![The Dream of X [Signed]. William Hope HODGSON](/images/noimage.png)
West Kingston: Donald M. Grant, 1977. First, Limited Edition. 14 full color illustrations. First Printing. Signed, Ltd. #30 of 2,500 by illustrator Stephen E. Fabian; Octavo (26cm.); blue boards stamped in yellow on spine; 140pp.; dustjacket; 140pp.; Fine in a Fine unclipped (priced $20.00) jacket with light wear only. More
New York: Macmillan, 1977. First Edition. Basis for Tyler Perry's 2010 film version, For Colored Girls, stars Kimberly Elise, Janet Jackson, Loretta Devine, Thandie Newton, Whoopi Goldberg, and Phylicia Rashad. First Printing. Octavo (24cm.); blue cloth spine over orange and yellow boards; stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 64pp.; Fine..... More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1981. First Edition. This is a collection of Shange's theater works. In addition to spell #7, the book contains a photograph: lovers in motion and boogie woogie landscapes. First Printing. Inscribed by author on title page; Octavo (24cm.); maroon cloth spine over blue and lavender..... More
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1967. First U.K. Edition. First Impression. Octavo (19cm.); red boards stamped in gilt on spine; yellow dustjacket; 157pp.; some foxing to top textblock, else a Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced 90p/ sticker over price 18/-net); few spots of foxing upper front panel and DJ flaps..... More
New York: Armchair Detective Library, 1994. First Thus. Third crime fiction novel in the Joe Leaphorn / Jim Chee Navajo Tribal Police series. Nominated for the 1979 "Best Mystery Novel" Edgar Award. First Printng. Signed, Ltd. #45 of 100 copies; Octavo (23.5cm); maroon boards embossed in gilt on cover and spine;..... More
New York: Armchair Detective Library, 1994. First Thus. Fourth crime fiction novel in the Joe Leaphorn / Jim Chee Navajo Tribal Police series. This is the first novel in the series to feature Officer Jim Chee. First Printng. Signed, Ltd. #90 of 100 copies; Octavo (23.5cm); maroon boards embossed in..... More
New York: Armchair Detective Library, 1991. First Thus. (HUBIN, 205) Second crime fiction novel in the Joe Leaphorn / Jim Chee Navajo Tribal Police series Edgar Award Winner, 1973. First Printng. Signed, Ltd. #72 of 100 copies; Octavo (23.5cm); maroon boards embossed in gilt on cover and spine; author's photo on..... More
New York: Armchair Detective Library, 1990. First Thus. (HUBIN, 205); (BARZUN & HERTIG, 1147) First crime fiction novel in the Joe Leaphorn / Jim Chee Navajo Tribal Police series The Blessing Way is based on The Navajo song ceremonial complex a spiritual practice used by certain Navajo ceremonial people to restore..... More
London: Reinhardt Books, 1991. First Edition. First Printing. 1 of 300 copies; Octavo (22cm.); white in gray wrappers printed in black; Fine in Near Fine wrappers with tiny nick to bottom front cover. More
New York: Doubleday, 1929. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo (19.5cm.); tan boards embossed in blue on cover and spine; red globe on cover; blue topstain; dustjacket; 324pp.; spine ends pushed; hinges cracked at title page, holding firm. Very Good++. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.50); chippng and tears to jacket..... More
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1944. First Edition. (CURREY, 508); (JAFFERY, #5). First Printing. Octavo (19.5cm.); black boards with gilt on spine; dustjacket; 344pp.; gently pushed spine ends, minor corner bend; still Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $3.00) with light edgewear; spine slightly toned; short closed tear to front panel; offsetting..... More
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1965. First Edition. (CURREY, 508); (JAFFERY, #91); (CLUTE and NICHOLLS, 1296) Author's fourth book, many of which originally appeared in the magazines Weird Tales and Astounding Stories. Second collection of short stories for Arkham House. First Printing. 1 of 2,000 copies; Octavo (19.5cm.); black boards stamped in..... More
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1946. First Edition. 30th and final major work by Blackwood. (JAFFERY, #17) Dustjacket by Ronald Clyne. First Printing. 1 of 3,000 copies; Octavo (19cm.); black boards with gilt on spine; dustjacket; 138pp.; Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $1.50); light rubbing, mostly to spine ends; slightly toned..... More
