Documentos de Académico
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or sunning, binding faults, etc. Still a readable copy but one you may want to
dispose of after reading, or upgrade later if you are a collector.
Ex-Library: Usually bad news. A book which has been in a public library and been
defaced by all the indignities to which such volumes are subjected labels with call
numbers, plastic which has left residual tape marks to front and/or rear endpapers,
book pockets with borrowing slips or cards, library rubber stamps, etc.
Adams, Douglas. The Long Dark Time-Time of the Soul. A Dirk Gently novel. Pan,
1988. 1st pbk ed. Pages toned, else VG. $5
Aickman, Robert (ed). The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories. London: Fontana Books
pbk, Dec 1969 (5th pr). First book of this quality ghost anthology series, one of a
number edited by the great writer of strange tales, Aickman. Pages heavily
browned/age-toned, back cover has two creases, one long. Despite condition, this is
one to snap up as it is increasingly scarce, and Aickmans intro alone is worth the
price of admission. $8
Aiken, Joan. The Shadow Guests. UK: Red Fox, 1992. YA macabre novel. Pages toned,
some lift scuffing to cover, else VG. $4.
Aldiss, Brian and Harry Harrison (eds). Decade: The 1950s. St Martins Press, 1978.
Good ex-lib copy in d.j. . Usual tapemarks, labels, stamps etc. 12 classic SF stories by
authors including Bradbury, Matheson, Cordwainer Smith, Clarke, Kuttner,
Sheckley, P. J. Farmer. $8
Aldiss, Brian (ed). Space Opera: Science Fiction from the Golden Era. Futura pbk, 194. 1st
ed. 15 SF stories incl Sheckley, Wandrei, Galouye, Hamilton, Brackett, Vance, van
Vogt, Asimov. Pages age-toned, bookseller stamp first page, bookcrossing label
inside front cover. Good overall. $4
Anderson, Poul. A Midsummer Tempest. Tor, Dec 1985 printing. Inside covers heavily
toned, chip out of top right front corner, else good. $4
Anthony, Piers. Night Mare. London: Futura, 1986 pbk (2nd UK pbk pr). Fantasy,
Xanth series. First couple of pages loose for 10 cm at bottom, pages lightly age-
toned, light diagonal crease rear cover, else Good in pict wpps. $5
Anthony, Piers. Total Recall. Novelisation of the 1989 movie (which was based on a
short story by Philip K. Dick). London: Legend pbk, 1990. 1st UK pbk ed. Film tie-in
ed. Pages edges toned, covers much worn. $4
Arthur, Keri. Full Moon Rising. Dell pbk, 2007. 1st pbk ed. Sexy vampires and randy
werewolves. Spine creased, else VG. $5
Asimov, Isaac. X Stands for Unknown. Granada pbk, 1985. 1st UK pbk ed. Essays on
science. Pages lightly toned, small area of paper removed on front cover from price-
sticker removal, else Good. $5
[Aussiecon]. Aussiecon 4: The 68th Worldcon 2-6 Sept 2010. Pocket Program Book. Spiral
bound small book with koala in space helmet on cover, lists all panels held during
the con, fully indexed. Flat-signed by Leigh Blackmore p. 41 against title of his
panel, In Search of the Necronomicon. $5
Australian horror and sf see Arthur, Altair, Aurealis, Aussiecon, Brown, Collins,
Congreve, Crew, Cyaegha, Dedman, Dowling, Hague, Hartwell/Years Best Fantasy,
Hood, Lovecraft (Charles), McMullen, McLean/Sterns, McNamara, Middleton,
Prohibited Matter, Sussex, Terror Australis, Tomlinson (Brenton), Wannan, Ward,
Wilkins, Workman.
Bailey, Robin. The Palace of Souls. London: NEL, 1995. 1st UK ed. Brothers of the
Dragon series. Fantasy. Page edges very slightly toned, else Vg in pict wpps. $7
Ballard, J. G. The Four-Dimensional Nightmare. Penguin, 1965. 1st pbk ed. Short stories.
Sl. Age-worn, else good. $15
Blackmore, Leigh see also Cyaegha magazine; Nightgaunt magazine. See also Frater
LVX/NOX in Esoterica section.
Bloch, Robert see Lovecraft, H.P. Letters to Robert Bloch; bonus postcard with Smith.
Bly, Robert W. The Ultimate Unauthorised Star Trek Quiz Book. Harper Perennial pbk,
19934. 1st ed. Text mark bottom edge, else good. $3
Boyer, Elizabeth. The Sword and the Satchel. Del Rey, May 1980. 1st ed. Quest fantasy.
Covered in clear adhesive plastic, pages lightly age-toned, else good. $4
Bradley, Marion Zimmer & Diana KL. Paxson. Ancestors of Avalon. Voyager, 2005. 1st
UK pbk ed. Prequel to The Mists of Avalon. Remainder mark bottom edge, else VG. $5
Bradley, Marion Zimmer. Firebrand. Simon & Schuster, 1987. 1st ed. The story of the
Trojan War and Kassandra, priestess of the Sun God Apollo. Fine in like d.j. $10
Bradley, Marion Zimmer and Diana L. Paxson. Ancestors of Avalon. London: Voyager
Books, 2005. 1st UK pbk ed. Avalon series. Fantasy set in Atlantis. Black texta mark to
lower edge, else VG in pict wpps. $7
Brennan, Joseph Payne and Donald M. Grant. Act of Providence. West Kingston, RI:
Donald M. Grant Publisher, 1979. 1st trade edition. Illustrated
by Robert Arrington incl beautiful wraparound colour jacket
art. A murder mystery featuring Lucius Leffing, psychic
investigator, set in 1975 during the First World Fantasy
Convention celebrating H.P. Lovecraft. Appearances by such
real-world Lovecraftian figures as Henry L.P. Beckwith, John
Stanley (librarian of Special Collections at John Hay Library)
and Frank Belknap Long. Intro by Brennan includes a
bibliographical checklist of all the Lucius Leffing stories. A
delight for both Lovecraft and occult detective fans. Fine in
like d.j. $35 SOLD
Brin, David. Otherness. London: Orbit Books, 1998 (reprint). SF short stories. Fine in
pict wpps. $8
Brockman, Robin (ed). Classic Tales of the Supernatural. Vic: Hinkley Books, 2005. 1st
Aust ed, lge fmt pbk. 27 stories by 19th century authors. Includes a few old chestnuts,
but many little-known horror stories. Fine in pict wpps. $12
Brown, Simon. Rivals Son. Tor Pan Macmillan, 2006. 1st small-fmt pbk ed. Fantasy.
Fine in pict wpps. $6
Bujold, Lois McMaster. Memory. A Miles Vorkosigan novel. NY: Baen, 1997. SF.
Inside of covers heavily toned, covered in adhesive plastic, front cover appears to
have been sliced horizontally by a Stanley knife, probably when unpacked cut has
passed through pre-t.p., which is tape-repaired. Good reading copy only in pict
wpps $4
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. The Eternal Savage. London: Tandem pbk, 1976. 1st UK ed.
Orig published in US under the title The Eternal Lover. Time-travel romance in which
Niocene warrior Nu is thrust forward to modern Africa, and Victoria Custer, 20 th
century American, returns with Nu to a primeval world where she is Nat-ulm, his
chosen mate. Remainder cut to bottom edge, book exchange stamp to first page,else
VG in pict wpps. Scarce. $8
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. Fighting Man of Mars. NEL, Feb 1973. No 7 in the Martian
series featuring John Carter. Science fantasy. Spine sunned, first few pages a little
foxed, edges toned, else good. Scarce. $8
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. Synthetic Men of Mars. NY: Del Rey pbk, Feb 1981 (13th Us pr).
