Los Angeles: Fantasy Publishing Co, Inc., 1948. First Edition Thus, First Printing. 10mo., 167pp.; VG/VG; spine black with white and yellow lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$2.50'; dust jacket has some wear and consistent mild soiling to rear cover; INSCRIBED by Hubbard on ffep, dated November 1948; slight age-toning to pages; LP consignment; shelved case 3, Dupont.
London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1956. First Hardcover Edition, First Printing. 8vo., 231pp.; VG/VG; spine blue with black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '12s. 6d. net,'; blue cloth boards with gilt lettering; very slight wear to dust jacket, primarily in extremely slight wear to corners, head of spine; slight speckling to text block; SIGNED by Bester on ffep, with date of 'July, '75'; slight age-toning to pages; Bester's best-known novel, which was later published in the US under "The Stars My Destination"; LP consignment; shelved case 3, Dupont.
New York: ballantine Books, 1957. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo., 152pp.; VG/VG; spine teal with white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$2.75'; gray cloth boards with dark green lettering on spine; minimal amounts of wear to corners, head and tail of spine; INSCRIBED on half-title page by Farmer; Farmer's first full length published novel; LP consignment; shelved case 3.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1914 (nd). First Edition. Quarto; VG; Blue boards and spine with gilt lettering and designs; Minor wear to the edges, some bumping at the corners; Pictorial end papers; Some age toning to the pages, but interior is bright and clean; All tipped in color plates (25) are present with descriptive tissue guards; mild and hard-to-see signs of repair to gutters of endpapers; LP Consign; Shelved Case 12, Dupont.
New York: Putnam, 1959. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; VG-/VG; Blue jacket spine with black lettering; Blue cloth boards with silver lettering and stars; Jacket has some wear and a few creases on the lower edge, very light tearing to the upper edge of the jacket at the spine; Boards are straight with some bumping at the corners; A spot of water damage affects the lower edge of both boards as well as the very outer edge of the text block; Text block edge is toned, but otherwise free of marking; 309 pages; LP Collection; Shelved in case 8.
New York: Doubleday, Page and Co., 1907. Limited Edition. Quarto; VG-; Quarter bound in cloth and paper; Gilt titling to spine; Gilt titling and designs to front board along with inset illustration on front; Some rubbing and fading along the edge of the boards, mostly at the upper; rounding of board corners, some fraying beginning; Binding starting at the upper edge of the title page, but still sturdy; Top edge gilt, all other edges deckle cut; Some toning to the pages; Book is numbered 119 of a limited edition of 550 edition number and "Doubleday Page & Co." Both written in red pen on limitation page; LP Consign. Shelved: Case 14.
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1957. First Edition, First State. thin 8vo., 86 pp., VG/VG; DJ black with white illustration, white lettering to spine; mild wear to covers, particularly to back cover; very mild rubbing to edges of DJ; mild foxing to margins of back flap; price uncut "$3.00" to top right-hand corner of front flap; DJ protected by mylar; black cloth boards, gold lettering to spine faded), text legible; text to spine reads from head to tail of spine as done in Europe, indicating a First State; bumping/rubbing to head and tail of spine; rubbing/mild foxing to edges and corners of boards, mild rubbing to boards; mild age-toning/foxing to text-block; aged paste staining to endpapers; INSCRIBED by Lord to ffep; interior clean; Howard's second book published by Arkham House as a limiting printing of 536, with 436 First State copies and 100 Second State copies; LP consignment; shelved Case 3, Dupont.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Co., 1970. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo., 188 pp., VG/VG; DJ blue with white lettering; very mild age-toning/foxing to covers; rubbing to edges of DJ; very mild bumping/chipping to head and tail of spine of DJ; price uncut "4.50" to top right-hand corner of front flap; DJ protected by mylar; blue cloth boards, silver lettering to spine; bumping to head and tail of spine, very mild staining to head of spine; rubbing to bottom edge and top corners of boards; age-toning to text-block, small black stain to bottom edge of text-block; aged paste staining to endpapers at gutter, as expected; "First Edition" stated to copyright page; interior clean; LP consignment; shelved Case 3, Dupont.
