101. In the Beginning. New York: John Day Co., (1928).
First Edition. Douglas's Bleiler listed fantasy novel of the days when gods and goddesses walked with men. Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Item #8720
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102. In the Beginning. New York: John Day Co., (1928).
First Edition. Douglas's Bleiler listed fantasy novel of the days when gods and goddesses walked with men. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, some darkening to spine. Item #17309
103. The Land of Mist. New York: George H. Doran Co., (1926).
First American Edition. B. Cory Kilvert dustjacket art. Doyle's Bleiler listed fantasy novel in which Professor Challenger matches wits with a group of spiritualists. Very Good plus with some mild dampstain discoloration at top corner of covers, in Very Good dustjacket, modest overall darkening to panels, modest wear to edge of front flap, few centimeter sized chip at lower front panel, small chip at top spine end, some mild surface wear to front panel. Item #25886
104. The Land of Mist. New York: George H. Doran Co., (1926).
First American Edition. B. Cory Kilvert dustjacket art. Doyle's Bleiler listed fantasy novel in which Professor Challenger matches wits with a group of spiritualists. Near Fine but for ownership blindstamp at front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, three closed tears (inch in length) at edges of front panel, wear at front flap edge, few small edge chips, modest soiling to panels. Item #34174
105. The Sky But Not the Heart. New York: Macmillan Co., 1936.
First Edition. Farcical fantasy novel of a mythical land with some out-landish inhabitants. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, few small chips and mild wear. Item #8528
106. The Sky But Not the Heart. New York: Macmillan Co., 1936.
First Edition. Farcical fantasy novel of a mythical land with some out-landish inhabitants. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, few small chips and mild wear. Item #17347
107. The Sky But Not the Heart. New York: Macmillan Co., 1936.
First Edition. Boris Artzybasheff dustjacket art. Farcical fantasy novel of a mythical land with some outlandish inhabitants. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, some shallow edge chips and modest wear. Item #22846
108. Alexander and Three Small Plays. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. 1926.
First Edition. Bleiler listed fantasy with the title play including Amazon women. Near Fine bright copy in Very Good plus dustjacket, few tiny chips at flap corners, tiny chip mid-spine, cm v-shaped chip top spine end. Item #6554
109. If. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. 1922.
First Edition. Bleiler title and play in four acts concerning the effects of a magic crystal on a man's life. Very Good-Near Fine bright copy with mild bump to lower rear board, in Very Good plus dustjacket, with spine color faded, shallow chips top spine end. Item #6555
110. IF. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1922.
First Edition. A play in four acts concerning the effects of a magic crystal on a man's life. Blieler title. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket with general shelf wear. Item #15809
111. The Breath of the Desert. London: Duckworth & Co., 1911.
1st edition. Occult, ghostly episodes. 8vo, original purple cloth lettered in gold on front panel and spine, with decoration on front panel and spine in white, with fading to the spine. Lacks ffep, and there is minor loss to the paper on the front paste down near the inner edge. Also, some staining to the bottom corner of the first 5 pages. Otherwise very good, without dust jacket. Item #27793
112. Golden Goddess. New York: John H. Hopkins and Son, (1935).
First Edition. Fabulous contemporary romance and 'Lost Race' novel of a young woman who answers an advertisement for "A blond stenographer, a stenographer with long blond hear". The jacket copy continues: "Her shrewdly mad employer had chosen her to be a goddess in the jungles of Brazil. New York and the jungle, airplanes and manborne hammocks, machine guns and sacrificial knives - all have their place in this dramatic, fast-moving story of contrasts, of mystery and love". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, spine modestly faded, small tear and abrasion to mid-front panel. Item #23521
113. Woman Alive. New York: D. Appleton and Co., (1936).
Fourth Printing. Bip Pares dustjacket art. Bleiler listed fantasy novel of one woman who survives a plague. Near Fine but for short tear at fore-edge of last text page, in Very Good dustjacket nicked at edges. Item #34855
114. Jungle Born. New York: Century Co., (1925).
First Edition. Bleiler fantasy title closely resembling the Tarzan novels of a boy raised by the apes of the jungle. Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, small chips at flap corners, few closed tears, few cm chip lower spine end. Item #5836
115. Jungle-Born. New York: The Century Company, (1925).
First Edition. Bleiler listed fantasy novel similar to Kipling’s Jungle Book about a boy who is raised by apes after his parents are killed by a tiger, and who later meets a girl from the village who follows him into the jungle. Very Good with ownership inscription crossed out with black marker to front inside cover, in a Good plus dustjacket, with moderate edge wear, chipping, and creasing, mended with scotch tape at verso, some surface wear. Item #18878
