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2005réf. 103602Burton Mi.: Subterranean Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. Limited Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1596060328 . Hardcover. Book and Dust Jacket are in FINE condition in a Very Good Plus condition Tray Case/Clamshell with small bump on corner. 2005. Subterranean Press. 445 pages. SIGNED by Norman Partridge. This is copy "M" of a Lettered Edition of 26 copies. This is one of hundreds of Like-New condition Limited Editions "Mostly Lettered" recently acquired from a major Collector of Fantastic Dark Fantasy and Horror Literature. Presses include Centipede Gauntlet PS Publishing Bloodletting Cargo Cult Biting Dog Night Shade Subterranean Cemetery Dance Delirium Overlook Connection Borderlands Dark Regions Earthling Publications and Charnel House. Inquiries Welcome. ; 9.10 X 6 X 1.60 inches; 445 pages; Signed by Author . Subterranean Press hardcover
1970réf. 0018617Ballantine 1970. yellowing pages pictorial cover with black ltrs faded yellow printers ink on edges corners/edges/ and head-heel of spine are nicked introduction by Lin Carter clean & tight. As sturdy as a painting by Brueghel as delicate as the breath of a hummingbird's wing this book is a delight an enchanting discover for lovers of fantasy. Ballantine Adult Fantasy. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Gallardo Gervasio. Ballantine Paperback
1950réf. 007032London UK: Mark Goulde Ltd. 1950. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/Near Fine. Roland G. Davies. VG/NF. In colorful wraps. Number 1 in the series "Caught in the Spider's Web." Slight loss at head of spine light rubbing and soiliing small crease at back cover corner light creasing along spine due to glue contraction interior pages toning. Now protected in archival bag. Mark Goulde, Ltd. paperback
2002réf. 005907Atlanta GA: Meish Marlin Publishing Inc. 2002. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Steve Hickman. NF/F dj; now in archival Brodart. First printing with number line 0987654321; signed by the late author on the title page. Light dust-soiling to page edges one text block slightly darker than the others. Very rare and extremely rare to find a signed copy! Meish Marlin Publishing, Inc. hardcover
1911réf. HDA19NY: Frederick A. Stokes 1911. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First American Edition. 1st American printing from UK sheets 1911. Burgundy cloth lettered in gilt on front and spine; 320pp. "Arguably Pain best short story collection. The work includes several imaginative & sophisticated macabre tales." Wilson Shadows in the Attic p.401. Gilt lettering on spine faded but legible; gilt lettering on cover bright; top edge dust-soiled; mild tanning; else nice. Frederick A. Stokes Hardcover
1931réf. 006595New York: Popular Fiction Company 1931. Magazine. Near Fine. C. C. Senf. NF. Vol. XVIII No.4 ; November 1931. Covers and spine intact light overall rubbing faint impression of erased name to top edge pages toned as to be expected. Contains the Cthulhu Mythos story THE BLACK STONE by Robert E. Howard. Other tales by Otis Adelbert Kline Part 5 of TAM SON OF THE TIGER Clark Ashton Smith THE TALE OF SATAMPRA ZEIROS and others. Stored in archival bag and board. Popular Fiction Company unknown
1980réf. 548580London: New English Library 1980. First UK edition hardcover with unclipped dust jacket in very good condition. Jacket is scuffed and edges are a little creased. Board corners and spine ends are slightly bumped. Page block and page edges are tanned. Pages are otherwise clear binding is sound and boards are clean. LW. First Edition UK. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used. New English Library Hardcover
