Search Results: Books from Thompson Rare Books

New York: BMI (Book Margins, Inc), [1995]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Paperback. Fine. Small octavo, original pictorial wrappers (paperback format). 346 pp. Issued as an unnumbered BMI book ($4.99). Embossed covers. A few very faint vertical spine crease otherwise a fine copy with no creasing to the covers or previous owners markings. A crisp copy, very nice. ¶ Vampire novel. A paperback original, here first published.

New York: TOR / A Tom Doherty Associates Book, [1993]. First Paperback Edition (& 1st printing). Small octavo, original pictorial wrappers (paperback format). 404 pp, ads. Issued as TOR 52169-2 ($4.99). A very good to near fine copy with a few minor knocks and faint creases. ¶ First paperback edition, June, 1993. Originally issued in June 1992 in hardcover.

New York: Zebra Books, [1979]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Paperback. Fine. Small octavo, original pictorial wrappers (paperback format). 240 pp. Issued as Zebra 0-89083-514-4 ($2.25). A fine copy, unread, wih no creasing. A superior copy of this book. ¶ A paperback original, here first published.

London, Etc: Pocket Books, 1994.. First Paperback Edition, Second Printing.. Small octavo, original pictorial wrappers (paperback format). 311 pp. Issued at £4.99; Trifling rubbing at edges of spine panel; a fine copy, unread, uncreased. Supernatural horror and social satire mix equally in this dazzling relocation of the Faust legend to contemporary London.

New York: Pocket Books, [1992].. First Edition (& 1st printing). Paperback. Fine. Small octavo, original pictorial wrappers (paperback format). 248 pp, ads. Issued as Pocket Books Horror 73269-2 ($4.99). Correct first printing with code to "1". A fine, unread copy. ¶ Paperback original, here first published.

New York: Pocket Books, [1991].. First Edition (& 1st printing). Paperback. Fine. Small octavo, original pictorial wrappers (paperback format). 275 pp, ads. Issued as Pocket Books Horror 70108-8 ($4.50). Correct first printing with code to "1". One faint spine crease, a fresh clean copy, near fine or better. ¶ Paperback original, here first published.

New York: DAW Books Inc., [1993]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Paperback. Fine. Small octavo, original pictorial wrappers (paperback format). 332 pp, ads. Issued as Daw No. 931 ($4.99). US Edition. An unread and uncreased copy which shows only some minor wear / rubbing at edges. ¶ Paperback original, here first published.

New York: A Dell Book, [1980]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Small octavo, original pictorial wrappers (paperback format). 238 pp, ads. Issued as Dell 16001 ($1.95). Light bump to lower front corner, a fine copy, unread and uncreased. ¶ A paperback original, here first published.

New York: Leisure Books, 1999. First American Edition. Paperback. Fine. Small octavo, original pictorial wrappers (paperback format). 378 pp. US Edition. Issued as Leisure Horror 0-8439-4550-8 ($5.50). Embossed cover art. A fine, bright, unread copy with no creasing, writing, names or stamps. Basically an 'as-new' copy. ¶ First US edition, 1st printing; preceded by the Headline hardcover issued in London in 1997 and the Headline UK paperbacks issued in 1997 (2 UK paperback printings noted).

New York: Lancer Books / An Original Gothic Romance Novel, [1966]. First Edition (& 1st printing). Paperback. Very Good. Small octavo, original pictorial wrappers (paperback format). 175 pp, ads. Issued as Lancer 72-106 (50¢). Faint reading crease on spine, small crease rear cover; faint erasure from front cover on white area ; a very good copy. ¶ Gothic Romance novel. A paperback original, here first published. Frank Belknap Long Jr. (1901-1994), best known as an Arkham House author and friend of H.P. Lovecraft.

Oak Lawn, IL: Robert Weinberg, 1977. First Edition. Original Wraps. Fine. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. 96 pp. Issued as: Incredible Adventures #2.Cover and Interior illustrations by K. Paul Schmitt. Covers lightly rubbed, a fine copy. ¶ Anthology. Collects seven fantasy, supernatural and adventure tales: DUSK ON THE MOON by Hannes Bok; THE STRIDING PLACE by Gertrude Atherton; THE CURIOUS EXPERIENCE OF THOMAS DUNBAR by Francis Stevens; THE HOUSE WITHOUT A MIRROR by Seabury Quinn; A GAME OG HONOR by W.C. Morrow; and YUMITHAK OF THE TOWERS OF FIRE by Charles R. Tanner; along with several poems and an Introduction by the Editors.

