Here we have a first edition, first printing book club edition of Prince of Chaos, the tenth book in The Chronicles of Amber, by Roger Zelazny. It is a hardcover with dust jacket, and both are in superb condition.

The binding is tight and strong. There are no rips, creases, or markings inside or out. The dust jacekt has minimal wrinkling at the edges in a few places.

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Washington

Book Club Edition

Prince of Chaos

Kazuo Ishiguro

Here we have a First American Edition, first printing of A Pale View of Hills, by Kazuo Ishiguro, printed in 1982. It is in hardcover format, with the original dust jacket.

The binding is tight and strong. There are no rips, creases, or markings inside of the text block. The dust jacket has an open tear at the front top corner, and some edge wear (chiefly at the head and tail of the spine).The hardcover book has some light edge wear, a "P" stamped on the bottom edge of the text block, and a previous owner's name written on the first free end paper.

The story of Etsuko, a Japanese woman now living alone in England, dwelling on the recent suicide of her daughter. In a story where past and present confuse, she relives scenes of Japan's devastation in the wake of World War II.

Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

A Pale View of Hills (First Edition)

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C. F. Iggulden

Here we have a trade paperback if Darien: Empire of Salt, by Conn Iggulden.

The spine is slightly curved. The corners are slightly blunted. Several pages have small tears on the bottom inside corners, like they were dog-eared in the spine side, which is weird.

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Darien: Empire of Salt

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Here we have a hardcover in dust jacket book club edition of The Shattered Sphere, a collection of stories set in The Thieves' World city of Sanctuary, edited by Robert Lynn Aspirin and Lynn Abbey. This book club edition, printed by Nelson Doubleday circa 1986, combines three collections of short stories into a single volume, and includes stories from Robert Lynn Aspirin, Lynn Abbey, Janet Morris, C. J. Cherryh, Diane Duane, and more. The three included collections are:

The Dead of Winter (8 stories)
Soul of the City (6 stories)
Blood Ties (8 stories)

The condition is excellent. The binding is tight and square, and there are no rips, creases or markings. There is some light edge wear on the dust jacket (chiefly around the corners, and minimal amounts of shelf wear on the bottom edges of the hardcover boards. 

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

The Shattered Sphere

Tad Williams

Here we have a first edition, first printing hardcover with dust jacket of The Navigator's Children, by Tad Williams. This is the fourth and final book in his epic fantasy series "The Last King of Osten Ard".

It is in excellent condition. The binding is still tight, square, and reliable. There are no rips, creases, or markings inside or outside. The dust jacket does have some light edge wear, and there is some light soiling on the bottom edge of the text block.

The latest saga in the New York Times bestselling world of Osten Ard concludes in the fourth and final Last King of Osten Ard novel. The Hayholt is besieged by the Norns. Once the home of their immortal brethren, the Sithi, now capital of the kingdom of men, the fabled castle is under attack. And as the world is distracted by this strike against humankind, the Norns’ deathless witch-queen Utuk’ku turns towards the mysterious fateful valley called Tanakirú—the Vale of Mists. Meanwhile, Queen Miriamele hurries to save the Hayholt and capture the treacherous noble Pasevalles, but arrives to discover the traitor has escaped. And inside Tanakirú, Vale of Mists, the bond between Prince Morgan and Nezeru, a renegade Norn, has become something deeper and stranger than either of them could have anticipated. They journey ever deeper to the heart of the valley’s mystery, encountering wonder and horror, and come face to face at last with the ancient secret that has kindled the Norn Queen’s war—a secret that will destroy immortals and humans alike.

The Navigator's Children (First Edition)

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Here we have a set of books 1-4 of Emperor: A Novel of Julius Caesar, by Conn Iggulden, in matching trade paperbacks from the 2009 Delta Trade Paperbacks reprint.

The Gates of Rome
The Death of Kings
The Field of Swords
The Gods of War

All books are in excellent condition. The spines are still tight, square, and unbroken. There are hinge creases on some books, but the covers still lay flat. There is minimal edge wear, and some light creasing on a couple of the spines, but overall the books are still clean and crisp.

