Alice in La-La Land (Uncorrected Advance Proofs)
by Campbell, Robert
New York: Poseidon Press, 1987. Uncorrected Proof. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo., Wraps 279 pp.. Solid Unread Uncorrected Galley Proof. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a faint crease on the rear cover. Some toning to edges and spine. Still sharp with no chipping or tears. A nice collectable copy at a great price.
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America's Navy in World War II
by Cant, Gilbert
New York: The John Day Company, 1943. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo.,432pp. Sharp First Edition with no other printings listed as called for by John Day. Bound in black cloth with titles in white on spine and front board. Photos, maps and diagrams. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A bit of soiling in the front gutter. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($3.75), has a couple of short closed tears and some fairly mild... Read More
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Trilogy: An Experiment in Multimedia
by Capote, Truman; Leanor Perry; Frank Perry
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 276pp. Beautiful Stated First Printing. Bound in photographic cloth boards with titles in black on spine. Three stories by Capote, (A Christmas Memory, Miriam, and Among the Paths to Eden) , which were each originally filmed for television and then cobbled together and released as a single film in 1969 and starring Geraldine Page and Martin Balsam. Stills from the film throughout. Square, tight and clean throughout... Read More
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Secret of the Sunless World
by Capps, Carroll M.
New York: Dell, 1969. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Vintage Paperback. PBO Dell #7663. Beautiful Unread First Printing of this Paperback Original. July, 1969. $50 Cover Price. Square, tight and clean throughout with just a hint of edge-wear. Faint stress lines on front panel but not really creased and certainly unread. Fresh and bright with no chipping, toning or tears. Cover art by Berkey. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.
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The Folk of the Fringe
by Card, Orson Scott
West Bloomfield, MI: Phantasia Press, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. 8vo.,243pp. Beautiful Unread Stated First Edition of the Special Edition, #16 of only 475 copies signed and numbered. There were an additional 3000 Trade Edition copies and 26 lettered copies of a deluxe edition. Bound in red cloth with titles in silver on spine and initials of the author on the front board. Illustrated end-papers. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Equally attractive... Read More
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Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry (Fine Signed Binding)
by Carleton, William
London: William Tegg, 1868. Full-Leather. Near Fine. Two volumes, 8to., xxiv(1)427pp; (5)430pp. Sharp Eighth Edition, beautifully bound by Bickers & Son in contemporary full green calf, gilt ruled, raised spine bands with compartments decorated in in gilt in four compartments. Titles in gilt upon red leather labels in two compartments. Marbled fore-edges and endpapers. Illustrated with 37 black and white engravings, with the majority by Phiz. Very well-preserved set. Square, tight and generally clean throughout with little or... Read More
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For Spacious Skies: The Uncommon Journey of a Mercury Astronaut (Signed First Edition)
by Carpenter, Scott and Kris Stoever
New York: Harcourt, 2002. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 370pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, First Printing with full letter sequence. Bound in quarter blue cloth over gray paper-covered boards with titles in silver on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($26.00), is fresh and bright with no creasing, chipping, toning or tears. Protected with an archival-quality mylar cover. Signed by Carpenter on the title page. A very attractive collectable... Read More
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Fire, Burn!
by Carr, John Dickson
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1951. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good/Very Good. 8vo., 335pp. Sharp Stated First Edition. Bound in quarter black cloth over red cloth boards with lettering in white on spine. Square and tight with mild wear to edges and tips. Spine ends soft. Tape ghost marks on end-papers and paste-downs from old jacket protector. Attractive clipped dust-jacket, ($3.50 still present on the top of the flap but bottom clipped), has wear at the spine ends... Read More
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The Devil in Velvet
by Carr, John Dickson
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1951. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo., 265pp. Sharp Stated First Edition. Bound in quarter brown cloth over woven blue cloth boards with lettering in silver on spine. Illustrated end-papers. Square, tight, and clean throughout. Moderate wear to edges and tips. Spine ends soft. Board edges toned. Very attractive clipped dust-jacket has wear at the spine ends and tips. Some toning to rear panel. Rubbing to folds. Still bright with no creases... Read More
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Merrivale, March and Murder
by Carr, John Dickson; Greene, Douglas G.
New York: Intl Polygonics Ltd, 1991. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo., 408pp. Sharp Stated First IPL Printing with full number sequence. Anthology with previously unpublished material. Bound in quarter yellow cloth over black paper-covered boards with lettering and illustration in black on spine. Square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no wear. Foxing to the top edge and a few spots on the fore-edge. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket , ($22.95), is fresh and bright with no... Read More
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The Arabian Nights Murder
by Carr, John Dickson
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1936. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo., 368pp. Sharp Stated First Edition of this scarce Dr. Fell mystery. Bound in black cloth with lettering in red. Square, tight, and clean throughout save some off-setting to gutters. Moderate wear to edges and tips. Appears that the rear end-paper has been excised. Lacking rare dust-jacket. A very pretty collectable copy at a great price.
