Anthony Piers
Isle of Woman
New York: Tor Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 0312855648 . A bright tight attractive copy. <p> "A monumental epic of unprecedented drama and scope retelling the saga of humankind in a unique and dramatic way: At once grand in scope and intimate in human detail Isle of Woman tells the story of a man and a woman born at the dawn of human history separated by fate yet united by an unquenchable passion that even time could not conquer: Blaze the fireworker who raised his kind out of savagery and Ember the beautiful green-eyed woman who forever haunted his dreams. Through their eyes and those of their descendants we witness humanity's odyssey from savagery to civilization as they are reborn again and again throughout history."; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . Tor Books hardcover
Bookseller reference : 004824 ISBN : 0312855648 9780312855642
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Anthony Piers
Crewel Lye : A Caustic Yarn Xanth Series #8
New York: Del Ray / Ballantine. Good. 1989. Twelfth Printing. Mass Market Paperback. 0345345991 . Spine/covers somewhat creased corners bumped some edge wear/chipping esp. to spine. Some scuffing to back cover slight darkening. <p> "Jordan was a ghost in Castle Roogna now spending his time with little five-year-old Ivy and watching his own past unfold on the magic tapestry. But once he had been a valorous knight riding his ghost horse Pook on a fabulous and dangerous mission. He had been betrayed with a cruel lie by two wily magicians and the woman he loved. He had been killed at the end and his bones had been scattered. Now he could not even remember where they had been buried. That was important because Jordan's talent had been to recover from almost any injury provided enough of his body could be assembled to grow together again. But all that had been four hundred years before. Nobody who was alive today knew or cared where his bones might be. It was hardly the proper ending for a gallant adventure!"; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall . Del Ray / Ballantine paperback
Bookseller reference : 001417 ISBN : 0345345991 9780345345998
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Anthony Piers
Bearing an Hourglass Incarnations of Immortality Book 2
New York: Del Ray / Ballantine. Near Fine. 1992. Twelfth Printing. Mass Market Paperback. 0345313151 . Spine is a bit creased some ordinary shelf wear. <p> This is the sequel to 'On a Pale Horse' the first book in the Incarnations of Immortality series. <br> "When life seemed pointless to Norton he accepted the position as the Incarnation of Time even though it meant living backward from present to past. <br> The other seemingly all-powerful Incarnations of Immortality -- Death Fate War and Nature -- made him welcome. Even Satan greeted him with gifts. <br> But he soon discovered that the gifts were cunning traps. While he had been distracted he had become enmeshed in a complex scheme of the Evil One to destroy all that was good. <br> In the end armed only with the Hourglass Norton was forced to confront the immense power of Satan directly. And though Satan banished him to Hell he was resolved to fight on."; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Del Ray / Ballantine paperback
Bookseller reference : 000594 ISBN : 0345313151 9780345313157
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Anthony Piers
Shame of a Man Geodyssey Ser. Vol. 2
New York: Tom Doherty Associates LLC. Very Good. 1995. Mass Market Paperback. 0812550919 . Corners bumped slight shelf wear. Owner's name inside front cover. <p> Second in the Geoodyssey Series this is the sequel to Isle of Woman. <br> "A magnificent epic of danger desire triumph and tragedy Piers Anthony's Shame of Man is nothing less than the story of himanity itself. It is the story of two lovers reborn throughout history -- Hugh a dreamer and musician and his beloved Ann a beautiful dancer -- as they struggle to preserve their family and their way of life during some of the most turbulent periods of our savage past -- and our troubled future. Through their eyes we experience humanity's greatest achievements and witness its greatest shame the relentless exploitation of nature that now threatens our very survival."; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Tom Doherty Associates, LLC paperback
