Rare books from Widdershin's Books

SIGNED. First Hardcover Edition of revised text version. Stated "First Printing" of Gregg Press (June,1976). The complete text and the revision preferred by Delany. Fine, green full cloth hardcover with distinctive Gregg Press red/gold lettering and design. Signed and place dated by Samuel Delany on title page. The publisher did not issue a jacket. A fresh, sharp copy. Boxed shipping. 12-b

SIGNED. First Edition. First Printing. Doubleday (1975). Jacket art by John Cayea. Very near fine hardcover with fine jacket in new, removable mylar sleeve. Signed (signature only) by John Crowley on title page. Mere hint of toning to top page edges. A bright, sharp little copy. NOT a remainder. Boxed shipping. 3 -b

SIGNED. True First Edition. First Printing. Doubleday (1979). Fine hardcover with very mildly pushed lower spine edge (not affecting fine jacket). Fine, as new bright jacket in new, removable mylar sleeve. Signed (signature only) by John Crowley on title page. A sharp little copy. NOT a remainder. Boxed shipping 3 (1-b)

SIGNED. First U.S. Hardcover Edition. First Printing. Gregg Press (1978). Introduction by David Hartwell. Fine, green full cloth hardcover with distinctive Gregg Press red/gold lettering and design. Signed (signature only) by Thomas Disch on title page. No jacket was issued by publisher. Boxed for safe shipping. 12 (1b)

SIGNED. Fine, As New. First Gregg Press Edition in the Gregg Press Science Fiction Series. Uncommon First Printing of this Edition. (1979). Glory Road. Robert Heinlein. With comprehensive new introduction by Samuel Delany. SIGNED (signature only) by SAMUEL DELANY at his Introduction. Vivid brick red full cloth binding with distinctive Gregg Press black/gold lettering on spine. Publisher did not issue a jacket. A fresh, sharp copy. Boxed for swift, safe shipping. 12 -b

First Hardcover Edition. First Printing. Gregg Press. Stated First Printing (1978). Walter S. Tevis. Fine, as new, black full cloth hardcover with distinctive Gregg Press red/gold lettering and design. No jacket was issued by the publisher. Introduction by Norman Spinrad. Includes David Bowie photo film stills and frontis photo of David Bowie as The Man. A sharp little copy. Boxed, with adult signature confirmation, for swift, safe shipping. 6 -2 (1b).

SIGNED. First U.S. Hardcover Edition. First Printing. Gregg Press (1976). Limited to 362 copies printed. Publisher did not issue a jacket. New introduction by M. John Harrison. Illustration by Richard Powers. Signed (signature only) by Thomas Disch on title page. Fine, deep green, full cloth hardcover with distinctive Gregg Press red/gold design. Top page edges mildly toned, else fine. Boxed for swift shipping. 12(1b).

SIGNED. First Edition. First Printing. Wesleyan (1994). Signed, and place dated "Waltham, '99", by Samuel Delany on title page. Fine, as new, black full cloth hardcover, with vivid silver lettering. No jacket was issued by publisher. A fresh, sharp copy. Boxed for swift, safe shipping. 6- b

First Edition. First Printing. Wesleyan (1994). Fine, as new, black full cloth hardcover, with vivid silver lettering. No jacket was issued by publisher. A fresh, sharp copy. Boxed for swift, safe shipping. 11(1b)

As New. First Hardcover Edition. First Printing. Gregg Press (1976). Richard Powers interior art. As new, bright green full cloth hardcover with distinctive Gregg Press red/gold lettering and design. No jacket was issued by publisher. Quality hardcover reprint of the rare 1887 G. W. Dillingham paperback. Only 257 copies of this edition issued. Man Abroad. Classic science fiction novel by an anonymous late-19th century author. In a far-flung future, humanity has colonized the solar system, against a background of interplanetary war. Boxed for swift, safe shipping.12-b

SIGNED. First Hardcover Edition. First Printing. Elmfield Press/ London (1976). Wraparound jacket art by Josh Kirby. Very near fine, full cloth hardcover with fine, as new jacket. Spine head and heel edges very lightly pushed and two mildly bumped corners. Jacket is quite fine, as new, and bright in fresh, removable mylar sleeve. Signed (signature only) by Farmer on first blank page. Boxed for swift shipping. 11-b

SIGNED. First Edition. First Printing. Timescape (1981). Fine hardcover with fine, as new jacket in new, removable mylar sleeve. Flat signed and place dated by both Gene Wolfe and jacket artist Don Maitz on title page. Original publisher's release letter laid in. A fresh, sharp copy. Boxed for swift, safe shipping. 3-2-b

Udmurt Folk Embroidery. Izhevsk Publishing House (2009). English, Russian, and Udmurt languages. Fine, as new, large hardcover with substantial text and full color and black and white illustrative plates. A history of the tradition with beautiful examples from the National Museum of the Udmurt Republic. A bright, handsome copy. Boxed for safe shipping. 3-b

True First Edition. First Printing. Gollancz. London (1984). Fine black full cloth hardcover with gilt lettering. Fine, as new, bright white jacket with first issue boar/leaf design. A fresh, sharp copy in a new, removable Brodart sleeve. Boxed for swift, safe shipping. 12-3-b

SIGNED. The Lord of the Rings. The Art of the Fellowship of the Rings. First Edition. First Printing. Houghton Mifflin (2002). Text by Gary Russell. Cover art by Alan Lee. Fine, as new, very large format hardcover with fine as new jacket. Signed by film project illustrators: Bay Esitt, Gray Horsfield, Joehan, and Jeremy Bennet. Over 500 exclusive images from earliest sketches to full color paintings and storyboards. Carefully boxed for swift, safe shipping. Cannot ship outside the U.S. due to size and weight. Standard shipping only. 6-b