Literature > Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror
Gryphon's Eyrie [signed]
New York: Tom Doherty Associates, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; VG/VG; black spine with blue and white text; jacket has protective mylar cover; boards are strong and clean; textblock is clean; pp 248; signed by both authors on half title page. More
PLAGUE SHIP (A Dane Thorson and the Solar Queen Adventure)
New York: Gnome Press, 1956. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 192 pages; VG/VG; blue and black spine with black text; jacket has protective mylar cover, age toning, slight edgewear, fold on back flap; boards are strong; textblock has age toning, otherwise clean; shelved case 8. More
The Hab Theory
New York: Little, Brown and Company, 1976. First Edition. Quarto; VG/VG; white spine, black/grey text; jacket has light rubbing on the front and back, rubbing on the head and tail of spine, unclipped, and has protective mylar cover; boards are strong and clean; textblock has light age toning, bottom corner has small black stain; interior pages clean; pp. 566; shelved Hardcover Science Fiction. More
The Star Treasure
New York: Putnam, 1971. First Edition. Octavo; VG/VG; white spine, black/blue text; jacket has light rubbing on the front and back, bumping on the head and tail of spine, unclipped, and has protective mylar cover; boards have bumping on the head and tail of spine, otherwise boards are strong and clean; textblock and interior pages clean; pp. 188. Shelved Front Counter. More
THE DRAGON MASTERS
Boston: Gregg Press, 1976. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Octavo, 102 pages; VG; green and red spine with gold text; cover and textblock are clean; shelved case 8. More
THE SURVIVOR AND OTHERS
Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1957. Limited First Edition Thus [1 of 2000]. thin 8vo., 161 pp., VG/VG-; DJ, black lettering to light brown (age-toned) spine, white and purple pictorial front cover; age-toning to back of spine and margins of covers (lettering clear and legible); mild wear to covers; price uncut "$3.00" to front flap, DJ protected by mylar; black cloth boards, gold lettering to spine: bumping to head and tail of spine; mild wear to boards; interior clean; 1 of 2000 unnumbered copies stated to limitation page; a collection of short stories by Derleth based on the unused ideas of Lovecraft; shelved Case 8. More
THE WOLF LEADER [orig. title French, "LE MENEUR DES LOUPS"]
Philadelphia: Prime Press, 1950 [1875]. First USA Edition Thus. tall 8vo., 237 pp., VG/VG; DJ, green pictorial spine and front cover, off-white (age-toned) lettering: small closed tears to head of spine, mild wear to tail of spine, approx. 1/2" tear to top margin of back cover, mild age-toning to covers (lettering legible); wear to edges of covers, slight material loss to corners, scattered pencil markings to front cover; spotting to top margin of back flap; price uncut "$3.00" to front flap, DJ protected by mylar; black cloth boards, silver lettering to spine: bumping to head and tail of spine; boards slightly cocked, front board somewhat shaken, no shelf lean, binding strong; mild wear to boards; age-toning/wear to text-block, diagonal scratch towards middle of fore-edge; mild age-toning to black-and-white pictorial endpapers, notations in pencil to back paste-down; mild age-toning to margins of interior; frontispiece; orig. pub. by Dumas in 1857, it was first translated into English by Allinson in 1904, with the American English language edition [this copy] edited by de Camp released in 1950; LP consignment; shelved Case 8, Dupont. More
Road End
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1927. First Edition. Octavo; VG/G+; teal spine with yellow text; jacket has protective mylar cover, several open and closed tears around edges, especially at front head edge; boards have rubbing, binding is strong; textblock has age toning, otherwise clean; pp 351. NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #2. More
Ru the Conqueror
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. First Edition. Octavo; VG/Poor; yellow spine with black text; jacket has significant wear, with large open tears in corners and at spine head and tail, front completely separated at hinge, has protective mylar cover to keep jacket together and prevent further damage; boards are strong, edgewear; textblock has age toning, edgewear, otherwise clean; pp 289. More