London: New English Library, 1978. First British Edition. 8vo., 336pp.; VG/VG; spine silver with black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '£4.95'; black boards with gilt lettering; front cover of the dust jacket has two micro tears on the lower edge, with a horizontal crease connecting them; interior clean; Stephen King's first collection of short stories; LP consignment; shelved case 8 or window, Dupont.
London: J.M. Dent and Co., 1909. Limited Edition. Quarto; VG; White cloth boards; Gilt titling to spine and boards, gilt illustration on front; Cloth ties to fore-edge; Upper edge gilt, deckle cut other edges; Some rubbing to boards, spine faded slightly; Corners bumped a bit; Some foxing to tissue guarding frontispiece, which has slightly affected the facing page; Book has been SIGNED by Rackham on the limitations page and numbered 418 of an edition of 750; This limited edition includes the illustration of Puck facing page 16, which is absent from the trade edition; LP Consignment. Shelved: Case 14.
London: Heinemann, 1911. Limited Edition. Quarto; VG-; Vellum binding; Silk ties to front fore edge; Gilt lettering on spine, gilt design to front; Some bowing to boards as is typical for this edition; Upper edge gilt, all other edges deckle cut; Binding is tight; Text block is toned, but free of marking; All images clean; Book has been SIGNED by Rackham and is numbered 944 of an edition of 1150. This volume contains the second and third days of the Ring of the Niblung Trilogy: Siegfried and The Twilight of the Gods. Shelve: Case 12.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1950. First Edition. 8vo., 533pp.; VG-/G-; spine blue/green pictorial with black and yellow lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$3.50'; dust jacket has chipping along hinges, corners, head and tail of spine; dust jacket has separated completely along the rear spine fold, then inexpertly repaired with tape along the inside of the jacket, with some staining from tape present; boards shaken; top edge of text block stained; sun fading to spine of dust jacket and upper edge of boards; LP consignment; shelved case 6.
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1950. First Edition. thin 8vo., 70 pp., VG/VG; DJ black with white illustration, tan lettering (age-toned) to spine, text legible; rubbing to head and tail of spine and corners of DJ; price uncut "$2.10" to top right-hand corner of front flap; DJ protected by mylar; black cloth boards, gold lettering to spine; mild bumping to head and tail of spine, mild cocking to spine; mild rubbing to boards, edges, and corners of boards; aged paste staining to endpapers; interior clean; Drake's first book and the only one published by Arkham House as a limited printing of 553 copies, of which 300 were given to the author, leaving only 252 copies for distribution; LP consignment; shelved Case 3, Dupont.
New York: Random House, Inc., 1957. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo., 1168 pp., VG/VG-; DJ, green and purple pictorial spine and front cover, white lettering; mild age-toning to spine (lettering faded to off-white); black and white photograph of Rand to back cover; bumping and chipping to head and tail of spine and to corners of boards; rubbing to edges of boards; price uncut $6.95 to top right-hand corner; DJ protected by mylar, some tape has been applied to the inside of the head and tail of spine; green cloth boards; brown title block and Random House colophon to top of spine; gold lettering to spine and front board; mild age-spotting to back board and to fore-edge of text-block; beveled fore-edge, dark top; stated "First Printing" to copyright page; inscribed by previous owner on ffep, dated May 29, 1959; boards shaken, cracked hinge between verso of half-title page and title page, binding intact; LP consignment; shelved Case 2, Dupont.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. First Edition. 8vo., 244pp.; VG/VG-; spine black and blue pictorial with white and blue lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price cut; dust jacket has some chipping to corners, head and tail of spine, lesser chipping to edges; small piece of tape on inside of dust jacket along middle of spine; pages slightly age-toned; teal cloth boards with blue lettering; Scribner's seal on copyright page; LP consignment; shelved case 8.
