The ISLAR. A Narrative of Lang III
New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1969. 1st edition. ix, [1 (blank)], 308, [2 (blank)] pp. 8vo. Blue cloth binding with gilt stamping. Blue map eps. Blue dust jacket. More
Modern First Editions
Tavistock Books is on vacation from January 21, 2023 to February 7, 2023. Beginning at 4:30 pm today, Saturday January 21st, and until 9am Tuesday, February 7th, I will be in Reno spending time with my family. Orders may certainly be placed, though shipment will be until after my return to Alameda. I thank you for your patience & understanding.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE A UNICORN and Other Stories.
Boston / Toronto: Little Brown and Company, (1971). 1st Edition. INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPY, with 1971 SIGNATURE by the author. [14], 207, [3 (blank)] pp. 8vo. Blue cloth binding with silver stamping. Dust jacket. More
THREE NOVELS. The Resurrection of Mozart. The Waiter and the Slut. Astashev in Paris.; Translated from the Russian by Marian Schwartz.
London: Chatto & Windus, 1990. 1st Edition in English. [8], 215, [1 (blank)] pp. 12mo. 7-5/8" x 5" Black cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. Dust jacket. More
FORWARDS! A Phantom Captain Book with Forewords
London: Published by Unexpected Developments Ltd. in association with Aloes Books, 1977. 1st Printing. 126, [2] pp. Illustrated 8-1/8" x 5-5/8". White glossy paper covers printed in black & green. More
The IN - WORLD.
[New York]: Arcadia House, (1968). Cf. Reginald 05111, for the 1st UK edition [1960]. 189, [1] pp. 8vo. Pink cloth binding with blue stamping. Dust jacket. More
LIGHTNING In The EAST.
Goleta, California: Printed by Golden Coast Publishing Co., Inc, (1972). 1st Edition. Not in the Teitler Collection catalogue. [3], iii, 240 pp. 8vo. 7-1/2" x 4-1/2". Linen cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. Purple dust jacket, with cover design by Nick Hoff. A rare science-fiction novel with elements of..... More
OASIS Of FEAR.
New York: Roy Publishers, Inc., (1968). 1st US Edition (Hubin I, p. 270). 191, [1 (blank)] pp. Small 8vo. 7-1/2" x 4-7/8". Dark brown binding with silver spine lettering. Yellow & orange dust jacket. More
DAZHAN.
Sherman Oaks, California: Published by Dazhan Center, (1981). 1st Printing. 172 pp. 8vo. 8-3/8" x 5-3/8". Original publisher's orange paper covers with green lettering to spine & front cover. "In one sense, DAZHAN is a fictitious narrative about the cultural shock that arises from an unexpected encounter between two very..... More
QUANTUM VOID. Quantum Series: Book 2.
San Bernardino: 2019. 1st Printing. 347, [3] pp. 9" x 6" Blue pictorial paper covers. More
QUANTUM TIME. Quantum Series: Book 3.
San Bernardino: 2019. 1st Printing. 365, [1] pp. 9" x 6" Blue pictorial paper covers. More
NOAH'S ARK. Novelized by Arline de Haas
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1928). 276, [6 (adverts)] pp. Illustrated with Scenes from Warner Bros. Photoplay. 12mo. Original publisher's red cloth binding with black stamping. No dust jacket. More
PILOT Of The HIGH SIERRAS.
New York: Dodd Mead & Company, 1937. 1st edition. 350 pp. 8vo. Blue cloth binding lettered in red. Orange topstain. Red & black pictorial dust jacket. An early title in the Dodd Mead Career series. More
ICE PATROL; Jim Steele's Adventures with the U. S. Coast Guard
New York: Dodd Mead & Company, 1937. 1st edition. 262 pp. Illustrated from Official U. S. Coast Guard photographs and with Line Drawings by Frank Beaudouin. 8vo. Light blue cloth binding lettered in dark blue. Map eps. Light blue pictorial dust jacket. An early title in the Dodd Mead Career..... More
NOAH An' JONAH An' CAP'N JOHN SMITH. A Book of Humorous Verse.
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1921. 3rd Printing. 157, [7] pp. Publisher adverts at rear. Frontispiece. Crown 8vo. Red cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering. No dust jacket. More
The LADY And The CUT - THROAT. Short Stories.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1958. 1st Edition. 254 pp. 8vo. 7-5/8" x 5-1/8". Beige & green linen cloth binding. Red topstain. Buff paper dust jacket, printed in red & dark brown, design by Hans Tisdall. 16 stories [the dj claims 17], the author's second collection of short fiction, coming 10 years..... More
IRONCASTLE. UY1225. No. 187.; Translated and retold in English by Philip José Farmer.
New York: DAW Books, Inc., 1974. 1st printing thus. 175, [1 (advert)] pp. Illustrated by Roy Krenkel. 7" x 4-1/4". Trade paperback. Color pictorial front cover, yellow edgestain. More
HADON Of ANCIENT OPAR. UY1107. No. 100.
New York: DAW Books, Inc., 1974. 1st printing, PBO. 224 pp. Illustrated by Roy Krenkel. 7" x 4-1/4". Trade paperback. Color pictorial front cover, yellow edgestain. "In Tarzan's Africa -- 12,000 years ago!" [cover blurb]. More
The TAKERS: River of Gold.
Toronto: A Golden Eagle Book from Worldwide, 1985. 1st edition, PBO. 378, [6 (adverts)] pp. 6-3/4" x 4-1/4". Color printed paper covers. More
EROS. Volume 1, Number 4. Winter, 1962.
New York: 1962. 96 pp. Illustrated in color/b&w. 4to. Grey paper pictorial boards printed in maroon & black. More
SONGS And SONNETS ATLANTEAN.
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1971. 1st edition (Jaffery 122). xxx, 134, [4] pp. 8vo. Black cloth with gilt stamped title lettering to spine. Dust jacket. More
The IOWA BASEBALL CONFEDERACY.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1986. 1st edition. 310 pp. 8vo. Hardback. Dust jacket. More
SELECTED PLAYS And PROSE Of AMIRI BARAKA / LEROI JONES.
New York. William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1979. 1st Edition. 276 pp. 8-1/2" x 5-3/4". Black and white cloth boards, stamped in silver to back strip, green eps. In a pictorial dust jacket. Green lettering. More
JOHN MISTLETOE.
Garden City, New York. Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., 1931. Reprint. 455 pp. (including index). 7-1/2" x 5-1/4". Light green cloth boards, with dark green panels and gilt lettering to back strip. More
VIRGIL THOMSON.
New York. Alfred A. Knopf. 1966. 1st Edition. INSCRIBED. 424, xii, pp. Illustrated. 8-1/2" x 5-3/4" Black cloth boards, stamped in gilt to upper board and back strip. Top-edge stained yellow. Orange end papers. Pictorial dust jacket. This book is inscribed to Hugh Ford (presumed the author of Published in..... More
The TROJAN HORSE.
(n.p.). J. B. Lippincott Company. 1937. Stated First Edition. SIGNED. 249, [1], [3 blank] pp. 7-3/4" x 5". Red and blue cloth (red cloth for upper and lower boards, blue for back strip), title to upper board printed in white with a blue vignette of a Trojan head. White lettering..... More