Science fantasy. Page edges toned, else VG in pict wpps. Scarce. $7
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. Tarzan and the City of Gold. Sydney: Golden Press, n.d. (1952)
authorised abridged ed, illustrated by Jesse Marsh. Fair copy with pictorial
endpapers in black-stamped red boards, would be Good save for damaged right
upper corner front board. Dustjacket, otherwise good, has corresponding missing
piece from upper right corner (maybe a lion took a bite out of this corner?). Quite
scarce and an acceptable reading copy. $8
Butcher, Jim. Fool Moon. A Novel of the Dresden Files. London: Orbit Books pbk,
2009 (reprint). Fantasy with werewolves. Vg in pict wpps. $6
Butcher, Jim. Small Favour. A Novel of the Dresden Files. Orbit,
2008. 1st ed. Fantasy with vampires. Ex-lib copy with d.j. Usual
stamps, labels, etc. $8
Campbell, Ramsey. The Doll Who Ate His Mother. Jove/HBJ, 1978.
1st US pbk ed. Rare/hard-to-find edition US ed of Campbells
first horror novel. Book exchange stamp first page, else VG. $10
Campbell, Ramsey. The Wolfman (as by E.K. Leyton). UK: Star Books, 1980. 1st UK
ed. Adaptation of the classic Universal horror film.
Campbell wrote three of the pseudonymous adaptations
in this series. Page edges age-toned throughout, cover
lightly foxed. Truly scarce. $50
Carver, Jeffrey A. From a Changeling Star. NY: Bantam Spectra, 1989. 1st pbk ed. SF
novel of nanotech and supernovas. Heavily age-toned inside covers, edges lightly
foxed, else VG in pict wpps. $5
Chalker, Jack L. The Labyrinth of Dreams. (G.O.D. Inc No 1). London: NEL pbk, 1989.
1st UK ed. Private eye/sf crossover. Page edges a bit toned, else Vg in pict wpps With
Chalker, Jack L. The Maze in the Mirror. (G.O.D. Inc No 3). London: NEL pbk, 1990. 1st
UK ed. Pages lightly age-toned, else VG in pict wpps. The pair $10
Chambers, Robert W. The King in Yellow. Wildside Press large
format pbk, 2005. 1st Wildside Press ed. Reprints H. P.
Congreve, Bill (ed). Southern Blood: New Australian Tales of the Supernatural. Sandglass
Enterprises, oversized pbk, 2003.
Cover art by Nick Stathopoulos.
Excellent collection of Australian
horror with work by authors from
Deborah Biancotti to Sean Williams.
An exciting, landmark anthology
featuring many of Australias best
practitioners of the weird and
horrifica dark
heart is beating
in Australian
horror, and Southern blood has its finger firmly on that pulse-
Leigh Blackmore, (editor, Terror Australis). Mint in pict wpps.
$15
Cooper, Edmund. The Tenth Planet. UK: Readers Union, 1974. 1st UK ed. A. spaceship
leaves an uninhabitable Earth from Mars. Good in gilt-stamped black cloth; rear
endpapers a little fixed. Dj foxed internally and has a piece of paper missing from
surface of rear panel. Good reading copy. $6
Cooper, Louise. Mirage. London: Unwin pbk, 1987. 1st ed. Fantasy of Kyre, avatar of
an ancient hero and his battle with evil witch-queen Calthar. VG in pict wpps (cover
art by the wonderful Robert Gould).$8
Cooper, Susan. Over Sea, Under Stone. London: Puffin Books, pbk [1968](24th pr).
Fantasy. First book of the class The Dark is Rising sequence. Ex-lib with labels and
stamps,. Covered in adhesive plastic. With Susan Cooper. The Dark is Rising. Penguin
pbk, 1988 reprint. Second volume of The Dark is Rising sequence. VG in pict wpps.
$8 the pair.
Coyne, John. The Searing. Fontana pbk, 1981. 1st UK ed. Horror. Edges toned, a little
ageworn, else good. $3 SOLD
Crew, Gary (ed). Crews 13.: Classic Tales of the macabre and Fantastic. Sydney: ABC
Books, 1997. 1st ed. 13 horror stories. Although Crew is Australian, this collection
focusses on tales by non-Australian writers from Poe to de Maupassant to Francis
Flagg). Two Aust tales are included one by Crew himself, the other by Hume
Nisbet. Fine in pict wpps. $8
Crew, Gary (ed). Dark House: Stories Compiled by a Master of the Macabre. Sydney:
Hodder Headline, 2002. Reprint. 13 horror stories all by
Australian writers, from David McRobbie to Victor
Kelleher to Carmel Bird and Isobelle Carmody.
Covered in adhesive plastic, front and back covers
quite heavily creased, as are prelims. Good reading
copy. $5
Dalby, Richard (ed). The Giant Book of Classic Ghost Stories: The Great Stories from the
Victorian and Edwardian Era. London: Magpie Books, 1997, lge fmt pbk. (Originally
published as The Mammoth Book of Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories, 1995). 43
stories of the period by authors ranging from Le Fanu to Amelia B. Edwards, from
Grant Allen to Lafcadio Hearn. 573 pp. Inside covers heavily toned, front cover has a
slight crease, else VG in pict wpps. $12
Dalby, Richard (ed). The Giant Book of Ghost Stories 2. Brookvale, Sydney: Book Co,
1994, lge fmt pbk First published as The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories, Robinson
Publishing, 1990). 42 stories by authors well-known (Blackwood, Aickman, Basil
Copper, Hodgson, Kipling etc) and unfamiliar (Nugent Barker, Shamus Frazer, R. H.
Malden, Roger Pater etc). 528 pp. Dalbys masterful research of the field shines out in
his anthologies. Very light creases to front and back covers, else VG in pict wpps. $12
Dalby, Richard (ed). The Worlds Greatest Ghost Stories. London: Magpie Books, 2004
lge fmt pbk. An abridged edition of The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories (aka The
Phantastic Book of Ghost Stories), this omits 10 tales from the earlier versions but still
contains 40+ stories. 528 pp. Mainly 19th century authors, but some moderns
including John Glasby, Robert Aickman, Ramsey Campbell, Basil Copper etc. Dalby,
who sadly passed away last year, was a distinguished editor and expert in the field.
A little wear to extremities and a couple of dings to front cover, else VG in pict
wpps. $12
Dedman, Stephen (with Cathy Cupitt and Elain Kemp). Consensual: The Second
Coming. Digest-sized booklet, 2003. 1st ed. Published for the Western Australian
Science Fiction Foundation. Erotic stories by Australian writers from the SF scene,
including Richard Harland, Cat Sparks, Robert Hood, Stephen Dedman, Edwina
Harvey, Grant Watson, Lee Battersby, more. Individual stories are unattributed.
Fine in wpps. This copy signed by Cat Sparks and Rob Hood at their respective
stories. $15
Derleth, August. The Mask of Cthulhu. UK: Consul pbk, 1961. Interconnected
Lovecraftian stories. Scarce. Pages lightly age-toned, else VG. $18
Dinesen, Isak (Karen Blixen). Seven Gothic Tales. Grafton pbk, 1986 reprint. Edges
toned, else VG. $4
Dixon, Chris. Winter in Aphelion: The Adventures of Skarry the Dreamer. London:
Unwin Paperbacks, 1990/. 1st UK pbk ed. Fantasy standalone novel. Page edges age-
toned, else Vg in pict wpps. $4.
