Search Results: Titles starting with J from John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, [1984]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine price clipped dust jacket. (14967). Octavo, boards. A Matthew Hope novel.

New York: Greenberg: Publisher, [1952]. First edition. A near fine copy, top edge dust soiled in a very good dust jacket with edge wear, small chip to lower front panel, several small closed tears with some creasing. (10574). Octavo, boards. The author's first book. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-46.

New York: Walker and Company, [1971]. First edition. A nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with some mild rubbing to the black ink background, slight shelf wear and a small closed tear to the lower rear panel. (26959). Octavo, boards. Set on a world which does not rotate it is split into one of perpetual light and one of perpetual shadow. Those in the light favor science while those from the dark side favor magic. The main character, Jack, a master thief, comes from the in between land, that of shadow. 1972 Hugo award nominee. Anatomy of Wonder (1981) 3-831. Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 7-387. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-279. Pringle, Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels 50. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature II, pp. 794-97. Tymn (ed), Fantasy Literature, p. 184.

New York: Greenberg: Publisher, [1952]. First edition. Some faint marks of tape to free end papers, foxing to page edges, a nearly fine copy in a just about fine dust jacket with some foxing to the verso with some bleed through to the rear panel, two small closed tears to upper and lower rear panel, 20 mm and 15 mm respectively. Rare signed. (27953). Octavo, boards. Inscribed and signed by Blish to Dirce Archer, dated 1956. The author's first book. "The hero discovers that he has precognitive and telekinetic abilities, and sets out to gain understanding and control of his growing powers. A thoughtful, scrupulously 'scientific' treatment of psi phenomena." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. [194]. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-46.

Boston Spa & London: The British Library, 2000. First edition. Corners gently and spine ends gently bumped, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine like dust jacket (27209). Octavo, boards. Trade edition. Foreword by Harlan Ellison. Biographical sketch by Vance. Other contributions by Terry Dowling, Paul Rhoads, Tom Shippey, Gene Wolfe, David Langford, Dan Simmons, David Mathew, A. E. Cunningham and Chuck Miller. The limited edition includes 16 pages of photographs not included in the trade edition.

New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, [1981. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with slight spine fade. (30979). Octavo, cloth backed boards. Collects eight essays on Vance's fantasy and science fiction by Norman Spinrad, Don Herron, Robert Silverberg, Richard Tiedman, and others. "Of particular interest are Robert Silverberg on the two 'Dying Earth' books then available and Richard Tiedman on Vance as a stylist." - Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 8-103. Includes a short biographical note and a fine checklist of writings by and about Vance compiled by Marshall B. Tymn.

Boston Spa & London: The British Library, 2000. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (21560). Octavo, boards. One of 250 numbered copies signed by Vance. Foreword by Harlan Ellison. Biographical sketch by Vance. Other contributions by Terry Dowling, Paul Rhoads, Tom Shippey, Gene Wolfe, David Langford, Dan Simmons, David Mathew, A. E. Cunningham and Chuck Miller. The limited edition includes 16 pages of photographs not included in the trade edition.

Wabash, Indiana: Robert and Juanita Coulson, 1965. First edition. Fine in wrappers. Quite uncommon. (7722). Wrappers. Printed wrappers (8 1/2 x 11 format). Bibliography compiled by Robert Briney.

Boston Spa & London: The British Library, 2000. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket which has a small wrinkle at the head of the spine panel. (21561). Octavo, boards. Trade edition. Foreword by Harlan Ellison. Biographical sketch by Vance. Other contributions by Terry Dowling, Paul Rhoads, Tom Shippey, Gene Wolfe, David Langford, Dan Simmons, David Mathew, A. E. Cunningham and Chuck Miller. The limited edition includes 16 pages of photographs not included in the trade edition.