1946réf. 021294Los Angeles: Pathfinder / Forrest Ackerman 1946. Original Typescript . Single Sheet. Near Fine. Single Typed Sheet On Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society Stationary A 24 Line Press Release In Carbon Copy Mentioning His Guest Of Honor Speech At The World Science Fiction Convention Summarizing His Novels And Quoting Aevv Regarding Coming Atomic War "Because Human Beings Have Not Yet Learned To Understand Themselves" The Central Concern Of Van Vogt Leading To His Work On The Development Of Dianetics With L Ron Hubbard And His Own Later Founding And Proprietorship Of The International Dianetic Society. With Typed Note At Top From Forrest Ackerman "28 July 46 - Van: Thank For Your Quick Cooperation On The Pic. As A Result The Article Is Already On Its Way To American Magazine. Fja". The American Did Not Pick It Up Van Vogt Replying With A Handwritten Note On The Back "Dear Forry: I Thought That Was Splendid - Could Hardly Believe It Was About Me Though. Sorry American Said "Nix!" Be Seeing You. Good Luck. /A Written By Van Vogt With A Wilted "Null"." A Handwritten Annotation From Ackerman Indicates This Was Eventually Published In Pathfinder On November 4. Handwritten Material From Van Vogt In 1946 Or Earlier Prior To The Book Publication Of "Slan" Is Quite Scarce And Is Almost Entirely Absent From His Personal Archives. Pathfinder / Forrest Ackerman unknown
1976réf. 036554London: Sidgwick and Jackson 1976. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 196 Pp. Blue Boards Stamped In Silver. First Uk Edition And First Hardcover Edition. Very Scarce This Was Mainly A Softcover Issue With A Few Hardcovers For The Author And A Token Market Distribution. Near Fine In Near Fine Dust Jacket. One Of The Author's Own Copies Generically Inscribed For A Friend Neighbor And Long Time Sf Fan By The Author And Dated July 1989. Sidgwick and Jackson hardcover
1952réf. 000293New York: Scribner And Sons Scribner's 1952. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good /Very Good . Hard Cover. Very Good /Very Good. First Edition. Dust Jacket Is Bright And Attractive Would Be Near Fine Except For A 1/2" Squarish Chip At Upper Left Corner Of Front Panel Not Affecting Text Or Illustration. Dj Is Price Clipped But Appears To Be The Original Dust Jacket For This Book Three Titles On Rear Panel Trail Of The Iron Horse Great Venture And Two And The Town And Dj Has Been With The Book For Many Decades. New York: Scribner And Sons (Scribner's) hardcover
1952réf. 021240Circa 1952: Unpublished 1952. Mimeographed Paper . Stapled Sheets. Very Good. Three Page Typed Paper By Henry Kuttner For English 591 Dr. Lionel Stevenson Here Reproduced In Mimeo From The Library Of Forrest Ackerman. The Latest Bibliographic Reference Is Dated 1951. Henry Kuttner 1915 - 1958 Was An American Author Of Science Fiction Fantasy And Horror Who Worked With And Was Admired By Many Of The Greatest Early Sf Writers. His Work Is Obscured By His Use Of Many Pseudonyms And That Makes This Graduate School Paper Central To His Work As A Writer. Kuttner Spent The Mid-1950S Getting His Master's Degree But Died Of A Heart Attack In Los Angeles In 1958. Per Wikipedia Arthur Lionel Stevenson Frsl 1902-1973 Was A North American Writer And Lecturer. A Leading Authority On The Literature Of The Victorian Period He Published Biographies Of William Makepeace Thackeray And George Meredith As Well As A Panoramic Study Of The English Novel. At The University Of Southern California He Was Made An Associate Professor In 1941 And Promoted To Professor In 1944. In 1955 He Accepted Appointment As James B. Duke Professor Of English Literature At Duke University Remaining In This Role Until 1972 When Made Professor Emeritus And Serving As Chair Of The University's English Department From 1964 To 1967. Following Retirement From Duke He Became Visiting Professor At The University Of Houston 1973 Having Previously Held Visiting Professorships At The Universities Of Illinois 1952-53 And New York 1967-68 And A Visiting Lectureship At Oxford 1960-61. He Had Also Taught In The Summer Sessions At San Francisco State College And The University Of Colorado Unpublished unknown
1950réf. 024156New York: Doubleday 1950 1950. First Edition stated . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine DJ. First Edition Inscribed By The Author To An Active 1950'S Fan "For ------ With Best Regards Judith Merrill" And With The Recipient's Small Ownership Signature Dated 1955 At Top. Book With Touch Of Wear At Corners Unfaded Spine Lettering Strong But Beginning To Fray Along Bottom Edge Of Spine. Dj With Just A Touch Of Wear At Corners Not Price Clipped Bright And Unfaded. No Foxing. New York: Doubleday, 1950 hardcover
