COSTUMES BY EROS
by Aiken, Conrad
COSTUMES BY EROS, Scribners, 1928, first edition, a vg copy. 1/3,005 copies.
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BLUE VOYAGE
by Aiken, Conrad
BLUE VOYAGE, Scribners, 1927, first edition, vg+/near fine in vg+ dust-wrapper save for some slight chipping to the dust-wrapper spine extremities. Aiken's first novel.
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KING COFFIN
by Aiken, Conrad
KING COFFIN, Scribners, 1935, first edition, near fine in vg dust-wrapper with some light wear and tear and a thumb-nail size chip missing from the lower left corner of the rear dust-wrapper panel.
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A TOUCH OF CHILL
by Aiken, Joan
A TOUCH OF CHILL, Gollancz, 1979, first edition, fine in near fine dust-wrapper.
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BETWEEN FAMILY AND FANTASY / THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, for October, 1972,
by Aiken, Joan
BETWEEN FAMILY AND FANTASY in THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, for October, 1972, Volume 29, Number 4, Library Of Congress, first edition, spine tanned, else fine in full color pictorial wraps. Edited by Sarah L. Wallace. Contains, among other things, a nice 18 page illustrated essay on children's books by Joan Aiken.
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Crichton
by Ainsworth, William Harrison
Crichton, Harper & Brothers, 1837, first American edition, 2 volumes, volume one missing a bit of cloth at the upper outer hinge, both volumes with modest staining and lightened spines as well as some likewise modest foxing, else tight near vg copies.
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RIVER OF DARKNESS
by Airth, Rennie
RIVER OF DARKNESS, Viking, 1999, first American edition, fine in like dust-wrapper. Signed by the author.
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SOUNDS BEFORE SLEEP
by Aitchison, James
SOUNDS BEFORE SLEEP, Hogarth Press, 1971, first edition, fine in vg+ dust-wrapper save for some wear and tear to the head of the dust-wrapper spine. The author/poets first book. Poetry.
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THE SUNSET SONG AND OTHER VERSES
by Akers, Elizabeth
THE SUNSET SONG AND OTHER VERSES, Lee & Shepherd, 1902, first edition, some rubbing to the fore edge corner tips, spine extremities and hinges, light soiling to the covers, else a near vg copy.
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TREASURES OF TURKEY -THE EARLIEST CIVILIZATIONS OF ANATOLIA BYZANTIUM THE ISLAMIC PERIOD
by Akurgal, Ekrem & Mango, Cyril & Ettinghausen, R.
TREASURES OF TURKEY -THE EARLIEST CIVILIZATIONS OF ANATOLIA BYZANTIUM THE ISLAMIC PERIOD, Skira, 1966, first edition, lower corners gently bumped, else fine in vg dust-wrapper with some light flaking to the extremities and several closed tears. Profusely illustrated with 120 illustrations, 86 of which are full color tipped-in plates.
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THE ZOO STORY, THE DEATH OF BESSIE SMITH, THE SAND BOX
by Albee, Edward
THE ZOO STORY, THE DEATH OF BESSIE SMITH, THE SAND BOX, Coward McCann, 1960, first edition, a few minor stains to the f.e.p., else near fine in near vg dust-wrapper with some inner tape reinforcement, 3 short closed tears and some dust-soil. The authors first book. Signed by the author on a bookplate laid in.
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OLD JOHN BURROUGHS
by ( Albertus, Fra ) Hubbard, Elbert
OLD JOHN BURROUGHS, The Roycroft Shop, 1901, first edition, just about fine in off white cloth spine and gray boards with photographic frontis of John Burroughs as well as a holograph facsimile folded letter and ribbon place marker as issued. A handsome fine press item. Four pages of text deal with the relationship of John Burroughs and Walt Whitman.
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OPERATION LILA
by Albert, Marvin
OPERATION LILA, Arbor House, 1982, first edition, fine in wraps and proof dust-wrapper. Uncorrected proof. By the author of THE MEDUSA COMPLEX.
