ELLIOTT O'DONNELL
First Edition, First Printing, Second State A scarce title in handsome near fine condition. First Edition, First Printing in the second state (publisher’s catalog, dated Spring 1915). There has been a rapid uptick in the level of interest about lycanthropes — otherwise known as werewolves — in recent years. Most experts in the field agree that Elliott O’Donnell’s encyclopedic study of werewolves remains one of the best resources on the subject The book is in near fine condition with vibrant red boards. Bright gilt titles to the front and slightly oxidized gilt titles to the spine. The binding is tight and square. The book has sharp corners with one tiny tip bump and no edgewear. The end papers have no owner names, bookplates, and no inscriptions. The interior pages are overall clean with foxing to the outer page block and some light scattered foxing to the internal pages. Otherwise, no marks, no stains, and no writing. The book has the requisite publisher’s catalog, this one in the second state dated Spring of 1915. Beautiful readable book with a tight binding and stunning boards. Please see images. Accompanied by a brand new facsimile dust jacket of the first printing, which will both protect the book in addition to enhancing its shelf appeal. A very handsome copy of a rare title. Presents beautifully on the shelf. ADDITOINAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for other Horror and SciFi listings.
MAURICE SENDAK
SUPERB ORIGINAL DRAWING OF ROSIE FROM "REALLY ROSIE" SIGNED BY MAURICE SENDAK MATTED, FRAMED AND GLAZED.GRAPHITE ON THICK VELLUM, FRAMED AND MATTED TO 24.5″ X 18.5″, Circa 1974 An adorable concept sketch of Rosie and Pierre (who is pulling the curtain fiercely), from “REALLY ROSIE” “Seeing is Believing”, created for Maurice Sendak’s Really Rosie, A CBS-TV Animation Special, 1975 with Carol King. Signed by Maurice Sendak lower right. The sketch by sight is 7.5″ x 5.5″ by sight, framed to a completed size of 13.75″ X 10.75″ Signed by Maurice Sendak lower right “Maurice Sendak”, with a note in Sendak’s hand of “Pierre should pull the curtains fiercely” EXHIBITED: The Society of Illustrators, New York, “Maurice Sendak, Genius of American Picture Books Exhibition and Sale,” April 1-July 10, 2021. The exhibition square which describes the piece is shown to the lower right of the verso of the frame. LITERATURE: J.G. Schiller, D.M.V. David, L.S. Marcus, Maurice Sendak: A Celebration of the Artist and His Work, New York, 2013 PROVENANCE: Ex: The collection of Justin Shiller. The art was purchased from an Auction House who was commissioned to sell several original illustrations by Maurice Sendak from the collection of Justin Shiller. A copy of the original bill of sale, lot number and the description will be included with the piece, and will provide both provenance and authenticity for the art. This artwork shows an original Maurice Sendak concept drawing, rendered in graphite, of Rosie, the title character from the 1974 animated version of “Really Rosie,” (voiced by Carole King). Rosie was based the story on a demonstrative little girl who used to sing and dance on the stoop of her building, whom Sendak observed while he was a little boy growing up in Brooklyn. She is depicted from her knees up, gazing directly at Pierre with her hands clenched around her signature boa. The artist's signature is at the lower right of the image. The piece is in perfect condition with a hint of rippling to the velum. Perfect for a collector of Maurice Sendak art. This piece is SIGNED by Maurice Sendak lower right. The art is in great condition and presents beautifully. Artwork by Sendak of his main characters is very scarce! CONDITION: Some undulation to the sheet. Not examined outside of frame. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for other original Illustration artwork and rare books. ***PLEASE INQUIRE FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING QUOTES***
MAURICE SENDAK
