The Night Circus by Morgenstern, Erin - 2011

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961. First edition, first printing. Folio. Original brown cloth and dust jacket (not price-clipped). Minor edgewear to dust jacket, else fine in a fine dust jacket. Increasingly uncommon with dust jacket in this condition.. Gnoli, Domenico. Beautiful first edition of Domenico Gnoli's (1933-1970) modern fairy tale about a melancholy prince who discovers how to smile. Gnoli was a renowned Italian painter and stage designer best known for his surrealist pop art and canvas work featuring extremely scaled paintings of folds, patterns, and textures. Gnoli's more surrealist and fantastical illustrations, sketches, and etchings recall the famed works of Edward Gorey (with which Gnoli's works were sometimes confused)-and Gnoli's talent for the surreal and fantastic are on full display in his most popular and treasured book, Orestes or the Art of Smiling. Equal parts fairy tale and work of art, Gnoli's 1961 book tells the tale of Orestes, young Prince of Terramafiusa, and how he… Read More

The Bride of Frankenstein (Sequel to Frankenstein), Egremont Michael (Maurice Desmond Rohan; Pseudonym Michael Harrison). Published by Bookfinger, New York, 1976. Introduction by George Locke. (i-v)., 252pp. with half title, title, publisher, table of contents. Reprint of the 1936 original Queensway Press Edition of The Readers Library Publishing Company of London. Issued without a dustjacket. Black boards with gilt spine titles. In fine, unread condition with a tiny dust mark lower outer edge and a tiny crease at head of spine.
The novel was based on the James Whale film "The Bride of Frankenstein" (1935) starring Elsa Lanchester and Boris Karloff. After the movie was completed, Michael Harrison was commissioned to produce a novel from the original film script. Given only three weeks to produce a finished work, Harrison (Egremont) ultimately abandoned the script and produced what "was to all intents and purposes original fiction."
Michael Egremont was a one time only pen name for UK detective and… Read More

San Francisco, CA: Vix Media, 2018. First Edition thus. First Printing, stated. Hardcover. Near Fine. Minor shelf and handling wear to cover, including very light rubbing to all corners, else Fine / As New. Photo is of the copy here at Barbed Wire Books.

Richmond Hills, Ontario: Udon Entertainment, 2008. First Printing. Softcover. Fine. Minor shelf and handling wear to cover, else As New / Unread. Photo is of the copy here at Barbed Wire Books.

"First Pocket Books printing October 1981" along with full numberline including "1" on copyright page. VG condition: book feels unread, still stiff when opened, but text lightly toned and mild creasing on the spine. Outer wraps have wear along the edges, please examine my photos. Cover image remains highly appealing. No writing, apparently no creasing inside book. Expedited and international shipping are welcome.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961. First edition, first printing. Folio. Original brown cloth and dust jacket (not price-clipped). Minor edgewear to dust jacket, else fine in a fine dust jacket. Increasingly uncommon with dust jacket in this condition.. Gnoli, Domenico. Beautiful first edition of Domenico Gnoli's (1933-1970) modern fairy tale about a melancholy prince who discovers how to smile. Gnoli was a renowned Italian painter and stage designer best known for his surrealist pop art and canvas work featuring extremely scaled paintings of folds, patterns, and textures. Gnoli's more surrealist and fantastical illustrations, sketches, and etchings recall the famed works of Edward Gorey (with which Gnoli's works were sometimes confused)-and Gnoli's talent for the surreal and fantastic are on full display in his most popular and treasured book, Orestes or the Art of Smiling. Equal parts fairy tale and work of art, Gnoli's 1961 book tells the tale of Orestes, young Prince of Terramafiusa, and how he… Read More

The Easton Press, Children's Classics, 1987. Illustrated by Flora White and Francis D. Bedford. Hardcover. No dust jacket, as issued. Used - Near Fine. Easton Press bookplate with former owner's name affixed to the front fly leaf. Else Fine / As New. Bound In full (genuine) dark green leather with hubbed spine. Text block is tight and clean with no other ownership markings. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper with gilded edges. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, silk moire fabric end leaves, and permanent satin ribbon marker. Photos are of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books.

The Pool of the Black One, Howard, Robert E.; illustrated by Hank Jankus. Published by Donald M. Grant, West Kingston, RI, USA, 1986. Volume 10 in Grant's Conan series. Small 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 134pp. with six color plates, four double full page and three full page and black and white illustrations. Quarter burgundy over grey boards with gilt spine titles; grey paper jacket with small wood-cut illustration to front; housed in a clear acetate dustjacket. In fine, unread condition. A very scarce edition. Volumes 1-7 in this deluxe series is also available.

USA: Bloomsbury , 2013. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st edition, 1st printing in lovely condition with an unclipped jacket, over 900 grams packed. Extra postage will be required to many destinations..

London: Simpkin and Marshall, 1912. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Spurrier. 8vo, blue cloth binding with tipped on picture on front cover and black titles on front and spine. 240pp illustrated with frontispiece by Spurrier. Attractive presentation bookplate on front pastedown. ‘Presented by the author’. Presented to a library, but it doesn’t look like this ever made it on to the library shelves. Some age related foxing at front. Inside lovely and clean. Early and scarce twentieth century science fiction novel. This was later published in a cheap edition as The World's Double.