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2005rif. 000192Colorado Springs Colorado U.S.A.: Gauntlet Press 2005. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover F/F dj as new unread copy. Slipcased signed numbered and limited to only 175 copies. Matheson considers this to be his first true horror novel since 'Hell House'. This limited editon also contains a play by the author on which this novel was based. It comes housed in an impressive wooden slipcase sporting the Labrys cover art symbol by Harry O. Morris. Gauntlet Press hardcover
2007rif. 041510-MNew York: Megan Tingley Books 2007. Book. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition 6th Printing. 1st. Edition 6th. Printing 2007 Hardcover in the dust jacket 627 page book . Signed by the author on the title page . Original black cloth over boards spine stamped in silver . In a an uncliped dust jacket . Condition : Very Fine Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Megan Tingley Books Hardcover
1957rif. 010623London : Heinemann 1957. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First British Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First UK Edition. First Published 1957. Made into the memorable motion picture of the same name starring Gregory Peck Ava Gardner and Fred Astaire in 1959 and again in the made-for-television film starring Armand Assante Rachel Ward and Bryan Brown. Red cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Very Good in a Very Good unclipped 15s. net dust jacket designed by John Rowland. Slight creasing to the spine. Modest forward lean. Minimal edge wear. Prior owner name to front paste down under the dust jacket flap. Dust jacket has slightly sunned spine; a couple of very small chips to edges; and a bit of overall rubbing. Heinemann Hardcover
1969rif. 010224New York City: Exposition Press 1969. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket tiny rubs at the corners front flap price-clipped. "Hot on the heels of 'Man on the Moon' comes 'Math on Mars' Charles A. Spiegel's creative new form of writing - the text-book novel. This innovation combines fantasy with scientific fact try and separate the two! examines conventional notions about old-fashioned math explores the new math and sandwiches in a strange story of fear and loss a story that penetrates the mind the body - and the planet Mars." from the front flap. SCARCE . Exposition Press Hardcover
1977rif. 010680Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company 1977. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First American Edition stated. First Printing stated. Full number line W 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 . Also included are several other shorter works including "Quenta Silmarillion "" Ainulindale" " Valaquenta " "Akallabeth" and " Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age". Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket designed by Louise Noble. Dust jacket has minimal chipping to spine ends ; one 1/2" closed tear to top rear panel; and very light foxing to flap edges. Turquoise cloth covered boards with gilt design to front. Silver lettering and gilt design to spine. Top page edges dyed pink. Small spot to top edge. Fold out map to the rear is Near Fine small crease at interior edge. Houghton Mifflin and Company Hardcover
1930rif. D1340London Bombay Sydney: George C. Harrap & Co. 1930. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st printing. Proof Copy of First Edition in stiff wrappers over which is the color pictorial dust jacket. Shelf slant small chip off of head of dj spine panel another slightly larger off lower front spine corner; short tears on folds. Striking pictorial cover. A tale of early 10th Century England the Anglo-Saxons vs. the Danish invaders. A very uncommon ephemeral item. George C. Harrap & Co. Hardcover
2004rif. 00064New York N. Y. U. S. A.: Easton press 2004. First edition. Leather_bound. Near Fine. Beautiful full leather collectible signed limited edition. Sealed in original shrink wrap Like New. Easton press hardcover
1978rif. 70829New York:: Mysterious Press 1978. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in a very near fine dust jacket with just a hint of sunning to the spine in a like slipcase. . Limited signed first edition. Asimov's fourth collection of limericks and "the first to be entirely respectable." Contains 60 limericks one for each of the Sherlock Holems canonical tales. Illustrated with a full color frontispiece by Gahan Wilson. #136 of 250 copies signed by Asimov and illustrator Gahan Wilson 60 pp plus author information and the limitation page. Mysterious Press, hardcover
