Vance, Jack Maske: Thaery 1976 Berkeley NY. Holographic manuscript of the first edition. Signed by the author on the title page of all three drafts, as well as the glossary. Fine in custom cloth slipcase.
Brunner, John Stand On Zanzibar 1968 Doubleday NY. Carbon-copy manuscript, along with two sets of page proofs, a spiral-bound notebook with holographic notes for the book, as well as some unpublished poems, a signed letter of provenance, and miscellaneous related ephemera. Very good, some page yellowing and edge chipping, especially to the long galleys.
Powers, Tim Last Call 1992 Charnel House NY. First edition. Letter R of 26 signed and lettered copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Full Moroccan leather with a tarot card and two chips from the Flamingo Hilton embedded in the front cover. The end papers are made from uncut sheets of one dollar bills. The limitation page is of uncut two dollar bills. A bookmark of a trimmed two dollar bill is laid in. Fine sans DW as issued.
Effinger, George Alec What Entropy Means To Me 1972 Doubleday NY. First and second draft ribbon-copy manuscripts of the author's first novel. Inscribed "To Mike Berro - With profound thanks for your generosity and patience - George Alec Effinger." Many typed and holographic corrections on the first draft. Holographic corrections in several colors on the second draft.. First draft yellowed, on various papers. Second draft unyellowed.
Powers, Tim The Stress of Her Regard 1989 Charnel House NY. First edition. First book from this noted fine-press publisher. 1990 Nebula award nominee. 1990 Mythopoeic award winner for best fantasy. Letter "E" of 26 lettered copies signed by the author, introducer Dean Koontz and author of afterword James P. Blaylock on the African maple limitation page, bound in Niger leather. Fine in custom hand-streaked denim slipcase (not issued by the publisher) with slight smudges on the corners, without DW as issued.
Cabell, James Branch (engravings by Leon Underwood) The Music From Behind the Moon 1926 John Day NY. First edition. One of 20 or fewer copies in a variant binding with the spine and title label being narrower than the more common binding (see James N. Hall 1974.) The first book printed by this publisher. Quarto, black paper-covered boards, 54pp. Publisher's slip announcing availability of 25 signed and numbered sets of prints laid in. Near fine condition, spine label slightly darkened. Slipcase in good condition with loss of black covering on corenrs and edges.
Cabell, James Branch Ballades From the Hidden Way 1928 Crosby Gaige NY. One of an edition of only eight copies printed on gray paper. Limitation page leaves off the "No.", and is not numbered. Signed by Cabell at end of dedication poem (as issued). Thin octavo, black cloth backstrip, gilt decorated blue paper-covered boards. One of the rarest Cabell titles. Near fine condition, minor shelf wear, lacks original glassine and slipcase.
Bramah, Ernest The Wallet of Kai Lung 1903 Grant Richards UK. First edition, second state in first state dust wrapper. Author's second book. Signed by the author "Yours sincerely, E. Bramah Smith" on the half-title page. Includes a custom protective cover. Book is very good in pictorial covers. The extremely rare DW is good, with both flaps detached but present, and chipping only slightly affecting text and design.
Bramah, Ernest The Bravo of London 1934 Cassell UK. First edition. Full-length 'Max Carrados' novel. Near fine in DW. A spectacular copy with some soiling to the rear DW panel.
Bok, Hannes Evil Genius 1958 No publisher NY. 572 page ribbon-copy manuscript with signed letter to the publisher and other materials. An unpublished novel. Fine.
Cabell, James Branch Figures of Earth 1921 McBride NY. First edition. One of an edition of only 25 copies signed by Cabell and with the pages untrimmed. Slightly larger than the more common trade edition. Octavo, original brown cloth, title in gilt on spine, "Kalki" device in gilt on front cover, 356pp. Variant jacket, with Carl Van Doren blurb on front panel, price ("$2.50 net") and mailing list order form on the front flap, more blurbs on the rear panel, and "The Books of James Branch Cabell" on the rear flap. Very good in DW. Minor wear to book, a few pages with short tears at fore-edge, jacket chipped at edges (heaviest along top edge of front panel), some light soiling to jacket.
Cabell, James Branch Figures of Earth 1921 McBride NY. First edition. One of an edition of only 25 copies signed by Cabell and with the pages untrimmed. Slightly larger than the more common trade edition. Octavo, original brown cloth, title in gilt on spine, "Kalki" device in gilt on front cover, 356pp. Variant jacket, with "first book ... since Jurgen" paragraph on front panel, no order form on the front flap, "The Books of James Branch Cabell" on the rear panel, and blank rear flap. Home-made paper-covered cardboard slipcase. Very good in good DW. Minor wear to book, jacket heavily chipped at edges and folds, price-clipped, old tape repair to rear of jacket.
Farmer, Philip Jose Red Orc's Rage 1991 TOR NY. Original manuscript. Consists of photocopied pages with handwritten corrections in various colors. Included are all of the research materials in various manilla folders, a photocopy of the galleys for the paperback edition, and a signed and dated (July 16, 2000) letter of provenance from the author. Good to fine.
Tolkien, J. R. R. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954 Allen and Unwin UK. First edition, second impression. The second impression followed the first impression very closely; the first was published in July 1954, and the second December 1954. The date of "1954" still appears on the title page of this volume, and it is identical to the first impression in nearly every respect except for the copyright page which bears the "second impression" mark. The printing run of the second impression consisted of only 2,300 copies. Fine with slight rubbing to bottom, in fine DW with slight crinkling along spine.
Anthony, Piers Macroscope 1969 Avon NY. Typewritten carbon manuscript, with notations in author's hand. Inscribed to Jeff Soyer by the author on the title page. Typed letters and typed postcard, all signed, also included in the original mailing box. Fine, some pages are creased, one of the letters is browned and chipped.
Brunner, John The Dreaming Earth 1963 Pyramid NY. Original typewritten manuscript of the first edition. Signed by the author on the first page. Holographic corrections throughout. 277 pages. Very good.
Smith, Thorne Dream's End 1927 McBride NY. First edition. Thorne Smith's attempt at a serious gothic romance. Very scarce. Neat owner's name on ffep, else near fine.
Martin, George R. R. (editor) Wild Cards #1 1987 Bantam NY. Computer printout manuscript of the first edition. First book in the shared universe series. Mosaic novel with contributions by Edward Bryant, Leanne C. Harper, Stephen Leigh, George R. R. Martin, Victor Milan, John J. Miller, Lewis Shiner, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Howard Waldrop, Walter Jon Williams and Roger Zelazny. The title page is signed by all contributors. Over 500 sheets with extensive holographic corrections and layout instructions. Includes holographic COA from Martin on "Beauty and the Beast" stationary, a holographic letter from editor Betsy Mitchell to Martin, and a holographic letter from contributor John Miller to previous owner laid in. Fine in printed wrappers.
Martin, George R. R. A Game of Thrones 1996 HarperCollins UK. Uncorrected proof of the first British edition. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
van Gulik, Robert Dee Goong An 1949 Toppan Printing Japan. First edition. Author's first Judge Dee book, self-published, number 852 of 1200 copies, with author's signature and Chinese seal on the limitation page. "Review Copy" written in ink on the ffep in the author's hand. A few scrapes on the bottom edge, rubbing to the spine, else fine in pictorial (wood print) covers. Rare in such beautiful condition.
Vance, Jack writing as Alan Wade Isle of Peril 1957 Mystery House NY. First edition. Slight tar residue from original Plasti-Kleer jacket protector, else near fine in near fine DW.
Vance, Jack writing as Peter Held Take My Face 1957 Mystery House NY. First edition. Some residue from old dust jacket protector on the cover edges, else vg+ in near fine DW with some light crinkles, and a light crease across the front cover. Certainly among the author's most difficult first editions to locate and probably missing from virtually every Vance collection.
Cabell, James Branch (Illustrated by Howard Pyle) Chivalry 1909 Harper & Brothers NY. First Edition, in the rare flexible red cloth binding, 224pp, 12 full page color plates. This variant edition is among the rarest of Cabell's works. Copies rarely appear on the market and are very highly desired by collectors of both Cabell and Howard Pyle. From the collection of Dr. Thomas Head. Very good condition, spine slightly faded, some light wear to edges of covers, Rubbing on bottom of page block, diagonal crease at lower corner of front cover.
Vance, Jack The Dying Earth 1976 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition, limited to 1111 copies. This is letter K of a mere 11 lettered copies, with hand-printed covers. Signed by the author on the half-title page, and by illustrator George Barr on the title page. Fine in DW.
Le Guin, Ursula K. Pathways of Desire 1979 Harper & Row NY. Ribbon-copy manuscript of an original story written for Robert Silverberg's anthology "New Dimensions Science Fiction 9". 42 pages. Holographic editorial markings throughout. Includes signed letter from Silverberg to a noted SF book dealer, and bookplate signed by the author. Some page creases, else very good in decorated portfolio.
Smith, Clark Ashton Thirteen Phantasms: A Psychological Fantasy 1936 Fantasy Magazine NY. Original ribbon-copy manuscript, 1500 words, 5 pgs, with many corrections. An actual working copy with original corrections by author and his editor. Published in the March 1936 issue of Fantasy Magazine, reprinted in 1970 in the collection "Other Dimensions." See http://www.eclipse.co.uk/sweetdespise/smith_ca/s_tp.html. Very good, stapled at the top.
Silverberg, Robert writing as Calvin Knox Lest We Forget Thee, Earth 1958 Ace NY. Typewritten manuscript with handwritten annotations in red pencil. 188 sheets, single-sided. Published in Ace double paperback D-291. Includes "Chalice of Death", "Earth Shall Live Again", and "Vengeance of the Space Armadas." A few tears and stains on the front page, else very good.
Cabell, James Branch (Illustrated by Howard Pyle) The Line of Love 1905 Harper & Brothers NY. First Edition, in the rare flexible red cloth binding, 291pp, 10 full page color plates. This variant edition is among the rarest of Cabell's works. Copies rarely appear on the market and are very highly desired by collectors of both Cabell and Howard Pyle. From the collection of Dr. Thomas Head. Good condition, spine slightly faded, some light wear to edges, light soiling to cloth, diagonal crease on rear cover and crack on rear pastedown, separation between frontispiece and title page.
Cabell, James Branch The Cream of the Jest 1917 McBride NY. First edition. Inscribed by Cabell on the front free endpaper: "For Vincent Starrett with more confidence in his literary taste than in his approbation. James Branch Cabell 9 November 1917." Very good in DW. Spine faded and lightly worn at ends, minor wear to the board edges, corners lightly bumped. Dust jacket lightly chipped at edges and with several short tears at the folds, "Starrett" in pencil across the front panel of jacket.
Davidson, Avram (ill by Hank Jankus, foreword by Gene Wolfe) The Odd Old Bird 1988 Terminus Publishing Company Philadelphia. The original first and second draft manuscripts for this story, included in the 1988-89 special Avram Davidson issue of "Weird Tales". Corrections and additions in the author's hand throughout. Includes correspondence between the various parties preparing this issue, including the author, his agent, artist and publisher. Also includes the original painting by Hank Jankus, who died prior to publication. Also includes the signed and limited edition, #32 of 100, of the hardcover issue, signed by all except Jankus. Also includes the original draft of Gene Wolfe's personal reminiscences regarding Davidson, signed and with holographic corrections by Wolfe. All enclosed in a beautiful custom-made cloth clam shell case with the artwork loosely matted inside the front cover, a cloth portfolio for the manuscript, and a partition for the book. A great tribute to the writer. Manuscript and letters in very good condition. The book, artwork, portfolio and case are fine.
Farmer, Philip Jose Dayworld Breakup 1993 TOR NY. Original manuscript. Consists of computer printout pages with copious handwritten corrections in pencil by the author. Included is a letter of provenance from the author's agent, dated April 23, 1993, attesting that this is the final draft, along with the mailing enevelope (the author's addressed is crossed out by hand.) Contained in a box with the label of the Scott Meredith litarary agency affixed to the top. Fine.
Powers, Tim Declare 2000 Subterranean Press NY. First edition. One of eight unnumbered presentation copies of the deluxe edition, signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in black leather covered boards, in black leather hinged box with silver embossing.
Powers, Tim Declare 2000 Subterranean Press NY. First edition. One of eight unnumbered presentation copies of the deluxe edition, signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in black leather covered boards, in black leather hinged box with silver embossing. Wrapped in cotton paper as issued.
Rand, Ayn The Fountainhead 1943 Bobbs-Merrill NY. First edition. Lettering rubbed on cover and spine, else very good in green cloth boards.
Smith, Thorne Lazy Bear Lane 1931 Doubleday Doran NY. First edition. A juvenile title ("8 to 12 years.") Color dust jacket and frontispiece, and ten full-page black and white illustrations by George Shanks. Issue price $2.00. Very scarce indeed. Slight soiling to top page edges, else fine in very good DW.
Vance, Jack Parapsyche 1958 NY. Typewritten manuscript with holographic corrections. Worn and yellowed loose sheets.
Vance, Jack Assault on a City 1974 . Typewritten manuscript with holographic corrections in Vance's hand, as well as an unknown editor's hand. Appeared in Universe 4, edited by Terry Carr. Purchased from Stuart David Schiff. Loose sheets, 60 pages, in custom binder.
Bramah, Ernest Kai Lung Beneath the Mulberry-Tree 1940 Richards Press UK. First edition of the author's last book. Long inscription on the half-title page to J. C. Squire: "Sir J. C. Squire with the author's compliments. Intermittently bridging a long span of years and avowing a great debt of obligation incurred to editor and critic, 1900 - February 1940." Very good in DW.
Martin, George R. R. A Game of Thrones 1996 Bantam NY. First draft manuscript computer printout, signed on the title page by the author. Draft is dated July 1995, and was extensively edited prior to publication. Purchased from the author. Fine. Unbound 8.5" x 11" sheets.
Queen, Ellery (ed) (Ernest Bramah's copy) Challenge to the Reader 1938 Frederick Stokes NY. First edition. Contains stories by Ernest Bramah ("The Vanished Crown") and many others, with authors' names omitted and the detectives' names changed. One of fifty de luxe gift editions signed by "Ellery Queen", this copy inscribed to "Ernest Bramah Smith." Slight offsetting to front free endpaper, else fine in orange half-leather binding. Top edge red.
Bramah, Ernest What Might Have Been 1907 John Murray UK. First edition. Very good.
Pullman, Philip The Subtle Knife 1997 Knopf NY. "Unedited manuscript." A xeroxed set of pages bound with a cloth-like tape at the spine. The first setting of the text. Size is 8 1/2 by 11 inches. No date or additional information. Pages 209 to 256 have hand-corrections to the page numbers. Slight soiling to front and rear blue wrapper, large corner crease on rear panel and crinkled paper from manufacturing process, else very good in blue printed wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Dying Earth 1976 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition, limited to 1111 copies. This is #55 of 111 numbered copies, with hand-printed covers. Signed by the author on the half-title page, and by illustrator George Barr on the title page. Slight bump to middle of spine, and slight wear to bottom of book spine, else fine in fine DW.
Etchison, Dennis (ed) The Complete Masters of Darkness 1991 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. One of 325 copies bound in quarter leather with marbled endpapers. Signed on the four limitation pages by all of the authors (except Joseph Payne Brennan), including Jack Vance, Stephen King, Clive Barker, Joyce Carol Oates, Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch, Richard Matheson, Richard Christian Matheson, Damon Knight, Joe Haldeman, Edward Bryant, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Kate Wilhelm, George R. R. Martin, George Alec Effinger, Whitley Strieber, Algis Budrys, L. Sprague De Camp, William F. Nolan, Lisa Tuttle, James Herbert, Bryan Lumley, Ramsey Campbell, and many others. Fine DW and pictorial clamshell box as issued.
Cabell, James Branch The High Place 1923 McBride NY. One of an edition of 2000 copies. This copy is out of series and numbered '0' in red ink on the limitation page. Large octavo, decorated black cloth, illustrated. A presentation copy from Cabell. Inscribed on the half-title page surrounding the printed title with the following: "For the Warrens - The High Place, as written at Sunset Cottage, Mountain Lake, Virginia. James Branch Cabell." Very good condition in a poor but complete (and scarce) DW. Jacket chipped at edges, browned on spine and with the front joint entirely split (jacket in 2 pieces), horizontal split on spine.
Viereck, George S. The House of the Vampire 1907 Moffat and Co. NY. First edition. A tale of horror with homosexual riptides throughout (not listed in Young but mentioned in Summers.) A very popular work in its time, later adapted to the stage. Dedicated to his mother. Owner's signature dated "1908" on the front free endpaper, else near fine in green cloth covered boards, gilt stamped front and spine. Half the DW is present, the full rear flap, the rear cover with edge chips and a small portion of the spine that bears the book title.
Zelazny, Roger KJWALLI'KJE'K'KOOTHAILLI'KJE'K 1973 Simon & Schuster NY. Ribbon-copy manuscript of an original novella written for Terry Carr's anthology "An Exaltation of Stars". 101 pages. Holographic editorial markings throughout. Originally purchased at Carr's estate sale. Some page creases, else very good.
Stephenson, Neal Cryptonomicon 1999 Avon NY. First edition. #63 of 250 copies for private distribution signed by the author on the limitation page. This book won the Barry Levin Award for Best Limited Edition of 1999. Fine in DW.
Stephenson, Neal Cryptonomicon 1999 Avon NY. First edition. #7 of 250 copies for private distribution signed by the author on the limitation page. This book won the Barry Levin Award for Best Limited Edition of 1999. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Fox Valley Murders 1966 Bobbs-Merrill NY. First edition. Vance's copy used to abridge the book for the Ace paperback edition. Signed on the title page by the author. Additionally inscribed opposite the title page: "Changes were made to reduce wordage--each word was like pulling off a toe nail--JV." This copy has heavy annotations and notes in various colors of ink in the author's hand in his attempt to reduce wordage. Near fine in lightly chipped, worn DW.
Bramah, Ernest The Specimen Case 1925 Doran NY. First American edition. Collects twenty-one stories. Near fine in DW with half-inch chips missing from the bottom of the spine bottom-left corner of the rear panel. The front panel shows rubbing but is still bright. Very rare in dust jacket.
Dunning, John Booked To Die 1992 Scribners NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. The first Cliff Janeway bibliomystery. Signed by the author on the title page. Very fine in white printed wrappers.
Hamilton, Peter F. The Reality Dysfunction 1996 MacMillan UK. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Number 5 of 371 copies signed and numbered on the first white page. The first book in the "Night's Dawn" trilogy. Fine in white printed wrappers.
Keller, David H. White Collars 1928 Amazing Stories Quarterly NY. Original typewritten manuscript with holographic corrections. Very good.
Niven, Larry Inconstant Moon 1973 Gollancz UK. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Bookseller's stamp on half-title page, slight concave spine roll, else near fine in DW with slight creases and edge bumps, else very good.
Powers, Tim Night Moves 1986 Axolotl Seattle. First edition, copy Q of 26 lettered leatherbound copies, signed by the author and introducer James Blaylock on the limitation page. Additional inscriptions by Powers, Blaylock, publishers John and Kathy Pelan, and printer Matt Hargreaves on the title page, Powers' inscription dated "3/27/87". First book issued by this publisher. Includes the single-sheet prospectus for this book laid in. John Pelan notes that "Matt Hargreaves was of course far more than just the printer, he did the book layout and in fact inspired Axolotl Press by producing two books the preceding year to commemorate the guest appearances of Anne McCaffrey and Avram Davidson at Norwescon. It was a discussion of these two books, one collector to another that led to Tim asking me if I'd be interested in publishing a new short story." Fine in blue full-leather boards, sans DW as issued. Prospectus is neatly folded, else fine.
Stephenson, Neal Snow Crash 1992 Bantam NY. First edition, hardcover (simultaneous trade paperback publication.) Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack (as John Holbrook Vance) The Man in the Cage 1961 Boardman UK. First British edition. Copyright page shows 1960 as the publication date, but the laid in review slip states "30 Jan 1961." Number 330 in the "American Bloodhound" series. Rare, as most Boardman titles were destined for libraries. Slight foxing spots on page block ends, else near fine. The DW has a faded spine, but the front and back covers are clean. Not price-clipped "12s 6d".
Bramah, Ernest The Wallet of Kai Lung 1903 Grant Richards UK. First edition, second state. Author's second book. Presentation copy from Hillaire Belloc, who wrote the forward to this book in 1922: "I gave Ha... Baker this book. / H Belloc / August 1914" in ink on the front free endpaper. Near fine in pictorial covers.
Powers, Tim and James Blaylock writing as "William Ashbless" On Pirates 2001 Subterranean Press MI. First edition. Letter "W" of 26 deluxe lettered hardcovers signed by the authors on the limitation page. Illustrations by Gahan Wilson. With "On Pirates Poetry Portfolio", also letter "Y", signed by the publisher, containing a "squid label" signed by William Ashbless, Tim Powers and James Blaylock, and the handwritten manuscript to one poem ("Casements of Dawn") signed by Wlliam Ashbless. Book, traycase and portfolio in fine condition.
Stephenson, Neal Snow Crash 1992 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Bramah, Ernest The Secret of the League 1907 Nelson UK. Reprint of "What Might Have Been". States "First published in 1907" on the copyright page. Blotch of sticky residue on fore-edge, else fine in bright very good DW with a few chips and tears.
Bramah, Ernest The Transmutation of Ling 1911 Grant Richards UK. First edition of this story from 'The Wallet of Kai Lung'. Limited to 500 copies. Inscribed by artist Ilbery Lynch and dated Nov 1922 on the front free endpaper. Near fine in brown cloth covered boards..
Bramah, Ernest Kai Lung's Golden Hours 1924 Grant Richards UK. First limited edition, #84 of 250 copies, signed by the author on the limitation page. One of only two signed Bramah editions, and very rare in DW. Offsetting to the front free endpapers, else fine with many uncut pages, in fine DW and cloth-covered slipcase (probably custom made.)
Bramah, Ernest The Moon of Much Gladness 1932 Cassell & Co. UK. First edition. Pasted on the front free endpaper is a small postmarked envelope containing a holographic letter from the the author; the letter is folded once, and the script fills both sides. The green cloth binding is somewhat unevenly yellowed to the boards, although the spine is unaffected. There is some edge rubbing to the dustwrapper, likewise at head and base of the backstrip. There is some light general soiling or dustyness to the lower wrapper and two 2-inch closeable tears on the rear panel. The front panel of the DW is quite bright and striking; a colorful Asian woman on a black background.
Bramah, Ernest The Bravo of London 1934 Cassell UK. First edition. Full-length 'Max Carrados' novel. Chips to top and bottom of spine, faint damp ring on front cover, else very good.
Le Guin, Ursula K. Schrödinger’s Cat 1974 Random House NY. Ribbon-copy manuscript of an original story written for Terry Carr's anthology "Universe 5". 11 pages. Holographic editorial markings throughout. Originally purchased at Carr's estate sale. Some page creases, else very good.
Rogers, Samuel Italy, a Poem 1836 T. Cadell UK. First edition. 296 pages. Contains numerous half-page engravings, or vignettes, mainly by Turner and Stothard. Full velum with gilt trim on cover and spine, all edges gilt. Bookplate of Bernard Berenson on first end paper. Foreedge painting of a hunting scene with horses, dogs, and hunters. Very good condition with minor soiling on covers, minor wear to cover corners and edges, number written in blue ink on first endpaper, Bernard Berenson's bookplate on first endpaper, inscription in ink "To Katie this little souvenir from B.B.'s bedroom-library with love from Micky." on first free endpaper, a blank page appears to be detached, minor soiling on endpapers and first blank pages, minor spots of soiling on a few pages, else clean, tight, and solid, minor wear and rubbing to page edges, foredge painting is still very nice and bright.
Stephenson, Neal The Big U 1984 Vintage NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first book. Two-inch tear at the bottom of the rear cover, a crease on the front cover along the spine, and a dog-ear crease in the upper-right corner, publication information sheet pasted inside the front cover, else very good in yellow printed wrappers.
Vance, Jack To Live Forever 1956 Ballantine NY. First edition. First state binding. The sixth Ballantine hardcover. Fine in bright DW with tiny closed tear on top edge of front cover, and slight compression creasing on rear cover. Slight sunning on the spine panel. Overall, a beautiful copy.
Viereck, George S. The House of the Vampire 1907 Moffat and Co. NY. First edition. A tale of horror with homosexual riptides throughout (not listed in Young but mentioned in Summers.) A very popular work in its time, later adapted to the stage. Dedicated to his mother. Near fine in green cloth covered boards, gilt stamped front and spine. A very nice looking copy.
Gash, Jonathan (anonymous) Streetwalker 1959 Bodley Head UK. First edition. Purportedly the autobiography of a prostitute, but written anonymously by Jonathan Gash. His first book. Scarce. Fine in DW that has a hint of rubbing on the bottom of the spine panel.
Vance, Jack Emphyrio 1969 Doubleday NY. First edition, first-state (dark blue covers.) 'Publisher's Compliments' ink-stamp on front pastedown, else fine in fine dust jacket with hint of wear at head and heel of spine panel, and clipped price.
Jackson, Helen Hunt Pinkie's Revenge 1930 No publisher NP. Original hand written 30 page manuscript, which was later bound into a custom made book. First page is signed "Helen Jackson." Top edges gilt. This book was part of a collector's lot packed in the 1930's and unpacked in 1990's, assembled by a Chicago Banker. Near fine.
Martin, George R. R. A Game of Thrones 1996 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in pictorial wrappers and proof DW.
Bramah, Ernest The Wallet of Kai Lung 1900 Grant Richards UK. First colonial edition, "for India & the Colonies only." Very good, green cloth covers scuffed and edges worn.
Bramah, Ernest Kai Lung's Golden Hours 1922 Grant Richards UK. First edition. The second 'Kai Lung' book. A little light foxing, otherwise very good copy in original pictorial cloth and internally strengthened but complete DW.
Bramah, Ernest The Eyes of Max Carrados 1923 Grant Richards UK. First edition. Slight foxing to pages, else near fine.
Bramah, Ernest The Wallet of Kai Lung 1923 Grant Richards UK. First limited edition, #164 of 200 copies, signed by the author on the limitation page. One of only two signed Bramah editions. Near fine, very fragile dust wrapper has 2-inch piece missing from top of spine panel, else very good.
Bramah, Ernest Kai Lung's Golden Hours 1924 Grant Richards UK. First limited edition, #146 of 250 copies, signed by the author on the limitation page. One of only two signed Bramah editions, and very rare in DW. Very good in fragile dust wrapper with ragged edges, a 1-inch chip at top of front cover, and a 1.5-inch chip at top of spine panel, both affecting the title.
Bramah, Ernest The Secret of the League 1926 Nelson UK. The book is actually a first printing of this edition, but the dust jacket is from the rare 1926 edition. Stickers stating "10fr." over both printed prices. Very good in DW.
Bramah, Ernest A Little Flutter 1932 Cassell UK. Second printing ("Popular Edition") of the first (and only) edition. Scarce Sherlockiana. Gift inscription "Gerald Killar / from / St Peters Sunday School / for / ten year regular attendance / Sept 24 1933" in ink on first free endpaper, dirt spots on top of the page block, and slight staining on corner of rear free endpaper only, else fine. The very rare DW is stained on the upper-right corner on front and back, and has a half-inch chip missing from the upper-left front cover, else very good.
Brown, Dan Digital Fortress 1998 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Cabell, James Branch The Silver Stallion 1926 McBride NY. First edition. Front free endpaper inscribed: "Inscribed for Madeleine E. Newton with the best wishes of James Branch Cabell. 7 May 1926" Near fine in very good DW. Jacket is lightly chipped at the edges, and has evidence of a wrap-around label removed from the bottom of spine and both covers, and a 1.5-inch closed tear on front flap.
Hamilton, Peter F. The Reality Dysfunction 1996 MacMillan UK. First edition. Reportedly only 650 copies were issued. Author's first hardcover first edition, and the first book in the "Night's Dawn" trilogy. Some soiling to the page block edges, else near fine in dust wrapper that has a vertical crease on the front flap, else fine.
Hughart, Barry Eight Skilled Gentlemen 1991 Doubleday Foundation NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's third book. Ink publication date slightly smeared, else near fine in blue printed wrappers.
Hughart, Barry Eight Skilled Gentlemen 1991 Doubleday Foundation NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's third book. Fine in blue printed wrappers.
Hughart, Barry Eight Skilled Gentlemen 1991 Doubleday Foundation NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's third book. Ink publication date slightly smeared, else near fine in blue printed wrappers.
Hughart, Barry Eight Skilled Gentlemen 1991 Doubleday Foundation NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's third book. Fine in blue printed wrappers.
Lee, Edward Incubi 1991 Diamond Books NY. Typed manuscript of the first final draft of the first edition. Signed by the author on the first page. 394 pages, plus a four page alternate ending, also signed by Lee. Includes cardboard box signed with descriptive inscription by Lee. Loose sheets are near fine, in very good cardboard box.
Martin, George R. R. (editor) Wild Cards #6: Ace in the Hole 1990 Bantam NY. Computer printout manuscript of the first edition. Sign by George R.R. Martin on the title page. Sixth book in the shared universe series. Contributions by Walton Simons, Victor Milan, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Edward Bryant, John Miller, Stephen Leigh, and Walter Jon Williams Over 650 sheets with extensive holographic corrections and layout instructions. Includes holographic COA on "Beauty and the Beast" stationary, and hologrsphic letter from contributor John Miller to previous owner laid in. Fine in printed wrappers.
Morrow, James Bible Stories for Adults, No. 17: The Deluge 1989 Bantam NY. Set of manuscripts and letters pertaining to this Nebula Award winning short story. First draft printout and second draft printout photocopy, both 17 pages, both with holographic corrections by the author. Along with corrected galley proofs and several original letters, for a total of 11 items, each signed and dated, and each described in a two-page letter of provenance from the author. An interesting example of the evolution of a story. Includes the original mailing envelope from the author to a well-known book dealer. Mostly fine, although some of the correspondence is stained and creased.
Niven, Larry World of Ptavvs 1968 MacDonald UK. Uncorrected proof of the first British and first hardcover edition of the author's first book. Purchased from Stuart David Schiff. Very good in green printed wrappers. Publication date "31 Oct 1968" stamped on the front cover.
Niven, Larry Inconstant Moon 1973 Gollancz UK. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Purchased from Stuart David Schiff. Pencil notations on the copyright and table of contents pages, literary agency stamp of first free endpaper, dampstaining in the upper-right quarter of the rear cover, upper spine panel, and some staining to the front cover from what looks like a spill, otherwise very good in yellow printed wrappers.
Powell, Talmadge Corpus Delectable 1964 Pocket Books NY. Ribbon-copy manuscript of the first edition, "An Ed Rivers Suspense Novel." Talmage Powell wrote episodes for Mission Impossible and Surfside Six, as well as other Hollywood TV shows and movies. He was an accomplished mystery writer, and published at least one SF story. Laid in are a variety of call sheets from the month of May 1960 for various movies and TV shows, including "Midnight Lace" with Doris Day, "Seven Way from Sundown" with Audio Murphy, and "The Great Imposter" starring Tony Curtis. Pages yellowed, else near fine in very good binder.
Powers, Tim The Anubis Gates 1983 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the author's fourth book. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Bottom of spine panel starting to separate from book at folds; half-inch on front cover, two inches on rear, else very good in blue printed wrappers.
Powers, Tim The Anubis Gates 1985 Chatto & Windus UK. Uncorrected proof of the first British and first hardcover edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in printed wrappers.
Powers, Tim Night Moves 2001 Subterranean Press MI. First edition of this collection of stories. Number "PC" of 26 lettered copies in traycase, signed by the author on the limitation page. Also includes number PC of about 126 copies of the hardcover edition of "Ten Poems." Fine in traycase.
Pratchett, Terry The Dark Side of the Sun 1976 St. Martins NY. First American edition, printed in Great Britain. Author's second book. Fine in DW.
Pratchett, Terry The Dark Side of the Sun 1976 St. Martins NY. First American edition, printed in Great Britain. Author's second book. Fine in DW.
Snicket, Lemony (Illustrated by Brett Helquist) The Bad Beginning / The Reptile Room 1999 HarperCollins NY. Uncorrected proof of the first editions of the first two books. Bound dos-a-dos like the old Ace paperbacks. Signed and dated bookplate laid in. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Stephenson, Neal Snow Crash 1992 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in printed wrappers.
Vance, Jack To Live Forever 1956 Ballantine NY. First edition. The sixth Ballantine hardcover. Signed by the author on the title page. Very slight spine separation, a few chips and tiny tears to the jacket, else fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Man in the Cage 1960 Random House NY. First edition. Winner of the 1960 Edgar award. Signed "John Holbrook Vance" on the title page. Rubbing to top and bottom, else fine in very good DW with crinkling along upper spine.
Vance, Jack Green Magic 1979 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Number 9 of 11 copies bound in quarter leather with marbled boards. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Collection of short stories. Fine in illustrated slipcase sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack Gold and Iron 1982 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition of "Slaves of the Klau". Letter K of 11 copies bound in quarter leather with marbled boards. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in illustrated slipcase sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack Throy 1992 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Letter "M" of 26 leather-bound copies. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine sans DW in slipcase as issued.
Viereck, George S. The House of the Vampire 1907 Moffat and Co. NY. First edition. A tale of horror with homosexual riptides throughout (not listed in Young but mentioned in Summers.) A very popular work in its time, later adapted to the stage. Dedicated to his mother. Near fine in green cloth covered boards, gilt stamped front and spine. A very nice looking copy.
Viereck, George S. and Paul Eldridge Salome: My First Two Thousand Years of Love 1930 Horace Liverwright NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. It is an odd size, 7.5" wide and 7.75" tall, in plain brown wraps, and the pages are "quarter-bound" in linen with three huge staples. Pages are printed on one side only, are unnumbered, and the pages end about halfway into the book. Book is in near-fine condition, with slight creases, and one tiny chip at the top of the fold between the front cover and spine panel.
Blaylock, James P. Doughnuts 1994 ASAP MI. First edition. Limited to 250 copies, of which this is F of 26 lettered copies. Signed on the limitation page by the author, Viki Blaylock, Phil Parks, Tim Powers, Lucius Shepard and Lewis Shiner. Includes four full-color photographs. Book comes in a tri-folding traycase that includes an autographed photo of the author, and a holographic page of the manuscript, also signed. Laid into the book is a hand-corrected (one word added) typewritten sheet signed with a small illustration by editor James T. Seels. Fine in leather cover, sans DW as issued.
Josephus, Flavius Libri de Giosefo 1549 Italy. An Italian translation of (what is commonly called in English) Flavius Joseph's ANTIQUITIES OF THE JEWS, written around A.D. 90 in Greek. Someone has numbered each page lightly in pencil. A bookplate on the front pastedown is dated 1852, and a pencil signature on the front free endpaper is dated 1907.
Martin, George R. R. A Game of Thrones 1996 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Gash, Jonathan (anonymous) Streetwalker 1959 Bodley Head UK. First edition. Purportedly the autobiography of a prostitute, but written anonymously by Jonathan Gash. His first book. Scarce. Near fine in slightly chipped dustwrapper slightly faded at the spine.
Bramah, Ernest The Wallet of Kai Lung 1900 Grant Richards UK. First edition, first state. Author's second book. Bottom edges of covers scraped, as are the top and bottom edges of the spine panel. Slight foxing to pages. Very good in pictorial covers.
Bramah, Ernest The Wallet of Kai Lung 1903 Grant Richards UK. First edition, second state. Author's second book. Near fine in pictorial covers.
Bramah, Ernest Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat 1928 Grant Richards UK. First edition. The third "Kai Lung" book. Bottom edges of covers slightly scraped, slight foxing to the fore edge, small bookseller's sticker on rear pastedown, else near fine in DW with slight chips along edges, 1/8 inch missing from top of spine panel, and small chip missing from upper-left corner of rear cover (none affecting lettering). Overall a very nice copy indeed.
Current, Richard (edited by Oscar Handlin) Daniel Webster and the Rise of National Conservatism 1955 Little Brown NY. The sheets of the original typed manuscript. 203 pages + preface & index, with extensive corrections in pen and pencil for the galley run. Also included are the galley sheets for the book, as well as several newspaper clippings reviewing the book. Some of the pages have a creases (especially the preface) and a few nicks and tears at the margins. Overall very good, and of course unique.
Goldman, William The Princess Bride 1973 Harcourt Brace Javonovich NY. First edition. Fine in fine DJ that has been bumped on the top rear cover and has a 1-inch closed tear at the top of the fold between the spine and the rear cover.
Powers, Tim The Drawing of the Dark 1979 Del Rey NY. Uncorrected proof of the author's third book, a paperback original. Near fine in green printed wrappers.
Vance, Jack The View From Chickweed's Window 1979 Underwood Miller PA. One of two proof copies (7 groups of unbound folded and gathered signatures) of the first edition. A note from the printer taped to first sheet reads, "Tim Underwood ..sewn two sets, Nov., 21, 1978 - L. Munson". Fine.
Bradbury, Ray Something Wicked This Way Comes 1962 Simon & Schuster NY. First edition. Neat owner's signature and date (year of publication) on ffep, else fine in DW with fold creases and short tear on back panel, else very good.
Bramah, Ernest The Secret of the League 1907 Nelson UK. Reprint of "What Might Have Been". No copyright information printed. Slight foxing to preliminary pages and top edge, else fine in bright red cloth covers.
Bramah, Ernest The Secret of the League 1907 Nelson UK. Reprint of "What Might Have Been". States "First published in 1907" on the copyright page. Spine sunned, else near fine.
Bramah, Ernest The Transmutation of Ling 1912 Brentano's NY. First American edition (from the British sheets) of this story from 'The Wallet of Kai Lung'. Limited to 500 copies. Very good in green cloth covered boards..
Bramah, Ernest Kai Lung Beneath the Mulberry-Tree 1940 Richards Press UK. First edition. Bramah's last book. Rare in dust jacket. Front free endpaper discolored, else fine in very good DW.
Cabell, James Branch (engravings by Leon Underwood) The Music From Behind the Moon 1926 John Day NY. First edition. One of an edition of 3000 copies. The first book printed by this publisher. Quarto, black paper-covered boards, 54pp. Publisher's slip announcing availability of 25 signed and numbered sets of prints laid in. Inscribed by Cabell on the front free endpaper: "Inscribed for Felix Hargrett with the best wishes of James Branch Cabell 13 September 1926." One of the few Cabell titles not issued in a signed edition. Very good condition, very minor wear, spine label darkened. Slipcase present but in poor condition and lacking rear panel.
Hughart, Barry (Various Letters) 1984 . Collection of letters and reviews, including three signed letters to his literary agent. Excellent content. Near fine.
Hughart, Barry Bridge of Birds 1984 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof. Author's first book. Co-winner of the World Fantasy Award 1984. 1986 Mythopoeic award winner for best fantasy. Fine, slight vertical cover crease, corner bump.
Hughart, Barry Eight Skilled Gentlemen 1991 Doubleday Foundation NY. First edition. Author's third book. Only 2000 copies printed. Fine in DW.
Hughart, Barry Eight Skilled Gentlemen 1991 Doubleday Foundation NY. First edition. Author's third book. Only 2000 copies printed. Fine in DW.
Matheson, Richard Twilight Zone Scripts 1998 Cemetery Dance NY. First edition. One of the lettered edition, "PC" of 52 copies. Bound in full leather in deluxe traycase, with imported endpapers and featuring full-color frontis artwork. Fine sans DW in traycase as issued.
Niven, Larry Neutron Star 1969 MacDonald London. First British and first hardcover edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Eight 'known space' stories. Title story won the 1967 Hugo. First collection of author's stories. Fine except for corner bumps, in very good DW with two small brown stains on rear panel, browning in the bottom area of the rear panel, rubbing to extremeties, and two red ink lines through price.
Resnik, Mike (ed.) Down These Dark Spaceways 2005 SFBC NY. Typescript with holographic corrections. Approx. 600 pages single sided with corrections throughout. Signed by the author on title page and the introdution. Includes a two page style sheet. Includes stories by: Mike Resnik, Robert J. Sawyer, and others. Fine in original shipping box.
Stephenson, Neal Cryptonomicon 1999 Avon NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Inscription from editor to reveiwer on half-title page ("Don, This is a very important SciFi book; May 10 deadline (call if that's not practical.)", else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack When the Five Moons Rise 1992 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Letter 'J' of 26 lettered copies bound in leather. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in slipcase sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack The Five Gold Bands 1993 Underwood Miller PA. One of 26 lettered copies bound in quarter-leather. Fine in slipcase sans DW as issued.
Viereck, George S. and Paul Eldridge The Invincible Adam 1932 Horace Liverwright NY. First edition. The third book of the "Wandering Jew" trilogy. Limited to 100 signed and numbered copies "specially bound for Mr. Viereck", this being copy number 41. Signed by Viereck on the limitation page, and additionally signed on the first blank page, with his bookplate on the front free endpaper. Book has slightly scuffed corners, else fine in black cloth boards, and custom-made black cloth slipcase.
Zelazny, Roger A Rose For Ecclesiastes 1969 Rupert Hart-Davis UK. First British and first hardcover edition. Name neatly stamped on ffep, slight discoloration on ffep from DJ flap, slight foxing on page ends, else near fine in near fine DW.
Bien, Herman M. Ben Beor 1891 Isaac Friedenwald Baltimore. First edition. Octavo, pp. [1-4] [i-v] vi [vii] viii-ix [x] [1-2] 3-528, flyleaf at rear, original brown cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold and blind, rear panel stamped in blind. Fifty-one engraved plates by J. Bien. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 33. Locke, Voyages in Space 38. Reginald 01251. Wright (III) 519. This strange work of historical fantasy is in two parts: I. Lunar Intaglios. The Man in the Moon; II. Historical Phantasmagoria. The Wandering Gentile. The former is described as a counterpart to Wallace's Ben Hur, the latter, a companion to Sue's The Wandering Jew. The tales, purportedly taken from manuscripts discovered in New York, present a bizarre mix of fantasy and pseudo-historical writing dealing with the progress of civilization, culminating in founding of the United States, with special interest in the role of the Jewish people in these events. This first edition was apparently unknown to Bleiler, who notes only an 1894 printing (see E. F. Bleiler, The Checklist of Science-fiction & Supernatural Fiction, p. 23.) Scarce Judaica. Hinges cracked, corners bumped else very good in brown cloth boards.
Bramah, Ernest The Eyes of Max Carrados 1923 Grant Richards UK. First edition. A variant binding, in dark grey cloth, with all edges trimmed. Significant foxing to pages, else near fine.
Bramah, Ernest A Little Flutter 1930 Cassell UK. First edition. Scarce Sherlockiana. Near fine.
Feist, Raymond Magician 1982 Doubleday New York. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. This is a very early proof; it is a reduced xerox of the original typescript manuscript, with copious handwritten corrections, and hand-numbered to 1147 pages. Near fine in printed wrappers.
Hamilton, Elizabeth Memoirs of Modern Philosophers 1800 Printed by R. Cruttwell, for G.G. and J. Robinson Bath, UK. In three volumes. Second edition, published the same year as the first. Half-title pages missing from volumes 2 and 3, title page missing from volume 3. A novel satirizing the theories of William Godwin, Thomas Holcroft, and Mary Wollstonecroft. "A malignant portrait of Mary Hays ... is duped by the vicious Vallaton (an unattractive caricature of Rousseau), by Glib (Godwin) and by others. ... Hamilton scores brilliantly off her targets, using their own words in absurd contexts to render them ridiculous [Schleuter p. 216]. Bound in contemporaneous full-leather, with gold-tooled spines. Armorial bookplate of Donald Maclachlan Esq on front pastedowns. Pages mostly unfoxed, some browning to the page edges. The binding is tight. The leather has scuffed and scraped, with slight crackling along the spine, but still fairly supple.
Niven, Larry A Gift From Earth 1969 MacDonald London. First British and first hardcover edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Very fine in very fine DW save for the slightest bit of age-darkening to the spine and part of the back. A super copy.
van Gulik, Robert The Red Pavilion 1962 Art Printing Works Kuala Lumpur, Malaya. Second edition. This edition was printed in Kuala Lampur by the author after London refused to print more than one "Judge Dee" book a year. Scarce. Slight spine lean, ownership signature on half-title page, else near fine in stiff cardboard wrappers. A beautiful copy.
Vance, Jack Big Planet 1957 Avalon NY. First edition. Corner bump on orange cloth cover, else fine in DW with slight fraying to edges, especially at the top of the spine panel, and a slightly faded spine panel.
Vance, Jack Eight Fantasms and Magics 1969 McMillan NY. First edition. This copy belonged to Ralph B. Sipper, who received it for an interview that was published in the Aug 5 1979 L.A. Times (Hewett M67). A clipping of that interview is laid in. Fine in bright DW.
Vance, Jack The Blue World 1979 Underwood Miller PA. Proof copy (6 groups of unbound folded and gathered signatures) of the first hardcover edition. Fine, laid into proof (untrimmed) dust wrapper.
Wheatley, Dennis The Ka of Gifford Hillary 1956 Hutchinson UK. Ribbon copy manuscript with holographic corrections in ink and pencil. 558 pages, typed onto octavo sheets. What makes this even more interesting is that it has a different ending to the published novel. The manuscript continues beyond the point where the novel ends with Gifford Hillary explaining how he intends to live the rest of his life having been saved from the gallows. Purchased from a dealer, who purchased it from a European dealer who had acquired it from a Swedish collector of Wheatley's work who himself had bought it at a Sotheby's auction in the early 1980s. It is unbound, the individual chapters being held together by paperclips, and is in very good condition.
Whittemore, Edward Quinn's Shanghai Circus 1974 Holt, Rinehart &Winston NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first book. Light crease on front cover and about the first 40 pages, else very good in printed wrappers.
Hughart, Barry (Ill. By Kaja Foglio) The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox 1998 Stars Our Destination Chicago. First omnibus edition. One of 500 copies signed by the author and illustrator Kaja Foglio on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
Hughart, Barry (Ill. By Kaja Foglio) The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox 1998 Stars Our Destination Chicago. First omnibus edition. One of 500 copies signed by the author and illustrator Kaja Foglio on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
Myers, John Myers Silverlock 1949 Dutton NY. First edition. A great favorite with a multitude of classical references. One of my favorite fantasy books. Fine in DW, book has rubbing on bottom edges, DW has tiny tears and wrinkles along edges.
Vance, Jack Gold and Iron 1982 Underwood Miller PA. One of 4 sets of check copies of the first hardcover edition (formerly called "Slaves of the Klau"). Set of 5 folded and gathered sheets returned from the binder to the publisher. Fine.
Vance, Jack Lyonesse: Suldrun's Garden 1983 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. First book in the Lyonesse trilogy. One of 26 lettered copies bound in quarter-leather Jan 1990. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW. Slipcased with the other two books in the series.
Vance, Jack Lyonesse: The Green Pearl 1985 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Second book in the Lyonesse trilogy. One of 26 lettered copies bound in quarter-leather Jan 1990. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW. Slipcased with the other two books in the series.
Vance, Jack Lyonesse: Madouc 1989 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Third book in the Lyonesse trilogy. Winner of the 1990 World Fantasy Award. One of 26 lettered copies bound in quarter-leather Jan 1990. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW. Slipcased with the other two books in the series.
Vance, Jack Chateau D'If 1990 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Letter 'N' of 26 lettered editions. Bound in quarter leather. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in slipcase sans DW as issued.
Anderson, Poul The Corridors of Time 1965 Amazing Stories NY. Manuscript and page proofs for the second half of this novel, published in the June 1965 issue of Amazing, and later published in book from by Doubleday. The manuscript consists of five pages of synopsis and 100 pages of typescript. The synopsis and several pages of the story are ribbon-copy typescript, the remainder are carbon-copy, but all have extensive handwritten corrections. The magazine page proofs are printed on yellow pulp paper. Laid in is the first page layout on card stock. The front pages of both the manuscript and page proofs are inscribed by the author to a well-known SF collector/dealer. Very good. Some fraying to sheet tops, and the last sheet has missing chips not affecting text.
Blaylock, James P. Digging Leviathan / Homunculus / The Magic Spectacles 1988 Morrigan UK. First hardcover editions. Comprises a set especially boxed by the publisher and issued in an edition of 50 copies. Accompanying the volumes is a nicely presented four-page numbered paperbound booklet entitled "A Word About The Author" by William Ashbless, and signed by Ashbless(?), Blaylock and artist Ferret. Additionally, each volume has been signed by the author on the title page although not called for by the publisher. Fine in DJs and slipcases.
Bloch, Robert The Thinking Cap 1953 Other Worlds NY. Original ribbon-copy manuscript for this short story that appeared in the June 1953 issue of "Other Worlds" magazine. 37 pages. Several handwritten corrections throughout. This manuscript was from the publisher's files and has printing and setting marks. Each page is rubber stamped "3998 Other Worlds Jun 53". It was signed in 1983 by the author. Along with the manuscript is a reproduction of the Hannes Bok illustration used to illustrate the story. The overall condition of the manuscript is very good, with little of the normal browning to pages commonly seen in manuscripts from this time period. There is discoloration on the Bok illustrated page
Bramah, Ernest English Farming and Why I Turned It Up 1894 The Leadenhall Press UK. First edition. Near fine.
Bramah, Ernest The Transmutation of Ling 1911 Grant Richards UK. First edition of this story from 'The Wallet of Kai Lung'. Limited to 500 copies. Very good in rubbed, brown cloth covered boards..
Bramah, Ernest The Wallet of Kai Lung 1923 Grant Richards UK. First limited edition, #146 of 200 copies, signed by the author on the limitation page. One of only two signed Bramah editions. Moderate foxing to pages, top corner bumped, else very good.
Bramah, Ernest The Specimen Case 1924 Hodder and Stoughton UK. First edition. Collects twenty-one stories. Foxing along the page block ends, else fine.
Bramah, Ernest English Regal Copper Coins 1929 Methuen UK. First edition. Slightly frayed spine ends and corners, else fine in blue cloth boards.
Bramah, Ernest English Regal Copper Coins 1929 Methuen UK. First edition. Edges and prelims spotted, head and tail of spine rubbed, covers slightly marked, else very good.
Bramah, Ernest English Regal Copper Coins 1929 Methuen UK. First edition. Article on the 50th anniversary of this book (by Peter Gaspar) laid in at the back of the book (with accompanying discolorations from disintegrated tape.) With an embossed library stamp on the half-title page of R. C. Willey FRNS (Fellow of the Royal Numismatic Society), a well-known Canadian numismatist who died in 1994. Two small bookstore stamps on the front pastedown, aforemntioned tape discolorations on both sides of rear free endpaper.
Bramah, Ernest Kin Weng and the Miraculous Tusk 1941 Privately Printed UK. First edition. Printed by faculty and students of the City of Birmingham School of Printing. Very rare. Very good in cloth covered boards.
Brust, Steven To Reign In Hell 1984 Steeldragon Press MI. First edition. Number 133 of 1000 copies. Signed by the author, artist Kathy Marschall and ? on the limitation page. Holographic letter signed by the author and publisher Will Shetterley to Roger Zelazny laid in. From Zelazny's estate. Near fine in DW.
Danielewski, Mark Z. House of Leaves 2000 Pantheon NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. A horror story about a house whose interior is larger than its exterior. Very good in printed wrappers. Letter from the publisher with contact number laid in. Some staining to the front edge and the page ends, as well as a dark spot on the rear panel.
Dinesen, Isak Seven Gothic Tales 1934 Harrison Smith and Robert Haas NY. First edition. The deluxe limited edition on special rag-worthy paper in custom slipcase, with color illustrations by Majeska (tissue-guards present.) Number 239 of 999. Book is in fine condition, with top edge black, the slipcase is soiled and worn in places, with a one-inch crack along the top-left edge, else very good.
Field, Eugene The Temptation of Friar Gonsof. A Story of the Devil, two Saints and a Booke 1900 Woodard & Lothrop Washington DC. First edition thus. Number one of ten copies printed on Japanese vellum, of a total edition of 300. Inscribed on the ffep "John S. Field Dec 6-1900." Laid in is a signed holographic letter from the author regarding shipment of the book in parts, somewhat difficult to decipher. Top edge gilt. Illustrated with portraits, sketches and one large fold-out facsimile. The 26 decorative initials are hand-colored. A very unusual binding; it appears to have the cover title and a sketch on the upper board, but this image has been overlaid with a semi-transparent wrap of vellum-like paper, under which the red ribbon ties were inserted. The images are barely visible under this lamination. A tale about two friars and their pact with the Devil. Near fine sans DW as issued. The envelope containing the fold-out facsimile manuscript is torn on the bottom, and three pages near the front, including the tissue-paper frontispiece protector, have a small dampstain at the top. A similar small dampstain is on the bottom of the rear cover. Overall, in very nice condition.
Golden, Christopher Thief of Hearts 1999 Simon & Schuster NY. The complete computer printout manuscript on 8.5" x 11" paper. Extensive holographic changes in pencil and red pen throughout. 221 pages. "Body of Evidence #2", a Jenna Blake mystery. Very good. Top and bottom pages ragged as usual for unbound sheets.
Golden, Christopher The Ferryman 2002 Signet NY. The complete computer printout manuscript on 8.5" x 11" paper. Extensive holographic changes in black and red pen throughout. Signed by Christopher Golden on the title page. 387 pages, plus cover letter from the publisher to the author. Very good. Bottom page ragged as usual for unbound sheets.
Le Guin, Ursula K. The Lathe of Heaven 1972 Gollancz UK. First UK edition. Signed on title page in purple ink (911029). Fine in DW
Mirrlees, Hope Lud in the Mist 1927 Knopf NY. First edition. Very rare. Very good in DW. Green cloth binding and art deco decorated paper boards and a wonderful deco dustjacket illustration. Some tiny scuffs to the bottom and top edges of boards and corners. Dust jacket has been price-clipped and has some chips at edge, upper edge corner and at top of spine. Back and spine of DJ is sunned, and somewhat darker than the front. This book was printed in a relatively small numbered first edition. The numbers were listed on the inner flap of the DJ. However, someone foolishly clipped half the book number marking when they clipped the price, leaving only the "No." Also someone long past preserved/reinforced the DJ with some inner paper strips. They are not visible from the outside.
Myers, John Myers Silverlock 1949 Dutton NY. First edition. A great favorite with a multitude of classical references. One of my favorite fantasy books. Fine in very good DW with some wear and tear, and faded spine.
Niven, Larry World of Ptavvs 1968 MacDonald UK. First British and first hardcover edition of the author's first book. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Purchased from Stuart David Schiff. Near fine in DW.
Niven, Larry World of Ptavvs 1968 MacDonald UK. First British and first hardcover edition of the author's first book. Inscribed on the title page by the author. Near fine in DW.
Niven, Larry Ringworld 1977 Holt, Rinehart and Winston New York. First American hardcover edition, signed by author on title page, signed by the artist on DW. Purchased from the author. Fine in DW.
Niven, Larry Ringworld 1977 Holt, Rinehart and Winston New York. First American hardcover, signed on title page by author, signed on DW by cover artist Purchased from the author Fine in DW.
Niven, Larry Ringworld 1977 Holt, Rinehart and Winston New York. First American hardcover edition, signed by author on title page Purchased from the author. Fine in DW.
Powers, Tim The Anubis Gates 1983 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the author's fourth book. Inscribed by the author, and dated "12-1-83" (month of publication) on the title page. Dampstaining on both covers, with blue running onto edges of first several pages, else very good in blue printed wrappers.
Powers, Tim The Skies Discrowned (Introduction) 1992 James Cahill CA. Original typescript of the introduction the author wrote for the reprint (first hardcover) of The Skies Discrowned. Four pages with a single holographic correction, holographic "original typescript" and author's phone number, signed and dated "11/17/92" on the first page, and signed on the last page. Also the proof sheets for the four page introduction, with many format corrections in the author's hand in green ink, and another hand (the publisher?) in blue ink. Signed by the author and dated "12/4/92" in green ink on the final page. Set of eight sheets is in fine condition.
Resnik, Laura In Fire Forged 2003 TOR NY. Typescript with holographic corrections of what was published as "The White Dragon" and "The Destroyer Goddess". 1779 pages single sided with corrections throughout. Fine in original shipping boxes.
Snicket, Lemony (Illustrated by Brett Helquist) The Bad Beginning / The Reptile Room 1999 HarperCollins NY. Uncorrected proof of the first editions of the first two books. Bound dos-a-dos like the old Ace paperbacks. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Stephenson, Neal The Big U 1984 Vintage NY. First edition. Author's first book. Remainder stripe at top, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Big Planet 1957 Avalon NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Slight edge bump on the bottom of the front cover, tiny black marks on the first white page from Plasti-Kleer dust jacket protector, else fine in bright DW that has slight black marks, and a 1/16 inch tear in the top inside front flap. Overall, a nice-looking copy.
Vance, Jack The View From Chickweed's Window 1979 Underwood Miller PA. Proof copy (7 groups of unbound folded and gathered signatures) of the first edition. Not as closely trimmed as the printer's copy, and grouped differently. Fine, laid into a very good dust wrapper.
Vance, Jack The Pnume 1981 Underwood Miller PA. Unbound signatures of the limited edition. Set of six folded and gathered sheets. Four such sets were typically produced. Fine.
Waldrop, Howard My Sweet Lady Jo 1973 Random House NY. Ribbon-copy manuscript of an original novella written for Terry Carr's anthology "Universe 4". 13 pages. Holographic editorial markings throughout. Originally purchased at Carr's estate sale. Some page creases, else very good.
Willis, Connie Doomsday Book 1992 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in grey printed wrappers.
Wolfe, Gene The Rubber Bend 1974 Random House NY. Ribbon-copy manuscript of an original novella written for Terry Carr's anthology "Universe 5". 31 pages. Holographic editorial markings throughout. Originally purchased at Carr's estate sale. Some page creases, else very good.
Zelazny, Roger and Gene Wolfe, Lieber, Yarbro, Sladek, Sargent, Cowper Cheap Street Chapbook Series 1981-1983 1983 Cheap Street VA. This consists of a tray case (number 15 of 27 numbered) with the following chapbooks: The Mountain Cage by Pamela Sargent (signed), On Saint Huberts Thing by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (signed), Quicks Around The Zodiac by Fritz Leiber (signed), Red Noise by John Sladek (signed), A Rhapsody In Amber by Roger Zelazny (signed), The Story of Pepita and Corindo and The Unhappy Princess both by Richard Cowper. All the original envelopes are present plus sales prospectus, order forms, sales catalogues. An additional bonus is the inclusion of a Cheap Street handmade Xmas card and a minor chapbook by Gene Wolfe entitled At The Point Of Capricorn All the chapbooks are in fine condition as is the tray case.
Twain, Mark Following the Equator 1897 American Publishing Company Hartford. First edition. First issue, with signature mark "11" on page 161. Fine sans DW.
Powers, Tim The Anubis Gates 1985 Chatto & Windus UK. First British and first hardcover edition. Inscribed and with a drawing by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Bear, Greg The Wind From a Burning Woman 1983 Arkham House WI. First edition. Six short novels and stories, two of which were Nebula nominees. Bookplate laid in signed by the author, illustrator Dennis Neal Smith and cover artist Vincent Di Fate, number 241 of 250 copies. Additionally inscribed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Bramah, Ernest The Wallet of Kai Lung 1900 L. C. Page & Co Boston. First American edition (English sheets). Author's first novel and second book. Front hinge shaken. Bottom edges of covers scraped, as are the top and bottom edges of the spine panel. Slight foxing to pages, not affecting text. Spine is slightly sunned. A near-fine copy in pictorial cloth covers.
Bramah, Ernest The Wallet of Kai Lung 1900 L. C. Page & Co Boston. First American edition (English sheets). Author's first novel and second book. Front hinge shaken. Bottom edges of covers scraped, as are the top and bottom edges of the spine panel. Slight foxing to pages, not affecting text. Spine is sunned. A near-fine copy in pictorial cloth covers.
Bramah, Ernest The Mirror of Kong Ho 1905 Chapman and Hall UK. First edition. Very difficult to find in any condition. Front cover design differs from description given by William White; all black, and no rules around the title. Foxing to the first ten pages, else near fine in olive cloth-covered boards.
Bramah, Ernest The Secret of the League 1909 Nelson UK. Second printing of the reprint of "What Might Have Been". Near fine, with spine lettering still bright.
Bramah, Ernest Kai Lung's Golden Hours 1923 Doubleday, Doran and Co. NY. First American edition. Introduction by Hillaire Belloc. Edges of covers scraped, else very good in the rare dust jacket that has minor chipping and creasing along the edges, especially the top of the spine panel, with some spine fading.
Bulmer, Kenneth No Man's World 1961 Ace NY. Ribbon-copy typed manuscript of the first book publication; Ace double number D-523. 142 pages with holographic corrections in red ink throughout. Publisher's addressed stamped on first page. Original title "Earth's Long Shadow" typed over. Includes a very good copy of the book. Last page has large closed tears and chips not affecting text, else very good.
Donaldson, Stephen R. Lord Foul's Bane 1977 Del Rey New York. Loose galley sheets. 626 pages plus map, photocopies of the original typewritten manuscript with numerous corrections. Original title is "Covenant: Trilogy of the Unbeliever." With a cover sheet signed and dated by Judy Lynn Del Rey, Donaldson's editor and wife of Lester Del Rey. Published title, "Lord Foul's Bane" handwritten by Judy Lynn Del Rey on cover sheet First and last pages chipped and creased, cover sheet slightly damaged, else very good.
Etchison, Dennis (ed) The Complete Masters of Darkness 1991 Underwood Miller PA. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Includes stories by Jack Vance, Stephen King, Clive Barker, Joyce Carol Oates, Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch, Richard Matheson, Richard Christian Matheson, Damon Knight, Joe Haldeman, Edward Bryant, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Kate Wilhelm, George R. R. Martin, George Alec Effinger, Whitley Strieber, Algis Budrys, L. Sprague De Camp, William F. Nolan, Lisa Tuttle, James Herbert, Bryan Lumley, Ramsey Campbell, Joseph Payne Brennan, and many others. Very good in plastic binder that is missing the top piece.
Fforde, Jasper The Eyre Affair 2001 Hodder & Stoughton UK. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Postcard "Thursday with car", one of 500, laid in. A "Goliath Orange Jam" label, #70 of 100 laid in. A "Who Is Thursday Next" sticker laid in. (These were all supplied by the author when he signed the book 14-Feb-2002.) Diagonal corner crease on rear cover, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Gaiman, Neil (Ill by Jack Zipes) Snow Glass Apples 2002 Biting Dog Press . First hardcover edition. Signed by publisher George Walker, Neil Gaiman, and illustrator Jack Zipes. This is one of ten presentation copies, in a handmade laser-engraved solid oak box, and bound in red cloth instead of black. The book is completely hand made, from the engraving of original artwork on wood to the hand pulling of each print and finally to the hand sewing and casing of each book. George Walker engraves each image by hand onto the end grain of maple and boxwood blocks. The engravings were printed on a Vandercook SP15 Proof Press. Sheets of paper are feed into the press by hand; the inking system is electric. Some of the type they use is handset wood and led type (the old movable type style). This type of printing is known as letterpress. These books are hand sewn with linen thread. This is the strongest thread and provides for a superior book. Fine in slipcase and box.
Gash, Jonathan The Judas Pair 1977 Collins Crime Club UK. First edition. Author's first novel. A 'Lovejoy Novel of Suspense'. Spine slant, else near fine in very good dust wrapper with half-inch closed tear at the top edge of the back cover, and a diagonal crease on the front flap. Price present.
Gerrold, David A Day For Damnation 1984 Timescape NY. Copy of the typewritten manuscript, with extensive holographic corrections and notes by author and editor. The first few sheets are the original ribbon-copy typescript. First sheeet is inscribed "For Mike Berro / Best Wishes! / David Gerrold." The next sheet is also signed. Almost all sheets have holographic notes in various colors. This was the author's copy, and includes the shipping box with the author's label. 592 esingle-sided sheets. Very good, with normal wear and tear.
Golden, Christopher Straight On 'Til Morning 2001 Signet NY. Uncorrected proof (ARC) of the first edition. Includes paperback cover proof with an extra flap containing publishing info, and publisher's letter laid in. Near fine.
Golden, Christopher Straight On 'Til Morning 2001 Signet NY. Complete copy edited manuscript (computer printout), with extensive holographic annotations. The editor's and copyeditor's notes are in pen and both red and black pencil. Includes10 pages of front matter mocked up by the publisher's production department. Near fine.
Hamilton, Peter F. The Neutronium Alchemist 1997 MacMillan UK. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Number 204 of 306 copies. Bump to upper-rear corner of the spine, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Le Guin, Ursula K. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969 MacDonald UK. First British edition. Signed on title page in purple ink (911029). Bumped corners, else fine, with good dw with several tears
Lightner, A. M. The Planet Poachers 1965 Putnam NY. Ribbon-copy typescript of the first edition with holographic corrections and publisher's notes. Magistrate white bond; Title cover, Synopsis page (noted as 1st page blurb), Dedication page, Bio page (noted as last page blurb), Contents page (chapter titles), 1-133 double spaced pages (complete), plus wrap sheet. Alice Martha Lightner (1904 - 1988) wrote books as A. M. Lightner and Alice L Hopf (her married name). The Planet Poachers" is the second book (of 3) in the "Rock of Three Planets" science fiction series. Very good. Light surface soiling to outer page, a few of the special pages have tanned as they are on a different type of bond than the body, body of manuscript is offwhite with a few thumbprints here and there.
Martin, George R. R. The Armageddon Rag 1983 Poseidon Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. "A limited, special advanced reader's copy". Inscribed by the author to Roger [Zelazny] on the title page, dated 9/18/83. Purchased from the Zelazny estate. Well-read, with spine creases, slant, and cover defects; good in pictorial wrappers.
Moore, Raylyn (edited by Polly and Kelly Freas) What Happened to Emily Goode After the Great Exhibition 1978 Starblaze VA. Manuscript of the first edition. Raylyn was the wife of Ward Moore. Typescript with corrections in several hands. Note on box indicates manuscript was received from Kelly Freas, so some annotations may be his. Near fine in damaged box.
Morrow, James Swatting at the Cosmos 1990 Pulphouse OR. First edition. Issue #8 of "Author's Choice Monthly", this is one of 10 copies bound in red leather and marked "staff red" on the limitation page. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in full red leather sans DW as issued.
Norton, Andre Moon of Three Rings 1966 Viking NY. First edition. Inscribed to Roger Zelazny on the front free endpaper. Fine in DW.
Powers, Tim The Drawing of the Dark 1991 Hypatia OR. First edition. Number "LXII" of 70 copies. Signed by the author, author of the introduction K. W. Jeter, and author of the afterword James P. Blaylock. Fine in slipcase sans DW as issued.
Powers, Tim Last Call 1992 Charnel House NY. First edition. One of an unknown number of "PC" copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in paper slipcase without DW as issued.
Powers, Tim Last Call 1992 Charnel House NY. First edition. Number 93 of 350 numbered copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in paper slipcase without DW as issued.
Sawyer, Robert J. End of an Era 1994 Ace NY. Unbound galley sheets. Final draft (November 1991) of the author's original manuscript (in this case a computer printout). 90 pp, 2 pages to a sheet. Inscribed by the author to science fiction author Spider Robinson on the first (title) leaf: "For Spider, With many thanks! All best wishes, Robert J. Sawyer. 10 January 1992. Small note on title page states "story idea on back of page 3". Enclosed in two Canada Post Special Letter envelopes addressed to Robinson. Stated "To Be Published by ACE Science Fiction, July, 1993." Some browning to first leaf, otherwise fine First envelope was roughly opened, the second envelope more neatly.
Shea, Michael Nifft the Lean 1982 DAW NY. Unbound galley proofs of the first edition. Winner of the World Fantasy Award. According to an editor at DAW, only a few copies of the galley proofs were made for DAW paperbacks. Edge-chipping to the pages as usual with this format, review slip stapled to the first page, else fine.
Smith, Edward E. Skylark Three 1948 Fantasy Press PA. First edition. Of 13 lettered editions, this is copy "E". Signed by the author on the limitation page. Near fine in very good DW.
Springer, Nancy Chance 1987 Baen NY. Typescript of this collection of seven stories never before published in book form, including the Nebula Award finalist, "The Boy Who Plaited Manes." Signed by the author in blue pen on the first page. Holographic corrections and annotations in various hands and colors throughout. Three stories are Xeroxes of magazine appearances, but these too have holographic annotations. 217 single-sided sheets. Near fine.
Stephenson, Neal Zodiac 1988 Atlantic Monthly Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's second book. Near fine in blue-grey printed wrappers.
Suzuki, Daisetz Teitaro Manual of Zen Buddhism 1935 Eastern Buddhist Society Kyoto. First edition. Influential book that has been reprinted many times. Many illustrations, some protected by tissue. Rare in any condition. Book is very good, with moderate foxing to page ends, and some offsetting of the DJ on the front and rear pastedowns; the covers are as new. DW is very good, with one large chip missing from top of spine, not affecting text, and a smaller piece missing from the top front corner. The cardboard slipcase is very good, with printed spine.
Vance, Jack The Dying Earth 1950 Hillman Publications NY. First edition. Author's first book. Signed by the author on the title page. Slight spine wear with a small piece of spine cover missing at fold, slight stain on rear cover, covers bright, binding crisp.
Vance, Jack The Languages of Pao 1958 Avalon NY. First edition. Fine in near fine DW with diagonal fold at spine and rear cover.
Vance, Jack The Fox Valley Murders 1966 Bobbs-Merrill NY. First edition. Signed 'John Holbrook Vance' on the title page. A "Joe Bain" mystery. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Pleasant Grove Murders 1967 Bobbs-Merrill NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in price-clipped DW.
Vance, Jack The Deadly Isles 1969 Bobbs-Merrill NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Stll crisp in DW that has red crayon '5/18' on the front cover and front flap, else fine.
Vance, Jack The Deadly Isles 1969 Bobbs-Merrill NY. First edition. Fine in near-fine DW.
Vance, Jack Eight Fantasms and Magics 1969 McMillan NY. First edition. Slight manufacturing damage to rear pastedown, spine lean, else near-fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Eight Fantasms and Magics 1969 McMillan NY. First edition. Warm inscription from mother to 11-year old son on ffep. Fine in near-fine price-clipped DW with a one-inch tear along the spine fold.
Vance, Jack Strange Notions 1985 Underwood Miller PA. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. One of two copies, this was sent to Publisher's Weekly for review. Laid in is a signed letter from Tim Underwood to an editor there, as well as a specifications sheet. Near fine in blue printed wrappers. Typewritten publication information taped to the front cover, as issued.
Vance, Jack Lyonesse: Madouc 1989 Underwood Miller PA. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Winner of the 1990 World Fantasy Award. Fine in pictorial wraps.
Vance, Jack When the Five Moons Rise 1992 Underwood Miller PA. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Oversize 8.5" x 11" velo-bound. Fine in light blue printed wrappers.
Vance, Jack To Live Forever 1995 C. F. Miller PA. First limited edition. One of 26 copies bound in quarter leather. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Manufacturing defects include uneven page block, slight "waviness" to the first few pages, and some rubbing to the edges and corners of the marbled boards.
Verne, Jules (Translated by Ellen E. Frewer, Illustrated by L. Benett) Tribulations of a Chinaman 1880 Dutton NY. First American illustrated edition. 1 page undated ads with prices in sterling. Original green cloth pictorially decorated in black and gilt. Although dated 1881, it was actually published in October 1880. Lee and Shepard of Boston published the first edition in English, exactly a year earlier in October 1879. Although this Dutton edition comes from the British sheets (including the ad leaf for Verne's works with prices in sterling), it was published a month earlier than Sampson Low's first British edition. Signatures a bit loose but fully attached, moderate foxing on the last 10 pages, front tissue-guard intact. Small white discolorations on front cover, corners and spine extremeties rubbed and frayed. Gold lettering still bright; an attractive book.
Waldrop, Howard You Could Go Home Again 1992 Cheap Street VA. First edition. Of 111 copies (including ten lettered), this is number 57. Signed by the author and by artist Judy J. Kings on the limitation page.. Promotional material laid in. Fine in handmade Yuzen paper DW and matching traycase..
Willis, Connie Fire Watch 1985 Bluejay NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first book. Inscribed on the title page: 'Are you sure this is going to be a collector's item?'. Fine in printed wrappers except for an edge bump in the lower-right corner.
Zelazny, Roger Creatures of Light and Darkness 1969 Doubleday NY. First edition. Neat owner's inscription "To Mother / Merry Christmas / 1969 / Paul" on ffep, else fine in near fine DW with crinkle-tears along the upper edge, especially at the spine.
Anderson, Poul Star Ways 1956 Avalon NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Very minor asphalt staining from old dust jacket protector, else fine in DW.
Carroll, Lewis Sylvie and Bruno 1889 MacMillan & Co. UK. First edition. With 46 illustrations by Harry Furniss, and advertisements at the end. Very good; pages are unfoxed, aeg, cover boards are bumped at the corners, the spine panel is bumped and rubbed, and starting to separate from the back cover to a length of three inches.
Chambers, Robert W. The King In Yellow 1895 F. Tennyson Neeley NY. First edition, second or third issue (butterfly on rear cover.) Top edge gilt, other two edges untrimmed, Front hinge starting, corners bumped, bottom edges bent over, covers somewhat soiled, else very good. A decent copy.
Herbert, Frank Dune Messiah 1969 Putnam NY. First edition. Second book in the 'Dune' series. Fine in very good DW with some creasing and rubbing, especially along the spine, otherwise an attractive copy.
Powers, Tim An Epitaph in Rust 1989 NESFA Press NY. First edition of the original text. Author's second book. #140 of 225 copies signed by the author, jacket artist James Gurney and introducer Tom Whitmore. Fine in DW and paper slipcase.
Vance, Jack The Fox Valley Murders 1966 Bobbs-Merrill NY. First edition. A "Joe Bain" mystery. Slight bump in upper-right corner of the first fifty pages, else fine, with DW that has a moderate dampstain on rear and spine, and a slight dampstain on the front.
