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Poul Anderson: “Conan the Rebel” UK: Hale 1980. First Edition. First Hardcover Edition. Epic Conan adventure. Nice copy. VG+/VG+ $125.00
Isaac Asimov: “Caves of Steel” Doubleday 1954. First Edition. First Robot novel. Introduces Lije Baley. Veteran investigator is teamed with a robot, a Spaceman’s agent, to investigate the sensational murder of a Spaceman. Superb Detective SF, the author’s tour de force, perhaps his best novel. Very slightest chips which are unnoticed at fold. Sharp, lovely copy. Virtually F/F $2500.00
AA Attanasio: “Radix” Morrow 1981. First Edition. Author’s first book. Acclaimed SF epic. Lovely copy. F/F $1100.00
J G Ballard: “The Drowned World” UK: Gollancz 1962. First Edition, True First Hardcover Issue. Author’s important break-through book. The oceans rise with the sun’s greater heat and the environment becomes Triassic as Man scrambles to adapt to nature. Superb Science Fiction. Nice copy. aF/aF $1750.00
Greg Bear: “Moving Mars” Tor 1993. First Edition, True First Issue. NEBULA AWARD WINNER. Brilliant SF novel. Lovely copy. F/F $75.
Robert Bloch: “Opener of the Way” JER: Neville Spearman 1974. Channel Islands. First Edition. SIGNED by the author. Collected stories. (pc with US price) virtually F/F $125.00
Thomas Boileau & Pierre Narcejac: “Choice Cuts” Dutton 1966. First Edition. Executed murderer is donor to seven brilliant medical grafts, with unusual result. Mystery and horror. Winner of the Prize for Black Humor. Flimed as “Body Parts”. Slight graze. Nice copy. aF/aF $75.00
Ray Bradbury: “Dark Carnival” Arkham House 1947. First Edition. Author’s first book. Superb SF stories. Closed tears. Nice copy. aF/aF $1750.00
Ray Bradbury: “Dark Carnival” UK: Hamish Hamilton 1948. London. First Edition. SIGNED: “Best wishes”. Author’s first book. Superb SF stories. Lovely copy. Virtually F/F $1250.00
Gary Brandner: “Return of the Howling” UK: Severn House 1987. London. First Edition, True First Hardcover Issue of 1978 US Paperback Original. Thrilling werewolf novel filled with sex and violence, set in California and Mexico, sequel to the novel filmed by Joe Dante from the John Sayles screenplay starring Dee Wallace Stone, Christopher Stone and Patrick MacNee. Lovely copy. F/F $225.00
Fredric Brown: “Space on My Hands” Shasta 1951. First Edition. SIGNED by the author. Nine SF stories. Lovely copy. F/F $550.00
Edgar Rice Burroughs: “Jungle Tales of Tarzan” McClurg 1919. Chicago. First Edition, First State. Tales of Tarzan’s youth in the African jungle. Slightest professional restoration. Lovely copy. F/F $2500.00
Edgar Rice Burroughs: “Tarzan and the City of Gold” Burroughs 1933. First Edition, First State. Tarzan visits the perilous court of a lost civilization. A grand adventure. Slight chips, closed tears. Nice copy. aF/aF $1750.00
Edgar Rice Burroughs: “Llana of Gathol” Burroughs 1948. First Edition. John Carter fights for the honor of a princess of Mars. Lovely copy. F/F $295.00
James Branch Cabell: “Jurgen” McBride 1919. First Edition, First State. Author’s first book. Suberb fantasy classic. In medieval Poictesme Jurgen, harried and middle-aged, watches a friar trip and curse the devil. Jurgen defends the devil as having too much to bear already and sends the friar off muttering. A dark stranger appears before him and rewards him with restored youth. He ventures to many amusing, clever, sometimes lascivious adventures. Literate, erudite, brilliant novel. Declared obscene by the New York Society for the Prevention of Vice, display and sale of the book was banned for two years. Lovely copy. aF/aF $1750.00
John W. Campbell Jr.: “Who Goes There” Shasta 1948. First Edition. Classic SF tale, Antarctic researchers defend against invaders from space. Filmed as “The Thing” starring James Arness. Filmed also by John Carpenter starring Kurt Russell. SIGNED by the author. Nice copy. VG+/VG+ $675.00
