[Rarebooks] Offering: A Few Literary First Editions

[Michael John Thompson]

A Short List of New Arrivals.

Prices in US Funds, Post extra.Terms as usual.

1. AMIS, Kingsley., THE JAMES BOND DOSSIER., New 
York: New American Library. [1965]. First 
edition. Octavo, original brown boards with white 
cloth spine, spine titles in black. [147] pp. A 
fine copy in a fine dust jacket.  $45.00

2. BALLARD, J.G., HIGH-RISE., London: Jonathan 
Cape. [1975]. First edition. Octavo, original 
blue boards, gilt titles to spine. 204 pp. Near 
fine in like dust jacket, a few small wrinkles, price clipped. $75.00

3. BALLARD, J.G., HELLO AMERICA., London: 
Jonathan Cape. [1981]. First edition. Octavo, 
original light brown boards, titles on spine in 
dark brown. 224 pp. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. $30.00

4. BALLARD, J.G., MYTHS OF THE NEAR FUTURE., 
London: Jonathan Cape. [1982]. 1st edition. 
Octavo, original blue boards titled in gilt on 
spine panel. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. $75.00

5. BALLARD, J.G., THE UNLIMITED DREAM COMPANY., 
London: Jonathan Cape. [1979]. 1st edition. 
Octavo, original green boards titled in gilt on 
spine panel. Review copy with a review slip from 
the Canadian distributor [Clarke, Irwin & 
Company] laid in. Fine in dust wrapper lightly browned at extremities. $45.00

6. BARKER, Clive., CLIVE BARKER'S BOOKS OF BLOOD. 
ILLUSTRATED BY JK POTTER & HARRY O. MORRIS., 
Santa Cruz, CA: Scream / Press. 1985. First 
American edition. Octavo, original two tone cloth 
titled in silver on spine and in blind on front 
panel, pictorial endpapers. 250 copies printed, 
of which this is copy number 205, signed by Clive 
Barker, JK Potter and Harry O. Morris. 455 pp. 
Some minor foxing to page edges, a fine copy in 
dust jacket and slipcase, as issued. ¶ Prints the 
text of THE BOOKS OF BLOOD Volumes 1-3. $150.00

                                         1963 HUGO AWARD WINNER

7. DICK, Philip K., THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE., 
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. [1962]. First 
edition. Octavo, original black cloth titled in 
red on spine and front panel. Top edge stained 
yellow. Correct first printing, code D36 to inner 
margin of page 239. A nearly fine copy, clean and 
bright, in dust jacket with some minor rubbing to 
the edges, light fading to the spine panel and a 
touch of wear to the utmost tips of the spine. 
The jacket is the first issue and is not clipped, 
with the original price of $3.95 present on upper 
front flap. Overall, a very nice copy, quite 
superior to most. ¶ Alternate history science 
fiction novel, set partially in Japanese-occupied 
San Francisco, 14 years after the United States 
surrendered to the Axis Powers of World War II. 
Winner of the 1963 Hugo Award for Best Science 
Fiction Novel of the Year. $450.00

8. DICK, Philip K., VALIS. A NOVEL. WITH AN 
AFTERWORD BY KIM STANLEY ROBINSON., [Surrey, UK]: 
Kerosina Publications. 1987. First hardcover 
edition. Octavo, original black boards titled in 
gilt on spine. 256 pp. 1500 copies printed. A 
fine copy in a fine dust jacket. ¶ PKD's most 
profound and significant work. $75.00

9. DICK, Philip K., MINORITY REPORT., London: 
Gollancz. [2002]. First UK edition. octavo, 
original blue boards titled in silver on spine 
panel.290 pp. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. 
¶ Collects nine stories, with an introduction by Malcolm Edwards. $35.00

10. DICK, Philip K., THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE., 
London: Gollancz. [2001]. Reprint. Octavo, 
original green boards, gilt titles on spine. 
[249] pp. Issued as SF Masterworks III. Fine copy 
in a fine dust jacket, artwork by Chris Moore. ¶ 
Alternate history science fiction novel, set 
partially in Japanese-occupied San Francisco, 14 
years after the United States surrendered to the 
Axis Powers of World War II. Winner of the 1963 
Hugo Award for Best Science Fiction Novel of the Year. $30.00

11. FAULKNER, William., MOSQUITOES. A NOVEL. WITH 
AN INTRODUCTION BY RICHARD HUGHES., London: 
Chatto & Windus. 1964.. First British edition. 
Octavo, original gray boards, gilt titles to 
spine. 275 pp. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. $125.00

12. FAULKNER, William., THE WISHING TREE. 
ILLUSTRATED BY DON BOLOGNESE., New York: Random 
House. [1964]. First edition, trade issue. 
Octavo, original turquoise cloth, gilt titles to 
spine. [82] pp. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. $50.00

13. FAULKNER, William., THE WISHING TREE. 
ILLUSTRATED BY DON BOLOGNESE., New York: Random 
House. [1964]. First edition, limited issue. 
Octavo, original light green cloth, gilt titles 
to spine and front panel, decorations in blind. 
[82] pp. 500 numbered copies printed on special 
paper, this being number 227. A fine copy in a 
fine dust jacket and illustrated slipcase, as issued. $150.00

14. FROST, Robert., A WITNESS TREE., London: 
Jonathan Cape. [1943]. First British edition. 
Octavo, original blue cloth, gilt titles to 
spine. 57 pp. Near fine bright clean copy in like 
dust jacket, faint rubbing at edges. A sharp copy. $60.00

