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

New York: Henry Holt and Company, [1988]. First edition. Discoloration to front free endpaper from sticker removal, a nearly fine copy in a very good to nearly fine dust jacket with some age toning along upper edge and a discoloration spot to lower rear panel. (14804). Octavo, cloth backed boards. A Kinsey Millhone novel mystery.

New York: Ballantine Books, [1956]. First paperback edition. A nearly fine to fine copy. (29215). Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Ballantine 179. Signed by Sturgeon on the title page. Story collection.

Indianapolis, New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Publishers, [1938]. First edition. Some fading to spine and edges else very good to near fine in a very good dust jacket, shelf wear to edges and corners, loss along top of spine panel affecting the author's name, wear and minor loss to base of spine panel, very uncommon in dust jacket. (9637). Octavo, original blue cloth, design stamped in blind to front cover and spine, lettering stamped in gold to front and spine. Basis for the 1939 Warner Brothers film directed by William Keighley starring James Cagney as Frank Ross, a reporter who is doing a story on political corruption but is framed and sent to prison before he can get his story out. Also stars George Raft as the gangster in prison Cagney seeks help from.

[London]: Headline, [2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006]. First edition. A fine set in fine dust jackets. The Eagle's Prey has a bookstore label to front panel of jacket stating signed copy. (11937). Octavo, boards. The first seven volumes in the series. All books are signed by the Scarrow the first and second books are also dated. Sweeping epic adventure of the Roman Legions in Britain starting 42 A.D. Volumes six and seven move the adventures to other parts of the Roman Empire.

Garden City, NY: Doublday & Company, Inc., 1972. First edition. Spine ends a bit bruised, a fine copy in a nearly fine to fine dust jacket with some slight soiling. (31731). Octavo, cloth. Ross. Long time fan, professional editor, researcher and recipient of the First Fandom Hall of Fame (2016). Signed by Asimov to Joe Wrzos on the title half title page. Joseph Wrzos (1929-2023) was a long time fan, professional editor, researcher and recipient of the First Fandom Hall of Fame (2016). Collects twenty-seven stories (1939-1949) with autobiographical commentary by Asimov. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-45.

New York: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, [1981]. First edition. Mild spotting to top page edges, remainder spray to bottom edge, a fine copy in a nearly fine copy with a touch of rubbing along edges and a few mild stress creases to upper and lower front panel edges. (14883). Octavo, cloth backed boards. A Spenser novel.

New York: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, [1981]. First edition. A fine copy, no remainder spray, in a fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing, mainly to corner tips and spine ends (19935). Octavo, cloth backed boards. A Spenser novel.

Cambridge, MA: The NESFA Press, 1988. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket and slipcase. (25343). Octavo, boards. Of a limitation of 800 copies this is one of 225 numbered copies signed by Bear and artist David Mattingly. Anthology of work, fiction and non-fiction, specially prepared for the Boston science fiction convention (Boskone 25).

Cambridge: The NESFA Press, 1988. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket, small closed tear to upper front panel. (3815). Octavo, cloth. Of 800 numbered copies this is one of 575 unsigned. Anthology of work, fiction and non-fiction, specially prepared for the Boston science fiction convention (Boskone 25).

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1976. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of age darkening to spine panel. (15555). Octavo, boards. Signed on the title page by Pohl. Collects eight stories first published between 1940 and 1944 and Pohl's first sale, a poem published in AMAZING STORIES in 1937, along with his autobiographical commentary on his early writing career and his friends, enemies and associates.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1976. First edition. Remainder spray to bottom edge of text block, else a fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#169175) (29853). Octavo, boards. Signed by Pohl. Collects eight stories first published between 1940 and 1944 and Pohl's first sale, a poem published in AMAZING STORIES in 1937, along with his autobiographical commentary on his early writing career and his friends, enemies and associates.

London: Todd, [1955]. First edition. Pages edges spotted, upper spine bumped, small closed tear to paper cover near lower left front corner, fading to lettering along spine edge, covers show soiling. A solid very good copy of an uncommon book. (13975). Octavo, printed wrappers. Collects eighteen of the author's stories published 1927-30, before the publication of her first novel.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1975. First edition. Upper corner slightly bruised, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket with rubbing to the upper right front corner and a touch of wear to the spine ends. (28004). Octavo, boards. Inscribed and signed by Williamson on the front free endpaper, dated in 1977.Collects an article and eleven of Williamson's early stories published between 1928 and 1933. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 2-142.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1975. First edition. Spine ends pushed in, a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with shelf wear to the base of the spine panel and a few minor rubs. (27956). Octavo, boards. Inscribed and signed by Williamson on the front free endpaper, dated in 1975.Collects an article and eleven of Williamson's early stories published between 1928 and 1933. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 2-142.

New York, Toronto, London, Sydney, Auckland: Bantam Books, [1990]. First edition. A fine copy without the tissue dust jacket. (26870). Octavo, full black leather, spine panel stamped in gold, a.e.g. Limited to 342 (unnumbered) copies signed by Brin. "...it's fifty years from tomorrow. A microscopic black hole has accidentally fallen into the Earth's core and the entire planet is in danger of being destroyed within two years. A team of scientists frantically searches for a way to prevent the ultimate disaster." - from the David Brin website. Hugo award nominee for best novel. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-158.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1972. First edition. A nearly fine copy in a very good to nearly fine dust jacket with mild edge wear and some mild soiling. (25921). Octavo, cloth. The author's first SF novel. "...a competent adventure involving an ecologically-sound culture attempting to cope with a Ruined Earth from within a Keep" - SFE online. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 339. Reginald 05151.

New York, Toronto, London, Sydney, Auckland: Bantam Books, [1990]. First edition. A fine copy with the tissue dust jacket which is very good with age darkening, tears at upper corners and stress creases. (17734). Octavo, full black leather, spine panel stamped in gold, a.e.g. Limited to 342 (unnumbered) copies signed by Brin. "...it's fifty years from tomorrow. A microscopic black hole has accidentally fallen into the Earth's core and the entire planet is in danger of being destroyed within two years. A team of scientists frantically searches for a way to prevent the ultimate disaster." - from the David Brin website. Hugo award nominee for best novel. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-158.

New York: Basic Books, Inc., Publishers, [1977]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. A sharp copy. (8400). Octavo, cloth. Alternate history concerning two divergent timelines, one in which the Catholic Church blocked the development of science in the 17th century and in 20th century Africa religion is still the dominate force. The other timeline concerns a post nuclear holocaust world. There is a anti-technological theme. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 381. Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, 2nd edition, pp. 113.

New York: Atheneum, 1983. First edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#168847) (29633). Octavo, cloth. Second book of the Earthchild trilogy. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1219.

Shingletown, CA: Mark V. Ziesing Books, 1994. First edition. A fine copy. (#168882) (29663). Octavo, pictorial wrappers. Original anthology with twenty stories by Dan Simmons, Norman Partridge, Poppy Z. Brite, Charles De Lint and others. Trade paperback format. There was no hardbound issue of this book.