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1) Contract with an Angel
Andrew M. Greeley

Contract with an Angel
New York & Chicago, USA: Tom Doherty Associates, Inc., 1998 FIRST EDITION. A modern Irish-American twist on the Faust legend, with the angel Michael taking on the role of the fallen angel Lucifer. Michael appears (as Michael Jordan) to a businessman on a crashing plane to give him a chance to make up the mess he has made of his life which, somehow is not as easy as he would think. Black paper cover with gold lettering on spine. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Excellent. (more information)

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2) Galactic Empires Volume 1
Brian W. Aldiss, Editor

Galactic Empires Volume 1
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1976. A complete collection of Science Fiction short stories on the theme of Galactic Empires. Section 1 Rise and Shine and Section 2 Maturity or Bust. Stories by Lafferty , Clarke, Poul Anderson, Simak, Cordwainer Smith +. Book is Near Fine, the only imperfection being slight edge rubbing of black hardcover. G Dustjacket has slight age toning and several small rips on top and bottom edges and moderate tattering of spine edges. . Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. Illus. by Karel Thole . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club Edition. (more information)

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3) Galactic Empires: Volume 2
Brian W. Aldiss, Editor

Galactic Empires: Volume 2
New York, USA: St. Martin's Press, 1976 A complete collection of Science Fiction short stories on the theme of Galactic Empires. Section 2 Maturity or Bust (cont. from Vol 1). Stories by A. E. van Vogt, and Algis + Budrys. Section 3 Decline and Free Fall Poul Anderson, Blish, Harry Harrison +. Book is Fine dark blue hardcover. G Dustjacket has slight age toning and several small rips on top and bottom edges and moderate tattering of spine edges. . Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Fine/Good Plus. Illus. by Karel Thole . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club Edition. (more information)

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4) Toward a Recognition of Androgyny
Carolyn G. Heilbrun

Toward a Recognition of Androgyny
New York & Evanston, Illinois USA: Harper Colophon Books, 1974 Authoress postulates that our future salvation lies in a movement away from gender polarization towards an andogynous state where gender roles and personal behaviour are individually chosen rather than imposed by societal expectations. Book is an examination of English-language literature from Puritan and Victorian times to the present searching for a trend in this direction. Evaluates vaious popular works to measure the ratio of patriarchal to andogynous content. NF- white softcover with two fused heads in a grey half-circle. NF- Book has minor edge-wear and soiling. Binding tight, spine straight and pages unmarked. 187 pp.. First Thus. Trade Paperback. Near Fine Minus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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5) Sky of Swords: A Tale of the King's Blades
Dave Duncan

New York, New York, USA: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 1979 FIRST EDITION. Third book of the awesome King's Blades series. Saved from marriage to a notorious Pirate King by her father's sudden death, Princerss Matilda finds being Queen more treacherous than even she expects, especially when the only ones she can trust are her Royal Guards, and only because they are Dead Men Walking. Comes with Wizards, Sorcery, a Princess, a Genealogy Chart, Illustrations. VG+/F Quarter-bound yellow boards with black backstriop; gilt lettering on spine. Normal wear and tear, corner creases and slight edge age-toning, Minor edge soiling/staining. Alkaline paper. Minor Library markings on endpages and spine only. DJ covered in mylar protectors. Illustration of crossed swords and red rose. . First Edition First Printing. Quarter-bound. Very Good Plus/Fine. Illus. by Boris Zlotsky. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. (more information)

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6) Solo of Fortune May 2013 Vol 10 No. 5
Derek Quintanar & Mike Pondsmith, Editors

Solo of Fortune May 2013 Vol 10 No. 5
Berkely, California, USA: R. Talisorian Games, Inc., 1989 FIRST EDITION. The Official Journal of the Corporate Mercenary. Fascinating Magazine spoof for the Cyberpunk Video Games. A supplement to take your SOLO character to the Edge! Or a frightening Sci-Fi vision of the (near??) Future for the rest of us. Featured articles Focus on Solos - Mercenary Killers-for-Hire. EuroStyle, Modern Streetgangs, World of Government Solos and. Vehicle Comabt Rules, Corporate Wars, New weapons, New Cyberwear and more. VG- condition with no underlining, writing or highlighting. Stapled Pictorial Cove with monor edge wear and page wrinkling. 80 pages. . First Edition First Printing. Stapled Pictorial Cover. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Mike Pondsmith, Sam Liu, Scott Ruggels. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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7) Alan Moore: Portrait of an Extraordinary Gentleman
Ed. by smoky man and Gary Spencer Millidge with Omar Martini

