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This copy is still in its publisher supplied shrink wrap, a new, unused copy. Published by the High Museum of Art in association with Hudson Hills. 12" X 9", dust jacket intact, 191 pages, with 48 color plates and 75 black and white illustrations. Published to accompany the exhibit held in Atlanta, Cincinnati, and Philadelphia. Lisa N. Peters is a art historian with the Pratt Institute, author of several titles on American painters of the 19th century. This title includes many examples of this master of American impressionism, as well as an examination of the life of the artist. Considering the weight and size of this volume, there will need to be an additional postage charge added to the standard one listed here for international orders. John Henry Twatchman (1853 – 1902) was an American painter best known for his Impressionist landscape paintings, though his painting style varied widely through his career. Art historians consider Twachtman's work to be among the more personal and experimental of…
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King Conan
by Robert E. Howard
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First hardcover edition, with dust jacket, published by Gnome Press, 1953. The dust jacket is intact and is not price clipped, original price of $3.00 printed on the top corner of the front flap. Jacket has been protected with a clear, Brodart brand cover. Sun fading to the spine, top to bottom. Author name and title in yellow lettering on the spine is readable, but the magenta colored background is faded. Front of jacket has a one inch closed tear at the gutter, and a 4-1/2" horizontal crease at 3/4"from the bottom edge. Top left corner of the back of the jacket has a spot where the magenta ink from 'Gnome Press' has streaked. Minor chipping to the spine heel and head. 256 pages. 8vo. Red cloth covered boards. Includes five stories with each one having an introduction paragraph written by P. Schuyler Miller & John D. Clark. Cover design by David Kyle. Cover boards are flat. There is some fading of the red color at the top and bottom of about 1/2 inch at top, 1/4 inch to the bottom. Edges are not worn or rubbed, corners are straight. Author name, title, and cover design imprinted in black on cover and spine still crisp and not rubbed or worn. Beautifully detailed map on the pastedown-ffep, both front and back. Text pages are clean, with no writing, no former ownership marks. Edges of the text pages are clean, binding is tight and square. The attached photos are of the copy we have in our inventory, not stock photos!
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- Date Published 1953
- Keywords conan, gnome press, fantasy press
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John Henry Twachtman An American Impressionist
by Lisa N. Peters
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The Fables of La Fontaine
by Richard Scarry
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Hardcover first edition, with dust jacket, published by Doubleday, 1963. In which Richard Scarry adapts 31 fables by the 17th Century French writer, La Fontaine. Each one illustrated with his distinctive animals. 8-1/2" X 11", 60 pages, sewn binding. The dust jacket is not price clipped, with the original price of $3.25 appearing on the interior top corner of the front flap. The dust jacket has a tear at the front bottom, through the rabbit wearing the red cap, and a large chip on the back bottom. The chip on the back is about 1" tall by 2-1/2" across. Several smaller chips and short tears as well. Though the dust jacket has been covered with a clear, removable protective cover. This is not a library discard copy. The binding is intact and the text is clean, with no writing, and no former ownership marks on the text. The sewn binding is still tight with all pages intact with no looseness to the text pages. Tips of the corners of the cover boards are worn and show spots of exposure. Attached are photos…
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The Recollections of Solar Pons
by Basil Copper
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Hardcover first edition with dust jacket, published by Fedogan & Bremer, 1995. The dust jacket is intact and is not price clipped. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. This is not a remainder copy, not a library discard. Part of the series of Solar Pons collections published by F&B, this one includes The Adventures of the Mad Millionaire, Cursed Curator, Hound From Hell, and Singular Sandwich. The dust jacket has been protected with a Brodart brand cover, so there is no wear to report, no edge wear, no rubbing. 248 pages, black cloth covered boards. Illustrations by Stefanie Hawks. The black cloth covered boards are in excellent condition with no edge wear, one tiny bump mark to the bottom edge of the front board, the gold colored letters of the author's name and title imprinted on the spine are not rubbed or worn. Corners are straight and not bumped. We have 'Exploits of Solar Pons' listed separately. The attached photos are of the copy we have in our inventory.