Zelazny, Roger Creatures of Light and Darkness 1969 Doubleday NY. First edition. Very good, with rubbing to top and bottom of spine, and slight foxing to the top of the page block, in very good DW with crinkle-tears to edges, especially at the spine.
Zelazny, Roger And the Darkness is Harsh 1994 Pretentious Press MA. First edition. Six-page folio containing author's first published story (in his high school literary magaszine when he was 14). One of 85 copies, signed on the limitation page. Issued by David Aronovitz. Fine in printed wrappers.
Adams, Douglas The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1979 Arthur Barker UK. First edition. Book is very good, with a small dent (not Arthur Dent) on the top of the front cover, slight soiling to the top of the page block, and a very slight spine slant. DW is also very good, with small chips and scrapes at the four corners.
Anderson, Poul Three Hearts and Three Lions 1961 Doubleday NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Book is near fine with slight corner bumps, handwritten inscription dated "Dec 61" on the ffep, and bottom edge scuffing. Dust jacket is slightly soiled, has small chip missing from lower-right corner of front cover, and closed tear at upper-right corner, price sticker on rear cover, and vertical crease on front flap (price is present.)
Anonymous Tyrannick Usurpation of the Rump Parliament and Oliver Cromwell 1683 Joseph Marsh NY. Full title: "Arbitrary Government Display'd in the Tyrannick Usurpation of the Rump Parliament and Oliver Cromwell being a clear account of their Arbitrary, Cruel and Illegal Proceedings under the Notion of Liberty and Property And A Compendious History of those Times by a Person of Honour." "Printed for Joseph Marsh, Book-seller to his Royal Highness, at the Black Ball in Cornhill." This is an account of the History of England during the reign of Oliver Cromwell to the Restoration of the Monarchy of Charles II. It is written from the perspective of a supporter of the present Monarchy who is attempting to describe the affect that the Cromwellian 'reign' had on Britain in detailed description. There are 4 pages of engravings, showing scenes of 'Oliver seeking God while the King is murthered by his Order', Bradshaw the jaylor and ye hangman keeper of the Libertyes of England, General Monck marching into London, A Free Parliament voted for the King to be sent for, The Commonwealth ruling with a Standing Army....etc. Nicely rebound in full 'Chieftain Goatskin'. It measures 15cm by 9cm. The pages are lightly marked throughout. A very few pages near the end have been trimmed too close to the margin, with slight loss of text. One or two pages at the end have been inserted back into the binding, having been loose, and as they were frayed at the inner margin, there is very slight loss of text. Pages 157-168 are missing. 216 pages in total.
Blaylock, James P. The Skies Discrowned (Afterword) 1992 James Cahill CA. Original typescript of the introduction the author wrote for the reprint (first hardcover) of Tim Powers' The Skies Discrowned. Four pages with an inscription to publisher James Cahill ("Here's another chapter in the wild saga of Tim Powers. Thanks for including me.") in green ink on the first page, and signed in green ink on the last page, with the date "Dec 4, 1992" and the location "Sombrero Street". Also the proof sheets for the four page introduction, with many corrections in the author's hand in green ink. Signed by the author and dated "12/4/92" in green ink on the final page. Set of eight sheets is in fine condition.
Bloch, Robert Egghead 1958 Fantastic Universe NY. Original ribbon-copy manuscript for this short story that appeared in the July 1958 issue of "Fantastic Universe" magazine. 18 pages. Several handwritten corrections throughout. Good, pages yellowing, paperclip marks in upper-left corner.
Bramah, Ernest The Wallet of Kai Lung 1900 L. C. Page & Co Boston. First American edition (English sheets). Author's first novel and second book. A somewhat worn copy, with a slight dampstain on the bottom of the page block. A very good copy in pictorial cloth covers.
Bramah, Ernest The Secret of the League 1907 Nelson UK. Reprint of "What Might Have Been". States "First published in 1907" on the copyright page. Fine.
Bramah, Ernest The Secret of the League 1909 Nelson UK. Second printing of the reprint of "What Might Have Been". Very good.
Bramah, Ernest The Transmutation of Ling 1912 Brentano's NY. First American edition (from the British sheets) of this story from 'The Wallet of Kai Lung'. Limited to 500 copies. Inscription dated 1917 on ffep, very good in green cloth covered boards..
Bramah, Ernest The Eyes of Max Carrados 1923 Grant Richards UK. First edition. Slight foxing to page ends, scuffing and short tears to spine ends, slight corner bumps, else very good.
Bramah, Ernest The Specimen Case 1925 Doran NY. First American edition. Collects twenty-one stories. Neat ink signature on front pastedown, slight spine sunning, slight rubbing to edges of spine panel and corners, else very good.
Bramah, Ernest Max Carrados Mysteries 1927 Hodder and Stoughton UK. First edition. Near fine.
Bramah, Ernest The Moon of Much Gladness 1932 Cassell & Co. UK. First edition. Some offsetting to the rear free endpaper, bumping to spine ends, else fine. The DW has some soiling to the rear cover, top and bottom chips to the spine affecting the "T" in "The", one inch closed tear at top of front cover, else very good. The front panel of the DW is quite bright and striking; a colorful Asian woman on a black background.
Bramah, Ernest (Ed. by William White) Kai Lung: Six 1974 Non-Profit Press WA. First edition. First book publication of six stories from Punch magazine. Number 168 of 250 copies printed for private circulation. Fine in DW.
Bramah, Ernest (Ed. by William White) Kai Lung: Six 1974 Non-Profit Press WA. First edition. First book publication of six stories from Punch magazine. Number 113 of 250 copies printed for private circulation. Slight spine lean, else very fine in DW.
Bramah, Ernest (Ed. by William White) Kai Lung: Six 1974 Non-Profit Press WA. First edition. First book publication of six stories from Punch magazine. Number 99 of 250 copies printed for private circulation. Fine in DW.
Brunner, John The Brink 1959 Gollancz UK. The author's fourth SF novel and his first hardcover. Signed by the author on the title page. Near fine in DW with age-darkened spine, and a few missing bits at the extremities, and light dust soiling.
Brunner, John Stand On Zanzibar 1968 Doubleday NY. First edition. Review slip tipped in before ffep. The SFWA's copy, with their neat stamp on both fron and back pastedowns on feps. Fine in near fine DW with two small closed tears and some minor associated crinkling.
Campbell, Ramsey The Telephones 1975 Arkham House Baltimore. First and final drafts, carbon copy with holographic corrections. Published in "The Height of the Scream" in 1976. Both copies signed by the author, and dated "2 November 1975." Signed at the World Fantasy convention in Providence RI. Very good.
Crowley, John Little, Big 1981 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Several pages hand-glued onto existing pages, family tree laid in. No doubt very few of these proofs were produced. Very good in red wrappers. Moderate foxing to all edges of the pages, with three unobtrusive water spots on the bottom of the page block. The wrappers are near fine.
De Lint, Charles (Joy Chant, Terry Brooks, MZ Bradley and others) Beyond The Fields We Know 1978 Triskell Press Ottawa CA. Stated issue #1 of this "faun-zine." Number 500 of 1000 copies. Published by Charles De Lint, it contains many of his stories pseudonymsly, as well as one under his own name, which apparently has never been reprinted. It is signed by him on the title page of his story. Includes an interview with Terry Brooks, as well as stroies and poems by Darrell Schweitzer (signed at his story), Joy Chant, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Robin Williamson, Thomas Burnett Swann, Diana L. Paxson, Joseph Payne Brennan, Jessica Amanda Salmonson and others. Very good in pictorial wrappers, with a diagonal crease at the top right of each page; worst on the rear cover, improving towards the front, not affecting the first 22 pages.
Doyle, A. Conan The Return of Sherlock Holmes 1905 McClure, Phillips & Co. NY. First edition (preceded British edition by a few months.) Contents page neatly torn and nearly detached, boards very loose, tissue between frontispiece and title page present and in fine condition, no discernable foxing, cloth covers slightly bumped and rubbed, spine very rubbed, overall fragile but still attractive.
Eddison, E. R. Mistress of Mistresses 1935 Faber & Faber UK. First edition. Top and fore edges trimmed, top edge painted ight red.. Decorations by Keith Henderson. Fine in near fine DW with small chips not affecting lettering or design along the top edge, especially on the spine.
Effinger, George Alec How It Felt 1974 Random House NY. Ribbon-copy manuscript of an original story written for Terry Carr's anthology "Universe 5". 14 pages. Holographic editorial markings throughout. Originally purchased at Carr's estate sale. Some page creases, else very good.
Gueulette, Thomas Simon (Translated by Mr. Thomas Stackhouse) Chinese Tales, or, The Wonderful Adventrues of Fum-Hoam 1745 J. Hodges London. Chinese Tales, or, The Wonderful Adventures of Fum-Hoam, Related by Himself to Divert the Sultan, Upon the Celebration of Her Nuptials. Third Edition. xii + 236 pages, 12mo (4 x 6 inches). 8 plates. Nicely bound in half morocco and marbled end papers, and all edges gilt. The first English edition of Gueulette's first compilation appeared as an anonymous translation from the French in 1725. "Oriental fantasies became fashionable in the West after the success of the Arabian Nights, originally translated and published in France as Les Mille et Une Nuit (1704-17) by Antoine Galland (1646-1715). Among the many similar collections assembled in its wake were three compiled by Thomas-Simon Gueulette (1683-1766), which used the same frame device These were particularly influential in the UK and France and for a while Arabian and Oriental stories became the fashion." Clute and Grant (eds), The Encyclopedia of Fantasy, p. 734. See Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 1-36. Bleiler (1978), p. 89. Reginald 06449A. Moderate wear, slight foxing, otherwise a very good copy,
Hamilton, Peter F. Fallen Dragon 2001 MacMillan UK. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Number 716 of 800 copies signed and numbered on the first page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Hamilton, Peter F. Fallen Dragon 2001 MacMillan UK. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Number 203 of 800 copies signed and numbered on the first page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Hofstatder, Douglas R. Godel Escher Bach 1979 Basic Books NY. First edition. Very good in DW that is severely spine-sunned, else very good.
Hughart, Barry Bridge of Birds 1984 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition. Author's first book. Co-winner of the 1984 World Fantasy Award. 1986 Mythopoeic award winner for best fantasy. Inscribed by the author on the title page "This was rejected by 17 publishers, so it can't be all bad." This copy was sent by the author to his literary agent. Near fine in DW. Literary agency sticker on front free endpaper.
Johnson, Samuel Julian's Arts to Undermine and Extirpate Christianity 1689 Richard Chiswell London. [8], xv, [1], 214, [2] p. ; 8 . A tract written in 1683 against the succession of the Duke of York, later James II, King of Great Britain, 1633-1701. The piece is thus a Whig political tract masquerading as a religious one. A note facing the title page states "The present impression of this book, was made in the year 1683." Signatures: A8, a4, B-O8, P4 (final verso blank) Errata : p. [215]. Wing J832, McAlpin, v. 4, p. 345, CBEL P. 942. Small binder's sticker "William George's Sons Ltd., 89 Park Street Bristol" on the front pastedown. Very good in good full-leather binding.
Jordan, Robert Eye of the World 1990 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Jordan, Robert Eye of the World 1990 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Ketchum, Jack Road Kill 1994 Headline UK. Draft manuscript (computer printout) of the first edition, released as "Joyride" in the U.S. The top page is signed by the author in red pen. The author donated this unbound draft (it's a ream of more than 300 pieces of paper.) This is a close-to-final draft - it is very clean, and is almost identical to the finished published book. However, there are a smattering of hand corrections made by the author in either black pen or red marker. Near fine.
Moorcock, Michael New Worlds 1964 New Worlds UK. 60+ manuscript pages of editorial material, as sent to the printer, for issues 146 through 150. This is a key period in the evolution of"New Wave sf" or "Speculative Fiction" in which Moorcock and New Worlds led the way. Except where stated, pages are top copy black typescripts with Michael Moorcock's (MM) annotations/corrections/printers' instructions in red ball point pen NW 146: MM long reviews (6pp) of Aldiss's Greybeard, Harness's The Paradox Men; Letters pages with MM replies (5pp); Langdon Jones book reviews (4pp); MM reviews as James Colvin (5pp); Anonmymous filler reviews (MM, presumably) (1p). NW 147: Editorial (MM) "A Rare Event" about the World SF Convention in Britain, coming up next year (3pp *good carbon copy*); MM as James Colvin - Long Book Review - of William Burroughs' The Naked Lunch (6+pp *good carbon copy*);), plus short reviews (1+pp *good carbon copy* NW 148: Book reviews, Langdon Jones (5pp); "Filler material" - (2pp); Letters pages with MM replies (10pp *good carbon copy*) NW 149: Editorial (MM) (2pp) "The times they are a-changing and sf is changing to speak with the voice of the times"; The Life Buyer by E.C. Tubb - opening page layout sketch by MM (1p); Letters pages - layout sketch by MM (1p); Letters pages with MM replies (4pp); Ads (1p); Book reviews - title page layout sketch for review section (on 1/2 page paper) + Book review (3pp) - by Langdon Jones - w. his own corrections, I think (green ink, not red ball point) NW 150:- John Carnell - Guest Editorial (4pp) w. short intro by MM (1p); Title page layout sketch for Charles Harness, Time Trap - by MM (1p). Some staple damage to top left corners, some have had rusty paper clips removed by me leaving small rust stains. Some creasing to some pages - mostly flat. Some pages are more tanned than others. Paper varies from robust to thin carbon copies. All are basically good-to-very good, fully readable, with only a very few having pale brown coffee (?) staining here and there. Previously kept loose in an envelope, now protected in 3 plastic covers.
Niven, Larry Protector 1976 Compton Russell UK. First hardcover edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Slight soiling to the bottom page edges, else near fine in fine unclipped DW.
Nollen, Scott Allen with Sara Jane Karloff Boris Karloff: A Gentleman's Life 1999 Midnight Marquee Press MD. Computer printout of the entire manuscript, with handwritten corrections by both the author and Ms. Karloff. Fine.
Pohl, Frederik (ed) Star Science Fiction Stories 1953 Ballantine NY. First edition. The pioneer SF original anthology series. Fifteen stories by C. M. Kornbluth, Lester Del Rey, Fritz Leiber, Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov and others. Pages very yellowed, else very good in a dust jacket that has a 1/4 inch chip missing from the top of the spine panel, else very good.
Powers, Tim Where They Are Hid 1995 Charnel House NY. First edition. Number 312 of 350 copies signed on the limitation page by the author. Book and handmade slipcase bound in Japanese fabric. Fine in slipcase sans DW as issued.
Russell, Mary Doria The Sparrow 1996 Villiard NY. Uncorrected proof ("Advance Reader's Edition") of the first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Simmons, Dan Phases of Gravity 1990 Headline UK. First British and first hardcover edition. #121 of 250 signed and numbered copies bound in full leather. Fine in slipcase sans DW as issued.
Sowerby, E. Millicent Rare People and Rare Books 1966 Constable London. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. A very rare proof indeed. Very good in green printed wrappers.
Stephenson, Neal and J. Fredrick George writing as 'Stephen Bury' Interface 1994 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Apparently an earlier state than the more common grey-wrappered version, this has no publishing information printed on the covers. Fine in red printed wrappers.
Sue, Eugene The Wandering Jew 1845 Harper & Brothers NY. First American edition. Two-column text. Fair, in what remains of quarter-bound leather boards. The spine panel is missing, and the first and last pages are tattered but readable. At the rear the final page of the text is present, but nothing after that.
Vance, Jack The Dying Earth 1950 Hillman Publications NY. First edition. Author's first book. Spine panel chipped at top and bottom, two-inch vertical crease on front cover, upper-right corner of front cover clipped, else very good in bright and clean pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Big Planet 1957 Avalon NY. First edition. Offsetting from original DJ protector on rear endpapers and boards, bookplate of the Scott Meredith Literary Agency on front pastedown, else fine, in near fine DW.
Vance, Jack The Fox Valley Murders 1967 Robert Hale UK. First British edition. Front free endpaper removed, sticker residue on front pastedown (the only indications of probably ex-lbrary use), else near-fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Fox Valley Murders 1967 Robert Hale UK. First British edition. Quite rare. Near fine, in very good DW.
Vance, Jack The Pleasant Grove Murders 1968 Robert Hale UK. First British edition. Moderate foxing on page edges, else very good in in DW with substantial closed tears professionally repaired.
Vance, Jack The Eyes of the Overworld 1977 Underwood Miller PA. First edition of the original text. Number 17 of 111 copies. Signed by the author and illustrator on the title page. Includes bibliography pamphlet printed especially for this issue. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Lost Moons 1982 Underwood Miller PA. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Holographic postcard laid in, "6/6/82 / Dear Barry [Levin, bookseller] - This is one of seven copies of LOST MOONS for advance review. [Signed by Tim Underwood a.k.a.] Yoganathan." Oversize wrappers. In original mailing envelope with holographic note on the back; "Dear Barry - Be sure to read the forward! / [signed] Yoganathan." One light corner crease else fine in a very good enevelope.
Vance, Jack (illustrated by Paul Rhoads) The Languages of Pao and The Dragon Masters 2002 Vance Integral Edition Oakland, CA. First edition, the "Deluxe" binding. Number 1 of 10 copies with a tipped in limitation page, signed by author and illustrator, including an original etching. Full dark-brown leather with gold, green and black stamping and four raised ribs. Marbled endpapers, with maps affixed to front and rear pastedowns. Integral yellow ribbon register (bookmark.) 363 pages. Fine sans DW as issued.
Watts, Alan The Spirit of Zen 1936 John Murray UK. First edition of the author's first book. Yellow cloth boards with Arabic man illustrated on cover. Book has previous owner's name on the front endpaper with personal bookplate affixed, rear endpaper has a few creases otherwise solid, clean and tight throughout. Dustjacket has chips and small tears, some age tanning, and a few discolored stains.
Watts, Alan W. Easter Its Story and Meaning 1950 Henry Schuman NY. First edition. Inscribed "With all good wishes, Alan W. Watts May 20, 1950" on the front free end paper. Fine in very good DW with 1" chip missing from the rear panel. Inscription ink was wet when book was closed, marking front flap of dust jacket. Not price clipped.
Wolf, Gary K. Who Censored Roger Rabbit? 1981 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition. Inscribed "To Mike", with a drawing and paw prints of Roger on the front free endpaper. Fine in DW.
Lethem, Jonathan Gun, With Occasional Music 1994 Harcourt Brace & Company NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first book. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in light-grey printed wrappers.
Powers, Tim and James Blaylock Offering the Bicentennial Edition of the Complete Twelve Hours of the Night 1985 Cheapstreet NY. First edition. Printed cover with folded page tipped in. Poem and text of description, (excluding the description of the book itself) written by Powers and Blaylock as an intended hoax. Signed "William Ashbless" with Powers and Blaylock trading off signing "William" or "Ashbless". Fine.
Blaylock, James P. The Shadow on the Doorstep 1987 Axolotl WA. First edition. Limited to 900 copies of which this is 1 of 28 "publisher's copies" number "PC" and never offered for sale. Bound in red leather. Signed by Blaylock and introducer Lewis Shiner. Issued as Axolotl Double A-2 bound with Trilobyte, three stories by Edward Bryant, signed by Bryant and introducer Tim Powers. Fine sans DW as issued.
Calvert, George Chambers Defense of The Dilettante, A 1919 Grabhorn IN. First edition. Number 12 of an edition limited to 200. 12x9 inches, cloth-backed & cornered boards. Printed by Robert & Edwin Grabhorn at the Studio Press in Indianapolis. The first initial was specially designed by Frederick Goudy. This was the last book printed in Indiana, before the Press moved to San Francisco, an early Grabhorn work. Neat ink inscription on ffep, very slight wear to base of spine, else near fine in paper covered boards with cloth spine.
Carroll, Lewis Sylvie and Bruno Concluded 1893 MacMillan & Co. UK. First edition, first issue, with errors in the listing of chapters VII and VIII. The sequel to Sylvie and Bruno. Forty-six drawings by Harry Furniss. Decorated cloth gilt. All edges gilt. Fine.
Fforde, Jasper The Eyre Affair 2001 Hodder & Stoughton UK. First edition. Signed "Jasper" on the title page. Postcard "Thursday with car", one of 500, laid in. Fine in DW.
Golden, Christopher Straight On 'Til Morning 2001 Cemetary Dance Baltimore. First edition. Letter R of 26 lettered copies bound in leather, signed by the author on the limitation page, with satin ribbon page marker and additional full-color artwork. Cover painting by Micheal Kaluta, interior illustrations (full page artwork for each chapter) by some of the biggest stars in the world of comic books, including Mike Mignola, Joe Quesada, Arthur Adams, John Cassaday, Michael Zulli, Stephen R. Bissette, Daniel Brereton, J.G. Jones, Joyce Chin, Ryan Sock, Eric Powell, Philip Hester, Glenn Chadborne, Kyle Hotz, Timothy Bradstreet, Colleen Doran, Randy Green, Terry Moore, Timothy Truman, Kirk Van Wormer, Michael Zulli, and Mark Texeira. Fine in DW and traycase.
Jackson, Holbrook The Anatomy of Bibliomania 1930 The Soncino Press UK. First edition. Number 360 out of 1000 copies. Two volumes. Very good in DWs.
Jordan, Robert The Dragon Reborn 1991 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Single staple through upper-right corner of cover and first two pages, else fine in printed wrappers.
Juster, Norton The Phantom Tollbooth 1962 Collins UK. First British edition. Very good in good price-clipped DW with large chips affecting text on front and spine.
Le Guin, Ursula K. The Tombs of Atuan 1971 Atheneum NY. First edition, second state DJ. Fine in DW.
McKenna, Stephen The Oldest God 1929 Little, Brown and Co. NY. Advance excerpt of the first edition, This is a presentation copy signed with a brief inscription to Arkham House co-founder Donald Wandrei. Six pages bound in custom cloth-covered boards; probably specially commissioned by the author. Very good in red cloth covered boards with a couple of small dampstains to the binding and a single-page summary tipped onto the front flyleaf.
Paolini, Christopher Eragon 2003 Knopf NY. Advance galley (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. 512 pp. Fine in printed wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Pleasant Grove Murders 1967 Bobbs-Merrill NY. First edition. Fine in near-fine unclipped DW, with slight soiling and tiny closed tears at the ends of the spine panel.
Vance, Jack The Dying Earth 1976 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition, limited to 1111 copies. Signed by the author and illustrator George Barr on the title page. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The View from Chickweed's Window 1979 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. One of 450 unnumbered cloth-bound copies. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Seventeen Virgins / The Bagful of Dreams 1979 Underwood Miller PA. First combined edition. One of 111 copies signed in blue on the first blank page. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Seventeen Virgins / The Bagful of Dreams 1979 Underwood Miller PA. First combined edition. One of 111 copies signed in blue on the first blank page. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Dark Side of the Moon 1986 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Number 67 of 200 numbered copies, signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Dark Side of the Moon 1986 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Number 147 of 200 numbered copies, signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Lyonesse: Madouc 1989 Underwood Miller PA. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Publisher's letter laid in. Winner of the 1990 World Fantasy Award. Fine in pictorial wraps.
de Lint, Charles Berlin 1989 Fourth Avenue Ottawa. First edition, paper bound, #217 of 300. Private press. Fine in printed wrappers.
Niven, Larry Limits 1986 MacDonald UK. First British and first trade hardcover edition. Signed by the author on the title page, and by Steven Barnes (who co-wrote one story) on the title page of that story. Fine in DW.
Busby, F. M. The Alien Debt 1984 Bantam NY. Xerox copy of the copy-edited typescript, signed by the author on the first page. 8.5x11 inch double-sided sheets, for 353 pages. Perfect-bound into cardboard binder with clear plastic cover. Pages fine, binder is very good.
Dickens, Charles Martin Chuzzlewitt 1864 Chapman & Hall UK. Second edition; one of the "cheap editions" of the Works of Charles Dickens. New preface by the author. Text is in double columns. Very good in green boards.
Suzuki, Daisetz Teitaro Living By Zen 1949 Sanseido Japan. First edition. Signed and dated 1950 by the author on the title page. 235 pp. With five wonderful essays: Living By Zen, A General Survey, Satori, Approaches to Satori, and the Koan. Quite rare. Near fine with slight yellowing of the pages.
Tolkien, J. R. R. The Silmarillion 1977 George Allen and Unwin UK. First British edition (apparently preceded by the export edition.) Edited by Christopher Tolkien, and signed by him on the front free endpaper. Near fine in DW.
Lethem, Jonathan Gun, With Occasional Music 1994 Harcourt Brace & Company NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first book. Fine in light-grey printed wrappers.
Lethem, Jonathan Gun, With Occasional Music 1994 Harcourt Brace & Company NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first book. Fine in light-grey printed wrappers. Review materials laid in.
van Gulik, Robert Labyrinth in Lan-Fang 1957 W. van Hoeve Netherlands. First edition. "The Chinese Maze Murders." 256 pages, 5.5 x 7.5 inches. Near fine in glossy illustrated boards.
Pullman, Philip The Subtle Knife 1997 Knopf NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Corner bumps, else near fine in green printed wrappers.
Anonymous (ed) Georgian Stories 1924 1924 G. P. Putnam's Sons NY. First edition. Contains stories by Ernest Bramah, P. G. Wodehouse, Aldous Huxley, Algernon Blackwood, and others. With portraits of each author. Fine in the rare printed DW with long closed tears repaired with clear tape, and corner chips, else very good.
Avallone, Michael Where Monsters Walk 1978 Scholastic NY. Carbon-copy manuscript of this collection of juvenile horror stories. Some corrections made to this copy, using whiteout or small stickers to erase what was there, and then typewritten corrections applied. Inscribed "7/8/89 / For Fred - / with the hope his / bread comes back / from the water - / All the best / Michael Avallone" on the title page, the lower quarter of which has been neatly trimmed. 93 pages. Three additional sheets that are photocopies of reviews, and one original typed sheet with a listing of author's credits, which are extensive. Very good.
Barrett Jr., Neal Piggs 2002 Subterranean Press MI. First edition. Letter N of 26 copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Bound in deluxe cloth; housed in a handcrafted traycase Fine in DW and traycase.
Bennett, Whitman A Practical Guide to American Book Collecting 1941 Bennett NY. First edition, 1 of 100 copies hand bound in half morocco, marbled paper over boards, marbled endpapers, gilt raised bands and spine lettering. A wonderful compendium of almost 500 books in this chronological guide to great and curious books in Americana and American literature. Each item is accompanied by a lengthy description giving information about why the particular item is important. Near fine, with light wear at the extremities.
Blaylock, James P. Doughnuts 1994 ASAP MI. First edition. Limited to 250 copies, of which this is #55 of 224 numbered copies. Signed on the limitation page by the author, Viki Blaylock, Phil Parks, Tim Powers, Lucius Shepard and Lewis Shiner. Includes four color photographs. Fine in leather cover, sans DW as issued.
Bramah, Ernest Max Carrados 1915 Methuen UK. Second printing of the first edition. The first collection of Max Carrados stories. Slight foxing, else very good.
Bramah, Ernest The Specimen Case 1925 Doran NY. First American edition. Collects twenty-one stories. Very good.
Bramah, Ernest Max Carrados Mysteries 1927 Hodder and Stoughton UK. First edition. Neat bookplate on front pastedown, else very good.
Bramah, Ernest Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat 1928 Doubleday, Doran NY. First American edition. Bookplate on front pastedown, bottom edges of the covers only slightly scraped, else fine and bright in dust jacket that has chips missing from the top and bottom of the spine panel. The front covers of both the book and DW are unusually bright for this title.
Bramah, Ernest The Mirror of Kong Ho 1929 Grant Richards and H. Toulmin (Cayme Press) UK. Second edition. Includes a preface by J. C. Squire. Very hard to find. Small bookseller sticker to lower corner of ffep, else very good in black cloth-covered boards.
Bramah, Ernest Short Stories of To-day & Yesterday 1929 Harrap UK. First edition. Collects four 'Kai Lung' stories, three 'Max Carrados' stories, and four additional stories. Red leatherette boards. Fine sans DW as issued.
Brin, David Dr. Pak's Preschool 1989 Cheap Street VA. First edition. Of 177 total copies, this is number 96 of the 119 numbered Collector's Edition copies. Signed by the author and by artist Judy King-Rieniets on the limitation page.. Promotional material laid in. Fine in DW made of handmade Yuzen paper and cloth slipcase.
Brooks, Terry The Sword of Shannara 1977 Random House NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Single reading crease down the center of the spine, the fold-out full-color illustration just starting from binding, else very good in dingy wrappers.
Butler, Octavia Wild Seed 1980 Doubleday NY. First edition. Bookplate on front pastedown, slight foxing on foredge, else near fine in very good DW.
Cabell, James Branch Ballades From the Hidden Way 1928 Crosby Gaige NY. One of an edition of 831 copies, this being out of series and not numbered. Signed by Cabell at end of preface as issued. This copy from the library of the publisher, Crosby Gaige, with his bookplate on front pastedown endpaper. Thin octavo, black cloth backstrip, gilt decorated blue-paper covered boards, custom multicolored slipcase. Near fine condition, minor shelf wear, slipcase is very good, with top and bottom panels starting to separate.
Carr, John F. and Roland Green Great King's War 1984 Ace NY. Photocopy of typewritten manuscript with a few corrections. Signed in blue ink on the title page. 479 pages. Sequel to H. Beam Piper's "Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen," an alternate timeline novel of a PA State Trooper in a land where the formula for gunpowder was the secret of a particularly despicable church. Only printed in ACE paperback. Near fine in original box with "For Richard" written on the front of the box in the same blue ink as Carr's signature.
Carroll, Jonathan The Land of Laughs 1980 Viking NY. First edition of the author's first book. Fine in DW with price sticker on front cover
Chandler, A. Bertram Matilda's Step-Children 1979 Hale London. First British and first hardcover edition. Inscribed "To Mike, with best wishes, A B Chandler" on the title page. Bookplate lightly affixed to ffep printed with "From The Private Library / of Mike Hodel / (1939-1986) / Science Fiction Writer / and "Hour 25" Host / Catalogued by his friends." Hour 25 is a long-running radio show on KPFK-FM. Lower-right corners bumped, else fine in black boards. DW also bumped, else fine and unclipped.
Clegg, Douglas Mischief 2000 Cemetery Dance Baltimore, MD. First edition. Letter "X" of 26 deluxe copies bound in leather, with additional full-color artwork with satin ribbon page marker and black traycase. Signed by the authot on the limitation page. Fine in DW and felt-lined traycase.
Croly, George Salathiel: A Story of the Past, the Present and the Future 1829 Henry Colburn UK. "New Edition", published one year after the first edition. Three volume in 3/4 leather and marbled endpapers. Published anonymously. All three volumes are very good.
Danielewski, Mark Z. House of Leaves 2000 Pantheon NY. Second printing of the first edition. Signed "Z" on the first blank sheet, and inscribed on the "This is not for you" page "August 4, 2003 / For Mike Berro, / Guardian of Site, / This one's for you. / Fondest regards, / Z" along with a geometric drawing in red and blue ink. A horror story about a house whose interior is larger than its exterior. Fine in DW.
Danielewski, Mark Z. House of Leaves 2000 Pantheon NY. First edition. One of supposedly 500 copies that does not have the signed page bound in, out of a total print run of 2000 copies. A horror story about a house whose interior is larger than its exterior. Fine in DW.
de Lint, Charles Ascian in Rose 1986 Axolotl Press Eugene, OR. First edition, leather bound, #39 of 50, signed by author and James Blaylock. Fine sans DW as issued.
del Rey, Lester Keepers of the House 1956 Fantastic Universe NY. Ribbon-copy manuscript of this short story. The title page, with story introduction, typed by someone else, possibly the magazine editor, 18 pages of story with handwritten corrections. Title page signed "To Joe / Lester del Rey" in blue ink. Fantastic Universe rubber stamp with Sep 2 1955 date, the story was published in the Jan 1956 issue, and subsequently reprinted in "Robots and Changelings", Ballantine, 1957; "Dark Stars", ed. Robert Silverberg, Ballantine, 1969 and "The Best of Lester del Rey", Ballantine, 1978. Very good.
Eddison, E. R. A Fish Dinner in Memison 1941 Dutton NY. First edition (precedes the UK edition.) Number 324 of 998 copies. Fine in very good DW with substantial chips along the top and bottom edges. Not price-clipped.
Farmer, Philip Jose The Lavalite World 1977 Ace NY. First edition. Inscribed to Roger Zelazny on the dedication page (book is dedicated to Zelazny.) Near fine with some corner bumps in pictorial wrappers.
Fowles, John A Maggot 1985 Cape NY. This is the London Limited Edition, a signed first edition specially bound in quarter cloth with hand-made marbled paper sides and spine lettered in gilt. This is #430 of 500. As new in glassine dust jacket as issued.
Goodkind, Terry Faith of the Fallen 2000 TOR NY. First edition. Number 103 of 150 leather-bound numbered copies signed on the limitation page. Previous owner's bookplate removed on front endpaper, else fine sans DW as issued with slipcase.
Halliburton, Richard The Romance of Travel 1935 Bobbs-Merill NY. First edition. Inscribed by the author to a fellow Princeton alumni on the title page. Near fine.
Hughart, Barry Bridge of Birds 1984 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition. Author's first book. Co-winner of the 1984 World Fantasy Award. 1986 Mythopoeic award winner for best fantasy. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Hughart, Barry Bridge of Birds 1984 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition. Author's first book. Co-winner of the 1984 World Fantasy Award. 1986 Mythopoeic award winner for best fantasy. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: 'To --- & ---, who may wonder how a guy keeps from going bananas while he rewrites dialogue for such immortal classics as "Revenge of the Killer Tomatoes."' Fine in price-clipped near-fine DW.
Hughart, Barry Bridge of Birds 1984 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition. Author's first book. Co-winner of the 1984 World Fantasy Award. 1986 Mythopoeic award winner for best fantasy. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Hughart, Barry Bridge of Birds 1985 St. Martin's Press NY. First British edition. Fine in very good first-state DW with several creases from straight folds, and fine second-state dust jacket.
Hughart, Barry The Story of the Stone 1988 Doubleday Foundation NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's second book. As new in printed wrappers.
Hughart, Barry The Story of the Stone 1988 Doubleday Foundation NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's second book. As new in printed wrappers.
Hughart, Barry The Story of the Stone 1988 Doubleday Foundation NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's second book. As new in blue printed wrappers.
Hughart, Barry The Story of the Stone 1988 Doubleday Foundation NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's second book. Fine in printed wrappers.
Hughart, Barry The Story of the Stone 1988 Doubleday Foundation NY. First edition. Author's second book. Warm inscription on the title page. Fine in DW.
Hughart, Barry The Story of the Stone 1988 Doubleday Foundation NY. First edition. Author's second book. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Jordan, Robert The Shadow Rising 1992 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Includes business card from St. Martin's Press representative. Fine in printed wrappers.
Jordan, Robert A Crown of Swords 1996 TOR NY. First edition. Number 81 of 175 copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in green leather covered boards and slipcase, sans DW as issued.
Juster, Norton (Illus by Jules Feiffer) The Phantom Tollbooth 1961 Epstein & Carroll NY. True first edition. Soiling to the front endpapers, crease to the lower spine panel, else very good.
Kijewski, Karen Wild Kat 1994 Cahill CA. First edition (precedes the trade edition by one month). This is 'Y' of 26 lettered copies quarter-bound in satin, with marbled boards, signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine sans DW as issued.
Ley, Willy The Atlantic Missile Range 1959 Future Science Fiction NY. Original ribbon-copy manuscript for this science article that appeared in the April 1959 issue of "Future Science Fiction." 15 pages. Many handwritten corrections throughout. Very good, pages starting to yellow, stapled.
Myers, John Myers Out On Any Limb 1942 Dutton NY. First edition. Author's second book, a swashbuckling adventure. Near fine in unclipped DW.
Niven, Larry and Jerry Pournelle Inferno 1976 Pocket Books NY. Uncorrected proofs (tall galleys) of the first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Pournelle is given first billing on the cover, although not on the published book. Fine is slightly sunned blue wrappers, with corner creases.
Niven, Larry Limits 1986 MacDonald UK. First British and first trade hardcover edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Onions, Oliver The Tower of Oblivion 1921 MacMillan NY. First American edition. Fantasy novel features the character Derwent Rose, who underwent the experience of growing young, instead of old. At the age of 45, he slips back, not steadily, but in sudden jumps Very good in chipped and torn DW.
Pirsig, Robert M. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance 1974 Morrow NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in tan printed wrappers.
Pohl, Frederik The Bitterest Pill 1957 Galaxy NY. Original ribbon-copy manuscript for this short story that appeared in a 1957 issue of "Galaxy." 16 pages plus a "blurb for story" page. Many handwritten corrections throughout. Good, pages starting to yellow, stapled.
Powers, Tim with James P. Blaylock The Way Down the Hill, with The Pink of Fading Flamingos 1986 Axolotl Seattle. First edition, one of unknown number of unnumbered leather-bound copies, signed by Tim Powers, Edward Bryant, James Blaylock and Charles De Lint. Double edition containing short stories. Fine sans DW as issued.
Powers, Tim with James P. Blaylock The Way Down the Hill, with The Pink of Fading Flamingos 1986 Axolotl Seattle. First edition, number 44 of 50 leather-bound copies, signed by Tim Powers, Edward Bryant, James Blaylock and Charles De Lint. Double edition containing short stories. Fine sans DW as issued.
Powers, Tim On Stranger Tides 1987 Ultramarine Press NY. First edition. 1988 Locus, World Fantasy and Hugo nominee for best novel. #82 of 150 copies. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Bound in quarter leather by Dernis Gouey. Fine sans DW as issued.
Powers, Tim The Stress of Her Regard 1989 Charnel House NY. First edition. First book from this noted fine-press publisher 1990 Nebula award nominee. 1990 Mythopoeic award winner for best fantasy. Number 46 of 500 numbered copies signed by the author, introducer Dean Koontz and author of afterword James P. Blaylock on the African maple limitation page, bound in hand-streaked denim. Fine in hand-streaked denim slipcase without DW as issued.
Powers, Tim Last Call 1992 Morrow NY. Uncorrected proof of the first trade edition. Winner of the 1993 World Fantasy Award. Inscribed by the author on the title page and on the front cover. Fine in red printed wrappers.
Powers, Tim Last Call 1992 Morrow NY. Uncorrected proof of the first trade edition. Winner of the 1993 World Fantasy Award. Ink date at top of front cover ("4 20 92"), else fine in red printed wrappers.
Powers, Tim and James P. Blaylock The William Ashbless Memorial Cookbook 2002 Subterranean Press MI. First edition. Number 66 of 150 copies bound in full leather and signed by the author on the limitation page. Includes the chapbook "The Suppressed Recipes." Fine in DW and slipcase.
Pratchett, Terry The Colour of Magic 1983 St. Martins NY. First American edition. Author's third book and first in the 'Discworld' series. According to the author, only 1500 copies were printed. Fine in DW.
Pratchett, Terry The Colour of Magic 1983 St. Martins NY. First American edition. Author's third book and first in the 'Discworld' series. According to the author, only 1500 copies were printed. Fine in DW.
Pratchett, Terry The Colour of Magic 1983 St. Martins NY. First American edition. Author's third book and first in the 'Discworld' series. According to the author, only 1500 copies were printed. Fine in DW.
Pratchett, Terry The Colour of Magic 1983 St. Martins NY. First American edition. Author's third book and first in the 'Discworld' series. According to the author, only 1500 copies were printed. Fine in DW.
Resnick, Mike The Elephants on Neptune 2002 Asimov's Magazine NY. Original, copy-edited manuscript of a story published in Asimov's Magazine. Winner of the Asimov's Readers Poll, Hugo nominee, Nebula nominee, and an Ignotus (Spanish Hugo) nominee. This has editor Gardner Dozois' scribbled instructions to his staff, and is autographed by the author on the title page. 200 pages plus title page. Very good.
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 1999 Scholastic Press NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first American edition. Rubbing at spine joints, bumped corners, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Russell, Alan No Sign of Murder 1990 Walker NY. First edition. Author's first novel. 4000 copies printed. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Russell, Mary Doria The Sparrow 1996 Villiard NY. Uncorrected proof (first state) of the first edition. Near fine in printed wrappers.
Satterthwaite, Walter Wilde West 1991 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition. Inscribed to Roger Zelazny on the title page. Fine in DW.
Sayers, Dorothy L. (editor) The Omnibus of Crime 1929 Payson and Clarke UK. First edition. Apparently a deluxe edition (issue price $3), with a custom cardboard slipcase. Contains stories by Ernest Bramah, Conan Doyle, H. G. Wells, Poe, Beirce, Huxley, Stoker, Saki, Chesterton, Rohmer and a host of others. This copy inscribed "Read em and Creep! Christopher Morley" in silver ink across the front cover of the dust jacket (Morley wrote the blurb that appears on the slipcase only.) The book is very near fine with the top edge colored red. The DW is very good, with edge-chipping not affecting lettering, and spine mottling possibly caused by moisture or sunlight. The front and back covers are bright, no doubt due to the slipcase, which is very good with one corner bumped, and a similar mottling on the label.
Shiner, Lewis Love in Vain 2001 Subterranean Press MI. First edition. Letter R of 26 copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Bound in deluxe cloth; housed in a handcrafted traycase Fine in DW and traycase. Slight bump to the upper-right corner of the traycase.
Shirley, John Heatseeker 1989 Scream Press LA. First edition. Inscribed to Roger Zelazny on the half-title page. Fine in DW.
Silverberg, Robert Fillers 1959 Super-Science Fiction NY. Original ribbon-copy manuscript for this short story that appeared in the August 1959 issue of "Super-Science Fiction" magazine. 9 pages. Many handwritten corrections throughout. Good, stapled.
Smith, George H. The Bare Facts 1959 Science Fiction Stories NY. Original ribbon-copy manuscript for this short story that appeared in the July 1959 issue of "Science Fiction Stories" magazine. 9 pages plus single page layout. Many handwritten corrections throughout. Good, stapled.
Smith, Guy N. (writing as Jonathan Guy) Badger Island 1993 Random House UK. First edition. Carbon-copy typewritten manuscript with a few holographic corrections. 139 pages (no title page.) Includes a copy of the hardcover signed by the author as Jonathan Guy, and with his real name Guy N. Smith. Very good in literary agency folder, fine book and DW.
Smith, Thorne Topper Takes a Trip 1932 Doubleday Doran NY. First edition. Erased inscription on half-title page, slight foxing to page edges, else very good in unclipped DW.
Smith, Thorne Rain in the Doorway 1933 Doubleday Doran NY. First edition. Fading to cloth covers, else very good in very good DW.
Springer, Nancy Mindbond 1987 TOR NY. Later computer printout manuscript of the second book in the Sea King trilogy. Signed by the author in ink on the title page. Holographic corrections in red and black ink throughout. 290 sheets, printed on recto only. Originally purchased from Nancy Springer at a Pennsylvania sci-fi convention in 1988. Title page has 4-inch tear, else fine.
Springer, Nancy The Hex Witch of Seldom 1988 Baen NY. Computer printout manuscript of the first edition, a juvenile fantasy. Signed by the author in ink on the title page. Holographic corrections in red and black ink throughout. Black and white drawing stapled to chapter headings. 270 sheets, printed on recto only. Virginia Kidd Literary Agency stick affixed to the title page. Originally purchased from Nancy Springer at a Pennsylvania sci-fi convention in 1988. Obvious working copy, with edge chipping and dogeared pages, mostly very good.
Springer, Nancy Not on a White Horse 1988 Atheneum NY. Computer printout manuscript of the sfirst edition. Signed by the author in ink on the title page. Holographic corrections in various colored inks throughout. 170 sheets, printed on recto only. Originally purchased from Nancy Springer at a Pennsylvania sci-fi convention in 1988. Very good.
Stockton, Frank R. Round-About Rambles 1872 Scribner, Armstrong & Company NY. First edition of Stockton's second book, which like his first is a collection of children's tales. Though not mentioned on the title page, the book is profusely illustrated, with at least one illustration on almost every one of the 371 pages. This is a handsomely-produced volume, with its elaborate binding design. This copy is in dark purple cloth (one of several colors used without priority); Extreme top/bottom spine cloth show substantial shelving wear, bottom tips just rubbed to the boards, slight spine lean, else very good.
Stockton, Frank R. (Illus. by Reginald B. Birch) The Vizier of the Two-Horned Alexander 1899 The Century Co. NY. First edition. Top edge gilt. Fine in near-fine DW.
Twain, Mark The American Claimant 1892 Charles L. Webster NY. First edition. BAL 3434. Near fine.
van Gulik, Robert The Chinese Nails Murders 1961 Michael Joseph UK. First British edition (preceded only by the Dutch edition.) As described in the introduction, this was to be the fifth and last of the 'Judge Dee' books. Fine in slightly soiled DW.
van Gulik, Robert Sexual Life in Ancient China 1961 E. J. Brill Leiden, Netherlands. First edition. "A Preliminary Survey of Chinese Sex and Society From Ca. 1500 B.C. till 1644 A.D." 392 pp. Quite rare in dust jacket. Near fine in very good DW with chips and tears.
van Gulik, Robert The Red Pavilion 1964 Heinemann UK. Uncorrected proof of the first British edition. Spine slanted and scuffed, covers dirty and slightly creased, else very good inprinted wrappers.
Van Gulik, Robert The Given Day 1984 Dennis McMillan TX. First English language and first hardcover edition. Number 67 of 300 copies, signed by Janwillem Van de Wetering, author of the postscript. Author's only non-"Judge Dee" mystery. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Vandals of the Void 1953 Winston NY. First edition. Author's first hardcover book, part of the Winston juvenile SF series. Book is fine, the DW is very good, lacking a fragment at the head of the spine and front cover affecting the lettering.
Vance, Jack Emphyrio 1969 Doubleday NY. First edition, second state (black covers.) Spine slant, slight creasing to ffep, else fine in DW that has numerous chips and creases along both edges.
Vance, Jack The Dying Earth 1976 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition, limited to 1111 copies. Inscribed by illustrator George Barr to Stuart David Schiff on the half-title page. Review sheet from publisher laid in. Purchased from Stuart David Schiff. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Eyes of the Overworld 1977 Gregg Press MA. First American hardcover edition. Fine sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack The Eyes of the Overworld 1977 Gregg Press MA. First American hardcover edition. Fine sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack Big Planet 1978 Underwood Miller PA. First edition of the unabridged text. Number 4 of 111 copies with label signed and numbered by the author and illustrator Steve Hickman affixed to to colophon. Includes flyer from Underwood-Miller sent with the book. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Blue World 1979 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. One of 5 copies stamped 'Presentation Copy'. Signed on the limitation page. 1966 Nebula nominee. Includes a copy of a TLS from the publisher verifying that only 5 presentation copies were issued. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Blue World 1979 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. One of 5 copies stamped 'Presentation Copy'. Signed on the limitation page. 1966 Nebula nominee. Includes a TLS from the publisher verifying that only 5 presentation copies were issued. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Cugel's Saga 1983 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. One of 5 copies stamped 'Presentation Copy' in purple ink. Signed on the limitation page. Fine in DW and slipcase. The slipcase was not issued with the book, but was made avaiable later by the publisher.
Vance, Jack The Durdane Trilogy 1983 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover editions of "The Faceless Man", "The Brave Free Men" and "The Asutra". One of 20 sets signed by Vance and stamped "Presentation Copy" in purple ink on limitation leaves. A fine set in fine dust jackets and single cloth slipcase as issued.
Vance, Jack Alastor Series 1984 Underwood Miller PA. Three-volume set of the first hardcover editions. All are #43 of 200, signed by the author on the limitation pages. Fine in DWs and single slipcase.
Vance, Jack The Complete Magnus Ridolph 1984 Underwood Miller PA. Uncorrected proof (described by the publisher as 'folded and gathered sheets') of the first edition. Fine in plain paper wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Augmented Agent 1986 Underwood Miller PA. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in printed wrappers.
Whittemore, Edward Quinn's Shanghai Circus 1974 Holt, Rinehart &Winston NY. First edition. Author's first book. Very fine in DW.
Whittemore, Edward Nile Shadows 1982 Holt Rinehart & Winston NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Copyright date was changed when the book was published. Near fine in printed wrappers.
Wilhelm, Kate Love and the Stars - Today! 1959 Future Science Fiction NY. Original ribbon-copy manuscript for this short story that appeared in the June 1959 issue of "Future Science Fiction." 16 pages plus double-page layout. Many handwritten corrections throughout. Good, pages starting to yellow, creased, stapled.
Wolfe, Gene The Shadow Of The Torturer 1980 Simon and Schuster NY. First edition. First book of "The New Sun." Fine in DW.
Wright, William Charlton The Book of Spirits, and Tales of the Dead 1827 William Charlton Wright London. "Containing Lord Byron in the Other World; Weber and the Heavenly Choir; Talma in Celestial Spheres; The Phantom Ship; and other Narrations of Deep and Awful Interest, principally original, but partly translated from Grecian mss." First edition. Colour unfolding frontispiece and title page, two other plates apparently missing. Frontis,(6),100 pages. Measures 8.75" x 5.25." Text and covers tight, blank pages heavily foxed, pages mostly clean. Period brown cloth covers have faded. Overall, good.
Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn Signs & Portents 1984 Scream Press Santa Cruz CA. First edition. Letter "I" of 26 lettered copies, signed by the author and illustrator Glen Iwasaki on the limitation page. The first book issued under the Dream Press imprint. Fine in brown cloth boards and cloth-covered slipcase as issued.
Powers, Tim Dinner at Deviant's Palace 1986 Chatto & Windus UK. First British and first trade hardcover edition. Inscribed 'For Stuart! Old pal from the Roy Squires days - this non-fiction portrayal of southern California' on the title page, upside-down as usual. Purchased from Stuart David Schiff. Very fine in DW.
Bangs, John Kendrick R. Holmes & Co. 1906 Harper & Bros. NY. First edition. A delightful spoof of Doyle's Holmes and Hornung's Raffles by the great American humorist. Very good with darkened and rubbed spine, in blue cloth-covered boards.
Basbanes, Nicholas A Gentle Madness 1995 Holt NY. First edition. This fine history of book collecting earned its author a National Book Critics Circle award nomination and went quickly into later printings. Fine in DW.
Blaylock, James P. (Tim Powers and Phil Parks) James P. Blaylock: A Bibliography 1992 ASAP Mission Viejo, CA. First edition. Letter U of 25 copies, signed by Blaylock, introducer "William Ashbless" (Tim Powers & Blaylock) and illustrator Phil Parks on the limitation page. A bibliography of all his American and English publications from 1975 to 1992, with descriptions of first edition identification. A very humorous introduction by Ashbless, an afterword by Parks, and the last page has the first page of a holographic (printed?) story called "The Sad Death of Morton Sterba." Fine in plexiglass slipcase.
Bramah, Ernest Kai Lung's Golden Hours 1923 Doubleday, Doran and Co. NY. First American edition. Introduction by Hillaire Belloc. Near fine. Two owner inscriptions (1923 and 2003) on ffep. Book review from "The Boston Transcript" by D. L. M. pasted to the front pastedown. Dust jacket is very good with chips and closed tears to extremities.
Bramah, Ernest Kai Lung's Golden Hours 1923 Doubleday, Doran and Co. NY. First American edition. Introduction by Hillaire Belloc. Near fine. In very good dust jacket with 1-inch piece missing from the center of spine not affecting text.
Bramah, Ernest The Wallet of Kai Lung 1923 Grant Richards UK. First limited edition, #133 of 200 copies, signed by the author on the limitation page. One of only two signed Bramah editions. Original article from The Listener magazine dated 29 May 1947 "The Recluse who crated Kai Lung" by John Connell laid in. Moderate foxing to pages, top corner bumped, else very good.
Bramah, Ernest The Return of Kai Lung 1937 Sheridan House NY. First American edition. Published as 'The Moon of Much Gladness' in England. Rare in dust jacket. Fine in bright DW with crinkling to the top and bottom of the spine panel, and slightly soiled rear panel. A nice copy of an elusive book.
Brunner, John Telepathist 1965 Faber UK. First British and first hardcover edition. Near-fine in DW.
Carroll, Lewis Useful and Instructive Poetry 1954 Geoffrey Bles UK. First edition. Composed in 1845 when Carroll was thirteen for his younger brother and sister. Includes a few facsimile pages of text and reproductions of seven of the original illustrations. Corner bumps, bookplate on front pastedown, else fine and tight in the rare original acetate dustwrapper with printed paper front flap; two large pieces missing from the bottom, and two small chips from the top, the paper flap is complete.
Conroy, Pat (books inscribed to) Various Titles var . This lot contains four books. Two are inscribed by the authors to "Pat Conroy", the other two are merely inscribed to "Pat". The seller can attest to the latter as referring to Mr. Conroy- the reader might recognize the references made in the inscriptions as well. (1) Mayer, Andy and Jim Becker and Mary Kiffila. Good Dog Millie. Macmillan. NY, 1992. 1st edition. Fine, no DJ. Inscription reads: "10 April 93 To Lenore [Conroy's wife] and Pat- With every wish in this season of change and renewal that the days of George [Bush] and Dan [Quayle] are behind us - Yours, Lynn" (2) Duncan, Robert Bruce. Cutwater. Top Ten Publishing. Novato, 1993. First edition. VG+ with light edgewear in Near Fine DJ. Inscription reads: "For Pat Conroy- With pride and great pleasure and hopes that these boats aren't too glitzy for a low country boy. Best Regards, Bruce Duncan Santa Barbara, 8'-95" (3) Pearson, John (photographer). The Music of Life. Music and Light, Unlimited. Berkeley, 1990. 1st printing. Near Fine. Inscription reads: "For Pat Conroy- Your writing is full of music that reaches the depths - sad and joyful - and I can't express my appreciation enough. I hope you like Dick and Bill's music. John Pearson December 1991 P.S. My sister has appreciated your generosity to her." (4) Govert, Henry L. The Survivor's Guide to Problem Drinking: What to Do When Alcohol is a Problem in the Family. Tannenbaum Enterprises. Newell, 1978. VG in wraps with creasing to front cover. Inscription reads: "PAT- I've enjoyed your books. If this book sheds a little light on your Dad- maybe it will help. Best Wishes, [presumedly Henry Govert]"
de Lint, Charles Ghostwood 1990 Axolotl Press Eugene, OR. First edition. One of 75 leather-bound copies, signed by the author on the title page. Fine, sans DW as issued.
de Lint, Charles Ghosts of Wind and Shadow 1991 Axolotl Press Eugene, OR. First edition. Number 53 of 75 leather-bound copies, signed by the author on the title page. Fine, sans DW as issued.
de Lint, Charles Our Lady of the Harbor 1991 Axolotl Press Eugene, OR. First edition. Number 28 of 75 leather-bound copies, signed by the author on the title page. Fine, sans DW as issued.
Farnol, Jeffery Sir John Dering 1923 Little, Brown and Co. NY. First edition. Fine in near-fine unclipped DW.
Field, Eugene Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac 1896 Scribners NY. First edition. This edition limited to 150 numbered copies, of which this is number 45. Printed on Holland paper, teg, rough cut, quarter-bound in vellum. Moderate foxing to the front free endpaper, and on the tipped-in poem sheet, else fine. Bookplate on front pastedown.
Gash, Jonathan The Lies of Fair Ladies 1992 Scorpion Press UK. First edition (bound from the sheets of the first edition). #18 of 99 signed copies bound in quarter leather with marbled covers. First published in Great Britain. A 'Lovejoy Novel'. Fine without DW as issued.
Hoffman, Barry (illus by Harry O. Morris) Born Bad 2000 Cemetery Dance US. First edition. Letter P of 26 lettered leatherbound and traycased copies. This edition contains additional Harry O. Morris artwork. 404pp. 3 apparent suicides by University of Pennsylvania co-eds turn into a murder investigation for homicide detective Ariel Dampier, when the police receive a mysterious letter, and then a deadly game of cat and mouse as Dampier tries to proves Shanicha Wilkins, a freshman at Penn, guilty of those crimes. In 2001 the author was banned from delivering an address at the university. Fine in DW and traycase.
Kay, Guy Gavriel The Summer Tree 1984 McClelland & Stewart Canada. Uncorrected proof of the true first edition. Book one of The Fionavar Tapestry. States "Preview Excerpt", but apparently contains the entire book. Fine in DW.
Kijewski, Karen Katapult 1990 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Author's second book. Fine in DW.
Kress, Nancy (illus George Barr) Beggars in Spain 1991 Axolotl Press WA. First edition. Number 69 of 75 copies bound in red leather and signed on the title page by the author. Fine sans DW as issued.
Martin, George R. R. Portraits of His Children 1987 Dark Harvest PA. First edition. Collects 11 science fiction and dark fantasy stories. One of 52 lettered copies bound in white imitation leather. Signed by the author, introducer Roger Zelazny, and artists Val Lakey Lindahn and Ron Lindahn. Fine sans DW in wooden slipcase as issued.
Niven, Larry The Smoke Ring 1987 Del Rey NY. Photocopy of the typed mansucript, 354 single-sided pages, velo-bound. Title page is inscribed "for Edwin Austen / Larry Niven." Fine, with no flaws.
Powers, Tim Dinner at Deviant's Palace 1986 Chatto & Windus UK. First British and first trade hardcover edition. Inscribed 'I like the cover on this edition! Note the bitten fork' on the title page, upside-down as usual. Very fine in DW.
Ruff, Matt Fool on the Hill 1988 Atlantic Monthly Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. The author's first book. Fine in green printed wrappers.
Ruff, Matt Fool on the Hill 1988 Atlantic Monthly Press NY. First edition of the author's first book. Fine in DW.
Sawyer, Robert J. Golden Fleece 1998 Soulwave TN. First limited edition of the author's first book. Of a total of 226 copies, this is letter C. Signed on the limitation page by the author. Fine in first and second state dust wrappers, both marked "Copy C".
Smith, Thorne The Glorious Pool 1934 Doubleday Doran NY. First edition. Spotting and fading to covers, else very good in bright but chipped DW, with front flap detached but present and not price-clipped.
Vance, Jack The Dying Earth 1976 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition, limited to 1111 copies. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Dying Earth 1976 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition, limited to 1111 copies. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Dying Earth 1976 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition, limited to 1111 copies. Fine in slightly damaged DW.
Vance, Jack Bad Ronald 1982 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. #102 of 200 copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Bad Ronald 1982 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. #107 of 200 copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Bad Ronald 1982 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. #165 of 200 copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Lyonesse: Suldrun's Garden 1983 Berkeley NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. First book in the Lyonesse trilogy. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in printed wrappers.
Vance, Jack Lyonesse: Suldrun's Garden 1983 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. First book in the Lyonesse trilogy. Number 144 of 500 cloth-bound copies. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Lyonesse: Suldrun's Garden 1983 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. First book in the Lyonesse trilogy. Number 86 of 500 cloth-bound copies. Signed by the author on the limitation page. "AS Note From the Publisher" laid in. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Lyonesse: Suldrun's Garden 1983 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. First book in the Lyonesse trilogy. Number 217 of 500 cloth-bound copies. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Note from the publisher laid in. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Araminta Station 1987 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Limited to 500 copies, of which this is #477. Signed on the limitation page. Fine in DW and slipcase.
Vance, Jack Bird Isle and Take My Face 1988 Underwood Miller PA. Reprint of "Isle of Peril". Limited to 500 copies. Signed by the author on the limitation page of "Bird Isle.". Fine in slipcase and DW as issued.
Viereck, George S. My Flesh and Blood 1931 Horace Liveright NY. First edition. Inscribed "For Joseph Schultz, gratefully, the indiscreet author, George Sylvester Viereck, 1938" on the front free endpaper. Poems and descriptions. Near fine. Top edge red, untrimmed fore-edges.
Whittemore, Edward Nile Shadows 1983 Holt Rinehart & Winston NY. First edition. Review slip laid in. Near fine in DW.
Wolfe, Gene Storeys From The Old Hotel 1988 Kerosina UK. First edition. One of 250 numbered copies signed by Wolfe. Enclosed with 'For Rosemary', a 46-page poetry collection, which is signed by Gene Wolfe and "Rosemary" (his wife) on the title page. Fine in fine DW in cloth slipcase.
Chesney, General Sir George (anonymous) The Fall of England: The Battle of Dorking 1871 Putnam NY. First published in Blackwood's magazine (UK), May 1871, this is the first edition in book form and the only hardcover edition published (the second edition the same year being printed in wraps). 66 pages + ads. Classic futuristic novel of the invasion of England by the German army. A landmark book, which spawned numerous responses. Of this work the London "Spectator" wrote, May 13, 1871: "...so powerful is the narrative, so intensely real the impression it produces, that the coolest disbeliever in panics cannot read it without a flush of annoyance, or close it without the thought that after all, as the world now stands, some such humiliation for England is at least possible..." And of the author: "He should rival Defoe..." Worldcat (the academic catalog of over 30 million books in over 12,000 institutions) does not show any univesities or institutions holding copies of this book, but does show many universities holding this edition on microfilm. Original green cloth with gilt cover lettering; fraying to spine ends, some rubbing and staining to covers, clean interior but for 2 inscriptions on ffep. Overall, an about very good solid copy.
Farnol, Jeffery Charmian, Lady Vibart 1932 Sampson Low, Marston & Co. London. First edition. Inscribed and signed by the author "To Harry Preston from his truly affectionate friend Jeffery Farnol 1932." Rebound in red half calf with gilt titling and raised ribs. Fine.
Fforde, Jasper The Eyre Affair 2001 Hodder & Stoughton UK. First edition. Signed "Jasper" on the title page. Fine in DW.
Fforde, Jasper The Eyre Affair 2001 Hodder & Stoughton UK. First edition. Signed "Jasper" on the title page. Fine in DW.
Hughart, Barry Bridge of Birds 1985 St. Martin's Press NY. First British edition. This copy previously owned by the author's literary agent. Pages starting to yellow, else fine in near fine first state DW.
Smith, Langdon Evolution, A Fantasy 1909 John W. Luce Boston. First edition. One of the most popular poems of its day. The author, born in Kentucky in 1858, was educated in Louisville. iv, 51pp, illustrated. Moderate foxing to pages and boards, bound in boards with brushed felt backstrip. Bottom edges rubbed with one bump. Dust jacket has a small chip missing at each upper corners, and slight soiling, else near fine. Very rare dust jacket.
Vance, Jack Vandals of the Void 1953 Winston NY. First edition. Author's first hardcover book, part of the Winston juvenile SF series. Dust jacket lacking fragment at bottom of spine and front, black bordered DW, otherwise very good, volume fine except for bookplate on rear pastedown.
Vance, Jack The Augmented Agent 1986 Underwood Miller PA. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Watts, Alan The Wisdom of Insecurity 1951 Pantheon NY. First edition. Inscribed by the author on the title page, with a design of the Worm Ouroborous, and dated October 1951. Very good.
Adams, Douglas The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1980 Harmony Books New York. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Fine in blue printed wrappers.
Lafferty, R. A. Nine Hundred Grandmothers 1975 Dobson UK. First British and first hardcover edition. Fine in price-clipped DW.
Molloy, Michael Witch Trade. The 2001 Chicken House UK. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Small price sticker on rear cover, spine creases, else very good in blue printed wrappers.
Tolkien, J. R. R. The Silmarillion 1977 George Allen and Unwin UK. First edition. The "export edition", without price on the dust jacket. Near fine in DW.
Gash, Jonathan The Judas Pair 1977 Harper and Row NY. First American edition. Author's first novel. A 'Lovejoy Novel of Suspense'. Literary agent's bookplate on ffep, else fine in near-fine DW.
Abdullah, The Sheik A. Fifty Enthralling Stories of the Mysterious East 1940 The Times of India Bombay & Calcutta. Contains dozens of stories, including "Kin Yeng, The Picture Maker" by Ernest Bramah. This is apparently the "Colonial" edition, and scarce in dust jacket. Very good in DW.
Alexander, Lloyd The Castle of Llyr 1966 Holt Rinehart & Winston NY. First edition. First book of "The Prydain Chronicles." The ""Library Edition", with pictorial covers. Scarce. The book is fine (not ex-library), the dust wrapper is near very good, with a damaged sticker stating "Holt Library Edition" on the front cover, two short black crayon marks on the front cover, small price-sticker residue on the front cover, and chipping at the top and bottom of the spine panel. The front flap is price-clipped in the upper corner, with a price of $3.67 remaining in the lower corner (no doubt the library price.)
Anderson, Robert Mailer Boonville 1999 San Francisco. Draft version of the first edition. Comb-bound, with only the author's contact information on the cover sheet (title page.) Very good.
Asimov, Isaac The End of Eternity 1955 Doubleday NY. First edition. Very good in DW.
Asimov, Isaac More Tales of the Black Widowers 1976 Crime Club NY. First edition. Inscribed by the author and dated 28 Jan 78 on the title page. Fine in DW with very slight browning.
Asprin, Robert Lynn Outbound n.d. . Typescript manuscript with holographic corrections in pencil. Signed on the first page. 38 sheets comprising the first three chapters plus a 5 page outline of the rest of the novel. From the Gorden Dickson estate. Fine.
Blaylock, James P. Two Views of a Cave Painting 1987 Axolotl WA. First edition. #29 of 75 leatherbound copies. Bound with 'Escape From Kathmandu' by Kim Stanley Robinson. Signed by Blaylock, Dean R. Koontz (intro), Robinson and Tim Powers (intro). Fine sans DW and slipcase as issued.
Blaylock, James P. Doughnuts 1997 Subterranean Press MI. First edition. Limited to 276 copies, of which this is H of 26 lettered copies. Signed on the limitation page by the author and cover artist Tim Powers. Fine sans DW as issued.
Bloch, Robert The Thing 1993 Pretentious Press MA. First edition. Four-page folio containing author's first published story (in his high school literary magaszine when he was 14). One of 85 copies, signed on the limitation page. Issued by David Aronovitz. Fine in printed wrappers.
Bramah, Ernest Kai Lung's Golden Hours 1922 Grant Richards UK. First edition. The second 'Kai Lung' book. Foxing to the pages, else fine.
Bramah, Ernest Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat 1928 Doubleday, Doran NY. First American edition. Bookplate on front pastedown, top and bottom edges of the cover scraped, else fine and bright.
Bramah, Ernest Short Stories of To-day & Yesterday 1929 Harrap UK. First edition. Collects four 'Kai Lung' stories, three 'Max Carrados' stories, and four additional stories. Brown leatherette boards. Fine sans DW as issued.
Bramah, Ernest A Little Flutter 1930 Cassell UK. First edition. Scarce Sherlockiana. Edges rubbed, short closed tear at top of spine, else very good.
Bramah, Ernest The Mirror of Kong Ho 1930 Doubleday Doran NY. First American edition. Previous owner's sticker on front pastedown, bottom edge of covers scraped, else very good in very good dust jacket with soiled rear cover.
Bramah, Ernest Kai Lung Omnibus 1936 Philip Allan UK. First edition thus. Collects three Kai Lung novels. Foxing to edges of pages, else near fine in DW that has some closed tears and crinkling, else very good.
Brunner, John The Sheep Look Up 1972 Harper & Row NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Brunner, John The Traveller In Black 1979 Severn House UK. First British and first hardcover edition. Very good in DW.
Bryant, Edward Neon Twilight 1990 Pulphouse OR. First edition. Author's Choice Monthly Issue 7. Number 22 of 50 copies bound in grey leather and signed by the author on the title page. Fine sans DW as issued.
Carr, Terry ed. Universe 4 1974 Random House NY. First edition. Original stories, including Jack Vance's "Assault on a City". Very good in fine DW.
Carr, Terry ed. Universe 4 1974 Random House NY. First edition. Original stories, including Jack Vance's "Assault on a City". Very good in near fine DW.
Carr, Terry ed. Universe 4 1974 Random House NY. First edition. Original stories, including Jack Vance's "Assault on a City". Fine in DW.
Chant, Joy Red Moon and Black Mountain 1970 George Allen & Unwin UK. First edition of the author's first book. Fine in near-fine DW.
Chivas-Baron, Cl. Stories and Legends of Annam 1920 Andrew Melrose Ltd. UK. First edition. Near fine in very good DW.
Colfer, Eoin Artemis Fowl 2001 Viking UK. First edition. "Crack the Code" promotional pamphlet laid in. Fine in DW.
Crowley, John Beasts 1976 Doubleday NY. First edition. Author's second book. Near fine, with slight edge damage to DW.
De Lint, Charles and Donna Gordon The Calendar of the Tress 1984 Triskell Press Ottawa. First edition. The seventh chapbook from De Lint's private press. Number 41 of 150 numbered copies (of a total edition of 200 copies) signed by author and illustrator on the limitation page. Dedicated to Robert Graves. Fine in brown printed wrappers.
de Lint, Charles Westlin Wind 1989 Axolotl Press Eugene, OR. First edition, leather bound, signed and limited #65 of 100. Fine, sans DW as issued.
de Lint, Charles Westlin Wind 1989 Axolotl Press Eugene, OR. First edition, leather bound, signed and limited #59 of 100. Fine, sans DW as issued.
de Lint, Charles Our Lady of the Harbor 1991 Axolotl Press Eugene, OR. First edition. Number 69 of 75 leather-bound copies, signed by the author on the title page. Tiny stain on top of page block, else fine, sans DW as issued.
de Lint, Charles The Wild Wood 1994 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. First of 'Brian Froud's Faerielands' series. Illustrated. Slight discoloration on front cover, else fine in grey printed wrappers.
de Lint, Charles The Buffalo Man 1999 Subterranean Press MI. First edition. One of 52 lettered copies, this is "TT". Signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in in maroon cloth boards with illustration pasted to the front cover as issued.
Der Ling, Princess Old Buddha 1928 Dodd, Mead & Co NY. First edition. The Princess Der Ling’s recollections of the Empress Dowager Tzu Hsi. Frontis photo of the Empress, and photos throughout. Inscribed in ink on the half-title page "To one of the prominent staff of the League for Political Education Evelyn L. Shutters, Princess Der Ling, [chop], December, 1929." Book has some foxing, else fine in bright orange boards, top edge trimmed and colored orange. The rare DW is well-chipped and torn, with a complete vertical tear at the spine fold repaired on the inside with tape, thus good only.
Donaldson, Stephen R. A Dark and Hungry God Arises 1992 Bantam NY. First edition. Number 90 of 250 copies, signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW, tissue DW protector and slipcase. All edges gilt.
Eisenstein, Phyllis Sorcerer's Son 1990 Grafton UK. First hardcover and first British edition. Inscribed to Roger Zelazny and dated "3/6/91" on the front free endpaper. TLS from author to Zelazny laid in. Fine in DW.
Ellison, Harlan Strange Wine 1978 Harper & Row NY. First edition. Inscribed on the title page. Fine in DW.
Gaiman, Neil Coraline 2002 Bloomsbury UK. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in black and white printed wrappers.
Goddard, Dwight The Buddha's Golden Path 1930 Luzac & Company UK. First edition. Warm inscription to a Dr. Harris Kennedy from the author on the half title page. Laid in is a TLS from the author to Dr. Kennedy regarding the imminent demise of ZEN magazine, of which Goddard was editor. Near fine in red cloth covers.
Goldstein, Lisa Daily Voices 1989 Pulphouse OR. First edition. Author's Choice Monthly Issue 3. Number 22 of 50 copies bound in grey leather and signed by the author on the title page. Fine sans DW as issued.
Grabien, Deborah Eyes in the Fire 1988 St. Martin's Press NY. First American edition. Inscribed to Roger Zelazny on the title page. Fine in DW.
Hamilton, Peter F. Mindstar Rising 1993 Pan Books UK. Uncorrected proof of the first edition of the author's first book, a paperback original. Unbound photocopies of the galley sheets on A4 paper. Publicity sheet and proof book cover included. Fine. Cover proof has no folds or punches.
Harris, Larry M. Obey That Impulse! 1959 Future Science Fiction NY. Original ribbon-copy manuscript for this short story that appeared in the June 1959 issue of "Future Science Fiction" magazine. 12 pages plus double page layout. Many handwritten corrections throughout. Good, stapled.
Heller, Joseph Catch-22 A Dramatization 1973 Delta NY. First paperback edition of the dramatization. Signed and dated "1/9/75" by the author on the half-title page. Typed review slip laid in. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Herbert, Frank The Dosadi Experiment 1977 Putnam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Purchased from Stuart David Schiff. Near fine in orange printed wrappers.
Holt, Tom Poems By Tom Holt 1973 Michael Joseph UK. First edition. Author's first book, published when he was eleven years old. Signed, numbered with "#2", and dated "7/7/96" by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Hughart, Barry The Story of the Stone 1988 Doubleday Foundation NY. First edition. Author's second book. Fine in DW.
Hughart, Barry The Story of the Stone 1988 Doubleday Foundation NY. First edition. Author's second book. Fine in DW.
Hughart, Barry The Story of the Stone 1988 Doubleday Foundation NY. First edition. Author's second book. Fine in DW.
Hughart, Barry The Story of the Stone 1989 Bantam Press London. First British edition. Fine in DW.
Hughes, Matt Downshift 1997 Doubleday Canada. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Inscribed "To Mike" and dated Mar 1997 on the title page. Near fine in comb binding with blue printed covers. Publishing date sticker neatly affixed.
Hughes, Rupert Our Helpless Coasts 19?? Broadway Magazine NY. Ribbon-copy and holographic manuscript for an article submitted to Broadway Magazine. Includes 14.5" by 9.5" green fabric folder. Pages yellowed and chipped, folder is stained and chipped.
Idle, Eric The Road to Mars 1999 Boxtree UK. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first British edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Idle, Eric The Road to Mars 1999 Boxtree UK. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first British edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Jacobi, Carl A Quire of Foolscap 1997 Whispers NY. Ribbon-copy manuscript of a short story first published shortly before his death in "Whispers" magazine. 13 single-sided sheets. The first sheet has the Kirby McCauley literary agency sticker applied to the upper-right corner. Small round stain (coffee) on first page at the bottom, else very good.
