Mothman and Other Curious Encounters
by Coleman, Loren
New York: Paraview Press, 2002. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Association copy. Inscribed on the title page by Coleman to ufologist Tom Benson. Fine. Clean wraps, very faintly rubbed. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Coleman's history of the Mothman and its precursors, published to coincide with the release of the film The Mothman Prophecies.
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Paradis Terrestre
by Colette
Lausanne: La Guilde du Livre, 1953. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. About Very Good. Pictorial jacket, creased at the spine, rubbed at the edges, some remnants of the original glassine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A photobook featuring writing from Colette and black-and-white photographs from Izis Bidermanas.
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Faulkner's Mayday
by Collins, Carvel
South Bend: University of Notre Dame Press, 1977. First Edition. Paperback. Fine/fine. Fine in the blue wraps, lightly faded on the spine edge. A 30 page essay mixing literary criticism and historicism focused on one of Faulkner's earliest novels, which is "a valuable aid to any attempt at revising some misconceptions of Faulkner's art; and it is unique... Read More
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The Great Taxicab Robbery
by Collins, James H.
New York: John Lane Company, 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Inscribed by Commissioner George Dougherty on the front endpaper. Very Good, lacking the jacket. Red buckram, lightly rubbed, with black ink lettering on the spine and front board with a pictorial pastedown illustration by Carter Housh. Firmly bound with a slight forward lean, gift inscription and signatures... Read More
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Proof Vol. 1 No. 1
by Collins, Phil
Ashland: Paranormal Research Organization, 1979. First Edition. Staplebound. Very Good. 4p. Very Good. Firmly bound with two staples, some edges wear, a slight wave to the pages. The first of five issues of this research newsletter edited by Phil Collins and George Parsons, this issue featuring an interview with Adi-Kent Thomas Jeffrey. From the collection of ufologist Tom... Read More
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UFOs and Defense: What Should We Prepare For
by COMETA
[n.p.]: [n.p.], 1999. Staplebound. Near Fine. Foreword by Andre Lebeau. 90p. Near Fine. Green card covers, price written on the front, faintly bumped at the corners. Firmly bound with two staples, clean internally. An English translation of the report originally published in VSD in July 1999 and delivered to the French government by Jean-Jacques Velasco that same year.... Read More
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Six American Poets
by Conarroe, Joel
New York: Random House, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped (no price), faintly bumped and rubbed, faded a shade at the spine. Quarter blue cloth with brown paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A collection of 247 poems from Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Wallace Stevens, William Carlos... Read More
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Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects
by Condon, Edward U.
New York: Bantam Books, 1969. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Introduction by Walter Sullivan. Inscribed on the first page by Edward Condon by Edward Pendray, who was the founder of the American Rocket Society. Good. Wraps lightly soiled, creases throughout. Firmly bound with a slightly concave spine, clean internally. The first paperback printing of Condon's infamous report... Read More
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Murder in the Maze
by Connington, J.J.
Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Good, lacking the jacket. Purple buckram generally worn with multiple stains, bumps, and tears. Bound with reading wear and a forward lean, rear hinge cracked, stains at the edges. The first Sir Clinton Driffield mystery novel, hailed by T.S. Eliot as "a really first-rate detective story.
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The Unquiet Grave; A Word Cycle
by [Connolly, Cyril] Palinurus
New York: Harper and Brothers, Publishers, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Near Fine in a Good jacket, unclipped ($2.50), generally toned, chipped and with some closed tears and creases at the edges and folds. Black cloth, toned to match the chips of the jacket, with green ink rules and gilt lettering on the spine and front board.... Read More
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Forbidden
by Conquest, Joan
New York: The Macaulay Company, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, clipped, generally rubbed, a few small chips, creased at the surface. Yellow buckram with red ink lettering on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Conquest's novel about a "Mandarin's hate for the white men... Read More
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Chastity; A Drama of the East
by Conquest, Joan
New York: The Macaulay Company, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. About Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, clipped, generally rubbed and lightly soiled, a few small chips at the head of the spine. Orange boards with black ink lettering and designs on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound with a dark top... Read More
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Suspense
by Conrad, Joseph
New York: Doubleday Page & Co, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. First edition, limited to 377 copies. Good with toned and rubbed imitation vellum. Square and firmly bound, gold top edge, some signs of reading wear but internally clean.
