THE VISUAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE FICTION
(1977)
First softcover edition of this pictorial checklist of SF, warmly inscribed by subject and contributor Philip José Farmer.
Reference Books
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ARGOT AND SLANG: A New French and English Dictionary
1911
Handsomely rebound Edwardian edition of this invaluable 19th century dictionary of French slang, defined in English.
LE TRESOR DU BIBLIOPHILE ROMANTIQUE ET MODERNE 1801-1875
1976
Limited edition re-issue of this major bibliography of French novels first published in 1925-28, a formative reference work for book collectors and scholars on the subject.
THE FICTION OF SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE: Arranged Alphabetically and Chronologically
1959
Scarce bibliography of Doyle's fiction, both Holmesian and non-, by the celebrated Sherlockian.
AFFIXES IN THEIR ORIGIN AND APPLICATION, EXHIBITING THE ETYMOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH WORDS
1865
Scarce first edition of this etymological textbook of English affixes.
REVISED MOTU GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
[circa 1930]
First edition of this work on the language of the Motu people of Papua New Guinea, owned by a linguist of ill repute.
A DICTIONARY OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT DIALECT
1886
Scarce presentation copy of the first edition, subscribers' issue, of the lore, language and song of the Isle of Wight.
A VOCABULARY OR COLLECTION OF WORDS AND PHRASES
1816
Handsomely bound 2nd edition of the first collection of words and phrases characteristic of American English.
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FLASH GORDON IN THE PLANET OF MONGO [With:] FLASH GORDON INTO THE WATER WORLD OF MONGO
(1974)
Complete two-volume set of the Flash Gordon Mongo series from the Nostalgia Press, edited by Woody Gelman and designed by Bill Chadbourne.
THE ROMANCE NOVEL IN ENGLISH: A Survey in Rare Books, 1769-1999
2021
Limited edition of this rare book catalogue describing and illustrating 100 lots that trace the history of the genre, signed by Type Punch Matrix co-founder Rebecca Romney.
THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE
1959
Pre-publication proof copy, with trial dust jacket, of the first edition of Strunk & White, as revised by E.B. White from Strunk's original "little book."
PRACTICAL HANDBOOK OF SHERLOCKIAN HERALDRY
1955
Scarce inscribed monograph by Wolff a few years before he became editor of the BAKER STREET JOURNAL.
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