The Paperback Price Guide #1
Kevin B. Hancer. Overstreet Publications, 1980. First Edition. Out of Print. In this first & only edition of the Paperback Price Guide, author Kevin Hancer, lists all the classic US paperback series. These are indicated by publisher, with valuations, plus numerous B&W illustrations and 8-page full colour section. Also included, is a chapter on collecting, grading, storage, etc. This is the hardcover, 1st edition, which is offered in attractive & collectable condition. Hardcover 1st print, edge scuffs & minor bumping, FN-. 484 pages. Hard Cover Part Colour 6" x 9" (15cm x 23cm)

Our Price: £22.50 ($36.00) (€29,25)      

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The Photo-Journal Guide to Comic Books (2 volumes) (Signed) (Limited Edition)
Compiled by Ernst and Mary Gerber. Gerber Publishing Company, 1989. First Edition. Very Fine. Limited Slipcased Edition of 900 numbered copies. Compiled by Ernst and Mary Gerber. Text and photographs by Ernst Gerber. Deluxe limited Edition. #551 of 900 copies. Two Volumes in Slip Case. Brown padded/bonded leather bindings. Contains 21,760 photographs of the covers of Golden and Silver Age Comic Books printed from 1935 thru 1965. Photographs of complete or near complete sets of Action, Batman, Detective, Flash, Superman, Captain America, Captain Marvel, etc., with a detailed realized 'Relative Value Index' of 50,000 comic books.

Many of the 21,000 photos of comic books are of the only known copies in existence. Printed on high gloss heavy stock paper. Volume 1 contains 10,700 colour illustrations, Volume 2 contains 11,060 colour illustrations in over 800 pages. Both volumes are contained in a brown leatherette slip case. 1200+ pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 10" x 14" (254mm x 356mm) ISBN: 09233281X Limited Numbered Edition (#551 of 900 copies) Signed by Ernst W. Gerber.

Our Price: £445.50 ($712.80) (€579,15)      

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The Photo-Journal Guide to Marvel Comics (Signed) (Limited Edition)
Ernst Gerber with and introduction by Stan Lee.. Gerber Publishing Company, 1991. First Edition. This is the single-volume limited edition with 16 additional pages of colour photos not featured in the 2 volume trade edition. This book features 17, 700 colour photos of Marvel Comics 1961-1991, with a scarcity index, character, artist and title indexes, plus chapters on grading, values and preservation. Padded leather bound edition contained in a brown leatherette slip case. 362 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 10" x 14" (254mm x 356mm) Dust Jacket ISBN: 0962332887 Limited Numbered Edition (#1659 of 2500 copies) Signed by Ernst W. Gerber and Stan Lee.

Our Price: £225.00 ($360.00) (€292,50)      

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Predator Volume 1 (Signed) (Limited Edition)
Mark Verheiden, Chris Warner, Ron Randell. Dark Horse Publishing, 1990. The classic four part series from Dark Horse Comics collected into one sumptuous hardback volume that has been signed and numbered by the author and artists (1636/2500). A must for fans of this alien hunter. 112 pages. SIGNED, NUMBERED edition (#1636 of 2500). Hard Cover Full Colour 7" x 10½" (18cm x 26cm)

Our Price: £44.10 ($70.56) (€57,33)      

Prehistoric Reptiles & Birds
Dr Josef Augusta, illustrated by Zdenek Burian, translated by Margaret Schierl. Paul Hamlyn, 1961. First Edition. Out of Print. Very Fine. Using academic facts author Dr Josef Augusta conjures up fascinating scenarios of the lives & habitats of these long dead prehistoric creatures. Using vintage B&W photographs of the locations, plus fossilised remains, this bygone world is slowly brought back to us. In a closing section, these fascinating creatures are brought into vivid relief by the marvellous paintings of artist Zdenek Burian, in 15 single & double full-colour plates.