John W. Campbell Jr.: “Who Goes There” Shasta 1951. First Edition thus, of the Second (Movie) Edition. Classic SF tale, Antarctic researchers defend against invaders from space. Filmed as “The Thing” starring James Arness, its movie art graces this special dustjacket. Filmed also by John Carpenter starring Kurt Russell. SIGNED by the author. Lovely copy. F/F $675.00
Simon Clark: “Vampyrrhic” UK: Hodder and Stoughton 1998. London. First Edition. Author’s fifth book and one of the most brutal vampire tales ever written. Terrifying blood drinkers haunt Leppington, a quiet Yorkshire town near Whitby. Lovely copy. F/F $250.00
Arthur C. Clarke: “Sands of Mars” Gnome 1952. First Edition. Author’s first novel, excellent SF tale of interplanetary adventure. Lovely copy. F/F $350.00
Fletcher Pratt and L Sprague de Camp: “Wall of Serpents” Avalon 1960. First Edition. Harold Shea finds magic and adventures in the Incomplete Enchanter trilogy. Lovely copy. F/F $150.00
Fletcher Pratt and L Sprague de Camp: “Land of Unreason” Holt 1942. First Edition. Rest in Yorkshire from stress of war and diplomacy finds Fred Barber spirited away by Fairies. Lovely copy. F/F $295.00
P.C. Doherty: “The Prince Drakulya” UK: Hale 1986. London. First Edition. Author’s important second book. An account of the life of Vlad, prince of Wallachia. Known as Dracula, later a vampire. Lovely copy. F/F $975.00
P.C. Doherty: “The Lord Count Drakulya” UK: Hale 1986. London. First Edition. Author’s important third book, published as a sequel to “The Prince Drakulya” but both were written by the author as a single novel. An account of the life of Vlad, prince of Wallachia. Known as Dracula, later a vampire. Lovely copy. Minor rub. aF/aF $750.00
P C Doherty: “Drakulya” UK: Postmortem 1997. London. First Edition. Ltd#136, SIGNED. Combines “Prince Drakulya” and “Lord Count Drakulya” in one novel as the author had intended. Without dustjacket as issued, Fine $75.00
PC Doherty: “An Ancient Evil” UK: Headline 1994. London. First Edition, True First Issue. The Knight’s tale on Pilgrimage to Canterbury, a chilling novel of a medieval Vampire cult. Wonderful and frightening salute to Chaucer. SIGNED. Lovely copy. F/F $165.00
Lord Dunsany: “Time and the Gods” Putnam 1922. First Edition. Limited of 250 copies. SIGNED by Dunsany. Illustrated by Sidney H. Sime and SIGNED by him on each plate. Original quarter vellum gilt over russet cloth boards. Wonderful stories of fantasy and adventure by one of the most renowned authors of the genre. Small tear to the very rare dustjacket. Lovely copy. aF/aF $2250.00
Lord Dunsany: “The Little Tales of Smethers” UK: Harrolds 1952. London. First Edition, True First State. HAYCRAFT-QUEEN CORNERSTONE, QUEEN’S QUORUM. Fantastic adventures, mysterious tales, and murder. Closed tear. Lovely copy. aF/aF $450.00
William Gibson: “Neuromancer” UK: Gollancz 1984. London. First Edition, True First Hardcover of US Paperback Original. WINNER of HUGO AWARD, NEBULA AWARD, PHILIP K. DICK AWARD. Author’s first book. SIGNED. Cyberpunk SF novel. Nice copy. F/F $2250.00
William Gibson: “Count Zero” UK: Gollancz 1986. London. First Edition, True First Issue. Author’s second book. SIGNED. Sequel to Neuromancer, cyberpunk SF novel. Nice copy. F/F $250.00
William Gibson: “Mona Lisa Overdrive” UK: Gollancz 1988. London. First Edition, True First Issue. Cyberpunk SF novel. Nice copy. F/F $125.00
Nicola Griffith: “Slow River” Del Rey 1995. First Edition. NEBULA AWARD WINNER. Author’s second book. Superb dark SF mystery. Brilliantly written. SIGNED with EPIGRAPH. Lovely copy. F/F $175.00
Harry Harrison: “The Ethical Engineer” UK: Gollancz 1964. London. First Edition, True First Hardcover. Harrowing interplanetary adventures of Jason dinAlt, second book in the Deathworld trilogy. Published in US as the Paperback Original “Deathworld 2”. With very rare original Gollancz wrap-around promotional band. Lovely copy. F/F $275.00