1954rif. 001570New York: Simon and Schuster 1954. First Printing. Advanced Reading Copy. Paperback. Very Good/Good. Book has light soiling shelf wear dj has a few chips/tears rubbing to flaps/spine soiling creasing on flaps. 1955 movie starring Glenn Ford Sidney Poitier and Vic Morrow. Simon and Schuster paperback
rif. 006292Ace 3 book set UNAUTHORIZED or PIRATED edition published before the Ballantine editions browning pages soiled yellow printers ink on edges tears/nicks/creases/bumped/& worn edges/corners/& head-heel of spine Vol. 1 A-4 is very poor with red cover & broken spine at back & several sections that have been reglued with edges worn & uneven with worn spine edges // Vol. 2 A-5 is good with yellow cover & faded spine // Vol. 3 A-6 is poor with blue cover & numerous nicks and tears on worn uneven edges plus a reglued section at back. We do not break sets but please e-mail as we may have an individual copy. Extra postage for multiple books is included in price. Pre-1965. Mass Market Paperback. Very Poor to Good. Illus. by Gaughan Jack. Ace Paperback
1924rif. 65407Allen & Unwin London 1924. Centenary Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Size: 12mo 6 3/4 - 7 3/4". xx 396pp. Binding firm spine slightly cocked. Endpapers partially browned text block clean. Laminated dust jacket with a couple of chips and slight loss. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Edges foxed and browned. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 65407. . Allen & Unwin hardcover
1993rif. 036496New York 1953: Simon and Schuster 1993. First Edition Thus . Boards. Fine/Near Fine Dustjacket. With A New Eleven Pp Preface By Bradbury For This Edition And Including The 1966 Ten Page Introduction By Bradbury And Minor Editorial Revisions. Fine In Fine Dj As New. Signed By Bradbury On Front Endpaper And With His Signed Note To Forrest Ackerman Transmitting The Book. Bradbury And Ackerman Were Good Friends Since The Time In The Late 1930'S When Bradbury Rented A Typewriter At Ucla To Do His Writing And Ackerman Was Of Critical Assistance To Him; Ackerman Was Later His Agent For Some Time. Simon and Schuster hardcover
1948rif. 024195Los Angeles: Fantasy Publishing Company Inc. F.P.C.I. 1948. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine DJ. 184 Pp. Green Cloth Gilt. First Edition Stated. Third Fpci Book. Book With Touch Of Wear Along Bottom Edge Of Spine. First Issue Dj Complete Unfaded Not Price-Clipped Very Slight Wear 1/2" Closed Tear Bottom Of Front Panel 1/4" Closed Tear At Top Of Front Panel 1/8" Tear With 1/8" Loss Of Surface Of Paper At Top Rear Spine Edge Rear Panel With A Few Small Areas Of Dustiness. Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. (F.P.C.I.) hardcover
1948rif. 009581Reading: Fantasy Press 1948. First Edition 1st Printing. Green Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine DJ. 231 Pp. Green Cloth Gilt. Limited First Edition #390 Of 500 Signed Numbered Copies. Attractive Near Fine. Dust Jacket Near Fine With Slight Edgewear And A Little Rubbing. With The Fantasy Press Prospectus For This Book Laid In Loosely. Fantasy Press hardcover
1948rif. 027946Reading: Fantasy Press 1948. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good DJ. 1/3497 Copies. Red Cloth Gilt. Correct First Binding With One Final Leaf And One Final Free Endpaper And With Publisher's Name On Spine Measuring 3Mm In Height. Fine Book No Wear Or Fading No Names Or Marks. Dj Complete Not Price Clipped Light Wear Two Short Under 1/8" Tears At Top Of Front Panel With 1" Light Connecting Crease 1/8" Chip At Bottom Rear Flap Fold Minute Losses At Other Tips Some Fading Of Red Title On Spine Now Pink. Fantasy Press hardcover
1935rif. 017182New York: Science Fiction Digest Company 1935. Teacher's Edition . Printed Wrappers. Near Fine. Description: Printed Wrappers. Near Fine Book. First Edition. Important early SF fanzine noted for some original stories including the SF satire by Bloch in this issue. Movie reviews also. A near-fine example. Science Fiction Digest Company unknown