This uncommon hardcover edition in English language translation, with its original dust wrapper, archivally wrapped, in presentable condition. 1st print, illustrated cover, bump to bottom edge, attractive, VF-; Dust wrapper, tape stain noted to front cover & right hand edge, complete, VG+. 104 pages. Hard Cover Part Colour 10" x 11" (25cm x 28cm) Dust Jacket

Our Price: £43.20 ($69.12) (€56,16)      

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The Pulps 50 Years of American Pop Culture
Edited by Tony Goodstone. Bonanza, 1970. First Edition. Out of print. FIRST EDITION with dust jacket 240 pages. Features 100 full color pulp covers plus 50 complete stories, features and articles by Paul Gallico, Edgar Wallace, Dashiell Hammett, Ray Bradbury, H P Lovecraft, Philip Wylie, Luke Short, Edgar Rice Burroughs and many others.

Book Very Fine, dust jacket slightly frayed at edges. Hard Cover Part Colour 8½" x 11" (20cm x 28cm) Dust Jacket.

Our Price: £29.70 ($47.52) (€38,61)      

The Return Of Mister X (Signed) (Limited Edition)
Written by Gilbert Hernandez, Mario Hernandez & Dean Motter, illustrated by Jaime Hernandez. Graphitti Designs, 1986. First Edition. Out of Print. Very Fine. Here is a beautiful anthology edition, collecting together the early Mister X comic book storylines, for Graphitti Editions. It is reprinted in full colour, as with the originals. There is also an X Files section, detailing the behind-the-scenes concepts, with visuals & story roughs.

This edition is an A/P copy of the LIMITED hardcover edition of 1500 copies. It is SIGNED by the authors on a specially illustrated, tipped-in bookplate. This copy has a further bookplate, also illustrated & signed by Dean Motter. (Originally $34.95) Dust wrapper, ½" (15mm) tear to spine-top otherwise very attractive, FN/ VF; FIRST edition signed, as new, NM; Signed bookplate, as new, NM. 116 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 7" x 10" (18cm x 25cm) Dust Jacket

Our Price: £36.90 ($59.04) (€47,97)      

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Robert E. Howard's Wolfshead: The Official Comic Book Adaptation
Written by Roy Thomas, Steve Lightle, illustrated by Tony De Zuniga & Rey Garcia. Cross Plains Comics, 1999. Out of Print. Although Robert E. Howards life was cut tragically short, his stories continue to inspire & enthral to this day. Robert E. Howard's Wolfshead is presented in sequential form by the writings of Roy Thomas & Steve Lightle, visualised by Tayreza, Tony De Zuniga & Rey Garcia. 64 pages. Soft Cover Full Colour 7" x 10" (18cm x 25cm) ISBN: 1928909027

Our Price: £5.40 ($8.64) (€7,02)      

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Rocketeer 3-D Comic, Sight 3-D Sound, Special
Art by Neal Adams. Disney Audio Entertainment, 1991. Out of print. A chance to purchase this long out of print 3-D Comic by Neal Adams’ famous Continuity Studios, published to tie-in with the 1991 Disney movie release. This special package includes the 52 page 3-D Comic, Rocketeer 3-D glasses & 3-D “Story Of The Movie” audio-cassette, all mounted on their original card holder. A must for Rocketeer & 3-D fans.

52 pages + glasses + audio cassette tape. Packaging, some creasing & bumping, VG/ F; Audio-cassette, as new, NM; Comic book (7" x 10"), some buckling from packaging, FN; Glasses, as new, NM. Soft Cover Black & White 7" x 14" (18cm x 36cm) Rare.

Our Price: £16.20 ($25.92) (€21,06)      

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Sabre (Signed)
Don McGregor, Paul Gulacy (artist). Eclipse Production, 1978. Widely recognised as the first Graphic Novel, this is a chance to get a super scarce first print, signed by Gulacy and McGregor, from 1978. In the style of Master Of Kung Fu & Nick Fury Agent Of Shield, Sabre is a modern super warrior, as written by Don McGregor and drawn in Gulacy’s inimitable style. 52 pages.

