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The Shadow on the Doorstep: Available Copies

8vo, 260 pp.

Good condition hardcover book, Very Good condition dust jacket. Limited Edition, numbered 12 of 300. Signed by both authors on Statement of Limitation page. Cover is smudged and damp-stained. Slightest smudging to text block edges and end papers, otherwise unmarked. Dust jacket unclipped. Dust jacket has slight shelf wear, smudging, and very slight bumping to edges. Few tears to edges, none more than 1/4 inch. Jacket protected by mylar. All books are individually inspected and described. Never X-Library unless specifically described as such.

Signed by both authors. One of 500 unnumbered copies. BU.

Seattle: The Axolotl Press 1987 First edition. introductions by Tim Powers and Lewis Shiner This version is one of 500 paperbound [stapled chapbook format] copies signed by James P. Blaylock, Edward Bryant, Tim Powers and Lewis Shiner. 14 + 27 pages [bound dos-a-dos], illustrated. Fine copy.; Signed by Authors whb3E

Introduction by Tim Powers, Illustration by Donna Gordon; Introduction by Lewis Shiner, Illustration by Donna Gordon. Limited to 300 copies signed by Bryant, Powers, Blaylock, and Shiner. Fine in a Very Good dust jacket, unclipped (no price), generally toned and soiled. Purple cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, clean internally.

First edition, hardcover in cloth, signed by the four authors and marked as no. 10/300 on the limitation pages at the center of the book. There is a very minor lean to the binding, and a hint of wear to the spine ends, but overall, this is a solid, tight and crisp, Near Fine copy in a like dust jacket, which has faint sunning to the spine, and a hint of rubbing to the covers. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar.

14 + 27 pp. Fine in printed wrappers. The two stories, presented dos-a-dos. Introductions by Lewis Shiner and Tim Powers, respectively. One of 500 (of 900) copies SIGNED by Blaylock, Bryant, Shiner, and Powers.

First edition. Copy #217/300 copies bound in purple cloth, titles in gilt. Signed by contributors Ed Bryant, Tim Powers, James P Blaylock & Lew Shiner. Two volumes bound back to back presenting 3 stories by Bryant and the title story by Blaylock. A FINE copy in dust jacket with sunned spine panel.

Octavo, cloth. First edition. Limited to 900 copies of which this is one of 300 numbered clothbound copies signed by Blaylock and introducer Lewis Shiner. Issued as Axolotl Double A-2 bound with Trilobyte, three stories by Edward Bryant, signed by Bryant and introducer Tim Powers. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#593)

Soft Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Double The Shadow On the Doorstep, Blaylock 14 pp; Trilobyte, Edward Bryant 27 pp. Signed in center by James P. Blaylock, Lewis Shiner, Edward Bryant and Tim Powers. Shows slight wear to wraps at edges and has slight bump on the front corners.

"First Edition" and full printing line with "1" on its copyright page. Signed, with no personalization or inscription, on its title page by author James P. Blaylock. This book is in near fine condition, marred only by a light bump on the bottom of its spine. Its binding is sound and square, with no spine crease. Covers are unmarked and otherwise unworn, with bright gilt titles on its spine. Pages are unworn and otherwise unmarked. Not a remainder. Its dust jacket, now protected by a removable mylar cover, is in fine condition: whole, bright, unmarked, and unworn. I will ship this book in a moisture proof zip-loc bag, padded in bubble wrap, inside a sturdy box to assure it reaches its new owner in the same condition as my description.

B&W Illustrations; This is a double novel - with two short books bound together - in opposite directions (with the limitation page in the center). Limited to 300 numbered copies, this is number 93 and has been signed by both authors on the limitation page. The book is in Fine condition and has a Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "James Paul Blaylock (born September 20, 1950) is an American fantasy author. He is noted for a distinctive, humorous style, as well as being one of the pioneers of the steampunk genre of science fiction. Blaylock has cited Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Conan Doyle and Charles Dickens as his inspirations. [2]He was born in Long Beach, California; studied English at California State University, Fullerton, receiving an M. A. In 1974; and lives in Orange, California, teaching creative writing at Chapman University. He taught at the Orange County School of the arts until 2013. Many of his books are set in Orange County, California, and can more specifically be termed "fabulism" that is, fantastic things happen in our present-day world, rather than in traditional fantasy, where the setting is often some other world. His works have also been categorized as magic realism." (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. First edition. Copy #236/300 copies bound in purple cloth, titles in gilt. Signed by contributors Ed Bryant, Tim Powers, James P Blaylock & Lew Shiner. Two volumes bound back to back presenting 3 stories by Bryant and the title story by Blaylock. A FINE copy in dust jacket with sunned spine panel.