1952réf. 024118New York: Gnome Press 1952 1952. First Edition stated . Light Green Boards. Fine/Fine DJ. Kelly Freas Dustwrapper. Green Boards Stamped In Darker Green. First Edition. An Exceptional Book And Dj. Book With Tiny Rubs At Bottom Corner Edges Of Spine. Dj With No Wear At All Except A Thin Line Of Rubbing Along Top Front Spine Edge And Tiny Rub At Top And Bottom Of Front Flap Fold Bright And Clean No Names Or Marks Small Area Of Light Foxing In 2" X 1/8" Area On Free Endpapers. New York: Gnome Press, 1952 hardcover
2000réf. 706london: Bantam 2000. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Signed First Edition publisher: Bantam Press UK London First Edition Immaculate unread copy of wonderful novel in pristine boards and spine virginal unread pages and a flawless dustjacket. A new David Gemmell novel was always a treat and he is missed. AS NEW and SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR Greenhithe Kent UK United Kingdom 9th book of Drenai series - 11 in all. Dustjacket has a crease down spine. Dust jacket is now protected in a Brodart archival cover - some small crease to top edge of DJ. David Andrew Gemmell 1 August 1948 28 July 2006 Bantam hardcover
1982réf. 796172London: Century Books 1982. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used Book: Hard Cover Century Books hardcover
1972réf. 615302London: Victor Gollancz Ltd 1972. First edition hardcover with unclipped dust jacket in very good condition. Jacket is lightly scuffed and sunned edges have minor creases and nicks. The book is very good with only minor faults; spine end bumps slight cocking etc. Page block head is lightly dust-marked. Boards are clean binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used. Victor Gollancz Ltd Hardcover
1940réf. 006648New York: Fictioneers Inc. 1940. Magazine. G/VG. G/VG. Vol. 1 No 2; March 1940. Second issue of three. Rarely seen CGC Graded 3.0 A collectible that shows significant evidence of handling with several moderate-to-major defects. Grader Notes: Off-white pages piece out right center of front cover tape interior front cover tear left center of cover multiple crease center of cover staining to cover. CGC Census - Search Results: None graded higher. Fictioneers, Inc. unknown
1947réf. 027398Reading: Fantasy Press 1947. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Blue Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good DJ. 257 Pp. Blue Cloth Gilt. One Of 2008 Copies Of The First Printing With 1947 Date And All Interior Illustrations Present "First Edition" Stated On Copyright Page Of Which 300 Had An Inserted Numbered Plate This One Being #58. The First Book From Fantasy Press. This First Issue Copy In The Proper First Issue Dust Jacket With Only Four Titles On Back. Book With Light Rubbing To Spine All Gilt Present And Bright But Not As Brilliant As When New. Dj With Light Wear At Corners Wear And 1/4" Closed Tear At Top Of Front Panel Minute Losses At Ends Of Spine And At Tips Two 1/8" Deep Tears At Top Of Spine. The Bibliography Of This Book Is Complex: A Reprint Of 1000 Copies In 1947 Dropped The Interior Illustrations But Not The Date And A Later 1949 Reprint Of 2510 Copies Also Lacked The Interiors Except For 985 Bound With Only The Frontispiece. All Later Issue Dust Wrappers List Eleven Titles On The Rear Panel. Fantasy Press hardcover
1935réf. 018863London: Methuen Circa 1940 1935. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Blue Cloth. Very Good/Good- Very Good Dustjacket. Dustjacket Designed By Stapledon. Light Blue Boards. First Edition First Impression Later Issue But No Indication Of Later Printing. Shorter Binding 18.3 Cm Tall Blue-Violet Cloth With Black Print Format Different Than First Binding No Ads Using First Impression Sheets. Dustjacket Is Identical To First Issue Priced 7S6p At Lower Front Flap Except It Is Trimmed To 185.6 Mm Considerably Taller Than This Issue Of The Book But Shorter Than The First Issue Dj And Has A Printed Paper Label "Offered At 2'- Net Ex-Libris" At Foot Of Spine Above The Publisher's Name. This Binding And This Labelling Of The Dustjacket Is Not Listed In Satty & Smith's Definitive