THIS MORTAL COIL
Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1947. First Edition. 8vo., 245 pp., VG-/VG-; DJ, green and brown pictorial spine and front cover, age-toned yet legible tan lettering to spine; moderate wear to DJ: chipping with material loss to head and tail of spine and to corners of covers, age-toning to covers; price uncut "$3.00" to front flap, DJ protected by mylar; black cloth boards, gold lettering to spine, rubbing to lettering yet legible; bumping/mild fraying to head and tail, slight cocking to spine; mild wear to boards, slight cocking to boards, boards somewhat shaken, no shelf lean, binding sturdy; one of 2500 unnumbered copies, Asquith's sole work published by Arkham House; LP consignment; shelved Case 8, Dupont. More
The Early Long
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1975. First Edition. Octavo; VG/VG; white spine with red and black text; jacket has protective mylar cover, small closed tear on front head edge, age toning, minor rubbing; boards are strong, minor rubbing at spine head and tail and in corners; textblock is clean; pp 211. More
The Conan Reader
Baltimore: The Voyager Series, 1968. First Edition. Octavo; VG/VG; black spine with peach and white text; jacket has taped-on protective plastic cover; boards are strong; textblock is clean; pp 149; limited edition - number 156 of 1500 copies. More
Refugees from an Imaginary Country [signed]
Buffalo: W. Paul Ganley, 1999. First Edition. Large octavo; VG/VG; blue spine with yellow text; jacket has protective mylar cover, rubbing on mylar (not actual jacket); boards are strong; textblock is clean; pp 232; limited edition - 95 of 300 copies; limitation plate on front pastedown is signed by author and artist; shelved Hardcover Science Fiction. More
GIANTS FROM ETERNITY [SIGNED]
New York: Avalon Books, 1959. First Edition. 8vo., 223 pp., VG/VG; maroon and red pictorial DJ, white and green lettering to spine; mild wear to covers of DJ, price uncut "2.75" to front flap; tan cloth boards, black lettering to spine; cocking to spine, no shelf lean; boards somewhat shaken; mild age-toning/wear to text-block, mild stain to top towards head of spine; inscribed on ffep by Wellman; shelved case 8, Dupont. More
The Green Round
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1968. Octavo; VG/VG; dark green spine with white and green text; jacket has protective mylar cover, minor shelfwear; boards are strong, bump at spine tail; textblock is clean; pp 218; first published 1933; limited edition - one of 2000 unnumbered copies. More
Thirty Years of Arkham House, 1939-1969: A History and Bibliography
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1970. First Edition. Octavo; VG/VG; green and white spine with black text; jacket has protective mylar cover, stain on front; boards are strong, minor rubbing; textblock is clean; pp 99; limited edition - one of 2000 unnumbered copies. More
Singers in the Shadows
West Kingston: Donald M. Grant, 1970. First Edition. Octavo; VG/VG; white spine with black text; jacket has protective mylar cover, minor shelfwear, sunning; boards are strong; textblock has minor age toning around edges, on endpapers and pastedowns, otherwise clean; pp 55. More
The Black Wolf [signed]
West Kingston: Donald M. Grant, 1979. First Edition. Large octavo; VG/VG; white spine with black text; jacket has protective mylar cover; boards are strong, minor rubbing along tail edges and at spine head and tail; textblock has slight spotting on head and fore edges, otherwise clean; pp 172; limited edition - one of 1000 unnumbered copies; signed by author on title page, gift inscription from author on front endpaper. More
The Pride of Bear Creek
West Kingston: Donald M. Grant, 1966. First Edition. Octavo; VG/VG; white spine with black text; jacket has protective mylar cover, minor shelfwear, small stain on spine; boards are strong, rubbing along tail edges; textblock is clean; pp 221. More
A Gent from Bear Creek
West Kingston: Donald M. Grant, 1965. First Edition. Octavo; VG/VG; white spine with black text; jacket has protective mylar cover, minor shelfwear; boards are strong, small stain on front, minor rubbing along head and tail edges; textblock has minor edgewear, otherwise clean; pp 312. More
The Long Winter