SUPERB ORIGINAL DRAWING OF ROSIE AND ALLIGATOR FROM "REALLY ROSIE" SIGNED BY MAURICE SENDAK MATTED, FRAMED AND GLAZED. GRAPHITE ON THICK VELLUM, FRAMED AND MATTED TO 14.75″ X 12″, Circa 1974 An adorable concept sketch of Rosie and Alligator, from “REALLY ROSIE” “Seeing is Believing”, created for Maurice Sendak’s Really Rosie, A CBS-TV Animation Special, 1975 with Carol King. Signed by Maurice Sendak lower right. Rosie is shown in her large floppy hat and boa, and Alligator is holding a bag The sketch by sight is 8″ x 6″ by sight, framed to a completed size of 14.75″ X 12″ Signed by Maurice Sendak lower right “Maurice Sendak”. EXHIBITED: The Society of Illustrators, New York, “Maurice Sendak, Genius of American Picture Books Exhibition and Sale,” April 1-July 10, 2021. The exhibition square which describes the piece is shown to the lower right of the verso of the frame. LITERATURE: J.G. Schiller, D.M.V. David, L.S. Marcus, Maurice Sendak: A Celebration of the Artist and His Work, New York, 2013 PROVENANCE: Ex: The collection of Justin Shiller. The art was purchased from an Auction House who was commissioned to sell several original illustrations by Maurice Sendak from the collection of Justin Shiller. A copy of the original bill of sale, lot number and the description will be included with the piece, and will provide both provenance and authenticity for the art. This artwork shows an original Maurice Sendak concept drawing, rendered in graphite, of Rosie, the title character from the 1974 animated version of “Really Rosie,” (voiced by Carole King). Rosie was based the story on a demonstrative little girl who used to sing and dance on the stoop of her building, whom Sendak observed while he was a little boy growing up in Brooklyn. She is depicted from her knees up, gazing directly at Pierre with her hands clenched around her signature boa. The artist’s signature is at the lower right of the image. The piece is in perfect condition with a hint of rippling to the velum. Perfect for a collector of Maurice Sendak art. This piece is SIGNED by Maurice Sendak lower right. The art is in great condition and presents beautifully. Artwork by Sendak of his main characters is very scarce! CONDITION: Some undulation to the sheet. Not examined outside of frame.ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for other original Illustration artwork. ***PLEASE INQURIE FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING QUOTES***
RAY BRADBURY
First Edition, First Printing:: The true first printing of this title was first published in fragile softcover and then in the same year, was published in hardcover format. This copy is the true first printing, boldly signed in black felt tip by Ray Bradbury on a laid in adhesive bookplate. Expanded from the novella “The Fireman”, published in 1951. Filmed in 1966 by Francois Truffaut. The book is in vibrant color softwraps, lightly rubbed along the spine and outer edges, and with a few soft creases. Otherwise internally the binding is quite tight and the book appears as unread. The internal pages are clean, crisp and flat with no marks, no stains, no handling marks, no writing, no bent pages, no stains, and no foxing but with typical age toning. Boldly signed in black felt tip by Ray Bradbury on a laid in adhesive bookplate. Please see detailed images. Would make a perfect gift for a Bradbury collector. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. PLEASE SEE OUR ABE STORE FOR MORE SCI FI/FANTASY TITLES.
IAN FLEMING
First Edition, Second Printing: A bright Fine condition vibrant fresh book in a bright fine original 1961 dust jacket with blurbs for Thunderball to the rear panel. The book is in beautiful fine condition with crisp black covered boards, still retaining the vibrant original sheen, with a stamped eye to the front of the boards. Bright unfaded gilt titles to spine. The boards have sharp corners with no edgewear, and no stains to the cloth. The end papers are clean with one delicate scripted owner name, otherwise no bookplates and no bookstore stamps. The internal pages are clean, bright and flat with No marks, No inscriptions, No stains, No bent pages and No foxing. Stunning book internally appearing as unread! Please see images for details. The original fine dust jacket has bright and vibrant red titles with none of the usually fading. The unrestored dust jacket has No edgewear, No tears, No stains, No rips, No chips, No rubbing, No fading and No foxing. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped, although it has a angled lower corner. The jacket has a stated price of 16s net on the inside flap, with an inked red number to lower inside flap (see images for details), and is now protected in a new clear removable archival cover. A handsome jacket presenting the book beautifully on the shelf. Please see images for more details. Near fine, clean beautiful vibrant book in hard to locate highly collectible condition at a great price for this title. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. PLEASE SEE OUR ABE STORE FOR MORE IAN FLEMING TITLES.