Doctor Who: The Invasion by Ian Marter. London: Target Books, 1985. 1st UK pbk ed.
No 98 in the Dr Who Library. Cybermen. Edges lightly age-toned, else VG in pict
wpps. $4
Drake, David. Bridgehead. NY: Tor Books, Feb 1986. 1st ed. Aliens and time travel.
Prelims heavily toned, edges lightly toned, else Good in pict wpps. Cover art by
alien specialist Wayne Barlowe. $6
Drake, David. Northworld 3: Justice. NY: Ace Books, 1982. 1st ed. Pbk. Military action
sf with androids, lizards and serfs. Fine in pict wpps. $5
Drake, David. Skyripper. NY: Tor Books, 1986 (2nd pr). Sf novel of alien invasion.
Inside covers heavily age-toned, else Good in pict wpps. Dedicated to August
Derleth. $5
Duncan, Dave. Shadow. UK: Legend pbk, 1989. 1st UK ed. Science-fantasy ; eagle-
riders on another planet. Good. $3
Duncan, Dave. The Coming of Wisdom. (Seventh Sword Book 2) with The Destiny of the
Sword (Seventh Sword Book 3). UK: Legend pbks, respectively 1990 and 1991. Sword
and sorcery. Edges lightly toned, else Good in pict wpps. The pair, $10
Eisenstein, Phyllis. The Crystal Palace. London: Harper Collins pbk, 1991. Fat fantasy
of sorcery. Sequel to Sorcerers Son. Page edges toned, else
Vg in pict wpps. $7
Ellison, Harlan. The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart the
World. UK: Pan, 1979. 1st UK pbk ed.
Pages age-toned, else VG. Flat-signed by
the author. Scarce signed. $35.
Emerson, Ru. Xena, Warrior Princess: The Huntress and the Sphinx. UK: Harper Collins
pbk, 1998. 1st UK ed. TV series tie-in with photo cover. Lightly toned pages, else
good. $4
Foster, Alan Dean. Alien Nation. London: Grafton pbk, 1988. 1st UK ed. Novelisation
of the 1988 film starring James Caan and Mandy Patinkin, based on the screenplay
by Rockne S. OBannon. Fine in pict wpps. $6
Furey, Maggie. Dhiammara. (Artefacts of Power Book 4). London: Legend pbk, 1997.
1st ed. Sword and sorcery. VG in pict wpps. $6
Gemmell, David. The King Beyond the Gate. Arrow Books lge fmt pbk, 1987 (3rd pbk
pr). Fantasy. (Drenai series) Pen-mark to p. 143, pages heavily toned/foxed. Good
reading copy. $5
Glut, Donald F. The Empire Strikes Back. Young Readers abridgement of the adult
version (Star Wars novel). Sphere pbk, 1980. Pages heavily age-toned, else good with
eight pp col. plates. $4
Guest, Diane. Cristobel. London: Fontana Books, 1992. 1st UK pbk ed. Horror novel
set in Caribbean on an estate called Cristobel. Ghosts, witches, voodoo. Spine
creased and sl. sunned, pages toned, else good. $4
Haber, Karen and Jonathan Strahan (eds). Science Fiction: The Best of
2003. iBooks pbk, 2004. 1st ed. 14 stories incl Gaiman, Doctorow,
LeGuin, Vinge, Swanwick, Waldrop. Spine a little creased, else VG
in pict wpps. $8
Haining, Peter (ed). The Armchair Horror Collection. London: Orion Books, 1994. Ist
UK pbk ed (prev published in hc as The Television Late Night Horror
Omnibus). Thick anthology (670+ pp) of stories on which TV horror
episodes have been based. 32 stories by authors from Cornell
Woolrich to Robert Bloch. Light bumping to extremities, else VG in
pict wpps. $10
Haining, Peter (ed). Classics of the Supernatural. Pan pbk, 1998. 1st
UK ed. 13 horror stories which inspired horror films. Incl work by
Bloch, Herbert, Shirley Jackson, John Carpenters Harlequin
(basis for Halloween) etc. Black texta mark bottom edge, pages
lightly toned, else Good in pict wpps. $5
Harding, Lee. The Fallen Spaceman. Cassell Australia pbk, 1975. 1st pbk ed. Childrens
sf. Slim ex-lib copy covered in adhesive plastic, tape reinforcements, inside back
cover splitting slightly. A pretty sad copy but maybe useful to someone interested in
this Australian sf writer. $3
Harpur, Patrick. The Serpents Circle. Coronet pbk, 1986. Thriller about resurgence of
Christian heretics, the Cathars. Cover a little worn, else good. $4
Harris, Charlaine. Dead in the Family. Gollancz, 2010. 1st UK ed. A Sookie Stackhouse
(True Blood) novel. Spine sl. Canted, else VG in dj. with traces of wear to upper
edges. $7
Harris, Charlaine. Dead and Gone. Gollancz large fmt pbk, 2009. 1st UK ed. A Sookie
Stackhouse (True Blood) novel. Fine . $8
Harrison, Harry. Rebel in Time. Grafton Books, 1986 (2nd pbk pr). Time-paradox
murder mystery. Top edge foxed, else Good in pict wpps. $7
Hartwell, David G. The Dark Descent: The Medusa in the Shield. Hartwells
foundational horror anthology The Dark Descent was published in the US in one
volume. In the UK it was split into two volumes, of which this is one. London:
Grafton Books, 1990. 1st UK ed. 20 stories, about evenly divided between classics
from Poe to Hichens to henry James, and moderns from Disch to barker, Matheson,
Tanith Lee and more. F.f.e. has a one-inch removed section at top right and there a
few specks to leading edge, else VG+ in fine d.j. $18
Hartwell, David G. (ed). Years Best Fantasy. NY: Eos Books, 2001. 1st ed. Inside covers
heavily toned, pages lightly toned, else Vg in pict wpps. 23 stories by Goodkind,
George R.R. Martin, Sheckley, Australias Simon Brown with his wife Alison Tokley,
and more. $6
Hartwell, David G. (ed). Years Best SF 3. Harper Prism pbk, 1998. 1st ed. 22 stories
incl Wolfe, Swanwick, Gibson, Benford, Egan, Silverberg, Stableford, Moorcock.
Inside covers toned, first page has library stamp and texta mark, p. 45 has been
creased. Overall good in pict wpps. $5
Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The House of the Seven Gables. Aerie pbk. Intro, Foreword and
Afterword by Andre Norton. Gothic classic, unabridged. Edges age-toned, else good.
$5
Jones, Stephen and David Sutton (eds). The Giant Book of Fantasy and the Supernatural.
