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Calvino, Italo Cosmicomics.
New York Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc. 1968 First US Edition Hardcover
153pp. Blue cloth lettered in purple on the spine, top edge stained blue. A fine copy in near fine dustjacket with a small scuff and short crease to front panel and a couple of minuscule spots on the inside. Translated from the Italian by William Weaver. ; Octavo
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275.00 USD
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Herbert, Frank Dune Messiah.
New York G. P. Putnam's Sons 1969 First Edition Hardcover
256pp. Brown cloth stamped in black on the front and the spine. Originally serialized in shorter form in Galaxy magazine. The second novel in the Dune saga. A fine copy in near fine dustjacket with a tiny crease to the upper edge of the front panel and a tiny nick to the upper edge of the rear panel. Cover art by Jack Gaughan.; Octavo
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900.00 USD
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Howard, Robert E. Bran Mak Morn: The Last King.
London Wandering Star 2001 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Gianni, Gary Signed by Illustrator
Pictorial cloth, top edge gilt. Edition limited to 850 numbered copies. Signed by the illustrator Gary Gianni. A fine copy in fine dustjacket in the original publisher's cloth slipcase.; Octavo; Signed by Illustrator
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650.00 USD
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Howard, Robert E. Robert E. Howard's Complete Conan of Cimmeria. In Two Volumes.
London Wandering Star 2002 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Gianni, Gary; Schultz, Mark Signed by Illustrator
Edition limited to 1950 numbered copies. Pictorial cloth, top edge gilt. Volume I is illustrated by Mark Schultz and volume II by Gary Gianni. Both volumes are signed by the illustrators. A fine set in the original publisher's cloth slipcase.; Octavo; Signed by Illustrator
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500.00 USD
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Verne, Jules Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours. Le Docteur Ox.
Paris J. Hetzel et Cie (1884) Hardcover
Bibliotheque d'Education et de Recreation. 211pp + 8pp of publisher's advertisements. Original pictorial red cloth elaborately stamped in black and gold on the front panel, lettered and decorated in gold on the spine panel, and stamped in blind on the rear panel. All edges gilt. Frontispiece and illustrations by Leon Benett and Alphonse de Neuville. Fading to spine, a couple of small spots to rear panel, light wear to extremities. Owner's inscription to the verso of the front free endpaper (dated 1884). A very good+ copy. Text in French.; Octavo
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300.00 USD
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Verne, Jules The American Gun Club.
New York Scribner, Armstrong & Company 1874 Hardcover
This edition was published by Scribner in response to the unauthorized edition published by King and Baird. Reprints part of From the Earth to the Moon. viii, 142pp + 4pp of publisher's advertisements. Terracotta cloth stamped in gold on the front panel and the spine panel. With 24 full page illustrations. Wear to extremities, darkened spine panel, tiny tear and smudge to verso of title page, toning to pages. A very good- copy. Translated from the French by Louis Mercier and Eleanor E. King. Gallagher, Mistichelli and Van Eerde A11. Taves and Michaluk V003. ; Octavo
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850.00 USD
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Verne, Jules The Mysterious Island. Wrecked in the Air. Authorized Edition.
New York Scribner, Armstrong & Co. 1875 First US Edition Hardcover
Issued simultaneously in cloth and wrappers. 110pp + map and publisher's advertisement. Original decorated brown cloth stamped in gold and blind on the front panel and decorated in gold on the spine panel. With forty-eight illustrations. Owner's inscription (dated December 8, 1874) on the front free endpaper. Spine ends and corner tips a bit worn, light soiling to cloth. A nice, very good+ copy. In Bleiler, 1978, p. 199. Taves and Michaluk V013.; Octavo
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400.00 USD
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Verne, Jules Topsy-Turvy.
New York J. S. Ogilvie, Publisher 1890 First US Edition Hardcover
First edition in English. 222pp + 2pp of advertisements. Original dark green cloth stamped in gold on the spine panel, decorated endpapers. With ten illustrations. The fantastic sequel to Verne's moon books. This translation differs from the British edition published by Sampson Low as does the number of chapters (twenty-one, as in the original French edition, versus twenty). Text block is age toned, faint soiling to cloth on the front panel, front hinge a bit weak, lacks front free endpaper. A good+ copy which still presents nicely. Gallagher, Mistichelli and Van Eerde A68. Taves and Michaluk V035. ; Octavo
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7000.00 USD
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Wells, Herbert George The Time Machine: An Invention.
London William Heinemann 1895 First British Edition Hardcover
152pp. Later issue with no publisher's advertisements in the back. Full black morocco with four raised bands and gilt lettering on the spine, top edge gilt, blue endpapers. Light toning to text block, a few smudges and corner creases to some of the pages, tiny tear to contents page, faint spot to front free endpaper, mild discoloration to back cover. A very good copy. Basis for the 1960 George Pal movie. Wells 4. In Bleiler, 1978, p. 205. Barron, Anatomy of Wonder, 1981, 1-171. ; Octavo
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1800.00 USD
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Wells, Herbert George The War of the Worlds.
London William Heinemann 1898 First Edition Hardcover
304pp + 16 pages of publisher's advertisements in the back dated mdcccxcvii. Full black morocco with four raised bands and gilt lettering on the spine, top edge gilt, blue endpapers. Light toning to text block, a hint of foxing to half-title page, tiny tear to corner of the first page of the advertisements and minuscule scrape to spine. A near fine copy. Basis for the 1953 Byron Haskin movie and the 2005 Steven Spielberg movie as well as a plethora of radio and TV adaptations. Wells 14. In Bleiler, 1978, p. 205. Barron, Anatomy of Wonder, 1981, 1-173. ; Octavo
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3000.00 USD
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