Search Results: Authors starting with S from Uncommon Sense

A solid copy of this edition of reprints of 12 plates by McBey, who was one of the more influential figures of the rise of etchings in the early 20th Century. The pages on this copy are moderately foxed; foxing does not affect the rectos of the tipped-in plates, though a few have slightly visible stains on the versos.
Taped to the front free endpaper is a typed letter, signed, from McBey to Roi Partridge at Mills College from 1941 talking about a meeting while McBey was visiting the San Francisco area. Laid in are also three handwritten letters from McBey's wife Marguerite to Partridge and his wife (his third wife, May Ellen Fisher) from 1941 and 1943, talking about photography, their visits, and potential future visits. Also included is a four-page prospectus for the Minton, Balch edition of The Etchings of James McBey by Malcolm C. Salaman, including list prices for the book in both its trade and limited editons, with three reproductions of McBey etchings. The prospectus shows serious edge-wear,… Read More

One of one thousand copies of an advance edition apparently issued without a dustjacket. Notation about the edition on the page facing page 1. Basis for the Disney film. Translated by one of the principals in the Alger Hiss scandal. A tight clean copy with minimal bumping of the corners and spine. Page edges slightly dirty, gold on spine somewhat faded. Still, an excellent copy of this scarce issue which the publishers said they would always prefer to the trade edition. Scarce.

Slipcased numbered and signed edition of this collection of stories, essays, and more from the little magazine that was supposed to be a replacement for The Arkham Collector but became so much more. The first issue referred to the magazine as "WFA", which stood for "Whispers from Arkham", but Arkham House never actually gave permission for that name. Runs of the magazine are now very scarce. This collection gives a good idea of what the magazine contained. This edition is signed by 22 contributors, many now dead.Unique copy. Instead of 3 signature pages, this copy has 4. The first one, which has the limitation notice, is duplicated. One is numbered 135 (of 500); the other is unnumbered. This means there are two copies of the signatures of Ray Bradbury, Russell Kirk, William F. Nolan, Hugh B. Cave, David (D.G.) Compton, Dennis Etchison, David Drake, and Ramsey Campbell. A clean copy in publisher's black slipcase, very slightly rubbed. A picture of the slipcase would be very boring: pictures of… Read More

A typical novel of Schmitz's Federation series: fast-paced and very enjoyable. Torquil published books for the SF Book Club, mostly: they did a few copies with a trade dust-jacket. Currey lists the first trade edition as having a printing code D6 on page 206, a rubber-stamped price on the upper corner of the front jacket flap, and the lower flap cut: this copy fits that description. There are also copies with a printed price of $3.50 -- both trade editions are exceedingly scarce. This copy is tight and clean, and appears unread: the jacket's spine is age-darkened and has a few small chips missing and some small tears (see photo). The bottom edge of the boards shows some wear. Scarce copy of the trade edition. The jacket lists the title as "A Tale of 2 Clocks" -- everything on the book lists it as "A Tale of Two Clocks." I've chosen to go with spelling out the number rather than using the numeral.

Shiras' 1953 novel (actually a fixup of related short stories) was a touchstone for a whole generation of disaffected SF fans. Quite dated in terms of gender politics, it's still a strong story about not fitting in. Pennyfarthing Press (Michael Kurland, Alva Rogers and others) reprinted both this and Fredric Brown's WHAT MAD UNIVERSE with new covers and illustrations. This one has an Afterword by Marion Zimmer Bradley attempting to place the book in its social context. This is one (#183 of 200 numbered and signed copies with a three-piece binding. The book is tight and clean, the jacket slighly edge-worn and faded on the spine. A quite acceptable copy of the only signed edition of this classic.

Limited signed edition of this horror anthology, signed by all contributors on 3 sheets in the beginning: copy 308 of 500 noted on the third sheet. This copy lacks the slipcase, but has the dustjacket near fine with slight jacket wear on the edges. Priced accordingly -- an excellet way to get the signatures of many of the greats of the horror boom of the late 20th century.

pecially bound and slipcased edition, signed all 35 authors, numbered 293 of 500 copies. Fine in original publisher's slipcase. DJ art by Harry O. Morris. This anthology contains: I Scream Man by Robert R. McCammon; The Young Man Who Did Not Know His Father; and We Are the Dead by Darrell Schweitzer; The Elder; and Optional Music for Voice and Piano by Poppy Z. Brite; Piano Moon; and Self-Possessed by Steve Rasnic Tem; The Well that Whispered Darkness by Ardath Mayhar; Site B by Colleen Drippe'; The Visitor; and They Came From The Suburbs by Paul F. Olson; Mole; and The Place Where All Things Go To Die by Susan M. Watkins; Razors by Ron Wolfe; The Gap Nearly Closed Today by J. N. Williamson; Black Noise by Pamela J. Jessen; On A Dark October by Joe R. Lansdale; Night Rats by Gary L. Raisor; Passing Phase by Ramsey Campbell; Snow by Kathryn Ptacek; Witch Woman; and The Runt by Bentley Little; The Scar by Dennis Etchison; Red Zone; and Oasis by Brian Hodge; 5a Bedford Row by Graham… Read More

Limited slipcased edition, signed by contributors. Copy 499 of 500.

Early, cheap reprint of the 5th Nero Wolfe novel (and one of the best for the cooking aficionados). Wolfe leaves NY to go to a meeting of top cooks, and murder ensues. This is in the same format as the hardcover, with an orchid on the spine and everything -- but the paper is quite oxydized, brown and becoming brittle. This is not an edition for the ages. The spine is bumped top and bottom, but the binding is not slanted or weak in any way. The jacket has a crease down the front, is missing some chips at the top and bottom of the spine, has a small closed tear at the lower rear backstrip, and has faded on the spine: the front is still quite bright. Some creasing and slight staining on the flaps, Generally a quite acceptable copy of this reprint, a great place-holder for someone who's saving up for the much more expensive first edition. I will put a jacket protector on if you request it, but I find they tend to spring the binding on this sort of book. More info or pictures available on request.

First trade edition of Sturgeon's first book. There was a signed edition issued as well, and an advance copy of a single story ("It") -- this copy will do you just fine until you can find either of those scarcities. Sturgeon is one of the most important writers of science fiction/fantasy short stories. If you don't already know his stories, nothing I can say will convince you about buying this book. Get a cheaper edition, read his stories, then come back.This copy is interesting because it has laid in two index cards from Camille Cazdessus ("Caz" oin the signature) of Sargasso Book Shop, Lakewood CO: one of the early dealers in SF and fantasy books. The first one says "Ben -- sold our one copy of this boxed edition -- would you be satisfied with this? If not -- send it back and we'll refund $8.00. Okay? -- Caz" The other card says "Thanks!" in a significantly different handwriting. Both cards have The Sargasso Book Company rubber stamp. The "Ben" mentioned in the first card was probably Ben Solon,… Read More