New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1985. Octavo, 254 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine is blue with black print. Dust jacket has light toning to spine. Price unclipped: “$19.95”. Boards quarter bound with black cloth to spine and red paper to boards. Illustrated: b&w photographs. Laid in: one sheet with inscription and drawing of Woody Woodpecker in ink, signature of artist includes his wife, Gracie, the film voice of Woody Woodpecker. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Section. More

New York and London: Plenum Press, 1988. First Thus Edition. Octavo, viii, x, 331 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Spine blue and beige with blue lettering. Exterior has mild wear including faint sunning and light edge wear. Previous bookshop's sticker to the rear. Boards have very slight wear including faint sunning and minor edge wear. Text block has very slight wear including tiny chip to the front hinge and sparse highlighting to the interior. Illustrated. First thus edition. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Column X. More

New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co., 1873. First U.S. Edition. Octavo, viii, 359 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's brown cloth with black ornamentation and gilt lettering along the spine and boards. Spine has bumping and fraying along the head/tail edges. Boards are slightly cocked, have mild shelving wear, minor bumping to fore corners, and minor fraying to tail fore corners. Textblock has a pen inscription of the front free end page, light plus age toning along the edges, light soiling on some pages throughout, and staining along the fore edges of pages 291-294. Shelved in Case 5. More

Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1999. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Octavo, xiv, 1073 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine black with metallic blue and gold lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Minor shelf wear to dust jacket. Mild bumping to bottom edges of boards. Light scuffing to edges of textblock. Interior pages clean. Shelved in Case 10. More

Washington DC: The Catholic University of America Press, 1988. Revised Edition. Octavo, vii, xii, xv, 415 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in the publisher's sage green cloth bearing gilt to the spine. Boards have slight plus wear including slight cocking to the spine with tiny bump to the corners. Text block has very slight wear including minimal soiling to the edges. Frontispiece. Illustrated. Revised and expanded edition. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Column CC. More

Detroit, Michigan: Broadside Press, 1969. Octavo, unpaginated. In Very Good minus condition. Has moderate general soiling and age toning. Shelved Room B. More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 245 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good plus dust jacket. Illustrated spine with black lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "$2.00." Rubbing with mild tearing to edges of dust jacket. Mild chipping to dust jacket, primarily at head and tail of spine and corners. Foxing with mild scuffing and staining to dust jacket. Spine cocked. Minor general shelf wear to boards. Top edge of textblock dyed blue. Mild foxing to fore and bottom edges of textblock. Staining to endpapers and pastedowns. Bookplate to front free endpaper. Shelved in Case 14. More

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1985. Quarto, 255 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine is white with black print. Dust jacket has light edge wear, smudging/shelf wear. Boards in blue cloth with gold print. Slight wear to spine caps, toning. Illustrated: color. Inscribed in ink by Armand Hammer on the half-title page. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Quarto and Folio Case. More

London: The Aquarian Press, 1967. Third impression. Octavo, 176 pages. In Good condition with a Fair plus dust jacket. Spine is green with white and orange print. Dust jacket has light edge wear, rubbing/shelf wear. Price unclipped: “25/- net”. Boards in grey cloth; light wear to spine caps and corners. Text block has spotting to top edge. Illustrated: b&w diagrams. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column W. More

Daytona Beach: Museum of Arts and Sciences in association with University of Washington Press, 1993. Quarto, 142 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine is orange with gold print. Boards in orange cloth with painted signature. Illustrated: color plates. Exhibition held at Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla., Jan. 28-Mar. 28, 1993. Signed by the artist with paint on front board. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #1. More

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xxiv, 572 pages. In Very Good condition. Black and gray/green spine with white lettering. Boards have mild shelving wear, and light bumping to spine head/tail. Textblock has minor shelving wear along the edges. Shelved in Room A. More

Amstelodami [Amsterdam]: Apud Georgium Gallet [George Gallet], 1698. Early Printing. Octavo, [32], 143; [9], 51, [3] pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in full brown leather. Paneled spine has gilt titling and ornamentation. Boards have significant chipping to extremities, stains to surfaces, and general scuff marks. Textblock contains a bookplate of "Docteur François Moutier" to the front pastedown, has slight splitting to the hinges, leaf 13 has been tightly trimmed to the fore edge, not impacting text. Foxing and light soiling throughout, ink annotations to some pages, and age toning throughout. Shelved in Room A. More

London: Chapman and Hall, 1979. Reprinted. Octavo, x, xii, 180 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Paperback binding. Spine dark green with off-white lettering. Covers have slight wear including slight age toning to the rear, minor soiling and light edge wear. Text block has light wear including slight age toning to the edges, light age toning and minimal soiling to inside the covers. Illustrated. Reprinted. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #1. More

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1931. First Edition. Octavo, vi, vii, ix, 240 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Spine pictorial orange with black lettering. Exterior has moderate wear including few instances of chips to the head/tail edges. Boards have slight wear including faint sunning, light finger marks to the front and minor rubbing to the edges. Mild age toning and soiling to the rear/flaps. Text block has slight wear including modest age toning to the fore/tail edges and head edge colored yellow. Deckled fore edge. Slight smudge to the front free end paper and mild age toning to the interior. Previous bookshop's small sticker to the front free end paper. Frontispiece. Illustrated. First edition. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column T, ND-T. More

London: The Folio Press, 1991. Octavo, 63 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's quarter blue cloth and light blue and white paper boards. Mild general shelf wear. Top edge of textblock gilt. Fore edge of textblock deckled. Interior pages clean. Shelved Folio Society. More