Bookseller reference : 000571 ISBN : 0812550919 9780812550917
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Anthony Piers; Kornwise Robert
Through the Ice
Riverdale NY: Baen Books. Near Fine. 1993. Second Printing. Mass Market Paperback. 0671721135 . "What a turn reality had taken! He had been about to drown and then turned up on a world where magic governed. Now he was committed to a quest whose nature he knew virtually nothing about except that it would be dangerous. . ."; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall . Baen Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 000648 ISBN : 0671721135 9780671721138
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Anthony Piers
Hard Sell
New York: Ace Books. Near Fine. 1993. Mass Market Paperback. 0441317480 . Spine shows some creasing front edge of back cover is a bit scuffed. <p> "Who'd be stupid enough to buy real estate on Mars Who'd go to a robot mortician for a free sample embalming Anyone who survives this kind of abuse is either a hero or a sucker or both. . . Meet Mr. Fisk Centers."; 5¾" - 6¾" Tall . Ace Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 000210 ISBN : 0441317480 9780441317486
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Anthony Piers
Virtual Mode Mode Ser. Book 1
New York: Ace Books. Fine. 1991. Mass Market Paperback. 0441865038 . "Imagine a world where the clouds are made of crystals that constantly change their beautiful colors. Where joy is sacred. Where conjurers fly people from village to village. Imagine too that this world and more exist simultaneously and that it is possible to travel between them . . . . <br> say goodbye to reality -- and hello to an infinite world of dragons and monsters and impossible dreams. . ."; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall . Ace Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 000470 ISBN : 0441865038 9780441865031
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Anthony Piers
Night Mare Xanth Novels Series #6
New York: Del Ray / Ballantine. Good. 1983. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. 034530456X . Spine/covers somewhat creased and a bit scuffed spine slanted corners bumped minor edge wear. Slight yellowing but text is clean and unmarked. A couple dents to front covers. <p> "The Nextwave of barbarian warriors was invading Xanth from the north ravaging and destroying as they advanced. But Mare Imbrium had her own problems. Ever since she had gained the half soul the night mare had begun to mishandle her job of delivering bad dreams. Now the Night Stallion dismissed her exiling her to the day world with a message for King Trent: "Beware the Horseman!" <br> She had no idea of what that meant. But that was the way with prophetic warnings -- nobody could understand them until it was too late . . ."; Remainder; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall . Del Ray / Ballantine paperback
Bookseller reference : 001928 ISBN : 034530456X 9780345304568
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Anthony Piers
Centaur Aisle Xanth Series #4
New York: Del Ray / Ballantine. Very Good. 1982. Third Printing. Mass Market Paperback. 0345297709 . Corners bumped some shelf wear. <p> "Dor was having troubles growing up to be the next Magician-King of the magic Land of Xanth. He wanted no part of running the kingdom. But now Good King Trent was leaving on a trade mission to non-magical Mundania home of such weird beasts as horses and bears so Dor had to take over as King for a week. <br> A week passes. No Trent. Then three weeks. King Trent still hadn't returned. Surely something terrible had happened; he was apparently held captive in some foul dungeon unable to escape. Dor was left with the burden of ruling -- and with Irene who was entirely too willing to be his Queen! <br> His only hope was to enter Mundania and free King Trent. But how could it be done without the powers of magic Nevertheless he started forth bravely -- together with Irene a golem a centaur and a young ogre -- heading for the far south of Xanth. <br> The entrance to Mundania of course lay to the north."; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall . Del Ray / Ballantine paperback
Bookseller reference : 000674 ISBN : 0345297709 9780345297709
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Sullivan Jas. James F.
