Resultados de búsqueda: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror from Dale Steffey Books, ABAA

Chicago: Reilly & Lee, 1934. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page -"To Henry W. Marshall, Sr. from Thomas Temple Hoyne April 20, 1934", with typed slip above signature tipped in -"Publication Date April 20". Hoyne's science fiction novel "in which a primitive, hierarchical, gangster-run capitalist society is riven by discontent among the lower orders, and is eventually overthrown."(SFE THe Encyclopedia of Science Fiction). ASSOCIATION COPY, Henry W. Marshall, Sr.is known for being the founder of the Lafayette (Indiana) Journal & Courier, Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives, and acting president of Purdue University. Lacking the dust jacket, Near Fine, light wear at spine ends. No other SIGNED copies of Hoyne's books found in commerce as of 01/2024. Anatomy of Wonder (1976) 3-26; (1981) 2-42; and (1987) 2-45. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 118.. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket.… Leer más

Munchen: Georg Müller, 1911. Achtzehnte Auflage (18th edition) stated at half-title page SCARCE in any early German edition. In original mustard decorative cloth, Art Deco geometrical decorative end papers, double illustrated title page, 460 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates, ribbon marker. text in German. Very Good Plus, small tear to cloth at spine, light soiling to boards. From the library of noted German conductor Helmuth Wolfes, former conductor of the Berlin State Opera, his signature in ink at half-title page. Basis for 5 films between 1918-1952. The 2nd book in the Frank Braun trilogy, in which " Braun uses artificial insemination to breed from the dregs of society - by impregnating a whore with the semen of an executed criminal - the eponymous soulless female whose name reflects in German her likeness to a mandrake root, and whose vampirical powers prove almost fatal to the Ubermensch experimenter". (SFE - The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction). . Eighteenth Edition .… Leer más

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969. Very Good Plus, light foxing edges of page block, page block separating at head of spine, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket, top corner front flap small crease, small 1/8" spot of soil at spine edge. His 1st book, basis for the 1971 film and 2008 TV mini-series. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., 1955. Near Fine, small mark top edge of page block, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket, 1/4" chip top edge at spine, smaller chip bottom edge of spine. Jacket and end page illustrations by Alex Schomburg. A lovely copy indeed ! Part of the classic Winston Science Fiction series for young readers published between 1952 and 1961. Eric North is a pseudonym for author Bernard Charles Cronin. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Illus. by Alex Schomburg.

Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., 1953. Near Fine, slight discoloration to light blue cloth in spine gutters and along top edge, in a Near Fine dust jacket, small chips at the spine tips, and front flap clipped top corner with pencilled price of 2.50. Jacket illustration by Kenneth Fagg. Part of the classic Winston Science Fiction series for young readers published between 1952 and 1961. This title SCARCE in such lovely collector's condition.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Kenneth Fagg.

Chicago: Covici-Mcgee Co., 1924. Very Good, some pages unevenly trimmed, black top edge uneven, in a Very Good dust wrapper, large chip head of spine, smaller edge chips, light soiling. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hollywood, CA: American International Pictures, 1971. #71/69. Near Fine, 3 small tears at center fold creases. Starring Gloria Grahame, Milton Selzer, Len Lesser, and Vic Tayback. Written by Gil Lasky, directed by Philip Gilbert, produced by Ed Carlin and Gil Lasky. "Shock after shock after shock as Desire drives a bargain with DEATH." Great campy horror movie poster !!. First Printing. Folded One Sheet Movie Poster. Near Fine. 27" x 41".

New York: Atheneum, 1972. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket, tiny chips top edge, top corner rear flap creased. Jacket design by Stanley Chapman. His 5th book, a quite lovely copy. . First American Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1984. First Printing with complete number line 10-1. Near Fine, faint rubs to cloth, 3 tiny spots front end pages in Near Fine dust jacket, tiny rubs at corners.Volume I in The History of Middle Earth. . First American Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Signet, 1992. SCARCE publisher's promotional poster,15 1/2"w x 2 1/2"h, advertising both the 1992 Signet book and the 1992 Francis Ford Coppola Columbia Pictures film. Fine, as issued, published in limited numbers for the ABA trade show in 1992. A poster well suited for framing, will be shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Fine. 15 1/2" x 2 1/2".