SIGNED FIRST edition, minor staple rusting, minor scoring back cover, VF. (Originally $6.00) Soft Cover Black & White 8" x 11" (20cm x 28cm)

Our Price: £23.40 ($37.44) (€30,42)      

Satan's Tears: The Art of Alex Nino (Signed) (Limited Edition)
Alex Nino (Ed: Christopher Zavisa). Land of Enchantment, August 1977. First Edition. Out of Print. Near Mint. This remains the single best book ever produced devoted to the stunning artistry of Alex Nino, one of the greatest fantasy illustrators of all time.

This is a very rare opportunity to own this SIGNED FIRST EDITION, numbered 742 of 1000. The book is in near mint condition, the dust jacket has minor tears and some fading also discolouration to spine area but is protected by a plastic library style sleeve. 302 pages. Hard Cover Part Colour 14½" x 10½" (37cm x 27cm) Dust Jacket
SIGNED, NUMBERED (742 of 1000) FIRST EDITION (Book: NM; DJ: some minor tears and discolouration).

Our Price: £350.00 ($560.00) (€455,00)      

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The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane (Signed) (Limited Edition)
Robert E Howard, illustrated by Gary Gianni. Wandering Star, London, 1998. First Edition. Out of Print. Award winning artist Gary Gianni spent a whole year illustrating the extraordinary adventures of Robert E Howard's most compelling hero, Solomon Kane. Gary's action-packed fine line work and stunning paintings grace hundreds of pages of Howard's dynamic text.

A DELUXE edition produced for the world's best book collections using the very finest materials and the utmost care. Only available in this LIMITED FIRST EDITION (1050 copies), and individually SIGNED by Gary Gianni and NUMBERED. Includes over 200 drawings and 7 paintings with an embossed slip cased cover, a folder with an extra set of plates plus a CD of the 'Homecoming' poem set to music.

Wrap around Dust Jacket. Hard Cover Part Colour 6" x 9" (15cm x 23cm) Dust Jacket. ISBN: 0953425304 Scarce Mint copy complete with CD. Highly Recommended.

Our Price: £695.00 ($1,112.00) (€409,50)      

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Robert E Howard, illustrated by Gary Gianni. Wandering Star, London, 1998. First Edition. Out of Print. Award winning artist Gary Gianni spent a whole year illustrating the extraordinary adventures of Robert E Howard's most compelling hero, Solomon Kane. Gary's action-packed fine line work and stunning paintings grace hundreds of pages of Howard's dynamic text. Includes over 200 drawings and 7 paintings with an embossed slip cased cover, a gold embossed leather binding, a folder with an extra set of plates plus a CD of the 'Homecoming' poem set to music. SIGNED by Gary Gianni.

This is the extremely RARE LEATHER EDITION LIMITED to 50 COPIES. This Leather edition was NEVER SOLD TO THE PUBLIC, but given away to key people in the film and publishing industry. This is #27/50 in mint condition. Hard Cover Part Colour 6" x 9" (15cm x 23cm) Dust Jacket Very scarce Mint LEATHER copy complete with CD. Highly Recommended.

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Secrets Behind the Comics (Limited Edition)
Stan Lee, Ken Dale (illustr.). Marvel Limited, 1994. Out of Print. First print facsimile LIMITED edition (700 copies) of 1947 edition. Mint condition. Silver embossed cover. 100 pages. Hard Cover Black & White 6" x 9" (15cm x 23cm) Dust Jacket

Our Price: £79.20 ($126.72) (€102,96)      

Seduction Of The Innocent
Fredric Wertham M.D., foreword by Randolph S. Churchill. Rinehart, 1954. First Edition. Out of Print. Near Fine. The notorious book that changed the history of comic books by inducing fear that the youth of the day was being forever corrupted by the scenes of sex and violence. Illustrated with photographs of some of the so called offending panels and covers. Wertham is considered to be the McCarthy of comics and his campaign resulted in the demise of the highly regarded EC comics as well as many other Horror comic publishers, but as a result MAD magazine was created.