Bibliography. Satty & Smith's A6.1.1.4 First Edition First Impression Fourth Issue March 1939 555 Copies Has The First Issue Binding And Includes The Later Ads In A Dj With A New Price Of 2'6P Attached To The Front Flap; A6.1.1.5 1941 Is An Issue In Wrappers Without Ads Priced At 2 Shillings; This Issue Probably Occurred Between These Two Issues Perhaps In 1940. A Very Good Tight Copy. Book Lightly Foxed On First Few Pages A Few Tiny Spots Of Foxing In Rest Of Book. Dj With Some Edge Wear Light Chipping At Corners And Front Flap Fold. Dustjacket In Blue Pink White Tan And Black Has What Is Reportedly Stapledon's Own Striking Bust-Length Design For The Eric Fraser Illustration Of The Title Character. Methuen, (Circa 1940) hardcover
1956réf. 024505NY: HARPER & BROS. two small closed tears to an unclipped dj. owner's label to front paste-down. . VG. Hardcover. First Edition. 1956. HARPER & BROS hardcover
2005réf. 002686Los Angeles Ca: Graham 2005. Book. Illus. by Steadman Ralph. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author & Illustrator. First Thus. AN OUTSTANDING COPY - SIGNED by the Author and the illustrator on a special tipped in page. Number 263 of 451. Author's Signature only. A First edition First printing with the corresponding number line. Book is in Fine condition. Boards are clean not bumped. Fore edges are clean. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar Brodart. Thanks and Enjoy. Graham Hardcover
2018réf. 006877Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc./ Grosset & Dunlap 2018. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. Bob Eggleton et al. As new in publisher's shrink wrap. Limited to 200 numbered/signed sets of which these are #144. AUTHORIZED ERB INC.& GROSSET & DUNLAP EDITIONS - each with different dust jackets bindings front and end matter and with 13 color illustrations including fold-outs full color dust jackets by John Coleman Burroughs1944 and Bob Eggleton2017 27 previously unpublished chapter headings and frontispiece by John Coleman Burroughs bookmarks in custom slipcase signed by the artist Bob Eggleton on each limitation page. A fantastic collectible! PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A HEAVY SET AND MAY REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING TO YOUR DESTINATION. Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc./ Grosset & Dunlap hardcover
2018réf. 006878Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc./ Grosset & Dunlap 2018. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. Bob Eggleton/Thomas Grindberg and more. As new in publisher's shrink wrap. Limited to 248 numbered/signed sets of which these are #144. AUTHORIZED ERB INC.& GROSSET & DUNLAP EDITIONS - each with different dust jackets by Bob Eggleton and Thomas Grindberg different color bindings and with a new Foreword by Richard Lupoff and Preface by Phillip R. Burger. Also includes: 30 Story Illustrations including: Over 15 Color Illustrations by Frazetta Jusko and St. John newly colorized including foldouts and B&W Illustrations by Takebe Ivie St. John and Grindberg. Custom Slipcases High Quality Paper and Bindings 80# Finch in a vellum finish map endpapers bookmark and matching number Pellucidar coin. A fantastic collectible! PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A HEAVY SET AND MAY REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING TO YOUR DESTINATION. Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc./ Grosset & Dunlap hardcover
1962réf. 005220London: Faber and Faber 1962 1962. First Edition . Blue Wrappers. Very Good /No Dust Jacket. 253 Pp. Advance Uncorrected Proof In Light Blue Wrappers Slight Wear And Fading To Covers Tiny Losses Of Paper At Spine Corners. London: Faber and Faber, 1962 unknown
1950réf. 030974New Yor: Scribner And Sons 1950. First Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good DJ. 216 Pp. Blue Cloth.First Edition With Scribners Seal And "A" On Copyright Page. Nice Copy Slight Wear Lower Spine End Of Book With Shallow Bumping A Little Surface Roughness At Bottom 1" Of Front Panel No Loss Of Color Or Cloth. Very Good First Issue Dj Priced $2.50 With Wear And Small Losses At Corners. Scribner And Sons hardcover