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1942. First Edition. 8vo., 370 pp., VG/VG; DJ black, tan lettering to spine, green lettering and illustration to front cover; chipping to head and tail of spine of DJ, rubbing to edges, age-toning; tear to top left-hand corner of back cover at hinge, with red vertical pen mark underneath tear at hinge; price uncut "$3.00" to top right-hand corner of front flap; DJ protected by mylar; black cloth boards, gold lettering to spine; bumping to head and tail of spine; bumping to corners of boards, rubbing to edges, boards slightly cocked, mild wear to boards; age-toning to text-block, foxing to top edge of text-block, slight ink staining to bottom edge of text-block; starting hinge, boards slightly shaken, binding sturdy; age-toning to endpapers, signed by previous owner to front paste-down, dated June 6, 1944; Arkham House's third published book as a printing of 1,054 copies; LP consignment; shelved Case 3, Dupont.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1897 [1931]. First Photoplay Edition. 8vo., 354pp., [2] ads; VG/Poor; spine beige with black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; chipping along most edges, tape has been applied along the entire upper and lower edge of the dust jacket, as well as part of the front hinge of spine; previous owners name and stamp on ffep; with image of Lugosi on rear cover; With four stills from the 1931 Universal motion picture DRACULA. Original red cloth; LP consignment; shelved Case 8, Dupont.
Paris: J. Hetzel et Cie (Bibliotheque d'Education et de Recreation), 1902. small 4to., 395pp., 8pp. ads; VG; bound in full red canvas, gilt lettering on spine, front board, gilt text block; some mild shelfwear; beautiful mapmonde (globe) binding, colors bright; slight age-toning to pages, mild foxing throughout; text in French; LP consignment; shelved case 8.
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1966. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo., 222 pages; VG/VG-; spine blue with white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$3.95'; sun-fading to spine, chipping to head and tail of spine; spine slightly cocked; small droplet stains to top edge of text block; First state dust jacket with no reviews; INSCRIBED on title page by Ross Thomas; LP consignment; shelved case 6, Dupont.
Sauk City, Wisconsin: Mycroft & Moran, 1952. First Edition, 2000 copies. 8vo., 112pp.; VG/VG; spine black with black and white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$2.50; slight wear to head of spine, slight soling to rear cover; SIGNED on ffep, 'Sincerely / August Derleth'; interior clean; in excellent condition; LP consignment; shelved case 8, Dupont.
New York: Jacob H Studer, 1881. 1881 Edition. Quarto; VG; Bound in full leather with gilt titles and designs; 5 raised bands on spine; Beveled boards; Some wear along the edges and corners; Wear to bands on spine; All edges gilt; Endpapers repaired at the gutters; "One Hundred Nineteen crayon plates artistically drawn and colored from Nature by Theodore Jasper" All chromolithographs protected by tissue; All plates are excellent, only a few small tears to the tissue guards; LP consign: Shelved above case 2. NOTE: Book is heavy, please contact for international or expedited shipping.
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1928. First Edition, First Printing, Early State. Octavo, 212 pages, 8 pages ads; VG/VG; spine beige with blue lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; small closed tear to lower edge of rear cover, mild shelfwear to corners, head and tail of spine; First Edition, with blank endpapers, red cloth cover, white spine, Rogers art on dust jacket, 7 titles on front flap; presumed early issue from 1929, due to the 7 titles on the front flap listing through 'The Secret of the Caves and the 8 titles on the ad in the rear listing through 'The Mystery of Cabin Island'; in excellent condition; LP consignment; shelved case 14.
London: Heinemann, 1921. First Thus. Quarto; VG; Bound in full leather by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt lettering and designs; Raised bands on spine with titles in gilt; Satyr design on front board in leather and gilt; All edges gilt; End papers have been repaired at the gutters; Binding tight; Text block toned but free of marking; All illustrations guarded by tissue with text. Previous owners small bookplate on interior of rear end paper, gift inscription by previous owner in pen; Book is SIGNED by Rackham on the limitations page and numbered 460 of a limited edition of 550. LP Consign. Shelve: Case 14.