1950rif. 035904Reading: Fantasy Press 1950. First Edition 1st Printing. Blue Cloth. Fine/Very Good Dustjacket. Pp. 308. Blue Cloth Gilt. A Fine Book No Wear Very Light Offsetting On Endpapers As Usual. Inscribed To An Early 1950'S Fan "To ----------- I'm Mighty Glad To Meet You Again And Look Forward To Meeting You At Many More Of These Etings Sic In The Future. Edward E. Smith Phd". Dj Is First State Four Titles On Rear Panel Not Price-Clipped Lightly Worn 1" Closed Tear At Top Of Front Spine Fold 1/2" X 1/8" Chip At Bottom Of Front Panel Small Losses At Corners 1/8" V-Chip At Bottom Of Spine Panel Four 1/4" To 1/2" Closed Tears At Top And Bottom Of Rear Panel. Fantasy Press hardcover
1952rif. 009574Reading: Fantasy Press 1952. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Fine Jacket. 254 Pp. Red Brown Cloth Gilt. Fine As New In Fine Dust Jacket. First Edition. First Edition Of A Sf Novel By Eric Taine Bell California Institute Of Technology Professor And Early Sf Pulp Writer. #140 Of 300 Issued With A Numbered Limitation Leaf Signed By The Author. As New Book And Dj. Fantasy Press hardcover
1949rif. 22030020Fantasy Press USA 1949. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Signed by Author. Hardcover. 257 pages. Signed by Author. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Fantasy Press USA 1949. Reprint. CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket has superficial rubbing. Edges of dust jacket have superficial wear. Dust jacket is unclipped. Pages are lightly tanned. ABOUT THIS BOOK: SIGNED by author on front end page. SYNOPSIS: It was a routine passenger flight to Mars. Everything on course until.the gigantic ship gave a slight shiver and fell apart at midsection. The "Arcturus" invincible cruiser of the void was being sliced to pieces by blinding planes of light! Steve and Nadia cut off from the rest of the ship watched in horror as the lethal scissors of light came closer to their hiding place until they were trapped in space by a frightful enemy.the super-scientists of Jupiter! Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Inventory No: 22030020. Fantasy Press hardcover
1951rif. 219121951. Mid-century pulp science fiction archive centering on Robert A. Heinlein's serialized first printing of "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress" and Cold War-era narratives of space-age paranoia postwar individualism and futuristic political allegory. This archive offers a vivid look into the speculative anxieties and technological optimism of the 1950s and 1960s as imagined by some of the most influential voices in American science fiction. Robert A. Heinlein's serialized novel The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress a seminal libertarian narrative is represented here across multiple consecutive issues of Worlds of If magazine providing a nearly complete run of its first appearance in print. These pulps highlight the role of genre fiction in constructing narratives of rebellion authoritarianism and the limits of state control-core themes in American Cold War identity. Other major writers represented including John Brunner and Poul Anderson contributed to the racial geopolitical and gendered contours of American futurism during a moment of global unrest and rapidly advancing technology. Archive includes: 1Heinlein Robert A. "The Puppet Masters." Galaxy Science Fiction Vol. 2 No. 1. New York: Galaxy Publishing September 1951. A Cold War allegory of alien infiltration "The Puppet Masters" visualizes paranoia through body-snatching extraterrestrials-an early and potent example of anti-Communist subtext in sci-fi. Very good condition with bright cover. 2 Heinlein Robert A. "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress." Worlds of If Vol. 15 No. 6. New York: Galaxy Publishing December 1965. The first installment of Heinlein's most overtly political novel introducing themes of AI consciousness penal colonies and libertarian revolt. Cover depicts Luna's underground world. Minor edge wear very good. This came out a year before the first edition first printing of June 1966. 3 Heinlein Robert A. The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein. New York: Ace Books 1966. A reprint collection of Heinlein's short fiction exploring personal agency space colonization and post-nuclear dystopia. The collection includes stories first published in the 1940s and 1950s reflecting both Heinlein's evolving libertarian politics and the genre's response to atomic-age anxieties. Very good condition. 