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GLIMRING NIGHT And Other Tales of Fantasy. Dark Regions #4. The Short Story Anthology: Magazine of Weird Fiction.
Edition: First printing.
Concord, CA: Dark Regions Press, 1991. SIGNED frst edition - A magazine of weird fiction in a trade paperback format. Includes fiction and poetry as well as an article in the writer's corner by Bruce Boston on small press publishing. SIGNED by Kevin J. Anderson at his story "The Dragon Business." Illustrated by Cheryl Mandus, Alan Jude Summa and Sandra L. Johnson.
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers (as new)
Book ID: 67960More details Price: $21.50 -
THE PIG PLANTAGENET
Edition: First US printing.
New York: The Viking Press, (1981) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, "The mysteries of life are not easily understood by Plantagenet, the swiftest, the skinniest and certainly the most charming pig in all of thirteenth century France. . . A social character with the predictable yearning to belong, he cannot seem to choose between the free but frightening forest life of his cousin the boar, Grondin and his own limited but pleasant existence in the farmyard of the Maister's lovely daughter, Adele." Wraparound dustjacket art, illustrated endpapers and interior line drawings by Michael Foreman. 199 pp. ISBN: 0-670555010.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 83384More details Price: $16.50 -
MANY BLOODY RETURNS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Ace Books, (2007) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "Tales of birthdays with bite." A collection of vampire stories by Charlaine Harris, Kelley Armstrong, Jim Butcher, Rachel Caine, Christopher Golden, Bill Crider, P. N. Elrod, Tanya Huff, and others. SIGNED by THREE authors: Harris and Kelner on the title page and by Carolyn Haines at her story "The Wish." 353 pp. ISBN: 978-0441015221.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 87813More details Price: $45.00 -
MANY BLOODY RETURNS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Ace Books, (2007) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "Tales of birthdays with bite." A collection of vampire stories by Charlaine Harris, Kelley Armstrong, Jim Butcher, Rachel Caine, Christopher Golden, Bill Crider, P. N. Elrod, Tanya Huff, and others. SIGNED by Carolyn Haines at her story "The Wish." 353 pp. ISBN: 978-0441015221.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 64001More details Price: $30.00 -
MIDDLE SCHOOL BITES.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Holiday House, (2020). SIGNED first edition - The first book in a humorous new series for older children. "Tom can't help that he's hungry, howling and half dead. Thanks to a series of unfortunate bites, eleven-year old Tom is now part vampire, part werewolf and part zombie - just in time for the first day of middle school." SIGNED by the author on the title page. Illustrated with drawings by Mark Fearing. 295 pp.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 81489More details Price: $21.50 -
ESCAPE FROM THE CARNIVALE: A Never Land Book.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Hyperion Books for Children, (2006.). SIGNED first edition - The adventures of Peter Pan's friends on Mollusk Island. The second collaboration between these two authors, and the first written for younger children. SIGNED by BOTH authors - by Ridley Pearson on the half title page and by Dave Barry on the title page. Not illustrated. Disney editions. 115 pp.
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers (a new copy)
Book ID: 43043More details Price: $27.50 -
PETER AND THE SHADOW THIEVES.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Hyperion Books for Children - Disney Editions, (2006.). SIGNED first edition - The second book in this highly praised series for older children which tells of the early adventures of Peter Pan. In this, he leaves Mollusk Island and travels with Tinkerbelle to the cold, damp and dangerous streets of London. SIGNED by Ridley Pearson on the title page. 541 pp.
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers (a new copy)
Book ID: 43044More details Price: $30.00 -
THE WORLD OF OZ.
Edition: First US printing, a trade paperback original in US.
Los Angeles: HP Books, (1985). First edition - A comprehensive overview of all things Oz since L. Frank Baum first created this wonderful world in 1900 - an entertaining trip through the original Oz books, with profiles of all of the characters, other publications, musicals, plays, and films, including Disney and Oz. Illustrated throughout, mostly in full color. Large format. Appendices. 96 pp. ISBN: 0-895864150.
Condition: Very near fine in glossy red wrappers.
Book ID: 89361More details Price: $18.00 -
THE MANUAL OF DETECTION.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Penguin, 2009. First edition - The author's first novel -" Charles Unwin is an anonymous clerk for a large-scale private detective agency. His only contact with actual sleuthing is when he files reports for his famous boss, investigator Travis Sivart. When Sivart unexpectly goes missing, Unwinis thrust into a labyrinth of murderous plot twists, beautiful women, and unanswered questions as he searches for his boss with only his wits and the mysterious 'Manual of Detection' to guide him. As his search through the nameless, rain-soaked city progresses, he discovers that his mentor's greatest cases were incorrectly solved, and is faced with thwarting a criminal mastermind with designs on controlling the entire city." 281 pp.
