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April 2023

No April fools here - just genuine, one-of-a-kind, out of the ordinary collectibles! They're admittedly pretty unbelievable though!

America
Warhol, Andy

Twice SIGNED copy of Warhol's travelogue containing photos and observations about America. $2,000

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Mötley Crüe - Decade of Decadence CD
Mötley Crüe

SIGNED by Tommy Lee, Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil and Nick Mars in gold ink on CD booklet. $450

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Old New Orleans
Tinker, Frances; Tinker, Edward Larocque

Classic 4-volume social history from 1931 of New Orleans in the late 19th century. Rare with dust jackets and slipcase. $100

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Across the River and Into the Trees
Hemingway, Ernest

FIRST EDITION in dust jacket of Hemingway's statement of defiance in response to the dehumanizing atrocities of the Second World War. $100

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The Way of the Kings Boxed Set
Sanderson, Brandon

INSCRIBED by the author! First edition thus (Dragonsteel Leather edition). $700

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Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker
Lucas, George

FIRST EDITION of the original Star Wars paperback from 1976. SIGNED by ghost-author Alan Dean Foster, with Ralph McQuarrie artwork. Rare! $500

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25th Anniversary Die-Cast USS Enterprise
Franklin Mint

This model of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701 has a number of intricate features, such as a cutout in the saucer showing a tiny replica of the original bridge! $125

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Situation Red: The UFO Siege
Stringfield, Leonard H.

FIRST EDITION of this classic study of alien contact, subtitled An Update on Strange and Frequently Frightening Encounters. $75

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The Cocktail Book: A Sideboard Manual for Gentlemen
Knowles, Frederic Lawrence (attrib.)

Although not the first book to be written about cocktails, it is likely the first cocktail book to be published in America in the 20th century, the heyday of the cocktail, and is thus an important influence on transatlantic drinking culture. $1000.

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Easy Steps in Cooking for Big and Little Girls
Fryer, Jane Eayre

Subtitled Mary Frances Among the Kitchen People. Child's cookbook from 1912, with charming illustrations, called by the author "a book for all girls who love to help Mother." Very sweet! $75

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The Works of Alexander Hamilton
Lodge, Henry Cabot (editor)

The Collector's Federal Edition from 1904 in twelve volumes is limited to six hundred signed and numbered sets of which this is number 77.  Essential Hamiltoniana. $300

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The Making of Tintin: Mission to the Moon
Peeters, Benoit

One of a series of "behind the scenes" books, detailing the creation of story and art for Hergé's beloved Tintin series. $300.

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Phone Calls from the Dead
Rogo, D. Scott / Bayless, Raymond

"The results of a two-year investigation into an incredible phenomenon;" don't worry about who you're gonna call, worry about who's gonna be calling you! $150.

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Cocky Cactus
Appleton, Carolyn Ten Eyck

FIRST EDITION. Scarce 1946 children's book about a succulent with an attitude. Not to be confused with Cocky, the little helicopter. $20.

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Cocky The Little Helicopter
Alden, Jack

FIRST EDITION. Scarce 1943 children's book about a flying machine with an attitude. Not to be confused with Cocky Cactus. $30.

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The Invisible Art
Vaz, Mark Cotta/ Barron, Craig

Showcases the finest examples of the now almost lost art of matte paintings and unveils a century's worth of fascinating stories, legendary personalities, and cunning movie craft. $90.

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Willie
Nelson,. Willie / Shrake, Bud

SIGNED. Autobiography of famous country singer; the legendary "outlaw" of country music tells his story of hardship, love, courage, friendships, and wisdom with his earthy frankness, deep warmth, and humor. $75.

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True Hallucinations
McKenna, Terence

A mesmerizing, fast-paced, and surreal account of McKenna's expedition to the Amazon Basin in search of a mythical shamanistic hallucinogen, and the planet-shattering secret it revealed. After encountering a cast of remarkable characters, McKenna's band discovers that the "universe is stranger than we can suppose". $500.

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The Art of Hellboy
Mignola, Mike/ Allie, Scott (EDT)/ Allie, Scott

Featuring previously unpublished art, unused and unfinished covers, and drawing upon ten years of sketchbooks, The Art of Hellboy provides the ultimate inside look at Mignola's design, storytelling, and color work. $130.

