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New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1926. First edition. Spine panel lettering perished (as is mostly the case), partial loss of several letters on front panel, a very good copy. (#168812) (29609). Large octavo, pp. [1-4] [i-vi] vii-xii [xiii-xiv] [1-2] 3-358 [359-362: blank] [note: first and last two leaves are blanks], original decorated black cloth, front and spine panels stamped in silver, map endpapers, top edge stained red. One of 850 numbered copies signed by Cabell. The limited issue was published simultaneously with the trade issue. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-68. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 326. Schlobin, The Literature of Fantasy 170. Tymn (ed), Fantasy Literature, p. 58. Bleiler (1978), p. 37. Reginald 02409.

New York: Robert M. McBride & Co., 1919. First edition. First printing measuring 2.8 cm across top of text block and with unbroken rule on page 144. Inked name and date (1919) to front free end paper, rear hinge cracked, spine dulled, a very good copy in a good later dust jacket with edge wear, tiny chips, and closed tears, loss at spine ends, tape repairs to verso. Rear panel of jacket has reviews of the book. A note from Cabell's second wife Margaret Freeman Cabell is laid in. (23126). Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1-8] 9-368, original brown cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. Book seven of the "Biography of the Life of Manuel." Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-67. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 322. Schlobin, The Literature of Fantasy 174. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature I, pp. 96-115. Tymn, (ed), Fantasy Literature, pp. 58-9. Bleiler (1978), p. 37. Reginald 02402.

New York: Tor, [2000]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (12687). Octavo, boards. A werewolf novel. The author's fiction has been nominated for awards numerous times, she has won both the World Fantasy award and Bram Stoker award.

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1988. First British and first hardcover edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (4293). Octavo, boards. Author's first book.

Kansas City, MO: Ursus Imprints, [1989]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (450). Octavo, cloth. Collects fourteen stories. Introduction by Bruce Sterling.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1989. First edition. Fine in wraps. (2757). Wrappers. Uncorrected proof of the author's first novel.

New York: St. Martin's Press, [1989]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (2645). Octavo, boards. Author's highly regarded first novel.

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1966. First edition. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. (5394). Octavo, Hardcover.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, [1956]. First edition. A near fine copy, upper right corner slightly bumped, mild rubbing to spine ends in a very good dust jacket which has some professional restoration primarily to the spine panel, diagonal crease to front panel. A scarce book, especially signed. (9476). Octavo, boards. Signed inscription by Caidin, "To Ward: / With my hopes / for a few sleepless / nights -- / Martin." Dated in the author's hand January 29. 1956. Author's first science fiction novel. A nuclear holocaust novel. "...a terse and vivid step-by-step portrait of a family and town confronted with an atomic explosion and resultant firestorm..." - Smith (ed.): Twentieth Century Science Fiction Writers (1981), pp. 96-97.

New York: David McKay Company, Inc., [1968]. First edition. Inked name to front paste down, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with slight shelf wear and rubbing. (31788). Octavo. Near future thriller which takes place on a space station in which a mysterious virus affects the crew.

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1959. First edition. Inked name and address stamp to front free end paper, a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with mild wear to the spine ends and wear to slight loss at upper front corner tip. (28624). Octavo, numerous illustration ands photographs, cloth. Contemporary to the time period of the early race for the moon.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. First edition. A near fine copy, two small spots to front cover in a very good to near fine dust jacket, light rubbing to corners, spine ends, and folds, some soiling to rear panel. (10202). Octavo, [1-8] [1-2] 3-218 [219-220: blank], original red cloth, front, spine and rear stamped in black, top edge stained red. The novel is "...a brutal picture of a corrupt, crime-ridden town in the manner of Hammett's RED HARVEST and McCoy's NO POCKETS IN A SHROUD..." - Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, (4th ed.), pp. 144. Filmed in 1956 as Slightly Scarlet, a film noir, directed by Allan Dwan with John Payne, Rhonda Fleming and Arlene Dahl. Silver and Ward (eds.), Film Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style (3rd edition), pp. 259-260. Keaney, Film Noir Guide, p. 390. Johnson, The Dark Page II, p. 30.

New York: Avon Book Company, [1947, i.e. 1948]. Later edition. A fine copy, unread, date to front cover, erased, indents still present. (12033). Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. New printing of Avon #141, some minor changes to cover art.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946. First edition. A fine copy, some offsetting to free endpapers, previous owners bookplate to front paste-down (largely hidden by jacket flap) in a near fine dust jacket, closed tear to lower front panel, small closed tear with tape repair to upper front panel, some mild dust soiling. Jacket colors are bright. (12898). Octavo, cloth. Adventure and suspense novel set in the American west of the silver boom.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. First edition. Top page edges a bit dusty, a fine copy in a very good dust jacket with shelf wear to the corner tips and spine ends, folds are rubbed, two small closed tears to upper left front panel, closed tear and some creases to upper spine panel, small chip to upper right rear panel near spine, mild age tanning to spine panel. (20431). Octavo, [1-8] [1-2] 3-218 [219-220: blank], original red cloth, front, spine and rear stamped in black, top edge stained red. The novel is "...a brutal picture of a corrupt, crime-ridden town in the manner of Hammett's RED HARVEST and McCoy's NO POCKETS IN A SHROUD..." - Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, (4th ed.), pp. 144. Filmed in 1956 as Slightly Scarlet, a film noir, directed by Allan Dwan with John Payne, Rhonda Fleming and Arlene Dahl. Silver and Ward (eds.), Film Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style (3rd edition), pp. 259-260. Keaney, Film Noir Guide, p. 390.… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948. First edition. Inked name and date to front free end paper, a nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with light shelf wear to the spine ends with shallow loss, slight loss at the upper right corner tip and light rubbing to the folds. (24713). Octavo, jacket illustration by Hawkins, original gray cloth, front and spine stamped in green, fore edge uncut, bottom edge rough cut, top edge stained yellow. A novel of a young man's journey through life and love during the Depression and carrying through WW II and after. Cain considered this one of his best novels. Hubin, p. 125.

Boston: Gregg Press, 1980. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (20890). Octavo, cloth. Introduction by Harlan Ellison. First American hardcover publication of JEALOUS WOMAN and THE ROOT OF HIS EVIL.

London: Robert Hale Limited, [1955]. First hardcover edition. Previous owner name and address on front free endpaper, a very good or better in a very good dust jacket with some light rubbing and edge wear. An uncommon book (164). Octavo, boards. This also includes the first British hardcover publication of SINFUL WOMAN.

New York: Mason/Charter, 1975. First edition. A near fine copy, corners gently bumped, in a very good dust jacket, some shelf wear to spine ends and corners with some very tiny closed tears. (11048). Octavo, boards. Signed inscription by Cain on the half title page: "To-- / with love, / & the hope (?) / enjoy it / Jim / Hyattsville, Md / July 8, 1975."

Los Angeles: Blood & Guts Press, 1987. First hardcover edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (30454). Octavo, cloth. One thousand copies printed, this is one of 250 numbered and signed by the author of the introduction William F. Nolan. This is copy number 11. Story collection, all hard boiled, all first published in Black Mask magazine.