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Berlin, Heidelberg, New York 1974. In English. Lg. 8vo. , 176pp. , printed boards.

8vo. Cloth, ix [3], 326 pp., frontis., preface, illustrated, maps, notes, bibliography, index. Biography of one of the most infamous characters of the American/Mexican borderlands, often referred to as a scalp hunter, Kirker was a U.S. immigrant from Ireland who moved from Missouri to New Mexico and was eventually employed by the Mexican government to end the Apache raids in Mexico and the southwest territories.

1958, Saddle Staple, 17 pp, Published: Beloit Daily Call

ASE S-26 / 1945/ One of the few ASE "Made Books": paperback only edition (PBO), first and only edition available. Seven stories included here, three H. P. Lovecraft mentions in "Supernatural Horror in Literature", naming Algernon Blackwood as one of the four "modern masters" of horror, "one absolute and unquestioned master of weird atmosphere". "The Wendigo" inspired a character in the Cthulhu Mythos, and creature in August Derleth's "The Thing That Walked on the Wind". "The Willows" Lovecraft identified as perhaps the greatest weird tale in the English language. "A Psychical Invasion" presents a writer dependent on drugs to stimulate his muse: ghost of a murderess haunts the author's home taking control of his mind. Relates a popular 19th century biological theory that all organic matter (here a house) contains memory. Printed across two columns to make reading under battlefield conditions easier. Paperback, stapled on the short side.

Signed. First Edition Story of Uriah Lott, railroad pioneer of South Texas. 187 pp. with maps present and intact. Tight copy. Illus. by B&w plates, 2 Maps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

1932

Stain on cover. Owners name on torn first page. Interior is very clean; binding tight.

ASE # R-21 / 1945 / One of the few ASE "Made Books": paperback original edition (PBO). Porter, a descendant of Daniel Boone, was born in Indian Creek, Texas, in 1894, educated in small Southern schools, grew up completely outside of literary centers, yet won Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1966. Previous owner name on cover, some underlining. Paperback, stapled on the short side. Printed across two columns to make reading under battlefield conditions easier.

The intent of this is to relate the background and the frontier experiences of the Wendish colony established in Texas in 1854 which, according to the knowledge and belief of the writer, is the only Wendish colony established in Texas and in North America. Other Wends came over with German colonists to parts of the United States and Canada, but not as a colonial group.
In presenting the story of these pioneers, the writer has endeavored to give a brief sketch of the Wends' Slavic ancestry to answer the questions frequently asked, "Who are the Wends?" and "Where did they come from?"
The Wends never had a nation of their own. They emigrated to this country from Germany. They came from the Lusatias, located on the Spree River, which today have diminished to a mere geographical expression.

1972 Hardcover; Condition: (Very Good in Very Good dust jacket) 318 pp.; No writing.

ASE # 940 / H. P. Lovecraft used this story as the basis for The Dunwich Horror, and the deity Shub-Niggurath. Prototype of the Cosmic Horror genre, main themes, "Things Man Was Not Meant to Know", "Horrors Outside Reality Not Understood". Inspiration for Guillermo del Toro's film Pan's Labyrinth. Stephen King identified this as one of the best horror stories ever written. A paperback original (PBO) published in paperback format without having been available previously as a hardcover. / Designed to fit in a soldier's pocket, distributed to US servicemen during WWII. Printed across two columns to make reading under battlefield conditions easier. Paperback, stapled on the short side.

Joseph Dunninger (1892 - 1975) was arguably the most important mentalist of the Twentieth Century. Touring vaudeville with his magic and illusion, Dunninger began adding mental feats to his program.

Sleep No More / August Derleth / ASE # R-33 Edited by August Derleth. Includes H. P. Lovecraft story. Designed to fit in a soldier's pocket, distributed to US servicemen during WWII. Printed across two columns to make reading under battlefield conditions easier. Paperback, stapled on the short side.

No Dust jacket, as issued. Only a Vol.1 was issued. Appears unread. One of a mere 676 copies bound by the publisher, collecting the first ten issues of The Arkham Collector - Number One, Summer 1967 - Number Ten, Summer 1971.

1941, Signed, Association Copy. Rare True first Edition, this edition rarely seen signed, 1115 copies, 7" tall with no headbands. Was sold out by 1944. Note that a second state was produced sometime between 1965 -1966, by Hunter Publishing Company, almost identical, but 7.25" tall with red/white headbands. Flat signed dedication to noted Sherlock Holmes scholar, William Stuart Baring-Gould (influential author of several works, including the 1962 fictional biography, "Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street: A life of the world's first consulting detective", and "The Chronological Holmes" chronologically ordering all the events in the Sherlock Holmes stories). August Derleth had a great interest in Sherlock homes literature, thus "Solar Pons" the fictional detective created by August Derleth as a pastiche of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.

Signed by August Derleth / First edition / Dustjacket / 1947 / Please see photos; additional photos upon request. Part of another dustjacket pasted to rear inside board. Bookseller sticker pasted to front inside board, causing some discoloration to flyleaf. Has H. P. Lovecraft story.

Tight binding, some toning to outside page edges. Facsimile reproduction of 1910 edition, published by W. M. Morrison in 1967. 321 pp., appendix. Only reprint of the rare 1910 Neale edition. Important account of stagecoach and freight service in Texas. Much on the Castro Colony and San Antonio. Association: Signed by Crystal Sasse Ragsdale, card laid in indicating it was from her library. Signature authenticated by comparing to her signed work. Author Crystal Sasse Ragsdale was an early pioneer in the newly emerging field of Texas women's studies. Her books, "The Golden Free Land," (1976), "Women in Texas" (with Ann Fears Crawford, 1992), "The Women and Children of the Alamo" (1994), brought to life engaging stories of the women who settled Texas and who were equally important in the struggle for the state's future.

1959, Staple-bound, Side Stitch, recto 63 pp, orange/yellow paper covers. Edition stated as "About 200 copies" Condition: (Very Good) As noted on first page: "Colorado Miscellany: Assembled And Utilized Previously...Reproduced Again For The Sake Of Factual And Interesting History" Published: Black Forest Bookman