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facebook.comThe Ballyconnell Colours; What the Hammer; The Reed Bed and A Fool's Errand. Healy, Dermot Published Gallery Books, Loughcrew, Oldcastle Co Meath, Ireland(1992 - 2010) First Edition's, First Printing's. These are all true first edition's, first printing's (first impression's) with no reprint statement to the copyright pages therefore indicating all are true first print's 'The Ballyconnell Colours' is signed by Dermot Healy to the half title page. ' What the Hammer' is signed and dated to the title page [Dermot Healy 26th October 2003] 'The Reed Bed' is signed and dated to the title page[Dermot Healy 17th June 2012] 'A Fool's Errand' is signed, dated and wonderfully inscribed to the title page. [ For the rebels good luck on the road Dermot Healy October 8th 2010] Exceptionally uncommon in collectors condition and signed. Price: €1000
To Kill A Mockingbird Lee, Harper Published Heinemann, London (1960) First UK Edition , First Printing. This is a true first edition, first printing (first impression) with no mention of any reprint to the copyright page therefore making it a first print. The original jacket is not price clipped (16s) it is in very good condition, with chips to the spine and top corners some fading to the front panel, Internally clean and unmarked with no foxing, tears or writing. Fade to the bottom edge of the boards to the front panel only. A very decent copy.. Price: €425
The Best of Subterranean Press Schafer, William (Editor) - George R. R. Martin, Kelly Link,Joe Hill, Ted Chiang and Others Published Subterranean Press, London (2014) First American Edition, First Printing. This true first edition, first printing (first impression) in new condition. One of only 350 signed numbered copies, housed in a custom slipcase this being #272. From its launch in 2005 to its final issue in 2014, Subterranean magazine published stories by the leading lights of science fiction and fantasy literature. From Hugo and Nebula winners to Pulitzer and Booker Prize finalists to New York Times bestsellers, this anthology collects 30 pieces of Subterranean's best, representing diverse, breathtaking short fiction from today's modern masters.. Price: €290
Annihilation, Authority and Acceptance Vandermeer, Jeff Published Fourth Estate, London (2014) First UK Edition's, First Printing's. These are the true first edition's, first printing's (first impression's) in illustrated boards - as issued from the publisher without dustwrapper. Full set of ' The Southern Reach Trilogy'. The first novel won the 2014 Nebula Award for Best Novel and the 2014 Shirley Jackson Award for best novel. A film by the same name, is set to be released in February 2018. Uncommon set especially as first print's. Price: SOLD
Lanark Gray, Alasdair Published Canongate Publishing, Edinburgh (1981) First UK edition. First Print. This is a true first edition, first Impression Light reading wear, some wear to edges of dustjacket which is not price clipped else good condition with a small patch of spotting to the foreedge otherwise clean. Signed, dated and with a design/ sketch to the front endpaper by Alasdair Gray with a dedication to 'Hallibees', which was an arts cafe in 1980s Glasgow which gave a platform to artists including Alasdair Gray [For Hallibees Design Studio, 27th July, 1981] A special copy with wonderful provenance. Price: €450
Earth Out of Earth Corkery, Daniel Published The Talbot Press Limited, Dublin (1939) Octavo, cloth. First edition. Collects twenty-three stories set in and around Cork, depicting "the thoughts and acts of the ordinary men and women of town and field. This book illustrates [the author's] powers of observation and imagination ." - Brown and Clarke, Ireland in Fiction 2, #300. 1942 .Original Rubbed Jacket with loss to the spine. A very good example in the scarce jacket. Price: €95
The Walking Dead Omnibus Volume 4 - Signed & Numbered Edition Kirkman, Robert, Charlie Adlard and Cliff Rathburn Published Image Comics, America (2012-13) First USA edition. First printing. Limited edition hard-cover which is limited to 750 copies this being #586/750 and collects Walking Dead (2003- Image) #73-96. Large, oversized slip-cased volume, the book is in fine unread condition, small split to the base of the slipcase. This copy has an added extra as it benefits from an original sketch of a Zombie to the front end page by Charlie Adlard, the sketch is sliver on a black background and it is also signed by Charlie Adlard. Signed by Charlie Adlard & Robert Kirkman to the limitation page with a added bonus of a original sketch to the frontend page by Charlie Adlard. Very uncommon. A very heavy book that will qualify for extra postage costs. Price: €450
