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United Kingdom: Penguin Books, 1991. Uncorrected Proof . Trade Paperback. Very Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Graham Evans (cover). THE NEW COLLECTIBLE! This is the limited edition (advance) Uncorrected Proof state - not quite the same as, but often referred to as an Advance Reading Copy, or ARC - fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes the First Edition. Twelve tales celebrating the unique culture of the Irish. From the back cover teaser: "This debut collection pokes sly fun at the English tendency to regard the Irish as infantile and mad. [stories populated by, among others] sexy priests, whiskey-drinking eccentrics, Celtic bards." 161 pages. CONDITION: a pristine unmarked, uncreased copy with no apparent shelf-wear. This handsome, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: Harper Collins, 1994. Uncorrected Proofs . Paperback, Foldover Cover. Fine Minus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an Advance Reading Copy, or ARC ("from Uncorrected Proofs") a publishing state fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes the First Edition. "In 1987, as the Cold War reaches a climax, British agent Bernard Samson confronts difficulties at home and on the job as he copes with an affair with a co-worker, his wife, ethical conflict, and high-level government scandal. " 301 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased copy with negligible shelf-wear, (just tiny scuffs on three spine-end corners). This handsome, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: Playboy Paperbacks, 1981. First Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good Plus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. # 16950. "An unforgettable story of love and intrigue - and the woman who learned the power of lust." A steamy historical romance novel set in the Latin Quarter of Paris during the time of the French Revolution. 368 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased VG+ copy with negligible shelf-wear, a single reading crease on the spine. This beautiful copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: Bantam Books, 1993. Advance Reading Copy (ARC) . Medium Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an "Advance Uncorrected Proofs" copy - often referred to as an "Advance Reading Copy" [or ARC] and an "Unedited, Uncorrected Page Proof" - fast becoming an attractive collectible, as it precedes the First Edition. "A master craftsman of the courtroom mystery pits tough Miami trial lawyer Jake Lassiter against a seamy case of low-rent murder and a billionaire determined to rip off the priceless heritage of Russia." 303 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased, evidently unread copy with negligible shelf-wear (just a hint of an upper-right corner bump). This handsome, highly collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: Edwin F. Kalmus. Reprint Edition . Stapled Wraps. Very Good. 11" x 14. Kalmus Miniature Orchestra Scores No. F287. A useful score format, with four miniature-score pages on each large 11"x14" page. 116 (AKA 464) pages. CONDITION: A solid unmarked, uncreased copy with moderate shelf-wear, including some spots of discoloration on the front cover, a bumped lower-right corner, and a small bend (near-crease) on the back cover. The score pages are clean and legible. This quite respectable copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

New York: Health Knowledge Inc, 1966. Stapled Wraps. Very Good. 5.25" x 7.25. Virgil Finlay (cover). An excellent but short-lived 1960s science fiction magazine. CONTENTS: The Girl in the Golden Atom (Cummings), Voice of Atlantis (Manning), The City of Singing Flame (CA Smith), The Plague (GH Smith), The Question (Holly), Why "Famous"? (Lowndes); Books; Down to Earth.130 pages. CONDITION: a bright, solid, unmarked copy with moderate shelf-wear and a hint of interior age-tanning, compromised only by a rear cover corner-crease and a tiny tape-repaired edge-tear. This remains an attractive, collectible copy - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board. NOTE: multiple magazine orders, depending on weight, may qualify for a generous shipping charge reduction.

Holyoke, Massachussetts: Columbia Publications Inc., 1958. Soft cover. Very Good. 5.25" x 7.25. An outstanding vintage western stories digest, edited by Robert W. Lowndes. CONTENTS: Bushwack Range (Barat); Murder Brand (McDaniel); The 4c Impeachment (Loomis); Squatter's Way (Smith); The Verdict (Miller); The Gunfighter Who Liked Requests (Baker); The Eleventh Hour (McKinley). 132 pages. CONDITION: a solid, bright, square, unmarked copy with minimal shelf-wear, a lightly faded back cover, and age-tanned pages, compromised only by a bit of cover rippling adjacent to the spine (caused by spine-glue drying/shrinkage). This attractive, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board. NOTE: A higher resolution scan of the covers will gladly be supplied on request. This small item will be shipped with a complimentary upgrade to trackable First Class on domestic (US) orders.

