Reference from Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare

Portland, OR: Perri Press, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. 184pp. Cloth. Includes all the science fiction and most of the fantasy magazines, from the first 1926 Amazing Stories thru 1950; over 1275 issues under 58 titles, all cross-indexed by author and title. A fine copy in very good dustjacket with some toning, small chip and two old small tape mends… Read more about this item

Cambridge, MA: MIT Science Fiction Society / New England Science Fiction Association, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Two volumes. iii, 207pp; 82pp. Cloth. Issued without dustjackets. In fine condition. ; Quarto.

Somerville, MA: Paratime Press, 1976. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. 400 copies printed. v, 49pp. Original wrappers. A fine copy with mild toning to edges. ; Quarto.

Dallas: Williams Publishing Co, 1973. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. #396 of 1000 numbered copies. vi, 117pp. Original wrappers. The original Harlan Ellison bibliography. Contributions by Isaac Asimov, Joanna Russ, Robert Silverberg, and others. With b&w illustrations. Some toning to front cover. A fine copy. ; Quarto.

Chicago: Advent Publishers, 1968. First Edition. Softcover. First trade paperback edition. 272pp. Introduction by James H. Schmitz. Bibliography by Al Lewis. Illustrations by Bjo. A bright fine copy.; Octavo.

New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. This set includes volumes 1 to 7. The index volume with prices realized is missing but laid in in each volume there is a list of prices received at the auction. Profusely illustrated. Books are all in fine condition. Onion peel wrappers are worn. One of the best reference sets for… Read more about this item

Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, Inc, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. xviii, 157pp; x, 377pp. Cloth. The older volume shows mild spotting to cloth. Both are in fine condition. ; Octavo.

Taunton, UK: Barn Owl Books, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. x, 212pp. Cloth. Two sheet errata laid in. Includes a full check list of the work of 105 of the most collected authors, listing all their detective novels and short story collections, and giving dates of first publication in Great Britain and the US; a full physical description of the… Read more about this item

New York: Biblo and Tannen, 1968. First Edition; Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Newly enlarged edition with notes on additions to a cornerstone library. 409pp. Cloth. "The first book about the detective story as a literary form to be brought out in this country. Published on the one hundredth anniversary of the detective story, it is an account of the milestones… Read more about this item

Martinez, CA: Offspring Press, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 682pp + [26]pp of color photographs. Cloth. The most complete guide to the Crime Club series of mysteries published by Doubleday. Illustrated with color photographs of dustjackets. A hint of foxing to edges. Internally very clean. A bright near fine copy. ; Quarto.

Santa Fe, NM: School of American Research Press, 2004. First Edition. Softcover. 140pp. Signed by David Grant Noble on the title page. Profusely illustrated. A fine copy with a tiny corner crease. ; Quarto; Signed by Author.

Peoria, IL: The Spoon River Press, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. viii, 515pp. Cloth. Provides designation practices of nearly 3,000 trade and academic publishers' imprints in the United States, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Errata slip laid in. A touch of foxing to fore edge else fine in fine dustjacket. ; Octavo.

New York: Garland Publishing, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. A completely revised and updated edition. xxix, 887pp; [3], 891-1568pp. Cloth. A touch of spotting to cloth on volume two. A nice near fine set. ; Quarto.

New York: Garland Publishing, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. xix, 712pp; xxi, 259pp. Cloth. Bruised upper front corner and light foxing to cloth and top edge on volume one; volume two is in fine condition. ; Quarto.

Kent, OH: The Kent State University Press, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Cloth. A full description of more than 3,000 science-fiction stories from earliest times to the appearance of the genre magazines in 1930. With author, title, and motif indexes. A fine copy. ; Quarto.

Polaris Press, 2021. First Edition. Hardcover. Edition limited to 502 copies (this being one of the 350 unsigned copies). xxii, 377pp. Cloth. "A Ray Bradbury Compendium documents Anne Hardin's thirty-year friendship with Ray Bradbury that led to years of correspondence, lovingly inscribed books, even a dedication. She donated her collection to the University of South Carolina to celebrate the… Read more about this item

Thames and Hudson, 2014. First Edition. Softcover. 319pp. French flap softcover. Chronicling the last five decades of comics around the world. With 289 illustrations. A fine copy. ; Octavo.

La Jolla, CA: The Green Tiger Press, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Donahey, William. 126pp. Pictorial boards. Nice reference title on the Teenie Weenies. Profusely illustrated in color and b&w. A fine copy in about fine dustjacket with a hint of shelf wear. ; Octavo.

Dallas: Taylor Publishing Company, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. The Taylor History of Comics #2. 224pp. Boards. Complete with every major superhero, all the artists who drew superheroes in the '50s and '60s, an exclusive checklist of all the superhero comics of the Silver Age, and more than 400 color photographs. A fine copy in fine dustjacket with a tiny… Read more about this item

Dallas: Taylor Publishing Company, 1993. Revised Edition. Softcover. New updated edition. A near fine copy. ; Quarto.