Oversized Paperback (4 to 6 lbs)

A Novel of Julius Caesar

EMPEROR Books 1-4 The Gates of Rome / The Death of Kings / The Field of Swords / The Gods of War

Jonathan Stroud

Here we have the complete Bartimaeus Trilogy, by Jonathan Stroud, in trade paperback format.
The Amulet of Samarkand
The Golem's Eye
Ptolemy's Gate
Book one: The Amulet of Samarkand, has some scuffing on the back cover, and a bit of edge wear, including slightly blunted corners.
Book two: The Golem's Eye, is almost like new, but has very slightly bumped corners
Book three: Ptolemy's Gate, has a small dent in the back bottom edge

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Nathaniel is a magician's apprentice, taking his first lessons in the arts of magic. But when a devious hot-shot wizard named Simon Lovelace ruthlessly humiliates Nathaniel in front of his elders, Nathaniel decides to kick up his education a few notches and show Lovelace who's boss. With revenge on his mind, he summons the powerful djinni, Bartimaeus. But summoning Bartimaeus and controlling him are two different things entirely, and when Nathaniel sends the djinni out to steal Lovelace's greatest treasure, the Amulet of Samarkand, he finds himself caught up in a whirlwind of magical espionage, murder, and rebellion.

The Bartimaeus Trilogy COMPLETE

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Here we have two issues of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, from June 1983 and July 1983. These issues feature stories from some of the biggest names in fantasy:
George R. R. Martin
Gene Wolfe
Isaac Asimov
George Alec Effinger
Algis Budrys
and More...

Both issues are in excellent condition, with minimal wear to the edges and corners. The July issue has a cocked spine. Both issues have toning on the pages, and toning and foxing on the edges of the text blocks. Please see photos for details of the condition.

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction June and July 1983

Hilary Mantel

Here we have a first US Edition, first printing copy of The Mirror & The Light, by Hilary Mantel, book three in her Wolf Hall Trilogy. It is a hardcover with dust jacket, featuring a deckled fore-edge and red headbands.

Both the book and the jacket are still like new, with crist, square edges and corners. There are a couple pages around page 29 where a small area (less than 1 square inch) of the corners are slightly cockled, which I have shown in the images. It is subtle, so it may be difficult to see, but that is an indication of how minor the issue is.

A Novel

The brilliant #1 New York Times bestseller With The Mirror & the Light, Hilary Mantel brings to a triumphant close the trilogy she began with her peerless, Booker Prize-winning novels, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. She traces the final years of Thomas Cromwell, the boy from nowhere who climbs to the heights of power, offering a defining portrait of predator and prey, of a ferocious contest between present and past, between royal will and a common man’s vision: of a modern nation making itself through conflict, passion and courage. The story begins in May 1536: Anne Boleyn is dead, decapitated in the space of a heartbeat by a hired French executioner. As her remains are bundled into oblivion, Cromwell breakfasts with the victors. The blacksmith’s son from Putney emerges from the spring’s bloodbath to continue his climb to power and wealth, while his formidable master, Henry VIII, settles to short-lived happiness with his third queen, Jane Seymour. Cromwell, a man with only his wits to rely on, has no great family to back him, no private army. Despite rebellion at home, traitors plotting abroad and the threat of invasion testing Henry’s regime to the breaking point, Cromwell’s robust imagination sees a new country in the mirror of the future. All of England lies at his feet, ripe for innovation and religious reform. But as fortune’s wheel turns, Cromwell’s enemies are gathering in the shadows. The inevitable question remains: how long can anyone survive under Henry’s cruel and capricious gaze? Eagerly awaited and eight years in the making, The Mirror & the Light completes Cromwell’s journey from self-made man to one of the most feared, influential figures of his time. Portrayed by Mantel with pathos and terrific energy, Cromwell is as complex as he is unforgettable: a politician and a fixer, a husband and a father, a man who both defied and defined his age.

