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1969Best.-Nr. 005328New York: Warren Publishing Co. 1969. 1st Edition . Stapled Covers. Very Good. Bill Hughes. VG. Light rubbing to cover and edges light chipping to lower fore-edge and corners light stress at staples interior toning. Second issue and first appearance of Vampirella's cousin Evily! No cut-outs or missing pages. Stored in archival bag and board. Warren Publishing Co. unknown
1979Best.-Nr. 003050Great Britain: Paper Tiger 1979. Book. Illus. by Froud Brian. Fine. Pictorial Paper Covered Boards. Signed by Authors. First English Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. SIGNED BY AUTHOR Alexander Theroux on the copyright page. First English Edition precedes the Harper &Row U.S. edition. Fine in a Near Fine price-clipped dustjacket small chip bottom edge front wrapper at spine gutter. Wonderful Brian Froud illustrations. Paper Tiger Hardcover
2020Best.-Nr. 19897New York NY USA: Harper Teen 2020. Fine/Fine. First Edition First Printing in d/w not price clipped. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS JAIDA JONES AND DANI BENNETT without dedication or inscription on front endpaper. A fantasy novel. TOGETHER WITH A SEPARATE CARD ILLUSTRATION ALL HOUSED IN A PUBLISHER'S PICTORIAL FABRIC BAG. Red glitter page edges. Light creasing to fore-edge of card illustation; else a fine copy in a fine d/w of a SCARCE first edition first printing SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS. Signed by Both Authors Jaida Jones & Dani Bennett. First Edition First Printing. Hardback. Fine/Fine. Harper Teen Hardcover
1982Best.-Nr. 032141Hollywood Los Angeles: Dynasty 1982. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 48 Pp. Large Format Sf Magazine Published By A Scientology Affiliate Short Lived. Notable For The First Publication Of "He Found God" Unpublished By Fpci As They Ceased Publication; The Story Was Found By Forrest Ackerman Whose Copy This Is. No Institutional Holding Shown In Worldcat Making This Perhaps The Most Difficult Hubbard Fiction First Edition To Locate. Dynasty paperback
2016Best.-Nr. 050190New York NY USA: A Tor Book / Tom Doherty Associates 2016. First U.S. Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 623pp. Grey endpapers. Black boards w gilt blue lettering to spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Illustrated DJ is clean and without wear not price-clipped preserved in mylar cover. Octavo. First US edition first printing September 2016 stated. Volume three in the trilogy The Remembrance of Earth's Past. Sequel to The Three-Body Problem and The Dark Forest. Originally published in 2010 by Chongqing Publishing Group in Chongqing China from the colophon. A Tor Book / Tom Doherty Associates hardcover
2017Best.-Nr. 533654New York: Marvel 2017. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Minor shelf and edgewear to jacket no tears. Bump to rear upper leading corner affecting both jacket and board. Pages 1-3 have a small spot of sticker residue to upper margins does not impede text or illustrations. Spine tight illustrations clear and unmarked and binding sound. AD. Hardcover. Very Good. Used. Marvel Hardcover
1909Best.-Nr. 56353Arthur H. Stockwell London 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 12mo <7 3/4". 159 pp. Front hinge cracked. Spine cocked and faded. Foxing front/rear pages but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Edges browned foxed and marked. Covers marked. Corners bumped. Knick to top edge of front board. An anti-feminist Satire whose protagonist awakes in Near Future 1930 where the disastrous consequences of allowing female suffrage are all too evident; eventually the men revolt and the women having learned their lesson return happily to their domestic duties. Though its circulation was limited the publisher Arthur H Stockwell was a vanity press the tale aroused mild attention. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Contains frontispiece. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Britain/UK; Women & Feminism. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 56353. . Arthur H. Stockwell hardcover
1973Best.-Nr. 005084Garden City: Doubleday & Company 1973 First printing of the stated first edition blue cloth boards with gilt-lettered spine 206pp. Brunner's personal edited copy with his personalized bookplate on the front pastedown and with several penciled editorial corrections by Brunner throughout especially making note of repetitive words scarce thus. Book with slight lean to upper spine faint toning to page margins and minor rubbing to edge of boards else in fine condition; dust jacket with toning to spine and cover margins moderate wear/creasing to spine ends and corners light rubbing else fine. Doubleday & Company hardcover
