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List of other rare books not featured - NEW ITEMS ADDED REGULARLY

SPECIAL $100+ BOOKS FROM THE SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY & HORROR VINTAGE COLLECTION
Available Beginning Thursday, August 29th in Collectibles at Our Bookstore


BRADBURY, RAY; A MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY; DOUBLEDAY, 1ST EDITION - 1959; NOT SIGNED; HC/DJ; GOOD/GOOD; $125

BRADBURY, RAY; DARK CARNIVAL; ARKHAM HOUSE, 1ST EDITION - 1947; SIGNED BOOKPLATE; HC/DJ; FINE/GOOD; BRADBURY'S FIRST BOOK; $500 SOLD!

BRADBURY, RAY; FAHRENHEIT 451; BALLANTINE BOOKS; PAPERBACK, TRUE 1ST EDITION/PRINTING - 1953; SIGNED BOOKPLATE; $350

BRADBURY, RAY; OCTOBER COUNTRY; BALLANTINE BOOKS, 1ST EDITION - 1955 (REVERSED BB ON SPINE); NOT SIGNED; HC/DJ; TWO COPIES: FINE/GOOD & FINE/GOOD-; $185, $175

BRADBURY, RAY; R IS FOR ROCKET; DOUBLEDAY, 1ST EDITION - 1962; SIGNED BOOKPLATE; HC/DJ; FINE/GOOD; $300

BRADBURY, RAY; THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES; DOUBLEDAY, FIRST EDITION - 1953; SIGNED BOOKPLATE; HC/DJ; FAIR/GOOD-; $300 SOLD!

BRADBURY, RAY; THE ILLUSTRATED MAN; DOUBLEDAY, 1ST EDITION - 1951; SIGNED BOOKPLATE; HC/DJ; GOOD/GOOD; $300 SOLD!

DERLETH, AUGUST; SOMEONE IN THE DARK; ARKHAM HOUSE, 1ST EDITION - 1941; HC/DJ; NOT SIGNED; TWO COPIES: FINE/FINE & FINE/FINE; $400 EACH

ELLISON, HARLAN; AGAIN, DANGEROUS VISIONS, 46 ORIGINAL STORIES; DOUBLEDAY, 1ST EDITION - 1972; FLAT SIGNED BY RAY BRADBURY, DEAN KOONTZ & HARLAN ELLISON; HC/DJ; GOOD/VERY GOOD; $185 SOLD!

KING, STEPHEN; PET SEMATARY; DOUBLEDAY, 1ST EDITION/1ST STATE (Y38 GUTTER CODE) - 1983; NOT SIGNED; HC/DJ; VERY FINE/FINE; $100

LEWIS, C.S.; THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS; MACMILLAN, 1ST EDITION - 1943; NOT SIGNED; HC/DJ; GOOD+/GOD; $175 SOLD!

RICE, ANNE; INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE; ALFRED A.. KNOPF, 1ST EDITION - 1976; FLAT SIGNED; HC/DJ; FINE/GOOD; $175 SOLD!

VONNEGUT, KURT; MOTHER NIGHT; HARPER & ROW, 1ST EDITION (C-Q) - 1966; NOT SIGNED; HC/DJ; GOOD+/FINE; $325






 

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OTHER RARE BOOKS FOR SALE - free shipping


COVINO, FRANK; THE FINE ART OF PORTRAITURE, AN ACADEMIC APPROACH; FLETCHER ART SERVICES; 1970, 1ST ED; SIGNED; HC/DJ $50

DE LA MORA, CONSTANCIA; IN PLACE OF SPLENDOR, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A SPANISH WOMAN; HARCOURT, BRACE; 1ST EDITION, 3RD PRINT - 1939; HC/DJ; SCARCE IN DUST JACKET; VG/F; $70

DISNEY PRESS; THE ART OF POCAHONTAS W/ SLIPCASE & ANIMATION CELL; DISNEY PRESS; 1995; LIMITED ED (5000), 4 SIGNATURES; $85

Fraser, helen; assignment in modeling; whittlesey house/mcgraw-hill; 1st edition, 1950; B&W photos; HARD-TO-FIND; vf/no dj; $65

Friedan, betty; the feminine mystique; gollanz (UK), 1st uk edition, 1963; hc/dj; vg/g-; htf; $75

GARMAN, R.H. (CARTOONIST); MOVING PICTURE FAIR (#5 IN SERIES); IDEAL BOOK BUILDERS; 1907; RARE; $50; FEATURED ON WEBSITE

HARRIS, LOUISE & NORMAN DYER; SLIM GREEN; LITTLE, BROWN; 1955, 1ST EDITION BCE; SCARCE W/ DUST JACKET; $95; FEATURED ON WEBSITE

HEADLEY, J.T.; THE GREAT REBELLION; A HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR IN THE UNITED STATES - VOL I; HURLBUT, WILLIAMS, 1863; HARD-TO-FIND; STEEL ENGRAVINGS; $100