A Fantasy Tales book. Brookvale, Sydney: The Book Co, 1996, lge fmt pbk. 1st ed
thus. Prev. published by Magpie Books as The Anthology of Fantasy and the
Supernatural. From 1977-92 Jones and Sutton edited the superlative British magazine
Fantasy Tales. This anthology is in the same tradition. Copiously illustrated in b&w
by multiple artists. VG in pict wpps. $12
Jones, Stephen (ed). The Giant Book of Vampires. Book Co, 1994, lge fmt pbk. 1st Book
Co ed. Massive 550+ plus anthology of vampire stories. Pages toned, else VG. $8
Jones, Stephen (ed). The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror Volume Nine. NY: Carroll &
Graf, 1999, lge fmt. pbk . 1st US ed. Pages age-toned, front cover creased, else good in
pict wpps. The premier annual horror anthology for over 25 years. 19 by David
Schow, Ligotti, Campbell, others. $10
Josephs, Daniel. Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Pocket pbk, 2007. Novelisation of
the Fox movie. Good. $4
Keeler, Harry Stephen. The White Circle. [no place (Vancleave), USA]: Ramble House,
2001. 1st pbk ed (orig published 1954), small format.. Tan wpps
with illustrated front cover, in wrapround d.j. by US-resident
Australian artist Gavin L. OKeefe. The obscure but
fascinating Keeler wrote many mysteries and some sf, of
which this is one example. First page bears a number,
000648 which seems to indicate a limited edition one of
1000? Fine in pict d.j. $20
Kerr, Katherine. Polar City Blues. Grafton pbk, 1991. Cyberpunk/space opera. Fine. $5
King, Stephen. Danse Macabre. Futura pbk, 1984 reprint. Kings combination
autobiography and analysis of the horror field is still compelling. Internally, a stain
pp 267-319, not affecting text. Cover somewhat worn, small section of paper missing
from spine, else a good reading copy. $8
Koster, Elaine and Joseph Pittman (eds). The Best of the Best: 18 Stories by Americas
Leading Authors. 18 stories by a range of authors some of whom are unfamiliar.
Includes tales by several crime writers including Ed McBain, Jeffrey Deaver and
Lawrence Block, as well as original tales by Tabitha and Stephen King. Tabithas is
Djinn and Tonic and Stephens is L.T.s Theory of Pets. NY: Signet Books, Jan
1988. 1st ed. Fine in like d.j., with sewn binding and head- and tailbands. $20
Lane, Joel. Beneath the Ground (ed). Birmingham, UK: Alchemy Press, 2002. 1st ed.
Thirteen horror tales by such authors as Ramsey
Campbell, Nicholas Royle, Paul Finch and Tim
Lebbon. Frontispiece by Dave Carson. Mint in pict
wpps. $25
Le Guin, Ursula K. The Tombs of Atuan. Book 2 of the Earthsea series. Penguin, 1985
printing. Good. $4
LeGuin, Ursula K. The Farthest Shore. Book 3 of the Earthsea series. Penguin, 1974
printing. $4. Buy both Earthsea vols and get the two for $6.50.
LeGuin, Ursula K. The Other Wind. A novel of the Earthsea series. Orion large pbk,
2003, reprint. Fine in pict wpps. $7
Leiber, Fritz. The Swords of Lankhmar. London: Mayflower pbk, 1979 (reprint). Page
edges age-toned, else Vg in pict wpps. $8
Leiber, Fritz. Swords and Ice Magic. London: Mayflower Books, 1979. 1st UK pbk ed.
Page edges lightly toned, else VG in pict wpps. $8
Leinster, Murray. Great Stories of Science Fiction. London: Cassell and Co, 1953. 2st
ed. Sf. 13 by C. L. Moore, Sturgeon, Leinster, Ralph Milne Farley and more. Worn
blue cloth silver-stamped on spine, some marking to rear board and spine sl. canted,
neat prior owner signature f.f.e., else Good. Lacks the d.j. but is dressed in a b&w
photocopy. $8
Levin, Ira. Rosemarys Baby. London: Pan Books, 1969 (6th pr). Classic
witchcraft/Satanism horror novel, the basis for the film produced by William Castle
and starring Mia Farrow. Film tie-in edition with film stills back and front cover.
Front cover has a secondhand bookseller stamp inside, and is partly detached (2
inches at bottom). Light dampstains to last few pages (tops only). A fair reading
copy of the film tie-in. $5
Longyear, Barry B. & David Gerrold. Enemy Mine. NY: Charter Books, 1985. From
the screenplay for the Twentieth Century Fox movie, based on the story by Barry
Longyear. 1st ed. Film tie-in pbk. Punch-hole to upper right front cover, else VG in
pict wpps. $5
Brian Lumley. Brian Lumleys Mythos Omnibus Volume 2. Fat omnibus of the final
three Titus Crow novels Spawn of the Winds, In the Moons of Borea and
Elysia. London: Harper Collins, 1997 (3rd pr). Pages somewhat age-
toned, else VG in pict wpps. $10
McCaffrey, Anne. Dragondrums. Corgi pbk, 1985 printing. A bit worn, edges toned,
else good. $4
McCammon, Robert. The Wolfs Hour. London: Grafton books, 1989. 1st UK ed. Pbk.
Acclaimed sprawling horror novel (720 pp) of werewolves against the Nazis. Black
texta mark to bottom edge, light bumping to extremities, neat prior owner signature
first page, else V Hib n pict wpps. $10
McCarthy, Cormac. The Road. Picador large format pbk, 2007. 1st UK pbk ed. Post-
holocaust SF. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2007. Fine. $10
McDevitt, Jack. Eternity Road. Voyager pbk, 1998. 1st UK ed. SF. VG in pict wpps. $5
MacDonald, George. The Princess and Curdie. Classic childrens fantasy, follows on
from The Princess and the Goblin. Penguin pbk, 1971 printing. B&w illos by Helen
Stratton. Spine a little canted, else good. $4
McIntyre, Vonda N. The Exile Waiting. London: Pan Books, 1978. 1st UK pbk ed. SF.
First novel from this Hugo and Nebula Award winner. Pages age-toned, else Vg in
pict wpps. $6
McLean, Greg with Aaron Sterns. Wolf Creek: Origin. Melbourne: Penguin Australia,
2014. 1st ed. Prequel novel to the Wolf Creek film series. Light crease at bottom of
front cover, else VG in pict wpps. Flat-signed by author and screenplay writer
Sterns on a label on the t.p. $12
Macleod, Ken. The Cassini Division. Tor pbk, 2000. 1st US pbk ed. SF. VG in pict
wpps. $5
Macleod, Ken. Cosmonaut Keep. (Engines of Light Bk 1). Orbit pbk, 2003 printing. SF.
VG. $5
McMullen, Sean. Souls in the Great Machine. NY: Tor Books, Dec 2002. 1st US pbk ed.
Superb sf by Australian author, first in the Greatwinter
sequence. Spine a little marked, light bumping to extremities,
else VG in pict wpps. $8
Marley, Louise. The Child Goddess. NY: Ace Books, June 2005. 1st US pbk ed. SF. Spine
has a ding at lower part, light texta mark bottom edge and one inside front cover,
else VG in pict wpps. $4
Martin, Valerie. Mary Reilly: The Untold Story of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. NY: Pocket
Books, Mar 1996. 1st US pbk ed. Horror. Tie-in to the film starring Julia Roberts and
John Malkovich. Excellent work riffing from R. L. Stevensons novel, told from the
point of view of Henry Jekylls maid. Inside covers heavily toned, texta mark to
inside cover, pages lightly toned, else good in pict wpps. $5
Middleton, Martin. Knightside Tower. Bk 3 of Living Towers trilogy. Sydney: Pan
Macmillan, 1998. 1st ed. Fantasy. Fine in pict wpps. With Middleton, Martin. Triad of
Darkness. Bk 2 of Chronicles of the Custodians. Sydney: Pan Macmillan, 1991. 1 st ed.
