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Mystery & Imagination Bookshop
New Arrivals & Upcoming Events
Hello Bookfriends,
Lots of new books are coming in---new releases and vintage goodies!
Just In: An Easton Press leatherbound collection including numerous volumes of Shakespeare, Hemingway, and signed first editions. These books would make marvelous graduation and Father's Day gifts! The books are beautifully perserved, but have the former owner's book-plates. The bookplates can be removed from the satin endpapers, but will leave a shadow. Priced reasonably. Just ask if you have a special title request.
We are processing a wonderful collection of Civil War and Presidential biographies--unusual reprints of great works, and collectible first editions. Many are now on our shelves and in our glass cases. Check us out on our website under keyword civil war, Presidents, etc. www.mysteryandimagination.com
Some examples for sale for mail order or in-shop:
Williams, Richard Brady. CHICAGO'S BATTERY BOYS: The Chicago Mercantile Battery in the Civil War's Western Theater. Trade paperbound. First edition thus. SIGNED. Revised with previously unpublished photographs. Fine, tight and clean in glossy illustrated wraps. Trade paperback. 596 pages; maps; appendices; photos; and index. Octavo. This revised 'Civil War Preservation Trust Special Edition' is enhanced with their specially printed limited edition 20th anniversary bookplate, SIGNED by the author, and by Edwin Cole Bearss, foreword, and by publisher Theodore by Savas. $25.00.
Boone, David B. Jr. HONOR WITHOUT A STAIN: The 34Th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 1862-1865. 2001. First edition, first printing: Hardcover issue. Fine in d/j. Never before published wartime diary and letter excerpts with the complete roster of the regiment including last known residences for survivors, circa 1907. $45.00.
Pollard, Edward A. THE LOST CAUSE: A New Southern History of the War of the Confederates. 1867. Reprint. Professionally rebound in sturdy brown cloth with sewn headband, gilt-titles and rules to the spine, & new endpapers. Internally foxed throughout, dampstaining to the endsheets, and a few of the front and rear leaves; the binding appears as new. Royal octavo. 752 pages; advertisements. 24 steel engraved images of Confederate leaders on 6 tissue-guarded plates. $75.00.
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WE CAN NOW OFFER SPECIAL PACKAGE-DEAL ON A SMALL QUANTITY OF A NEW BOOK--SIGNED BY RAY BRADBURY! Mr. Bradbury will be signing all package orders that we take now, next week! Details below.
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MARIONETTES, INC. 2009--Just released by the fine small press, Subterranean. Limited to 2,000 copies, this book is disappearing fast. It is a beautiful production, a lovely hardcover bound in linen with a quality sewn binding, headbands and tailbands; printed in two colors throughout, with a full-color-illustrated dust jacket, as well as pen and ink illustrations at the head of each story by Mark A. Nelson, and delightful endpapers illustrated by Ray Bradbury himself. In five stories (one of them original to this collection, plus a rare, previously unpublished screen treatment), Bradbury explores the concept of Robotics and examines its impact on the day-to-day lives of ordinary people. UNSIGNED: $35.00 (online signed copies range: $50 to $75)
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Mr. Bradbury has graciously signed a small quantity of this title and we are able to offer it with an additional book as a package for $75.00.
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Pick a signed Marionettes plus one book listed below (The two book set for only $75.00):
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Johnson, George Clayton. TWILIGHT ZONE SCRIPTS AND STORIES. Signed.
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Skipp, John and Spector, Craig. THE SCREAM. hardcover first edition. Signed by John Skipp.
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Skipp, John and Spector Craig. THE CLEANUP. Hardcover first edition. Signed by John Skipp.
- Bradbury, Ray. WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS. Hardcover. First edition. Signed.
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Bradbury, Ray. THEY HAVE NOT SEEN THE STARS. Hardcover. First edition. Signed.
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Barker, Clive. BOOKS OF BLOOD. Hardcover. Second printing. NOT signed. Still in the publisher's unopened shrinkwrap, as issued. Small quarto. 818 pages. Published in 2002 and now out of print. Massive one-volume definitive edition of Clive Barker's BOOKS OF BLOOD, first issued as six paperback original collections from 1984 and 1985. Hard to find complete in hardcover. (we sell this item separately for $39.95).