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1967. First Edition. (JAFFERY, 90); (BARRON, 3-90) An eclectic selection of Hodgson's best sea stories, gathered from various collections including Men of the Deep Waters (1914), The Luck of the Strong (1916) and The Voice in the NIght (1907). First Printing. 1 of 2,500 copies; Octavo (19.5cm.);..... More
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1970. First Edition. (CURREY, 453); (BARRON, 3-182). First Printing. 1 of 3,000 copies; Octavo (20.5cm.); black boards with gilt on spine; dustjacket; Fine copy in a Fine, unclipped (priced $6.50) jacket. More
Paris: Olympia Press, 1959. First Edition. First Printing; Number 77 in the Traveller's Companion Series. 12mo., dustjacket; 301pp.; Fine in a Fine, unclipped (priced 1500 francs) illustrated dustjacket. More
New York: Macmillan, 1921. First Edition. First Printing. (Nov. 1921); Octavo (19.5cm.); blue boards stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; uncut pages; 264pp.; light rubbing along bottom edge and corners; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $1.60) light rubbing and edgewear; chipping to extremities including spine ends; Very Good. More
New York: Doubleday, 1938. First American Edition. Precursor to the internet and wikipedia, Well's idea of a World Brain or "World Encyclopedia" accessible to everyone. First Printing. Octavo (19.5cm.); blue boards embossed on cover with gilt on spine; blue topstain; 194pp.; light finger soiling; sunning to crown of spine; darkening..... More
Washington DC: American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations, 1956-1977. First printings. Thirteen 12mo volumes. Staple-bound, illustrated wrappers; pagination varies. Uniformly clean, tight and unmarked; Very Good or better. A nearly consecutive run of AFL-CIO Legislative Reports, beginning with the 84th Congress (1956) and ending with the 94th..... More
New York: For the Authors, 1854. First Edition. Mendell and Hosmer travelled throughout the East Coast in 1853, beginning in New York and visiting Canada, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Virginia, and North Carolina. They paid for their travels as itinerant book agents, and their narrative is an important source document for..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1874. First Edition. Early account of the Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) in Hampton, Virginia, founded in 1868 to provide education to freedmen. Published a year before Booker T. Washington graduated from the Institute, in 1875. WORK, p.418. Octavo (21.5cm); terra-cotta cloth, with titling and..... More
Boston: James H. Earle, 1893. First Edition. Uncommon autobiography, recounting a childhood in slavery in Virginia and Baptist missionary work in the South during Reconstruction. Randolph (1825-1897) was emancipated in 1847 and became involved with the Anti-Slavery society; his first narrative of slavery, Sketches of Slave Life; or, Illustrations of..... More
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1973. First U.K. Edition. [REGINALD, 106] Winner of several Awards including: Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1973, British Science Fiction Association Award in 1973, Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1974. First Impression. Signed Bookplate; Octavo (20cm.); Gray boards with gilt on spine; dustjacket; 256pp. Small..... More
london: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1963. First U.K. Edition. First Impression. Octavo (20cm.); red boards stamped in black on spine; dustjacket; 186pp.; foxing to textblock, crown of spine gently nudged, else a Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced 12/6 net); tiny chip on front panel near spine; light edgewear; Near Fine..... More
New York: knopf, 1966. First Edition. [BRUCCOLI, A20] Private Detective Lew Archer explores the secret life of a rich southern California residential community. First Printing. Octavo (21cm.); brown spine cloth over blue embossed boards; stamped in gilt on spine; Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $3.95); closed tear to top front..... More
