Search Results: Fiction from Village Lights Bookstore, ABAA/ILAB

Harper & Row, New York, 1982. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo. 8.5 x 5.75 inches. 275 pp. Near Fine/Near Fine. Quarter-bound buff cloth over cinnamon-colored (grin) paper on boards. Cinnamon-colored lettering on spine. Signed and inscribed (as advance copy) to fellow author, Joe Hensley and his wife, Charlotte. Binding solid with barely perceptible spine roll. Internally pristine. Very slight edgewear to dustjacket with no tears and one chip to lower front tip. Twentieth title in the Travis McGee Series.

New York: Ace Books, 1960. First Edition, First Printing. Mass market paperback. Sextodecimo. 6.25 x 4.25 inches. 191 pp. Near Fine in wraps. D-452 at top of spine and upper-left corner of cover, below original price of 35¢. Illustrated wraps. Two slight indents along top edge of back wrap, similar indent along fore-edge, and slight indent along top edge of front wrap. Slight rubbing to back wrap and tail of spine. Text block clean, tight. Pages tanned with age, else Fine. First printing of author's first book. Now in protective archival sleeve.

Clarkston, GA: White Wolf Publishing, 1996. First edition, First Printing. Signed. Hardcover. Small quarto. 9.25 x 6.25 inches. 271 pp. Fine / Fine. Association copy. Signed by author (4 Nov 96) on title page, with inscription to long-time friend and fellow author Joe Hensley: "Hey, Joe! Yet again The Beast Collaboration surfaces... With love, yr. pal - Harlan." Contains "Spider Kiss" and "Stalking the Nightmare." Black cloth on board. Blind stamped with square line graphic and author's signature. Silver lettering on spine. Blue marbled endpapers. Text block square and tight. Interior pristine. Unclipped dust jacket now in archival protective cover.

New York: Bluejay Books, 1984. A Bluejay Special Edition. Signed. Softcover. Octavo. 8.25 x 5.5 inches. 195 pp. Very Good in wraps. Association copy. Signed by author on title page, with inscription to long-time friend and fellow author Joe Hensley: "As always, with love + chum-ness, to Joe." Pictorial wraps. Minor bumping to head of spine and both leading corners of front wrap. Pages unmarked and clean.

New York: Seaview, 1978. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 8.5 x 6 inches. 402 pp. Near Fine / Fine. Association copy. Embossed stamp of gifting owner at lower leading corner of front free endpaper: "Library of Harlan Ellison." Inscription with signature on title page from Ellison to recipient, long-time friend and fellow author Joe Hensley: "A Gift to Joe from his pal, Harlan Ellison 19 Feb 87." Red textured paper on board. Gold lettering on spine. White endpapers. Minor shelf wear to lower edges of boards and heel of spine. Small bumps to leading lower tips of both boards. Curved crease across spine 1 inch below crown. Text block square and tight. Interior pristine. Dust jacket now in archival protective cover. Author's second book.

Jacksonville, IL: Harris-Wolfe & Co. 1968. First Edition, First Printing. Signed. Hardcover. Octavo. 8.5 x 5.75 inches. 294 pp. Near Fine / Very Good+. Association copy. Signed by author on half-title, with inscription to science fiction and mystery writer Joe L. Hensley, "Joe, This one is my first baby. – Hugh Zachary". Bound in red cloth over boards, white stamped lettering on spine. Zachary's first "baby". Quarter-inch stain on top-edge, else Fine. Text block clean, tight, unmarked, crisp. Dust jacket shows shelf wear, quarter-inch chip to top front, some rubbing on front and back covers. Dust jacket now in archival protective cover.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994. Uncorrected proof. Signed by Harlan Ellison. Softcover. Octavo. 8.25 x 5.25 inches. 229 pp. Fine in plastic protected wraps. Association copy. Proofread by Hensley's long-time friend and fellow author Harlan Ellison. Inscribed and signed by Ellison on front wrap: "Proofread for errors by Harlan Ellison 29 June – 3 August 1994." Inscribed and signed by Ellison on half title: "For Joe! A memento of our ongoing 40+ year friendship. Yr. pal, Harlan 3 August 94 Los Angeles." Inscribed by Ellison on title page: "Terrific book overall!" and "Joe – Jim Carlos is a great character! More, please! With Daggert as his 'sidekick.'" Ellison's dog-earring and proofreading markups throughout, else Fine. Scarce thus.

