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CURRENT CATALOG
SPRING 2003 (updated 5/10)
This represents a miscellany of new arrivals and highlights from stock. Please click on either the item # or title to order the listed item. This will take you to the secure server we use provided by www.Tomfolio.com.
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| MSC2.126 | Heinlein, Robert A. REVOLT IN 2100. Published by Shasta, Chicago, 1953. First Edition: 1st printing, 1953. Signed by Author. One of an undisclosed # of subscribers copies signed on tipped in page before half title. Light spine lean; some foxing of endpages and edges. Very Good+ in Near Fine dj. | $902.50 |
| DC17.18 | Hughes, Cledwyn. HE DARED NOT LOOK BEHIND. Published by A. A. Wyn, Inc., NY, 1947. First Edition: 1st printing, 1947. Near Fine in Very Good to Near Fine dj. | $42.75 |
| DC17.09 | Kipling, Rudyard. PUCK OF POOK'S HILL. Published by Macmillan & Co. London 1906. First Edition: 1st printing, 1906. Red cloth lettered in gold on spine with elephant and swastika medallion in embossed gold on front; top edge gilt. 20 illustrations by H. R. Millar. A little handling soiled at edges and spine; spine darkened; else very nice. Very Good to Near Fine | $237.50 |
| MSC4.16 | Leroux, Gaston. THE DARK ROAD. Published by MacAulay Co., NY, 1924. First Edition: 1st printing, 1924. Red cloth; lettered in black on front and spine with cover pictorial in black of road; frontis. Very Good to Near Fine in dj. | $142.50 |
| DC6.32 | Locke, George (ed.). THE LAND OF THE UNSEEN - Lost Supernatural Stories 1828-1902. Trade Paperback. Published by Ferret Fantasy Ltd, London, 1973. First edition: 1st printing, 1973. Stories by Alexandre Dumas, Abraham Stoker, Kate Dodd, George Temple, Edwin Lester Arnold, Ernest Favenc, and as well as Anonymous. A little darkening of wraps. Near Fine. | $19.00 |
| DC17.05 | Lockhart, J. G. EAST ALL THE WAY. Published by D. Appleton & Co., NY, 1928. First Edition: 1st printing, 1928. Red cloth lettered in black on front and spine. A fantasy-adventure concerning factions attempting to recover of the Ark of the Covenant. Lower edge of boards has been wet (minor) with some offsetting to dj. Rare, particularly in dj. Very Good to Near Fine in dj. | $142.50 |
| DC6.311 | Moskowitz, Sam (editor). HORRORS UNKNOWN. Published by Walker & Co. NY 1971. 1st printing, 1971. Stories by C. L. Moore, Ray Bradbury, Seabury Quinn, - the round robin story "The Challenge From Beyond" by H. P. Lovecraft, C. L. Moore, A. Merritt, Robert E. Howard, and Frank Belknap Long, among others. A little shelf wear to dj edges; slight rub; tiny closed tear at upper edge of rear spine panel. Near Fine in Very Good to Near Fine dj. | $33.25 |
| NO.11001 | Ranch Romances. RANCH ROMANCES - May 1954; May, Sept., Nov., Dec. 1955; Sept., Nov. 1956. Published by Literary Enterprises IN. This is a lot of 7 pulps: May 1954; May, Sept., Nov., Dec. 1955; Sept., Nov. 1956. In general, these are creased and rubbed with short closed etars - a couple have small peices missing; a nice reading collection. Overall, Good to Very Good. (This lot ships for $7.50) | $19.00 |
| DC17.10 | Rohmer, Sax. DOPE. Published by Robert M. McBride & Co. NY 1919. First Edition: 1st printing, 1919. Green cloth lettered in gold on front and spine. Slight extremity wear. Near Fine, lacking dj. | $80.75 |
| DC15.54 | Service, Robert W. THE MASTER OF THE MICROBE. Published by Barse & Hopkins NY 1926. First Edition: 1st printing, 1926. Orange cloth, lettered in black on front and spine. Early example of biological terrorism. "Mystery thriller with science-fiction background" (Bleiler; Science-Fiction the Early years, #1994). Edgewear; light dust-soiling. Very Good to Near Fine. | $80.75 |