Fantasy. Fine in pict wpps. $10 the pair.
Moorcock, Michael. The Champion of Garathorm. (Chronicles of Castle Brass 2). London:
Grafton Books pbk, 1986. Reprint. Fantasy Pages lightly toned, else VG+ in pict
wpps. $5 (or buy with Hawkmoon omnibus for $10 the pair).
Moorcock, Michael. The Jewel in the Skull (1st in History of the Runestaff series). DAW
pbk, 1977. 1st ed of authors revised text. Fantasy. Inside cover has a
bookcrossing.com label stuck in, front cover creased, else good. $4
Moorcock, Michael. Lord of the Spiders. (First published 1968 as The Blades of Mars).
NEL pbk, 1979 printing. Fantasy. VG. $4 SOLD
Moorcock, Michael. The Runestaff. (4th in History of the Runestaff series). Granada pbk,
1980 printing. Fantasy. VG. $4
Nace, Pierce. Eat Them Alive. NEL pbk, 1977. Horror giant
locusts! Remainder cut bottom edge, pages toned, else good. $2 SOLD
Niven, Larry. The Magic Goes Away. Ace pbk, 1979 printing. Illustrated by Esteban
Maroto. Fantasy. VG. $5
Niven, Larry (ed). The Magic May Return. Ace pbk, 1983 printing. Illustrated by
Alicia Austin. Six fantasy writers including Niven extend the world of Nivens The
Magic Goes Away. VG. $4
Pfiel, Donald J. Voyage to a Forgotten Planet. Ballantine pbk, 1975. 1st ed. Space opera.
Very worn, with some creasing to front and back covers. $2
Piercy, Marge. Woman on the Edge of Time. Ballantine pbk, 1983. 1st Ballantine ed. SF.
Fine. $6
Popescu, Petru. The Last Wave. Angus & Robertson pbk, 1978 printing. Tie-in
novelisation to the classic Peter Weir movie about Aboriginal magic. Photo cover
features Richard Chamberlain. VG. $6
Pournelle, Jerry (ed). The Endless Frontier. Ace pbk, Nov 1979. 1st ed. 15 SF stories and
fact pieces about exploration of space. Incl Haldeman, Heinlein, Benford, Sheffield,
Niven. Cover worn, else good. $5
Pringle, David (ed) (ed). The Best of Interzone. Voyager pbk, 1997. 1st ed. 30 stories
from the leading Sf magazine, in Egan, Ballard, Calder, Baxter, Ryman, Di Filippo,
Aldiss, Joyce, Disch, Langford, McMullen. Texta mark bottom edge, else VG. $8
Pulp Idol 2007. UK: Future Publishing, 2007. Winners of the SFX
short story collection 2007. Foreword by Geoff Ryman. SF,
fantasy and horror. Slim pbk. Good. $3
Rankin, Robert. The Fandom of the Operator. UK: Corgi pbk, 2002 (3rd pr). Ranking
specialises in funny horror. Fine. $5
Rankin, Robert. Snuff Fiction. London: Corgi Books, 1999. 1st UK ed. Humorous novel
of the Millenium Bug. Light wear to extremities, else Vg in pict wpps. $5
Rice, Anne. Vittorio the Vampire: New Tales of the Vampires. NY: Alfred A. Knopf. 1st
ed. Colour frontis. Edges ragged as issued. Fine in black cloth with gilt-stamped
spine, in like d.j. $45
Roberts, Keith. Pavane. London: Gollancz pbk, 1995. 1st UK pbk ed. Classic alternate
world fantasy in which Queen Elizabeth was assassinated I n 1588, and the England
of the 1960s is ruled by an Inquisitorial Catholicism. Light black texta mark bottom
edge, else VG in pict wpps (glorious cover art by Ian Miller.) $8Roberts, Tansy
Rayner. Love and Romanpunk. Twelfth Planet Press. May 2011. Fantasy about a replica
Roman village in the Australian bush. A little worn, else good. $5
Rucker, Rudy. Wetware. Avon pbk, 1988 printing. Cyberpunk. VG. $4 SOLD
Russell, Eric Frank. With a Strange Device. Mandarin pbk, 1989. 1st
Mandarin printing. SF. Edges toned, else good. $5 SOLD
Shea, Michael. Nifft the Lean. London: Panther Books, 1985 pbk. 1st UK ed. Winner of
the World Fantasy Award for best Novel. Actually this is a connected series of short
stories. Absolutely brilliant, with overtones of Leiber and Vance, but Shea has his
own voice. Bookdealer stamp on first page, else VG+ in pict wpps. $9
Shirley, John. Wetbones. UK: Blake Publishing, 1993. 1st UK ed. A terrific horror novel
from one of the genres leading lights. Texta mark to bottom edge, else VG. $6
Signed see Banks, Blackmore, Cyaegha, Dedman, Dowling, Ellison, Haber, Hood,
Lovecraft Letters to Robert Bloch, Sequence Productions, Silverberg/Downward ,
Silverberg & Haber, Silverberg/Men. See also Occult section.
Siluk, Dennis L. The Macabre Poems (and Other Selected Poems). iUniverse large format
pbk, 2004. 1st ed. Horror poetry in various forms from lyrical and expressive to odes
and epics. Mint. $9
Silverberg, Robert (ed). Far Horizons: All New Tales from the
Greatest Worlds of Science Fiction. London:
Orbit, 1999, lge fmt pbk. 1st UK ed. 11 sf
tales by top authors including LeGuin,
Haldeman, Scott Card, Brin, Simmons,
Benford, Pohl, Kress. Prelims lightly
foxed, edges lightly age-toned, front cover has light crease to top
right edge, else VG in pict wpps. $10
Silverberg, Robert. Sailing to Byzantium. With Gene Wolfe Seven American Nights.
Tori Double No 10, July 1989. 1st ed thus. Two short fantasy novels for the price of
one. Small circular punchmark in front cover of Silverberg side, else VG. $5
Silverberg, Robert. Thorns. London: Futura pbk, 1987. 1st UK pbk ed. Short sf novel
by Hugo and nebula-winning author. Pages age-toned, else Good in pict wpps. $5
Simak, Clifford D. Where the Evil Dwells. NY: Ballantine pbk, Sept 1983. 1st pbk ed.
Fantasy. Cover art by Michael Whelan neat owner signature on first page, else Vg in
pict wpps. $5
Simmons, Dan. Carrion Comfort, London; Headline pbk, 1990. 1st UK pbk ed.
Massive (992 pp) novel of vampirism. Winner of the 1990 Bram Stoker Award. Ex-lib
copy covered in adhesive plastic, usual stamps etc. Good read copy. $7
Simmons, Dan. Prayers to Broken Stones. London: Headline pbk, 1992. 1st UK pbk ed.
Major collection of horror, fantasy and sf by multi-award winning writer. Intro by
Harlan Ellison. Old bookseller price sticker on rear cover, pages edges lightly toned,
else VG in pict wpps. $8
Simmons, Dan. Song of Kali. London: Headline pbk, 1987 (3rd pr). Bookseller stamp
first page, pages age-toned, some wear to extremities, else Good. Simmons
superlative first novel and a Fantasy Award Winner. $7
Slung, Michele (ed) . I Shudder at Your Touch: 22 Tales of Sex and Horror. BCA, 1992 (5th
pr). Hinges cracking, else VG in like d.j. $7
Smith, E.E. Doc. Skylark DuQuesne. Panther pbk, 1974. 1st UK pbk ed. Space opera.
