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Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 204 PP. Scholarly account of the life and work of Christopher Marlowe, the man just behind Shakespeare in nearly every discussion of the English tragedy. Discreet PO name to FFEP (Barry Phillips). Some light wear and minor chipping to jacket edges.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1987. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 5 3/4 X 8 7/8 Inches. 455 PP. First printing of the 1987 edition with the full number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $18.95 intact on front flap. Hint of foxing to top gutter.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 3/4 X 8 7/8 Inches. 393 PP. First printing of the 1985 edition with the full number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Price-clipped. Hint of foxing to gutters.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1986. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 5 3/4 X 8 7/8 Inches. 380 PP. First printing of the 1986 edition with the full number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $16.95 intact on front flap. Hint of foxing to top gutter.

New York: Ben Abramson, Publisher, 1946. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 6 X 9 Inches. "The Game is Afoot!"<br /> <br /> Original 1946 and 1947 lot of this Sherlock Holmes / Arthur Conan Doyle journal (fanzine). Lot includes Volume 1: Issue 1, 2 & 4 as well as Volume 2: Issue 1,2 & 4. An important… Read more about this item

Orange, CA: McLaughlin Press, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 6 1/4 X 9 1/8 Inches. Red and black boards with 3D portrait of Elvira mounted to the front board. Original wraparound band and acetate cover. One of 400 deluxe copies signed by Elvira, Bradbury, Bloch and Rowena with a separate first printing of "The… Read more about this item

New York: New Amsterdam Books, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 1/4 X 9 3/8 Inches. 473 PP. Original price of $27.95 intact on front flap. Fabulous biography (and well deserved) for Edith Nesbit, Children's fantasy author of The Railway Children as well as Five Children and It.

New York: Hermitage House, 1953. First Edition, First Printing. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $3.50 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed by de Camp on the title-page. An early history of the Science Fiction genre as well as guide for those interested in careers in Sci-Fi. Includes short biographies of others important in… Read more about this item

New York: Penguin Press, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 706 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $37.95 intact on front flap.

New York: Dell, 1965. Paperback Original (1st). 4 1/8 X 7 1/8 Inches. 156 PP. Stated First Printing on the copyright page. Original 60 cents price on cover. Interviews on the subject of James Bond, the books, the films and the girls... Light wear to corners and spine. Green ink mark to inside front cover.

Washington DC: American Council of Learned Societies, 1947. First Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 6 X 8 3/4 Inches. 28 PP. Important early census of materials relating to African Americans and their footprint at the National Archives. Stapled wraps. Light toning to spine.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1972. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. Very Good. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 247 PP. Early study of the style and inspiration behind The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. Light foxing to gutters.

New York: Garland Publishing, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8 5/8 X 11 1/8 Inches. 712 PP. Large reference for the hardcore fan, researcher and/or bookseller. First edition of this updated work that started with Hubin's 1979 bibliography. Not ex-library. No previous owner plates, writing etc... No DJ as issued.

New York: Holiday House, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8 1/4 X 10 3/8 Inches. 274 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $50.00 intact on front flap. Accompanied by original TLS from Holiday House to a representative at Ingram Book Distributors (advance gift notification). Light wear to DJ edges.… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, 2000. Early Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6 1/4 X 9 3/8 Inches. 162 PP. Signed by the editor Harold Bloom on bookplate affixed to the FFEP. In depth appreciation & criticism of Vonnegut's work spannng his career prior to publication. Assumed second printing with the number line to the "2" on the copyright… Read more about this item

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 574 PP. Original black cloth with gilt title and device stamping to spine (a bit of rubbing). Original price of "63s. Net" on the front flap. Light wear to dj edges at folds and spine ends. A very attractive copy overall.… Read more about this item

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 6 X 9 Inches. 341 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $16.95 intact on front flap. Light wear to DJ edges.

Santa Barbara, CA: The Mysterious Bookshop and Pepper & Stern Rare Books, Inc, 1989. First Edition. Original wraps. Near Fine. 6 X 8 3/4 Inches. Nice reference of 834 books from the noted collection of Dr. Robinson. Hint of rubbing to corners else a fine copy.

Washington DC: The White House Historical Association, 1967. Signed Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 6 X 9 1/4 Inches. 219 PP. #182 of only 300 copies issued and signed by First Lady Johnson on the limitation page. Each copy issued with an original (unused) White House Library bookplate tipped-in. Tan cloth with red leather spine. Original issue slipcase… Read more about this item

New York: Ballantine, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 7 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 507 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $29.95 intact on front flap. One black "dot" on ffep, else a fine copy.