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Seabury Quinn - Virgil Finlay (illustrator). ROADS. Arkham House Publishers, 1948.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Few fingermarks to black cover cloth, NEAR FINE in a NEW facsimile dust wrapper. Illustrated by Virgil Finlay with chapter heads, 5 full page illustrations and jacket artwork.

Seller: Nicholas J. Certo, Newburgh, NY, U.S.A.

Quinn, Seabury, Illustrated by Virgil Finlay. Roads. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1948, Sauk City, WI, 1948.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Green Cloth. Very Good/Fair. First, Unrevised Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 110 pp., DJ has numerous chips including the head and heel of dj spine. Not price clipped. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall

Seller: P.F. Mullins Books, CA Carlsbad, CA, U.S.A.

Quinn, Seabury. Roads. Arkham House, Sauk City, Wisconsin, USA, 1948.

Price: US$97.51 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Bound in black cloth, with bright gilt lettering to spine, this hardcover Limited Edition (2137 copies) is VG in VG wrapper.(See Photo). Black and White illustrations by Virgil Finlay. (V1)/110pp with clean endpapers and unclipped wrapper ($2.00). Wrapper is slightly rubbed and has tiny chips at top and tail of spine and at top and bottom of both return flaps at the hinge. A white label has been removed from foot of wrapper spine, leaving mark and slight defacing to one inch sqare of rear wrapper panel. Two small tears at top of wrapper spine and top of rear panel, but nothing missing. Hardcover book all VG: wrapper close VG.(See Photo)

Seller: Camilla's Bookshop, Eastbourne, SX, United Kingdom

Quinn, Seabury. Roads. Arkham House, Sauk City, WI, 1948.

Price: US$100.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: A fantasy of Santa Claus. Spine heel gently bumped with a faint damp stain to the upper edge of the boards, not affecting the text block. Jacket rubbed with small chips and tears, corresponding damp stain. Price intact, in mylar.

Seller: MLC Books, Northfield, MN, U.S.A.

Quinn, Seabury. Roads. Arkham House, Sauk City, Wisconsin, 1948.

Price: US$120.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition published by Arkham House. Very good with some light chipping to head of spine of jacket and some edge wear.

Seller: Peruse the Stacks, Gig Harbor, WA, U.S.A.

Seabury Quinn. Roads. Arkham House, 1948.

Price: US$125.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Classic Santa Claus Fantasy story. Illustrated by Virgil Finlay. VG; bumped rear lower tip; in slightly rubbed jacket; small bit of wax on front cover (see photo). Jacket is price-clipped.

Seller: DreamHaven Books, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.

Quinn, Seabury. ROADS. Arkham House: Publishers, Sauk City, WI, 1948.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Description: Referenced in Tymn, Horror Literature *4-192. 2137 copies printed. Just a hint of toning along the interior hinges. Near fine in near fine dust jacket with light rubbing to the front panel.

Seller: Robert Gavora, Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Talent, OR, U.S.A.

Quinn, Seabury.. Roads.. Arkham House,, Sauk City:, 1948.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Description: Publishers black cloth gilt title to spine about near fine an excellent copy with illustrations by Virgil Finlay. Illustrated dust jacket with very minor rubbing to edges still presents about near fine in new protective mylar. 2137 copies printed. The first book to be illustrated in Arkham House limited series. Weird fiction novella expanded on a 1938 issue of Weird Tales. Citations: Tymn Horror Lit: 4-192. Barron Fantasy Lit: 3-309.

Seller: Dark Parks Books & Collectibles, Fallon, NV, U.S.A.

Quinn, Seabury. Roads. Arkham House, Sauk City, Wisconsin, 1948.

Price: US$152.17 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Full black cloth. 110 pp. Light rubbing to extremities, bumps to spine ends, some light fingerprint-like spotting to cloth. Dust jacket is price clipped, rubbed to covers, creased to front joint, lightly soiled at rear, stain to spine (visible at reverse). Roads is a moving fantasy of Santa Clause based on an ancient Christian legend. Told in three scenes from the life of Claus, the soldier who became immortal as Santa Claus, Seabury Quinn's delightful fiction is one of those stories which are ideal for any season, but most especially the Christmas time of every year.

Seller: Minotavros Books, ABAC ILAB, Whitby, ON, Canada

Quinn, Seabury. Roads. Arkham House, Sauk City, Wisconsin, 1948.

Price: US$156.02 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: First edition first printing. Hardback book is tight, clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, gilt perfect. Bumped to head and foot of spine. Text block clean, with light toning to edges, and two feint spots to top edge. Pages crisp and unblemished. Feels tight and lightly read. Near fine condition. Jacket has some rubbing to the joints and edges of the front panel. There is some rubbing with minor loss to the spine ends. The rear white panel is clean with with some very feint marking. Jacket grades very good. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a worthy addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A very solid example of this uncommon Arkham House title, with illustrations by Virgil Findlay. A very nice condition book for a collector, in a much better jacket than is normally found.

Seller: Durdles Books (IOBA) (PBFA), Birmingham, United Kingdom

(Arkham House) Quinn, Seabury. Roads. Arkham House, Sauk City, 1948.

