The Tour of the World in 80 Days by Verne, Jules - 1873

Everett, Pennsylvania: : Fantasy Publications, , 1934. . First edition -. Both items are in good only condition with toning to the pages, some wear to the spines. The Marvel Tales has a triangular piece missing from the upper corner of the back cover; the Crawford publication, in yellow wrappers, has some dampstaining to the bottom edge (not noticeable on the front cover), previous owner's name taped onto the title page. . First printing. A very scarce and fragile issue, primarily notable for containing the first appearance of Howard's "The Garden of Fear," the first story in the James Allison series. This second issue of the short-lived Marvel Tales series, published by William L. Crawford (who also owned a printing press) had 3 variant covers - in different colors and on different paper stock: this copy is orange with a green woodcut illustration and black lettering superimposed on the illustration. Mike Ashley in his article on Marvel Tales describes the importance of… Read More

Foolscap Press, 2016. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover. Number 16 of 100 copies. The Snails is a short story by Patricia Highsmith (author of The Talented Mr. Ripley) about giant snails with huge teeth that inhabit a remote island. When an out-of-shape professor decides to visit the island in hopes of capturing one of the snails in order to secure fame for himself, his plans go awry. A seemingly peculiar topic for a story, it was perfect for Highsmith who kept snails as pets and was known to take them to parties on leaves of lettuce in her handbag. The book is housed in a brick red cloth box with a cast-paper sculpture of a snail shell to the top cover. The book is bound in tan cloth with an illustration of a snail pasted down to the front cover. Within the folds of the accordion structure binding are smaller gatherings of pages, which include the text. Illustrations of snails roaming the island and encountering the professor are printed on the larger pages. An interesting structure, as is frequent with… Read More

Signed. First Edition. First Printing. Doubleday (1979). Fine hardcover with fine, as new, jacket in new, removable Brodart sleeve. Signed (signature only) by John Crowley on title page. Top and bottom edges of spine very lightly pushed, not affecting fine jacket. A sharp little copy. NOT a remainder. Boxed for swift, safe shipping. 3-b

New York: Random House, 1949. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Fair/Good. The early dystopian classic available in the original edition. Stated First Printing. Scarce with author's signature to half-title page. In light blue debossed cloth boards with darker blue cloth spine and silver type. top page ends tinted light blue. Unfortunately, to combat pigment/paper loss common to boards of this edition, a previous owner painted boards blue(but not spine). Some light loss still visible to board ends and corners. Light wear overall with sharp corners. A tiny blue spot to bottom page ends and some very faint smudges to endpapers and paper abrasions to pastedowns. Otherwise clean with tight binding. Would be Very Good if not for aforementioned coloration of boards. Jacket price is price-clipped with some very small chips primarily to top corners, head of spine and top of panels. Crease to front flap with smaler edge crease, some scuffing and spotting to top of rear flap.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1966. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Very Good+/Very Good+. Buckram lettered in purple, The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. Shadow from removal of name sticker on the front free endpage. The Dust Jacket is with the price of $3.95 and is in a new clear protective Mylar sleeve and has light shelf wear handling. Jacket painting by Dale Heinnesy. 8.5 inches tall; 239 pages.. Filmed in 1966 by Richard Fleischer with Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch, and Donald Pleasance with award winning special effects. This is a novelization of the screenplay by Harry Kleiner from the original story by Otto Klement and Jay Lewis Bixby. The book was a Nebula nominee for 1966. Isaac Asimov was asked to write a novel based on the 1966 film of the same name. He had misgivings about several plot elements, especially the shrinking elements, but was never one to pass up a commission so he agreed. Ref:… Read More