Alan Moore: Portrait of an Extraordinary Gentleman
Leigh-On-Sea, England, UK: Abiogenesis Press, 2003 FIRST EDITION. Intro by Terry Gilliam. 145 of world's top artists, writers, cartoonists, and comics creators pay tribute to writer and magician Alan Moore in his 50th year. Includes new and unseen work elsewhere unpublished, both by Moore and those admirers. NF + Book has front cover faint scuff marks and one tiny delamination of bottom corner. Unread copy beyond title page. . First Edition First Printing. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Piet Corr . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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8) The Judges of Hades and Other Simon Ark Stories
Edward D. Hoch

The Judges of Hades and Other Simon Ark Stories
North Hollywood, California, USA: Leisure Books, Inc., 1971 A cult classic book of Simon Ark the 2000 year old Coptic priest who travels the world to search out and destroy evil. Introduction by Hans Stefan Santeson. PB in Good Plus conditon; spine straight and pages unmarked. Has some page age yellowing and rubbing of cover pages. Spine straight. Price sticker on rear cover.. First Trade Paperback Printing. Soft Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by James Dietz . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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9) Moonstruck
Edward M. Lerner

New York & Chicago, USA: Baen Publsihing Enterprises, 2005 FIRST EDITION. Just another day in Washington D.C. for presidental science advisor Kyle until the F'thk arrived to evaluate humanity for the Galactic Commonwealth. But what were they really after? And why do they keep saying "Smile for the Camera"? AN/AN Quarter-bound hardcover, Blue with blue cloth argent-lettered backstrip. Dustjacket has illustration of crashed burning space ship with fleeing humans. 291 pp.. First Edition First Printing. Quarter-bound. As New/As New. Illus. by Alan M. Clarke. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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10) Alien Sex: 19 Tales by the Masters of Science Fiction and Dark Fantasy
Ellen Datlow, Editor

New York, New York, USA: Dutton, 1990 FIRST EDITION. A collection of nineteen provacative stories of wit and wonder spanning lightyears of time, space, and imagination. Harlan Ellison, Philip Jose Farmer, Larry Niven, Richard Mathesen, James Tiptree, Jr. etc. Softcover in NF- condition.Blue cover has eye, breasts, and lips design on cover. Normal cover scuffing, soiling and edge wear. Trifling edge soiling of pages. Binding tight, spine straight. 251 pp.. First Edition First Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Jack Gaughan . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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11) Little Deaths: An Anthology of Erotic Horror
Ellen Datlow, Editor

Little Deaths: An Anthology of Erotic Horror
New York & Chicago, USA: Pyramid Publications, 1976 To reach the height of pleaure, touch the edge of terror. The exquisite danger of nakedness. 17 gifted writers explore the realm of desire and dread, love and violence, tenderness and shame. Barry N. Malzberg, Richard Matheseon, Joyce Carol Oates, Jack Womack and others. Ten tales of shivering, dreadful delight that give you something to do when you're too scared to sleep. Best read with a companion. Fine condition. . First USA Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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12) Monsters of North America
Elwood D. Baumann

Monsters of North America
Middletown, Connecticut, USA: Xerox Education Publications , 1978 Reprint (Franklin Watts). Unidentifies creatures that inhabit the lakes, forests, mountains, and swamps of the US and Canada. Ogopogo of Canada, Sea Serpent of Lake Monona, Wisconsin, etc. Trade paperback in G condition. Soiling of cover and agetoning of pages. . First Paperback Printing. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Nicholas Krenitsky. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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13) Frabato the Magician: An Occult Novel
Franz Bardon

Frabato the Magician: An Occult Novel
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Merkur Publishing, Inc., 1995 A spiritual autobiography of Hermetic Adept Franz Bardon cast as a novel of Frabato the Magician, which was a former stage name of his. Set in 1930's Dresden, Germany it describes his magical battles with a dangerous Black Lodge, revealing the dark occult forces which lay behind the rise of the Third Reich. Intro by Dieter Ruggeberg with Otti Votavova. 173 pages with illustrations, including Hermes Trismegistos, Lao-tse, Mahum Tah-Ta and Shambala. NF+/F Book in As new condition except for owner presentation on free page. Navy blue cloth hardcover with gilt lettering on front and spine. Red DJ with white gothic lettering. . Second Edition. Cloth. Near Fine Plus/Fine. Illus. by Reed Perkins. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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14) Berserker Lies
Fred Saberhagen

Berserker Lies
New York, New York, USA: Tom Doherty Associates, Inc., 1991 In the Future, life was Good. No poverty. No worries. Then... the Berserkers came. And the final battle to the death began for mankind. VG Book has minor surface and edge wear. Spine creased. Else binding tight, pages clean and unmarked. . First Paperback Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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15) A Shadow of All Night Falling
Glen Cook