Holyoke, Massachussetts: Columbia Publications Inc., 1956. Soft cover. Good. 6.5" x 9.25. Another outstanding vintage collection of western stories. CONTENTS: The Overland Death (Short), Trigger Treachery (Webster), For Vengeance Alone (Paine), Digger John and the Sons (Baker), Marshal and Target (Smith), Bullets Bury the Past (Floren). 100 pages. CONDITION: a solid, square, unmarked, uncreased copy with substantial cover-wear (small chips, short edge-tears, a damp-stain, a bit of crinkling adjacent to the spine), its interior compromised only by a very slight age-tanning. This quite respectable, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

New York: Columbia Publications Inc., 1959. Soft cover. Solid Very Good. 5.5" x 7.25. An outstanding vintage western stories digest, edited by Robert W. Lowndes. CONTENTS: The Pleasant Valley War (Peterson), Gunslick Tenderfoot (Calhoun), Rustlin' Gal (Paine), Watch for a Killer (Barat), Deadline for the 2DA (Jenner), and Cabin Fever (Smith). 130 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked copy with light shelf-wear, compromised only by a few formerly-folded page corners, a strip of sunning on the back cover, and a corner crease on the front. (There is a little crimping near the spine from spine-glue contraction.) This attractive, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board. NOTE: A higher resolution scan of the cover will gladly be supplied on request. This small item will be shipped with a complimentary upgrade to trackable First Class on domestic (US) orders.

New York: Sony Classical, 1996. CD in Jewel Case. Fine/Fine. 5.5" x 5. SK 67189. Remarkable music by one of the greatest Polish composers of the 20th century, here performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen, and featuring pianist Paul Crossley and soprano Dawn Upshaw. CONTENTS: Please see my accompanying scan image of the Track List. Total Time: 74:03. CONDITION: A Fine unscratched CD with Fine jewelcase, booklet, and tray insert. The CD was played twice and sounds beautifully. Complimentary upgrade to securely-packed First Class shipping on domestic (USA) orders.

San Antonio, Texas: Southern Music Co., 1973. Examination/Reference Edition . No Binding. Fine. 5.25 x 7" Tall. These are miniature-score-size reference/examination copies - the full-size versions plus parts being evidently available for purchase from the publisher. Three strong works for wind orchestra by this American collaborative duo: Fanfare, Chorale and Fugue (1971; 24 pages), Preludio in D (1971; 20 pages), and Silver Sleigh (1973; 20 pages. CONDITION: bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased copies with negligible shelf-wear - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board. NOTE: These small items will be shipped, securely packed, with a complimentary upgrade to trackable First Class on domestic (US) orders.

London: Orbit Books - Futura Publications, 1988. First British Edition, First Printing . Mass Market Paperback. Fine Minus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. An enchanting and slyly subtle science fantasy creation that gives the reader a wild ride through the world of Earth's far-distant future --- and beyond." 345+ pages, illustrated with black-and-white drawings. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, likely unread copy with minimal shelf-wear, plus one small, faint front cover corner crease. This handsome copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag. NOTE: This small item will be shipped with a complimentary upgrade to trackable First Class on domestic (US) orders.

Milan, Italy: Fonit Cetra Italia, 1983. Assumed First Edition . LP Record in Jacket. Very Good/Fine. 12.25" x 12.25. ITL 70094. Remarkable two-piano music by the great Italian-German composer Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924), impressively performed here by Michele Campanella and Laura De Fusco. CONTENTS: Improvisation uber Bachs Choral "Wie wohl ist mir, o Freund der Seele"; Fantasie fur eine Orgelwalze; Duettino Concertante nach Mozart; Fantasia Contrappuntistica. Its English-tranlation insert contains Program Notes and performer bios. CONDITION: A Very Good LP record with Fine dustjacket and insert. The LP - tested and cleaned before listing - plays beautifully, with some light-to-moderate surface noise. ***A fresh anti-static inner sleeve replaces the plain/blank original - and the jacket is nestled in a clear outer sleeve. Securely packed and promptly mailed for ultra-safe shipping globally!

Cornwall, Connecticut: Mercury Press Inc., 1983. Paperback. Very Good. 5.25" x 7.5. David Hardy (cover). A fascinating vintage SF digest from over 30 years ago. CONTENTS: see accompanying scan image of the Table of Contents. 164 pages. CONDITION: a bright, solid, unmarked copy with moderate shelf-wear plus creases on the covers and spine. The interior is clean and uncompromised. This quite respectable copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board. NOTE: A higher resolution scan of the cover will gladly be supplied on request. This small item will be shipped with a complimentary upgrade to trackable First Class on domestic (US) orders.

