DRIFTGLASS
(November 1971)
First paperback edition of this collection of speculative fiction stories, including the 1967 Nebula Award-winning "Aye, and Gomorrah," one of the great queer short stories of science fiction.
New Arrivals
THE WIND'S TWELVE QUARTERS
(October 1976)
First paperback edition of this short story collection, including tales that would connect to her acclaimed novel THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS ("Winter's King") and the Earthsea seris ("The Word of Unbinding" and "The Rule of Names").
EDGES
(November 1980)
First edition, paperback original, of this science fiction anthology on the theme of "outsiders, threshold people, edge-dwellers," with contributions by many acclaimed New Wave writers.
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THE JEWELS OF APTOR [with] SECOND ENDING
(1962)
First edition, paperback original, of Delany's acclaimed debut novel and now science fiction classic, published as an Ace Double with White's SECOND ENDING.
THE GOLDEN APPLES OF THE SUN
(November 1954)
First paperback edition of this short story collection from the science fiction giant, featuring "the extraordinary, the haunting, and the beautiful."
THE ISLANDS OF THE PACIFIC. FROM THE OLD TO THE NEW
(1895)
First edition of this history of Hawai'i, Samoa, and other Polynesian islands, published "to promote interest in Christian Missions" in the region (Preface) — printed in the year of the final Hawaiian Royalist military resistance, and Queen Liliʻuokalani's abdication.
Original Art of a Girl With a Candle
[circa 1920s]
Original ink and watercolor drawing by notable Volland illustrator Janet Laura Scott, displaying her particular Art Deco flair.
OLIVIA
(2000)
Signed first edition, first printing of this Caldecott Honor book by the author, illustrator, theatre designer, and veteran cover artist for THE NEW YORKER.
THE NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM
(1993)
First edition, the basis for the 2006 film directed by Shawn Levy and starring Ben Stiller, with an original promotional bookmark and limited edition (no. 27 of 100) print signed by Trenc.
FROM THE TERRACE
(1958)
First printing of the "most ambitious of John O'Hara's novels" (front flap), the basis for the 1960 film starring Paul Newman.
CREATION
(2003)
Signed first printing of this retelling of the Judeo-Christian creation story, with brilliantly colorful illustrations.
COYOTE: A TRICKSTER TALE FROM THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST
(1994)
Inscribed first printing of this story of trouble-making Coyote's desire to fly like the crows, with an original drawing of Coyote himself.
THE MAGIC TREE
(1994)
First revised edition of this retelling of a Congolese folk tale of family favoritism remedied and then destroyed by magic.
THE MAGIC TREE
(1973)
Inscribed first edition of this retelling of a Congolese folk tale of family favoritism remedied and then destroyed by magic.
THE VOYAGE OF OSIRIS
(1977)
First printing of this retelling of the ancient Egyptian myth, bursting with lively, colorful illustrations inspired by Egyptian art.
PAPAGAYO
(1980)
Inscribed first printing of this colorful story of how the nocturnal animals of a South American rain forest come to appreciate the noisy trickster parrot Papagayo.
SMALL SONGS FOR SMALL SINGERS
(1896)
First edition of this positively delightful collection of simple songs for young singers, with charming illustrations for each song in color.
GNOMES
(1977)
First US edition of this charming book about the lives and habits of gnomes and their animal friends and troll adversaries, written like a field guide.
TANTRA FOR GAY MEN
(2002)
First printing of this work about exploring the spiritual side of sex through Tantra, including a description of the structure of Shaivism, from which the practice originates – with tips for and illustrations of practical applications.
CANTERBURY TALES
(1988)
Signed first printing of this selection of stories from the CANTERBURY TALES retold for a younger audience, with delightfully lush illustrations by award-winning artist Trina Schart Hyman.
CHILDREN OF THE DRAGON: SELECTED TALES FROM VIETNAM
(2001)
Signed first printing of this collection of six Vietnamese folk tales, beautifully illustrated by award-winning artist Trina Schart Hyman.
SWAN LAKE
(1989)
Signed first printing of this retelling of the folk tale-turned-ballet by prominent ballerina Dame Margot Fonteyn, with rich and hauntingly beautiful illustrations.
BEARSKIN
(1997)
Signed first printing of this beautifully illustrated reinterpretation of Pyle's THE WONDER CLOCK, following the heroics of a boy raised by a bear.
KING STORK
(1973)
Signed first printing of this beautifully illustrated fairy tale of a man determined to win the hand of a beautiful but conniving princess, with the help of the King of Storks.
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
(1977)
Signed first printing of this retelling of the beloved fairy tale, with lush illustrations by award-winning artist Trina Schart Hyman.