Keating, H. R. F. The Crime of Arkady Nikolaivich 1992 Ellery Queen NY. Ribbon copy of an 18 page short story published June 1992 in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. Inscribed by author "A story written for an anthology of crime stories set in the USSR proposed at the first flush of joy at the thawing of the cold war. That book never saw the light of day and this was eventually published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine in June 1992. Here, now in the last days of 1993 things have changed. Gorby in Edinburgh". Signed on first and last pages. Fine.
Keating, H. R. F. The Crime of Arkady Nikolaivich 1992 Ellery Queen's Mystery magazine NY. Original 18-page typed manuscript on A4 paper. Signed on the first and last pages by the author, who added a lengthy inscription to the first page describing how this was to be published in a book about crime in the USSR, which was cancelled when the Soviet Union collapsed. It was subsequently published in the June 1992 issue of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. The date of inscription is 1993. Loose sheets are near fine.
Le Guin, Ursula K. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968 Parnassus Press CA. First edition, one of the two later printings (of a total of 16800 copies) with "11 up" at the top edge of the front flap of the dust jacket. Very good in good, lightly waterstained DW.
Le Guin, Ursula K. The Tombs of Atuan 1972 Gollancz UK. First British edition. Review slip laid in. Very good in near-fine DW.
Le Guin, Ursula K. Always Coming Home 1985 Harper & Row NY. First edition hardcover in slipcase with cassette. Still wrapped.
Le Guin, Ursula K. Always Coming Home 1985 Harper & Row NY. First edition hardcover in slipcase with cassette. Signed by the author on the title page. Price clipped, else fine in DW and slipcase.
Lee, Sir Sidney King Edward VII: A Biography 1925 MacMillan London. First edition. Quite rare in dust jacket. Near fine, with tissue plate protectors intact, in good DW with long closed tear at front spine fold.
Lethem, Jonathan and Carter Scholz Kafka Americana 1999 Subterranean Press MI. First edition. One of 26 lettered copies, of which this is 'W'. Signed on the limitation page by both authors. Fine in DW and cloth-covered traycase as issued.
Liebscher, Walt Alien Cornucopia 1959 Science Fiction Stories NY. Original ribbon-copy manuscript for this short story that appeared in the July 1959 issue of "Science Fiction Stories" magazine. 2 pages plus single page layout. Many handwritten corrections throughout. Good, stapled.
Lowndes, Robert A.W. Something Happens 1959 Science Fiction Stories NY. Original ribbon-copy manuscript for this editorial that appeared in the July 1959 issue of "Science Fiction Stories" magazine. 6 pages plus single page layout. Many handwritten corrections throughout. Good, stapled.
Lynn, Elizabeth A. Tales From a Vanished Country 1990 Pulphouse OR. First edition. Author's Choice Monthly Issue 10. Number 22 of 50 copies bound in grey leather and signed by the author on the title page. Fine sans DW as issued.
Martin, George R. R. A Clash of Kings 1998 Voyager UK. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Matheson, Richard What Dreams May Come 1978 Putnam NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
McIntyre, Vonda N. Dreamsnake 1978 Houghton Mifflin NY. First edition. Hugo and Nebula award winner. Fine except for light soiling to upper edge of page block, in fine DW.
Mieville, China The Scar 2002 Easton Press CT. First limited edition. Number 567 of 1000 copies, signed by the author on the limitation page. COA signed and dated "11/6/02" (June 11, 2002) by the author and witness Emma Bircham (mentioned in the acknowledgements), and also "a note about The Scar" card laid in. Fine in brown full leather gold-stamped binding.
Morrow, James Swatting at the Cosmos 1990 Pulphouse OR. First edition. Issue #8 of "Author's Choice Monthly", this is number 16 of 50 copies bound in leather. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in full grey leather sans DW as issued.
Murphy, Pat The Falling Woman 1986 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's second book. Fine in printed wrappers, with VG dust jacket.
Niven, Larry Ringworld 1972 Gollancz UK. First British and first hardcover edition. Ex-library (withdrawn from the North East Scotland Library Service], very thrashed, although the cloth covers are in very good shape; the dust jacket is very good, unclipped, and has no library markings.
Niven, Larry and Jerry Pournelle Inferno 1977 Allan Wingate London. First British and first hardcover edition, signed by both authors on title page. Inscribed 'To Mike'. Fine in DW.
Niven, Larry and Jerry Pournelle Inferno 1979 Gregg Press NY. First American hardcover edition. Inscribed on the title page by both authors to fellow writer Robert Adams. Fine without DW as issued.
Nye, Edgar Wilson Will Carleton, Edward Eggleston Laurence Hutton Liber Scriptorum 1930 No publisher NP. Unusual collection of stories and poems, each page is stiff paper, probably cut from existing books, glued to pages in a custom bound book. Each story and poem is signed on the last page by the contributor. Probably unique; no date, copyright, printer or publisher information. Top edge gilt. Contains "Literature in a Dress Suit" by Charles Dudley Warner, "The Book of My Babyhood", by Laurence Hutton, "Our Summer Life at Wianno", by Moncure Daniel Conway, "In Defense of the Dead", by Edward Eggleston, "Fin De Siecle" by Edmund Clarence Stedman, "The Professor on How to Train our Wives and Children", by F. Hopkinson Smith, "The Lex Loci of the Hired Girl" by Edgar Wilson Nye,(Signed Bill Nye), and The Ghost of Sable Island" by Will Carleton. This book was part of a collector's lot packed in the 1930's and unpacked in 1990's, assembled by a Chicago Banker. Near fine.
Old, Walter Gorn The Shu King 1904 Theosophical Publishing Society London & Benares. First edition of this translation. "Being an Authentic Record of the Religion, Philosophy, Customs and Government of the Chinese From the Earliest Times." The author translated this from the ancient text and included a commentary. Chapters include What Yaou Said, the Shining of Shun, the Toils of Ta-yu, Ending of Hia, the Reformation of Tai-Kia, the Parley of Puon-Kang, a Wise Man From The Wild erness, the Ruin of Yin & Two Pointed Things. Custom bound in three-quarter dark blue morocco leather over blue cloth. Ornaments and lettering stamped in gilt. Top edge gilt, raised bands. And marbled endpapers. 7 1/2" x 5" 306 pages. Very good.
Peake, Mervyn Gormenghast 1950 Eyre & Spottiswoode UK. First edition. Near fine in very good DW.
Powers, Tim An Epitaph in Rust 1989 NESFA Press NY. First edition of the original text. Author's second book. #815 of1000, this copy inscribed and dated 6/23/90 on the title page by the author. Fine in DW.
Reeves-Stevens, Garfield Nighteyes 1989 Foundation NY. First edition. Inscribed to fellow SF writer "For Greg Benford / And you think you travel too much! / All best wishes", signed over crossed-out name on title page. Fine in DW.
Reynolds, Alastair Revelation Space 2000 Gollancz UK. Uncorrected proof (ARC) of the author's first book. Reported to have an initial printing of 1250 hardcovers, along with the simultaneous trade paperback. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Reynolds, Alastair Revelation Space 2000 Gollancz UK. First edition of the author's first book. Reported to have an initial printing of 1250 hardcovers, along with the simultaneous trade paperback. Publisher's bookplate signed by the author laid in. Near fine in DW, with slight corner bumps.
Robinson, Kim Stanley The Wild Shore 1986 MacDonald UK. First British and first hardcover edition. Author's first book. Signed by the author on the title page. 1984 Nebula nominee. Fine in DW.
Robinson, Kim Stanley Green Mars 1994 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. 1994 Hugo nominee. 1994 Locus winner for best novel. Fine with some corner bumps, in green printed wrappers.
Ross, Sir E. Denison (editor) Stories from Sa'di's Bustan & Gulistan 1928 Chapman & Hall UK. "Stories from the Bustan of Shaykh Sa Di. Together with Selections from Francis Gladwin's Translation of Sa'Di's Gilistan." Frontispiece by Cynthia Kent. Limited to 50 numbered copies on English hand-made paper, with the frontispiece on Japanese vellum, signed by the editor. #40 of 50. Slight sunning to bottom of spine, else fine in vellum backed linen boards. Dust jacket has two small closed tears, and some waterstaining on bottom of rear panel, spine, and a bit of the front panel, else very good.
Ruff, Matt Fool on the Hill 1988 Atlantic Monthly Press NY. First edition of the author's first book. Very good in DW.
Russell, Alan The Forest Prime Evil 1991 Walker NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's second mystery book. Signed by the author on the title page. Publisher's information handwritten on the front cover, else fine in printed wrappers.
Russell, Alan The Forest Prime Evil 1991 Walker NY. First edition. Author's second mystery book. 5500 copies printed. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Russell, Alan The Forest Prime Evil 1991 Walker NY. First edition. Author's second mystery book. 5500 copies printed. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Shearer, Harry Billy Crystal, Chris Guest, Tom Leopold, Michael McKean, Martin Mull, Rob Reiner The T.V. Show 1978 Columbia Pictures Television Burbank CA. Final draft. The original shooting script, including taping schedule and short rundown. Pages are near fine with very slight yellowing, the cover is in good condition with a couple closed tears, a dampstain, soiling. And cut corners. Two-hole punched, with two metal ring clasps.
Silverberg, Robert Three Trips in Time and Space 1973 Hawthorn NY. First edition. Review slip laid in. Original novellas by Larry Niven, John Brunner and Jack Vance. Signed on the title page by Jack Vance, and on their respective story title pages by Niven and Brunner. Fine in DW.
Smith, Michael Marshall Tidhar, Lavie Michael Marshall Smith: A Primary and Secondary Bibliography 2000 Last Call Publishing UK. First edition. Number 9 of 40 copies, signed by Smith and other contributors on the limitation page. PR sheet for the book laid in. Fine in blue printed wrappers.
Smith, Thorne Biltmore Oswald 1918 Frederick A. Stokes NY. First edition of the author's first book. With 31 Illustrations in black-and-white by Richard Dorgan. Corners damaged, substantial foxing, spine slant, else very good in pictorial boards.
Smith, Thorne Biltmore Oswald 1918 Frederick A. Stokes NY. First edition of the author's first book. With 31 Illustrations in black-and-white by Richard Dorgan. Corners damaged, else near fine in pictorial boards. DW is in good condition, with both front and rear panels nearly detached from spine panel, which is missing the bottom half.
Springer, Nancy Mindbond 1987 TOR NY. Early computer printout manuscript of the second book in the Sea King trilogy. Marked "Rough Draft" in pencil, and signed by the author in ink on the title page. Printed on paper with perforations along the sides. 273 sheets printed on recto only. Originally purchased from Nancy Springer at a Pennsylvania sci-fi convention in 1988. Very good.
Stephenson, Neal Zodiac 1988 Atlantic Monthly Press NY. First edition. Author's second book. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Stephenson, Neal Zodiac 1988 Atlantic Monthly Press NY. First edition. Author's second book. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Stephenson, Neal and J. Fredrick George writing as 'Stephen Bury' Interface 1994 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in grey printed wrappers.
Stephenson, Neal and J. Fredrick George writing as 'Stephen Bury' Interface 1994 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Letter from the publisher laid in. Fine in grey printed wrappers.
Stephenson, Neal The Diamond Age 1995 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. 1996 Hugo award winner. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Stephenson, Neal The Diamond Age 1995 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. 1996 Hugo award winner. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Stephenson, Neal The Diamond Age 1995 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. 1996 Hugo award winner. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Stephenson, Neal The Diamond Age 1995 Bantam NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. 1996 Hugo award winner. Fine in DW.
Stephenson, Neal Quicksilver 2003 Morrow NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Letter K of 435 copies. Very good in white printed wrappers. Shipping flaws include front upper-left corner bump, rear lower-right corner bump, slight diagonal crease on front cover.
Swanwick, Michael Stations of the Tide 1991 Morrow NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. 1991 Nebula Award winner. Spine rolled, arrival date in black ink on front cover, else very good in dark blue printed wrappers.
Tilley, Patrick Mission 1981 Michael Joseph UK. First British and first hardcover edition. Author's second book. Apparently rare. Minor edgewear on the spine areas, and corners, and a couple of little bumps at edges. The DW has corner creasing and two 2cm small tears; one at back top edge of spine and one on back bottom fold, else very good.
van Gulik, Robert Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan 1938 Asiatic Society of Japan Tokyo. First edition. Five articles about Asia, including the first appearance of "On Three Antique Lutes" by Robert van Gulik. Fine.
van Gulik, Robert The Phantom of the Temple 1966 Heinemann UK. First edition. Front pastedown rubbed and foxed, slight foxing on bottom of page block, else fine in near-fine DW.
Vance, Jack Vandals of the Void 1953 Winston NY. First edition. Author's first hardcover book, part of the Winston juvenile SF series. Dust jacket lacking large fragments, otherwise good, volume near fine.
Vance, Jack The Dragon Masters 1976 Gregg Press MA. First American hardcover edition, second printing. Hewett A11ib. Fine sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack The Languages of Pao 1977 Underwood Miller PA. First limited edition. Number 107 of 111. Signed by the author and artist Joe Pearson on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack (Daniel J. H. Levack and Tim Underwood) Fantasms 1978 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. One of 100 cloth-bound copies. Fine sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack The Face 1980 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. Number 134 of 150 numbered copies signed by the author on the limitation page. "Song of the Darsh" poem printed on card stock laid in. Fine sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack The Face 1980 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. Number 67 of 150 numbered copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack The Last Castle 1980 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. #158 of 200 copies, signed by the author and illustrator Alicia Austin on the limitation page. Includes bookmark signed by the artist as issued. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Book of Dreams 1981 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. Number 151 of 200 signed and numbered copies. Fine sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack The Killing Machine 1981 Underwood Miller PA. First American hardcover edition. Number 122 of 175 numbered copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Star King 1981 Underwood Miller PA. First American hardcover edition. Number 152 of 175 signed copies. Fine sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack The Man in the Cage 1983 Underwood Miller PA. Re-issue. Winner of the 1960 Edgar award. One of 20 cloth-bound copies stamped "Presentation Copy" and signed on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Lyonesse: Suldrun's Garden 1983 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. First book in the Lyonesse trilogy. One of 507 library copies with illustrated cloth covers. Fine sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack Lyonesse: Suldrun's Garden 1983 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. First book in the Lyonesse trilogy. One of 507 library copies with illustrated cloth covers. Fine sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack Rhialto the Marvellous 1984 Brandywyne PA. First edition. One of 1000 copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW and cloth slipcase.
Vance, Jack Rhialto the Marvellous 1984 Brandywyne PA. First edition. One of 1000 copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW and cloth slipcase.
Vance, Jack The Pnume 1984 Underwood Miller PA. First American hardcover edition. One of 111 numbered copies, this one has no number, and may be one of the reported 9 presentation copies. Signed by the author and artist on the limitation page. Fine sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack The Augmented Agent 1986 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Limited to 200 copies, of which this is #164. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Augmented Agent 1986 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Limited to 200 copies, of which this is #15. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Lyonesse: The Green Pearl 1986 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Second book in the Lyonesse trilogy. Limited to 650 cloth-bound copies, of which this is one of the 50 presentation copies. Text differs from the trade edition, this being the author's 'preferred' version. Fine in DW and slipcase.
Vance, Jack Lyonesse: The Green Pearl 1986 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Second book in the Lyonesse trilogy. Limited to 650 cloth-bound copies, of which this is number 74. Text differs from the trade edition, this being the author's 'preferred' version. Fine in DW and slipcase.
Vance, Jack Lyonesse: Madouc 1989 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Third book in the Lyonesse trilogy. Winner of the 1990 World Fantasy Award. Number 532 of 600 cloth-bound copies. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW and slipcase.
Vance, Jack Lyonesse: Madouc 1989 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Third book in the Lyonesse trilogy. Winner of the 1990 World Fantasy Award. Number 458 of 600 cloth-bound copies. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW and slipcase.
Vance, Jack Lyonesse: Madouc 1989 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Third book in the Lyonesse trilogy. Winner of the 1990 World Fantasy Award. Number 286 of 600 cloth-bound copies. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW and slipcase.
Vance, Jack Chateau D'If 1990 Underwood Miller PA. Uncorrected proof ("advance review galley") of the first edition. Velo-bound. TLS from Tim Underwood to the review editor at The Library Journal laid in. Very good in light blue printed wrappers.
Vance, Jack Ecce and Old Earth 1991 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Second book in the Cadwal Chronicles. Number 477 of 500 copies. Signed by the author on the limitation page. As new in DW and slipcase.
Vance, Jack Ecce and Old Earth 1991 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Second book in the Cadwal Chronicles. Number 451 of 500 copies. Signed by the author on the limitation page. As new in DW and slipcase.
Vance, Jack Throy 1992 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Number 64 of 500 cloth-bound copies. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW and slipcase as issued.
Vance, Jack Throy 1992 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Number ??? of 500 cloth-bound copies. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW and slipcase as issued.
Vance, Jack Throy 1992 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Number ?? of 500 cloth-bound copies. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW and slipcase as issued.
Vance, Jack Throy 1992 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Number 475 of 500 cloth-bound copies. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW and slipcase as issued.
Vance, Jack The Five Gold Bands 1993 Underwood Miller PA. Uncorrected proof of the first limited edition. Velo-bound. Color cover artwork by Arnie Fenner not the same as the published book. Fine in pictorial front cover and printed rear cover.
Vance, Jack Lurulu 2004 Edition Andreas Irle Germany. First edition (German.) Number ? of 150 numbered copies. Although not called for, this copy additionally signed by the publisher on the limitation page. Wrapped in an unused sheet from the book. Fine sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack Lurulu 2004 Edition Andreas Irle Germany. First edition (German.) Number 70 of 150 numbered copies. Although not called for, this copy additionally signed by the publisher on the limitation page. Fine sans DW as issued.
Viereck, George S. and Paul Eldridge My First Two Thousand Years 1928 Macauley NY. First edition. The first of the "Wandering Jew" trilogy. Signed by both authors on the ffep. Maroon cloth sans publisher catalog present in later states. A solid VG copy with some fading to gilt lettering on spine and a minor bump to upper corner of rear boards. Reprints of this title are as common as dirt, however the first edition is increasingly difficult to come by as Viereck is a most sought-after author despite (or perhaps because of) his Nazi ties. The author of the remarkable novel THE HOUSE OF THE VAMPIRE, this is perhaps his best-known book. While this copy as described thus far is highly collectible with comparable copies selling for well over $100, what makes this a true rarity is that it has been SIGNED by both Viereck and Eldridge! With a brief inscription to Elizabeth M-. Some fading to gilt lettering on spine and a minor bump to upper corner of rear boards., else very good.
Viereck, George S. and Paul Eldridge Salome: My First Two Thousand Years of Love 1930 Horace Liverwright NY. First edition. The second of the "Wandering Jew" trilogy. Rare in dust jacket. Book is fine in purple cloth with gold and silver embossed designs, previous owner's inscriptions on ffep and copyright page, dated 1931.The DW is very good, with a few chips and tears.
Waldrop, Howard A Dozen Tough Jobs (with) Them Bones 1989 Zeising PA. First edition and first hardcover edition respectively. Both volumes limited to 350 copies and signed by the author and DW artists Arnie Fenner and Terry Lee. Fine in DW and slipcase.
Waldrop, Howard Night of the Cooters 1990 Zeising KC. First edition. One of 374 numbered copies signed by the author, introducer Chad Oliver, Don Maitz, Arnie Fenner and six others. Illustrated. 1992 World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Collection and 1992 Hugo Award winner for Best Novelette ("Fin de Cycle"). Fine in DW and slipcase.
Watts, Alan The Supreme Identity 1950 Pantheon UK. First edition. Author's eighth book, published while he was still chaplain at Northwestern University. Near fine in fragile, very good DW.
Whittemore, Edward Quinn's Shanghai Circus 1975 Hutchinson London. First British edition. Author's first book. Near fine in DW.
Wolfe, Gene Plan[e]t Engineering 1984 NESFA MA. First edition. Number 117 of 225 signed and slipcased copies. Sogned by the author, ?, and introducer David Hartwell on the first blank page. Fine in DW and slipcase.
Wright, Harold Bell When A Man's A Man 1919 The Book Supply Co. IL. First edition. A prepublication copy, stamped "Reviewer's copy" on title and half-title pages. (See Biblio magazine May 1998 p55.) Front hinge starting to separate, else very good with very bright and clean red cloth covers, in the rare DJ with a one-inch closed tear on the rear cover, and chips missing along the edges.
Yutang, Lin The Little Critic 1935 Commercial Press Shanghai. First editions. "Essays, Satires and Sketches on China 1930-1935" in two volumes. The best of Lin Yutang's essays, written for his Shanghai magazine "The China Critic" from 1930 to 1935. 299 and 258 pages, measuring approximately 7" by 5". Both books are in very good condition, hardbound in blue cloth, with the paper dust jackets intact but for moderate chipping to extremities.
Zelazny, Roger Jack of Shadows 1971 Walker NY. First edition. Slight soiling on front white cloth-covered boards, else fine in near-fine DW.
Zelazny, Roger Isle of the Dead 1976 Gregg Press MA. First American hardcover edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine sans DW as issued.
Zelazny, Roger For A Breath I Tarry 1980 Underwood Miller NY. First book edition. #111 of 200 hardbound copies. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Typed letter from the publisher tipped-in. Fine in DW.
Clifton, Mark and Frank Riley They'd Rather Be Right 1957 Gnome Press NY. First edition. Winner of the 1955 Hugo Award for best novel. Text browned, else fine in DW with some browning, very slight chipping at head of spine, and light asphalt staining at the bottom from DW protector.
Powers, Tim Dinner at Deviant's Palace 1986 Chatto & Windus UK. First British and first trade hardcover edition. Near fine in DW.
Powers, Tim Declare 2000 Subterranean Press NY. First edition. Number 224 of 474 numbered copies, signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
Powers, Tim Declare 2000 Subterranean Press NY. First edition. Number 283 of 474 numbered copies, signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
Powers, Tim Declare 2000 Subterranean Press NY. First edition. Number 231 of 474 numbered copies, signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack and various Seventh World Fantasy Convention 1981 Privately Printed CA. First edition. Signed on the front free endpaper by Jack Vance, L. Sprague de Camp, Evangeline Walton, Gene Wolfe, Michael Moorcock and Frank M. Robinson. Fine in two DWs.
Vance, Jack Lyonesse: Suldrun's Garden 1983 Berkeley NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. First book in the Lyonesse trilogy. Slight vertical crease across the front cover, else fine in printed wrappers.
Blaylock, James P. The Digging Leviathan 1988 Morrigan UK. First hardcover edition. Limited to 1010 copies of which this is one of 300 numbered copies signed by Blaylock, Tim Powers, K. W. Jeter and artist Ferret. This issue adds two articles; 'The Pigs Have All Gone To France' by Powers, and 'The Invisible Book' by Jeter. Fine in DW and cloth slipcase.
Li Po translated by Shigeyoshi Obata The Works of Li Po 1922 Dutton NY. First edition of this translation. Limited to 1500 copies. Bound in dark maroon leather and a beautiful patterned cloth, with raised gilt pattern, ribs and lettering. Preface states that this is the first attempt ever made to deal with any single Chinese poet exclusively in one book for English-speaking people. Biibliography; biographical notes on Li Po by Chinese authors. Each poem gives the Chinese title and many have explanatory notes. 236 pages. Condition of the boards is good; there is edge wear along spine, corner bumps, and one scrape across the back. Inside very clean. A page in front has small paper label in Chinese. Endpapers are maps. Frontiepiece protected by tissue.
MacAvoy, R. A. Tea With the Black Dragon 1987 Hypatia Press OR. First hardcover edition of the author's first book. Of the 275 copies of the leather edition this is #151 of 250 numbered copies signed by MacAvoy, introducer Anne McCaffrey and artist Leslie Newcomer. Includes special artwork folder. Very fine in paper slipcase sans dust jacket as issued.
Mieville, China Perdido Street Station 2000 MacMillan UK. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Signed on the title page by the author. Author's second novel and first UK hardcover. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Mieville, China Perdido Street Station 2000 MacMillan UK. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Signed on the title page by the author. Author's second novel and first UK hardcover. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Powers, Tim Where They Are Hid 1995 Charnel House NY. First edition. Number 118 of 350 copies signed on the limitation page by the author. Bound in blue Japanese fabric with Fabriano Ingres endpapers. Fine in slipcase sans DW as issued.
Sheffield, Charles Aftermath 1998 Easton CT. First edition. Number 782 of 1000 copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Laid in is a "certificate of authenticity" signed by the author and his wife, science fiction author Nancy Kress (to whom the book is dedicated), and the publisher. Also laid in is "A Note About Aftermath" card. Book is illustrated by Jeff Fisher. Fine in full tan leather sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack The House on Lily Street 1979 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. One of 450 unnumbered cloth-bound copies. Ink corrections by Tim Underwood scattered throughout the text. Errata sheet in Tim's hand laid in. This was one of two publisher's copies. Fine in almost fine DW.
Vance, Jack Servants of the Wankh 1980 Underwood Miller PA. First American hardcover edition. "Planet of Adventure #2". Number 97 of 111 copies signed by the author and artist David Ireland on the limitation page. Near fine sans DW as issued.
Whittemore, Edward Jericho Mosaic 1987 Norton & Co. NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fourth book of the Jericho Mosaic Quartet. Fine in green printed wrappers..
Williamson, J. N. (Ed.) Masques IV 1991 Maclay MD. First edition, leather bound, number 653 of 750, signed by most contributors. Original anthology with stories by Chet Williamson, Rusch, Wilson, Masterton, Russell, Coyne, Simmons and others. Fine sans DW in slipcase as issued.
Wolfe, Gene The Devil in a Forest 1976 Follett Chicago. First edition. In the full-color pictorial "Titan" binding. Fine in near-fine DW.
Asimov, Isaac Forward The Foundation 1993 Foundation NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. The only version to state 'first edition' on the copyright page. Includes letter from publisher. Fine in pictorial wrappers with publisher's sticker on front cover.
Blaylock, James P. Land of Dreams 1987 Arbor House NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Fine in dark green printed wrappers.
Bramah, Ernest The Specimen Case 1924 Hodder and Stoughton UK. First edition, second impression. Collects twenty-one stories. FFEP creased, with inscription dated Aug 1927 in ink, else very good in red cloth boards.
Butler, Octavia Clay's Ark 1984 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in red printed wrappers.
Effinger, George Alec A Fire in the Sun 1989 Doubleday NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. According to the author, only 1500 copies of this edition were printed. Fine in DW.
McCaffrey, Anne Dragonsong 1976 Atheneum NY. First edition. First book in the 'Harper Hall' trilogy. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Niven, Larry and Jerry Pournelle Inferno 1977 Allan Wingate London. First British and first hardcover edition. Fine in DW.
Zelazny, Roger Trumps of Doom 1985 Underwood Miller PA. First limited edition. #252 of 500 (i.e. 400) clothbound copies, signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW and slipcase.
Bishop, Michael No Enemy But Time 1982 Timescape NY. First edition. Inscribed by the author on the title page: "For Leszek, My Nebula winner, which surprised the stew out of me. All best, Mike/Michael Bishop Willimantic/Z-Con II July 16, 1988." Winner of the 1983 Nebula award for best novel. Fine in DW with 1/4" closed tear on the rear panel.
Blyth, R. H. Zen in English Literature 1942 Hokuseido Press Tokyo. First edition. Certificate of authenticity tipped onto the rear free endpaper, with the seal (honko) of R.H. Blyth himself, a circular stamp with R H Blyth spelled out in Katakana. Yellowing paper, else near fine in DW with slightly sunned spine. Small "Oriental Bookstore" stamp on bottom of front pastedown, and some offsetting from the DJ to the endpapers.
Ende, Michael The Neverending Story 1983 Doubleday NY. First American edition (after German 1979). Fine with fine DW, except for lengthwise fold along spine.
Ford, John The Dragon Waiting 1983 Timescape NY. First edition. World Fantasy Award winner. Signed on the title page. Fine in just about fine DW with one short closed tear.
Lethem, Jonathan Motherless Brooklyn 1999 Doubleday NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Not the more common ARC, but a full-sized copy of the manuscript printout in a plastic pressure-binder. Fine.
Nicholson, William The Wind Singer 2000 Mammoth UK. First edition. Author's first book. Fine in DW.
Owen, Frank Wind That Tramps the World 1929 Lantern Press NY. "Splashes of Chinese Color." First edition. Seven stories. Near fine in DW.
Peh Der, Chen (introduction by Ernest Bramah) Honourable and Peculiar Ways 1932 Hamish Hamilton UK. First edition. Introduction by Ernest Bramah. Illust. by H.W. Hailstone. Fine in very slightly frayed DW.
Pratchett, Terry and Neil Gaiman Good Omens 1990 Gollancz UK. First edition. Signed by both authors on the title page. Fine in very good DW.
Price, E. Hoffman Far Lands Other Days 1975 Carcosa NC. First edition. One of 615 prepublication-ordered copies with illustrated bookplate affixed to front free endpaper signed by Price and artist George Evans. Thirty-one stories in 587 pages. Issue price was $15. Fine in DW.
Sawyer, Robert J. The Terminal Experiment 1997 SoulWave TN. Signed limited edition, number 75 of 200 copies, with a new afterword by the author. 1995 Hugo award winner. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
Stephenson, Neal Snow Crash 1992 Bantam NY. First edition, trade paperback (simultaneous hardcover publication.) Spine curved but not creased from reading, slight soiling and creasing to the covers from normal wear, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Lost Moons 1982 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. One of 200 unnumbered copies signed by the author on the limtation page. Collection of 9 previously uncollected stories. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Houses of Iszm 1983 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. Number 105 of 200 numbered copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Showboat World 1983 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. Number 133 of 200 numbered copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
Wiliams, R. Wells Middle Kingdom 1883 W. H. Allen & Co. UK. First revised edition, in two volumes. "A Survey of the Geography, Government, Literature, Social Life, Arts, and History of the Chinese Empire and Its Inhabitants." Each volume with a fold-out colour frontispiece, volume two has a large folded map inserted in a pocket inside the rear cover. Dark green cloth boards with gold lettering and illustrations. Very good.
Asimov, Isaac The End of Eternity 1975 Abelard UK. Uncorrected proof of the first British hardcover. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in very good DW.
Asimov, Isaac and Waugh and Greenberg (Eds.) Foundations Friends 1989 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. An original anthology with stories created in the worlds of Dr. Asimov by Silverberg, Effinger, Resnick, Pohl, Anderson, Sheckley, Clement, Harrison, Orson Scott Card, Connie Willis and others. Signed by Asimov on the title page. Fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Asprin, Robert Lynn To Guard the Guardians 1980 Ace NY. Typescript manuscript with holographic corrections in various colors. Published in "Tales of the Vulgar Unicorn", the second "Thieves World" book. Fine.
Bien, Herman M. (Rabbi) Oriental Legends 1883 Brown & Derby NY. First edition. Lengthy inscription to Mrs. Rachel Rosen "by the author", dated "May 14/83" on the front free endpaper. Pages printed in two colors. Black leather spine with raised ribs, with title cut from original spine pasted on, probably done at a later time. Author is listed in Bleiler. Very scarce Judaica. Water damage to covers and bottom of pages, minimal foxing, spine and pages are tight, spine is unblemished.
Bishop, Michael Apartheid, Superstrings, and Mordecai Thurbana 1989 Pulphouse OR. First edition. Number 99 of 100 bound in full leather. Signed by the author and introducer Lewis Shiner. Fine sans DW as issued.
Blaylock, James P. Paper Dragons 1986 Axolotl WA. First edition. Limited to 434 copies of which this is one of the two cloth-bound copies marked 'PC', signed by Blaylock and introducer Tim Powers, Winner of the 1986 World Fantasy Award for best short story. Fine in DW.
Blaylock, James P. The Last Coin 1988 Zeising CT. First edition. #62 of 750 numbered copies signed by Blaylock, Lucius Shepard and artist Dennis Loughner. Fine in DW and cloth slipcase.
Bramah, Ernest Kai Lung's Golden Hours 1923 Doubleday, Doran and Co. NY. First American edition. Introduction by Hillaire Belloc. Edges of covers scraped, else very good.
Bramah, Ernest The Wallet of Kai Lung 1923 Doubleday Doran NY. First American edition. Bookplate on front pastedown, spine lean, edges of covers scraped, else very good.
Bramah, Ernest The Eyes of Max Carrados 1924 Doran NY. First American edition. A collection of short stories about the blind detective. Covers somewhat soiled, top and bottom edges of spine panel frayed, else very good.
Bramah, Ernest The Specimen Case 1924 Hodder and Stoughton UK. First edition, second impression. Collects twenty-one stories. Foxing along the page block ends, else fine.
Bramah, Ernest The Mirror of Kong Ho 1930 Doubleday Doran NY. First American edition. Originally published in England in 1906. Bottom and top edges of covers scraped, slight dampstain on front cover, else very good in chipped and soiled dust jacket.
Bramah, Ernest The Celestial Omnibus 1963 Richards Press UK. First edition thus. Collects 11 Kai Lung stories. New introduction by John Connell. Fine in very good DW.
Bramah, Ernest (Intro by Lin Carter) Kai Lung's Golden Hours 1974 Ballantine NY. Uncorrected proof (long galleys). Part of the 'Adult Fantasy' series edited by Lin Carter. Near fine.
Brunner, John The Sheep Look Up 1972 Harper & Row NY. First edition. Near-fine in DW with front flap creases..
Colfer, Eoin Artemis Fowl 2001 Viking UK. First edition. Fine in DW.
Colfer, Eoin Artemis Fowl 2001 Hyperion NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Colfer, Eoin The Arctic Incident 2002 Hyperion NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Colfer, Eoin The Arctic Incident 2002 Hyperion NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Crowley, John Aegypt 1987 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Slight bump at top of spine, else fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Cunningham, A. E. Jack Vance: Critical Appreciations and a Bibliography 2000 British Library UK. First edition. Number 210 of 250 copies signed by Jack Vance on the limitation page. Includes contributions by Harlan Ellison, Terry Dowling, Paul Rhoads, Jack Vance, Tom Shippey, Gene Wolfe, David Langford, Dan Simmons, David Matthew, A. E. Cunningham and Charles F. Miller. Fine in DW.
Cunningham, A. E. Jack Vance: Critical Appreciations and a Bibliography 2000 British Library UK. First edition. Number 14 of 250 copies signed by Jack Vance on the limitation page. Includes contributions by Harlan Ellison, Terry Dowling, Paul Rhoads, Jack Vance, Tom Shippey, Gene Wolfe, David Langford, Dan Simmons, David Matthew, A. E. Cunningham and Charles F. Miller. Fine in DW.
Cunningham, A. E. Jack Vance: Critical Appreciations and a Bibliography 2000 British Library UK. First edition. Number 148 of 250 copies signed by Jack Vance on the limitation page. Includes contributions by Harlan Ellison, Terry Dowling, Paul Rhoads, Jack Vance, Tom Shippey, Gene Wolfe, David Langford, Dan Simmons, David Matthew, A. E. Cunningham and Charles F. Miller. Fine in DW.
de Lint, Charles Ascian in Rose 1986 Axolotl Press Eugene, OR. First edition, cloth bound, #128 of 300, signed by author and James Blaylock. Fine in DW.
de Lint, Charles Ascian in Rose 1986 Axolotl Press Eugene, OR. First edition, cloth bound, #154 of 300, signed by the author and introducer James Blaylock on the limitation page. Additionally inscribed by Blaylock to "Mike" on the title page. Fine in DW.
de Lint, Charles Hedgework and Guessery 1991 Axolotl Press Eugene, OR. First edition. Number 29 of 50 leather-bound copies, signed by the author on the title page. Issue #22 of "Author's Choice Monthly". Fine, sans DW as issued.
de Lint, Charles The Wild Wood 1994 Bantam NY. First edition. First of 'Brian Froud's Faerielands' series. Illustrated. Fine in DW.
Dick, Philip K. and Roger Zelazny Deus Irae 1976 Doubleday New York. First edition. Signed by Roger Zelazny on the title page. Fine in DW.
Dick, Philip K. and Roger Zelazny Deus Irae 1976 Doubleday New York. First edition. Signed by Roger Zelazny on the title page. Fine in DW.
Dorsey, Candas Jane Machine Sex 1988 Tesseract BC. First edition (trade paperback). Inscribed to Roger Zelazny on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Downing, C. Toogood Stranger in China, or, The Fan-Qui's Visit to The Celestial Empire in 1836-7 1838 Lea & Blanchard Philadelphia. First edition. Volume I of two volumes. Brown textured hardcover with black titling on paper overlay on spine, 4 3/4" x 7 5/8", 248 pages. Book is in good condition showing wear to cover, corners, edges, top & bottom of spine, some repair to spine cover, title overlay is partially deteriorated, discoloration of cover, aged pages, foxing & spotting, bound well, all pages intact.
du Maurier, George The Martian 1898 Harpers UK. First British edition. The Martian was originally serialized in "Harper's New Monthly Magazine" in 1896. The first US edition came next in 1897 with this Harpers edition following in 1898. Harpers is printed on the spine and Harper and Brothers is printed on the title page. A human becomes possessed by the spirit of a female extraterrestrial. Near fine, frontispiece protective tissue present, in a beautiful DW with a large piece missing from the top of the spine ("The" is gone), and a small piece missing from the rear left corner.
Eggers, Dave A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius 2000 Simon & Schuster NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Author's first book. Near fine, with a ding to the edge of the spine, and slight corner bumps.
Ellison, Harlan All the Lies That Are My Life 1989 Underwood-Miller PA. #77 of 300, second printing, in slipcase. Introductions signed by Philip Jose Farmer & Vonda McIntyre. Fine
Fforde, Jasper The Eyre Affair 2001 Viking MY. First American edition. Signed "To Lisa", and dated "14.02.02" on the title page. Postcard "Thursday with car", one of 500, laid in. Fine in DW.
Fforde, Jasper The Eyre Affair 2001 Viking MY. First American edition. Signed "To Mike", and dated "14.02.02" on the title page. Postcard "Thursday with car", number 432 of 500, laid in. Temporary tattoo "I [Heart] The Eyre Affair" laid in. Fine in DW.
Friedman, Kinky Greenwich Killing Time 1986 Morrow NY. First edition. Author's first book. Fine in DW.
Friesner, Esther It's Been Fun 1991 Pulphouse OR. First edition. Author's Choice Monthly Issue 23. Leather bound, #44 of 50. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine sans DW as issued.
Gerrold, David (and Larry Niven) The Flying Sorcerers n.d. Amereon House Mattituck NY. Facsimile reprint of the Ballantine first edition. Limited to only eighty copies. Blue cloth stamped in gilt, acid-free paper, without dust jacket, as issued. Fine.
Hamilton, Peter F. The Neutronium Alchemist 1997 MacMillan UK. First edition. Reportedly only 650 copies were issued. Sequel to "The Reality Dysfunction." Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Herbert, Frank Dune 1987 Easton Press CT. Memorial edition, with remembrances by Jack Vance, Poul Anderson, Isaac Asimov, Ben Bova, Ray Bradbury, Charles N. Brown, Harlan Ellison, Philip Jose Farmer, James Gunn, Joe Haldeman, Frederick Pohl and others. Bound in full leather. Fine sans DW as issued.
Hughes, Matthew The Gist Hunter 2005 Night Shade Books SF. First edition. One of 125 copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Additionally inscribed "For Mike Berro, my first fan" on the title page. TLS letter from the author laid in. Fine in DW.
Idle, Eric The Road to Mars 1999 Boxtree UK. First British edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Kingsbury, Donald Courtship Rite 1982 Timescape NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first book. Publisher's letter laid in. Fine in green printed wrappers.
Lee, Edward and John Pelan Splatterspunks: The Micah Hayes Stories 1998 Sideshow Press NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Signed by both authors on the half-title page. Purchased from John Pelan. Fine in comb binder.
Lethem, Jonathan Gun, With Occasional Music 1994 Harcourt Brace & Company NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Lupoff, Richard A. (Jacket art by Jeffrey K. Potter) Lovecraft's Book 1985 Arkham House WI. First edition. Long inscription dated 1996 by the author in red ink on the title page. Signed by the dust jacket artist Jeffrey K. Potter on the rear flap. Fine in near-fine dust wrapper with quarter-inch spine heel tear. Includes an additional (unsigned) jacket in fine condition.
Lynn, Elizabeth A. Tales From A Vanished Country 1990 Pulphouse OR. First edition. Author's Choice Monthly Issue 10. Leather bound, number 48 of 50. Signed on the title page. Fine sans DW as issued.
Martin, George R. R. A Clash of Kings 1998 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Marx, Groucho Groucho and Me 1959 Bernard Geis NY. First edition. Near fine in DW.
McDonald, Ian Desolation Road 1990 Drunken Dragon Press UK. First hardcover edition, trade state. Author's preferred text; the previous paperback editions did not have author's corrections and omitted two large paragraphs. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW and slipcase.
McDonald, Ian Desolation Road 1990 Drunken Dragon Press UK. First hardcover edition. Author's preferred text; the previous paperback editions did not have author's corrections and omitted two large paragraphs. Number 133 of 150 specially bound, numbered and slipcased copies, signed by the author. Bound in imitation leather, with special endpapers and silver foil to page edge. Fine in DW and slipcase.
Moore, Christopher Practical Demon-Keeping 1992 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Author's first book. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Moran, Daniel Keys The Ring 1988 Doubleday NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Inscribed on the half-title page "Dear Mike, / You actually have all / the galleys? I think / that makes 2 of us. / Daniel Keyes Moran." Purchased from the author. An excellent post-apocalyptic novel. Very good in blue printed wrappers.
Pelan, John Axolotl Special #1 1989 Pulphouse OR. First edition. Leather bound, #43 of 100, signed by Lucius Shepard, Michael Shea, Jessica Amanda Salmonson, Bruce Sterling and others. Includes stories by Michael Shea, Lucius Shepard and Jessica Amanda Salmonson. Fine without DW as issued.
Powers, Tim Night Moves 1986 Axolotl Seattle. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Two-sided xerox copies of the galleys sheets. Inscribed by the author "For Von! - This official xerox of this story. Cheers. Tim Powers 11/15/87." Fine, sheets stapled in the upper-left corner.
Powers, Tim Night Moves 1986 Axolotl Seattle. First edition, one of 300 unnumbered and signed paperbound copies. Signed again by Powers and Blaylock and dated 6/8/91 on title page. First book issued by this publisher. Fine in printed wrappers.
Powers, Tim The Stress of Her Regard 1989 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed by the author on the title page, upside down as usual. 1990 Nebula award nominee. 1990 Mythopoeic award winner for best fantasy. Fine in printed wrappers.
Powers, Tim The Skies Discrowned 1993 Cahill CA. First hardcover edition. Number 60 of 300 leather-bound copies, signed on the limitation page by Powers, James Blaylock, who wrote the introduction, and Phil Parks the artist. Signed again by Powers on the title page, upside down as usual. Includes an ink drawing by Powers labelled 'Rovzar vs. Costa' on the title page, also upside down. Fine in DW.
Powers, Tim The Skies Discrowned 1993 Cahill CA. First hardcover edition. Number 48 of 300 leather-bound copies, signed on the limitation page by Powers, James Blaylock, who wrote the introduction, and Phil Parks the artist. Signed again by Powers on the title page, upside down as usual. Includes an ink drawing by Powers labelled 'Tyler, Drunk' on the title page, also upside down. Fine in DW.
Queen, Ellery (ed) Sporting Blood 1942 Little Brown and Company NY. First edition. Contains stories by Ernest Bramah, Ellery Queen, Doyle, Chesterton, Sayers, Robert W. Chambers, Hammett, Charteris, Christie, Hornung and others. Near fine in DW.
Robinson, Spider Kill The Editor 1991 Pulphouse OR. First edition. Leather bound, number 10 of 75. Signed on the title page. Fine sans DW as issued.
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 1999 Scholastic Press NY. First American edition, true first printing. Fine in DW.
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 1999 Scholastic Press NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first American edition. Well-read, near very good in pictorial wrappers.
Rusch, Kristine Kathryn Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine Issue 1 1988 Pulphouse OR. First edition. Leather bound, #205 of 250, signed by all contributors. Includes original stories by Harlan Ellison, Kate Wilhelm, Charles de Lint, Ron Goulart and others. Fine without DW in slipcase as issued.
Rusch, Kristine Kathryn Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine Issue 2 1988 Pulphouse OR. First edition. Leather bound, #73 of 250, signed by all contributors. Includes stories by Spider Robinson, Charles de Lint, Ron Goulart, Algys Budrys, Mike Resnick, William F. Wu, Michael Swanwick and others. Fine without DW in slipcase as issued.
Russell, Mary Doria The Sparrow 1996 Villiard NY. Uncorrected proof ("Advance Reader's Edition") of the first edition. Slight bumping to spine corners, else fine in printed wrappers.
Russell, Mary Doria The Sparrow 1996 Villiard NY. Uncorrected proof ("Advance Reader's Edition") of the first edition. Publisher's letter laid in. Near fine in bumped and creased pictorial wrappers.
Russell, Mary Doria The Sparrow 1996 Villiard NY. Uncorrected proof ("Advance Reader's Edition") of the first edition. Very good in bumped and creased pictorial wrappers.
Russell, Mary Doria The Sparrow 1996 Villiard NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Russell, Mary Doria The Sparrow 1996 Villiard NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Sawyer, Robert J. Golden Fleece 1990 Questar NY. Uncorrected proof of the author's first book. Signed inscription on the title page. 78 issued, according to the author. Brochure and author's business card laid in. Fine in printed wrappers.
Sebold, Alice The Lovely Bones 2002 Little, Brown and Co. NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Publisher's letter laid in. Near fine in printed wrappers.
Sheffield, Charles Sight of Proteus 1980 Sidgwick & Jackson UK. First hardcover and first British edition. Author's first book. Fine in DW.
Sheffield, Charles Sight of Proteus 1980 Sidgwick & Jackson UK. First hardcover and first British edition. Author's first book. Fine in DW.
Sheffield, Charles The Web Between the Worlds 1980 Sidgwick & Jackson UK. First hardcover and first British edition. Author's second book. Fine in DW.
Sheffield, Charles and David Bischoff The Judas Cross 1994 Special Editions Press OR. First edition. Copy "P" of 26. Signed by the authors on the limitation page. Fine sans DW in slipcase as issued.
Simmons, Dan The Fall of Hyperion 1990 Doubleday Foundation NY. First edition, signed on the title page. Fine in DW.
Stephenson, Neal Zodiac 1988 Atlantic Monthly Press NY. First edition. Author's second book. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Stephenson, Neal Zodiac 1988 Atlantic Monthly Press NY. First edition. Author's second book. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Stephenson, Neal Cryptonomicon 1999 Avon NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Includes promotional "decoder card" and envelope. Fine in DW.
Stephenson, Neal (ill. By Jerry Vanderstelt) The Diamond Age 2002 Easton Press CT. Later edition. Frontispiece by Jerry Vanderstelt. Fine in brown leather.
Stewart, Sean Nobody's Son 1994 Maxwell MacMillan Ontario. First edition. Only 750 hardcovers were published, and most were sold to libraries. Signed and dated Feb 1995 on the title page. Fine in DW.
Stewart, Sean Nobody's Son 1994 Maxwell MacMillan Ontario. First edition. Only 750 hardcovers were published, and most were sold to libraries. Signed and dated Feb 1995 on the title page. Fine in DW.
Stewart, Sean Nobody's Son 1994 Maxwell MacMillan Ontario. First edition. Only 750 hardcovers were published, and most were sold to libraries. Signed and dated Feb 1995 on the title page. Fine in DW.
Stewart, Sean Nobody's Son 1994 Maxwell MacMillan Ontario. First edition. Only 750 hardcovers were published, and most were sold to libraries. Signed and dated Feb 1995 on the title page. Fine in DW.
Swann, Nancy Lee Pan Chao: The Foremost Woman Scholar of China 1932 The Century Co. NY. First edition. The first biographical study of a Chinese woman that has been published either in Chinese or any Western language. Published for The American Historical Association. Near fine in very good DJ.
Trudeau, Garry Rap Master Ronnie 1986 Lord John Press CA. First edition. Signed by the author. Number 46 of 250 copies. Fine in pictorial cloth boards sans DW as issued.
van de Wetering, Janwillem The Empty Mirror 1973 Routledge & Kegan Paul UK. First English-language edition of the author's first book. Fine in price-clipped DW with slight sunning to the spine.
van Gulik, Robert The Haunted Monastery 1963 Heinemann UK. First British edition (preceded only by Dutch edition). Fine in DW slightly soiled and dampstained.
Van Gulik, Robert Vier Vingers 1964 Boekenweek Rotterdam. First edition. This is the first publication in the world of this story, and the text is written in Dutch. The English edition, The Monkey and the Tiger, appeared the following year. This true first edition of Vier Vingers, Four Fingers, is a paperback, illustrated by the author and with an illustrated cover. The edition was never for sale, but was given out free, during "National Book Week," to those customers who spent a certain amount on buying new books in the Dutch book shops. A Judge Dee mystery. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Van Gulik, Robert Vier Vingers 1964 Boekenweek Rotterdam. First edition. This is the first publication in the world of this story, and the text is written in Dutch. The English edition, The Monkey and the Tiger, appeared the following year. This true first edition of Vier Vingers, Four Fingers, is a paperback, illustrated by the author and with an illustrated cover. The edition was never for sale, but was given out free, during "National Book Week," to those customers who spent a certain amount on buying new books in the Dutch book shops. A Judge Dee mystery. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
van Gulik, Robert The Monkey and the Tiger 1965 Scribners NY. First American edition. Fine in DW.
Van Vogt, A. E. Masters of Time 1950 Fantasy Press PA. First edition, #282 of 500, signed on limitation page, signed again in person and dated '4-13-91'. Fine with slightly chipped and creased DW.
Vance, Jack The Dying Earth 1950 Hillman Publications NY. First edition. Author's first book. Front cover bright, indentation on rear cover extends partially into page block, water-damage to the upper-right corner of all pages. Overall, looks nice on the outside, but very good at best.
Vance, Jack Green Magic 1979 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Number 1 of 175 copies issued. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Collection of short stories. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Morreion 1979 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Number 185 of 200 copies, signed on the limitation page by the author, and a special card laid in signed by artist Stephen E. Fabian. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Seventeen Virgins 1979 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. One of 600 copies. This copy previously owned by Roger Zelazny; letter of provenance laid in. Upper-right corner bumped, else near fine in decorated wrappers.
Vance, Jack Green Magic 1979 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. A 16-page pamphlet limited to 300 copies. Signed by the author on the first blank page. Fine in printed and stapled wrappers.
Vance, Jack Green Magic 1979 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. A 16-page pamphlet limited to 300 copies. Signed by the author on the first blank page. Fine in printed and stapled wrappers.
Vance, Jack Bad Ronald 1982 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. One of 380 unnumbered copies. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Gold and Iron 1982 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition of "Slaves of the Klau". One of 200 unnumbered cloth-bound copies signed on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Cugel's Saga 1983 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. #345 of 500 signed and numbered copies. Fine in DW with slight rubbing to outer folds. Not issued with a slipcase.
Vance, Jack Cugel's Saga 1983 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. #293 of 500 signed and numbered copies. Fine in DW. Not issued with a slipcase.
Vance, Jack Cugel's Saga 1983 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. #300 of 500 signed and numbered copies. Fine in DW. Not issued with a slipcase.
Vance, Jack The Complete Magnus Ridolph 1984 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. Number 49 of 200 numbered copies, signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Rhialto the Marvellous 1984 Brandywyne PA. First edition. One of 1000 copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW and cloth slipcase.
Vance, Jack Rhialto the Marvellous 1984 Brandywyne PA. First edition. One of 1000 copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW and cloth slipcase. Still shrink-wrapped.
Vance, Jack Space Opera 1984 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. Number 133 of 200 signed and numbered copies. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Light From a Lone Star 1985 NESFA Press MA. First edition. One of 200 numbered cloth-bound editions. Signed by the author and cover artist Richard Powers on the first blank page. Produced as a commemorative for Vance as GoH and 40th anniversary of first Vance story publication. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Light From a Lone Star 1985 NESFA Press MA. First edition. One of 200 numbered cloth-bound editions. Signed by the author and cover artist Richard Powers on the first blank page. Produced as a commemorative for Vance as GoH and 40th anniversary of first Vance story publication. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Araminta Station 1989 New English Library UK. First British edition. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Lyonesse: Madouc 1990 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first trade edition. Winner of the 1990 World Fantasy Award. Fine in blue printed wrappers.
Vance, Jack Lyonesse: Madouc 1990 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first trade edition. Winner of the 1990 World Fantasy Award. Fine in blue printed wrappers.
Vance, Jack Ecce and Old Earth 1992 New English Library UK. First British edition. Near fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Coup de Grace and Other Stories 2001 The Vance Integral Edition Oakland, CA. First edition. A collection of stories. One of approximately 40 "Deluxe" editions bound in full brown leather with ribbed spine, teg, marbled endpapers and red ribbon bookmark. Fine sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack Coup de Grace and Other Stories 2001 The Vance Integral Edition Oakland, CA. First edition. A collection of stories. One of approximately 40 "Deluxe" editions bound in full brown leather with ribbed spine, teg, marbled endpapers and red ribbon bookmark. Fine sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack (illustrated by Paul Rhoads) The Languages of Pao and The Dragon Masters 2002 Vance Integral Edition Oakland, CA. First edition, the "Deluxe" binding. One of only 45 copies printed. Full dark-brown leather with gold, green and black stamping and four raised ribs. Marbled endpapers, with maps affixed to front and rear pastedowns. Integral yellow ribbon register (bookmark.) 363 pages. Fine sans DW as issued.
Viereck, George S. and Paul Eldridge Salome: The Wandering Jewess 1930 Duckworth UK. Review copy of the first U.K. edition. The second of the "Wandering Jew" trilogy. Small review slip tipped in before the title page, with date of publication Oct 2 1930 and published price of "10 net". Book has small stain on front cover, else very good in blue cloth boards.
Vinge, Joan The Snow Queen 1980 Dial Press NY. First edition. Inscribed and dated 1984 by the author on the title page. Winner of the Hugo award for best novel. Slight sunning along top edge of covers, neat signature and date (1980) on the first colored paper, slight dirt on bottom edge of pages, else fine in a very good DW with several short closed tears and some wrinkling.
Vinge, Joan The Snow Queen 1980 Sidgwick & Jackson UK. Uncorrected proof of the the first British edition. Includes the dust jacket from the American edition. Very good in blue printed wrappers. Dust jacket is very good with 2-inch closed tear on bottom of rear fold, half-inch tear at top of spine panel, crinkling and creases along the top edge.
Whittemore, Edward Sinai Tapestry 1977 Holt, Rinehart &Winston NY. First edition. Author's second book. Fine in DW.
Whittemore, Edward Jerusalem Poker 1978 Holt, Rinehart &Winston NY. First edition. Author's third book. Near fine in DW.
Whittemore, Edward Jericho Mosaic 1987 Norton & Co. NY. First edition. Fourth book of the Jericho Mosaic Quartet. Fine in DW.
Willis, Connie Lincoln's Dreams 1987 Bantam NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Neat diagonal cut to front free end paper, else fine in DW.
Wolfe, Gene Peace 1975 Harper & Row NY. First edition. Author's second book, first novel. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in very good DJ with 1 inch closed tear along fold at lower-right corner of front cover.
Wolfe, Gene The Claw Of The Conciliator 1981 Simon and Schuster NY. First edition. Second book of the "New Sun". Inscribed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Zelazny, Roger Isle of the Dead 1970 Rapp & Whiting UK. First British and first hardcover edition. Fine in near-fine DW.
Zelazny, Roger The Hand of Oberon 1976 Doubleday NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Zelazny, Roger Roadmarks 1979 Del Rey NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Zelazny, Roger For A Breath I Tarry 1980 Underwood Miller NY. First book edition. #78 of 200 hardbound copies. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Typed letter from the publisher tipped-in. Near-fine in DW.
Zelazny, Roger (compiled by J. H. Levack) Amber Dreams 1983 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. One of 200 copies. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
Zelazny, Roger The Doors Of His Face, The Lamps Of His Mouth 1991 Pulphouse OR. First separate edition of this novella. Number 38 of 100 copies bound in brown leather. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine sans DW as issued.
Zelazny, Roger Gone To Earth 1991 Pulphouse OR. First edition. Author's Choice Monthly Issue 27. Leather bound, #23 of 50. Signed on the title page. Fine sans DW as issued.
Zelazny, Roger Gone To Earth 1991 Pulphouse OR. First edition. Author's Choice Monthly Issue 27. Leather bound, #45 of 50. Signed on the title page. Fine sans DW as issued.
Newton, A. Edward Bibliography and pseudo-Bibliography 1936 University of Pennsylvania Press PA. First edition. Inscribed "The last essay is pretty good in the opinion of the author / A Edward Newton / Oct 30, 1936" on the front free endpaper. Fine in near-fine price-clipped DW.
Pargeter, Edith Sunrise in the West 1974 Macmillan London. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. First in the "Brothers of Gwynedd Quartet", stories of the Welsh price Llewellyn. Near fine in green printed wrappers.
Rushdie, Salman Grimus 1979 Overlook NY. First American edition of the author's first book. Small remainder mark on bottom of page block, else fine in DW.
Russell, Mary Doria The Sparrow 1996 Villiard NY. First edition. Small remainder dot on top of page block, else fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Vandals of the Void 1953 Winston NY. First edition. Author's first hardcover book, part of the Winston juvenile SF series. Book is very good, with yellowing on pastedowns. DW is good, with chipping (including loss of title on spine), cup ring residue on front cover, and price clipped.
Zeitlin, Ida (Illustrations by Theodore Nadejen) Gessar-Khan: A Legend of Tibet 1927 Doran NY. First American edition and first English translation. In Peking in 1716 there appeared in the Mongolian language the legend of Gessar Khan, mythical hero of Asia. This edition is based on the original German translation, "Die Thaten Bogda Gessar Chans", St. Petersburg, 1839, of a Mongolian edition of 1836. Decorative orange and black endpapers. Quarto, 203 pp. Very good in bright DW with 2-inch square piece missing from bottom of spine, and chips and tears along all edges.
Bleiler, Everett F. Checklist of Science-Fiction & Supernatural Fiction 1978 Fireball NJ. Second printing. This is a misbound copy in that it has a redundant signature bound in upside down at the back, right in the middle of the index. It is also cleverly inscribed by Bleiler which reads in part: "So far as I know, this is the only defective copy of the Checklist, & thereby a curiosity & small collector's item." Near fine in very good DW.
Bloch, Robert Midnight Pleasures 1987 Doubleday NY. First edition. Fourteen stories. Review copy with slip laid in. Fine in DW.
Brunner, John The Jagged Orbit 1970 Sidgwick & Jackson UK. First British edition. Very good in DW.
Ellison, Harlan Strange Wine 1978 Harper & Row NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Godwin, Parke Cold Journey in the Dark 1973 NP NY. A play written and performed by Parke Godwin in 1973. Original ribbon copy typescript, 23 pages. Inscribed by the author with a caricature drawing on the title page. Slight damage from rusted paper-clip (present), else fine.
Holt, Tom Goatsong 1989 Macmillan UK. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Maxwell, Gerald The Miracle Worker 1907 John W. Luce & Company NY. First edition. Early science fiction involving the switching of brains. Color illustration by George W. Gray. 349 pp. Very good in cloth boards, no foxing, top edge dusty, boards slightly darkened with age.
Pohl, Frederik Day Million 1971 Gollancz UK. First hardcover and first British edition. Review slip laid in. Slight foxing on top of sheets, else very fine in bright DW with some minor creasing near the top and bottom edges.
Resnick, Mike Bully! 1990 Axolotl Press Eugene, Oregon. Leather-bound signed, limited edition, #65 of 75, additionally inscribed 'To Lisa Berro with all best wishes' on the half title page. Fine, without DW as issued.
Resnick, Mike Why Martians Are Attracted to Big-Breasted Women 1999 Analog NY. Computer printout of the manuscript for this short essay published in the January 2000 issue of Analog magazine. Inscribed "Serious educational material for Mike Berro, from - Mike Resnick." Handwritten note on title page "Analog 3-22-99", most likely the submission date. A few holographic corrections in red pencil. Title page plus 7 pages. Includes mailing envelope. Some edge wrinkling, paperclip indentation in upper-left corner.
Stephenson, Neal Cryptonomicon 1999 Avon NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Cugel's Saga 1983 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. #287 of 500 signed and numbered copies. Foxing on page ends, else fine in DW. Not issued with a slipcase.
Vance, Jack Son of the Tree 1983 Underwood Miller NY. First hardcover edition. #97 of 200 copies, signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Space Opera 1984 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. Number 42 of 200 signed and numbered copies. Fine in near fine DW with a small scrape on the front cover..
Vance, Jack The Dying Earth 1995 Underwood Miller CA. Limited to 500 copies, this is #107, signed on the limitation page by Vance and artist George Barr. The last book published by Underwood Miller. Fine in DW and slipcase.
Barnes, John The Man Who Pulled Down The Sky 1986 Congdon & Weed NY. First edition. Author's first book, one of the "Isaac Asimov Presents" series. Top of pages dusty, else fine in DW.
Blaylock, James P. The Magic Spectacles 1991 Morrigan UK. First edition, trade issue. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Cabell, James Branch Ballades From the Hidden Way 1928 Crosby Gaige NY. Copy #591 of an edition of 831 copies. Signed by Cabell at end of preface as issued. Thin octavo, black cloth backstrip, gilt decorated blue-paper covered boards. Near fine condition, with the rare original glassine DW in good condition, with a few chips and tears.
de Camp, L. Sprague and Fletcher Pratt The Castle of Iron 1950 Gnome Press NY. First edition. Inscribed by de Camp on the title page. Near fine in DW that has a heavily sunned spine, else near fine.
Ellison, Harlan Again, Dangerous Visions 1972 Doubleday NY. First edition, second state. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Ford, John The Dragon Waiting 1983 Timescape NY. First edition. World Fantasy Award winner. Remainder mark on bottom of page block, else fine in near fine DW.
Hall, S. R. Lectures to Female Teachers on School Keeping 1832 Richardson, Lord & Holbrook Boston. First edition. 176 pages. Endpapers foxed, inside board hingels cracked but firmly attached, rubbing to spine ends, spine label worn, else very good.
Harrison, M. John In Viriconium 1982 Gollancz UK. First edition. Third book in the "Viriconium" series. Inscribed "For David Pringle, with thanks and best wishes" on the title page. Corners slightly bumped, else near fine in DW.
Hofstatder, Douglas R. Metamagical Themas: Questing for the Essence of Mind and Pattern 1985 Basic Books NY. First edition. Thick octavo, 852pp. His second book, a collection of his columns from Scientific American, here woven together with elaborate postscripts. Fine in DW.
McKenzie, Ellen Kindt Drujienna's Harp 1971 Dutton NY. First edition. Review slip laid in. Fine except for moderate foxing along top of page block, and white sticker residue at bottom of spine.
Mieville, China The Scar 2002 MacMillan UK. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Monteleone, Thomas F. Borderlands Volume 1 1990 Maclay MD. First edition. Collects 25 original stories by Harlan Ellison, John Shirley, Chet Williamson, Ed Gorman, Thomas Tessier, Karl Edward Wagner, Charles L. Grant, Joe Lansdale and others. Signed by the contributors on the limitation page. Fine sans DW in slipcase as issued.
Niven, Larry and Jerry Pournelle Lucifer's Hammer 1977 Playboy New York. Signed by Niven and Pournelle on the title page, with short inscription by Pournelle. Fine in DW
Powers, Tim On Stranger Tides 1987 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. 1988 Locus, World Fantasy and Hugo nominee for best novel. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Cover creases, especially on rear, damage and discoloration to top of spine, else very good in yellow printed wrappers, with damaged proof DJ
Rusch, Kristine Kathryn Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine Issue 2 1988 Pulphouse OR. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Includes stories by Spider Robinson, Charles de Lint, Ron Goulart, Algys Budrys, Mike Resnick, William F. Wu, Michael Swanwick and others. Signed by the editor on the title page. Fine in grey printed wrappers.
Schiff, Stuart David Whispers v5 n1-2 1982 Stuart David Schiff NY. Uncorrected proof of "Whispers" magazine, the Stephen King issue, featuring the "lost" prologue to The Shining ("Before the Play") and the story "It Grows On You." This is the proof state of the magazine. On the front page, editor Stuart Schiff has written the following in red ink: "This is one of only 20 prepared review states that, courtesy of Uncle Sam, did not get used. [signed] Stuart Schiff." Very good condition, stapled sheets.
Stephenson, Neal The Diamond Age 1995 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. 1996 Hugo award winner. This copy submitted by the author's literary agents to the Kennedy/Marshall film production company, with submission sheet dated 10/11/94 laid in. Well-read very good, with spine creases, in pictorial wrappers. Literary agents' label neatly pasted to half-title page.
Stephenson, Neal The Diamond Age 1995 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. 1996 Hugo award winner. Slight spine creases, else near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Tennyson, Alfred Lord Tennyson's Poetical Works 1935 MacMillan & Co UK. First edition, 14th printing (first printed in 1899.) 5" by 7½", 646 pp., fully indexed. "The Globe Edition." Beautifully bound in ¾ tan morocco over marbled boards, raised bands and gilt title and devices on the spine, top page edges gilt, nicely marbled end papers with the small hand stamped binder's "signature" of Bayntun (Riviere), Bath, England on the top verso of the marbled free front end paper. There is the former owner's blind stamp on the second free front end paper, and there are a few traces of foxing, confined to the end papers and the foredge; else this is a very nice clean copy, "the luxurious binding tight and sound, the book itself a proud little treasure in its Sunday best."
van Gulik, Robert The Chinese Lake Murders 1960 Harper & Brothers NY. First American edition. Very good except for spine damage and fading.
van Gulik, Robert The Willow Pattern 1965 Scribners NY. First American edition. Fine in price-clipped DW.
van Gulik, Robert The Lacquer Screen 1969 Scribners NY. First American edition. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Space Pirate 1953 Toby Press NY. First edition of the author's second book. Faint ink "A" on back cover, otherwise fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Dragon Masters 1988 Easton Press NY. Leather-bound "collector's edition". Fine sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack The Dragon Masters 1988 Easton Press NY. Leather-bound "collector's edition". Fine sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack The Dragon Masters 1988 Easton Press NY. Leather-bound "collector's edition". Fine sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack Bird Isle 1988 Underwood Miller PA. Reprint of "Isle of Peril". Limited to 500 copies. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in slipcase with "Take My face" sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack Bird Isle 1988 Underwood Miller PA. Reprint of "Isle of Peril". Limited to 500 copies. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in slipcase with "Take My face" sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack Take My Face 1990 Underwood Miller PA. Re-issue. One of 500 copies. Fine sans DW in slipcase with "Bird Isle" as issued.
Vance, Jack Take My Face 1990 Underwood Miller PA. Re-issue. One of 500 copies. Fine sans DW in slipcase with "Bird Isle" as issued.
Vance, Jack Lyonesse: Madouc 1990 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first trade edition. Winner of the 1990 World Fantasy Award. Near fine in printed wrappers.
Vance, Jack Chateau D'If 1990 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Number 43 of 300 numbered editions. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW and slipcase.
Vance, Jack Ecce and Old Earth 1991 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first trade edition. Second book of the Cadwal Chronicles. Fine in white printed wrappers.
Vance, Jack Ecce and Old Earth 1991 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first trade edition. Second book of the Cadwal Chronicles. Fine in white printed wrappers.
Vance, Jack Ecce and Old Earth 1991 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first trade edition. Second book of the Cadwal Chronicles. Fine in white printed wrappers.
Vance, Jack When the Five Moons Rise 1992 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Number 44 of 300 numbered copies. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW and slipcase.
Vance, Jack To Live Forever 1995 C. F. Miller PA. First limited edition. Number 190 of 500 copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW and slipcase as issued.
Viereck, George S. and Paul Eldridge My First Two Thousand Years 1929 Duckworth UK. First British edition. The first of the "Wandering Jew" trilogy. Rare in dust jacket. Near fine in very good DW with a few chips and tears.
Werner, E. T. C. Myths and Legends of China 1934 Farrar & Rinehart NY. Part of the "Myths and Legends of the World" series. Hard to find in DJ. Very good in DW.
Wodehouse, P. G. Summer Moonshine 1937 Doubleday Doran NY. First edition. Very good in slightly spine-sunned DW.
Zelazny, Roger A Night in the Lonesome October 1993 Easton PA. First edition. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Leather bound. Fine sans DW as issued.
Lethem, Jonathan Gun, With Occasional Music 1994 Harcourt Brace & Company NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Moore, Christopher Practical Demon-Keeping 1992 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition. Author's first book. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Rice, Anne The Tale of the Body Thief 1992 Knopf NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers with a single vertical crease on the front cover.
Ruff, Matt Sewer, Gas and Electric 1997 Atlantic Monthly Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's second book. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Russell, Mary Doria Children of God 1998 Villard NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed bookplate laid in. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Wodehouse, P. G. Hot Water 1932 Herbert & Jenkins UK. First edition. Rebound in half-leather with marbled boards, raised bands with gilt lettering and designs. Matching slipcase. Moderate foxing, else very good.
Adams, Douglas The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1980 Harmony Books New York. First American edition, signed 'To Mike' on free endpaper. Personally signed. Fine in DW.
Adams, Richard Watership Down 1972 Macmillan NY. First American edition. Near fine in price-clipped DW.
Ahearn, Allen and Patricia Book Collecting 2000 2000 Putnam NY. First edition. Signed by both and dated "12/15/99" on the title page. Fine in DW.
Anthony, Piers Balook 1990 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Number 83 of 250 copies. Fine in DW and slipcase.
Aronica, Lou et. al. (Michael Bishop) Full Spectrum 4 1993 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Anthology including Ursula K. LeGuin, David Brin, Stephen Donaldson and others. This is Michael Bishop's review copy, with extensive notes, comments and underlining in his hand and signed "Notes & Any comments by Michael Bishop" on the contents page. Very good in printed wrappers.
Asimov, Isaac Nightfall 1970 Rapp & Whiting UK. First British edition. Fine in near fine DW.
Asimov, Isaac The End of Eternity 1975 Abelard UK. Uncorrected proof of the first British hardcover. Fine in DW.
Asimov, Isaac Foundation's Edge 1983 Granada UK. Uncorrected proof of the first British edition. Fine in printed wrappers with slight spine crinkling from being read.
Banks, Iain M. The Bridge 1986 MacMillan UK. First edition. Signed on the title page. Author's third book. Fine in DW.
Banks, Iain M. Espedair Street 1987 Macmillan UK. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in glossy printed wrappers.
Banks, Iain M. The State of the Art 1989 Zeising CT. First edition. Signed and numbered #138 of 400. Fine in DW and slipcase.
Bear, Greg Moving Mars 1993 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. 1994 Hugo nominee. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Bishop, Michael A Funeral for the Eyes of Fire 1989 Kerosina UK. First hardcover and first British edition. #177 of 250 copies signed by the author. It comes in a red cloth slipcase with a red cloth bound copy of "Within the Walls of Tyre", a screenplay. Issue price of L40. Fine in DW and slipcase.
Blaylock, James P. The Paper Grail 1991 Easton CT. First edition. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in leather-covered boards.
Blaylock, James P. The Old Curiosity Shop 1999 ASAP CA. First edition. Number 61 of 150 copies, signed by the author, introducer Tim Powers, afterword author Dean Koontz, and illustrator Phil Parks. Additionally signed by the author on the title page. Fine sans DW as issued.
Bradbury, Ray Switch on the Night 1955 Pantheon NY. First edition. An elusive children's book with illustrations by Madeleine Gekiere. Very good; an above-average copy of this fragile children's book.
Bradbury, Ray I Sing the Body Electric 1969 Alfred Knopf New York. First edition, signed and dated '3/3/90' on front free endpaper. Personally signed. Fine with slight rubbing to bottom, DW fine.
Bramah, Ernest and others Georgian Stories 1924 1924 Putnam's NY. First edition. Collection of stories by Bramah, Aldous Huxley, P.G. Wodehouse, A. E. Coppard and others. Includes photos of each author. Front hinge starting, ink inscription of ffep, else very good.
Bramah, Ernest A Little Flutter 1932 Cassell UK. Second printing ("Popular Edition") of the first (and only) edition. Scarce Sherlockiana. Near fine.
Bramah, Ernest The Moon of Much Gladness 1932 Cassell & Co. UK. First edition. Ex-library.
Bramah, Ernest Kai Lung's Golden Hours 1938 Penguin Books UK. First paperback edition. Ink name and date (1939) on half-title page, else near fine in the rare dust wrapper, which has one tiny closed tear, else near fine. Both book and dust jacket are bright and unsoiled; a spectacular copy.
Bramah, Ernest The Eyes of Max Carrados 1940 Penguin Books UK. First paperback edition. Very rare wartime paperback. Moderate foxing and spine roll, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Bramah, Ernest Max Carrados 1944 Penguin Books UK. Second printing (first printing 1943.) "Ninepence." Very rare wartime paperback. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Bramah, Ernest Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat 1947 Grant Richards UK. Fourth printing of the first edition. The third "Kai Lung" book. Bookplate on front pastedown, else fine in very good DW.
Bramah, Ernest The Eyes of Max Carrados 1973 Lythway Press Bath, UK. Scarce reprint. Near fine in DW.
Browning, Robert Fifine at the Fair 1872 James R. Osgood Boston. The scarce American first edition, with the words "From Advance Sheets" on the copyright page. There is a piece of the spine missing. The book is in green cloth-covered boards, and the board edges are beveled. The front board is very clean and bright and shows a decorative stamped gold emblem device framing the word "Browning". The lettering on the front board is all in stamped gold and it still shines nicely with no appreciable dulling. Slight spine roll but no sunning.
