Rare books from Clarkean Books

Four Winds Press, 1991. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. G. Brian Karas. First U.S. Edition/Printing (and first hardcover?) with book and jacket each in As New condition. Direct from original publisher's warehouse. A Christmas story. Very few available.

Toronto: The Ryerson Press, 1958. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. First edition/printing. Book is in Near Fine condition and the dust jacket (in a protector) is a solid Good Plus condition (creasing, one inch closed tear on front panel, price clipped) but still presentable. B&W photographs. Inscribed presentation copy by Hewitt who was Foster Hewitt's father and Bill Hewitt's grandfather, to Harold Ballard! A very nice and scarce association copy involving several Toronto Maple Leaf history icons.

The Ohio State University, 1998. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. Winsor McCay. Very uncommon catalogue display of McCay's cartoons and his story. Almost Fine condition but for some very slight rubbing on the front cover. 44 pp. Colour cover showing detail from Little Nemo of Slumberland, February 2, 1908; B&W cartoons interior.

Seattle: Fantagraphics Books, 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New. Heath, Wally Wood et al. First edition thus collecting all eleven issues (1957 to 1958) of the innovative humour/satire/comic magazine. Two hardcover volumes (glossy illustrated boards, no dj as issued) in an illustrated slipcase. New, unopened condition, still factory SEALED and a limited edition, this being one copy of 600 unnumbered copies signed by Roth, Jaffee, and Davis and issued by Fantagraphics. Stories include Elvis in Jailhouse Rock. Hard to find still new like this! Heavy set may require some extra postage.

Doubleday, 1966. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Emanuel Schongut. First edition/printing. Book is in Near Fine condition with very minor wear and the dust jacket (in a protector and unclipped) is in Fine condition! Translated from the French by Francis K. Price. The classic novel of psychological horror that was made into the 1976 Roman Polanski film. A very sharp copy of this very scarce book, with different jacket art than the (equally scarce) first U.K. edition.

New York: Interactive Systems , 1994. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. 36 pp. stapled wrappers first edition/printing. This is one copy of only 25 signed by Platt! This copy is in almost Fine condition with a touch of age toning. A sharp collectible telling Platt's side of the (neverending) infamous feud between SF writers and former friends. Very difficult to find now.

Easton Press, 2005. Hardcover. As New. Glorious, hard to find leather bound Easton Press signed (unstated limitation) of this Angelou collection of poetry. As New, unread condition! Without dj as issued. Laid is a blank Easton book plate along with the COA. This copy was only opened to check integrity and then archive bagged immediately. Really nice collectible book by this very well respected writer. From original owner collection.

Davis Publications, 1986. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. Hank Jankus (interior). First edition/printing [n.d. 1986]. Very Fine condition. Inscribed and dated by Asimov on title page! Small booklet collection of Asimov stories including the first appearance of "More Things in Heaven & Earth". Introduction by Asimov. Offered only as an Isaac Asimov Science Fiction Magazine subscription promotion, scarce thus, and rarer yet signed and in condition. A fine addition to a SF collection.

St. Martin's Press, 1998. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. Steve Snider - cover design. First edition/printing. Book and jacket (in a protector and not price clipped) each in As New, unread condition! Bought new and stored immediately. Signed by Brown on the title page without inscription and not on a laid in book plate! First novel by Brown who would later become famous, of course, for his novel The Da Vinci Code. A stunning example.

Arkham House, 1988. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Max Ernst (cover); Jeffrey K. Potter (interior). First edition/printing. Book and dust jacket (unclipped) are both in Fine condition. Short story collection by the brilliant Ballard. Inscribed by Ballard! Very scarce thus. Wonderful edition for an Arkham House collection. Illustrated.

Heavy Metal, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. Simon Bisley. First edition/printing (n.d. 2004?). Book and jacket each in As New, unread condition. 1/500 Signed and Limited by Bisley on a bound "David and Goliath" print! B&W and colour. Difficult to find in any edition. A very nice copy.

Doubleday, 1953. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good Minus/Good Plus. Richard Powers. First edition/printing. Book is in Very Good Minus condition predominantly with moderate shelf wear and spine aging. The dust jacket (in a protector) is in Good Plus condition with much wear but yet nicely intact for this very scarce title with jacket (not price clipped). Inscribed by Asimov as himself AND Paul French on FFE! Another sharp Richard Powers cover which is repeated (upside down) on the title page. Second book in the Starr Young Adult SF series by the inimitable Asimov.

Grafton, 1986. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Karen Lee Schmidt. Excellent and collectible copy of the UK First Edition/printing. Book and jacket (in a protector) each in Fine condition. Signed nicely by Disch. Very scarce modern first edition for the following reasons: tough to find the UK edition, this condition, and, signed by Disch. Cover plus interior illustrations by Schmidt.

Dragon Press, 1985. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine. Hardcover first edition/printing in Fine condition (no dust jacket as issued). 1/50 with signed, tipped in part of canceled check by Dick! Another mainstream novel (this one written in 1958) by Dick published posthumously. Scarce!

Berkley, 1980. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. Walter Velez. First edition/printing paperback original (PBO) 1980 Berkley 04288. Fine, unread condition. Signed by Philip K.Dick! Short story collection. Edited and foreword by Mark Hurst. Introduction, story notes, and afterword by PKD. Very sharp condition and, of course, scarce copy signed thus.