Philadelphia: William E. Burton,, 1839. Very Good Plus and handsomely bound in later red cloth with gilt titles and rules, top edge gilt, marbled end pages, 332 pp..with six tissue-guarded plates. gilt initials P.L. front board. complete with all illustrations, lacking only the tissue guard for the month of September. Bound without the original wrappers. Cloth rubbed at corners and spine ends. Contains the First Printing of Poe's classic story "The Fall of the House of Usher", basis for several movies and TV shows, including the 1960 classic "House of Usher" starring Vincent Price and with the screenplay by Richard Matheson. Also includes several other Poe stories and poems including "To Ianthe in Heaven," "The Man that was Used Up: A Tale of the Late Bugaboo and Kickapoo Campaign," "William Wilson: A tale,"( basis for several TV episodes) "Morella: A tale," ( also filmed, 1999) and "The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion". .… Leer más

New York: Ace Books, 1992. SCARCE Publisher's promotional poster, 22" h x 17"w, featuring whimsical sci-fi scene from front cover of book. Near Fine, bottom corner crease, faint creases. Well suited for framing, will be shipped loosely rolled in sturdy mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 22" h x 17"w.

New York: Doubleday, 1980. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at title page in year of publication -"To Frank Hoffmann best wishes Isaac Asimov Jan. '80" , Near Fine, tiny rubs at corners and spine ends, in Near Fine dust jacket, light wear at edges. A Doubleday Crime Club selection. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Random House, 1972. First Printing, with complete Random House number line 9-2. Fine in Fine dust jacket, a lovely, unread copy of Koontz's first book. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Crown, 1980. Top edge lightly foxed, Else Fine. Her 1st book.. First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. About Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC).

London: W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd., 1926. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page -"Walter de la Mare with all good wishes June 1926". Very Good, bump to fore edge of rear board, toning to end pages only, prior owner name front paste down hidden by front flap, small crease to cloth at head of spine. In Very Good Minus dust jacket, large triangular chip rear panel detached but present, small chips and tears and edge wear. laid in a contemporary newspaper clipping , presumably a London newspaper, with a review of the book. Consists of nine tales written in the previous 2 years with all but 3 unpublished previously. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Quarter Cloth. Very Good/Very Good Minus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., 1953. Near Fine, tiny rub along top edge of rear paste down, in a Near Fine dust jacket, small chips at spine tips. Part of the classic Winston science fiction series for young readers published between 1952 and 1961. Fantastic Alex Schomburg dust jacket and endpage illustrations. Uncommon in such lovely condition !. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Alex Schomburg.

New York: Random House, 1975. First printing, with complete Random House # line 2-9. Near Fine, light foxing to edges of page block, small bottom corner bump, in a Near Fine dust jacket 1 1/2" closed tear top edge front flap, small bottom corner crease rear flap, tiny chips at bottom edge of spine. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Arena Publishing Company, 1895. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. On front end page, inscription reads - "To Dr. J. O. Buck, in the friendship and fellowship of a common cause Florence Huntley". First published in 1892, stated Fourth Edition, contains preface to the Second Edition. . Very Good, end pages browned and with corner tears. Boards rubbed , title at spine a bit dulled. A fantasy novel. Early editions of this book, and SIGNED copies of any of her books, are RARE. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Fourth Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1963. Later printing, copyright and title page dates of 1963, $7.50 price front flap. Near Fine, prior owner discrete blindstamp front end page, in Near Fine dust jacket, slight rubbing at fore edges, 2 tiny closed tears at head of spine. . Later Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.