy spine creases. Free gift wrapping card and drop shipping. Let us know the occasion and message. ; The Redwall Saga; 383 pages . Ace Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 19216 ISBN : 0441010954 9780441010950
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Lackey M.
TAKE A THIEF A NOVEL OF VALDEMAR-BOOK COLLECTORS NUMBER 1199
DAW. VG/VG. 2001. no edition/printing given. Hardcover. 0756400082 . Black covers/gld lettering. Almost no usage showing. Text is clean/tight. Free gift wrapping card and drop shipping. Let us know the occasion and message. ; Valdemar Series; 8vo; 351 pages . DAW hardcover
Bookseller reference : 19271 ISBN : 0756400082 9780756400088
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Greeno Gayle
THE GHATTI'S TALE BOOK ONE FINDERS-SEEKERS
DAW. VG. 1993. Paperback; 10th Printing. 0886775507 . Book collectors number 912. Almost no usage showing. Easy spine creases. Free gift wrapping card and drop shipping. Let us know the occasion and message. ; 506 pages . DAW paperback
Bookseller reference : 19265 ISBN : 0886775507 9780886775506
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Lackey M.
BRIGHTLY BURNING THE LEGENDARY STORY OF HERALD LAVAN FIRESTORM
DAW. VG. 2001. Paperback; 1st Printing. Collectors number 1150. Very minor usae showing. Easy spine creases. Text is clean/tight with pale page browning. Free gift wrapping card and drop shipping. Let us know the occasion and message. ; 445 pages . DAW paperback
Bookseller reference : 19018
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Porath Ellen
DRAGONLANCE STEEL AND STONE THE MEETINGS SEXTET VOLUME 5
Tsr. VG. 1992. Paperback; 1st Printing. 1560763396 . Minor usage showing. Text is clean/tight. Book does lay a bit askew due to poor shelf position. Free gift wrapping card and drop shipping. Let us know the occasion and message. ; 309 pages . Tsr paperback
Bookseller reference : 18679 ISBN : 1560763396 9781560763390
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Thompson Paul B. Carter Tonya R.
RIVERWIND THE PLAINSMAN DRAGON LANCE SAGA PRELUDES 11 VOLUME 1
Tsr. VG. 1990. Paperback; 1st Printing. 0880389095 . Light usage showing. Text is clean/tight. Book lays a bit askew due to lazy shelf position. ; Dragon Lance Saga Series; Vol. 1; 313ads pages . Tsr paperback
Bookseller reference : 18199 ISBN : 0880389095 9780880389099
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Siegel Barbara. Siegel Scott
TANIS THE SHADOW YEARS DRAGON LANCE SAGA PRELUDES II VOLUME 3
Tsr. VG. 1990. Paperback; 1st Printing. 0880389133 . Light usage showing. Text is clean/tight. Easy spine creases. Minor damage on inside front cover from previous owner address label. ; Dragon Lance Saga Series; Vol. 3; 320 pages . Tsr paperback
Bookseller reference : 18198 ISBN : 0880389133 9780880389136
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Harris Deborah Turner
THE GAUNTLET OF MALICE BOOK 2 OF THE MAGES OF GARRILLON
Tor. VG. 1988. Softcover; 1st Printing. 0812539524 . Lightly used condition. ; The Mages of Garrillon; 51/4x8; 334 pages . Tor paperback
Bookseller reference : 14458 ISBN : 0812539524 9780812539523
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Edited by Douglas E. Winter
Prime Evil: New Stories by the Masters of Modern Horror
New York: New Amer Library 1988. Book. N-Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition/First Printing. NF/NF. MINOR PAGE EDGE SOIL MINOR RUBBING WEAR. This copy has been signed by Peter Straub. New fiiction by Stephen King Dennis Etchison Clive Barker Thomas Tessier David Morrell Charles L. Grant Thomas Ligotti Ramsey Campbell Whitley Strieber and others. Great collection of horror all new when the book was released. This edition features "The Night Flyer" a short novel by King and basis for the movie. New Amer Library Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 002799 ISBN : 0453005721 9780453005722
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Stevens William Oliver
Unbidden Guests; A Book of Real Ghosts
New York: Dodd Mead & Company 1945 Blue cloth on boards. Initials inside back cover are the only marks. Top edges blue. "Another justification for calling the narratives that follow 'real' ghost stories is that in my own mind at least there can be no reasonable doubt that the experiences that they describe were certainly real to those who describe them." - Introduction. 321 pp. with index. First No Additional printings. Hard Cover. Good Plus to Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Dodd, Mead & Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 010717
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Service Robert W.
