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THE TIGER IN THE SMOKE.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1952. Octavo, cloth. First edition. A novel featuring sleuth Albert Campion. "Though her postwar work generally received poorer reviews than earlier work had, one book, THE TIGER IN THE SMOKE (1952), the story of a manhunt in London's underworld, received high praise. Julian Symons considered it her best book ..." - Steinbrunner and Penzler, Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection, p. 7. "... one of the peaks of crime fiction," - Keating, Crime & Mystery: The 100 Best Books 47. Basis for the classic 1956 British film noir, directed by Roy Baker (oddly omitting Albert Campion). [Reference: Hubin (1994), p. 13].
AMAZING STORIES.
New York: Experimenter Publishing Company, 1929. Large octavo, single issue, cover by Frank R. Paul, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine, bedsheet format. Fiction by Harl Vincent, Steve Benedict writing as "Marius", Fletcher Pratt and others. Classic cover illustration of the destruction of New York. [Reference: Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 14-49].
AMAZING STORIES.
Chicago: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1949. Octavo, single issue, cover by J. Allen St. John, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Classic St. John dinosaur cover. Fiction by Arthur Petticolas (pseudonym?), Rog Phillips writing as "Peter Worth," and others. [Reference: Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 14-49].
AMAZING STORIES.
Chicago: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1947. Octavo, single issue, cover by Julian S. Krupa, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Fiction by Chester S. Geier, Guy Archette (pseudonym of Chester S. Geier), Robert Moore Williams and Alexander Blade (house pseudonym). [Reference: Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 14-49].
AMAZING STORIES.
Chicago: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1940. Octavo, single issue, cover by Robert Fuqua, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. [Reference: Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 14-49].
REMARKABLE TRIALS AND INTERESTING MEMOIRS, OF THE MOST NOTED CRIMINALS, WHO HAVE BEEN CONVICTED AT THE ASSIZES, THE KING'S-BENCH BAR, GUILDHALL, &c. FOR HIGH-TREASON, MURDER, CONSPIRACY, RAPE, HIGHWAY, FELONY, BURGLARY, IMPOSITION, AND OTHER ATROCIOUS CRIMES, VILLAINIES, AND MISDEMEANOURS. FROM THE YEAR 1740, TO 1764. WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THEIR MOST MEMORABLE EXPLOITS, ADVENTURES, CONFESSIONS, AND DYING-BEHAVIOUR. In Two Volumes ...
London: Printed for W. Nicoll, at the Paper-Mill, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1765. 12mo, two volumes, pp. [1-2] [i-iii] iv-x [xi-xiv] [1] 2-336; [i-viii] [1] 2-358, full calf, all panels ruled in gold, edges speckled red. First edition. Highway robbery, piracy on the Thames, murder, rape, a midwife tried for "not doing his duty," and more. Female miscreants are well represented. Many of the cases concern conspiracy, forgery. counterfeiting, and fraud. [Reference: ESTC T114036].
ARGOSY.
New York: The Frank A. Munsey Company, 1934. Octavo, single issue, cover by Paul Stahr, pictorial wrappers. Pulp Magazine. Fiction by Ralph Milne Farley, Borden Chase, Theodore Roscoe and others.
ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION.
New York: Street & Smith Publications, Inc., 1943. Large octavo, single issue cover painting by William Timmins, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Bedsheet format. Includes Will Stewart (Jack Williamson) with "Opposites-React!," A. E. Van Vogt with "The Weapon Makers," Lewis Padgett with "Mimsy Were the Borogoves," and others. [Reference: Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 60-103].
ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION.
New York: Street & Smith Publications, Inc., 1943. Octavo, single issue cover by William Timmins, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. First issue back to pulp size format from the "bedsheet" format. Includes part 1 of "Gather Darkness" by Fritz Leiber. [Reference: Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 60-103].
ASTOUNDING STORIES.
New York: Street & Smith Publications, Inc., 1936. Octavo, single issue, cover painting by Howard V. Brown, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Part 1 of "The Cometeers" by Jack Williamson. Stories by Don A. Stuart, Frank Belknap Long and others. [Reference: Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 60-103].
SABBATICAL: A ROMANCE.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, [1982]. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition.
HEART OF THE COMET.
New York: Bantam Books, [1986]. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-47].
GHOSTS IN THE HOUSE. Introduction by Hugh Lamb.
Penyffordd, Chester: Ash-Tree Press, 1996. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Limited to 400 copies plus a few extras for legal deposit purposes. Collects nineteen stories, all selected from A. C. Benson's THE HILL OF TROUBLE (1903), THE ISLE OF SUNSET (1905) and BASIL NETHERBY (1927) and R. H. Benson's THE LIGHT INVISIBLE (1903) and A MIRROR OF SHALOTT (1907), plus "Haunted Houses," a nonfiction article by R. H. Benson first reprinted here, with introduction by editor Hugh Lamb.