1952/1980. Three items signed by William Nolan. A napkin folded to 8 1/2 x 4 inches, with a drawing by Nolan of a Bear, signed and dated 5/31/80.; A copy of the Ray Bradbury Review, 1952, inscribed by Nolan on the inside of front cover. There is one closed tear on the front cover along tail of spine extending 3 inches into the cover. In stapled paperback wrappers.; The Manuscript copy of Nolan's Short Story 'The Trees of Yesterday', with TLS cover letter dated 'Oct. 20, '80'. The manuscript has substantial writing, highlighting, and underlining.; LP consignment; shelved case 8.
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1948. First Edition. Octavo; VG/VG; black spine, gold and white text; jacket has protective mylar cover, rubbing; boards are strong, bumping at spine head and tail, very slight cornerwear; textblock is clean, binding strong; pp 110; has gift inscription from artist Virgil Finlay on front endpaper; FLP Collection.; shelved case 8, Dupont.
Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House. First Limited Edition [of 3000]. 8vo., 228 pp., VG/VG; yellow and brown pictorial DJ, small brown lettering and illustration to spine; mild wear to DJ: rubbing with slight superficial material loss to head, tail, and hinges of spine; mild age-toning to back of spine and margins of covers (lettering clear and legible); price uncut "$3.00" to front flap; black cloth boards, gold lettering to spine; slight cocking to spine, rubbing to spine (lettering affected yet clear and legible); mild wear to boards; bumping/slight fraying to head and tail of spine; bumping to corners; mild age-toning/wear to text-block; front board somewhat shaken, back board tight, binding strong; scattered spotting towards bottom of p.14-15; Some handwritten corrections made in (Smith's?) blue pen: "nightmarish" to p 14 crossed out once, "a" inserted on first line of page 23, "o" inserted in "rooted" on page 145, and "men" corrected in poem on 162; minuscule tears to fore-edge of pp. 213-218 visible from text-block; INSCRIBED by Smith to ffep, dated "Carmel, Dec. 2, 1954"; SIGNED by Smith to half-title page; unnumbered copy of an edition of 3000 as indicated on the limitation page; LP consignment; Smith's third work published by Arkham House; shelved Case 3, Dupont.
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1929. First Canadian Edition. 8vo., 318pp.; VG/VG-; spine tan with black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; bound in red cloth with black lettering; dust jacket is sun-faded on spine, the orange has turned into tan, still bright on covers; some chipping to head and tail of spine, edges, corners; interior clean; spine slightly cocked; small smudging to top edge of text block; originally published in the US as 'Fish Preferred'; incredibly scarce; LP consignment; shelved case 2, Dupont.
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1947. First Edition. Octavo; VG/G; black and grey spine with red text; jacket has protective mylar cover, rubbing, minor peeling on front flap, chipping around edges, back of DJ has been colored black in some areas to hide chipping; boards are strong, rubbing along tail edges, spine very slightly cocked; textblock has minor edgewear, age toning, otherwise clean, binding strong; pp 313; signed by author on label pasted to front endpaper; FLP Collection. Case 8.
New York: Ballantine Books, 1956. First Edition. 8vo., 166pp., [2] ads; VG/VG; spine white with black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price cut; price written in ink on front flap; A quarter size piece of damage to the middle of the front cover of the dust jacket, where the top later has been peeled off, presumably from a sticker, and you can see the white paper underneath. The damage does not cause a complete hole.; mild wear to corners, head and tail of spine; gray boards with black lettering; pages yellowed, as expected; interior clean, no markings or signs of earlier ownership; LP consignment; shelved case 8, Dupont.
