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Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1950. First edition. first printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed by Asimov on the front free endpaper, "For Dirce Archer, With best wishes, Isaac Asimov." Dirce Archer was a well known science fiction fan of the 1950's and 60's. Asimov's first novel. "A sentimental favorite among Asimov's fans, but significant also as a transitional step between the relatively miserly world of Golden Age pulps and the relatively lucrative world of mainstream book publication." Quoted from Barron; Anatomy of Wonder 4, 3-15. Bound in gray cloth with lettering on the spine in red. The merest hint of toning to the edges of the text block, else fine in fine and bright dust jacket illustrated by Richard Powers, Doubleday's $2.50 price present, and with just the merest hint of rubbing at the spine panel ends. An exceptional associational copy.

Sauk City, WI: Arkham House Publishers, 1942. First edition. first printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The third book published by Arkham House. Collects twenty of Smith's stories. Jacket art by Hannes Bok. Only 1054 copies printed. Joshi, Sixty Years of Arkham House, #3. Fine in fine dust jacket with the merest hint of toning to the lettering on the spine panel. A superior copy. Laid in is an envelope addressed in Smith's hand to R.H. Barlow with Smith's retrurn address, post marked Auburn, Calif, Aug 7, 1933. Smith and Barlow were early participants of the Lovecraftian circle. 3 cent postage stamp present. Rough opening along the right side, else in very good condition with writing very clear.

Royal Oak, MI [1999 - 2011]: Haffner Press, 1999. First edition. first printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A complete set of eight of the limited editions of 100 [volumes 1-4] or 75 [volumes 5-8] slipcased copies numbered and signed by Williamson on a special limitation page. All are uniformly numbered "18" expecpt volume one which is P/C. The volume titles are; 1] The Metal Man and Others, 2] Wolves of Darkness, 3] Wizard's Isle, 4] Spider Island, 5] The Crucible of Power, 6] Gateway to Paradise, 7] With Folded Hands, and Searching Mind, 8] At The Human Limit. Each volume is fine in fine and brigh dust jacket, as new copies though the dust jacket of volume two does have one tiny ding at the base of the spine panel. Each volume is housed within the publisher's fine green cloth slipcase. Volume eight remains unopened from the publisher's packaging. A stunning, handsome set.

London: Sidgwick & Jackson Limited, 1968. First hardcover edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Dick's first book originally published in paperback by Ace in 1956. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket with only a hint of rubbing. A superior copy, seldom found in this superb condition.

Lakewood, CO: Centipede Press, 2012. First US hardcover edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Number 85 of 200 numbered copies signed on the colophon by Ellis, John Langon who wrote the introduction and by Ben Baldwin who did the art work. "American Psycho remains one of the most notorious horror novels ever published. Originally slated for publication by Simon and Schuster, the hardcover edition was cancelled and the novel was published in trade paperback by Vintage. The novel met immediately with attacks and condemnation, but was simultaneously praised by some of the brightest literary lights. This edition features a fine new introduction by John Langan and a lengthy interview with Bret Easton Ellis. This is the first American hardcover edition of this novel ever published." Quoted from the Centipede Press synopsis. Filmed in 2000 by Lions Gate Films staring Christian Bale with Willem Dafoe and Reese Witherspoon in supporting roles. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket. An as new copy.

Tarzana, CA: Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc., Publishers, 1947. First edition. first printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Inscribed in blind by Burroughs on the front free endpaper, "Best wishes, Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzana, California." Publisher's label fixed to the front paste-down endpaper stating this book survived the infamous storeroom fire. Heins, FL-1. Zeuschner 578. The twenty ninth novel in the Tarzan series. Dust jacket and interior illustrations by John Coleman Burroughs. No evidence of fire or smoke damage to the book and the dust jacket. The faintest hint of a few spots of foxing to the endpapers. Lightest of wear to the lower edges of the boards. Near fine in fine and bright dust jacket. Signed copies of this title are very uncommon.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Company / SF Book Club, 1978. First SFBC edition, first printing . Hardcover. Fine/Very good plus. Signed and dated by King on the front end paper; "Stephen King 8/22/80." First Science Fiction Book Club edition with gutter code of T7, [February 1978] on the final page. "2228" printed at the bottom of the rear dust jacket flap. King's fourth book. A collection of twenty stories, including "The Lawnmower Man," "Children of the Corn" and "Trucks." Referenced in Barron, Horror Literature *4-170. Light toning to the edges of the text block, else fine in very good plus dust jacket, price-clipped at top and bottom of the front flap. An attractive copy with early King signature.

Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1881. Second edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Signed by Wm. L. Austin and dated Jan. 1, 1887 on the preliminary page. Austin entered the firm Baldwin Locomitive Works in 1870 and in 1885 became a partner in the firm of Burnham, Parry, Williams & Co., and later Chairman of the Board of Baldwin. Presents and illustrates a system of Standard Locomotives, designs suited to all the requirements of ordinary service. Burnham, Parry, Williams & Co. manufactured a considerable number of locomotives and parts for their subsidiary company, Baldwin Locomotive Works, many of which are described and illustrated in this catalogue. 101 pages with full page diagrams and photographs with data page proceding or following. Bound in original brown cloth with ornate lettering and rule stamped in gilt, design and rule stamped in black, and design and rule on rear cover stamped in blind. Front hinge starting. Rear endpaper creased. A near fine copy, seldom found in this… Leer más

London: Kinnell Publications, 1989. First UK edition, first printing . Hardcover. Publisher's leather binding of the first hardcover edition, not offered for sale. Bound from the first sheets supplied by the printer, in red half-leather with maroon cloth over boards. One of only two copies bound thus for the publishers of Kinnell. This half-leather bound issue preceded a later version which matched the full-leather issues of the Jack Vance titles published by Kinnell. A lengthy Letter of Provenance provided on the Kinnell letterhead from Richard Lewis, one of the two founders. Raised bands. Lettering and rule on spine in gilt. Top and foredge of the text block in gilt. Headbands. A very fine and bright, as new copy.

New York: G.&C.&H. Carvill, 1831. First edition . Hardcover. Between 18 August 1825 and 24 August 1826, the Schooner Dolphin under the command of Lieutenant Percival set sail from the coast of Peru in search of the mutineers of the whale ship Globe to bring the guilty to punishment. Signature of previous owner, William Johnson Hagood on the front paste-down endpaper and on page 1, and dated by him, Nov-19-1835. iv, 258 pages plus folded frontis map with two by one inch chip professionally repaired. Bound in original fine olive green cloth with paper title label on the spine, mostly worn away. Moderate foxing throughout. A better than good copy.

London: Kinnell Publications, 1988. First hardcover edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine. Publisher's leather binding of the first trade hardcover edition, not offered for sale. Bound from the first sheets supplied by the printer, in red half-leather with maroon cloth over boards. One of only two copies bound thus for the publishers of Kinnell. This half-leather bound issue preceded a later version which matched the full-leather issues of the Jack Vance titles published by Kinnell. A lengthy Letter of Provenance provided on the Kinnell letterhead from Richard Lewis, one of the two founders. Raised bands. Lettering and rule on spine in gilt. Top and foredge of the text block in gilt. Headbands. A very fine and bright, as new copy.

Chicago, IL: Shasta Publishers, 1951. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Signed by Heinlein on the half-title page. Collects ten stories making up the second book in Heinlein's Future History series. "Contains some of Heinlein's finest." Chalker & Owings; The Scinece-Fantasy Publishers, page 398. Referenced in Baron, Anatomy of Wonder 1995, *3-89. Very good in fine and bright, as new dust jacket. Housed within a custom made slipcase.