Very good plus in as new dust jacket. One free endpaper has slight shading from removal of a round price sticker. (no abrasion) #117 out of 300 numbered and SIGNED (by Blaylock, Shiner, Bryant and Powers) copies. No other markings, no bookplate. No jacket tears or chips. A double sided book with the Blaylock story on one side and by flipping the book over, the Bryant story may be read. Similarly, the limitation page is double sided with the appropriate signatures on each side. (This book was issued in three states: trade paperback, Limited hardcover signed and numbered, and Deluxe.) This copy is one of the 300 limited hardcovers bound in cloth.

THE SHADOW ON THE DOORSTEP & TRILOBYTE, Axolotl Press, 1987, first edition, as new in like pictorial dust-wrapper. Of 900 copies published, this is 1/300 copies bound in cloth and SIGNED by the authors as well as the authors of introductions, Lewis Shiner and Tim Powers. Along with THE SHADOW ON THE DOORSTEP & TRILOBYTE, Axolotl Press, 1989, first edition, as new in pictorial wraps. 1/500 copies SIGNED by the authors.

Signed. First Edition. Signed by author. First edition, first printing. Near fine in near fine unclipped jacket. Jacket protected by removable mylar. Sticker only on protective mylar jacket, not on actual jacket.

fine in a fine dust jacket signed by the authors and introduction writers, numbered, 1/300 hardcover issues, 1987

Signed. Signed by both authors. Very minimal shelfwear (near fine). I note every flaw I find, so buy with confidence.

HC in dust jacket. 1st Printing. Collects 13 stories, each with an afterword by Blaylock. Also includes an introduction by Tim Powers, an afterword by Lewis Shiner and an author biography and bibliography. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.

Axolotl Double A-2, bound as a flip-book. One of 500 unnumbered copies, signed by both authors and by Lewis Shiner and Tim Powers who wrote introductions. As new, never read.

Two novellas in one. SIGNED by James Blaylock on his Title page. Signature only. A First edition, First printing. Book is in Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges are clean. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar Brodart. Thanks and Enjoy. All-Ways well boxed, All-Ways fast service. Thanks.

Number 68 of 300 numbered copies of the limitied issue signed by Blaylock and Bryant. Also signed by Lewis Shiner and Tim Powers who wrote the respective introductions. Very fine in very fine and brigh dust jacket.

Number 207 of 300 numbered copies of the limitied issue signed by Blaylock and Bryant. Also signed by Lewis Shiner and Tim Powers who wrote the respective introductions. Very fine in very fine and brigh dust jacket.

288 pages. 9.10x5.70x1.30 inches. In Stock.

Introductions by Tim Powers and Lewis Shiner.Copy #50/ 75 leather-bound Deluxe edition, signed by James P. Blaylock, Edward Bryant, Tim Powers and Lewis Shiner. The first story The Shadow on the Doorstep is 14 pages plus a limitation page signed by James Blaylock and Lewis Shirer . Bound with Trilobyte a 27 page story with a limitation page signed by Edward Bryant and Tim Powers , Both with a frontis illustration . A Fine copy [this version was not issued in Dust Wrapper]. See Photos clphE

Octavo, full leather. First edition. Limited to 900 copies of which this is one of 75 numbered leatherbound copies signed by Blaylock and introducer Lewis Shiner. Issued as Axolotl Double A-2 bound with TRILOBYTE, three stories by Edward Bryant, signed by Bryant and introducer Tim Powers. A fine copy without dust jacket as issued. (#10718)

Introductions by Tim Powers and Lewis Shiner. Copy PC/ 75 leather-bound Deluxe edition, signed by James P. Blaylock, Edward Bryant, Tim Powers and Lewis Shiner. The first story The Shadow on the Doorstep is 14 pages plus a limitation page signed by James Blaylock and Lewis Shirer . Bound with Trilobyte a 27 page story with a limitation page signed by Edward Bryant and Tim Powers , Both with a frontis illustration . A Fine copy [this version was not issued in Dust Wrapper]. See Photos clphE

Fine with no dust jacket. First Edition; First Printing. Seattle: The Axolotl Press [1987]. Fine with no dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0939879158 . Full Leather Signed Limited First edition. This being copy number 59 of 75 leather-bound copies of the Deluxe edition, and signed by James P. Blaylock, Edward Bryant, Tim Powers and Lewis Shiner. The first story The Shadow on the Doorstep is 14 pages plus a limitation page signed by James Blaylock and Lewis Shirer . Bound with Trilobyte a 27 page story with a limitation page signed by Edward Bryant and Tim Powers , Both with a frontis illustration . A Fine copy [this version was not issued in Dust Wrapper

First edition hardcover; limited edition #28 of 75 leather-bound copies signed by Blaylock and Lewis Shiner (intro) to one limitation page in the center of the book, and by Bryant and Tim Powers (intro) to the other limitation page. Fine condition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author