| DC17.06 | Shelley, Mary. FRANKENSTEIN. Published by Readers Library, London. 1st printing, undated (1932 is likely as movie was released in 1931). Movie tie-in edition with dj showing Karloff as monster. Red cloth lettered and decorated in gold on front and blind on spine. Lower spine appears chewed; pages darkened; ffep thin with a small chip from erasures; dj is chipped at spine ends and just about all corners with a few short tearsand some soil. Good to Very Good in dj. | $237.50 |
| DC17.11 | Sinclair, Upton. PRINCE HAGEN. Published by L. C. Page Co., Boston, 1903. First Edition: 1st printing, May 1903. Navy cloth, lettered in red on front and spine, and decorated in stamped red, black and gold. Corners a tad bumped and worn; small stain at mid hinge of rear cover. Very Good, lacking dj. | $95.00 |
| MSC4.18 | Smith, A. D. Howden. SWAIN'S SAGA. Illustrated by: Sanchez, Carlos. Published by Macmillan, NY, 1931. First Edition: 1st printing, Oct. 1931. Purple cloth variant lettered in red on front and spine; pictorial endpapers; 3 B&W and 1 color illustration. Spine sunned with some fading of color inside endpaper gutters; dj lacks a bit at spine heel and lower rear panel - 2 pieces of tape have bleed through on rear panel as well. Very Good+ in Good dj. | $47.50 |
| DC15.58 | Thompson, Vance. THE GREEN RAY. Published by Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis 1924. First Edition: 1st printing, 1924. Blue-green cloth, stamped in red on front and spine. Small piece out of dj's spine panel; interior darkening, with some spotting of and about edges. Very Good to Near Fine in Very Good+ dj. | $61.75 |
| D2.08 | Tucker, Wilson. THE CITY IN THE SEA. Published by Rinehart & Co., NY, 1951. First Edition: 1st printing, 1951. Dj illustrated by Richard Powers. Extremity wear; dj is price-clipped with corner wear and heavy chipping at upper spine panel. Very Good to Near Fine in Very Good- dj. | $38.00 |
| P5.133 | Uncanny (Ray Cummings; R. Dewitt Miller; Frederic Arnold Kummer; Denis Plimmer; David H. Keller; Wayne D. Overholser). UNCANNY Stories - April 1941. Pulp magazine. Published by Manvis Chicago. Vol. 1, no. 1. Cover for "Coming of the Giant Germs" by Cummings. (At least) 2 drawings by Jack Kirby. Includes "Beyond Hell" by Miller; "The Earth-Stealers" by Kummer; "Man from the wrong Time-Track" by Plimmer; "Speed Will Be My Bride" by Keller; "Meet My Brother - Mr. Ghost!" by Overholser. A couple of small foredge chips; 2" upper hinge separation. Very Good+. | $85.50 |
| MSC2.35 | van Vogt, A. E. THE VOYAGE OF THE SPACE BEAGLE. Published by Simon & Schuster / Alladin, NY, 1950. First Edition: 1st printing, 1950. Bookplate and original owner's name and date on ffep; 2 smudges to pastedown below bookplate. Very Good to Near Fine in dj. | $118.75 |
| DC16.16 | Wakefield, H. R. IMAGINE A MAN IN A BOX. Published by D. Appleton & Co. NY 1931. First American Edition: 1st printing, 1931. From British sheets. Gray cloth blindstamped on cover and lettered in red on spine. A little soiling of cloth. A cover scan of this and other items is available at our website. . Very Good. | $80.75 |
| D3.07 | Wharton, Edith. TALES OF MEN AND GHOSTS. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons NY 1910. First Edition: 1st printing, 1910. Red cloth, lettered in gold on front and spine. Paper cracked at front hinge; bookplate; previous owner's names on front pastedown and ffep. Very Good to Near Fine. | $175.75 | D3.08 | Wiener, Robert.EX-PRODIGY. Published by Simon & Schuster NY 1953. First Edition: 1st printing, 1953. Grey cloth with autograph facsimile on front. Signed on ffep (a scarce autograph). Autobiography of the father of Cybernetics. Previous owner's label on front pastedown; spine sunned. Signed by Author. Very Good, lacking dj. | $95.00 |
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