The Flame-Flower And Other Stories With Early Parody Of "The Island Of Doctor Moreau"
London: J. M. Dent And Co. 1896. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good . Illustrations And Decorations By James F Sullivan. Xii 285 Pp. Green Cloth Elaborately Gilt Top Edge Gilt Deckled Foredge And Bottom Edge. 100 Illustrations By Author. First Printing 1896 Date At Bottom Of Title Page. Bookplate Of Larry Mcmurtry Part Of His Fine Collection Of H. G. Wells' Books. Covers Lightly Used No Fraying Or Stains Or Damage No Fading To Spine All Gilt Bright And Complete And Scarce Thus. Parody Of Wells' "Island." On Pp 183-234. <br/> <br/> J. M. Dent And Co. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 030694
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Renard Maurice Bookplate Of Larry Mcmurtry
New Bodies For Old Or The Strange Experiments Of Dr. Lerne
New York: Macaulay 1923. First American Edition 1st Printing. Green Cloth. Near Fine Book/Very Good DJ. 308 Pp. Green Cloth Gilt All Edges Of Page Block Colored Green As Issued. First American Edition And First English Language Edition Of The French Mystery/Science Fiction Author's Early Book. Near Fine With Slight Foxing To Front End Papers Small Old Bookseller's Stamp At Lower Corner Of Front Pastedown With Bookplate Of Writer Larry Mcmurtry Small Owner's Signature Dated October 1925 On Free Front Endpaper. In The Scarce Vg Dust Jacket Which Is Worn Slightly Faded 3/4" Long By Up To 1/4" Deep V-Chip At Top Of Spine Removing Letter "N" At Start Of Title Minute Losses At Corners 2" Long And Up To 3/8" Deep Light Damp Spot At Lower Right Of Front Panel With No Other Dampspotting On Covers Or Book. <br/> <br/> Macaulay hardcover
Bookseller reference : 030699
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Machen Arthur
The Angels Of Mons: The Bowmen And Other Legends Of The War
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1915. First Edition 1st Printing. Boards. Good . V 77 Pp 2 Pp Ads At Rear. 1915 Date On Copyright And Title Pages. Illustrated Paper Over Cloth Over Boards As Issued. Boards Clean Spine Showing Some Darkening. Wear To Edges And Spine All Lettering And Design Clear Paper Frayed Away At Tips Begiining To Fray Away At Ends Of Spine. Previous Owner's Information In Pencil Warren Stoepel Showing 626 N Canon Dr In Beverly Hills. <br/> <br/> G. P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
Bookseller reference : 030616
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The Startler January 31 1931
London: The Amalgamated Press 1931. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Illustrations Throughout Color Cover. Illustrated Adventure Weekly. Veyr Good A Few Pencil Notes By Forrest Ackerman. <br/> <br/> The Amalgamated Press paperback
Bookseller reference : 030418
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The Cal-Astral Engineer January 1950 Issue Of The California Engineer
Berkeley: University Of California 1950. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 28 Pp. Humorous Issue With Color Cover Depicting A Blue Toothy Alien Orange Girl And Small Red Elderly Space Explorer. Wear Covers Worn And Detached But Complete Light Dampstaining And Wrinkling In Top 1/2" Of All Pages. <br/> <br/> University Of California paperback
Bookseller reference : 030414
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Wellman M. Manly W. Wade Jack Vance Mack Reynolds And Frederic Brown
Men Against The Stars With "Ecological Onslaught" By Vance And "Dark Interlude" By Reynolds And Brown
Sydney circa 1952: Malian Press 1952. First Edition . Illustrated Wrappers. Very Good. 7 5/8" Tall. Color Covers. 34 Pp. Light Spine Wear Back Cover Has 1/2" Corner Chip At Top Of Spine And A Little Dark Dust-Staining And Two Chips Within An Area 3/4" X 1/2" Which Just Occurred As I Tried To Clean Off The Dust Chips Laid In Loosely. <br/> <br/> Malian Press unknown
Bookseller reference : 030498
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Jones Raymond F. And Arthur G Stangland
The Gift Of The Gods Including Cube Sinister By Stangland
Sydney circa 1952: Malian Press 1952. First Edition . Illustrated Wrappers. Good. 7 5/8" Tall. Color Covers. No Title Page But No Page Appears Missing As Covers And Binding Are Intact; Publisher's Info At Foot Of Last Page. Three Small Shallow Chips To Front Cover 1/8" Deep Or Less. <br/> <br/> Malian Press unknown
Bookseller reference : 030496
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WILLIAMS Charles.
MANY DIMENSIONS.
London: Faber & Faber Limited. 1947. New Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. New Edition the first Faber edition. First published in 1931 by Gollancz. Octavo original red cloth titled in gilt on spine. 269 pp. Very slight spine fading a very good clean copy. <br/><br/><br /><br /> Weird Fantasy novel. An evil antiquarian illegally purchases the fabled Stone of Suleiman King Solomon from its Islamic guardian in Baghdad and returns to England to discover not only that the Stone can multiply itself infinitely without diminishing the original but that it also allows its possessor to transcend the barriers of space and time. Faber & Faber Limited. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 309460
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JEROME Jerome K.