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1962. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; VG/VG; blue spine with white text; jacket has protective mylar cover, minor rubbing and edgewear; boards are strong; textblock has age toning, otherwise clean; pp 253. More
Before the Dawn
Baltimore: The Williams & Wilkins Company, 1934. First Edition. Octavo; VG/G; brown spine with blue text; jacket has protective mylar cover, edgewear, large open tear at spine head, smaller open tears at spine tail and in corners; boards have rubbing, spine shaken; textblock has ex library stamp on page 1, blank label on back pastedown, age toning, otherwise clean; pp 247. More
Land of Unreason
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1942. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 255 pages; G+/G; tan spine, brown text; jacket has severe age toning, two open tears on head of spine (one large, one small), chipping on tail of spine, rubbing on front and back, four small closed tears on the head, two small open tears to head edge, one small open tear to tail edge, two small closed tears to tail edge, bumping along head and tail edges, staining on front and back, unclipped and has protective mylar cover; boards have bumping on head and tail of spine, age toning on interior of boards, mild wear to hinges; textblock has maroon staining on top edge, age toning; interior pages have age toning; shelved HC Fiction. More
THE PORCELAIN MAGICIAN: A COLLECTION OF ORIENTAL FANTASIES
New York: Gnome Press, 1948. First Edition Thus. 8vo, 256 pp., VG-/VG-; light blue DJ with black lettering, white illustration of a dragon to spine and front cover; mild-to-moderate wear to DJ, small blue stain to head of spine along with closed tears, price uncut "$3.00" to bottom right corner of front flap, covers protected by mylar; light blue cloth boards, navy blue lettering to spine; mild cocking/fading to spine (lettering legible), bumping/chipping to head and tail of spine, wear to edges; age-toning/wear to text-block; very mild age-toning to interior, text clear and legible; notations in pencil to top left corner of back paste-down; stories in this edition originally appeared in Weird Tales, Mystery Magazine, and The Dance Magazine; LP consignment; shelved Case 8, Dupont. More
Dragon's Island
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1951. First Edition. Octavo; VG/Fair; green spine with green and white text; jacket has protective mylar cover, significant tearing on back that has been fixed with tape, rubbing, age toning; boards are strong; textblock has minor peeling at tail of front hinge, otherwise clean; pp 246. More
Demons and Dinosaurs [SIGNED]
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1970. First Edition [1/500]. Octavo; VG/VG; white and black spine with green text; jacket has protective mylar cover, spotting, rubbing; boards are strong; textblock has ex libris plate on front pastedown, small stamp on copyright page, otherwise clean; pp 72; Limited Edition - one of 500 unnumbered copies; has gift inscription from author on title page. Shelved Case 8, Dupont. More
THE MAGICAL MIMICS IN OZ [OZ #37]
Chicago: Reilly & Lee Co., 1946. First Edition, First State. large 8vo., 309 pp., VG; olive green cloth boards, black lettering to spine, pictorial front board with purple and red lettering; bumping/chipping/slight fraying to head and tail of spine, fading/wear to spine (lettering clear and legible); bumping to corners of boards; boards shaken/slightly cocked, starting hinge, no shelf lean, binding sturdy; slight wear to edges of cover art affixed to front board; boards protected by plastic wrapper; age-toning/wear to text-block; mild age-toning to margins of interior (text legible, illustrations clear); inscribed by previous owner in pencil to recto of first page within "This Book Belongs to" illustration; pub. 1946 stated to copyright page, no mention of further printings; First Edition, First State, with green and white pictorial endpapers, 16 pp. gatherings; black and white frontispiece; shelved Front Case. More
Maturity
Rune Press, 1979. Limited First Edition. Octavo; VG/VG; tan spine, blue text; jacket has little to no wear, unclipped and has protective mylar cover; boards strong and clean; textblock and interior pages clean; signed; limited first edition; numbered on limitation page 191 of 750; LP consignment; pp 144. More
THE INGOLDSBY LEGENDS: MIRTH AND MARVELS
