Search Results: Titles starting with I from Hyraxia

London: Doubleday. London, Doubleday, 2010. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A Near fine copy, just a touch bumped to the spine tips. Cover art by Paul Kidby [7260, Hyraxia Books]. . Near Fine. Hardback. 1st Edition. 2010.

Seattle: Midnight House. Seattle, Midnight House, 2003. First thus.First Impression. Hardback. Fine condition. Collection of twenty-two weird fiction stories. [9789, Hyraxia Books]. . Fine. Hardback. 1st Thus Edition. 2003.

London: Reeves & Turner. London, Reeves & Turner, 1884. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A very good copy. Probably the US issue, given that the title page has been stamped 'Boston, Mass. Occult Publishing Co.' A novel of the occult focussing on the popularity of Egypt at the time. Some rubbing to the cloth, bumping to the tips. [10955, Hyraxia Books]. . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1884.

London: Methuen. London, Methuen, 1913. First Edition. First Impression. A decent copy not usually found in the dustjacket. Primarily mystery stories, but according to George Locke there's a story about alchemy in there too. The jacket is worn to the spine tips, heavier to the top with signs of tape repairs. Corners a little chipped, and rear flap creased. Prize inscription to title page. Leaves toned. [5673, Hyraxia Books]. . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1913.

London: Fredrick Henning. London, Fredrick Henning, n.d. [c1890]. First Edition. First Impression. Near fine. An uncommon entry in the canon of detective fiction. No copies located online in commerce or in libraries. A detective story featuring Inspector Dumaresque and a jewel theft. A late-era Penny Dreadful, with the entire story held in the single issue. Dowling was an Irish writer with a couple of dozen books to his name. Although the wrapper is almost entirely split along the spine, but holding well, the item is very well presereved. A line of offsetting to the lower wraps. 16pp. [9540, Hyraxia Books]. n.d. [c1890] . Near Fine. Paperback. 1st Edition. 1890.

London: J. Clements. London, J. Clements, 1841. First Edition. First Impression. Unbound. A good copy. Presumably the first UK issue, issued with the wraps now absent. Uncommon though. Block pretty neat with some creasing. [10305, Hyraxia Books]. . Good. Unbound. 1st Edition. 1841.

London: Smith, Elder & Co.. London, Smith, Elder & Co., 1909. Second Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A very good copy. A well known sf involving a voyage to Venus. The first edition was published in 1891. Some bumping to the spine tips, and a little rubbing. Smith, Elder slip tipped in with some offsetting. Owner's inscription. Trivial foxing. 8pp ads. [10255, Hyraxia Books]. . Very Good. Hardback. Second Edition. 1909.

No Place: Kay and Henry Burwell. No Place, Kay and Henry Burwell, 1951. Limited Edition. . A good copy. Harlan Ellison's copy, with his plate to the verso of the wrapper. A fantastic book, taking an early deep dive into the genre's fan base. One of 150 unnumbered copies. Printed previously in the Fantasy Commentator, this is the first in book form (as far as this constitutes a book), with the sheets mimeographed from the magazine pages. Signature of Will Aykoser[?] to first page. Condition: Harlan evidently had a good look through this. The book was published brad bound, but the brads on this copy have failed, and a previous owner (possibly Ellison) has placed the sheets into a clamp folder. Some wear to the wrappers, with a few tears and some old tape around the brad holes. A fair bit of loss to the first few leaves at the lower corner (printed on very cheap pulpy paper). A few tears to the leaves, but complete and intact. [11127, Hyraxia Books]. . Good. Limited Edition. 1951.

London: Pictorial Art. London, Pictorial Art, 1946. First Edition. First Impression. Paperback. A near fine copy. Collects four stories: Imperial Overture by D.J. Hatfull, Of Unsound Mind by Gae Lyster, Ali the Faithful by V.J. Hanson, and The Lighthouse Prison by D.K. Howe. [Reginald, p272]. A lovely copy, just a little wear to the wrappers. [9763, Hyraxia Books]. . Near Fine. Paperback. 1st Edition. 1946.

London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1888. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A near fine copy. Inscribed by the author to volume one with an ALS by Black's wife laid in. Three volumes, complete. A rare book. Some slight bumping and tanning, first gathering of volume one holding, but only just. [10829, Hyraxia Books]. . Near Fine. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1888.

