Dracula - Bram Stoker, First Issue of the First Edition 1897, With Autographed Signed Letter Laid In (Abe 1997)
Archibald Constable and Company, London 1897
First Edition, First Printing, First Issue First Edition, First Printing, First Issue with one blank leaf at the back of the book with no advertisement, WITHOUT the ad for the Shoulder of Shasta, WITHOUT any terminal catalogue; and printed on thicker stock with uncut page edges. Early printings of Dracula come in various states. Copies with a blank final text leaf and no pages of adverts are considered the earliest as all copies. Accompanied by a very scarce autographed, signed letter by Bram Stoker laid in. The letter was both written and signed by Bram Stoker in the year of him publishing Dracula. The letter is dated 27-9-97, and signed by Bram Stocker in full signature "Bram Stoker".
First Edition, First Printing, First Issue First Edition, First Printing, First Issue with one blank leaf at the back of the book with no advertisement, WITHOUT the ad for the Shoulder of Shasta, WITHOUT any terminal catalogue; and printed on thicker stock with uncut page edges. Accompanied by a very scarce letter both written and signed by Bram Stoker in the year of him publishing Dracula. The letter is dated 27-9-97, and signed by Bram Stocker in full signature "Bram Stoker".
More Info »
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
Chatto & Windus, London, 1932
First Edition, First Printing A superb Near fine book with a stunning Fine/near fine vibrant original dust jacket. Named by Modern Library as one of the 100 Greatest Novels of the twentieth century. "A nightmarish prognostication of a future in which humanity has been destroyed by science. Easily Huxley's most popular (and many good judges continue to think his best) novel".
More Info »
When Worlds Collide, With After Worlds Collide Both In Their Scarce Original Dust Jackets - Edwin Balmer
Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1933
Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1934
A superb and very scarce set comprising of "When Worlds Collide", and "After Worlds Collide", both first edition, first printings in their original first printing dust jackets. See below for set details by book title. These famous catastophe novels were a huge commercial success with over 1/2 million copies sold. This book was made into a film in 1951 which won awards for special effects, and then sparked the 1950's sci-fi boom. Please see our 22 images of the set:
More Info »
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
Chatto & Windus, London, 1932
First Edition, First Printing Beautiful clean book near fine, with a stunning near fine vibrant original dust jacket.
More Info »
King Kong In Original Scarce Dust Jacket - Edgar Wallace & Merian Cooper
Grosset and Dunlap 1932
First photoplay edition of KING KONG, with its scarce near fine original dust jacket. Published by Grosset and Dunlap, 1932. Conceived by Edgar Wallace and Merian Cooper. This was the novelization of the screenplay and is considered to be the rarest of the photoplay editions.
More Info »
The Outsider And Others - H.P. Lovecraft
Arkham House, 1939
First Edition, First Printing Stunning near fine/fine crisp clean book with vibrant boards with a beautiful near fine First printing dust jacket. The first collection of Lovecraft's writings and the first Arkham House book. Accompanied by a lovely clamshell case.
More Info »
Werwolves - Elliott O'Donnell
Methuen & Co., Ltd., 1912
First Edition, First Printing A scarce title in handsome near fine condition with the exceedingly rare original dust jacket. (publisher's catalog, dated Autumn 1912). The only other first printing copy listed in the original jacket is priced at over $13,000.00, and is the only copy to have appeared in the original jacket in some time.
More Info »
Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1886
First State of the First Edition, First printing One of the very scarce first printing hardback examples issued in green cloth. The US edition preceded the UK edition as the true first printing. An important title in the horror genre.
More Info »
Frankenstein Photoplay Edition In Original Scarce Jacket- Mary Shelley
Grosset and Dunlap, 1931
First photoplay edition One of the rarest photoplay editions, including illustrations from scenes from the Universal production starring Boris Karloff. The book comes with the scarce original dust jacket in near fine vibrant condition.