IAN FLEMING
First Edition, First Printing: A beautiful near fine book with a vibrant near fine unclipped dust jacket. The book is in beautiful condition with crisp black boards, with sharp corners, one tiny tip bump and no edgewear. Clean black boards with bright, unfaded silver titles on spine and gilt characters on front board. Clean Bamboo patterned end papers with no owner names, no inscriptions, and no bookplates. The binding is tight with a slight touch of a very slight lean. The internal pages are clean, flat and bright with No marks, No writing, No foxing, No bent pages, No age toning and No stains. Beautiful book with crisp boards, internally appearing as unread. Please see images for more details. The original unrestored jacket is in beautiful condition with bright vibrant colors with only some of the common slight darkening to the spine. The stunning jacket has no edgewear, but to the very very outer spine and corner tips, otherwise no chips, no stains, no rips, and no foxing. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of 16s net with one flap having a soft vertical crease. Small piece of tape on the jacket verso along the lower spine edge. The dust jacket is now protected in a clear removeable archival cover. Please see detailed images. A very handsome example of this title in the first print, presenting well on the shelf. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. PLEASE SEE OUR ABE STORE FOR MORE IAN FLEMING TITLES.
GEORGE R.R. MARTIN
First US Edition, First Printing, Signed: Fine/Near fine condition book in a beautiful fine dust jacket. SIGNED across the title page by George R.R. Martin “George Martin, 11/18/05”. Book Four of the author’s acclaimed Game of Thrones series. Accompanied by a fine copy of the pre-publication excerpt. The Game of Thrones Series has been likened to Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings saga and T.H. White’s Once and Future King. Critics call this “one of the best fantasy series ever written” (Denver Post). The books in the series have sold more than 15 million copies and have been translated into more than 20 languages. A Game of Thrones is the first of seven planned novels in A Song of Ice and Fire, an epic fantasy series by American author George R. R. Martin. It was first published in August 1996. The novel won the 1997 Locus Award, and was nominated for both the 1998 Nebula Award and the 1997 World Fantasy Award. The novella Blood of the Dragon, comprising the Daenerys Targaryen chapters from the novel, won the 1997 Hugo Award for Best Novella. In January 2011 the novel became a New York Times bestseller and reached #1 on the list in July 2011. The book has crisp red boards with vibrant gilt titles to the spine. The boards have sharp corners and no edgewear, very slight bump to the top of the spine. The binding is tight and square. Clean endpapers with no owner names, inscriptions, no bookplates, and no bookstore stamps. The internal pages are clean, bright and flat with No marks, No stains, No writing, No handling marks, and No foxing. SIGNED across the title page by George R.R. Martin “George Martin, 11/18/05”. A beautiful clean, example of this landmark title, appearing as unread! Accompanied by a fine copy of the pre-publication excerpt. The original vibrant first edition dust jacket is in beautiful fine condition. The jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of $28.00. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. PLEASE SEE OUR ABE STORE FOR MORE IAN FLEMING TITLES.