Condition: Fine in black glossy illustrated wrappers. Different cover art than the final book.
Book ID: 64549More details Price: $20.00 -
HOUSE OF MIST.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket. (light toning to edges of textblock and dj, upper corner of dj flap clipped, but price present in lower corner)
Book ID: 82281More details Price: $65.00 -
HOUSE OF MIST.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Near fine in a a good dustjacket. (upper corner of dj flap clipped, but price present in lower corner, some toning, large chip to lower edge of front cover)
Book ID: 40439More details Price: $31.50 -
ZEKE: The Flight of the Fiery Chariot.
Edition: First printing.
Loomis, CA: Concord Press (2011) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A young adult adventure novel, told from a Biblical perspective, in which Zeke travels from an Olivehurst, California orphanage to a supernatural school in another dimension. INSCRIBED on the title page. 217 pp. ISBN: 978-0965467315.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 88301More details Price: $30.00 -
LADY OF AVALON.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Viking, (1997) dj. Hardcover first edition - Set in Roman Britain, this novel spans the creation of Avalon and foreshadows the birth of King Arthur. Wraparound dust jacket art by Braldt Bralds. ISBN: 0-670-857831.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 70637More details Price: $18.50 -
PRIESTESS OF AVALON.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Viking, (2001) dj. Hardcover first edition - The third novel in Bradley's epic series set in Roman Britain published after her death and written in collaboration with Diana Paxson. . This tells the story of the British princess Eilan, known to the Romans as Helena, who became the mother of the Emperor Constantine. Lists of people and places, maps. xx, 394 pp. . Wraparound dust jacket art by Kinuko Y. Craft.. ISBN: 0-670-857831.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 80322More details Price: $19.50 -
THE WARRIOR OF THE DAWN: The Adventures of Tharn.
Edition: First printing.
Chicago: Reilly & Lee, (1943.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Although written as a novel about a Cro-Magnon man and the world 20,000 years ago, this book is very much a Tarzan-like adventure story aimed at older boys, and also a patriotic exercise. As the dustjacket points out 'give Tharn a tommy-gun instead of a flint-tipped spear, and he would be very much at home with the Marines in the South Pacific.' The only fantasy novel and the only one aimed at young people by this writer best known for his hard-boiled mysteries.
Condition: Very near fine in a very good dustjacket ( a little loss of paper at the ends of the spine, some wear to the folds of the dj, but the cover illustration is still bright and beautiful.)
Book ID: 31643More details Price: $85.00 -
THE MAPMAKER'S SONS.
Edition: First printing.
Beacon Falls, CT: Move Books, (2012) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first book in the Mapmaker's Sons series. "Tom Hawkins must find the most powerful weapon ever created and save the world . . . with many a sword fight, swamp dog, and dragon along the way.. . slim, action-packed tale." (Kirkus) Illustrated by Jon Berkeley. Double page map. INSCRIBED by the author on the half title page. 167 pp. ISBN: 978-0985481001.
Condition: Very near fine in illustrated boards a like dustjacket (erasure on half title page)
Book ID: 90069More details Price: $25.00 -
THE DARK LORD OF PENGERSICK.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1980. dj. Hardcover first edition - A wonderful fantasy novel for older children, illustrated with evocative black and white plates by Pauline Ellison. A book of magic, courage and triumph, set in a land very like Cornwall: "Mabby and Jago determine to defeat the Lord of Pengersick, an evil sorcerer who has filled the lives of the people of the surrounding area with misery and terror." Double page map, glossary. 171 pp. ISBN: 0-374-317003.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 36308More details Price: $18.00 -
HEARTLESS: The Parasol Protectorate, Book the Fourth,
Edition: Paperback original - first printing.
New York: Orbit / Hachette, (2011). SIGNED first edition - The 4th book in Parasol Protectorate series featuring Lady Alexia Maccon - books which combine Victorian romance, screwball comedy and alternate history. "When a mad ghost threatens the queen, Alexia is on the case, following a trail that leads her deep into her husband's past. Top that off with a sister who has joined the suffragette movement, Madame Lefoux's latest mechanical invention, and a plague of zombie porcupines, Alexia barely has time to remember she happens to be eight months pregnant." SIGNED on the title page and uncommon thus. 374 pp plus extras. ISBN: 978-0316127196.
Condition: Very near fine.
