PERFUME: THE STORY OF A MURDERER

By: Suskind, Patrick (translated by John E. Woods)

Price: $60.00

Publisher: Knopf: 1986

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 004710

ISBN: 0394550846

Condition: Fine

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Hardcover first edition, first printing and first US edition. (Previously published in 1985 as "Das Parfum" in Germany.) First American Edition stated on copyright page. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Tiny, closed tear (0.5 cm in length) on top rear jacket panel, else a fine copy in fine jacket. This copy is clean, square and without the usual price-clipping, the original $16.95 price is intact. Page block is bright and jacket is sharp. Unusual to find this title in fine condition. Deckled edges with red dye stain on top edge of text block, in the old printing style co... View more info

YEAR OF OUR WAR [THE]

By: Swainston, Steph

Price: $34.95

Publisher: Gollancz: 2004

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 002550

ISBN: 0575070056

Condition: New

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Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Hardcover, first printing and true first edition. (The first US edition was published in paperback by Eos in February 2005.) Debut novel with a great pre-publication blurb by Mieville, describing the book as "one of the ten key New Weird titles." Ariel from The Alien Online describes this debut novel as "an astonishingly detailed and gorgeously realised fantasy scenario." And "[Swainston] transgresses supposed genre protocols (sequences of horror and surrealism mixed with large tracts of fantasy, with just enough airholes to perm... View more info

JACK FAUST (SIGNED)

By: Swanwick, Michael

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Avon Books: 1997

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Signed by Author(s)

Seller ID: 004485

ISBN: 0380974444

Condition: Fine

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Hardcover first edition, first printing and first US edition. (Published previously by Orion in the UK.) Not a book club, remainder or ex-library. Signed by Swanwick on the title page. Jacket very lightly crinkled at top edge of spine panel, else fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. A clean, square copy. Award History: 1997 British Science Fiction Award Nominee (lost to The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell); 1997 Sidewise Award Nominee (lost to How Few Remain by Harry Turtledove); 1998 Hugo Award Nominee (lost to Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman); 1998 Locus Poll Award Nominee (lost to Earthqua... View more info

QUEEN OF THE AMAZONS

By: Tarr, Judith

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Tor: 2004

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 003354

ISBN: 0765303957

Condition: Very Fine

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Hardcover first edition, first printing. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Well-written historical fantasy concerning events surrounding the Queen of the Amazons and her daughter during the time of Alexander the Great. A clean, straight copy without price-clipping. View more info

PILLAR OF FIRE

By: Tarr, Judith

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Tor: 1995

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 004176

ISBN: 0312855427

Condition: Very Fine

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Hardcover first edition, first printing. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Well-written historical novel concerning events surrounding the Pharoh Akhenaten, the Isrealites, Moses and Ramses the Great and speculation on the connections between these characters, especially Moses as Prince of Egypt. A clean, straight copy without price-clipping. View more info

GIBBON'S DECLINE AND FALL

By: Tepper, Sherri

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Bantam: 1996

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 000559

ISBN: 0553100548

Condition: Fine

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Hardcover first edition, first printing. An August, 1996 printing stated on copyright page with "1" present in complete number line, indicating a first edition, first printing. Dark-gray colored cloth over light-gray boards. Fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. A straight, square copy in un-clipped jacket View more info

CONAN: EXCLUSIVE EXCERPTED EDITION

By: Thomas, Roy

Price: $15.00

Publisher: DK Publishing: 2007

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 004630

ISBN: 0756635322

Condition: Fine

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Hardcover first edition, first printing and First American Edition. Stated First Printing with "1" present in complete number line. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Chapterbook lavishly illustrated with scores of color illustrations by artists including: Frank Frazetta, Gary Gianni, Alex Ross, Ken Kelly and others. Also includes the full map of the Hyborian World at the time of Conan the Barbarian. Each chapter is a synopsis in text and illustrations of Conan's adventures as Cimmerian, Thief, Mercenary, Warrior, Chieftan, Corsair and finally King. Each chapter includes re... View more info

SILMARILLION [THE]

By: Tolkien, J. R. R. (edited by Christopher Tolkien)

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company: 1977

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 003864

ISBN: 0395257301

Condition: Near Fine

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Hardcover first edition, first printing. First US edition. (Previously published in in the UK by George Allen & Unwin.) Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. True first issue with all points present per Hammond A15c: "First Printing" and "First American Edition" is stated followed by full number line on the copyright page. Price $10.95 intact on front jacket flap with "Father Giles of Ham" listed instead of "Farmer Giles" of Ham in the book publication list in the front endpapers (page 3). Broken type on right edge of lines 28-29 and 30-32 on page 229.... View more info

TOLKIEN COMPANION [THE]

By: Tolkien, J. R. R. (Tyler, J. E. A editor)

Price: $20.00

Publisher: St Martins Press: 1976

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 003047

ISBN: 0517279142

Condition: Very Good

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Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Heavy scuff mark on side edge of textblock with moderate age-related soiling. Slight indication of front board separation from spine. Jacket shows minor wear at corners and bears two closed tears, 2.0 cm and the other 1.0 cm in length, at bottom edge of front panel. A well-preserved, but handled copy of a book that was the first to compile the vast world of Middle Earth. Interior black and white illustrations by Kevin Reilly. Wonderful full color, wrap-around jacket by Joseph Zucker. View more info

