Search Results: Titles starting with C from Heartwood Books

Book Condition- Near Fine: Slight spine pull. A firm text block. "File Copy" label to front panel. Dust Jacket Condition- Very Good+: A bright dust jacket. cover. Some dust-soiling and a 1 1/2 inch closed tear to back corner and several minor chips. Brodart cover. Title page dated 1928. Red cloth. Spine and cover lettered black. A Hubin listed Mystery.

First hardcover printing of the original 6 stories featuring Thomas Carnacki occult detective, first serialized in the British magazine The Idler. (August Derleth, Mycroft & Moran, published the first American hardcover printing of these stories in 1947, adding three more). Original red cloth, spine and cover lettered gilt. 16-page catalogue at rear.Book Condition: Good: Spine-pulled otherwise firm copy, soil-darkened cloth. Bright cover gilt, somewhat faded spine gilt. An unused bookplate to pastedown.

Book Condition- Near Fine: A firm square copy with minor rubbing to edges. A faint dampstain to fore-edge (see pic). Dust Jacket Condition- Near Fine: A bright original jacket with minimal edgewear, a few short closed tears to back edge. Protective clear cover. Features: First Edition, first printing. "Published March, 1925" stated on copyright page. McClurg made only this one printing. Blue cloth, dark green lettering, "A. C. McClurg" on the spine. Jacket and Frontispiece by J. Allen St. John.

2 Volumes. Contemporary leather. Decorative gilt to spines. Volume the First & Volume the Second. Title page of both volumes states "Printed for J. Newberry, at the Bible and Sun, in St. Paul's Church-yard, MDCCLXII". Page "vii" misnumbered "v" in Volume 1, and a misaligned "i" in "mazing" at page 11 bottom corner of Volume 2. Full title: "The Citizen of the World; or, Letters from a Chinese Philosopher, Residing in London, to his Friends in the East." From the collection of Barry R. Levin, Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature. Book Condition- Very Good: Firm square copies with chipped spine top edges, spine creases, worn corners. Tanning to edges of endsheets. A booksellers description fixed to front pastedown Vol 1. Rear free endpepr of Vol 2 is half torn away. "John Howell Importer, San Francisco" shop ticket to rear pastedown of both vols.

Book Condition- Fine: A firm bright copy with sharp corners. Dust Jacket Condition- Near Fine: A sharp bright dust jacket and Promotional band with mild dust-rubbing. Not price-clipped. Brodart cover. Features Override: Scarce First UK Edition and First Hardcover Printing with the rare Promotional Band around the dust jacket. Contains 3 Novelettes Conditionally, Human, Dark Benediction and Darfsteller which won a Hugo Award.