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1951rif. 029003New York: Scribner And Sons 1951. First Edition . Black Cloth. Very Good/Good Dust Jacket. First Printing With The "A" On Copyright Page First Dj With $2.50 Price On Front Flap. Book Is Clean And Solid No Marks Or Damage Small Area Just Beginning To Fray At Top And Bottom Of Spine At Two Lower Tips Pages Beginning To Age. Dust Jacket Is Not Price-Clipped $2.50 Is First Issue Only Rocket Ship Galileo Space Cadet Red Planet And Farmer In The Sky On Rear Panel Worn At Folds And At Head And Foot Of Spine With Small Losses At Four Tips And 1 1/4" X 3/4" Chip At Upper Right Corner Of Rear Panel; Spine Panel Is Not Faded; Clear Tape Reinforcement On Inside Of Spine And One Flap Fold With No Show-Through. Scribner And Sons hardcover
1930rif. 000719London: Methuen 1930. First Edition First Issue 1st Printing. Blue Cloth. Very Good /No Jacket. Xi 355 Pp 8 Pp Catalog At Rear. First Edition An Attractive Bright Very Good Copy With The First State Of The 8 Pages Of Ads At The Rear Dated 6/30. Previous Owners Name Spencer In Pencil With 11/17/30 Date On First Front Free Endpaper. Methuen hardcover
1994rif. 011521-XEdition Phantasia 1994. Book. New. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. Limited Edition. 1st. Limited numbered Edition Gray cloth hardcover in the slipcase Limited to 250 copies 108 page book with black & white illustration by J.K. Potter . This is a Bilingual book in Both English & German . Signed twice by both the Author Ramsey Campbell and Artist J.K. Potter . Signed on the German Tile page and the English title page . A very scarce publication and signed by both . Condition : NEW Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Edition Phantasia Hardcover
rif. 002252Easton Press Beautiful leatherbound editions of both books still in their shrinkwrap. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Tracking number supplied on domestic orders. Foreign or expedited orders will be subject to a surcharge. Easton Press hardcover
2005rif. 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
1970rif. 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
1996rif. 010576Los Angeles: Snowfield Inc. 1996. Book. Near Fine. Loose Leaf. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. White paper printed in black three holes punched two with original brads. Cover dated August 8 1996. Front cover bottom left : Property Of: Snowfield Inc. 8111 Beverly Blvd. #201 Los Angeles CA 90048. 98 pages printed single side rectos only. Near Fine tiny bottom corner creases. Based on the 1983 Dean Koontz horror novel and adapted by Koontz for the film. The 1998 film starred Peter O'Toole Rose McGowan Joanna Going Liev Schreiber Ben Affleck Nicky Katt and Clifton Powell. RARE earliest draft of this screenplay. A single script located for sale online showing earliest date of Sept. 6 1996 with 9 revisions in different color papers between Sept. 17 1996 and Feb. 17 1997. Snowfield, Inc. unknown
1946rif. 010495Sauk City Wi: Arkham House 1946. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition with matching dates to Title and Copyright pages. One of 3000 copies printed by The Collegiate Press George Banta Publishing Company Menasha Wi from Intertype Garamond on Winnebago Eggshell. Collects four novels The House on the Borderland The Boats of the 'Glen Carrig' The Ghost Pirates and The Night Land with an introductory essay by H. C. Koenig. Black cloth covered boards with gilt lettering/ design to the spine. This copy is Near Fine in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket designed by Hannes Bok. A couple of finger smudges to front cover. Prior owner bookplate on front end paper. Lightly toned hinges. Tiny top corner bumps. Dust jacket has chipping at spine ends partially affecting "House" at bottom edge Chips at top front edge and spine joint. Top back edge with additional modest chipping. The House on the Borderland has been adapted in other formats including: as a graphic novel by Richard Corben in 2000 by Vertigo an imprint of DC Comics and as a 2023 animated film directed by Paul Huenemann and produced by Right Purdy Animation. Currey p. 242. Arkham House Hardcover
1950rif. 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
1934rif. 010124Chicago: Reilly & Lee 1934. Book. Very Good Plus. Cloth. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page -"To Henry W. Marshall Sr. from Thomas Temple Hoyne April 20 1934" with typed slip above signature tipped in -"Publication Date April 20". Hoyne's science fiction novel "in which a primitive hierarchical gangster-run capitalist society is riven by discontent among the lower orders and is eventually overthrown."SFE THe Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. ASSOCIATION COPY Henry W. Marshall Sr.is known for being the founder of the Lafayette Indiana Journal & Courier Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives and acting president of Purdue University. Lacking the dust jacket Near Fine light wear at spine ends. No other SIGNED copies of Hoyne's books found in commerce as of 01/2024. Anatomy of Wonder 1976 3-26; 1981 2-42; and 1987 2-45. Locke A Spectrum of Fantasy p. 118. Reilly & Lee Hardcover
1911rif. 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
1931rif. 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
1980rif. 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
1946rif. 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
1976rif. 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
1952rif. 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
1952rif. 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
1950rif. 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
1952rif. 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
2000rif. 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
1982rif. 796172London: Century Books 1982. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used Book: Hard Cover Century Books hardcover
1972rif. 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
1940rif. 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
1947rif. 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
1935rif. 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
