New York: Avon Books, 1997. First Edition (stated, with full number line). Hardcover. Small quarto. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. 513 pp. Unclipped dust jacket showing price of $25.00. Quarter-bound textured black paper over grey paper-covered boards. Aerosmith logo stamped in black on front board. Gold spine lettering. Photographs. Flat signed.....
Monterey, KY: Larkspur Press, 2024. Wood engravings by Wesley Bates. Limited special edition. Hardcover. 4.25 x 6.25 inches. Quarter bound cloth over marbled paper-covered boards. Handset, printed on a hand-fed C & P, then handbound. One of 98 special edition copies printed on Magnani Velata and Mohawk Superfine paper. Design.....
Indianapolis: Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Indianapolis: Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong quarto, 9.25 x 12 inches. ix, 149 pp. Indexed. Burgundy cloth-covered boards. Gilt stamping to spine. Teal endpapers. Profusely illustrated with photographs in b/w and color. Color plates. Contemporary.....
Chicago: Third World Press, 1996. First Edition, First Printing (stated). Hardcover. Octavo. 8.75 x 5.75 inches. 170 pp. Inscribed, signed, and dated in blue ink by author on half title page in year of publication. Unclipped original dust jacket. Publisher’s original blue cloth-covered boards. Author’s initials gilt-stamped on front board;.....
Philadelphia: Terminus Publishing Co., 1991. Illustrations by Bob Walters. First Edition. Hardcover. Cloth over board. Signed. Small quarto. 9.5 x 6.75 inches. 170 pp. #28 of 105 signed and numbered copies. Appears unread. Bound by the publisher in blue cloth-covered boards with gold gilt lettering. Limited edition that includes glossy.....
Miami, FL: Crouse Publications, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 11.25 x 8.75 inches. 646 pages. Index. Signed by author. Olive green cloth-covered boards. Gold, silver, and red stamping to front board. Gold stamping to spine. Profusely illustrated with b&w and color photographs and original full-color paintings by George Bartell and.....
Hong Kong: The East Society, 1967. First Edition, First Printing. Softcover. Illustrated stiff wrappers. Quarto. 8.5 x 11.75 inches. Brush-signed by the artist. Bound in publisher's original stiff, French-fold, illustrated wrappers enclosed in clear, pliable, protective cover. Sewn binding. 134 pp. As this is a Chinese publication, the pagination and.....
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed. Octavo. 8.75 x 5.75 inches. 123 pp (unpaginated). Inscribed with original poem and signed by author on front free endpaper. Publisher's original olive-green cloth-covered boards. Floral decorations stamped on front board and spine. Lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt. Foredge.....
Louisville: Contre Coup Press, 1987. Wood engravings by Michael McCurdy. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of a limited edition of 95 copies. Signed at the colophon by Stanley Elkin and Michael McCurdy. Octavo. 9.25 x 605 inches. 51 pp. Blue quarter cloth over paste paper-covered boards. Cream-colored paper spine label with.....
Clarkston, GA: White Wolf Publishing, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. 9.25 x 6.25 inches. 271 pp. Association copy. Signed by author (4 Nov 96) on title page, with inscription to long-time friend and fellow author Joe Hensley: "Hey, Joe! Yet again The Beast Collaboration surfaces… With love, yr. pal.....
New York: Bluejay Books, 1984. Bluejay Special Edition. Softcover. Octavo. 8.25 x 5.5 inches. 195 pp. First printing of this edition. Association copy. Signed by author on title page, with inscription to long-time friend and fellow author Joe Hensley: "As always, with love + chum-ness, to Joe." Color pictorial wraps.....
New York: Penzler Books, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Quarter-bound cloth and paper over board. Signed. Small quarto. 9.25 x 6.25 inches. 418 pp. Association copy. Signed by author (16 Nov 90 Los Angeles), with inscription to long-time friend and fellow author Joe Hensley and wife: "To Joe &.....
Baltimore, MD: Borderlands Press, 1991. First (Limited) Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth-covered boards. Signed flat by Ellison on tipped-in page. Small quarto. 9.25 x 6.25 inches. 239 pp. Dedication copy. Number 424 of 1000 signed by author. Post-It laid onto front free endpaper with inscription to long-time friend and fellow author.....