HEARN, LAFCADIO; KOKORO; HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN; 1896, 1ST EDITION; $30; FEATURED ON WEBSITE

HOEGH, LEO A. & DOYLE, HOWARD J.; TIMBERWOLF TRACKS - 104TH INFANTRY 1942-45; INFANTRY JOURNAL PRESS (US); 1ST EDITION - 1946; HC - VG; HARD-TO-FIND; $185

KNIGHT, ERIC; INVITATION TO LIFE; GREENBERG; 1941, 1ST EDITION; 1ST NOVEL/MYSTERY; SCARCE; $35; FEATURED ON WEBSITE


LAWRENSON, HELEN; WHISTLING GIRL; DOUBLEDAY; 1978, 1ST EDITION;,HC/DJ; VHTF; HARRY BENSON PHOTOS; $75; FEATURED ON WEBSITE

LAYMON, RICHARD; A GOOD, SECRET PLACE; DEADLINE PRESS; 1993; 3 SIGNED, LEATHER DIARY; LMT ED:11/26; SOLD; FEATURED ON WEBSITE

kuma, kengo; ga architect 19; a.d.a. adita, 2005; hard-to-find; $60

LEHRS, ERNST; MAN OR MATTER; HARPER; 1958, 2ND ED.; SIGNED; HC/DJ, ANTHROPOSOPHY; $95

MEYNELL, LAURENCE W.; ON THE NIGHT OF THE 18TH; HARPER & BROS.; 1936, 1ST EDITION; HC/DJ; $45; FEATURED ON WEBSITE

new york cotton exchange; new york cotton exchange 1871-1923; NYCE, 1923; ETCHINGS/CHESTER B. PRICE & PHOTOS; VERY HARD-TO-FIND; NEAR FINE; $160

PANCOAST, S. M.D.; BOYHOOD’S PERILS & MANHOOD’S CURSE, HANDBOOK……; INTERNATIONAL BOOK; ~1890; REPRINT; SCARCE; $85; FEATURED ON WEBSITE

POST, STEVE; PLAYING IN THE FM BAND, A PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF FREE RADIO; VIKING PRESS; 1ST EDITION, 1974; SIGNED; HC/DJ - F/G; $80
prouty, olive higgins; now, voyager; houghton, mifflin; 1st Edition, early print - 1941+; hard-to-find; hcDJ - as is; $95


Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan: the yearling: scribner's sons; 1st edition, 1st print, 1939; hc/dj; nc wyeth ill; HTf; $90

SCOVILLE, SAMUEL JR; BOY SCOUTS IN THE WILDERNESS; THE CENTURY COMPANY; 1920, 1ST EDITION, 1ST OR EARLY PRINT; HC; SCARCE; $360; FEATURED ON WEBSITE

SERVICES DE TOURISME; MICHELIN GUIDE DU PNEU MICHELIN SERVICES DE TOURISME; MICHELIN; 1937; IN FRENCH; $35

SERVICES DE TOURISME; MICHELIN GUIDE DU PNEU MICHELIN SERVICES DE TOURISME; MICHELIN; 1938; IN FRENCH; $45

THISTLETHWAITE, FRANK; DORSET PILGRIMS..WESTCOUNTRY/NEW ENGLAND/17TH C; BARRIE & JENKINS, LONDON; 1989, 1ST EDITION; SIGNED; HC/DJ; $45

VON SCHUSCHNIGG, KURT; AUSTRIAN REQUIEM; PUTNAM’S SONS; 1946, 1ST EDITION; HC/DJ, SCARCE; $85

WENTWORTH, REV. E.; THE LADIES REPOSITORY…LITERATURE ART & RELIGION; HITCHCOCK & WALDER; 1872/73; 12 ISSUES BOUND, LEATHER; $65

WILEY, REV. I. W.; THE LADIES REPOSITORY…LITERATURE ART & RELIGION; HITCHCOCK & WALDER; 1870/71; 12 ISSUES BOUND, LEATHER; $65


EASTON PRESS - HEROES OF THE WILD WEST SERIES, 1992

LEONARD, E. J. & GOODMAN, J.C.; "BUFFALO BILL" WILLIAM FREDERICK CODY; $95
                                               
SHACKFORD, JAMES ATKINS; DAVY CROCKETT; $95
 
ROSA, JOSEPH G.; "WILD BILL" JAMES BUTLER HICOCK; $95 

ADDITIONAL Listings of Rare Books by author

Algren, Nelson; The Man with the Gold Arm; Doubleday; 1st Edition - 1949, Early Print; hc/DJ; $95 Featured on website

Avedon, Richard; In the American West; Henry Abrams; 1st Edition - 1994, 4th Print; Softcover; $75

Benham, William Burton; life of osborn h. oldroyd: founder & collector of lincoln mementos; privately printed; 1927; signed by osborn; $35

Bloom, Harold; Genius: A Mosaic of One Hundred Exemplary Creative Minds; Easton Press; ~2002; Hard-To-Find; Sealed; $85 Featured on website




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