JOHN INGERFIELD And Other Stories.
New York: Henry Holt and Company. 1894. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition. 12mo original tan buckram stamped in dark brown publisher's logo on front panel. 224 pp 2 pp ads at rear. Frontispiece portrait of the author. Cloth moderately dust-soiled a clean very good copy. <br/><br/><br /><br /> Collects five short tales including 'The Woman of the Saeter' a Creepy Norwegian Ghost Story. Henry Holt and Company. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 309341
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RIENOW Leona Train.
THE BEWITCHED CAVERNS. Illustrated by Allen Pope.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1948. First edition. Octavo original black cloth stamped in gilt. 151 pp. Illustrated title page decorative chapter headings and full-page plates throughout included in the pagination. A nice clean copy in an attractive dust wrapper slightly chipped & with a few small tears. <br/><br/><br /><br /> Prehistoric lost race novel. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. (1948). hardcover
Bookseller reference : 4908
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CALTHROP Dion Clayton.
HYACINTH. An Excursion. With Decorations by A.H. Watson.
London: Williams and Norgate Ltd. 1927. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in Dust Jacket. First Edition. Octavo original two-tone blue cloth titled and decorated in gold. 176 pp. Illustrations throughout. Endpapers irregularly browned a nearly fine copy in dust jacket slightly browned on spine and at edges two tiny chips at spine head. Quite a nice copy. <br/><br/><br /><br /> A collection of eleven short fantasy tales each one dedicated to one of the Greek muses including one dedicated to Erato Muse of Erotic Poetry. Williams and Norgate, Ltd. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 309339
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HOWELLS W. D. William Dean.
QUESTIONABLE SHAPES. Illustrated.
New York & London: Harper & Brothers Publishers. 1903. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Octavo original red cloth titled in gilt on spine and front panel. 219 pp 4 pp ads at rear. Frontispiece and three additional full-page plates. Corners a touch briuised; a very good bright copy. <br/><br/><br /><br /> Ghost stories. Collects three stories 'His Apparition' 'The Angel of the Lord' and 'Though One Rose from the Dead'. An excellent collection. Harper & Brothers Publishers. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 309354
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HEARD HF. H. F.
THE GREAT FOG And Other Weird Tales.
New York: The Vanguard Press. 1944. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in Dust Jacket. First Edition. Octavo original tan cloth titled in black on spine panel. 238 pp. Small bookseller label to rear paste-down otherwise a sharp clean copy fine in the original pictorial dust jacket price-clipped and a faint bit of wear at spine head. A very nice copy. <br/><br/><br /><br /> Collection of eight short tales four of which are weird and supernatural stories. The Vanguard Press. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 309345
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FOUQUE Baron Frederick de la Motte. BROWN Gordon Illustrator.
SINTRAM AND HIS COMPANIONS. And UNDINE. By De La Motte Fouque With Introduction by Charlotte M. Young. Drawings by Gordon Brown.
London: Wells Gardner Darton & Co. Ltd. 1925. Fourth Printing of this Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Fourth Printing of this New Edition originally issued in 1896. Octavo original pictorial blue clothstamped in black and gold. 279 pp 19 pp illustrated catalogue of Children's Books bound in at rear. Ink name on front free endpaper small bookplate and bookseller's ticket on front paste-down. A very good bright copy of a lovely illustrated edition. <br/><br/><br /><br /> Two medieval Fantasies with beautfully illustrated throughout with full page plates line drawings in the text decorative chapter headings and tailpieces frontispiece and illustrated title page all by Browne. Wells Gardner, Darton & Co., Ltd. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 309352
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JONES Claude P. and AL. Sykes. A. L.
BANDUK JALDI BANDUK! Quick My Rifle!. Frontispiece by Eliot Keen.
New York: Cortlandt Publishing Co. 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First Cortlandt Edition. 314pp. Red cloth lettered in gilt design of rifle in black on front cover. Color frontispiece. Spine mildly tanned a bright copy. Smith J-177 citing the LC copy which had no publisher noted and ran to 307p.; and the OSU copy which is the same as the one offered here. Later re-issued as: 'The Countersign: A Story of Tibet'. Boston: Badger 1909. <br/><br/><br /><br /> Lost race Adventure novel set in Tibet. Cortlandt Publishing Co. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 309359
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SIMPSON Helen.