London: Mills & Boon, Limited, [1915]. First edition, first printing with "Published 1915" on copyright page. Inked name to front free end paper, newspaper clipping affixed to copyright page, spine slightly color faded an attractive nearly fine copy. (22025). Octavo, pp. [1-4] [1] 2-333 [334: printer's imprint] [335-336: ads] 1-[32]: ads [note: the 32 pages of ads are signatures 22 and 23 and are not an inserted catalogue], inserted color frontispiece, original green cloth, front panel ruled in blind, spine panel stamped in gold, bottom edge rough-trimmed. The British edition preceded the U.S. edition. The British edition was deposited in the British Library 4 August 1915 and was listed as "ready" in Athenaeum 7 August 1915. The U.S. edition, titled THE STAR ROVER, was published by Macmillan in October and a copy was received by the Boston Athenaeum 14 October 1915. The protagonist is tortured in prisoner and develops the ability to go into a trance like state and travel through an astral plane… Read More

New York and London: Published by The Century Co., [1925]. First U.S. edition. Some mild soiling to cloth, a very good copy or somewhat better copy. Front panel and front flap of dust jacket laid in. (16240). Octavo, pp. [1-6] [1-2] 3-312 [313-314: blank]. original yellow cloth, front stamped n black and light green, spine stamped in black. Weird mystery novel. From the front flap: "The story, as its title indicates, centers upon a jade god, made by one Lung Sen..." ...[it] seems to reach out, exerting powerful influence over strange and mysterious events..." "The author makes bold and clever use of modern knowledgeof telepathy, and he succeeds in conveying something of the atmosphere of the East which is so alluringly romantic to Occidental eyes." Source for a Broadway play of the same title. Bleiler (1978), p. 189. Reginald 13852.

[Worcester Park, Surrey]: Kerosina Books, 1988. First British hardcover edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. (3997). Octavo, boards. Signed by the author on the title page. Trade issue limited to 1000 copies. Follows text of earlier Paladin Grafton Books edition. Differs from the earlier Arkham House edition. Adds "Solitario's Eyes," "Delta Sly Honey" and "The Exercise of Faith," and drops "R & R." Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-401.

[Sauk City:]: Arkham House Publishers, Inc., [1987]. First edition. Previous owners stamp to title page else fine in fine dust jacket. (4735). Octavo, cloth. The author's second book and first story collection. Illustrations by J.K. Potter.

[Sauk City:]: Arkham House Publishers, Inc., [1987]. First edition, first printing. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (18760). Octavo, illustration by J.K. Potter, cloth. The author's second book and first story collection. Illustrations by J.K. Potter. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-401.

[Sauk City:]: Arkham House Publishers, Inc., [1987]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (10914). Octavo, illustration by J.K. Potter, cloth. The author's second book and first story collection. Illustrations by J.K. Potter. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-401.

[Sauk City, Wisconsin]: Arkham House Publishers, Inc., [1987]. First edition, first printing. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#169314) (29970). Octavo, cloth. 3194 copies printed. Collects eleven stories with foreword by Michael Bishop and illustrations by J. K. Potter. Second book and first story collection by the 1985 John W. Campbell Award winner. This book was reprinted not long after publication and many of the poor quality first printing copies were destroyed. "Winner of the 1988 World Fantasy Award for best collection, THE JAGUAR HUNTER includes the Nebula Award-winning novella 'R&R,' a dark fantasy about American soldiers losing their grip on sanity while on leave from a future war in Central America. Shepard's work combines elements of classic science fiction, fantasy, and horror. His thematic concerns are similar to those of Joseph Conrad and Graham Greene to whom he is often compared. The range of stories in THE JAGUAR HUNTER is remarkable. Set in India, 'The Night of the White Bhairab'… Read More

[Sauk City:]: Arkham House Publishers, Inc., [1987]. First edition, first printing. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (22851). Octavo, illustration by J.K. Potter, cloth. The author's second book and first story collection. Illustrations by J.K. Potter. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-401.

[New York]: Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, [1979]. First trade edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a few light spots to left front panel. (26491). Octavo, cloth backed boards. The story of a man released from prison who had a small role in the Watergate Scandal, he relates the story of his life. A small cameo of the character "Kilgore Trout" appears also.

New York: Ace Books, [1979]. First edition, trade paperback issue. Mild reading crease and a touch of edges rubs, otherwise a fine copy. (25627). Octavo, pictorial wrappers. First book of the Janissaries series. Military SF.

New York: Walker, [1991]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (6875). Octavo, Hardcover. The first P.I. Dave Garrett novel.