New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1911. First edition. Hardcover. 370pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Blue cloth over boards. The spine is rolled. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and letter press printer, John Ruyle. A novel with a talking painting. More
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1954. Mel Hunter. First edition. Hardcover. 339pp Large octavo [23.5 cm] Lime green cloth covered boards with a red ink stamped title on the spine, and a red ink stamped vignette on the front cover. Very good. The edges of the spine and covers..... More
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1956. First edition. Hardcover. 207pp. Octavo [22 cm] Red cloth over boards with the title and publisher's device stamped in black ink on the backstrip. The spine ends are gently bruised. In a price-clipped dust jacket, with light smudging to the rear panel, and..... More
Sauk City, WI: Mycroft & Moran: Publishers, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 281pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Black cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped spine. Near fine. The dust jacket is in very good condition, with very subtly rubbed edges. Signed by Derleth on the title page: "Canonically, August Derleth"..... More
Cauheegan: Payseur & Schmidt, 2005. Tim Kirk. First edition. Hardcover. Signed. Small octavo [13.5 cm by 18.5 cm]. Hardcover in dust jacket. 102pp. Book is near fine in near fine dust jacket, with some slight rubbing to rear panel of jacket. Edition limited to 300 copies; this is an out..... More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 2008. Signed First Edition. Leather bound. SIGNED. 350pp. Octavo [24 cm] Full blue 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. #845 of 900. Signed..... More
New York: Tom Doherty Associates, 2000. Book Club. Hardcover. 699pp. Octavo (21.5 cm) in boards. More
New York: Berkley Publishing Group / G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. 412pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Blue cloth covered boards with a silver stamped title on the spine. Near fine. The dust jacket is in very good condition, with light rubbing. This is the third volume in The..... More
London: Severn House Publishers Ltd., 1987. First UK edition. Hardcover. 464pp. Duodecimo [20 cm] Black cloth-effect paper over boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Near fine. The dust jacket is in very good condition, with mild rubbing, and a handful of light scratches on the rear panel..... More
Berkley Publishing Corporation, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. INSCRIBED. 339pp. Octavo [23 cm] Black paper covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. Very good condition. The edges of the covers are very lightly bumped and rubbed. The dust jacket is in very good condition as well. Lightly rubbed..... More
Springfield, MA: Press Springfield Printing Company, 1886. First edition. Hardcover. 650pp. Octavo [23 cm] Dark green cloth over boards. Floral endpapers. The spine and covers have numerous areas of abrasion, and there is a gift inscription in light pencil on the title page. Through the use of magnetism, the protagonist..... More
London: Ernest Nister, [Circa 1900]. Stanley L. Wood. Early printing. Hardcover. 416pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Brown cloth over boards with pictorial stamping. The extremities are a bit shelfworn, and the title page is detached, but present. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and letterpress printer, John Ruyle. Illustrations by..... More
New York: New Amsterdam Book Company, 1896. First American edition. Hardcover. 194pp. Duodecimo [18 cm] Red cloth over boards with gilt lettering and white ink stamped ornamental floral designs on the backstrip and front board. The extremities are moderately bumped and rubbed, and there is a brief contemporary iscription on..... More
London and New York: John Lane: The Bodley Head, 1900. First edition. Hardcover. 345pp. Octavo [20 cm] Blue cloth covered boards with black ink stamped titles and a black and yellow ink stamped portrait sketch on the front cover. Untrimmed edges. Good. The spine and covers are mildly faded and..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1928. Early printing. Hardcover. 155pp. Octavo [21 cm] Black paper over boards. Spine ends and corners lightly bumped; cloth at the head of the spine slightly frayed; text block beginning to crack at the center. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and letter..... More
Los Angeles: Decipher Inc.; New Line Cinema, 2003. First printing. Hardcover. 128pp. Quarto [28 cm] Pictorial paper over boards. Illustrated endsheets. With a shallow 1" ding along the top edge of the front cover. With a detailed timeline and guide to the story's events, in-depth write-ups of all the main..... More
Sydney and London: William Dymock and T. Fisher Unwin, 1897. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 296pp. Octavo [19 cm] Brown cloth covered boards with gilt lettering on the spine and front cover, and black ink and blind stamped decorative borders on the covers. The front endsheet is cracked along the hinge..... More
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1897. First edition. Hardcover. 245pp. Sextodecimo [16 cm] Tan cloth over boards, with light rubbing, bumping, and soiling to the extremities. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and letter press printer, John Ruyle, with his notes in pencil on the front free endsheet..... More
London: Hutchinson & Co, 1897. First edition. Hardcover. 330pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Dark green cloth over boards with a decorative gilt stamped floral backstrip. There is a spot, measuring just under 1" in diameter, to the bottom edge of the front board, the spine is lightly rolled, and the top..... More
New York: A. L. Burt Company, 1933. First edition. Hardcover. 250pp. Octavo [20 cm] Red cloth over boards, with dampstaining to the lower third of the backstrip. Bleiler checklist. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and letterpress printer, John Ruyle. A juvenile lost race adventure. More
London: Victor Gollanz Ltd, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 476pp. Octavo [22 cm] Blue cloth-effect paper over boards with a gilt stamped title on the backstrip. The book is in very good condition. The spine is ever so slightly rolled back. With the dust jacket, illustrated by Chris Brown, in..... More
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1935. First American edition. Hardcover. 312pp. Octavo [21 cm] Brown cloth covered boards with gray lettering and gilt designs on the spine and front cover. Very good. The spine is faded, and the edges of the covers are subtly faded. About 1/4 of the..... More
London: Jarrolds Publishers, [1931]. First edition. Hardcover. 254pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Blue cloth with black ink stamped titles and decorative designs on the spine and front cover. Very good. The spine and the edges of the covers are rubbed. Extremities bumped. The spine is sunned. There are three tiny stains..... More
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1888. Paperback. 406pp. Duodecimo [18 cm] Tan and dark blue pictorial wraps. Very good. The extremities are subtly darkened and rubbed. There is a 1 inch long closed tear in the bottom edge of the front wrap along the fold of the spine. The paper..... More