New York: Doubleday, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 8.5 x 5.75 inches. 185 pp. Near Fine / Very Good+. Original dark green cloth-backed boards with orange lettering on spine. Original dust jacket intact with price of $4.50 on front flap. Very slight edge wear to top and bottom corners of spine, else tight, clean. Dust jacket shows signs of shelf wear at top and bottom of spine, rubbing in spots, a one-centimeter closed tear and one-centimeter crease in a corner of the spine. Light browning at front hinge and to head of dust jacket flaps. Published by Doubleday for the Crime Club. Harry Patterson's second book to be published in the U.S. under the pen name, Jack Higgins. Also published as The Sicilian Heritage. Dust jacket now in archival protective cover.

New York: Random House, 2012. First Edition, First Printing (stated with complete number line). Hardcover. Fine / Fine. Small quarto. 9 1/2 x 6 ½ inches. Publisher's original rust-red paper over board, spine stamped in gilt. Signed by the author on title page. Unclipped dust jacket shows price of $30.00 on front flap. 636 pp. In As New condition, unread, corners sharp. Text block clean, tight, square, unmarked. Dustjacket now in removeable archival cover.

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1982. First U.S. Edition, First Printing (review copy). Hardcover. Octavo. 8.5 x 5.75 inches. 7-223 pp. Fine / Fine. Stated "First U.S. Edition" showing full number line. Dust jacket intact, showing price of $11.50. Quarter-bound purple cloth over pale green paper over boards, stamped metallic silver lettering to spine. Text block clean, tight, unmarked, crisp. Dust jacket very slightly shelf-rubbed, else Fine. Dust jacket now in archival protective cover. Publisher's review copy note laid in. The fifth Brother Cadfael mystery.

New York: Henry Holt, 1987. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo. 8.5 x 5.75 inches. 248 pp. Fine / Fine. Stated first edition showing full number line. Dust jacket intact with price of $16.95 at top of front flap and "0387" at bottom. Quarter bound black cloth over grey paper on board, stamped silver lettering to spine. Text block square and tight; interior pristine. Dust jacket has small soft crease along top edge of front panel, else Fine. Dust jacket now in archival protective cover.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Signed. Hardcover. Octavo. 8.5 x 5.5 inches. 180 pp. Fine / Very Good+. Stated "First Edition" showing full number line. Association copy. Signed by author on front free endpaper with inscription to science fiction and mystery writer Joe L. Hensley, "To Joe Hensley - One of my favorite writers and human beings. Best, Ed Gorman, Dec '85". Dust jacket intact, showing price of $12.95. Black cloth on board, stamped metallic red lettering to spine. Very slight bump to head of spine, else Fine. Text block clean, tight, unmarked, crisp. Dust jacket rubbed at head and tail of spine with small crease at top of front panel. Dust jacket now in archival protective cover.

Baltimore, MD: Borderlands Press, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Signed. Hardcover. Small quarto. 9.25 x 6.25 inches. 239 pp. Fine / Fine in Fine slipcase. Association copy. Number 424 of 1000 signed by author on fly leaf. Post-It laid onto front free endpaper with inscription to long-time friend and fellow author Joe Hensley and wife: "Joe, Char - You might want to check the dedication page on this new 1st H.C. edition. - he." Dedication page reads: "For years of friendship, For forcing open doors and, Busting out windows, This one, with love, for Joe L. and Charlotte Hensley." Blue cloth, silver stamped on front board and spine. Light blue endpapers. Text block square and tight. Interior pristine. Dust jacket unclipped. Includes 16 tales.