Brunner, John A Maze of Stars 1991 Easton Press CT. First edition. Signed by the author. Bound in full leather. Fine sans DW as issued.
Cannon, Peter (ill by Jason Eckhardt) Scream for Jeeves: A Parody 1994 Wodecraft Press NY. First edition. One of 200 hardbound copies. Signed by the author on the title page. Lovecraftian horror and the English humor of PG Wodehouse in "Cats, Rats & Bertie Wooster" (The Rats in the Walls), "Something Foetid" (Cool Air) & "The Rummy Affair of Young Charlie" (Charles Dexter Ward). Includes an essay on H.P. Lovecraft, P.G. Wodehouse & Arthur Conan Doyle. Fine in DW.
Carr, Terry & Bob Shaw Between Two Worlds / Messages Found in an Oxygen Bottle 1986 NESFA MA. First edition. A double book, signed by both authors on the respective title pages. Number 117 of 225 signed copies. Slight scrunching at bottom of spine panel, else fine in DW and slipcase as issued.
Carroll, Lewis Phantasmagoria 1869 Macmillan & Co. London. First edition, first issue (sans "Author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" on the title page.) Only 600 copies of both issues were printed. 8vo., 177 x 117 mm., pps. (viii) + 202. Original blue cloth ruled and pictorially stamped in gilt, lettered in gilt on spine, all edges gilt. Almost fair, with substantial water damage to the boards, and slight water damage to the pages. Scuffed edges and spine panel. Several neat handwritten inscriptions on back of half-title page, and one on the title page dated 1870.
Catto, Max (cover ill. By CW Bacon) Gold in the Sky 1956 Heinemann UK. First edition. Catto has had several books made into feature films. Original dust jacket oil painting included. Very scarce in DW. Near fine in very good DW.
Clarke, Arthur C. 2010: Odyssey Two 1982 Del Rey NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Corner bumps, slight stain on rear cover, slight creases and cover faiding, else very good in light blue printed wrapers.
Coles, Everett (Pseudo of Jack Everett and David Coles) Merlin's Kin 2005 Archimedes Press UK. First edition hardcover, also published as a Eureka paperback. Signed by both authors and dated "Nov 2004" on the title page. Also laid in are the proof of the back cover of the paperback, Everett Coles' business card, a computer printout of the proposed front cover with a hand written note from Jack's wife, and a hand written with compliments note "Dear Mike, We can't thank you enough. Wendy." Fine in black leather (?) boards sans DW as issued.
Crichton, Michael Five Patients 1970 Knopf NY. First edition. Author's second book. Fine in very good DW with a 1 one-inch closed tear from the bottom between the spine and front cover.
Crowley, John Beasts 1978 Orbit UK. First British edition. Author's second book. Signed by the author on the title page. Very good with remainder notch at top of page block.
Crowley, John Aegypt 1987 Bantam NY. First edition. Remainder mark, else fine, slight edge damage to near-fine DW.
Crowley, John Aegypt 1987 Bantam NY. First edition. Fine, slight edge damage to DW.
Crowther, Peter (ed.) Taps and Sighs 2000 Subterranean Press MI. First edition. #456 of 500 numbered copies, signed by all contributors, including Ian MacDonald, Ramsay Campbell, Graham Joyce, Michael Marshall Smith, Poppy Z. Brite, Charles de Lint, Richard Christian Matheson, Ray Garton, Ed Gorman, Gene Wolfe and others. Fine in DW.
Danielewski, Mark Z. House of Leaves 2000 Pantheon NY. Second printing of the first edition. Signed "Z" and dated 4/4/00 by the author on the "This is not for you" page. A horror story about a house whose interior is larger than its exterior. Laid in is Booksmith Collector's Card #353 about Danielewski, also signed and dated by the author. Fine in DW.
Datlow, Ellen and Terri Windling Snow White, Blood Red 1993 Morrow NY. First edition. Anthology of original stories based on fairy tales. Signed by editors Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, and by contributors Neil Gaiman, Nancy Kress, Kathe Koja, Jack Dann, Patricia McKillip, and Esther M. Freisner. Fine in DW.
De Haven, Tom Freaks' Amour 1979 Morrow NY. First edition. Author's first book, a novel about a race of freaks that result from an explosion in a decaying New Jersey city. Near fine in DW.
de Lint, Charles Jack the Giant Killer 1987 Ace New York. Uncorrected proof of the first trade edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
de Lint, Charles The Valley of Thunder 1989 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Philip Jose Farmer's Dungeon, book 3. Credited to 'de Lindt'. Fine in printed wrappers.
Devereaux, Robert (illustrated by Alan Clark) Santa Steps Out 1999 Dark Highways Press NY. First edition. Number 885 of 1000 copies signed by the author on the limitation page. An erotic fantasy/horror novel subtitled "A Fairy Tale for Adults". Fine in DW.
Donaldson, Stephen R. Lord Foul's Bane 1977 Del Rey New York. First trade edition, after book club Inscribed "To Steve" on title page. Fine in DW.
Donaldson, Stephen R. Daughter of Regals 1984 Grant Rhode Island. First edition, one of 1075 signed copies. Signed and dated 2.2.91 again on title page. Fine, sans DW as issued, with original tissue wrapping.
Doolittle, Jerome The Bombing Officer 1982 Dutton NY. First edition. Author's first novel, after two non-fiction books. Signed by the author on the title page. Near fine in DW.
Doyle, A. Conan The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 1900 Harper & Brothers NY. Later (second?) printing of the first American edition of 1892. Very good in dark green colth covered boards.
Dunning, John The Bookman's Wake 1995 Scribners NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Effinger, George Alec What Entropy Means To Me 1972 Doubleday NY. First edition. Author's first novel. Remainder speckling on bottom page edges, else near fine in DW that has slight noticeable rubbing.
Effinger, George Alec Live! From Planet Earth 2005 Goldern Gryphon IL. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Publisher's review letter laid in. Fine in white printed wrappers.
Eggers, Dave ed. McSweeney's Issue 6 2001 McSweeney NY. First edition. They Might Be Giants, Philip Glass, Breyten Breytenbach, Lydia Davis, Zadie Smith, Lawrence Weschler, et al. NY: McSweeney, 2001. 206 pages plus a special CD. Still shrinkwrapped, printed contents card present. Fine sans DW as issued.
Evanovich, Janet One For The Money 1994 Scribners NY. First edition. The first "Stephanie Plum" mystery. Fine in DW.
Feist, Raymond Silverthorn 1985 Doubleday NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed on title page. Very fine in printed wrappers.
Fforde, Jasper Lost in a Good Book 2002 Hodder & Stoughton UK. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Includes wrap-around band "W Signed by the author." Postcard "Warning Recall Notice Sarcsasm Early Warning Devices" number 23 of 500 laid in. Fine in DW.
Fielde, Adele M. Chinese Night's Entertainment 1893 Putnam NY. First edition. These forty tales were selected by the author from many that were narrated (in Swatow vernacular by persons who could not read) to her during her travels through China. 25 illustrations prepared under the direction of the author by native artists in the school of the celebrated painter, Go Leng, at Swatow. Tan hard cover with four-color picture of a dragon on the front board and silver lettering and decoration on spine. Book is in very good condition with slightly soiled cover, no dust jacket and a few little bumps. Gift inscription on front free endpaper, also dated 1893. Book is in nice tight condition.
Finney, Charles G. The Magician Out of Manchuria 1968 Donald Grant NH. First hardcover edition. Of 600 signed and numbered copies, this is unnumbered, with "publisher's copy" handwritten instead of the number. Review slip from the publisher laid in. Signed by artist Richard Salvucci on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
Ford, John The Dragon Waiting 1983 Timescape NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. World Fantasy Award winner. Near fine in green printed wrappers.
Ford, John M. Growing Up Weightless 1993 Easton NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in leather-covered boards.
Frank, Melvin and Michael Pertwee A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 1965 SW. Original film script. Ink signature of the 1st camera assistant on front cover. Very good in faded card wrappers.
Friedman, Kinky A Case Of Lone Star 1987 Morrow NY. First edition. Author's second book. Fine in DW.
Friesner, Esther Spells of Mortal Weaving 1986 Avon NY. Uncorrected proof of the paperback first edition. The author's second book. Near fine in orange printed wrappers.
Gaiman, Neil Stardust 1998 Titan Books UK. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Illustrated by Charles Vess. Fine in boards sans dust wrapper as issued.
Gaiman, Neil American Gods 2001 Morrow NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Garganus, Allan It Had Wings 1997 Horse & Buggy Press Raleigh, NC. First edition thus, originally published in 1992 in the book "White People". Signed and numbered (#116 of 300), with original illustrations and a new afterword by the author. Hand sewn binding in blue inked hand-made paper wraps; the twenty-six page text unpaginated, letter-press printed by hand on a fine cream acid-free heavy paper stock. The covers handmade from abaca fibers and individually hand-dyed in blue. Fine.
Gash, Jonathan (writing as John Gault) The Incomer 1982 Crime Club NY. First American edition. Written as 'Graham Gaunt'. Fine in DW.
Gash, Jonathan The Tartan Sell 1986 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. A 'Lovejoy Novel of Suspense'. Spine slightly torn, else very good in yellow printed wrappers.
Goulart, Ron (ed.) The Hardboiled Dicks 1965 Sherbourne Press LA. First edition. An anthology of detective fiction from the pulp magazines. Contain eight stories. Fine in DW.
Greenberg, Martin H. After the King 1992 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Original anthology done to honor Tolkien on hie 100th birthday. Original contributions by Stephen R. Donaldson, Terry Pratchett, Charles de Lint, Robert Silverberg, John Brunner, Peter Beagle, Mike Resnick and many others. Fine in printed wrappers with publisher's business card stapled to fron cover.
Haiblum, Isidore The Tsaddik of the Seven Wonders 1971 Ballantine NY. First edition. Author's first book. Inscribed to Christopher Lehmann-Haupt ("So take a look already") on the first page, with a large self-portrait by the author on the inside cover, with the author's name in cursive Hebrew below. Laid in is a handwritten letter to Lehmann-Haupt, written along the margins of a xerox copy of a review of the book by Harold Flender, exhorting Christopher to read and review the book. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Halperin, James L. The Truth Machine 1996 Ivy Press TX. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed on the cover by the author. Color photocopy of the front cover of the DJ bound in. Near fine in red printed wrappers.
Hamilton, Peter F. The Naked God 2000 Warner Books NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first American edition. Third book of a trilogy. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Hamilton, Peter F. The Naked God 2000 Warner Books NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first American edition. Third book of a trilogy. Publisher's letter dated August 1999 laid in. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Hamilton, Peter F. The Naked God 2000 Warner Books NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first American edition. Third book of a trilogy. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Harrison, M. John A Storm of Wings 1980 Doubleday NY. First edition. Second of the "Viriconium" series. Fine in DW.
Harvey, Kenneth J. The Hole That Must Be Filled 1994 Little, Brown Toronto. First edition. Inscribed by Harvey on the title page: "For Bridget, Thank you for the story on "Skin hound." I appreciate your support. Blessings, Kenneth, Burnt Head/July/2000." Author's second book of stories. Laid in is a copy of "Skin Hound [there are no words]", number 110 of 150 numbered coopies. Fine in DW.
Haycraft, Howard (ed.) The Boy's Second Book of Great Detective Stories 1940 Harper & Row NY. First edition. Contains stories by Ernest Bramah, Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Edgar Wallace and others. The book is fine in pictorial boards, the DW is very good with a 2-inch closed tear on the top-rear spine fold, edge chipping and creasing, slight rubbing, and a lower-right flap clip with remnants of an ink inscription. Price of $4.50 intact.
Heinlein, Robert A. Farmer in the Sky 1962 Gollancz UK. First British edition. Small sticker on inside pastedown, else fine in fine DW.
Heyerdahl, Thor Kon-Tiki Ekspedisjonen 1948 Glydenal Norsk Forlaq Oslo. First edition. The foldout map and pages are fine, the grey marbled boards are near fine, and the DW is very good except for a 2-inch triangular piece missing from the bottom of the spine panel.
Holdstock, Robert Eye Among The Blind 1976 Faber & Faber UK. First edition (British). Author's first book. Signed on the title page. Fine in DW.
Holt, Tom Poems By Tom Holt 1973 Michael Joseph UK. First edition. Author's first book, published when he was eleven years old. Fine in DW.
Hubbard, L. Ron Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3,000 1982 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Hughart, Barry Bridge of Birds 1985 Ballantine NY. First paperback edition. Author's first book. Co-winner of the 1984 World Fantasy Award. 1986 Mythopoeic award winner for best fantasy. This copy previously owned by the author's literary agent. Near fine in pictorial wrappers. Literary agency sticker on inside front cover.
Hughes, Matt Downshift 1997 Doubleday Canada. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in comb binding with blue printed covers. Publishing date sticker neatly affixed.
Hughes, Matthew The Gist Hunter 2005 Night Shade Books SF. First edition. One of 125 copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
Hughes, Matthew The Gist Hunter 2005 Night Shade Books SF. First edition. One of 125 copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
Hughes, Robert Don The Prophet of Lamath 1979 Del Rey NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first book. Signed by the author on the front cover. Very good in green printed wrappers.
Idle, Eric The Road to Mars 1984 UK. Brad bound fifth draft screenplay. 131 scenes, brad bound with buff cover pages. Fine.
Joyce, Graham Dark Sister 1992 Headline UK. First edition of the author's second book. Neat owner's signature on the front free endpaper, else fine in DW.
Kaveney, Roz (editor) More Tales From the Forbidden Planet 1990 Titan Books UK. First edition. Signed on two limitation sheets by the authors and artists; Ian Watson, Oscar Zarate, Mick Farren, Savage Pencil, Jamie Delano, John Hicklenton, R M Lamming, Duncan Fegredo, Neil Gaiman, Simon Bisley, Storm Constantine, Steve Yeowell, Larry Niven, Don Lawrence, Dave Langford, Rian Hughes, John Clute, Dave Mckean, Mary Gentle, Charles Vess, and Roz Kaveney. Fine in slipcase.
Kijewski, Karen Copy Kat 1992 Doubleday NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Includes publisher's letter and bookmark. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in printed wrappers.
Kingsbury, Donald Psychohistorical Crisis 2001 TOR NY. Manuscript; computer printout of the novel, 709 double-spaced pages. Signed by the author on the title page. Includes a cover proof of the dust jacket, sans bar code. Very good.
Knight, Damon (illustrated by Carl Lundgren) Late Knight Edition 1985 NESFA MA. First edition. Signed by the author and illustrator Carl Lundgren on the title page. Number 56 of 200 signed copies. Fine in DW and slipcase as issued.
Lawhead, Stephen R. The Iron Lance 1998 HarperPrism NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Xeroxed pages bound in plastic binder. Publisher's sticker affixed to the front of the binder. 814 pp, a massive book. Signed by the author on the title page. The author said the publisher copied his submission without checking it for errors. An ordinary uncorrected proof was issued later. Fine in plastic binder.
Le Guin, Ursula K. Earthsea 1977 Gollancz UK. First hardcover edition of all three Earthsea novels together. Signed on the title page in purple ink (911029). Fine in DW
Le Guin, Ursula K. Tehanu 1990 Atheneum NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Last book in the Earthsea series. Very good in yellow printed wrappers. Proof DW (no price) also in very good condition.
Le Guin, Ursula K. Tehanu 1990 Atheneum NY. First edition. Last book in the Earthsea series. Fine in DW.
Le Guin, Ursula K. Tehanu 1990 Atheneum NY. First edition. Last book in the Earthsea series. Fine in DW.
Lethem, Jonathan Amnesia Moon 1995 Harcourt Brace & Company NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in white printed wrappers.
Lethem, Jonathan Amnesia Moon 1995 Harcourt Brace & Company NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in white printed wrappers.
Lethem, Jonathan Amnesia Moon 1995 Harcourt Brace & Company NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in white printed wrappers.
Lieber, Fritz Night's Black Agents n.d. Amereon House Mattituck NY. Limited to only eighty copies. Very attractive light red glittery cloth stamped in black, acid-free paper, without dust jacket, as issued. Fine.
Marryat, Captain (illustrated by J. Ayton Symington) Peter Simple 1895 MacMillan and Company UK. Reprint. Very good in fair but mostly complete dust wrapper.
Martin, George R. R. A Storm of Swords 2000 Voyager UK. First edition. Fine in DW.
Martin, George R. R. Quartet 2001 NESFA MA. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Marx, Groucho The Marx Brothers Scrapbook 1973 Darien House NY. First edition. Oversize book profusely illustrated. Inscribed '7.23.74, To ----, I felt my way groping back through the chords, for the passion that slept there in the harp. Love Kim & Harpo.' Fine except for small stain on front cover.
McDonald, Ian Evolution's Shore 1995 Easton CT. First edition. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in leather-covered boards.
McIntyre, Vonda N. Superluminal 1983 Houghton Mifflin NY. Signed and numbered #247/300. Additional signature on the title page Fine in slipcase sans DW as issued.
McIntyre, Vonda N. Superluminal 1983 Houghton Mifflin NY. Signed and numbered #239/300. Additional inscription on the title page Fine in slipcase sans DW as issued.
Meades, Rob and David B. Wake (eds.) Drabble II - Double Century 1990 Beccon UK. First edition. Collection of 100 original stories, each 100 words, by Zelazny, De Lint, CJ Cherryh, Arthur C. Clarke, Jane Yolen and others. Nuber 447 of 1000 copies. Fine in DW.
Meckauer, Walter The Books of the Emperor Wu Ti 1931 Minton, Balch & Co. NY. First American edition, and first edition in English. Translated from the German by J. J. Saville Gardner. Jugend prize winner. Near fine with slight foxing on the page edges, in clean, very good DW. Yellow cloth covers were well-protected by the jacket.
Mirrlees, Hope The Counterplot 1925 Knopf NY. First edition. Number 156 of 1500 copies. Rubbed corners, and a neat bookplate affixed to the front pastedown, else very good. The colorful boards and spine are bright.
Mitchell, J. A. The Last American 1902 Frederick Stokes NY. "Deluxe edition." 151pp. Decorations by Blaishfield, illustrated by the author, with color plates by F. K. Read. Futuristic, describes American archeology after it "ceased to exist in 1990." Barron; Anatomy of Wonder 4, #1-66. Bleiler; Checklist of Science-Fiction & Supernatural Fiction, pg 141. Very good in dark blue cloth covered boards with red, yellow, gold and white decorations on front cover.
Moore, Christopher Practical Demon-Keeping 1992 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Author's first book. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Moore, Christopher Practical Demon-Keeping 1992 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition. Author's first book. Fine in DW.
Moore, Christopher Practical Demon-Keeping 1992 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition. Author's first book. Fine in DW.
Moore, Christopher Coyote Blue 1994 Simon & Schuster NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition of the author's second book. Rare plain paper wrappered version with printer's instructions at the bottom of each page. Near fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Mukherjee, Bharati The Holder of the World 1993 Knopf NY. Uncorrected proof (ARC) of the first edition. Signed by the author on the first blank page. Fine in pictorial wrappers in publisher's pictorial cardboard slipcase.
Mullowney M.D., John J. A Revelation of the Chinese Revolution 1914 Fleming H. Revell Co. NY. First edition. 142pp. "A Retrospect and Forecast, by a Chinese Compatriot." Many b&w photographic plates throughtout. Long ink inscription by author to original owner, dated October 22nd 1914, on the front free endpaper. Small sticker with original owner's name and address on the front pastedown. Mullowney organized the first Red Cross Corps in Northern China, and actually wrote (not edited) this book from firsthand accounts from former government officials under the Manchus, sympathizers with General Hwang Hsing (who worked with Sun Yat-sen), and other leaders of the Revolution against the Manchu Dynasty and Yuan Shi-kai. It is a fascinating account of the troubled times of that period, very detailed in its political account. Bottom corner is bumped, extending throughout the book. Small ding in the spine not affecting text. Frontispiece tissue partially detached, but pages are clean and tight. Very good overall.
Myers, John Myers The Wild Yazoo 1947 Dutton NY. First edition. Author's third book, a frontier Northern-Mississippi adventure. Near fine in very good in unclipped DW with spine chips and a short closed tear on the back cover.
Niven, Larry A World Out Of Time 1977 MacDonald's and Jane's UK. First British and first hardcover edition. Inscribed "To Mike" by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Niven, Larry and Jerry Pournelle Lucifer's Hammer 1977 Playboy New York. First edition, signed by Niven on title page. Fine, book and DW have bumps and short tears on top and bottom of spine.
Niven, Larry and Jerry Pournelle The Mote in God's Eye 1991 Easton CT. Leather-bound reissue, with new introduction by Charles Sheffield. Inscribed "To Mike" by the author on the title page, with ink correction and initials on page 465. Fine sans DW as issued.
Odle, E. V. The Clockwork Man 1923 Doubleday, Page & Co NY. First American edition, although printed in the UK. A man of the future fitted with a malfunctioning "clock" that regulates his existence is accidentally thrown back in time to 1920s Britain. "A highly imaginative story Perhaps the outstanding scientific romance of the 1920s." Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 2-94. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 1702. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 606. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. p. 50. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 168. Survey of Science Fiction Literature I, pp. 392-95. Bleiler (1978), p. 149. Reginald 10916. Moderate foxing throughout, partically torn bookplate on ffep, spine faded, white dampstain on rear cover, else very good.
Powell, Talmadge Homicide for Surfside, A n.d. n.p. NY. Ribbon-copy manuscript of an unpublished novel. 32,000 words. Talmage Powell wrote episodes for Mission Impossible and Surfside Six, as well as other Hollywood TV shows and movies. He was an accomplished mystery writer, and published at least one SF story. This copy has handwritten corrections and typed corrections. Pages yellowed, else near fine in very good binder.
Powers, Tim The Anubis Gates 1989 Zeising PA. First American hardcover edition. Number 388 of 500 numbered copies. Signed by the author and introducer Ramsey Campbell on the limitation page. Fine in DW and slipcase.
Powers, Tim Earthquake Weather 1997 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Fine in red printed wrappers.
Pratchett, Terry and Neil Gaiman Good Omens 1990 Workman NY. Advanced reading copy of the first American edition, signed by both authors (drawing by Neil, '3 3 3' by Pratchett). Includes DW. Humourous brochure signed by both authors laid in. Publisher's first book. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Pullman, Philip The Golden Compass 1996 Knopf NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first American trade paperback edition. Moderate spine creasing, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Reed, Robert The Dragons of Springplace 1999 Golden Gryphon Press IL. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Previously uncollected stories. 312 pp. Very unusual format; the signatures are comb-bound. The covers are plain, with the publisher's review slip pasted to the front cover. Book information typewritten on the review slip. A typed-letter, signed by editor Jim Turner, addressed to the editor of The Library Journal, is stapled to the first page. A proof of the dust jacket is stapled to the rear cover. Golden Gryphon has produced a number of SF story collections, but this is the only proof from them that I've run across. Other than the noted flaws created by the publisher, it is in fine condition.
Resnick, Mike Goddess of Ganymede 1967 Grant RI. First edition of the author's first book, an homage to Edgar Rice Burroughs. He claims to have written it on four days. One of 750 copies. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in fine DW.
Resnick, Mike Adventures 1992 Wildside Press NY. First edition. Of 26 lettered copies bound in red leather, this is copy "L". Signed by the author on a bookplate affixed to the front pastedown. Fine sans DW as issued.
Reynolds, Alastair Chasm City 2001 Gollancz UK. First edition of the author's second book. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Reynolds, Alastair (intro by Stephen Baxter) Diamond Dogs 2001 PS Publishing UK. First edition. Number 54 of 400 hardcover copies, signed by the author and introducer Stephen Baxter on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
Ripley, H. A. Minute Mysteries Detectograms 1932 Houghton Mifflin NY. First edition. "The newest party game...a minute to read and a minute to guess. Here's a novelty in home entertainment -- more than seventy mysteries, crisply told, with all the facts the detective needs. Read one, think it over, work out your solution -- then look in the back of the book to see if you are right. Book is near fine. Dust jacket has pieces missing at top and bottom of spine panel and at lower rear corner.
Rusch, Kristine Kathryn Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine Issue 2 1988 Pulphouse OR. First edition. One of 50 "publisher's copies" numbered "PC" and never offered for sale. Includes original stories by Spider Robinson, Charles de Lint, Ron Goulart, Algys Budrys, Mike Resnick, William F. Wu, Michael Swanwick and others. Fine without DW as issued.
Rusch, Kristine Kathryn Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine Issue 3 1989 Pulphouse OR. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Includes stories by Jonathan Lethem, Harlan Ellison, Esther Friesner, Ron Goulart, Charles De Lint, Alan Brennart, Avram Davidson, William F. Wu and others. Fine in grey printed wrappers.
Rusch, Kristine Kathryn Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine Issue 3 1989 Pulphouse OR. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Includes stories by Jonathan Lethem, Harlan Ellison, Esther Friesner, Ron Goulart, Charles De Lint, Alan Brennart, Avram Davidson, William F. Wu and others. Fine in grey printed wrappers.
Rusch, Kristine Kathryn Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine Issue 4 1989 Pulphouse OR. First edition. Leather bound, #91 of 250, signed by all contributors. Includes stories by Robert Sheckley, Damon Knight, Algis Budrys, Nina Kiriki Hoffman and others. Fine without DW in slipcase as issued.
Rusch, Kristine Kathryn Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine Issue 5 1989 Pulphouse OR. First edition. Leather bound, #65 of 250, signed by all contributors. Includes stories by Charles de Lint, Esther Friesner, George Alec Effinger, William F. Wu and others. Fine without DW in slipcase as issued.
Rusch, Kristine Kathryn Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine Issue 6 1990 Pulphouse OR. First edition. Leather bound, #230 of 250, signed by all contributors. Includes stories by Charles de Lint, Avram Davidson, George Alec Effinger, Emma Bull and others. Fine without DW in slipcase as issued.
Rusch, Kristine Kathryn Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine Issue 7 1990 Pulphouse OR. First edition. Leather bound, #180 of 250, signed by all contributors. Includes stories by Charles de Lint, Steve Rasnic Tem, David J. Schow and others. Fine without DW as issued.
Rusch, Kristine Kathryn Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine Issue 10 1991 Pulphouse OR. First edition. Leather bound, #52 of 250, signed by all contributors. Includes stories by Charles de Lint, John Brunner, Robert Sheckly, Esther M. Friesner and others. Fine without DW as issued.
Rusch, Kristine Kathryn Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine Issue 11 1991 Pulphouse OR. First edition. Leather bound, #97 of 250, signed by all contributors. Includes stories by James Morrow, Edward Bryant, and others. Fine without DW as issued.
Russell, Mary Doria The Sparrow 1997 Black Swan UK. Uncorrected proof of the first British edition, a paperback. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Russell, Mary Doria Children of God 1998 Villard NY. First edition. Review slip laid in. Fine in DW.
Russell, Mary Doria Children of God 1998 Villard NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Ryan, Marah Ellis The Druid Path 1917 A.C. McClurg And Co. Chicago. First edition. Stories from the Irish heroic age. Illustrated by Will Vreeland. Printed in green ink. 321 pp. Near fine in green buckram boards. Untrimmed and unopened pages.
Salmonson, Jessica Amanda The Eleventh Jaguarundi & Other Mysterious Persons 1995 Wordcraft OR. First edition. One of 26 lettered copies specially bound. Weird tales, including "The Strange Voyage of Doctor Morbid"; long kabbalistic stories "Being Lost Viewed as a Virus Viewed as an Angel Lost in the Molecular Structure of the Human Gene" & "Madame Enchantia & the Maze of Dream"; & several oddities under such headings as "Strange Doings in Viktor's Village," "These Four Dreams," "The Fate of de Maupassant," "O, Familiar Man," "The Barker's Hat" &c. Foreword & afterword. Illustrated by Thomas Wiloch. Limited to 250 numbered copies. >> >Signed by both author & artist: $47.50 Very fine sans DW as issued.
Salvatore, R. A. The Demon Spirit 1999 Del Rey NY. First edition. Computer printout sent to the author for proofing. Pages were marked for changes with pink postit notes. Original title "The Demon Within". 646 sheets. Includes original shipping box. Title page very good, else fine.
Sandoe, James ed. Murder: Plain and Fanciful 1948 Sheridan House NY. First edition. Anthology containing dozens of stories, including Ernest Bramah, Anthony Boucher, Felix Frankfurter, Henry David Thoreau, Ludwig Bemelmans and others. Fine in very good DW that has several closed tears and creases.
Sheffield, Charles The Web Between the Worlds 1979 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition; a paperback original. Author's second book. Very good in yelow printed wrappers, with a split spine between pages 138 and 139 (although pages are not loose.) A color proof of the cover us stapled to the wrappers.
Sheffield, Charles Sight of Proteus 1980 Sidgwick & Jackson UK. First hardcover and first British edition. Author's first book. Near fine in DW.
Sheffield, Charles Divergence 1991 Easton CT. First edition. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Book two of "The Heritage Universe". Fine in leather-covered boards.
Sheffield, Charles Brother To Dragons 1992 Easton CT. First edition. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in leather-covered boards.
Silverberg, Robert and Martin H. Greenberg The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction 1980 Arbor House NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Stories by Clarke, Bradbury, Le Guin, Pangborn, Sheckley, Sturgeon, Farmer, Finney, Blish, Heinlein, Tenn, Schmitz, Asimov, Kuttner, Varley, Vonnegut, Pohl, Vance, Bester, Lieber, Niven, Dick, Ellison, Van Vogt, Aldiss, Zelazney, Anderson, Tiptree, McIntyre, and others. Fine in orange printed wrappers.
Simmons, Dan Phases of Gravity 1990 Headline UK. Uncorrected proof of the first British and first hardcover edition. Fine in printed wrappers
Smith, H. Allen Lo, The Former Egyptian! 1947 Doubleday NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Tall format, pages printed on one side only. Proofs this old are rare. Near fine in plain blue wrappers, with the Doubleday proof information label pasted to the front cover.
Smith, Michael Marshall The Vaccinator 1999 PS Publishing UK. First edition. Limited to hardcover 150 copies, of which this is number 63. Signed by the author and M. John Harrison on the limitation page. Slight bump to top of spine, else near-fine in DW.
Smith, Michael Marshall What You Make It 1999 HarperCollins UK. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Sowerby, J. G. and F. W. Bourdillon Young Maids and Old China 1888 Marcus Ward & Co London, Belfast & NY. First edition. Verse and chromolithographs. Octavo, [32 pages], Beautifully illustrated with color lithographs of "young maids" in domestic scenes, blue & white pottery illustrations in text. Marcus Ward & Co., established 1867, grew to be one of the finest Victorian greeting card manufacturing houses. They went into dissolution by 1899. Gold, blue, and pink decorated paper over boards with gold cloth spine, floral printed endpapers, all edges stained light blue. Scarce. Slight foxing on the thick pages, rubbing to all corners, soiling to front and back covers, ink inscription dated 1947 on the half-title page, overall near very good.
Starrett, Vincent Oriental Encounter 1938 Normandie House Chicago. First edition. Signed by the author on the dedication page. One of 249 copies on Andria paper. Pages roughly opened, else fine in orange colth-covered boards sans DW as issued.
Stephenson, Neal Snow Crash 1992 Bantam NY. First edition, trade paperback (simultaneous hardcover publication.) Spine curved but not creased from reading, diagonal crease in lower right of front cover, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Stephenson, Neal and J. Fredrick George writing as 'Stephen Bury' Interface 1994 Bantam NY. First edition. Trade paperback (not issued as hardcover). Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Stephenson, Neal The Diamond Age 1995 Viking UK. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first British edition. 1996 Hugo award winner. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
van Gulik, Robert Fantoom in Foe-lai 1958 W. van Hoeve Netherlands. First edition. "The Chinese Gold Murders", Judge Dee's first three cases. 173 pages, 5.5 x 7.5 inches. Near fine in glossy illustrated boards.
van Gulik, Robert Nagels in Ning-tsjo 1960 W. van Hoeve Netherlands. First edition. "The Chinese Nail Murders." 175 pages, 5.5 x 7.5 inches. Near fine in glossy illustrated boards.
van Gulik, Robert De Parel van de Keizer 1963 W. van Hoeve Netherlands. First edition. "The Emperor's Pearl." 203 pages, 5.5 x 7.5 inches. Near fine in glossy illustrated boards.
van Gulik, Robert The Monkey and the Tiger 1965 Scribners NY. First American edition. Fine in price-clipped DW with slight creases at top edge.
Vance, Jack The Dying Earth 1950 Hillman Publications NY. First edition. Author's first book. Front cover good, slight stain on rear cover, else very poor water-damaged internal condition.
Vance, Jack The Space Pirate 1953 Toby Press NY. First edition of the author's second book. Some damage to rear cover and spine, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Vandals of the Void (Vrijbuiters in het heelal) 1954 Junior Boek NY. First Dutch edition. First Vance book translated into Dutch. Number 51 in the series. Very good.
Vance, Jack The Eyes of the Overworld 1977 Underwood Miller PA. First edition of the original text. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Bagful of Dreams 1979 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. One of 600 copies. This copy previously owned by Roger Zelazny; letter of provenance laid in. Upper-left corner bumped, else near fine in decorated wrappers.
Vance, Jack Vandals of the Void 1979 Gregg Press NY. Re-issue. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack (Guest of Honor) The Book of the Sixth World Fantasy Convention 1980 Underwood Miller PA. First edition, limited to 100 copies, of the program book for the 1980 World Fantasy Convention, with Jack Vance as the guest of honor. Very good with some discoloration spots on spine, sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack The Palace of Love 1981 Underwood Miller PA. First American hardcover edition. One of 175 numbered copies signed by Vance. Book three of 'The Demon Princes' series. Fine sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack Ecce and Old Earth 1991 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first trade edition. Second book of the Cadwal Chronicles. Creased covers, else fine in printed wrappers.
Vance, Jack Planet of Adventure 1993 Tor NY. Uncorrected proof of the first omnibus edition. Contains all four novels. Fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Vance, Jack Nachtlicht 1996 Andreas Irle Germany. Number 4 of 250 hand-numbered copies. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Die Domänen von Koryphon 1998 Andreas Irle Germany. Number 78 of 150 hand-numbered copies. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Kaleidoskop der Welten 1998 Andreas Irle Germany. Number 81 of 150 hand-numbered copies. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine sans DW as issued.
Viereck, George S. Gloria 1952 Duckworth UK. First edition. Sequel of sorts to "The Wandering Jew" trilogy. Rare. Near fine in DW that has sunning on the spine, not price-clipped.
Vinge, Vernor The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge 2001 TOR NY. First edition. Number 4 of 50 copies signed at Mysterious Galaxy bookstore. Single-sheet printout of an illustration by the author, also signed and numbered, laid in. Fine in DW.
Whittemore, Edward Quinn's Shanghai Circus 1974 Holt, Rinehart &Winston NY. First edition. Author's first book. Very good in DW.
Whittemore, Edward Jericho Mosaic 1987 Norton & Co. NY. First edition. Fourth book of the Jericho Mosaic Quartet. Near fine in DW, with a few spots to the page ends, and slight creasing at the top of the front cover of the dust jacket (no tears.)
Williamson, Philip G. Dinbig of Khimmur 1991 Grafton UK. First edition. Review slip with pencilled notations laid in. Fine in DW.
Williamson, Philip G. Citadelr 1995 Legend UK. First edition. Review copy, with publisher's letter laid in. A mystery set in the "Firstworld Chronicles" universe. Fine in DW.
Williamson, Philip G. Enchantment's Edge 1996 Hodder & Stoughton UK. First edition. Review copy, with publisher's letter laid in, as well as an additional dust jacket sans price (export version?), and a proof of the paperback wrappers. Fine in DW.
Willis, Connie Passage 2001 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Spine roll, reviewer's name handwritten in ink on the front cover, else very good in printed wrappers.
Witty, Paul and Anne Coomer Salome Goes to the Fair 1953 Dutton NY. First edition. Inscribed "For Phyllis / besr wishes / Paul / Anne". Scarce title about a prize pig. Considerable water damage tio the lower half of the rear boards, causing dye from the red cloth to seep into the dust jacket and rear endpapers, otherwise very good in non-price clipped DW.
Wodehouse, P. G. The Intrusion of Jimmy 1910 W. J. Watt NY. First edition. Near fine in pictorial boards.
Wolfe, Gene Operation Ares 1977 Dobson UK. First British and first hardcover edition. Fine in price-clipped DW.
Wolfe, Gene Talk of Mandrakes 2003 Sirius Fiction CA. First edition. Letter "Q" of 26 reserved copies. 11 page short story. Fine in blue printed wrappers.
Wurts, Janny Stormwarden 1984 Ace NY. First edition. Inscribed to Roger Zelazny on the title page. TLS from author to Zelazny laid in. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Wylie, Alexander Notes on Chinese Literature 1902 American Presbyterian Mission Shanghai. New (second) edition, first published in 1867. The term 'literature' really means publicatons in this context. This then is a bibilography of books arranged by classics, histoy, philosophers, belles- lettres. Each classification is then again broken down into smaller subjects, with entries filed behind them. Quarter leather worn and cracked at spine, runned at corners. Otherwise very good, with unfoxed pages. Contemporaneous ownership notes and stamps on front pastdown and title page, including a Chinese 'chop' stamp in red ink.
Yolen, Jane Storyteller 1992 NESFA Press MA. First edition. #80 of 200 copies signed and numbered. Fine in DW and slipcase.
Zebrowski, George Stranger Suns 1991 Bantam NY. First trade edition after Easton Press limited edition. Inscribed to Roger Zelazny on the title page. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Zelazny, Roger (appearing in) Skyline (Vol XXXII) 1959 Western Reserve Univ OH. Collegiate magazine containing Zelazny's first poetry publication. (His first story was published in high school.) Fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Zelazny, Roger Doorways In The Sand 1977 W. H. Allen UK. First British edition. Near fine in DW.
Zelazny, Roger Trumps of Doom 1985 Arbor House NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Zelazny, Roger and Gerald Hausman Wilderness 1994 Forge NY. First edition. Signed by both authors on the title page. Fine in DW.
Zelazny, Roger Nine Princes in Amber 1996 Easton CT. One of the Easton Press series. The foreword by editor James Gunn is on a laid-in booklet. Fine in full leather sans DW as issued.
Ballard, J. G. Crash 1973 Farrar, Straus, & Giroux New York. First American edition. Fine with remainder mark on bottom, DW with slight tears and crease on rear.
Bangs, John Kendrick The Dreamers; A Club 1899 Harper NY. First edition. Fine sans DW as issued.
Blaylock, James P. The Shadow on the Doorstep 1987 Axolotl WA. First edition. Limited to 900 copies of which this is number 105 of 300 numbered clothbound copies signed by Blaylock and introducer Lewis Shiner. Issued as Axolotl Double A-2 bound with Trilobyte, three stories by Edward Bryant, signed by Bryant and introducer Tim Powers. Fine in DW.
Blaylock, James P. The Shadow on the Doorstep 1987 Axolotl WA. First edition. Limited to 900 copies of which this is number 254 of 300 numbered clothbound copies signed by Blaylock and introducer Lewis Shiner. Issued as Axolotl Double A-2 bound with Trilobyte, three stories by Edward Bryant, signed by Bryant and introducer Tim Powers. Fine in DW.
Blaylock, James P. The Shadow on the Doorstep 1987 Axolotl WA. First edition. Limited to 900 copies of which this is number 105 of 300 numbered clothbound copies signed by Blaylock and introducer Lewis Shiner. Issued as Axolotl Double A-2 bound with Trilobyte, three stories by Edward Bryant, signed by Bryant and introducer Tim Powers. Fine in DW.
Bramah, Ernest Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat 1960 Grant Richards UK. Fourth printing of the first edition. The third "Kai Lung" book. Near fine in DW.
Brunner, John Timescoop 1972 Sidgwick & Jackson UK. First British and first hardcover edition. Fine in DW.
Card, Orson Scott The Abyss 1989 Century UK. First British and first hardcover edition. Afterword by James Cameron. Fine in DW.
Cherryh, C. J. Rusalka 1989 Easton Press CT. First edition. Signed by the author. Bound in full leather. Fine sans DW as issued.
Cody, Liza and Michael Z. Lewin Second Culprit 1993 Chatto & Windus UK. First edition. Collects original stories by Eric Ambler, Antonia Fraser, Jonathan Gash, Sue Grafton, Tony Hillerman, HRF Keating, Peter Lovesey, Ellis Peters and many others. Fine in pictorial wrappers and DW.
Crichton, Michael Jurassic Park 1991 Knopf NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wraps.
de Camp, L. Sprague The Purple Pterodactyls 1979 Phantasia Press MI. First edition, signed #137 of 200. Fine in DW and slipcase.
de Lint, Charles Westlin Wind 1989 Axolotl Press Eugene, OR. First edition, cloth, #196 of 300. Fine in DW.
Delany, Samuel Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand 1984 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Inscribed by the author in Berkeley 1987 on the title page. Near fine in light blue printed wrappers.
Ende, Michael The Neverending Story 1983 Doubleday NY. First American edition (after German 1979). Some discoloration along fore-edge of page block, else very good with fine DW, except for diagonal crease on inside of front flap (where the price is).
Feist, Raymond A Darkness At Sethanon 1986 Doubleday NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed on title page. Fine in printed wrappers.
Gash, Jonathan The Lies of Fair Ladies 1992 Century UK. First edition. First published in Great Britain. A 'Lovejoy Novel'. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Gerrold, David A Day For Damnation 1984 Timescape NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Griarton, Grendel (pseudonym of Reginald Bretnor) The Collected Feghoot 1992 Pulphouse OR. First edition. One of 300 unnumbered copies. Signed as both on the title page. Fine in DW.
Haldeman, Joe War Year 1972 Holt Rinehart Winston NY. First edition. Signed on the title page. Author's first book. Fine in DW.
Herbert, Frank Heretics of Dune 1984 Putnam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Spine is rolled, else very good in printed wrappers that are creased, and have a dampstain on the rear cover (not affecting the pages.)
Holt, Tom Goatsong 1989 Macmillan UK. First edition. Fine in DW.
Koontz, Dean R. The Mask 1989 Headline UK. First British hardcover edition. Fine in DW.
Koontz, Dean R. Dark Rivers of the Heart 1994 Knopf NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reader's edition) of the first edition. Signed by the author on the half-title page. Fine in dark printed wrappers.
Lethem, Jonathan Gun, With Occasional Music 1994 Harcourt Brace & Company NY. First edition. Near fine in DW.
McIntyre, Vonda N. Transition 1990 Easton Press CT. First edition. Signed by the author. Bound in full leather. Fine sans DW as issued.
Meckauer, Walter The Books of the Emperor Wu Ti 1928 Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft Berlin. First edition. (German title is "Die Bucher des Kaisers Wutai"). This novel, steeped in rich oriental fantasy, is the story of Shu Yee, a merchant in Nanking, who, having attained material success, sets his heart upon acquiring the magic books o f the Emperor Wu Ti, which hold the key to all knowledge. Jugend prize winner. Not in Blieler. 283 pp. Small octavo, illustrated boards, orange leather gilt-stamped spine. A very attractive edition in very good condition. Two small nicks to the paper covering the lower edge of the cover, spine very mildly rubbed, faint foxing to the endpapers, otherwise contents are clean and the binding is tight.
Morrow, James Only Begotten Daughter 1990 Morrow NY. First edition. Co-winner of the 1991 World Fantasy Award. Fine in DW.
Morrow, James Swatting at the Cosmos 1990 Pulphouse OR. First edition. Issue #8 of "Author's Choice Monthly", this is number 288 of 300 copies bound in cloth. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Niven, Larry Niven's Laws 1984 PSFS PA. First edition. Ten Draco's Tavern stories plus a selection of essays. Published by the Philadelphia Sceince Fiction Society. Inscribed "To Mike" by the author on the title page. Fine wirthout DW as issued.
Niven, Larry Ringworld 1988 Easton Press CT. Re-issue in full leather binding. Includes 'Collectors Notes' card as issued. Inscribed "To Mike" by the author on the title page. Fine.
Niven, Larry and Jerry Pournelle The Burning City 2000 Pocket Books NY. First edition. Signed By Niven on a special bookplate affixed to the ffep, "Sixty copies have been reserved for friends of Larry Niven." Fine in DW.
Orton, Helen Fuller The Little Lost Pigs 1925 Frederick Stokes NY. First edition. Color illustrations by Luxor Price. 96 pp. Near fine in green cloth-covered boards with color illustration on front cover.
Owen, Frank The Porcelain Magician 1948 Gnome Press NY. First edition. The second Gnome Press book. 3500 copies printed. Collects 14 stories. Near fine in chipped and creased good DW.
Robinson, Kim Stanley A Sensitive Dependence On Initial Conditions 1991 Pulphouse OR. First edition. Issue #10 of "Author's Choice Monthly". Number 291 of 300. Signed on the title page. Fine in DW.
Russell, Alan The Hotel Detective 1994 Mysterious Press NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Sebold, Alice The Lovely Bones 2002 Little, Brown and Co. NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Shea, Michael Fat Face 1987 Axolotl Press Eugene, OR. First edition. Number 33 of 300 cloth-bound copies, signed by the author and introducer Karl Edward Wagner. Fine in DW.
Sheffield, Charles Tomorrow & Tomorrow 1997 Easton CT. First edition. Number 476 of 1300 copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in green crushed leather sans DW as issued.
Shiner, Lewis Glimpses 1993 Morrow NY. First edition. 1994 World Fantasy Award winner for best novel. Inscribed and dated 'July 31, 1993' on the half title page. Fine in DW.
Silverberg, Robert Three Trips in Time and Space 1973 Hawthorn NY. First edition. Original novellas by Larry Niven, John Brunner and Jack Vance. Inscribed "To Mike" by Niven on the story title page. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Killing Machine 1967 Dobson UK. First British and first hardcover edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in price-clipped DW.
Vance, Jack The Gray Prince 1974 Bobbs-Merrill NY. First edition. Slight corner bump else fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Pnume 1975 Dobson UK. First hardcover and first British edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Servants of the Wankh 1975 Dobson UK. First hardcover and first British edition. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Maske: Thaery 1976 Berkeley NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Wilson, Robert Charles Memory Wire 1988 Spectra NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first book. Fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Zelazny, Roger Sign of the Unicorn 1975 Doubleday NY. First edition. Third book in the "Amber" series. Fine in near-fine DW.
Zelazny, Roger Trumps of Doom 1985 Underwood Miller PA. Uncorrected proof of the first limited edition. Fine in unprinted grey wrappers.
Vance, Jack The House on Lily Street 1979 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. One of 450 unnumbered cloth-bound copies. Signed by the author on the title page. The lower-right corner of both covers was bumped in transit, causing diagonal major creases on both covers, the DW was slightly damaged in the same way, the page block was unaffected.
Anthony, Piers Macroscope 1994 Easton CT. Reprint. Bound in black leather with gold gilt design, all edges gilt. Introduction by Kevin J. Anderson. Slight bumps to front of page block, else fine.
Ash, Russell and Brian Lake Bizarre Books 1985 MacMillan UK. First edition Signed by both authors on the front free endpaper. Fine in DW.
Asimov, Isaac The Union Club Mysteries 1983 Doubleday NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in blue printed wrappers. Date and title inked on bottom of page block.
Banks, Iain M. Use of Weapons 1992 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Banks, Iain M. Against a Dark Background 1993 Orbit UK. First edition. Inscribed and dated '22-5-93' by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Bisson, Terry Talking Man 1986 Arbor House NY. First edition. Author's second book. Review copy with letter and two slips laid in. Fine in DW.
Bramah, Ernest Short Stories of To-day & Yesterday 1929 Harrap UK. First edition. Collect four 'Kai Lung' stories, three 'Max Carrados' stories, and four additional stories. Cloth boards. Fine in very good DW.
Bramah, Ernest Short Stories of To-day & Yesterday 1929 Harrap UK. First edition. Collect four 'Kai Lung' stories, three 'Max Carrados' stories, and four additional stories. Cloth boards. Fine in very good DW with sun-darkened spine.
Bramah, Ernest Short Stories of To-day & Yesterday 1929 Harrap UK. First edition. Collect four 'Kai Lung' stories, three 'Max Carrados' stories, and four additional stories. Green pebble-cloth boards bound by Selbridge. Very good.
Bramah, Ernest Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat 1947 Grant Richards UK. Fourth printing of the first edition. The third "Kai Lung" book. Very good in good DW.
Bramah, Ernest The Wallet of Kai Lung 1971 John Baker UK. Previously unrecorded reprint. Striking purple cloth covers. Fine in very good DW.
Brander, Matthews Tales of Fantasy and Fact 1896 Harper and Brothers NY. First edition. Duodecimal; collated: [i-viii] [1-3] 4-216 [first leaf blank], with inserted frontispiece. Classic Victorian compilation of supernatural fiction, which includes A Primer of Imaginary geography, The Rival Ghosts, Sixteen Years Without a Birthday, The Kinetoscope of Time, The Dream-Gown of the Japanese Ambassador, The Twinkling of an Eye and A Confidential Post Script. Very good in terra-cotta cloth-covered boards, decoratively stamped in gilt and deep brick red on the backstrip and front board.
Brin, David Piecework 1991 Pulphouse OR. First edition. Short story hardback #15. Number 59 of 100 copies. Bound in full leather. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine sans DW as issued.
Brunner, John A Plague on Both Your Causes 1969 Hodder and Stoughton UK. First edition. Fine in DW.
Brunner, John The Dreaming Earth 1972 Sidgwick & Jackson UK. First British and first hardcover edition. Signed and dated '1990' with the usual peace symbol on the title page. An elusive book. Fine in DW with slight bump in the front upper-right corner.
Brunner, John Stand on Zanzibar 1987 Easton Press CT. Forward by David Brin, illustrations by Vincent DiFate. Bound in full leather. Fine sans DW as issued.
Brunner, John Stand on Zanzibar 1987 Easton Press CT. Forward by David Brin, illustrations by Vincent DiFate. Bound in full leather. Fine sans DW as issued.
Burke, Thomas (Edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson) The Golden Gong and Other Night-Pieces 2001 Ash-Tree Press British Columbia. First edition. Fine in DW.
Butler, Octavia Dawn 1987 Warner NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Fine in dirty and sun-darkened printed wrappers.
Butler, Octavia Dawn 1987 Warner NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in grey printed wrappers.
Crichton, Michael Rising Sun 1992 Knopf NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first trade edition after limited Franklin Library edition. Fine in pictorial wraps.
Crispin, Edmund Best SF Three 1958 Faber & Faber UK. First edition. Collects stroies by Jack Vance, Michael Shaara, Murray leinster, Zenna Henderson, H. Beam Piper, Tom Godwin, Damon Knight, Cordwainer Smith, Fredric Brown, and others. Rare in dust jacket. Spine lean, else near fine in near fine DW with slightly soiled rear panel.
Davis, Lindsey Silver Pigs 1989 Crown NY. First American edition. A detective novel set in ancient Rome. Fine in DW.
de Camp, L. Sprague The Undesired Princess 1951 Fantasy Press NY. First edition, first state (Currey A binding.) Fine in DW.
de Lint, Charles The Little Country 1991 William Morrow NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine with large '2-15-91' in ink on front cover.
de Lint, Charles Merlin Dreams in the Mondream Wood 1992 Pulphouse OR. First edition. Short story hardback #32. One of 100 unnumbered copies. Bound in full leather. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine sans DW as issued.
de Lint, Charles The Riddle of the Wren 1994 Matthew Hargreaves WA. First hardcover edition. One of 500 copies signed by the author and illustrator Charles Vess on the limitation page. Fine sans DW and slipcase as issued.
De Lint, Charles The Road to Lisdoonvarna 2001 Subterranean Press MI. First hardcover edition of this mystery novel. Number 1258 of 2000 copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
De Lint, Charles The Road to Lisdoonvarna 2001 Subterranean Press MI. First hardcover edition of this mystery novel. Number 1685 of 2000 copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
De Lint, Charles The Road to Lisdoonvarna 2002 Subterranean Press MI. First hardcover edition of this mystery novel. Number 547 of 1000 copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
Donaldson, Stephen R. The Illearth War 1977 Del Rey New York. First edition. Fine in DW.
Donaldson, Stephen R. The Power That Preserves 1977 Del Rey New York. First edition. Fine in DW.
Effinger, George Alec Relatives 1973 Harper & Row NY. First edition. Author's second book. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Effinger, George Alec Death in Venice 1978 Doubleday NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Very good in tall, light-blue printed wrappers (editors' signature on the half title page; tiny creases at the corners of the front cover, "I Florence" written on the lower edge of the book, 1/4" tear on the outside of lower rear hinge, missing glued description page from the front cover leaving glue mark)
Effinger, George Alec Live! From Planet Earth 2005 Goldern Gryphon IL. First edition. Inscribed "To Mike Berro" by three of the introducing authors: Howard Waldrop, Bradley Denton, and Lawrence Person. Fine in DW.
Eggers, Dave (ed.) McSweeney's No. 4 2000 McSweeney's NY. First edition. A collection of fourteen booklets in a printed box. Includes stories by Jonathan Lethem, Paul Collins, Lydia Davis, Sheila Heti, Ben Miller, Denis Johnson, Rock Moody, Haruki Murakami, George Saunders and many more. Fine in box.
Eggers, Dave (ed.) McSweeney's No. 4 2000 McSweeney's NY. First edition. A collection of fourteen booklets in a printed box. Includes stories by Jonathan Lethem, Paul Collins, Lydia Davis, Sheila Heti, Ben Miller, Denis Johnson, Rock Moody, Haruki Murakami, George Saunders and many more. Fine in box.
Fforde, Jasper The Eyre Affair 2001 Hodder & Stoughton UK. First edition. Fine in DW.
Gaiman, Neil Stardust 1999 Headline UK. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Glick, Carl and Hong Sheng-Hwa Swords of Silence 1947 Whittlesey House NY. First edition. Subtitled "Chinese Secret Societies-Past and Present." Inscribed "To Morgan and Margaret, long time good friends, as ever", signed by both authors on the front free endpaper. Near fine in very good DW with 1-inch closed tear at lower right corner.
Gold, Glen David Carter Beats the Devil 2001 Sceptre London. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Golden, Christopher Straight On 'Til Morning 2001 Cemetary Dance Baltimore. First edition. One of 1000 copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Cover painting by Micheal Kaluta. Fine in DW.
Harvey, Kenneth J. Brud: A Parable 1992 Little, Brown Toronto. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Inscribed by Harvey on the title page: "For Alma, With fine memories of our lunch with you, Tiff, & Bill. I hope you enjoy. Blessings, Ken, July/92." Author's address jotted on rear endpaper. Very good in printed wrappers.
Hinz, Christopher Liege-Killer 1987 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Crease in lower-left corner of rear cover, else fine in blue printed wrappers.
Hitchcock, Alfred (ed) Alfred Hitchcock's Daring Detectives 1969 Bodley Head UK. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Mild spine fading, else very good in blue printed wrappers.
Holt, Tom Who's Afraid of Beowulf 1988 Macmillan UK. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Hughart, Barry Eight Skilled Gentlemen 1991 Doubleday Foundation NY. First edition. Author's third book. Reportedly there were 12,000 copies of the trade paperback printed. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Kijewski, Karen Wild Kat 1994 Doubleday NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first trade edition (preceded by a limited edition from Cahill). Signed on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Knight, Damon and Kate Wilhelm Better Than One 1980 Noreascon Boston. First edition, signed by both authors on title page Ordered direct from Wilhelm. Fine in DW
Le Guin, Ursula K. A Fisherman of the Inland Sea 1994 HarperPrism NY. Special advance reading copy limited to 1500 copies to be distributed as gifts of the author and publisher. Fine in blue cloth with gold lettering, sans DW as issued.
Le Guin, Ursula K. A Fisherman of the Inland Sea 1994 HarperPrism NY. Special advance reading copy limited to 1500 copies to be distributed as gifts of the author and publisher. Fine in blue cloth with gold lettering, sans DW as issued.
Ligotti, Thomas Grimscribe 1991 Robinson UK. First edition. Author's second book. Fine in DW.
Lindsay, David A Voyage to Arcturus 1946 Gollancz UK. Second edition, with a foreward by Victor Gollancz. First published in 1920. Fine in a near-fine DW with some chipping at the edges.
Lynn, Elizabeth A. The Dancers of Arun 1979 Putnam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Very good in yellow printed wrappers. Title and author inked on spine.
Magre, Maurice translated by Eliot Fay The Kingdom of Lu 1929 Cosmopolitan NY. First American and first English-language edition. An allegorical story of Confucius and Lao-tsze. Rare in dust wrapper. Untrimmed fore-edge. Publisher's book mark advertising two other books laid in. Near-find in DW.
Martin, George R. R. A Storm of Swords 2000 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Spine roll, small red scuffs on front cover, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
McIntyre, Vonda N. Transition 1990 Easton CT. Signed first edition. Bound in gray leather with gold gilt design, all edges gilt. Introduction by Kevin J. Anderson. Fine sans DW as issued.
Mieville, China Perdido Street Station 2000 MacMillan UK. First edition. Author's second novel and first UK hardcover. Fine in DW
Mieville, China Perdido Street Station 2000 MacMillan UK. First edition. Author's second novel and first UK hardcover. Fine in DW
Mieville, China Perdido Street Station 2000 MacMillan UK. First edition. Author's second novel and first UK hardcover. Fine in DW
Molloy, Michael Witch Trade. The 2001 Chicken House UK. First edition. Fine in DW.
Moore, Christopher Coyote Blue 1994 Simon & Schuster NY. First edition. Author's second book. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Moore, Christopher Island of the Sequined Love Nuns 1997 Avon NY. First edition. Signed and dated one month prior to publication on the title page. Fine in first and second state DWs.
O'Brien, Edward J. (ed) (includes story by Ernest Bramah) The Best British Stories of 1928 1928 Dodd, Mead & Company NY. First American edition. Contains "The Story of Wan and the Remarkable Shrub" by Ernest Bramah. Near fine in very good DW with spine discoloration, and two small chips missing along the top. The DW is scarce.
Pohl, Frederik Starburst 1982 Del Rey NY. First edition. One dust jacket has a note to author Clifford Simak (Cliff) on the reverse side from editor Judy Lynn Del Rey (Judy Lynn). Fine in two DWs.
Powers, Tim The Drawing of the Dark 1979 Del Rey NY. Paperback first edition. Author's third book. Inscribed and dated '1/26/85' on the inside front cover, right-side up (unusual for this left-handed author). Slight chipping to the edges of the covers, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Powers, Tim The Drawing of the Dark 1979 Del Rey NY. Paperback first edition. Author's third book. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Powers, Tim The Anubis Gates 1983 Ace NY. Paperback first edition. Author's fourth book. Signed upside-down (as usual) by the author on the title page. Spine and front cover creases, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Powers, Tim On Stranger Tides 1988 Grafton UK. First British edition. 1988 Locus, World Fantasy and Hugo nominee for best novel. Signed by the author on the title page. Only 2000 copies printed. DJ artwork by James Gurney. Fine in DW.
Powers, Tim Last Call 1992 Morrow NY. First trade edition. Winner of the 1993 World Fantasy Award. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Powers, Tim Last Call 1992 Morrow NY. First trade edition. Winner of the 1993 World Fantasy Award. Review copy with publisher's material laid in. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Powers, Tim Earthquake Weather 1997 TOR NY. First American edition. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Powers, Tim and James Blaylock writing as "William Ashbless" On Pirates 2001 Subterranean Press MI. First edition. Number 102 of 250 hardcovers signed by the authors on the limitation page. Illustrations by Gahan Wilson. Fine sans DW as issued.
Powers, Tim and James Blaylock writing as "William Ashbless" On Pirates 2001 Subterranean Press MI. First edition. Number 115 of 250 hardcovers signed by the authors on the limitation page. Illustrations by Gahan Wilson. Fine sans DW as issued.
Powers, Tim Dinner At Deviant's Palace 2001 Subterranean Press MI. Uncorrected proof of the Deluxe hardcover edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Powers, Tim (illustrated by J.K. Potter) Dinner At Deviant's Palace 2001 Subterranean Press MI. Deluxe hardcover edition. Number 395 of 750 copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
Resnick, Mike Eros Ascending 1984 Phantasia Press MI. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Uncorrected proofs from Phantasia Press are apparently quite rare. Fine in red printed wrappers.
Russell, Alan The Hotel Detective 1994 Mysterious Press NY. First edition. 8500 copies printed. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Russell, Mary Doria The Sparrow 1996 Villiard NY. First edition. Slight scrape to top of spine, small remainder dot on bottom of page block, else fine in DW.
Sheffield, Charles Summertide 1990 Del Rey NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Book one of "The Heritage Universe". Fine in red printed wrappers.
Sheffield, Charles Divergence 1991 Del Rey NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Book two of "The Heritage Universe". Fine in red printed wrappers.
Shiner, Lewis Glimpses 1993 Morrow NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. 1994 World Fantasy Award winner for best novel. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Stephenson, Neal The Diamond Age 1995 Bantam NY. First edition. 1996 Hugo award winner. Fine in near-fine DW.
Tessier, Thomas Father Panic's Opera Macabre 2001 Subterranean Press MI. First edition. #652 of 750 signed and numbered copies. Fine in DW.
van de Wetering, Janwillem Robert Van Gulik: His Life His Work 1987 Dennis McMillan FL. First edition, signed by the author, number 68 of 350 copies. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Space Pirate 1953 Toby Press NY. First edition of the author's second book. Piece missing from bottom of rear cover and several pages, spine crease, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Star King 1964 Hayakawa Ja. First Japanese edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in printed wrappers and pictorial DW.
Vance, Jack The Many Worlds of Magnus Ridolph 1977 Dobson UK. First hardcover and first British edition. Inscribed bookplate laid in. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Seventeen Virgins 1979 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. One of 600 copies. Fine in decorated wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Seventeen Virgins 1979 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. One of 600 copies. Fine in decorated wrappers.
Vance, Jack Cugel's Saga 1983 Timescape NY. First trade edition. Review copy, with publisher's letter laid in. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Houses of Iszm 1983 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. One of 480 unnumbered copies. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Space Opera 1984 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. One of 380 unnumbered copies. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Dark Ocean 1985 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Number 494 of 500 copies. Included with "Strange Notions". Fine in slipcase sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack Strange Notions 1985 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Number 494 of 500 copies. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Included in slipcase with "The Dark Ocean". Fine in slipcase sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack Ecce and Old Earth 1991 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first trade edition. Second book of the Cadwal Chronicles. Near fine in white printed wrappers.
Vance, Jack Night Lamp 1996 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first trade edition. Fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Vance, Jack Night Lamp 1996 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first trade edition. Fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Vance, Jack Night Lamp 1996 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first trade edition. Fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Vandermeer, Jeff Veniss Underground 2003 Night Shade Books CA. First edition. One of 750 copies, signed by the author. Fine in DW.
Viereck, George S. The Nude in the Mirror 1953 Woodford Press NY. First American edition. Sequel of sorts to "The Wandering Jew" trilogy. Near fine in DW.
Viereck, George S. The House of the Vampire 1976 Arno Press NY. Reprint, facsimile printing of the 1907 first edition. A tale of horror with homosexual riptides throughout (not listed in Young but mentioned in Summers.) A very popular work in its time, later adapted to the stage. Dedicated to his mother. Near fine in purple cloth sans DW as issued.
Williams-Ellis, Amabel and Mably owen, eds. Out of this World I 1960 Blackie UK. First edition. First in the series. Collects stories by Jack Vance, Arthur C. Clarke, John Wyndham, Arthur Proges, Murray Leinster, Fredric Brown and others. Foreward by Bertrand Russell. Rare in dust jacket. Fine in near-fine, price-clipped DW.
Willis, Connie and Cynthia Felice Light Raid 1989 Ace NY. First edition. Signed by Connie Willis on the title page. Fine in DW.
Willis, Connie Remake 1995 Zeising CA. First edition. #166 of 2000 signed limited editions. Fine in DW and slipcase as issued.
Wodehouse, P. G. Jeeves 1923 George H. Doran NY. First American edition, published earlier by Jenkins in the UK as "The Inimitable Jeeves." Very good.
Zelazny, Roger Lord of Light 1979 Gregg Press MA. Reprint Fine in very good DW with slight scraping to folds.
Vance, Jack Night Lamp 1996 TOR NY. First trade edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Publisher's review sheet laid in. Fine in DW.
Adams, Douglas The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1980 Harmony Books New York. First American edition. Fine in DW.
Adrian, Jack (editor) The Ash-Tree Press Annual Macabre 1998 Ash-Tree Press British Columbia. First edition. Stories by Maugham, Arthur Ransome, Ford Madox Ford, E. C. Bentley, Hillaire Belloc and John Buchan. One of 500 copies. Fine in DW.
Aldrin, Buzz and John Barnes Encounter With Tiber 1996 Warner Books NY. First edition. Signed by astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the title page. Fine in DW.
Alexander, Lloyd Taran Wanderer 1967 Holt Rinehart & Winston NY. First edition. Fourth book of "The Prydain Chronicles." The book is fine, the DW is very good, with some small dampstains to the spine.
Andrews, Allen The Pig Plantagenet 1981 Viking NY. First American edition of the author's first novel. Drawings by Michael Foreman. Fine in price-clipped DW.
Anthony, Piers Pornucopia 1989 Tafford NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Anthony, Piers Tatham Mound 1991 Morrow NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in red printed wrappers.
Asimov, Isaac Foundation's Edge 1982 Doubleday NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers with slight bumping to corners.
Attanasio, A. A. Beast Marks 1984 Zeising CT. First edition. Limited to 250 copies. Signed by the author and two artists. Collection of short stories. Fine in DW.
Ballard, J. G. High-Rise 1977 Holt Rinehart & Winston NY. First American edition. Fine in DW.
Banks, Iain M. The Wasp Factory 1984 Houghton Mifflin NY. First American edition. Author's first book. Fine in DW that has slight creasing to the rear flap.
Barker, Clive The Damnation Game 1987 G.P. Putnam's Sons New York. First American edition, inscribed on title page. Personally signed. Fine in DW.
Barry, Dave Big Trouble 1999 Putnam NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Author's first novel. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in printed wrappers.
Bisson, Terry Pirates of the Universe 1996 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in white printed wrappers.
Blaylock, James P. The Last Coin 1988 Ace New York. First edition. Inscribed 'Mike, Thanks for writing this! June 12, 1991' on the title page. Fine in DW.
Blaylock, James P. Night Relics 1994 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Signed by the author on the half-title page. Fine in printed wrappers.
Block, Lawrence The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza 1980 Random House NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Ink signature and phone number on title page, 1.5-inch tear along top of spine/front cover hinge, spine slanted 30 degrees, else very good in printed wrappers.
Bramah, Ernest The Wallet of Kai Lung 1927 Methuen & Co. UK. Eighth printing. Near fine in DW.
Bramah, Ernest The Kai Lung Omnibus 1936 Philip Allan UK. First complete edition. Collects the first three Kai Lung novels. Some foxing to pages, else good.
Brooks, Terry Magic Kingdom For Sale 1986 Del Rey NY. First edition, signed and dated 4/91 on the title page Fine in DW
Brunner, John The Whole Man 1964 Walker NY. First American hardcover edition. Fine in unusually clean white dustwrapper.
Brunner, John Quicksand 1969 Sidgwick & Jackson UK. First British edition. Fine in DW with light shelf wear to the extremities.
Brunner, John Into the Slave Nebula 1980 Millington UK. First British and first hardcover edition. Fine in fine DW.
Brust, Steven To Reign In Hell 1984 Steeldragon Press MN. First edition. #413 of 1000 copies, signed by the author and artist Kathy Marschall. Fine in DW.
Carr, Terry (ed) Universe One 1975 Dobson UK. First British and first hardcover edition. Original anthology with stories by Silverberg, Lafferty, Russ, Bryant, Effinger, Goulart and others. Fine in price-clipped DW.
Carr, Terry ed. The Year's Finest Fantasy Volume 2 1979 Berkley Putnam NY. First edition. First book appearance of Stephen King's 'The Gunslinger'. Includes stories by Ray Bradbury, Stephen R. Donaldson, Michael Bishop, Harlan Ellison, R. A. Lafferty and others. Fine in DW.
Carroll, Jonathan Bones of the Moon 1987 Century UK. First edition. 1500 copies printed. Fine in DW.
Carroll, Lewis The Pig-Tale 1975 Little, Brown NY. First separate edition. Illustrated by Leonard B Lubin. The tragic tale of the fall of an emorously fat pig, a nonsense poem taken from "Sylvie and Bruno". This was Lubin's first illustrated book and has incredibly detailed brown-ink drawings, after 19th century artwork, throughout. The book is fine, the DW has has one chip and some red discolorations to both front and back covers.
Chalker, Jack L. Quest For the Well of Souls 1978 Del Rey NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Book 2 of "The Wars of the Well". Fine in green printed wrappers.
Chalker, Jack L. The Return Of Nathan Brazil 1980 Del Rey NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Book 4 of "The Wars of the Well". Fine in light blue printed wrappers.
Clarke, Arthur C. The Songs of Distant Earth 1986 Del Rey NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Clarke, Arthur C. The Songs of Distant Earth 1986 Del Rey NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Clarke, Arthur C. The Hammer of God 1993 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Slight rubbing to front cover hinge, else fine in green printed wrappers.
Crichton, Michael Eaters of the Dead 1976 Knopf NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Crichton, Michael Eaters of the Dead 1976 Knopf NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Crichton, Michael Congo 1980 Knopf NY. First trade edition after limited Franklin Library edition. Signed by author on ffep. Very fine in slightly soiled DW.
Crowley, John Aegypt 1987 Bantam NY. First edition. Book is near fine, with some soiling to the top of the page block. Dust jacket has white (price sticker?) residue on the front cover about 1-inch square, and a smaller patch on the rear cover, else near fine.
de Lint, Charles The Riddle of the Wren 1984 Ace NY. Paperback first edition. Author's first book. Spine crease, and slight rubbing to front cover, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
de Lint, Charles Jack the Giant Killer 1987 Ace New York. First printing after limited edition. Fine in DW
Dick, Philip K. and Roger Zelazny Deus Irae 1976 Doubleday New York. First edition. Fine in DW.
Donaldson, Stephen R. Lord Foul's Bane 1977 Del Rey New York. First trade edition, after book club Signed and dated 2.2.91 on title page Red water stain at bottom of pages, with price-clipped DW.
Donaldson, Stephen R. The Power That Preserves 1977 Del Rey New York. First edition Signed and dated 2.2.91 on title page Very good in DW.
Donaldson, Stephen R. The One Tree 1982 Del Rey New York. Uncorrected proof. Error on front cover gives pub date as 4/12/81. Very good with usual creases on cover.
Donaldson, Stephen R. (writing as Reed Stephens) The Man Who Risked His Partner 1984 Ballantine New York. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in red printed wrappers.
Donaldson, Stephen R. Strange Dreams 1993 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Includes stories by Jack Vance, Lucius Shepard, Harlan Ellison, Sheri tepper and others. Fine in printed wrappers.
Doolittle, Jerome Body Scissors 1990 Pocket Books NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Doolittle, Jerome Strangle Hold 1991 Pocket Books NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Doolittle, Jerome Bear Hug 1992 Pocket Books NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed on the half-title page. Fine in printed wrappers.
Doolittle, Jerome Bear Hug 1992 Pocket Books NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Review copy, with letter, brochure and bookplate laid in. Fine in DW.
Dowling, Terry Wormwood 1991 Aphelion Press Australia. First edition. Number 66 of 300 copies signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Laid in is a holographic letter dated 25/6/91 on publisher's letterhead to the bookdealer from whom I purchased this book mentioning that this is the only hardcover book they have issued, as Australia does not have much of a market for collectable books. Also laid in is the publisher's brochure, and the original envelope. Fine in DW.
Effinger, George Alec The Old Funny Stuff 1989 Pulphouse OR. First edition. Author's Choice Monthly Issue 1. Cloth bound, #248 of 300. Signed on the title page. Fine in DW.
Ellison, Harlan Alone Against Tomorrow 1971 MacMillan NY. First edition. Inscribed on the title page. Fine in DW.
Feist, Raymond Silverthorn 1985 Doubleday New York. First edition. Signed on title page. Fine in DW.
Feist, Raymond Faerie Tale 1988 Doubleday NY. Special advance reading copy. Signed on title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Fforde, Jasper The Eyre Affair 2001 Viking MY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Friedman, Kinky When The Cat's Away 1988 Morrow NY. First edition. Author's third book. Fine in DW.
Friedman, Kinky Frequent Flyer 1989 Morrow NY. First edition. Author's fourth book. Fine in DW.
Garton, Ray Trade Secrets 1990 Zeising CA. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Zeising proofs are rarely available for sale. Ink corrections neatly made to title and copyright pages, else fine, comb bound in very good blue printed wrappers.
Gash, Jonathan The Gondola Scam 1984 Collins UK. First edition. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Bumped corners, else near fine in very good DW.
Gash, Jonathan Pearlhangar 1985 St. Martin's Press NY. First American edition. Signed on the title page. First published in Great Britain. A 'Lovejoy Novel of Suspense'. Fine in DW.
Goldman, William The Silent Gondoliers 1983 Del Rey NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. 'Written by S. Morgenstern'. Fine in printed wrappers.
Goldstein, Lisa The Dream Years 1985 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's second book. Signed on the title page. Fine in printed wrappers.
Goldstein, Lisa Daily Voices 1989 Pulphouse OR. First edition. Author's Choice Monthly Issue 3. Cloth bound, #38 of 300. Signed on the title page. Fine in DW.
Hartwell, David G. (ed) Christmas Forever 1993 Tor NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. All original stories by de Lint, Blaylock & Powers, Zelazny, Sheckley, Rucker and others. 1994 World Fantasy Award finalist for Best Anthology. Signed by Tim Powers and James Blaylock on their story's first page. Fine in white printed wrappers.