Remembrance of Earth's Past Trilogy - The Three-Body Problem, The Dark Forest and Death's End Cixin Liu [trans. Ken Liu] Published Head of Zeus, London (2014 - 2016) First UK Edition's. First Print's. (First Edition, First Impression). All Three volumes. Limited to 250 copies of each, these are a matching set number [51]. Each volume is signed by the author and by the translator Volume one which won the 2015 Hugo award, is also dated by both author and translator. The remaining two books are signed by both author and translator as called for. An excellent collectors set. Price: €1000
Alien - The Archive: The Ultimate Guide to the Classic Movies (limited signed edition) Scott, Ridley Published Titan Books, London (2014) First UK Edition. First Print, .LIMITED first edition signed by Ridley Scott - copy number 43 of 50, still in original shrinkwrap. Alien - The Archive: THE OFFICIAL ILLUSTRATED ARCHIVE OF ALL FOUR ALIEN MOVIES This is an extremely rare edition. Only 50 copies exist in print. Presented in a specially designed clamshell case and featuring an exclusive variant jacket. Presented with a tip-in sheet featuring illustrations by Ridley Scott from his early sketches for 'Alien' (1979) 50 copies of this collector's item are signed by Ridley Scott and are numbered 1 - 50. Jacket is scuff free matt lamination, plus spot UV varnish Binding: matt laminated case plus spot UV, features a cell from a Ridley Scott storyboard separate to those depicted in the book or on the signature sheet Dustjacket: the jacket is different to the standard edition and features an outline drawing of the iconic creature Slipcase specification: clamshell case presented as an artefact from the Nostromo, featuring an acid burn and directives from the on-board ship Mother. Special Features: Includes a ribbon for easy removal of inlaid book. Limited number - 125 total - 75 by Sigourney Weaver, 50 by Ridley This is one of the 50 signed by Ridley Scott. Still in original shrinkwrap and box. Price: €1250
The Horrible Dummy Kersh, Gerald Published William Heinemann Ltd, London (1944) First UK Edition. First Print, Octavo, cloth. A collection of twenty-three stories that ". contains some of his best work." - Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-128. Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 4-87. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-115. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 128. Bleiler (1978), p. 114. A fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with very modest wear, Uncommon and rarely found in fine condition. Price: €110
A New England Nun and Other Stories Wilkins,Mary E Published Harper & Brothers, New York (1891) First American Edition, Octavo, pp. [1-2] [1-2] 1-468 [469-477] [note: last leaf is a blank], original light blue cloth, front panel stamped in Black and Gilt, spine panel stamped in gilt. Internally clean . Includes several of the author's classic ghost stories An beautiful copy and uncommon in collectors condition. Price: €75
The Wind In The Rose and other stories of the Supernatural. Wilkins,Mary E Published Doubleday, Page & Company, New York (1903) First American Edition, Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1-2] 3-237 [238-240] [note: last leaf is a blank], eight inserted plates with illustrations by Peter Newell, original pictorial light green cloth, front panel stamped in dark green, red, white and gold, spine panel stamped in dark green and gold. First edition. "New England regionalist writer, highly regarded for cameo like, naturalistic pictures of domestic life and for supernatural stories . THE WIND IN THE ROSE-BUSH (1903), Freeman's only supernatural collection, is of greater critical and historical importance than its uniqueness might suggest. It is one of the very few bodies of work that combine domestic realism with supernaturalism, and it has been the founding document of a minor school within supernatural fiction (notably August Derleth and his followers). The individual stories are also excellent." - Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 163. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-71. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 662. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 231. Schlobin, The Literature of Fantasy 395. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-259. Bleiler (1978), p. 77. Reginald 15339. BAL 6371 (BAL notes that Merle Johnson termed this binding the earliest). Small mark to front board and neat name to frontend page otherwise fine. An excellent copy Price: €225