The Pit and Other Poems
by Stryk, Lucien
Chicago: Swallow, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Inscribed by Stryk on the front endpaper. First printing. Very good in an about very good jacket, unclipped ($5.00), rubbed throughout, bumped at the top edge. Green buckram with black ink lettering, square and firmly bound. An eclectic collection of Stryk's Zen poetry as well as translations of Shinkichi... Read More
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The Trespasser
by Stryk, Lucien
Oxford: Fantasy Press, 1956. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Near Fine in wraps, one small stain on the spine. Square and firmly bound, toned on the endpapers. Stryk's second collection of poetry, one published before beginning his long career at Northern Illinois University.
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Come Gentle Spring
by Stuart, Jesse
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine in an about Fine jacket, unclipped ($5.95), toned at the spine and edges of the panels. Green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Firmly boun with a very slight forward lean, clean internally. Another of Stuart's novels of Appalachia and its people.
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Without Sorcery
by Sturgeon, Theodore
[Philadelphia]: Prime Press, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Introduction by Ray Bradbury. Illustrated by L. Robert Tschirky. Near Fine in an about Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($3.00), generally rubbed, bumped at the edges. Black cloth, some spotting and pushed at the head and foot of the spine, with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly... Read More
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The Explorer Vol. 1, Nos. 1-2; Vol. 2, Nos. 1-2 [4 Issues]
by [Sturrock, Peter A.]
Menlo Park: The Explorer, 1985. First Edition. Staplebound. Very Good. Four issues. Very Good. Each folded down the middle as if mailed but no addresses are present. Firmly bound with two staples, curled at the corners, clean otherwise. The first four issues of a publication whose mission is to "provide a forum by which research on [anomalous phenomena]... Read More
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There Are No Islands, Any More
by St. Vincent Millay, Edna
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1940. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good. Very Good in wraps, lightly rubbed at the edges, a small tear at the foot of the spine, pen name above the title. Clean and firmly bound. A ten-page poem written by Millay "in the cause of democracy," with all proceeds going to a war relief agency.... Read More
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Sophie's Choice
by Styron, William
New York: Random House, 1979. Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. Very Good. Very Good in red wraps, some rubbing and bumping to the edges and corners. Firmly bound with a forward lean to the spine. A very good pre-publication copy of Styron's highly acclaimed, National Book Award-winning work.
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Lie Down in Darkness
by Styron, William
Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1982. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Illustrated by Steven H. Stroud. Signed by Styron on a tipped-in leaf. Fine. Brown leather with gilt designs and lettering. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. The debut novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Confessions of Nat Turner and Sophie's Choice.
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The Confessions of Nat Turner
by Styron, William
Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1979. Limited Edition. Leather bound. Fine. Illustrated by Ann Grifalconi. Signed by Styron on a tipped-in page. Fine. Brown leather with gilt designs and lettering on the spine and boards. Square and firmly bound with gilt edges and a sewn-in bookmark.
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In the Clap Shack; A Play
by Styron, William
New York: Random House, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Signed by Styron on the title page. Fine in a Near Fine jacket, clipped, faintly bumped at the edges. Quarter black cloth with orange paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Styron's first play, a comedy-drama set in a VD ward during World War II.... Read More
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Domination of Eastern Europe; Native Nobilities and Foreign Absolutism 1500-1715
by Subtelny, Orest
Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped (no price), rubbed at the surface, bumped at the corners. Black cloth, some bumps, with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, price stamps on the half-title, clean otherwise. Subtelny's account of "the historic failure of modern... Read More
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Ask Mamma or The Richest Commoner in England
by Surtees, R.S.
London: Folio Society, 1983. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Fine. Introduction by Rebecca West. Illustrated by John Leech. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase, rubbed at the edges. Red boards with gilt lettering and designs. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A facsimile of the original Brabury and Evans edition.
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UFO Mysteries; A Reporter Seeks the Truth
by Sutherly, Curt
St. Paul: Llewellyn Publications, 2001. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Inscribed by Sutherly on the title page to ufologist Tom Benson. Near Fine. Wraps lightly bumped. Square and firmly bound, a small stain at the bottom edge, clean internally. An updated and expanded version of Sutherly's Strange Encounters.