New York/Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. 9.5 x 6.75 inches. xxvix, 303 pp. Association copy. First printing. Signed by author on title page (28 Sept 97, Los Angeles), with inscription to long-time friend and fellow author Joe Hensley: "To my long-time pal, the most excellent writer.....
Huntington Woods, MI: Phantasia Press, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. 9.5 x 6.5 inches. 332 pp. Edition limited to 3,200 copies. Association copy. Signed by author on title page, with inscription to long-time friend and fellow author Joe Hensley: "For Honest Joe my old fishing hole buddy, with undiminished.....
Monterey, KY: Larkspur Press, 2015. Wood engravings by Wesley Bates. Limited special edition. Hardcover. 4.5 x 7.0 inches. Quarter bound cloth over marbled paper-covered boards. Deckled edges. Handset, printed on a hand-fed C & P, then handbound. One of 36 special edition copies printed on Zerkall Book paper. Design, composition.....
Monterey, KY: Larkspur Press, 2024. Drawings by Crews McCulloch. Limited special edition. Hardcover. 6.5 x 8.75 inches. Quarter bound cloth over marbled paper-covered boards. Deckled edges. Handset, printed on a hand-fed C & P, then handbound. One of 38 special edition copies printed on Zerkall paper. Design, composition, printing, and.....
New York: Grim Reaper Books, 1976. First Edition. Chapbook. Signed and inscribed by the author. 21 pages (unpaginated). Stapled wrappers. Front cover illustrated in pale blue monochrome with white titling. Very Good. Slight edgewear and edge toning. Original price of $2.00 and author’s signature with inscription to fellow poet (“To.....
New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1985. First Edition (stated). Hardcover. Octavo. 8.5 x 5.5 inches. 180 pp. First printing showing full number line. Association copy. Signed by author on front free endpaper with inscription to science fiction and mystery writer Joe L. Hensley, "To Joe Hensley - One of my.....
Monterey, KY: Larkspur Press, 1996. Illustrated by Joy Haines. Limited special edition. Hardcover. 6.0 x 9.25 inches. Hand-decorated paper-covered boards. Deckled edges. Handset, printed on a hand-fed C & P, then handbound. One of 50 special edition copies printed on dampened Johannot and handbound by Carolyn Whitesel. Design, composition and.....
Toronto and New York: Laser Books, 1976. Cover art by Kelly Freas. First Edition, First Printing (paperback original). Softcover. Mass market paperback. Illustrated wrappers. Sextadecimo. 7 x 4 inches. 190 pp. Signed by author on fly leaf, with inscription: "For Wilbur, Who's Read Better, Joe L. Hensley." Laser Books 17.....
New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1994. Uncorrected proof. Softcover. Octavo. 8.25 x 5.25 inches. 229 pp. Association copy. Proofread by Hensley's long-time friend and fellow author Harlan Ellison. Inscribed and signed by Ellison on front wrap: "Proofread for errors by Harlan Ellison 29 June – 3 August 1994." Inscribed and.....
New York: Grim Reaper Books, 1977. First Edition. Chapbook. Signed and inscribed by the author. 36 pages. Stapled illustrated wrappers with blue titling. Very Good. Slight edgewear, soiling, and sunning to wrappers. Tail end bumped. Tiny closed tear to top edge of front cover. Author’s signature with inscription to fellow.....
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1974. Illustrated by Harlan Hubbard. First Softcover Edition. Softcover. First Printing with complete number line. Signed. Sextodecimo. 7 x 5.25 inches. 167 pp. Small softcover in pictorial wraps. Flat signed and dated by the author on front flyleaf: "Harlan Hubbard, Payne Hollow, Ky., April.....
Monterey, KY: Larkspur Press, 2014. Drawing by Richard Taylor. Limited special edition. Hardcover. 5.0 x 7.5 inches. Quarter bound cloth over hand-decorated paper-covered boards. Deckled edges. Handset, printed on a hand-fed C & P, then handbound. One of 36 special edition copies printed on Somerset Book paper. Design, composition, printing, and.....