New Westminster, BC: Pyramid Publications, 1996. First Canadian edition. Stated "Second printing," following the 1967 American self-published edition. [ii], 22 pp. Bound in publisher's photocopied stapled tan wraps. Very Good+ with light creasing to front cover and preliminaries, covers slightly rubbed. Scarce in any edition. No copies located in OCLC..... More
Stuarts Draft, VA: Self Published, 1993. First and only edition of a tally of hairy manlike creature sightings in the Eastern regions of the US. Signed by author Rick Berry on the title page and inscribed to "Fellow Fortean" Tom Benson. viii, [3], 10 - 164, [1] pp. Bound in..... More
New York: Walker and Company, 1973. First American edition. 192 pp. with illustrations. Bound in navy cloth with silver spine lettering. Fine in dust jacket with a hint of toning, else Fine. An uncommon book about the search for a Loch Ness Monster-type cryptid in Scotland's Lake Morar. More
Edinburgh: John Grant, 1911. First edition. lii, 172 pp. Bound in publisher's drab green binding beautifully decorated in black Art Nouveau motifs with illustrated paper panel at center, spine lettered in gilt. Illustrated with a color frontispiece, and three color plates. Very Good+ with slight fading to spine and rubbing..... More
Highland Park, IL: Clark Publishing Company, 1984. First edition, first printing. Signed by Jerome Clark and Loren Coleman on the title page. [vi], 186 pp. Bound in publisher's printed magenta wraps. Near Fine with light wear to covers. A signed book by two prominent cryptozoologists, dedicated to John Keel and..... More
London and Boston: Faber and Faber, 1983. First edition. Signed by Loren Coleman on the half-title page, warmly inscribed to recipients. xiii, 301 pp. Bound in publisher's printed white wraps. Very Good+ with light wear and soiling to wraps and textblock edges. Upper third of spine slightly lifted. An..... More
Essex: Earthquest Books, 1985. First edition. 42, [2] pp. Staplebound in publisher's stiff wraps. Near Fine. A rare account of sightings of flying beast, described by many as looking like a griffin, in West London in March 1985. Dedicated to Mothman Prophecies author John Keel. More
New York: Claude Kendall, 1931. First edition. Signed by Charles Fort on the page following the front free endpaper in black ink, inscribed to previous owner. That owner's regifting below. [x], 411 pp. Publisher's brown cloth, spine lettered in yellow. Very Good with rubbing to spine lettering, slightly bumped corners..... More
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Dayton, OH: Popular Publications, Inc., 1968. First appearance of photographs of Bigfoot, in the February 1968 issue of Argosy magazine. Signed by photographer Bob Gimlin on the front cover and dated 9/12/03. 128 pp., illustrated in color and black and white. Bound in publisher's wraps. Very Good with moderate wear..... More
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1934. First edition. xii, 228 pp. Bound in publisher's yellow cloth lettered in red. Very Good+, lettering at foot a little rubbed, slightly bumped corners, a little toning to back board, small bookplate on front free endpaper. Lacking jacket. The first investigation of Scotland's famous cryptid, the..... More
Aberdeen: Impulse Books, 1970. First edition. xiii, [1], 125 pp. Publisher's blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Very Good+ with former owner's name on front free endpaper, a little foxing to edges, edge-rubbing to cloth, in Very Good+ unclipped dust jacket, a little rubbed and shelfworn. A book about..... More
Lawrence, KS / Tucson, AZ: Allen Press, Inc. / International Society of Cryptozoology, 1982-1998. A complete run of the journal Cryptozoology and its companion, The ISC Newsletter, both publications of International Society of Crytozoology, which studied reports of animals either not officially recognized by science or considered extinct. Both were..... More
Paris: Editions de la Main Jetee, 1951. First edition. Signed by Bernard Heuvelmans, inscribed to Richard Garnett (his bookplate on verso of front wrapper) "ce dernier vestige de ma folle jeunesse [this last vestige of my crazy youth], [signed] Bernard Heuvelmans Paris, Noel '58." 193, [4] pp. Illustrated wraps. Near..... More
New York: New American Library / Signet, 1975. Reprint. A fantastic association copy, signed by Rene Dahinden on the title page. From the library of noted Pacific Northwest Bigfoot researcher and self-proclaimed "Sasquatch Sleuth" Larry Lund, with his ownership stamp to the bottom margin of the first leaf; Lund was..... More
New York: Amok Press, 1988. First edition. Signed by John Keel on the first page, inscribed: "For Tom Benson -- Who knows the secret and he'd better keep his mouth shut. All the best -- John A. Keel 1/28/89." 174, [7] pp. Bound in publisher's printed wraps. Near Fine with..... More
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1971. Signed early printing of John A. Keel's chronicles of the paranormal with "Revised Edition" printed on the front wrap. Inscribed by the author: "For Tom Benson -- Collector extraordinaire." Benson's signature in ink to half-title page. [ii], 222 pp. Bound in publisher's wraps printed..... More
New York: Saturday Review Press / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1975. First edition, first printing. Signed by John A. Keel on the front free endpaper and inscribed with Keel's usual whimsy: "To Jon -- The secret of the universe is on page 380." [xii], 269 pp. Bound in..... More
Avondale Estates, GA: IllumiNet Press, 1991. Signed by John Keel on the front free endpaper and inscribed, "Hi -- glad your taste in books is improving." [xii], 275 pp. Bound in publisher's illustrated wraps. Near Fine with slight curling and edge wear to wraps, light offsetting at rear cover. Fortean..... More
Stuttgart: Kosmos, 1950. First edition. 80 pp. Original illustrated wraps. Text in German. Slightly toned spine and a little foxing to edges and back wrap, else Fine and unread with publisher's ad laid in. A neat illustrated paperback. A work that anticipated modern cryptozoology, preceding Bernard Heuvelmans' foundational book..... More
London: William Clowes and Sons Limited, 1883. First edition. vii, [i], 103, [1] pp. Bound in publisher's light green wraps, printed slightly askew. Very Good+ with bright wraps, much less worn than most surviving copies, small tear along front joint near foot and front hinge tender, tiny nick to spine..... More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1934. First edition, first printing. [xii], 276 pp. Bound in publisher's crimson cloth with black lettering. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket with scuffing and light soiling, a few tiny closed tears, price-clipped. A summary from Daniel Perez's website Bigfoot Times, "In the..... More
Yakima, WA: Trailblazer Research, Inc. /Franklin Press, Inc., 1966. First edition, Baade's Copy 3, first state with front wrap corrected to $1.95 in silver; ad for Abominable Snowmen Club of America bound at rear. viii, 169, [3] pp. Very Good with slant to spine, slight fading to spine, rubbing at..... More
Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1974. First edition, handbound limited issue. Signed by Victor Perera on the rear colophon, "Printer's Copy," out of series. 44 pp. Bound in publisher's illustrated boards. Very Good+ with some small spots of rubbing to boards, barely noticeable curving to boards. Uncommon in the hardcover issue..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1974. First edition. Signed by Marian T. Place on title page. 156, [1] pp. Publisher's green cloth with black spine lettering. Near Fine with former owner's bookplate page facing title page, tiny stain on front free endpaper, in Near Fine dust jacket with tiny..... More