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Strange Encounters; UFOs, Aliens and Monsters Among Us
by Sutherly, Curt
St. Paul: Llewellyn Publications, 1996. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. Complete with the errata slip. Inscribed on the title page by Sutherly. Near Fine. Wraps rubbed and bumped at the edges and corners. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A collection of fifteen stories related to the unexplained. From the collection of ufologist Tom Benson. ... Read More
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Last Orders
by Swift, Graham
London: Picador, 1996. Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. Very Good. Inscribed by Swift on the title page. Very Good in wraps, creased at the lower-right corner on the front, a few small stains on the outer bottom edge of the text block. Swift's novel about friendship during the aftermath of World War II. Winner of the 1996 Booker Prize. ... Read More
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Last Orders
by Swift, Graham
London: Picador, 1996. Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. Fine. Signed by Swift on the title page. Fine in wraps, minimally rubbed at the edges. Swift's novel about friendship during the aftermath of World War II. Winner of the 1996 Booker Prize.
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Last Orders
by Swift, Graham
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. Uncorrected Proof. Paperback. Fine. Signed by Swift on the front endpaper. Fine in wraps, minimally rubbed at the edges. Swift's novel about friendship during the aftermath of World War II. Winner of the 1996 Booker Prize.
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Waterland
by Swift, Graham
New York: Poseidon Press, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed by Swift on the title page. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped ($15.95). Quarter grey cloth with blue paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Swift's Booker Prize-nominated novel about an aging history teacher who "abandons his formal lessons to tell his students stories of... Read More
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Wine, Women, and Song: Medieval Latin Students' Songs
by Symonds, John Addington
Portland: Thomas Bird Mosher, 1918. Hardcover. Near fine/good. Limited to 500 copies. Printed on Van Gelder hand-made paper. Near fine in a good jacket and poor slipcase, which has the spine-back present though detached and split at the lower edge. The plain paper jacket is toned and chipped. Blue paper on the boards with a tan pastedown on... Read More
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Mortal Consequences; A History from the Detective Story to the Crime Novel
by Symons, Julian
New York: Harper and Row, Publishers, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good in a Good jacket, unclipped ($6.95), faded at the spine, lightly soiled, bumped with some tears and chips at the edges. Quarter black cloth with beige cloth on the boards, rubbed at the edges and corners. Firmly bound with a slight forward lean, foxed... Read More
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Conan Doyle; Portrait of an Artist
by Symons, Julian
New York: Mysterious Press, 1979. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Fine. Wraps minimally rubbed. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. An illustrated biography of Arthur Conan Doyle and the Victorian era in which he lived.
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The New Order
by Szyk, Arthur
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Introduction by Roger W. Straus Jr. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($1.50), soiled and with some stains at the edges. Olive cloth, rubbed at the bottom edge, with black ink lettering on the front board. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Szyk's collection... Read More
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Flying Saucers and the U.S. Air Force; The Official Air Force Story
by Tacker, Lt. Col. Lawrence J.
Princeton: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Foreword by Thomas D. White. Near Fine in a Good jacket, clipped, faded at the spine, worn at the edges with creases, tears, and chips. Quarter black cloth with grey cloth on the boards, lightly rubbed at the edges. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. The... Read More
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Circumference: Varieties of Metaphysical Verse 1456-1928
by Taggard, Genevieve
New York: Covici Friede, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Limited to 1000 copies, of which this is number 70. Signed by Taggard on the page opposite the limitation page. Bound in the original publisher's binding, faded and soiled. Square and firmly bound. Bookplate on the front endpaper. Includes works from William Shakespeare, John Donne, John Webster, William... Read More
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Seeds of Life
by Taine, John
Reading: Fantasy Press, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Inscribed by Taine to fellow science fiction author Chad Oliver. Limited to 300 signed copies. Very Good in a Good jacket, unclipped ($2.75), generally soiled, loss at the edges and folds. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Square and firmly bound, foxed at the edges and endpapers, clean otherwise. Writing... Read More
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