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

New York: Henry Holt and Company, [1989]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (14805). Octavo, cloth backed boards. A Kinsey Millhone mystery novel.

[West Warwick, Rhode Island]: Necronomicon Press, [1996]. First edition. A fine copy. (23252). Octavo, pictorial wrappers, stapled.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, [1971]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of dust soiling. (17018). Octavo, boards. Signed label by Farmer laid in. Second book of the "Riverworld" series, sequel to TO YOUR SCATTERED BODIES GO (1971). See Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-393. Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1809-16.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, [1971]. First edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (10651). Octavo, boards. Second book of the "Riverworld" series, sequel to To Your Scattered Bodies Go (1971). Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 4-210.

New York: Bantam Books, [1948]. First paperback edition. Cover creases, edge rubs, some cover loss at rear spine edge and base of spine, a good copy. (26779). Small octavo, cover by Ed Grant, pictorial wrappers. Bantam 302. The author's first mystery novel. Hardboiled.

London: Dennis Dobson, [1980]. First edition. Lower front corner bruised, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket with several small bubbles to lamination. (27166). Octavo, boards. The fourth volume in the "Demon Princes" series. Kirth Gersen's revenge continues. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1160. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A61d.

San Francisco, CA; Columbia, PA: Underwood/Miller, 1980. First hardcover edition. A fine copy, no jacket as issued. (28105). Octavo, cloth. Trade issue. The fourth volume in the Demon Princes series. "Originally published between 1964 and 1981 ... these five picaresque novels are vintage Jack Vance, crammed to the brim with sardonic wit and beautiful, slightly understated prose. Five aliens, the Demon Princes of the title, were responsible for the Mount Pleasant Massacre, which destroyed an entire world. Kirth Gersen, whose entire family died in the massacre, has dedicated his life to hunting down and avenging himself upon the princes, one per volume." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1160. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A38i.

San Francisco, CA; Columbia, PA: Underwood/Miller, 1980. First hardcover edition. Lower right front corner bruised, spine ends a bit soft, a just about fine copy. (28106). Octavo, cloth. Trade issue. The fourth volume in the Demon Princes series. "Originally published between 1964 and 1981 ... these five picaresque novels are vintage Jack Vance, crammed to the brim with sardonic wit and beautiful, slightly understated prose. Five aliens, the Demon Princes of the title, were responsible for the Mount Pleasant Massacre, which destroyed an entire world. Kirth Gersen, whose entire family died in the massacre, has dedicated his life to hunting down and avenging himself upon the princes, one per volume." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1160. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A38i.

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company Publishers, [1895]. First U.S. edition. Some edge rubbing, spine a little dull, a solid very good copy. (13781). Small octavo, pp. [1-4] [1] 2-250 [251: ads] [252: blank], five inserted plates with illustrations by A. Hencke, original pictorial green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in silver, silver top edge, other edges untrimmed. A scarce collection of short fiction including "The Doom of London," a catastrophe story, and "The Great Pegram Mystery, a Sherlock Holmes parody. Anatomy of Wonder (1976) 2-8 and (1981) 1-14. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 101. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 126 and 127. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 046. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 28. Suvin, Victorian Science Fiction in the UK, p. 55. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 55. Bleiler (1978), p. 16. Not in Reginald (1979; 1992). Hubin (1994), p. 51.

Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1971. First edition. A fine copy a in fine dust jacket with new price sticker affixed over printed price. (22679). Octavo, cloth. 2045 copies printed. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-11.

Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1971. First edition. A fine copy a in fine dust jacket. (3661). Octavo, cloth. 2045 copies printed. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-11.

New York: Horace Liveright, Inc., [1931]. First edition. A very good copy, some spotting to cloth, mostly upper front and rear covers, previous owners bookplate affixed to front paste-down, in a very good to near fine dust jacket, mild edge rubbing to corners and spine ends, closed tear to lower rear panel, vertical crease at front panel/spine. An attractive copy of Merritt's best book. (10761). Octavo, pp. [1-4] [1-6] 7-343 [344-348] [note: first and last two leaves are blanks], original decorated yellow cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black, top edge stained red, fore and bottom edges rough-trimmed. "Lost race fantasy adventure novel, possibly Merritt's most imaginative and colourful." - Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 155. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 2-85. Barron (ed): Fantasy Literature 3-243. Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #1158.

West Kingston-Hampton Falls: Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc., [1991]. Limited edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket and slipcase. (Note: heavy and oversized, extra postage may be required). (28335). Octavo, illustrations in color and black and white by Ned Dameron, cloth. Limited to 375 copies signed by artist Ned Dameron. "Lost race fantasy adventure novel, possibly Merritt's most imaginative and colourful." - Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 155. Anatomy of Wonder (1976) 3-41; (1995) 2-85; and (2004) II-761. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-243. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1158. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 555. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature I, pp. 504-07. In 333. Bleiler (1978), p. 138. Reginald 10063.

West Kingston-Hampton Falls: Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc., [1991]. Limited edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket and slipcase. (Note: heavy and oversized, extra postage may be required). (29113). Octavo, illustrations in color and black and white by Ned Dameron, cloth. Limited to 375 copies signed by artist Ned Dameron. "Lost race fantasy adventure novel, possibly Merritt's most imaginative and colourful." - Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 155. Anatomy of Wonder (1976) 3-41; (1995) 2-85; and (2004) II-761. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-243. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1158. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 555. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature I, pp. 504-07. In 333. Bleiler (1978), p. 138. Reginald 10063.

New York: Horace Liveright, Inc., [1931]. First edition. A very good plus copy, some spotting to cloth, mostly upper front and rear covers, in a very good dust jacket, closed tear to front panel with tape repair to verso, tiny closed tear to lower front panel, some rubbing to folds and edges. (11225). Octavo, pp. [1-4] [1-6] 7-343 [344-348] [note: first and last two leaves are blanks], original decorated yellow cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black, top edge stained red, fore and bottom edges rough-trimmed. "Lost race fantasy adventure novel, possibly Merritt's most imaginative and colourful." - Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 155. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 2-85. Barron (ed): Fantasy Literature 3-243. Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #1158.

New York: Putnam, 1975. First U.S. edition. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, rubbing to edges, small chip to upper right corner. (4043). Octavo, Hardcover. Author's second novel.

Indianapolis/NY: Bobbs-Merrill, 1977. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (572). Octavo, boards. Signed notecard by Koontz laid in; "Strange book. Strange writer. Strange reader?

Indianapolis/New York: Bobbs-Merrill, 1977. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket with a small closed tear and crease to lower rear panel. (1345). Octavo, Hardcover.

Boston: Gregg Press, 1981. First U.S. edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to the corner tips and a small closed tear to the upper rear panel. (28595). Octavo, cloth. The first book by the author, written when he was 19. Published by Gollancz and 1937 and long out of print until a U.K. re-issue in 1974. This first U.S. edition includes an interview with the author, first published here. Also included are several letters by the author, the last to the editors of Gregg Press. Hubin, p. 521.

[London]: A Star Book Published by the Paperback Division of W. H. Allen & Co. Ltd, [1979]. First edition. A fine, unread copy. (#168798) (29598). Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Signed by Campbell. "A thoroughly chilling book ..." - Barron (ed), Horror Literature 4-66. "Giving oneself over to Campbell's writing feels a bit like losing one's mind. Sounds are heightened, perceptions warped, and squalor becomes synonymous with horror. Reading his books, you begin to feel that your room needs to be scrubbed clean, that bugs are crawling over your skin, and that the city is driving you mad." - Grady Hendrix, Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction, p. 123. Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 6-69.