QUAKES: A COLLECTION OF UNEASY TALES.
London: Philip Allan, [1933]. Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5 [6-8] 9-252 [253-256: ads], original yellow cloth, spine panel stamped in black. First edition. Original anthology collecting thirteen stories by Birkin (as "Charles Lloyd"), Douglas Newton, Elliott O’Donnell and others. Part of the classic fourteen volume "Creeps" series. [Reference: Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-23. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1351. Bleiler (1978), p. 8. Reginald 11946].
A SCENT OF NEW-MOWN HAY.
[Lakewood, CO]: Centipede Press, [2017]. Octavo, cloth. Enlarged edition. One of 200 numbered copies signed by Guy N. Smith (introduction) and Gahan Wilson (artist). Facsimile signature of Blackburn. Copy number 1. This edition includes the short story "The Final Trick." Author's first novel. "creates a sustained nightmare in which the survivor of a Nazi concentration camp looses a biological weapon which threatens both Russia and England." - St. James Guide to Crime & Mystery Writers, pp. 75. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-39].
THE CHECKLIST OF SCIENCE FICTION AND SUPERNATURAL FICTION.
Glen Rock, NJ: Firebell Books, [1978]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Inscribed and signed by Bleiler on the front free end paper. An extensive revision and enlargement of the 1948 checklist recording about 5600 titles. For this edition, Bleiler eliminated some 600 marginal works and added more than 1150 titles overlooked during the compilation of the 1948 edition. Bleiler re-examined each retained title for accuracy of bibliographical data and supplied first edition citations for most books. While a few juveniles, plays, poetry, and important early works of adult fiction are included, "the fundamental purpose of this bibliography is to provide first edition and subject matter information on adult, English-language fantastic fiction (including translations) from 1800 to 1948." An essential source of bibliographical information for books published during this period. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 7-1. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 6-1. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 6-1. Burgess, Reference Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror 178].
DEFENDER OF THE INNOCENT: THE CASEBOOK OF MARTIN EHRENGRAF.
[Burton, MI]: Subterranean Press, 2014. Octavo, cloth. New edition. Collects twelve stories, all the Ehrengraf fictions.
MARS.
New York, Toronto, London, Sydney, Auckland: Bantam Books, [1992]. Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-146].
TWILIGHT AND OTHER SUPERNATURAL ROMANCES. Introduction by Jessica Amanda Salmonson.
Ashcroft, British Columbia: Ash-Tree Press, 1998. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Limited to 500 copies. Inscribed and signed by editor Salmonson on the title page. Collection of supernatural stories edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson.
KATASTROPHE.
[New York]: HarperCollins Publishers, [2000]. Octavo, boards. First edition. In regressing a person to a past life, he channels Adolf Hitler. The author's first book.
THIS ATTIC WHERE THE MEADOW GREENS.
Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1979. Octavo, cloth back decorated boards. First edition. Of the 300 copy numbered edition this copy is designated a presentation copy, signed by Bradbury. Additionally inscribed and signed by Bradbury on the front free end paper to a well know fan. A collection of poetry.
MAKING LOVE: A CONSPIRACY OF THE HEART.
London, New York, Toronto, Sydney, Auckland, Doubleday, [2003]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed by Brill on the title page.
THE SKY LORDS.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1988. Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed on the title page by Brosnan. "After the 'Gene Wars' have wrecked the Earth, the piratical Sky Lords rule the roost from their airships. But they come up against a feminist heroine." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 331. Slow moving at first, it "develops into a lively adventure story backed with the authority of a well-extrapolated future scenario." - Simon Ounsley, Interzone. First book of a trilogy, followed by THE WAR OF THE SKY LORDS (1989) and THE FALL OF THE SKY LORDS (1991). First book of a trilogy, followed by THE WAR OF THE SKY LORDS (1989) and THE FALL OF THE SKY LORDS (1991).
THE EMPIRE OF DEATH: AND OTHER STRANGE STORIES. Edited, with an Introduction, by Jessica Amanda Salmonson.
Ashcroft, British Columbia: Ash-Tree Press, 2003. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Limited to 500 copies plus a few extras for legal deposit purposes. This copy signed by Salmonson. Collects eleven short stories and fifteen poems, with introduction by compiler Jessica Amanda Salmonson.
BROTHER MONSTER: FREDRIC BROWN IN THE DETECTIVE PULPS VOL. 9.
[Miami Beach: Dennis McMillan Publications], 1987. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of 400 numbered copies signed by Harry Altshuler who wrote the introduction. Collects five stories, several from the pulps and also an unfinished novel.