Shapes in the Fire by Shiel, M.P - 1896

LONDON: JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEAD LT. NEAR FINE WITHOUT D.J.. PUB 1896. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. FIRST ISSUE WITH CATALOG AT REAR DATED 1896, #29 IN THE BODLEY HEAD "KEYNOTE SERIES" . TRUE FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, FIRST ISSUE WITH LIGHT BROWN CLOTH COVERED BOARDS WITH BRIGHT GILT SPINE TITLES, TITLES AND DECORATION IN RED ON FRONT COVER, KEYNOTE LOGO IN RED ON SPINE AND ALSO ON REAR COVER WITH "1896", PAGINATION ERROR IN THE TABLE OF CONTENTS, AND 26 PAGES OF CATALOG AT THE END OF THE TEXT. SLIGHT SOIL AND A SOME LIGHT SCATTERED MARKING, LIGHT FOXING TO ENDPAPERS, PRELIMINARY AND TERMINAL LEAVES, A FEW PAGES ROUGHLY OPENED WITH A LARGE PORTION OF PAGE 123, "INTERLUDE", MISSING BUT NOT AFFECTING ANY TEXT. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN, BRIGHT COPY OF THIS SCARCE AND SIGNIFICANT SHIEL COLLECTION AND EXCEEDING THE USUALLY ENCOUNTERED CONDITION BY QUITE A BIT. .

A Case of Conscience - James Blish (UK 1st Edition 2nd Impression 1959 Hardcover w/ DJ) Science Fiction Religious Alien Race Copyright 1958, published in 1959 by Faber and Faber Limited (London). Stated 'Second impression May mcmlix' on the copyright page.

347 pages. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's blue cloth with red lettering to spine and cover in original publisher's pictorial jacket. First edition.
Escape on Venus is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the fourth book in the Venus series (Sometimes called the "Carson Napier of Venus series"). It consists of four interconnected stories published in Fantastic Adventures between 1941 and 1942: "Slaves of the Fish Men", "Goddess of Fire", "The Living Dead," and "War on Venus". A collected edition of these stories was published in 1946.
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Jacket with light edge wear with a few closed tears else fine in a near fine jacket.

480 pages. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6") bound in original publisher's quarter gold cloth with gilt lettering to spine over beige boards in original pictorial jacket. Jacket design by Abe Echevarria. Inscribed by the author. First edition. Heretics of Dune is the 5th book in the series. For the first printing ISBN 0-399-12898-0 which is printed on the copyright page and on the back of the DJ. It's also on the front DJ on the flap along with a $16.95 price and the number 8404 on the bottom and the 1984 copyright year. Heretics of Dune is a 1984 science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, the fifth in his Dune series of six novels. It was ranked as the No. 13 hardcover fiction best seller of 1984 by The New York Times. Fifteen hundred years have passed since the 3,500-year reign of the God Emperor Leto II Atreides ended with his assassination; humanity is firmly on the Golden Path, Leto's plan to save humanity from destruction. By crushing the aspirations of humans for over three thousand years, Leto caused… Read More

A nice copy in a price-clipped jacket with minor wear at the spine. Inscribed by Ley to Nathan Weinberg, dated Sept 1 1949 (book publication is listed as Sept 1949 on verso of title page). No mention of later printings, as was standard for Viking first printings of this period. Tissue inserts present protecting the color endpaper illustrations. Jacket in mylar protector. Very uncommon signed, particularly in the month of publication.

Hicksville, NY: Gnome Press, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. 188pp. Black boards with red lettering on spine. Currey binding A in first state dustjacket with thirty-five titles listed on the rear panel and the publisher's address that reads "80 East 11th St., New York 3". Part of the Future History series. Text block is toned else a fine copy in near fine dustjacket with a tiny nick and a short, closed tear to the front panel.; Octavo.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth with green decorations and titles on cover and spine. Slightly bruised spine ends and lower front tip, inscription on front free endpaper. A near fine copy in near fine dustjacket with four tiny tears along the edges and just a touch of shelf wear. An extremely attractive copy of the author's first book in the later state dustjacket which is price-clipped and has the $2.50 price stamped on front flap. ; Octavo; 212 pages.

Reading: Fantasy Press, 1947. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Blue Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good + DJ. 257 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. One Of 2008 Copies Of The First Printing (With 1947 Date And All Interior Illustrations Present, "First Edition" Stated On Copyright Page), Of Which 300 Had An Inserted Numbered Plate (This One Being #58). The First Book From Fantasy Press. This First Issue Copy In The Proper First Issue Dust Jacket With Only Four Titles On Back. Book With Light Rubbing To Spine, All Gilt Present And Bright But Not As Brilliant As When New. Dj With Light Wear At Corners, Wear And 1/4" Closed Tear At Top Of Front Panel, Minute Losses At Ends Of Spine And At Tips, Two 1/8" Deep Tears At Top Of Spine. (The Bibliography Of This Book Is Complex: A Reprint Of 1000 Copies In 1947 Dropped The Interior Illustrations But Not The Date, And A Later 1949 Reprint Of 2510 Copies Also Lacked The Interiors, Except For 985 Bound With Only The Frontispiece. All Later Issue Dust Wrappers List… Read More

244 pages. A book of library.

A Case of Conscience - James Blish (UK 1st Edition 2nd Impression 1959 Hardcover w/ DJ) Science Fiction Religious Alien Race Copyright 1958, published in 1959 by Faber and Faber Limited (London). Stated 'Second impression May mcmlix' on the copyright page.