A Shadow of All Night Falling
New York, New York, USA: Berkley Publishing Corporation , 1979 First book of the awesome Fantasy Dread Empire series. From the keep of Windtower the Star Rider calls forth a war for a woman's hundred-lifetime love. Comes with Wizards, Stormkings, a Princess, a Map of the World (sorry, West only) and Chronology from 583 AFE thru Spring 997 AFE Book is Near Fine minus, with normal wear and tear, corner creases and slight edge age-toning, . First Edition First Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Glen Cook. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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16) The Atrocity Exibition
J. G. Ballard

The Atrocity Exibition
San Francisco, California, USA: Re/Search Publications, 1990 Revised edition with authors annotations and commentary added. Four new stories added. Disturbing science fiction work bordering on the grotesque and obscene. Originally written in the 1960's. Speculations on life in the 1990's. Photographs and Graphic anatomical illustrations. NF+ softcover with minor edge wear. Cover has figure of woman showing internal anatomy standing in form of industrial scene. . Revised Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Phoebe Gloeckner and Ana Barrado. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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17) The High Place
James Branch Cabell

The High Place
New York, New York, USA: Ballantine Books, 1970 FIRST THUS. Reprint (1923) Book 9 of Cabell's eikosipentology, The Biography of Manuel. An Adult Fantasy in which our hero Florian sets out to brave the mythical monsters set by an evil sorceress as a ward on King Helmas's castle, to win the Princess, and live happily afterward. He does and they... since this is an Adult fantasy, don't. Another classic story by one of the Classic fantasists. Softcover in VG condition. Normal scuffing and cover wear, slight spine wrinkling. Edges dyed yellow. 234 pp. Intro by Lin Carter, Illustrated by Frank Pape.. First USA Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Frank C. Pape & Donna Violetti. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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18) Ten Thousand Light-Years from Home
James Tiptree, Jr

Ten Thousand Light-Years from Home
New York, New York, USA: Ace Books, 1961 A collection of fifteen worlds of wit and wonder spanning lightyears of time, space, and imagination. Another classic anthology by Harry Harrison, himself one of the Classic pulp S-F writers. Softcover in VG- condition. Normal cover scuffing, soiling and edge wear. Edge soiling and yellowing of pages. Binding tight, spine straight. 319 pp.. First Paperback Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Jack Gaughan . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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19) Natural History: A Novel
Joan Perucho

Natural History: A Novel
New York, New York, USA: Ballantine Books, 1990 Reprint (1960, Edicions Destino, Barcelona). Both a Vampire fantasy tale and historical fiction set in Catalonia during the Spanish Carlist civil war. With beheadings, massacres, and mutilations of war as background Antoni, a young Liberal is summoned to track down a century-old killer: a blood sucking vampire with werewolf powers of shapechanging. Elegant descriptions of landscapes, wildlife and customs of Catalonia as well as the political situationof the Carlist War. Index of proper names. Translated from Catalan by David Rosenthal. VG black softcover with pile of rat heads in box on front cover. Spine straight, binding tight Pages clean and unmarked. Cover shows slight edge wear and toning. Rear top corner folded, one crease on spine. 160 pp. Somewhat Scarce in paperback. . First Publisher's Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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20) Euryale
Kara Dalkey

Euryale
New York, New York, USA: The Berkley Publishing Group True FIRST EDITION. Modern new fantasy tale based on the classic Greek legendary romance of Euryale. Our heroine goes to Rome searching for the secret magic needed to free her lover who has been turned to stone. VG- paperback slight scuffing and edgewear. Whole punched into front upper corner of cover page.. First Edition First Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Mel Odom. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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21) The White Stag
Kate Seredy

The White Stag
New York, New York, USA: Viking Press, Inc., 1947 Red cloth hardcover with blind-stamped stag on front cover and title page. Cover has considerable wear of edges, hinges, and corners as well as some surface scuffing. Binding is tight and endpapers at hinges taped. Endpapers illustrated with a fire bird. Text pages are agetoned but not marked up, clean and readable. Book is and ex-Library copy (Frank W. Gunsaulus School, Chicago) with all the usual library markings plus a small bookplate and anonymous review of the book taped onto front endpaper. Sixth Printing. Cloth. Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Kate Seredy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. (more information)

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22) Lammas Night
Katherine Kurtz

Lammas Night
New York, New York, USA: Ballantine Books, 1983 A suspense story set in time of war. 1940 Hitler's Germany is employing the secret arts of evil witchcraft to destroy good old England. Only by uniting the covens of Britain can Good triumph. Col. John Graham of British Intelligence is the man and Lammas Night is the day to do it. Softcover in NF- condition. Minor cover wear. Binding tight, spine straight pages clean and unmarked. 438 pp.. Twelfth Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Jack Gaughan . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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23) A Caress of Twilight
Laurell K. Hamilton

