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DON'T GO FISHING ON WITCHES' DAY: A New Armitage Family Story.
Edition: Advance except, slim paperback.
Easthampton, MA: Big Mouth Press, 2008. First edition - A promotional chapbook with the first appearance of a new Armitage family story, plus the introduction to the October 2008 Collection "The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories" by Joan Aiken's Daughter, Lizza Aiken. vii 15 pp.
Condition: Fine in stapled illustrated gold wrappers printed in black. Uncommon.
Book ID: 83393More details Price: $19.50 -
THE LUNATIC'S TALE: Forever Single (from "Side Effects")
Edition: 2nd printing.
Minneapolis: Redpath Press, (1986). The first separate publication of this short story originally published in 'Side Effects.' Illustrated by Etienne Delessert and designed by Rita Marshall. A slim booklet, 7 inches tall by 4 inches wide. 29 pp. Intended to be mailed to the recipient, it is extremely uncommon to find this in its original complete condition. This set includes the story booklet, the envelope, the priced insert for store displays and even the original plastic bag. ISBN: 1-55628-0017.
Condition: Fine in wrappers with French flaps, fading to the edges of the envelope and a bit of dustiness to the plastic bag.
Book ID: 81728More details Price: $17.50 -
THE EMERALD.
Edition: Limited, signed edition.
Los Angeles: Sylvester & Orphanos, 1980. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Illustrated by the author. One of 4 copies signed by Barthelme with the printed name of the recipient - in this case "binder" out of a total edition of 330, including 300 numbered, 26 lettered/ Designed by Grant Dahlstrom and printed at the Castle Press. A lovely production. 40 pp plus colophon.
Condition: Fine in black boards with metallic emerald green on the covers and spine, in a fine slipcase in black paper.
Book ID: 35212More details Price: $225.00 -
MURDER! (Travelman Short Stories, Crime No. 3)
Edition: First separate printing.
London: Travelman Publishing, 1998. First edition - Short story of two men who meet in a seaside resort and murder follows. Issued in an unusual format - a single sheet folded to create 22 pages of text plus 2 pp of covers (like a road map) and designed to both fit in a pocket and be easily read. Cover illustration by Robyn Neald. ISBN: 1-860920128.
Condition: Fine.
Book ID: 85212More details Price: $15.00 -
THE TOYNBEE CONVECTOR.
Edition: First printing.
Atlanta: Turner, 1992. dj. Hardcover first edition - Wonderful full-color illustrations by Anita Kunz, including some double page spreads - the story was originally written by Bradbury in 1983. Tall format, 30 pp. ISBN: 1-878685-155.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated boards (no dust jacket, as issued, a new copy.)
Book ID: 3760More details Price: $15.00 -
A FINE SET OF TEETH.
Edition: Limited, signed edition.
[Royal Oak, Michigan]: A.S.A.P. Publishing, 1997. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first short story featuring Irene and Frank Kelly. Illustrated with a tipped in black-and-white plate by Phil Parks, and a tipped in color photograph of author (both with tissue guards). Introduction by Michael Connelly. Afterword by Jan Burke. No. 121 of 200 copies signed by Jan Burke, Tim Burke, Michael Connelly and Phil Parks (of a total edition of 236) 34 pp.. Musical notation endpapers.
Condition: Fine in printed yellow silk moire covers with an inlaid illustration by Parks on the front cover, red gilt titling.
Book ID: 68972More details Price: $45.00 -
THE FLASHLIGHT.
Edition: First thus.
Condition: Very near fine in a blue stapled wrappers with a photograph of Cleaver on the front cover.
Book ID: 75544More details Price: $60.00 -
THE BENCHMARK. From the Collection 'WORKING MEN'.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Henry Holt, (1993.). Hardcover first edition - An advance publication of one of the stories from the collection "Working Men, "bound in cream linen cloth - an unusually attractive pre-publication issue, designed by Lucy Albanese and printed and bound by The Book Press of Brattleboro, Vermont. 20 pp.
Condition: Fine condition.
Book ID: 35483More details Price: $12.50 -
THE APPLE TREE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. dj. Hardcover first edition - The first separate book publication of Galsworthy's most famous short story, originally written in 1916, and presented here in a lovely production designed by T. M. Cleland and printed at the Scribner Press, New York, in November, 1934. Illustrated title page and decorative endpapers. Bound in green cloth with a white title label on front cover, black cloth spine with gilt lettering. 91 pp. plus colophon.
Condition: Near fine with a bit of wear to the ends of the spine in a very good example of the unusual dust jacket, which is clear acetate but with green paper flaps (text on front flap, rear flap plain green paper)
Book ID: 85392More details Price: $60.00 -
MERCURY (ATLANTA 1985)
Edition: Limited, signed first edition.
Burton, Michigan Subterranean Press, (2004). SIGNED first edition - A short story featuring Deacon Silvey, one of 400 copies individually numbered and SIGNED by Kiernan. Author's note. 28 pp.
Condition: Fine in illustrated black stapled wrappers.
Book ID: 86424More details Price: $60.00 -
AMERICAN DREAMERS.
Edition: Limited, signed first edition.
Condition: Fine in a fine slipcase..
Book ID: 83721More details Price: $115.00 -
AMERICAN DREAMERS.
Edition: Limited, signed first edition.
Condition: Fine in tan simulated leather boards with an illustration pasted on the front cover
Book ID: 83722More details Price: $65.00 -
CANDLES ON THE POND.
Edition: First printing.
Eugene, OR: Pulphouse Publishing, (1992). SIGNED hardcover first edition - Short Story Hardback #39, SIGNED on the title page. One of 100 copies, signed by the author. While this appears to the author's only published story, it was included in Datlow's Year's Best Fantasy and Horror (6th collection), 1993. 44 pp. plus colophon.
Condition: As new in burgundy leatherette binding.
Book ID: 79621More details Price: $25.00 -
ADDRESS UNKNOWN.
Edition: 5th printing of original edition.
Condition: Very good in beige boards with red text and white envelope embossed on front cover. Black spine with white lettering (previous owner's name on front endpaper, some offsetting from newsprint, affecting the front endpapers and 2 interior pages, but otherwise clean and tight)
Book ID: 88728More details Price: $75.00 -
STORY [Magazine] Summer 1996
Edition: First appearance in print of these works.
Cincinnati: F & W Publications, 1996. SIGNED first edition - In addition to the authors listed above this issue includes works by Andrea Barrett, Peter Christopher, Elizabeth Graver, the first published story by Jeff Maehre and more. We specialize in literary journals, and have many others - including many not yet catalogued and listed on line. SIGNED by Jacqueline Woodson at her story "Fire." Notes on contributors. 123 pp plus ads.
Condition: Very good in stiff wrappers (a little creasing to the covers.)
Book ID: 56542More details Price: $20.00