The Mirror and the Light (First Edition)

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Megan Lindholm

Robin Hobb

Tommy Arnold

Here we have a signed hardcover first printing of the 35th Anniversary Illustrated Edition of Wizard of the Pigeons by Megan Lindholm (aka Robin Hobb), published by Grim Oak Press in 2020. It features embossed silver metallic decorations on the hardcover boards, and full color artwork on the dust jacket and inside by Tommy Arnold. 

The title page is flat signed by the author, Megan Lindholm.

The condition is like new, but if you look closely there are a few minor flaws. There is some subtle scuffing on the dust jacket, from being shelved against other books. Ands the top front corner is slightly bumped, with some tiny creasing on the jacket and the book. See photos for details.

The 35th Anniversary Illustrated Edition

A gorgeously illustrated 35th anniversary edition of the urban fantasy classic, featuring a new foreword by Megan Lindholm and illustrations by Tommy Arnold. Seattle: a place as magical as the Emerald City. Subtle magic seeps through the cracks in the paving stones of the sprawling metropolis. But only the inhabitants who possess special gifts are open to the city's consciousness; finding portents in the graffiti, reading messages in the rubbish or listening to warnings in the skipping-rope chants of children. Wizard is bound to Seattle and her magic. His gift is the Knowing -- a powerful enchantment allowing him to know the truth of things; to hear the life-stories of ancient mummies locked behind glass cabinets, to receive true fortunes from the carnival machines, to reveal to ordinary people the answers to their troubles and to safeguard the city's equilibrium. The magic has its price; Wizard must never have more than a dollar in his pocket, must remain celibate, and he must feed and protect the pigeons. But a threat to Seattle has begun to emerge in the portents. A malevolent force born of Wizard's forgotten past has returned to prey upon his power and taunt him with images of his obscure history; and he is the only wizard in Seattle who can face the evil and save the city, his friends and himself.

Wizard of the Pigeons (SIGNED)

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Dav Pilkey

Here we have a boxed set of the Cat Kid Comic Club Collection, containing graphic novels #1-3 of the Cat Kid Comic Club series, written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey.
Cat Kid Comic Club
Cat Kid Comic Club Perspectives
Cat Kid Comic Club On Purpose
All three books as well as the slipcase are like new, and free of markings, rips, creases or other damage.

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Join the Cat Kid Comic Club for three hilarious and heartfelt stories featuring mini-comics, action, and more by the worldwide bestselling author and artist of the Dog Man graphic novel series, Dav Pilkey. In the Cat Kid Comic Club, Li'l Petey, Flippy, and Molly help twenty-one spirited, funny, and talented baby frogs learn to express themselves through comics. The adventures unwind with mishaps and hilarity as the creative baby frogs experience the mistakes and progress that come with practice and persistence. The Cat Kid Comic Club Collection includes the first, second, and third graphic novels in the Cat Kid Comic Club series: Cat Kid Comic Club, Cat Kid Comic Club: Perspectives, and Cat Kid Comic Club: On Purpose. Author and illustrator Dav Pilkey breaks new ground, using a variety of artistic techniques and media -- including acrylic paints, colored pencils, Japanese calligraphy, photography, collage, gouache, and watercolors -- to bridge the storylines and portray the frogs' perspectives and purpose. "Squid Kid and Katydid," "Baby Frog Squad," "Monster Cheese Sandwich," "The Under Werewolves," and "Skelopup" are just a few of the mini-comics featured in this three-book extravaganza. And don't forget Dav Pilkey's other worldwide bestselling series: Dog Man and Captain Underpants!

The Cat Kid Comic Club Collection: from the Creator of Dog Man (Cat Kid Comic Club #1-3 Boxed Set)

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Douglas Adams

Here we have a trade paperback of the complete Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy contains all five books in the trilogy, plus the additional short story. It includes an introduction by Neil Gaiman, and an embossed cover.

• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
• The Restaurant ant the end of the Universe
• Life, the Universe, and Everything
• So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
• Mostly Harmless
• short story: Young Zaphod Plays it Safe

The book is essentially like new. The binding is tight and square, the spine has no creases or curvature. There are no rips, creases, or markings inside or out, other than one tiny crease (3mm) in the top front corner of the cover.