More Info »
Psycho - Robert Bloch, Signed With Superb Inscription
Simon and Schuster, New York, 1959
First Edition, First printing, SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY Stunning near fine crisp book in a striking near fine vibrant dust jacket, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPY "To John Anthony Miller/ - Who likes Autobiographies / Robert Bloch / 2/27/94"
More Info »
When Worlds Collide - With Original Scarce Dust Jacket - Edwin Balmer
Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York, 1933
First Edition, First Printing Near fine, clean crisp book with a near fine FIRST STATE dust jacket. The true first Stokes edition of this title including the extremely scarce original first edition dust jacket, with the requisite ad for "FLAWED BLADES" by P.C. Wren on the rear flap, and the $2.00 price to the front and rear flaps. "A famous catastophe novel that was a huge commercial success with over 1/2 million copies sold. This book was made into a film in 1951 which won awards for special effects, and then sparked the 1950's sci-fi boom."
More Info »
The Picture Of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde, First Edition, Second Printing 1895
Ward Lock & Bowden Ltd, London, New York & Melbourne, 1895 First UK edition, Second Printing:: Scarce Second printing in Book form with the title page showing "Ward Lock & Bowden Ltd", instead of Ward Lock & Co. The most popular of Wilde's books, The Picture of Dorian Gray appeared
More Info »
The Beetle - Richard Marsh, First Edition 1897
Skeffington & Son, London 1897
First Edition, First Printing Richard Marsh's best-selling gothic horror masterpiece. The Beetle, a sensational and somewhat lurid tale of a shapeshifting Egyptian entity seeking revenge, was released the same year as Bram Stoker's Dracula, and initially far outsold the vampire's tale.
More Info »
Charles Addams - Creature Comforts, Signed with a Large Drawing of Uncle Fester. Important Association Copy
CHARLES ADDAMS, (AMERICAN 1912-1988)
Simon and Schuster, 1981
First Edition, First Printing A large very clean book (11.25" x 8.5") with a spectacular example of a signed original full length sketch of Uncle Fester opening his coat to expose his underwear and a shirt with a dog picture.
More Info »
The Body Snatchers - Jack Finney
Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, 1955
First Edition, First printing Stunning fine crisp book in a striking near fine/fine vibrant dust jacket. The chilling horror novel about an invasion of a small California town by seeds that drifted there from space. Filmed four times under the title Invasion of the Body Snatchers
More Info »
I Am Legend - Richard Matheson, Signed
Walker and Company, New York, 1954
First Edition, First printing, Signed FINE book in a FINE dust jacket, appearing as unread with a binding that barely opens. Signed by Matheson on a laid in signature. "I am Legend", first appearing in paperback in 1954, was a highly influential novel in the "Last Man" genre, telling the story of the sole survivor of an apocalyptic pandemic which turns humans into vampires. The inspiration for at least three films, including the movie starring Will Smith released in 2007.
More Info »
Planet Of The Apes - Pierre Boulle
The Vanguard Press, 1963
First US Edition, First Printing Fine/Near fine book with a stunning near fine dust jacket. Originally published in France, and later translated into English.
More Info »
Something Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury, Signed
Simon And Schuster, New York, 1962
First Edition, First printing Near fine stated first edition, BOLDLY SIGNED by Ray Bradbury in blue pen as "Ray Bradbury", across the title page. Near fine book with near fine jacket.
More Info »
Ralph Steadman - Teddy! Where Are You? - Signed with a Large Drawing of Teddy by Ralph Steadman
Andersen Press, 1994
Second Printing, Signed by Ralph Steadman who signed, dated and included an original FULL PAGE drawing of "Teddy", the teddy bear in the story. Ralph Steadman does not sell any of his original artwork, as such the value of this piece is his original signed artwork of "Teddy" which covers an entire page. Signed and dated by Ralph Steadman "Ralph Steadman / 25.2.10". The book is in fine condition.
More Info »
Werwolves - Elliott O'Donnell
Methuen & Co., Ltd., 1912
First Edition, First Printing, Second State A scarce title in handsome near fine condition. First Edition, First Printing in the second state (publisher's catalog, dated Spring 1915).
More Info »