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2007rif. 41941New York & London:: Ace Books 2007. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket a new copy. First printing. "In the year 2018 Sergeant Sue Smith of the Edinburgh constabulary is called in on a special case. A daring robbery has taken place at an internet startup" But the bank was located in a virtual land and robbery was supposed to be impossible. Vernor Vinge called this "a near-future story that is at once over the top and compellingly believable." SIGNED on the title page. Nominated for 2008 Hugo. Ace Books, hardcover
2000rif. 105897Norwalk Connecticut: The Easton Press. 2000. Hardcover. Hardcover. Easton Press Leatherbound. 2000. Leather Binding is in FINE condition. Gold gilt lettering on spine. Gold gilt design on front and rear covers. Hubbed spine. All page edges in gilt. Blemish on bottom edge of gilt pages. Bound in ribbon marker and silk moire endpapers. 428 pages. Certificate of Authenticity laid in. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 428 pages . The Easton Press hardcover
2004rif. 70410London: Faber & Faber 2004. First edition first prnt. Glossy pictoral wraps. Signed by Taylor on the title page. Unread copy in Fine condition. Signed by Author. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine/Not Issued. Faber & Faber Paperback
1946rif. 000377New York: Viking Press 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book has slight spine lean name on front pastedown a few pencil marks/underlining light soiling/edgewear/shelfwear dj has fading to spine 1/2" chip at head a few chips/tears elsewhere soiling edgewear. A nice copy. Viking Press hardcover
1977rif. VZA11London: George Allen & Unwin 1977. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st printing 1977. Cover art by Tolkien. Upper edges of foredge of rear panel have been wet with some discoloration; tanning; light wear; minor tears. George Allen & Unwin Hardcover
1967rif. 8749Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Good in Good dust jacket. 1967. Second Edition; Tenth Printing. Hardcover. 0395082552 . Black cloth 352 pp red image of eye surrounded by a circle of runes on front board. Front board starting webbing visible after front end paper. Spine a bit sunned corners bumped minor edge wear owner's name on front and back paste downs. Jacket in plastic protective wraps not price clipped spine sunned some edge wear and chipping especially at top and base of spine. Overall a solid copy. ; Two color map of Middle Earth tipped in to rear end paper. ; Lord of the Rings; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; 352 pages; "In the First Part of The Lord of the Rings 111-year-old Bilbo Baggins passed along his magical ring to his orphaned nephew Frodo - unwittingly setting its original owner the horrible Gollum on his trail. Lest the ring fall into evil hands Frodo sought to destroy it at the Mountain of Fire in the enemy land of Mordor. He convened the Companions of the Ring to carry out this perilous mission but his brave band has been scattered beset by orc-soldiers and in the Second Part as 'the great Darkness' descends Frodo himself has mysteriously disappeared. This second part now tells how each of the members of the Fellowship of the Ring fared after the breaking of their fellowship until the coming of the great Darkness and the outbreak of the War of the Ring." . Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover
2007rif. 38584Riverdale New York : Baen Books 2007. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a fine dustjacket. First printing. The author's first novel - cover praise from Orson Scott Card who says "I want this to be a series" and Jack McDevitt among others. Terrorist groups and elite mercenaries gun runners confronted by a man with a violent past but a sense of honor on the frontier of space. SIGNED on the title page. 293 pp. Baen Books, hardcover
1953rif. 006976Tobey Press 1953. 1st Edition . Magazine. Very Good. VG. Light rubbing to edges and spine ends with slight loss at both ends pages toning "A" in ink over title. Digest sized publication of Vance's first short novel - originally published in the November 1950 issue of STARTLING STORIES as "The Five Gold Bands." In archival bag and board. Tobey Press unknown
1953rif. RCT02Philadelphia & Toronto: John C. Winston Co. 1953. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st printing1953. Light cup rings to front; pps 191 & 193 were uncut at bottom edges and have been roughly separated. John C. Winston Co. Hardcover
2008rif. 016131New York New York U.S.A.: Tor Books 2008. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 1ST. An Outstanding Copy - Signed By The Author On The Stamp To The Half-Title Page. Author's Signature Only. A First Edition First Printing With The Corresponding Number Line. Book Is In Fine Condition. Boards Are Clean Not Bumped. Fore Edges Are Clean. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Fine Condition. Not Chipped Or Crinkled. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks And Enjoy. Tor Books Hardcover
1986rif. A41001New York: Berkeley Books. Near Fine. 1986. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Near Fine condition. The book and its contents are in clean bright condition. There is a tiny bit of rubbing to the spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright. "Howard the Duck is a 1986 American science fiction comedy film directed by Willard Huyck and starring Lea Thompson Jeffrey Jones and Tim Robbins. Based on the Marvel comic book of the same name the film was produced by Gloria Katz and written by Huyck and Katz with George Lucas as executive producer. The screenplay was originally intended to be an animated film but the film adaptation became live-action because of a contractual obligation. Although several TV adaptations of Marvel characters had aired during the preceding 21 years this was the first theatrically released feature film coming after the serial Captain America. " from Wikipedia . Berkeley Books paperback
