Fantasy from H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller

New York: Knopf, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Tryon's third novel, "Lady," like his bestselling, "The Other," combines elements of mystery and gothic horror in a story about the relationship between an eight-year-old boy and the charming widow with-a-dark-secret who is the leading citizen of a small, 1930s New England town. Book club edition. About 5 3/4 x… Read more about this item

New York: Del Rey/ Random House, 2007. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Pulitzer-Prize-winning Chabon described this fantasy novel about a pair of Jewish bandits "a swashbuckling adventure story set around the year 1000." Originally published as a 15-part serial in the New York Times from Jan. 28 to Mar 6, 2007. This copy is from the hardcover edition issued later… Read more about this item

New York: TOR/Tom Doherty Associates, Inc., 1990. Soft cover. Very Good to Near Fine. This is the 4th and final volume of Norton's Moon Magic/Moon Singers series which begins with "Moon of Three Rings" in 1966, followed by "Exiles of the Stars" in 1971, and "Flight in Yiktor" in 1986. The series features Krip Voreland, interplanatary free trader;… Read more about this item

New York: Scribner/Simon & Schuster, 2003. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Cosmoopolis," the award-winning De Lillo's thirteenth novel, is the story of a symbolic odyssey undertaken by a very wealthy young man in a day-long journey across Manhattan. It features Eric Packer, a 28-year-old assets manager who sets out from his penthouse in his customized white stretch limo to… Read more about this item

New York: Ballantine Books, 1983. Mass Market Paperback. Good Plus to Very Good. Ballantine Books #30898: The fourth of Asimov's Foundation novels, the first in 30 years after the tremendous success of the original trilogy (Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Founation). First printing, first paperback edition and first Ballantine edition (as stated). Mass market paperback with pictorial cover… Read more about this item

New York: William Morrow & Co., 2002. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A late collection of short stories from Bradbury, one of the great American writers of the 20th century. This collection contains 18 new stories and seven previously published but not found in any other of Bradbury's collected works. First edition, first printing (as stated, with complete numberline). About… Read more about this item

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2009. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Goodkind, the bestselling author of the epic fantasy series, "The Sword of Truth," describes this story of a midwestern artist's obsession and fear of inheriting her mother's insanity as as a stand-alone speculative thriller, though it has many fantasy and sci-fi elements and links to "The Sword of Truth" series.… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1944. Hard Cover in Slipcase. Near Fine. Hudson's classic romantic story of a wealthy young man who falls in love with Rima, a young girl living in the Venezuelan rain forest. Originally published in 1904 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux, then in a new edition in 1912 by Knopf with a foreword by John… Read more about this item

Evanston, IL: Clark Publishing Co., 1953. Magazine. Good Plus to Very Good. Vol. 6, No. 7, Issue # 40: An early issue of the magazine that introduced many Americans to the mysteries of the paranormal. Articles include: "Murder By A Ghost," "The Phantom Horse," "Three Dreams in the President's Family," "Telepathy In Pets," Has Atlantis Been Found?" "Dream… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1994. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The award-winning Baker's fourth novel is a humorous sex story about a young man, Arno Strine, who has learned how to stop time and likes to use his discovery to undress women. He is hard at work on his autobiography which he is titling, "The Fermata." A fermata is… Read more about this item

New York: Ace Books, Inc., 1963. Mass Market Paperback. About Very Good. Vintage Paperback -- Ace F-182: Burroughs is best known today as the creator of Tarzan and of the science fiction adventure series featuring John Carter of Mars but he also wrote many other sci-fi adventure novels. "The Monster Men" is a novel about scientists on an… Read more about this item

New York: Ace Books, Inc., 1953. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good to Near Fine. Vintage Paperback -- Ace F-346: Three short stories from the early years of science fiction's golden age from one of the giants of the genre who is best remembered today as the editor of "Astounding Science Fiction" (later "Analog Science Fiction and Fact") where… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday Direct, Inc., 1999. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. A 3-novels-in-1 omnibus of late '90s romantic erotica from a trio of women authors noted for their work in this genre. "The Top of Her Game," by Emma Holly; "Stand and Deliver," by Helena Ravenscroft, and Susie Raymond's "Taking Liberties," are the books in this fourth Black Lace omnibus… Read more about this item

Minneapolis, MN: Beaver's Pond Press, 2017. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Viles first novel is an account of how Sasquatch became involved in the romance of Jake Holly and Jessica O'Reilly, whose father is the county prosecuting attorney and who is more than a little angry because of the age difference between the two lovers. Also involved are the local oddballs… Read more about this item

New York: Mercury Press, Inc., 1973. Magazine. Near Fine to Fine. Volume 44, No. 6, Whole No. 265: Contents include 2nd Part of Jack Vance's novel, "The Asutra;" a novelette, "Haggopian," by Brian Lumley; short stories by Robin Scott Wilson, Ron Goulart, Dennis Etchison, Tori Warner and Doris Pitkin Buck; poetry by Ray Bradbury ("Old Ahab's Friend"), Isaac… Read more about this item

New York: Fawcett Crest Books, 1980. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. A mid-career, stand-alone novel from Norton, one of the greatest sci-fi and fantasy writers of the 20th century, the first woman to be named a Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy, the first named a Science Fiction Writers Association Grand Master and the first inducted into the Science… Read more about this item

Garden City: Doubleday & Co., 1966. Hardcover. Good Plus/Good. Poe's short stories and poetry complete in a single, 821-page volume including a biographical note at the end of the text. Besides his groundbreaking detective stories, Poe was equally adept at fantasy, humor and science fiction, and, once you've read it, his lyric poetry -- "The Raven," "Annabell Lee,"… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1992. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Considered a modern erotic classic, Baker's third novel is the story of a man and woman connecting on an adult party line. Each liking what they hear from the other, they switch to a private line to continue sharing their sexual histories and fantasies. First edition stated; first printing… Read more about this item

New York: Berkley Books, 1986. First Edition Thus. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Subtitled "A Comedy of Manners," this late career bestseller features Dr. Richard Ames, an ex-military man turned writer, who becomes the victim of mistaken identity when a stranger trying to deliver a message is shot dead at Ames' table in a restaurant. Ames finds… Read more about this item

New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corp., 1926. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fair To Good. Hichens, a popular English author who wrote several bestselling novels in the 1920s and 30s, was able to move easily from satire to fantasy to horror to detective fiction. "The Unearthly," titled "The God Within Him," in England, is an example of Hichens' work in… Read more about this item