The Pretender; A Story of the Latin Quarter
New York: Dodd Mead & Company 1914 Grey cloth on boards. No reviews found. Service seems to be off on an ego trip which lacking direction reminds me of the beats. Interesting that he suggests going to London as a social missionary which he does in real life in another book. He invents friends and even family. By the third chapter I was completely befuddled. 349 pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" Tall. Dodd, Mead, & Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 010101
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De Charmoy Cozette
The True Life of Sweeney Todd; A Collage Novel
Ottawa: Oberon Press 1973 Original white paper boards. Bottom right corner bump and price tag removal scar on front. Small group of stains on back. No other damage and no writing. A shocking amoral story of a man who was born in London slums became a barber and was last seen in Niagara Falls. 94 pp. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Oberon Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 006626 ISBN : 0887500986 9780887500985
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Owen Walter
The Cross of Carl
Boston: Little Brown and Co. 1931 Original orange cloth on boards. Internet reviews of this book describe it as one of the most gruesome and frightening stories imaginable. Based on World War I it reminds me of the worst features of stories like 1984 and On the Beach. Gift note with no other writing and no damage. 100 pp. First No Additional printings. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Little, Brown, and Co. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 005360
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Nichol Barbara
Dippers Signed
Toronto: Tundra Books 1997 Original grey pictorial paper boards. DJ duplicates cover. Faultless copy of this modern fable of weird animals like little dogs with wings that fly out of the Don River in Toronto. Discovered in a letter written by Margaret a little girl who shares her family life. 25 unnumbered pp. Signed by Author and Artist. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Barry Moser. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Tundra Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004587 ISBN : 0887763960 9780887763960
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Luard Nicholas
Kala
London: Century 1990 Book as new in original black cloth on boards as new pictorial DJ. With Kala Nicholas Luard has written a richly colourful epic in a similar vein to his bestselling Gondar. - DJ. 479 pp. First British Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Century hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000380
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Morressy John
The Juggler
Henry Holt 1996. Remainder mark. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Henry Holt Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 1103521 ISBN : 0805042172 9780805042177
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Ganinwari Onkwe nom de plume. Chandler Frank R
Che-Cau-Gou
Chicago: Faithorn Company 1924. First Limited edition. Very Good. Small 4to 136 pages flexible black leather red label lightly edgeworn <br/><br/>Copy 796 of 1000. This historical fantasy and romance is attributed to a Potawatomi Sachem. Frank Chandler was a Vermonter who thrived variously in Chicago including as a mortgage banker and the Chicago representave for Hetty H. R. Green the Witch of Wall Street. The historical part here includes a section on and a photograph of Harry Gordon Selfridge. Chapter 7 is a proposed photo drama "Hetty Green" which includes a full-page photo of Hetty Green. Part IV contains predictions for Chicago in 2000. Read it and learn how prophetic Ganiwari was. Faithorn Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0008798
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F. Paul Wilson
The Peabody-Ozymandias Traveling Circus & Oddity Emporium
<p>UNREAD. SIGNED. Limited Edition. Excellent condition. Copy # 10 of 500 hardcovers signed by F. Paul Wilson on the illustrated limitation page. The Very Fine dust jacket is enclosed in a new protective archival cover. Artwork by Caniglia. Will be carefully packed in a box and mailed with delivery confirmation. We ship by the next business day. <br />Synopsis: The revised expanded definitive version of F. Paul Wilson's fiction from the FREAK SHOW anthology. The events here take place a year after the Oddity Emporium's encounter with Repairman Jack in ALL THE RAGE with an extra ten-thousand words of new characters and new subplots that weave the story into the Adversary Cycle.</p> Necessary Evil Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : biblio352
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Dahl Roald