Holt, Tom The Walled Orchard 1990 Macmillan UK. First edition. Fine in DW.
Holt, Tom Odds and Gods 1995 Orbit UK. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Third in "The Walled Orchard" series. Fine in red printed wrappers.
Hughart, Barry Bridge of Birds 1984 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition. Author's first book. Co-winner of the 1984 World Fantasy Award. 1986 Mythopoeic award winner for best fantasy. Fine in DW.
Hughart, Barry Bridge of Birds 1984 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition. Author's first book. Co-winner of the 1984 World Fantasy Award. 1986 Mythopoeic award winner for best fantasy. Fine in DW.
Hughart, Barry Bridge of Birds 1984 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition. Author's first book. Co-winner of the 1984 World Fantasy Award. 1986 Mythopoeic award winner for best fantasy. Fine in DW.
Hughart, Barry Bridge of Birds 1984 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition. Author's first book. Co-winner of the 1984 World Fantasy Award. 1986 Mythopoeic award winner for best fantasy. Fine in DW.
Hughes, Matt Fools Errant 1994 Maxwell MacMillan Ontario. First edition. According to the author, only 750 hardcovers were published, and most were sold to libraries. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW. 8 copies.
Hughes, Matt Fools Errant 1994 Maxwell MacMillan Ontario. First edition. According to the author, only 750 hardcovers were published, and most were sold to libraries. Fine in DW.
Hughes, Matt Fools Errant 1994 Maxwell MacMillan Ontario. First edition. According to the author, only 750 hardcovers were published, and most were sold to libraries. Fine in DW.
Hughes, Matt Fools Errant 1994 Maxwell MacMillan Ontario. First edition. According to the author, only 750 hardcovers were published, and most were sold to libraries. Fine in DW.
Hughes, Matt Black Brillion 2004 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Inscribed to the dedicatee and signed by the author on the title page Fine in tan printed wrappers.
Hughes, Matt Black Brillion 2004 TOR NY. First edition. Inscribed to the dedicatee and signed by the cover artist, Tom Kidd, on the second title page, with a drawing of a zeppelin. Fine in DW.
Hughes, Matt Black Brillion 2004 TOR NY. First edition. Inscribed to the dedicatee and signed by the author on the title page. Presentation TLS from the author laid in. Fine in DW.
Hughes, Matt Black Brillion 2004 TOR NY. First edition. Signed and dated "Nov 04" by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Hughes, Matthew The Gist Hunter 2005 Night Shade Books SF. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Hughes, Matthew The Gist Hunter 2005 Night Shade Books SF. First edition. Inscribed "For Mike Berro, my first fan" on the title page. Fine in DW.
Jaivin, Linda Eat Me 1995 Broadway Books NY. First American edition. Author's first novel, previously printed in Australia. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Jones, J. V. (Julie Victoria) The Baker's Boy 1995 Warner Books NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Author's first book. Corner crease on upper-left of the rear cover, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Kerr, Katherine Darkspell 1987 Doubleday NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Second book in the "Deverry" series. Fine in DW.
Kijewski, Karen Kat Walk 1989 MacMillan UK. First British edition of the author's first book. Fine in DW.
Le Guin, Ursula K. The Dispossessed 1986 Easton CT. Leather-bound reissue, with new introduction by Frederik Pohl. Fine sans DW as issued.
Leven, Jeremy Satan: His Psychotherapy and Cure 1982 Knopf NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Marx, Groucho Groucho and Me 1959 Bernard Geis NY. First edition. Very good in dust jacket with several closed tears.
Masters, John Nightrunners of Bengal 1951 Viking NY. First American edition. Near fine in DW.
McHugh, Maureen F. China Mountain Zhang 1992 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first book. 1992 Nebula finalist and 1993 Hugo finalist. Fine in orange printed wrappers.
McIntyre, Vonda N. The Exile Waiting 1976 Gollancz London. First British edition, signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
McIntyre, Vonda N. The Exile Waiting 1976 Gollancz London. First British edition, inscribed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
McIntyre, Vonda N. Dreamsnake 1990 Easton Press CT. Full-leather binding. Fine
McIntyre, Vonda N. Transition 1991 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Pictorial cover proof included. Signed on the title page. Fine in printed wrappers.
Moore, Christopher Practical Demon-Keeping 1992 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition. Author's first book. Fine in DW.
Moore, Christopher Coyote Blue 1994 Simon & Schuster NY. First edition. Review copy with promotional materials, including photo laid in. Author's second book. Fine in DW.
Moran, Daniel Keys Armageddon Blues 1988 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. The author's first book. Fine in brown printed wrappers.
Moran, Daniel Keys and Jodi Moran Terminal Freedom 1997 Queen of Angels LA. First edition. One of an unknown number of unnumbered copies, from an edition of 500 signed and numbered copies. Signed by both authors on the limitation page. A self-published book, purchased from the author. Fine in DW.
Morris, Kenneth (edited by Helynn Hoffa) Through Dragon Eyes 1980 Ben-Sen Press CA. Collects three Oriental tales, "The Eyeless Dragon," "Red-Peach-Blossom Inlet" and "The White Bird Inn," plus a translation of a long poem by Ssu- K'ung T'u. Introduction by editor Helynn Hoffa. Fine in printed wraps.
Morrow, James The Continent of Lies 1984 Holt Rinehart & Winston NY. First edition. Author's second book. Fine in DW.
Niven, Larry Ringworld 1970 Ballantine NY. Paperback first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Contains the famous 'sun rising in the West' error. Slight spine and front cover crease, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Niven, Larry Ringworld 1970 Ballantine NY. Paperback first edition. Contains the famous 'sun rising in the West' error. Inscribed "To Mike" by the author on the title page. Slight spine crease, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Niven, Larry A World Out Of Time 1976 Holt, Rinehart & Winston New York. First hardcover, name corrected by artist (Rick Sternbach) on DW, signed by Niven on title page. Slight rubbing on bottom of spine, else fine in DW.
Niven, Larry The Magic Goes Away 1978 Ace New York. First edition, signed by author on first flyleaf. One of 1000 unnumbered copies. Fine in DW.
Niven, Larry The Magic Goes Away 1978 Ace New York. First edition, signed by author on first flyleaf. One of 1000 unnumbered copies. Fine in DW.
Niven, Larry The Integral Trees 1983 Del Rey NY. First edition, signed by Niven on title page. Fine in DW
Niven, Larry The Integral Trees 1983 Del Rey NY. First edition, signed by Niven on title page. Fine in DW
Niven, Larry and Jerry Pournelle Footfall 1985 Del Rey New York. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Two staples through front cover, spine creases, else very good in glossy white printed wrappers.
Niven, Larry and Jerry Pournelle Footfall 1985 Del Rey New York. Signed by Niven on the title page. Purchased from Niven As new in DW.
Niven, Larry and Jerry Pournelle Footfall 1985 Del Rey New York. Signed by Niven on the title page. Purchased from Niven As new in DW.
Niven, Larry Destiny's Road 1997 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in orange printed wrappers.
Park, Paul Soldiers of Paradise 1987 Arbor House NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first book. Note "Save for Jon White" taped to front cover, else near fine in blue printed wrappers. Publisher's letter laid in.
Park, Paul Soldiers of Paradise 1987 Arbor House NY. First edition. Author's first book. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Park, Paul Sugar Rain 1989 Morrow NY. First edition. Author's second book. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Pavlou, Stel Decipher 2001 Hodder & Stoughton UK. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Powers, Tim The Anubis Gates 1983 Ace NY. Paperback first edition. Author's fourth book. Inscribed 'This non-fiction work' on the title page, upside-down as usual. Slight chipping to the edges of the covers, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Powers, Tim The Anubis Gates 1983 Ace NY. Paperback first edition. Author's fourth book. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Spine crease, else near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Powers, Tim On Stranger Tides 1987 Ace NY. First edition. 1988 Locus, World Fantasy and Hugo nominee for best novel. Signed and dated "Halloween '87" by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Powers, Tim On Stranger Tides 1987 Ace NY. First edition. 1988 Locus, World Fantasy and Hugo nominee for best novel. Signed (upside down as usual) by the author on the title page. Near fine in DW.
Powers, Tim On Stranger Tides 1987 Ace NY. First edition. 1988 Locus, World Fantasy and Hugo nominee for best novel. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Powers, Tim The Stress of Her Regard 1989 Ace NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page, upside down as usual. 1990 Nebula award nominee. 1990 Mythopoeic award winner for best fantasy. Remainder mark on bottom edge of pages, else fine in DW.
Powers, Tim Expiration Date 1996 TOR NY. First American and first hardcover edition. Signed (upside down as usual) by the author on the title page. Near fine in DW.
Powers, Tim Declare 2001 Morrow NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first trade edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Priest, Christopher The Glamour 1984 Jonathan Cape UK. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. As new in printed wrappers.
Reed, Robert The Leeshore 1987 Donald J. Fine NY. First edition of the author's first novel. Small remainder dot on the bottom of the page block, else fine in DW.
Reeves-Stevens, Garfield Dark Matter 1990 Doubleday NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Resnick, Mike Through Darkest Resnick with Gun and Camera 1990 WSFA Press Washington. Limited cloth-bound #458 of 500, book designed by Jack L. Chalker, issued at $35. Fine in DW.
Robinson, Kim Stanley Pacific Edge 1990 Tor NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed and dated month and year of publication on the half-title page. Fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Rohan, Michael Scott The Gates of Noon 1992 Gollancz UK. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in blue printed wrappers.
Rusch, Kristine Kathryn Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine Issue 7 1990 Pulphouse OR. First edition. Leatherette bound, #651 of 1000, signed by all contributors. Includes stories by Charles de Lint, Steve Rasnic Tem, David J. Schow and others. Fine without DW as issued.
Sawyer, Robert J. Far-Seer 1992 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in printed wrappers.
Schiff, Stuart David and Fritz Leiber, eds. The World Fantasy Awards Volume Two 1980 Doubleday NY. First edition. Includes stories by Stephen King, Harlan Ellison, Ray Bradbury, Dennis Etchison, Ramsey Campbell and others. Fine in DW that has slight staining between flap and rear panel.
Shaw, Bob Night Walk 1976 Gollancz UK. First British hardcover edition of the author's first book. Fine in DW.
Sheffield, Charles and David Bischoff The Selkie 1982 MacMillans NY. First edition. Review copy with slip laid in. Fine in DW.
Silverberg, Robert Three Trips in Time and Space 1973 Hawthorn NY. First edition. Original novellas by Larry Niven, John Brunner and Jack Vance. Signed by Vance on the title page. Fine in DW.
Simak, Clifford Wat Station 1988 Easton Press CT. Introduction by Jack Williamson, illustrated by Vincent DiFate. Bound in full leather. Fine sans DW as issued.
Swanwick, Michael In the Drift 1985 Legend UK. First hardcover and first British edition. Author's first book. Fine in DW.
Swanwick, Michael Griffin's Egg 1992 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Fine in red printed wrappers.
van de Wetering, Janwillem A Glimpse of Nothingness 1975 Routledge & Kegan Paul UK. First English-language edition. Slight bump to upper-left corner of front cover, else fine in DW.
van de Wetering, Janwillem The Corpse on the Dike 1976 Houghton Mifflin NY. First American edition. Inscribed on the first blank page. Fine in DW with slight crinkling to top and bottom of spine.
van de Wetering, Janwillem Tumbleweed 1976 Houghton Mifflin NY. First American edition. Inscribed on the first blank page. Fine in very fine DW.
Vance, Jack The Star King 1966 Dobson UK. First British and first hardcover edition. Fine in price-clipped DW.
Vance, Jack The Star King 1966 Dobson UK. First hardcover and first British edition. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Killing Machine 1967 Dobson UK. First British and first hardcover edition. Fine in price-clipped DW.
Vance, Jack The Palace of Love 1968 Dobson UK. First hardcover and first British edition. Signed sheet of paper laid in. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Monsters in Orbit 1977 Dobson UK. First British and first hardcover edition. Fine in price-clipped DW.
Vance, Jack The Blue World 1979 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. One of 589 unnumbered copies. 1966 Nebula nominee. Fine in near-fine DW that has half-inch closed tear in the top of the front cover.
Vance, Jack Green Magic 1979 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Signed by the author on the first blank page. Collection of short stories. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Space Opera 1982 Bastei-Lubbe Ge. First German edition ('Weltraum-Oper'). Signed 'John Holbrook Vance' on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Cugel's Saga 1983 Timescape NY. First trade edition. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Cugel's Saga 1983 Timescape NY. First trade edition. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Pnume 1984 Underwood Miller PA. First American hardcover edition. One of 889 unnumbered copies. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack Light From a Lone Star 1985 NESFA Press MA. First edition. One of 800 unnumbered cloth-bound editions. Signed on the title page. Produced as a commemorative for Vance as GoH and 40th anniversary of first Vance story publication. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack (writing as Ellery Queen) A Room To Die In 1987 Kinnell UK. First hardcover and first British edition. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack (as Ellery Queen) The Madman Theory 1988 Kinnell UK. First hardcover and first British edition. Second state dust jacket, with "Madman" title. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack (as Ellery Queen) The Madman Theory 1988 Kinnell UK. First hardcover and first British edition. First state dust jacket, with "Mad Man" title. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Lyonesse: Madouc 1990 Grafton UK. First British edition. 1990 World Fantasy Award winner. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Planet of Adventure 1993 Tor NY. Uncorrected proof of the first omnibus edition. Contains all four novels. Near fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Demon Princes Volume One 1997 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition thus. Omnibus containing the first three novels of the five-part series. Fine in salmon printed wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Demon Princes Volume Two 1997 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition thus. Omnibus containing the second two novels of the five-part series. Fine in salmon printed wrappers. Publisher's letter laid in.
Vinge, Vernor The Witling 1976 Dobson UK. First British and first hardcover edition. Author's second book. Fine in price-clipped DW.
Watson, Ian The Embedding 1973 Scribners NY. First American edition of the author's first book. Fine in DW with the usual slightly dirty white rear cover.
Watts, Alan Beat Zen Square Zen And Zen 1959 City Lights SF. First book publication. Fine in printed wrappers with faint coffee stains.
Wilde, Kelley The Suiting 1988 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first book. Winner of the 1989 Bram Stoker award for best first novel. Fine in printed wrappers with some creasing along the spine..
Wilhelm, Kate Margaret and I 1971 Little Brown NY. First edition, signed on title page. Fine, slight bumping along upper edge of DW, else fine.
Wolfe, Gene The Fifth Head of Cerberus 1972 Scribner's NY. First edition. Author's first book. Some soiling to the top edge of the page block, pages starting to yellow, else near-fine in DW.
Wolfe, Gene The Shadow Of The Torturer 1981 Sidgwick & Jackson London. First British edition. First book of "The New Sun." Very good in beautifully illustrated DW.
Wolfe, Gene Free Live Free 1984 Zeising CT. First edition. Limited to 750 copies. Signed by the author and three artists on the limitation page. Fine in DW.
Wolfe, Gene The Shadow Of The Torturer 1989 Easton CT. Bound in red leather with gold embossed designs. First book of "The New Sun." Fine sans DW as issued.
Wolfe, Gene Soldier of Arete 1989 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Publicist's business card laid in. Fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Zebrowski, George Macrolife 1979 Harper & Row NY. First edition, #109 of 250. Signed on the limitation page. Ordered directly from the author. Fine in DW.
Zelazny, Roger To Die in Italbar 1975 Faber UK. First British edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Zelazny, Roger For A Breath I Tarry 1980 Underwood Miller NY. First book edition. Trade paper, limited to 600 copies. Fine in wraps.
Zelazny, Roger Eye of Cat 1982 Timescape NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Zelazny, Roger Sign of Chaos 1987 Arbor House NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Zelazny, Roger Frost and Fire 1989 Morrow NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Smith, Martin Cruz Nightwing 1977 Norton & Company NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers. Slight browning to the white cover.
Adams, Douglas The Restaurant at the End of the Universe 1981 Harmony Books New York. First American edition, signed on front free endpaper. Personally signed. Fine.
Adams, Douglas Mostly Harmless 1992 Harmony Books NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the half-title page. Fine in DW.
Allen, Steve Hi-Ho Steverino 1992 Barricade NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Fine in DW.
Anderson, George K. The Legend of the Wandering Jew 1965 Brown University Press Providence RI. First edition. Massive scholarly work on the origins and meaning of the legend. Publisher's review slip laid in. Small but deep bump on the bottom edge of the back boards, breaking the cloth and scrunching the DJ about one-quarter inch, else near fine. Dust wrapper has a half-inch closed tear on the bottom of the front panel, and slight chipping at the top of the spine, not price-clipped, else near fine.
Anonymous The Descent of the Atom 1934 Lothrop Boston. First edition. Inscribed on the ffep "Dear Eleanor, I wrote this for myself but a man at Harvard thought it should be published. Leo, Elmhurst, February, 1939." Issue price $2.00. Fine in very good DW.
Anthony, Piers and Robert Kornwise Through the Ice 1989 Underwood Miller PA. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in slightly-yellowed blue printed wrappers.
Ballard, J. G. The Day of Creation 1987 Gollancz UK. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in white printed wrappers.
Banks, Iain M. Espedair Street 1987 Macmillan UK. First edition. Scuffed edges, else near fine in fine DW.
Barker, Clive Abarat 2002 HarperCollins NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first American edition. Full color artwork brochure laid in. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Barry, Dave Big Trouble 1999 Putnam NY. First edition. Author's first novel. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in printed wrappers.
Barzun, Jacques (editor) The Delights of Detection 1961 Criterion Books NY. First edition. Contains stories by Ernest Bramah, G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy Sayers, Harry Kemelman, John D. MacDonald, Edmund Crispin, Rex Stout, Alexandre Dumas and others. Fairly scarce in dust jacket. Near fine in DW.
Bishop, Michael Blooded On Arachne 1982 Arkham House WI. First edition. Collection of stories. Fine in DW.
Bishop, Michael Who Made Stevie Crye 1984 Arkham House WI. First edition. Fine in DW.
Bisson, Terry Fire on the Mountain 1988 Arbor House NY. First edition. Author's third book. Signed and dated "July 1988" by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Blaylock, James P. Lord Kelvin's Machine 1992 Arkham House WI. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Blaylock, James P. Winter Tides 1997 Ace NY. First edition. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Bramah, Ernest (Sax Rohmer, and others, edited by Thwing) World's Greatest 100 Detective Stories Vol 8 1929 Funk & Wagnalls NY. Contains three Bramah stories: "The Last Exploit of Harry the Actor", "The Comedy at Fountain Cottage", and "The Curious Circumstances of the Two Left Shoes." Very scarce in dust jacket. Fine in very good DW with two large spine chips missing (not affecting lettering) and corner chips, but unfaded.
Bramah, Ernest Kai Lung's Golden Hours 1939 Cape UK. The Traveler's Library, London. Eighth printing of this edition. Dampstaining to top and bottom of page block and rear cover, affecting the rear free endpaper, else very good in the rare DW with chips and rear stains.
Bramah, Ernest Max Carrados 1975 Hyperion Press CT. Reprint offset from the 1914 edition. Near fine.
Breslin, Jimmy World Without End, Amen 1973 Viking NY. First edition. Warm inscription to fellow newspaperman Earl Ubell dated "9/12/73" on the front free endpaper. Very good in good DJ. The book has some wear, but most of the defects (dog-eared pages and wrinkled DJ laminations) look like production defects.
Brin, David The Postman 1985 Bantam NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the half-title page. Fine in DW.
Brite, Poppy Z. Lost Souls 1992 Dell NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Authors first book. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Brust, Steven and Megan Lindholm The Gypsy 1992 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in blue printed wrappers.
Card, Orson Scott The Ships of Earth 1994 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Homecoming volume 3. Fine in printed wrappers.
Carter, Raphael The Fortunate Fall 1996 TOR NY. First edition. Author's first book. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Carter, Raphael The Fortunate Fall 1996 TOR NY. First edition. Author's first book. Inscribed to "Mike Barro" on the title page. Fine in DW.
Chizmar, Richard T. (editor) Thrillers 1993 Cemetery Dance Baltimore. First edition. Original stories by Rex Miller, Nancy A. Collins, Chet Williamson and Ardath Mayhar, with an introduction by Joe R. Lansdale. This is the printer's proof set of eight unbound blue-line signatures, possibly unique. Handwritten "#33728" on the first signature, else fine.
Clarke, Arthur C. The Songs of Distant Earth 1986 Del Rey NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Constantine, Storm Sign for the Sacred 1993 Headline UK. First edition. Fine in DW.
Crichton, Michael Eaters of the Dead 1976 Jonathan Cape UK. First British edition. Small ink price written at top of rear DW cover, else near fine in DW.
Crowley, John Little, Big 1981 Bantam NY. First edition, trade paperback. Fine in pictorial wrappers, slight edge bumps and minor creasing on front cover.
Curtis, Richard Fool For An Agent 1992 Pulphouse OR. First hardcover edition. One of 300 copies (this copy unnumbered; probably a PC.) Fine in DW.
Dann, Jack Wandering Stars 1974 Harper & Row NY. First edition. Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction, with four original stories. Foreword by Isaac Asimov. Sunning at the top of book covers, else near fine, in very good price-clipped dust jacket with short tear on th rear cover.
de Lint, Charles Into the Green 1993 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in green printed wrappers.
De Mille, James with illustrations by Gilbert Gaul Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder 1888 Harper & Brothers NY. First American edition by this Candian author, published the same year as the British. Octavo, original gilt lettered blue cloth, decoratively stamped in silver and gilt. viii, 291 pages. Frontispiece and 18 plates. "Lost-race novel with some social satire. Indebted to Poe." (Bleiler.) Ink inscription dated 1896 on the front endpaper, and a small bookstore stamp on the front pastedown. Very good, with scuffing to top and bottom of spine panel.
Deaver, Jeffery Deaver The Bone Collector 1996 Viking NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Near fine in pictorial wrappers with lamination about half peeled off.
Dick, Philip K. and Roger Zelazny Deus Irae 1977 Gollancz UK. First British edition. Pages yellowing, else fine in DW.
Dickinson, Susan (ed) The Drugged Cornet 1973 Dutton NY. First edition. Includes stories by Bramah, Doyle, Chesterton, Sayers, et al. Very good in DW.
Dinesen, Isak Shadows On The Grass 1960 Michael Joseph UK. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Includes black and white photos. Reminiscences of the author's years on a coffee plantation in Kenya. Proofs from this publisher are scarce. Very good in printed wraps, with signature on half-title page ("J Hannah"), and "Nov 7 10/6" in red pencil on the front cover.
Donaldson, Stephen R. The Wounded Land 1980 Del Rey New York. First edition, signed and dated '7-18-80' on title page. Personally signed. Fine in DW.
Donaldson, Stephen R. The One Tree 1982 Del Rey New York. First edition, signed and dated '2.2.91' on title page. Personally signed. Fine in DW.
Donaldson, Stephen R. The Mirror of Her Dreams 1986 Del Rey New York. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Donaldson, Stephen R. The Mirror of Her Dreams 1986 Del Rey NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. TLS on letterhead and glossy poster folded twice laid in. Corner bump, else fine in white pictorial wrappers.
Donaldson, Stephen R. A Man Rides Through 1987 Del Rey New York. First edition. Fine in DW.
Donaldson, Stephen R. The Real Story 1991 Bantam NY. Uncorrect proof of the first edition. Signed and dated 2.2.91 on title page Fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Douglas, Carole Nelson Catnap 1992 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. The first 'Midnight Louie Mystery'. Staple holes on front cover, else fine in printed wrappers.
Dozois, Gardner Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction 1994 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition. Includes novels by Jack Vance ("The Miracle Workers"), Gene Wolfe and others. Fine in DW.
Duane, Diane High Wizardry 1990 Delacorte NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine (slight spine creasing) in blue printed wrappers.
Eddings, David The Diamond Throne 1989 Del Rey NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. The first book of 'The Elenium'. Very good in printed wrappers.
Evans, Nicholas The Horse Whisperer 1995 Delacorte Press NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wraps with the ABA "Believe" band.
Everitt, Charles P. The Adventures of a Treasure Hunter 1951 Little Brown Boston. First edition. "A Rare Bookman in Search of American History." Near fine, with extensive pencilled annotations on the ffep, in very good DW with chips and creases on corners on spine ends. Not price clipped.
Feist, Raymond and William Forstchen Honoured Enemy 2001 HarperCollins UK. First edition. Fine in DW.
Feist, Raymond and William Forstchen Honoured Enemy 2001 HarperCollins UK. First edition. Fine in DW.
Feist, Raymond E. and Janny Wurts Daughter of the Empire 1987 Doubleday NY. First edition. Inscription by Feist and Wurts dated 3/19/88 on the title page. Fine in DW.
Feist, Raymond E. and Janny Wurts Mistress of the Empire 1992 Foundation NY. First edition.Signed by Feist on the half-title page, with a bookplate signed by Wurts and cover artist Don Maitz on the half-title page. Near fine in fine DW.
Friedman, Kinky Musical Chairs 1991 Morrow NY. First edition. Author's fifth book. Fine in DW.
Friedman, Kinky Elvis, Jesus & Coca-Cola 1993 Simon & Schuster NY. First edition. Author's sixth book. Fine in DW.
Friesner, Esther The Sherwood Game 1995 Baen NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Gaiman, Neil Neverwhere 1999 Avon NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Goldstein, Lisa The Red Magician 1993 TOR NY. First hardcover edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Winner of the American Book Award. Fine in DW.
Haldeman, Joe All My Sins Remembered 1977 St. Martin's NY. First edition. Signed on the title page. Includes two dust wrappers. Fine in DWs. Inside DW is damaged.
Haldeman, Joe All My Sins Remembered 1977 St. Martin's NY. First edition. Signed on the title page. Includes two dust wrappers. Fine in DW. Inside DW is damaged.
Hamilton, Peter F. The Naked God 2000 Warner Books NY. First American edition. Third book of a trilogy. Publisher's brochure laid in. Fine in DW.
Hayden, Patrick Nielsen (ed) Starlight 1 1996 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Winner of the 1997 World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology. Original stories by Michael Swanwick, Robert Reed, John M. Ford, Jane Yolen, Maureen F. McHugh and others. Letter from the publisher laid in. Near fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Hershey and Tom Dupree and Janna Silverstein, eds. Full Spectrum 5 1995 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Original anthology including Michael Bishop, Jonathan Lethem, Lisa Mason, Patricia A. McKillip, Paul Park, Neal Stephenson, Gene Wolfe and others. Fine in green printed wrappers.
Holdstock, Robert Lavondyss 1988 Gollancz UK. First trade edition Fine in DW.
Holdstock, Robert Lavondyss 1990 Morrow NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Includes detached pictorial cover as issued. As new in wrappers.
Holt, Tom Paint Your Dragon 1996 Orbit UK. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in green printed wrappers.
Holt, Tom My Hero 1996 Orbit UK. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Hughes, Matt Black Brillion 2004 TOR NY. First edition. Publisher's material laid in. Fine in DW.
Idle, Eric The Rutland Dirty Weekend Book 1976 Methuen NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wraps with near fine oversized DW.
Jones, Terry and Douglas Adams Starship Titanic 1997 Harmony Books NY. First edition. Signed by Terry Jones and Douglas Adams on the title page. Fine in DW.
King, Laurie R. A Monstrous Regiment of Women 1995 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Sequel to "The Beekeper's Apprentice". Fine in pictorial wraps. The lamination on the covers is starting to peel at the edges.
Kramer, Edward E. ed. (Charles de Lint, Neil Gaiman, Robert J. Sawyer, Gene Wolfe, Ray Bradbury) Strange Attractions 2000 Shadowlands Press Centreville VA. First edition. Review sheet pasted to the front free endpaper. Fine in DW.
Laidlaw, Marc Dad's Nuke 1985 Fine NY. First edition. "Darkly comic science-fiction satire." Author's first book. Fine in near-fine DW.
Lawhead, Stephen R. The Iron Lance 1998 HarperPrism NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Le Guin, Ursula K. Lao Tzu Tao Te Ching - A Book About the Way 1997 Shambala MA. Uncorrected proof of the first edition of this translation. TLS from the publisher laid in. Fine in poctorial wrappers.
Le Guin, Ursula K. The Telling 2000 Harcourt NY. First edition. Signed by the author on a special bookplate affixed to the ffep, "Fifty copies have been reserved for friends of the author." Fine in DW.
Lee, Tanith Elephantasm 1993 Headline UK. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in light-green printed wrappers. Laid-in dust wrapper is creased at top and bottom
Lethem, Jonathan The Wall of the Sky, The Wall of the Eye 1996 Harcourt Brace & Company NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's third book and first collection of stories. Fine in blue printed wrappers.
Lethem, Jonathan The Wall of the Sky, The Wall of the Eye 1996 Harcourt Brace & Company NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's third book and first collection of stories. Fine in blue printed wrappers.
Lethem, Jonathan The Wall of the Sky, The Wall of the Eye 1996 Harcourt Brace & Company NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's third book and first collection of stories. Fine in blue printed wrappers.
Lethem, Jonathan As She Climbed Across The Table 1997 Doubleday NY. Uncorrected proof ("bound galley") of the first edition. Author's fourth book. Very good in blue pictorial printed wrappers.
Lethem, Jonathan Motherless Brooklyn 1999 Doubleday NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
MacLeish, Roderick Prince Ombra 1982 Congdon & Weed NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Previously owned by George R. R. Martin. Title printed on bottom page ends, else very good in blue printed wrappers.
Manchester, William Beard The Lion 1958 M. S. Mill NY. First edition. Author's third novel. Near fine in DW.
Martin, George R. R. Portraits of His Children 1987 Dark Harvest IL. First edition, Inscribed on the half-title page and dated 1/31/97. Previously owned by George R. R. Martin. Near fine in DW.
McCrumb, Sharyn She Walks These Hills 1994 Scribners NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wraps.
Meachem, Beth (ed) Terry's Universe 1988 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. 13 original stories in honor of Terry Carr by Roger Zelazny, Ursula K. Le Guin, Lucius Shepard, Michael Swanwick, Gene Wolfe, Fritx Leiber and others. Near fine in tan printed wrappers.
Mieville, China Perdido Street Station 2001 Del Rey NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition, which is a trade paperback. Extensive review materials laid in. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Mieville, China Perdido Street Station 2001 Del Rey NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition, which is a trade paperback. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Mieville, China The Scar 2002 MacMillan UK. First edition. Fine in DW.
Moorcock, Michael The Chinese Agent 1970 MacMillan NY. First edition. 'A Cock Robin Mystery' Fine in bright, very good price-clipped DW.
Moore, Christopher Bloodsucking Fiends 1995 Simon & Schuster NY. First edition. Inscribed "To Brandy / Best Blood / (signature)" on the title page. Fine in DW.
Morgan, Richard Altered Carbon 2002 Gollancz UK. First edition. Author's first book. Fine in DW.
Morgan, Richard Altered Carbon 2002 Gollancz UK. First edition. Author's first book. Fine in DW.
Morrow, James Wine of Violence 1981 Holt Rinehart & Winston NY. First edition of the author's first novel. Near fine in DW that has slight crinkling on the edges, and top page edges dusty.
Morrow, James Wine of Violence 1981 Holt Rinehart & Winston NY. First edition of the author's first novel. Near fine in DW that has slight crinkling on the edges.
Myers, John Myers The Deaths of the Bravos 1962 Little, Brown NY. First edition. Fine in very good unclipped DW.
Myers, Tamar Too Many Crooks Spoil the Broth 1993 Doubleday NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first book. "A Pennsylvania-Dutch Mystery with Recipes". Fine except for a substantial bump on the top of the spine panel, in printed wrappers.
Newman, Sharan Death Comes as Epiphany 1993 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Anthony Award nominee for best first novel. Inscribed to noted L.A. Times book critic Charles Champlin, signed twice and dated 6-19-93. Publisher's stickers to correct misspelled author's name. Very good in white printed wrappers, some corner creasing.
Nicholson, William Slaves of the Mastery 2001 Mammoth UK. First edition. Second in the "Wind On Fire" trilogy. Fine in DW.
Nicholson, William Slaves of the Mastery 2001 Mammoth UK. First edition. Second in the "Wind On Fire" trilogy. Fine in DW.
Nicholson, William Firesong 2002 Egmont UK. First edition. Third in the "Wind On Fire" trilogy. Fine in DW.
Niven, Larry and Steven Barnes The Barsoom Project 1989 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Sequel to "Dream Park". Signed by Steven Barnes on the title page. Cover proof included. Fine in blue printed wrappers.
Niven, Larry The Ringworld Throne 1996 Del Rey NY. First edition. Inscribed "To Mike" by the author on the half-title page. Fine in DW.
Niven, Larry The Ringworld Throne 1996 Del Rey NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the half-title page. Fine in DW.
Nolan, William F. and Martin H. Greenberg (eds.) The Bradbury Chronicles 1991 ROC NY. First edition. Signed and with a drawing by William Nolan on the page facing the title page. A collection of 22 original stories in honor of Ray Bradbury. Fine in DW.
Norton, Andre Tales of the Witch World 1987 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Includes stories by Charles De Lint, Robert Bloch, etc. Fine in printed wrappers. Includes the DW.
O'Brien, Edward J. (ed.) The Best British Short Stories of 1928 1928 Dodd, Mead & Company NY. First edition. Collection of stories, including "The Story of Wan and the Remarkable Shrub" by Ernest Bramah. Rare in dust jacket. Near fine in very good DW with small chip missing from the upper edge of the spine, and small closed tears on the upper edge of the rear panel.
Packard, Frank The Locked Book 1924 Copp, Clark Co. Toronto. First Canadian edition, published the same year as the American edition. A bibliomystery about a Malaysian warlord's search for a book. Near fine in very good DW.
Pinkwater, Daniel Borgel 1990 MacMillan NY. First edition. Name on front pastedown, else near fine in very good DW with sticker residue on rear cover.
Powers, Tim Dinner at Deviant's Palace 1985 Ace NY. Paperback first edition. Author's fifth book. Inscribed and dated '1/26/85' on the inside front cover, right-side up (unusual for this left-handed author). Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Powers, Tim with James P. Blaylock The Way Down the Hill, with The Pink of Fading Flamingos 1986 Axolotl Seattle. First limited trade edition, unnumbered of 400, signed by the Tim Powers, Edward Bryant, James Blaylock and Charles De Lint. Signed again on the title page by Tim Powers. Double edition containing short stories. Fine, slight blemish on Blaylock cover.
Powers, Tim Last Call 1992 Morrow NY. Third printing of the first trade edition. Winner of the 1993 World Fantasy Award. Signed (upside down as usual) by the author on the title page, and the copyright page has been modified to look like a first printing, and the author has added the words "Honorary first edition" with an additional signature. Near fine in DW.
Powers, Tim Declare 2001 Morrow NY. First trade edition. Extensive review materials laid in, including an interview with Tim, and "A Note on the Writing of Declare", not included in the published book. Very good in DW.
Pratchett, Terry and Neil Gaiman Good Omens 1990 Workman NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Includes TLS from publisher to Sherry Gottlieb. Publisher's first book. Fine in printed wrappers.
Pratchett, Terry and Neil Gaiman Good Omens 1990 Workman NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Fine in printed wrappers, with very good DW.
Pratchett, Terry Wings 1991 Delacorte NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Includes DW from the hardcover. Fine in printed wrappers.
Pratchett, Terry Maskerade 1995 Gollancz UK. First edition. Fine in DW.
Priest, Christopher A Dream of Wessex 1977 Faber & Faber UK. First edition. Fine in DW.
Quentin, A. P. A Taoist Pearl 1928 MacMillan Toronto. First edition. "The MacMillans in Canada" bookplate on front pastedown. Near fine in very good DW with large chips on front cover and spine, the latter affecting text.
Reynolds, Alastair Redemption Ark 2002 Orion UK. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Ronison, Kim Stanley Escape From Kathmandu 1989 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed and dated "1990" by the author on the title page. Fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Russell, Alan Multiple Wounds 1996 Simon & Schuster NY. Uncorrected proof (ARC) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Russell, Alan Multiple Wounds 1996 Simon & Schuster NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Sawyer, Robert J. Flashforward 1999 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in red printed wrappers.
Scarborough, Elizabeth Ann The Harem of Aman Akbar 1984 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Inscribed by the author to fellow writer John Pelan on the half-title page. Fine in green printed wrappers.
Scarborough, Elizabeth Ann The Christening Guest 1985 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Inscribed by the author to fellow writer John Pelan on the half-title page: "For John, Hope this is crystal clear so you wont guess how crashed I am, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, Norwescon '86." Fine in green printed wrappers.
Schroeder, Karl Ventus 2000 TOR NY. First edition. Review copy with publisher's materials laid in. Fine in DW.
Schroeder, Karl Permanence 2002 TOR NY. First edition. Review copy with publisher's materials laid in. Fine in DW.
Shiner, Lewis Deserted Cities of the Heart 1988 Foundation NY. First edition. Author's second book. Inscribed and dated '6/22/90' on the half-title page. Fine in DW.
Shiner, Lewis Deserted Cities of the Heart 1988 Foundation NY. First edition. Author's second book. Inscribed and dated 'July 31, 1993' on the half title page. Fine in DW.
Snicket, Lemony (Illustrated by Brett Helquist) The Bad Beginning 2001 Egmont UK. First British edition. Fine sans DW as issued.
Snicket, Lemony (Illustrated by Brett Helquist) The Reptile Room 2001 Egmont UK. First British edition. Fine sans DW as issued.
Snicket, Lemony (Illustrated by Brett Helquist) The Wide Window 2001 Egmont UK. First British edition. Fine sans DW as issued.
Snicket, Lemony (Illustrated by Brett Helquist) The Austere Academy 2002 Egmont UK. First British edition. Promotional wrap-around band present. Fine sans DW as issued.
Snicket, Lemony (Illustrated by Brett Helquist) The Miserable Mill 2002 Egmont UK. First British edition. Fine sans DW as issued.
Spinrad, Norman Child of Fortune 1985 Bantam NY. Advance reading copy of the first edition. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Pages yellowed, front cover with corner crease and separating spine, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Starrett, Vincent (ed.) 14 Great Detective Stories 1928 Modern Library NY. First edition. Contains stories by Ernest Bramah, Edgar Allen Poe, A Conan Doyle, Chesterton, Baroness Orczy and others. Fine in very good DW.
Stephenson, Neal The Diamond Age 1995 Bantam NY. First edition. 1996 Hugo award winner. Near fine in DW.
Stephenson, Neal The Diamond Age 1995 Viking UK. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first British edition. 1996 Hugo award winner. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Sue, Eugene The Wandering Jew 1900 A. L. Burt NY. Reprint. No date. Complete in two volumes, each quarter-bound in brown leather with gilt lettering and designs, and raised bands on the spine, with marbled boards and endpapers. Dome rubbing to leather corners and spine edges, else near fine. Clean and tight pages, frontispiece tissues undamaged.
Swanwick, Michael Griffin's Egg 1992 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Near fine in red printed wrappers.
Tidhar, Lavie (ed.) Michael Marshall Smith: A Primary and Secondary Bibliography 2000 Last Call Publishing UK. First edition. Number 9 of 40 copies, signed on the limitation page by Lavie Tidhar, Michael Marshall Smith, Jim Rickards, Archie Maskill and Stephen Jones. 40 pp, saddle stitched. Fine in blue printed wrappers.
T'ieh-yun, Liu (translated by Harold Shadick) The Travels of Lao Ts'an 1952 Cornell University Press NY. First edition of this translation, written between 1904 and 1907. Inscribed "To Tazu, with many thanks for all your help in preparing the manuscript. Harold Shadik" on the front free endpaper. Near fine in green cloth-covered boards.
Tolkien, J. R. R. The Silmarillion 1977 Houghton Mifflin NY. First American edition. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. Fine in DW.
Tolkien, J. R. R. The Silmarillion 1977 Houghton Mifflin NY. First American edition. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. Fine in DW.
van de Wetering, Janwillem Death of a Hawker 1977 Houghton Mifflin NY. First American edition. Review slip and letter laid in. Fine in DW with some crinkling to top and bottom of spine.
Vance, Jack The Killing Machine 1964 Hayakawa Tokyo. First Japanese edition. Near fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Palace of Love 1967 Hayakawa Tokyo. First Japanese edition. Near fine in DW and wraparound promotional band.
Vance, Jack The Moon Moth 1975 Dobson UK. First hardcover and first British edition. Fine in price-clipped DW.
Vance, Jack The Many Worlds of Magnus Ridolph 1977 Dobson UK. First hardcover and first British edition. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Many Worlds of Magnus Ridolph 1977 Dobson UK. First hardcover and first British edition. Fine in price-clipped DW.
Vance, Jack Servants of the Wankh 1980 Underwood Miller PA. First American hardcover edition. "Planet of Adventure #2". One of 889 unnumbered copies. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack The Dirdir 1980 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. One of 889 unnumbered copies. Fine sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack (Guest of Honor) The Book of the Sixth World Fantasy Convention 1980 Underwood Miller PA. First edition, limited to 100 copies, of the program book for the 1980 World Fantasy Convention, with Jack Vance as the guest of honor. Very good with spine fade, sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack (Guest of Honor) The Book of the Sixth World Fantasy Convention 1980 Underwood Miller PA. First edition, limited to 100 copies, of the program book for the 1980 World Fantasy Convention, with Jack Vance as the guest of honor, and Boris Vallejo as guest artist and Robert Bloch as master of ceremonies. Near fine, sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack Gold and Iron 1982 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition of "Slaves of the Klau". One of 530 unnumbered cloth-bound copies. Corder bump to upper-rear cover, else near-fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Cugel's Saga 1983 Timescape NY. First trade edition. Small remainder mark on bottom, else fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Throy 1993 Tor NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in tan printed wrappers.
Vance, Jack Throy 1993 Tor NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in tan printed wrappers.
Vance, Jack Throy 1993 New English Library UK. First British edition. Review copy, with publisher's press release laid in. Near fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Alastor 1995 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first omnibus edition. Near fine in cream printed wrappers.
Vance, Jack Night Lamp 1996 TOR NY. First trade edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Night Lamp 1996 TOR NY. First trade edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Demon Princes Volume Two 1997 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition thus. Omnibus containing the second two novels of the five-part series. Near fine in salmon printed wrappers.
Vandermeer, Jeff Veniss Underground 2003 Prime Books OH. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Viereck, George S. and Paul Eldridge The Invincible Adam 1932 Duckworth UK. First British edition. The third book of the "Wandering Jew" trilogy. Corners and rear cover bumped, else very good.
Vinge, Joan The Summer Queen 1991 Warner NY. First edition, review slip laid in. Sequel to the Hugo-winning 'Snow Queen'. Fine in DW.
Vonarburg, Elisabeth Dreams of the Sea 2003 Tesseract Books Alberta. First edition of the author's first book. "The collector's cloth edition." Fine in DW.
Wakem, Hugh (pseudonym), The Diary of a Smut Hound 1930 William Hodgson PA. First edition. . "A crusader for morality in literature supplies the world with a valuable insight into his life and habits." A very funny satire on erotica, bookmen, and book dealers. 63 pages. Near fine in very good DW.
Whittemore, Edward Jerusalem Poker 1978 Wildwood House UK. First British edition. Author's third book. Near fine in DW.
Wilhelm, Kate The Infinity Box 1975 Harper NY. First edition, inscription on title page Book is fine, the shiny metallic dust cover has some discoloration (peeling lamination?) on spine.
Wolfe, Gene Free Live Free 1985 Grafton UK. First British edition. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Wrong, E. M. Crime and Detection 1926 Oxford University Press UK. First edition. A collection of mystery stories, including stories by Ernest Bramah, Poe, Chesterton, Hornung, Doyle, Freeman, Bailey, and Pain. Volume 301 in "The World Classics." Fine, top edge green, red ribbon marker, cardboard slipcase.
Yolen, Jane (ed) Xanadu 1993 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. All original stories by Tanith Lee, Eleanor Arnason, Nancy Kress, Steven Brust, Will Shetterly, Mike Resnick, Lisa Tuttle, Esther M. Friesner, Ursula K. Le Guin and others. Signed letter from the publisher laid in. Fine in pink printed wrappers.
Zelazny, Roger Prince Of Chaos 1991 Morrow NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Previously owned by George R. R. Martin. Fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Powers, Tim Expiration Date 1996 TOR NY. First American and first hardcover edition. Fine in DW.
Powers, Tim Expiration Date 1996 TOR NY. First American and first hardcover edition. Fine in DW.
Comber, Leon (translator) The Strange Cases of Magistrate Pao 1964 Tuttle VT. First edition. Fine in DW.
Jeter, K. W. Dr. Adder 1984 Bluejay Books NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Duplicate pages 81-82, 105-106. Fine in pictorial wrappers except for a small wrinkle on front cover.
MacLean, Alistair When Eight Bells Toll 1966 Collins UK. First edition. Fine in DW with slightly crinkled edges.
Shea, Michael with Lucius Shepard and Jessica Salmonson Axolotl Special Number One 1989 Axolotl WA. First edition. Limited to 900 copies of which this is number 174 of 300 numbered clothbound copies signed by all thre authors along with introducers John Kessel, Thomas Ligotti and Bruce Sterling. Issued at $35. Fine in DW.
Silverberg, Robert A Robert Silverberg Omnibus 1970 Sidgwick and Jackson UK. First hardcover edition of three novellas. Fione in slightly scuffed DW.
Stasheff, Christopher The Warlock's Companion 1988 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in printed wrappers.
Dart-Thornton, Cecilia The Ill-Made Mute 2001 MacMillan UK. Uncorrected proof of the first British edition. Publisher's review materials laid in. Book one of "The Bitterbynde". Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Shiner, Lewis Deserted Cities of the Heart 1988 Foundation NY. First edition. Author's second book. Inscribed and dated 'July 31, 1993' on the half title page. Small dirty mark on the fore edge of the page block, else fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Alastor 1995 TOR NY. First omnibus edition. Review copy with publisher's material laid in. Fine in DW.
Adams, Douglas The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1979 Pan UK. First printing of the first paperback edition. Lower-right corner slightly bumped, else near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Adams, Douglas The Restaurant at the End of the Universe 1980 Pan UK. First printing of the paperback first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Adams, Douglas Life, the Universe, and Everything 1982 Pan UK. First printing of the paperback first edition. Signed by the author on the first page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Adams, Douglas So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish 1984 Pan UK. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in white unprinted wrappers.
Adams, Douglas So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish 1984 Pan UK. First edition. Fine in near-fine DW.
Albom, Mitch Tuesday's With Morrie 1997 Doubleday NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Allen, Woody Without Feathers n.d. NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Anthony, Piers Tatham Mound 1991 Morrow NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in red printed wrappers.
Argus, M. K. Moscow-On-The-Hudson 1951 Harper & Row NY. First edition. Basis for the Robin Williams movie. Slight fading along top edge of cloth covers, else fine in very good DW with a small damp spot on rear cover, and slight scrapes along the edges.
Aronica, Lou and Shawna McCarthy Full Spectrum 1988 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the paperback first edition. Anthology including Thomas Disch, Gregory Benford, Lisa Goldstein, Lewis Shiner, Pat Murphy, Norman Spinrad and others. Slight crease on rear cover, else fine in printed wrappers.
Asher, Neal The Skinner 2002 MacMillan UK. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Asimov, Isaac Earth Is Room Enough 1957 Doubleday NY. First edition. Collection of stories. Fine.
Asimov, Isaac Murder at the ABA 1976 Doubleday NY. First edition. Subtitled 'A puzzle in four days & sixty scenes'. Excellent story told first person from the pov of a minor writer, with Asimov himself as one of the characters. Fine in DW.
Asimov, Isaac (Ed) Space Mail 1980 Fawcett NY. Uncorrected proof. Includes stories by Kornbluth, Judith Merril, Fredric Brown, A.E. van Vogt, Daniel Keyes, George R. R. Martin, Murray Leinster and others. Fine except for slight water-warping on rear cover.
Asimov, Isaac The Robots of Dawn 1983 Doubleday NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Asimov, Isaac Nemesis 1989 Doubleday NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Asimov, Isaac Robot Visions 1990 ROC NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. As new in printed wrappers.
Asimov, Isaac and Robert Silverberg The Positronic Man 1993 Doubleday NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in blue printed wrappers.
Banks, Iain M. Cleaning Up 1987 Birmingham SF Group UK. First edition. #371 of 500 copies, signed on the first white page. 20-page pamphlet containing a short story. Fine in glossy printed wrappers.
Banks, Iain M. The Player of Games 1989 St. Martin's NY. First American edition. Fine in DW.
Banks, Iain M. Consider Phlebas 1991 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the paperback first edition. Fine in pink printed wrappers.
Banks, Iain M. Excession 1997 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. This book was issued as a trade paperback. Near fine in green printed wrappers.
Barker, Clive In the Flesh 1986 Poseidon Press New York. First American edition, inscribed on title page. Personally signed. Fine in DW except for small remainder mark on the bottom edge of the pages.
Barker, Clive The Thief of Always 1992 Harper Collins NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Barnes, John Orbital Resonance 1991 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in white printed wrappers.
Barry, Maxx Syrup 1999 Viking NY. First edition. Author's first book, an excellent satire of the advertising industry. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Beagle, Peter S. The Fantasy Worlds of Peater Beagle 1978 Viking NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Collects 'Lila the Werewolf', 'The Last Unicorn', 'Come, Lady Death' (first book appearance) and 'A Fine and Private Place'. Very good in printed wrappers. Front cover and first 50 pages has a vertical fold.
Beagle, Peter S. The Folk of the Air 1986 Del Rey New York. First edition, signed and dated 20 Jan 1987 on front free endpaper. Fine in DW.
Bear, Greg Psychlone 1979 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Small brown stain on front cover, slight upper-right corner bump, else fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Bear, Greg Hegira 1988 Severn House UK. First British and first hardcover edition of the author's first book. Signed on the title page. Fine in DW.
Bear, Greg / (Slant) 1997 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in grey printed wrappers.
Bear, Greg / (Slant) 1997 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Includes the proof of the dust wrapper. Near fine in grey printed wrappers.
Bear, Greg Darwin's Radio 1999 Del Rey NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Benchley, Peter The Deep 1976 Doubleday NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the first white page. Fine in DW.
Benford, Gregory Artifact 1985 TOR NY. First edition. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Benford, Gregory and David Brin The Heart of the Comet 1986 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Very good with scuffed bottom of page block, some yellowing of pages, and sticker removal damage on rear of pictorial wrappers.
Berger, Thomas Arthur Rex 1978 Delacorte NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Bisson, Terry Bears Discover Fire 1993 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Collection of stories. Second state; with white asterisk on DJ & handwritten passages printed on pages 221 & 222. Fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Blaylock, James P. The Paper Grail 1991 Ace NY. First trade edition (after Easton limited) Inscribed on the title page. Fine in DW.
Blaylock, James P. Night Relics 1994 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Spine slant, else very good in blue printed wrappers.
Blaylock, James P. Night Relics 1994 Ace NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Bleiler, Everett F. and T. E. Ditky eds. Best Science Fiction Stories 1952 1952 Frederick Fell NY. Stated first edition. Near fine in bright, unclipped, very good DW.
Bova, Ben Pohl, Pournelle, Sheffield Future Quartet 1994 AvoNova NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Brackett, Leigh The Starmen 1952 Gnome Press New York. First edition. Very good except for slight scuffing at top and bottom of spine, and slight discolorations on covers. No dust wrapper.
Bradbury, Ray Zen in the Art of Writing 1989 Capra Press Santa Barbara, CA. First edition, signed and dated '3/3/90' on title page. Personally signed. Fine in DW.
Bramah, Ernest The Wallet of Kai Lung 1919 Methuen UK. Second printing of the 'cheap form'. Pages yellowing, spine separating, front cover water-damaged, else good.
Bramah, Ernest Kai Lung's Golden Hours 1923 Grant Richards UK. Third printing of the first edition. The second 'Kai Lung' book. Very good.
Bramah, Ernest Max Carrados 1924 Methuen UK. Fifth printing ("fifth and cheaper edition") of the first edition. The first collection of Max Carrados stories. Good. Hinges starting, small dampstains on the spine.
Bramah, Ernest Kai Lung's Golden Hours 1932 Cape UK. The Traveler's Library, London, 1932 reprint. Offsetting on front free endpaper, foxing on top edge of page block, else near fine in price-clipped DW. A very nice copy.
Bramah, Ernest Kai Lung Beneath the Mulberry-Tree 1951 Richards Press UK. Fifth printing. Bramah's last book. Fine in price-clipped DW.
Bramah, Ernest Max Carrados 1976 Garland NY. Number 6 of Garland's "Fifty Classics of Crime Fiction 1900-1950." Fine sans DW as issued.
Bramah, Ernest Kai Lung's Golden Hours 1985 Oxford University Press Hong Kong. Reprint, with a new introduction by H. J. Lethbridge. Near fine in stiff pictorial wrappers.
Brin, David Glory Season 1993 Bantam NY. First edition. Signed and dated 4/8/93 (prior to publication) on the title page. Fine in DW.
Brin, David Foundation's Triumph 1999 HarperPrism NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Publisher's letter and color printout of dust jacket artwork laid in. Fine in pressure-bound folder with clear plastic cover.
Brooks, Terry The Black Unicorn 1987 Del Rey NY. First edition, signed and dated 4/91 on title page Fine in DW
Brunner, John The Shockwave Rider 1975 Harper & Row NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Brunner, John The Crucible of Time 1983 Del Rey NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition, signed and dated '1986' by author on title page. Author drew a peace symbol. Fine in printed wrappers.
Brunner, John The Tides of Time 1984 Del Rey NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition, signed and dated '1986' by author on title page. Author drew a peace symbol. Fine in printed wrappers.
Brust, Steven The Sun the Moon and the Stars 1987 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition, includes TLS (8 Dec 86), mentioning De Lint's book 'Jack O' The Green' (name changed later to 'Jack the Giant-Killer'). Lower-right corner bumped, else fine in printed wrappers.
Brust, Steven Fine Hundred Years After 1994 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in green printed wrappers.
Bujor, Flavia The Prophecy of the Stones 2004 Miramax Books NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Fine in purple printed wrappers.
Butler, Octavia Dawn 1987 Warner NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Butler, Octavia Dawn 1987 Warner NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Campbell, Harriette R. The Porcelain Fish Mystery 1937 Knopf NY. Advance reader's copy of the first edition. ARCs of this era are very uncommon. Publisher's typed index card dated "March 25, 1937" laid in. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Carroll, Jonathan Sleeping in Flame 1989 Doubleday NY. First American edition. Fine in DW.
Chalker, Jack L. and Alec Effinger and Mike Resnick The Red Tape War 1991 TOR NY. First edition. Signed by Effinger and Resnick on the title page. Fine in DW
Chant, Joy The Grey Mane of Morning 1977 Allen & Unwin UK. First edition. Fine in DW.
Cherryh, C. J. Chanur's Legacy 1992 DAW NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Inscribed on the title page. Covers slightly dog-eared, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Cholfin, Bryan Monochrome: The Readercon Anthology 1990 Broken Mirrors Press Boston. First trade edition. Includes introduction by Samuel R. Delany, stories by Thomas Disch, Esther Friesner, Gene Wolfe and others. Signed by Esther Friesner. Fine in printed wrappers.
Christian, Deborah Mainline 1996 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first book. Fine in blue printed wrappers.
Christian, Deborah Kar Kalim 1996 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's second book. Fine in bright yellow printed wrappers. Neat publisher's stickers on front cover and spine.
Christian, Deborah Kar Kalim 1996 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's second book. Letter and brochure from publisher laid in. Fine in bright yellow printed wrappers. Neat publisher's stickers on front cover and spine.
Clarke, Arthur C. 2001 A Space Odyssey 1968 New American Library Taiwan. Taiwanese edition. Printed from the first edition plates. Fine in DW.
Clarke, Arthur C. The Fountains of Paradise 1979 Harcourt Brace Jovanovich NY. First American edition. Fine with remainder mark on top of page block, in fine DW.
Clarke, Arthur C. and Gentry Lee Cradle 1988 Warner NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in orange printed wrappers.
Clegg, Douglas Dark of the Eye 2001 Subterranean Press MI. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition (the deluxe hardcover.) Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Codrescu, Andrei A Serious Morning 1973 Capra Press Santa Barbara. First edition. Number nine in the "Yes! Capra Chapbooks Series." Signed by the author on the limiatation page, number 57 of 100 copies bound in cloth. Fine in yellow pictorial boards.
Codrescu, Andrei The Blood Countess 1995 NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. A modern journalist explores the legacy of a 16th century Hungarian countess alleged to have bathed in the blood of virgins. 150,00 first printing. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Colfer, Eoin Artemis Fowl 2001 Hyperion NY. First American edition. Fine in DW.
Connelly, Michael The Black Ice 1993 Little, Brown & Co. NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. The second "Harry Bosch" book. Promotional card laid in. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Constantine, Storm The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit 1987 Macdonald UK. First edition. Signed and dated '31/8/87' on the title page. Fine in DW.
Constantine, Storm The Fulfilments of Fate and Desire 1989 Macdonald UK. First hardcover edition. Signed on the title page. Fine in DW.
Crichton, Michael The Terminal Man 1972 Knopf NY. First edition. Author's third book. Made into a movie starring George Segal. Fine in DW.
Crichton, Michael The Great Train Robbery 1975 Knopf NY. First edition. Slightly sunned covers, else fine in in near fine price-clipped DW.
Croly, George Tarry Thou Till I Come 1901 Funk & Wagnalls NY. First edition thus, containing Lew Wallis' ("Ben-Hur") introduction, and 20 full-page illustrations by T. de Thulstrip, each protected by tissue. Original publisher's bookplate advertising this book laid in. One tissue detached but present, else fine in gilt and green stamped cloth covers.
Cruso, Solomon The Last of the Japs and the Jews 1933 Herman W. Lefkowitz NY. First edition. "Dedicated to the Rulers, Statesmen, Diplomates and Militarists, of the Caucasian Race, the white Aryans, who fell on the battlefields of Europe, Asia, Africa, America, and Australia, in the period 1980-1985, A.D." Front cover has detached from the book, but not the spine. Should be easy to repair. Otherwise very good in green cloth boards.
Cunningham, A. E. Jack Vance: Critical Appreciations and a Bibliography 2000 British Library UK. First edition. Trade edition. Includes contributions by Harlan Ellison, Terry Dowling, Paul Rhoads, Jack Vance, Tom Shippey, Gene Wolfe, David Langford, Dan Simmons, David Matthew, A. E. Cunningham and Charles F. Miller. Fine in DW.
Dann, Jack Nebula Awards 32 1998 Harcourt Brace & Company NY. First edition. Contains tributes to Grand Master Jack Vance, along with stories and articles by Vance, Harry Turtledove, Jack Dann, Esther Friesner, Bruce Boston, Robert Silverberg, Nicola Griffith, Jonathan Lethem, and others. Publisher's letter laid in. Slight spine fading, else near fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Dart-Thornton, Cecilia The Lady of the Sorrows 2002 TOR Sydney, Australia. First edition. Book two of "The Bitterbynde". Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Datlow, Ellen A Whisper of Blood 1991 Morrow NY. Uncorrected prooof of the first edition. Collects 18 stories about vampirism, including Suzy Charnas, Jonathan Carroll, K.W. Jeter, Robert Holdstock and others. Fine in printed wrappers.
Davis, Lindsey Shadows in Bronze 1990 Crown NY. First American edition. Author's second detective novel set in ancient Rome. Fine in DW.
De Haven, Tom Joe Gosh 1988 Walker NY. First edition. Author's third book. Fine in DW.
De Haven, Tom Walker of Worlds 1990 Foundation NY. First edition. The first book in the Chronicles of the King's Tramp. Fine in DW.
De Haven, Tom The Last Human 1992 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. The third book in the Chronicles of the King's Tramp. Slight rubbing to the bottom-right of page block, else fine in printed wrappers.
de Lint, Charles Memory & Dream 1994 TOR NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
De Lint, Charles Trader 1997 TOR NY. First edition. Review sheet laid in. Fine in DW.
Delany, Samuel Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand 1984 Bantam NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Derleth, August Beachheads In Space 1954 Weidenfield & Nicolson UK. First British edition. Donald Wandrei library plate laid in. Antholgy of stories by Simak, Lester del Rey, Eric Frank Russell, Asimov, Wyndham, Donald Wandrei and Clark Ashton Smith. Fine in DW.
Devon, Gary Lost 1986 Knopf NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Author's first book. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Dick, Philip K. Ubik 1970 Editions Robert Laffont Paris. First French edition. Trade paper. Fine except for light crease on front cover and spot on first page, in pictorial wrappers.
Donaldson, Stephen R. Lord Foul's Bane 1977 Del Rey New York. First trade edition, after book club. Near fine in DW.
Donaldson, Stephen R. Lord Foul's Bane 1977 Del Rey New York. First trade edition, after book club. Bumped corners, else fine in price-clipped DW.
Donaldson, Stephen R. Lord Foul's Bane 1977 Doubleday New York. True first edition (book club) Fine in DW.
Donaldson, Stephen R. Lord Foul's Bane 1977 Doubleday New York. True first edition (book club) Fine in DW.
Donaldson, Stephen R. The Power That Preserves 1977 Del Rey New York. First edition. Very good with damaged spine, in very good price-clipped dust wrapper.
Donaldson, Stephen R. Daughter of Regals 1984 Del Rey NY. First edition after limited. Eight stories including 'Gilden-Fire'. Signed and dated 2.2.91 on title page. Fine in DW.
Donaldson, Stephen R. The Real Story 1990 Collins UK. First British edition. Fine in DW.
Donaldson, Stephen R. Forbidden Knowledge 1991 HarperCollins UK. First British edition. Second book in "The Gap" series. Fine in DW.
Donaldson, Stephen R. A Dark and Hungry God Arises 1992 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Dowling, Terry (Introduction by Jack Vance) Blue Tyson 1992 Aphelion Adelaide Australia. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Dunning, John The Bookman's Wake 1995 Scribners NY. First edition. Inscribed and dated Apr 8 1995 by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Eddings, David Pawn of Prophecy 1982 Del Rey NY. Paperback first edition. Author's second book. Book one of the Belgariad quintology. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Eddings, David Guardians of the West 1987 Bantam UK. First British edition. Book one of The Mallorean. Fine in price-clipped DW.
Eddings, David Sorceress of Darshiva 1989 Bantam UK. First British edition. Book four of The Mallorean. Fine in price-clipped DW.
Eklund, Gordon and Poul Anderson Inheritors of Earth 1974 Chilton PA. First edition. Fine in near-fine DW.
Eshbach, Lloyd Arthur Tyrant of Time 1955 Fantasy Press PA. First edition. Fine in DW.
Esquival, Laura The Law of Love 1996 Crown NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Audio CD in unopened sleeve tipped in at rear. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Farmer, Philip Jose The Green Odyssey 1957 Ballantine NY. Paperback first edition. Author's first novel. Signed by the author on the title page. Very good with spine damage at top and bottom.
Farmer, Philip Jose The Gates of Creation 1966 Ace NY. Paperback first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Very good with spine crease and roll.
Farmer, Philip Jose Red Orc's Rage 1991 TOR NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Farnol, Jeffery The Crooked Farrow 1938 Doubleday Doran NY. First edition. Fine in very good DW.
Farris, John Dragonfly 1995 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in red printed wrappers.
Feist, Raymond Silverthorn 1985 Doubleday New York. First edition. Fine in DW.
Feist, Raymond Silverthorn 1985 Doubleday New York. First edition. Fine in DW.
Feist, Raymond Silverthorn 1985 Doubleday New York. First edition. Fine in DW.
Feist, Raymond A Darkness At Sethanon 1986 Doubleday New York. First edition. Fine in DW.
Feist, Raymond E. Shadow of a Dark Queen 1994 Morrow NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Volume I of the 'Serpent War Saga'. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Feist, Raymond E. Shadow of a Dark Queen 1994 Morrow NY. First edition. Volume I of the 'Serpentwar Saga'. Fine in DW.
Fiedler, Leslie A. The Messengers Will Come No More 1974 Stein & Day NY. First edition. Near fine in DW.
Friedman, Kinky The Love Song of J. Edgar Hoover 1996 Simon & Schuster NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Signed and dated year of publication on the title page by the author. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Friesner, Esther Mustapha and His Wise Dog 1985 Avon NY. Paperback first edition. Author's first book. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Friesner, Esther (Ill. by Frank Kelley Freas) Wishing Season 1993 Atheneum NY. First edition. Signed by both author and illustrator Frank Kelly Freas on the title page. A delightful fantasy. Fine in DW.
Gaiman, Neil Stardust 1999 Spike NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Gash, Jonathan The Judas Pair 1977 Harper and Row NY. First American edition. Signed by author on the title page. First published in Great Britain. Author's first novel. A 'Lovejoy Novel of Suspense'. Ex-library with all faults, else near fine in DW except for quarter-sized chip missing from bottom of spine.
Gash, Jonathan Spend Game 1981 Ticknor & Fields NY. First American edition. First published in Great Britain. Author's fourth novel. A 'Lovejoy Novel of Suspense'. Fine in DW with slight crinkling to edges.
Gash, Jonathan Jade Woman 1988 Collins UK. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW with scrape on front cover.
Gash, Jonathan Jade Woman 1989 St. Martin's Press NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first American edition. First published in Great Britain. A 'Lovejoy Novel of Suspense'. Fine in pictorial wrapper.
Gash, Jonathan The Very Last Gambado 1990 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Gash, Jonathan The Great California Game 1991 Century UK. First edition. First published in Great Britain. A 'Lovejoy Novel'. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW, except for upper corner bumps.
Gash, Jonathan The Lies of Fair Ladies 1992 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first American edition. A 'Lovejoy Novel'. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Gash, Jonathan Paid and Loving Eyes 1993 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. The 16th 'Lovejoy' novel. Fine in printed wrappers.
Gerrold, David Yesterday's Children 1974 Faber UK. First hardcover and British edition Author's third book. Fine in DW.
Gerrold, David A Day For Damnation 1984 Timescape NY. First edition signed and dated '2.25.89'. Fine in DW.
Gerrold, David Under the Eye of God 1993 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Gibson, William Mona Lisa Overdrive 1988 Bantam NY. Advance reading copy of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Gilden, Mel The Return of Captain Conquer 1986 Houghton Mifflin NY. First edition of the author's first book. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins Herland 1979 Pantheon NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition of the reprint. Very good.
Goldman, William The Silent Gondoliers 1983 Del Rey NY. First edition. 'Written by S. Morgenstern'. Sequel to 'The Princess Bride'. Fine in fine DW.
Goldman, William The Silent Gondoliers 1983 Del Rey NY. First edition. 'Written by S. Morgenstern'. Sequel to 'The Princess Bride'. Fine in near-fine DW (price sticker residue on front cover.)
Goldstein, Lisa The Dream Years 1985 Bantam NY. First edition. Author's second book. Signed on the title page. Fine in DW.
Goldstein, Lisa A Mask for the General 1987 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Lower right corner bumped else very fine in printed wrappers.
Goldstone, Lawrence & Nancy Slightly Chipped: Footnotes in Booklore 199 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof(advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Goodkind, Terry Blood Of The Fold 1996 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Book three of "The Sword of Truth." Near fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Goodrum, Charles A. Dewey Decimated 1977 Crown NY. First edition. A bibliomystery, the second book by this librarian at the Library of Congress. Fine in very good price-clipped DW.
Gorman, Ed Cages 1995 Deadline Press CA. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. A collection of stories. Ink checkmarks next to some stories in the table of contents, else very good ingrey printed wrappers.
Greene, Sir Hugh (ed.) The Further Rivals of Sherlock Holmes 1973 Pantheon NY. First American edition. Includes works by Ernest Bramah, J.S. Fletcher and others. Uncommon in nice condition. Fine in unclipped DW.
Grimwood, Ken Replay 1986 Arbor House NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Haining, Peter (ed.) Murder on the Railways 1996 Orion UK. First edition. Includes "The Knights Cross Signal Problem" by Ernest Bramah and many others. Very good in DW.
Haldeman, Joe Cosmic Laughter 1974 Holt Rinehart Winston NY. Second printing. Signed on the title page. Fine in DW.
Haldeman, Joe Mindbridge 1976 St. Martin's NY. First edition. Signed on the title page. Fine in DW.
Haldeman, Joe Mindbridge 1976 St. Martin's NY. First edition. Signed on the title page. Fine in DW.
Haldeman, Joe Study War No More 1977 St. Martin's NY. First edition. Signed on the title page. Fine in DW, except for small chip missing from rear lower edge..
Haldeman, Joe Worlds Apart 1983 Viking NY. First edition. Signed on the title page. Fine in DW.
Halperin, James L. The Truth Machine 1996 Ivy Press TX. First edition. Author and publisher's first novel. Fine in DW.
Halperin, James L. The Truth Machine 1996 Del Rey NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the second edition, consisting of the original Ivy Press first edition with title page razored out, and a special ARC dust jacket printed by the publisher. Very unusual. Fine in DW.
Hamilton, Peter F. The Reality Dysfunction Part 1 1997 Warner Books NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Hamilton, Peter F. The Reality Dysfunction Part 2 1997 Warner Books NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Hamilton, Peter F. A Quantum Murder 1997 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first hardcover and first American edition. Fine in grey printed wrappers, with near-fine dust wrapper that is bent because it is too large for the proof.
Hamilton, Peter F. A Quantum Murder 1997 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first hardcover and first American edition. Fine in grey printed wrappers, with near-fine dust wrapper that is bent because it is too large for the proof.
Hardy, Lyndon Riddle of the Seven Realms 1988 Del Rey NY. Uncorrected proof of the paperback first edition. Author's third book. Fine in red printed wrappers.
Hartwell, David G. and Glenn Grant, eds. Northern Stars 1994 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Anthology of stories by Canadian writers, including De Lint, Robert Sawyer, William Gibson, Donald Kingsbury, Robert Charles Wilson and others. Fine in brown printed wrappers. Neat publisher's sticker on rear cover.
Harvey, Kenneth J. Directions for an Opened Body 1990 Mercury Press Toronto. First edition. Author's first book. Review slip laid in. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Harvey, Kenneth J. The Town That Forgot How to Breath 2003 Raincoast Books Vancouver, BC. First edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers with French flaps.
Hobb, Robin (Meghan Lindholm) Assassin's Apprentice 1995 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. First book of "The Farseer" series. Corner bumps, lamination starting to peel, else near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Holdstock, Robert Where Time Winds Blow 1981 Faber & Faber UK. First edition (British). Author's third book. Fine in DW.
Holdstock, Robert Lavondyss 1990 Morrow NY. First American edition. Fine in DW.
Holt, Tom Expecting Someone Taller 1987 St. Martin's Press NY. First American edition. Author's third book. Fine in DW.
Hughes, Matt Black Brillion 2004 TOR NY. Science Fiction Book Club edition. Inscribed to the dedicatee and signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Idle, Eric The Road to Mars 1999 Pantheon NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Idle, Eric The Road to Mars 1999 Pantheon NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Idle, Eric The Road to Mars 1999 Pantheon NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Idle, Eric The Road to Mars 1999 Pantheon NY. First edition. Review copy, with promotional materials laid in. Fine in DW.
Irvine, Alexander C. A Scattering of Jades 2002 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Some scrapes to the front cover, else fine in green printed wrappers.
Jones, J. V. (Julie Victoria) The Baker's Boy 1995 Warner Books NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Author's first book. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Jones, J. V. (Julie Victoria) A Man Betrayed 1996 Warner Books NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Second book of "The Book of Words" trilogy. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Jones, J. V. (Julie Victoria) Master and Fool 1996 Warner Books NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Third book of "The Book of Words" trilogy. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Jones, J. V. (Julie Victoria) Master and Fool 1996 Warner Books NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Third book of "The Book of Words" trilogy. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Jones, Nard Scarlet Pretticoat 1941 Dodd, Mead & Co NY. Advance reader's copy of the first edition. ARCs of this era are very uncommon. Advance copy stamp rubber stamp on title page, else very good in DW that binds the book.
Junne, I. K. (ed) Floating Clouds, Floating Dreams: Favorite Asian Folktales 1974 Doubleday NY. Doubleday 1974. 134 pgs Tales from Burma, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Laos, Persia, Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam. Fine in very good DW.
Kay, Guy Gavriel Lord of Emperors 2000 Viking Canada. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Rare Canadian proof, this is 8.5" by 11" spiral-bound, with publication information printed on the front cover. Color photocipy of the dust jacket artwork tipped onto the front cover. Short list of holographic notes on the first page. Very good in blue printed wrappers.
Kellerman, Jonathan Over The Edge 1987 Atheneum NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page. Near fine in tan printed wrappers.
Kijewski, Karen Alley Kat Blues 1995 Doubleday NY. First edition. Inscribed to "Mike" on the title page. Fine in DW.
Knight, Damon (ed.) The Clarion Awards 1984 Doubleday NY. First edition. Anthology of fourteen original stories, including stories by Lucius Shepard, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Dean Wesley Smith and others. Review copy with slip laid in. Fine in DW.
Knight, Damon A Reasonable World 1991 TOR NY. First edition. Third book in the CV trilogy. Fine in DW.
Koontz, Dean R. Dark Rivers of the Heart 1994 Knopf NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reader's edition) of the first edition. Very good in dark printed wrappers.
Kress, Nancy The Golden Grove 1984 Bluejay NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Kress, Nancy Beggars & Choosers 1994 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Spine slant, else very good in light tan printed wrappers.
Kurtz, Katherine The Harrowing of Gwynnedd 1989 Del Rey NY. First edition. Volume I of "The Heirs of St. Camber." Fine in DW.
Laidlaw, Marc The Orchid Eater 1994 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Lansdale, Joe R. Mucho Mojo 1994 Mysterious Press NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wraps.
