John W. Knott Bookseller LLC

June 16, 2022: New Arrivals

It's been a while, so here are some new listings. We are trying to catch up from a very busy April-June.  Shortly after a successful New York fair, we were on the road again to the Chicago suburbs for the Windy City Pulp and Paper convention. After returning home, we hosted a visit from old friends and colleague Andy and Angela Richards (Cold Tonnage Books). Then it was time to once again hit the road to pack up and ship a collection from California. In our "free" time we have been cataloging newly arrived material from multiple sources and will continue to do so over the summer months. Below is a sampling of new material, with more to be seen on the website.

28905 A MARTIAN ODYSSEY AND OTHERS.
Weinbaum, Stanley G.
Reading: Fantasy Press, 1949. First edition. Collects twelve stories, all published 1934-1936. "Weinbaum set important precedents with his blithely exotic accounts of alien life, the first in pulp magazines to... (#28905)
Price: $125.00  

28903 DREADFUL SANCTUARY.
Russell, Eric Frank.
Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, 1951. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of 350 numbered copies signed by Russell. Science fiction novel with mystery elements; who is destroying moon rockets? "A thriller... (#28903)
Price: $250.00  

28815 SPACE HAWK: THE GREATEST OF INTERPLANETARY ADVENTURERS.
Gilmore, Anthony (pseudonym of Harry Bates and Desmond W. Hall).
New York: Greenberg: Publisher, [1952]. No statement of printing. First edition. Space opera in which Hawk Carse, "the greatest adventurer in space," pursues the diabolic scientific genius, Ku Sui, an... (#28815)
Price: $45.00  

28892 STAR BRIDGE.
Williamson, Jack (John Stewart Williamson) and James E. Gunn.
New York: Gnome Press, Inc. Publishers, [1955]. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition, first binding. Signed by Williamson on the title page. "Baroque space adventure in which it transpires that... (#28892)
Price: $100.00  

28893 TRAVELERS OF SPACE.
Greenberg, Martin (editor).
New York: Gnome Press Incorporated Publishers, [1951]. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. Collects fourteen stories by Ray Bradbury, Hal Clement, William Tenn, P. Schuyler Miller, Fredric Brown, A. E.... (#28893)
Price: $250.00  

28885 THE RETURN OF CONAN.
(Howard, Robert E.). Nyberg, Bjorn with L. Sprague De Camp.
NY: Gnome Press, Inc., Publishers, 1957. Octavo, jacket art by Wallace Wood, red boards lettered in black. First edition. Seventh and last Gnome Press Conan. Novel based on Howard's Conan... (#28885)
Price: $150.00  

28883 CONAN THE BARBARIAN.
Howard, Robert E.
New York: Gnome Press, Inc., Publishers, [1954]. Octavo, jacket art by Ed Emshwiller, boards. First edition. The fifth Gnome Press Conan. Collects "Black Colossus," "Shadows in the Moonlight," "A Witch... (#28883)
Price: $450.00  

28838 THE WHEELS OF IF: AND OTHER SCIENCE FICTION.
De Camp, L[yon] Sprague.
Chicago: Shasta Publishers, 1948. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Signed by De Camp on the half title page. Collects seven stories. (#28838)
Price: $125.00  

28859 TROS OF SAMOTHRACE.
Mundy, Talbot (pseudonym of William Lancaster Gribbon).
New York, London: D. Appleton-Century Company Incorporated, 1934. Octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii-ix [x] 1-949 [950: blank], original pictorial yellow cloth, front panel stamped in black and red, spine panel stamped... (#28859)
Price: $1,250.00  

28850 ANIMAL FARM.
Orwell, George (pseudonym of Eric Arthur Blair).
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, [1946]. Small octavo, pp. [1-6] [1-2] 3-118 [119-122: blank], black cloth, spine stamped in gold. First U.S. edition. "ANIMAL FARM, which owes something to... (#28850)
Price: $1,250.00  

28827 FINAL BLACKOUT.
Hubbard, L[afayette] Ron[ald].
Providence, RI: Hadley Publishing Co., [1948]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of Hubbard's best novels, first published in 1940 as a three-part serial in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION, a pessimistic meditation... (#28827)
Price: $250.00  

28915 CARSON OF VENUS.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice.
Tarzana, California: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Publishers, [1939]. Octavo, pp. [1-2] [1-4] 5 [6-8] 9-312 [313: ads] [314-318: blank] [last two leaves are blanks], six inserted plates with illustrations by... (#28915)
Price: $250.00  

28833 MURDER IN THE GUNROOM.
Piper, H[orace] Beam.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. Octavo, boards. First edition. The author's first book, a locked room mystery. (#28833)
Price: $100.00  

28845 TOO MANY MAGICIANS.
Garrett, Randall.
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1967. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Inscribed and signed by Garrett on the half title page.1967 Hugo nominee. SF locked room mystery. "Sherlockianly brilliant." -... (#28845)
Price: $100.00  

28920 THE EYE AND THE FINGER.
Wandrei, Donald.
[Sauk City]: Arkham House, 1944. Octavo, cover illustration by Howard Wandrei, cloth. First edition. 1617 copies printed. The author's first book of fiction. A collection of stories which mostly first... (#28920)
Price: $650.00  

28919 THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND AND OTHER NOVELS.
Hodgson, William Hope.
Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1946. Large octavo, jacket by Hannes Bok, cloth. First combined edition. 3014 copies printed. Collects four novels, THE HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND, THE BOATS OF... (#28919)
Price: $1,250.00  

28874 A FISH DINNER IN MEMISON.
Eddison, E[ric] R[ucker].
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1941. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Limited to 998 numbered copies. A prequel to MISTRESS OF MISTRESSES (1935). The second book of the... (#28874)
Price: $650.00  

28871 THEY THIRST.
McCammon, Robert R.
Arlington Hts, IL: Dark Harvest, 1991. Octavo, boards. First U. S. hardcover edition. One 52 lettered copies signed by McCammon and artists Charles and Wendy Lang. "Epic tale of a.... (#28871)
Price: $350.00  

28868 CUGEL'S SAGA.
Vance, John Holbrook, writing as "Jack Vance."
San Francisco, CA, Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller, [1983, i.e. 1984]. Octavo, illustrated by Stephen Fabian, cloth. First limited edition. One of 500 numbered copies signed by Vance. A novel of the... (#28868)
Price: $350.00  

28866 THE NAME OF THE WIND: THE KINGKILLER CHRONICLE: DAY ONE.
Rothfuss, Patrick.
New York: DAW Books, Inc., [2007]. Octavo, boards. First edition. The first volume in the Kingkiller series. (#28866)
Price: $350.00  


Susan and I would like to thank you for your continued support. Stay safe and well, wherever you may be.

Fine books bought and sold, please contact us if you have material to sell-single items or collections.

Thank you for looking.

John W. Knott & Susan B. Knott
301-512-1300 - email: jwk@jwkbooks.com

© John W. Knott Bookseller LLC. All rights reserved.

8453 Early Bud Way
Laurel, MD 20723-1085
www.jwkbooks.com | jwk@jwkbooks.com