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A superb first printing copy.
Stephen King's Danse Macabre by Stephen King (preceded by Carrie, Salem's Lot, The Shining, The Stand, The Dead Zone.) Hardcover First Edition - First Printing New York: Everest House, 1981 400 pages. $13.95 cover price. Stated Printing code "RRD281", interpreted to mean this copy was issued February, 1981, its first printing. King's first book of nonfiction about the horror genre including books and movies such as "Psycho", "The Shining", and "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson.
Fine- in Fine- Dust Jacket. An exceptional copy, not often found as such, nearly perfect save a few minor shortcomings. As to the book itself, boards are clean, the lettering on the spine very bright, the boards are very clean, corners are mostly straight, with just a hint of tenderness, the inner pages are pretty clean. The dust jacket in one of the best I've seen in several years. NO tears and NO chips, a few rub marks here and there, which plague this book, mostly on the edges,… Read More

The Complete Dark Tower Series in a Set of Seven Volumes in First Editions except for The Gunslinger which is a second edition, three are artist editions plus "The Wind in the Keyhole" for a total of eight books all published by Donald M. Grant. (These are NOT the later Viking editions.)
Includes slipcases for all volumes. Slipcase 1 (for DT 1-3) and Slipcase 3 (DT 6-7) are Grant issues, and Slipcase 2 (DT 4-5) is after-market by the Casemaker, slightly higher than the other two but in a nearly identical style. (Grant issue slipcases for the DT books are no longer available from the publisher)
The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger by Stephen King illustrated by Michael Whelan with 5 color plate illustrations, one of which is two-page, $20.00 cover price Hardcover Second Edition West Kingston, RI: Donald M. Grant, 1984 Reportedly issued in only 10,000 copies.
(The true first edition was issued in 1982 also in 10,000 trade copies and 500 signed-limited copies, the former now runs about $2500 to $4000, and I… Read More

The Difference Engine by William Gibson (author of Neuromancer) and Bruce Sterling (Islands in the Net) Hardcover First Edition - First Printing Gollancz UK 1990. (preceded the Bantam US edition) Beautiful wrap-around dust jacket art by Ian Miller. Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. A stunning near flawless copy, appears UNREAD, and the page edges are not age-toned. Just about as nice as you could ask for in a book 25 years old.NOTE: All modern books with dust jackets come with dust jacket covers.
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Different Seasons by Stephen King (author of The Dark Tower: Gunslinger, Carrie, Salem's Lot, the Stand, the Shining, etc) Illustrated by John Eli. Hardcover First Limited Illustrated Edition Yorkshire, UK: PS Publishing, 2023 Hardcover Deluxe Edition of only 1000 illustrated copies, signed by the illustrator. (There was no author-signed issue) Without question, the best edition of this book ever published. The original first edition was published by Viking US and Macdonald UK in 1982.
Includes "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption", "The Body" (aka "Stand By Me"), "Apt Pupil" and "The Breathing Method". The first seven pictures are of the actual book for sale, and the last two are from PS Publishing's website. Part of the PS Publishing series of Stephen King deluxe and illustrated editions which include "The Stand", "Salem's Lot", "Thinner", "The Dead Zone", "The Tommyknockers", "Needful Things", etc.
Note on the Publishing History: Stephen King wrote these four novellas, probably for himself… Read More

Early 20th-century American Literature by a Woman Writer and Woman's Rights Leader and Suffragette, Signed - Inscribed on the FFEP
Dr. Lavendar's People by Margaret Deland First Edition - Harper & Brothers Publishers 1903 (titlepage date and copyright page date match, 1903). One of her "Old Chester" books which centers around communities in Pittsburg. 370 pages followed by ads. Illustrated with 12 plates. Signed - Inscribed by the author. A beautiful inscription on the front end paper quoting a passage from the book, with author's signature, and dated 1905. An author inscription by a woman writer this early in the 20th century is a very rare find. This was from my grandfather's collection. I would like it to fall in the hands of someone who can truly appreciate it, possibly a collector of early American literature by women writers. Priced to sell.
Very Good book overall, a very nice copy, solid binding, bright etching on the front, typical fraying upper and lower spine, to corners and extremities but… Read More

