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.
1970s
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JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL: A Story
(1970)
The uncommon first printing of this inspirational and hugely popular bestseller.
A FAMILY AFFAIR
(1973)
A superlative and scarce Avon Satanic Gothic by the legendarily accomplished Banis as "Lynn Benedict".
MULTIPLYING VILLAINIES: Selected Mystery Criticism, 1942-1968
1973
First edition of this collection of selected reviews and critical writing by Boucher, including his essays "Baker Street Immortal" and "Opera and Murder."
LORD SATAN
(1972)
First printing of the ne plus ultra of the Avon Satanic Gothic.
FREAKS' AMOUR
1979
First edition, proof copy of De Haven's first novel, telling the story of a nuclear explosion in New Jersey and the new race of humans it engenders.
THE LAST SHERLOCK HOLMES STORY
1978
First printing of the author's first novel, an account of Holmes's drug-dreamy investigation into the Ripper murders.
SURFING NURSE
(1971)
First printing, US issue of this story of a woman who is as talented at surfing as she is at medicine, following her path to the surfing World Championships in Australia and her budding romances with two surfer brothers.
IT NEVER RAINS IN LOS ANGELES
(1970)
Inscribed first printing of this murder mystery set in an LA high school during the Civil Rights Movement.
HORNBLOWER: One More Time
[1976]
Limited first edition of this trio of Hornblower short stories, published on the 200th anniversary of his fictional birth on July 4 1776.
THE FLY ON THE WALL
(1971)
Inscribed first edition of this political mystery-thriller, following journalist John Cotton's efforts to bring corruption to light – Tony Hillerman's second book.
THE DEAD ZONE
(1979)
First edition of the fifth of King's novels to be published under his own name, one of his most successful works and the basis for a film adaptation by David Cronenberg.
THE STAND
1978
First printing, in beautiful condition, of arguably King's greatest work, the story of a band of survivors during a deadly pandemic.
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").
DRAGONDRUMS
1979
First edition, first printing of the sixth volume in the beloved fantasy series Dragonriders of Pern.
ZARSTHOR'S BANE
(November 1978)
First edition, paperback original of this illustrated fantasy set in Norton's Witch World.
COUNTESS DRACULA
(1971)
Lurid novelization of the Hammer Horror film based on the life of Elizabeth Bathory.
NEVER PICK UP HITCH-HIKERS!
1976
Uncorrected proof copy of this stand-alone contemporary crime novel by Peters (Pargeter), best known for her Brother Cadfael historical mysteries.
THE DEVIL'S OWN
(1972)
Lurid and diabolical Avon paperback original, an early hybrid of '70s occult exploitation pulp and traditional paperback gothic signifiers.
NOT TO DISTURB
(1972)
Unrevised proof copy of the first US edition of Spark's wicked novella.
VENGEANCE OF THE CAT GODDESS
(1973)
First printing of the most adorable of all the Avon Satanic Gothics.
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