4 Heinlein Robert A. "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress." Worlds of If Vol. 16 No. 3. New York: Galaxy Publishing January 1966 published out of order. This issue includes the third segment of the novel emphasizing lunar independence and collective identity. Also features "The Moonrakers" by Poul Anderson. Mild spine wear very good overall. 5 Heinlein Robert A. "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress." Worlds of If Vol. 16 No. 1. New York: Galaxy Publishing February 1966. Second installment of the serialized novel featuring Heinlein's growing critique of Earth-centric authoritarianism. Minor toning very good. 6 Brunner John. "The Long Way to Earth." Worlds of If Vol. 16 No. 2. New York: Galaxy Publishing March 1966. Brunner's serialized novel is paired with shorter works from Keith Laumer and Heinlein. His tale reflects on alienation exile and homecoming mirroring 1960s countercultural themes. Minor creasing very good condition. 7 Laumer Keith and Brown Rosel G. Earthblood. Worlds of If Vol. 16 No. 4. New York: Galaxy Publishing April 1966. A collaboration between two of science fiction's most action-driven writers Earthblood explores interstellar race relations and power struggles in a crumbling empire. This issue also includes stories by Heinlein and Fred Saberhagen. Light wear to spine overall very good. All volumes retain their original illustrated covers with visual themes emphasizing atomic power space technology and human-alien hybridity. The archive's convergence around Heinlein's serialized lunar epic makes it a rare and cohesive grouping ideal for scholars of American libertarianism in popular fiction Cold War sci-fi allegory and serialized storytelling in pulp periodicals. Light general wear across volumes including minor edge rubbing and spine creasing. No missing pages or internal markings. Overall very good condition across the archive. unknown
1979rif. 024840Glendale: Roy A. Squires 1979. First Edition . Wrappers. Fine. 9 3/8" x 6 1/4. Chapbook One Of The Last Chapbooks From Squires. #135 Of A Stated 230 Copies Printed From Post Roman And Hadrian Stone Cut Types On Specially Made Paper By Twinrocler With Covers Of Regina Katusha Made By Barcham Greene In England The Wrappers Of French Marble Numbered And Signed By Bradbury On The Colophon. This Copy Has An Additional Inscription "For Don- Friendly Wishes From Ray Bradbury Mar 28 1980" On The Title Page Don Corbett Was An Active Sf Fan Since Circa 1952. With The Original Printed Envelope Near Fine With The 135 Number Written In Pencil On The Back. Roy A. Squires unknown
1927rif. 021915Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co 1927. Photos upon request. Good condition. Only a couple tiny spots to the original gilt-stamped red cloth binding. Spine lettering a little dull. Hinges are NOT cracked. Small bookstore label on rear pastedown endpaper. A few pages show small brown spots foxing. NO owner's name or bookplate. First Printing of the First Edition with NO statement of printing on the copyright page but with the publisher's acorn device as called for by Currey. NOTE: This is true first edition published February 1927 NOT the First Reprinting from March 1927. Zeuschner 381. Heins OT #1 page 170. Currey p. 91. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Good condition/No dust jacket. 8vo. vi 298pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. A. C. McClurg & Co Hardcover
1940rif. 006545New York: Love Romances Inc. 1940. 1st Edition . Magazine. Very Good. VG. Vol. 1 No. 2; Spring 1940. Covers and spine intact 1/8" loss 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 Ed Earl Repp Ray Cummings and others. Stored in archival bag with board. Love Romances, Inc. unknown
rif. 116446AB1st. edition. London: The Folio Society; 2015. 26 cm. xvi 553 S. Ill. Illustriertes Oln. Exlibris auf Vorsatz. Sehr guter Zustand. 2015 unknown
1977rif. 022119New York: Alfred A. Knopf / Random House 1977 First printing of the stated first edition. Signed presentation copy by Ray Bradbury to a theater actor directly on the front endpage. Author's second book of poetry. Book in fine condition; dust jacket with a short closed tear/crease near spine fold of upper front cover and mild edge wear. Alfred A. Knopf / Random House hardcover