New York: Seesaw Music Corp., 1975. Stapled Wraps [without cover]. Good Plus. 9.5" X 13. A provocatively engaging unaccompanied violoncello work by distinguished American composer Marshall Bialosky (1923-2016), founding chairman of both the music and art departments at Cal State Dominguez Hills. An Ozalid-process published copy in the composer's own very neat hand manuscript. 7 pages. CONDITION: An unmaked Good Plus copy, with Ozalid-related age-tanning, a faint corner-crease, and light shelf-wear, compromised by a water-stain discoloration at the bottom (visible in the second scan image). This nevertheless quite respectable copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

New York: Berkley Medallion Books, 1976. First Thus - First Printing . Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Richard Powers (cover). # Z3211. Thirteen excellent stories by this lesser-known master. CONTENTS: Preface (Panshin); What's Your Excuse?, The Sons of Prometheus, The Destiny of Milton Gomrath, A Sense of Direction, How George Duchamps Discovered a Plot to Take Over the World, One Sunday in Neptune, Now I'm Watching Roger, Arpad, How Can We Sink When We Can Fly?, Sky Blue, When the Vertical World Becomes Horizontal, Lady Sunshine and the Magoon of Beatus, Farewell to Yesterday's Tomorrow. 212 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, likely unread copy with negligible shelf-wear, the faintest hint of a crease of its sunned (?) spine, the interior pristine. This beautiful copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag. NOTE: A higher resolution scan of the covers will gladly be supplied on request. This small item… Read More

Long Island City, New York: Late Late Books, Casanova Publishing, 1966. Assumed First Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. LL 204. From Chaper One: "Ken Niles, Emcee at the sophisticated Blue Torch Club, found stabbed to death. Only surviving relative, his stepsister Bettina Niles, chanteuse at the above-mentioned club." 159 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased, likely unread copy with light shelf-wear and a hint of age-tanning to its pages, compromised only by scuffs at both ends of the front spine edge (visible in the accompanying scan image). This attractive copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag. NOTE: A higher resolution scan of the cover will gladly be supplied on request. This small item will be shipped, securely packed, with a complimentary upgrade to trackable First Class on domestic (US) orders.

New York: Warner Books, 1993. ARC . Large Softcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an Advance Reading Copy, or ARC - a publishing state fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes the First Edition. Max Klein suffers from many anxieties - including a terrible fear of flying - but after surviving a plane crash his worries vanish and he suddenly believes himself invincible. Back home, a psychiatrist puts him in touch with Carla, a victim of the same crash who lost her infant son and suffers from a morbid, debilitating depression. Now Max and Carla begin a relationship that is sometimes intimate, sometimes painful, and perhaps the only path to recovery for both. 308 pages, a publisher's promotional letter laid-in. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased, likely unread copy with minimal shelf-wear. This handsome, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: Villard Books - Random House, 1996. ARC . Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is the limited Advance Reader's Edition state - not quite the same as, but often referred to as an Advance Reading Copy, Uncorrected Proof, or ARC - fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes the First Edition. "They are a corrupt band of cops, moonlighting as hired vigilante assassins, backed by New York City's most powerful business and political figures. He is Fear Meaghal, blue and green to the core - cop blue and Irish green." 340 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased copy with negligible shelf-wear. This handsome, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: CBS Masterworks, 1986. CDs/Booklet/Slipcase. Fine/Near Fine (overall). 5.5" x 5" x 1.25. M2K 42 A beautiful, seldom-produced opera by Umberto Giordano to an Italian libretto by Arturo Colautti, based on the play Fédora by Victorien Sardou.181 - premiered in Milan in 1898. This recording stars Eva Marton and Jose Carreras, with the Hungarian Radio/Television Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Giuseppe Patane. Total Time: 1:35:01. CONDITION: Fine unscratched CDs with Fine double jewelcase and tray inserts, a Near Fine 241-page booklet (light edge-/corner-wear), and Very Good Plus slipcase (moderate corner-scuffing). The CDs were played twice and sound beautifully. (NOTE: In a production faux pas, CBS underestimated the thickness of the booklet, and it plus the double jewelcase are very tight in their slipcase and a bit difficult to extract.) This excellent recording will be securely packed and promptly shipped.