Tree and Leaf by Tolkien, J.R.R - 1965

Three Tales from the Brothers Grimm, Translated and illustrated with woodcuts by Wanda Ga'g, author of "Millions of Cats". 1943 Coward-McCann, Inc. First Edition, Stated Fifth Printing Thus. RARE in the original dust jacket. Exlib. Good+/Good- DJ protected in mylar wrap. Green decorated library binding. A solid, clean copy in a Rare/Scarce original unclipped $2.00 dust jacket. BRIGHT RED jacket is not sunned. The dj spine is missing 1 inch of the top of its spine, otherwise very nice. Back panel states: Books By Wanda Gag list from Millions of Cats through More Tales From Grimm. Coward-McCann, Inc. Sellers' note: "ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEFINITION OF GAY: (of a person) happy, or (of a place) bright and attractive: Her gay, lively personality made her attractive to everyone who knew her." Literature = literate.

Viking Press, New York, 1935; First Edition; tall 8vo, 154 pages; red cloth; illustrated. Charles G. Finney’s first novel, a bizarre fantasy about a traveling circus that suddenly appears in the remote desert town of Abalone, Arizona carrying a load of extraordinary creatures overseen by a mysterious Chinaman. Winner of Best Book Of The Year at the first National Book Awards in 1935 and later adapted to the screen by Charles Beaumont and Ben Hecht for the 1964 MGM film "The Seven Faces Of Dr. Lao." It has been cited as a creative influence by numerous fantasy writers including Ray Bradbury, who expressed the greatest admiration for it. Author Charles Grandison Finney (1905-1984) revealed in his memoirs that the idea for "Dr.Lao" was conceived while he was stationed with the U.S. infantry in China from 1927-1929. After discharge, Finney moved to Tucson, Arizona where he took a job as journalist for the Arizona Daily Star, where remained for forty years, and the fictional… Read More

Smith, Jessie Willcox: The Little Mother Goose (1918 Dodd, Mead & Company Stated 2nd Edition) Children's book. Nursery Tales. ILLUSTRATED BY JESSIE WILCOX SMITH. Used. VG/ No DJ if issued. Black cloth. Gold Titling on spine is somewhat dimmed. Front Pastedown is complete and in nice condition. Twelve color plates (including frontis) . Oblong 8vo; 176 p.. Please see our photos. Rare/scarce. A clean, solid copy.

The Poison Belt. 1913 FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. By Arthur Conan Doyle. Hodder & Stoughton/ George H. Doran. States Hodder & Stoughton on the spine. RARE. Illustrated. Red Boards with gilt titling. Gilting still bright. All 16 B&W plates, including frontis, present and affixed to binding. TITLE OF THE PROFESSOR CHALLENGER SERIES. "Being an account of Another Amazing Adventure of Professor Challenger. USED. Bright pages. Good Condition/ No DJ Included. 5 ¼ X 7 ¾. 252 pages. RARE. Plot summary: "The Earth is about to pass through a belt of poisonous gas (ether) that will destroy all life. However, in the interest of science, Challenger has transformed his wife's boudoir and his own room into a single airtight chamber, so the chosen few can gain a few hours and witness the extinction of life on Earth."

Du Maurier, Daphne: Jamaica Inn 1936 First Edition. Doubleday Doran & Co. RARE. Title page states 1936. Used. Good-/ New Fax Whistler Dust Jacket. Condition: Front board was cracked in half in shipment and has now been taped from inside. Fabric is intact. Other than this damage the book is in good overall condition. Priced accordingly. 332 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¼. Plot summary: "Shadows moved across the moor. Horses' hoofs rang sharply on the stone pathway. They had come again - the mysterious visitors who arrived at Jamaica Inn under cover of darkness...Here is a story of passion, treachery and death. Of a beautiful woman caught in the web of a dangerous intrigue. And of her compelling love for a scoundrel. Daphne de Maurier tells this strange tale of the suspense and excitement which characterizes her internationally famous novels Rebecca and The Scapegoat"