New York & London: Samuel French. New York & London, Samuel French, 1910. First Edition. First Impression. Paperback. A good copy. A play involving a robot of sorts. I suspect that this had a separate wrapper at some point given that there's glue residue, so offered as lacking covers with leaves separate - hence the good. [10060, Hyraxia Books]. . Good. Paperback. 1st Edition. 1910.

Santa Cruz: Scream Press. Santa Cruz, Scream Press, 1984. Limited Edition. Hardback. A fine copy, signed, as issued, by the author, Val Lakey Lindahn who designed the jacket illustration and Don Lindahn. Introduction by Peter Straub. 44 of 250 copies thus published. A chilling psychological horror utilising the trope of horror writer retreats to get some space ends up becoming involved in supernatural goings on. A fine copy, just a tiny area of wear to the jacket at the spine. [10638, Hyraxia Books]. . Fine. Hardback. Limited Edition. 1984.

London: Macmillan. London, Macmillan, 1906. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A very good copy. Second issue, with ads dated 20.8.06. A nice copy with a bit of rubbing to the edges and some bumping to the spine tips. [9661, Hyraxia Books]. . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1906.

London: John Hodges. London, John Hodges, 1886. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A very good copy. Seemingly a philosophical novel of sorts. Signed by the author by way of a "with the author's compliments" slip loosely laid in (possibly not the author's hand). Gift inscription in the publication year to title page. Spine a touch faded, some bumping and rubbing. [9800, Hyraxia Books]. . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1886.

New York: F. Tennyson Neely. New York, F. Tennyson Neely, 1894. First Edition. Later Impression. Hardback. A very good copy. Later issue, I assume, given the mention of the author being 'the author of The King in Yellow', published in 1895. A little bumping to the edges, some pulling to the front hinge, with a little webbing showing. [7491, Hyraxia Books]. . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1894.

New York: Harper & Brothers. New York, Harper & Brothers, 1898. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A fine copy. Inscribed by the author to fellow writer R. Murray Gilchrist on a tipped in sheet. A lovely copy. Some minor rubbing and bumping to the spine tips. Owner's inscription dated 1898. With the note to RMG dated 1899 the timeline is a little confused, I can't see that the copy was presented to RMG given the 1898 ownership, so my assumption is that the note was tipped in later. [9872, Hyraxia Books]. . Fine. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1898.

London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co.. London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co., 1911. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A very good copy. Five fantasies reportedly transmitted from the sepia photographs included, a nice conceit. One story concerns a planet with seas of milk and enormous eggs. An interesting piece and uncommon. A little tanned to the boards with some staining, spine faded, some offsetting to the endpapers. [9869, Hyraxia Books]. . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1911.

London: Heinemann. London, Heinemann, 1953. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A very good copy. A nice little collection comprising [1] An inscribed first edition. A nice book. The jacket has a 35mm tear to the top edge and some wear to the corners, spine tips are a little tired too. It is, however, signed by Val Biro who designed the jacket. [2] A study for the jacket by Vale Biro. 260mm x 190mm. It's nice to see a note on the painting highlighting what needed to be changed on the painting; things which seem to have been resolved for the final design. Some folding to the painting and a little foxing. [3] Proof copy of the same. Foxed on the wraps, slight lean with some spine creasing and a little wear to the corners. [10656, Hyraxia Books]. . Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. 1953.

Methuen. London, Methuen, 1902. Later Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A very good copy. A South American tale. Some bumping and rubbing to the edges and corners. Four plates. Gift inscription to the endpaper. Some foxing to the endpapers. Apparently Methuen printed a few impressions of this book, with the first in 1899 [10299, Hyraxia Books]. . Very Good. Hardcover. 5th or later Edition. 1902.

London: Faber. London, Faber, 1979. First Edition. First Impression. Manuscript of Priest's novelette, gathered together in An Infinite Summer (for which the proof is included). 31 typed sheets. The story was first anthologised in Andromeda 1 in 1976, and subsequently in Trips in Time (Silverberg, 1977) and The Best Science Fiction of the Year 6 (Carr, 1977). This is the author's top-copy fair-copy of the manuscript, with a handful of minor corrections. Comparison to the proof shows considerable alterations. Manuscript in very good condition, coffee stain to first sheet, general edgewear and some markings from staples and paperclip. Proof is in good condition with some splitting at the spine and a little foxing. General wear. [5969, Hyraxia Books]. . Very Good. Unbound. 1st Edition. 1979.