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London: Gollancz. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1967. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Joint 1966 Nebula Award winner. The first hardcover and an uncommon book to find, in particular in collectable condition. A fine book, with dealer notes in pencil otherwise internally clean. A fine unclipped jacket, but with a dealer price sticker on the front flap. DJ with Brodart protective cover. Housed in a custom clamshell box. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Babel-17 - Custom Clamshell,
by Samuel Delany
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Baby Doll
by Tennessee Williams
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New Directions Book. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. The script for the film by Williams, incorporating the two one-act plays, 27 Wagons Full of Cotton and The Long Stay Cut Short or The Unsatisfactory Supper. VG+ or better book. Some foxing to the top edge, previous owner name on front end paper dated 1958 with a dealer note and price of $100. Slight foxing on end-papers but otherwise internally clean. VG+ or better dust jacket, unclipped in a brodart jacket. Closed tear to the top and bottom of front flap and some general wear. .
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Baby Wilkinson's V. C and Other Stories
by Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Newnham-Davis
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London: Downey & Co. Very Good. 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. A VG copy of this scarce collection of stories. Predominently known as a British food and gourmet writer, but he also released fiction, including this collection of short stories. Burgundy cloth, slight lean, owner name in pen on ffef. Some spotting, but mostly clean. Provenance - From the Gary Munson Collection; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 317 pages .
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Back to the Stone Age
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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New York: Canaveral Press. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. 1963. Hardcover. A beautiful copy of the first canaveral printing. Yellow boards with red lettering, but other variants possible with no priority. A veryfine copy in like clipped jacket. Zeuschner 28. Provenance: From the Estate of Dr Stephen Landan, a life long Sci-Fi fan who regularly attended conventions in USA and UK and who was a longtime member of The World Science Fiction Society; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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The Ballad of Ballard and Sandrine
by Peter Straub
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Subterranean Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2011. First Printing. Hardcover. A fine copy in a like DJ of the first trade edition, signed on the title page ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .
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Barchester Towers
by Anthony Trollope
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New York: The Limited Editions Club. Fine. 1958. Limited Edition. Hardcover. #502 of 1500 copies signed by Fritz Kredel. 292th publication of LEC and the 1st of the 27th series. Book is in near fine condition, some wear to the leather on spine, with a few red spots visible at the top and bottom, internally clean with tight binding. Still with some of the original glassine, missing most of the spine section of glassine. Slipcase is VG+ with a damp stain at the bottom and on spine. Introduction by Angela Thirkell and illustrated with drawings by Fritz Kredel, illustrations printed by Walter Fischer. Book designed by Richard Ellis, printed at the Peter Pauper Press. Set in monotype Bell and printed on Curtis natural white paper. Bound by Russell-Rutter Company in half black levant-grain leather, gold stamped with design by Kredel. Imported pattern paper sides. 584 pages, 5 ¾ x 9 ½ inches (a companion volume to 263 The Warden). Fine book in Fine Slipcase, very collectable. This…
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Barchester Towers
by Anthony Trollope
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New York: The Heritage Press. Fine. 1958. Hardcover. Book is in fine condition, original sandglass laid in. Introduction by Angela Thirkell and illustrated with drawings by Fritz Kredel. Fine slipcase with general wear; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 364584 pages .
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Barchester Towers
by Anthony Trollope
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New York: Heritage Press. Fine. 1958. Hardcover. Introduction by Angela Thirkell and illustrated by Fritz Kredel. A Fine book with only slight wear on spine and a pencil price in front. Fine Slipcase with minimal wear. Overall Fine collectable book. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 564 pages .
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Barnacle Goose - Plate 378
by John James Audubon
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Very Good. 1840-1844. Royal Octavo Edition. Print. From the first Royal Octavo edition of Birds of America published from 1840 to 1844. Octavo (approximately 10.25 x 6.5 inches). Drawn from nature by JJ Audubon, printed and hand-colored by J. T. Bowen, Philadelphia. One edge unevenly trimmed as a result of removal from binding. Please examine the provided photo's for personal inspection of condition. Provenance - From the A. D. Andrews Collection of Southern and Natural History. VG print with slight toning and a few marks .