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Carroll, Willard. I, Toto: The Autobiography of the Dog Who Was Toto. Signed by the Oz expert and author and stamped with Toto's pawprint. Hardcover reprint. Delightful illustrations make this a great gift idea for Oz and Dog lovers.
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Niven, Larry. edited by Damon Knight. NEBULA AWARDS ONE. 2001. Hardcover. First edition. Signed by Larry Niven.
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Media mail with delivery confirmation shipping for the two-book package above is $5
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Some titles are in limited quantities. Limited to stock on hand.
EVENTS!
Tomorrow afternoon!
Sunday June 14th from 1:30-Pam:
The Celtic Arts Center will be presenting Bloomsday right here in our bookshop.Real actors will be performing short pieces from James Joyce's ULYSSES, and much more. Join us for the literary Irish holiday.
A highlight from our James Joyce section:
(Joyce, James). Praeger, Richard Q. TRANSITION #2, SPRING 1981: BOOKS, PAMPHLETS AND BROADSIDES BY JAMES JOYCE. 1981. First edition: #62, one of 180 numbered, cloth-bound copies. Fine, in bright cyan cloth lettered in white; in a lightly rubbed dust jacket. $75.00.
WEDNESDAY NIGHTS! George Clayton Johnson!
George Clayton Johnson is an original Twilight Zone author, he wrote the first Star Trek, Ocean's Eleven, the filmed novel Logan's Run (with William F. Nolan), and his list of serious accomplishments goes on and on. He is a friend of Ray Bradbury's and has been a highlighted guest at all of our Ray Bradbury Events.
Mr. Johnson will be giving talks about writing in our bookshop. for 2 more Wednesday nights through June 24th, and admission is FREE! Mr. Johnson is an eloquent speaker and a mentor to many. Just drop-in and join us from 7:30 to 9pm
2 Wednesday nights in a row through June 24th.
We will be open during the writing class hours so drop in for a late night browse until 9 pm on Wednesday nights, even if you don't wish to join the class.
Our normal open hours inute parking at the Orange Street Parking Structure (after 90 minutes it is fairly cheap)
Thursday night, June 25th, 7 pm:
Journalist and novelist Eric Stone will be signing his new mystery SHANGHAIED. Mr. Stone will be bringing a cultural slice of China with him, with popular music, photographs, and a slide show depicting China before and after. Mr. Stone will be giving a talk about cultural changes in China, and their influences on his new mystery. All of Eric Stone's previous Aisian mysteries have been atmospherically rich, exciting gritty noir, and have an exemplary clean writing style. His events here have all been festive and informative. SHANGHAIED is available for mail-order and for pre-orders to be signed or specially inscribed. Hardcover First edition. $24.95.
Saturday July 11th from 2-4 pm:
George Clayton Johnson's 80th Birthday Party!!!
We will be celebrating Mr. Johnson's 80th Birthday here, offering an open mike for roasts and tributes to our honored guest, and showing his academy-award finalist film ICARUS MONTGOFIER WRIGHT. That's right the screenplay he wrote from Ray Bradbury's story will be playing right here for free. Not available on DVD, this short film is a real treat.
JUST RELEASED and available to be signed or personnally signed:ued. A re-printing of the long out-of-print 1996 release. Trade paperback. This is the 50th Johnson, George Clayton. TWILIGHT ZONE SCRIPTS AND STORIES. newly copyrighted, 2009. Brand New! Fresh from the Publisher! Just re-issued. A re-printing of the long out-of-print 1996 release. Trade paperback. This is the 50th anniversary year of The Twilight Zone $21.99. Blurb by Ray Bradbury to the rear cover: "I told you I'd re-read ALL OF US ARE DYING and how much I enjoyed it. When I came to the end of the story and read the last lines, I got goose flesh on my neck. What greater tribute can I offer you? Thanks for the neck bumps."--Ray Bradbury.
