• WEIRD TALES.

    WEIRD TALES.

    Indianapolis, IN: Popular Fiction Publishing Company, 1935. Octavo, single issue, cover by Margaret Brundage, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Robert E. Howard, Robert Bloch, Donald Wandrei, Amelia Reynolds Long, Dorothy Quick and others.

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  • FLAMEWEAVER.

    FLAMEWEAVER.

    New York: Baen Books, 1991. Wrappers. First edition. Advance uncorrected proof.

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  • DOC SAVAGE.

    DOC SAVAGE.

    New York: Street & Smith Publications, Inc. 1940. Octavo, single issue, cover by Emery Clarke, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. A Doc Savage adventure by Kenneth Robeson, "The Evil Gnome."

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  • MEN, MARTIANS & MACHINES.

    MEN, MARTIANS & MACHINES.

    London: Dennis Dobson, [1955]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. A collection of stories, several with the character Jay Score.

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  • THE VIRGIN SUICIDES.

    THE VIRGIN SUICIDES.

    New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, [1993]. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. The author's first novel. Filmed in 1999 with Kirsten Dunst and Josh Hartnett.

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  • ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION.

    ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION.

    New York: Street & Smith Publications, Inc. 1938. Octavo, single issue, cover painting by Howard V. Brown, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Cover painting of Jupiter. Fiction by L. Ron Hubbard, Clifford Simak, Nelson Bond and others.

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  • BLACK MASK.

    BLACK MASK.

    Chicago: Fictioneers, Inc. 1941. Octavo, single issue, cover by Rafael DeSoto, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes fiction by Carroll John Daly, W. T. Ballard, Cleve Adams and others. Cook, Mystery, Detective and Espionage Magazine, pp. 62-68.

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  • THE QUEEN'S AWARDS 1946.

    THE QUEEN'S AWARDS 1946.

    Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1946. Octavo, cloth. First edition. The best detective stories from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. First hardcover appearance of Kenneth Millar's (Ross MacDonald) with his first story "Find the Woman."

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  • THE UPLIFT WAR.

    THE UPLIFT WAR.

    West Bloomfield, MI: Phantasia Press, 1987. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Trade edition. Sequel to STARTIDE RISING (1983). Winner of the 1988 Hugo award for best novel. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-163.

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  • THE FACE THAT MUST DIE.

    THE FACE THAT MUST DIE.

    [Santa Cruz, California: Scream Press, 1983]. Octavo, cloth. First U.S. & First hardcover edition. Signed by Campbell. This edition restores previously deleted text and adds an autobiographical essay. Also includes a previously unpublished short story...

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  • ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION.

    ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION.

    New York: Street & Smith Publications, Inc. 1939. Octavo, single issue, cover painting by Graves Gladney, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Part 2 of "One Against the Legion" by Jack Williamson.

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  • AMAZING STORIES.

    AMAZING STORIES.

    Chicago: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1941. Octavo, single issue, cover by J. Allen St. John, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Feature story, a John Carter of Mars adventure, "Invisible Men of Mars" by Edgar Rice Burroughs. This...

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  • THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES OF DENNIS DORGAN.

    THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES OF DENNIS DORGAN.

    West Linn, OR: FAX Collector's Editions, 1974. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Collects ten stories, all originally written for MAGIC CARPET and ORIENTAL STORIES pulp magazines, only one saw publication in the former, two others were...

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  • GREAT WORK OF TIME.

    GREAT WORK OF TIME.

    New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, Auckland: Bantam Books, [1991]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First separate edition. Paperback. Signed by Crowley on the title page. First separate printing of this story which appeared in the hardcover...

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  • JUNGLE STORIES.

    JUNGLE STORIES.

    New York: Glen-Kel Pub. Co., Inc. 1948. Octavo, single issue, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Ki-Gor, Jungle Lord.

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  • THE BRAINS OF EARTH.

    THE BRAINS OF EARTH.

    London: Dennis Dobson, [1975]. Octavo, boards. First British (and first hardcover) edition. First published in the U.S. as a paperback original.

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  • THE DEAD RIDERS.

    THE DEAD RIDERS.

    London, New York, Melbourne, Sydney, Cape Town: Rider and Company, [1952]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Weird novel of intrigue, sorcery, and black magic. "A straight-ahead, fast-paced pulpish adventure yarn with some chilling injections of supernaturalism...

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  • THE MURDERER WHO WANTED MORE.

    THE MURDERER WHO WANTED MORE.

    New York: Dell Publishing Company, Inc. n.d. [1950]. Small octavo, cover by Rafael De Soto, pictorial wrappers. First separate edition. First separate publication of this novel.

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  • EXILES OF TIME.

    EXILES OF TIME.

    Philadelphia: Prime Press, 1949. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-50.

