London: The Folio Society, 2015. Hardcover. 9" X 5 7/8". xiv, 185pp. Pictorial silver buckram over boards, blocked in black and blue with the artwork of illustrator Bill Bragg, with spine lettered in black. A fine copy in very good + publisher's slipcase, which shows minor edgewear and dust spotting... More
Austin, Texas: Michael Ambrose, 1985. First Edition. Staplebound wraps. 8" X 5 1/8". 48pp. Signed by Leonard Carpenter at table of contents and page 33, title page of his story "Endangered Species." Moderate wear to staplebound blue printed wraps, with hard bumping to head of spine and corner of text... More
Somerville, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. 10 5/8" X 7". 127pp, plus postscript, author's note, and illustrator's note. Signed by M. T. Anderson at title page. "Signed by the Author" label to front panel of dust jacket. Mild edgewear to unclipped pictorial dust jacket. Black cloth over boards... More
Norfolk, Virginia Beach: Starblaze Graphics, The Donning Company, 1986. First Edition. Paperback. 11" X 8 1/2". 64pp, plus ads. Signed by both Lynn Abbey and Robert Asprin to front pastedown and dated July 1986. Mild edgewear and coverwear to pictorial paper wraps. Binding is sound. Pages are clean and unmarked... More
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1921. Hardcover. 8 1/4" X 5 1/2". 276pp. Ex-First Church Sabbath School Library of New Britain, with label to front pastedown and card and envelope to rear free endpaper. Green cloth over boards, with upper board lettered in gilt. Spine sunned and gilt rubbed... More
London: Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., 1876. George Cruikshank. New Edition. Hardcover. 6 5/8" X 4 1/4". xii, 252pp. Green cloth over boards, with spine lettered in gilt. Heavy edgewear and scattered rubbing to binding, with corners bumped and rubbed to boards. Head and tail of spine worn down, no losses... More
New York: Greenberg, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6 1/8". 140pp. Lacking dust jacket. Purple cloth over boards with Bernstein illustration stamped in yellow to upper board and spine lettered in yellow. Rather heavy wear to binding, with corners bumped and rubbed to boards, fraying and small tears... More
Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1937. Hardcover. 6 3/4" X 5 3/8". 64pp. Pictorial paper over boards. Mild wear to binding, with hard bumping to extremities, mild dust soiling, and faint pencilled marks to rear. Binding is firm, sound, and tight. Tear to top corners of leaf containing pages 15... More
New York: Roaring Brook Press, 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. 7 1/4" X 7 1/4". Unpaginated. Signed by Mahogany L. Browne at dedication page. A touch of shelfwear to dust jacket and binding, else fine. A very nice signed first printing of Mahogany L. Browne's powerful poem, with striking artwork by... More
Portugal Cove, Newfoundland: ESP Press, 2001. Paperback. 8 1/8" X 8". 25pp. Signed by the author to half-title page. Glossy staplebound pictorial wraps show mild edge and cover wear. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and bright. A very nice signed copy of this children's book about inventor... More
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. 7 3/4" X 5 1/4". vi, [ii], 367pp, plus two leaves of ads. First printing, February 1910. Publisher's binding designed by Rome K. Richardson. Blue cloth over boards, with upper board and spine stamepd in gilt and burgundy. Moderate wear to... More
New York: The Arnold Company, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. 7 3/4" X 5 1/8". 153pp. Presents nicely in protective archival sleeved dust jacket. Mild edgewear to dust jacket, with small tears to edges and extremities and two sizeable stains to rear panel (ink? blood? the imagination runs wild!). Black paper... More
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Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1996. Collector's Edition. Leather bound. 8 7/8" X 6". xvi, 318pp. Bound in full black leather with boards and spine stamped in 22kt gilt, all edges gilt, and pale blue silk ribbon placemarker. Easton Pres Masterpieces of Science Fiction bookplate blank and laid in. Mild... More
Ottawa, Ohio: Marguerite Calvin, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". 232pp. Inscribed as "David" by illustrator to front free endpaper, with woodcut self-portrait. Stain to front panel of dust jacket, with open tear to bottom corner of front panel and small closed tear to bottom edge, along... More
New York: Tannen Magic, Inc., 1979. Paperback. 11" X 8 1/2". 153pp. Mild edgewear and scattered rubbing to paper wraps, with dust soiling to rear. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A solid and attractive copy of this comprehensive guide to dove magic, which introduces the... More
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1986. Collector's Edition. Leather bound. 9 3/8" X 6 1/8". xvi, 439pp. Bound in full deep green leather, with boards pictorially stamped in gilt. Three raised bands to spine, lettered and decorated in gilt. All edges gilt. Patterned endpapers. Gold silk ribbon placemarker. Binding is... More
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1995. Collector's Edition. Leather bound. 8 5/8" X 5 3/4". x, 214pp. Bound in full red leather with boards and spine stamped in 22kt gilt, all edges gilt, and gold silk ribbon placemarker. A touch of edgewear to binding, with light scratching to gilt at... More
D. C. Heath and Company, A Division of Raytheon Education Co., 1968. First Thus. Paperback. 9" X 6". v, 55pp. Mild edgewear to pictorial dust jacket and plain paper wraps. Binding is sound. Foxing to top edge of text block and endpapers. Pages are clean, bright, and unmarked. A lovely... More
Delray Beach, Florida: Gulfstream Graphics, 1985. Paperback. 8 3/8" X 5 1/2". 78pp. Inscribed by Leila C. Crutcher to front pastedown. Moderate edgewear and scattered rubbing to paper wraps, with spine backed in glossy cloth tape. Binding is sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A presentable signed copy of these... More
Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 2000. Leather bound. 9 7/8" X 6 1/4". 182pp. Deep green leather over boards, with boards and spine stamped in gilt. Six raised bands to spine, lettered in gilt. All edges gilt. Patterned endpapers. Gold silk ribbon placemarker. Collector's Notes laid in. A touch of edgewear... More
New York: John B. Alden, 1888. Hardcover. 8 3/4" X 6 1/8". 122pp. Warm rust-colored cloth over bevelled boards, with upper board and spine lettered in gilt. Moderate wear to binding, with edgewear, bumping to extremities, scattered rubbing, and mild soiling, including inkstains to rear. All edges gilt. Both hinges... More
London: Ebury Press, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 6 1/2". xi, 173pp, plus new, unopened, sealed CD. Inscribed by Felix Dennis to title page and dated 2013. Moderate shelfwear to pictorial dust jacket. Black cloth over boards, with upper board and spine stamped in silver. Moderate bumping to... More
Culver City, California: Luther Norris, 1969. First Edition. Staplebound wraps. 8 3/8" X 5 3/8". [ii], 33pp. Edition limited to 300 copies, this being number 18. Mild edgewear to staplebound wraps, with sunning to spine and small nick to tail of spine. Binding is sound. Pages are clean and unmarked... More
West Kingston, Rhode Island: Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc., 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 11 1/8" X 7". 124pp. Edition limited to 1075 and signed by both Stephen R. Donaldson and David Cherry at limitation page. Lacking glassine dust jacket. Bound in gilt-stamped leather-grained green cloth, with upper board lettered in... More
Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1935. Hardcover. 6 3/4" X 5 3/8". 64pp. Blue pictorial paper over boards. Moderate edgewear, scattered rubbing, and soiling to binding. Front hinge tender, with reinforcing strip coming loose at bottom edge, else firm and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A worn but solid... More