The classic study of the baleful infuence of comic books on kids that resulted in the inauguration of the Comics Code and fifty years of debate. Contains the 2 page bibliography present at rear which is lacking in most copies, as it was excised by the publisher. This copy is in solid condition with a torn dust jacket (most extant copies do not have dust jackets or bibliographic notes). Hard Cover Black & White 6" x 9" (152mm x 229mm) Dust Jacket Rare: complete with DUST WRAPPER (torn) and two-page Bibliography.

Our Price: £355.50 ($568.80) (€462,15)      

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A Selection of Six Classics Illustrated
Robert Louis Stephenson, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Jonathan Swift, Art: Rudy Nebres. Pendulum Press, 1981. FIRST EDITION. A chance to collect six illustrated Classics, Black Beauty, Kidnapped, Heidi, Huckleberry Finn, Gulliver’s Travels and Oliver Twist. These digest editions are collected together in an illustrated card pack. The illustrators include E.R. Cruz, Fred Carillo and Rudy Nebres. With authors like Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Anna Sewell, Jonathan Swift and Johanna Spyri, you can’t go wrong. 64 pages each volume. Also with Card pack, worn with many scuffs, nicks & small tears, VG-; 1st edition books x6, faint indentations, Nearly new, VF/ NM. SC, card mailer. (ISBN: 0-7105-0100-5, 0-7105-0103-X, 0-7105-0104-8, 0-7105-0105-6, 0-7105-0106-4,0-7105-0107-2). Soft Cover Black & White 5" x 8" (13cm x 20cm) A rare and unusual item for Classics Illustrated collectors.

Our Price: £67.50 ($108.00) (€87,75)      

A Separate Star
Frank Kelly Freas. Greenswamp Publications, 1984. A companion volume of The Art of Science Fiction. Simply a fine book, a marvellous and marvel-filled book to cherish and enjoy. Freas all the way. This is a MUST BUY. Lavishly illustrated most in colours. OUT OF PRINT. 128 Pages. First Edition. Near perfect condition. Soft Cover Part Colour 8½" x 11"

Our Price: £16.20 ($25.92) (€21,06)      

Sex In The Comics
CONTAINS ADULT MATERIAL. Maurice Horn. Chelsea House, 1985. From the renowned author & Comics historian Maurice Horn, a fascinating insight into that often taboo subject, Sex. This time as portrayed in American & other Comic books. This is discussed in nine humorous but informed chapters, which include The American Way Of Sex, Are Superheroes Undersexed, Satirical Sex, Spaced Out Sex, Sex & The Single Girl, plus Sex & Violence. Each chapter is lavishly illustrated with suitable examples, plus index & Includes 24 pages in full colour. Mint condition with Mint DJ. 216 pages (24 colour and masses of b&w). Hard Cover Part Colour

Our Price: £36.00 ($57.60) (€46,80)      

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Sex In The Comics
CONTAINS ADULT MATERIAL. Maurice Horn. Chelsea House, 1985. Out of Print. Very Fine. From the renowned author & Comics historian Maurice Horn, a fascinating insight into that often taboo subject, Sex. This time as portrayed in American & other Comic books. This is discussed in nine humorous but informed chapters, which include The American Way Of Sex, Are Superheroes Undersexed, Satirical Sex, Spaced Out Sex, Sex & The Single Girl, plus Sex & Violence.

Each chapter is lavishly illustrated with suitable examples, plus index & Includes 24 pages in full colour. This is an uncommon 1st print edition offered with its original dust wrapper in attractive condition. This dition contains images of nudity & adult themes. 1st print, minimal wear, NM-. Dust wrapper, un-torn, minor surface discolouration, VF-. 216 pages. Hard Cover Part Colour 9" x 11" (23cm x 28cm) Dust Jacket

Our Price: £31.50 ($50.40) (€40,95)      

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A Smithsonian Book Of Comic-Book Comics
Edited by Michael Barrier and Martin Williams. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1981. First Edition. Out of Print. Very Fine. The Smithsonian Book of Comic Book Comics brings the original stories to the fore, presenting them here in all their four-colour glory. There are thirty-two stories reproduced, almost 300 pages, in full colour. Room is also found for introductions to each of the eleven sections, which include Superman, Batman, Plastic Man & Jack Cole, Scribbly & Sheldon Mayer, Basil Wolverton, George Carlson, Donald Duck & Carl Barks.