THE WOMAN ON THE BEAST. Viewed from Three Angles.
London: William Heinemann Ltd. 1933. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo original black cloth titled in gilt on spine panel. 492 pp 6 pp ads at rear. Covers somewhat scuffed corners lightly bumped a very good sound copy. <br/><br/><br /><br /> Three short fantasies stories by this Australian author. All are on apocalyptic themes one is a post disaster SF novel set in Australia in 1999. William Heinemann Ltd. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 309319
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North American Science Fiction Convention Guide / Nasfic '75 With Nasfic Films And Notes Booklet
Los Angeles: World Science Fiction Society 1975. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Booklet 18 Pp Wth Films And Notes Booklet And One Page Schedule Sheet. <br/> <br/> World Science Fiction Society paperback
Bookseller reference : 029921
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Eshbach Lloyd Arthur Editor A Symposium With Robert A. Heinlein John Taine Jack Williamson A E Van Vogt L Sprague De Camp
Of Worlds Beyond
Reading Fantasy Press 1947. First Edition . Red Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Jacket By A. J. Donnell. 96 Pp. Red Cloth Gilt. Book Fine No Wear Or Foxing. Dust Jacket Lightly Used No Fading Minute Losses At Ends Of Spine And Two Upper Tips. <br/> <br/> Reading Fantasy Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 029942
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Stern Philip Van Doren Editor Introduction
The Moonlight Traveller: Great Tales Of Fantasy And Imagination
New York: Doubleday Doran 1943. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Blue Cloth. Very Good Book/Good DJ. 485 Pp. Well-Collected Edition Of Fanciful And Fantastic Tales. Book With Slight Wear No Fraying Previous Owner's Signature And 1943 Date On P. 3. Dj Not Price Clipped Wear With Small Tears And Losses At Edges With Some Interior Tape Reinforcement. <br/> <br/> Doubleday Doran hardcover
Bookseller reference : 029954
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Vance Jack; Philip Jose Farmer; Leigh Brackett Arthur C Clarke E E Smith Edmond Hamilton John D. Macdonald Etc. In
Startling Stories Vol I No. 1 To Volume 32 No. 3 Complete Run Of 101 Issues 1939-1955
New York: Better Publications 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1939. First Edition . Illustrated Wrappers. Very Good. A Complete Run 101 Issues January 1939- Fall1953 From Original Owner A Prominent Jpl Astronomer Used But Stored In Boxes For Decades Good To Near Fine Average Very Good One Poor. International Shipment At Cost By Usps Priority Mail Insured. <br/> <br/> Better Publications 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 unknown
Bookseller reference : 029653
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Benford Gregory And David Brin
Heart Of The Comet Early Typescript Seven Sections
San Diego: Abbenford Associates David Bren And Gregory Benford 1985. 1st Edition . No Binding. Near Fine. Unbound Copies Of Typescript Of Version Of Heart Of The Comet. Paginated By Chapter And Book In Seven Parts: Title Page For Parts I-Iv Title Page For Part V "Year 2098" Title Page For Part Vi Year 2100 Title Page For Part Vii Year 2136. Handwritten Note "Send Comments To" With Arrow To Small Address Label Of David Brin; Sent To Jpl For Comment With Three Pages Handwritten Comments With Section/Page/Line References By A Prominent Jpl Astronomer Who Was Head Of The Halley Watch Organization In The Us And Held Positions In The International Halley Watch Organizations. <br/> <br/> Abbenford Associates [David Bren And Gregory Benford] unknown
Bookseller reference : 029654
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Campbell John W. Editor With Stories By Isaac Asimov Robert Heinlein A E Van Vogt L. Ron Hubbard E E. Smith Etc.