NIGHT MAGIC

By: Tryon, Tom

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Simon & Schuster: 1995

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 000386

ISBN: 0684803933

Condition: Very Fine

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Hardcover first edition, first printing. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Novel of the occult and black magic by the author of the horror classics Harvest Home and The Other. The modern day retelling of The Sorcerer's Apprentice and the author's last novel. View more info

DARKNESS DESCENDING (SIGNED)

By: Turtledove, Harry

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Tor: 2000

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Signed by Author(s)

Seller ID: 001919

ISBN: 0312869150

Condition: Very Fine

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Hardcover first edition, first printing. Minor jacket crinkling at the top-right corner of spine panel, without associated bumping to board. Else a very fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. Signed by Turtledove on the title page. Not a book club, remainder nor ex-library copy. Sequel to Into The Darkness. Jacket art by Bob Eggleton. Award History: 2000 Chesley Award Nominee for Best Cover Illustration. View more info

RING OF FIVE DRAGONS [THE]

By: Van Lustbader, Eric

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Voyager: 2001

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 002005

ISBN: 0002247291

Condition: Very Fine

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Hardcover UK, first printing and true first edition. (Published three days prior to the US edition published by Tor.) Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a remainder, book club or ex-library copy. A clean, straight copy without price-clipping and in unread condition. First novel in a new fantasy saga exploring the themes which have driven civilization for millennia: the conflicts between good and evil, technology and spiritualism, male and female. "Enthralling and exciting reading, full of unexpected twists and surprises." - Booklist. The UK edition features a wonderful fu... View more info

DREAMFALL (SIGNED)

By: Vinge, Joan D.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Warner: 1996

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Signed by Author(s)

Seller ID: 000931

ISBN: 0446516279

Condition: Very Fine

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Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Printing with number line complete. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Signed by Joan D. Vinge on the title page. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. View more info

QUEENMAGIC, KINGMAGIC

By: Watson, Ian

Price: $15.00

Publisher: St. Martins Press: 1988

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 000512

ISBN: 0312015038

Condition: Fine

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Hardcover first edition, first printing and first US edition. (First published by Gollancz in 1986.) Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Minor crinkling to jacket at top and bottom edges at spine panel, otherwise fine copy in fine jacket. Excellent condition for a book this age. Highly recommended fantasy novel, where the rules of combat are ordered according to the rules of chess. Barron (ed) Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-488. View more info

DARK OTHER [THE]

By: Weinbaum, Stanley G.

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Fantasy Publishing Company: 1950

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 004277

Condition: Fine

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First edition, first printing. Soft cover bound in pale green wrappers with black lettering. Bound with jacket illustrated by Jon Arfstrom stated on front jacket flap. No printing statement on copyright page. Binding priority is the "C" state per Currey, pg. 510. The book shows some age-darkening along the edges, normal for a book this age, but otherwise is clean, square without stains or previous owner's marks. The jacket is intact except for two large tear-outs: the first is at top head of the spine panel and measures 4 cm across and 2 cm down. The second tear-out is across the bott... View more info

SEVENTH GATE: A DEATH GATE NOVEL [THE]

By: Weis, Margaret and Tracy Hickman

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Bantam: 1994

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 003336

ISBN: 0553095390

Condition: Fine

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Hardcover first edition, first printing. First Printing with number "1" present in complete number line. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Moderate handling-related wear showing on page block edges, else a fine copy in fine jacket. A straight, square copy without price-clipping. Well cared for by it previous owner. The seventh and concluding novel in The Death Gate Cycle. Very nice full-color, wrap-around jacket illustration by Stephen Youll. View more info

STRANGERS [THE]: THE BOOKS OF ELSEWHERE VOLUME FOUR (SIGNED)

By: West, Jacqueline

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Dial Books: 2013

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 004798

ISBN: 0803736908

Condition: Very Fine

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Hardcover first edition, first printing. Number "1" present in complete number line on copyright page. Signed and inscribed "To Whitney / Never talk to strangers" by West on the title page. Specially printed Elsewhere bookmark, in full color and laminated showing the four books in the series, is also enclosed. Fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Book Four in juvenile mystery-fantasy series which has garnered starred reviews from Publisher's Weekly, School Library Journal and the New York Times. It's a series that's "creative, exciting, hilar... View more info

SHADOWPLAY: VOLUME TWO OF SHADOWMARCH (SIGNED)

By: Williams, Tad

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Daw Books: 2007

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Signed by Author(s)

Seller ID: 004530

ISBN: 0756403588

Condition: Very Fine

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Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in full number line with "DAW Book Collectors No. 1393" on the copyright page . Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Signed by Williams and inscribed "For Hillary...with Thanks" on the title page. Also signed by cover artist Todd Lockwood on the title page with a doodle of dragon. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket in protective mylar wrapper. Page block is clean and bright, without the soiling usual with large, bound books like this one. Nice interior black and whit... View more info

KNIGHT [THE]: BOOK ONE OF THE WIZARD KNIGHT

By: Wolfe, Gene

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Tor: 2004

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 003930

ISBN: 0765309890

Condition: Very Fine

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Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. Very light wear to jacket edges with a tiny, shallow bump on top front corner, else very fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. A clean, square copy without price-clipping. Hardcover first editions without remainder marks are nearly impossible to find today due to the small print run. Award History: 2005 World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novel (lost to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke); 2004 Nebula Award Nominee for Best ... View more info

BLOODRIGHTS

By: Wood, N. Lee

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Ace Fantasy: 1999

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 003867

ISBN: 0441006507

Condition: Fine

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Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. By the same author of the well-received Looking for the Madhi (1996) and Farraday's Orphans (1996). A clean, square copy without price-clipping. View more info