Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by Rowling, J. K - 1998

New York : Ballantine Books, 1955 First printing of the first edition, first state, with the "BB" monogram on spine of book inverted, red cloth with black lettering on spine, 8vo, 306pp. Preceded by a limited edition of 50 copies bound for the author. Signed by Ray Bradbury directly on the title page. Minor rubbing to board edge (primarily to spine ends), else book in fine condition; dust jacket with tanning to spine, minor paper loss to spine ends, lightly rubbed/soiled panels, a few short close tears to top and bottom front cover, and light paper loss (primarily at spine ends), else fine.

New York, Chicago, Toronto: Frank A. Munsey Company / Red Star / All-Fiction Field, Inc. / Popular Publications, Inc. 1st Editions 1939-1953 ----------This heavy set will require NO additional shipping charges for standard shipping for a US or Canadian order. An order from outside the US or Canada cannot be accepted due to the impossibility of satisfying the necessary export requirements and documentation. 81 pulp magazines, standard pulp size (4 1951 issues were a somewhat smaller 8 by 6 inch size). Many 1948-1952 issues are Canadian printings which have the same contents, covers and dates as their US counterparts, but are a little taller, and differ in the copyright information and back cover advertisements (Canadian breweries). The COMPLETE 81-issue run of this fantasy / science fiction / horror pulp magazine, September-October 1939 through June 1953. The first few issues contained mostly shorter fantasy works, reprinted from the Munsey chain of pulp magazines. Within a few months, each… Read More

Burton, MI: Subterranean Press, 2007. First edition, first printing. Signed with just his name on the title page. This 36 page chapbook is in fine condition in stapled wraps. An Attractive Copy! Please feel free to ask me for pictures or more information, Thanks. . Signed. First Edition. Stapled Wraps. Like New.

Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1959. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by the author and inscribed to a previous owner on the title page. Bound in publisher's green cloth with spine titles in dark blue. Near Fine with light edge wear and light toning to cloth, light insecting to edge of page block. In a Near Fine dust jacket with price intact, though with a small ink notation near price on flap and faint surface indents to front panel, else a very lovely example. Scarce signed.

This First Printing is in very good condition with a former owner's bookplate on the front endsheet. The dustjacket is in good condition with some slight edge chipping and the price clipped from the upper inside corner. The book is autographed by Frank Herbert on the title page. This book will make an excellent addition to the library of the serious collector of fine and rare books.

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND: WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS. VERY GOOD WITHOUT D.J.. PUB 1902. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. ISBN: BLEILER'S "CHECKLIST OF SCIENCE-FICTION AND SUPERNATURAL FICTION". BLUE CLOTH COVERED DECORATED BOARDS WITH WHITE TITLES ON THE SPINE ANDFRONT COVER AND PICTORIAL DECORATION IN ORANGE, BLACK, AND WHITE, 32 PAGECATALOGUE DATED FEB. 1902 FOLLOWING A TWO PAGE LIST OF BOOKS FOR SALE.BOOK IS VERY NICE WITH CORNERS AND SPINE-ENDS MODERATELY WORN, SPINEPANEL DARKEND A BIT, AND ENDPAPERS BROWNED BUT NOT BRITTLE WITH EVIDENCEOF BOOKPLATE REMOVED ON THE FRONT PASTE-DOWN ENDPAPER. AN EXCELLENT COPYOF A VERY RARE EARLY COLLECTION OF BUCHAN STORIES.. Keywords: BLEILER, LOST RACE, FANTASY, ABCDEF.