Edges foxed, covers very worn. Good reading copy. $4
Smith, Guy N. Carnivore. Sheridan pbk, 1993. Creature horror. Good. $3 SOLD
Smith, Michael Marshall. Spares. Harper Collins UK pbk, 1997. 1st UK pbk ed. SF.
Edges toned, else VG. $4
Stapledon, Olaf. Last and First Men and Last Men in London (omnibus). Penguin pbk,
1976 printing. Stapledons two novels in the classic duology about the far future. A
little wear to spine, else VG. $6
Stephenson, Neal. Snow Crash. Penguin pbk, 1993. 19th printing. A modern
cyberpunk classic. VG. $8
Sterling, Bruce. Distraction. Bantam, Oct 199. 1st US pbk ed. Futuristic political thriller
from the renowned cyberpunk author. $5
Sterling, Bruce. A Good Old-Fashioned Future. Bantam Spectra pbk, 1999. SF stories.
Inside covers foxed, Remains of price sticker on back cover, else good. $5
Sterling, Bruce. Holy Fire. Bantam Spectra, 1996. 1st ed. 1997
Hugo and Locus Award Nominee for Best Novel. The 21st
century is an era of phenomenal medical miracles - and
conservative elderly rulers who want to keep the world on
an even keel. One woman realizes that she needs to live her
life over if she is ever to taste real happiness and adventure.
Fine in black cloth with red-stamped spine, in fine d.j. $25
Stoker, Bram. Dracula. Penguin Books Australia, 2009. (Orange Penguin). The classic
vampire novel. This is designated a Revised Edition, though there is no indication
of the nature of the revisions nor of when and by whom they were made. Page edges
very sl. Toned, else VG in wpps with Penguin logo. $6
Stross, Charles. Halting State. Ace pbk, July 2008, 2nd printing. SF by the Hugo
Award-winner. VG $4
Sussex, Lucy. The Scarlet Rider. NY: Tor Books, Apr 1999. 1st pbk ed. Excellent
detective mystery/ghost story crossover by well-known NZ author resident in
Australia. Sl. Creased spine, else Vg in pict wpps. $7
Sutton, Henry. The Sacrifice. NY: Charter Books, 1978. Sutton is a pseudonym of
David R. Slavitt. Sacrificial magic and murder. Pages heavily browned, first few
prelims damp-stained, small circular punch hole to front cover. Fair reading copy
only. $4 SOLD
Sword and Sorcery see Duncan, Furey, Leiber, Moorcock, Shea, Simak
Taylor, Bernard. The Godsend. London: Fontana Books, Nov 1980 (3rd pr). Horror.
First novel by this underappreciated British writer. Filmed in 1980 this is the film
tie-in edition. Book exchange stamp on first page, a little wear to spine, else Good.
$5 SOLD
Terror Australis magazine Issues 1 and 3. Issue 1 (1988) contains exclusive interview
with Clive Barker, and original story Back Row by Brian Lumley, plus stories by
Australians including Rick Kennett, Maurice Xanthos, Rick Venning, Bill Beattie
(The Stephen king parody Slimes Lot), Stephen Paulsen and others, & numerous
review columns. Front cover beginning to pull away from top staple, else VG in
digest-size pict wpps. Flat-signed by co-editor/publisher Leigh Blackmore on
contents page. Issue 3 is the Jack the Ripper special. Fiction by Nicholas Royle, B. J.
Stevens, Ramsey Campbell, George W. Sequeira, Maurice
Xanthos, Adrian Zupp with verse, features and Ripper
reference guide. Fine in full-colour pict wpps, perfect-
bound. Flat-signed by co-editor publisher/ Leigh
Blackmore on t.p. Scarce. $20 each O(bought singly) or $35
the pair.
Tolkien, J.R.R. The Book of Lost Tales Part One. (The History of Middle Earth Vol 1)
Edited by Christopher Tolkien. Harper Collins pbk, 2002, 17th pr. Edges toned, else
good. $5
Tiptree Jr, James. (Alice Sheldon). Out of the Everywhere and Other Extraordinary
Visions. Del Rey pbk, 1981. 1st US ed. SF stories by Hugo and Nebula Award-winner,
including two previously unpublished novellas. Spine somewhat creased, edges
foxed, else good. $5
Tomlinson, Brenton (ed). Dark Pages: Tales of Dark Speculative Fiction. [Australia]:
Blade Red Press, 2010, lge fmt pbk. . 1st ed. 14 dark stories by authors from Australia
including Martin livings, Tomlinson, Marty young, Felicity Dowker, plus tales from
worldwide authors. Designated Volume 1 though no further volumes in the series
have appeared. Fine in pict wpps. $15
Vance, Jack. The Eyes of the Overworld. London: Mayflower Books, 1972. 1st UK ed. SF
a Dying Earth novel. Spine heavily worn (paper coming off at bottom), pages age-
toned, lacks half-title, bookseller stamp on t.p. Fair reading copy only $3
Jack Vance. The Killing Machine. (Demon Princes No 2) London: Grafton Books, 1988.
1st UK pbk ed. Pages lightly age-toned, else Vg in pict wpps. $6
Vance, Jack. Tales of the Dying Earth.(Fantasy Masterworks omnibus). Incl. The Dying
Earth, The Eyes
of the Overworld,
Cugels Saga &
Rhialto the
Marvellous. 741
pp. Millenium
pbk, 2002 (2nd pr).
Covered in clear
adhesive plastic with
bookcrossing.com labels
to front cover, inside
front cover and spine, and red texta bookcrossing ID number on fore-edge. Good
reading copy. $8
Wannan, Bill (ed). Australian Horror Stories. South Yarra, Vic: Currey ONeill, 1983.
1st ed. 33 horror stories by authors mainly of the old Australian school of horror
writing, from Dal Stivens and Marcus Clarke to little-known names such as Gavin
Casey, John K. Ewers and Marjorie Oughton. A strong addition to the library of any
collector of Australian horror. Fine in black boards with white-titled spine, in Good+
d.j. with sunning to spine. $18
Wheatley, Dennis. The Ka of Gifford Hillary. Arrow pbk, 1969 printing. A Black Magic
novel. Covers heavily worn, else a good reading copy. $4
Wheatley, Dennis. Strange Conflict. Arrow pbk, 1965 printing. A Black Magic novel
featuring the Duke de Richleau. Prior owners signature to title page, edges toned,
else good. $5
Wheatley, Dennis. They Used Dark Forces. A Black Magic novel featuring Gregory
Sallust. Arrow pbk, Nov 1972 printing. Spine somewhat creased, else VG. $8
Wolfe, Gene. Litany of the Long Sun (The First Half of The Book of
the Long Sun). Omnibus of Nightside the Long Sun and Lake of the
Long Sun. Tor large format pbk, [1995], 5th pr. SF. Prior owner
signature to first page, edges a little toned, else good. $8
Yolen, Jane . Briar Rose. Tor pbk, 1993. 1st pbk ed. Fairytalebased fantasy. Fine. $5
Zelazny, Roger. The Hand of Oberon. NY: Avon Books pbk, June 1977. 1st US pbk ed.
(Though not indicated in this printing, the US 1st edition
hardcover was published by Doubleday, 1976). Fantasy,
Chronicles of Amber series. Light toning to edges, else VG in
pict wpps. $10
CRIME
Baker, Virginia. Jack Knife: A Novel of Jack the Ripper. NY: Jove Books, Feb 2007, pbk. I
havent read this one, but it looks intriguing. A time travel number as well as a Jack
the Ripper one. A light crease to upper right corner front cover, else VG+ in pict
wpps.