Larsen, Jeanne Silk Road 1989 Henry Holt NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Lawhead, Stephen R. The Iron Lance 1998 HarperPrism NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed and dated "Nov 21, 1998" by the author on the title page. Fine in blue printed wrappers.
Le Guin, Ursula K. The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1975 Harper & Row NY. First edition. Collection of stories. Signed on title page in purple ink (911029). Fine in price-clipped DW
Le Guin, Ursula K. Terremer 1980 Editions Seghers Paris. First French edition of the combined three 'Earthsea' books. Trade paper. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Le Guin, Ursula K. Tehanu 1990 Atheneum NY. First edition. Last book in the Earthsea series. Corners and spine ends bumped, else near fine in DW.
Le Guin, Ursula K. Searoad 1991 Harper Collins NY. First edition. Collection of stories. Signed on title page in purple ink (911029). Fine in DW
Lee, Stan (ed.) The Ultimate Silver Surfer 1995 Berkley NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. A collection of stories by Stan Lee, Steve Rasnic Tem, Craig Shaw Gardner and others. Near fine in grey printed wrappers. Cover proof of dust jacket laid in.
Lethem, Jonathan Motherless Brooklyn 1999 Doubleday NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Lethem, Jonathan This Shape We're In 2001 McSweeney's Books NY. First edition. First book from this publisher. 55 page novella with a cover price of $9. Fine in DW.
Lovecraft, H. P. At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels 1964 Arkham House WI. First edition. Fine in DW.
MacAvoy, R. A. The Book of Kells 1985 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the paperback first edition. Very good in printed wrappers.
MacAvoy, R. A. Twisting the Rope 1986 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the paperback first edition. 8.5 x 11 inch perfect-bound. Fine in printed wrappers.
MacAvoy, R. A. The Third Eagle 1989 Foundation NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
MacAvoy, R. A. Lens of the World 1990 William Morrow NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Manchester, William Bread the Lion 1958 Morrow NY. First edition. Author's fourth book. Near fine in DW.
Matheson, Richard Christian Created By 1993 Bantam NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the (paperback) first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
McCaffrey, Anne Restoree 1967 Ballantine NY. First edition. Author's first book. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
McCaffrey, Anne The White Dragon 1978 Del Rey NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
McDevitt, Jack Eternity Road 1997 HarperPrism NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in bright orange printed wrappers.
McDonald, Ian Desolation Road 1988 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. A rubmark on the front cover, else near fine in orange printed wrappers.
McDonald, Ian King of Morning, Queen of Day 1991 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in tan printed wrappers
McDonald, Ian The Broken Land 1992 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
McDonald, Ian Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone 1994 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in light yellow printed wrappers.
McIntyre, Vonda N. Fireflood and Other Stories 1979 Houghton Mifflin NY. First edition, inscribed by the author on the title page Fine in DW.
McIntyre, Vonda N. Superluminal 1983 Houghton Mifflin NY. First trade edition. Inscribed on the title page Fine in DW.
McIntyre, Vonda N. Starfarers 1989 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition, signed on the title page. Fine in printed wrappers.
McIntyre, Vonda N. Metaphase 1992 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
McIntyre, Vonda N. Star Wars: The Crystal Star 1994 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in blue printed wrappers.
McKillip, Patricia Fool's Run 1987 MacDonald UK. First British edition. Fine in DW.
McKillip, Patricia Fool's Run 1987 Warner NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's name misspelled on the front cover, neatly corrected in blue ink. Near fine in blue printed wrappers.
Merril, Judith (ed.) SF: '57 1957 Gnome Press NY. First edition. "The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy." Includes first book appearance of J. G. Ballard ("Prima Ballerina".) Includes stories by Asimov, Knight, Kornbluth, Sturgeon and others. Near fine in DW with small closed tear at bottom of front cover, and slight edge damage.
Meth, Clifford Lawrence and Ricia Mainhardt, eds. Strange Kaddish 1996 Aardwolf NE. First edition. Limited to 500 copies signed by all contributers; Harlan Ellison, Neil Gaiman, Bill Messner-Loebs, Clifford Lawrence Meth, Shira Daemon and Mike Pascale. This is copy #106. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Meyer, John J. 13 Seconds That Rocked the World or The Mentator 1935 Rae D. Henkle NY. First edition. Octavo, pp. [1-8] 9-205 [206-208: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], original decorated yellow cloth, front and spine panels stamped in red, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. With original pictorial dust jacket. Scientists create a gigantic thought-reading machine to unite and focus seventeen hundred million human brains to direct mankind. Robot Brain (The Mentator) plots to take over the world! Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 561. Lewis, Utopian Literature, p. 122. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 157. Negley, Utopian Literature: A Bibliography 782. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 207. Bleiler (1978), p. 139. Reginald 10087. Book is near fine, DW is very good.
Mieville, China King Rat 1998 MacMillan UK. First edition, a trade paperback original. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Miller, Marvin Breath of Scandal 1957 Marvin Miller Press LA. First edition. Foreword by Lord Dunsany. Signed and dated by the author on FEP. Fine with VG DW.
Mines, Samuel ed. The Best From Startling Stories 1953 Holt NY. First edition. Contains "Noise" by Jack Vance. Introduction by Robert Heinlein. Very good in DW.
Mitchell, David Number9Dream 2002 Random House NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in glossy wrappers.
Moore, Christopher Practical Demon-Keeping 1992 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition. Author's first book. Gouge on front cover, else fine in near-fine DW.
Moore, Christopher Coyote Blue 1994 Simon & Schuster NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Author's second book. 50,000 copy first printing. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Moore, Christopher Bloodsucking Fiends 1995 Simon & Schuster NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Morrow, James City of Truth 1990 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in orange printed wrappers.
Morrow, James (ed.) Nebula Awards 28 1994 Harcourt Brace & Company NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Collects stories by James Morrow, Connie Willis, Pamela Sargent, Gregory Benford, Frederick Pohl, Nancy Kress, Kim Stanley Robinson, Michael Bishop and others, and includes an essay by Poul Anderson, David Hartwell and Stephen King. Fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Niven, Larry Ringworld 1970 Ballantine NY. Paperback first edition. Contains the famous 'sun rising in the West' error. Front cover separating from spine (re-inforced with tape), cover damaged horizontally by tape being removed, else good in pictorial wrappers.
Niven, Larry Ringworld 1970 Ballantine NY. Paperback first edition. Contains the famous 'sun rising in the West' error. All prices neatly covered with black ink, else very good in uncreased pictorial wrappers.
Niven, Larry Ringworld 1973 Editions Opta Fr. First French edition. Number 3076 of 5200 numbered copies. Slight spine slant, else fine in yellow cloth boards.
Niven, Larry Inconstant Moon 1974 Readers Union UK. Hardcover issued by the Science Fiction Book Club in the UK. Near fine in DW.
Niven, Larry and Jerry Pournelle Oath of Fealty 1981 Timescape Books New York. First edition, except for limited edition, signed by Niven on title page 'To Mike Berro / Best Wishes / Larry Niven' (no date). Purchased from Niven. Remainder stamp on bottom page edges, else fine.
Niven, Larry The Integral Trees 1983 Del Rey NY. First edition. Fine in DW
Niven, Larry and Jerry Pournelle and Steven Barnes The Legacy of Heorot 1987 Simon and Schuster New York. First edition, signed by Niven and Barnes on title page. Remainder stamp on bottom page edges, else unread.
Niven, Larry The Smoke Ring 1987 Del Rey NY. First edition, signed by Niven on title page. Fine in DW
Niven, Larry N-Space 1990 TOR New York. Advance reading copy, signed by Niven on title page, Steven Barnes inside. Trade paperback format. Fine
Niven, Larry and Steven Barnes Achille's Choice 1991 Tor NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed by Steven Barnes on the title page. Fine in blue printed wrapers.
Niven, Larry and Steven Barnes Achille's Choice 1991 Tor NY. First edition. Signed by Niven & Barnes on title page. Fine in DW.
Niven, Larry and Jerry Pournelle and Steven Barnes Beowulf's Children 1995 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Norfolk, Lawrence Lempriere's Dictionary 1992 Harmony NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Fine in printed wrappers. Enclosed in the rare wrap-around printed paper jacket, still sealed with publisher's sticker.
Nye, Bill (Edgar Wilson Nye) A Guest at the Ludlow 1897 Bowen-Merril IN. First edition. BAL 15166. 272pp. Illustrated by Louis Brunhold. Collection of short stories. Very good in chipped and faded DW.
O'Brian, Patrick The Wine-Dark Sea 1993 Norton NY. Advance reader's copy (uncorrected proof) of the first American edition. Scratches to lamination on front cover, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Park, Paul Soldiers of Paradise 1987 Arbor House NY. First edition. Author's first book. Fine in DW.
Park, Paul Sugar Rain 1989 Morrow NY. First edition. Author's second book. Fine in DW.
Park, Paul Celestis 1995 TOR NY. First American edition. Review copy with publisher's letter laid in. 6,000 copy first printing. Fine in DW.
Parker, Robert B. Stardust 1990 G. P. Putnam's Sons NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Parrish, J. M. and John R. Crossland, eds. The Great Book of Humour 1935 Odhams Press` UK. First edition. Contains stories by Ernest Bramah, G. K. Chesterton and others. Near fine.
Pavlou, Stel Decipher 2001 Hodder & Stoughton UK. First edition. Fine in DW.
Peters, Ellis The Leper of St. Giles 1982 Morrow NY. First American edition. Fifth 'Brother Caedfal' book. Fine in DW.
Pfeil, Don ed. Vertex-1 1973 Mankind Publishing NY. Vertex was a well produced effort in the early 70s to produce a professionally viable sf magazine featuring many top authors, quality art, and interesting science articles. This is the publisher's bound edition of the first 6 (1973) issues, black buckram with silver stamping and all covers included. Featuring authors such as Robert Heinlein, Larry Niven, George R. R. Martin, and A.E. Van Vogt. Fine sans DW as issued.
Philpin, John and Patricia Sierra The Prettiest Feathers 1997 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Warm personal inscription to me, and dated Feb 10, 1997 by Ms. Sierra on the dedication page. Near fine in blue printed wrappers.
Pohl, Frederik The Way the Future Was 1978 Del Rey NY. First edition. Autobiography. Price-sticker smudge on ffep, else fine in price-clipped DW.
Powers, Tim The Skies Discrowned 1976 Laser NY. First edition. Author's first book. Inscribed 'Keep in mind I was only 23 when I wrote this, ok?' and signed Tim'othy' Powers on the title page, upside-down as usual. Very good in pictorial wrappers with a price sticker on the front cover.
Powers, Tim The Drawing of the Dark 1979 Del Rey NY. Paperback first edition. Author's third book. Prices and spine creased inked out, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Powers, Tim Dinner at Deviant's Palace 1985 Ace NY. First hardcover edition (SFBC). Inscribed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Powers, Tim Dinner at Deviant's Palace 1985 Ace NY. Paperback first edition. Author's fifth book. Inscribed on the title page, upside down as usual. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Powers, Tim Expiration Date 1995 HarperCollins UK. First edition. Inscribed to Mike by the author on the title page. Fine in printed wraps.
Poyer, D. C. Hatteras Blue 1989 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Pratchett, Terry Diggers 1990 Doubleday UK. First edition. Sequel to "Truckers". Fine in DW.
Priest, Christopher The Quiet Woman 1990 Bloomsbury UK. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers with very good DW.
Pullman, Philip Count Karlstein 1998 Knopf NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Rankin, Robert Armageddon: The Musical 1991 Dell NY. Uncorrected proof with pictorial wrapper included. Fine in printed wrappers.
Reed, Robert The Hormone Jungle 1987 Donald I. Fine NY. First edition. The author's second book. Fine in DW.
Reed, Robert The Remarkables 1992 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Small stains on the back cover, else fine in blue printed wrappers.
Resnick, Mike Ivory 1988 TOR New York. Inscribed 'To Mike & Lisa Berro with Warmest Regards' on title page. Mailed to the author for signing. Fine in DW.
Resnick, Mike Purgatory 1993 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Publisher's letter laid in. Fine in orange printed wrappers.
Reynolds, Alastair Chasm City 2002 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Ripley, Ann Death of a Garden Pest 1996 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition. Author's second book. Fine in DW.
Roberts, Keith Kiteworld 1986 Arbor House NY. First American edition. Fine in DW.
Robinson, Spider and Jeanne Starseed 1991 Ace NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Roe, Wellington The Tree Falls South 1937 Putnam NY. Advance reader's copy of the first edition. ARCs of this era are very uncommon. Very good in DW that binds the book.
Rohan, Michael Scott The Anvil of Ice 1986 Morrow NY. Uncorrect proof of the first American edition. First book in 'The Winter of the World' trilogy. Fine in printed wrappers with '10/24/86' on the front in large black pen.
Rohan, Michael Scott The Anvil of Ice 1986 Morrow NY. First American edition. First book in 'The Winter of the World' trilogy. Fine in DW.
Rohan, Michael Scott The Gates of Noon 1993 Avon/Morrow NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first American edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers, with dog-ear crease in the upper-right corner.
Rostenberg, Leaona and Madeleine Stern Old Books, Rare Friends 1997 Doubleday NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Rowler, Christopher Rune 1991 Ballantine NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in red printed wrappers.
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 1999 Scholastic Press NY. First American edition, true first printing. Fine in DW.
Ruff, Matt Set This House in Order 2003 HarperCollins NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Rusch, Kristine Kathryn The Sacrifice 1995 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed by the author on the title page, where she also corrected the spelling of her name. Fine in green printed wrappers.
Russell, Alan The Fat Innkeeper 1995 Mysterious Press NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Russell, Alan The Fat Innkeeper 1995 Mysterious Press NY. First edition. 9000 copies printed. Inscribed and dated Apr 8 1995 by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Sales, Soupy with Charles Salzberg Soupy Sez: My Life and Zany Times 2001 M. Evans NY. First edition. Signed by Soupy on the half-title page. Fine in DW.
Samuels, Barbara Phoumi 1981 Dodd, Mead and Company NY. First edition. Tthe exceedingly scarce first edition of this hilarious allegorical pastiche, involving a bon vivant, his Siamese cat, and the relative merits of status and propriety. Among the finest items of esoterica ever conceived, Samuels’ work has been called Joycean in flavor in literary circles. Near fine in full-colour illustrated clay-coated boards, in near fine DW, with the $6.95 price remaining intact on the front jacket flap.
Sanbdom, J. G. The Hunting Club 1993 Doubleday NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's second book. Fine in printed wrappers. Sticker on front cover stating "film rights sold to Warner Brothers."
Sawyer, Robert J. Golden Fleece 1990 Questar NY. Uncorrected proof of the author's first book. 78 issued, according to the author. Tape covering the binding (staples) chipped and peeling, else very good in blue printed wrappers.
Sawyer, Robert J. Golden Fleece 1990 Questar NY. First edition of the aurthor's first book. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Sawyer, Robert J. Golden Fleece 1990 Questar NY. First edition of the aurthor's first book. Signed by the author on the title page. Author's business card laid in. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Sawyer, Robert J. Golden Fleece 1990 Questar NY. First edition of the author's first book. Signed by author on title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Sawyer, Robert J. Golden Fleece 1990 Questar NY. First edition of the author's first book. Signed inscription by author on title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Sawyer, Robert J. Frameshift 1996 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in yellow printed wrappers. Neat publisher's stickers on front cover and spine.
Sawyer, Robert J. Frameshift 1996 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in yellow printed wrappers. Neat publisher's stickers on front cover and spine.
Sawyer, Robert J. Illegal Alien 1997 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Letter from the publisher laid in. Near fine in blue printed wrappers.
Sawyer, Robert J. Factoring Humanity 1998 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in light blue printed wrappers.
Sawyer, Robert J. Flashforward 1999 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Publisher's letter laid in. Spine slant, else near fine in red printed wrappers.
Sawyer, Robert J. Calculating God 2000 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Publisher's letter laid in. Fine in blue printed wrappers.
Schmidt, Stanley (ed.) From Mind To Mind: Tales of Communication From Analog 1984 Dial Press NY. First edition. Anthology of stories, including Jack Vance's "Gift of Gab". Review copy with slip laid in. Fine in DW.
Scott, Melissa Dreamships 1992 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first hardcover book. Fine in printed wrappers.
Scott, Melissa Night Sky Mine 1996 TOR NY. First edition. Review copy with publisher's material laid in. Fine in DW.
Seare, Nicholas Rude Tales and Glorious 1983 Crown NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in printed wrappers.
Shatner, William TekLab 1991 Ace/Putnam NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Shatner, William Tek Vengeance 1993 Ace/Putnam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Shea, Michael A Quest for Simbilis 1974 DAW NY. Paperback first edition. Novel set in Jack Vance's "Dying Earth" milieu. Inscribed "To Mike" by the author, and "To Michael" by cover artist George Barr in 1993. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Sheffield, Charles Transcendence 1992 Gollancz UK. First British edition. Book three of "The Heritage Universe". Fine in DW.
Sheffield, Charles Transcendence 1992 Del Rey NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Book three of "The Heritage Universe". Signed by the author on the title page. Near fine in red printed wrappers.
Sheffield, Charles Transcendence 1992 Del Rey NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Book three of "The Heritage Universe". Fine in red printed wrappers.
Sheffield, Charles and David Bischoff The Judas Cross 1994 Special Editions Press OR. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed by the David Bischoff on the title page. Fine in purple printed wrappers.
Sheffield, Charles (ed.) How To Save The World 1995 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Stroies by Larry Niven, James P. Hogan, Jerry Pournelle, Doug Beason, Kathe Koja and Barry N. Malzberg, Lawrence Watt-Evans and others. Very good in light-green printed wrappers.
Sheffield, Charles Tomorrow & Tomorrow 1997 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. This book was issued as a trade paperback. Fine in blue printed wrappers. Publisher's information sticker neatly affixed to the front cover.
Sheffield, Charles The Cyborg From Earth 1998 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in blue printed wrappers.
Sheffield, Charles Starfire 1999 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Near fine in purple printed wrappers.
Shepard, Lucius Kalimantan 1990 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Shinn, Sharon The Shape-Changer's Wife 1995 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first book, a paperback original. Fine in red printed wrappers. Cover proof laid in.
Shinn, Sharon Archangel 1996 Berkley NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition, a trade paperback original. Fine in red printed wrappers.
Silverberg, Robert Three Trips in Time and Space 1973 Hawthorn NY. First edition. Original novellas by Larry Niven, John Brunner and Jack Vance. Fine in DW.
Silverberg, Robert Three Trips in Time and Space 1973 Hawthorn NY. First edition. Original novellas by Larry Niven, John Brunner and Jack Vance. Fine in DW.
Silverberg, Robert (ed.) The Crystal Ship 1976 Thomas Nelson NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Contains original novellas by Vonda McIntyre, Marta Randall and Joan Vinge. Uncorrected proofs from this publisher are rare. Fine in plain wrappers and very good dust jacket.
Silverberg, Robert and Martin H. Greenberg Murasaki 1992 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. A six-part novel by Poul Anderson, Greg Bear, Gregory Benford, David Brin, Nancy Kress and Frederick Pohl. Fine in printed wrappers.
Simmons, Dan Phases of Gravity 1990 Spectra NY. True first edition, a mass-market paperback. Fine in pictorial wrappers
Siodmak, Curt Donovan's Brain 1943 Knopf NY. First edition. Very good, corners rubbed, slight water spots on top edge of pages, stamped 'Compliments of Hollywood USO' on ffep.
Spencer, William Browning The Return of Count Electric & Other Stories 1993 Permanent Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's second book, a collection of stories. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Spinrad, Norman Songs From the Stars 1980 Simon & Schuster NY. First edition. Fine with remainder mark on bottom, in fine DW.
Stephenson, Neal and J. Fredrick George writing as 'Stephen Bury' Interface 1994 Bantam NY. First edition, second printing. Trade paperback (not issued as hardcover). Signed on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Stewart, Sean Resurrection Man 1995 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Stewart, Sean Resurrection Man 1995 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Near fine (slight spine crease) in printed wrappers. Very good proof DW laid in. Publisher's letter laid in.
Stewart, Sean Resurrection Man 1995 Ace NY. First edition. Review copy with publisher's material laid in. Fine in DW.
Stith, John Deep Quarry 1989 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition (paperback). Signed and dated 4/19/91 on title page. Includes photocopy of oversized pictorial wrapper. Fine in printed wrappers.
Stith, John Deep Quarry 1989 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition (paperback). Inscribed and dated 4/19/91 on the title page. Includes oversized photocopy of the paperback pictorial wrapper and a 'Deep Quarry' bookmark. Fine in printed wrappers.
Stith, John Mahatten Transfer 1993 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine except for edge bump to upper-right corner in printed wrappers.
Straczynski, J. Michael Demon Night 1988 Dutton NY. First edition. Author's first book. Fine in DW.
Straczynski, J. Michael Othersyde 1990 Dutton NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's second novel. Very good in printed wrappers.
Swanwick, Michael Vacuum Flowers 1987 Arbor House NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Taine, John The Forbidden Garden 1947 Fantasy Press Reading, Pennsylvania. Jacket and interior illustrations by A. J. Donnell. Fine, some chipping at edges of DW, especially at spine.
Taylor, L. A. Footnote to Murder 1983 Walker NY. First edition, signed on title page in red ink. Ordered directly from the author. Fine in DW.
Taylor, L. A. Only Half a Hoax 1983 Walker NY. First edition, signed on title page in red ink. Ordered directly from the author. Fine in DW.
Taylor, L. A. Deadly Objectives 1984 Walker NY. First edition, signed by author on title page in red ink. Ordered directly from the author. Fine in DW.
Taylor, L. A. The Blossom of Erda 1986 St. Martin's NY. First American edition, signed on title page in blue ink. Ordered directly from the author. Fine in DW.
Tepper, Sheri S. After Long Silence 1987 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers with monor creases.
Tepper, Sheri S. Gibbon's Decline and Fall 1996 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in tan printed wrappers.
Tevis, Walter The Queen's Gambit 1983 Heinemann UK. First edition. Front upper-right corner bumped, else fine in DW.
Tolkien, J. R. R. Unfinished Tales 1980 Houghton Mifflin NY. First American edition. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. Fine in DW.
Tolkien, J. R. R. Unfinished Tales 1980 Houghton Mifflin NY. First American edition. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. Fine in DW.
Tolkien, J. R. R. The Lays of Beleriand 1985 Houghton Mifflin NY. First edition. The History of Middle Earth volume III, edited by Christopher Tolkien. Fine in DW.
Tolkien, J. R. R. The Fellowship of the Ring n.d. Ace NY. First paperback edition. This is the unauthorized edition. Slight vertical front cover crease, some rubbing to edges, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Tolkien, J. R. R. The Fellowship of the Ring n.d. Ace NY. First paperback edition. This is the unauthorized edition. Some rubbing & chipping to edges, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Tolkien, J. R. R. (Harvard Lampoon) Bored of the Rings 1969 Signet NY. First edition. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Tsiang, H. T. China Red 1931 Tsiang NY. First edition. Published by the author. Signed in English and Chinese by the author on the title page, and dated "jan 22, 1935." Blurb by Theodore Dreiser on preliminary sheet. Pages clean and tight, card covers chipped and creased, spine all but gone, neatly "bound" in cellotape.
van de Wetering, Janwillem The Rattle-Rat 1985 Pantheon NY. Uncorrect proof of the first American edition. Signed on the first white page. Very good in printed wraps with slight bump and tear at top near spine.
van de Wetering, Janwillem The Rattle-Rat 1985 Pantheon NY. First American edition. Review copy. Fine in DW. Review slip and publisher's letter laid in.
van de Wetering, Janwillem The Perfidious Parrot 1997 Soho Press NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title.page. Fine in DW.
van Gulik, Robert Meer van Mien-yuan 1962 W. van Hoeve Netherlands. Second printing. "The Chinese Lake Murders." 199 pages, 5.5 x 7.5 inches. Fine in glossy illustrated boards.
Van Vogt, A. E. The Battle of Forever 1978 Author's Co-op TN. First hardcover edition, signed on title page. Fine with slightly tears in DW.
Vance, Jack writing as Alan Wade Isle of Peril 1957 Mystery House NY. First edition. Ex-library with major damage.
Vance, Jack The Killing Machine 1964 Hayakawa Japan. First Japanese edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in printed wrappers and pictorial DW.
Vance, Jack The Star King 1966 Dobson UK. First British and first hardcover edition. Very good in very good price-clipped DW.
Vance, Jack The Pleasant Grove Murders 1967 Bobbs-Merrill NY. First edition. A few library markings on the front pages, pocket removed from the back page, else very good in a remarkably fine DW except for a removed sticker on the spine.
Vance, Jack The Gray Prince 1974 Bobbs-Merrill NY. First edition. Tape marks on covers, residual glue on rear free endpaper, but no other markings, and a tight copy in fine, bright DW.
Vance, Jack The Brains of Earth 1975 Dobson UK. First British and first hardcover edition. Fine in near-fine DW.
Vance, Jack The Brains of Earth 1975 Dobson UK. First British and first hardcover edition. Fine in price-clipped DW.
Vance, Jack (as Ellery Queen) Four Men Called John 1976 Gollancz UK. First hardcover edition. Ex-library, with the front of the DW pasted to the front cover, and the front flap of the DW pasted to the rear cover.
Vance, Jack (Daniel J. H. Levack and Tim Underwood) Fantasms 1978 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. One of 900 softcover editions. Fine in printed wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Book of Dreams 1981 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. One of 889 unnumbered copies. Fine sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack Star King 1981 Underwood Miller PA. First American hardcover edition. One of 889 unnumbered copies. Fine sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack Lost Moons 1982 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Asutra 1983 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. Of 1000 copies printed, this is one of the 747 trade editions. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Lyonesse: Suldrun's Garden 1983 Berkeley NY. First edition. First book in the Lyonesse trilogy. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Lyonesse: Suldrun's Garden 1983 Berkeley NY. First edition. First book in the Lyonesse trilogy. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Brave Free Men 1983 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. Of 1000 copies printed, this is one of the 747 trade editions. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Complete Magnus Ridolph 1984 Underwood Miller PA. First edition. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Araminta Station 1989 New English Library UK. First British edition. Spine lean, else near fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Ecce and Old Earth 1991 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first trade edition. Second book of the Cadwal Chronicles. Tor Publicist's business card stapled to front cover, else fine in white printed wrappers.
Vance, Jack Ecce and Old Earth 1991 TOR NY. First trade edition. Review copy with publishers letter laid in. Second book of the Cadwal Chronicles. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Lyonesse: Madouc 1991 Meulenhoff Netherlands. Second printing of the First Dutch edition. 1990 World Fantasy Award winner. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Five Gold Bands 1993 Underwood Miller PA. Trade edition. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Throy 1993 Tor NY. First trade edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Ports Of Call 1998 Tor NY. Uncorrected proof of the first trade edition. Near fine in light green printed wrappers.
Vance, Jack Ports Of Call 1998 Tor NY. Uncorrected proof of the first trade edition. Near fine in light green printed wrappers.
Vance, Jack Coup de Grace and Other Stories 2001 The Vance Integral Edition Oakland, CA. First edition. A collection of stories. One of approximately 200 "Reader's" editions with leather spine and board covers. Fine sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack Coup de Grace and Other Stories 2001 The Vance Integral Edition Oakland, CA. First edition. A collection of stories. One of approximately 200 "Reader's" editions with leather spine and board covers. Fine sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack (illustrated by Paul Rhoads) The Languages of Pao and The Dragon Masters 2002 Vance Integral Edition Oakland, CA. First edition, the "Reader's" binding. Light-brown leather spine with gold stamping and slightly raised ribs, boards stamped in black. Map endpapers. 363 pages. Fine sans DW as issued.
Vonnegut, Kurt Hocus Pocus 1990 G. P. Putnam's Sons NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Warga, Wayne Hardcover 1985 Arbor House NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the first blank page. A bibliomystery. Fine in DW.
Werber, Bernard Empire of the Ants 1998 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first American and first English-language edition. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Westlake, Donald Help I am Being Held Prisoner 1974 M. Evans NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Very good in blue printed wrappers.
Wilde, Kelley The Suiting 1988 TOR NY. First edition. Author's first book. Winner of the 1989 Bram Stoker award for best first novel. Fine in DW.
Wilhelm, Kate The Infinity Box 1975 Harper NY. First edition Fine, metallic dust cover has some discoloration on spine.
Wilhelm, Kate Huysman's Pets 1986 Bluejay NY. First edition, signed on title page. Very fine in DW.
Wilhelm, Kate The Hamlet Trap 1987 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition, signed on title page. Ordered direct from author Very fine, DW fine except small bumps to top and bottom of spine.
Wilhelm, Kate Crazy Time 1988 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition, signed on title page Very fine in DW
Willis, Connie Uncharted Territory 1994 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. "Screwball comedy and colonial survey make an exotic combination in this novella-length book" - Locus 8/94. Slight manufacturing defects on spine panel, else fine in blue printed wrappers.
Willis, Connie Uncharted Territory 1994 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. "Screwball comedy and colonial survey make an exotic combination in this novella-length book" - Locus 8/94. Spine slant, else very good in blue printed wrappers.
Wilson, Robert Charles A Hidden Place 1986 Spectra NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first book. Very good in blue printed wrappers.
Wilson, Robert Charles Mysterium 1994 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Wingrove, David Chung Kuo: The Broken Wheel 1991 Delacorte Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Includes publicity letter laid in. Fine in printed wrappers, except for lower right corner bump.
Wingrove, David Chung Kuo: The White Mountain 1992 Delacorte Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Winter, Douglas E. Prime Evil 1988 NAL Books NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Original anthology with thirteen novellas and short stories by Stephen King, Dennis Etchison and others. Preceds the Grant limited edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Wolfe, Gene Book of Days 1981 Doubleday NY. First edition, signed on title page Ordered directly from the author. Fine in DW.
Wolfe, Gene The Citadel of the Autarch 1983 Timescape NY. First edition. Fourth book of "The New Sun." Remainder strip on bottom of page block, else fine in DW.
Wolfe, Gene The Wolfe Archipelago 1983 Zeising CT. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW with slight crinkling on upper edge.
Wolfe, Gene Soldier of Arete 1989 TOR NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Wolfe, Gene Storeys From The Old Hotel 1992 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Wollheim, Donald A. Mike Mars, Astronaut 1961 Doubleday NY. First edition. First book in the "Mike Mars" series. Tight, near fine book in unclipped dust jacket with rubbed and chipped spine, else very good.
Yolen, Jane Tales of Wonder 1983 Schocken NY. First edition, inscription on title page Ordered directly from the author. Fine in DW.
Zebrowski, George Macrolife 1979 Harper & Row NY. First edition, signed on half-title page Ordered directly from the author. Fine in DW.
Zelazny, Roger The Courts of Chaos 1978 Doubleday NY. First edition. The fifth in the Amber series. Fine in DW.
Zelazny, Roger The Courts of Chaos 1980 Faber UK. First British edition. The fifth book in the Amber series. Fine with slight corner bumps, in dust wrapper that is fine except for slight creasing on rear panel.
Zelazny, Roger A Dark Travelling 1987 Walker NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Zelazny, Roger Sign of Chaos 1987 Arbor House NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. The eighth 'Amber' novel. Fine in printed wrappers.
Zelazny, Roger and Robert Sheckley If At Faust You Don't Succeed 1993 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Zelazny, Roger A Night in the Lonesome October 1993 AvoMorrow NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Illustrated by Gahan Wilson. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Zelazny, Roger A Night in the Lonesome October 1993 AvoMorrow NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Illustrated by Gahan Wilson. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Zelazny, Roger Lord of Light 1994 Easton Press NY. Leather-bound collector's edition. New introduction by David Brin. Fine.
Zelazny, Roger and Jane Lindskold Donnerjack 1997 Avon Books NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Bramah, Ernest The Wallet of Kai Lung 1934 Cape UK. The Traveler's Library, London, 1934 reprint. A previously unrecorded printing. Very good.
Christian, Deborah Mainline 1996 TOR NY. First edition. Author's first book. Inscribed and dated "8/12/96" by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Christian, Deborah Mainline 1996 TOR NY. First edition. Author's first book. Signed and dated "8/12/96" by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Christian, Deborah Mainline 1996 TOR NY. First edition. Author's first book. Signed and dated "8/12/96" by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Kay, Guy Gavriel The Summer Tree 1985 Arbor House NY. First American edition. Book one of The Fionavar Tapestry. Fine in DW.
Kay, Guy Gavriel The Summer Tree 1985 Arbor House NY. First American edition. Book one of The Fionavar Tapestry. Fine in DW.
Niven, Larry Jerry Pournelle and Steven Barnes Beowulf's Children 1995 TOR NY. First edition. Review sheet laid in. Fine in DW.
Norton, Andre Tales of the Witch World 1987 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Includes stories by Charles De Lint, Robert Bloch, etc. Fine in printed wrappers.
Watson, Ian The Jonah Kit 1975 Scribners NY. First American edition of the author's second book. Fine in DW.
Bisson, Terry Pirates Of The Universe 1996 TOR NY. First edition. Review sheet laid in. Fine in DW.
Kay, Guy Gavriel Tigana 1990 ROC New York. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Uhnak, Dorothy The Investigation 1977 Simon & Schuster NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Very good in wrappers. Pages slightly yellowed, two pages creased.
Bear, Greg The Forge of God 1987 TOR NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
De Lint, Charles The Ivory And The Horn 1995 TOR NY. First edition. Review sheets laid in. Fine in DW.
Emtsev, Mikhail and Eremei Parnov World Soul 1978 MacMillan NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Russian science fiction. Fine in printed wrappers, with mimeographed press release taped over the front cover.
Goldstein, Lisa Walking the Labyrinth 1996 TOR NY. First edition. Review copy with publisher's material laid in. Fine in DW.
Jeter, K. W. Death Arms 1987 Morrigan UK. First trade edition 1 of 1010 copies Fine in DW
Jeter, K. W. In the Land of the Dead 1989 Morrigan UK. First trade edition 1 of 1010 copies Fine in DW
McDevitt, Jack Ancient Shores 1996 HarperPrism NY. First edition. Review copy with publisher's material laid in. Fine in DW.
Rawn, Melanie Stronghold 1990 DAW NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Inscribed and dated '8/3/90' (pre-publication) by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers with 'Special ABA Edition' sticker on the front cover.
Sheffield, Charles Georgia On My Mind and Other Places 1995 TOR NY. First edition. Review sheets laid in. Fine in DW.
Tolkien, J. R. R. Unfinished Tales 1980 Houghton Mifflin NY. First American edition. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. Fine in DW that has red price-sticker affixed..
Tyers, Kathy Star Wars: The Truce at Bakura 1993 Bantam NY. Uncorrected prooof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Ballard, J. G. The Day of Creation 1987 Lester & Orpen Dennys Toronto. First Canadian edition. Fine in DW.
Blish, James Anywhen 1971 Faber and Faber UK. First British edition. Collection of short stories. Fine in DW with small ink marking on front cover..
Adams, Douglas The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1981 Pocket Books NY. Advance reading copy of the first American paperback edition. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Adams, Douglas The Restaurant at the End of the Universe 1981 Harmony Books New York. First American edition. Fine.
Adams, Douglas and John Lloyd The Meaning of Liff 1984 Harmony Books NY. First American edition. Fine in DW.
Adams, Douglas The Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul 1988 Heinemann UK. First edition (UK) Fine in DW
Alexander, Lloyd The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen 1991 Dutton NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Alighiere, Dante (trans. Robert Pinsky, ill. Michael Mazur) The Inferno of Dante 1994 Farar Straus Giroux NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. "A new verse translation." Issue price $32.50. Near fine in green printed wrappers. Ink name (Italian) and phone number on front cover.
Allen, Steve The Talk Show Murders 1982 Delacorte Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Review slip laid in. Fine in printed wrappers except for slight edge bumping to front cover.
Allen, Steve Murder on the Glitter Box 1989 Zebra NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition.. Fine in pictorial wrappers with edge bumps
Allen, Steve How To Be Funny 1992 Prometheus NY. Reprint. Inscribed 'to Mike' and dated 1992. Fine in DW.
Allen, Steve The Murder Game 1993 Zebra NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in green printed wrappers.
Amis, Martin Einstein's Monsters 1987 Jonathan Cape UK. First edition. Collects five fantasy and SF stories. Fine in DW.
Amis, Martin Time's Arrow 1991 Harmony Books NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. 1991 Booker Prize nominee. Corners curled, else near fine in printed wrappers.
Anthony, Piers Out of Phaze 1987 Ace/Putnam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Anthony, Piers Total Recall 1989 Morrow NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Arnason, Eleanor A Woman of the Iron People 1991 Morrow NY. Uncorrected prooof of the first edition. Cover slightly rubbed, else fine in printed wrappers. Title 'Women' neatly changed to 'Woman' on front cover.
Aronica, Lou et. al. Full Spectrum 4 1993 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Anthology including Ursula K. LeGuin, David Brin, Stephen Donaldson and others. Fine in printed wrappers.
Asimov, Isaac The Bicentennial Man 1976 Doubleday NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Asimov, Isaac Robots and Empire 1985 Doubleday NY. First edition. Fine in DW
Asimov, Isaac Foundation and Earth 1986 Doubleday NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Asimov, Isaac Prelude to Foundation 1988 Doubleday New York. First trade edition. Fine in DW.
Asimov, Isaac Puzzles of the Black Widowers 1990 Doubleday NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Asimov, Isaac Forward The Foundation 1993 Foundation NY. First edition. Does not state 'first edition' on the copyright page, and has the numbers '23456789' as usual for the first printing. Fine in DW.
Baker, Kage In the Garden of Iden 1997 Harcourt Brace & Company NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Fine in light green printed wrappers.
Baker, Nicholson The Fermata 1994 Random House NY. First edition. Fine in DW with clear plastic wrap-around label.
Balzac, Honore de (illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff) Droll Stories 1939 Heritage Press NY. Reprint. Four-page publisher's newsletter laid in. Fine sansDW in slipcase as issued.
Banks, Iain M. The Bridge 1986 Houghton Mifflin NY. First American edition. Author's third book. Fine in DW.
Banks, Iain M. Walking On Glass 1986 Houghton Mifflin NY. First American edition. Author's second book. Fine in DW.
Banks, Iain M. Consider Phlebas 1987 St. Martin's NY. First American edition. Fine in fine DW.
Banks, Iain M. Consider Phlebas 1987 St. Martin's NY. First American edition. Fine in DW with slight tear.
Banks, Iain M. Inversions 2000 Pocket Books NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Slight crease to front cover along spine, else fine in purple printed wrappers.
Banks, Iain M. Look To Windward 2001 Pocket Books NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Very good in blue printed wrappers.
Barjavel, Rene La Nuit Des Temps 1968 Presses de la Cite Paris. First edition. Later translated into English in 1970 as 'The Ice People'. Fine except for ex-libris indentation stamp on dedication page.
Barnes, John Mother Of Storms 1994 TOR NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Barnes, John Kaleidoscope Century 1995 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in pictorial wrappers, with small staple holes in the front cover. Publisher's letter laid in.
Barnes, Steven Blood Brothers 1996 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Publisher's letter laid in. Fine in orange and black printed wrappers.
Barnet, Richard J. The Alliance 1983 Simon & Schuster NY. First edition. "America-Europe-Japan: Makers of the Postwar World." 438 pages plus extensive notes and bibliography. Issued at $20. Fine in DW.
Barry, Maxx Syrup 1999 Viking NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first book, an excellent satire of the advertising industry. Slight crease between front cover and spine, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Bayley, Barrington J. The Seed of Evil 1979 Allison & Busby UK. First edition. Collection of stories. Fine in DW.
Bear, Greg Dinosaur Summer 1998 Warner Books NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Belloc, Hilaire The Emerald of Catherine the Great 1926 Harper & Brothers NY. First edition. Very good in well-rubbed black cloth boards.
Benford, Gregory Tides Of Light 1989 Bantam NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Berger, Thomas Killing Time 1967 Dial Press NY. First edition. Fine in very good DW with creases and several closed tears.
Bernieres, Louis de Corelli's Mandolin 1994 Pantheon NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. This is the first-state proof, in plain printed wrappers, unlike the more common advance reading copy in pictorial wrappers. Three-page letter from the publisher, dated May 2 1994, laid in. Very good in tan printed wrappers.
Besher, Alexander Rim 1994 HarperCollins NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Besher, Alexander Mir 1998 Simon & Schuster NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. TLS from the publisher to a NC bookseller and three tattoo stickers laid in. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Bischoff, David Nightworld 1979 Del Rey NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Very good in light blue printed wrappers (some discoloration of the covers, editors signature on the title page, word "Dup" on the upper right corner of the front cover).
Bischoff, David Star Fall 1980 Berkley NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers, front cover has 'May 1980' written in ink and small price-sticker residue.
Bishop, Michael And Strange At Ecbatan the Trees 1976 Harper & Row NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Bishop, Michael Catacomb Years 1979 Berkeley NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Bishop, Michael Brittle Innings 1994 Bantam NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Bisson, Terry Bears Discover Fire 1993 TOR NY. First edition. Collection of stories. Fine in DW.
Blaylock, James Home Before Dark 2000 Subterranean Press MI. First edition. Number PC of 350 numbered copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Fine in printed wrappers.
Blaylock, James P. The Elfin Ship 1982 Del Rey New York. First edition. Author's first book. Signed and dated '1-26-85' on the title page. Fne in pictorial wrappers.
Blaylock, James P. The Disappearing Dwarf 1983 Del Rey New York. First edition. Author's second book. Signed and dated '1-26-85' on the title page. Warping along the top edge of the front cover, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Blaylock, James P. The Disappearing Dwarf 1983 Del Rey New York. First edition. Author's second book. Signed on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Blaylock, James P. The Digging Leviathan 1984 Ace New York. First edition. Author's third book. Inscribed 'My best book, I think' and dated '1-26-85' on the title page. Fne in pictorial wrappers.
Blaylock, James P. Two Views of a Cave Painting 1987 Axolotl WA. First edition. 1 of 500 unnumbered paperbound copies, signed by Blaylock, Koontz (intro), Kim Stanley Robinson and Tim Powers (intro). Inscribed and signed again by Blaylock on title page 910612. Bound with 'Escape From Kathmandu' by Kim Stanley Robinson. Fine in printed wrappers.
Blaylock, James P. Night Relics 1994 Ace NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Blaylock, James P. Man in the Moon 2002 Subterranean Press MI. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Waviness to entire page block, else fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Bogart, Stephen Humphrey Play It Again 1995 TOR NY. First edition. Author's first book. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Bonanno, Margaret Wander Preternatural 1996 TOR NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Bonanno, Margaret Wander Preternatural 1996 TOR NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Bonanno, Margaret Wander Preternatural Too: Gyre 2000 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in blue printed wrappers.
Borel, Henri (translated by Meredith Ianson) Wu Wei 1903 Luzac & Co UK. First English langauge edition, translated from the Dutch. "A Phantasy based on the philosophy of Lao-Tse." Interesting and well-written (and translated.) Very good in cloth boards.
Borges, Jorge Luis ed. The Book Of Fantasy 1988 Viking NY. First edition. Extensive collection of fantasy stories. Fint in DW.
Boston, Bruce Skin Trades 1988 Chriss Drumm IA. First edition, trade paperback format. Signed by the author and artist, limited to 126 copies. Includes limited 4-page poetry pamphlet. Fine in printed wrappers.
Boxleitner, Bruce Frontier Earth 1999 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Bradley, Marion Zimmer The Firebrand 1987 Simon & Schuster NY. First edition. Small remainder mark on bottom of page block near spine, else fine in DW.
Bramah, Ernest The Wallet of Kai Lung 1923 Methuen & Co. UK. Third printing of the second edition. Crown 8vo. Very good in brown cloth covers.
Bramah, Ernest Kai Lung's Golden Hours 1923 Grant Richards UK. Third printing of the first edition. The second 'Kai Lung' book. Foxing to the pages, else very good.
Bramah, Ernest Kai Lung's Golden Hours 1929 Cape UK. The Traveler's Library, London. Rare in dj. Near fine in good DW.
Brin, David The Postman 1985 Bantam NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Creases on corners of both covers, slight dents on front cover and spine, upper-right corner of first 23 pages bumped, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Brin, David Earth 1990 Bantam NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Brooks, Terry Magic Kingdom For Sale 1986 Del Rey NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Brunner, John Total Eclipse 1975 Weidenfeld and Nicolson UK. First British edition. Bottom corners bumped, else fine in DW.
Brunner, John Foreign Constellations 1980 Everest NY. First edition. Collects eight stories. Fine in DW.
Brust, Steven Brokedown Palace 1986 Ace NY. Unbound long galley sheets. Glossy cover proof laid in. Very good.
Brust, Steven and Megan Lindholm The Gypsy 1992 TOR NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Brust, Steven Dragon 1998 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in light-green printed wrappers with near-fine DW.
Buchwald, Art The Brave Coward 1957 Harper and Brothers NY. First edition. Author's second book. Fine in DW. Slight discoloration on ffep from included Buchwald newspaper column from 1960.
Bujold, Lois McMaster The Spirit Ring 1992 Baen NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Bujold, Lois McMaster A Civil Campaign 1999 Baen NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Spine rolled, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Cabell, James Branch The Silver Stallion 1926 McBride NY. First edition. Fine in vg dw and vg slipcase.
Cabot, Meg The Princess Diaries 2000 HarperCollins NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Author's first book. Fine in pictorial wraps.
Card, Orson Scott Seventh Son 1987 TOR NY. First edition. First book of the 'Tales of Alvin Maker'. 1988 Hugo nominee. 1988 Mythopoeic award winner for best fantasy. Fine in DW.
Carey, Jacqueline Kushiel's Dart 2001 TOR NY. First edition. Publisher's materials laid in,. Near fine in DW.
Carr, Terry An Exaltation of Stars 1973 Simon & Schuster NY. First edition. Includes original novellas by Robert Silverberg, Roger Zelazny and Edgar Pangborn. Fine except for unobtrusive remainder mark on bottom of pages near spine, in DW with small chip missing alonmg spine and front cover border.
Carr, Terry An Exaltation of Stars 1973 Simon & Schuster NY. First edition. Includes original novellas by Robert Silverberg, Roger Zelazny and Edgar Pangborn. Fine except for unobtrusive remainder mark on bottom of pages near spine, in DW with small chip missing alonmg spine and front cover border.
Carr, Terry (ed) Universe 8 1979 Doubleday NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Includes stories by Michael Bishop, Greg Bear, Gordon Eklund, Gregory Benford, R. A. Lafferty and others. Very good in tall, light-blue printed wrappers (editors' signature on the half title page; small creases at the corners of the front cover, 2 tiny chips at the top and bottom edges of the front cover, 1/2" tears on top and bottom of the outside of the front hinge, missing glued description page from the front cover leaving glue mark )
Carroll, Jonathan After Silence 1993 Doubleday NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Carroll, Jonathan The Panic Hand 1996 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first American and first hardcover edition. First published in Germany. 1996 Bram Stoker Award winner for Best Collection. Includes the novella "Black Cocktail" which is not found in the U.K. edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Chant, Joy Red Moon and Black Mountain 1976 Dutton NY. First American hardcover. Fine in DW.
Charnas, Suzy McKee The Furies 1994 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Severe spine roll, else very good in blue printed wrappers.
Christian, Deborah The Truthsayer's Apprentice 1999 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. First book in "The Loregiver" series. Near fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Christian, Deborah The Truthsayer's Apprentice 1999 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. First book in "The Loregiver" series. Very good in yellow printed wrappers.
Clarke, Arthur C. The Promise of Space 1968 Harper & Row NY. First edition. Fine in near-fine price-clipped DW with a vertical crease to the front flap, and slight crinkling and tiny closed tears to the top edge of the jacket. A nice bright copy.
Clarke, Arthur C. Una Odisea Espacial 2001 1970 Salvat Spain. First Spanish edition. Large paperback with stiff covers. Many color pictures from the movie. Very good.
Clarke, Arthur C. 2010: Odyssey Two 1982 Del Rey NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Clarke, Arthur C. 2010: Odyssey Two 1982 Del Rey NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Cochran, Molly and Warren Murphy The Borken Sword 1997 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Sequel to "The Forever King". An Arthurian fantasy. Includes proof of dust wrapper. Publisher's letter laid in. Near fine in orange printed wrappers.
Compton, D. G. Windows 1978 Berkley NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Previously owned by George R. R. Martin. Very good in tan printed wrappers.
Coney, Michael Greatrex The Ultimate Jungle 1979 Millington UK. First edition. Fine in DW.
Coney, Michael Greatrex Gods of the Greataway 1984 Houghton Mifflin NY. First edition. Volume 2 of the Songs of Earth. Fine in very good DW.
Connelly, Michael The Poet 1995 Little, Brown NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wraps.
Coveney, Peter and Roger Highfield The Arrow Of Time 1991 Fawcett NY. First American edition "A Voyage Through Science to Solve Time's Mystery." Fine in DW. Issued at $22.50.
Crichton, Michael Westworld 1974 Bantam NY. First edition. Author's fourth book. Includes 32 pages of photos from the film. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Crichton, Michael Sphere 1987 Knopf NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Crichton, Michael Travels 1988 Knopf NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Crowley, John Little, Big 1981 Bantam NY. First edition, trade paperback. Fine, minor groove on front cover.
Cullum, Ridgwell The Vampire of N'Gobi 1946 Lippincott NY. First edition. Bottom edges scuffed, else very good in orange boards.
Daniel, F. E. The Strange Case of Dr. Bruno 1906 Von Boeckmann-Jones TX. First edition. Spine cocked, some pages coming loose, else very good in blue cloth-covered boards
Dann, Jack Wandering Stars 1974 Harper & Row NY. First edition. Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction, with four original stories. Foreword by Isaac Asimov. Very good in DW.
Dart-Thornton, Cecilia The Ill-Made Mute 2001 Warner Books NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Book one of "The Bitterbynde". Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Dart-Thornton, Cecilia The Ill-Made Mute 2001 Warner Books NY. First edition. Publisher's review materials laid in. Book one of "The Bitterbynde". Fine in DW.
Dart-Thornton, Cecilia The Lady of the Sorrows 2002 Warner Books NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American and first hardcover edition. Book two of "The Bitterbynde." Corner crease on rear cover, slight spine creases, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Davis, Lindsey Venus in Copper 1991 Crown NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. The third Marcus Didus Falco mystery. Corner crease on rear cover, else fine in tan printed wrappers.
Davis, Lindsey Poseidon's Gold 1992 Crown NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. The fifth Marcus Didus Falco mystery. Publisher's business card stapled to the inside front cover, else fine in yellow printed wrappers.
de Bernieres, Louis The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts 1997 Minerva UK. Unusual uncorrected proof of a reprint edition. Spine lean, else near fine in printed wrappers.
de Camp, L. Sprague The Unbeheaded King 1983 Del Rey NY. First edition Fine in DW
de Camp, L. Sprague and Fletcher Pratt The Complete Compleat Enchanter 1989 Baen NY. Proof sheets of the first printing, with publisher's letter. Bound with two-hole sliding binder. From the estate of science fiction author/editor/reviewer Robert "Buck" Coulson. Near fine.
De Haven, Tom The End-of Everything Man 1991 Foundation NY. First edition. The second book in the Chronicles of the King's Tramp. Fine in DW.
de Lint, Charles The Dreaming Place 1990 Atheneum New York. First edition. Fine in DW.
de Lint, Charles Ghostwood 1990 Axolotl Press Eugene, OR. Trade edition, one of 525 published. Fine in printed wrappers.
de Lint, Charles Ghosts of Wind and Shadow 1991 Axolotl Press Eugene, OR. First edition, paper bound, one of 525. Fine in printed wrappers.
de Lint, Charles Spiritwalk 1992 TOR NY. First edition thus. Collected novellas. Sequel to Moonheart. Fine in DW.
Dedman, Stephen The Art of Arrow Cutting 1997 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in green printed wrappers
Dedman, Stephen The Art of Arrow Cutting 1997 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in green printed wrappers
Delany, Samuel R. Flight From Neveryon 1985 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Foxing along the edges of the page block, else fine in blue printed wrappers.
Doherty, P. C. Angel of Death 1990 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. A medieval mystery, the third in the Hugh Corbett series. Ink writing on front and rear covers, else fine in printed wrappers.
Donaldson, Stephen R. The Illearth War 1977 Del Rey New York. First edition. Very good with loose spine, in very good dust wrapper with moderate chipping. Neat ink signature and date (1978) on ffep.
Donaldson, Stephen R. The Real Story 1991 Bantam NY. Uncorrect proof of the first edition. Near fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Donaldson, Stephen R. The Real Story 1991 Bantam NY. First edition. Dust wrapper marked with $18.95 price. Fine in DW.
Donaldson, Stephen R. The Real Story 1991 Bantam NY. First edition. Dust wrapper marked with $8.00 price. Fine in DW.
Doolittle, Jerome Body Scissors 1990 Pocket Books NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Doolittle, Jerome Body Scissors 1990 Pocket Books NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Doolittle, Jerome Body Scissors 1990 Pocket Books NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Doolittle, Jerome Body Scissors 1990 Pocket Books NY. First edition. First of the increasingly popular "Tom Bethany" series. Fine in DW.
Douglas, Carole Nelson Keepers of Edanvant 1987 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. DW included. 'Sword & Circlet #1' Fine in DW.
Dowling, Terry The Man Who Lost Red 1994 MirrorDanse Australia. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Two stories; first book publication of the title piece, and first publication anywhere of "Scaring the Train." Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Drake, David Lord of the Isles 1997 TOR NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Eddings, David Pawn of Prophecy 1982 Del Rey NY. Paperback first edition. Author's second book. Book one of the Belgariad quintology. Price sticker residue on front cover, ink signature on first page, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Eddings, David Guardians of the West 1987 Del Rey NY. First edition. First book of the Mallorean. Fine in DW
Eddings, David Demon Lord of Karanda 1988 Del Rey NY. First edition. Book three of the Mallorean. Fine in price-clipped DW.
Eddings, David and Leigh Eddings Belgarath the Sorceror 1990 Del Rey NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Heavy spine roll and creases, else near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Eddison, E. R. annotated by Paul Edmund Thomas The Worm Ouroboros 1991 Dell NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition thus, with a foreword by Douglas E. Winter, and heavily annotated by Paul Edmund Thomas. Near fine in green printed wrappers.
Effinger, George Alec Felicia 1976 Berkley/Putnam NY. First edition. Near fine in DW.
Effinger, George Alec When Gravity Fails 1987 Arbor House NY. First edition Signed by the author on the title page. Fine, DW price-clipped.
Effinger, George Alec When Gravity Fails 1987 Arbor House NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Effinger, George Alec A Fire in the Sun 1989 Foundation NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in blue printed wrappers.
Ellison, Harlan Hitler Peignait Des Roses 1979 Les Humanoids France. First French edition, oversize trade paper. Translation of Strange Wine. Fine in wraps.
Elwood, Roger and Virgina Kidd Saving Worlds 1973 Doubleday NY. First edition, review copy. Review slip from publisher laid in. Introduction by Frank Herbert, original stories by Terry Carr, George Zebrowski, Tom Disch, Andre Norton, Gene Wolfe, Poul Anderson, A.E. van Vogt, Robert Silverberg and others. Fine in DW.
Elwood, Roger Dystopian Visions 1975 Prentice Hall NY. First edition. Original stories by Jack Dann, George Zebrowski, Gene Wolfe, Pamela Sargent, R.A. Lafferty and others. Fine in price-clipped DW.
Feist, Raymond Magician 1982 Doubleday New York. Second printing (2000 copies), inscribed by the author on the title page. Fine.
Feist, Raymond Faerie Tale 1988 Doubleday New York. First edition. Review copy. Author's first horror novel, typed letters from Doubleday laid in. Fine in DW.
Feist, Raymond Prince of the Blood 1989 Doubleday Foundation NY. First edition. Signed on title page. Fine in DW.
Feist, Raymond E. Krondor the Betrayal 1998 Avon NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers with near-fine DW.
Felice, Cynthia Eclipses 1983 Timescape NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Cover proof laid in. Previously owned by George R. R. Martin. Very good in blue printed wrappers.
Fforde, Jasper Lost in a Good Book 2002 Hodder & Stoughton UK. First edition, trade paperback. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Finney, Charles G. The Magician Out of Manchuria 1968 Panther UK. First edition. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Ford, John M. Growing Up Weightless 1993 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first trade edition (after Easton Press limited edition.) Fine in green printed wrappers.
Friesner, Esther The Water King's Laughter 1989 Avon NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition, loose sheets with covered wrapper Fine.
Friesner, Esther Gnome Man's Land 1991 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine. Includes wraps from paperback.
Friesner, Esther Unicorn U. 1992 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Cover proof and copy of publisher's fact sheet laid in. Near fine in blue printed wrappers.
Friesner, Esther and Lawrence Watt-Evans Split Heirs 1993 TOR NY. First edition. Signed by the Esther Friesner on the title page. Fine in DW.
Friesner, Esther The Psalms of Herod 1995 White Wolf GA. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Gaiman, Neil Stardust 1999 Spike NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Garton, Ray Lot Lizards 1991 Zeising PA. First edition. Fine in DW.
Gash, Jonathan The Vatican Rip 1981 Waletr J. Black NY. Detective Book Club edition. Bound with 'Better Off Dead' by Mary McMullen and 'Memory Boy' by Victor Canning. Fine.
Gash, Jonathan Firefly Gadroon 1982 St. Martin's Press NY. First American edition. First published in Great Britain. A 'Lovejoy Novel of Suspense'. Fine in DW.
Gash, Jonathan Firefly Gadroon 1982 St. Martin's Press NY. First American edition. First published in Great Britain. A 'Lovejoy Novel of Suspense'. Fine in DW.
Gash, Jonathan Firefly Gadroon 1982 St. Martin's Press NY. First American edition. First published in Great Britain. A 'Lovejoy Novel of Suspense'. Fine in very good DW. DW front cover missing the red ink.
Gash, Jonathan The Vatican Rip 1982 Ticknor & Fields NY. First American edition. The fifth 'Lovejoy' novel. Fine in DW.
Gash, Jonathan The Sleepers of Erin 1983 Duttons NY. First American edition. First published in Great Britain. The sixth 'Lovejoy Novel of Suspense'. Fine in DW.
Gash, Jonathan The Gondola Scam 1984 St. Martin's Press NY. First American edition. First published in Great Britain. A 'Lovejoy Novel of Suspense'. Fine in DW.
Gash, Jonathan The Tartan Sell 1986 St. Martin's Press NY. First American edition. First published in Great Britain. A 'Lovejoy Novel of Suspense'. Fine in DW.
Gash, Jonathan Moonspender 1987 St. Martin's Press NY. First American edition. First published in Great Britain. A 'Lovejoy Novel of Suspense'. Fine in DW.
Gash, Jonathan The Very Last Gambado 1990 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Near fine in printed wrappers.
Gash, Jonathan The Sin Within Her Smile 1994 Viking NY. First American edition. First published in Great Britain. A 'Lovejoy Novel of Suspense'. Fine in DW.
Gash, Jonathan The Possessions of a Lady 1996 Viking NY. First American edition. First published in Great Britain. A 'Lovejoy Novel of Suspense'. Fine in DW.
Gash, Jonathan Different Women Dancing 1997 Viking NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Gash, Jonathan The Rich and the Profane 1999 Viking NY. Uncorrected proof (Advance reading copy) of the first American edition. A 'Lovejoy Mystery'. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Gash, Jonathan A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair 2000 Viking NY. Uncorrected proof (Advance reading copy) of the first American edition. The twenty-first 'Lovejoy Mystery'. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Gerrold, David and Larry Niven The Flying Sorcerors 1971 Ballantine NY. Paperback first edition. Signed by Larry Niven on the title page. Spine creases, front cover 1/2-inch separation from spine, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Gerrold, David The Man Who Folded Himself 1973 Random House NY. First edition. Author's first hardcover book. Time travel. Fine except for ex-lib impression on ffep, in a fine DW with a vertical crease on the front inside flap.
Gerrold, David Bouncing Off the Moon 2001 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in blue printed wrappers.
Gilliam, Richard and Martin Greenberg and Edward E. Kramer Confederacy of the Dead 1993 ROC NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Includes original stories by William S. Burroughs and Anne McCaffrey, Charles Grant, Nancy Holder, George Alec Effinger and others. Holographic signed letter from the senior editior at NAL/Dutton to a prominent bookstore manager laid in. Fine in printed wrappers.
Goldberg, Gerry ed. Strange Glory 1977 St. Martin's Press NY. First hardcover and first American edition. Stories of mysticism and fantasy from famous philosophers and writers, including Alan Watts, Jack Vance, Aldous Huxley, Harlan Ellison, Robert Frost, Robert Bloch, Walt Whitman, Ursula K. Le Guin, William Wordsworth, Artur C. Clarke and many others. Fine in DW.
Goldman, William Hype and Glory 1990 Villard Books NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. By the author of "The Princess Bride". Bumped corners, else very good in printed wrappers.
Goldstein, Lisa The Red Magician 1993 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first hardcover edition. Winner of the American Book Award. Fine in tan printed wrappers.
Goldstein, Lisa Strange Devices of the Sun and Moon 1993 TOR NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Goldstein, Lisa Summer King, Winter Fool 1994 TOR NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Goldstein, Lisa Travellers in Magic 1994 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Severe spine roll, else very good in tan printed wrappers.
Goldstein, Lisa Travellers in Magic 1994 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in tan printed wrappers.
Goodkind, Terry Wizard's First Rule 1994 TOR NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Author's first book. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Goodrum, Charles A. The Best Cellar 1987 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition. A bibliomystery by the author of "Dewey Decimated". Near fine in price-clipped dust jacket with two half-inch closed tears on the front cover (top and bottom), else near fine.
Goodrum, Charles A. A Slip of the Tong 1992 St. Martin's Press NY. First American edition. A bibliomystery by the author of "Dewey Decimated". Fine in near-fine DW.
Goodrum, Charles A. A Slip of the Tong 1992 St. Martin's Press NY. First American edition. A bibliomystery by the author of "Dewey Decimated". Fine in DW.
Gottlieb, Phyllis O Master Caliban! 1976 Harper & Row NY. First edition. Fine in slightly soiled DW.
Gottlieb, Sherry Worse Than Death 1999 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. First of two states, this one to be published under the "Forge" imprint in 1999, the book was actually published January 2000. Fine in red printed wrappers.
Gottlieb, Sherry Worse Than Death 2000 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Second of two states, this one matching the actual published book. Fine in red printed wrappers.
Greenberg, Martin H. After the King 1992 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Original anthology done to honor Tolkien on his 100th birthday. Original contributions by Stephen R. Donaldson, Terry Pratchett, Charles de Lint, Robert Silverberg, John Brunner, Peter Beagle, Mike Resnick and many others. Excellent stories. Very good in printed wrappers with staple holes on the upper-right front cover, and corner cover creases.
Greenleaf, Stephen Book Case 1991 Morrow NY. First edition. A bibliomystery. Fine in DW,
Grimwood, Ken Replay 1986 Thorndike Press MN. First large-print edition. Fine sans DW as issued.
Grimwood, Ken Replay 1987 Grafton UK. First British edition. Fine in DW.
Guest, Judith Ordinary People 1976 Viking NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. "The first unsolicited novel to be accepted by Viking since 1949." Made into an excellent movie starring Mary Tyler Moore and Donald Sutherland. Spine fading, lean and slight creases, else very good in printed wrappers.
Haiblum, Isidore Transfer to Yesterday 1981 Doubleday NY. First hardcover edition. Top edge of spine bumped, else fine in DW.
Haiblum, Isidore The Mutants Are Coming 1984 Doubleday NY. First edition. Review copy with slip laid in. Fine in DW.
Haiblum, Isidore Murder in Yiddish 1988 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Page 25 is loose, probably a binding error. Otherwise fine in red printed wrappers.
Haiblum, Isidore Bad Neighbors 1990 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition. Review slip laid in. Fine in DW.
Halperin, James L. The First Immortal 1998 Del Rey NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Hamilton, Peter F. The Neutronium Alchemist Part 1 1998 Warner Books NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Publisher's letter laid in. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Hamilton, Peter F. The Neutronium Alchemist Part 2 1998 Warner Books NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Harper, Henry Howard Library Essays: About Books, Bibliophiles, Writers and Kindred Subjects 1924 The Torch Press Cedar Rapids IA. First edition. Printed for private distribution. Essays on books and writers, including "The Late Discovery of the Original Manuscript of Walden" and "Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley". Near fine in a very good slipcase; very slight wear to covers, slipcase scuffed
Harrison, M. John The Centauri Device 1974 Doubleday NY. First edition. Fine in near-fine DW.
Harvey, Miles The Islan of Lost Maps 2000 Random House NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. "The true story of a man named Bland, the greatest map thief in American history." Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Hearn, Lafcadio (retold by Margaret Hodges, illus by Ed Young) The Voice of the Great Bell 1989 Little, Brown NY. First edition thus. Beautiful pastel and watercolor illustrations. Fine in quarter cloth, reinforced binding and DW.
Heinlein, Robert A. Job: A Comedy of Justice 1984 Del Rey NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Very good, spine creases and front cover soiled.
Herbert, Frank God Emperor of Dune 1981 Putnam NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Higgs, Mike ed. Vintage Detective Stories 1987 Galley Press UK. First edition thus. Selected primarily from a Dorothy L. Sayers anthology published in 1930 by Gollancz, contains one previously uncollected Sexton Blake story. Includes Ernest Bramah's "The Ghost of Massingham Mansions." Fine in DW.
Higgs, Mike Vintage Detective Stories 1987 Galley Press UK. First edition, with stories selected from a 1930 compilation by Dorothy L. Sayers, published by Gollancz. Includes stories by Ernest Bramah, Eden Phillpotss, Baroness Orczy, Edgar Allan Poe, H. C. Bailey and others. Fine in DW.
Hinz, Christopher Anachronisms 1988 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Hobb, Robin (Megan Lindholm) Mad Ship 1999 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Second of "The Liveship Traders" series. Rear cover and spine creases, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Hogan, James P. Realtime Interrupt 1995 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition, a trade paperback. Gouge in rear cover, else fine in light-yellow printed wrappers.
Hogg, James Lord Emsworth's Annotated Whiffle 1992 Heineman NY. First American edition. Fine in DW.
Holt, Tom Here Comes the Sun 1993 Orbit UK. First edition. Fine in DW.
Holt, Tom Overtime 1993 Orbit UK. First edition. Near fine in DW.
Holt, Tom Here Comes the Sun 1993 Orbit UK. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in green printed wrappers.
Holt, Tom Djinn Rummy 1995 Orbit UK. First edition. Fine in DW.
Holt, Tom Odds and Gods 1995 Orbit UK. First edition. Fine in DW.
Holt, Tom Only Human 1999 Orbit UK. First edition. Fine in DW.
Holt, Tom Nothing But Blue Skies 2001 Orbit UK. First edition. Fine in DW.
Holt, Tom Nothing But Blue Skies 2001 Orbit UK. First edition. Fine in DW.
Hoover, J. Edgar Masters of Deceit 1958 Henry Holt NY. First edition. "The Story of Communism in America and How to Fight It." Fine in very good DW.
Hubbard, L. Ron Ole Doc Methuselah 1992 Bridge LA. Uncorrected proof (advnace reading copy) of the first edition. Collection of novelletes originally written in the 1940s. Corner bumps, else fine in pictorial wrappers. Publicity letters from the publsher laid in.
Hughes, Matt (appearance in) Takes 1996 Thistledown Press Saskatoon. First edition. Fourteen stories for young adults, including "Bearing Up" by Matt Hughes. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Hughes, Matt Downshift 1997 Doubleday Canada. First edition. Signed and dated Apr 11/97 on the title page. There was no hardcover edition. Fine in pictorial wraps with French flaps.
Hughes, Matt and Len Marchand Breaking Trail 2000 Caitlin Press Prince George BC. First edition. Autobiography of Len Marchand, the first elected Indian member of parliament. Fine in DW.
Hughes, Matt Gullible's Travels 2001 SFBC NY. First edition thus; an omnibus of the two novels "Fools Errant" and "Fool Me Twice." First hardcover appearance of the latter. Inscribed to someone listed in the acknowledgements, and one of the characters in the book. Fine in DW.
Hughes, Matt Black Brillion 2004 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in tan printed wrappers.
Hughes, Robert Don The Power and the Prophet 1985 Del Rey NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's third book. Fine in red printed wrappers.
Ingalese, Isabella Mata The Magician 1901 Abbey Press NY. First edition. Very good.
Innis, Pauline Ernestine the Pig 1963 Robert B. Luce Washington DC. First edition. Inscribed on the ffep "To Viola Prince / with all good wishes / from / Pauline Innis." Illustrated by Tim Evans. Near fine in unclipped DW; a beautiful copy.
Irvine, Alexander C. A Scattering of Jades 2002 TOR NY. First edition. Review sheet laid in. Fine in DW.
Jepson, R. W. (edited by) Short Stories by Modern Writers 1947 Longman's UK. "New impression March 1947" (no previous printings indicated.) Part of "The Heritage of Literature Series", includes notes and references on each story, as well as study questions. Includes stories by Ernest Bramah, Chesterton, Saki, Ambrose Bierce, Katherine Mansfield, Liam O'Flaherty and others. Frontispiece is of "The Willow Pattern", from the Bramah story. Near fine in green cloth-covered boards, with slight dampstaining to the rear cover.
Jeter, K. W. Dark Seeker 1987 TOR NY. Unbound galley sheets, with typesetting notations in black ink. Enclosed in original manilla file folder. First sheet has one inch closed tear and creases, the rest of the sheets are near fine.
Jordan, Robert The Wheel of Time 1994 TOR NY. Free promotional copy of "The First Part of Book One of The Wheel of Time." 274 pp plus ads. Corners bumped, else near-fine in pictorial wrappers.
Karig, Walter Zotz! 1947 Rinehart & Co NY. First edition. Basis for movie of same name starring Tom Poston. Fine in fair DW with pieces missing from spine.
Kay, Guy Gavriel The Darkest Road 1986 Arbor House NY. First American edition. Book two of The Fionavar Tapestry. Ex-library in DW.
Kay, Guy Gavriel The Wandering Fire 1986 Arbor House NY. First American edition. Book two of The Fionavar Tapestry. Fine in DW.
Kay, Guy Gavriel The Wandering Fire 1986 Arbor House NY. First American edition. Book two of The Fionavar Tapestry. Fine in DW.
Keener, Joyce Borderline 1979 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the paperback first edition. Inscription dated '11/13/79' by the author on the first page. Fine in printed wrappers. Small dampstain on front cover, pages slightly dog-eared.
Kennealy, Patricia The Throne of Scone 1986 Bluejay NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's second book. Very good in blue printed wrappers.
Kent, William J. The Black Bag n.d. MO. Ribbon copy typescript of an apparently unpublished novel. Extensive typed and holographic corrections throughout. Includes author's original portfolio. Very good.
Ketchum, Jack Father & Son 1999 Camelot Books FL. First edition. Short story in booklet form, number 165 of 600 numbered copies signed by the author on the limitation page. Ten pages saddle-stitched. Fine in printed covers.
Kingsbury, Donald The Moon Goddess and the Sun 1986 Baen Books NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Knight, Damon The Man In The Tree 1985 Gollancz UK. First British and first hardcover edition. Fine in DW with slight discoloration on front cover 2 inches long.
Koman, Victor The Jehovah Contract 1987 Watts NY. First American and first English edition (translated from the German.) Slight spine slant and corner bump, else very good in near-fine DW.
Kotzwinkle, William Doctor Rat 1976 Knopf NY. First edition. Winner of the 1977 Word Fantasy Award. Fine in DW.
Kress, Nancy Brain Rose 1990 Morrow NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in printed wrappers.
Kress, Nancy Beggars in Spain 1993 Morrow NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. 1994 Hugo nominee. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Kress, Nancy Beggars Ride 1996 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. TLS from editor David G. Hartwell laid in. Fine in orange printed wrappers.
Kube-McDowell, Michael P. Isaac Asimov's Robot City I 1987 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine on printed wrappers. Includes pb wraps and publisher's letters to reviewers.
Kube-McDowell, Michael P. The Quiet Pools 1990 Ace NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Kurtz, Katherine Saint Camber 1978 Del Rey NY. First edition. Fine in DW. A manufacturing flaw has made pages 437-444 protrude above the top of the page block; these pages are have slight dog-ear creases.
Kurtz, Katherine Camber of Culdi 1979 Del Rey NY. First hardcover edition. Fine in DW.
Lafferty, R. A. Iron Tears 1992 Edgewood Press MA. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in comb-bound pictorial covers.
Laidlaw, Marc Neon Lotus 1988 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Laidlaw, Marc Neon Lotus 1988 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Lamb, Charles (Illustrated by L. J. Bridgman) A Dissertation Upon Roast Pig 1888 D. Lothrop Co. Boston. First edition. 5.5 x 7 inches, 48 pages. Delightful although disparaging essay about the Chinese "discovery" of roast pig, with many full-page illustrations. Cover has soil and heavy corner scuffing, with moderate scuffing on edge of covers. Some minor smudges on a few pages, most pages are nice and clean.. All edges gilt.
Larsen, Jeanne Manchu Palaces 1996 Henry Holt NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Laurie, Hugh The Gun Seller 1996 Heinemann UK. First edition. Remainder stripe on bottom of page block, else near fine in very good DW.
Le Guin, Ursula K. A Wizard of Earthsea 1991 Atheneum NY. Uncorrected proof of the first Atheneum edition. Fine in red printed wrappers.
Lee, Adam The Dark Shore 1997 Avon NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first book. Fine in pictiral wrappers.
Lee, Bernie Murder at Musket Beach 1990 Donald Fine NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. First "Tony and Pat Pratt mystery", and author's first book. Ink inscription "1st novel Oregon setting" on front cover, else very good in white printed wrappers.