Los Angeles: Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society, 1949. First Edition 1st Printing. Printed Wrappers. Very Good. Original Program, Red Covers With Black Printing. This Example With "E. E. E. " At The Top, Apparently E. Everett Evans' Copy As He Participated In The Organization Of This Second Annual Convention, With "Th' Ol' Foo" Added Below, By Forrest Ackerman (And This Being His Copy). Signed By Ray Bradbury [And With His Own Caricature], Marguerite Bradbury, A E Van Vogt, Arthur Joquel, R. Dewitt Miller, Eph Konigsberg, Forrest Ackerman, Bryce Walton, William Rotsler [Also With His Caricature], Roy A Squires, Kris Neville, Henry Eichner, Len Moffat, Rick Sneary, Walt Daugherty, Jean Cox., And Several Dozen Other Members. With An Extra Cover Sheet.

London: Methuen, 1935, 1935. First Edition, First Issue . Blue Cloth. Very Good Book/Good Dustjacket. Dustjacket Designed By Stapledon. Light Blue Boards. First Edition, First Impression, First Issue (Satty & Smith A6.1.1.1), In Earliest Binding: Light Blue Cloth (19.1 Cm Tall) With Dark Blue Spine Printing, With Earliest Ads At Rear Dated May 1935. Dustjacket Is First Issue, Still Priced 7S6p At Lower Front Flap, No Later Issue Price Reduction Stamps Or Labels. The Dustjacket In Blue, Pink, White, Tan, And Black Has What Is Reportedly Stapledon's Own Striking Bust-Length Design For The Eric Fraser Illustration Of The Title Character. A Very Good, Tight Copy. Book Lightly Foxed. Previous Owner's Gift Inscription Dated Christmas 1935, Unsigned. Dj With Edge Wear, Chipping At Corners, Spine Lightly Faded, All Lettering Still Present And Clear, Front Panel Fairly Bright And Unfaded. One Of The Scarcest English 20Th Century Sf/Fantasy First Editions In Jacket; Copies With The Original… Read More

New York: Doubleday, 1966. First Edition [stated] . Blue Cloth. Fine/Fine. 190 Pp. Stated First Edition, Code H-1 On P. 190. First Printing. Expanded Into A Novel By Van Vogt, From A Short Story (Officially, But Highly Unlikely) By His Wife E Mayne Hull. Trace Of Rubbing At Corners Of Book. Doubly Inscribed To A Long-Time Sf Fan, By The Authors, "For ----------- And ---------------, With My Very Best Wishes - All The Luck And Good Fortune In The World, Particularly Right Now - Van", And "I Add My Good Wishes To Van's - Affectionately, Mayne". Dj Unworn, Not Price-Clipped, Fine. Van Vogt's Explanation Of Their Collaboration Was That She Had Written A Short Story, Which He Greatly Expanded; Van Vogt Later Told His Second Wife That All Of Mayne's Work Was His Own; He Pasted Labels In His Own Copies Of Their Books, To That Effect; And Said That He Wrote Under Her Name Only Because Astounding Had A Policy Of Publishing Only One Story By An Author In A Single Issue, And He… Read More

New York: Doubleday, 1955. First Edition [stated] 1st Printing. Beige Boards. Fine Book/Near Fine Dustjacket. 222 Pp.Beige Boards Stamped In Red. Stated First Edition. Book Is Near New, Just A Trace Of Rubbing At Corners Of Spine, And Light Offsetting On Free Endpapers From Binder's Glue On Opposite Pages. Inscribed To A Early 1950'S Sf Fan Who Became Friendly With Brackett And Her Husband The Sf Writer Edmond Hamilton, "For --------- With Many Thanks For Your Hospitality - Leigh Brackett". Books Signed By Brackett Are Rarely Encountered, And This Personal Inscription Is Unusual, Signed By The Author On A Visit To The Fan's House. Dj Not Price Clipped, No Fading Or Soiling, Touch Of Wear At Corners And Along Top Edge Of Spine, Tiny Tear At Bottom Of Rear Spine Fold, Minute Losses At Two Upper Tips, 1.7 Cm Closed Tear At Top Of Front Panel. Brackett Is Best Known For Co-Authoring The Screenplay Of The Big Sleep With William Faulkner; This Was Her Second Sf Novel.