Everett, Pennsylvania: : Fantasy Publications, , 1934. . First edition -. Both items are in good only condition with toning to the pages, some wear to the spines. The Marvel Tales has a triangular piece missing from the upper corner of the back cover; the Crawford publication, in yellow wrappers, has some dampstaining to the bottom edge (not noticeable on the front cover), previous owner's name taped onto the title page. . First printing. A very scarce and fragile issue, primarily notable for containing the first appearance of Howard's "The Garden of Fear," the first story in the James Allison series. This second issue of the short-lived Marvel Tales series, published by William L. Crawford (who also owned a printing press) had 3 variant covers - in different colors and on different paper stock: this copy is orange with a green woodcut illustration and black lettering superimposed on the illustration. Mike Ashley in his article on Marvel Tales describes the importance of… Read More

London (1958; 1961): Severn House, 1976. First British Hardcover Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 171 Pp. Purple Boards, Gilt. First Uk Hardcover Edition, Inscribed By The Author. A Bright, Clean Book With Two Small Dents Along Bottom Edge Of Boards, Otherwise Fine. Dust Jacket Not Price-Clipped, With Rubbing At Top And Bottom Of Spine And At Tips. Hugo Award 1958. Inscribed By Leiber In July 1977 With "All The Best From Greta And All..." And Signed By Leiber.

London: Methuen, (Circa 1940), 1935. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Blue Cloth. Very Good Book/Good- Very Good Dustjacket. Dustjacket Designed By Stapledon. Light Blue Boards. First Edition, First Impression, Later Issue But No Indication Of Later Printing. Shorter Binding (18.3 Cm Tall), Blue-Violet Cloth With Black Print (Format Different Than First Binding), No Ads, Using First Impression Sheets. Dustjacket Is Identical To First Issue, Priced 7S6p At Lower Front Flap, Except It Is Trimmed To 185.6 Mm (Considerably Taller Than This Issue Of The Book, But Shorter Than The First Issue Dj), And Has A Printed Paper Label "Offered At 2'- Net Ex-Libris" At Foot Of Spine, Above The Publisher's Name. This Binding And This Labelling Of The Dustjacket Is Not Listed In Satty & Smith's Definitive Bibliography. Satty & Smith's A6.1.1.4, First Edition, First Impression, Fourth Issue (March 1939, 555 Copies), Has The First Issue Binding, And Includes The Later Ads, In A Dj With A… Read More

(Glendale): Roy A. Squires, 1979. First Edition . Wrappers. Fine. 9 3/8" x 6 1/4. Chapbook, One Of The Last From Squires. #30 Of A Stated 230 Copies Printed From Post Roman And Hadrian Stone Cut Types, On Specially Made Paper By Twinrocler, With Covers Of Regina Katusha Made By Barcham Greene In England, The Wrappers Of French Marble, Numbered And Signed By Bradbury On The Colophon. With An Original Typed Four Line Letter Requesting A Review, Dated March 29, 1980, Signed By Roy Squires. Also With (The Enclosed) Photocopy Of The Full Page Publicity "Announcement" Including A Full Explanation Of How It Is Considered A Martian Chronicle, Describing How The Manuscript Was Stored By Bradbury In A Manila Folder Upon Which Was Written "A Martian Chronicle"; At The Bottom Of The Announcement Is A Note In Marker "Looks Fine To Me! Ray Bradbury 9/1/79", All Photocopied, No Original Signature On The Announcement.

Japan: Japan: Kokusho-Kankohkai / Arkham House Publishers, 1984, 1985, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1985. -----------( Japanese Editions of H P LOVECRAFT ) ---9 VOLUMES - hard covers, about 6w x 8.5h inches, all are Near Fine / Fine examples, upper edge of v.3 is speckled/spotted, all issued without dustjackets, all housed in lightly rubbed Very Good to Very Good+ slipcases which sport H R Giger illustrations taken from his edition of The Necronomicon, facsimile of Lovecraft's personal bookplate on verso of front covers ( in Western format this would be the rear cover but Japanese text starts at what we consider the back of the book ), seven of the nine volumes sport the original belly-bands, laid into each volume is some promotional material which might be for these books as that literature is titled ARKHAM ADVERTISER, as well each volume has the Arkham House logo on the front endpaper (again at what we would consider the back of the book ), so these were clearly authorized by AH, all with… Read More