William Sprang (3 results)

Comic. Condition: New. KALUTA, MICHAEL WILLIAM (cover art) : DAVIS, ALAN : INFANTINO, CARMINE : SPRANG, DICK (illustrator). 1st Edition. Comic - 1st. Print (NM) - Giant-Sized 50th Anniversary Issue. Includes a centerfold pin-up by Dick Sprang. Celebrating the proud 50th Anniversary of Detective Comics, a mystery brings together the greatest sleuths of our time, Batman and Robin, Elongated-Man, and Bradley P.I. And, the greatest sleuth of all time, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good -. Book is in Latin. On the title page the author's name is written as Irinaeum Philalethen Eleutherium, which is a pseudonym used by William Sprang. Dark brown leather boards. Spine is made of a softer, red leather with a dark brown leather label on spine. Spine has an open tear at the head. Leather boards are worn and rubbed. Some marking in pencil in front endpaper and on title page, as well as some underlining in pencil throughout. Binding is loose, much of the text block is nearly detached. Some foxing/spotting throughout. v. 590 pp. 576 of which are the text followed several pages of notes. Errata. Full refund if not satisfied.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. William Sprang; J.B. Clark; Aubrey Beardsley (illustrator). First edition. Illustrated throughout and including two plates by Aubrey Beardsley, this is a limited edition first edition of Francis Hickes's translation of Lucien's satirical early science fiction tale. The first edition of Francis Hickes's English language translation of this short novel written in the second century by the Syrian author Lucian of Samosata.Number 13 of 251 copies produced.This is the earliest known work of fiction to include travel to outer space, alien lifeforms, and interplanetary warfare. It has been described as "the first known text that could be called science fiction".Illustrated with sixteen plates, being seven each by Strang and Clark, alongside two from celebrated artist Aubrey Beardsley.Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Back strip and board perimeters age toned, with light rubbing to back strip head and tail. Pages age toned to perimeters. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with only the odd spot. Very Good Indeed. book.