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The Exploits of Solar Pons
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First edition hardcover, with dust jacket, published by Fedogan & Bremer, 1993. This is the first of two collections of Copper's 'Solar Pons' stories published by Fedogan & Bremer. The dust jacket is intact and is not price clipped. The jacket has been protected with a clear, removable, Brodart brand, library quality cover. No wear to report on the jacket. 239 pages, black cloth covered boards, with sewn binding. Author name and title imprinted on the spine in gold, all letters are crisp and not worn or rubbed. Very nicely printed by the Maple Press Company, one of 1,900 trade copies printed. Included are four new novellas of the Solar Pons character created by August Derleth. This copy is not a library discard, not a remainder copy. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. The boards are flat and the corners are straight, no edge wear. The sewn binding is tight and square. The edges of the text block are clean. This would appear to be an unread, unused copy. We have the 'Recollections…
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The Adventures of Solar Pons
by August Derleth
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Hardcover first edition, with dust jacket, published by Robson Books, 1975. The dust jacket is intact, it has been price clipped on the lower corner of the front flap. It has also been protected with a clear, removable, Brodart brand cover, so there is no further wear to report regarding the jacket besides the price clip. This is a UK edition. A collection of twelve stories of the adventures of Solar Pons, the detective created by Derleth, inspired by Sherlock Holmes character. Red cloth covered boards with the author's name and title imprinted in gold on the spine. All lettering on the spine is crisp and not rubbed or worn. The edges of the boards are not rubbed or worn, the corners are straight and not creased or bumped. No marks or other wear to the boards. Looks like a pen was dropped on the edge of page 51, there's one dot of ink at the edge of that page, just slightly bigger than the size of a period. No former ownership marks. There is a spot of residue on the inside of the front cover, looks…
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John Henry Twachtman An American Impressionist
by Lisa N. Peters
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This copy is still in its publisher supplied shrink wrap, a new, unused copy. Published by the High Museum of Art in association with Hudson Hills. 12" X 9", dust jacket intact, 191 pages, with 48 color plates and 75 black and white illustrations. Published to accompany the exhibit held in Atlanta, Cincinnati, and Philadelphia. Lisa N. Peters is a art historian with the Pratt Institute, author of several titles on American painters of the 19th century. This title includes many examples of this master of American impressionism, as well as an examination of the life of the artist. Considering the weight and size of this volume, there will need to be an additional postage charge added to the standard one listed here for international orders. John Henry Twatchman (1853 – 1902) was an American painter best known for his Impressionist landscape paintings, though his painting style varied widely through his career. Art historians consider Twachtman's work to be among the more personal and experimental of…
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The Fables of La Fontaine
by Richard Scarry
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Hardcover first edition, with dust jacket, published by Doubleday, 1963. In which Richard Scarry adapts 31 fables by the 17th Century French writer, La Fontaine. Each one illustrated with his distinctive animals. 8-1/2" X 11", 60 pages, sewn binding. The dust jacket is not price clipped, with the original price of $3.25 appearing on the interior top corner of the front flap. The dust jacket has a tear at the front bottom, through the rabbit wearing the red cap, and a large chip on the back bottom. The chip on the back is about 1" tall by 2-1/2" across. Several smaller chips and short tears as well. Though the dust jacket has been covered with a clear, removable protective cover. This is not a library discard copy. The binding is intact and the text is clean, with no writing, and no former ownership marks on the text. The sewn binding is still tight with all pages intact with no looseness to the text pages. Tips of the corners of the cover boards are worn and show spots of exposure. Attached are photos…
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The Recollections of Solar Pons
by Basil Copper
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Hardcover first edition with dust jacket, published by Fedogan & Bremer, 1995. The dust jacket is intact and is not price clipped. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. This is not a remainder copy, not a library discard. Part of the series of Solar Pons collections published by F&B, this one includes The Adventures of the Mad Millionaire, Cursed Curator, Hound From Hell, and Singular Sandwich. The dust jacket has been protected with a Brodart brand cover, so there is no wear to report, no edge wear, no rubbing. 248 pages, black cloth covered boards. Illustrations by Stefanie Hawks. The black cloth covered boards are in excellent condition with no edge wear, one tiny bump mark to the bottom edge of the front board, the gold colored letters of the author's name and title imprinted on the spine are not rubbed or worn. Corners are straight and not bumped. We have 'Exploits of Solar Pons' listed separately. The attached photos are of the copy we have in our inventory.
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The Exploits of Solar Pons
by Basil Copper
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First edition hardcover, with dust jacket, published by Fedogan & Bremer, 1993. This is the first of two collections of Copper's 'Solar Pons' stories published by Fedogan & Bremer. The dust jacket is intact and is not price clipped. The jacket has been protected with a clear, removable, Brodart brand, library quality cover. No wear to report on the jacket. 239 pages, black cloth covered boards, with sewn binding. Author name and title imprinted on the spine in gold, all letters are crisp and not worn or rubbed. Very nicely printed by the Maple Press Company, one of 1,900 trade copies printed. Included are four new novellas of the Solar Pons character created by August Derleth. This copy is not a library discard, not a remainder copy. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. The boards are flat and the corners are straight, no edge wear. The sewn binding is tight and square. The edges of the text block are clean. This would appear to be an unread, unused copy. We have the 'Recollections…
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The Adventures of Solar Pons
by August Derleth
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Hardcover first edition, with dust jacket, published by Robson Books, 1975. The dust jacket is intact, it has been price clipped on the lower corner of the front flap. It has also been protected with a clear, removable, Brodart brand cover, so there is no further wear to report regarding the jacket besides the price clip. This is a UK edition. A collection of twelve stories of the adventures of Solar Pons, the detective created by Derleth, inspired by Sherlock Holmes character. Red cloth covered boards with the author's name and title imprinted in gold on the spine. All lettering on the spine is crisp and not rubbed or worn. The edges of the boards are not rubbed or worn, the corners are straight and not creased or bumped. No marks or other wear to the boards. Looks like a pen was dropped on the edge of page 51, there's one dot of ink at the edge of that page, just slightly bigger than the size of a period. No former ownership marks. There is a spot of residue on the inside of the front cover, looks…
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KING CONAN....
