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".
LORD SATAN
(1972)
First printing of the ne plus ultra of the Avon Satanic Gothic.
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.
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 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 MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION - Vol. 45 No. 3 - September 1973
1973
Special Frederik Pohl issue of this sci-fi mag, with his aforementioned novella and two critical essays about his work.
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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