A Caress of Twilight
New York, New York, USA: Ballantine Books, 2002 FIRST EDITION. A hard-edged, erotic adult fantasy and murder mystery of the Fey in Modern Los Angeles. Comes with Sex, Faeries, Sex, Magic, Sex, a Princess in a battle for The Throne wit her cousin. And then, there is that wacky serial killer loose in the city, killing mortal and Fey alike. Fr+/F Quarter-bound boards with black cloth backstrip; argent lettering on spine. Purple on black Illustration of woman with bare shoulder on front. Two flypages missing, binding taped. Else, excellent reading copy. Minor edge soiling/staining. Sides deckle-edged. Usual Library markings; no glue-ins. DJ covered in mylar protectors.. First Edition First Printing. Quarter-bound. Fair Plus/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. (more information)

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24) John the Balladeer
Manly Wade Wellman

John the Balladeer
New York & Chicago, USA: Baen Publsihing Enterprises, 1988 A complete collection of Fantasy short stories and songs from the North Carolina mountains about the fictional character John the Balladeer who first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and Weird Tales. Book is Near Fine, the only imperfection being an owner Printers ink handstamp on back flyleaf. Beautiful artwork on front flap. Dustjacket has several small rips on top and bottom edges. . Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by Alan M. Clarke. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club Edition. (more information)

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25) Doctor Who: Battlefield
Marc Platt

Doctor Who: Battlefield
London, UK: Target Books, 1991 FIRST EDITION. Nr. 152 in Target Doctor Who Library. Another classic episode based on the BBC TV series. A nuclear missile, knights in armor, guns and grenades, a demon in a spaceship combined with Morgaine, Merlyn and a sword at the bottom of a lake. Softcover in VG- condition. Black and red softcover with four heads clustered on front. Normal cover scuffing, soiling and edge wear. One inch shallow chip from center rear cover edge. Very slight edge soiling and yellowing of pages. Binding tight, spine straight, pages unmarked. 172 pp.. First Edition First Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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26) Strange Magazine: Nr. 20 December 1998
Mark Chorvinsky, Editor

Strange Magazine:  Nr. 20 December 1998
Rockville, Maryland, USA: Strange Magazine, 1998 Scarce Popular Semi-Annual magazine. Exploring Strange Phenomena, the Occult, and the Unknown. Featured articles: Real Story Behind the Exorcist, The Haunted Boy, South American Monsters and Mystery Animals. Glastonbury. F condition with no underlining, writing or highlighting. Stapled Pictorial Cover. 70 pages. . First Printing. Stapled Pictorial Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Greg Snook, Bill Herd, Jason William Rebsamen . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (more information)

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27) FATE: December, 1958 Issue 105 (Vol. 11 No. 12 )
Mary Fuller, Editor

FATE: December, 1958 Issue 105 (Vol. 11 No. 12 )
Evanston, Illinois, USA: Clark Publishing Company , 1958 Popular Monthly magazine. True stories of the Strange, the Unusual and the Unknown. Featured: Pagan Rites of Pan, Witchcraft, 1958 and Mathematical Proof of a Spirit World. Near Fine condition with no underlining, writing or highlighting. Pages clean, but yellowed. Stapled Pictorial Cover. 130 text pages. . First Printing. Stapled Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Sydney Barker . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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28) The Fairytale as Art Form and Portrait of Man
Max Luthi

Bloomington, Indiana USA: Indiana University Press, 1987 Translated by Jon Erickson. The traditional fairy tale examined from the perspective of aesthetics and anthropology. Includes index of tale types and tales, including, the sick lion, frog king and the louse-skin.. NF red softcover with two seated figures in a dark blue half-circle. Book has only very minor edge-wear and soiling. 207 pp.. Second Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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29) Wizard of the Pigeons
Megan Lindholm

Wizard of the Pigeons
New York, New York, USA: The Berkley Publishing Group, 1986 FIRST EDITION. An Adult Fantasy in which our hero, known to the other street people of Seattle as Wizard, is faced with the kind of evil and the kind of battle that he thought he had left behind in Viet Nam. It was something wicked, something magic and dark, and threatened the whole city. To be a wizard or a man, to fight or to run. He had a choice to make. Softcover in VG- condition. Normal scuffing and cover wear, slight spine wrinkling. Edges slightly agetoned. 214 pp. . First Edition First Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. (more information)

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30) Risky Games
Olga Bicos

Risky Games
New York & Avenel, New Jersey, USA: Kensington Publsihing Corp., 1997 Beautiful scientist's discovery of the secret of sexual attraction is ruined by scandalous charges of illegal research. When her friends start mysteriously dying she is forced to run to New Orleans to hide out as a blackjack player. Fortunately the hardbitten casino manager falls for her and ... Book in excellent condition, slight yellowing of page edges; cover is black paper with gold lettering; dust jacket has two small tears and average amount of scuffing. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Excellent/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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