Lee, Bernie Murder Without Reservation 1991 Donald Fine NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Second "Tony and Pat Pratt mystery". Signed letter from the publisher to Charles Champlin (L.A. Times book reviewer) laid in. Near fine in white printed wrappers.
Lehman, John H. Facts and Circumstances 1993 Walker NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first novel, a mystery set in Vietnam. '99' written in ink on the first page, else fine in printed wrappers.
Leinster, Murray The Forgotten Planet 1954 Gnome Press NY. First edition Fine, sans DW
Lessing, Doris The Sentimental Agents 1983 Knopf NY. First edition of the fifth book in the Canopus in Argos series. Fine in DW.
Lethem, Jonathan Motherless Brooklyn 1999 Doubleday NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Linaweaver, Brad Moon of Ice 1988 Arbor House NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Longyear, Barry B. City of Baraboo 1980 Putnam NY. First edition. Author's second book and first novel. Fine in DW.
Luard, Nicholas Gondar 1988 Simon & Schuster NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
MacAvoy, R. A. Damiano's Lute 1984 Bantam NY. Bound 4to galley sheets. Uncommon thus. Fine in printed wrappers.
MacAvoy, R. A. The Book of Kells 1985 Bantam NY. Bound 4to galley sheets. Does not include copyright or title pages. Uncommon thus. Fine in printed wrappers.
Martin, George R. R. Dying of the Light 1977 Simon and Schuster NY. First edition. Stamped 'Property of U S Navy' on bottom of page block, blank check-out card affixed to rear end paper, else fine in DW.
Mason, Lisa Summer of Love 1994 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's second novel. Fine in red printed wrappers.
Mason, Lisa The Golden Nineties 1995 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed yellow wrappers.
McDonald, Ian Terminal Cafe 1994 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Spine roll, else near fine in red printed wrappers.
McDonald, Ian Terminal Cafe 1994 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Corner bump, else fine in red printed wrappers.
McDonald, Ian Evolution's Shore 1995 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first trade edition (after Easton Press limited edition.) Fine in blue printed wrappers.
McIntyre, Vonda N. and Susan Janice Anderson, eds. Aurora: Beyond Equality 1976 Fawcett NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Contributors include Ursula K. LeGuin, James Tiptree Jr., Mildred Downey Broxon, Joanna Russ, and others. An association copy, with "Library of R. (Robert) and J. (Juanita) Coulson" stamped inside front cover. Near fine in yellow printed wrappers.
McIntyre, Vonda N. Superluminal 1983 Houghton Mifflin NY. First trade edition. Signed on the title page Fine in DW.
McKenna, Stephen The Oldest God 1929 Little, Brown and Co. NY. Second printing, the same month as the first. Fine in very good DW.
McKillip, Patricia Fool's Run 1987 Warner NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
McMullen, Sean The Centurion's Empire 1998 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in yellow printed wrappers.
McMullen, Sean Eyes of the Calculor 2001 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in yellow printed wrappers.
McQuay, Mike Pure Blood 1985 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in blue printed front wrapper, brown cardboard rear cover.
Meluch, R. M. Jerusalem Fire 1985 MacDonald UK. First hardcover and British edition. Fine in DW.
Mieville, China Perdido Street Station 2001 Del Rey NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition, which is a trade paperback. Slight spine roll, else near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Mieville, China The Scar 2002 Del Rey NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Moloney, Kathleen and Shawna McCarthy Asimov's Wonders of the World 1982 Dial Press NY. First edition. Stories by Asimov, Benford, Silverberg, Joan Vinge, Gene Wolfe and others. First book publication of award-winning Connie Willis' "Firewatch". Slight crinkling to edges, else fine in DW.
Moorcock, Michael Legends From the End of Time 1976 Harper & Row NY. First edition Signed 12-Jun-91. Fine in DW.
Moore, Thomas Lallah Rookh 1860 Phinney, Blakeman and Mason NY. Reprint. Moderate foxing. Near fine in green cloth-covered boards with intricate designs in gold on all faces. Top edge gilt.
Moran, Daniel Keys Emerald Eyes 1988 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in green printed wrappers.
Moran, Daniel Keys The Ring 1988 Doubleday NY. First edition. Excellent post-apocalyptic novel. Fine in DW.
Moran, Daniel Keys The Ring 1988 Doubleday NY. First edition. Excellent post-apocalyptic novel. Fine in DW.
Moran, Daniel Keys The Last Dancer 1993 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in red printed wrappers.
Morrow, James City of Truth 1992 St. Martin's Press NY. First American edition. Review copy with publisher's material laid in. Fine in DW.
Morrow, James The Eternal Footman 1999 Harcourt Brace & Company NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in tan printed wrappers.
Munn, H. Warner The Banner of Joan 1975 Donald Grant RI. First edition. Limited to 975 copies. Fine in DW.
Murphy, Pat The City, Not Long After 1989 Doubleday Foundation NY. First edition/ Fine in DW.
Murphy, Pat Nadya: The Wolf Chronicles 1996 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Letter from the publisher laid in. Fine in dark blue printed wrappers.
Myers, Tamar Too Many Crooks Spoil the Broth 1993 Doubleday NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first book. "A Pennsylvania-Dutch Mystery with Recipes". Closed tear at top of front cover, else fine in printed wrappers.
Nagata, Linda The Bohr Maker 1995 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first trade edition (originally published by the SFBC.) Author's first book. Winner of the 1996 Locus Award for Best First Novel. Near fine in grey printed wrappers.
Nagata, Linda Tech-Heaven 1995 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's second book. Fine in tan printed wrappers.
Nagata, Linda Tech-Heaven 1995 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's second book. Fine in tan printed wrappers.
Nagata, Linda Deception Well 1997 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. This book was issued as a mass-market paperback. Near fine in red printed wrappers.
Nagata, Linda Deception Well 1997 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. This book was issued as a mass-market paperback. Near fine in red printed wrappers.
Nagata, Linda Deception Well 1997 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. This book was issued as a mass-market paperback. Near fine in red printed wrappers.
Nasir, Jamil Quasar 1995 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first book, a paperback original. Fine in tan printed wrappers. Publisher's sticker affixed to the front cover.
Newcomer, Alan Bard (ed.) Strained Relations 1989 Hypatia Eugene, OR. First edition. Eugene Writer's Series One. Number "LI" of 100 roman-numbered copies, signed by all contributors, including Ray Vukcevich, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Joyce A. Cowan and Dean Wesley Smith. Fine in grey leather boards stamped in red and black, sans DW as issued.
Nichols, Robert Fantastica 1923 Chatto & Windus London. First edition Romances of Idea Vol 1. Good.
Nicholson, William The Wind Singer 2000 Hyperion NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Author's first book. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Niven, Larry World of Ptavvs 1966 Ballantine NY. Paperback first edition. Author's first book. Signed and dated '11/28/1982' by the author on the title page. Slight creases on covers, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Niven, Larry All the Myriad Ways 1971 Ballantine Canada. Paperback Canadian first edition, issued at the same time as the American edition. Collection of short stories. Crease on front cover and along spine, slight spotting on bottom of page block, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Niven, Larry The Patchwork Girl 1980 Ace New York. Advanced reading copy, signed by Niven on title page. Signed 910323 Good, front cover taped on, some pages dog-eared.
Niven, Larry Playgrounds of the Mind 1991 Tor NY. First edition. Collection of stories and essays. Fine in DW.
Niven, Larry and Donald Kingsbury Man-Kzin Wars VI 1994 Baen NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Novel by Kingsbury, and stories by Gregory Benford and Mark O. Martin. This ARC contains only the Kingsbury novel. Fine in pictorial wraps.
Niven, Larry and Steven Barnes Saturn's Race 2000 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in green printed wrappers.
Nollen, Scott Allen with Sara Jane Karloff Boris Karloff: A Gentleman's Life 1999 Midnight Marquee Press MD. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wraps.
Norfolk, Lawrence Lempriere's Dictionary 1992 Harmony NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Norton, Andre Tales of the Witch World 3 1990 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Includes stories by Esther Freisner, Patricia McKillip, etc. Fine in printed wrappers.
Nourse, Alan E. The Fourth Horseman 1983 Harper & Row NY. First edition. Novel about the black plague in modern America. Inscribed to Mike. Fine in DW.
Nye, Robert Merlin 1979 Putnam NY. First American edition. Fine in DW.
O'Donnell, Lillian A Wreath For the Bride 1990 Putnam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in red printed wrappers.
O'Leary, Bradley S. and Edward Lee The Deaths of the Cold War Kings 2000 Cemetary Dance Baltimore. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Ouellette, Pierre The Deus Machine 1994 Villard NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Author's first book. Publisher's letter laid in. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Page, Katherine Hall The Body in the Bouillon 1991 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in printed wrappers, with publicist's business card stapled to the inside front cover.
Park, Paul The Cult of Loving Kindness 1991 Morrow NY. First edition. Author's third book. Fine in DW.
Pavlou, Stel Decipher 2002 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first American edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Penniman, James Hosmer Make the Most of Books 1911 C. W. Bardeen NY. First edition. Inscribed by the author on the ffep in pencil, and dated 1929. Near fine in dark green cloth on boards.
Pinkwater, Daniel The Worms of Kukumlima 1981 Dutton NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Pinkwater, Daniel The Afterlife Diet 1995 Random House NY. First editiion. 11,000 copies issued. Fine in DW.
Pisar, Samuel Of Blood and Hope 1980 Little, Brown and Company NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Autobiography/Holocaust. Very good in printed wrappers. Publisher's info pasted to the front cover.
Pohl, Frederik The Science Fiction Roll of Honor 1975 Random House NY. First edition. Signed on the title page. Very good in very good DW.
Pohl, Frederik (ed.) The SFWA Grand Masters Volume Three 2001 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Contains stories by Jack Vance, Laster Del Rey, Frederik Pohl, Damon Knight and A.E. Van Vogt. Near fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Powers, Tim The Skies Discrowned 1976 Laser NY. First edition. Author's first book. Inscribed upside down (as usual for this left-handed author) on the title page. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Powers, Tim The Skies Discrowned 1976 Laser NY. First edition. Author's first book. Inscribed upside down (as usual for this left-handed author) on the title page. Fine except for small dark stains on the top of the pages, in pictorial wrappers.
Powers, Tim Epitaph in Rust 1976 Laser NY. First edition. Author's second book. Inscribed and dated '13-Apr-91' upside down (as usual) on the title page. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Powers, Tim Last Call 1992 Morrow NY. First trade edition. Winner of the 1993 World Fantasy Award. Slight manufacturing defect at top of pages 229 through 234, noticeable when book is closed, and slight soiling to top of page block near spine, else fine in DW.
Poyer, D. C. Hatteras Blue 1989 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Pratchett, Terry Truckers 1990 Delacorte NY. First American edition. Fine in DW.
Pratchett, Terry Wyrd Sisters 1990 ROC NY. Uncorrected proof of the American first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Pratchett, Terry and Neil Gaiman Good Omens 1990 Workman NY. First American edition. Publisher's first book. Fine in DW.
Pratchett, Terry Small Gods 1992 Gollancz UK. First edition. Corners bumped, else near fine in DW.
Pratt, Fletcher Double in Space 1951 Doubleday NY. First edition. Very good, in very good DW that has a nickel chip missing from the top right corner of the rear cover.
Priest, Christopher The Glamour 1984 Doubleday NY. First American edition. Fine in DW. Remainder(?) speckling on bottom of page block.
Python, Monty Monty Python's Flying Circus (All the Words) 1989 Pantheon NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Very good in red printed wrappers.
Rankin, Robert Waiting For Godalming 2000 Doubleday UK. First edition. Fine in DW.
Reed, Robert Beyond The Veil Of Stars 1994 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Spine slant, else very good in beige wrappers. Publisher's letter and business card laid in.
Reed, Robert An Exaltation of Larks 1995 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Vertical crease on front cover at spine, else near fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Reed, Robert An Exaltation of Larks 1995 TOR NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Reed, Robert Beneath The Gated Sky 1997 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Sequel to "Beyond the Veil of Stars". Fine in blue printed wrappers.
Reed, Robert Beneath The Gated Sky 1997 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Sequel to "Beyond the Veil of Stars". Fine in blue printed wrappers. Publisher's letter laid in.
Reed, Robert Marrow 2000 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in red printed wrappers.
Reeves-Stevens, Garfield Nighteyes 1989 Foundation NY. Advnace reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Price-sticker residue on the front cover, corners of front cover curled, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Rendell, Ruth Simisola 1995 Crown NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Resnick, Mike Widowmaker Reborn 1997 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in green printed wrappers. Publisher's stickers affixed to the front cover.
Resnick, Mike Hunting the Snark and Other Short Novels 2002 Five Star NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Interestingly, the title is mispelled on the front cover. A half-dozen hand-signed publisher's letters to "The Library Hournal" laid in, indicating that this is the first book in the "Five Star Science Fiction and Fantasy series." The letter to the senior editor has two holographic post-it notes attached. Slight gap in pages where publisher's m,aterials had been laid in, else fine in blue printed wrappers.
Reynolds, Alastair Chasm City 2002 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Very good in pictorial wrappers. Letter from publisher laid in.
Roberts, Adam Salt 2000 Gollancz UK. First edition. Author's first book. Fine in DW.
Robinson, Kim Stanley The Gold Coast 1988 Tor NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Rohan, Michael Scott The Anvil of Ice 1986 Morrow NY. First American edition. First book in 'The Winter of the World' trilogy. Fine in DW.
Rohan, Michael Scott The Anvil of Ice 1986 Morrow NY. First American edition. First book in 'The Winter of the World' trilogy. Fine in DW.
Rohan, Michael Scott The Ice King 1986 New English Library UK. First edition. Collaboration with Allan Scott using the name 'Michael Scot'. Fine in DW.
Rohan, Michael Scott The Hammer of the Sun 1988 Morrow NY. First American edition. Third book in 'The Winter of the World' trilogy. Fine in DW.
Rohan, Michael Scott Chase the Morning 1990 Morrow NY. First American edition. Fine in DW.
Rosenberg, Joel Not For Glory 1988 NAL NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in orange printed wrappers.
Ross, David D. The Argus Gambit 1990 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers
Rowlands, Betty A Little Gentle Sleuthing 1990 Walker NY. First American edition. Author's first book. Fine in DW.
Runyon, Charles W. Pig World 1971 Doubleday NY. Firrst edition. Fine, with small sticker ('The mark of approval') on ffep, in very good slightly soiled price-clipped DW.
Rusch, Kristine Kathryn Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine Issue 4 1989 Pulphouse OR. First edition. One of 50 copies marked "PC", with irridescent stamped covers. Includes stories by Robert Sheckley, Damon Knight, Algis Budrys, Nina Kiriki Hoffman and others. Fine without DW as issued.
Russell, Alan The Fat Innkeeper 1995 Mysterious Press NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Front cover has minor creases, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Russell, Ken Mike & Gaby's Space Gospel 1999 Little, Brown UK. First edition. "A long time ago, in a galaxy not a million miles away, two robots came up with an incredible experiment. It was called mankind. Unfortunately experiments can go wrong!" Fine in DW.
Russell, Sean Beneath These Vaulted Hills 1997 Daw NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Russell, Sean The Compass of the Soul 1998 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Book two of The River into Darkness. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Russell, Sean The One Kingdom 2001 HarperCollins NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Book one of The Swans War. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Russo, William Mal Tempo 1999 Author22 Publishing Las Vegas. Uncorrected proof of the first edition, a self-published book. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page. Purportedly a compilation of letters to author Lew Wallace, who was searching for the Wandering Jew. A very entertaining book. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Saberhagen, Fred Pyramids 1987 Baen NY. Uncorrected and unbound page proofs of the paperback first edition. Includes publisher's cover letter. Fine.
Salvatore, R. A. The Woods Out Back 1993 Ace NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the (paperback) first edition. Advance reading copies of paperback books are unusual. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Sargent, Pamela (ed.) Nebula Awards 31 1997 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Stories and essays by Lisa Goldstein, Esther Friesner, Harlan Ellison, Ursula K. Le Guin, Jack Dann, Nancy Springer, Ian Watson, Robert Silverberg, Robert J. Sawyer, A.E. Van Vogt, Gregory Benford and others. Fine in purple printed wrappers, with small publisher's slip laid in.
Saul, John The God Project 1982 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Author's first hardcover. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Sawyer, Robert J. Golden Fleece 1990 Popular Library NY. First hardcover edition of the author's first book, issued by the Science Fiction Book Cub. Fine in near-fine DW with slight chipping and creasing along the edges.
Sawyer, Robert J. Fossil Hunter 1993 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in red printed wrappers.
Sawyer, Robert J. End of an Era 1994 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in red printed wrappers.
Sawyer, Robert J. The Terminal Experiment 1995 HarperPrism NY. First edition. Review copy with review slip tipped (bound or pasted) in. 1996 Aurora winner, Nebula winner and Hugo nominee for Best Novel. The author reports that no proofs or ARCs were issued of this book. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Sawyer, Robert J. The Hand You're Dealt 1997 Who's That Coeurl? Press CA. First separate publication of this Hugo and Aurora nominated short story. Small chapbook of 21 pp. Inscribed to writers Spider and Jeanne (Robinson): "For Spider and Jeanne, with all best wishes, Robt J Sawyer." on the front cover. Fine in printed wrappers.
Sawyer, Robert J. Illegal Alien 1997 Ace NY. First edition. Ink "B" remainder mark on top of page block, else near fine in DW.
Sawyer, Robert J. Flashforward 1999 TOR NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Sawyer, Robert J. Calculating God 2000 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Publishers material laid in. Small sticky area from removed label on first page, else near fine in blue printed wrappers.
Sawyer, Robert J. Hominids 2002 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. The copyright page states "June 2002", but the published book states "May 2002." Fine in grey printed wrappers.
Schmidt, Stanley (ed.) From Mind To Mind: Tales of Communication From Analog 1984 Dial Press NY. First edition. Anthology of stories, including Jack Vance's "Gift of Gab". Fine in DW.
Schnitzl, Arthur Hands Around [Reigen] 1920 [Privately Published] NY. First authorized English translation. Number 1376 of 1450 copies "privately printed for subscribers." Ten humorous dialogues about sex. Second white page cut legthwise in half, light dampstaining throughout book at the inner-top corner, binding loose but fully attached, spine label chipped, else very good.
Schochet, Victoria and John Silbersack The Berkley Showcase: Volume 2 1980 Berkley NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Original stories by Thomas Disch, Glen Cook, Pat C. Hodgell, Edward Bryant, R. A. Lafferty, Eric Van Lustbader and an interview with Barry B. Longyear. Very good in printed wrappers.
Schow, David The Kill Riff 1988 TOR NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Scott, Melissa Shadow Man 1995 TOR NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Scott, Melissa Dreaming Metal 1997 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Sequel to "Dreamships". Fine in tan printed wrappers.
Seare, Nicholas Rude Tales and Glorious 1983 Crown NY. First edition. Title page printed in two colors. Fine in DW.
Secombe, Andy Limbo 2003 TOR UK. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first novel. Fine in printed wrappers.
Shaffer, Catherine H. (ed.) (Cover by Tim Powers) Tales From the Whole Universe 2002 Whole Universe Press MI. First edition. Signed by all contributors on the back cover. Stories by ML Konett, Catherine H. Shaffer, Michele Letica, Jim C. Hines, G. Scott Huggins, and Penelope Dunbar. Cover illustration by Tim Powers. Cover art print laid in. Spiral bound. Fine in printed covers.
Shatner, William TekWar 1989 Ace/Putnam NY. First trade edition after limited. Fine in DW.
Shatner, William TekWar 1989 Ace/Putnam NY. First trade edition after limited. Fine in DW.
Shatner, William TekWar 1989 Ace/Putnam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first trade edition after limited. Ink holograph publication date on front cover, else fine in red printed wrappers. Letter from publisher with author's biography included.
Shatner, William TekLords 1991 Ace/Putnam NY. First edition after limited. Fine in DW.
Shaw, Bob A Wreath of Stars 1976 Gollancz UK. First British edition Special inscription dated Birmingham 5 Nov 76. Fine, slight dampstains to DW.
Shea, Michael Nifft the Lean 1982 DAW NY. Paperback first edition. Winner of the World Fantasy Award. Slight crease (probably when manufactured) parallel to the spine on the front cover, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Shea, Michael I, Said the Fly 1993 Silver Salamander Press Seattle, WA. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Introduction by Larry Tritten, illustrated by James Burton. Proofs from this specialty press publisher are scarce. Fine in printed wrappers.
Sheffield, Charles Summertide 1990 Gollancz UK. First British edition. Book one of "The Heritage Universe". Fine in DW.
Sheffield, Charles Summertide 1990 Gollancz UK. First British edition. Book one of "The Heritage Universe". Fine in DW.
Sheffield, Charles Summertide 1990 Del Rey NY. First edition. Book one of "The Heritage Universe". Fine in DW.
Sheffield, Charles Divergence 1991 Gollancz UK. First British edition. Book two of "The Heritage Universe". Near fine in DW.
Sheffield, Charles Divergence 1991 Del Rey NY. First trade edition (after Easton Press limited edition.) Book two of "The Heritage Universe". Near fine in DW.
Sheffield, Charles Brother To Dragons 1992 Baen NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first trade edition (after Easton Press limited edition.) Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Sheffield, Charles Transcendence 1992 Del Rey NY. First edition. Book three of "The Heritage Universe". Fine in DW.
Sheffield, Charles Georgia On My Mind and Other Places 1995 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in light blue printed wrappers.
Sheffield, Charles The Ganymede Club 1995 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Sequel to "Cold As Ice". Review copy with publisher's letter laid in. Spine roll, covers creased at spine, else near fine in orange printed wrappers.
Sheffield, Charles The Ganymede Club 1995 TOR NY. First edition. Sequel to "Cold As Ice". Review copy with publisher's letter laid in. Fine in DJ.
Sheffield, Charles and Jerry Pournelle Higher Education 1996 TOR NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Sheffield, Charles and Jerry Pournelle Higher Education 1996 TOR NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Sheffield, Charles The Billion Dollar Boy 1996 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Includes a proof copy of the dust wrapper. Fine in red printed wrappers.
Sheffield, Charles Tomorrow & Tomorrow 1997 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. This book was issued as a trade paperback. Near fine in blue printed wrappers.
Sheffield, Charles Tomorrow & Tomorrow 1997 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. This book was issued as a trade paperback. Very good in blue printed wrappers.
Sheffield, Charles Putting Up Roots 1997 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in red printed wrappers, with very good DW.
Sheffield, Charles Putting Up Roots 1997 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in red printed wrappers, with fine DW.
Sheffield, Charles Aftermath 1998 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in blue printed wrappers.
Sheffield, Charles Aftermath 1998 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in blue printed wrappers. Publisher's stickers affixed to front and back covers.
Sheffield, Charles Starfire 1999 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in purple printed wrappers.
Shinn, Sharon The Shape-Changer's Wife 1995 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first book, a paperback original. Spine roll, else near fine in red printed wrappers.
Shirer, William L. The Collapse of the Third Republic 1969 Simon & Schuster NY. First edition. Near fine in DW.
Shuman, M. K. Deep Kill 1991 Walker NY. First edition. "A Micah Dunn Mystery." Review copy with publisher's materials laid in. Fine in DW.
Silverberg, Robert (ed.) The Crystal Ship 1976 Thomas Nelson NY. First edition. Contains original novellas by Vonda McIntyre, Marta Randall and Joan Vinge. Near fine In DW.
Silverberg, Robert Shadrach in the Furnace 1976 Bobbs-Merril NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Silverberg, Robert (ed.) New Dimensions 1979 Harper NY. First edition. Original stories by Ursula K. Le Guin, Gregory Benford and others. Fine in DW.
Silverberg, Robert Lord Valentine's Castle 1980 Gollancz UK. First British edition. Fine in DW.
Silverberg, Robert World of a Thousand Colors 1982 Arbor House NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Silverberg, Robert and Norman Spinrad and Kube-McDowell After The Flames II 1985 Baen NY. Unbound page proofs of the first edition. Includes publisher's cover letter. Fine.
Silverberg, Robert and Karen Haber (eds.) Universe 2 1992 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Contains original stories by Brian Aldiss, Joe Haldeman, Jonathan Lethem, Lisa Mason and others. Paper peeling at top of spine panel, else near fine in white printed wrappers.
Simak, Clifford D. The Fellowship of the Talisman 1978 Del Rey NY. First edition. Fine with remainder mark on bottom edge of pages, in DW with red price-sticker affixed to front cover.
Simak, Clifford D. Where the Evil Dwells 1982 Ballantine NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Simonen, Georges Maigret on the Riviera 1988 HBJ NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Cover slightly creased, else fine in printed wrappers.
Sleator, William Singularity 1985 Dutton NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Very good in printed wrappers.
Slonczewski, Joan Daughter of Elysium 1993 Morrow NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Smith, H. Allen Life in a Putty Factory 1943 Doubleday NY. First edition. Very good.
Smith, H. Allen Lo, The Former Egyptian! 1947 Doubleday NY. First edition. Fine in very good DW with a few ragged edges, and a half-inch closed tear.
Smith, Madorah E. Little Foreign Devils 1923 Madorah Smith Iowa. First edition. Inscribed on the FFEP "Mrs. E. West from Mother Smith", followed by what looks like references to two passages in the bible. This book was apparently self-published. Children's story of an American child abroad. Near fine, light mustard color cloth with pasted on pictorial of two Chinese children with an American child in the middle.
Smith, Thorne Topper Takes a Trip 1932 Doubleday Doran NY. First edition. Large white "S" stencilled on spine, else very good in red cloth boards.
Smith, Thorne Turnabout 1933 Doubleday Doran NY. First edition. Damage to the lower part of the spine, else very good in black boards.
Spinrad, Norman Russian Spring 1991 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine a salmon printed wrappers.
Springer, Nancy Larque on the Wing 1994 AvoNova NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Stallman, Robert The Captive 1989 Kinnell UK. First hardcover edition. Second book of 'The Book of the Beast' trilogy. Fine in DW.
Stallman, Robert The Orphan 1989 Kinnell UK. First hardcover edition. First book of 'The Book of the Beast' trilogy. 1981 Hugo nominee. Fine in DW.
Stallman, Robert The Beast 1990 Kinnell UK. First hardcover edition. Third book of 'The Book of the Beast' trilogy. Fine in DW with slight gouge on rear cover.
Stewart, Sean Clouds End 1996 Ace NY. First edition. Review copy with publisher's material laid in. Fine in DW.
Stinson, Jim Double Exposure 1985 Scribners NY. First edition. Author's first book. Fine in DW.
Stinson, Jim Low Angles 1986 Scribners NY. First edition. Author's second book. Fine in DW.
Stinson, Jim Truck Shot 1989 Scribners NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's third book. Handwritten information on the front cover, slight scraping where sticker was removed, else fine in printed wrappers.
Stinson, Jim TV Safe 1991 Scribners NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's fourth book. Handwritten information on the front cover (including subtitle correction), else fine in printed wrappers.
Sullivan, Tricia Lethe 1995 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first book. Very faint sticker ghost on the front cover, else fine in printed wrappers with publisher's sticker affixed to front cover.
Swainston, Steph The Year of Our War 2005 HarperCollins NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Taylor, L. A. The Blossom of Erda 1986 St. Martin's NY. First American edition. Fine in DW.
Taylor, L. A. A Murder Waiting To Happen 1989 Walker NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Tepper, Sheri S. The Gate To Women's Country 1988 Foundation NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Tepper, Sheri S. Grass 1989 Foundation NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Tepper, Sheri S. Raising The Stones 1990 Foundation NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Tolkien, J. R. R. The Two Towers n.d. Ace NY. First paperback edition. This is the unauthorized edition. Slight rubbing & chipping to edges, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Tolstoy, Nikolai The Coming of the King 1989 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Subtitled 'The First Book of Merlin'. Very good in printed wrappers.
Towne, Charles Wayland and Edward Norris Wentworth Pigs from Cave to Cornbelt 1950 University of Oklahoma Press OK. First edition. Inscribed by Edward Wentworth on the front free endpaper. Near fine in very good DW.
Tremayne, Peter The Fires of Lan-Kern 1980 St. Martin's NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Tuttle, Lisa Lost Futures 1992 Dell NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
van de Wetering, Janwillem (Illustrated by Marc Brown) Little Owl - An Eightfold Buddhist Admonition 1978 Houghton Mifflin NY. First edition. The author's first children's book. Light-colored soiling to front and back black cloth covers, else fine, in unclipped near fine dust wrapper.
van de Wetering, Janwillem The Maine Massacre 1979 Houghton Mifflin NY. First American edition. Fine in very good DW.
van de Wetering, Janwillem The Butterfly Hunter 1982 Houghton Mifflin NY. First American edition. Espionage during WWII. Fine in DW with slight price-sticker residue on front cover.
van de Wetering, Janwillem (translator) Alexandra David-Neel and Lama Yongden The Power of Nothingness 1982 Houghton Mifflin NY. First edition in English. Story of the first woman to penetrate the Tibetan mysteries. Fine in very good DW.
van de Wetering, Janwillem The Streetbird 1983 Putnam NY. First American edition. Fine in DW.
van de Wetering, Janwillem Inspector Saito's Small Satori 1985 Putnam NY. First edition. Collection of short stories. Fine in DW.
van de Wetering, Janwillem The Hollow-Eyed Angel 1996 Soho Press NY. First American and first English-language edition. Signed on the title.page. Fine in DW.
Van Dine, S. S. The Canary Murder Case 1980 Gregg Press NY. Reprint. Fine in DW with minor tears on rear top edge.
Van Dine, S. S. The Kennel Murder Case 1980 Gregg Press NY. Reprint. Fine in DW with minor soiling on front cover.
van Gulik, Robert The Willow Pattern 1965 Heinemann UK. First edition. Uncorrected proof slip from Scribner's laid in; apparently this was used as a review copy for the American edition. Fine.
Vance, Jack Vandals of the Void 1953 Winston NY. First edition. Author's first hardcover book, part of the Winston juvenile SF series. Special buckram library binding. Ex-library with the usual defacements, no pocket, sans DJ as issued.
Vance, Jack Big Planet 1958 Ace NY. Ace #G-661. Signed by the author on the title page. Near fine.
Vance, Jack Slaves of the Klau 1958 Ace NY. First edition. Bound with "Big Planet". Slight spine wear, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Star King 1964 Berkeley NY. First edition. Very fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Emphyrio 1969 Ace NY. Dell #2345. Signed by the author on the title page. Near fine.
Vance, Jack The Fox Valley Murders 1969 Ace NY. First paperback edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Spine lean and slight creases, else near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Pnume 1970 Ace NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Discolorations on front cover, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Bad Ronald 1973 Ballantine NY. First edition. Former owner's name stamped on the back cover, else near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack City of the Chasch 1979 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. One of 889 unnumbered copies. Lower-right corner bump, including the first 20 pages, single small chip on spine, else fine sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack Star King 1980 Francisco Alves Brazil. First Brazilian edition (Portugese.) Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Cugel's Saga 1983 Timescape NY. First trade edition. Top edge of spine bumped, else fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Cugel's Saga 1983 Timescape NY. First trade edition. Small remainder mark on bottom, top edge of spine bumped, else fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Deadly Isles (Die todlichen Inseln) 1984 Rote-Krimi Germany. First German edition. Signed 'John Holbrook Vance' on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Marune: Alastor 933 1984 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Rhialto the Marvellous 1984 Baen NY. First trade edition. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Pnume 1984 Underwood Miller PA. First American hardcover edition. One of 889 unnumbered copies. Fine sans DW as issued.
Vance, Jack Rhialto the Marvellous 1987 Severn House UK. First British edition. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Rhialto the Marvellous 1987 Severn House UK. First British edition. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Rhialto the Marvellous 1987 Severn House UK. First British edition. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Dying Earth 1988 Kirjayhtyma Helsinki. First Swedish edition. Fine in pictorial boards.
Vance, Jack Marune: Alastor 933 1988 Francisco Alves Brazil. First Brazilian edition (Portugese.) Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Araminta Station 1988 TOR NY. First trade edition. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Araminta Station 1988 TOR NY. First trade edition. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Ecce and Old Earth 1991 TOR NY. First trade edition. Second book of the Cadwal Chronicles. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack De Kronieken van Cadwal 1991 Meulenhoff Amsterdam. First edition thus, first omnibus edition. Near fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Five Gold Bands 1993 Underwood Miller PA. Trade edition. Fine in near-fine DW with some crinkling at spine extremities.
Vance, Jack Throy 1993 Tor NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Manufacturing defect on the front cover, appearing as a small stain and crinkle, else near fine in tan printed wrappers.
Vance, Jack Nightlamp 1996 Muelenhoff Ne. First edition. Dutch language. Fine in pictorial wraps.
Vance, Jack Lurulu 2004 TOR NY. First American edition. Review sheet laid in. Fine in DW.
Vandermeer, Jeff Veniss Underground 2003 Prime Books OH. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Waviness to entire page block, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vinge, Joan World's End 1984 Bluejay NY. First edition, published simultaneously with the limited edition. Fine in DW.
Vinge, Joan World's End 1984 Bluejay NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vinge, Vernor A Deepness in the Sky 1999 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Publisher's letter laid in. Replacement sheet stapled to page 67. Very good in yellow printed wrappers.
Vornholt, John Babylon 5: Voices 1995 Dell NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Wallace, Daniel Big Fish 1998 Algonquin Books Chapel Hill, NC. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Pencilled price on first page, else fine in printed wrappers.
Watts, Alan In My Own Way 1972 Pantheon NY. First edition. Owners signature of ffep, else fine in DW.
Waugh, Charles G. and Frank McSherry and Martin Greenberg Murder and Mystery in Maine 1989 Dembner Books NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Collects stories by Harry Kemelman, Patricia Highsmith, Van Der Wetering, Erskine Caldwell, Kit Reed and others. Fine in printed wrappers.
Weinstein, David The Forgotten Network 2004 Temple University Press PA. First edition. Subtittled "Dumont and the Birth of American Television". Contains two pages on Jack Vance. Mentions Mike Berro in the Acknowledgements. Fine in DW.
Weis, Margaret (ed) A Magic-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic 1998 Warner Books NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Includes stories by Card, Feist, Le Guin, Melanie Rawn, Jack Vance, Larry Niven, Bear, Bradbury, Kurtz, Silverberg, Stasheff, Norton, Cherryh, Zelazny, Leiber and others. Publisher's letter laid in. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Wells, Angus Wild Magic 1993 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Over 500 pages. Includes a preview of Lords of the Sky. Fine in purple printed wrappers.
Willis, Connie Remake 1995 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Wilson, Robert Charles Gypsies 1989 Foundation NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Wilson, Robert Charles The Divide 1990 Foundation NY. First edition. Fine in very good DW except for price sticker residue in the lower-left corner of the front cover.
Wilson, Robert Charles The Divide 1990 Foundation NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Wilson, Robert Charles Mysterium 1994 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Corner bumps, else near fine in orange printed wrappers.
Wingrove, David Chung Kuo: The Middle Kingdom 1990 Delacorte Press NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Wolf, Gary K. The Resurrectionist 1979 Doubleday NY. First edition. Review copy with review slip laid in. Author's third novel. Two small scrapes on botton edge of front and back covers, else fine in very good DW.
Wolfe, Gene Free Live Free 1985 Gollancz UK. First British edition. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Wolfe, Gene Shadow & Claw 1994 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition thus. Combines first two books of the "Book of the New Sun". Fine in red printed wrappers.
Wolfe, Gene Sword & Citadel 1994 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition thus. Combines second two books of the "Book of the New Sun". Fine in blue printed wrappers.
Wolfe, Gene Exodus From The Long Sun 1996 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. TLS from editor David G. Hartwell laid in. Fine in tan printed wrappers.
Wood, N. Lee Looking For The Mahdi 1996 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition, which was issued as a trade paperback. Author's first book. Fine in printed pictorial wrappers.
Wrede, Patricia C. Mairelon the Magician 1991 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pink printed wrappers.
Wright, John C. The Golden Age 2002 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first book. Fine in yellow printed wraps.
Wright, John C. The Last Guardian of Everness 2004 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. First part of the War of the Dreaming. Fine in green printed wrappers.
Wright, John C. The Last Guardian of Everness 2004 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in green printed wrappers.
Wright, John C. Orphans of Chaos 2005 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in white printed wrappers.
Wright, Laurali R. Mother Love 1995 Scribner NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wraps.
Wright, Lee (ed.) The Pocket Book of Mystery Stories 1941 Pocket Books NY. First paperback edition. Includes stories by Ernest Bramah, H.G. Wells, Max Beerbohm, Saki, Walter De La Mare, Eden Phillpotts, and others. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Yeffeth, Glenn Anthology at the End of the Universe 2004 Benbella Books Dallas. Galley copy of the first edition. Water damage to the last 20 pages. Otherwise very good in comb binding.
Zahn, Timothy Star Wars: Heir to the Empire 1991 Bantam NY. First edition after limited. Includes introductory price banner. Fine in DW.
Zelazny, Roger The Courts of Chaos 1978 Doubleday NY. Later printing. The fifth in the Amber series. Signed by the author on the title page. This copy originally purchased from the author. Fine in DW.
Zelazny, Roger and Thomas T. Thomas The Mask of Loki 1990 Baen NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Zelazny, Roger A Night in the Lonesome October 1993 AvoMorrow NY. First edition. Illustrated by Gahan Wilson. Fine in DW
Zelazny, Roger A Night in the Lonesome October 1993 AvoMorrow NY. First edition. Illustrated by Gahan Wilson. Fine in DW
Zindell, David The Wild 1996 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Zochert, Donald Murder in the Hellfire Club 1978 Holt Rinehart & Winston NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. A mystery starring Benjamin Franklin. Dog-eared pages, else very good in printed wrappers.
Disch, Thomas The M. D. 1991 Knopf NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Horror. Slightl creases at bottom-right corner of cover, else fine in printed wrappers.
Frasier, Antonia Jemima Shore at the Sunny Grave 1993 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Nine original 'Jemima Shore' stories. Fine in printed wrappers.
Matheson, Richard What Dreams May Come 1978 Putnam NY. First edition. Book is fine except for very slight dampstaining on upper-right corner of middle pages. DW is good with several quarter-inch closed tears and scuffing, also price-sticker residue on front cover.
Patrick, Vincent The Pope of Greenwich Village 1979 Seaview Books NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Very good in glossy printed wrappers. Spine slightly rolled, pages dog-eared, sticky residue stain on page ends.
Powers, Tim with James P. Blaylock The Way Down the Hill, with The Pink of Fading Flamingos 1986 Axolotl Seattle. First limited trade edition, unnumbered of 400, signed by the Tim Powers, Edward Bryant, James Blaylock and Charles De Lint. Double edition containing short stories. Fine in printed wrappers.
Schmidt, Stanley Tweedlioop 1986 Bluejay Books NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Slung, Michelle I Shudder at Your Touch 1991 ROC NY. First edition. 22 original stories by Stephen King, Ruth Rendell, Clive Barker, Stephen R. Donaldson, Jonathan Carroll and others. Slight soiling on top of page block, else fine in DW.
Straub, Peter Koko 1988 Dutton NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Light pencil marking on the front cover, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Straub, Peter Mystery 1990 Dutton NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Very good in printed wrappers. Slight spine crease, slight vertical crease on front cover, first three pages dog-eared.
Theroux, Paul O-Zone 1986 Putnam's Sons NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers, with slightly creased covers.
Thomas, Ross Out on the Rim 1987 Mysterious Press NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Tubb, E. C. (writing as Volsted Gridban) Magnetic Brain 1953 Scion UK. First edition. Purple ink stamp on copyright page 'U.S.A Copyright 1958', with distributor's NY address below. Tight, unread copy with bright cover, small chip missing from upper right cover, scuffing to spine top and bottom, slight front cover crease near spine, white rear cover showing dirt, '35c' price sticker on front cover.
Williams, Tad Tailchaser's Song 1985 DAW NY. First edition. Author's first book. Fine in DW.
Aronica, Lou et. al. Full Spectrum 2 1989 Foundation NY. First edition. Anthology including De Lint, David Brin, Greg Bear, Michael Swanwick, Kim Stanley Robinson and others. Fine in DW.
Asimov, Isaac Murder at the ABA 1976 Doubleday NY. First edition. Subtitled 'A puzzle in four days & sixty scenes'. Excellent story told first person from the pov of a minor writer, with Asimov himself as one of the characters. Slight defect tear on inside hinge of ffep, else fine in DW.
Bellow, Saul Mr. Sammler's Planet 1970 Viking Press NY. First edition. Very good in very good DW with chip missing at top of fold between front cover and spine, and 2-inch closed tear at bottom of front cover..
de Camp, L. Sprague and Catherine Crook Footprints On Sand 1981 Advent NY. First edition. Collection of short stories, verse, non-fiction and excerpts. Fine in DW with very slight edge damage on front inside flap.
Delany, Samuel Distant Stars 1981 Bantam NY. Collection of stories, each illustrated by a different artist. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Delany, Samuel Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand 1984 Bantam NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Larsen, Jeanne Silk Road 1989 Henry Holt NY. First edition. A fantasy novel set in eigth-century China. Author's first book. Fine in DW.
MacAvoy, R. A. Raphael 1985 Bantam NY. Bound 4to galley sheets. Uncommon thus. Fine in printed wrappers (front cover only).
Manson, Cynthia and Charles Ardai FutureCrime 1992 Donald I Fine NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Anthology including stories by Robert Bloch, Orson Scott Card, Isaac Asimov, Larry Niven, Alan Dean Foster, John Varley, George Alec Effinger and others. Includes TLS from publisher to L.A. Times Book Review, and pink slip indicating Champlin as reviewer. Fine except for 'JAN' in black ink on the front of the printed wrappers.
Mieville, China Iron Council 2004 Ballantine NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Moran, Daniel Keys The Ring 1988 Doubleday NY. First edition. Excellent post-apocalyptic novel. Fine in DW
Pournelle, Jerry King David's Spaceship 1980 Simon & Schuster NY. First edition. Fine in DW. Small remainder mark on bottom page ends.
Sawyer, Robert J. Hominids 2002 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. A sticker on the front states "July 2002", the copyright page states "June 2002", but the published book states "May 2002." Near-fine in grey printed wrappers.
Strunk, Frank C. Jordon's Showdown 1993 Walker NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Misspelled as 'Jordan' on the rear cover. Author's second book. Very good in slightly soiled grey printed wrappers. Ink inscription "with a note to CC" (Charles Champlin) on the front cover.
Strunk, Frank C. Jordon's Showdown 1993 Walker NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Misspelled as 'Jordan' on the rear cover. Author's second book. Near fine in slightly creased printed wrappers.
Williams, Tad The Dragonbone Chair 1988 DAW NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. 'Special ABA Edition' sticker on the front cover. Author's first book. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Wolverton, David Star Wars: The Courtship of Princess Leia 1994 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Chayefsky, Paddy Altered States 1978 Harper & Row NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Rohan, Michael Scott The Hammer of the Sun 1988 Morrow NY. First American edition. Third book in 'The Winter of the World' trilogy. Fine in DW.
Simon, Roger L. Wild Turkey 1974 Straight Arrow NY. First edition. The second "Moses Wine" book. Near fine in DW.
Spruill, Stephen Painkiller 1990 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Publisher's information handwritten on the front cover, review slip neatly pasted to the inside front cover, else fine in printed wrappers.
Tynan, Kathleen Agatha 1978 Ballantine NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Fictional account of Agatha Christie's death. Fine except for slight sticker damage to ffep and front of printed wrapper.
Brandt, Charles The Right to Remain Silent 1988 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in grey printed wrappers.
Clark, Mary Higgins A Cry In The Night 1982 Simon and Schuster NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Very good in printed wrappers. Staining and creases to front cover.
Goodkind, Terry Wizard's First Rule 1994 TOR NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Author's first book. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Kurtz, Katherine Camber of Culdi 1979 Del Rey NY. First hardcover edition. Small remainder stamp (red house) on the bottom of the page block, small scuff marks on the rear and spine of the DW, else fine in DW.
Larsen, Jeanne Bronze Mirror 1991 Henry Holt NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
McInerny, Ralph Thicker Than Water 1981 Vanguard NY. Uncoreected proof of the first edition. 'A Father Dowling mystery.' Fine in printed wrappers.
Strick, Philip Antigrav: Cosmic Comedies 1976 Taplinger NY. First American edition. Stories by Stanislaw Lam, Theodore Sturgeon, James Blish, Aldiss, Sladek, Harry Harrison, Ron Goulart and others. Fine in DW.
Tiptree Jr., James Tales of the Quintana Roo 1986 Arkham House WI. First edition. 3673 copies printed. Winner of the 1987 World Fantasy Award for best anthology/collection. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Last Castle 1967 Ace NY. First edition. Bound with 'The World of the Sleeper' by Tony Russell Wayman. Signed by the author on the title page. Front cover creased along spine, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Watson, Ian Slow Birds and Other Stories 1985 Gollancz UK. First edition. Collects eleven stories. Fine in DW.
Weis, Margaret and Tracy Hickman The Hand of Chaos 1993 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fifth 'Deathgate' book. Fine in printed wrappers except for front cover dog-ear in upper-right corner, bump to upper-left corner, and 1-inch closed manufacturing tear on spine.
Winterbotham, Russ The Puppet Planet 1964 Avalon NY. First edition. Fine in DW with slight sticker residue over original price ($2.95).
Adams, Douglas So Long and Thanks For All the Fish 1985 Harmony Books NY. First American edition, signed on front free endpaper. Personally signed 'To whom it may concern'. Fine in DW.
Adams, Douglas Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency 1987 Simon & Schuster NY. First American edition Fine in DW
Adams, Douglas The Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul 1988 Simon & Schuster NY. First American edition Fine in DW
Anderson, Poul The Earth Book of Stormgate 1978 Berkeley NY. First edition Collection of stories. Fine with very good DW
Anderson, Poul Two Worlds 1978 Gregg Press Boston. First hardcover edition. Fine with very good DW
Anthony, Piers and Jo Anne Taeusch The Secret of Spring 2000 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in green printed wrappers.
Aronica, Lou et. al. Full Spectrum 2 1989 Foundation NY. First edition. Excellent science fiction anthology including stories by De Lint, David Brin, Greg Bear, Michael Swanwick, Kim Stanley Robinson and others. Fine in DW.
Ashford, Jeffrey Presumption of Guilt 1985 Walker NY. First American edition. Fine in DW.
Asimov, Isaac Foundation 1966 Editions Denoel Paris. First French edition. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Asimov, Isaac Foundation et Empire 1966 Editions Denoel Paris. First French edition. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Asimov, Isaac Seconde Foundation 1966 Editions Denoel Paris. First French edition. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Barlough, Jeffrey E. The House in the High Wood 2001 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Barlough, Jeffrey E. The House in the High Wood 2001 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Review materials laid inside. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Barnes, Jogn Gaudeamus 2004 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in green printed wrappers.
Barrett Jr., Neal Slightly Off Center 1992 Swan Press TX. First edition. Collects 11 stories, with an introduction by Joe R. Lansdale. Signed by the author, introducer and illustrator Brad W. Foster. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Barthelme, Peter Push, Meet Shove 1987 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first book. Fine in blue printed wrappers. "November 11/23" in blue ink on the front cover.
Bear, Greg Eternity 1988 Warner NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Bear, Greg Queen of Angels 1990 Warner Books NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Beinhart, Larry American Hero 1993 Pantheon NY. First edition. Made into the successful movie "Wag The Dog". Near fine in DW.
Belanger, Terry Lunacy and the Arrangement of Books 1982 Oak Knoll Books DE. First edition. One of 300 copies. An essay on bibliomania. Fine in printed wrappers.
Berger, Thomas Changing The Past 1989 Little, Brown NY. First edition. Small remainder mark on top edge of pages near spine, else fine in fine DW.
Besher, Alexander Chi 1999 Simon & Schuster NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Slight crease to front cover along spine, else near fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Blaylock, James P. All the Bells on Earth 1995 Berkley NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Spine roll, else very good in grey printed wrappers.
Blaylock, James P. The Rainy Season 1999 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Spine rolled, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Block, Lawrence Ariel 1980 Arbor House NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Bloom, Harold The Flight to Lucifer 1979 Farrar, Straus & Giroux New York. First edition. Fine in DW.
Bonanno, Margaret Wander Preternatural 3 2002 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Very good in green printed wrappers.
Boston, Bruce Jackbird 1976 Berkeley Poets Workshop & Press CA. First edition, trade paperback format. Inscribed by the author on the page facing the title page, with signed letter written on back of broadside advertisement for 'Night Eyes' tipped in. Author's first book. Collection of short stories. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Boyle, T. Coraghessan If the River Was Whiskey 1989 Viking NY. First edition. Author's third collection of short stories. Fine in DW.
Bradbury, Ray A Graveyard For Lunatics 1990 Alfred Knopf NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Bradley, Marion Zimmer The Heirs of Hammerfell 1989 DAW NY. First edition. Remainder mark on bottom of page block, else fine in DW.
Bramah, Ernest Kai Lung Beneath the Mulberry-Tree 1951 Richards Press UK. Fifth printing. Bramah's last book. Very good in price-clipped DW.
Bramah, Ernest Kai Lung Beneath the Mulberry-Tree 1978 Arno Press NY. Reprint. One of the "Lost Race and Adult Fantasy Fiction" series. Fine in leather-like boards, sans DW as issued.
Bramah, Ernest Wallet of Kai Lung 1988 House of Fire Press San Diego. Trade paperback reprint. Fine in printed wrappers.
Brin, David The Postman 1985 Bantam NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Slight creases on corners of both covers, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Brin, David The Postman 1985 Bantam NY. First edition. Fine in almost fine DW.
Brooks, Terry The Druid of Shannara 1991 Del Rey NY. Second printing, signed and dated 4/91 on title page Fine in DW
Brunner, John The Compleat Traveller in Black 1986 Bluejay NY. First edition thus. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Brust, Steven The Phoenix Guards 1991 TOR NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Buchwald, Art A Gift From the Boys 1958 Harper and Brothers NY. First edition. Author's third book. Fine in price-clipped DW.
Buchwald, Art How Much Is That In Dollars? 1961 World Publishing NY. First edition. Fine with slight dampstaining to upper-left corner, in very good DW with small chips missing.
Buckley Jr., William F. The Story of Henri Tod 1984 Doubleday NY. First edition (after limited edition.) Fine in DW.
Burgess, Anthony The Kingdom of the Wicked 1985 Arbor House NY. First trade edition. Fine in DW, price sticker on front.
Butler, Octavia Imago 1989 Warner NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Cannell, Stephen J. Final Victim 1996 Morrow NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Carroll, Jonathan Bones of the Moon 1988 Arbor House NY. First American edition. Fine in DW.
Carroll, Jonathan The Marriage of Sticks 1999 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Publisher's latter laid in. Spine slant, else near fine in tan printed wrappers.
Chalker, Jack L. The Messiah Choice 1985 Bluejay NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Chalker, Jack L. The Demons at Rainbow Bridge 1989 Ace NY. First edition Fine in DW
Chandler, Charlotte Hello, I Must Be Going 1978 Doubleday NY. First edition. Biography of Grouch Marx. Fine in DW.
Chant, Joy When Voiha Wakes 1983 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. 1984 Mythopoeic award winner for best fantasy. Pictorial wrapper from the paperback included. Fine in printed wrappers.
Cheever, John edited by Weaver, John D. Glad Tidings: A Friendship In Letters 1993 HarperCollins NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. "The Correspondence of John Cheever and John D. Weaver, 1945-1982." Near fine in white printed wrappers.
Cherryh, C. J. Chanur's Legacy 1992 DAW NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Covers slightly dog-eared, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Christian, Deborah Kar Kalim 1996 TOR NY. First edition. Author's second book. Fine in DW.
Christian, Deborah Kar Kalim 1996 TOR NY. First edition. Author's second book. Fine in DW.
Christian, Deborah Kar Kalim 1996 TOR NY. First edition. Author's second book. Fine in DW.
Christian, Purnell Modern Physics and Other Tales 1991 Watermark Press KS. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Collection of twenty stories. Author's first book. Very good in scuffed printed wrappers.
Clarke, Arthur C. Sands of Mars 1952 Gnome Press NY. Book Club edition. Fine, DW slightly soiled.
Clarke, Arthur C. 2010: Odyssey Two 1982 Del Rey NY. First edition. Fine in very good DW
Clarke, Arthur C. 1984: Spring 1984 Granada UK. First edition. Fine in DW.
Clement, Hal Cycle of Fire 1957 Ballantine Books New York. First edition. Withdrawn from Pasadena library. Good, usual library defacements, DW good.
Clement, Hal Iceworld 1977 Ballantine NY. Uncorrected proof (unbound galley sheets) of the first paperback edition. Very good, with some chipped edges as is common with unbound galley sheets.
Cohen, James Ump 1991 Walker NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Crichton, Michael (writing as John Lange) Easy Go 1968 Signet NY. First edition. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Crowley, John Novelty 1989 Foundation NY. First edition. Four new stories. Fine in DW.
Daley, Robert Prince of the City 1978 Houghton Mifflin NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Daniel, Hawthorne The Seal of the White Buddha 1928 Coward-McCann NY. First edition. Color frontispiece. Rare in dust jacket. Very good in unclipped DW.
Dann, Jack and Gardner Dozois, editors Nanotech 1998 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition, a paperback original. Stories by Greg Bear, Stephen Baxter, Ian MacDonald, Paul Di Filippo, and others. Proof of covers with promotional info on flap laid in. Fine in blue printed wrappers.
David, Peter Sir Apropos of Nothing 2001 Pocket Books NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in blue printed wrappers.
Davis, Patti A House of Secrets 1991 Birch Lane Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Very good with rolled spine in printed wrappers.
de Camp, L. Sprague Literary Swordsmen and Sorcerors 1976 Arkhan House WI. First edition. Fine in DW.
de Lint, Charles Moonheart 1984 Ace NY. Paperback first edition. Author's second book. Bump at lower right corner of spine, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
de Lint, Charles Moonlight and Vines 1999 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. A collection of "Newford" stories. Rear cover and last page has a thin horizontal slice apparently from a sharp box opener, else fine in yellow printed wrappers.
de Lint, Charles Angel of Darkness 2002 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the Tor re-issue. Fine in yellow printed wrappers
de Lint, Charles Spirits in the Wires 2003 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in red printed wrappers
Dean, Pamela Tam Lin 1991 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Letter from editor Terri Windling (signature may be original), and one-sheet author info laid in. Spine slant, else very good in violet printed wrappers.
Dedman, Stephen Foreign Bodies 1999 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Spine rolled, else very good in printed wrappers.
Derleth, August The Chronicles of Solar Pons 1973 Mycroft & Moran WI. First edition. Fine in DW.
Dick, Philip K. Time Out of Joint 1959 Lippincott NY. First edition Fine- is $200 Good, ex-library, library binding, sans DW
Dickinson, Peter Heartsease 1986 Delacorte NY. Stated first edition. Fine in DW.
Dickinson, Peter Skeleton-In-Waiting 1990 Pantheon NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Noticeable crease on front cover and first eight pages, else fine in red printed wrappers.
Doherty, P. C. Angel of Death 1990 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition. A medieval mystery, the third in the Hugh Corbett series. Fine in DW.
Donaldson, Stephen R. White Gold Wielder 1983 Del Rey NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Donaldson, Stephen R. Daughter of Regals 1984 Del Rey NY. First edition after limited. Eight stories including 'Gilden-Fire'. Fine in DW.
Donaldson, Stephen R. (writing as Reed Stephens) The Man Who Risked His Partner 1984 Ballantine New York. First edition. Signed and date 2.2.91 on title page Fine, water damage to bottom of paper edges.
Donaldson, Stephen R. The Man Who Fought Alone 2001 Forge NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Publicity sheet laid in. Fine in light blue printed wrappers.
Douglas, Carole Nelson Heir of Rengarth 1988 TOR NY. First edition. 'Sword & Circlet #2' Near fine in DW.
Douglas, L. Warren The Sacred Pool 2001 Baen NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Spine lean with some creasing, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Douglas, L. Warren The Sacred Pool 2001 Baen NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Douglas, L. Warren The Veil of Years 2001 Baen NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Douglas, L. Warren The Veil of Years 2001 Baen NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Corners slightly bumped, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Dozois, Gardner The Year's Best Science Fiction 1993 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Very good in printed wrappers.
Dozois, Gardner The Good Old Stuff 1998 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition, a trade paperback original. Stories by Jack Vance ("The New Prime"), Aldiss, Brackett, Kornbluth, Piper, Tiptree, Cordwainer Smith, Van Vogt, Leinster, Le Guin, Zelazny, etc. A divot on the edge pof the front cover and first few pages, else near fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Dozois, Gardner The Furthest Horizon 2000 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition. Publisher's materials laid in. Contains "Guyal of Sfere" by Jack Vance. Substantial spine roll, else near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Dozois, Gardner (ed.) The Year's Best Science Fiction 17 2000 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Contains stories by Jonathan Lethem, Charles Sheffield, Alastair Reynolds, Robert Reed, Greg Egan, Tanith Lee, M. John Harrison, Mike Resnick and others. Fine in red printed wrappers.
Eddison, E. R. Zimiamvia: A Trilogy 1992 Dell NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition thus. This proof contains the complete text of "Mistress of Mistresses", with chapter one of each of the other books, as well as the complete introduction and appendices. Publisher's letter laid in. Fine in blue printed wrappers, with glossy cover proof.
Egan, Greg Distress 1997 HarperPrism NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in blue printed wrappers.
Ellison, Harlan Paingod and Other Delusions 1983 Ace NY. Paperback first edition. Short story collection. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Elwood, Roger The Far Side of Time 1974 Dodd, Mead & Co NY. First edition. Original stories by Robert Silverberg, Ben Bova, John Brunner, Gene Wolfe and others. Fine in DW.
Evanovich, Janet One For The Money 1995 Harper NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first paperback edition. The first "Stephanie Plum" mystery. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Farnol, Jeffery The Honourable Mr. Tawnish 1913 Sampson Low UK. First edition. Very good in faded red cloth covers.
Farnol, Jeffery The Quest of Youth 1927 Little, Brown and Company NY. First American edition. Near-fine in DW that has tallow drippings on the spine panel.
Farrere, Claude Useless Hands 1926 Dutton NY. First American edition. The Bread Workers go on strike in 1990, and the robots take their place. Very good.
Feist, Raymond E. King of Foxes 2004 Eos NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. The second book of the Conclave of Shadows. Very good in tan printed wrappers.
Finney, Jack Good Neighbor Sam 1963 Eyre & Spottiswode UK. First British edition. Fine in very good DJ that has a 3/4-inch closed tear, neatly repaired with tape.
Foster, Alan Dean The Dig 1996 Warner Books NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Francis, Dick Twice Shy 1982 Putnam's Sons NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Very good in printed wrappers, spine heavily rolled.
Friesner, Esther Mustapha and His Wise Dog 1985 Avon NY. Paperback first edition. Author's first book. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Friesner, Esther Mustapha and His Wise Dog 1985 Avon NY. Paperback first edition. Author's first book. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Friesner, Esther The Psalms of Herod 1995 White Wolf GA. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wraps.
Frye, Alexandra A Perfect Wife and Mother 1993 Viking NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first novel. '99' written in ink on the first page, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Garrison, Peter The Magic Dead 2000 Ace NY. First edition. Publisher's review flyer laid in. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Gash, Jonathan The Sleepers of Erin 1983 Waletr J. Black NY. Detective Book Club edition. Bound with 'The Virgin in the Ice' by Ellis Peters and 'Bloodtide' by Bill Knox. Fine.
Gerrold, David A Covenant of Justice 1994 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Signed by the author on the front cover. According to the author himself: "A tale of the far far future, in the spirit of Jack Vance and Robert A. Heinlein. Gerrold went over the top to create the galactic Regency, ruled by Vampires, Dragons, and Slugs. Humans are slaves and underlings. This second book in the "Trackers" series, tells of bounty hunters Sawyer and Finn Markham who become reluctant tools of the human alliance." Near fine in red printed wrappers.
Gibson, William Mona Lisa Overdrive 1988 Bantam NY. First edition. Fine, except for price stickers on rear and front of DW.
Gingrich, Arnold (ed.) The Bedside Esquire 1940 Tudor NY. First edition. Massive book collecting stories by Thorne Smith, Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, Ring Lardner, Paul Gallico, John Dos Passos, Langston Hughes, Havelock Ellis, Erskine Caldwell, F. Scott Fitzgerald, D.H. Lawrence, Sean O'Faolin, Clarence Darrow and many others. Near fine in very good DW.
Gold, H. L. The Third Galaxy Reader 1958 Doubleday NY. First edition. Includes stories by Sheckly, Leiber, Asimov, Del Rey, Pohl, Knight, Simak and others. Fine in very good price-clipped DW with two closed tears on the front cover.
Goldsborough, Robert Silver Spire 1992 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's seventh 'Nero Wolfe' mystery. Very good in printed wrappers with '1.00' written in black ink on the front cover.
Goldstein, Lisa The Red Magician 1982 Timescape NY. First edition of the author's first book. Signed on the title page. Winner of the American Book Award. Very good in creased pictorial wrappers.
Goldstein, Lisa The Dream Years 1985 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's second book. Very good in printed wrappers with price sticker residue on bottom of spine, book store stamp on first page.
Goldstein, Lisa Summer King, Winter Fool 1994 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Spine roll, publisher's business card stapled to the front cover, else very good in tan printed wrappers.
Goulart, Ron Groucho Marx and the Broadway Murders 2001 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Gray, Muriel The Trickster 1995 Doubleday NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Author's first book. Fine in pictorial wrap. Promotional foil bag laid in.
Green, Vincent S. The Price of Victory 1992 Walker NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. U.S. Army attorney Jack Hayes. Fine in printed wrappers.
Greene, Kirby Brotherhood of the Stars 1994 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Gur, Batya Literary Murder 1993 HarperCollins NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Translated from the Hebrew by Dalya Bilu. Near fine in green printed wrappers.
Haiblum, Isidore Transfer to Yesterday 1981 Doubleday NY. First hardcover edition. Top edge of spine bumped, else fine in DW.
Haiblum, Isidore The Tsaddik of the Seven Wonders 1981 Doubleday NY. First hardcover edition. Yiddish time travel. Fine in fine DW.
Haiblum, Isidore The Mutants Are Coming 1984 Doubleday NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Haining, Peter (ed) The Witchcraft Reader 1969 Doubleday NY. First American edition. Stories by Keith Roberts, Van Vogt, Lieber, Brunner, Matheson, Sturgeon, Bloch and Bradbury. Book is fine except for slight discoloration on both pastedowns (probably during manufacture), and (remainder?) speckling on the bottom page block. The DW is near-fine, not price-clipped ($4.95), but the white rear panel is slightly soiled, and the spine panel has a 1/8" section bent upwards at the bottom, and slight rubbing.
Hamilton, Jane A Map of the World 1994 Doubleday NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Corner bumps affecting pages, spine crease, small scrape on front cover, else good in pictorial wraps.
Hamilton, Peter F. The Reality Dysfunction Part 1 1997 Warner Books NY. First American edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Hardy, Lyndon Master of the Five Magics 1980 Del Rey NY. Paperback first edition. Author's first book. Inscribed on the inside front cover. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Hardy, Lyndon Master of the Five Magics 1980 Del Rey NY. Paperback first edition. Author's first book. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Harrison, Harry West Of Eden 1984 Bantam NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Very good in pictorial wrappers, with several cover creases and slight page bumps.
Hayden, Patrick Nielsen (ed) Starlight 3 2001 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Original stories by Stephen Baxter, Jane Yolen, Terry Bisson and others. Near fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Heinlein, Robert A. Space Cadet 1948 Scribners NY. First edition. Ex-library, in library binding. Usual library defacements.
Heinlein, Robert A. Three By Heinlein 1951 Doubleday NY. First edition thus (book club). Collects 'The Puppet Masters', 'Waldo' and 'Magic, Inc.' Fine in very good DW.
Hiassen, Carl Native Tongue 1991 Knopf NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Holdstock, Robert Eye Among The Blind 1976 Doubleday NY. First American edition. Fine in DW. Some crinkling of DW at spine heel.
Holt, Tom The Walled Orchard 1990 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Second in "The Walled Orchard" series. Fine in orange printed wrappers.
Hughes, Matt Fools Errant 2001 Warner Aspect NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first American edition. Inscribed to Mike Berro by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Hughes, Matt Fools Errant 2001 Warner Aspect NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first American edition. Review slip laid in. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Hughes, Matt Fool Me Twice 2001 Warner Books NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrect ed proof) of the first edition. Warm inscription by the author, dated Feb 21 2001, on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Hughes, Matt Fool Me Twice 2001 Warner Books NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Hughes, Matt Fool Me Twice 2001 Warner Books NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Jackson, Marian J. A. Diamond Head 1992 Walker NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. The fourth 'Miss Danforth' mystery, and the first to be published in hardcover. Fine in slightly scuffed printed wrappers with '1.00' written in black ink on the front cover.
Jaivin, Linda Rock 'N' Roll Babes From Outer Space 1998 Broadway Books NY. First American edition. Author's second novel. Near fine in printed wrappers.
James, P. D. A Taste For Death 1986 Knopf NY. First American edition. Fine in DW.
Kay, Guy Gavriel A Song For Arbonne 1992 Crown NY. First American edition. Fine in DW.
Keating, H. R. F. The Iciest Sin 1990 Hutchinson UK. First edition. Fine in DW.
Kilian, Michael Looker 1990 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Publicist name and phone number neatly written in black ink on the front cover, "Black Detective" written in blue ink on the front cover, else fine in blue printed wrappers.
Kushner, Ellen Thomas the Rhymer 1990 Morrow NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in blue printed wrappers.
Laidlaw, Marc Kalifornia 1993 St. Martin's NY. Advance uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's third book. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Langford, David The Dragonhiker's Guide to Battlefield Covenant at Dune's Edge: Odyssey Two 1988 Drunken Dragon UK. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Near fine in DW.
Le Guin, Ursula K. Buffalo Gals 1987 Capra Press CA. First edition Fine in VG DW
L'Engle, Madeleine A Swiftly Tilting Planet 1978 Farrar, Straus & Giroux NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Lesser, Milton (ed.) Looking Forward: An Anthology of Science Fiction 1953 Beechhurst NY. First edition. Contains "The King of Thieves" by Jack Vance and many others. Fine in DW.
Lessing, Doris The Making of the Representative for Planet 8 1982 Knopf NY. First edition of the fourth book in the Canopus in Argos series. Fine in very good DW.
Lethem, Jonathan The Fortress of Solitude 2003 Doubleday NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Levi, Peter Knit One, Drop One 1988 Walker NY. First American edition. Very good in DW.
Lewis, Stephen And Baby makes None 1991 Walker NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Logan, Margaret C.A.T. Caper 1990 Walker NY. First American edition. "A Walker Mystery." Fine in DW.
Lovesey, Peter Waxwork 1978 Pantheon NY. First American edition. Ink inscription on ffep, else very good in good DW.
MacAvoy, R. A. The Grey Horse 1987 Bantam NY. Bound 4to galley sheets. Uncommon thus. Fine in printed wrappers.
Mann, Jessica Faith, Hope and Homicide 1991 St. Martin's NY. First American edition. Very good in DW.
Margolin, Philip Gone, But Not Forgotten 1993 Doubleday NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Martin, George R. R. Dealer's Choice 1992 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Mosaic novel with contributions by Roger Zelazny, Lewis Shiner, Edward Bryant, William F. Wu, Melissa Snodgrass and others. Fine in printed wrappers.
McDowell, Michael Toplin 1991 Dell NY. Uncorrected proof of the first trade edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
McDowell, Michael Toplin 1991 Dell NY. Uncorrected proof of the first trade edition. Publisher's letter laid in. Front cover slightly soiled, else fine in tan printed wrappers.
Mieville, China King Rat 1999 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American and first hardcover edition. The author's first book. 320 pp. The second half of the book is bound in upside down. Dampstain on the bottom of the first 40 pages, spine lean, slight spine crease, else very good in printed wrappers.
Mieville, China Iron Council 2004 Del Rey NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Modesitt Jr., L. E. Modesitt Jr., L. E. and Bruce Scott Levinson The Green Progression 1992 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Pink review slip (reviewer Charles Champlin) laid in. Ink "Ecomystery?" on front cover, else fine in green printed wrappers.
Moore, Raylyn (edited by Polly and Kelly Freas) What Happened to Emily Goode After the Great Exhibition 1978 Starblaze VA. First edition.. Raylyn was the wife of Ward Moore. Stunning Kelly Freas wrap-around painting on covers. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Morgan, Richard Market Forces 2005 Del Rey NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Morris, Janet and Chris Threshold 1990 ROC NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Morris, Janet and Chris Threshold 1990 ROC NY. First edition. Fine in DW. Small remainder mark on bottom edge of pages.
Morris, Kenneth Edited by Douglas A. Anderson The Dragon Path 1995 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. The collected tales of Kenneth Morris. Review letter laid in. Fine in white printed wrappers.
Murphy, Pat The City, Not Long After 1989 Doubleday Foundation NY. First edition. Very good in fine DW with tiny chip missing from the top edge of the rear cover.
Nava, Michael The Hidden Law 1992 HarperCollins NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Gay Chicano lawyer Henry Rios. Fine in pink printed wrappers.
Nehrbass, Richard A Perfect Death for Hollywood 1991 Harper Collins NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first book. Fine in red printed wrappers.
Nicholson, William The Wind Singer 2000 Hyperion NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Author's first book. Lower-right corner crease to cover and first few pages, else near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Nicholson, William Slaves of the Mastery 2001 Hyperion NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Second book in the "Wind of Fire" trilogy. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Niven, Larry A Hole in Space 1975 Futura UK. Paperback first British edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Niven, Larry The Patchwork Girl 1980 Ace New York. First ACE trade paperback edition, signed 'For Neil Citrin / Larry Niven 4/18/1981' on title page. Rear cover slight tear, some cover darkening, else fine.
Niven, Larry and Steven Barnes Dream Park 1981 Ace NY. First trade edition, signed by Niven and Barnes on title page. Good.
Niven, Larry and Steven Barnes The California Voodoo Game 1992 Del Rey NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Niven, Larry Rainbow Mars 1999 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Very good in red printed wrappers.
Nolan, William F. and George Clayton Johnson Logan's Run 1967 Dial Press NY. First edition, ex-library, signed on title page Signed in person Fine except for library pocket on ffe, in DW
Nourse, Alan E. Raiders From the Ring 1962 David McKay NY. First edition. Book plate on front pastedown, else fine in purple cloth boards.
Nourse, Alan E. The Universe Between 1965 David McKay NY. First edition. Fine.
Osborn, James N. Neo-Philobiblon: Ruminations on manuscript Collecting 1973 Univ of Texas TX. First edition. Fourth annual Lew David Feldman lectureship in bibliography. Fine.
Pellegrino, Charles Flying to Valhalla 1993 Avon/Morrow NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Pellegrino, Charles Flying to Valhalla 1993 Avon/Morrow NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Powers, Tim Epitaph in Rust 1976 Laser NY. First edition. Author's second book. Inscribed and dated '9/16/89' upside down (as usual) on the title page. Very good in pictorial wrappers with large peice torn from the bottom of the rear cover.
Powers, Tim and James Blaylock writing as "William Ashbless" On Pirates 2001 Subterranean Press MI. First edition. Number 713 of 1000 chapbooks signed by the authors on the limitation page. Illustrations by Gahan Wilson. Fine sans DW as issued.
Pratchett, Terry Soul Music 1995 HarperPrism NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Spine slant, else very good in red printed wrappers.
Pratchett, Terry Lords and Ladies 1995 HarperPrism NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Pratchett, Terry Men At Arms 1996 HarperPrism NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Spine roll, else very good in blue printed wrappers.
Pratchett, Terry Feet of Clay 1996 HarperPrism NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Fine in blue printed wrappers.
Pratchett, Terry Feet of Clay 1996 HarperPrism NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Publisher's letter laid in. Near fine in blue printed wrappers.
Pratchett, Terry Feet of Clay 1996 HarperPrism NY. First American edition. Large remainder stripe on bottom of page block, else fine in DW.
Pratchett, Terry The Fifth Elephant 2000 HarperPrism NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first American edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Pratchett, Terry The Fifth Elephant 2000 HarperPrism NY. First American edition. Publisher's material laid in. Fine in DW.
Preiss, Byron The Microverse 1989 Bantam Spectra NY. First edition. Collection of scientific essays and science fiction stories by Isaac Asimov, Gregory Benford, David Brin, Harry Harrison, Robert Silverberg and others. Glossy pages, profusely illustrated. Fine in DW.
Pronzini, Bill and Martin H. Greenberg Cloack and Dagger 1988 Avenel NY. First edition. A treasury of 25 stories, including works by Ernest Bramah, Isaac Asimov, Earl Stanley Gardner, Pearl S. Buck, John Dickson Carr, Eric Ambler, Leslie Charteris, G. K. Chesterton, Janwillem van der Wetering, and many more. Fine in DW.
Reynolds, Alastair Absolution Gap 2004 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. The final volume of th Revelation Space trilogy. Proof dust jacket included. Very good in grey printed wrappers.
Robinson, Spider Telempath 1976 Berkley Putnam NY. First edition. Author's second book and first novel. Fine in DW.
Rohmer, Richard Starmageddon 1986 Irwin Ontario. First edition, published in Canada. Fine in DW. Small remainder mark on bottom edge of pages.
Ross, David D. The Argus Gambit 1990 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition. Fine in very good DW with bumping and small chip missing along the top of the front cover.
Ross, David D. The Eighth Rank 1991 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Rusch, Kristine Kathryn The Changeling 1996 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in red printed wrappers.
Russell, E. S. Death of a Cloudwalker 1991 Walker NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Saberhagen, Fred The First Book of Swords 1983 TOR NY. First trade edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers, with some wear at spine folds.
