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A. Conan Doyle. The Poison Belt. 1913 FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Hodder & Stoughton/ George H. Doran. States Hodder & Stoughton on the spine. RARE. Illustrated. Red Boards with gilt titling. Gilting still bright. All 16 B&W plates, including frontis, present and affixed to binding. 2nd TITLE OF THE PROFESSOR CHALLENGER SERIES. "Being an account of Another Amazing… Read more

36Doyle, A. Conan Through the Magic Door (1907) is an essay about exploring books by Arthur Conan Doyle, Creator of The Sherlock Holmes Series. His subject is the charisma and charm of books. Creative visualization. Doyle invites readers to enjoy the greatest minds of all times through what they have left behind and argues that, when we read, the selfishness… Read more

027Spidy Ultimate Sticker Collection: Spider Sense Spider-Man, 2009 by DK Publishing. 96 pages. VG Pre-owned, unused condition. ISBN 9780756652050. 96 Softcover. Large format 8 ½ X 11. Bright and tidy, a nice Spidy.

022VerneCentre Verne, Jules Verne, Jules A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 1959 Dodd, Mead Science Fiction Book Club Edition. Special introduction by Arthur C. Clarke. USED. VG/G original red, black and white Jean Morton dust jacket. Spine of jacket is skinned by price label removal. Beige boards, red topstain, 226 pages, binding is tight. Plot summary:" … Read more

By Peter Newell, author of "The Hole Book". The Rocket Book, Harper & Brothers Stated October, 1912 First Printing. USED. GOOD+ CONDITION/ NO DUST JACKET INCLUDED. 7 1/8 X 8 7/8. Seller's Note: Sadly, (no one is sadder than me) the Front paper paste-down label has been removed from cover. Almost no glue remains on gray cloth front board.… Read more

Babbitt, Natalie. TUCK EVERLASTING. 1975, Farrar, Straus and Giroux Stated First Edition, 27th Impression Thus. USED. AS NEW CONDITION in original $16.00 unclipped dust jacket. Summary: "Rarely does one find a book with such prose. Flawless in both style and structure, it is rich in imagery and punctuated with light fillips of humor. The author manipulates her plot deftly,… Read more

Wells, H.G. The Croquet Player, A Dark Fantasy. Copyright 1937 H.G. Wells FIRST AMERICAN EDITION , THE VIKING PRESS. Used. VG/G Price-clipped DJ. Gray boards with Clifton Line Drawing on center front board. Boards are in nice shape. Printed in the US by the Haddon Craftsmen. By the author of 'War of the Worlds' and 'The Time Machine'. Illustrations… Read more

722Mantell, Paul X Men Second Genesis. Paul Mantell; Avery Hart Marvel ISBN 0679860126. Random House/ Bullseye. X-Men Marvel Entertainment Group. All rights reserved. Cover Printed in USA. Adapted by Paul Mantell and Avery Hart. 1994 number line begins with 2. Used. Softcover. Very Good to VG- Condition. Based on 1991 Marvel Milestone Edition: Giant Size X-Men #1. Stock… Read more

Christie, Agatha. They Came To Baghdad (Greenway Edition) Dodd, Mead. States "First published in the Greenway Edition 1970. No number line appears. As New/VG- unclipped $8.95 dust jacket with 12 on dj spine. Spine is sunned. Plot Summary: Baghdad is the chosen location for a secret summit of superpowers, concerned but not convinced, about the development of an, as… Read more

Christie, Agatha: The Labours of Hercules, New Adventures In Crime. Dodd, Mead & Company Red Badge Mystery, 1947. 12 HERCULE POIROT STORIES. ANTHOLOGY. EXLIB. BCE. SEE STOCK PHOTOS. Used. Bright pages. Acceptable Condition/ Acceptable Condition original blue clouds motif Red Badge Detective dust jacket. Back panel has some water-staining on it. Price-clipped front flap, unclipped back flap states featured… Read more