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
New York NY U.S.A.: Random House Children's Books 1972. Book. Illus. by Schindelman Joseph illustrator. Very Good. Quarter-cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. 164 pgs. blue stamped sketch of Willie Wonka and Charlie Bucket on cover blue cloth with pink titles at spine. 1972 gift incription on fly. DJ scuffing edging. corners bumped. Random House Children's Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 001115 ISBN : 0394824725 9780394824727
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Fantasy. Cott Jonathan Ed
Beyond the Looking Glass Extraordinary Works of Fairy Tale and Fantasy: Novels Stories & Poetry from the Victorian Era
New York: Stonehill 1973.Green paper over boards light wear to corners illustrated dust jacket with light edge wear. A collection of fantasy stories and poetry by authors such as Christina Rossetti John Ruskin George MacDonald Tom Hood Mrs. Clifford Mark Lemon and Mary de Morgan. Illustrated with reproductions of Victorian fantasy and fairy tale art. Stated First Printing. Near Fine/Near Fine. Thick 4to. Stonehill hardcover
Bookseller reference : 003665
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Reeves Stevens Judith and Garfield
Star Trek Prime Directive
New York: Pocket Books 1990. Book and Dust Jacket New! The authors have crafted s thrilling tale of mystery and wonder a novel that takes the Star trek characters from the depths of despair into an electrifying new adventure that spans the galaxy. Jacket illustration by Myles Sprinzen. Remainder mark to bottom edge. First Pocket Books Hardcover Printing. Star Trek Science Fiction ISBN 0-671-70772-8. Catalogs: Star Trek. Pocket Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : A765 ISBN : 0671707728 9780671707729
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Fantasy Flight Games
Wings of War: Revolution in the Sky Blister Pack
Fantasy Flight Pub Inc 2010-11-23. Hardcover. Good. Fantasy Flight Pub Inc hardcover
Bookseller reference : SONG3772895204 ISBN : 3772895204 9783772895203
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Cox Palmer 1840 1924
The Brownies: Their Book
xii144 pages Illustrated throughout. Quarto 10 3/4" x 8 1/2" bound in original pictorial boards in original pictorial jacket in a custom slipcase. First edition first state with the De Vinne Press seal immediately below the copyright notice.<br /><br /><i>The Brownies</i> is a series of publications by Canadian illustrator and author Palmer Cox based on names and elements from English traditional mythology and Scottish stories told to Cox by his grandmother. Illustrations with verse aimed at children <i>The Brownies</i> was published in magazines and books during the late 19th century and early 20th century. Not unlike fairies and goblins Brownies are imaginary little sprites who are supposed to delight in harmless pranks and helpful deeds. Never allowing themselves to be seen by mortal eyes they are male drawn to represent many professions and nationalities all mischievous members of the fairy world whose principal attribute is helping with chores while a family sleeps. The Brownie characters became famous in their day and at the peak of their popularity were a pioneering name brand within merchandising. The first appearances of Brownie characters in a print publication took place in 1879 but not until the February 1881 issue of <i>Wide Awake</i> magazine were the creatures printed in their final form. The first proper story The Brownies' Ride appeared in the February 1883 issue of the children's periodical <i>St. Nicholas Magazine</i>. Published in 1899 <i>The Brownies Abroad</i> is considered the first Brownie comic strip though it didn't utilize speech balloons until the publication <i>The Brownie Clown of Brownie Town</i> of 1908. From 1903 <i>The Brownies</i> appeared as a newspaper Sunday strip for several years. The first compilation <i>The Brownies Their Book</i> was published in 1887 followed by 16 books in the series until the last in 1918.<br /><br /><b>Condition:</b><br /><br />Rubbing to boards and spine extremities; marginal damp-staining through majority of leaves ownership inscription. Dust jacket damp-stained some wrinkling and creasing few small chips a better than good copy in scarce like jacket. The Century Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : L0271
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Fantasy Advertiser
Fantasy Advertiser Volume 4 Number 4 September 1950
Glendale CA: Fantasy Advertiser 1950. First Edition. Staplebound. Fine. Octavo 34pp. A fine copy in the publisher's printed stapled wraps a touch creased along the spine. Fantasy Advertiser unknown
Bookseller reference : 3273
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SATCHELL DAVID G:
FINDOL: ADVENTURES IN THE BIG BLUE.Author SIGNED copy.
