Washington DC: American Council of Learned Societies, 1947. First Edition. Original wraps. 6 X 8 3/4 Inches. 28 PP. Important early census of materials relating to African Americans and their footprint at the National Archives. Stapled wraps. Light toning to spine. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1972. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 247 PP. Early study of the style and inspiration behind The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. Light foxing to gutters. More
New York: Garland Publishing, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 8 5/8 X 11 1/8 Inches. 712 PP. Large reference for the hardcore fan, researcher and/or bookseller. First edition of this updated work that started with Hubin's 1979 bibliography. Not ex-library. No previous owner plates, writing etc... No DJ as issued. More
New York: Holiday House, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 1/4 X 10 3/8 Inches. 274 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $50.00 intact on front flap. Accompanied by original TLS from Holiday House to a representative at Ingram Book Distributors (advance gift notification)..... More
Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, 2000. Early Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 3/8 Inches. 162 PP. Signed by the editor Harold Bloom on bookplate affixed to the FFEP. In depth appreciation & criticism of Vonnegut's work spannng his career prior to publication. Assumed second printing with the number line to..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 574 PP. Original black cloth with gilt title and device stamping to spine (a bit of rubbing). Original price of "63s. Net" on the front flap. Light wear to dj edges at folds and spine ends..... More
New York: Algol Press, 1975. First Edition. Original wraps. 5 1/4 X 8 1/4 Inches. 33 PP. Collection of short biographical essays and bibliography of Dr. Paul Linebarger AKA Cordwainer Smith. Original staples wraps. Light wear to edges and spine. A very attractive copy overall. More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 X 9 Inches. 341 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $16.95 intact on front flap. Light wear to DJ edges. More
Santa Barbara, CA: The Mysterious Bookshop and Pepper & Stern Rare Books, Inc., 1989. First Edition. Original wraps. 6 X 8 3/4 Inches. Nice reference of 834 books from the noted collection of Dr. Robinson. Hint of rubbing to corners else a fine copy. More
Washington DC: The White House Historical Association, 1967. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. 6 X 9 1/4 Inches. 219 PP. #182 of only 300 copies issued and signed by First Lady Johnson on the limitation page. Each copy issued with an original (unused) White House Library bookplate tipped-in. Tan cloth with..... More
Kitty Hawk, NC: New Maritima Press, LLC, 2012. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 396 PP. First printing of this fascinating historical account of the lost treasure that inspired Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. One million pieces of eight stolen and hidden with only the..... More
New York: Ballantine, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 7 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 507 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $29.95 intact on front flap. One black "dot" on ffep, else a fine copy. More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 433 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $7.95 intact on front flap. Signed by Sam Moskowitz directly on the half title-page. History of romance in science fiction..... More
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1969. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 257 PP. Illustrated scholarly study of Jean de Meun's poem "Roman de la Rose". DJ price-clipped. Title written in ink on the spine of DJ. More
Dallas, TX: BenBella Books, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 367 PP. First edition with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $24.00 intact on front flap. A sharp copy in all respects. More
Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English, 1979. First Edition. Original wraps. 6 X 8 7/8 Inches. 382 PP. A selected and annotated bibliography by Stensland. PO name on first page. More
London: Gollancz, 1989. First UK Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 224 PP. Original red cloth boards in a sharp DJ. Price of "12.95" intact on front flap. Clarke's autobiographical look at the early Sci-Fi (or sf to Clarke) magazines and pulps that both inspired him and later..... More
New York: Abrams, 2019. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 7 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 276 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $29.99 on rear panel. Highly entertaining collection of shorts on the history of Science-Fiction in literature, art..... More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1967. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 397 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $8.95 intact on front flap. PO name in ink on FFEP. Hint of wear at edges, but a very attractive copy..... More
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 8 Inches. 174 PP. Stated "First American Edition" with proper number code to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $20.95 intact on front flap. More
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 7 1/8 X 10 1/4 Inches. 556 PP. RARE book that includes Merton's writings, the themes of his work, the places he lived, individuals important to his life and work as well as just about any other biographical tid-bit you can imagine..... More
Chicago: Advent Publishers, 1956. J.L. Patterson. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 3/4 Inches. 180 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $4.00 intact on front flap. Biography and literary criticism of John Campbell, Robert Heinlein, Richard Matheson and Judith Merril among others..... More
Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. 7 3/4 X 10 Inches. 152 PP. First printing with number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $35.00 intact on front flap. Signature page at front. Housed in original issue slipcase. More
Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1977. Early Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 216 PP. Includes a history of the Harlem Renaissance movement as well as studies of Ellison, Wright and Langston Hughes among others. Ink price of $12.50 to front flap. Hint of scuffing to..... More
Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 494 PP. Stated "First Published 1981" with no additional copyright dates. Hint of scuffing to DJ spine. A very attractive copy. More