IAN FLEMING
FIRST STATE, First Edition, First Printing: A FINE example of the EARLIEST STATE OF THE FIRST PRINTING BINDING – With extra stamped detail to the skull. Beautiful Fine book and fine/near fine bright and vibrant unrestored dust jacket. First State Book in the First State Dust Jacket. Original crisp black covered boards with a stamped skull with golden eyes to the front of the boards. A FINE COPY of the earliest FIRST STATE of this title, with the additional detail located to the forehead of the skull. Bright unfaded gilt titles to spine. The book is in fine condition with clean cloth boards, sharp corners and no edgewear. No dry or splitting spine. The end papers are clean with no owner names, no inscriptions, no bookstore stamps or bookplates. The internal pages are very clean, bright and flat with No writing, No marks, No stains, No bent pages, No foxing and No age toning. Please see detailed images. The original bright first edition unrestored dust jacket is in stunning condition. This fine/near fine jacket has no only a bit of tiny tiny nicks to the tip of the spine, otherwise this fine jacket has strong vibrant colors with No edgewear, No chips, No rips, No stains, No fading, No rubbing, and No foxing. The jacket is extremely bright and fresh withOUT any of the otherwise common toning to the rear panel or spine. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of 15s. net. Please see the many images for more details. A very handsome example in difficult to locate condition, of the scarce true first state of this title. Presents very well on the shelf. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. PLEASE SEE OUR ABE STORE FOR MORE IAN FLEMING TITLES.
IAN FLEMING
First Edition, First Printing A beautiful FINE condition crisp, clean book with a striking vibrant fine/near fine condition unrestored dust jacket. The book is in beautiful fine condition with crisp black boards. The book has clean cloth with very sharp corners and no edgewear. Tiny push to one corner. The binding is tight and square. The patterned end papers are in perfect condition being clean and bright, with no owner names, no inscriptions, no bookstore stamps, and no bookplates. The internal pages are clean, flat and bright with No marks, No writing, No foxing but 3 dots to the outer page block, No bent pages, No age toning and No stains. Beautiful clean book internally appearing as unread. Please see images for more details. The original striking unrestored jacket is in near fine/fine condition, (however the jacket has been discounted due to the verso having tape edging running along the outer edge to protect the jacket from wear as otherwise this book would be priced $1700). The colors are strong and vibrant and without any of the usual toning to the spine. The jacket no edgewear, no rips, no chips, no stains, no rubbing but a few tiny nicks to the spine, no fading, no sunning/darkening and no foxing. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of 18s. net. Please see detailed images. A superior example of this title in exceedingly scarce condition. Presents well on the shelf and would make a nice gift for a Fleming collector.ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. PLEASE SEE OUR ABE STORE FOR MORE IAN FLEMING TITLES.
IAN FLEMING
Jonathan Cape of London 1964 First Edition, First Printing: A beautiful near fine book with a striking vibrant near fine unclipped dust jacket. First printing, second state with the "First Published March 1964" statement. The book is in beautiful condition with crisp black boards, with sharp corners no edgewear and no bumps. Clean black boards with bright, unfaded silver titles on spine and gilt characters on front board. Clean Bamboo patterned end papers with no owner names, no inscriptions, and no bookplates. The binding is tight and square. The internal pages are clean, flat and bright with No marks, No writing, No foxing, No bent pages, No age toning and No stains. Beautiful book with crisp boards, internally appearing as unread. Please see images for more details. The original unrestored jacket is in beautiful condition with bright vibrant colors with some of the common slight darkening to the spine. The stunning jacket but a few tiny nicks, otherwise no edgewear, no chips, no stains, no rips, and no foxing. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of 16s net. The dust jacket is now protected in a clear removeable archival cover. Please see detailed images. A very handsome example of this title. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. PLEASE SEE OUR ABE STORE FOR MORE IAN FLEMING TITLES.
IAN FLEMING
First Edition, First Printing Fine crisp book, with a bright Fine condition unclipped dust jacket The book is in beautiful fine unread condition with crisp black boards. Bright unfaded gilt titles to the spine. The book has clean cloth with sharp corners, and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. The marbled patterned end papers are in perfect condition being both clean and bright, with no inscriptions, no owner names, and no bookplates. The internal pages are clean, flat and bright with No marks, No writing, No foxing, No bent pages, No age toning and No stains. Beautiful clean, crisp book appearing as unread. Please see images for more details. The striking original jacket is in beautiful fine condition with strong vibrant colors. The unclipped jacket has the overpriced sticker of 16s net, and has no rips, no chips, no edgewear, no stains, no rubbing, no fading, and no foxing. Please see detailed images. A fine/fine handsome example of this title with a clean, crisp book. Presents well on the shelf. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for other James Bond/Ian Fleming titles.
