Fiction Firsts

New York: Viking Press, 1973. Stated, 1st. ed. Hardcover. VG+/VG-. 8vo. 562pp. Black Dj over black cloth. TES. Spine is gilt, color and blind stamped. Dj is chipped along top edge - Small piece missing from tail of spine - Closed tear near corner on upper tail. Bds. have slight bumping to corners - owner's name on ffep. Text is clean and tight. more information

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Boston/New York: Houghton Mifflin & Co, 1928. 1st ed., 1st ptg. Hardcover. VG/No dustjacket. 8vo. 288pp. Purple cl. boards lettered in black; top edge stained black. Boards: moderate edgewear; corners & spine-heads frayed; rubbing; fading to spine; slight roll. Bound material: residue from removed bookplate; review from inner flap glued on the verso of FFEP. A classic of European literature with parallels to Shelley's Frankenstein. Gustav Meyrink was involved with Freemasonry, the Cabala and the Theosophist society, which informs the tone and treament of this novel, the author's first. more information

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London: Collins, 1990. 1st UK ed. Hardcover. VG+/VG plus. 8vo. 288pp. Pict Dj over blue cloth. Dj. has slight crease to bottom corner. Corners lightly bumped. Top edge foxed. Inscr . by author on FFEP. more information

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New York: Arthur A Levine, An Imprint of Scholastic Press, 1999. 1st ed., 1st ptg. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. VG/VG. 8vo. Black boards, maroon spine. Number line reads: "1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 8 9/9 0/0 01 02. Printed in the U.S.A. 23" Closed 1/2'' tear to top corner of dj. Bumping to top and bottom edge of spine. Text block is clean and unmarked, except small stain to rear endpaper. DJ is unclipped, no price. BCE more information

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San Francisco: MacAdam/ Cage, 2004. 1st ed., 1st ptg. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 4to. 248 pp. Pictorial DW. Dark blue cloth boards. Slight bumping to spine o/w fine. Signed by author on title page. more information

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NY: Viking Press, 1965. 1st ed., 1st ptg. No addt'l ptg. Hardcover. Fine/VG+. 8vo. 280pp. Pict. dj. Green cloth backed in black cloth. Dust jacket is slightly scuffed, moreso to the back cover, w/ edgewear to extremities, a few small chips, and three small closed tears to the bottom edge. All in all the dj. is in fantastic shape, unclipped and in Brodart. Slight bumping to tail, else fine. Wilbur Smith's scarce second book. more information

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NY: Warner Books, 2003. 1st ed. Advanced Reader's Copy. Softcover. Near Fine/-. NF/-. 8vo. 263pp. Pict. wraps. The follow up to Sparks' acclaimed "The Notebook." Small nick at head of spine. Author's signature appears beneath his name on the title page. more information

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