New York: HarperCollins, 2021. First US Edition. Hardcover. 440pp. Octavo [21.5cm]. Black boards with title stamped in gilt on spine. "The first ever publication of J.R.R. Tolkien’s final writings on Middle-earth, covering a wide range of subjects and perfect for those who... want to learn more about Tolkien’s magnificent world."..... More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2006. Signed First Edition. Leather bound. SIGNED. 387pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Full green leather with raised bands, a gilt stamped title on the spine, and elaborate gilt stamped designs on the spine and covers. All edges gilt. Moire endsheets. Fine condition. #302 of 900. Frontispiece..... More
New York: Dell Publishing Company, 1976. Fifth Printing. Paperback. 204 pp. Duodecimo. [17.5 cm]. Illustrated wraps. Blue edges. Some scuffing and signs of shelf wear to fore edges. Ten pages in the middle of the book separated from binding, but still present. "Dedicated to the beasts and the stars. They..... More
New York: A Corwin Book / Greenburg: Publisher, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. 220pp. Octavo [21 cm] Light geen paper covered boards. Very good. The edges of the covers are lightly rubbed. The edges of the rear endsheet have several light stains. The dust jacket is in poor condition. Only the..... More
Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company, 1953. First edition. Hardcover. 213pp. Octavo [22cm]. Red cloth over boards with title stamped in black on spine. Extremeties are lightly rubbed, and tips are gently bumped. Illustrated endpapers, with a touch of darkening to hinges. In a clipped dust jacket with mild soiling, and..... More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, [1953]. Book-of-the-Month Club Edition. Hardcover. 249pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Blue cloth over boards. Top edge stained red. Bookseller's ticket on the rear pastedown. A sharp copy, in a dust jacket (with rubbing to the surface). #216 in "American Lost-Race Fiction: The Stuart Teitler Collection," a...... More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1988. Robert Shore. Collector's Edition. Leather bound. 219pp. Quarto [26 cm] in decorative gilt-stamped black leather with raised spine bands, all edges gilt, moire endpapers, bound-in pagemarker ribbon. Collector's Notes and unused bookplate laid in. From the "Masterpieces of Science Fiction" series. More
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, Ltd., 1889. Hardcover. 192pp. Duodecimo [18.5 cm] in decorative red cloth. Small chip to moderately faded spine at top, light rubbing to extremities, small portion of front board exposed along top; a few very small dampstains to textblock fore-edge, else interior is unmarked..... More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2014. Deluxe Limited Edition. Leather bound. Octavo [20.5 cm] Various shades of full leather (green, orange, and red) with raised bands, and gilt and black ink stamped titles and designs on the spine and covers. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. The front free endpapers have..... More
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1966. Edward A. Wilson. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. 303pp. Octavo [26cm]. Bound in blue leather with raised bands and elaborate gilt ornamentation. All edges gilt. Tan moire endsheets. Mild rubbing to boards, especially at edges. One small scuff to leather at spine. Gilt edges scratched. Gold-hued satin..... More
London: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1947. First edition. Hardcover. 223pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Red cloth over boards. Spine rolled; spine ends bumped; free endpapers darkened. In the pictorial dust jacket, with a number of small closed and open tears in the edges. The largest tear is to the paper at..... More
Philadelphia, Toronto: John C. Winston Company, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. 216 pp. Octavo. [21.5 cm]. Blue paper over wraps. Scuffing to corners and head/tail of spine. Original dustjacket showing some signs of wear. Hole punch at bottom right corner of front free endpaper and title page. More
Chicago and New York: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1939. First edition. Hardcover. 262pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Blue cloth over boards with dark blue ink stamped titles. Spine heavily slanted; backstrip spotted; former owner's glue stained bookplate on the front pastedown; soft front hinge. Bleiler CFL. An account of the life of..... More
London: C. Arthur Pearson Limited, 1897. First edition. Hardcover. 245pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Red boards. Title page printed in orange and black. Two pages of publisher's adverts at the rear. Misnumbered page- "2" instead of "1." Recased. Front hinge weak. Contemporary owner's name at the head of the front free..... More
Cleveland, OH: The Utopia Publishing Company, 1902. Hardcover. 326pp. Octavo [23 cm] Dark green cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine and front cover. White and green floral endsheets. Frontispiece portrait of the author. Illustrated. Good. The spine and covers are rubbed, more so along the edges. The..... More
Los Angeles: Baumgardt Publishing Co., 1910. Second edition. Hardcover. 129pp. Octavo [19.5 cm] Original white cloth with the title stamped in gilt on the front cover. Frontis portrait of the author. The covers are stained, the preliminary leaves are loose, and the text block is cracked at the beginning. There..... More
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1953. First edition. Hardcover. 209pp. Octavo [22 cm] Red cloth covered boards with a yellow ink stamped title on the spine. The spine and boards are just a bit bumped, rubbed, and spotted. The endpapers are slightly darkened. In a dust jacket, with a...... More
New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1928. First American edition. Hardcover. 395pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Blue cloth covered boards with light green ink stamped titles on the spine and front cover. Decorative endpapers. The spine and covers show light edge wear. The front endsheet has a prior owner's ink stamp and..... More
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1996. Collector's Edition. Leather bound. 188 pp. Octavo. [21.5 cm]. Red leather with gilt illustration/ornamentation over boards with all edges gilt. Gilt title stamped on spine. Raised bands. Peach satin ribbon page marker laid in. Contains unused bookplate from publisher as well as notes from the..... More