The Smell of Telescopes by Hughes, Rhys - 2001

Scholastic, 2017. New condition. Comes in original package. Shrink-wrapped and boxed. Photos are of the books we have here at Barbed Wire Books.This glorious edition of Newt Scamander's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (considered a classic throughout the wizarding world) features an extraordinary array of magical creatures, from Acromantula to Yeti via ten different breeds of dragon - all beautifully illustrated in full colour by the brilliantly inventive, Greenaway Medal shortlisted Olivia Lomenech Gill.This deluxe edition is a must-have for any Harry Potter fan. It comes with a beautiful slipcase and features the fully updated 2017 text - which includes new profiles of six magnificent beasts that inhabit North America and a new foreword by J.K. Rowling, writing as Newt Scamander.

THE FROZEN DEEP by Wilkie Collins, AUTHOR OF "THE WOMAN IN WHITE" AND "THE MOONSTONE". PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM F. GILL AND COMPANY, BOSTON, 1874, 1ST AMERICAN EDITION. ILLUSTRATED BY ALFRED FREDERICKS. USED. GOOD CONDITION. ANTIQUARIAN. 5 x 7 3/4. 237 pages. Green cloth boards with Black and gold gilt titling and ornamentation that remains fairly bright. a couple of loose gathers. Will ship from United States. YOUR OFFERS ARE WELCOME HERE!

Subterranean Press, Burton MI, 2004. First edition. Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket. Comes in a felt-lined slipcase which has light bumping at corners. Signed and lettered edition, letter UU of 52 copies.Includes a hardcover chapbook, In the Shadow of the Master, also signed by Morrell.By the author of Rambo.In each of the stories in this collection there is a theme: obsession and determination. A character gets an idea in his head, a hook on his emotions, a need that has to be fulfilled, and he does everything possible to carry through, no matter how difficult. Written with the haunting emotional intensity and lightning pace that has made David Morrell the master of high-action suspense writing, this collection of stories will leave you dazzled.

RARE OCTOBER, 1908 HARPER & BROS. UNEXPURGATED FIRST EDITION. FIRST PRINTING THUS. INCLUDES THE WATERMELON PAGE. COLOUR PRINTS. ILLUSTRATED BY PETER NEWELL. Good + condition / No DJ included. USED. Front paper past-down is in good shape. Some finger marks noticed on a few pages. Unpaginated. 7 1/4 X 9. YOUR OFFERS ARE WELCOME HERE!

RARE OCTOBER, 1908 HARPER & BROTHERS. UNEXPURGATED FIRST EDITION. INCLUDES THE WATERMELON PAGE. COLOUR PRINTS. ILLUSTRATED BY PETER NEWELL. HOLE-DRILLED. ANTIQUARIAN. Good USED condition/ No DJ Included. USED. Front paper paste-down is scuffed. Binding is tight and all plates look in good shape. Finger marks noted. 7 3/8 X 8 7/8. This is so much fun! Like watching animation go by one frame at a time. And we're off, like a shot!

Bantam Books, New York, 2000. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Eighteenth impression of the first edition - this copy signed by the author on the title page. Large 8vo. 973pp. Paper-covered boards lettered in green at the spine. Map-illustrated endpapers. Head and base of spine lightly bruised and spine lettering very slightly defective in several places. A minor production fault finds the base of front pastedown lifting just a fraction. Very good indeed in virtually fine non-price-clipped (USA $35.00 / Canada $38.00) dust wrapper, just fractionally rubbed at head and base of spine panel..

Boston: Arena Publishing Company, 1895. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. On front end page, inscription reads - "To Dr. J. O. Buck, in the friendship and fellowship of a common cause Florence Huntley". First published in 1892, stated Fourth Edition, contains preface to the Second Edition. . Very Good, end pages browned and with corner tears. Boards rubbed , title at spine a bit dulled. A fantasy novel. Early editions of this book, and SIGNED copies of any of her books, are RARE. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Fourth Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

MAUDE HUMPHREY: Treasury of Stories, Jingles, and Rhymes. Frederick A. Stokes, undated. Circa 1894. FIRST EDITION. ILLUSTRATED BY MAUDE HUMPHREY. Written by Mary Rice Miller and Elisabeth S. Tucker. SHORT STORY ANTHOLOGY. 242 pages. Maroon boards with gold titling and ornamentation. Good condition front paper paste-down label of a little girl wearing a red feather in her blue hat. Please see our photos. Used. Good/ No DJ. A solid copy with intact gutters. "Humphrey was one of the first great American women illustrators paving the way for Jessie Willcox Smith, Grace Drayton and the many other women illustrators of the early 20th century. Humphrey is also known for being film star HUMPHREY BOGART'S mother (and in fact she used her son as a model for many of her pictures)." QUITE RARE. YOUR OFFERS ARE WELCOME HERE!

London, Century Hutchinson, 1988, hardcover, 390 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, Signed and dated by the Author without inscription on the title page. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end bumps. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light edge bumps, in new Brodart sleeve. The educator, comic book author, and tarot expert's first fiction work takes us on a magical journey through a very recognizable America, but one where actual miracles are not only commonplace, but expected. Winner of the 1989 Arthur C. Clarke Award. ISBN 9780712619509.

Kerruish, Jessie Douglas. The Undying Monster: A Tale Of The Fifth Dimension. (Apa The Hammond Mystery) 1936 First Edition, Macmillan Company, NY. IN 2 dust Jackets! The original unclipped $2.00 red and black graphic design dust jacket (discoloured by exposure to marine air) and a new Facsimile replacement dust jacket for a great looking shelf display appearance! EXLIB. Green Boards with black titling. 256 pages. 5 5/8 X 7 15/16 . Summary: "First published in 1922, The Undying Monster set the stage for the many classic werewolf movies and stories that would follow. A centuries old family curse resurfaces to torment the only two remaining family members of the old Hammond dynasty. Set against the backdrop of the Sussex South Downs. Widely regarded as one of the best werewolf novels, brought to the big screen by 20th Century Fox in 1942 (retitled in Britain as The Hammond Mystery)." YOUR OFFERS ARE WELCOME HERE!