Five Novels in One Outrageous Volume

In this collection of novels, Arthur Dent is introduced to the galaxy at large when he is rescued by an alien friend seconds before Earth's destruction, and embarks on a series of amazing adventures with his new companion.

The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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Hermine Hartley

Here we have a trade paperback of The Family Book of Manners, written by Hermine Hartley, and illustrated by Al Hartley. It was published in 1990 by Barbour Books.

The condition is excellent, there are no rips, creases or markings inside the book. There is some light edge wear on the cover, and the corners are very slightly blunted.

Provides guidance on appropriate behavior in a wide variety of situations, such as eating out, polite conversation, interpersonal relations, family matters, and more.

The Family Book of Manners

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Herbert Franke

Here we have a mass market paperback of Eye, a collection of short stories by Frank Herbert, with illustrations by Jim Burns. The front cover has an obvious vertical crease, and the head of the spine has some small damage. The spine is slightly cocked, but it is still very readable.

Frank Herbert was born in Tacoma, Washington, and educated at the University of Washington, Seattle. He worked a wide variety of jobs--including TV cameraman, radio commentator, oyster diver, jungle survival instructor, lay analyst, creative writing teacher, reporter and editor of several West Coast newspapers--before becoming a full-time writer. He died in 1986.

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Here we have a mass market paperback copy of Shaman’s Crossing by Robin Hobb, book one of the Soldier Son trilogy. It is in excellent condition. The front hinge is creased, but the cover still lays flat. There is some light edge wear, and a bit of wrinkling at the top back corner.

Book One of the Soldier Son Trilogy

Nevare Burvelle was destined from birth to be a soldier. The second son of a newly anointed nobleman, he must endure the rigors of military training at the elite King's Cavella Academy—and survive the hatred, cruelty, and derision of his aristocratic classmates—before joining the King of Gernia's brutal campaign of territorial expansion. The life chosen for him will be fraught with hardship, for he must ultimately face a forest-dwelling folk who will not submit easily to a king's tyranny. And they possess an ancient magic their would-be conquerors have long discounted—a powerful sorcery that threatens to claim Nevare Burvelle's soul and devastate his world once the Dark Evening brings the carnival to Old Thares.

Shaman's Crossing

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Naomi Novik

Here we have a mass market paperback of Throne of Jade, by Naomi Novik, book two of Temeraire. It is in like new condition.

British naval officer Will Laurence's partnership with Temeraire, a rare Chinese imperial dragon, is threatened when Temeraire is summoned to the imperial court by the powerful Chinese emperor, who had intended the dragon to be a gift for Napoleon Bonaparte, not the companion of a lowly English pilot. Original.

Throne of Jade

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Here we have a mass market paperback edition of Under Pressure, by Frank Herbert, published by Ballantine Books in 1974.

It is in excellent condition. There is some edge wear, and a few small spider-web creases on the covers. There is some scuffing on the back cover, including one which overlaps the text blurb. There is toning and shelf wear on the edges of the text block, and light toning on the pages as well.

Under Pressure

Walter M. Miller

Terry Bisson

Walter Miller

Here we have a hardcover in dust jacket of Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman, by Walter M. Miller, Jr. It was published by Bantam Books in 1997.

The binding is tight and square. There are no rips, creases or markings inside the text block.The dust jacket has some wear, including several closed tears on the edges. At the head of the spine, a larger rip has been repaired with clear tape. The dust jacket was taped to the book at one point, and it is now loose, but the clear tape is still present.

The sequel to "A Canticle for Leibowitz" continues its chronicle of life in America after World War III, in a tale of the survival of the human spirit

Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman

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Hans Christian Anderson

Here we have a hardcover in dust jacket of The Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales, published by Gramercy in 1996, based on the Heritage Press Illustrated Edition. It includes Illustrations by a variety of artists, including Arthur Rackham, H. J. Ford, Hans Richter, and Hans Tegner.

The book and the dust jacket are like new condition. The pages exhibit some toning, due to their age, but are free from markings, creases or any other damage.

Lilly Owens, ed. Illustrated edition of 159 cherished tales that have enchanted readers for generations. Includes The Ugly Duckling, The Emperor's New Clothes, Snow Queen, all uncut with beautiful illustrations by Arthur Rackham, Hans Richter, et al. 60 B&W illustrations. 816 pages.

