Escape on Venus
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
Tarzana, CA: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc, 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Minus/Near Fine. 8vo., 347pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition of the fourth book in the Venus series. Bound in pebbled dark blue cloth with titles stamped in red on front board and spine. Red top-stain. Mapped end-papers. Cover design and five interior b&w illustrations, including frontispiece, by John Coleman Burroughs. Square, tight and clean throughout with fairly mild wear to spine ends bottom edge and tips. A... Read More
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Pirates of Venus
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
Tarzana, CA: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc, 1934. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo., 314pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition of the first book in the Venus series. Bound in pebbled blue cloth with titles stamped in red on front board and spine. Red top-stain. Mapped end-papers. Cover design and five interior b&w illustrations, including frontispiece, by J. Allen St. John. Square, tight and clean throughout with very mild wear to spine ends, bottom edge and tips. Spine mildly toned.... Read More
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Carson of Venus
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
Tarzana, CA: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc, 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo., 312pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition of the first book in the Venus series. Bound in pebbled blue cloth with titles stamped in red on front board and spine. Red top-stain. Mapped end-papers. Cover design and six interior b&w illustrations, including frontispiece, by John Coleman Burroughs. Square, tight and clean throughout with moderate wear to spine ends, bottom edge and tips. Spine toning. Top-stain dulled. A... Read More
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Tanar of Pellucidar
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
New York: Ace, 1962. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Roy Krenkel Jr.. Vintage Paperback. Ace F-171 . $.40 Cover Price. Sharp Unread First Paperback Printing. No date given other than original 1929 publication date but actually 1962. (ISFDB). Square, tight and clean throughout save moderate page toning. Cover edges lightly toned. Little if any wear. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, or tears. Beautiful cover by Roy Krenkel Jr. A very pretty collectable copy. ... Read More
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The Mastermind of Mars
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
New York: Ace, 1963. Soft cover. Near Fine. Roy Krenkel Jr.. Vintage Paperback. Ace F-181 . $.40 Cover Price. Sharp Unread First US Paperback Printing. No date given other than original 1928 book publication date but actually 1962. (ISFDB). It was published in paperback in 1955 by Pinnacle in the UK. Square, tight and clean throughout save moderate page toning. Rear cover edges mildly toning. A hint of wear at the bottom rear edge. Fresh and bright with... Read More
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Tarzan of the Apes
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
London: Methuen & Co, 1957. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good/Very Good. 8vo., 256pp. Sharp mid-century British reprint of the first Tarzan adventure. Bound in gray cloth with lettering in red. Square and tight with gentle bumping to bottom tips but little wear otherwise. Some toning and light scattered spotting to the top edge of the first few pages and end-papers. Presentable unclipped dust-jacket, (8s. 6d. net), has 3" split down the rear fold. Tape ghost on reverse that is just... Read More
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Naked Lunch
by Burroughs, William
New York: Grove Press, 1959. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo., 255pp. Beautiful Stated First Printing of this landmark of modern literature. Bound in half black cloth over black paper-covered boards with titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save gentle bumping to the bottom tips. No page toning or foxing. Very attractive unclipped First-State dust-jacket ($6.00, no zip code or Roman numerals on rear panel address), has... Read More
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Babel Tower
by Byatt, A.S.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1996. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 618pp. Beautiful Unread True First Edition, tight, solid and clean throughout with little or no war. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, (£16.99), has a touch of rubbing but is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. Signed and dated by the author in the year of publication on the title page, A gorgeous collectable copy.
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Still Life
by Byatt, A.S.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1985. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 384pp. Beautiful First American Edition, tight, solid and clean throughout with little or no war. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($16.95), has a touch of rubbing but is fresh and bright with no creases, chipping or tears. Signed by the author on the title page. A very pretty collectable copy of an earlier novel from this Booker PRize winning author, when she was using her full... Read More
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Home by the Sea (Signed Limited Edition)
by Cadigan, Pat
Baltimore, MD: WSFA Press, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Fine/Slipcase. 8vo., 283pp. Beautiful Unread First Limited Edition. #218 of only 500 printed. Bound in quarter black cloth over mustard-colored cloth boards. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. No dust jacket as issued. Fine publisher's slipcase has a touch of rubbing at the corners of the opening side. Signed on the limitation page by the author, as well as by Mike Resnick who wrote the... Read More
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The Bondman (Photoplay Edition)
by Caine, Hall
London: The Readers Library Publishing Company. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 12mo., 376pp. Sharp First Edition, the "Copyright Edition", a novelization of the film of the same name released in 1929 in the UK starring Norma Kerry, Francis Cuyler, and Donald Macardle and eight pages of stills from the film . Undated but almsot certainly 1929 to coincide with the release of the film. Though notoriously flimsily made, this is square, tight and clean throughout save some quite mildly toned page... Read More
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Jealous Woman
by Cain, James M.