New York: Knopf, 1930. First Edition. Octavo; VG-/No jacket; Gray boards with black lettering and falcon design on front; Bumping to corners and general edge wear; Binding tight; Two spots of red liquid staining to upper edge of text block, affecting the very top of the pages only; Water damage to lower front corner of the text block, reaching as high as the text on some pages,legibility unaffected; Some dog-earing to pages; Text block toned as usual; 267 pages; LP Collection; Shelve in Case 6.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. First Edition. Octavo, 211 pages, VG/VG; First Edition, First Issue DJ, pink spine, white lettering; fading to spine, white lettering toned off-white, lettering legible; chipping to head, tail, and edges of covers; material loss to top margin of back cover; closed tear to bottom margin of back cover; partially erased notation in pencil to front cover; price uncut "$2.50" to front flap; First Edition, First Printing, black boards, red lettering; light age-toning to margins of interior, text and illustrations unaffected; mild age-toning to text-block; copyright page has Scribner's "A" and seal; RED PLANET the first of Heinlein's books to feature the Martian elder race; LP consignment; shelved case 8.
New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1982. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo., 274pp.; VG/VG; spine black with white lettering; dust jacket not priceclipped, very mild wear, primarily in some slight age-toning to upper edge of rear cover; full number line and stated first edition on copyright page; INSCRIBED on title page, dated 4-29-89; LP consignment.
London: George G. Harrap, 1936. Limited Edition. Quarto; VG; Ivory leather boards; Gilt lettering to spine and boards with gilt illustration on front; Some bowing to boards, as is typical; Light wear to the edges and corners, rubbing; Binding secure; Light toning to the edges of the text block, interior clean; All illustrations clear; Book has been SIGNED by Rackham on the limitations page and is numbered 459 of an edition of 460. LP consignment, shelved case 14.
New York: Viking Press, 1964. First Edition, First Printing. large 8vo., 628 pp., VG-/VG-; black DJ, green lettering to spine; shelfwear/mild age-toning to covers, creasing to back and tail of spine, slight superficial material loss to head of spine, mild liquid staining towards top of flaps; liquid staining to back of spine and corners of covers to interior of DJ, does not bleed through to exterior; small black ink stains to head of spine to interior of DJ, a likely repair attempt to disguise slight material loss to exterior; price uncut "$7.50" to front flap; gray and blue speckled cloth boards, navy blue lettering and green stripes to spine; scattered black residue to spine, lettering to title affected yet clear and legible; mild age-toning to edges of boards, bumping to corners; age-toning/wear to text-block, liquid staining to top and fore-edge with greenish discoloration to top; mild liquid staining to front paste-down and recto of ffep with slight pink discoloration to front paste-down and mild blue discoloration to ffep, does not bleed through to subsequent leaves; interior clean; INSCRIBED by Kesey to title page; First Edition, First Printing: first pub. 1964 stated to copyright page, Viking Press logo to half-title page; parts of this book originally appeared in Genesis West 5 stated to copyright page; though ONE FLEW OVER'S THE CUCKOO'S NEST is arguably his most well-known work, many critics consider SOMETIMES A GREAT NOTION Kesey's magnum opus; LP consignment; shelved Case 6, Dupont.
London: New English Library, 1979. First British Edition, First Printing. 8vo., 823pp.; VG/VG-; spine black with silver lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '£6.95'; dust jacket has some mild chipping and edgewear, the inside has a few trace spots where black ink has been applied, presumably as an attempt to disguise some of the chipping and damage; interior clean; text block clean; LP consignment; shelved case 8, Dupont.
Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire: Golden Cockerel Press, 1933. Limited Edition #139/325. 8vo., 73 pages; VG; bound in morocco-backed decorated cloth, protected with glassine; very mild shelfwear; top edge of text block gilt; One of 325 numbered copies, of which this is number 139, printed by Gibbings in Golden Cockerel type on Batchelor's hand-made paper with seven wood-engravings by Gibbings; loose within is a letter from the Golden Cockerel Press, answering an inquiry about the publication of this book, dated 1958; front endpaper has an inscription, dated 1958, stating that this volume was part of Lord Dunsany's personal library; LP consignment; shelved case 0, Dupont.
New York: Del Rey/Ballantine Books, 1976. First Edition. 8vo., 183 pp., VG+/VG+; DJ, spine blue with white lettering, navy blue pictorial front cover with white lettering; very mild shelfwear to DJ (e.g., rubbing to corners, creasing/wear to back flap; "BOOK CLUB EDITION" stated to bottom of front flap; The first edition was issued as a book club edition; DJ protected by mylar; gray boards with navy blue lettering to spine; virtually no shelfwear to boards; contains ephemera to front endpapers (Del Rey "Science Fiction Book Club" brochure featuring Star Wars); interior clean; novelization of the 1977 film released six months prior to the movie's release; LP consignment; shelved Case 8, Dupont.