The Complete Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tales

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Catherynne M. Valente

Here we have a hardcover first edition, first printing copy of The Glass Town Game, written by Catherynne M. Valente and illustrated by Rebecca Green. The original dust jacket is included. The book is signed by the author, on the title page.

It is still in excellent condition. The binding is still tight and square, and there are no rips, creases, or markings inside or out, other than the signature.The dust jacket is worn at the corners, but is still structurally sound and has no rips.

Inside a small Yorkshire parsonage, Charlotte, Branwell, Emily, and Anne Brontee have invented a game called Glass Town, where their toy soldiers fight Napoleon and no one dies. This make-believe land helps the four escape from a harsh reality: Charlotte and Emily are being sent away to a dangerous boarding school, a school they might not return from. But on this Beastliest Day, the day Anne and Branwell walk their sisters to the train station, something incredible happens: the train whisks them all away to a real Glass Town, and the children trade the moors for a wonderland all their own. This is their Glass Town, exactly like they envisioned it, almost. They certainly never gave Napoleon a fire-breathing porcelain rooster instead of a horse. And their soldiers can die; wars are fought over the potion that raises the dead, a potion Anne would very much like to bring back to England. But when Anne and Branwell are kidnapped, Charlotte and Emily must find a way to save their siblings.

The Glass Town Game *SIGNED*

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Glen Cook

Here we have a trade paperback of Starfishers, by Glen Cook. This is book two of the Starfishers trilogy. 

It is like new, with no damage or markings.

The Starfishers Trilogy: Volume Two

Starfish: Treasure troves of power. They were creatures of fusion energy, ancient, huge, intelligent, drifting in herds on the edge of the galaxy, producing their ambergris, the substance precious to man and the man-like Sangaree alike. In deep, starless space the herds were protected by the great harvestships of the Seiners, or Starfishers - the independent, non-Confederation people who dared to skirt the deadly boundaries of Stars' End and battle the Sangaree. It is with them on the harvestship Danion that Confederation agents Mouse Storm and Moyshe BenRabi have to fly and fight, probing mystery and myth. And where BenRabi, man of many names, must surrender his dreams and his mind itself to the golden dragons of space and their shepherds, the gathering... Starfishers. Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.

Starfishers

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Tim Powers

T. Powers

Here we have a trade paperback of Last Call, by Tim Powers. It is almost like new, with the only west being at the head of the spine.

Enchantingly dark and compellingly real, the World Fantasy Award-winning novel Last Call is a masterpiece of magic realism from critically acclaimed author Tim Powers. Set in the gritty, dazzling underworld known as Las Vegas, Last Call tells the story of a one-eyed professional gambler who discovers that he was not the big winner in a long-ago poker game . . . and now must play for the highest stakes ever as he searches for a way to win back his soul.

Last Call

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Neal Shusterman

Here we have a hardcover, with dust jacket, of The Toll, by Neil Schusterman. This is book 3 in the Arc of A Scythe trilogy. This copy is a first edition, first printing, and was formerly a library book.

It has library stamps on the top edge and on the first title page, and some staining on the edges of the text block. Both ends of the spine show some wear as well. But the binding is still strong, and there are no tips, creases or scribblings inside the text block.

In the highly anticipated finale to the New York Times bestselling trilogy, dictators, prophets, and tensions rise. In a world that’s conquered death, will humanity finally be torn asunder by the immortal beings it created? Citra and Rowan have disappeared. Endura is gone. It seems like nothing stands between Scythe Goddard and absolute dominion over the world scythedom. With the silence of the Thunderhead and the reverberations of the Great Resonance still shaking the earth to its core, the question remains: Is there anyone left who can stop him? The answer lies in the Tone, the Toll, and the Thunder.

The Toll

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Mark Dunn

Here we have a trade paperback of Ella Minnow Pea, by Mark Dunn. It has some obvious scuffing on the back, wrinkling or west at the corners, and some soft creasing on the covers. It still lies flat and square.

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