New York: Harper & Row, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Signed. Hardcover. Small quarto. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. 305 pp. Very Good / Near Fine. Association copy. Signed by author on title page, "John D MacDonald Sept 1981," with inscription to friend and fellow writer Joe L. Hensley on front free endpaper, "For Joe and Charlotte, Somebody sent me a tear sheet of Don's article in GAMES saying 'This guy will write for ANYBODY!' Am soon sending you a fantastic pic of Nussbaum, with a letter. Best, John and Dorothy." Three-quarter light blue paper over quarter dark blue cloth on board, spine bearing stamped foil silver titles. Slightly canted, very light shelf wear, slight bumping at top and bottom of spine, outer corners front and back slightly rubbed, three-quarter inch crease at top of leaf 149/150, else Very Good. Glossy pictorial dust jacket has light browning along top-inside edge, slightly bumped at top and bottom of spine, else Near Fine with price of $15.95 unclipped. Dust jacket now in archival… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984. First Edition, "Second printing before publication." Hardcover. Small quarto. 9.25 x 6.5 inches. 311 pp, numbered alternately. Very Good / Very Good. Association copy. Inscribed by the author on half-title page in the year of publication to friend and fellow writer Joe L. Hensley, "For Joe and Char, All the best, John and Dorothy, 6 May '84." Three-quarter black paper over quarter black cloth over boards, silhouette of cathedral stamped in black in upper quarter of front board, spine bearing stamped foil silver titles. Slight corner bumping. .75 x .25-inch closed tear to top of pp 149/150, else Very Good. Glossy pictorial dust jacket has light browning along top edge of front panel, curling to bottom edge of rear flap, slight bumping at corners, and half-inch closed tear on front panel one-half inch from heel of spine. Price of $15.95 unclipped. Dust jacket now in archival protective cover.

London, New English Library, 1988. First UK Edition, First Printing. Signed. Hardcover. Octavo. 8.75 x 5.5 inches. 211 pp. Fine / Near Fine. First UK edition showing price of £11.95. Association copy. Signed by author on front free endpaper, with inscription to science fiction and mystery writer Joe L. Hensley, "To Joe – best wishes From Rambo's Father – David Morrell, May 26, 1990, Iowa City/Omaha". Black cloth on board, stamped metallic gold lettering to spine. Very slight bump to top leading tip of front board, else Fine. Text block clean, tight, unmarked, crisp. Pages slightly age-toned. Dust jacket lightly shelf-rubbed with edge wear along top, bumping and creasing evident, else Near Fine. Dust jacket now in archival protective cover.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1962. Tempo Books Edition, T10. First Printing. Softcover. Sextodecimo. 7 x 4.25 inches. 254 pp. Very Good. No dust jacket as issued. Mass market paperback in pictorial wrappers with cover art by Jo Polseno. Edges dyed red. Text block square and tight. Minor rubbing and edgewear to wrappers. Slight browning to pages. School library stamp to top and bottom edges and versos of front and back wrappers, else free of markings. Extremely scarce early softcover issue.

Vancleve, MS: Ramble House, 2001. First (Limited) Edition, First Printing. Softcover. 24mo. 5.75 x 4 inches. 243 pp. Fine / Very Good+. Small softcover in stiff wraps with pictorial dust jacket. "000157" stamped on first front flyleaf. Text block square and tight; interior pristine. Dust jacket shows minor shelf wear. Extremely scarce limited first printing of a novel written in 1958. Introduction by Francis M. Nevins.

New York/Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Signed. Hardcover. Small quarto. 9.5 x 6.75 inches. xxvix, 303 pp. Fine / Fine. Association copy. Signed by author on title page (28 Sept 97, Los Angeles), with inscription to long-time friend and fellow author Joe Hensley: "To my long-time pal, the most excellent writer and good friend 'Honest Joe' Hensley! From his still-breathing chum…" Quarter bound black cloth over gray paper on board. Silver lettering on spine. Text block square and tight. Interior pristine. Unclipped dust jacket shows very minor shelf wear at spine ends, as well as along front flap, else Fine. Dust jacket now in archival protective cover.

Huntington Woods, MI: Phantasia Press, 1982. First Edition, First Printing. Signed. Hardcover. Small quarto. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. 332 pp. Fine. Lacking dust jacket. Association copy. Signed by author on title page, with inscription to long-time friend and fellow author Joe Hensley: "For Honest Joe my old fishing hole buddy, with undiminished lots of love & affection – Harlan 6 Sept 82." Bound in blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Author's initials blind stamped on front board. Very tiny indentation in lower left quarter of front board, else Fine. Collection of sixteen stories and four essays. Foreword by Stephen King.