116. Pendragon [SIGNED AND INSCRIBED]. London: Methuen and Co. Ltd, (1930).
First Edition. Very scarce Arthurian novel in which "[King] Arthur, stripped of mythical trappings but not of romance, figures as the very human and very lovable saviour of Britain. Other half-legendary names, such as those of Merlin and Anurin, are also made real, and the story culminates in the heroic climax of Mount Badon, the last triumph of Roman--British chivalry against Saxon barbarism". Reprinted in 2003 and reviewed by Cindy Lynn Speer thusly: "A totally different take on the Arthurian tales, it kills the inevitable... we know there are points to which each Arthurian story hangs parts of its plot on... Arthur getting the sword, Guenevere and Lancelot, the final, terrible battle... these things are no longer definite. Sometimes what makes a story beloved is the familiarity. There's a comfort in knowing what comes next. (Heck, I can probably recite, word for word, the script to Excalibur.) But after a time, even re-interpretations of re-interpretations get stale. Pendragon does not suffer from this at all. The story, with its non-magical, completely historically researched base is completely new, and therefore a more pleasurable read. You are still spending time with Arthur and many of the familiar faces, while having the uncertainty that comes with reading a story for the very first time. Pendragon has been a popular, if rare, volume in the libraries of many Arthurian enthusiasts for years." This copy inscribed and signed by Faraday at half-title in 1949. Found in The New Arthurian Encyclopedia [Norris J. Lacy], A Companion to Romance [Corinne Saunders], The Arthurian Handbook [Norris J. Lacy], A Bibliography of Modern Arthuriana (1500 - 2000) [Ann F. Howey]. Very Good, cover mildly askew, front endpaper removed exposing webbing at front inner hinge (but still firm), in Very Good dustjacket, vertical crease at spine. Item #29616
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117. The Comeback. New York: Jacobsen Publishing Company, (1928).
Early Printing. Politzer dustjacket art. Humorous novel with some fantasy elements despite not being listed in Bleiler of a sickly young man who is injected with "a pint of the rarest fighting blood. So begins the remarkable tale of Henry Parvin, who came forth lusting for battle, ready to slay singly or in dozen lots all brave men who crossed his path, ready to crush to his fiery bosom every beautiful woman within reach". Near Fine in Good slightly soiled dustjacket, chips at spine ends, shallow tears and rubbing, few inch closed tear at lower spine edge. Item #24204
118. The Comeback. New York: G. Howard Watt, 1928.
First Edition. Politzer dustjacket art. Humorous novel with some fantasy elements despite not being listed in Bleiler of a sickly young man who is injected with "a pint of the rarest fighting blood. So begins the remarkable tale of Henry Parvin, who came forth lusting for battle, ready to slay singly or in dozen lots all brave men who crossed his path, ready to crush to his fiery bosom every beautiful woman within reach". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, some shallow edge chipping. Item #24456
119. The Princess and the Clowns. New York: Duffield and Company, 1924.
First Edition. Ethel C. Taylor wraparound dustjacket art and wraparound cover art. Translated from the French by Marie Louise Swinburne. Romance and fantasy, a “story of a little principality and its princess, just after the war” and an overthrown monarchy. Near Fine with light and shallow stain to lower fore edge of pages, in a Very Good dustjacket, modestly soiled with flap corners and spine ends worn, short closed tear to top edge of front panel. Item #19514
120. Landscape with Figures. New York: Boni and Liveright, 1926.
First Edition. Bleiler-listed Oriental fantasy based around the “experiences that have come in contemplating the landscape, flowers and figures in Chinese pictures and on their porcelain.” Author’s second novel. Near Fine with discreet ownership stamp to front free endpaper, in a Very Good dustjacket with two 2-inch plus closed tears to top edge, else modest edge wear. Item #19842
121. Landscape With Figures. New York: Boni and Liveright. 1926.
First Edition. Author's second novel. Bleiler Novel surrounding the "landscapes, flowers, and figures in Chinese pictures and porcelain. " Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket with chipping to top spine end, several inch long and half inch deep chip across top rear edge, and general edge wear. Item #13475
122. Village of Glass. New York: Farrar and Rinehart, (1942).
First Edition. John Watrous dustjacket art. Speculative novel of an attack on New England. Near Fine, previous owner address at front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, some nicks and wear. Item #40764
123. The Pirates of the Sky, A Tale of Modern Adventure. Chicago: Rand McNally and Co, (1915).
First Edition. Scarce Bleiler listed fantasy novel of "Sky Pirates". "To amass a fund for the financing of a 'Cause' a cultured foreign exile becomes the leader of a band of sky pirates. In seemingly invincible aerial craft they are the terror of the Untied States. Attacks are made upon cities rich in loot; fair maidens are kidnapped. A newspaper owner secures the services of a famous aviator and an intrepid reporter to trace the pirates to their stronghold and there do battle with them." Near Fine, bright cover art, innocuous previous owner stamp exhorting borrowers to return book after 5 days at front endpaper and front pastedown, in the very scarce dustjacket lacking most of the top half of the spine, paper tape at verso at lower spine and top edge. Item #20451
124. Bridal Pond [SIGNED AND INSCRIBED]. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930.
First Edition. Collection of short stories concerning "those ordinary, inarticulate men and women in whose hidden, sometimes subconscious lives, she finds the most intense drama." The title story is an eerie tale in which a man describes an accident that has not happened yet; ghostly content unclear. [Ghost Stories by British and American Women. Lynette Carpenter] This copy nicely inscribed and signed by Gale at front endpaper. Gale was a Wisconsin author and Pulitzer Prize [for Drama] winner. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Item #29666
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125. The Leopard Prince. Boston: The Page Co, 1920.
First Edition. Kinneys color dustjacket art and illustrations. Decorations by F. Verburg. A romance of Venice in the 14th Century, at the period of the Bosnian Conspiracy. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Item #30656