Book ID: 89705More details Price: $21.50 -
THE PANIC HAND: Stories.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: St Martin's, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - First collection of short fiction by this inventive and award-winning writer. Includes the novella 'Black Cocktail' and the award-winning 'Friend's Best Man.' 295 pp. ISBN: 0-312146981.
Condition: Fine in a very near fine dust jacket (crease to lower corner of rear dj flap).
Book ID: 63654More details Price: $30.00 -
MORE SHAPES THAN ONE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: St Martin's, (1991) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of 13 stories by this North Carolina poet and novelist. "Altered history of future legend, disquieting, comic, or tall in the telling, these stories follow seekers of truth as they pursue the shifty, shape-changing object of their particular desires". Among those who appear in these stories are Lovecraft and the poet Hart Crane. Nominated for the World Fantasy Award. 197 pp. ISBN: 0-312-064187.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (some light toning to the pages, interior of the dj, a clean tight copy which appears unread)
Book ID: 72195More details Price: $20.00 -
THE SEVENTH BABE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Arbor House, (1979) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "It is 1923, and the Boston Red Sox are down in the cellar after trading their best players - including Babe Ruth - to the Yankees. Along comes Babe Ragland, a 17 year old left handed third baseman who looks like a scarecrow and plays like a wonder." INSCRIBED on the half title page to the noted Oklahoma book collector Larry Owens. 347 pp. ISBN: 0877952205.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 66373More details Price: $40.00 -
THE WITCH AND THE RING.
Edition: Paperback.
New York: Scholastic, (1989.). Illustrations by the author. 126 pp. ISBN: 0-590420569.
Condition: Good only (prev owner's name, some minor wear to covers.)
Book ID: 37487More details Price: $10.00 -
WILD MAGIC.
Edition: Paperback original - first printing.
New York: DAW Books, (1991). First edition - A book which returns to the universe of the Drinker of Souls trilogy - the first in a new series - a magical novel that explores a whole new domain in an enchanted world where rival gods vie for mastery by manipulating both the forces of nature and their own devoted mortal worshipers. DAW Book Collectors number 863. 364 pp. Cover art by Jody A. Lee. ISBN: 0-886774969.
Condition: Very near fine.
Book ID: 81804More details Price: $11.00 -
FIRE BRINGER.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Dutton, (2000.). First edition - The author's first novel, an animal fantasy in the tradition of 'Watership Down.' 500 pp. Promotional bookmark laid in.
Condition: Fine in stiff illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 37225More details Price: $15.00 -
ARTEMIS FOWL: THE ETERNITY CODE.
Edition: First printing.
London: Puffin (Penguin), (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The third book in this very popular - and highly praised - series. Anti-hero Artemis is a millionaire, a genius, a criminal mastermind - and only twelve years old. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page. 329 pp. plus 3 pp of advertisements. ISBN: 0-786808551.
Condition: Very good+ in very good+ dust jacket (name in book.)
Book ID: 44932More details Price: $35.00 -
ARTEMIS FOWL: THE ARCTIC INCIDENT.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Hyperion, (2002.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second book in this very popular - and highly praised - series. Anti-hero Artemis is a millionaire, a genius, a criminal mastermind - and only twelve years old. SIGNED on the title page. 277 pp. ISBN: 0-786808551.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 79749More details Price: $40.00 -
AEGYPT.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Bantam, (1987) dj. Hardcover first edition - The fifth novel by the author of "Little Big" and the first book in his four volume alternate history cycle called Aegpyt - a novel which "shapes itself around unorthodox historian Pierce Moffett, who seeks to explain the secret histories of the world, the old notions of science, religion and philosophy that have survived in astrology, myths and superstition; not the real, geographical Egypt, but AEgypt, the cognate country of the imagination from which the gypsies came. . . Affecting, cerebral, surprising and delightful, this [is an] extraordinary philosophical romance." Nominated for the World Fantasy Award. 390 pp.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket. (appears unread)
Book ID: 85462More details Price: $65.00 -
THE GLASS BOOKS OF THE DREAM EATERS.
Edition: Special pre-publication except (slim trade paperback format. )
New York: Bantam, (2006.). Includes three excerpts -featuring Miss Temple, Cardinal Chang and Dr Svenson - from this debut novel that Diana Gabaldon called 'the most original thing I read in years.' 45 pp. An uncommon promotional piece.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 73695More details Price: $12.00 -
THE GLASS BOOKS OF THE DREAM EATERS.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
Condition: Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers with self-flaps.
Book ID: 56047More details Price: $18.00 -
THE GLASS BOOKS OF THE DREAM EATERS.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 73435More details Price: $25.00