Astounding Science Fiction Complete Run Of 93 Issues September 1938 - February 1943
New York: Street & Smith 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1938. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 11 3/8 Tall. Color Covers and b/w Interior Illustrations. A Short But Complete Run Of 93 Issues The First Years With John W Campbell As Editor September 1938 Through May 1945 Including Many Classic Sf Stories By Isaac Asimov Robert Heinlein A E Van Vogt L. Ron Hubbard E E. Smith Etc. Edited By John W. Campbell. Original Owner A Prominent Jpl Astronomer Acquired These As A Boy And Them In A Box For The Past Few Decades. Condition Varies Average Vg From Good To Vg Some With Small Clear Tape Reinforcements To Spines. Sold Only As A Set; Many Other Issues Also Available In Our Sf Catalog. International Postage At Insured Usps Priority Mail Boxed Rate. <br/> <br/> Street & Smith 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 paperback
Bookseller reference : 029655
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MORRIS Gouverneur.
THE PAGAN'S PROGRESS. Illustrated by John Rae.
New York: A.S. Barnes & Company. 1904. First Edition First Printing. First edition. Small octavo original blue pictorial cloth designed in black & white lettered in white the primary binding; a secondary binding of plain light blue cloth exists. 258 pp. Frontispiece in color and 5 black and white illustrations. Inscription in pencil on front free endpaper minor spine lean a few light spots to the cloth; a fresh clean copy very good or better. <br/><br/><br /><br /> Prehistoric. "A pseudo-historical romance of the caveman this narrative has as its focus the spiritual awareness of man; specifically after the death of his mate the caveman 'sees' her in the forest and realizes the fact of eternal life rather than 'dissolution - decay - dust - nothing.'" - Anatomy of Wonder 1976. A.S. Barnes & Company. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 309314
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Knight Damon Introduction By Anthony Boucher
In Search Of Wonder Second Much Enlarged And Revised Edition
Chicago: Advent Publishers 1967. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine DJ. Illustrations By J. L. Patterson. 306 Pp. First Printing Of This Much Enlarged And Revised Second Edition Including Extensive Index At End. A Fine Book As New. Dj With Touch Of Wear At Corners Dj Is Slightly Taller Than Book Hence Some Shallow Tearing In The Overhang 1/2" Closed Tear Top Of Rear Panel Not Price-Clipped $6.00. <br/> <br/> Advent Publishers hardcover
Bookseller reference : 029581
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Aethling William Jr. Pseudonym Of James Blish
The Issue At Hand
Chicago: Advent Publishers 1964. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Near Fine DJ. 136 Pp. Including Extensive Index At End. A Fine Book As New. Dj Slightly Taller Than Book Hence Some Shallow Tearing In The Overhang 1" Closed Tear Top Front Flap Fold 3/4 " Closed Tear Bottom Front Spine Edge Not Price-Clipped $5.00. <br/> <br/> Advent Publishers hardcover
Bookseller reference : 029580
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GALLIZIER Nathan.
THE SORCERESS OF ROME. Pictures by the Kinneys. Decorations by P. Verburg.
Boston: L.C. Page and Company. 1907. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo original red pictorial cloth stamped in black green and gold on front panel gilt titles on spine pictorial endpapers. 463 4 pp publisher's catalogue at rear. Decorated title page printed in red and black tipped-in colour frontispiece with tissue guard plus three additional full-page tipped-in colour plates all with decorative borders and tissue guards by the Kinneys. Decorated initials throughout. Minor dampstain to rear panel ink name on front endpaper faint dampstain affecting the lower corners of the frst 100 or so pages of text; otherwise a very good bright copy of a very attractive book. <br/><br/><br /><br /> Historical fantasy novel with supernatural elements set in tenth-century Rome. L.C. Page and Company. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 309298
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Siodmak Kurt Curt
F. P. I. Does Not Reply
Boston: Little Brown And Company 1933. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good DJ. 290 Pp. Blue Cloth. First U. S. Printing. Ownership Name "Ross S----" Indecipherable On Front Endpaper. Book Lightly Rubbed At Top And Bottom Edges All Lettering Strong A Few Spots Of Lightening In A Thin Line Down Center Of Front Cover No Other Faults. Dj With Light Chipping At Corners Heavier Irregular Chipping Up To 3/4" Deep Across Top Of Front Panel. Lightening On Right Half Of Front Panel Of Dj Water Staining With Heavy Show-Through On Inside Of Jacket No Damp-Staining To Spine Rear Panel Or Flaps. <br/> <br/> Little, Brown And Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 029472
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Heinlein Robert
Time for the Stars
New York: Scribner and Sons 1956 1956. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good Book/No Jacket. First Edition First Issue Book: A 8.56 On Copyright Page. Book Is Very Good: Clean Average Wear With Single Point Beginning To Fray At Top Rear Spine Corner Slight Fading To Spine Cloth. Hinges Tight Endpapers And Contents Immaculate. <br/> <br/> New York: Scribner and Sons, 1956 hardcover
Bookseller reference : 029508
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Heinlein Robert
Waldo and Magic Inc.