J. M. Dent & Co., 1907 [1898]. Second Edition (Edition de Luxe). tall thick 8vo., 549 pp., VG-; leather-bound, red boards, gilt lettering and motif to five-paneled spine; cocking to spine, no shelf lean; light scratching to boards, black scuff marks towards top edge of front board and hinge; rubbing with superficial material loss to bottom edge of boards; slight cocking to boards, boards shaken, binding intact; red top, age-toning/mild wear to text-block; starting hinge to verso of p. 549 and recto of bfep, closed tear towards top of bfep (stuck to back paste-down); mild age-toning and occasional foxing/creasing to interior (text legible), waving to endpapers; tipped-in full-color frontispiece and plates excellent and protected by tissue guards, plates affixed to a dark green thicker paper; pub. 1907 by J. M. Dent & Co. stated to title page; differences between First Dent & Co. Edition (pub. 1898) and this edition stated to Prefatory Note (p. v) by Rackham; "It has been the desire of the Publishers to here present the 'Ingoldsby Legends' in something like an 'Edition Definitive de Luxe" stated to Publishers' Note (p. "a3," technically p. vii); orange silk ribbon; LP consignment; shelved Case 14 Heavy item: Please contact us for international/expedited shipping costs. More
VOYAGE TO THE MOON
Harmony Books, 1976. First USA Edition. tall thin 4to., unpaginated, VG- condition hardcover; spine white with black lettering, paper boards, purple and pictorial front board with white lettering, white back board with multi-color illustration and black lettering; bumping/fraying with slight material loss to head and tail of spine, cocking to spine, shelf lean, front board somewhat shaken, starting hinge between pp. 8-9, binding sturdy; bumping/fraying with material loss to corners of boards; wear and foxing to edges of boards as well as to turn-ins of back board; cursive "D" in purple pen ink to front board; mild wear to text-block, red ink staining to top that bleeds into top edge of most leaves, ffep, and front and back paste-down; very mild water damage to top margin of bfep; interior clean save for aforementioned red staining; pub. by Harmony Books stated to title page, first pub. 1975, The Netherlands; this copy presumed the First American Edition; Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Column. More
A Midsummer Tempest
Garden City: Doubleday Science Fiction, 1974. First Edition. Octavo; VG/VG; blue spine, black text; jacket has age toning, light chipping on the head of spine, small rip in the middle of spine, rubbing and staining on back, unclipped and has protective mylar cover; boards have light bumping on head and tail of spine, age tanning along front and back edges; textblock and interior pages have age toning, otherwise clean; LP consignment; pp 207. More
Seetee Shock
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950. First Edition. Octavo; VG-/VG-; blue/red spine, whit text; jacket has light chipping on the head and tail of spine, age toning, rubbing on the back, two small closed tears on head edge, unclipped and has protective mylar cover; boards strong, rubbing around edges, bumping on the head and tail of spine, interior boards have age toning, otherwise are strong; textblock hand have age toning; LP consignment; pp 238. More
Hotel Transylvania
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1978. First Edition. Octavo; VG/VG; blue spine, tan text; jacket has light bumping along head and tail edges, unclipped and has protective mylar cover; boards have rubbing around edges, otherwise are strong; textblock have mild age toning, light spotting on top and outer edges; interior pages clean; LP consignment; pp 279. More
The Star Fox
Garden City: Doubleday Science Fiction, 1965. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo, 274 pages; VG-/VG-; white/black spine, white text; jacket has protective mylar cover, age toning, bumping throughout head of jacket, two small closed tears on head of back, rubbing and mild staining on back, light staining on front and back flaps, price unclipped; Wear to front hinge and bookplate pasted to inside of front board, back board strong; textblock age toned, otherwise clean; interior pages age toned, otherwise clean; shelved HC Sci/Fi. More
The Sinister Researches of C.P. Ransom