This Smithsonian edition serves as a superb primer, due to the quality of stories & introductory essays, highly recommended. This hardcover edition with its original dust wrapper is in an attractive condition. 1st print, minor spine bumps, VF+; dust wrapper, minor corner bumps & scuffs, untorn, FN/ VF. 336 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 8" x 11" (20cm x 28cm) Dust Jacket (ISBN: 0810906961)

Our Price: £31.50 ($50.40) (€40,95)      

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Spectrum The Best In Contemporary Fantastic Art (Signed) (Limited Edition)
Cathy Burnett & Arnie Fenner Editors. Underwood Books, 1994. First Edition. Out of Print. This book was recently reprinted and here’s what we said about it: "The first annual that started it all. Over 10 years ago Arnie Feller put together a book of contemporary fantasy art. Now more than 10 years on the series has gone from strength to strength. Each year the books have been sold out very quickly and have become essential reference works for art today. Early editions of this series are now much sought after and can command hefty prices on the secondary market."

Featured artists include Simon Bisley, John Bolton, Bob Eggleton, Michael Kaluta, Stephen Youll and many other favourites.

We offer here not only a true first edition of the book but a signed and numbered slipcase edition. Numbered 247 of 500 it is signed by the entire selection jury and show chairman, signatories include Dave Stevens. 200 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 9" x 12½" (229mm x 317mm) ISBN: 0887331890 NUMBERED 247 of 500, with SLIPCASE. SIGNED by Dave Stevens and entire selection jury.

Our Price: £112.50 ($180.00) (€146,25)      

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Steranko: Graphic Narrative
Illustrated by Jim Steranko, introduction & narration by Philip Fry & Ted Poulos. Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1978. First Edition. Out of print. We offer here a very unusual catalogue featuring the B&W illustration of modern master Jim Steranko, created for an exhibition given at The Winnipeg Art Gallery, during 1977. After an introduction, we are given over to a narration by authors & exhibition curators Philip Fry & Ted Poulos. They present a detailed thesis about Jim Steranko's astonishing artistry, which is highlighted by numerous examples of his Comic book art, much of it coming from Marvel Comics, where he produced many fine strips. These include Captain America, Tower Of Shadows & The Avengers. It is for his Nick Fury stories, in his own title & on Strange Tales that Steranko is probably best known. After assisting the mighty Jack “King” Kirby, he eventually took over the strip & made the character his own. The majority of illustrations are from Fury & they show Steranko's art in full flow. For all fans of this great illustrator, this is your chance to acquire this seldom offered item in very presentable condition. Recommended. A VERY rare book. 1st print, soft score to front cover, minor scuffs, VF+. 110 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 9" x 11" (23cm x 28cm)

Our Price: £218.70 ($349.92) (€284,31)      

Superman Vs Atomman On Radio: Boxed Set
Created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster, copyright DC Comics. Radio Spirits Inc., 1999. Fully digitally restored, this audio set contains the complete 1945, 38-episode serial, starring Superman Vs Atom Man on five audio cassettes. Running to over 7 ½ hours, it features Clayton Bud Collyer & Mason Adams as Superman & his deadly foe.

This set includes a comprehensive 54 page illustrated booklet from Andrew Tollin, with foreword from Atom Man, Mason Adams himself. Presented by the prestigious Smithsonian Institute, this is a recommended, high quality product. Audio cassettes x 5, booklet 54 pages, illustrated box. Tapes 3" x 4", booklet & box 5" x 6". Booklet SC, boxed set, Booklet B&W. 54 pages. Soft Cover Part Colour 5" x 6" (13cm x 15cm)

Our Price: £8.10 ($12.96) (€10,53)      

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