Poirot Investigates (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection) Black faux leather binding. First Edition Thus, Bantam Books Inc., NY, April, 1985. Number line starts with 1. As New. Summary: "Poirot Investigates is a short story collection written by English author Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by The Bodley Head in March 1924. In the eleven stories, famed eccentric detective… Read more

Murder In Three Acts (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection) Black faux leather binding. First Edition Thus, Bantam Books Inc., NY, January, 1988. Number line starts with 1. As New.Aka Murder in the Mews. Summary: "The Reverend Stephen Babbington seldom imbibes, but at a gala thrown by actor Sir Charles Cartwright, he indulges in a cocktail and falls over dead. Since… Read more

Sutton, Jeff: Apollo At Go (1963, G.P. Putnam's BCE) GREAT COVER ART: See Blue lunar lander dust jacket. Science Fiction. Historical. Used. VG/Good-. Jacket design by Robert Bartram. Fictionalized account of a NASA moon mission. "A novel that dramatizes the realistic story of NASA's moon shot. The author shows how the tree astronauts "sweat out" their selection, then what they… Read more

FRANK ERIC RUSSELL: The Great Explosion (1962, Torquil Dodd Mead BCE w/DJ) Please see our cover photo. This item appears at far right end, 2nd row. White and orange dj. No other items are included in this listing. The Great Explosion, 1962 Torquil Dodd Mead BCE. Used. vg/g-. Dj spine is smoke darkened. Summary: "Four hundred years in the Future.… Read more

LEO MARGULIES, EDITOR. The Giant Anthology of Science Fiction (1954, Merlin Press 1st Ed. w/dj)Please see our stock cover photo. Edited by Leo Margulies and Oscar J. Friend. Used. VG/G- original unclipped $3.95 dj. 1954, Merlin Press, Inc. 580 pages. ANTHOLOGY.. 10 stories included in this volume are: Enchantress of Venus by Leigh Brackett; Gateway to darkness by Fredric Brown;… Read more

Facial Justice (1960, Doubleday Science Fiction W/ Vera Bock DJ)Please see our photos. This item is 3rd from the left on 2nd row. No other books are included in this listing. L.P. Hartley, 1960, Doubleday BCE. illustrated by well-known artist Vera Bock. Used. vg/g-. A nice copy. ABOUT THE ARTIST: "Vera Bock (4 April 1905 – 1973) was a Russian-born… Read more

Danger! and Other Stories, By A. Conan Doyle. (1919, George H. Doran 1st. Ed.) Copyright 1919, George H. Doran First Edition . Used. Good/ No Dust Jacket. Not an exlib item. SHORT STORY ANTHOLOGY. Stories Included here are: Danger!, One Crowded Hour, A Point of View, The Fall of Lord Barrymore, The Horror of the Heights, Borrowed Scenes, The… Read more

Jones, Raymond F.: This Island Earth (1952, Shasta Publishers BCE) Please see stock photos. Used. Good-/ No dust jacket is included. Shows some wear to spine. CLASSIC SCIENCE FICTION. BOOKS INTO FILM. Summary: "Scientist Cal Meacham solves a mysterious puzzle that allows him access to a highly secretive program -- led by the mysterious Exeter -- that has assembled… Read more

The Day Of The Triffids (Michael Joseph, 1954 Reprint ) Wyndham, John: The Day of the Triffids, Michael Joseph, London. 1984. Science Fiction, Horror. Original source material for the film of the same name. One of the creepiest stories you will ever read. Good/Good Price-clipped DJ. Dust jacket is black with large green and white titling and ornamentation, rare/scarce thus.… Read more

THE FROZEN DEEP by Wilkie Collins, AUTHOR OF "THE WOMAN IN WHITE" AND "THE MOONSTONE". PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM F. GILL AND COMPANY, BOSTON, 1874, 1ST AMERICAN EDITION. ILLUSTRATED BY ALFRED FREDERICKS. USED. GOOD CONDITION. ANTIQUARIAN. 5 x 7 3/4. 237 pages. Green cloth boards with Black and gold gilt titling and ornamentation that remains fairly bright. a couple of loose… Read more