Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Light/moderate wear to the binding. Spine cloth is soiled. Bump to the top fore-edge of the front board. No slope, no twist to the book from reading or improper shelving. Pages are tight and clean with no marks. There is the tide line of a water stain to the fore-edge of the text block. This does not affect the reading surfaces of the pages. Previous owner's name in ink on the front flyleaf. No odor. The dust jacket is rough: quite edge worn, shabby. Next owner may wish to discard it. But in the meantime the dust jacket is in a protector to prevent further damage. Given the cosmetic issues discussed, best to regard this as a reading copy.
Published by Bantam H3425,, 1967
Soft Cover. No Jacket. PAPERBACK, February 1967, GOOD/GOOD-, AS-IS, SOFTCVR, Binding is tight.Edges Cvr scuff rub wear, Back Cvr Scuff mark affectinng CH in Choose at Top, Interior pgs scuff rub, Soil Marks Fox, 148 PGS.
Published by Pellegrini & Cudahy, New York, 1948
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. Slightly cocked spine, wear on the board edges, and bumping thus very good in a good only price-clipped dust jacket with chips, tears, and toning. 20 masterpieces of science-fiction.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. xiv, 643, [1] pages. In the original orange paper covered boards with the blank cloth spine lettered and decorated in silver. With the dustwrapper, but this is worn and wrinkled. The spine is very faded. Ink owner's name to the rear free end paper - Donald A Wollheim. Staining to page 485. Light creasing to pages.
Published by Pellegrini & Cudahy, Chicago, IL, 1947
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. Octavo, 518 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Very Good dust jacket. Dust jacket spine blue and tan with white and black lettering, and protected in mylar cover, price uncut: "$3.75". Dust jacket has mild tearing on head and tail of spine and spotting on on dust jacket back. Table of contents and acknowledgements both have pencil and pen markings. Book plate and signature from former owner on inside of front cover and front free end-paper respectively. Inside of back cover has tag residue and tearing. Mild general shelf wear otherwise. Shelved under Front Counter. 1411934. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Published by VICTOR GOLLANCZ, LONDON, 1967
Seller: Elder Books, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHERS CLOTH BINDING WITH THE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET WITH PUBLISHERS PRICE OF 30/ NET INTACT. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 9 x 6 INCHES WITH 9 + 413 PAGES. STAIN & BROWNING TO SPINE OF JACKET WITH LIGHT BROWNING TO JACKET ON EDGES ON FRONT & REAR, CLOSED TEAR TO REAR OF JACKET, MINOR CHIPPING TO JACKET AT TOP & BOTTOM OF SPINE. OVERALL A VERY GOOD PLUS COPY IN A VERY GOOD JACKET. JACKET HAS A CLEAR REMOVABLE COVERING THAT MAY SHOW SOME REFLECTIONS IN IMAGES. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX.
Published by Arkham House Publishers, Sauk City, WI, 1964
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. No wear to the covers. No distortion from reading or improper shelving. Pages are tight and clean with no marks. No name of previous. No odor. No water damage. No soiling. No sun fading. Lacks the dust jacket.
Published by Arkham House, Sauk City, WIsconisn, 1964
Seller: Foliobooks, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Bound in black cloth with gilt title on spione. Pages are yellowed but clean, unmarked, and undamaged. Dust jacket (now protected in Mylar cover) some very minor edgewear; rear panel is yellowed. A very nice copy. A delivery signature will be required on this item.
Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1966
Seller: ReadInk, ABAA/IOBA, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good dj. 1st U.K. edition. (price-clipped) [nice clean book, minimal shelfwear, slight bumping to top front corner; jacket spine lightly sun-tanned, small chip at bottom rear hinge, a couple of tiny nicks and one small closed tear along top edge]. In addition to Derleth's introduction, "H.P. Lovecraft's Novels," and the title novel, this volume contains: "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward"; "The Shunned House"; "The Dreams in the Witch-house"; "The Statement of Randolph Carter"; "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath"; "The Silver Key"; and "Through the Gates of the Silver Key.".
Published by World Publishing Company, Cleveland And New York, 1945
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. First edition. Very good+ copy in Very good+ dust jacket. (Cheap grade of paper utilized in production has left the text age-toned and brittle. 1 1/4" tear at head of half-title and 1 1/2" tear at top edge of contents page mended. Tape mends on interior of jacket. Slim chip at crest of spine, otherwise presents well. Vintage book shop sticker at base of rear paste-down. ) (307pp. ) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 307 pages.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. First British edition. Fine in near fine dust jacket. (303pp. ) (Neat clear tape mends on inside of jacket. Tiny chip at crest of spine on jacket which is lightly sunned while remaining perfectly readable. ) A choice copy of Lovecraft's FIRST book published in the U. K. ; 5 1/4" X 7 1/2"; 303 pages.