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Barnacle Goose - Plate 378
by John James Audubon
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Very Good+. 1840-1844. Royal Octavo Edition. Print. From the first Royal Octavo edition of Birds of America published from 1840 to 1844. Octavo (approximately 10.25 x 6.5 inches). Drawn from nature by JJ Audubon, printed and hand-colored by J. T. Bowen, Philadelphia. One edge unevenly trimmed as a result of removal from binding. Please examine the provided photo's for personal inspection of condition. Provenance - From the A. D. Andrews Collection of Southern and Natural History. VG+ print with slight toning .
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The Basilisk and Other Tales of Dread (As New)
by R. Murray Gilchrist
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Ashcroft: Ash-Tree Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 2003. Limited Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. From the legendary publisher of supernatural and horror literature. This title brings together all the known supernatural tales by Gilchrest in a single volume. His work includes a single contribution to The Yellow Book with the little known vampire story, "The Crimson Weaver". In 1894 he published a highly regarded volume of short fiction, "The Stone Dragon". After this much of his attention went to to stories about the Peak District and his topographical studies, he did however publish a few more weird tales including "Lords and Ladies" in Hurst & Blackett 1903 and 6 weird tales in the June 2005 issue of The London Magazine. None of the latter was mentioned or included in his posthumous collection "A Peakland Faggot". The Basilisk brings together all the known weird tales penned by Gilchrist. The Ash-Tree edition was limited to 500 copies.…
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Bastille Vs. the Evil Librarians (Book 6)
by Sanderson, Brandon & Patterson, Janci
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New York: Starscape / Tor. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2022. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A fine copy in a like DJ, signed by Anderson on a special tipped in page; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .
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The Battle of Tull (#3 the Gunslinger - the Dark Tower)
by Stephen King
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Gallery 13. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2019. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. A fine copy in a like DJ, 2nd printing ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Beach Music
by Pat Conroy
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New York: Doubleday. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. From the author of the Prince of Tides. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. Jacket now with a clear protective cover. Provenance: Part of the remarkable collection of Theodore B Baum; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall .
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The Beach of Falesa - Signed by Illustrator Millard Sheets
by Robert Louis Stevenson
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New York: The Limited Editions Club. Fine. 1956. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 1245 of 1500 numbered copies signed by Millard Sheets. 271st publication of LEC and the 4th of the 25th series. Introduced by JC Furnas and illustrated by Millard Sheets. Designed, printed and bound by Ward Ritchie et in intertype Waverley on Linweave paper on quarter brown cloth and the paper sides printed with a design from Sheets. 130 pages, 8 ¼ x 12 ¼ inches. The book is in fine condition, with a previous owner name in front written in pen and dated 1957. Otherwise internally clean and with no issues. The original slipcase is showing some wear and only VG. A collectible copy of this beautiful book. This is a heavy book and extra shipping charges may apply; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 130 pages; Signed by Illustrator .
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The Beach of Falesa
by Robert Louis Stevenson
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New York: The Limited Editions Club. Near Fine. 1956. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 1429 of 1500 numbered copies signed by Millard Sheets. 271st publication of LEC and the 4th of the 25th series. Introduced by JC Furnas and illustrated by Millard Sheets. Designed, printed and bound by Ward Ritchie et in intertype Waverley on Linweave paper on quarter brown cloth and the paper sides printed with a design from Sheets. 130 pages, 8 ¼ x 12 ¼ inches. The book is in near fine condition, internally clean and in very fine condition. The original slipcase is showing some wear VG+. This is a heavy book and extra shipping charges may apply; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 130 pages; Signed by Illustrator .
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Bear Head (Signed Copy)
by Adrian Tchaikovsky
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London: Head of Zeus. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2021. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition copy signed by the author. Fine book with NF dust jacket, with some of the original price sticker still present on the back. Now with a clear protective archival cover. ; Signed by Author .
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Bear Island
by Alistair MacLean
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London: Collins. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1971. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine or better book. Some foxing to the top edge, light square ink mark on the bottom edge. Internally clean. Fine dust jacket, unclipped. Now with a protective cover. Basis for the 1980 movie featuring Donald Sutherland, Vanessa Redgrave and Richard Widmark. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 286 pages .
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Beatrice and Virgil
by Martel Yann
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New York: Spiegel & Grau. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2010. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A fine copy in a like DJ signed by Martel. Small gold Autographed Copy sticker on the front. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .
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Beautiful Just!
by Lillian Beckwith
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London: Hutchinson. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1975. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A near fine book, some foxing and dust staining on the top edge. Internally clean and seems unread. A near fine dust jacket, unclipped some foxing on flyleaf and inside. Now with a clear protective cover; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 173 pages .
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