by Howard, Robert E
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gnome 1953, first edition ,, . good fading spine, small spine and corner chips, darker folds jacket only, NO BOOK
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King Conan
by Howard, Robert E
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Gnome Press, 1953. First Edition. vg+. vg+ book no dw red boards very nice copy 1st Gnome Press print 1st 1953 edition hardcover nice copy In stock shipped from our UK warehouse
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KING CONAN....
by Howard, Robert E
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gnome 1953, first edition ,, . very good -fjne spine bumping, fold rubbing, fading, rear scratch jacket only, NO BOOK
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King Conan
by Howard, Robert E
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CARSON CITY, Nevada, United States
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U.S.A.: Gnome Press, 1953. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. 1ST. A Nice Copy - A (Gnome) First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Very Good Plus Condition. Boards Have A Tiny Bit Of Shelf Wear. Not Bumped. Fore Edges Have A Tiny Bit Of Reading Wear. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Very Good Plus Condition. Tiniest Bit Of Wear Along The Edges. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks And Enjoy..
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KING CONAN
by Howard, Robert E
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- Used - Mild toning to text paper, a nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with foxing to the verso with show through to the rear
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New York: Gnome Press, Inc., Publishers, [1953]. First edition. Mild toning to text paper, a nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with foxing to the verso with show through to the rear panel, slight wear to the corner tips and spine ends, a small 15 mm closed tear at the upper right front panel. (28157). Octavo, cloth. The third Gnome Conan. Collects five stories, which includes the "Jewels of Gwahlur," one of four first published in WEIRD TALES in 1932, 1933 and 1935, and one previously unpublished story, "The Black Stranger," revised by L. Sprague de Camp and published here as "The Treasure of Tranicos." With an introduction by L. Sprague De Camp.
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KING CONAN..
by Howard, Robert E
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- Used - A fine copy in a nearly fine to fine dust jacket with a touch of wear to corner tips and spine ends, tiny closed tear to the hea
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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New York: Gnome Press, Inc., Publishers, [1953]. First edition. A fine copy in a nearly fine to fine dust jacket with a touch of wear to corner tips and spine ends, tiny closed tear to the head of the spine panel. (24835). Octavo, cloth. The third Gnome Press Conan. Collects five stories, which includes the "Jewels of Gwahlur," one of four first published in WEIRD TALES in 1932, 1933 and 1935, and one previously unpublished story, "The Black Stranger," revised by L. Sprague de Camp and published here as "The Treasure of Tranicos." With an introduction by L. Sprague De Camp.
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King Conan: The Hyborean Age.
by HOWARD, Robert E
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New York:: Gnome Press,, [1953].. First edition.. publisher's cloth in dust jacket.. A fine copy in a fine jacket.. 8vo,. Publisher's file copy, signed by Martin Greenberg.
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King Conan: The Hyborean Age
by Howard, Robert E
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- Used - Fine Book
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- First Edition 1st Printing
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Pasadena, California, United States
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New York: Gnome Press, 1953. First Edition 1st Printing. Red Cloth. Fine Book/Near Fine. 1/5000 Copies. Red Cloth Stamped In Black. Stated First Edition. Clean, Unmarked Book With Slight Rubbing At Upper Corners Of Spine And Along Lower Edge Of Spine, No Names Or Marks. In A Bright, Clean Dust Jacket With No Fading, Not Price Clipped, No Wear At All, Small Areas Of Rubbing Down Center Of Spine And Around Base Of Spine, And In 1 2" Thin Line On Front Panel Starting At Upper Left Spine Edge. .
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KING CONAN
by Howard, Robert E
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- Used - Name in ink on front paste down (hidden by jacket flap), a fine copy in a nearly fine to fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf
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- First edition
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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£612.30
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New York: Gnome Press, Inc., Publishers, [1953]. First edition. Name in ink on front paste down (hidden by jacket flap), a fine copy in a nearly fine to fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear to spine ends and corner tips. A very attractive copy. (30445). Octavo, cloth. Inscribed and signed by David Kyle on the front free end paper map "To Jerry! From a great friend / who drew this / end paper / Dave Kyle (GNOME)." Nice association as David Kyle was the co-founder of Gnome Press in 1948. The third Gnome Conan. Collects five stories, which includes the "Jewels of Gwahlur," one of four first published in WEIRD TALES in 1932, 1933 and 1935, and one previously unpublished story, "The Black Stranger," revised by L. Sprague de Camp and published here as "The Treasure of Tranicos." With an introduction by L. Sprague De Camp.
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