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Family Trade (Advance Uncorrected Proof)
by Carroll, James
New York: Little Brown & Co, 1982. Uncorrected Proof. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo., Wraps 389 pp.. Beautiful Unread Uncorrected Galley Proof. Square, tight and clean throughout with mild edge-wear. Mild toning to edges. Still bright with no chipping, creases or tears. A sharp collectable copy of an uncommon item.
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Voice of our Shadow (Signed First Edition)
by Carroll, Jonathan
New York: Viking Press, 1983. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo., 189pp. Beautiful First Edition of the author's second book. Square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no wear save a hint of bumping to spine ends. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($13.50), has a touch of surface rubbing from the cloth boards and a minscule closed edge-tear that is barely noticeable. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, tears or toning. Note that the white sticker seen... Read More
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The Panic Hand (Presentation Copy)
by Carroll, Jonathan
London: Harper Collins, 1995. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 240pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence of this anthology of fantasy stories. Square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no wear. Fairly mild page edge toning as is common due to paper quality. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (£14.99), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, tears or toning. Inscribed, signed and dated by the author on the title page. "These stories are for... Read More
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Sleeping in Flame
by Carroll, Jonathan
London: Legend, 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 254pp. Beautiful True First edition, First State with scarce transposed page 240 & 241. Square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no wear. Fairly mild page edge toning as is common due to paper quality. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (£10.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, tears or toning. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.
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Sleeping in Flames (Signed First Edition)
by Carroll, Jonathan
London: Legend, 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 254pp. Beautiful True First edition, Second State with the transposed page 240 & 241 corrected. Square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no wear. Fairly mild page edge toning as is common due to paper quality. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (£10.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, tears or toning. Signed by the author on the title page. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price. ... Read More
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A Child Across the Sky
by Carroll, Jonathan
London: Century, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 268pp. Beautiful True First edition. Square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no wear or toning to pages. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (£11.95), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, tears or toning. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.
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The Woman Who Married a Cloud: The Collected Short Stories of Jonathan Carroll (Signed First Edition, Limited)
by Carroll, Jonathan
Burton, MI: Subterranean Press, 2012. Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. Thick 8vo.,596pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition of this huge anthology, #318 of only 350 copies published. Square, tight, and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($45.00), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, tears or toning. Signed by the author on the limitation page. A gorgeous collectable copy of an uncommon item and at a great price.
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The Many Loves of Casanova: Uncensored Personal Memoirs of Jacques Casanova
by Casanova, Jacques
Los Angeles: Hollyway House, 1961. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine/Fine/Slipcase. Bill Edwards, Monte Rogers. Vintage Paperback. HH 103 & 104. Beautiful Unread Stated First Printing of this original illustrated edition. November, 1961 $.75 Cover Price on each volume and $1.50 price on the "2 Volume Book-Kase Edition". Cover art by Bill Edwards. Interior illustrations by Morte Rogers. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear or toning. A few rubs here and there on edges.... Read More
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Laura
by Caspary, Vera
New York: Popular Library, 1941. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Vintage Paperback Popular Library #284. Beautiful Unread First Paperback Printing. October, 1950. No Cover price. Square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no wear. Mild page toning. Fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, or tears. Remarkably well--preserved. Made into the classic 1944 film starring Gene Tierney and Clifton Webb. Directed by Otto Preminger. A simply gorgeous collectable copy of an uncommon book in any condition.... Read More
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Obscure Destinies
by Cather, Willa
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1932. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo., 230pp. Solid Stated First Edition, bound in original green cloth with titles in black on paper labels on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout. Spine sunned as is common. Fairly minor wear and soiling to edges and tips. Lacking dust-jacket. Still, an attractive, collectable copy at a great price.
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Grant Takes Command
by Catton, Bruce
Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1969. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo., 556pp. Sharp Stated First Edition. Square tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A touch of toning to spine ends but barely. One or two tiny spots on rear edge. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($10.00), has a few tiny closed tears. some mild spotting on the rear panel and spine lightly toning. Still fresh and bright with no creases or chipping. A very... Read More
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Pigtown (Advance Uncorrected Proof)
by Caunitz, William J.
New York: Crown Pub, 1995. Uncorrected Proof. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo., Wraps 316 pp.. Beautiful Unread Uncorrected Galley Proof. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear save a shallow crease on the front panel. Mild toning to spine. Fresh and bright with no chipping or tears. A sharp collectable copy at a great price.
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Long Live the Dead; Tales From Black Mask
by Cave, Hugh B.
Norfolk, VA: Crippen and Landru, 2000. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Beautiful Limited Edition, #37 of 200 copies. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped wrapper. Included booklet "Danse Macabre" by Hugh B. Cave which is in publisher's pouch affixed to rear paste-down. Signed by Hugh B. Case on the limitation page A gorgeous collectible copy.
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Werewolves in Their Youth: Stories (Advance Uncorreted Proof)
by Chabon, Michael
New York: Random House, 1999. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo., Wraps 212pp.. Sharp Unread Uncorrected Proof. Square, tight and clean throughout save some notes in ink on th opening publisher's page. Tiny smudge on front cover and a touch of surface wear.. Still fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, tears or toning. A solid collectable copy at a great price.
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