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REFLECTIONS OF A.E. VAN VOGT: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A SCIENCE FICTION GIANT...
Lakemont, GA: Fictioneer Books Ltd., 1975. Octavo, stiff pictorial wrappers. First edition. Inscribed and signed by Van Vogt to Bob (Robert A.) Madle. Autobiography which includes a bibliography.
THE DARK TOWER: THE WIND THROUGH THE KEYHOLE.
Hampton Falls, New Hampshire: Donald M. Grant Publisher, Inc., [2012]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of 5000 copies comprising the "artist edition" signed by Jae Lee, artist. A novel in the Dark Tower series, set between the fourth and fifth volumes.
THE DARK TOWER VII: THE DARK TOWER.
Hampton Falls, NH: Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc., 2004. Octavo, two volumes, illustration by Michael Whelan, cloth. First edition. One of 1500 numbered copies for sale signed by King and artist Michael Whelan. This is copy #308. [Reference: see Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror 6-194].
THE DARK TOWER VI: SONG OF SUSANNAH.
Hampton Falls, NH: Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc., 2004. Octavo, illustration by Darrel Anderson, cloth. First edition. One of 1400 numbered copies for sale signed by King and artist Darrel Anderson. This is copy #308. [Reference: see Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror 6-194].
THE DARK TOWER V: WOLVES OF THE CALLA.
Hampton Falls, NH: Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc., 2003. Octavo, two volumes, illustrations by Berni Wrightson, cloth. First edition. One of 1300 numbered copies for sale (part of a total issue of 1350) signed by King and artist Berni Wrightson. This is copy #308. [Reference: see Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror 6-194].
THE DARK TOWER IV: WIZARD AND GLASS ...
Hampton Falls, New Hampshire: Donald M. Grant Publisher, Inc., [1997]. Octavo, two volumes, cloth. First edition. One of 1200 numbered copies for sale (part of a total issue of 1250) signed by King and artist Dave McKean. This is copy #308. [Reference: Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror 6-194].
THE SOWERS OF THE THUNDER.
West Kingston, RI: Donald M. Grant, Publisher, 1973. Octavo, illustrations by Roy Krenkel, cloth. Second edition. Adventure/fantasy stories set in the Far East, first published in the pulp magazines The Magic Carpet Magazine and Oriental Stories.
ACT OF PROVIDENCE.
West Kingston, RI: Donald M. Grant, Publisher, [1979]. Octavo, faux leather. First edition. One of 250 copies signed by Brennan and Grant. Lucius Leffing investigates at the First World Fantasy Convention. Also includes a Lucius Leffing bibliography.
ECHOES FROM AN IRON HARP.
West Kingston, Rhode Island: Donald M. Grant, Publisher, [1972]. Octavo, illustrations by Alicia Austin, cloth. First edition. 1079 copies printed. The third collection of Howard's verse, collecting all known previously published poetry not included in ALWAYS COMES EVENING (1957) and SINGERS IN THE SHADOWS (1970).
CREEP TO DEATH.
West Kingston, Rhode Island: Donald M. Grant, Publisher, 1981. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Limited to 795 copies signed by Brennan and artist Jane F. Kendall. Poetry collection.
THE BLACK WOLF.
West Kingston, RI: Donald M. Grant, Publisher, 1979. Octavo, illustrations by Randy Broecker, cloth. First edition. Dark fantasy novel about shape-shifters.
NIGHT.
New York: Personal Books, Inc., 1943. Octavo, 44 full-page drawings and 19 decorations by Elliott Dold, black cloth, front stamped in gold. Second edition. Poetry collection first published in 1923. New long (interesting) eight page preface by Hersey. A few slight changes made to this edition (per the author's preface). Fantastic illustrations by Elliott Dold.
SOME CHINESE GHOSTS
Denver, CO: New Collector's Group, 1948. Octavo, red cloth, gold foil printed labels affixed to front and spine panels. First separate edition. Collects six stories from SOME CHINESE GHOSTS (1887).
SEVEN FAMOUS NOVELS ...
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934. Octavo, pp. [1-2] [i-vii] viii-x [xi-xii] [1-2] 3-860 [861: blank] [862: "A note on the type in which this book is set"] [863-866: blank] [note: first and last two leaves are blanks], original decorated red cloth, front panel stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in black, publisher's device stamped in blind on rear panel, top edge stained red. First edition. An omnibus volume collecting THE TIME MACHINE, THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU, THE INVISIBLE MAN, THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, THE FIRST MEN IN THE MOON, THE FOOD OF THE GODS and IN THE DAYS OF THE COMET. New introduction by Wells. [Reference: Bleiler (1978), p. 205. Reginald 15061].