GEORGE ORWELL
First Edition, First Printing A clean crisp book with the original dust jacket in the scarce red variant color. Written while Orwell suffered severely from tuberculosis and published shortly before the disease claimed his life, the novel is a work “of hectic, devilish, claustrophobic intensity. nightmarish in the telling” (Clute & Nicholls, 896). In 2005, the novel was chosen by Time Magazine as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005. Named as one of Modern Library 100 Best Novels of the twentieth century. “It is quite simply a novel which has changed the world” The book is in near fine condition with light green cloth boards with red titles to the spine. The boards have sharp corners, a tight binding and no edgewear. Hint of slight edge bumping. Mottling and toning to the cloth mostly to the spine tips. The end papers are in clean condition with no owner names, no bookplates and no inscriptions but with some very pale faded foxing spots. Small faded bookseller stamp to the rear end paper. The internal pages are clean, bright and flat with no age toning, no stains, no marks, no writing, no bent pages and no foxing internally but some foxing spots to the outer page block. Please see images. The preferred scarce red variant original dust jacket has benefited from some restoration by an expert paper conservator and as such presents in near fine condition. The restoration is mostly limited to the very outer spine tips/edges and to an intact tear along the rear panel. The Nineteen Eighty-Four jacket is known to be extremely fragile, and usually in pieces or missing altogether. This jacket has strong vibrant colors with the typical fading of the spine to a grey tone. Otherwise the jacket has no chips, no edgewear, no stains, no fading, no rubbing and no foxing. The rear panel remains quite bright with a very softened slight crease. The jacket is NOT price clipped, and has a stated price of 10s. net. A beautiful unclipped dust jacket! Please see detailed images. A remarkable crisp, clean copy of this title with an original jacket in the scarce red variant color. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for other landmark SciFi first printing titles.
FRANK HERBERT
First Edition, First Printing, FIRST STATE JACKET of DUNE by Frank Herbert, with the original first printing dust jacket, in the FIRST state (with four lines for the publisher on the rear flap). Near fine, crisp clean book with a stunning Near Fine dust jacket. Signed by Frank Herbert on a laid in signature. Part one of the Dune series (initially a trilogy), of one of the most significant science fiction novels of the 20th century. Original blue cloth boards with white titles to spine. The book is in beautiful condition with sharp corners, with one tiny tip bump, no edgewear and no edge bumps. Cloth is clean with some slight toning as common with this title. The binding is tight and square. The end papers are in clean with one delicate owner name, otherwise no bookplates, and no inscriptions. The internal pages are very crisp, clean, bright, flat and still stiff with no marks, no writing, no stains, no bent pages and no foxing. A few spots of discoloration to the outer page block not affecting the internal pages. Signed by Frank Herbert on a laid in signature. Beautiful book, internally appearing as unread. Please see images. The book comes with the First edition, First State dust jacket in stunning condition. The requisite 4 lines for the Chilton Books publisher’s address are present to the rear inside flap designating the true first edition, first state jacket for this title. The jacket has benefited from some slight restoration by an expert paper conservator and as such presents as a near fine example. The jacket has strong vibrant colors with but a very slight touch of the typical toning to the spine and rear panel, otherwise with No rips, No chips, No stains, No fading, No rubbing, No edgewear, and No foxing. The jacket is complete and NOT price clipped and has a stated price of $5.95. Please see the many included images. Frank Herbert’s Dune is the biggest-selling science fiction story of all time. Dune won the Nebula and Hugo awards, the two most prestigious science fiction prizes, although it was not an overnight commercial success. Its fanbase built through the 60s and 70s, circulating in squats, communes, labs and studios, anywhere where the idea of global transformation seemed attractive. Fifty years later it is considered by many to be the greatest novel in the SF canon, and has sold in millions around the world. A very handsome, crisp copy of a scarce important book with a stunning near fine jacket. The book presents beautifully on the shelf. ADDITIONAL 12 IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for additional landmark SciFi first printings.
