Search Results: Authors starting with P from John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB

New York: George H. Doran Company, [1927]. First edition. A very good copy, small scuff mark to front cover in a very good dust jacket, long closed tear to upper front cover with crease, two small closed tears to rear panel, very light chipping to spine ends. (9074). Octavo, original red cloth stamped in black to front cover and spine.

[London]: Macmillan, [1970]. First British hardcover edition. Fine in a near fine price clipped dust jacket with a sticker stain to front flap. (8554). Octavo, boards.

New York: Gnome Press, Inc. Publishers, [1951]. First edition. Previous owner's ink stamp to half title page, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket with slight wear at the head of the spine panel. (30672). Octavo, boards. Collects two short novels first published in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION as two-part serials in January-February 1947 and January-February 1946. "Two complexly plotted but superior short novels with grim and bitter dystopian views." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-108. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-619.

New York: Gnome Press, Inc., Publishers, [1953]. First edition. Some tanning to end papers, rubs to board edges, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a few rubs and a small 18 mm closed tear to the lower front panel. (28875). Octavo, illustration by Ric Binkley, boards. Linked post nuclear holocaust stories of mutant telepaths, the "Baldies." Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-618.

New York: Gnome Press, Inc. Publishers, [1951]. First edition. Some tanning to end papers, a nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with light shelf wear to the upper corner tips and spine ends, a tiny shallow chip at the upper left front corner and mild rubbing mainly to folds. (28876). Octavo, boards. Collects two short novels first published in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION as two-part serials in January-February 1947 and January-February 1946. "Two complexly plotted but superior short novels with grim and bitter dystopian views." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-108. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-619.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950. First edition. Bookplate of Virgil and Beverly Finlay affixed to front paste down, lower extremities a little bruised, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Publisher's review slip laid in. Kuttner died in 1957 and books inscribed or autographed by him are uncommon. (31234). Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-276 [277-280: blank], original red boards, front and spine panels stamped in silver. Presentation copy warmly inscribed and signed by Kuttner as "Hank ("Lewis Padgett")" to Virgil Finlay and his family. Kuttner and Moore's first collection of short fiction. Collects eleven short stories, including several classics: "The Twonky" and "Mimsy Were the Borogroves." All but two stories are reprinted from 1940s issues of ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION and UNKNOWN where Kuttner was a major star of the time under his own name and as "Lewis Padgett," often in collaboration with his wife, C. L. Moore. "Today ... Kuttner's reputation rests primarily on the literate and… Read More

New York: Bantam Books, [1948]. First paperback edition. Slight edge rubbing, a fine copy, unread. (26745). Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Bantam 306. Mystery novel, one of two using the Padgett pseudonym.

New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, [1946]. First edition. A very good copy, some light edge rubbing, offsetting to end papers, text pages age darkened in a very good dust jacket, some rubbing to edges and folds, small chips to upper right front corner, upper left front corner, some light foxing. Uncommon. (10310). Octavo, illustration by Arthur Hawkins, Jr., boards. The authors first book and first mystery novel. Hard boiled.

New York: Gnome Press, Inc. Publishers, [1951]. First edition. Previous owner's inked name on half title page, two small bookstore labels to rear paste-down, a nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with some mild rubbing, mild shelf wear to spine ends and light foxing to the rear flap edges. (21688). Octavo, boards. Collects two short novels first published in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION as two-part serials in January-February 1947 and January-February 1946. "Two complexly plotted but superior short novels with grim and bitter dystopian views." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-108. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-619.

New York: The Mysterious Press, 1994. First edition. Remainder mark, else fine in fine dust jacket. (19). Octavo, Hardcover. Author's second novel.

New York: Gnome Press, Inc., Publishers, [1953]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with mild rubbing to the spine panel. A lovely copy. (30403). Octavo, illustration by Ric Binkley, boards. Linked post nuclear holocaust stories of mutant telepaths, the "Baldies." Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-618.

New York: Gnome Press, Inc., Publishers, [1953]. First edition. Head of spine a little bumped, mild rubbing to bottom spine, a very good copy in a very good dust jacket with some mild rubbing to blue ink background, light shelf wear to spine ends. (21687). Octavo, illustration by Ric Binkley, boards. Post nuclear holocaust story of mutant telepaths. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-107.

New York: Gnome Press, Inc., Publishers, [1953]. First edition. Some foxing to top page edges, some spotting to boards, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with some mild rubbing to front panel and a touch of wear to the spine ends. (28040). Octavo, illustration by Ric Binkley, boards. Linked post nuclear holocaust stories of mutant telepaths, the "Baldies." Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-618.

New York: The Mysterious Press, 1993. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. (17). Octavo, boards. Author's first novel.

New York: Bantam Books, [1954]. First edition. Some rubs to spine edge, a fine copy which appears unread. (30309). Small octavo, cover art by Mitchell Hooks, pictorial wrappers. Bantam Books 1251. Paperback original. Collects seven stories.

New York: The Mysterious Press, 1995. First edition. Remainder mark, fine in fine dust jacket. (5633). Octavo, Hardcover.

Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1975. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a mild crease to the upper rear panel. (22843). Octavo, jacket illustration by Tim Kirk, cloth. Anthology of original stories, some Lovecraftian. Authors include Thomas Burnett Swann, Robert Aickman, Stephen Goldin, Brian Lumley, Ramsey Campbell, Lin Carter, E. Hoffman Price and others. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-288.

New York: Ballantine Books, 1993. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. (5814). Octavo, Hardcover. The first Mo Bowdre novel.

New York: Ballantine Books, 1994. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. (5636). Octavo, Hardcover. The second Mo Bowdre novel.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. (6254). Octavo, boards. Signed. A Faith Fairchild mystery.