Robert A. Heinlein: “Assignment in Eternity” Fantasy 1953. First Edition, True First Issue. Collects four superb SF stories. Lovely copy. F/F $450.00
Frank Herbert: “Dune” UK: Gollancz 1966. London. First Edition. First Dune book. HUGO AWARD WINNER, NEBULA AWARD WINNER. Grand adventure on planet Arrakis. Filmed by David Lynch, and again by John Harrison as an excellent mini-series. Superlative Science-fiction, an important book. Nice copy. aF/aF $1350.00
Frank Herbert: “Dune Messiah” UK: Gollancz 1966. London. First Edition. Second Dune book of trilogy. Grand adventure on planet Arrakis. Filmed by John Harrison as an excellent mini-series “Children of Dune”. Superlative Science-fiction, an important book. Lovely copy. F/F $375.00
(Robert E. Howard): Henry Reed Stiles “History of Bundling” Privately Printed, in ornate gilt boards. SIGNED and INSCRIBED association copy. A gift from Robert E. Howard to his good friend Tevis Clyde Smith, inscribed by REH in his distinct hand, in pencil as usual, on the front end paper, which now has Smith’s bookplate: “As a relic of a virile people, in this degenerate age, I offer this book. To Clyde Smith from Robert Eiarbhin Padraic Howard”. Robert E. Howard’s rare signature, when seen, has been postcards or letters. This is perhaps the only inscribed book available to collectors. without dustjacket as issue, near Fine $875.00
Purchased from the Estate of Tevis Clyde Smith
Robert E. Howard: “The Black Stranger and other American Tales” Bison 2005. University of Nebraska. First Edition. 595 pages. Edited and with an introduction by Steven Tompkins. The Conan novella, “The Black Stranger” leads this collection of fifteen fantastic adventure stories published with authoritative, unexpurgated text. Lovely copy. F/F $65.00
Robert E. Howard: “Red Nails” Grant 1975. First Edition. Conan story, illustrated and with definitive, unexpurgated text. Nice copy. F/F $95.00
Robert E. Howard: “The Rogues in the House” Grant 1976. First Edition. Conan stories, “The Frost Giant’s Daughter” and “The Rogues in the House” illustrated and with definitive, unexpurgated text. Nice copy. F/F $65.00
Robert E. Howard: “The Devil in Iron”, Grant 1976. First Edition. Conan stories, “The Devil in Iron” and “Shadows in Zamboula” illustrated and with definitive, unexpurgated text. Nice copy. F/F $65.00
Robert E. Howard: “The Jewels of Gwahlur” Grant 1979. First Edition. Conan stories, “The Jewels of Gwahlur” and “The Snout in the Dark”, illustrated and with definitive, unexpurgated text. Nice copy. F/F $65.00
Robert E. Howard: “The Black Colossus” Grant 1979. First Edition. Conan stories, “The Black Colossus” and “Shadows in Moonlight” illustrated and with definitive, unexpurgated text. Nice copy. F/F $65.00
Robert E. Howard: “The Hour of the Dragon” Grant 1989. First Edition. Conan becomes king in this tumultuous novel of sword and sorcery, and fights hard to keep his crown. Illustrated, and with definitive, unexpurgated text. Nice copy. F/F $75.00
Robert E. Howard: “The People of the Black Circle” Berkeley Putnam 1977. First Edition. Edited by Karl Edward Wagner with definitive, unexpurgated text. Conan stories: “The People of the Black Circle”, “The Devil in Iron”, “A Witch Shall be Born”, “Jewels of Gwahlur”. Lovely copy. F/F $65.00
Robert E. Howard: “Black Vulmeas’s Vengeance” Grant 1976. First Edition. Piratical adventure by the creator of Conan. Illustrated, and with definitive, unexpurgated text. Nice copy. F/F $45.00
(Robert E. Howard) Novalyne Ellis Price: “One Who Walked Alone” Grant 1998. First Movie Edition. The Third printing of the 1986 First Edition, with cinematic dustjacket referring to movie “The Whole Wide World” starring Vincent D’Onofrio and Renee Zellweger, who is also depicted on the dustjacket. The story of the last years of Robert E. Howard, told by his girlfriend, Novalyne Price. Lovely copy. F/F $35
