New York: Otto Penzler Books, 1993. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. Wraps lightly creased at the bottom of the front. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A famous and respected "biography" of Conan Doyle's classic detective. More
Peoria: The Hansoms of John Clayton, 1987. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Yellow wraps. Firmly bound with two staples, clean internally. Volume 9, number 3 (Issue 27). Featured are writings by notable Sherlockians Brad Keefauver, Michael Kean, Raymond McGowan, and others. More
Peoria: The Hansoms of John Clayton, 1987. First Edition. Paperback. Fine. Yellow wraps. Firmly bound with two staples, clean internally. Volume 10, number 1 (Issue 28). Featured are writings by notable Sherlockians Gordon Speck, William Cochran, Julie Maynard, Raymond Holly, among others. More
Carbondale: The Camden House Press, 2016. First Edition. Paperback. Introduction by William Cochran. Special Limited Edition of 42 copies, this copy unnumbered. Fine. Blue wraps. Firmly bound with two staples, clean internally. A collection of 37 Sherlockian essays written by Speck, compiled and published here in memory of his death..... More
Indianapolis: Gasogene Books, 1996. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Wraps curled at the fore-edge. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A collection of Sherlock Holmes essays from The Occupants of the Empty House. More
Fayetteville: The University of Arkansas Press, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in an about Fine jacket, unclipped (no price), lightly faded at the spine. Grey buckram with bronze gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Advertised on the jacket as "the first such collection to examine..... More
New York: The American Printing History Association, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Red cloth with gilt lettering and a blindstamped design on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. More
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1983. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Wraps lightly toned and rubbed at the edges. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A collection of Culler's essays that investigate "the possibilities of a semiotics of literature," touching on the theories of Jauss, Fish, Riffaterre, and Bloom. More
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped ($10.00). Black buckram with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Here is de Camp's "history of the genre from prehistoric myths and legends, biographical sketches of its leading practitioners, and literary..... More
Edinburg: Pan American University School of Humanities, 1980. First Edition. Paperback. Living Author Series No. 3. Very Good. Wraps faded at and near the spine, bumped at the corners, blindstamped at the front. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. An interview transcript compiled with critical essays on Albee's works. More
Toronto: Metropolitan Toronto Reference Library, 1994. First Edition. Paperback. Foreword by John Bennett Shaw. Illustrated by Betty and George Wells. Edited by George A. Vanderburgh. Complete four-volume set. Fine. Volumes 2-4 remained shrink wrapped. Volume 1 has a photocopied letter from De Waal laid-in. According to the Introduction, "This bibliography..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in an about Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($5.95), lightly rubbed and with a few closed tears and stains on the front panel. Blue cloth with gilt and silver lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound with a yellow..... More
Bowling Green: Bowling Green University Popular Press, 1971. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Wraps lightly rubbed at the edges, creased at the spine. Square, bound with some reading wear, former owner's name on the front endpaper, clean otherwise. According to the author's Preface, this work is "the dual history of..... More
Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 1975. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Wraps lightly toned and rubbed. Square and firmly bound, former owner's name on the half-title page, clean otherwise. A collection of five essays that provides an overview of feminist literary criticism and proposes a theorhetical framework to advance..... More
New York: Contemporary Books, Inc., 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped ($16.95). Quarter brown buckram with yellow paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, former owner's bookplate inside the front board, clean otherwise. A collection of stories and essays that cover--among other topics--Strand Magazine competitions..... More
Glenview: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1968. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Wraps lightly rubbed, bumped at the corners. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. More
New York: Harper and Row, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in an about Fine jacket, clipped, clean otherwise. Cream-colored buckram with brown ink lettering and design on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. According to the jacket, "This is the first study within a single..... More
London: The Hogarth Press, 1925. First Edition. Paperback. Presumed proof copy without the Vanessa Bell illustration or typography that appear on the trade release. Very Good. White wraps rubbed and lightly soiled. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. Forster's essay in which he contemplates the necessity of authors of various..... More
Cambridge: Sense & Sensibility, 1973. Second Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Wraps toned and with a few tide marks and chips. Firmly bound, former owner's name on the title page, clean otherwise. According to the bibliographers, "this bibliography will be useful to women wanting to study the female experience as it..... More
Boston: Hudson House, 2000. Revised Edition. Hardcover. First Printing. Foreword by Graham Greene. Fine in an about Fine jacket, price marked out in black ink. Brown buckram with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A full-scale, comprehensive bibliography of Conan Doyle's work, clocking in at..... More
Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine jacket, stickered at $19.95. Red buckram with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A collection of articles and criticism spanning the entirety of the Holmes cannon, including a 58-page Introduction by..... More
New York: Castle Books, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped (no price). Green buckram on the boards with black ink lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. An exploration of the Holmes legend with contributions from the likes of J.M. Barrie, P.G. Wodehouse..... More
New York: Bramhall House, 1974. Hardcover. Fourth Printing. Foreword by Peter Cushing. Fine in a Very Good jacket, clipped, bumped and lightly chipped at the top edge. Black board with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A collection of "the best, the most illuminating and..... More
New York: Crescent Books, 1986. First Thus. Hardcover. Foreword by Peter Cushing. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped ($10.00). Glossy pictorial boards. Square and firmly bound, former owner's bookplate inside the front board, clean otherwise. A collection of "the best, the most illuminating and frequently most amusing items to appear..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped ($7.95). Quarter red buckram with black paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. A work of Sherlockian criticism that "sheds new light on Holmes' youth, including the unusual nature of..... More
