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Books, Maps & Manuscripts (1564) February 17, 2017 EDT, Main Floor Gallery Lot 176 Estimate: $300 - $500 (plus Buyer's Premium) (Science Fiction & Horror) 10 Vols. De Camp, L. Sprague: Let Darkness Fall. New York: Henry Holt, (1951). First edition. 8vo, original white-stamped black cloth; minor wear, dust jacket (light chipping and wear to edges and flap joints). Endpapers a little toned. Currey p. 134. * The Wheels of If. Chicago: Shasta, 1948. 12mo, original cloth; light wear, some dust smudging, dust jacket (price clipped, light edge wear, a little dusty). Currey p. 135. * Divide and Rule. Reading: Fantasy, 1948. First edition, trade issue. 12mo, original cloth; light wear, dust jacket (light edgewear, some dust smudging to back panel, front panel a little scuffed). Currey p. 133. * The Castle of Iron. New York: Gnome, (1950). First edition. 12mo, original cloth; minor wear, dust jacket (price clipped, very minor edge wear). Tight, bright copy. Currey p. 132. * The Tritonian Ring. New York: Twayne, (1953). First edition. 8vo, original cloth; minor wear, dust jacket (minor edge wear). Fine copy. Currey p. 135. * The Undesired Princess. Los Angeles: Fantasy, 1951. First edition. 12mo, original blue cloth; light edge wear, dust jacket (a little chipping at head of spine panel - just touching lettering, other minor edge wear, scattered foxing at head of flaps and to back panel). But a tight, attractive copy. Currey p. 135 - binding state A. * Solomon's Stone. New York: Avalon Books, (1957). First edition. 12mo, original cloth; light wear, dust jacket (small chipping at edges, occasionally a little dusty). A little spotting and dust smudging to end papers. Currey p. 135. * Literary Swordsmen and Sorcerers. Sauk City: Arkham House, (1976). First edition. 12mo, original cloth, dust jacket. Near Fine+ copy. Jaffery 146. * The Incomplete Enchanter. Philadelphia: Prime, (1950). 12mo, original cloth; light wear, dust jacket (price clipped, some chipping at edges, slightly dusty). * The Honorable Barbarian..

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