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1938. First Edition. 8vo., 264pp.; VG/VG; spine black and red with white, black, and gold lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$2.00'; dust jacket has minor flaws, including slight sun-fading to spine, small amount of chipping to head and tail of spine; front cover with unusually bright colors; interior has some age-toning; LP consignment; shelved case 6.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1955. First American Edition, Early Printing. 8vo., 352pp.; VG/VG; spine green with brown lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$5.00'; boards ash-blue with gilt lettering on spine and front cover; title page lacking date underneath publishing information, no further printings listed on copyright page; map in rear pristine, appears to never have been opened; slight wear/fading to upper corners of flaps, very slight wear to corners, head and tail of spine; slight soiling to rear cover; no bumping; no marks of previous ownership; LP consignment; shelved case 3, Dupont.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1969. First Edition. 8vo., 187 pp., VG/VG; DJ, spine black with white lettering, front cover white with black lettering; very mild wear/age-toning to covers, mild rubbing/chipping to edges and corners of boards, including head and tail of spine; price uncut "$4.50" to top right-hand corner of front flap; DJ protected by mylar; orange cloth boards, blue lettering to spine; bumping to head and tail of spine; rubbing to edges and corners; mild age-toning to text-block, beveled fore-edge; aged paste-staining to endpapers, mild buckling to front paste-down; interior clean; LP consignment; shelved Case 3, Dupont.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1964. First Edition, First Issue. Octavo, 161 pages; VG/G; spine white and green with red lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price cut; mild chipping to edges of dust jacket; head of spine, upper rear corner, front lower corner have closed tears; spine slightly cocked; interior clean; First Issue, with 6 lines on colophon and no ISBN; LP consignment; shelved case 2.
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1941. First Edition. Octavo; VG/VG; dark and light blue spine, dark and light blue text; jacket has protective mylar cover, rubbing, chipping around edges; boards are strong, some rubbing; textblock has some staining around edges and on front endpaper, ex libris plate on front pastedown, otherwise clean; pp 335; 1941 first edition, limited to 1115 copies (1/2 inch shorter than 1965 reissue copy, has no headband); second Arkham book; FLP Collection. Shelve: Case 8.
Huntington Woods: Phantasia Press, 1980-1983. Limited Special Boxed Editions. Octavos, 5 volumes; VG/VG; illustrated red spines, illustrated green spines, and illustrated blue spines, w/ blue, orange, & yellow text; sunning along spines otherwise minimal to no wear to jacket w/ prices uncut; comes in brown slipcases (in VG condition); boards are strong and clean; text blocks are clean; limited editions, signed by author and numbered on limitation pages; (The Makers of Universes, 1980, #158 of 200; The Gates of Creation, 1981, #163 of 250; A Private Cosmos, 1981, #171 of 250; Behind the Walls of Terra,1982, #130 of 250; The Lavalite World, 1983, #186 of 250); LP consignment. Shelved Above case 7.
Providence, RI: The Buffalo Book Co., 1946. First Edition, 1/500 Copies. 8vo., 303 pp., VG-/VG-; DJ, white spine with green lettering, yellow/green/yellow pictorial front cover; wear/age-toning to covers of DJ; chipping to edges and corners of DJ, with material loss to head and tail of spine and corners; age-toned tape to interior of DJ at bottom corner of back cover/back flap and to top of back cover towards hinge; price uncut "$3.00" to top right-hand corner of front flap; DJ protected by mylar; green cloth boards; yellow lettering to spine (faded), text legible; bumping to head and tail of spine, mild cocking to spine; mild wear to boards, bumping to corners of boards, mild cocking to boards; age-toning to text-block; creasing to bottom corners of text-block from bumping/cocking to boards; interior clean; frontispiece; scarce in dust jacket; LP consignment; shelved Case 8.