Price: US$200.00 + shipping

Description: Finlay, Virgil. First hardback edition, revised, having been released by "Weird Tales" in wrappers previously. Illustrations by Virgil Finlay. 1 vols. 8vo. Bleiler 1361n; Currey p. 413; Derleth "Thirty Years of Arkham House" 34 Original black cloth, original dust jacket illustrated by Virgil Finlay, jacket rubbed, bookplate over signature on endpaper, else a very good copy Illustrations by Virgil Finlay. 1 vols. 8vo First hardback edition, revised, having been released by "Weird Tales" in wrappers previously.

Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Quinn, Seabury. Roads. Arkham House Publishers, Sauk City, Wisconsin, 1948.

Price: US$255.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: 110 pages: 5.25 x 7.5 in.: 1: KB#011162: Bookjacket/dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. Dustjacket is complete but has several edge chips, is worn along the edges and spine and has a small hole in the back. Book's boards and pages are clean, unmarked (no markings or writing at all), bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. "'Roads' is the moving fantasy of Santa Claus based on an ancient Christian legend. To Seabury Quinn's fanciful account Virgil Finley has brought his singular talent as an artist. His illustrations admirably complement the immortal story of Santa Claus. 'Roads' is the first in a projected series of limited, illustrated editions to be published by Arkham House." : B&W Illustrations

Seller: Keener Books (Member IOBA), Menomonee Falls, WI, U.S.A.

Quinn, Seabury. ROADS. Arkham House, Sauk City, 1948.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Description: Octavo, illustration by Virgil Finlay, cloth. 2137 copies printed. The author's first book (reprinting what is perhaps his best short story) first published in book form in 1938 as a paperbound Christmas booklet. Barron (ed.): Fantasy Literature 3-309. Cawthorn and Moorcock, Fantasy: The 100 Best Books 53. A fine copy in a nearly find dust jacket with mild rubbing to the black ink background. A better than usual copy. (25756) First trade (and first hardcover) edition.

Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.

Quinn, Seabury (signed), Illustrated By Virgil Finlay. ARKHAM HOUSE: Roads ---a Copy Signed By Seabury Quinn , Illustrated By Virgil Finlay. Sauk City, WI.: Arkham House, 1948, 1st Arkham House Edition, First Printing, Sauk City, Wisconsin, 1948.

Price: US$649.95 + shipping

Description: -----------hardcover, a Very Good to Very Good+ example, gently bumped lower corners, age toning to the endpapers, in a Good dustjacket with the usual rubbing, light wear, rear white panel is largely white with black lettering and is somewhat soiled, this copy has been signed by SEABURY QUINN without inscription, rarely encountered signed, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)--- Size: 5w x 7.75h Inches

Seller: Leonard Shoup, BURLINGTON, ON, Canada

Seabury Quinn. Roads. Arkham House, Sauk City, WI, 1948.

Price: US$1125.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Arkham House, Sauk City, WI, 1948. Black Hardcover First Edition, First Printing with DJ, 110 pp. This copy is clearly INSCRIBED in ink "To Mrs. Genevieve Gerrits, with all good wishes, Seabury Quinn, 12. 10 . 49" on FFEP. Mr. Quinn (1889-1969) was a lawyer, jounalist, and well-known author of short stories, especially his many Jules de Grandin (occult sleuth) and other stories in WEIRD TALES magazine. This was his Quinn's first book and is the first unrevised version of Roads which originally appeared in the January 1938 issue of WEIRD TALES. Superb B&W interior drawings and on DJ by Finlay. Roads is a unique Christmas fantasy in three parts: "On the Road to Bethlehem," "The Road to Calvary," and "The Long Long Road." Tells how a renowned Nordic warrior, Claus, becomes Santa Claus. This copy is near fine overall. The DJ has mild rubbing along the front edges but is bright, unclipped, and very good. The gold print is still fine, a bit of edgewear to DJ at top of spine. The book is solid, square (barely noticable bumping to corners) with mild toning on text block edges (mainly top edge). Mrs Gerrits' attractive Ex Liblris bookplate is pasted to back or front cover and my name stamp is also on FFEP. A rare and unusually well preserved copy.

Seller: JAC Books, Cortland, NY, U.S.A.

Quinn, Seabury & Finlay, Virgil. Roads. Arkham House, 1948.

Price: US$1363.75 + shipping

Description: ROADS, Arkham House, 1948, first hard cover edition, a vg/vg+ copy in a vg dust-wrapper with some rubbing to the margins of the front dust-wrapper panel and with some dust-soiling to the rear dust-wrapper panel. 1/2,127 copies. Illustrated by Virgil Finlay. INSCRIBED by the author and dated 9/11/1951. A book very seldom found SIGNED or inscribed. A marvelous retelling of the Santa Claus saga.

Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.

Quinn, Seabury. ROADS .. Arkham House, Sauk City, Wisconsin, 1948.

Price: US$1750.00 + shipping

Description: Octavo, illustrations by Virgil Finlay, cloth. First trade (and first hardcover) edition. 2137 copies printed. Signed by artist Virgil Finlay on the front free endpaper. Quinn's first book (reprinting what is perhaps his best short story) first published in book form in 1938 as a paperbound Christmas booklet. Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 5-265. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-309. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1361. Cawthorn and Moorcock, Fantasy: The 100 Best Books 53. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-192. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. A lovely copy, uncommon in this condition and rarely found signed by Finlay. (#162704)

Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.