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  • THE SELECTED LETTERS OF PHILIP K. DICK: 1938-1971. Introduction by James Blaylock.

    THE SELECTED LETTERS OF PHILIP K....

    Grass Valley, CA: Underwood Books, [1996]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of 250 numbered copies signed by introducer James P. Blaylock. Chronologically Volume 1 in the series of six books.

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  • THE PHANTOM DETECTIVE.

    THE PHANTOM DETECTIVE.

    New York: Standard Magazines, Inc. 1945. Octavo, single issue, cover by Rudolf Belarksi, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. "The Fatal Masterpieces" by Robert Wallace. Cook, Mystery, Detective and Espionage Magazine, pp. 408-414.

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  • THE DA VINCI CODE.

    THE DA VINCI CODE.

    New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, Auckland: Doubleday, [2003]. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. Runaway bestseller mystery/thriller about the Holy Grail and secret societies. Basis for the feature film starring Tom Hanks.

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  • PEREGRINE.

    PEREGRINE.

    New York: Congdon & Lattes, 1981. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. Winner of the 1982 Edgar award for best novel.

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  • RAPTURE.

    RAPTURE.

    New York: Atheneum, 1987. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. Review slip and promotional flyer laid in. Horror novel of obsession.

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  • THE COSMIC PUPPETS.

    THE COSMIC PUPPETS.

    [London]: Severn House, [1986]. Octavo, boards. First hardcover edition. "The characteristic Dick virtues are present: the tight, nervous, compelling prose style, the sharp characterization, the startling real dialogue, the meticulous development of the unsettling situation...

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  • SIGNAL TO NOISE.

    SIGNAL TO NOISE.

    [London: Victor Gollancz, 1992]. Large octavo, pictorial boards. First edition. Story of a dying film director who is still working out in his head his final film, an apocalytic tale of the future.

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  • IN MEMORIAM: CLARK ASHTON SMITH.

    IN MEMORIAM: CLARK ASHTON SMITH.

    Baltimore: "Anthem" Jack L. Chalker & Associates, 1963. Large octavo, pp. [1-12] [1] 2-97 [98: colophon] [note: leaf preceding title leaf is a blank], mimeographed from typewritten copy, printed wrappers, stapled. First edition. Colophon states...

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  • ASTOUNDING STORIES.

    ASTOUNDING STORIES.

    New York: The Clayton Magazines, Inc. 1932. Octavo, single issue, cover painting by Wesso, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Feature story by Paul Ernst. Also stories by Clifford Simak, Harl Vincent and others.

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  • STAB IN THE DARK bound with NEVER SAY NO TO A KILLER.

    STAB IN THE DARK bound with...

    New York: Ace Books, [1956]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Ace double D-157. Paperback originals. The Trimble is a spy novel. The Gant is a crime novel. Jaffery, S., Double Trouble: A Bibliographic Chronicle...

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  • MR. MAJESTYK.

    MR. MAJESTYK.

    [New York: Dell Publishing Co., Inc. 1974]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Dell 5887. Paperback original. Inscribed by Leonard on the first page. Novelization of the author's screenplay.

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  • THE BLACK CASTLE: A NOVEL OF THE MACABRE.

    THE BLACK CASTLE: A NOVEL OF...

    New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1978]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Volume 1 of the Don Sebastian de Villanueva vampire series. Barron (ed.): Horror Literature 4-92.

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  • SPELLSINGER AT THE GATE.

    SPELLSINGER AT THE GATE.

    Huntington Woods, MI: Phantasia Press, 1983. First edition. Limited to 450 numbered copies signed by Foster. First book in the Spellsinger saga.

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  • DIME DETECTIVE.

    DIME DETECTIVE.

    Chicago: Popular Publications, Inc. 1950. Octavo, single issue, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Pulp magazine. Includes a John D. MacDonald feature story. Also fiction from Day Keene.

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For over 25 years, John Knott Books has specialized in fine first editions of popular literature, with an emphasis on science fiction, fantasy, supernatural and horror, mystery & detective fiction. In addition, we offer pulp magazines, ephemera (such as manuscripts and letters), as well as signed books, limited editions, award winners, and books in all areas of popular fiction.

WWI and WWII books that are illustrated, cartoon, propaganda, or children’s, as well as magazines, and other ephemera, is our latest area of interest. See our "about us" page for information on our specialist, Warren Bernard.

Our stock is primarily available on the website and at book fairs, but we do welcome direct sales to customers at our premises by appointment only. We are always interested in purchasing books. Let us know what you have. While we highlight these areas we do not limit ourselves to them.

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                                   April 6-8, 2018

Lloyd Currey and I are exhibiting at the Windy City Pulp
& Paper Convention in Lombard, IL. Pulps, books, art, and
ephemera.