New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1948. First printing. Hardcover. A Very Good, clean and unmarked, book block and case. Good jacket, heavily worn and scuffed, though missing very little paper. Stated first edition. 205 pages. 6” x 8.25”.Ape and Essence (1948) is a post-nuclear war dystopian novel by Aldous..... more
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2014. First printing. Hardcover. A Fine copy in all regards with a tipped in signature. Stated first printing. 620 pages. 6.5” x 9.5”.“Awe, mixed with a little sadness, is perhaps the inevitable response to this hefty volume, which, coming on the heels of Munro’s Nobel..... more
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good with remainder mark and foxing to the top edge. Minor soiling and wear; clean and crisp interior. Previous ownership stamp to front free endpaper. With jacket. A sound reading copy if not a collectible one. 327 pages. 6” x 8.5”.A third..... more
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2018. First printing. Hardcover. A copy that could be described as Fine, except for a faint, pinkish splash of liquid damage to the jacket spine and bottom edge. Otherwise crisp and bright. Stated first printing. 292 pages. 6.5” x 9.5”.Pulitzer Prize winner Anne Tyler’s 22nd..... more
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2022. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in all regards, the only flaw being slightly rounded at the head and foot of the spine. “Signed first edition” sticker to the front. Signed by Anne Tyler on a tipped in leaf. Stated first edition. 244 pages. 6.5”..... more
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2020. First printing. Hardcover. Fine in all aspects, with jacket. Stated first printing. 178 pages. 6” x 9.5”.Pulitzer Prize winner Anne Tyler’s 2020 novel, Redhead by the Side of the Road was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. As with all of her writing, Tyler’s strength is..... more
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1966. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good, overall. Book block clean and unmarked. The jacket is unclipped with small closed tears and minor creasing. Stated first printing. 335 pages. 5.75” x 8.5”.Loosely based on the real life case of Mendel Bellis, The Fixer (1966)—winner of..... more
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1971. First printing. Hardcover. A crisp and clean copy with a Near Fine jacket. The case and book block, however, are marred by a heavy bump to the bottom edge, which has pierced the cloth binding, exposing about ¾” of the front board, and..... more
New York: Dell, 1974. Paperback. A nice, bright copy with minor rubbing and creasing to the wrappers. One lateral crack across the spine, which shows no indication of harming the binding. Stated first edition [thus]. Dell #3152. 219 pages. 4” x 7”.One volume of the long-running detective Michael Shayne series..... more
New York: Dell Publishing Company, Inc., ND. Paperback. An excellent copy, overall. The only major “flaw” being rippling primarily affecting the paperwrappers—more likely a manufacturing issue than damage after the fact. Dell #503, mapback edition. Undated. 192 pages. 4.25” x 6.25”.One volume of the long-running detective Michael Shayne series by..... more
New York: Dell Publishing Company, Inc., ND. Paperback. Good overall with light dampstaining to top edge and a creased bend to the front spine edge. General rubbing to the wrappers. Dell #325 mapback edition. 192 pages. 4.25” x 6.25”.One volume of the long-running detective Michael Shayne series by Brett Halliday..... more
New York: Dell Publishing Company, Inc., 1957. Paperback. A clean and bright copy with modest rubbing to the paper wrappers. Some creasing to the spine and a slight bow. Dell #934. 189 pages. 4.25” x 6.5”.One volume of the long-running detective Michael Shayne series by Brett Halliday (1904–1977), first issued..... more
New York: Dell Publishing Company, Inc., ND. Paperback. A Good copy, clean and unmarked. Rubbing to the paper wrappers and a slight tilt to the spine. Undated but no earlier than 1948, as indicated by blurb on title page. Dell #387 mapback edition. 192 pages. 4.25” x 6.25”.An early volume..... more
New York: Doubleday, 2021. First printing. Hardcover. The book block is Fine in all regards. The jacket shows water damage rippling to the front and bears a “signed first edition” sticker. Stated first printing with a complete number line. The signature is tipped in, a particularly common feature for works..... more
New York: Paperback Library, 1965. First printing. Paperback. A Near Fine first printing; no creasing to the spine. 174 pages. 4.25” x 7”.The Adam Link robot science fiction series was created by brothers Earl and Otto Binder under the pen name Eando Binder in 1939. Originally published in Amazing Stories..... more
New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, c. 1940. Hardcover. A Very Good reprint (c. 1940s), clean and unmarked save for ownership signatures to front free endpapers. The case spine is bleached along the edges. The jacket shows chipping about the corners but is largely intact. 237 pages. 5.5” x 8.25”.This..... more
New York: Ace Books, 1973. Frank Frazetta. Paperback. Very Good, overall. The lower fore corner is lightly bumped; some creasing to the cover and spine. Faint evidence of dampstaining to spine. Stated fourth Ace printing. Cover illustration by Frank Frazetta. 251 pages. 4.5” x 7”.Back to the Stone Age (1937)..... more
New York: Ace Books, ND. Paperback. Very Good, overall. Toning to the page edges. Minor creating to the spine, which also has a slight tilt. One dogear, otherwise the interior is clean and crisp. 189 pages. 4.25” x 7”.The Lad and the Lion first appeared as a serial in All-Story..... more
Ace Books, 1973. Frank Frazetta. Paperback. Good Plus with a bump to the lower fore corner, affecting the cover and first two thirds of the book block. Quarter inch tear to the top edge affecting the cover and first 11 pages. Light creasing and shelfwear. Glossy, color Kent cigarette ad..... more
New York: Ace Books, ND. Frank Frazetta. Paperback. A Near Fine copy with no creasing and minimal shelfwear. Cover illustration by Frank Frazetta. 252 pages. 4” x 7”.The Mad King appeared in book form for the first time in 1936. The setting is a fictional European country, Lutha, before WWI..... more
New York: Ace Books, 1979. Boris Vallejo. Paperback. Near Fine with no creasing. Modest shelfwear. Stamp mark on the top edge. Cover illustration by Boris Vallejo. 346 pages. 4.25” x 7”.The Mad King appeared in book form for the first time in 1936. The setting is a fictional European country..... more
New York: Ace Books, ND. Paperback. Very Good, overall. Clean and crisp with minimal shelfwear or creasing. Howe Library stamps to bottom edge and rear interior wrapper. Cover illustration by Frank Frazetta. 159 pages. 4.25” x 6.25”.The Monster Men first appeared in book form in 1929. The first Ace paperback..... more
New York: Ace Books, ND. [Frank Frazetta]. Paperback. A Near Fine copy with no creasing and minimal shelfwear. Cover illustration by Frank Frazetta, uncredited. Black and white Frank Frazetta poster ad insert. 187 pages. 4.25” x 7”.The Moon Maid was originally written in three parts and printed as a serial..... more
New York: Ace Books, ND. Frank Frazetta. Paperback. A Very Good copy with light shelfwear. Faint stamp mark to the top and bottom edge. Missing a 1-inch piece of paper on first page with synopsis affecting lower edge only and no text. Cover illustration by Frank Frazetta. 154 pages. 4.25”..... more
New York: Ace Books, 1973. Paperback. Very Good Plus with minimal shelfwear and creasing. Cover illustration by Frank Frazetta. Stated fourth Ace printing. 250 pages. 4.25” x 7”.Tanar of Pellucidar is the third book in the Pellucidar series, which all take place inside a hollow Earth. It was published in..... more