Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1917. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 384pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Gray spine and boards, with gilt stamped titles. The extremities are moderately rubbed and bumped, and the frontispiece tissue-guard and title page are prominently foxed. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and letter press..... More
Chicago: Charles H. Kerr & Company, 1904. First edition in English. Hardcover. 56pp. Octavo [21 cm] Tan cloth over boards, with black ink stamping and a pictorial label on the front board. There are several small stains on the boards, and the front board is subtly dampstained. The front pastedown..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. 374pp. Octavo [21 cm] Green cloth over boards. In a worn dust jacket, with tears that have been backed with tape. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and letter press printer, John Ruyle. In "333." A lost race adventure..... More
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1958. Fourth printing. Hardcover. 214pp. Octavo [22 cm] Light blue cloth over boards, with title stamped in black on spine. Extremities are lightly rubbed, particularly spine ends. In a lightly soiled dust jackets with a handful of small losses at edges. Jacket illustration by..... More
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1953. Second printing. Hardcover. 215pp. Octavo [22 cm] Red cloth covered boards with a black ink stamped title on the spine. Spine is mildly rolled. In a toned dust jacket with a handful of losses to edges, particularly at head of spine. Jacket illustration..... More
Philadelphia, PA: John C. Winston Company, 1952. First edition. 214pp. Octavo [22 cm] Red cloth over boards with the title and publisher's device stamped in black ink on the backstrip. Endpapers illustrated by Alex Schomburg. Very good plus. The spine ends and corners of the covers are very subtly bumped..... More
Boston: Estes and Lauriat Publishers, 1896. First American edition. Hardcover. 293pp. Octavo [21 cm] Light brown decoratively stamped cloth. Ex-library, with subtle library markings. Spine darkened (spine title completely faded); boards mildly soiled; previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and letter press..... More
New York: Saga Press, 2018. Charles Vess. Later printing. Hardcover. 992pp. Large octavo [24cm]. Red cloth over boards. Title stamped in gilt on spine, and blind stamped author's signature on front board. Yellow satin ribbon pagemarker. "Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea novels are some of the most acclaimed and awarded..... More
New York: Ace, 1987. 50th Anniversary Edition. Paperback. 341pp. Duodecimo [17cm]. Illustrated wraps. white spine with blue and gray gradient lettering. 50th anniversary edition—with a new introduction by David Mitchell and a new afterword by Charlie Jane Anders. Ursula K. Le Guin’s groundbreaking work of science fiction—winner of the Hugo..... More
North Hollywood, CA: Fantasy House, 1973. Paperback. 44pp. Slim quarto [28 cm] Colorful stapled pictorial wraps illustrated by Gerry Mooney. Very good. The wraps are gently rubbed and creased. A story with a pulp origin. Art by Gerry Mooney and David Weiss. From the rear cover- "First published thirty-five years..... More
Chicago: Occult Publishing Company, 1926. First edition. Hardcover. 56pp. Slim duodecimo [19.5 cm] Orange cloth over boards, with the title stamped in black on the backstrip and front board. The spine and boards are lightly soiled. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and letter press printer, John Ruyle. Number..... More
Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, 1954. Limited edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 208pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Blue cloth over baords. The covers are slightly cocked. In the dust jacket, illustrated by John Brooks. There are a couple of pieces of tape at the head and foot of the spine, however the jacket is..... More
Philadelphia: John C. Winston, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. 208pp. Octavo [22 cm] Light blue cloth covered boards with a red ink stamped title on the spine. Good. The covers are very gently bumped, rubbed and discolored. Minor spine slant. There is a very small stain on the top right corner..... More
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1953. Hardcover. 212pp. Octavo [22 cm] Blue cloth covered boards with a yellow ink stamped title on the spine. Very good. The edges of the covers are very gently bumped and rubbed. The underlying boards are peeking through at the bottom right corner of..... More
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1953. First edition. Hardcover. 212pp. Octavo [22 cm] Blue cloth covered boards with a yellow ink stamped title on the spine. Illustrated endpapers. The extremities are moderately bumped and rubbed, and the spine is slightly rolled. In the dust jacket, with light rubbing and..... More
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1953. Paul Calle. First edition. Hardcover. 212pp. Octavo [22cm] Black boards. Title stamped in yellow in spine. Illustrated dust jacket and illustrated end pages. Slight spine roll. Dust jacket has minimal fading on spine and shows some signs of shelf wear. Minor scuffing on..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 178pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Black cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine, and an embossed title on the front cover. The extremities are moderately bumped and rubbed, and the boards are splayed. In a dust jacket..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 244pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Black cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine, and an embossed title on the front cover. With moderate bumping and rubbing to the extremities. In a price-clipped dust jacket. A science fiction..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1979. Second printing. Hardcover. SIGNED. 364pp. Octavo [22 cm] in boards. Light rubbing to jacket; spine faintly cocked, corners bumped, else boards are unworn; interior is clean and tight. Signed by author on the half-title in black ink with a signed postcard laid in. Born in Iran..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 288pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Black cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine, and an embossed title on the front cover. With moderate bumping and rubbing to the extremities. In a dust jacket, with subtle edge wear..... More
New York: Minton, Balch & Company, 1931. First edition. Hardcover. 291pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Black cloth over boards, with the title stamped in white on the backstrip, and stamped in red on the front board. Spine rolled; front board negligibly stained; tender front hinge; bookseller's ink stamps on front endpaper;..... More
Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1953. Kenneth Fagg. First edition. Hardcover. 201pp. Octavo. [22cm] Light green cloth over boards with title stamped in black on spine. Illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated end papers. Boards have some soiling and minimal rubbing on front and spine. Spine is ever so slightly rolled..... More
London, Sydney, Auckland, and Toronto: Hodder and Stoughton, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. 192pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Blue cloth-effect paper over boards, with a gilt stamped title on the backstrip. Near fine, in a very good dust jacket, with moderate rubbing to the surface and edges. A first edition from the..... More
London, Glasgow and Bombay: Blackie and Son Limited, N.D. Early UK edition. Hardcover. 384pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Original pictorial green cloth, with wear to the spine and board edges (pictorial stamping still bold). The text block is periodically cracked. There is a bookseller's ticket on the front pastedown, and a...... More
New York: Henry Waterson Company, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. 266pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Blue cloth covered boards. The fore-edge of the front cover is moisture stained. The text block is cracked several times, however the book is still quite sturdy. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and letter press..... More