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1954. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 217 pages; VG/VG-; Black and White spine, black text; jacket has protective mylar cover, age toning, mild bumping to head and tail of spine, price unclipped; boards are strong, mild bumping to head and tail of spine; textblock has mild age toning, otherwise clean; interior pages have mild age toning, otherwise clean; shelved HC Sci/Fi. More
Stadium Beyond the Stars
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston, 1960. First Edition. Octavo; VG/G; black spine, white text; jacket has protective mylar cover, rubbing and mild staining on back, staining on front and back flaps, edgewear, chipping on head and tail of spine, age toning, price unclipped; boards are strong, rubbing around edges, staining along spine and on the top of front/back board; textblock has age toning, otherwise clean; interior pages have age toning, last page has light staining, otherwise the interior pages are clean; pp 206; FLP Collection. More
The Great Mistake
New York: Farrar and Rinehart, 1940. First Edition. Octavo; VG-/VG-; black and green spine, white and yellow text; jacket has protective mylar cover, staining on back, edge wear, closed tears on head and tail on back of jacket, small chipping on the edge of flaps, price unclipped; boards are strong, bumping around edges; textblock clean; interior pages have significant age tanning otherwise clean ; pp 365; NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #1. More
Girl Hunt
London: J.B. Lippincott, 1937. First Edition. Octavo; VG/VG-; black spine, tan text; jacket has protective mylar cover, chipping on spine head and tail, two closed tears and one open tear on back of jacket, age tanning; boards are strong, bumping around edges; textblock has age tanning, but otherwise clean; pp 288; NOTE: Shelved in Room X, Case #2. More
Five Against Venus
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1952. First Edition. Octavo; VG/G; orange spine, black text; jacket has protective mylar cover, rubbing on front and back, staining on back, edge wear, chipping on spine head and tail, small open tears along tail edge, spotting on front and back flap, chipping on the head and tail of both flaps, price teared off; boards are strong, bumping around edges; textblock has severe age tanning, otherwise clean; pp 214. Shelve Case 8. More
The World at Bay
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston, 1954. First Edition. Octavo; VG/G; multi-colored spine, white text; jacket has protective mylar cover, rubbing and staining on back, edge wear, chipping on spine head and tail, spotting on front and back flap, price clipped; boards are strong, bumping around edges; textblock has age tanning, writing on top of first leave, otherwise clean; pp 208. case 8. More
Mists of Dawn
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1952. First Edition. VG-/G; multi-colored spine, white text; jacket has protective mylar cover, significant rubbing, staining, edgewear, open tears at spine head and tail and on back head edge, several small closed tears around edges, price clipped; boards are strong, rubbing around edges, with age spotting throughout entirety of boards; textblock clean; interior pages are discolored from age but otherwise clean; pp 210; FLP Collection. Shelve Case 8. More
RETURN OF CONAN [CONAN THE BARBARIAN #6]
New York: Gnome Press, 1957. First Edition Thus. 8vo., 191 pp., VG/VG; white and red pictorial DJ with red and black lettering; mild age-toning/rubbing to edges of DJ, slight material loss to tail of spine, "GNOME PRESS" logo stated to tail of spine, text to spine somewhat faded yet legible; original price uncut "$3.00" to top right-hand corner of front flap; DJ protected by mylar; red cloth boards with black lettering; bumping and rubbing to head and tail of spine, slight cocking to spine, binding strong; rubbing to edges and corners of boards; age-toning to interior, text legible; pub. 1957, "First Printing" stated to copyright page; Gnome Press was the first to publish a Conan the Barbarian written by an author other than Robert E. Howard - Björn Nyberg, a long-time fan of the Conan series, originally wrote his manuscript in his native language (Swedish), after which de Camp edited the story for publication; LP consignment; shelved Case 8, Dupont. More
AT THE EARTH'S CORE [PELLUCIDAR #1]