Maurice Sendak
“NEW YORK IS BOOK COUNTRY”, 24″ x 18.5″. Circa 1988 A STUNNING VIBRANT SIGNED POSTER With Superb Provenance Maurice Sendak signed vibrant poster, titled “NEW YORK IS BOOK COUNTRY, TENTH ANNIVERSARY”, featuring the Wild Thing, Bernard, with the banner in his mouth, reading a book. Boldly Signed by “Maurice Sendak” along the bottom in black ink. Full sheet size of 24″ x 18.5″. Fine condition. The artwork was rendered in highly vibrant saturated colors. A spectacular presentation! PROVENANCE: The poster comes with outstanding provenance, EX: the Collection of Justin Schiller. (Shiller is the reknown expert, collector, prominent authority on Sendak’s artwork, and author of the book, “Maurice Sendak: A Celebration of the Artist and His Work”) This piece will be accompanied by a copy of the original invoice, and lot description. An adorable, playful signed poster of an iconic image. Would be stunning framed. Sheet size: 24″ long x 18.5” wide, may ship rolled in a tube This piece is SIGNED by Maurice Sendak lower right. PLEASE SEE OUR ABE STORE FOR ADDITIONAL ART AND BOOKS.
IAN FLEMING
First Edition, First PrintingA lovely near fine example of this title, with a bright crisp clean book and a near fine unclipped dust jacket. Crisp black covered boards with a stamped skeleton hand to the front of the boards. Bright unfaded gilt titles to spine. The book is in beautiful near fine condition with clean boards, sharp corners, and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. The end papers are clean with no owner names, no bookstore stamps, no inscriptions, and no foxing. The internal pages are crisp, clean, bright and flat with a few spots of very pale discolorations, otherwise No stains, No writing, No bent pages, No age toning and No foxing. Beautiful stunning crisp, bright copy. Please see images for details. The original dust jacket is in near fine stunning condition. The dust jacket has Strong Vibrant colors with bright inner flaps, still maintaining the blue green tones without the common fading or discolorations. The jacket has No tears, No edgewear, No chips, No stains, No rips, No fading, No rubbing, and No foxing. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of 15s net. Please see images for more details. A very handsome example of this title, presenting very well on the shelf. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. PLEASE SEE OUR ABE STORE FOR MORE IAN FLEMING TITLES.
FIRST STATE, First Edition, First Printing: A FINE example of the EARLIEST STATE OF THE FIRST PRINTING BINDING – With extra stamped detail to the skull. Beautiful Fine book and fine/near fine bright and vibrant unrestored dust jacket. First State Book in the First State Dust Jacket. Original crisp black covered boards with a stamped skull with golden eyes to the front of the boards. A FINE COPY of the earliest FIRST STATE of this title, with the additional detail located to the forehead of the skull. Bright unfaded gilt titles to spine. The book is in fine condition with clean cloth boards, sharp corners and no edgewear. No dry or splitting spine. The end papers are clean with no owner names, no inscriptions, no bookstore stamps or bookplates. The internal pages are very clean, bright and flat with No writing, No marks, No stains, No bent pages, No foxing and No age toning. Please see detailed images. The original bright first edition unrestored dust jacket is in stunning condition. This fine/near fine jacket has no only a bit of tiny tiny nicks to the tip of the spine, otherwise this fine jacket has strong vibrant colors with No edgewear, No chips, No rips, No stains, No fading, No rubbing, and No foxing. The jacket is extremely bright and fresh withOUT any of the otherwise common toning to the rear panel or spine. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of 15s. net. Please see the many images for more details. A very handsome example in difficult to locate condition, of the scarce true first state of this title. Presents very well on the shelf. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. PLEASE SEE OUR ABE STORE FOR MORE IAN FLEMING TITLES.