The Dreaming Void by Peter F. Hamilton (author of the Reality Dysfunction, The Neutronium Alchemist, the Naked God) Hardcover First Edition - Limited Issue MacMillan UK 2007. Signed Limited Edition, purportedly 1000 copies signed and numbered in slipcase. Brand New, still in shrink-wrap! Since this copy is still in its original shrink-wrap, I can't verify which number of the 1000. NOTE: The picture is the actual item for sale. (The picture is NOT a stock photo.)

Duncton Found by William Horwood (third volume of The Duncton Chronicles including Duncton Wood and Duncton Quest, similar idea to Watership Down by Richard Adams) Hardcover First Edition - First Printing Century UK 1989.
Fine- in Fine- Dust Jacket. A really beautiful copy, covers solid and clean, corners sharp, pages clean, slight toning to the page edges of the text block, which is common for these UK books from the 1980's to 1990's, and a slight hint of a crinkle to the lower bottom right-hand corner of the front, barely noticeable, else fine. A wonderful and chunky book, clocking in at 777 pages.
NOTE: All modern books with dust jackets come with dust jacket covers.

Duncton Wood first book of the Duncton series (somewhat similar to Watership Down by Richard Adams) by William Horwood Hardcover First Edition - First Printing Country Life Books UK with stunning wrap-around dust jacket art by Douglas Hill. It's been described as Lord of the Rings meets Watership Down.
Fine- in Near Fine Dust Jacket. A good clean copy overall, book itself is quite nice with straight corners and clean boards, just a hint of very light spotting to the top of the text-block otherwise would be fine. The dust jacket is mostly bright and clean, nicks to corners, some edge-wear to heel and back bottom edge, and a closed tear to bottom front left-hand corner which has been repaired with professional adhesive. Still a relatively nice copy of a fairly uncommon book in the first edition. Later published in the US by McGraw-Hill with much less remarkable dust jacket art and is much more common. Perfect copies tend to be priced at $200+.NOTE: All modern books with dust jackets come with dust… Read More

The Dying Earth by Jack Vance (author of the Eyes of the Overworld, Cugel's Saga, Lyonesse series, etc.) First Hardcover Edition - First Printing San Francisco: Underwood-Miller, 1976. Illustrated by George Barr with wrap-around dust jacket art, one of the best from the 1970's, map end-papers, two-page art spread title page, and 11 further full-page plates. Limited to 1111 copies, 111 copies were signed by both contributors. This is one of the remaining 1000 unsigned copies. The author's first novel, originally published in 1950 as a paperback original by Hillman Periodicals.
Fine- in Fine Dust jacket, a near-perfect copy save just a tiny hint it may have been read, very slight aging to the text-block, and just a hint of shelf-wear to the bottom spine, else still a beautiful copy.
NOTE: All modern books with dust jackets come with dust jacket covers.
ALSO: The pictures are of the actual item for sale. (The pictures are NOT stock photos.)

The Dying Earth by Jack Vance (author of the Eyes of the Overworld, Cugel's Saga, Lyonesse series, etc.) First Hardcover Edition - First Printing San Francisco: Underwood-Miller, 1976. Illustrated by George Barr with wrap-around dust jacket art, one of the best from the 1970's, map end-papers, two-page art spread title page, and 11 further full-page plates. Limited to 1111 copies, this is one of the 1000 copies but signed by both contributors, Vance and Barr, and housed in a custom slipcase. (This is not one of the 111 copies were signed and numbered, a copy of which will probably run you $1250+, this copy is a nice alternative for half the price). The author's first novel, originally published in 1950 as a paperback original by Hillman Periodicals.
Fine in Fine Dust jacket, a near-perfect copy in a nearly perfect dust jacket. Now in a new slipcase.
NOTE: All modern books with dust jackets come with dust jacket covers.
ALSO: The pictures are of the actual item for sale. (The pictures are NOT stock photos.)