New York: Inter-Allied Publications, 1951. Octavo, 95 pages. In Good minus condition with a Fair minus dust jacket. Spine is grey with white print. Dust jacket has edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, surface tears to front hinge, soiling/shelf wear. Price unclipped: “$3.75”. Boards in blue cloth with gold print. Text block has tanning to endpapers. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece portrait and plates (photographs). Inscribed in ink on front flyleaf to labor lawyer Morris Glushien by Dubinsky. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #2. More

London: Cassell & Company Limited, 1901. 4to., unpaginated; VG/no DJ; spine tan cloth with no lettering, cloth-backed pictorial paper boards; some rubbing and shelfwear to boards; bumping and peeling to corners; 40 illustrated plates, each with boxed-in text in the artist's calligraphic hand, on folded pages, Japanese style; NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Column. More

Washington, DC: The Graduate School Howard University, 1941. First Edition. Octavo, xiv, 553 pages. In Good minus condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine white with blue lettering. Dust jacket protected in mylar covering, with price uncut: "$4.00." Scuffing and light soiling to jacket, with chipping along edges. Water damage to boards, causing foxing, warping, and dye to transfer. Pastedowns torn from boards; front pastedown still attached to textblock, and lacking rear pastedown. Non-archival tape adhered to boards to keep cloth in place. Light toning to interior pages. Features photographs tipped-in throughout. One photograph detached but loose within. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #2. More

Berlin: Razum-Verlag, 1924. Quarto, 61 pages. In Fair condition. Spine is grey without print. Boards quarter bound with grey cloth to spine and grey paper to boards. Spine caps and large portion of spine cloth torn away, tears to hinges, wear to corners and edges, toning to spine, peripheral toning, shelf wear. Text block has cracked front hinge. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece and plates with tissue guards. Text in German. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in the Back Area, Oversized Folios. More

Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company, 1947. Octavo, xvi, 1226 pages. In Fair plus condition. Ex-library with usual markings, including call number inked on spine, library stamps to edges, endpapers, and title page, library pocket on rear pastedown, penciled call number on title page verso. Spine is red with gold print. Boards in red cloth with gold print. Light wear to spine caps and corners. Text block has cracked hinges. Illustrated: b&w photographs. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column R. More

New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1969. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 95 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Dust jacket protected by a mylar covering; spine blue with white lettering. Mild shelf wear to dust jacket, including edgewear with small tears/slight material loss to corners; sun-fading to spine (lettering affected yet legible); two-inch tear to tail of spine; price uncut: "$3.95". Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Mild shelf wear to boards, including light age-toning/foxing to text block; light age-toning to interior pages, text remains clear and legible; publisher's review copy card housed between front paste-down and front free endpaper. Shelved in Economics. More

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1941. Octavo, 179 pages. In Fair condition. Ex-Libary: library stamps on front flyleaf. Spine is blue with blue print. Boards in blue cloth. Wear to spine caps and corners, light toning to spine. Text block has blue tinted top edge. Names in ink on front pastedown and rear flyleaf, penciled underlining and marginal notation. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece portrait. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column P. More

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1969. First Edition. Large Octavo, 454, (455-470) pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine has black and green lettering on a white background. Dust jacket is in a mylar sleeve, with yellowing around front and rear edges, with a small tear at the top of the spine and a fold at the bottom of the spine. The rear flap also has folds. Boards are blue buckram with the top and bottom of spine slightly dented and some minor shelf wear to the bottom edges. Illustrated. Shelved in Room B. More

New York: Conjuror's Press, Inc., 1945-1949. First Edition. Quarto, 46-64 pages [varies by month]. Very Good minus. Bound in blue buckram with gold lettering on the spine. Volumes have faded spines, light soiling to the boards and light wear to the corners. Magazines are all in Very Good minus condition, with age toning to the text block edges and the margins of most pages. Original front and rear covers are intact. Comprising a complete set of 55 issues of "The Conjuror's Magazine", with the first issue titled "The New Conjuror's Magazine." Edited by Walter Gibson, who was equally famous for creating the character The Shadow. MA Consignment. Shelved in Alcove [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More

Camden, NJ: Personal Arts Company, 1927-1928. First Edition. Octavo, Volume 1 No. 1 to Volume 1. No. 5, comprising a complete run. In Very Good condition. Bound in quarter black leather-textured cloth with yellow titling to spine. Boards covered in blue cloth. Boards have a slight bow to them, with the front board slightly separated from the text block. All five issues are untrimmed, all covers and pages are intact in very good condition. Pages are very supple, with light toning and light bumping at corners. Top edge of text block stained red. No. 1's front cover is separated from the pulp as part of the front board separation. No. 2's front cover has a tear repaired by white tape. No. 3's front cover has a small edge of soiling at top and has an owners stamp in the border of the second table of contents page. No. 4's front cover has a fold across the upper right, the rear cover has a 3" x 1/4" piece torn out of the edge and an owners purple stamp on the first page. No. 5 is missing the rear cover. Tales of Magic and Mystery was edited by famed magician and then future author of The Shadow, Walter Gibson. Containing a mixture of articles about both magic and fantasy/mystery, it only lasted the 5 issues. Magic articles included ones about famed magician/escape artist Harry Houdini. The title is mostly famous for the first publication of H. P. Lovecraft's "Cool Air" in the March 1928 issue, a story that was initially rejected by Weird Tales. It also published short stories by pulp writer Frank Owen (like Lovecraft, a frequent contributor to Weird Tales), and by science fiction writer Miriam Allen deFord. Howard Thurston and Walter Gibson authored many of the articles, and all issues were illustrated by Earle Bergey. MA Consignment. More