New York: Doubleday and Company 1950. First Edition stated 1st Printing. Blue Cloth. Very Good Book/Very Good Jacket. A Clean Unmarked Book Tight And Clean With Three Points Of Fraying At Top Of Spine And Two Points Of Fraying At Bottom Of Spine. Dustjacket Not Price Clipped $2.50 Unfaded Light Edge Wear Wear At Corners Removing Up To 1/8' Of Paper At Tips And At Corners Of Spine But No Loss On Spine. <br/> <br/> Doubleday and Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 029315
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Carrington Leonora
The Hearing Trumpet
New York / London: St. Martin's Press / St. James Press 1976. First Edition 1st Printing. Black Cloth. Fine/Fine. First English Language Edition Simultaneous American And English First Edition Dj Priced In Both Pounds And Dollars Both Publishers' Names On Book Spine And Dj. Book And Dj As New Dj Immaculate And Unfaded Except For Tiny Rub At Lower Front Tip Of Dj. <br/> <br/> St. Martin's Press / St. James Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : 029325
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Tenn William Philip Klass
The Human Angle
New York: Ballantine Books 1956. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No DJ. First Printing Softcover Issue 1956 #159. From The Collection Of Ian Ballantine Who Was The American Representative Of Penguin Books Prior To His Founding Of Bantam Books And Then Ballantine Books In 1952. Each Book From The Ballantine Collection Comes With A Loose Card Indicating It Is From The Library Of Ian And Betty Ballantine. Book Is Near Fine Just A Touch Of Rubbing At Corners. <br/> <br/> Ballantine Books unknown
Bookseller reference : 029112
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Tenn William Philip Klass
The Square Root Of Man
New York: Ballantine Books 1968. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Printed Wrappers. Fine/No DJ. First Printing 1968 U6132. From The Collection Of Ian Ballantine Who Was The American Representative Of Penguin Books Prior To His Founding Of Bantam Books And Then Ballantine Books In 1952. Each Book From The Ballantine Collection Comes With A Loose Card Indicating It Is From The Library Of Ian And Betty Ballantine. Book Is Fine No Wear. <br/> <br/> Ballantine Books unknown
Bookseller reference : 029114
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Pohl Frederik Editor Ian Ballantine Copy. Isaac Asimov Ray Bradbury Arthur C. Clarke Lester Del Rey Philip K. Dick Gerald
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 3
New York: Ballantine Books 1954. First Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. First Printing #96. From The Collection Of Ian Ballantine Who Was The American Representative Of Penguin Books Prior To His Founding Of Bantam Books And Then Ballantine Books In 1952. Each Book From The Ballantine Collection Comes With A Loose Card Indicating It Is From The Library Of Ian And Betty Ballantine. This Example Near Fine Barest Trace Of Rubbing At Corners Tiny Nick At Top Of Spine. <br/> <br/> Ballantine Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 029117
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Vidal Gore
Messiah Revised Edition
New York: Ballantine Books 1965 1968. 2nd Edition 2nd Printing. Printed Wrappers. Fine/No DJ. Second Printing 1968 Of Second Revised Edition 1965. From The Collection Of Ian Ballantine Who Was The American Representative Of Penguin Books Prior To His Founding Of Bantam Books And Then Ballantine Books In 1952. Each Book From The Ballantine Collection Comes With A Loose Card Indicating It Is From The Library Of Ian And Betty Ballantine. Book Is Fine No Wear. With Ballantine's Spine Label "S1411/984/94" At Top. <br/> <br/> Ballantine Books [1965] unknown
Bookseller reference : 029110
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Tenn William Philip Klass
Of All Possible Worlds
New York: Ballantine Books 1955. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No DJ. Dj By Powers. First Porinting 1955 #99. From The Collection Of Ian Ballantine Who Was The American Representative Of Penguin Books Prior To His Founding Of Bantam Books And Then Ballantine Books In 1952. Each Book From The Ballantine Collection Comes With A Loose Card Indicating It Is From The Library Of Ian And Betty Ballantine. Book Is Near Fine Just A Touch Of Rubbing At Corners. <br/> <br/> Ballantine Books unknown