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1922. 8vo., 277 pp., G+/VG-; DJ, spine tan (age-toned) with black lettering, green and tan pictorial DJ with red and light green lettering to front cover; age-toning to covers of DJ; chipping and closed tears to edges of DJ, with slight material loss to corners; all four corners of flaps clipped; "Grosset & Dunlap" stated to tail of spine and back flap, indicating a First Edition Reprint DJ, covers protected by mylar; olive green cloth boards with black lettering; mild fading to spine (lettering legible), bumping/rubbing to head and tail of spine, cocking to spine, no shelf lean, "A.C. McClurg" stated to tail of spine; rubbing to edges of boards, rubbing, scuffing, and scattered staining to boards; dark top, age-toning, shelfwear, and occasional staining to text-block; starting hinge between pp. 168-169 as well as to front and back endpapers, boards and text-block firmly cased; mild age-toning and occasional fingerprint marks to interior, text clear and legible; pub. 1922 by A.C. McClurg stated to title page, indicating a First Edition; LP consignment; shelved Case 12, Dupont. More
TANAR OF PELLUCIDAR [PELLUCIDAR #3]
New York: Metropolitan Books, 1930. First Edition Thus. 8vo., 312 pp., G+/G; yellow/orange/green/blue pictorial DJ with black and yellow lettering; mild fading to spine, extant lettering legible, vertical creasing to middle of spine; closed tears and chipping to edges of DJ, with material loss to head and tail of spine, corners, and bottom edge of back cover towards hinge; material loss to head of spine obscures "TANAR" in title; blue and green ink staining to interior of DJ, bleeding through to bottom edge of covers and fore-edge of front cover (a likely repair attempt to disguise material loss); ink staining slightly obscures "METROPOLITAN" logo to tail of spine of DJ; price uncut "$2.00" to top right-hand corner of front flap; DJ protected by mylar; blue cloth boards with black lettering; bumping/chipping/rubbing to head and tail of spine, cocking to spine, vertical crease down middle of spine, boards shaken and slightly cocked, very slight shelf lean, binding sturdy; light wear/scuffing to boards; age-toning, wear, and occasional staining to text-block; age-toning to interior, text clear and legible; notations in pencil to top left-hand corner of back paste-down; "Metropolitan Books" stated to title page; pub. 1930 stated to copyright page; LP consignment; shelved Case 12/Window, Dupont. More
FLESH
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1968. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 212 pages; VG/VG; white spine with yellow and black text; jacket has protective mylar cover, rubbing; boards are strong; textblock has minor staining along back hinge, otherwise clean; first hardcover edition (first paperback edition published in 1960); J7 code on gutter of page 212; FLP Collection. More
THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1924. First Edition. 8vo., 42 pp., VG-/no DJ; green cloth boards, navy blue lettering to spine and front board; bumping/fraying to head and tail of spine and corners of boards; slight cocking to spine, boards somewhat shaken, no shelf lean, binding intact; mild shelfwear to edges of boards; age-toning and light scratching/mild staining (likely water damage) to text-block; mild foxing to back endpapers; age-toning to interior, predominantly to margins; pub. 1928 stated to title page, "A. C. McClurg & CO" stated to tail of spine, indicating a First Edition (A. C. McClurg only published one printing of the First Edition); frontispiece; LP consignment; shelved Case 12, Dupont. More
HECTOR SERVADAC (VOYAGES EXTRAORDINAIRES)
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. More
Nerve [SIGNED]
New York: Harper & Row, 1964. First U.S. Edition. Octavo; VG/VG; red spine, black/white text; jacket has protective mylar cover, significant rubbing, chipping at spine head and tail, price clipped on front flap; boards are strong; textblock is clean; pp 273; scarce signed first edition of Dick Francis' second mystery novel; FLP Collection. Shelved Upstairs Hallway. More
Fantasy Twin: Two Complete Books. Book One: The Undesired Princess; Book Two: The Dark Other [signed]
Los Angeles: Fantasy Publishing Company, 1951. First Edition. Octavo, 256 pages; VG/VG; light and dark blue spine, white and blue text; jacket has protective mylar cover, rubbing, chipping around edges; boards are strong, minor bumping in corners; textblock has minor spotting on head edge, otherwise clean; has gift inscription from author on front endpaper; shelved case 8. More