Burke, James Lee. Cadillac Jukebox. London: Orion, 1997, reprint pbk. Burke is not
only a great crime writer, but hands-down Americas best prose stylist bar none. A
Dave Robicheaux novel. Fine in pict wpps. $8
Chesbro, George C. Shadow of a Broken Man. London: Severn House, 1981. 1st UK
ed. A novel of detective and criminologist Mongo
Frederickson. Chesbros stuff is great. Ex-lib copy in d.j. but
with tape strips top and bottom edges. Usual rubber stamps,
etc. $8
Ellery Queens Mystery Magazine Feb 1957 (Vol 29, No 2, Whole number 159). Stories
by Arthur Porges, Ogden Nash, Roy Vickers, rex Stout and more. Includes article
Sherlock Holmes and the FBI by Thomas M. McDade. $7
Ellroy, James. My Dark Places. NY: Vintage Books, Aug 1997. Reprint. Lge fmt pbk.
Autobiography of one of Americas finest crime writers, and the story of his search
for the murderer of his mother. A terrific, gripping memoir. Fine in pict wpps. $12
Gardner, John. Icebreaker. London: Cape/Hodder & Stoughton, 1983. 1st ed. A James
Bond novel. Fine in black boards with gilt-stamped spine. Edges very lightly foxed.
D.j. , with art by Bill Botten, shows a little dusting and rubbing to rear panel but is
otherwise VG. A finer specimen would fetch up to $300. This copy $95.
Gardner, John. Licence Renewed. London: Book Club Associates, 1981. A James Bond
novel. Edges lightly foxed, else VG+ in like d.j. featuring Richard Chopping art. $10
Gardner, John. Nobody Lives Forever. London: Cape/Hodder & Stoughton. 1st ed.
Well-read ex-lib copy with usual blemishes and canted spine, in complete d.j. with
art by Trevor Scobie.$5
Kaminsky, Stuart. Murder on the Yellow Brick Road. NY: Pocket Books, 2000, lge
fmt pbk. A Toby Peters mystery. A murderer stalks the backlots at MGM during the
making of The Wizard of OZ; co-starring Judy Garland, Clark gable and Raymond
Chandler. Enormous fun. Fine in pict wpps. $10
Le Queux, William. The Kings Incognito. London: Herbert Jenkins, n.d. (1929). 1st ed.
A story of intrigue and espionage featuring Henri, the disguised King of Moldavia.
Le Queux was a prolific author of novels in which German invasion threatened
England. Red cloth hardcover; black titling and embossed black logo to back. Edges
foxed, endpapers have offset tanning and f.f.e is missing a one cm piece from upper
right corner. Scarce in d.j. which is frayed along leading edge with a short closed
tear to rear upper edge and one or two other chips or spots. Overall a pretty sound
copy, jacket protected by heavy plastic cover.
McBain, Ed. Poison: An 87th Precinct Novel. London: Book Club Associates/Guild,
1987. Pages lightly age-toned; endpapers and fold-ins have some dry toning from
damp. Text inwardly clean and readable. Good in d.j. with a few traces of rubbing.
$8
Macdonald, Philip. R.I.P. London: Collins/The Crime Club, 1951 (orig published
1933). Mystery about a noblewoman who receives threatening letters from a man
who imagines she has done him a bad turn during World War I. Good in blue cloth
with gilt-stamped spine. Front upper board is lightly pressed in, due to being
oversized for text block. Cheap paper, browned; edges age-darkened. In good d.j.
which has some chips at the folds and a one cm removed piece of paper from the
upper left front cover. A Greenback Library edition. Orig bookseller sticker
showing price 3/3 (3 shillings and threepence) on lower right front cover. . $12
Martyn, Wyndham. Anthony Trent, Master Criminal. London: Herbert Jenkins, n.d.
(c. 1945, wartime economy standard), 13th printing. First novel in the Anthony Trent
series. Trent is a detective story writer who turns criminal. VG in black-stamped
orange boards with just some light offsetting from fold-
ins to f.f.e and r.f.e. Herbert Jenkins Green Label series.
In the scarce d.j. which has a little chipping to
extremities and head and tail of spine, and a short
closed tear to middle upper rear panel. Protected in
heavy plastic cover. $30
Rumbelow, Donald. The Complete Jack the Ripper. Boston: New York
Graphic Society, 1975. 1st US ed. Intro by
Colin Wilson. Edges ragged as is customary with some US
publishers. Rumbelow, a curator of Scotland Yards Black
Museum, is one of the best writers on the Ripper murders.
VG+ in red cloth with black-decorated front board and
black-stamped spine. F.f.e has a couple of staple marks and
bears a neat bookplate of a previous owner. Else VG in d.j.
with small amount of chipping to top edge of front panel
and top of spine. Many b&w photos and illustrations. $25
Sapper. Bulldog Drummond. London: Hodder Headline, 2007. This work spawned
nine sequels by Sapper, nine by other writers after his death, more than 30 films and
a radio serial that lasted 13 years. Drummond is a stiff-upper-lip Englishman and
army officer who undertakes criminal investigations in peacetime. Fine in pict wpps
with reproduction art of the original Hodder Yellowjacket design. $8
Upfield, Arthur W. The Devils Steps. Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1965 (orig
published 1946,
Doubleday
NY). 1st A&R/1st
Australian ed.
An Inspector
Napoleon
Bonaparte
(Bony)
mystery. VG in
brown cloth
with gilt-stamped spine. Some tanning/offsetting to
f.f.e and r.f.e., plus a book exchange stamp on f.f.e.
Lacks the d.j. Scarce $35
Upfield, Arthur. The Lake Frome Monster. Tullamarine, Vic: Australian Large Print,
1993. 1st large print ed. An Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte mystery. Completed by J L
Price and Mrs Dorothy Strange from notes left by Arthur Upfield when he died in
1964. Pict. Boards, without d.j. (presumably as issued). Ex-lib copy covered in
adhesive plastic with usual stamps, borrowers names etc. $8.
LITERATURE INCL POETRY &
PLAYS
Curtis, Margi et al. Breaking the Water. Highpoint Press, [date] Poetry by five
Illawarra women authors. Signed by Margi Curtis. Can be personally inscribed to
you on request.
Fry, Christopher. An Experience of Critics and The Approach to Dramatic Criticism: A
Symposium by [various authors]. Prologue by Alec Guinness. Drawings by Ronald
Searle incl. pict. endpapers. Edited by Kaye Webb. London: Perpetua, Oct 1952.
Second printing in the month of publication. Small hardcover (62 pp), VG in blue
cloth with somewhat faded gilt-stamped spine. Lacks the d.j. Dramatic criticism is
looked at from both the artist/playwright's point of view and that of the literary critic
himself. Christopher Fry details his own and other playwright's experiences at the
hands of the critic, and the critics -- Ivor Brown, W. A. Darlington, Alan Dent,
Harold Hobson, Philip Hope-Wallace, Eric Keown, J. C. Trewin & T.C. Worsley
detail the state-of-the-art from their perspective. The main attraction is Searles very
amusing drawings and caricatures Searle a delight. $15
Marsden, John. So Much to Tell You: The Play. Melbourne: Lothian, 2006. Reprint.