Bookseller reference : 029111
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Sturgeon Theodore
Caviar
New York: Ballantine Books 1955. First Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Poor/No Jacket. Powers Cover Art. 166 Pp. First Printing. Publisher's File Copy From The Collection Of Ian Ballantine Who Was The American Representative Of Penguin Books Prior To His Founding Of Bantam Books And Then Ballantine Books In 1952. Each Book From The Ballantine Collection Comes With A Loose Card Indicating It Is From The Library Of Ian And Betty Ballantine. This Book With Large Label On Front Inside Cover With Complete Publishing Information For The Paperback Issue Typed In 7 Lines With Typo "176 Pages" Should Be 167 This Example Also Defective Being Only 166 Pages Lacking P. 167 And The Following Page About The Author.Near Fine But Missing The Last Page And With Small Corner Clip At Upper Right Of Front Cover. <br/> <br/> Ballantine Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 029116
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Clarke Arthur C. Ian Ballantine copy
Reach For Tomorrow First Edition Softcover
New York: Ballantine Books 1956. First Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine Book/No Jacket. The Publisher's Personal Copy Direct From The Publisher's Library. Ballantine #135 Softcover Issue Of First Edition. Near Fine Traces Of Wear At Corners Unread No Creasing. <br/> <br/> Ballantine Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 029141
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Clarke Arthur C. Ian Ballantine copy
Earthlight First Edition Softcover
New York: Ballantine Books 1955. First Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illustrated Wrappers Ballantine #97. The Publisher's Personal Copy Direct From The Publisher's Library And With A Loose Card Indicating Provenance. Near Fine With Just A Trace Of Rubbing At Corners. <br/> <br/> Ballantine Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 029147
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Norman John John Lange
Priest-Kings of Gor
New York: Ballantine Books 1968. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 317 Pp. First Printing #72015. From The Collection Of Ian Ballantine Who Was The American Representative Of Penguin Books Prior To His Founding Of Bantam Books And Then Ballantine Books In 1952. Each Book From The Ballantine Collection Comes With A Loose Card Indicating It Is From The Library Of Ian And Betty Ballantine. Book Is Fine No Wear At All. Ballantine Printed Label "Permanent Editorial Library Copy Do Not Remove" On Front Cover. <br/> <br/> Ballantine Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 029125
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Foley Martha And David Burnett Editors
1967: The Best American Short Stories
New York: Ballantine Books 1968. First Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. First Printing #U7067. From The Collection Of Ian Ballantine Who Was The American Representative Of Penguin Books Prior To His Founding Of Bantam Books And Then Ballantine Books In 1952. Each Book From The Ballantine Collection Comes With A Loose Card Indicating It Is From The Library Of Ian And Betty Ballantine. This Example Is Fine No Rubbing Or Creases. With Ballantine's Cover Label "Permanent Editorial Library Copy / Do Not Remove". <br/> <br/> Ballantine Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 029146
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Beagle Peter S.
A Fine And Private Place
New York: Ballantine Books 1969. First Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. First Printing #01502. From The Collection Of Ian Ballantine Who Was The American Representative Of Penguin Books Prior To His Founding Of Bantam Books And Then Ballantine Books In 1952. Each Book From The Ballantine Collection Comes With A Loose Card Indicating It Is From The Library Of Ian And Betty Ballantine. This Example Is Fine No Rubbing Or Creases. With Ballantine's Cover Label "Permanent Editorial Library Copy / Do Not Remove" And His Initials In Red Ink. <br/> <br/> Ballantine Books paperback
Bookseller reference : 029143
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