THE SKYLARK OF SPACE.
Providence, RI: Hadley Publishing Company, [1947]. Octavo, pp [1-11] 12-303 [304: blank], five inserted illustrations by O. G. Estes, Jr., original brown cloth, spine stamped in gold. Second edition. "The archetypal pulp space opera, first published in AMAZING STORIES in 1928." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 2-114. "This was the story that revealed the potential of the galaxy as a vast playground for action-adventure fiction." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1053. 1000 copies printed. Smith's first book, preceded by a pamphlet printing a convention speech. [Reference: Survey of Science Fiction Literature V, pp. 2091-95. In 333].
AS DREAM AND SHADOW.
San Francisco: SISU, 1972. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Signed by Petaja on the title page. Limited to 1000 copies. A collection of Petaja's poetry with illustrations by Hannes Bok.
SPINNER OF SILVER AND THISTLE.
San Francisco: SISU, 1972. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Limited to one thousand copies. Poetry and black and white illustrations by Bok.
THE TIME STREAM.
[Providence, Rhode Island]: Buffalo Book Company and G.H.E., [1946]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. 1000 copies were printed but only 500 were bound, many of which were ruined by a rainstorm. First published as a three-part serial in Wonder Stories, December 1931 - February 1932. "The best of Taine's novels... a complex novel of time travel..." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 2-118.
A SUITOR FROM THE STARS.
Baltimore: Thomas & Evans Printing Co., [1928]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Novel of a being from another planet who takes over a human beings body in a search for a galactic criminal who has abducted his soul mate. [Reference: Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 496. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 203. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 60. Bleiler (1978), p. 51. Reginald 03515].
THE CONAN SWORDBOOK: 27 EXAMINATIONS OF HEROIC FICTION...
Baltimore, MD: The Mirage Press, 1969. Octavo, illustrations by Frank Frazetta, Roy Krenkel, Gray Morrow and others, cloth. First edition. 1500 copies printed. Essays and articles by Howard, Leiber, de Camp, Poul Anderson and others on heroic fantasy with emphasis on the writings of Robert E. Howard.
THE CONAN GRIMOIRE.
Baltimore, MD: The Mirage Press, 1972. Octavo, jacket illustration by Berni Wrightons, illustrations by Roy G. Krenkel, George Barr, Tim Kirk and others, cloth. First edition, first printing. 1500 copies printed. Essays and articles by Howard, Leiber, de Camp, Poul Anderson and others on heroic fantasy with emphasis on the writings of Robert E. Howard.
DRAGONS AND NIGHTMARES: FOUR SHORT NOVELS.
Baltimore: Mirage, 1968. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Limited to 1000 numbered copies. Signed by Bloch on the title page. Collects "A Good Knight's Work," "The Eager Dragon," "Nursemaid to Nightmares" and "Black Barter." [Reference: Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-39].
IS THE DEVIL A GENTLEMAN?: THE BEST FICTION OF SEABURY QUINN.
Baltimore, MD: Mirage, 1970. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Collects nine stories, mostly from Weird Tales. Includes an introduction by William H. Evans and a bibliographical checklist of Quinn's fiction by Mark Owings. [Reference: Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-162. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1363. Schlobin, The Literature of Fantasy 928].
WITCHES THREE.
New York: Twayne Publishers, Inc., [1952]. Octavo, cloth. First edition, second binding with spine stamped in yellow. Partially original anthology, anonymously edited by Pratt, collecting three short novels, "Conjure Wife" by Fritz Leiber, "There Shall Be No Darkness" by James Blish, and "The Blue Star" by Fletcher Pratt. It is the first book publication of the first two, and the last (Pratt's) is original to the collection. [Reference: Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1727. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-125 (Leiber). Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-305 and 4A-211 (Pratt). Schlobin, The Literature of Fantasy 634 (Leiber) and 918 (Pratt)].
UNDER THE MOONS OF MARS: A HISTORY AND ANTHOLOGY OF "THE SCIENTIFIC ROMANCE" IN THE MUNSEY MAGAZINES, 1912-1920.
New York, Chicago, San Francisco: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, [1970]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Signed brief inscription with date (1970) by Moskowitz on the title page. A history and anthology of "The Scientific Romance" in the Munsey magazines 1912-1920. The historical introduction is a continuation of work begun in SCIENCE FICTION BY GASLIGHT (1968), looking a science fiction in popular magazines. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 1-71].