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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN OMNIBUS
by Alcott, Louisa May & Dodge, Mary Mapes & Trowbridge, John & Stockton, Frank
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN OMNIBUS in St. Nicholas Magazine for October, 1874, first edition, some wear, tear, soiling and minor chipping to the covers, some clear tape reinforcement to sections of the spine as well as the inside gutter, else a good copy in wraps with near very good contents. Also contains contributions by Mary Mapes Dodge, John Trowbridge, Frank Stockton, et.al. First book appearance is AUNT JO'S SCRAP BAG. Single issues of St. Nicholas Magazine from this era,... Read More
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MORNING GLORIES AND QUEEN ASTER
by Alcott, Louisa May
MORNING GLORIES AND QUEEN ASTER, Little, Brown, 1904, first edition thus, slight rubbing to spine extremities and fore edge corner tips, else a tight, bright vg+ copy in the publishers original pink and forest green pictorial stamped blue cloth. Illustrated. (MORNING GLORIES was originally published by Horace B. Fuller of Boston in 1867 and reprinted in An Old-fashioned Thanksgiving -Vol 6 of Aunt Jo's Scrap-bag. QUEEN ASTER was originally published as A Flower Fable in the Feb 26... Read More
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SPINNING WHEEL STORIES / THE BEE-MAN OF ORN / LAND OF FIRE
by Alcott, Louisa May & Cox, Palmer & Stockton, Frank & Reid, Mayne
SPINNING WHEEL STORIES in St. Nicholas Magazine, Century, Volume 11, Parts 1 & 2, November 1883 to April, 1884 & May 1884 to October, 1884, first edition, a very good to very good plus copy and a near vg copy respectively in the publishers original red cloth with gold-gilt and black pictorial stamping with some light wear to the fore edge corner tips and base of the spine of the later volume. The SPINNING WHEEL STORIES in these volumes... Read More
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TOLD BY THE COLONEL
by Alden, W.A.
TOLD BY THE COLONEL, McClure & Co., 1893, first edition, a bright vg copy of this collection of short stories. Illustrated. Not in the bibs but should be as several of these stories are of the genre. Uncommon.
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AT ALL COSTS
by Aldington, Richard
AT ALL COSTS, Heinemann, 1930, first edition, a vg+/near fine copy. 1/275 copies SIGNED by the author.
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THE COLONEL'S DAUGHTER
by Aldington, Richard
THE COLONEL'S DAUGHTER, Chatto & Windus, 1931, first edition, just a hint of lightening to the spine, else a fine copy with t.p.e.'s in gold-gilt and b.p.e.'s and fore edge untrimmed. 1/210 copies SIGNED by the author
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ALL MEN ARE ENEMIES
by Aldington, Richard
ALL MEN ARE ENEMIES, Chatto & Windus, 1933, first edition, a bright vg+ copy in a vg/vg+ dust-wrapper with some slight wear.
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A RUDE AWAKENING
by Aldiss, Brian
A RUDE AWAKENING, Weidenfield & Nicolson, 1978, first edition, fine in like dust-wrapper. The final book in the Horatio Stubbs trilogy. Signed by the author.
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DRACULA UNBOUND
by Aldiss, Brian
DRACULA UNBOUND, HarperCollins, 1991, first edition, fine in color pictorial dust-wrapper.
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GREYBEARD
by Aldiss, Brian
GREYBEARD, Harcourt, Brace, & World, 1964, first edition, just about fine in g/vg pictorial dust-wrapper with a thumb-nail size chip missing from the base of the dust-wrapper spine, exterior clear tape repair to a bottom portion of the spine and ceasing to the bottom section of the rear dust-wrapper panel.
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HOTHOUSE
by Aldiss, Brian
HOTHOUSE, Faber, 1962, first edition, vg+ in bright vg dust-wrapper with some light wear and tear. Published in a shortened version a bit earlier in the U.S. as a paperback original entitled THE LONG AFTERNOON OF EARTH. HUGO winner. Signed by the author. Along with UNDERGROWTH & EVERGREEN in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July & December, 1961 respectively, vg+ in full color pictorial wraps. These 2 novelets were included in the 1962 Faber publication. Other... Read More
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THE DARK LIGHT YEARS
by Aldiss, Brian
THE DARK LIGHT YEARS, Faber & Faber, 1964, first edition, vg+/near fine in vg dust-wrapper with some creasing to the dust-wrapper spine. Formerly, writer and H.G. Wells scholar/critic Leon Stover's copy with his signature on the f.p.d. Signed by the author.
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