<p>UK8vo p/back originalSIGNED1st edn.Paperback original denotes the first format and its first appearance in print of the book/title.Paperbacks usually follow on from the HB ednbut can be published at the same time as the HB ednbut p/back originals are published prior to any other format. FINE.No owner inscrptn but author's black ink dedication and signature: 'To Tara David G. Satchell' to foot of dedication page.Bright crispcleanglossy laminated colour photographic illustrated card wraps with b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - no reading creases to spine/ backstrip.Topfore-edges bright and clean; contents brighttightclean solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog ear reading creases to any pages' corners would appear unread - apart from my own collation.UK 8vo p/back originalSIGNED1st edniiipp4-288pp paginated includes SIGNED dedication page16 chaptersa note on the authorplus unpaginated half-titleand 6pp blanks at the rear. Deep in the oceans of the world exists a magical place with a fantastical historybut it is now under threat from an ancient evil. Howeverduring "The Great Darkening"a hero is born - a dolphin called Findol.Accompanied by his faithful friend - a flatulent hermit crab called Flaytushe must embark on the most amazing and dangerous journey of his life.Together they must find the last existing portal - a magical gateway to the land of Man where he will battle the forces that challenge the peaceful existence of all creatures; both on land and in The Big Blue. Since April 2013and again in March 2015 and in this year toothe UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion templatealtering its pricesweight allowancesdimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! Soplease contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.ukbecause of the lighter weight of this itemfor correct shipping/Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!</p> UK.PLYMOUTH,DEVON.GHOSTLY PUBLISHING,2012. paperback
Bookseller reference : rja601616 ISBN : 0957243456 9780957243453
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TOLKIEN JRR**: J. R.
ROVERANDOM: ed by Christina Scull & Wayne G.Hammond :
UK8vo HBdw/dj1st edn3rd imp.Complete number line 3.So 1st edn 3rd impresssion.Originally considered for publication in January 1937 after a number of revisions of an improvised story toldwhilst on holiday to Michael his 4 year old son.It was abandoned when his publishers asked instead for a sequelwhich culminated in 'The Lord of the Rings'. 'Roverandom' was finally published in 1998 by this same publisher.This issue published in 2013. MINT/FINE.It is only the fact that the dw/dj is price-clipped that stops the grading at being MINT/NMINT. No owner inscrptnbut price-clip to dw/dj.BrightcrispcleanJ.R.R Tolkien colour pictorial decorated dw/dj with blackbrown lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edgesand corners - no nicks or tears present.Brightcrispcleansharp-corneredpublisher's original maroon cloth bds with brightcrispstamped gilt letters to spine/backstripwith immaculate Tolkien colour pictorial illustrated endpapers.UK16mo HB dw/dj1st edn3rd imp9-192pp includes joint authors' intro5 chapters and 5 illustrations by J.R.R. Tolkien a colour frntis and last page illustrationand double-page colour illustrated eps and 2 b/w illustrations in the text and notes at rear. J.R.R. Tolkien's earliest children's story. While on holiday in 1925young Michael Tolkien lost his beloved toy dog on the beach.To console himhis fatherJ.R.R. Tolkienimprovised a story about Rovera real dog who is magically transformed into a toyand his quest to find the wizard who can return him to normal.The adventures of Roveror 'Roverandom' as he becomes knowninclude encounters with an ancient sand-sorcerer and a terrible dragonby the king of the sea and the man-in-the-moon.Rich in wit and wordplaythe story underwent a numberof revisions and was originally considered for publication in January 1937the same year as 'The Hobbit'but was abandoned when the publishers asked instead for a sequelwhich culminated in 'The Lord of the Rings'.This edition is edited by Tolkien experts Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammondwhose introduction shows how the storyis related to Tolkien's later works 'The Hobbit''The Silmarillion'and his 'Letters from Father Christmas'. Want more J.R.R. TOLKIEN titles For similar and other available titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS21001 Books You Must Read Before You Dieand/or CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogues. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk because of the lighter weight of this itemfor correct shipping/PP quotes- particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering throughthe order page! LONDON.HARPER COLLINS,1998. hardcover
Bookseller reference : rja634816 ISBN : 0007523289 9780007523283
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THOMPSON ALICE:
THE BOOK COLLECTOR.