Seems to have been lightly damp-affected and does not sit flat, but inwardly clean
and readable. Pict wpps $5
Pfizer, Marjorie. Gifts and Remembrances. Sydney: Pinchgut Press, 1979. Introduction
by Manning Clark. Authors sixth book of poetry. Slim lge
fmt side-stapled paperback in wrapround d.j. with trace of
sunning to spine edge. There are two pen corrections, one to
a review printed on the front fold-in, the other to the poem
on p. 18; these appear to have been made by the author. Neat
prior owners inscription first page. Scarce. Flatsigned by the
poet at t.p. $15
Pinter, Harold. The Room and The Dumb Waiter. London: Methuen, 1966.
1st pbk ed. Diagonal crease to top right corner front cover, light rubbing
, else Good. $10
Pinter, Harold. A Slight Ache and Other Plays. London: Methuen, 1966.
1st pbk ed. VG in pict wpps with very light bumping to extremities. $10
Self, Will. Umbrella. London: Bloomsbury, 2002. 1st pbk ed, lge fmt, simultaneous
with the hc. Weaving together a dense tapestry of consciousness and lived life across
an entire century, in his latest and most ambitious novel, Will Self takes up the
challenge of Modernism and reveals how it and it alone can unravel new and
unsettling truths about our world and how it came to be." Fine in pict wpps. $15
Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. NY: Scholastic, 1969. Pages age-toned,
covers worn at edges. Good reading copy. $2
Shaw, Bernard. Pygmalion: A Romance In Five Acts. London: Penguin, 1959. Reprint.
Numerous spot illustrations Feliks Topowski. Two pen owner signatures to first
page, pages heavily browned, diagonal crease to upper corner rear cover. Good
reading copy. WITH Brodies Notes on Pygmalion. London: Pan Books, 1976. Reprint.
Covers a bit rubbed, page edges tone, else good in wpps. The pair $10.
Arnold, Charles. Ritual Body Art: Drawing the Spirit. Custer, WA:
Phoenix Publishing, 1997. Ritual painting and body art techniques
by a Wiccan priest. Includes 16pp of colour plates. VG+ in pict
wpps. $12Art see Arnold, Rogers,
Beatty, Longfield. The Garden of the Golden Flower: The Journey to Spiritual Fulfillment.
London: Senate, 1996. Facsimile reprint of 1939 Rider ed. Edges age-toned, else Vg
in pict wpps. Explores eroticism and incest, gold and fire, prophecy and symbolism,
Arthurian myths, the Golden Fleece, the Egyptian Sun Cults and more. $7.50
Belonoha, Wayne. The Wing Chun Compendium. Berkeley, CA: Blue Snake Books,
2006. 1st Blue Snake ed. Vast compilation (500+ pp) of Wing Chun theory, techniques,
drills and forms. Neat prior owner signature/date to f.f.e., else VG+ in like d.j. $30
[insert pic]
Bryant, Graham and Lorraine James. Simply Tai Chi.Vic: Hinkley Books, 2003. Slim
pbk, slightly oversized, colour photos of poses throughout. Fine in pict wpps. $8
Cavendish, Richard. The Black Arts. Pan Books pbk, 1969.
414 pp. Extensive work on black magic, Qabala, alchemy,
astrology, ritual magic and devil worship. Pages age-
browned, lightly worn at extremities, book exchange stamp
to first page, else VG. Hard to find. $12
Crowley, Aleister. Mega-bundle of texts in PDF form. Includes rarities. $25. More
details on request. If you purchase, PDFs will be emailed to you.
Dunning, John. Mystical Murders. True Murders of the Occult. Arrow pbk, 1989 (5th
printing). Includes 8pp b&w plates. Twenty cases of sorcery and black magic with
macabre murder. Bookcrossing label and stamp on inside covers, spine a little
creased, light wear to extremities, else good. $6
Elworthy, Frederick Thomas The Evil Eye: An Account of This Ancient and Widespread
Superstition. NY: Bell Publishing Co. Reprint. Fine in like d.j. Facsimile reprint of late
nineteen century edition, copiously illustrated in black and white. $35 [insert pic
Firth, Florence M. The Golden Verses of Pythagoras and Other Pythagorean Fragments.
Santa Fe, NM: Sun Books, 1996. Facsimile reprint of 1904 ed. Front cover has a little
marking to left lower corner, else VG in pict wpps. $7.50
Frater LVX/NOX. (Leigh Blackmore, magical name of) Bundle of five Hawks Head
Press chapbooks on Thelema. Buy as a
PDF bundle, which be emailed to you -
$15; or as separate hardcopies (side-
stapled with laminated covers, signed
by the author) at $6.66 each. $30 the
set if you purchase all five hardcopies.
These chapbooks are slim but full of
content for the student of Crowleys
magical system. Includes IAO: Magical
Formula of the Highest; Maat-Heru: The
Symbolism of the Eye of Horus; From
Babel to Babalon: The Language of the Sappho-Calypso Angel in Crowleys The Vision and
the Voice; Horus in the Succession of the Crowleyan Aeons; Force and Fire Issue 1.. Note:
Cover stock for the hardcopies from vary from that pictured.
Frissell, Bob. Nothing in this Book Is True, But Its Exactly How Things Are. Frog Ltd,
2002, 3rd revised/expanded edition. Proceeds to thread together
every New Age belief and conspiracy theory into a grand unified
theory of kookiness. Theyre all here: gray aliens, ascended
masters, free energy, cattle mutilations, crop circles, rebirthing, the
Great Pyramid Fine in pict wpps. $15
Hagon, Zoe. Channelling: The Spiritual Connection. Dorset, UK: Prism Press, 1989
revised ed. VG in pict wpps. $5.
Hamilton, Maggie. Coming Home: Rediscovering Our Sacred Selves. Viking Penguin,
2002. Page edges browned, light foxing inside front cover. Publishers advance copy,
with embargo stamp to half-title. $7
Kern, Michael. Wisdom in the Body: The Cranio-Sacral Approach to Essential Health.
London: Thorsons, 2001. Cranio-sacral therapy is a hands-
on therapy similar to osteopathy using palpation and gentle
manual skills to encourage the body to rebalance and heal
itself. Fine in like d.j. $25
Lyle, Jane. The Renaissance Tarot. Sydney: Simon & Schuster, 1998.
Lge fmt pbk. B&W illustrations throughout. Can be used as
handbook to the Renaissance Tarot cards, or on its own as a
reference to card meanings. Crease to p.178, minor bumping to
extremities, else Vg in pict wpps. $10 Magic, ritual see
Cavendish, Crowley, Skinner
Mehta, Narendra. Indian Head Massage. UK: Thorsons, 2001. Fine in pict boards in
like d.j. Square format. Colour plates throughout. $7.50
Rogers, Peter. A Painters Quest: Art as a Way of Revelation. Santa Fe, NM: Bear & Co,
1988, 2nd ed. Rogers describes in clear, universally accessible
prose the process of personal transformation through art.
Numerous b&w and colour drawings. $10
Starhawk. Walking to Mercury. The prequel to the bestselling novel The Fifth Sacred
Thing, by the founder of the Reclaiming tradition of witchcraft. Tells the compelling
story of Maya Greenwoods life prior to the 21st century scenario of Fifth Sacred
Thing. Good. $8
Steiner, Rudolf. The Significance of Spiritual research for Moral Action. Spring Valley,
NY: Anthroposophic Press, 1981. Slim pamphlet reprinting one of Steiners lectures.
VG in lettered wpps. $4