1951rif. 1001941Los Angeles CA: Fantasy Publishing Company Inc. 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Used Book: Hard Cover Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. hardcover
1989rif. 001589Arlington Hights: Dark Harvest 1989 Deluxe limited edition 1 of 400 copies. Signed by Williamson and Eggleton. Light shelf wear else book dust jacket and slipcase in fine condition. Dark Harvest hardcover
2004rif. 000533Royal Oak MI: Haffner Press 2004. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition hardcover F/F dj; as new unread copy still in publishers shrinkwrap. Landmark volume celebrating the seventy-fifth anniversary of a true SF Grandmaster. From 'The Metal Man' in 1928 to his recent Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novella 'The Ultimate Earth' this volume includes some of the best of Williamson's stories including excerpts of such classic novels as THE LEGION OF SPACE GOLDEN BLOOD and THE LEGION OF TIME. Also included are never-published gems such as a vintage 1930s tale 'The Crystal Castle' a collaboration with longtime friend Edmond Hamilton and a story originally commissioned for LAST DANGEROUS VISIONS 'Previews of Hell.' Sidebars with essays correspondence and articles are decorated with over 300 book and magazine covers and interior illustrations. A full-color 32-page section features an illustrated timeline of the author's career and reprints a complete story cycle from Jack Williamson and Lee Elias' 1950s Sunday comic strip BEYOND MARS. Foreword by Connie Willis. Introduction by Sir Arthur C. Clarke. NOTE: This is a large and heavy volume and will require extra shipping charges for international orders. Haffner Press hardcover
2002rif. NWA04Royal Oak MI: Haffner Press 2002. Book. New. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st printing. Foreward by Edward Bryant. New in dj. Haffner Press Hardcover
1952rif. 001648Reading PA: Fantasy Press 1952. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/VG. NF/VG dj light rubbing small upper corner tear as well as small tear to lower front panel. jacket now in archival Brodart. From the collection and estate of noted SF/F/H & comic collector Kennett Neily - owner of the White Mountain Comic Collection - with his name and date of purchase as usual to ffep. Fantasy Press hardcover
1988rif. 004289Cambridge MA: NESFA Press 1988. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. NF/F dj. Limited to 250 signed numbered and slipcased copies of which this is #11. Slight soiling to slipcase and covers. Collects sixteen tales from this SF pioneer and publisher GoH at the 46th World SF Convention. NESFA Press hardcover
2013rif. 007645Santa Cruz CA: Children's Art Foundation 2013. Edited by Gerry Mandel William Rubel and Michael King 8vo size trade paperback; 135 pages From back cover: "Since its founding in 1973 Stone Soup has published more than 9000 pages of stories poems and artwork by children ages 8 to 13. we offer anthologies of stories on a single theme or in a single genre as well as poetry anthologies." Contributors to this volume include: Jordan Coble Hugh Cole Veronica Engler Talitha Farschman Annakai Hayakawa Adam Jacobs Justin Mai Virginia Mason Ben Mast Elena Rosenthal Lightly worn bottom tips. Dealer Direct Payment Only. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Children's Art Foundation Paperback
1973rif. 000263London: Millington Ltd 1973. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good. First U.K. edition and first hardback edition. 166 page Science Fiction novel. Top edge slightly dusty. Bottom corners of pages slightly damp-stained. Covers slightly bowed. Head and tail of spine and bottom corners slightly bumped. Good in very slightly creased and rubbed dustwrapper internally slightly browned at the edges. Millington Ltd hardcover
1983rif. 013770London: MacDonald 1983. Book. VG Mild Wear EPS & Edge Fox. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Magical historical drama. Expanded condition report/scan on request. MacDonald Hardcover
rif. 006885London 1960: P R Macmillan Book. Illus. by Thatcher R F. Very Good . Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. VG Ink Inscr Sl Bumps/VG Wear Tears Stain. Children's fantasy. 2nd in the series. Photo on request. P R Macmillan Hardcover
1986rif. 007828London: MacDonald 1986. Book. VG Foxing Browning. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. 1st UK Edition. Fantasy. Expanded condition report/scan on request. MacDonald Hardcover
1967rif. 035582London: Gollancz 1967. Book. Very Good. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. VG Shelfwear corner bump school prize label on front free endpaper/VG Edgewear tears flaking some insect damage to spine & bottom of rear flap hinge. Science fiction. Jacket by Allan Breese. Photo on request. Gollancz Hardcover
1986rif. 008925London: Century / Mysterious Press 1986. Book. Near Fine. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. 1st UK Hardcover Edition. Science fiction first in a trilogy. BOOK: Noticable page browning. JACKET: Spine fade; laminate wrinkle at bottom left corner of front panel. Scan on request. Century / Mysterious Press Hardcover
1977rif. 004166London: Gollancz 1977. Book. Near Fine. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. 1st UK Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. 1st UK Edition. Science fiction. Book has slight bumping. Jacket has slight edge-crumpling. Photo available on request. Gollancz Hardcover