Sawyer, Robert J. Far-Seer 1992 Ace NY. First hardcover edition (SFBC.) Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Sawyer, Robert J. End of an Era 1994 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Very good in red printed wrappers.
Sawyer, Robert J. Golden Fleece 1999 TOR NY. First revised edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Sawyer, Robert J. Calculating God 2000 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Very good in blue printed wrappers.
Sawyer, Robert J. Hominids 2002 TOR NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Sawyer, Robert J. Mindscan 2005 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Scarborough, Elizabeth Ann Nothing Sacred 1991 Foundation/Doubleday NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in blue printed wrappers.
Schroeder, Karl Ventus 2000 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in red printed wrappers.
Schuman, M. K. Deep Kill 1991 St. Martin's Press NY. Review copy of the first edition. Review sletter laid in. The third Micah Dunn mystery. Fine in DW.
She, Lao (trans by William A. Lyell, Jr.) Cat Country 1980 Ohio State Univ Press Ohio. First English edition. "A satirical novel of China in the 1930's." Fine in near-fine DW.
Shea, Michael Nifft the Lean 1982 DAW NY. Paperback first edition. Winner of the World Fantasy Award. Slight crease parallel to the spine on the front cover, '1.45' in black ink on the front cover, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Shea, Michael The Color Out of Time 1984 DAW NY. First edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Sheckley, Robert Draconian New York 1996 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. The second Hob Draconian book. Fine in blue printed wrappers.
Sheffield, Charles and David Bischoff The Selkie 1982 MacMillans NY. First edition. Book covers slightly sun-faded at top edges, else near-fine in a very good DJ with a 2-inch closed tear on the bottom of the front cover, and many chips along the edges.
Sheffield, Charles Cold as Ice 1992 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in slightly scuffed printed wrappers.
Sheffield, Charles Godspeed 1993 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Sheffield, Charles Godspeed 1993 TOR NY. First edition. Fine in dust jacket with small staple holes in the front cover near the top.
Sheffield, Charles Proteus in the Underworld 1995 Baen NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Sheffield, Charles Starfire 1999 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Very good in purple printed wrappers.
Sheffield, Charles The Spheres of Heaven 2001 Baen NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Spine crease, and crease on front cover parallel to spine, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Sheffield, Charles Dark as Day 2002 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in light blue printed wrappers.
Sheffield, Charles Dark as Day 2002 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in light blue printed wrappers.
Sheffield, Charles Dark as Day 2002 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in light blue printed wrappers.
Shepard, Lucius Kalimantan 1990 St. Martin's Press NY. First American edition. Fine in DW.
Shinn, Sharon Wrapt in Crystal 1999 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Silverberg, Robert Explorers of Space 1975 Nelson NY. First edition. Stories by Poul Anderson, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Ursula K. LeGuin, Robert Silverberg and others. Fine in DW.
Silverberg, Robert The New Atlantis 1975 Hawthorn NY. First edition. Original novellas by Gene Wolfe, Ursula K. le Guin and James Tiptree, Jr.. Fine in very good DW.
Small, Andy and Ben Redlich The Shikker Co-La Cows 2000 Dung Beetle Australia. First edition. Signed by author and illustrator on the title page. Juvenile Judaica. Fine in pictorial boards.
Smith, Michael Marshall Only Forward 1994 HarperCollins UK. First edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Smith, Michael Marshall One Of Us 1998 Bantam NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first American edition. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Spinrad, Norman The Children of Hamlin 1991 Tafford TX. Unedited preliminary typesetting copy. 8 1/2 x 11 inches. Fine in pressure bound printed wrappers.
Stephenson, Neal The Confusion 2004 Morrow NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Black ink marks on all three page block edges, else fine white printed wrappers.
Stewart, Sean Mockingbird 2000 Ace NY. First edition. Publisher's review flyer laid in. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Stewart, Sean Galveston 2001 Ace NY. First edition. Publisher's review flyer laid in. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Stith, John Scapescope 1984 Ace NY. Paperback first edition. Author's first book. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Stith, John Memory Blank 1986 Ace NY. Paperback first edition. Author's second book. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Stith, John Death Tolls 1987 Ace NY. Paperback first edition. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Stith, John Deep Quarry 1989 Ace NY. Paperback first edition. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Stith, John Redshift Rendezvous 1990 Ace NY. Paperback first edition. Hugo nominee. Inscribed and dated '4/19/91' by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Stith, John Redshift Rendezvous 1990 Ace NY. Paperback first edition. Hugo nominee. Signed and dated '4/19/91' by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Stith, John Redshift Rendezvous 1990 Ace NY. Paperback first edition. Hugo nominee. Signed and dated '4/19/91' by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Stockton, Frank R. The Science Fiction of Frank R. Stockton 1976 Gregg Press MA. First edition thus. Fine sans DW as issued.
Summerfield, Lin Count the Days 1991 Walker NY. First American edition. A Walker mystery. Author's first novel. Fine in DW.
Swan, Thomas The Da Vinci Deception 1990 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the paperback first edition. Fine. 'Da Vinci' is circled with the words 'nice idea' added in ink on the front cover.
Tarantino, Quentin From Dusk Till Dawn 1992 Hyperion NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in white printed wrappers.
Tenn, William Immodest Proposals: The Complete SF Volume I 2001 NESFA Press MA. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Publisher's letter laid in. Very good in pictorial wraps with a few white chips on front, rear and spine.
Tenn, William Here Comes Civilization: The Complete SF Volume II 2001 NESFA Press MA. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Publisher's letter laid in. Near very good in pictorial wraps with a large diagonal crease across the bottom-right corner of the front cover, spine roll and a few bumps.
TillMan, Lynne Bookstore: The Life and Times of Jeannette Watson and Books & Co. 1999 Harcourt Brace & Company NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in grey printed wrappers.
Tobias, Michael Voice of the Planet 1990 Spectra NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Tie-in with the TBS miniseries about ecology starring William Shatner, who is quoted on the rear cover. Wrinkle and closed tear at bottom of spine (due to improper gluing), else fine in printed wrappers.
Tolnay, Tom The Big House 1992 Walker NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Very good in scuffed printed wrappers.
Truman, Margaret Murder at the Kennedy Center 1989 Random House NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine. Publisher's information sheet lightly taped to front cover.
van de Wetering, Janwillem The Japanese Corpse 1977 Houghton Mifflin NY. First American edition. Fine in DW with slight tear at top front cover.
van de Wetering, Janwillem Hard Rain 1986 Pantheon NY. First American edition. Fine in DW.
van de Wetering, Janwillem Distant Danger 1988 Wynwood Press NY. First edition. The 1988 Mystery Writers of America Anthology. Fine in price-clipped DJ.
van de Wetering, Janwillem Seesaw Millions 1988 Ballantine Books NY. Uncorrected proof of the paperback first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
van de Wetering, Janwillem Just a Corpse at Twilight 1994 Soho Press NY. First American and first English-language edition. Signed on the title.page. Some scraping along spine affecting the lettering, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Van Dine, S. S. The Gracie Allen Murder Case 1938 Scribners NY. First edition. Fine except for some discoloration on front cover.
Vance, Jack The Dragon Masters 1963 Ace NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Bound with 'The Five Gold Bands'. Both covers have slight creases, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Dragon Masters 1963 Ace NY. First edition. Bound with 'The Five Gold Bands'. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack (writing as Ellery Queen) A Room To Die In 1965 Pocket Books NY. First edition. Slight scrape on front cover, else very fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack (writing as Ellery Queen) A Room To Die In 1965 Pocket Books NY. First edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Languages of Pao 1966 Ace NY. First U.S. paperback edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Star King 1966 Dobson UK. First hardcover and first British edition. Slight water stains on edge of page block, else very good, in DW withdamp spot on top of spine panel.
Vance, Jack The Pleasant Grove Murders 1967 Ace NY. First paperback edition. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Pleasant Grove Murders 1967 Ace NY. First paperback edition. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Deadly Isles 1969 Ace NY. First paperback edition. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Deadly Isles 1969 Ace NY. First paperback edition. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Emphyrio 1969 Doubleday NY. First edition, first-state (dark blue covers.) Ex-library, scuffing to ends of spine, usual defacement of front endpaper, stamped 'DISCARDS' in red on bottom of title page, otherwise very good.
Vance, Jack The Fox Valley Murders 1969 Ace NY. First paperback edition. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Palace of Love (de duivelsprins) 1973 Meulenhoff Netherlands. First Dutch edition. Lamination peeling from cover, ink signature on first blank page, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Son of the Tree 1974 Mayflower UK. First British edition. Signed by the author on the title page.
Vance, Jack Showboat World 1975 Pyramid Books NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Maske: Thaery 1977 Fontana UK. First British edition. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Best of Jack Vance 1978 Taplinger NY. First hardcover edition. Slight scuffing on rear cover, else fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Faceless Man 1980 Underwood Miller PA. First hardcover edition. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Nopalgarth 1980 DAW NY. First edition. Collection of three stories. Signed by the author on the title page.
Vance, Jack Galactic Effectuator 1981 Ace NY. First paperback edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Slight crease on front cover along spine, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Narrow Land 1982 DAW NY. First edition. Collection of seven stories. Signed by the author on the title page.
Vance, Jack The Narrow Land 1984 Coronet UK. First British edition. Collection of seven stories. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Compleat Dying Earth 1998 Science Fiction Book Club NY. First omnibus edition. Folded poster on the front cover artwork laid in. Fine in DW.
Vukcevich, Ray The Man of Maybe Half-A-Dozen Faces 2000 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition. The author's first novel. Fine in DW.
Wainwright. John The Crystallised Carbon Pig 1966 Walker NY. First American edition. Fine with some yellowing of the pages, in very good DW.
Waldrop, Howard Them Bones 1984 Ace NY. First edition. Inscribed and dated one month before publication "Oct 13, 1984" by the author on the title page. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Weisbecker, Allan C. In Search of Captain Zero 2001 Putnam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Westlake, Donald E. A Likely Story 1984 Penzler NY. First edition. Remainder marks on top edge, else fine in DW.
Wilhelm, Kate The Clewiston Test 1976 Farar Straus Giroux NY. Third printing, signed on title page Fine, DW has small dark discolorations
Wilson, Gahan The Cleft, and Other Odd tales 1998 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fortunately, Gahan's illustrations are included. Bumped corners, else near fine in red printed wrappers.
Wilson, Snoo Spaceache 1984 Chatto & Windus UK. First edition. Playwright and author's first book. Campy humor. Corners bumped, else fine in DW.
Wolfe, Gene The Urth of the New Sun 1987 TOR NY. First edition. Spine split at bottom of pages 52-53, else near fine in DW.
Wolfe, Gene There Are Doors 1988 TOR NY. First edition. Small ink signature on half-title page, else fine in DW.
Wolfe, Gene Sword and Citadel 1994 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first omnibus edtion, containing: The Sword of the Lictor, and The Citdel of the Autarch. Very good in blue printed wrappers.
Wolfe, Gene Peace 1995 Orb NY. Uncorrected proof of the second edition. Fine in dark-blue printed wrappers.
Wolfe, Gene Innocents Aboard 2004 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. New fantasy stories. Horizontal scratch on front cover, else fine in buff printed wrappers.
Wright, John C. The Golden Age 2002 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first book. Near fine in yellow printed wraps.
Wright, John C. The Golden Age 2002 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first book. Near fine in yellow printed wraps.
Wright, John C. The Phoenix Exultant 2003 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's second book. Fine in yellow printed wraps.
Wu Dingbo and Patrick D. Murphy Science Fiction from China 1989 Praeger Press NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn Cautionary Tales 1978 Doubleday NY. First edition. Collection of 13 short stories. Fine in DW.
Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn Four Horses for Tishtry 1985 Harper and Row NY. First edition. Author's first juvenile book. Fine in DW with publisher's sticker ("Harper Crest") on bottom of spine panel..
Yolen, Jane The Stone Silenus 1984 Philomel NY. First edition. Remainder mark on top of pages, else fine in DW.
Zelazny, Roger This Immortal 1966 Ace NY. First edition. Author's first book. Winner of the Hugo award. Some page yellowing, else fine in pictorial wrapper with slight creases.
Zelazny, Roger L'Ile Des Morts 1971 Editions Opta Paris. First French edition of 'The Island of the Dead'. Trade paperback. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Zelazny, Roger Le Maitre Des Reves 1977 Casterman Paris. First French edition of 'The Dream Master'. Trade paper. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Zelazny, Roger Blood of Amber 1986 Arbor House NY. First edition. The seventh in the Amber series. Fine in DW.
Zelazny, Roger Prince of Chaos 1991 Morrow NY. First edition. Tenth "Amber" book. Fine in DW.
Zelazny, Roger and Robert Sheckley A Farce To Be Reckoned With 1995 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Clarke, Arthur C. and Gentry Lee Cradle 1988 Warner NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Clarke, Arthur C. and Gentry Lee Rama II 1989 Bantam NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
DeWeese, Gene The Adventures of a Two-Minute Werewolf 1983 Doubleday NY. Uncorrected proof. Juvenile horror story, illustrated by Ronald Fritz. Fine except for slight scrapes on the printed wrapper.
Eddings, David Pawn of Prophecy 1982 Del Rey NY. Paperback first edition. Author's second book. Book one of the Belgariad quintology. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Farrell, Kirby Snuff 1991 Walker NY. First edition. The second 'Duncan Ames' book. A Walker mystery. Fine in DW.
Gash, Jonathan The Very Last Gambado 1990 St. Martin's Press NY. First American edition. Cover bumped and damage on the bottom edges, else fine in DW.
Gash, Jonathan The Very Last Gambado 1990 St. Martin's Press NY. First American edition. Fine in DW.
Gash, Jonathan The Very Last Gambado 1990 St. Martin's Press NY. First American edition. The thirteenth Lovejoy novel. Fine in DW.
Haiblum, Isidore The Mutants Are Coming 1984 Doubleday NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Hall, Robert Lee Ben Franklin and a Case of: Christmas Murder 1990 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. A mystery starring Benjamin Franklin. Fine in printed wrappers.
MacAvoy, R. A. The Third Eagle 1989 Foundation NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
MacAvoy, R. A. The Third Eagle 1989 Foundation NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Rendell, Ruth writing as Barbara Vine The House of Stairs 1989 Harmony Books NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Third book as 'Barbara Vine'. Fine in printed wrappers. Information sheet lightly taped to front cover.
Stith, John Deep Quarry 1989 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition (paperback). Fine in printed wrappers. Two-inch rub marks on front cover, corner crease on rear cover.
Vinge, Joan The Summer Queen 1991 Warner NY. First edition. Sequel to the Hugo-winning 'Snow Queen'. Remainder mark on the bottom, slight soiling to the top of the page block, else fine in DW.
Benchley, Robert The Bedside Manner 1952 Dobson UK. First edition. Near fine in very good DJ with dime-sized chip at bottom of spine and front cover fold.
Boucher, Anthony Best Detective Stories of the Year, 21st Collection 1966 Dutton NY. First edition. Fine in very good DW with two closed tears and one small chip missing from the front cover.
de Camp, L. Sprague The Honorable Barbarian 1989 Del Rey NY. First edition. Fine in price-clipped DW
Heffernan, William Ritual 1989 NAL Books NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. A few chips and closed tears, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Tyler, J. E. A. The Tolkien Companion 1976 St. Martin's NY. First American edition. Fine in DW.
van de Wetering, Janwillem The Corpse on the Dike 1976 Houghton Mifflin NY. First American edition. Fine in DW with slight crinkling to top and bottom of spine.
White, Ned The Very Bad Thing 1990 Biking NY. First edition. Author's first book. Remainder mark on the bottom of the page block, else fine in DW.
Wingrove, David Chung Kuo: The Middle Kingdom 1990 Delacorte Press NY. First edition. Fine in DW with slightly ragged edges on spine panel.
Asimov, Isaac Robots and Empire 1985 Doubleday NY. First edition. Fine in very good DW with some chipping to the top and bottom of spine panel.
Bar-Zohar, Michael The Spy Who Died Twice 1975 Houghton Mifflin NY. First American edition (translated from the French). Fine in DW.
Bischoff, David Philip K. Dick High 2000 Wildside Press NJ. Stated first edition. Inscribed "To Mike, Best Wishes, David Bischoff" on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Blades, John Small Game 1992 Henry Holt NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Author's first book. Horror. Fine in pictorial wrappers with Henry Holt information sheet stapled inside the front cover.
Block, Lawrence Tanner's Tiger 1968 Fawcett NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Pages slightly yellowed, Inside cover partially browned (possibly a waterstain but not showing on front), spine creased and slightly rolled.
Bradbury, Ray Ahmed and the Oblivion Machine 1998 Avon NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Center two sheets are severely damp stained, but none others; perhaps this occurred during binding. It is otherwise fin in pictorial wrappers, and a dust jacket with bumped spine ends.
Brennert, Alan Time and Chance 1990 TOR NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Brin, David Glory Season 1993 Bantam NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Buchwald, Art Lighten Up, George 1991 Putnam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Donaldson, Stephen R. Reave the Just 1999 Bantam NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Eddings, David The Losers 1992 Fawcett NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Feist, Raymond Prince of the Blood 1989 Doubleday Foundation NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Feist, Raymond and Janny Wurts Servant of the Empire 1990 Foundation NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Half-inch closed tear on front cover, slight vertical screasing on front cover, else near fine in blue printed wrappers.
Flint, James Habitus 2000 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Small brown stain on front cover, publisher's business card stapled inside front cover, else near fine in tan printed wrappers.
Flynn, John L. Visions in Light and Shadow 2000 Brickhouse Baltimore. First edition. Number 201 of 1000 signed copies. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Goldstein, Lisa Dark Cities Underground 1999 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Spine slant, stains on the rear cover, else very good in white printed wrappers.
Graubert, Philip Planet of the Jews 1999 Creative Arts Book Company CA. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author is a writer and a rabbi, and this is his first book. Typed-letter-signed to an editor at The Library Journal from the editor laid in. Corners are bumped, else near fine in white printed wrappers.
Grimwood, Ken Replay 1987 Grafton UK. First British edition. Fine in DW with slight price-sticker residue.
Hardy, Lyndon Secret of the Sixth Magic 1984 Del Rey NY. Paperback first edition. Author's second book. Inscribed on the inside front cover. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Hardy, Lyndon Secret of the Sixth Magic 1984 Del Rey NY. Paperback first edition. Author's second book. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Hartwell, David G. and Glenn Grant, editors Northern Suns 1999 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Kay, Guy Gavriel Sailing to Sarantium 1998 HarperPrism NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition (published by Viking in Canada.) Signed letter from editor Dan Brown laid in. This ARC has its own ISBN and publication date. Single thin spine crease, else near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Laurie, Hugh The Gun Seller 1996 Soho NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
May, Julian The Many-Colored Land 1981 Houghton Mifflin NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
May, Julian The Many-Colored Land 1981 Houghton Mifflin NY. First edition. Fine in very good DW with tiny tear on upper edge of the rear panel, and small discolorations on the rear panel.
McCaffrey, Anne Decision at Doona 1969 Ballantine NY. First edition. Author's third book. Pages yellowed and faint date stamp on bottom of page block, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Pearce, Gerald Orphans 1990 Walker NY. First edition. Author's first book. Fine in DW. Manufacturing defect near page 134; wrinkling causing dimples to appear top and bottom of page block.
Peters, Ellis The Heretic's Apprentice 1990 Mysterious Press NY. First American edition. Sixteenth 'Brother Caedfal' book. Fine in DW.
Pohl, Frederik Jem 1979 Gollancz London. First British edition. Remainder mark on bottom edges, else fine, DW has minor scrapes on front cover (probably price sticker removal), else fine
Robinson, Spider Time Pressure 1987 Ace NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Seligman, Joel The Transformation of Wall Street 1982 Houghton Mifflin NY. First edition."A History of the Securities Exchange Commision and Modern Corporate Finance." 567 pages plus over 100 pages of notes. Issued at $27.50. Fine in near fine DW with a short closed tear at the bottom of the spine panel.
Shea, Michael The Color Out of Time 1984 DAW NY. First edition. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Shea, Michael Nifft the Lean 1985 Granada UK. First British edition. Winner of the World Fantasy Award. Creases on both covers and spine, spine slightly rolled, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Stephenson, Neal and J. Fredrick George writing as 'Stephen Bury' The Cobweb 1996 Bantam NY. First edition. Trade paperback (not issued as hardcover). Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Sturgeon, Theodore The Dreaming Jewels 1950 Greenberg NY. First edition. Author's second book. Very good in only good DJ.
Vance, Jack The Dragon Masters 1963 Ace NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Bound with 'The Five Gold Bands'. Both covers have severe crease marks, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Son of the Tree 1964 Ace NY. First edition. Bound with "The Houses of Iszm". Cover crease, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Monsters in Orbit 1965 Ace NY. First edition. Bound with "The World Between & Other Stories" Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Monsters in Orbit 1965 Ace NY. First edition. Bound with "The World Between & Other Stories" Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Last Castle 1967 Ace NY. First edition. Bound with 'The World of the Sleeper' by Tony Russell Wayman. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vess, Charles The Horns of Elfland 1979 Archival Press Cambridge, MA. First edition. Three tales of Magic and Sorcery. Color covers and black and white illustrations. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Weis, Margaret and Tracy Hickman Dragon Wing 1990 Bantam NY. First edition. First 'Deathgate' book. Good in fine DW.
Block, Lawrence Random Walk 1988 TOR NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Burden, Pat Bury Him Kindly 1992 Perfect Crime NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's third book. Publisher's sticker on front cover, '99' written in ink on the first page, else fine in printed wrappers.
Cherryh, C. J. Hellburner 1992 Warner NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
De Felitta, Frank Sea Trial 1980 Avon NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the trade paperback first edition. Very good in printed wrappers.
Delany, Samuel The Bridge Of Lost Desire 1987 Arbor House NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Dunn, John Gregory Harp 1989 Simon & Schuster NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Author's experience of growing up Irish in America. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Dunning, Lawrence Neutron Two is Critical 1977 Avon NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Very good in faded and creased printed wrappers.
Flint, Kenneth C. Cromm 1990 Foundation NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Holt, Samuel The Fourth Dimension is Death 1989 TOR NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Malcolm, John A Deceptive Appearance 1992 Scribner's NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Ninth 'Tim Simpson' mystery book. Publisher's handwriting on front cover, '99' written in ink on the first page, else fine in printed wrappers.
Schow, David The Kill Riff 1988 TOR NY. First edition. Fine in DW. Remainder mark on bottom edge of pages.
Silverberg, Robert Project Pendulum 1987 Millenium NY. First edition. Illustrated by Moebius. Fine in DW.
Thomas, Ross Cast a Yellow Shadow 1987 Mysterious Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the paperback edition. Fine with slight damage to printed wrappers.
Westlake, Donald Sacred Monster 1989 Mysterious Press NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Wibberley, Leonard One in Four 1976 Morrow NY. First edition. Fine in DW with price-sticker residue on front cover.
Wren, M. K. A Gift Upon the Shore 1990 Ballantine NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Abbott, Edwin A. (writing as "A Square") Flatland 1885 Roberts Brothers Boston. First American edition. Rebound in 1942 by the Sawyer Free Library. Ex-library, "discarded" stamp on front free endpaper, rear free endpaper torn out, pocket removed from rear pastedown.
Abdullah, The Sheik A. Fifty Enthralling Stories of the Mysterious East 1940 Odhams Press UK. First edition. Contains dozens of stories, including "Kin Yeng, The Picture Maker" by Ernest Bramah. Good.
Abramov, Alexandre & Serge Cavaliers Venus De Nulle Part 1975 Editions Mir Moscow. First edition in French. Translated from the Russian. Fine except for previous owner's ex-libris indentation stamp on title page.
Adams, Douglas The More Than Complete Hitchhiker's Guide 1989 Bonanza NY. First printing of the first edition thus. Contains the first four books and an extra short story. Fine in DW.
Aldiss, Brian Life In The West 1990 Carroll & Graf NY. First American edition (?) Fine in DW.
Alexander, Alma The Secrets of Jin-Shei 2004 HarperCollins NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Allen, Steve Mark It and Strike It 1960 Holt Rinehart & Winston NY. First edition. An autobiography. Very good with faded spine, bumps to corners and small gouges at top of spine panel..
Anderson, Poul and Karen Anderson Gallicenae: King of Ys, Book II 1987 Baen NY. Uncorrected proof of the pb first edition. Fine in printed wrappers. Includes unusual small color photo on front cover.
Anthony, Piers A Spell for Chameleon 1977 Del Rey NY. Uncorrected proof (unbound galley sheets) of the paperback first edition. Fine.
Anthony, Piers Ghost 1986 TOR NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Asher, Neal Cowl 2005 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Fine in white printed wrappers.
Asimov, Isaac The Stars in Their Courses 1974 White Lion UK. First British edition. Essays on science reprinted from The Magzine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Fine in very good DW.
Asprin, Robert Lynn (with Andrew Offut and others) Tales From the Vulgar Unicorn 1980 Ace NY. First Ace printing paperback. Inscribed "For Iron Monger- It gets worse... R.Asprin 6/84" on the title page, and "for Sir James O'Donoghue from the author Andrew Offutt 11/80" at Offut's story. Also includes stories by Philip Jose Farmer, David Drake, Lynn Abbey and others. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Bangs, John Kendrick R. Holmes & Co 1906 Harper NY. First edition. Scarce Sherlockiana. Bookplate, some cracking to inner hinges, some silverfishing to spine, else good.
Barker, Clive Tapping The Vein (Book 1) 1989 Eclipse Books CA. First edition. Perfect-bound comic book. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Barlough, Jeffrey E. Stange Cargo 2004 Ace NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Very good in grey printed wrappers.
Barry, Maxx Syrup 1999 Viking NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Author's first book, an excellent satire of the advertising industry. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Bayley, Barrington J. The Garments of Caean 1976 Doubleday NY. First edition. Book is near-fine, waterstains to the front of the DJ, and some soiling; very good at best.
Bernieres, Louis de Corelli's Mandolin 1994 Pantheon NY. Advance reading copy (ARC) of the first American edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Bishop, Michael Stolen Faces 1978 Dell NY. First paperback edition. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Bisson, Terry Wyrldmaker 1981 Timescape NY. First edition. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Blaylock, James P. Land of Dreams 1988 Ace NY. First paperback edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Blaylock, James P. The Stone Giant 1989 Ace New York. First edition. Inscribed 'I wrote this when I was young. Hope it's all right' on the title page. Fne in pictorial wrappers.
Blaylock, James P. The Stone Giant 1989 Ace New York. First edition. Signed and dated "6/19/89" on the title page. Fne in pictorial wrappers.
Bonanno, Margaret Wander Preternatural 3 2002 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in blue printed wrappers.
Bradbury, Ray The Martian Chronicles 1958 Doubleday & Company New York. Book club edition. Inscription to 'Dodie' and dated Dec 1960. Fine.
Bradbury, Ray The Golden Apples of the Sun 1966 Rupert Hart-Davis UK. Seventh impression. Near fine in DJ.
Bradbury, Ray Chroniques Martiennes 1968 Denoel Paris. Very good in pictorial wrappers with cover creases.
Bradbury, Ray (Illustrated by Darrel Anderson) Fever Dream 1987 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition thus. A "Glow in the Dark Book". Fine in DW.
Bramah, Ernest (magazine appearance) The London Mercury 1920 UK. Includes the first appearance of the story "Wang-Ho and the Burial Robe", later collecting in Kai Lung's Golden Hours. Covers and spine rough-edge creasing and tears, front cover also loose with heavy creasing and larger edge tears, some spotting and fading. Inside pages, however, are tight and clean.
Bramah, Ernest The Wallet of Kai Lung 1927 Methuen & Co. UK. Eighth printing of the second edition. F'cap 8vo. Very good in blue cloth covers.
Bramah, Ernest Kai Lung's Golden Hours 1932 Cape UK. The Traveler's Library, London, 1932 reprint. Small hardcover in blue cloth with a few small stains on cover, else VG.
Bramah, Ernest The Return of Kai Lung 1937 Sheridan House NY. First American edition. Published as 'The Moon of Much Gladness' in England. Ex-library: stamped 'Property of the U.S. Navy Bureau of Navigation' on front pastedown and title page, spine panel soiled, else fine.
Bramah, Ernest The Wallet of Kai Lung 1971 John Baker UK. Ninth printing. Fine in near fine DW with price sticker residue on front cover.
Brock, David (illustrated by Helen MacGregor) The Fox Hunter's Week-End Book nd Seeley Service & Co London. Edition unknown, no date on copyright page.Contains an excerpt of a Kai Lung story by Ernest Bramah. Very good.
Brunner, John Quicksand 1967 Doubleday NY. First edition dust jacket on most likely a later editoon book. Fine in DW.
Brunner, John Double, Double 1971 Sidgwick & Jackson UK. First British and first hardcover edition. Owner's name in ink on front free endpaper, else fine in soiled DW with abrasion from price sticker removal.
Cady, Jack The Sons of Noah 1992 Broken Moon Press WA. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Collection of seven stories. Very good in slightly creased and stained printed wrappers.
Carus, Paul (translator) The Canon of Reason and Virtue Being Lao-tze's Tao Teh King 1945 Open Court Publishing Chicago. One of the fundamental philosophers, Lao-tze, is presented both in Chinese and English. Good condition. The exterior paper on spine is peeling and half gone, but the spine itself is tight and pages are intact.
Chalker, Jack L. Midnight at the Well of Souls 1977 Del Rey NY. Paperback first edition. First book in the 'Well of Souls' series. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Christensen, Mark Aloha 1994 Simon & Schuster NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Coney, Michael Greatrex Fang the Gnome 1988 NAL NY. First American edition. Very good in price-clipped DW with a few small colsed tears.
Cornford, Philip Catalyst 1991 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Spy thriller set in post-glasnost Russia. Very good in slightly dog-eared printed wrappers, bottom edge of pages dirty.
Crichton, Michael (as John Lange) Zero Cool 1969 Signet NY. First edition. Slight spine creases, else near fine in pictorial wrappers.
David, Michael Night Hag 1992 University Editions Huntington, WV. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
de Lint, Charles (writing as Samuel M. Key) Angel of Darkness 1990 Jove NY. Paperback first edition. Fne in pictorial wrappers.
De Lint, Charles From a whisper to a scream 2003 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the second edition. Very good in green printed wrappers.
Donaldson, Stephen R. The Real Story 1991 Bantam NY. First edition. Dust wrapper marked with $18.95 price. Very good in very good DW.
Donaldson, Stephen R. Man Who Fought Alone 2001 Tor NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in light blue printed wrappers.
Douglas, Sara The Wayfarer Redemption 2000 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Dunning, John Booked To Die 1992 Scribners NY. Fourth printing. The first Cliff Janeway bibliomystery. Fine in DW.
Eddings, David Magician's Gambit 1983 Del Rey NY. First Canadian edition, issued the same time as the U.S. Book three of the Belgariad quintology. Stamped "discard" on the top of the page block, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Eddings, David Magician's Gambit 1983 Del Rey NY. Paperback first edition. Book three of the Belgariad quintology. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Eddings, David Magician's Gambit 1983 Del Rey NY. Paperback first edition. Book three of the Belgariad quintology. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Eddings, David Castle of Wizardry 1984 Del Rey NY. Paperback first edition. Book four of the Belgariad quintology. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Eddings, David Enchanter's End Game 1984 Del Rey NY. Paperback first edition. Book five of the Belgariad quintology. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Eddings, David Enchanter's End Game 1984 Del Rey NY. Paperback first edition. Book five of the Belgariad quintology. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Edwards, Ruth Dudley The English School Of Murders 1990 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. "Classic whodunnit." Crease on front cover at spine, else fine in green printed wrappers.
Farmer, Philip Jose Dayworld 1985 Putnam NY. First edition. Fine in near-fine DW. Price sticker on rear panel, probably removeable.
Faulkner, T. A. From the Ball-Room to Hell 1894 R. F. Henry Los Angeles. "Facts About Dancing: A Dancing Master's Experience". Diatribe against dancing by the ex-proprietor of the Los Angeles Dancing Academy. Spine chipping, else very good in decorated wrappers.
Fitzgerald, Kitty Pigtopia 2005 Faber UK. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Fitzgerald, Kitty Pigtopia 2005 Faber UK. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Fitzgerald, Kitty Pigtopia 2005 Faber UK. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Flieger, Verlyn Pig Tale 2002 Hyperion Books NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Friesner, Esther Harpy High 1991 Ace NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Gash, Jonathan The Ten Word Game 2004 Thomas Dunne NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first American edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Gilbert, Elliot L. (editor) The World of Mystery Fiction 1990 Reader's Digest NY. First edition thus. Contains stories by Ernest Bramah, Dickens, Poe, Doyle, Chesterton, Sayers, Queen, Simenon, Hammett, Chandler, Woolrich, Ross MacDonald, Christie, Jorge Luis Borges, and others. Fine in very good DW.
Goldstein, Lisa Tourists 1994 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the Orb imprint re-issue. Fine in green printed wrappers.
Gorbachev, Mikhail Perestroika 1987 Harper & Row NY. First (Amercian?) edition. Fine in DW.
Gray, Cecil & Margery The Bed, or the Clinophile's Vade Mecum 1946 Nicholson and Watson London. First edition. The bed in history and literature. Very good in DW.
Groff Conklin, ed. Possible Worlds of Science Fiction 1951 Vanguard NY. Book club edition. Contains "Hard Luck Diggings" by Jack Vance. Near fine in very good DW.
Haiblum, Isidore The Tsaddik of the Seven Wonders 1971 Ballantine NY. First edition. Author's first book. Bottom of spine rubbed and chipped, 3/4-inch crease on front cover, else fine.
Haiblum, Isidore The Tsaddik of the Seven Wonders 1971 Ballantine NY. First edition. Author's first book. Near fine.
Haiblum, Isidore The Tsaddik of the Seven Wonders 1971 Ballantine NY. First Canadian edition. Author's first book. Cover price neatly inked out, else near fine.
Handler, Daniel The Basic Eight 1999 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Slight corner crease on front cover, else fine in pictorial wraps.
Harrison, Harry The Man From P.I.G. 1968 Camelot NY. First edition. "The Porcine Interstellar Guard are an inter-galactic force of pigs, and you just never know when you'll need brutal porcine force in this strange universe!" Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Herbert, Frank The Green Brain 1966 Ace NY. Paperback first edition. Slightly creased pictorial covers, else a fine and very tight copy.
Holt, Tom The Walled Orchard 1990 St. Martin's Press NY. First American edition. Second in "The Walled Orchard" series. Remainder mark on top of page block, else very good in DW.
Hughes, Matt Fools Errant 2001 Warner Books NY. First American edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Hughes, Matt Fools Errant 2001 Warner Books NY. First American edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Hughes, Matt Fools Errant 2001 Warner Books NY. First American edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Hughes, Matt Fools Errant 2001 Warner Aspect NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first American edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Hughes, Matt Black Brillion 2004 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Good in tan printed wrappers.
Hughes, Robert Don The Prophet of Lamath 1979 Del Rey NY. First edition. Author's first book. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Juster, Norton (Illus by Jules Feiffer) The Phantom Tollbooth 1961 Random House NY. Later printing ($6.95 price.) Fine in near-fine DW.
Kerr, Katherine Days of Blood and Fire n.d. Bantam NY. Xerox of typewritten sheets of an excerpt from the book. 23 single-sided pages, printed cover sheet, with a single staple in the upper-left corner. Self-addressed postcard requesting bound manuscript laid in. An unusual promotional item. Fine.
Koontz, Dean R. A Darkness in my Soul 1972 DAW NY. Paperback first edition. Bottom edge scuffed, horizontal crease on rear cover, price tag sticker on front cover, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Koontz, Dean R. writing as Owen West The Funhouse 1980 Jove NY. Special advance copy of the first edition. "Based on a screenplan by Lawrence Block." Spine crease, small hole punched at top edge of front cover, else near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Kummer, Frederic Arnold Gentlemen in Hades 1930 Sears Publishing NY. First edition. Sequel to "Ladies in Hell", a humourous fantasy. Personal inscription by the author on the front free endpaper. Good, frayed top and bottom of spine, with 1/4-inch missing from the top, bumped corners, darkened spine, Binding is tight, with all pages present.
Kurtz, Katherine The Legacy of Lehr 1986 Walker NY. First edition. Fine, except for large black crayon '49' on first free endpaper, in DW.
Lamensdorf, Len The Crouching Tiger 1999 Seascape Press Santa Barbara, CA. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in DW.
Lawrence, T. E. Revolt in the Desert 1927 George H. Doran Co. NY. First American edition. Rear ffep partial separation, else very good with fold-out map intact.
Le Guin, Ursula K. Wild Angels 1975 Capra Press CA. First edition. #27 in the Capra Chapbook Series. Neat owner's name on inside front cover, else fine in printed wraps.
Lerman, Rhoda The Book of the Night 1984 Holt Rinehart Winston NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Mac Rauch, Earl Buckaroo Bonzai 1984 Pocket NY. Paperback first edition. Includes photographs from the film. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
MacPherson, Malcolm C. Time Bomb 1986 Dutton NY. First edition. "The race between two geniuses to create the one wqeapon that will decide World War II" (Fermi and Heisenberg.) 290 pages plus notes. Issued at $19. Fine in DW.
McCaffrey, Anne Dragonflight 1968 Ballantine NY. First edition. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
McInerny, Ralph Thicker Than Water 1981 Vanguard NY. 'A Father Dowling mystery.' Fine sans DW.
McIntyre, Vonda N. Star Trek The Wrath of Khan 1982 MacDonald UK. First British edition. Fine in DW.
Morrow, James Blameless In Abaddon 1996 Harcourt Brace & Company NY. First edition. Near fine, with anti-theft sticker on inside of spine panel of DW.
Niswander, Adam The Hound Hunters 1995 Integra Press AZ. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Third book of "The Shaman Cycle". Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Niven, Larry World of Ptavvs 1966 Ballantine NY. Paperback first edition. Author's first book. Slight creases on front cover, else near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Niven, Larry World of Ptavvs 1975 Ballantine NY. Fifth U.S. printing. Signed and dated '11/28/1982' byt he author on the title page. Upper-right corner bumped, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Niven, Larry and Jerry Pournelle The Burning City 2000 Pocket Books NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Niven, Larry Scatterbrain 2003 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in red printed wrappers.
Niven, Larry Ringworld's Children 2004 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Very good in green printed wrappers.
Nolan, William F. Space For Hire 1971 Lancer NY. Paperback first edition. Signed by the author on the first page. Running to front cover, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Nye, Robert The Late Mr Shakespeare 1998 Chatto & Windus UK. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Very good in green printed wrappers.
O'Malley, Patrick The Affair Of The Blue Pig 1965 M. S. Mill NY. First edition. Near fine in DW.
Oxnam, Robert B. Cinnabar 1989 St. Martin's Press NY. First edition. "A Novel of China." Issued at $19. Fine in DW.
Pangborn, Edgar Davy 1964 Ballantine NY. First paperback edition. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Pitt-Kethley, Fiona (ed.) Literary Companion To Sex 1994 Random House NY. Advance reading copy (uncorrected proof) of the first U.S. edition. An anthology of prose and poetry. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Pocock, Guy N. (editor) Modern Prose 1926 E. P. Dutton & Co NY. Fourth printing. First separate publication of "The Story of Yung Chang" by Ernest Bramah. Near fine.
Politi, Leo Rosa 1963 Scribners NY. Apparently a book club edition. Very good in price-clipped DW.
Powers, Tim The Stress of Her Regard 1991 Ace NY. First paperback edition. Signed upside-down (as usual) by the author on the title page. 1990 Nebula award nominee. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Resnick, Mike Bully! 1990 Axolotl Press Eugene, Oregon. Limited un-numbered trade paperback. One of 525 copies. Fine in printed wrappers.
Reynolds, Roger (ed.) The Future Focus Book of Lists II 1987 Future Focus NY. First edition. Fan-produced magazine containing lists by many SF authors, including Jack Vance, Mike Resnick (including interview), Zelazny, Hal Clement, Lieber, Bujold, MZ Bradley, Niven, Poul Anderson, Kress, Busby, Brunner, Gene Wolfe, Pohl, Joan Vinge, Card, George RR Martin, Benford, and many more. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Rhys, Ernest & C.A. Dawson Scott (editors) 31 Stories by Thirty and One Authors. 1923 D. Appleton and Co. NY. First edition. Includes stories by Ernest Bramah, H. G. Wells, John Galsworthy, Arnold Bennett, Rebecca West, Israel Zangwill, Catherine Wells, A. T. Quiller Couch, A. E. Coppard, Violet Hunt, G. K. Chesterton and others. Pages are clean and all present, but the last signature is loose. The binding is near very good.
Rieu, E. V. (ed) Stories by Modern Masters 1936 Methuen & Co. UK. First edition. Stories by Ernest Bramah, P. G. Wodehouse, A. A. Milne, and others. Spine sunned, foxing on a few pages, else very good.
Sanborn, Margaret Mark Twain: The Bachelor Years 1990 Doubleday NY. First edition. Issued at $24.95. Fine in DW.
Sawyer, Robert J. End of an Era 1994 Ace NY. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Sayers, Dorothy L. (ed.) Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror; Second series 1949 Gollancz UK. Seventh printing of this huge collection of mystery stories, including Ernest Bramah's "Who Killed Charlie Winpole." Very good in good DW with many chips missing.
Schow, David J. writing as Stephen Grave Miami Vice #1: The Florida Burn 1985 Avon NY. First edition. Previous owner's stamp inside front cover, else near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Seaborne, E. A. A Posse of Eight: The Detective in Fiction 1935 G. Bell and Sons London. Third printing. Contains stories by Ernest Bramah, Poe, Doyle, Chesterton, Agatha Christie, Baroness Orczy, Stephen Leacock and Melville Post. Very good in orange cloth boards.
Shea, Michael Nifft the Lean 1982 DAW NY. Paperback first edition. Winner of the World Fantasy Award. Rear cover and last 20 pages has dog-ear at upper leftcover, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Sheckley, Robert Options 1975 Pyramid NY. Paperback first edition. Slight rubbing on front cover edges, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Shipton, Paul The Pig Scrolls 2004 Puffin UK. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Shwartz, Susan The Grail of Hearts 1991 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Shwartz, Susan Second Chances 2001 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed wrappers.
Silverberg, Robert (ed) Galactic Dreamers 1977 Random House NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Includes "The New Prime" by Jack Vance. Near fine in printed red wrappers, except for review slip remnants taped across front cover.
Silverberg, Robert (ed) A Century of Science Fiction 1950-1959 1996 MJF NY. First edition. Contains Jack Vance's "The Gift Of Gab". Fine in DW.
Silverberg, Robert (editor) A Century of Science Fiction 1950-1959 1996 MJF Books NY. First edition. Includes "Gift of Gab" by Jack Vance. Fine in DW.
Smith, Michael Marshall Only Forward 2000 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Very good in red printed wrappers.
Smith, Thorne The Bishop's Jaegers 1932 Armed Services Inc. NY. Armed Services edition H-230. Near fine in wrappers.
Stasheff, Christopher A Wizard In Mind 1995 TOR NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Fine in printed red wrappers.
Stoddard, James The High House 1998 Warner Books NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. 321 pp. Winner of the Compton Crook award for best first novel. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Swanberg, W. A. Luce and His Empire 1972 Scribners NY. Hardcover edition. No price on dust wrapper, but includes SBN on copyright page, no blindstamp, and is smythe-sewn. In any case, a fascinating read. 483 pages, 46 B&W plates, plus 28 pages of notes. Fine in DW.
Tarr, Judith His Majesty's Elephant 1993 Harcourt Brace & Company NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Near fine in yellow printed wrappers.
Tolkien, J. R. R. The Return of the King n.d. Ace NY. First paperback edition. This is the unauthorized edition. Good in pictorial wrappers.
Toole, John Kennedy A Confederacy Of Dunces 1981 Grove Press NY. First paperback edition. Pages slightly yellowing, else near fine in pictorial wrappers.
van de Wetering, Janwillem The Sergeant's Cat 1987 Pantheon NY. First American edition. Collection of 14 stories, including eight Gripjstra and De Geir. Right-front corner bumped, else near-fine in DW.
Van Dine, S. S. The Benson Murder Case 1980 Gregg Press NY. Reprint. Fine in DW with minor soiling on rear cover.
Van Dine, S. S. The Bishop Murder Case 1980 Gregg Press NY. Reprint. Fine.
Vance, Jack The Man in the Cage 1960 Walter J. Black NY. First book club edition. Winner of the 1960 Edgar award. Slight corner bumps, else very good.
Vance, Jack The Four Johns 1964 Pocket Books NY. First edition. Second printing (45c cover price), although copyright page indicates first printing. Signed on the title page. Spine crease, otherwise fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Four Johns 1964 Pocket Books NY. First edition. Second printing (45c cover price), although copyright page indicates first printing. Spine crease, otherwise fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Languages of Pao 1966 Ace NY. First U.S. paperback edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack (as Ellery Queen) The Madman Theory 1966 Pocket Books NY. First edition. Cover very slightly scraped, else very fine.
Vance, Jack The Deadly Isles 1969 Ace NY. First paperback edition. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Deadly Isles 1969 Bobbs-Merrill NY. First edition. Ex-library with several embossed stamps, else very good in good DW.
Vance, Jack Eight Fantasms and Magics 1969 McMillan NY. First edition. Ex-libary, with the usual stamps and pockets in back, else very good in very good DW.
Vance, Jack Bad Ronald 1973 Ballantine NY. First edition. Very good with heavily creased pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Trullion: Alastor 2262 1973 Ballantine NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack To Live Forever 1976 Sphere UK. First British edition. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Face 1981 Readers Union UK. First British book club edition. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Trullion: Alastor 2262 1981 Meulenhoff Netherlands. First Dutch edition. Lamination peeling from cover, ink signature on first blank page, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Lyonesse: The Green Pearl 1986 Berkeley NY. First trade edition. Second book in the Lyonesse trilogy. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Lyonesse: Madouc 1990 Ace NY. First trade edition. Winner of the 1990 World Fantasy Award. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Nacht Licht (Night Lamp) 2000 Heyne Germany. First German paperback edition. Signed by translator Andreas Irle on the first page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Verlyn Flieger Pig Tale 2002 Hyperion Books NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. 3-inch crease on rear cover, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Volsky, Paula The Grand Ellipse 2000 Bantam NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. Slight cover creases, else near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Voorhies, Frank C. Mrs. McPiggs of the Very Old Scratch 1903 The Mutual Book Company Boston. First edition. Foxing to the endpapers, inner hinges starting to crack, else very good in cloth boards.
Vukcevich, Ray Meet Me In the Moon Room 2001 Small Beer Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. A collection of short stories. Very good in plain white glossy wrappers.
Weiner, Ellis National Lampoon's Doon 1984 Pocket Books NY. First edition. Parody of Frank Herbert's 'Dune'. Slight spine creases and discolored rear cover, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Wells, Carolyn Murder in the Bookshop 1950 Hillman Publications NY. Scarce reprint. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Wilson, F. Paul The Select 1994 Morrow NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. A medical thriller. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Wood, Ted On The Inside 1990 Scribners NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. "A Reid Bennett Mystery" "Canada's answer to Travis McGee." Covers a bit soiled, vertical crease on cover, ink date added, else near fine in grey printed wrappers.
Zelazny, Roger The Dream Master 1966 Ace NY. First edition. Author's third book. Some page yellowing, else very good in pictorial wrapper with slight creases and tears.
Zelazny, Roger Nine Princes in Amber 1972 Avon NY. First paperback edition. Very good in creased pictorial wrappers.
Zochert, Donald Murder in the Hellfire Club 1978 Holt Rinehart & Winston NY. First edition. A mystery starring Benjamin Franklin. Very good in very good DW (soiling and chips missing.)
(No author) Ancient Chinese Fables 1982 Children's Press Shanghai. First edition. Six chapbooks in a pictorial cardboard slipcase. Contains 15 stories illustrated in full color. Price sticker on slipcase, else near fine.
Clarke, Arthur C. The Fountains of Paradise 1979 Harcourt Brace Jovanovich NY. First American edition. Very good in DW with quarter-inch closed tear on top of the rear cover and a vertical crease on the front inside flap.
Gash, Jonathan Firefly Gadroon 1982 St. Martin's Press NY. First American edition. First published in Great Britain. A 'Lovejoy Novel of Suspense'. Fine in very good DW with small chip missing from top edge of rear cover.
Giuliano, Geoffrey Blackbird 1991 Dutton NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. 'The Life and Times of Paul McCartney', with a foreword by Denny Laine. Publisher's writing on front cover, '99' written in ink on the first page, else fine in printed wrappers.
Hunt, A. Leigh Confessions of A Leigh Hunt 1951 A.H. and A.W. Reed Wellington, Australia. First edition. Autobiography of a famous New Zealander. Presentation copy, with signed letters and newspaper clippings pasted into many pages front and back. DW lightly taped to covers, else very good.
King, Larry Tell It to the King 1988 Putnam NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Co-written with Peter Occhiogrosso. Spine creased and rolled, else very good in printed wrappers.
Morris, Janet and Chris Threshold 1990 ROC NY. First edition. Fine in DW. Small remainder mark on bottom edge of pages.
Parker, Robert B. Pale Kings and Horses 1987 Delacorte NY. First edition. 'A Spenser Novel'. Fine in DW.
Saberhagen, Fred The First Book of Lost Swords 1986 TOR NY. First edition. Very good in very good DW. Bottom edge of spine bumped.
Vonnegut, Kurt Galapagos 1985 Delacorte NY. First trade edition. Fine in DW.
Brunner, John The Super Barbarians 1962 Ace NY. First edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Brunner, John The Dreaming Earth 1963 Pyramid NY. First edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
DeBrosse, Jim Hidden City 1991 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Cincinnati reporter Rick Decker. Fine in blue printed wrappers, with publicist's card stapled to the front cover, and small "pub date 11/19" sticker on rear cover.
Feist, Raymond Magician 1984 Doubleday New York. First trade paperback edition. Fine.
Foster, Alan Dean (writing as George Lucas) Star Wars 1976 Ballantine NY. Paperback first edition. 'Soon to be a major motion picture'. Creases on both covers parallel to spine, edge damage to covers, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Gaiman, Neil Don't Panic 1988 Pocket Books NY. First trade paperback. Fine.
Gaiman, Neil On Cats and Dogs 1997 Dreamhaven Books NY. First edition. Two short stories, one published here for the first time. Limited to 5000 copies. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Grabien, Deborah Eyes In The Fire 1988 St. Martins Press NY. First American edition. Fine in DW.
Hardy, Lyndon Secret of the Sixth Magic 1984 Del Rey NY. First Canadian edition, issued the same time as the U.S. Author's second book. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Hughart, Barry Bridge of Birds 1991 Ballantine NY. Seventh printing. Inscribed on the title page by the author. Very good in poctorial wrappers
Leuci, Bob Double Edge 1991 Dutton NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. The author is "the hero of the famed 'The Prince of the City' book and film"; this is his second book, a cop-thriller set in Washington D.C. Slight edge damage on rear of cover, else fine in red printed wrappers.
Munson, Ronald Fan Mail 1993 Dutton NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. "Suspense with a fascinating twist: told entirely with faxes, phone messages, memos, e-mail ..." Near fine in green printed wrappers.
Powers, Tim Forsake the Sky 1986 TOR NY. Revised printing. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Near fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Brains of Earth 1966 Ace NY. First edition. Bound with "The Many Worlds of Magnus Ridolph", also first edition. Slight verrtical cover creases, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Last Castle 1967 Ace NY. First edition. Bound with 'The World of the Sleeper' by Tony Russell Wayman. Front cover creased along spine, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Last Castle 1967 Ace NY. First edition. Bound with 'The World of the Sleeper' by Tony Russell Wayman. Front cover creased along spine, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Space Opera 1975 Pyramid Books NY. First edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Marune: Alastor 933 1975 Ballantine NY. First edition. Slight corner damage, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Rogow, Roberta The Problem of the Evil Editor 2000 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof (advance reading copy) of the first edition. A Charles Dodgson/Arthur Conan Doyle mystery. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Hughes, Matt Fool Me Twice 2001 Warner Books NY. First edition, a paperback original. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Leonard, Elmore Touch 1987 Arbor House NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Leonard, Elmore Freaky Deaky 1988 Arbor House NY. First edition. Fine in DW with slight soiling.
Chalker, Jack L. Midnight at the Well of Souls 1977 Del Rey NY. Paperback first edition. First book in the 'Well of Souls' series. Very good in pictorial wrappers with short tears and chips.
Chalker, Jack L. Exiles at the Well of Souls 1978 Del Rey NY. Paperback first edition. Second book in the 'Well of Souls' series. Fine in pictorial wrappers with spine crease.
Chalker, Jack L. Quest for the Well of Souls 1978 Del Rey NY. First edition. Third book in the 'Well of Souls' series. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
de Lint, Charles (writing as Samuel M. Key) Angel of Darkness 1990 Jove NY. Paperback first edition. Spine crease, and slight rubbing to front cover, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Eddings, David Castle of Wizardry 1984 Del Rey NY. First Canadian edition, issued the same time as the U.S. Book four of the Belgariad quintology. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Stoddard, James The High House 1998 Warner Books NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. 321 pp. Winner of the Compton Crook award for best first novel. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Watson, Ian The Flies of Memory 1991 Carroll & Graf NY. First American edition. As new in DW.
Adams, Douglas The Original Hitchhiker Radio Scripts 1985 Harmony NY. First American edition. Oversize trade paperback. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Adams, Douglas The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1989 Harmony Books New York. Tenth anniversary edition (seventh printing), with a special introduction by the author, and a special dust jacket. Fine in DW.
Ansky, S. The Dybbuk 1974 Nash LA. First edition thus Two color text with illustrations. Fine in DW.
Asher, Martin Shelter 1986 Arbor House NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Previously owned by George R. R. Martin. Near fine in blue printed wrappers.
Blair, David Nelson The Land and People of Bolivia 1985 Lippincott Junior Books NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. "Copyright to come"; not dated, but probably mid-80's. Fine in dark green printed wrappers.
Bradbury, Ray The Small Assasin 1962 Ace UK. First Ace edition (H-521). A collection of stories. Good.
Bradley, Marion Zimmer Star of Danger 1965 Ace NY. First edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers except for slight spine creases and rear cover corner crease.
Bramah, Ernest The Wallet of Kai Lung 1923 Methuen & Co. UK. Fifth printing of the second edition. Small ownership stamp from Singapore on bottom of ffep, small green ink stamp "Canterbury Court" at bottom of title page, completely missing spine panel, moderate foxing.
Bramah, Ernest Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat 1937 Penguin Books UK. Re-issue. Pages browned, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Bramah, Ernest Max Carrados Mysteries 1964 Penguin UK. First paperback edition. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Bramah, Ernest Max Carrados, der blinde Detektiv 1973 Heyne Germany. First German edition. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Bramah, Ernest (Intro by Lin Carter) Kai Lung Unrolls His Mat 1974 Ballantine NY. Reprint. Part of the 'Adult Fantasy' series edited by Lin Carter. Crease at spine folds, else fine.
Brunner, John The Astronauts Must Not Land 1963 Ace NY. First edition. Ace double F-227, bound with "The Space-Time Juggler" by John Brunner. Near fine in poctorial wrappers.
Brunner, John The Squares of the City 1965 Ballantine NY. First edition. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Brunner, John The Wrong End of Time 1975 Eyre Methuen UK. First British edition. Fine in DW.
Campbell, Hope Legend of Lost Earth 1977 Four Winds Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition, consisting of unbound signatures laid into the dust jacket. Review slip laid in. Fine in very good DW.
Chalker, Jack L. The Return of Natham Brazil 1980 Del Rey NY. Paperback first edition. Fourth book in the 'Well of Souls' series. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Chalker, Jack L. The Return of Natham Brazil 1980 Del Rey NY. First edition. Fourth book in the 'Well of Souls' series. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Chalker, Jack L. The Twilight of the Well of Souls 1980 Del Rey NY. Paperback first edition. Fifth book in the 'Well of Souls' series. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Christie, Agatha The Big Four 1986 Bantam NY. Part of the 'Agatha Christie Hardcover Collection'. Fine, sans DW as issued.
Cook, Robin Godplayer 1983 Putnam NY. First edition. Near fine in DW.
Cushman, Carolyn Witch and Wombat 1994 Warner Books NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Very good in pictorial wrappers. Publisher's letter laid in.
De Felitta, Frank The Entity 1978 Putnam NY. First edition. Brown water damage to page block, else very good in DW.
Douglas, Carole Nelson Six of Swords 1982 Del Rey NY. Paperback first edition. Author's third book and first fantasy. Fne in pictorial wrappers.
Ellison, Harlan From the Land of Fear 1967 Belmont NY. First edition. Very good with a slight gouge and crease on the front cover.
Ellison, Harlan Again, Dangerous Visions 1972 Doubleday NY. Book club edition. Near fine in DW that has two closed tears on rear cover, else bright near-fine.
Ellison, Harlan and Edward Bryant Phoenix Without Ashes 1975 Fawcett NY. First edition. Creases on rear cover, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Fox, Geoffrey The Land and People of Argentina 1985 Lippincott Junior Books NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. "Copyright to come"; not dated, but probably mid-80's. Fine in light blue printed wrappers.
Gardner, Lloyd C. Safe For Democracy 1984 Oxford University Press NY. First edition. "The Anglo-American Response to Revolution, 1913-1923." Fine in DW.
Gash, Jonathan (anonymous) Streetwalker 1962 Gramercy NY. Reprint. Purportedly the autobiography of a prostitute, but written anonymously by Jonathan Gash. His first book. Very good in DW with crossed out price ($3.50).
Gerrold, David and Larry Niven The Flying Sorcerors 1971 Ballantine NY. Paperback first edition. Spine creases, book store stamp on inside front cover, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Griffiths, John The Good Spy 1989 Carroll & Graf NY. Uncorrected proof of the first American edition. Espionage thriller set during the Hungarian uprising of 1956. Letter from the publisher laid in. Bottom of front cover bumped, else very good in blue printed wrappers.
Hitchcock, Alfred (Robert Arthur) Alfred Hitchcock's Ghostly Gallery 1962 Random House NY. First edition. Edited by Robert Arthur, includes stories by Algernon Blackwood, H. G. Wells, Henry Kuttner, Lord Dunsany and others, illustrated by Fred Banbery. Fine in DW.
Hughart, Barry The Story of the Stone 1989 Bantam Spectra NY. First paperback edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
MacAvoy, R. A. The Book of Kells 1985 Bantam NY. First edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers with slight spine crease.
MacDonald, John D. One More Sunday 1984 Knopf NY. First edition. Spine cocked, two neat ink signatures on rear pastedown, else very good in VG DW.
Mamet, David Some Freaks 1989 Viking NY. First edition. Collection of essays. Black stripe remainder mark on bottom of page block near spine, else fine in DW.
Masters, John Bhowani Junction 1954 Viking NY. First edition. Near fine except for soiling on the spine panel.
McInerny, Ralph Second Vespers 1980 Vanguard NY. 'A Father Dowling mystery.' Fine sans DW.
McIntyre, Vonda N. The Bride 1985 Dell NY. Paperback first edition. Includes photographs from the film. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Modelski, George (ed.) Transational Corporations and World Order 1979 W. H. Freeman NY. First edition. "Readings in International Political Economy." 429 pages plus glossary. Fine.
Moorcock, Michael Sojan 1977 Savoy England. British trade edition Signed 12-Jun-91. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Munn, H. Warner Merlin's Ring 1974 Ballantine NY. Paperback first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Niven, Larry A Gift From Earth 1968 Ballantine NY. Paperback first edition. Center SFBC advertisiment still bound in. Inscribed "To Mike" by the author on the title page. Price neatly blacked out, ink stamp 'SEP 5 - 1968' on bottom page edges, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Niven, Larry A Gift From Earth 1968 Ballantine NY. Paperback first edition. Center SFBC advertisiment missing. Price neatly scratched out, soine slightly rolled, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Niven, Larry Protector 1973 Ballantine NY. Paperback first edition. Spine creases on front and back covers, book store stamp on top of page edges, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Norton, Andre Witch World 1963 Ace NY. Paperback first edition. Ace F-97. Vertical cover creases, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Phillips, Larry W. Zen and the Art of Poker 1999 Plume NY. Advance uncorrected proofs of the first edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Renault, Mary Fire From Heaven 1969 Pantheon NY. First edition. Fine sans DW.
Russ, Joanna The Two of Them 1978 Berkley Putnam NY. First edition. Very good except for library sheet messily removed from back of ffep, in very good DW.
Safire, William What's the Good Word? 1982 Times Books NY. First edition. Fine except for neat but heavy black marker rubout of name on ffep.
Sawyer, Robert J. Far-Seer 1992 Ace NY. Paperback first edition of the author's second book. Part one of a trilogy. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Sheffield, Charles Erasmus Magister 1982 Ace NY. First edition. Historical fantasy. Fine except for a corner crease on rear cover of pictorial wrappers.
Shinn, Sharon The Shape-Changer's Wife 1995 Ace NY. First edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Smith, H. Allen Low Man on a Totem Pole 1943 Doubleday NY. Later printing (copyright 1941, date on title page 1943.) Hard to find with a dust jacket. Slight yellowing to pages, else fine in very good DW with chips missing from edges of spine panel.
Smith, H. Allen Rhubarb 1946 Doubleday NY. First edition. Near fine in green cloth covers, sans DW.
Smith, H. Allen Waikiki Beachnik 1960 Little, Brown and Co. NY. First edition. Ink inscription dated 1960 on ffep, else near fine.
Tarr, Judith The Hall of the Mountain King 1988 Pan UK. First British trade edition (pb). Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Tobin, Brian The Ransom 1991 St. Martin's Press NY. Uncorrected proof of the first edition. "Involving a drug lord, the FBI, and a Knicks-Celtics game." Author's first novel. Ink writing on front cover: "First novelist / from L.A.", ink writing on rear cover "contact --- --- ext 475".
van Gulik, Robert Judge Dee At Work 1967 Scribners NY. First American edition. Ex-library, fine in DW except for the usual defacements.
van Gulik, Robert Necklace and Calabash 1967 Scribners NY. First American edition. Ex-library, fine in DW except for the usual defacements.
van Gulik, Robert Poets and Murder 1968 Scribners NY. First American edition. Ex-library, fine in DW except for the usual defacements.
Vance, Jack The Dying Earth 1962 Lancer NY. Second edition. One of the Lancer 'Limited Editions' series. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Future Tense 1964 Ballantine NY. First edition. Red ink stripe remainder mark along bottom edge of pages, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Future Tense 1964 Ballantine NY. First edition. Slight corner crease on the front cover, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Brains of Earth 1966 Ace NY. First edition. Bound with "The Many Worlds of Magnus Ridolph", also first edition. Many slight cover creases, top and bottom edges of spine scraped, stamped 'Property of Magistrate's Court Toronto' inside both covers.
Vance, Jack The Languages of Pao 1966 Ace NY. First U.S. paperback edition. Front cover price neatly blacked out, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Palace of Love 1967 Berkeley NY. First edition. Spine creased, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Deadly Isles 1969 Ace NY. First paperback edition. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Servants of the Wankh 1969 Ace NY. First edition. "Planet of Adventure #2". Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Fox Valley Murders 1969 Ace NY. First paperback edition. Covers creased, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Emphyrio 1970 Dell NY. First paperback edition. Slight crease on front cover near spine, else fine.
Vance, Jack The Anome 1973 Dell NY. First edition. Book one of the Durdane trilogy. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Anome 1973 Dell NY. First edition. Book one of the Durdane trilogy. Spine rolled, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Brave Free Men 1973 Dell NY. First edition. Book two of the Durdane trilogy. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack City of the Chasch 1974 Mayflower UK. First British edition. Planet of Adventure #1. Vertical crease on front cover, else very good.
Vance, Jack The Dirdir 1975 Mayflower UK. First British edition. Third book in the 'Planet of Adventure' series. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Servants of the Wankh 1975 Mayflower UK. First British edition. "Planet of Adventure #2". Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Showboat World 1975 Pyramid Books NY. First edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Blue World 1983 DAW NY. First DAW edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Lyonesse: The Green Pearl 1986 Berkeley NY. Book club edition. Second book in the Lyonesse trilogy. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Book of Dreams 1988 Grafton UK. First British edition. Fifth Demon Prince novel. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Araminta Station 1989 New English Library UK. First British trade edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers except for price sticker on front cover.
Vance, Jack The Dark Side of the Moon 1989 New English Library UK. First British edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Gray Prince 1990 Gollancz UK. First British edition. Spelled 'Gray' at the top of each odd page, but 'Grey' elsewhere (including the title). Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Space Opera (Opera Interplanetaria) n.d. Galaxia Brazil. First Brazilian edition (Portugese.) Spin crumbling, else good in pictorial wrappers.
Viereck, George S. Confessions of a Barbarian 1910 Moffat, Yard & Co. NY. First edition. Very good in green cloth boards with gilt letters, lettering on spine somewhat rubbed.
Wells, H. G. The Outline of History 1921 Macmillan NY. Third revised edition. 1170 pages. Age-darkened red cloth covers, slight dampstaining to rear cover, else very good.
Wu, Yuan-Li The Economy of Communist China 1965 Pall Mall UK. First edition. Pages starting to yellow, else fine in DW.
Zelazny, Roger Nine Princes in Amber 1972 Avon NY. First paperback edition. Very good in creased pictorial wrappers.
Chalker, Jack L. Quest for the Well of Souls 1978 Del Rey NY. Paperback first edition. Third book in the 'Well of Souls' series. Very good in pictorial wrappers with a corner drease in the lower-right front cover and slight rubbing along spine.
Chalker, Jack L. The Return of Natham Brazil 1980 Del Rey NY. Paperback first edition. Fourth book in the 'Well of Souls' series. Very good in pictorial wrappers with spine crease and slight water damage.
Chalker, Jack L. The Twilight of the Well of Souls 1980 Del Rey NY. Paperback first edition. Fifth book in the 'Well of Souls' series. Near fine in pictorial wrappers with slight crease along fold between front cover and spine.
Donaldson, Stephen R. Gilden-Fire 1981 Underwood Miller PA. Book club edition. Illustrated by Fabian. Fine in near-fine DW.
Farmer, Philip Jose The Classic Philip Jose Farmer 1984 Crown NY. First edition. Fine in price-clipped DW.
Parker, Robert B. Taming a Sea-Horse 1986 Delacorte NY. First edition. 'A Spenser Novel'. Fine in DW, except for small ex-lib embossed stamp on ffep.
van de Wetering, Janwillem The Sergeant's Cat 1987 Pantheon NY. First American edition. Collection of 14 stories, including eight Gripjstra and De Geir. Major damage to bottom of book and DW spine, else fine in DW with slight price-sticker residue on front cover.
Vance, Jack To Live Forever 1956 Ballantine NY. First paperback edition. Front and rear cover creases, tape reinforcement, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Dragon Masters 1963 Ace NY. First edition. Bound with 'The Five Gold Bands'. Both covers have moderate creases, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Killing Machine 1964 Berkeley NY. First edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Dirdir 1969 Ace NY. First edition. Planet of Adventure #3. Slight spine crease, else fine.
Viereck, George S. and Havelock Ellis Plain Talks With Husbands and Wives 1920 Little Blue Book Co. NY. First edition. Little Blue Book number 228, published by E. Haldeman-Julius. Some yellowing to pages, else near ine in stapled printed wrappers.
Viereck, George S. The Haunted House and Other Poems 1924 Little Blue Book Co. NY. First edition. Little Blue Book number 578, published by E. Haldeman-Julius. Fine in stapled printed wrappers.
Viereck, George S. The Three Sphinxes and Other Poems 1924 Little Blue Book Co. NY. First edition. Little Blue Book number 579, published by E. Haldeman-Julius. Fine in stapled printed wrappers.
Wright, S. Fowler Deluge 1928 Cosmopolitan NY. First edition. Reading copy. Spine loose, cover has two water ring stains.
de Lint, Charles (writing as Samuel M. Key) From A Whisper 1992 Berkley NY. Paperback first edition. 1/4-inch closed tear at bottom of spine and front cover fold, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Niven, Larry A Gift From Earth 1971 Sphere UK. First British paperback edition. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Niven, Larry All the Myriad Ways 1971 Ballantine NY. Paperback first edition. Collection of short stories. Three-inch corner crease on front cover, ink signature on title page, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Eyes of the Overworld 1966 Ace NY. First edition. Slight creases and cover chips, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Eyes of the Overworld 1966 Ace NY. First edition. Very creased covers, covers separating from spine.
Vance, Jack The Eyes of the Overworld 1972 Mayflower UK. First British edition. Spine creased, prices on rear cover (except for Canada, 95c) neatly inked out.
Vance, Jack The Anome 1973 Dell NY. First edition. Book one of the Durdane trilogy. Very good in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack Wyst: Alastor 1716 1978 DAW NY. First edition. Spine creases, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Wright, S. Fowler The Throne of Saturn 1949 Arkham House WI. First edition. Reading copy only. Ex-library, sans DW.
Vance, Jack The Killing Machine 1964 Berkeley NY. First edition. Spine creased, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Bradley, Marion Zimmer Star of Danger 1965 Ace NY. First edition. Good in creased and torn pictorial wrappers.
Brunner, John A Maze of Stars 1991 Del Rey NY. First trade edition. Fine in DW.
Epstein, Charlotte Murder In China 1989 Doubleday NY. First American edition. Author's first book, a "Janet Eldine" mystery set in China. Fine in DW with quarter-inch closed tear at bottom front cover, else fine.
Le Guin, Ursula K. City of Illusions 1967 Ace NY. Paperback first edition. Vertical creases on both covers and spine, '40' in black ink on front cover, else very good in pictorial wrappers.
Meir, Golda My Life 1975 Putnam NY. First American edition. Near fine lacking DW.
Peck, Robert Newton A Day No Pigs Would Die 1973 Knopf NY. Second printing before publication. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack Big Planet 1957 Ace NY. First paperback edition (#D-235). Slight creases on the covers, spine chipped and torn, else very good.
Vance, Jack The Blue World 1966 Ballantine NY. First edition. Slight crease on rear cover, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack City of the Chasch 1968 Ace NY. First edition. Planet of Adventure #1. Some rubbing to covers, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack City of the Chasch 1968 Ace NY. First edition. Planet of Adventure #1. Spine crease and small ink '15' on front cover, else very good.
Vance, Jack Eight Fantasms and Magics 1970 Colliers NY. First paperback edition. Spine crease and front cover corner crease, else fine.
Vance, Jack The Four Johns 1974 Signet NY. First Signet edition. Slight cover scrapes and crease along front cover at spine, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Gray Prince 1975 Avon NY. First paperback edition. Fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Gray Prince 1975 Avon NY. First paperback edition.
Vance, Jack The Best of Jack Vance 1976 Pocket Books NY. First edition. Fine in DW.
Vance, Jack The Blue World 1976 Mayflower UK. First British edition. Price sticker on front cover, 'T.B' in red ink on the first page, else fine.
Adams, Douglas The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1980 Pan UK. Sixth printing of the paperback first edition. Very good, with a slight spine roll and some pages creased.
Van Vogt, A. E. Slan 1951 Simon & Schuster NY. First edition. Ex-library.
Vance, Jack The Dirdir 1969 Ace NY. First edition. Planet of Adventure #3. Slight water stain on top edge of the pages, slight discolorations on front cover, else fine.
Vance, Jack Trullion: Alastor 2262 1973 Ballantine NY. First edition. Slight edge bumps on the front cover, small stain on the bottom of the rear cover, else fine in pictorial wrappers.
Vance, Jack The Asutra 1974 Dell NY. First edition. Third book of the Durdane trilogy. Very good in pictorial wrappers
Vance, Jack The Faceless Man 1978 Ace NY. First Ace edition.
Vance, Jack Marune: Alastor 933 1978 Coronet UK. First British edition.
Vance, Jack The Languages of Pao 1980 DAW NY. First DAW edition.
Brooks, Walter R. Freddy and the Ignormous 1941 Knopf NY. First edition. A "Freddy the Pig" story. Near fine in very good unclipped DW. DW has slight wear and some tiny tears on the edges, and a small chip 1" x 1/4" at edge. Brown tweed cloth boards with impressed illustration of Freddy has corners slightly bumped.
Hewlett, Maurice Lore of Proserpine 1913 Macmillan and Company London. First edition. Blue cloth stamped in gilt. A collection of the author's experiences with fairies and other marvels. "Series of fantasy stories about encounters with creatures from mythology and folk-lore." Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy Volume II, p. 61. Reginald 07165. Not in Bleiler (1948; 1978) Moderate rubbing and shelf wear, some foxing of end papers, a very good copy.
Hughes, Matt E. F. T. 1984 Canada. Self-published treatment for a feature film. Inscribed on the title page by the author. Story involves embezzlement via computer using electronic funds transfer. 90 pages of photocopied typescript (essentially a full script.) Fine in red printed wrappers.
Hunt, Edward Eyre (translator) Sir Orfeo: Adapted From the Middle English 1909 Harvard Cooperative Society MA. First edition. Lengthy inscription from the author, dated 12 January 1911, on the half-title page. 4-1/2" x 6-1/2", 32 pages. There is edge wear on the cover, and noticeably rounded corners, however, the pages inside of the book are in very good condition.
Stockton, Frank R. (illustrated by Peter Newell) The Great Stone of Sardis 1898 Harper & Brothers NY. First edition. Originally appeared in "Harpers Magazine." Bleiler 187, Locke Spectrum of Fantasy 206,. BAL 18938. A scientific romance involving a journey to the center of earth in 1947. Near fine in green colth-covered boards.
Vance, Jack (Hardy Kettlitz, Gerd Frey and Winfried Volkmann) Jack Vance 1999 Shayol Berlin. "SF Personality 10", a collection of essays. 104pp. Fine in printed wrappers. Color illustration affixed to the front cover.