1947Best.-Nr. 7618Rhode Island USA: Hadley 1947. Has been in one collection since new and is in exceptionally good condition wrapper has with sl. faded spine and light scuffed very fresh not worn has paper tape protection to inside. Red pebbled cloth bds with crisp Gilt title not bumped or worn interior tight and bright in unread state. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Pailthorpe Robert. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hadley Hardcover
2012Best.-Nr. 9308New York: Tor Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. 0765316994 . Red clothe with black lettering 317 pp. Corners bumped slight edge wear and rubbing. Jacket in new Brodart slight edge wear. An attractive copy signed by author on title page. ; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; 317 pages; Hugo winner for best novel in 2013 and the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. "Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid flagship of the Universal Union since the year 2456. It's a prestige posting and Andrew is even more thrilled to be assigned to the ship's xenobiology laboratory with the chance to serve on "Away Missions" alongside the starship's famous senior officers. Life couldn't be better.until Andrew begins to realize that 1 every Away Mission involves some kind of lethal confrontation with alien forces 2 the ship's captain its chief science officer and the handsome Lieutenant Kerensky always survive these confrontations and 3 sadly at least one low=ranked crew member is invariably killed. Unsurprisingly the savvier members belowdecks avoid Away Missions at all costs. Then Andrew stumbles on information that completely transforms his and his colleagues' understanding of what the starship Intrepid really is.and offers them a crazy high-risk chance to save their own lives." ; Signed by Author . Tor Books hardcover
1980Best.-Nr. 004236San Diego CA: James Van Hise 1980. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. NF in colorful wraps; now bagged in archival mylar. Slight rubbing at spine ends. Rocket's Blast Comic Collector #151 Special Harlan Ellison Issue. One of 215 special editions that included an Ellison signed and numbered plate attached to the inside front cover. This is plate #166. Includes lengthy interviews comic adaptations of "Basilisk" and "Soldier" art by Bill Rotsler Bret Blevins Ron Wilber Fred Hembeck Marc Hempel Jim Steranko and others. Also included are many photos of Harlan's home. James Van Hise paperback
1950Best.-Nr. 7672Pennsylvania USA: Fantasy 1950. Two books in one also contains "One against the Legion". Has been in one collection since new and is in exceptionally good condition cover fresh and bright cover art by Edd Carter has been reinforced with paper tape to inside covers at time of purchase one tiny chip to top of spine Green bds with crisp gilt title not bumped or worn Green pictoral eps with art by Ed Carter interior tight and pristine. An excellent copy. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Carter Edd. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fantasy Hardcover
1974Best.-Nr. 004096Baltimore MD: Mirage Press 1974. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Tim Kirk. NF/NF dj; now in archival Brodart. Light rubbing at edges bookstore anti theft tag to inside back cover. Mirage Press hardcover
1980Best.-Nr. 015947Paris Circa 1980 1980. Original Artwork . Unframed. Near Fine. 14 3/8" x 11 1/4. Nicely done nearly abstract oil on card painted in large part with a palette knife. Duvic was a well known SF critic and anthologist. This was a gift to SF writer A E Van Vogt on the occasion of Van Vogt's visit to France; Duvic had edited a collection of Van Vogt's stories. unknown
1933Best.-Nr. 016045London 1933: Burns Oates & Washbourne 1933. First Edition . Paper Boards. Fair. 70 Pp. Orange Boards Stamped In Green. Inscribed By The Author And Dated In The Year Of Issue "After A Lovely Summer.". Printed Quote On Cover From Lord Baden-Powell: "Any Youngsters Who Are Sensible And Not Little Gumpts Will Read This Book With Real Enjoyment." Paper Backstrip Worn Away Front And Rear Cover Very Clean And Bright And With Little To No Wear But Binding Repaired Internally With Cellotape At Two Margins With One Illustration Taped In Before The Title As A Frontispiece. Only A Few Copies In Worldcat. Dorothy Field Dudley Short Was Active As A British Writer Reviewer And Editor Circa 1922-1960. This Example From Her Granddaughter's Library.Very Scarce One Of The Burns Oates' Nature And Science Series For Children. The Author Notes In Her Personal Papers That "1933. Burns Gates Bombed And Also Their Printing Works At Plymouth. Lost Half The Edition". Burns Oates & Washbourne hardcover