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- NEW ARRIVALS:
- Mieville, China. THE CITY. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. 'An outstanding take on police procedurals with this barely speculative novel. Through this exaggerated metaphor of segregation, Mieville skillfully examines the illusions people embrace to preserve their preferred social realities." New. $24.95.
- Koontz, Dean. RELENTLESS. Hardcover. First edition, First Printing. JUST Released! $27.00 less 10%.
- Gaiman, Neil & Dave McKean. MIRROR MASK. Yes, the book from the artful film. We ordered it new, and--surprise surprise--got a First edition, first printing. Hardcover. 2005. Still at new price: $.34.95. An impressive large format, book of the film, chock-full of scenes and photos and extra info.
- We now have this year's Hugo and Nebula Award nominated books on display for your reading picks in paperback and hardcover.
- Older New Arrivals:
- Doctorow, Cory. LITTLE BROTHER. First edition, First Printing! A Hugo AND Nebula Award Nominee. $35.00. (we also have a new publication reprint in stock for new price $17.95)
Our normal open hours are:
Tuesday-Friday 12:30-7
Saturday 12:30-8
Sunday 12:30-5
Free 90 minute parking at the Orange Street Parking Structure (after 90 minutes it is fairly cheap)
Some Notable New Arrivals
Just in:
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Onions, Oliver. COLLECTED GHOST STORIES. 1935. British first edition.
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Gross, Andrew. DON'T LOOK TWICE. Just released this month. 2009. First edition, First printing: Publisher's promotional sheets laid in. Fine in dust jacket. Casino/gambling theme. $15.00.
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Beaton, M.C. DEATH OF A WITCH. 2009. First edition, first printing. Publishers promotional sheets laid in. Fine in dust jacket. Hamish Macbeth asks a forensic expert for help. $15.00
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Coben, Harlan. LONG LOST. 2009. First edition, first printing. Publisher's promotional material laid in. Fine in dust jacket. $12.50
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Enos, Clay, photographer. WATCHMAN: Portraits. Large Quarto. Titan Books. 2009. First edition, first printing: Publisher's promotional sheet laid in. Corner tips lightly bumped, nearly fine in dust jacket. (recent film) $25.00.
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Emerson, Earl. CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT. 1990. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. Publisher's promotional sheets laid in. Fine in a fine dust jacket. $15.00.
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Barker, Clive; Preface by Peter Atkins. BOOKS OF BLOOD. 2002. Second printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Still in the publisher's unopened shrinkwrap, as issued. Small quarto. 818 pages. Massive one-volume definitive edition of Clive Barker's BOOKS OF BLOOD, first issued as six paperback original collections from 1984 and 1985. $50.00.
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Heinlein, Robert A. ORPHANS OF THE SKY. 2001. First edition thus. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Unopened in the original shrinkwrap, as issued. New striking wraparound cover art by Jeff King. $35.00.
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NEW, fresh from the publisher: 1990. mass market paperback Harris, Charlaine. FROM DEAD TO WORSE. the latest Sookie. $7.99
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NEW, FRESH FROM THE PUBLISHER: Gaiman, Neil. BLUEBERRY GIRL. First edition, first printing. 1990. Charmingly Illustrated by Charles Vess. $17.99.
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NEW, Fresh from the publisher: Released only a few days ago! (Meyer, Stephenie). Hardwicke, Catherine. TWILIGHT DIRECTOR'S NOTEBOOK.: The story of how we made the movie. 1990. $17.99.
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NEW, Fresh and still unopened in shrinkwrap: 6 CD set of the complete FAHRENHEIT 451 read the author himself: RAY BRADBURY READS HIS OWN BOOK! $29.95.
We have many new release mysteries out in paperback and hardcover unread, but used and we are selling at used prices. ask for titles.
Many mint/sealed collectible vinyl soundtracks are now for sale and on display here at the bookshop.
818/545-0206
Christine Bell
Mystery and Imagination Bookshop
238 N. Brand Blvd.
Glendale, CA 91203
www.mysteryandimagination.com
email: signings@mindspring.com
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