Rare books from Astro Trader Books

[CHARLES SCHNEIDER, RUSS MEYER, DANIEL GILLESPIE CLOWES]. CAD: A HANDBOOK FOR HEELS. Feral House, Los Angeles, CA, 1992. First Edition, First printing. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean and binding tight. Scarce autographs from filmmaker / cinematographer / photographer Russ Meyer, graphic novelist / cartoonist / screenwriter Daniel Clowes, actor /screenwriter / author Richard Blackburn, models / actresses Kitten Natividad and Debra Lamb. Additional autographs from authors Charles Schneider and Rod Thorndyke. Russ Meyer was the film director of the famous sexploitation cult film Faster Pussycat Kill ! Kill ! among other cult films; Vixen!, Supervixens, Up! , Mudhoney, Mondo Topless, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls and many more cult films. Russ Meyer was a glamour photographer for Playboy magazine and photographed model Eve Meyer for the centerfold of Playboy June 1955 magazine issue. Daniel Clowes was the cartoonist for the famous comic Eightball and graphic novel Like a Velvet… Read More

[HOWARD VACHEL BROWN]. SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MAGAZINE. Munn & Co., New York, 1922-1927. 60 magazine issues professionally bound in 10 volume books with cover art work on most issues by the famous Science Fiction pulp artist Howard V. Brown. First Edition (s). Three-quarter black Morocco and cloth covered boards. Titles and volumes in gilt on spine. Vol. 126-133 (1922-1925 complete set) Vol. 135/136 (July-Dec. 1926, Jan-June 1927). Condition: Fine / Near Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Ex-library with the usual stamps with a few neat library inscriptions in pencil. Some minor rubbing to extremities of hardback exteriors, a few creases and scuffs to a few magazine covers otherwise internally magazines are generally excellent, all pages included all front covers intact, only rear covers removed by library, appears seldom read or rarely seen outside the reference library department in nearly 100 years, scarce in any condition. Many iconic SA cover art illustrations by Howard… Read More

[ENNIO MORRICONE, FRANCO NERO, SIR CHRISTOPHER JOHN FRAYLING]. ONCE UPON A TIME IN ITALY: THE WESTERNS OF SERGIO LEONE. Harry N. Abrams, New York, 2005. First Edition, First printing. Condition: Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Dust jacket is unclipped and near fine, jacket protected in archival plastic sleeve. Hand signed by legendary composer Ennio Morricone on the half-title page and hand signed by legendary actor Franco Nero on red colored first endpaper. Considered the definitive historical Italian western cinema reference book on legendary cult film director Sergio Leone, Spaghetti Western films and Italian western film poster art. Morricone composed the legendary Spaghetti Western Dollars Trilogy; "Fistful of Dollars, A Few Dollars More, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" and "Once Upon a Time in the West" soundtracks, over 500 scores including numerous Spaghetti Westerns and scores for cinema and television. Franco Nero was the actor for the original 1966 Django.… Read More

[CHARLES STEPHEN FRAZEE]. JOHN WAYNE. SIGNED & INSCRIBED. THE ALAMO. Avon Books, New York, 1960. Paperback. First Edition. Avon # T-446 with the original 35 cents price on cover. Directed by John Wayne and co-directed (uncredited) by John Ford. Produced by United Artists and John Wayne's Batjac Productions.Housed in handsome fine custom one-quarter beautiful red Morocco leather over orange-terracotta colored cloth covered boards clamshell case, burgundy red felt interior, type and title in gilt on spine with raised bands. Book Condition: Very Good. Appears barely read, light creases to covers, mild rubbing to spine with two closed tears near middle, head of spine, some aged binding glue, micro-chips to extremities of covers typical of vintage paperbacks of this age, binding is good, pages are bright and very clean. Overall in very good to excellent condition considering for a near 60 years of age vintage paperback. Scarce signature and inscription on half-title page by author Steve Frazee. Only known… Read More

11 X TOTAL AUTOGRAPHS. SIGNED & INSCRIBED ASSOCIATION COPIES! - HISTORIC AUTOMOTIVE RACE CAR / DRAG RACING 3 BOOK LOT. [ART BAGNALL]. ROY RICHTER: STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE. 9 X SIGNATURES AND INSCRIPTIONS. Art Bagnall Publishing, Los Alamitos, CA., 1990 First Edition. Condition: Near Fine / Very Good. Appears gently read, pages are clean and binding tight. In original publishers laminated boards, mild warping to boards, light soiling, else a about fine to very good plus copy. Signed by Formula One and Indy 500 Champions; Phil Hill and Sam Hanks. Additionally signed by Bob Estes, Joe Gesma, Gordon Schroeder, Andy Furci, Joe Henning, and Rex Mays Jr. Signed by author Art Bagnall. All inscribed to California automotive author, curator James Buckley Duffy III of radio pioneer Willet H. Brown's famous California automotive collection. James B. Duffy was from the famous California Carrillo family and the cousin of actor Leo Carrillo, the original star actor for The Cisco Kid. Philip Toll Hill Jr. - (April… Read More