New York: Macmillan, 1918. Limited Edition. Octavo; VG; White cloth boards with gilt lettering on the spine; Boards have light edge wear, minimal rubbing; Binding tight; Text block toned, previous owner's name on limitations page, otherwise free of marking, all illustrations clear; Upper edge gilt with some light scratches, bottom corner of text block thumbed; Book is numbered 245 of a limited edition of 250; LP Consignment. Shelved: Case 14.
New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1909. First Edition. Small quarto; G+/no-DJ; brown leather-bound spine with gilt text and black illustrations; cover has rubbing, chipping around edges, back board has small rip at hinge, binding has been reinforced inside, comes in protective plastic cover; textblock has edgewear, minor white spotting on fore edge, binding reinforced in front and back, tape residue at hinge of half title page, stamp on title page, smudging on endpapers and pastedowns, a few stains throughout, text and 40 color plates are all clean; pp 325; FLP Collection.
Garden City, New York: Pub. for the Crime club, Inc., by Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1930. First American Edition. 8vo., 314pp.; VG/VG; spine tan and black with red and black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$2.00'; mild chipping and wear to corners, head and tail of spine; age-toning to pages; black boards with red lettering; LP consignment; shelved case 6, Dupont.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1965. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo., 144 pp., [50 pp.], VG-/VG-; white and black lettering to tan spine, black-and-white photograph to front cover; fading to spine, lettering legible; shelfwear to covers, chipping with material loss to head of spine, slight superficial material loss to corners; price clipped; black cloth boards, gold lettering to spine; fading to spine (lettering slightly affected yet bright and legible); wear to boards, mild spotting with gray discoloration towards hinge of spine to front board; boards shaken/cocked, no shelf lean, binding strong, casing somewhat loose, boards firmly attached to text-block; age-toning/wear to text-block, scattered foxing to top, slight foxing to fore-edge; starting hinge to back of copy between 2 unpaginated black-and-white photographic plates; recto of bfep stuck to verso of last photographic plate to top margin of leaves at gutter; very occasional mild foxing to interior, text clear and legible; "First Printing, 1965" stated to copyright page; contains unpaginated section of photographs courtesy of Sports Magazine to back of volume; INSCRIPTION to title page reads "For Don Loos / with every best wish and memories of shooting baskets together years ago / John McPhee / December 1, 1965"; LP consignment; shelved Case 5, Dupont.
New York: Heinemann, 1921. Limited Edition. Quarto; VG in VG case; White leather spine with gilt lettering; Gilt lettering and designs to front board; Cloth case has some very minor edge wear; Bumping to corners and edges of boards; Some toning and wear along the boards and spine; Previous owners bookplate on front free end paper; Binding tight; 24 tipped-in color illustrations with descriptive tissue guards; Limited to an edition of 550, this is numbered 7 and SIGNED by Rackham. LP consign; Shelve in case 14.
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1951. First Edition. thin Octavo, 63 pages, VG/VG; DJ black with white illustration, tan lettering (age-toned) to spine; rubbing to head of spine of DJ; mild age-toning to covers of DJ, mild rubbing to edges and corners of covers, small tear to top right-hand corner of front cover at hinge; price uncut "$2.50" to top right-hand corner of front flap; DJ protected by mylar; black cloth boards, gold lettering to spine; bumping to head and tail of spine; rubbing to corners of boards, very mild wear to boards; age-toning to text-block, staining to top-edge of text-block that bleeds into top margins of pp. 29-back paste-down, very mild foxing to fore-edge; starting hinge, boards shaken, binding intact; ex-libris bookplate to front paste-down, aged paste-staining; very mild age-toning to interior, text clear and legible; Smith's fourth book published by Arkham House as a limited printing of 563 copies; LP consignment; shelved Case 8, Dupont.
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![PEER GYNT [Signed]. Henrik Ibsen, Arthur Rackham.](/pictures/thumb/14-436-1286387.jpg?v=1547235573)
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