1965Best.-Nr. 005769Orchard Park NY: Kenneth J. Krueger / Dawn Press 1965. 1st Edition . Stapled Covers. Near Fine. Frank D. McSherry Jr. NF in stapled covers. Some slight wear at edges. Limited to 300 copies. Includes portfolio of nine illustrations by artist McSherry. Quite scarce. From the collection and estate of noted SF/F/H & comic collector Kennett Neily - owner of the White Mountain Comic Collection - with his date stamp of acquisition as usual to top of first page. In archival bag and board. Kenneth J. Krueger / Dawn Press unknown
2021Best.-Nr. 001929Tor Books 2021 First printing complete number line. A collection of ten stories including the title story that was the basis for the film of the same name. No remainder mark not price-clipped not bumped. Comes in a mylar protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Tracking number supplied on domestic orders. Tor Books hardcover
2012Best.-Nr. 000791U.S.A.: Gollancz 2012 The second volume of a space opera trilogy that blends quantum mechanics and dark matter with Norse mythology. First printing complete number line of British edition. No remainder mark not price-clipped not bumped. A gift-quality copy and now encased in an archival protective cover to keep it that way. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Orders are normally sent within 24 hours. Gollancz hardcover
2011Best.-Nr. 007379Hornsea UK: PS Publishing Ltd. 2011. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. F/F dj. Signed numbered and limited to 100 copies of which this is #25. Collects thirteen tales of SF&F. In beautiful purple clamshell box. PS Publishing, Ltd. hardcover
1940Best.-Nr. 006992New York: Love Romances Inc. 1940. 1st Edition . Magazine. Very Good. VG. Vol. 1 No. 5; Winter 1940. Covers and spine intact 1" tear to cover at bottom of spine light soiling and rubbing spine ends lightly rubbed small tears and creases at edges due to typical cover overhang pages typically toning. Stories by Nelson S. Bond Leigh Brackett and others. Stored in archival bag with board. Copy 2. Love Romances, Inc. unknown
1941Best.-Nr. 006993New York: Love Romances Inc. 1941. 1st Edition . Magazine. Very Good. Frank R. Paul. VG. Vol. 1 No. 8; Fall 1941. Covers and spine intact 1/4" cover tear at top of spine light soiling and rubbing spine ends lightly rubbed two small tears at spine small tears and creases at edges due to typical cover overhang pages typically toning. Stories by Eando Binder Nelson S. Bond and others. Stored in archival bag with board. Copy 2. Love Romances, Inc. unknown
1941Best.-Nr. 006537New York: Love Romances Inc. 1941. 1st Edition . Magazine. Very Good-. Virgil Finlay. VG-. Vol. 1 No. 7; Summer 1941. Covers and spine intact with exception of tear at upper right front cover light soiling and rubbing spine ends lightly rubbed small tears and creases at edges due to typical cover overhang pages typically toning. Stories by Leigh Brackett Ross Rocklynne and others. Stored in archival bag with board. Love Romances, Inc. unknown
1930Best.-Nr. 006587New York: Experimenter Publishing Co. 1930. Magazine. VG/NF. Leo Morey. VG/NF. Vol. 5 No.4; July 1930. Covers and spine intact light overall rubbing small stain to back cover pages toned as to be expected. Stories by Edmond Hamilton and others. Stored in archival bag and board. Experimenter Publishing Co. unknown
1986Best.-Nr. 005949Sauk City WI: Arkham House 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Glennray Tutor. F/F dj; now in archival Brodart. Collects three Tiptree gems. Arkham House hardcover
2002Best.-Nr. 003401Moscow Russia: Podkova 2002. Hardcover. New/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 003401 Tolstaya Tatiana; Kys' /Slynx; Podkova Moscow Russia 2002. 5945840319. NEW unjacketed hardcover black boards with white lettering pocket-sized format. Post-apocalyptic satire from Leo Tolstoy's great-niece endorsed by Boris Akunin among others. All Russian text. rs-2 517 Podkova hardcover
1982Best.-Nr. 004262Cambridge MA: NESFA Press 1982. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Michael Whelan. F/F dj. Slipcased signed and limited to 200 copies of which this is #65. Collects ten Wollheim tales including his first and last published stories as well as previously unpublished gems. Signed by both Donald A. Wollheim and cover artist Michael Whelan on the sheet opposite Whelan's tipped-in plate. With dust jacket. NESFA Press hardcover
Best.-Nr. 050191New York NY USA: Del Ray. First U.S. Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Salvation - 9780399178764 2018 : 565pp. Salvation Lost - 9780399178856 2019 : 493pp. The Saints of Salvation - 9780399178887 2020 : 513pp. All volumes in black boards w silver lettering to spines. No wear to covers or spines. Bindings square and sound. DJs are clean and without edgewear. Octavos. First US editions first printings. Del Ray hardcover
1950Best.-Nr. 004992New York: Avon Periodicals Inc. 1950. 1st Edition . Magazine. Very Good. Vol. 1 No. 1; July 1950. Covers and spine intact light rubbing small tears at edges due to typical cover overhang small 1/4" insect hole at bottom edge - does not affect any interior text pages typically toned. Stories from Ray Cummings A. E. van Vogt A. Bertram Chandler Lester del Rey William Tenn and more. First issue of this short-lived two-issue pulp. Unique among pulps in that it had bound in illustrated short full-color comics. In this debut issue comics by: John Michel Edward Bellin W. Malcolm White and Gardner Fox Crom The Barbarian. Comic art by Joe Kubert and John Guinta. Avon Periodicals, Inc. unknown