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Li'l Harlan and His Sidekick Carl the Comet in Danger Land
Ellison, Harlan / Wilson, Gahan

#207/750. Illustrated version of an Ellison anecdote involving Carl Sagan and Philadelphia. $25.

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Halloween
Richards, Curtis

Novelization of the iconic movie Halloween, based on the screenplay by John Carpenter and Debra Hill. Scarce. $300.

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The Navy and the Nation

Daniels, Josephus

FIRST EDITION from 1919, INSCRIBED by the author. Wartime addresses of the US Secretary of the Navy during WWI. $50

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The Beastly Baby

Weary, Ogdred (Edward Gorey)

Rare copy of this calmly horrific tale about a most unpleasant infant, written by Edward Gorey using a pseudonym. $100

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Ben-Hur

Wallace, Lew

Early printing (1899) of the famous Biblical epic that is still avidly read in our own time. $50

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Duke, Raoul (Hunter S. Thompson)

FIRST EDITION: first appearance in print form (two 1971 issues of Rolling Stone) of Thompson's classic of gonzo journalism, written under a pen name. $150

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The Table Talk of Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln, Abraham; Stoddard, William (editor)

FIRST EDITION from 1894 of the indispensable compendium of great Lincoln quotes, compiled and edited by his personal secretary, who also INSCRIBED this copy. $75

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The Doré Dante: Vision of Hell

Alighieri, Dante

Limited edition from 1904, in two volumes. Dante's Inferno, one of the towering works of world literature,  here illustrated with Gustave Doré's incomparable wood engravings. $100

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The Boastful Fisherman

Knowlton, William; Carle, Eric (illustrator)

FIRST EDITION from 1970 of an obscure title illustrated by the beloved children's book creator Eric Carle. $50

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"A Hard Day's Night" Movie Program

The Beatles

Souvenir program sold during the film's initial US run in 1964; includes pictures, cast bios, plot points and more. Essential for the serious Beatles fan! $100

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Game of Yellowstone

Klamer, H. E.

Card game from 1898, based on our country's first National Park. A beautiful and well-preserved example of 19th-century Americana. $180

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The American Theatre as Seen by Hirschfeld

Hirschfeld, Al

FIRST EDITION of this fascinating review of the mid-twentieth-century Broadway theater world, by the brilliant caricaturist who was also a highly entertaining raconteur. A must for Hirschfeld fans. $40

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History of the Indian Tribes of North America

McKenney, Thomas; Hall, James

The landmark nineteenth-century study of North American indigenous tribes, here in a two-volume limited edition, handsomely bound in brown leather with gilt decoration. Featuring over one hundred full-color portraits and three maps. $200

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KISS Record Store Display

KISS

A life-sized carboard record store display of the rock band KISS! Excellent condition! If you are a fan of these legends, this is a must buy - GET IT WHILE YOU CAN! $120

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She Woke Me Up So I Killed Her

Bowles, Paul (translator)

A selection of Paul Bowles' early translations, tending to the mythic and macabre, including tales by Borges and de Chirico, as well as nonfiction works like Bertrand Flornoy's "Shrinking the Heads." $70

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No Thanks! The ‘70s Punk Rebellion

Various Artists

A wide-ranging 4-disc collection of punk rock in the '70s. CDs in excellent shape, booklet is present. $65

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Wonders of a Great City

Smith, Matthew Hale, et al (editors)

Subtitled The Sights, Secrets, and Sins of New York. 1887 collection of essays, elegantly embellished with forty full-page engravings. "A true picture of New York City's inner life" from 136 years ago. $125

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Battlestar Galactica Folio

Universal Studios

This Battlestar Galactica collection includes five 8" x 10" photos of the starring cast from the original show, a 16" x 20" poster, nine wallet size photos, AND a certificate stating you are now part of the officers club! $80

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The Great Galveston Disaster

Lester, Paul

A profusely illustrated account of this nightmarish historical event, published in 1900. A beautiful copy that includes a contemporary laid-in "Publisher's Guarantee to Subscribers." Rare Texana! $80

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Miracle in Hellas - The Greeks Fight On

Watson, Betty

No. C-78 in this important series, "the Greeks fight on" in World War II, issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War II American GI, this is one of the very important and scarce D-Day ASEs. $30.

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Dark Carnival

Skal, David

SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Illustrated throughout with rare photos, Dark Carnival is both an artful and shocking portrait of a singular film pioneer and an illuminating study of the evolution of horror. $75.