15. FROST, Robert., A MASQUE OF REASON., London: 
Jonathan Cape. [1948]. First British edition. 
Octavo, original blue cloth, silver titles to 
spine. 119 pp. Gift label from the University of 
Nevada library on front paste-down, else a fine 
copy in a fine dust jacket. $75.00

16. GARDNER, John., GRENDEL. ILLUSTRATED BY EMIL 
ANTONUCCI., New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 1971. 
First edition. Octavo, original purple cloth 
decorated in gilt on front panel, titled in gilt 
on spine. 174 pp. Tiny marks to endpapers, hint 
of fading to edges of purple cloth , a very 
fresh, very good clean copy in the original dust 
jacket, price-clipped but with only just the 
faintest hint of the usually horrible spine 
fading common with this title. ¶ Gardner's third 
and certainly best book, the story of Beowulf as 
told from the monster's point of view. $250.00

17. GOLDING, William., THE BRASS BUTTERFLY. A 
PLAY IN THREE ACTS., London: Faber and Faber. 
[1958]. First edition. Octavo, original orange 
cloth, black titles to spine. 80 pp. Neat ink 
name on front paste-down (under the jacket flap), 
a very good clean tight copy in dust jacket, 
price clipped, one short closed tear. $55.00

18. GOLDING, William., THE PYRAMID., London: 
Faber and Faber. [1967]. First edition. Octavo, 
original blue cloth, gilt titles to spine. 217 
pp. Small bump to one corner else a fine copy in a fine dust jacket. $55.00

19. GOLDING, William., THE SCORPION GOD., London: 
Faber and Faber. [1971]. First edition. Octavo, 
original gray boards, gilt titles to spine. 178 
pp. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. $40.00

20. ISHERWOOD, Christopher., THE WORLD IN THE 
EVENING., London: Methuen & Co. [1954]. First 
edition. Octavo, original blue cloth, gilt titles 
to spine. 333 pp. University of Nevada gift label 
on inner front cover, else a fine copy in a fine dust jacket. $45.00

21. SHEPARD, Lucius., GREEN EYES., London: Chatto 
& Windus. [1986]. First British (and first 
hardcover) edition. Octavo, original purple 
boards, gilt titles to spine. 275 pp. A fine copy 
in a fine dust jacket. The author's first book. $75.00

22. VONNEGUT, Kurt., WELCOME TO THE MONKEY HOUSE. 
A COLLECTION OF SHORT WORKS..., [New York]: A 
Seymour Lawrence Book / Delacorte Press. [1968]. 
First edition. Octavo, original black boards with 
yellow cloth spine, red, orange and black titles 
on spine, design of a pointing hand in black on 
spine and in purple on front cover. 298 pp. Ink 
name, dated Oct., 1968, in pen on front free 
endpaper; a very good clean copy in dust jacket, 
the jacket very clean and bright with a few short 
closed edge tears and some very slight fraying at 
spine tips. An attractive copy of a scarce book. 
¶ A key collection of early Vonnegut stories. $450.00

                                         SIGNED BY VONNEGUT

23. VONNEGUT, Kurt., SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE; OR, THE 
CHILDREN'S CRUSADE. A DUTY-DANCE WITH DEATH., 
[New York]: A Seymour Lawrence Book / Delacorte 
Press. [1969]. Sixth printing. Octavo, original 
turquoise cloth titled in gilt and red on spine, 
author's signature reproduced in gilt on front 
cover. 186 pp. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the 
half-title leaf "Peace - Kurt Vonnegut". Top 
edges slightly dusty, a near fine copy in dust 
jacket, slight browning to dj spine. The jacket 
has the correct printing code "0369" at the base 
of the rear flap and the $5.95 price intact on 
front flap, this is sometimes thought to denote 
the first printing but all early printings seem 
to have the same points. A nice copy of a key 
title. ¶ Vonnegut's best-known work, the tale of 
Billy Pilgrim, survivor of the Dresden 
Firebombings and common optometrist, kidnapped by 
a flying saucer from the planet Tralfamadore. $650.00

                                 FIRST EDITION, 1912, IN THE DUST JACKET

24. WEBSTER, Jean., DADDY-LONG-LEGS. WITH 
ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE AUTHOR., New York: The 
Century Co. 1912. First edition. Small octavo, 
original blue cloth titled in green and decorated 
in white and green on spine and front panel. 304 
pp. a fine copy, IN THE ORIGINAL GLASSINE DUST 
JACKET, slightly torn at the edges and with a 
tiny, early label affixed near the upper edge of 
the front panel. Laid into this copy is an 
original playbill "DADDY-LONG-LEGS By Jean 
Webster, THE PLAY, presented by Henry Miller; one 
sheet folded into 4 pages, line drawings and with 
three photographic illustrations on the final 
page. 'A Play that has delighted nearly a Million 
playgoers in America, England and Australia, 
Harmanus Hall, 2 nights commencing Tues., Oct. 2, 
Matinee Wednesday. Undated, but circa 1918-1920. 
¶ A stunning copy of the great children's story 
of a young girl from an orphanage who is 
sponsored through college by a mysterious 
benefactor, the 'Daddy-Long-Legs' of the title. 
The book was filmed in 1919 starring Mary 
Pickford, and many times afterwards. $350.00





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