2000Best.-Nr. 736968Published by Alfred A. Knopf Inc. 2000. 1st USA edition. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. His Dark Materials Book Three. Brown pictorial boards. 518 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Contents fine. Gold wrapper with circular cut-out to front to see design on front board of book has a small closed tear to edge of cut-out and is very slightly creased at corners. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. hardcover
1975Best.-Nr. 017318New York: Octagon Books 1975. A pristine copy in perfect condition. Brand New. This is the 1975 Octagon Books a division of Farrar Straus and Giroux reprint of the 1941 original. Bright clean square and tight. Sharp corners. NO rubbing. NO fading. NOT a library discard. Fresh and crisp. Obviously never read. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. The annotated checklist occupies 224 pages. Counting variants and later editions 1500 imaginary voyages are described. Among them are editions of Gulliver Crusoe Sindbad their imitators and many shipwrecks and travels presented as factual narratives. Excellent annotations. Number 152 in the Columbia University Studies in English and Comparative Literature series. Bound in the original gilt-stamped green cloth. Besterman 214. 1975 reprint of the 1941 original. Hardcover. New/No jacket as issued. 8vo. xiii 445pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Octagon Books Hardcover
1982Best.-Nr. 011719New York: Playboy Paperbacks 1982. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Five paperbacks. "First printing" stated in each volume. A solid set with only light wear. Playboy Paperbacks paperback
1955Best.-Nr. 177831st edition; 1st printing. Good HC no DJ. Red cloth over boards black titles on spine; pictorial end papers by Alex Schomburg. Clean square covers and spine; lightly rubbed at spine ends; faint faded spots on covers; 1 inch slightly abraded area at front cover fore edge; tightly bound; light clean interior; supple leaves. 8vo 216 pp. Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company hardcover
1989Best.-Nr. 17100098Hutchinson UK 1989. Reprint. Paperback. Near Fine. Paperback. 122 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Hutchinson UK 1989. Reprint. CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0099654903. ISBN/EAN: 9780099654902. Inventory No: 17100098. 9780099654902 Hutchinson paperback
1942Best.-Nr. 004283New York: Better Publications 1942. 1st Edition . Magazine. Very Good. Earle Bergey. VG. Vol 3 No.3. Winter 1942. Covers intact lightly rubbed at edges small tears and chips at edges from slight cover overhang pages toning small 1/2" tear at upper left cover spine. Contains the full-length nove QUEST BEYOND THE STARS by Edmond Hamilton. Stored in archival bag and board. Better Publications unknown
1950Best.-Nr. 020885Los Angeles Circa 1950: E. Everett Evans 1950. Manuscript Letter . No Binding. Very Good. Original 3 page typewritten manuscript of a humorous SF story of telepathy and the future. From the archives of Forrest Ackerman Evan's literary agent. (E. Everett Evans) unknown
1960Best.-Nr. 003796Los Angeles Circa 1960: E. Everett Evans / Forrest Ackrman 1960. Original Manuscript . No Binding. Near Fine. Two typewritten manuscript sets of carbons with handwritten original changes in blue ink 157 pp 262 pp. Two versions of an unpublished novel of youth by Science Fiction author/editor E. Everett Evans. From the author's agent Forrest Ackerman in his archive box. E. Everett Evans / Forrest Ackrman unknown
1932Best.-Nr. 015098New York: Teck Publications 1932. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good . Science Fiction. Light Wear To Spine Minute Loss At Bottom Of Spine Light Vertical Cover Crease Near Spine 1" Split At Bottom Of Front Spine Edge Continuing With A 1/4" Tear On The Front Cover. A Very Nice Copy. Teck Publications paperback
1953Best.-Nr. 024273New York: Henry Holt 1953. First Edition stated . Yellow Cloth. Fine/Near Fine DJ. Color Dj By Alex Schomberg. 301 Pp. Yellow Cloth Stamped In Brown. First Edition Stated. Book Is Clean And Bright No Wear At All Contents Crisp. Dj With Touch Of Wear Along Top And Bottom Edges Of Spine And Rear Top Tip And Front Bottom Tip No Fading Price Clipped With Publisher's $3.50 Price Stamped At Top Of Front Flap. Henry Holt hardcover
1946Best.-Nr. 018274Raven Court San Francisco: Trover HAll 1946. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Dustjacket. St Crain Dustjacket. 111 Pp. Red Cloth Spine Gilt. First Printing. Inscribed By The Author And Publisher Signed As Anthony More And Edwin M. Clinton Jr. Dj Priced $1.75. Almost No Wear But Light Chipping Along Edges. A Few Small Dampstains On Rear Panel Of Dj. Trover HAll hardcover
1927Best.-Nr. 025647New York: Doubleday Page & Company 1927. First American Edition . Brown Cloth Gilt. Fine/Very Good DJ. Frontispiece Portrait. 320 Pp. Maroon Cloth Gilt. First American Edition Using Sheets Of The Uk First Edition. "The Story Of A Semi-Utopia. An Era Of Emancipation When Coal And Railways Money And Clothes Have Disappeared . Exuberant Optimism Is The Triumphant Note Of The Book." From Front Flap. A Bright Clean First American Printing No Wear No Names Or Marks Spine Gilt Still Brilliant No Rubbing. Dj Complete With Light Wear Not Price-Clipped No Fading To Red Or Black Lettering Peach Background A Little Browned On Spine With Light Soiling On/Around Spine 1/2" Closed Tear Top Edge Of Front Panel 1/8" To 1/4" Closed Tears At Top Front And Bottom Front Spine Edge And Bottom Rear Spine Edge. Alfred Ollivant 1874-1927 Was An English Novelist Known Best For His Novel Bob. Ollivant Also Published About A Dozen Other Novels Ranging From Small-Scale Cautionary Tales To Grand Historical Stories. He Was Also A Short Story Contributor To The Magazines The Atlantic Monthly And The Boston Evening Transcript. Courtesy Wikipedia. Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover