Chicago; New York: M. A. Donohue & Co., 1920. Hardcover. [6], 340 p., color frontispiece and 3 additional leaves of color plates; 22 cm. Green linen-grain cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and decoration; color pastedown on front cover repeating frontispiece illustration. No year of publication. With the remains of the..... More
New York: Ace Books, 1959. 109, [2], 145 p.; 16 cm. Paperback printed in dos-a-dos style, containing two science fiction novels, each with its own front cover illustration and pagination, the pages starting at opposite ends of the book. Two pages of publisher's advertisements follow Vanguard From Alpha. Ace D-369..... More
New York: Hurst & Company, 1892. Paperback. 314 p.; 18 cm. Paperback with light green covers printed in black. No copyright date but dated Aug. 3, 1892, at head of front cover. This is no. 34 in the publisher's Universal Library series. Publisher's advertisement on back cover. Former owner's name..... More
New York: Butler Brothers, 1889. Paperback. 20, [2] p.; 19 cm. Paperback with front cover illustration; covers printed in green, blue, brown, and black. Back cover contains illustrated advertisements. This is no. 134 in the publisher's Electric Series. No date of publication, but an advertisement inside the front cover is..... More
New York: Hurst & Co., 1905. Hardcover. 304, [14] p.; 19 cm. Grey cloth with gilt spine title and black spine illustration; color illustrated pastedown on front cover with gilt back ground. Both illustrations of a newsboy. Publisher's advertisement on 14 unpaginated pages following text. No date of publication. Address..... More
Chicago: M.A. Donohue & Company, 1920. Hardcover. 247, [3] p.; 19 cm. Printed paper over boards; spine and front cover titles and illustrations printed in black on a small red check background. Front cover illustration is of a male cheerleader with a megaphone in front of men playing football. No..... More
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1974. Paperback. xiv, 481 p.; 21 cm. Paperback. Former owner's name at head of half title. This anthology was designed for use in a college class on detective and mystery fiction. It includes short stories, selections from novels, two poems, and essays by writers in..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1896. Hard Cover. [6], 147, [5] p.: frontispiece, 2 leaves of plates, 1 in-text illustration; 16 cm. Contemporary polished calf spine extending one third of the way across the boards; green silk over the rest of the boards with a cardinal stamped in red and..... More
Chicago: Peoples Book Club, 1954. Hardcover. [8], 312 p.; 21 cm. Dark green cover with gilt spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. Brave Pursuit is the third novel portraying the Field family's experiences through American history. In early 19th-century Ohio, Connie Field fights to pursue an education instead of an arranged..... More
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1949. Hardcover. Three volumes in one slipcase. The Tale of Ali Baba & the Forty Thieves; Being literally translated from the Arabic into French by J. C. Mardrus; and then translated into modern English by E. Powys Mathers; illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. vii, [3], 50..... More
New York: TOR A Tom Doherty Associates Book, 1994. Hardcover. First edition, Aug., 1994. 412 p.; 24 cm. Black cover with silver spine title. Dust jacket designed by Carol Russo with jacket art by Vincent DiFate. Former owner's embossed stamp on half title. A semi-sequel to the author's Harvest of..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1961. Hardcover. "A Torquil Book." [8], 181 p.; 22 cm. Grey cover with dark blue spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. Top page edges yellow. B-49 code on p. 181. Former owner's stamp on front free endpaper. Set after a devastating nuclear war leaving the..... More
Garden City: Nelson Doubleday, 1975. Hardcover. [10], 182 p.: maps; 22 cm. Brown cover with black spine title. Dust jacket with jacket art by Larry Kresek. "Book Club Edition" -- on front flap. "1659" -- on back flap. Former owner's stamp on front free endpaper. Book is in Near Fine..... More
New York: Bantam Books, 1992. Hardcover. xi, [3], 290 p.; 24 cm. Black cloth spine with gilt-stamped spine title; red paper over boards. Dust jacket designed by Jamie S. Warren Youll with illustration by Stephen Youll. "19839" -- code on back section of dust jacket. Circular embossed stamp on blank..... More
London, Eng. Vernor and Hood, 1797. Hardcover. "A New Edition." Printed for the Associated Booksellers, Vernor and Hood, J. Cuthell, J. Walker, Lackington, Allen, and Co. and J. Nunn. viii, 175, [1] p.: 5 leaves of engraved plates; 16 cm. Half polished calf with marbled paper over boards. All page..... More
New York: Harcourt Brace, 1993. Hardcover. [6], 250 p.; 22 cm. Black paper over boards with gilt-stamped spine title. Illustrated dust jacket with cover art by Craig Stuart Rosenberg. Former owner's embossed stamp on half title: MHA Library of Marc Alpert. The author's second, and best-known, work -- an alien..... More
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1993. Hardcover. [8], 276 p.; 22 cm. Black paper over boards with gilt-stamped spine title. Illustrated dust jacket with cover art by Craig Stuart Rosenberg. Former owner's embossed stamp on half title: MHA Library of Marc Alpert. The author's first novel sets the arrival of..... More
New York: A TOR Book (Tom Doherty Associates), 1985. Hardcover. First printing: March 1985. 381 p.; 22 cm. Red cover with black spine title. Dust jacket with jacket art by Joe Bergeron. Former owner's embossed stamp on half title. Contains 21 short stories by Piers Anthony, originally published from 1963..... More
New York: William Morrow and Co., 1990. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. 384 p.; 24 cm. Black cloth with silver spine title. Dust jacket designed by Linda Kosarin. Blue endpapers. Former owner's embossed stamp on half title. Book is in Near Fine Condition: top page edges lightly soiled; otherwise, clean and..... More
New York: A TOR Book (Tom Doherty Associates), 1986. Hardcover. First printing: September 1986. [6], 279 p.; 22 cm. Black cloth spine with gilt spine title; mustard paper over boards. Dust jacket with embossed jacket art by Ron Walotsky. Former owner's embossed stamp on half title. "Action-packed, biting, erotic, and..... More
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New York: TOR Books, 1986. Paperback. [6], 279 p.; 21 cm. Paperback with light beige cover printed in black. Uncorrected Page Proofs. Front cover notes anticipated publication date of September 1986, to be distributed by St. Martin's Press. "A thought-provoking mix of science fiction, fantasy, action and social satire blend..... More
![Item #001567 Phoenix [Uncorrected Galley Proof ]. Amos Aricha, and Eli Landau](https://classicbooksandephemera.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/001567.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1472082207)
New York: New American Library, 1979. Paperback. By Amos Aricha and Eli Landau. [6], 298 p.; 18 cm. Paperback. An uncorrected galley proof (Advance Reading Copy). Classic espionage novel involving a Libyan plot to assassinate an Israeli leader, featuring an assassin called Phoenix who can pass as a middle-aged Frenchman..... More
New York: Odyssey Publications, 1967. Hardcover. Facsimile of the 1896 edition (which was issued in 100 copies). This is no. 148 of a limited edition of 515 facsimile copies. [10], 61 p., frontispiece and 7 additional leaves of plates; 29 cm. Light blue paper over boards with white paper label..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. Paperback. [4], 127, [5] p.; 19 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Uncorrected Proof. First American edition. Photo of the author on the back cover by Nedja Deretic. The haunting story of a young couple in Belgrade in 1991, at the beginning of the Yugoslavian..... More
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Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1881. Hardcover. 154 p.; 152 p.: 8 leaves of illustrations included in page count; 17 cm. Brown cloth with brown spine title on gilt-decorated background; blind-stamped decoration on boards. Illustrated series title page for Arthur's Juvenile Library. Gift inscription on front free endpaper: "Merry Christmas..... More