Doctor Who - BBC Books: 9 First Editions by Various Authors - 1997-2002

Rhode Island, USA: Hadley, 1947. Has been in one collection since new and is in exceptionally good condition, wrapper has with sl. faded spine and light scuffed, very fresh not worn, has paper tape protection to inside. Red pebbled cloth bds with crisp Gilt title, not bumped or worn, interior tight and bright in unread state.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Pailthorpe, Robert. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, Macmillan/Topliner Trident, 1980, hardcover, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good+ in Very Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, upper corners bumped. Dustjacket price-clipped, slight edge bumps, in new Brodart sleeve. "When Carolyn takes a holiday job with the local research establishment she knows she will be working with animals, but she doesn't know why the animals are there. All sorts of difficult questions face Carolyn and her cousins as they make up their minds about an important subject and then put their decisions into action." Scarce. ISBN 9780333289907

Philadelphia, Westminster Press, 1971, hardcover, 192 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light spine-end bumps, short scratch to front board, light foxing. Dustjacket unclipped with original price, edge bumps, rubs, short closed tear to rear panel, in new Brodart sleeve. The popular author of The Golden Enemy, The Forgotten Door, and other works for young people presents a tale of a young mathematical genius, his three friends, and their attempt to escape from a group of mysterious, unidentified killers.

Bangkok, Editions Duang Kamol, 1985, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket, Presentation Copy. Signed simply "Ben", dated 1985, and inscribed by the author to his good friend and colleague Charles F. Keyes author of many books on the region including: Finding Their Voice: Northeastern Villagers and the Thai State, and Golden Peninsula: Culture and Adaptation in Mainland Southeast Asia, referred to familiarly as "Biff" in the inscription. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light rubs and nicks to dustjacket, in new Brodart sleeve. A collection of 13 stories by prominent Thai authors written between 1939 and 1976 during the period generally referred to as the "American Era". Preface and lengthy introduction by Anderson covering both: The Historical Context, and Authors, Themes and Styles. Illustrations by Vasan Sitthiket. Appended biographies of the 12 Thai authors. ISBN 9789742103804

New York, Greenwillow Books, 1989, hardcover library binding, First Edition stated, First Printing by numberline, Fine in Near Fine dustjacket, Signed by the Author on the dedication page "With best wishes Pat Hutchins, Germany 1991". Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, some fade to spine, in new Brodart sleeve. The light-hearted story about boy's obsession with having a rat for a pet over his parent's objections which does not turn out exactly as planned. Illustrated throughout with drawings by Laurence Hutchins. ISBN 9780688077761

London, Titan Books, 2004.. 1st edition in this format, with full print number from 1 -10. Facsimile of the very first Dan Dare story, which started in the "Eagle" comic in April 1950. This volume is part 2 of that story, reprinted from the "Eagle" dated 19 January 1951, No. 41, up to 28 September 1951 Volume 2 No. 25. Includes a "Who's who in Dan Dare", the first part of an interview with creator Frank Hampson, and a short Dan Dare story set in Mars, 1988. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

London, Sampson Low, Marston & Co., 1888.. Early British edition. Contains two stories: From the Earth to the Moon, and A Trip round the Moon: a sequel to From the Earth to the Moon. There is a frontispiece illustration, and another facing page 6. The titlepage and first few pages of the text are foxed, but the Boards are in very good codition with illustrations on the front cover and spine.

London: Skeffington & Son Ltd.. Good in Good dust jacket; Corners rounded, foxing throughout, jacket . soiled and edgeworn.. 1918. First Edition. Hardcover. A reprint of the author's articles printed in The Evening News about "the errors of infidelity and the absurdities of spiritualism are exposed in a firm but courteous manner". The Welsh author is more generally known for his Gothic, horror-tinged novels and short stories. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 62 pages .

London: Printed for Richard Phillips, by T. Gillet, 1805. Very Good. FIRST EDITION. 4 (of 5) volumes: I, III, IV & V. 12mos, pp. xx, [272] + portrait frontis (stipple engraved by Caroline Watson) and fold-out facsimile letter; iv, 300 + facsimile letter; [iv], 344 + fold-out facsimile letter; iv, 286, [lacks 2 pages of adverts]. Later half calf over marbled boards, 5 raised bands, gilt-ruled, red and black morocco labels lettered in gilt, compartments diced. Edges speckled red. All vols.: rubbed, spines darkened, wear and bruising to corners, heavy bumping to top edges, some strips of calf missing from corners. Endpapers browned, glue-residue from former bookplates to front pastedowns, POI to ffeps, '25 June 1938' stamp and price in pencil (for four vols. only) to rear pastedowns. Occasional foxing, pencil scoring and marginalia, pencil notes to rear pastedowns. Vol. I: front hinge starting, prelims, frontis and rear foxed, offsetting to title page, 'B. H. Blackwell Ltd, Booksellers, Oxford' label… Read More

[REFERENCE]. Dear Genius. The Letters of Ursula Nordstrom. Collected and Edited by Leonard S. Marcus. [NY]: HarperCollins [1998]. 8vo, xlii 406pp. Brown quarter-cloth decoratively stamped in gold with tan boards decoratively stamped in gold. Beige endpapers; 17 pages of b&w photographs and documents. A fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket. Signed by the editor, Leonard S. Marcus.First edition. Ursula Nordstrom, was the director of Harper & Brothers (later Harper & Row) children's book department from 1940 to 1973, a period during which she published some of the most groundbreaking and influential children's books of the 20th Century. This collection of letters from the editor to her authors and artists, carefully selected and introduced by Marcus, reveals the wit, humor, and editorial guidance that helped shape some of the most amazing talents of that time, including Maurice Sendak, Arnold Lobel, Ruth Kraus, Crocket Johnson, Tomi Ungerer, William Steig, Shel Silverstein, Russell Hoban,… Read More