New York: Viking Press, 1979. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very good plus. Inscribed and signed by King on the front endpaper, "For Jake - Good wishes, Stephen King 8/22/80."One of King's most moving cross-genre novels, a fusion of horror story, science fiction and political intrigue thriller." Barron; Horror Literature, 4-165. "Basis for the 1983 film directed by David Cronenberg and starring Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Herbert Lom, Anthony Zerbe, Colleen Dewhurst and Martin Sheen. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket with $11.95 price present on the front flap.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1941. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Inscribed to Richard F. Wald [Dick Wald], well known collector of science fiction, art, comics, pulps, etc. In the early 1970s, Dick sent de Camp all his books to be signed. Upon the books return, Dick found all were inscribed to him in various foreign languages. This copy inscribed; "Saludades Muy Cordiales de L. Sprague de Camp a Richard F. Wald." "One of the earliest stories from the pulps to be taken up by a mainstream hardcover publisher. By all odds de Camp's finest book." Barron: Anatomy of Wonder 4, 3-58. "This is science fiction of the best kind." Magill: Survey of Science Fiction Literature, pp 1198-1203. Top of the text block in yellow. Bound in black cloth with lettering and image in white. Fine in very good dust jacket with a few tiny and shallow chips.

Philadelphia: Press of J.B. Lippincott/M. Baird & Co./Baldwin Locomotive Works [about 1871-1872]. First edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 134 pages with pages 5 through 45 a history of the Baldwin Locomotive Works. The rest of the pages feature sixteen builder's rod's down locomotive woodburytype photographs with backgrounds showing the buildings of the Baldwin Locomotive Works. Each full page photograph is mounted on heavy stock paper followed by one to three pages of data specifications for the locomotive type. All the photographs are sharp and clear. Romaine; American Trade Catalogues, pg 301. Bound in original brown pebbled cloth with lettering on the front cover and spine stamped in gilt and border on the covers stamped in blind. A little mottling to the covers. Contemporary owner's signature dated 1874 on the prelim page. Some penciled notes in the margins not affecting the text or photographs. Light wear to the spine ends. A very good copy.

Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co., 1914. First edition, first printing . Hardcover. Good. First state without McClurg's acorn on the spine and W.F. Hall printed in Old English script on the copyright page. 400 numbered pages plus 1. Zeuschner; Edgar Rice Burroughs Bibliography #696. Bookplate of John A. Minczewski on the front paste-down endpaper. Professionally rebacked with original spine pressed on. Bound in dark red cloth with lettering in gilt. Gilt lettering dulled. A solid, good copy.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1970. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A very curious novel." Barron: Anatomy of Wonder 4, 4-138. Light publishers glue toning along the inner hinges. Price on dust jacket flap present. A fine copy in a fine and bright dust jacket with light toning to the reverse of the spine panel. An extremely handsome, superior copy.

Tarzana, CA: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., 1939. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine. John Coleman Burroughs. Inscribed by Burroughs on a blank preliminary page; "To Earl Teass, In appreciation of the very swell job at 716 and his unfailing interest and co-operation. From his friend, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzana, December 25, 1939." Obviously a Christmas gift for his friend. Teass was involved in the Hollywood film industry and was a set designer for several films. Heins, TaM-1. Illustrated by John Coleman Burroughs. The twenty fifth novel in the Tarzan series. Contemporary professional binding in full calf leather with raised bands, gilt tooling and title label. A fine handsome copy.

Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1885. First edition . Hardcover. From the introduction, "It is intended in this publication to place before our customers a work that may be found useful for ready reference in ordering duplicate parts of locomotives for renewals and repairs, and at the same time furnish such a complete record of names of the various parts comprising a locomotive and tender as to avoid the possibility of error in ordering supplies from a misinterpretation of these names." Burnham, Parry, Williams & Co. manufactured a considerable number of parts for their subsidiary company, Baldwin Locomotive Works, many of which are described and illustrated in this catalogue. 100 pages. Bound in original brown cloth with ornate lettering stamped in gilt and border stamped in blind. A fine copy, seldom found in this superior condition.

New York: Hosford & Sons, Stationers and Printers, 1867. Hardcover. Encourages investment, through Fisk and Hatch, Bankers, in first mortgage bonds of the Central Pacific Railroad for the continued construction of the first transcontinental railroad across the US. Cites potential development of the western states and territories and future benefits of investment. 20 pages with large folded map. Originally issued in printed wrappers, this copy was later professionally bound in hardcover with original covers included. Hand colored map shows highlighted rail lines for through connections from the east to the west coast. One very short edge tear to the map. Overall, a very good copy.