1943Best.-Nr. 027574New York: Henry Holt and Company 1943. A gorgeous copy of the 1943 First Printing. Appears unread. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Very Near Fine dust jacket two tiny closed edge tears. NO chips creases or fading. PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. NOT price clipped $2.50. Square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp clean and unmarked. Frontispiece portrait of Verne and 11 other illustrations. Dust jacket design by Hollis Holland. Bibliography of Works by Verne. Bibliography of Sources. Index. Top edge tinted blue as issued. Bound in the original blue cloth stamped in bright white. Complete with a beautiful dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xvi 223pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Henry Holt and Company Hardcover
1941Best.-Nr. 006776New York: Street & Smith Publications Inc. 1941. 1st Edition . Magazine. Near Fine. Hubert Rogers. NF. Vol XXVIII No 2; October 1941. Covers and spine intact with slight crease at head of spine light rubbing pages toning. Stories by Robert A. Heinlein COMMON SENSE and BY HIS BOOTSTRAPS - as by Anson MacDonald Theodore Sturgeon Isaac Asimov and others. Stored in archival bag with board. Street & Smith Publications, Inc. unknown
2010Best.-Nr. 008027East Yorkshire England: PS Publishing 2010. Book. Fine. Hardcover. SIGNED BY AUTHORS. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED BY AUTHORS all 31 of them on 5 leaves tipped in at front Special signed edition limited to 200 numbered copies this copy left unnumbered. Fine in Fine dust jacket in Near Fine publishers clamshell case two tiny corner bumps. Illustrations by Mark Geyer and Jill Bauman. PS Publishing Hardcover
2003Best.-Nr. 66046Hollywood California U.S.A.: Galaxy Press 2003. USA SIGNED BY AUTHOR and dated 12/06/03 no other markings as New in as New dust jacket with very light rubbing to panel gloss to back panel. . . Gray cloth 194pp index. B&W photos of Hubbard along with many colour reproductions of cover art of his novels and stories in magazines. Widder has collected a staggering collection of Hubbard covers books and magazines to give a comprehensive chronology of the works of this popular fiction author. 3.5 JM HOJ 300/b3. Signed by Author. Hardcover. As New/As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12". Galaxy Press Hardcover
1975Best.-Nr. 537796London: Sidgwick and Jackson Ltd. 1975. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket in very good condition. Jacket is discoloured and edges are creased and nicked. Page block head is tanned and spine ends are slightly bumped. Pages and text are clear and unmarked throughout. LW. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used. Sidgwick and Jackson, Ltd. Hardcover
2002Best.-Nr. 26030081Hodder Australia 2002-2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Hardcover. 5-volume set complete. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Hodder Australia 2002-2007. First Edition. CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in near fine dust jacket. ABOUT THIS BOOK: All five books are first editions. The dust jackets and boards are all in excellent condition. There are no previous owner's names or other markings on the pages but the browning of the pages varies somewhat across the volumes. . SYNOPSIS: 1. Across the Nightingale Floor 2002 ; 2. Grass for His Pillow 2002 ; 3. Brilliance of the Moon 2004 ; 4. The Harsh Cry of the Heron 2006 ; 5. Heaven's Net is Wide 2007 Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Inventory No: 26030081. Hodder hardcover
2005Best.-Nr. 14PM17N_7bc76e38-4af8-4Tor Books 2005-11-01 . Paperback. New. Tor Books paperback
Best.-Nr. biblio64Very Good. George F. Kerr . First edition Hard cover Bobbs-Merrill Company Indianapolis 1906 Illustrated By George F Kerr Very good 189 p Green cloth pictorially stamped in gilt green & red Binding is lighlty rubbed and very lightly soiled corners and spine ends are lightly bumped and fraying with tiny losses spine is sunned and exhibits some discolored white spotting Front hinge is begining to crack Previous owner's inscription on preliminary blank Very good condition First edition due to "September" on copyright page and Braunworth & Co imprint on copyright page hardcover
1976Best.-Nr. 012288Boston: Little Brown and Company 1976. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 566 pages. Jacket has a couple of short tears. Contents clean and tight. Little, Brown and Company hardcover
1988Best.-Nr. 012412Norwalk CT: The Easton Press 1988. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Full leather with gilt lettering and decoration. All edges gilt. 236 pages. Introduction by Ben Bova. Color frontispiece by Vincent DiFate. Has one minor bump to front board. A clean attractive copy. Collector's Notes laid in. The Easton Press hardcover