Melrose Highlands, MA: Odyssey Publications. , 1975.. First Edition Thus. Original Wraps. Fine. Octavo, original colour pictorial wrappers. 128 pp. Issued as Odyssey Publications #4. Browning to spine panel otherwise a fine copy. ¶ Anthology of stories reproduced with original illustrations from GOLDEN FLEECE magazine in the 1930's. Stories included are LORDS OF THE TIDELESS SEA by H. Bedford Jones; GATES OF EMPIRE by Robert E. Howard; THE FIRE-MASTER by Seabury Quinn; ARIADNE SPEAKS by Clyde B. Clason; & DERVISH GOLD by Don Wimmer and others. Cover artwork by Harold S. Delay.

London: The Folio Society., 1967. [2001].. Hardcover. Fine in slipcase. Small octavo, original pictorial cloth. [136] pp. Frontispiece and numerous small & lovely drawings by Ardizzone throughout the text. The 12th printing, dated 2001 on the copyright page. A fine copy in slipcase. ¶ Originally published in 1879, 'Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes' is one of Robert Louis Stevenson's earliest published works and is considered a pioneering classic of outdoor literature.

New York: St. Martin's Paperbacks, [1997]. First Paperback Edition (& 1st printing). Paperback. Fine. Small octavo, original pictorial wrappers (paperback format). 310 pp, ads. Issued as an unnumbered St. Martin's paperback edition, ($5.99). Minute rubbing & tiny corner creases; a fine, unread copy. ¶ Vampire thriller; originally issued in hardcover by St. Martin's Press in 1995.

London: The Folio Society., 1965.. First Folio Society Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good in slipcase. Octavo, bound in full dark green buckram with a gilt design based on a binding by Samuel Mearne from the library of Charles II, now in the British Library. 256 pp. Frontispiece plus fiftenn additional full-page black & white lithographed plates which are reproductions of etchings from the 1793 edition of Walpole's translation. Toning to spine, light stains, a very good copy in the cardboard slipcase which has small splits and stains. ¶ "...the most entertaining of contemporary memoirs, and in no other book is there a description so vivid, truthful, and graceful of the licentious court of Charles II."

Melrose Highlands, MA: Odyssey Publications. , 1977.. First Edition Thus. Original Wraps. Fine. Octavo, original colour pictorial wrappers. 127 pp. Issued as Odyssey Publications #10. Faint vertical cover crease (production flaw); else a fine copy. ¶ Anthology of stories reproduced with original illustrations from SECRET AGENT "X" magazine, Sept, 1934 issue. Stories included are OCTOPUS OF CRIME by Brant House; THE MURDER MASTERPIECE by G.T. Fleming-Roberts; CONSIDINE LAUGHS by Emile C. Tepperman; & INK'S JINX by Anthony Clemens, as well as the essay THE UNKNOWN BRANT HOUSE by Will Murray.

Melrose Highlands, MA: Odyssey Publications. , 1974. First Edition Thus. Octavo, original colour pictorial wrappers. Issued as Odyssey Publications #2. A fine copy. ¶ Anthology of stories reproduced with original illustrations from TERRENCE X. O'LEARY'S WAR BIRDS, April 1935 issue. Prints the full-length novel O'LEARY, DYNO-BLASTER by Arthur Guy Empey; plus Contests and Articles. Cover artwork by Rudolph Belarski.

New York: Ace Books, No Date [1962]. First Paperback Edition (& 1st printing). Small octavo, original pictorial wrappers (paperback format). [159] pp, ads. Issued as Ace Science Fiction D-552 (35¢). Ink name on inner front cover. Light wear and minor hairline creases to covers, spine slightly leaned, 2 cm long cut (with no loss) to lower edge of rear panel, a very good sound copy. ¶ Weird fantasy novel, originally published in London in 1908. "He relates the story of a lonely house in Ireland enveloped by hideous forces from other worlds and besieged by weird monstrosities emerging from an abyss beneath the house." - H.C. Koenig, 'William Hope Hodgson: Master of the Weird and Fantastic" (Introduction to the Arkham House edition, 1946).

No Place : N.A.C. Publications (Scorpion Books)., 1961. First Edition, First Impression. Original Wraps. Very Good. Small octavo, original pictorial wrappers (paperback format). Issued as Scorpion Book #104 (75¢). Later issued as IMAGES OF TOMORROW [1969]. Sticker pull on front cover, paper slightly browned, small creases.Two bookstore stamps. A very good copy. Scarce. ¶ Badly written "adult" smut Science Fiction.

New York: The Frank A Munsey Company, 1941. Wrappers. Good. Octavo, original printed wrappers. A reprint of this lost-race story, complete in this issue, with full-colour cover artwork and black & white interior drawings by Virgil Finlay. Numerous tears to edges, mostly about 1" long; ink name (Floyd Piell!) on first leaf; old tape on spine. A good, sound copy. ¶ Lost Race Adventure Novel, originally serialized in Argosy All-Story Weekly in 1920.