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Heart of Darkness and Selections from The Congo Diary
by Conrad, Joseph
New York: Modern Library. Paperback. Very Good. Introduction by Caryl Phillips. Very Good. A short tear to the bottom edge of the front wrap. Square and firmly bound, clean internally.
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Into the Void
by Converse, Florence
Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good in a Good jacket, unclipped ($2.00), generally rubbed and toned, a few creases and closed tears, tidemark at the back panel. Black buckram, bumped at the bottom corners, with light blue ink lettering on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound with a... Read More
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A Two-Dollar Bet Means Murder; The Unholy Alliance Between Gambling and Crime
by Cook, Fred J.
New York: The Dial Press, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Near Fine in a Good jacket, unclipped ($4.50), generally toned and soiled, stains throughout, some rubbing and bumps and tears at the edges. Quarter black cloth with red cloth on the boards, a small bump at the bottom edge. Square and firmly bound, foxed at the edges... Read More
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Garrett Investigates; Deadly Quicksilver Lies, Petty Pewter Gods, Faded Steel Heat
by Cook, Glen
New York: Science Fiction Book Club | SFBC, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Very Good in an about Fine jacket, lightly bumped at the top edge. Grey paper on the boards, bumped at the corners, with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, a few stains at the edges, clean internally. An omnibus of three Garrett... Read More
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Carson McCullers
by Cook, Richard M.
New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co, 1984. First Edition Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. Wraps lightly toned, rubbed at the edges, a stain at the bottom of the front wrap. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A collection of Cook's criticism that "provides perceptive readings of [McCullers's] novels, especially The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter.... Read More
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The Game of Nations; The Amorality of Power Politics
by Copeland, Miles
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Very Good in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($6.95), bumped at the edges, lightly frayed at the foot of the spine. Black cloth, some white spots on the boards, with silver gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound with a blue topstain, clean internally.... Read More
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Ed Healey
by [Cope, Myron]
[1971]. Paperback. Fine. Inscribed by Healey inside the front wrap. About Fine. Green wraps lightly rubbed. Square and firmly bound with two staples, clean internally. A separate edition of the chapter of Cope's work The Game That Was. A rare piece of NFL and Chicago Bears material.
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Fearful Pleasures
by Coppard, A.E.
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($3.00), generally toned, a few short chips and shallow creases at the top edge. Black cloth with gilt lettering and designs on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. The first collection of Coppard's "tales of the uncanny, of horror,... Read More
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A Rage to Love
by King Coral
New York: Bee-Line Books Inc, 1966. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Bee-Line Book 121. Good. Wraps toned and soiled, lightly rubbed at the edges, creases down the spine. Firmly bound with a forward lean, clean internally. The story of Hardy Six and his fighting, loving, and surviving.
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The Merrivale Mystery
by Corbett, James
New York: Mystery League Inc, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped (no price), faintly rubbed. Black cloth with green ink lettering on the spine and front board. Square and firmly, clean internally. A remarkably fresh copy of Corbett's infamously bad mystery novel centering on the murder of Sir Philip Merrivale in his home... Read More
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Mysterious Universe: A Handbook of Astronomical Anomalies
by Corliss, William R.
Glen Arm: The Sourcebook Project, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illustrated by John C. Holden. Compiled by William R. Corliss. Inscribed by Corliss on the title page. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped (no price), faded a shade at the spine, bumped and with short tears and shallow chips at the edges. Black cloth... Read More
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Incredible Life: A Handbook of Biological Mysteries
by Corliss, William R.
Glen Arm: The Sourcebook Project, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illustrated by John C. Holden. Compiled by William R. Corliss. Very Good in a Very Good jacket, unclipped (no price), bumped and with some creases and shallow chips at the edges. Red cloth with black ink lettering on the spine and front board. Square and firmly... Read More
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