New York: Coward-McCann Inc., 1981. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. An anthology collecting fifteen stories by Stephen King, Robert Bloch, George A. Romero, Robert R. McCammon, Davis Grubb, Richard LaymanGary Brandner, and others. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket. More
San Francisco: Pennyfarthing Press, 1978. Canfield, Grant. First edition thus, first printing. Hardcover. Though the book states a limitation of 750 copies, there were only 500 copies published. Chalker and Owings: The Science-Fantasy Publishers, pg 330. The author's first book. Introduction by Philip Klass. Barron: Anatomy of Wonder 1995, 3-35..... More
Van Nuys, CA: SCIFI Press, 1992. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. This fan history book is a narrative, not a reference work. It's meant to convey something of the flavor of fandom during the 1950's. 456 pages with numerous photographs from the 1950s of fans, authors, publishers, etc., Fine in..... More
New York: Galahad Books, 1986. First Galahad Books, first printing. Hardcover. An anthology collection of fifty stories by Nancy Kress, Brian W. Aldiss, John Varley, Larry Niven, Poul Anderson, A. Bertram Chandler, Roger Zelazny, Arthur C. Clarke, Barry Longyear, and many others. Near fine in very good dust jacket... More
New York: Viking Press, 1957. Chelsey Bonestell. Revised and enlarged edition. Hardcover. Rocket development and space travel prospects. 528 pages with illustrations, appendixes, bibliography, and index. Dust jacket illustration by Chesley Bonestell. Bookplate of George W. Earley on the front paste-down endpaper. Bound in original gray cloth with lettering in..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1968. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. De Camp's definitive account of the court battle that began on the blistering July day in 1925, the Scopes trial. Fine in fine price-clipped dust jacket. More
New York: World Publishing Company, 1965. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Inscribed by Moskowitz on the title page; "To George Earley, Sam Moskowitz." An anthology collecting twenty-one stories by Edward E. Smith, John Campbell, Edmond Hamilton, Jack Williamson, Murray Leinster, John Wyndham, Eric Frank Russell, L. Sprague de Camp, Lester..... More
New York: World Publishing Company, 1966. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. "A biographical and critical study of twenty-two authors widely acclaimed as the leading creators of science fiction in the last tweinty-five years." Referenced in Barron, Anatomy of Wonder 1987, 10-192. Bookplate of George W. Earley on the front paste-down..... More
New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, 1978. First US edition, first printing. Hardcover. This book covers the whole gamut of horror and fantasy fiction from the original Gothic melodramas to the ultimate in psychological horror, and from the humorous fantasies of Thorne Smith to the popular vogue in sword-and-sorcery in the..... More
New York: World Publishing Company, 1966. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. An anthology collecting twenty stories by Cyrano de Bergerac, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Fitz-James O'Brien, Jules Verne, Edward Everett Hale, Luis P. Senarens, H.G. Wells, M.P. Shiel, A. Conan Doule, Edgar Rice Burroughs, A. Merritt, and Karel..... More
West Linn, OR: FAX Collector's Editions, 1975. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. "A history and examination of the thriller and weird pulps, the pulp era, their writers, artists and editors." Limited to 2000 copies. Referenced in Chalker, The Science Fantasy Publishers, pg 177. 238 pages with index. Fine in fine..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1966. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Bookplate of George W. Earley on the front paste-down endpaper. George Earley was an early science fiction fan and reviewer of sf books from the late 1940's onto the 1990's. Near fine in very good plus dust..... More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1977. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. A knowledgeable and witty overview of the major themes and preoccupations of magazine SF from 1919 through the 1950s. Barron: Anatomy of Wonder 4, 8-34. 318 pages. Near fine in very good dust jacket with light wear at the..... More
New York: Viking Press, 1968. First edition thus, first printing. Hardcover. A definitive source book on the development of space technology, completely revised, reset, and enlarged, with new material comprising more than forty per cent of the text. Bookplate of George W. Earley on the front paste-down endpaper. George Earley..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1960. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. A series of headlong events which ultimately led to the building of the Colossus of Rhodes, the towerin statue that became on of the Seven Wonder of the World. Map and illustrated endpapers. Small gift note and..... More
New York: Free Press, 1998. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. "A keenly perceptive account of the impact science fiction has had on American culture." Fine in fine and bright dust jacket. Appears as new. More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1979. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. An anthology collecting twelve stories which appeared in Galileo Magazine, by Harlan Ellison, Brian Aldiss, Connie Willis, Alan Dean Foster, and others. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket. Appears as new. More
West Kingston, RI: Donald M. Grant, Publisher, 1979. Rob Macintyre and Chris Pappas. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. 1625 copies printed. Very light and tiny spots on the top of the text block, else fine in near fine, bright dust jacket with light rubbing at the base of the spine..... More
Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1991. First edition thus, first printing. Hardcover. A new translation of Jules Verne's science fiction classic with introduction and notes by Emanuel J. Mickel. Publisher's review letter laid in. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket. An as new copy. More
New York and Los Angeles: St. Martin's Press, 1982. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Fine in near fine dust jacket with corner crease to the front flap. More
New York: Bluejay Books, Inc., 1983. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Referenced in Barron; Fantasy Literature, 8-34. The merest hint of tiny light tan spots of foxing to the edges of the text block, else fine in fine and bright dust jacket. More
Owings Mills, MD: Stmmer House Publishers, Inc, 1982. R.W. Alley. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Collects sixteen of Irving's stories. Numerous illustrations by R.W. Alley, ten as full-page color plates. Fine in near fine, bright dust jacket. More
Racine, WI [1973]: Whitman/Western Publishing Company, Inc. Disney Productions. Board. A frame-tray puzzle and story enclosed. Frame measures approximately 11x14 inches. Depicted is a Mother Goose scene of the Woman who lived in a shoe with an abundance of Disney characters including Mickey and Minnie, Donald Duck, Goofy, and others..... More
Racine, WI [1983]: Western Publishing Company, Inc. Disney Productions. Board. A GOLDEN & FRAME TRAY PUZZLE for young children measuring approximately 11 x 14 inches with 22 pieces. Pictured is a train chugging along a cliffside with multiple Disney characters on board including Tinker Bell, Dopey, Jimminy Cricket, Pinnochio, and..... More
Brooklyn, New York: Jaymar Specialty Co., Inc. Disney Productions. Board. A collection of three Walt Disney frame tray puzzles for young children, each containing 30 pieces. Pictured are Dumbo with Huey, Dewey, and Louie, Mickey Mouse with jungle friends, and the three little pigs with the wolf. The individual pieces..... More