London, England: Harrison and Co.. Very Good with No Dust Jacket as issued. 1780. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. KB#010430: Boards now protected by a new Brodart Archival Mylar Cover. No Jacket As Issued. Two Volumes In One Book; Second Volume starts on P. 119. Copy still has original two yellow ribbon bookmarks attached and in good condition. There is a handwritten note on inside of front cover "Hartwell Library, Bound at Aylesbury 1850." and a bookplate of a prior owner. Tales of the Genii is a collection of stories by James K. Ridley based on those of the Arabian Nights. These were enhanced with illustrations and engraved plates drawn by Richard Westall. These Tales were first published in two volumes in 1764, they were issued under the pen name 'Sir Charles Morell', supposedly the British Ambassador at Bombay. Ridley's Tales were allegedly composed by an imam named Horam and translated from a Persian manuscript; they were in fact, products of… Read More

Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House Publishers. Fine in Good Dust Jacket. 1948. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. KB#011162: Bookjacket/dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. Dustjacket is complete but has several edge chips, is worn along the edges and spine and has a small hole in the back. Book's boards and pages are clean, unmarked (no markings or writing at all), bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "'Roads' is the moving fantasy of Santa Claus based on an ancient Christian legend. To Seabury Quinn's fanciful account Virgil Finley has brought his singular talent as an artist. His illustrations admirably complement the immortal story of Santa Claus. 'Roads' is the first in a projected series of limited, illustrated editions to be published by Arkham House." : B&W Illustrations: 5.25 x 7.5 in.: 110 pages .

The Case-book Of Sherlock Holmes. By Arthur Conan Doyle. Publisher: John Murray, 1929 Short story anthology. Detective fiction. Used. Clean and square. Protected in a mylar wrap. Good Condition/Good- ORIGINAL DUST JACKET illustrated by J. Abby. 1929 Cheaper Edition, first printing thus. published in 1929, Blue blind-stamped cloth. Some tanning as is typical of this edition. 320 pages. The RARE original, White, blue and red pictorial dust-wrapper is not sunned at spine. Priced at 2/- net to the bottom right of the front panel. Back panel of the jacket lists "New volumes in Murray's Fiction Library. The 12 Titles listed there are from Beau Geste to The Black Flemings. 320pp. 4 5/8 X 7. A great find. Adventures included here are: The illustrious Client; The Blanched Soldier, The Mazarin Stone, The Three Gables, The Sussex Vampire, The Three Garridebs, The Problem of Thor Bridge, The Creeping Man, The Lion's Mane, The Veiled Lodger, Shoscombe Old Place, The Retired Colourman.

Basil Blackwell, [1922]. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Various : Fifty New Poems For Children. Oxford : Basil Blackwell, [1922]. First edition. 7 5/8"/20cm h. Bound in publisher's black paper boards; b&w pictorial paper pastedown to front board. Plain white endpapers. 63 numbered pp plus one wo numbers following. By my count actually fifty-two; index. Condition notes: boards heavily worn with some sunning, considerable tanning and staining to white front pastedown; spine pastedown removed (remnants still clinging); boards bent forward at spine creating a slightly curled appearance; joint worn through for one-plus inches, revealing internal fabric. Corners worn and bumped. Uncut edges show darkening. Modest foxing to endpapers; discreet gift inscription to front flyleaf; both pastedowns show ridging where spine/boards are bent; front flyleaf has remains of a since-removed sticker. Hinge beginning to separate pp 32-33. Pages show varying but generally minor tanning and staining… Read More

The Malloreon: Guardians of the West, King of the Murgos, Demon Lord of Karanda, Sorceress of Darshiva, The Seeress of Kell, David Eddings. Published by Del Rey, 1987-1991. Guardians of the West (1987); third printing; King of the Murgos (1988); fourth printing; Demon Lord of Karanda (1988); first printing; Sorceress of Darshiva (1989); first printing; The Seeress of Kell (1991); second printing. Volumes are in fine condition without markings, tears or folds and binding is tight and square; light outer edge dusting to one or more volume. Dustjackets are in fine to near fine condition: Guardians of the West dust jacket is clipped; sticker residue to jacket of King of the Murgos; small closed tear along jacket flap of Demon Lord of Karanda. A very collectible, complete set of David Eddings's epic fantasy series.