[RUSSELL L. SCHWEICKART], KEVIN W. KELLEY (EDITOR), JACQUES YVES-COSTEAU. THE HOME PLANET. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Reading MA., 1988. First Edition. Condition: Near Fine / Very Good. In publisher's original black cloth with titles stamped in grey on front cover and spine. Appears unread, pages are clean and binding tight. Dust jacket is unclipped, trivial one centimeter closed tear at upper top left of jacket with light edge wear to extremities. Scarce autograph and inscription opposite title page from Apollo 9 astronaut Russell "Rusty" L. Schweickart to the founder of Lotus software Mitch Kapor; "To Mitch Kapor - It's great to float through space with you! Rusty Scwickart." Dated "January 16, 2007". In addition, tipped into first endpaper nearly 40 original autographs from The Association of Space Explorers, world famous astronauts and cosmonauts including; Scott Carpenter (Mercury 7), Walter Cunningham (Apollo 7), John Fabian (STS-7), Donald Peterson (STS-6), Patrick Baudy (STS-51-G),… Read More

[BARACK OBAMA]. THE AUDACITY OF HOPE: THOUGHTS ON RECLAIMING THE AMERICAN DREAM. Crown Publishers, New York, 2006. First Edition, Fifth Printing. Condition: Very Good. Gently read, previous owners marking on a few pages, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Dust Jacket is about fine, not price clipped with the original price of $25.00 on the first inner flap, mild shelf wear to edges. Signed on the title page by the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama.The former presidents second most popular biography, signed at a Democratic fundraiser in Los Angeles, California. Provenance included with DNC appreciation card.Scarce autograph from the 44th president, collectible. 8vo. 375 pgs.

[ROBERT COLBY]. KIM. Monarch Books, Derby, Connecticut, 1962. First Edition. Monach Books #244 with the original 35 cents price on the front cover. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, with micro-chips , rubbing to extremities typical of pulp fiction paperbacks of this age, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Overall a about fine copy. Scarce signature on the title page by author Robert Colby. This adult erotica book published by the famous Monarch Books publishing house, along with Beacon Books, Midwood Books among many others, published pulp fiction stories in paperback from many world famous authors of the day in the adult fiction genre and today these books are very much sought after, considered highly collectible and even more so if signed. Colby wrote at least 17 novels and numerous short stories including Ace Doubles; In a Vanishing Room, Kill Me a Fortune, Murder Mistress, Gold Medal books; The Captain Must Die, Secret of the Second Door, The Star Trap and many more. Colby was a… Read More

[KENDELL FOSTER CROSSEN]. ONCE UPON A STAR. Henry Holt, New York, 1953. First Edition. Book Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, in publisher's original dark green cloth, titles, author on spine stamped in silver, light residual age-toning from dust jacket and scattered light foxing to endpapers, minor rubbing to extremities of boards mostly to spine corners, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Unclipped with the original price of $2.95 on the first inner flap, micro-chips and creases to extremities typical of dust jackets of this age, jacket protected in professional collector Brodart mylar sleeve. Scarce signature and inscription on the first endpaper by author Kendell Foster Crossen. Featuring protagonist Manning Draco, this is the only fix-up novel connecting all four stories of the series first featured in the 1951-1952 Thrilling Wonder Stories pulp magazine: The Merakian Miracle; The Regal Rigellian; The Pollution Pretender; The Caphian Caper. Crossen… Read More

[J.K. ROWLING]. FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM; THE ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY. Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic, New York, 2016. First Edition, First printing. True first edition with full number line. Appears unread, with original publisher's mottled blue boards, titles in gilt on spine, stamped design illustration of a "niffler", a fantasy mole/platypus animal in gilt, lime green endpapers with star gilt patterns, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Dust jacket is fine and unclipped. A near pristine copy. Cover art and illustrations by Minalima. Modern fantasy from the author of Harry Potter. 293 pgs. 8vo.

[EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS]. CARSON OF VENUS. WWII U.S. NAVY MILITARY ASSOCIATION COPY. Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., Tarzana, California, 1939. First Edition, First printing. Book Condition: Very Good+. Appears barely read, in original publisher's blue pebbled cloth lettered stamped in red, top edge red, maps to endpapers, rubbing to edges, scattered soiling, light scuffs to faded cloth board covers else pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Print run: 3,500, scarce thus. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Not price clipped with the original $2.00 on upper inner flap, faint crease to inner flap, scarce original first state laminated dust jacket new old stock uncirculated printed in 1939 by ERB, Inc., in professional collector Brodart plastic sleeve. A magnificent copy with well preserved pristine original dust jacket and with WWII association. Hand signed and inscribed by Edgar Rice Burroughs on the front endpaper to Captain Robert Joseph Coontz Navy Commander (U.S.S. Wedderburn) the grandson of Admiral… Read More

[BRUCE MACGREGOR, TED BENSON]. PORTRAIT OF A SILVER LADY: THE TRAIN THEY CALLED THE CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR. Pruett Publishing Co., 1977. First Edition, Second printing. Condition: Near Fine / VG+. Appears unread, with original silver boards, title stamped on spine of book and illustration on front of slipcase, minor book creases to extremities, faint soiling to covers, minor indent to spine and one centimeter closed tear to slipcase, else pages are clean, bright and binding tight. With original publisher's slipcase, this unusually rare version has boards that are simply silver coated, not one-quarter black bound as the commonly found first edition version, this second printing version appears to not have been issued the dust jacket with the cover painting by Howard Lockhart Fogg. With over 400 historic photographs. The original California Zephyr train route was from Chicago, Illinois and Oakland, California via Omaha, Denver, Salt Lake City and several other cities. In 1983 it was operated by Amtrak until… Read More