London: Robert Hale, 1956. 1st British Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo., 224pp. Beautiful First British Edition bound in black cloth with titles in gilt on spine. "Jealous Woman" was originally published in Avon Mystery Monthly in 1949. This volume also includes "Sinful Woman". Square, tight and clean throughout with some minor bumping to spine ends and tips. Light off-setting and spotting to end-papers. Attractive dust-jacket, ($3.50), has chipping, edge-wears and closed tear with short closed tears. Longer closed... Read More
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The Root of His Evil
by Cain, James M.
London: Robert Hale, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 190pp. Sharp First Hardcover Edition of one of Cain's lesser known works, originally published as a Paperback Original as one of the stories in The Avon All-American Fiction Reader in 1951 and reprinted by Avon in 1952. Bound in black cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a gentle bump to the crown. Off-setting to end-papers... Read More
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The Embezzler - Avon Murder Mystery Monthly #20
by Cain, James M.
New York: Avon Book Company, 1944. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine/Fine. Vintage Paperback Digest Sized Wraps. Avon Murder Mystery Monthly #20. Beautiful Unread First Separate Edition; originally published in "Three of a Kind", in 1943. (Hubin p61) Square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no page edge-toning. Trivial wear to the top edge and a small faint spot on th upper inner edge of the title page. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or... Read More
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
by Cain, Jame M.
London: The Folio Society, 2012. First Edition, Thus. Hardcover. Very Fine/Slipcase. One Volume in slipcase. 8vo., 119pp. Beautiful Unread First Folio Printing. Bound in illustrated cream and grey cloth and cream titles on spine. Introduced by Steve Erickson. Illustrated by Patrick Leger. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Fine publisher's slipcase. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.
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Past All Dishonor
by Cain, James M.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine/Good. 12mo., 233pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition. Square and tight with some light bumping to spine ends, but a solid, clean book throughout. A short pinch to the cloth on the front tpanel. Good unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.00), would be much better if not for what looks like some tape residue on the back of the jacket. However it does not effect the front of the jacket. A... Read More
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Jealous Woman
by Cain, James M.
New York: Avon, 1951. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/Fine. Vintage Paperback Avon #348. Sharp First Paperback Printing. No month, 1951. No Cover price. Square, tight, and clean throughout with little if any toning. A touch of rubbing to edges. No tears in cellophane. Still fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy of a very uncommon book in any condition.
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Cloud Nine (Advance Uncorrected Proof)
by Cain, James N.
New York: Mysterious Press, 1984. Uncorrected Proof. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo., Wraps 178 pp.. Beautiful Unread Uncorrected Galley Proof. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, tears or toning. A sharp collectable copy at a great price.
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God's Little Acre
by Caldwell, Erskine
Shelton, CT: First Edition Library. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 303pp. Beautiful Unread First Printing of this Facsimile Edition reprinting the 1933 original. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. Fine publisher's slipcase. Publisher's information card laid in. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.
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The Rule of Four
by Caldwell, Ian; Thomason, Dustin
New York: The Dial Press, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 372pp. Beautiful Unread First Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($21.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Signed by the authors on the title page. A gorgeous collectable copy the two authors' literary debut at a great price.
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The Rule of Four
by Caldwell, Ian; Thomason, Dustin
New York: The Dial Press, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 372, Beautiful First Edition, Later Printing with just a touch of wear to the crown. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper, ($24.00). Signed by the authors on the title page. A sharp collectable copy of the author's literary debut.
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The Rule of Four
by Caldwell, Ian; Thomason, Dustin
London: Century, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 372pp. Beautiful First British and True First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust jacket, (£9.99), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. Promotional wrap-around band present. A gorgeous collectable copy.
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The East India Company and Army Reform, 1783-1798 (Historical Monographs, No 67)
by Callahan, Raymond
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1972. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Small 8vo., 242(3). Sharp First Edition. bound in black cloth with lettering in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A touch of fading to the bottom front edge. Very attractive unclipped, though unpriced, dust jacket has some soiling to the front panel in spots but is still bright with no chipping, creases, or tears. A very pretty collectable copy. ... Read More
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Islands of Space
by Campbell, John W. Jr.
Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, 1956. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo., 224pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition bound in navy blue cloth with titles in gilt on spine. (Currey Binding "A").Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. No toning or spotting. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($3.50), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy. (Currey, p.100; ISFDB).
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Needing Ghosts (Signed Limited Edition)
by Campbell, Ramsey
London: Legend, 1990. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 80pp." A Legend Novella" Beautiful First Limited Edition, #94 of only 300 copies signed and hand-numbered by the author on the title page. Bound in green cloth with lettering in silver on front board and spine. All edges silver. Marbled end-papers. Published at £25.00. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Fine publisher's green cloth slipcase. No dust-jacket as issued. A very pretty collectable copy at a... Read More
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