<p>UKslim 12mo wrapsp/back Original1st edn.Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2. FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price removal to cover.Brightcrispclean and sharp-corneredmatt colour pictorial artwork illustrated front cover with b/w lettering b/w lettering to book's precis and critics' reviews and a repeated front panel thumbnail illustration to rear panel; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present - and no reading creases to spine/ backstrip.Topfore-edges bright and clean; contents bright tightcleansolid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' cornersunread - apart from my own collation.UKslim 12mo wrapsp/back original1st edn1-161pp paginated includes 37 chaptersacknowledgements at the rearplus unpaginated author infotitletitle pagea dedication title separator page4pp publisher's advertsand blank free endpaper. Author's 5th novel.<br /> In Edwardian EnglandViolet has a fairy tale existence: loving husbandbeautiful baby son and luxurious home.She wants for nothing.But soon after the birth of her baby the idyll begins to disintegrate.Violet becomes obsessed by a book of fairy tales her husband has locked away in a safe.Paranoid hallucinations begin to haunt her and she starts to question her sanity. Meanwhilevulnerable young women are starting to disappear from the nearby asylum.Soon Violet herself is interned in the asylum for treatment only to discoveron coming outthat her husband has hired a nanny while she has been awaythe beautifulenigmatic Clara.The brutality of the asylum is nothing compared to the horrors that now lie in wait. Since April 2013again in March 2015and in this year toothe UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template altering it's pricesweight allowancesdimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too!<br /> Soplease contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.ukbecause of the lighter weight of this itemfor correct shipping/Pp quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!</p> UK.CROMER,NORFOLK.SALT,2015. paperback
Bookseller reference : rja697317 ISBN : 1784630438 9781784630430
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Fantasy Stories Major Vernon Piper; Irvin S. Cobb; Theodore Roscoe; V. E. Thiessen; Paul Spencer; Robert Arthur; Robert W. Snedd
FANTASY Stories: November Nov. 1950
NY: Magabook 1950. Vol. 1 No. 2. Edited by Curtis Mitchell. Cover by Bill Stone; inside cover has photo of Kukla Fran and Ollie and Burr Tillstrom. Includes "The Fantasy Award"; "Flying Saucer Secrets" by Major Vernon Piper; "Do You Know a Haunted House"; "Blood Brother of the Swamp Cats" by Irvin S. Cobb; "Her Lover Was Jungle Gold" by Theodore Roscoe; "Reach for the Stars" by V. E. Thiessen; "You Must Flee Again" by Paul Spencer; "The Vengeful Pearls of Madame Podaire" by Robert Arthur; "Both Feet in Eternity" by Robert W. Sneddon; "Cut Out This Aztec Heart" by Brice Purcell; "The Modern Fantasy Poll". Small losses at spine ends; stress; edgewear; minor rear cover scars; letter S on cover in pen.; tanning. SingleIssueMagazine. Very Good. Magabook Paperback
Bookseller reference : PM442
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Lord Jeffrey
Richard Blade # 15: The Towers of Melnon
<p>First edition first printing of the fifteenth novel in the Richard Blade series. Light edge wear. In near fine condition.</p> Pinnacle Books paperback
Bookseller reference : biblio14194 ISBN : 0523006888 9780523006888
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McGeary Duncan
Snowcastles
<p>First edition first printing of the third novel by this author. Heavy rubbing to the surface of the front cover. Light edge wear. In good condition.</p> Tower Books paperback
Bookseller reference : biblio14195 ISBN : 050551625X 9780505516251
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