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2001Best.-Nr. 012965Burton MI: Subterranean Press 2001. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Mark A. Nelson . Edition limited to 1500 copies. Full turquoise cloth. Illustrated endpapers. 168 pages. Illustrated. Signed by the author. A clean attractive copy. Subterranean Press hardcover
1976Best.-Nr. 018810West Kingston Rhode Island: Donald M. Grant Publisher 1976. Very Good condition in a Good only dust jacket. The jacket has chips at two corners. It's spine ends are worn/frayed and have been tape reinforced on the blank side. NOT price clipped $20. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. From the dust jacket: "The author's researches are the amazing product of many years of digging and digesting of interpreting and compiling and this volume is destined to become an invaluable reference tool for the Howard enthusiast for years to come as well as a fascinating experience for the more casual reader. Mr. Lord has divided THE LAST CELT into four sections: Autobiography Biography Bibliography and Miscellanea." Illustrated with over 30 pages of old photos drawings WEIRD TALES magazine covers etc. Contents: INTRODUCTION by E. Hoffman Price; FOREWORD by Glenn Lord; Autobiography: THE WANDERING YEARS; AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY; A TOUCH OF TRIVIA; LETTER - REH TO FARNSWORTH WRIGHT; ON READING AND WRITING --- Biography: FACTS OF BIOGRAPHY; A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF REH by Alvin Earl Perry; ROBERT ERVIN HOWARD - A MEMORIAM by H. P. Lovecraft; LONE STAR FICTIONEER by Glenn Lord; A MEMORY OF REH by E. Hoffman Price; THE LAST CELT by Harold Preece --- Bibliography: THE BIBLIOGRAPHY - Books; Fiction; Verse Title Index / First Line Index / Headings ; Articles; Letters; Index by Periodicals; Translations; Unpublished Fiction; Unpublished Verse; Unpublished Articles; Series Index; Lost Manuscripts; Unborn Books; Comics; Television Adaptation; THE JUNTO; About the Author Books; Amateur Publications; REH United Press Association; Articles; Conan Pastiches --- Miscellenea: THE HAND OF NEGAL by REH; BATTLE THAT ENDED THE CENTURY by H. P. Lovecraft; PICTURES IN THE FIRE by REH; HALL OF THE DEAD by REH; The REH Memorial Collection; IRON SHADOWS IN THE MOON by REH; Letters; The Golden caliph; REH as Mythical Dane; Cartoon from the Junto; Map of the Hyborian Age; A Photograph Album; A Gent from Bear Creek; Obituaries. Bound in the original gilt-stamped brown cloth. Complete with dust jacket. 7.5" wide by 10.25" tall. First Edition so stated. Hardcover. Very Good condition/Good dust jacket. Illus. by Boas Marcus jacket art. 416pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Donald M. Grant, Publisher Hardcover
2018Best.-Nr. 001229BurtonMI: Subterranean 2018 In an increasingly dystopian America a successful director of short escapist films is approached by a Fascist organization to create a propaganda film. One of 1500 signed & numbered copies this is #403. No remainder mark not price-clipped not bumped. A pristine cope encased in a Brodart protective cover to keep it that way. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Tracking number supplied on domestic orders. Subterranean hardcover
2023Best.-Nr. 002209Tor Books 2023 Signed by the author on a tipped-in page. First printing complete number line. A young substitute teacher inherits his uncle's business which basically involves overseeing a lot of villains from his island retreat under a volcano. Oh. and there are also sentient cats and talking dolphins. Comes in a Brodart 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
1940Best.-Nr. 006628New York: Magazine Publishers Inc. 1940. 1st Edition . Magazine. Very Good. VG. Vol. 3 No. 2; June 1940. Covers and spine intact with exception of slight loss at head of spine light rubbing at edges small chip at lower front cover small tears at edges due to typical cover overhang pages toned. Stories by Cliff Howe Arch Whitehouse and more. In archival bag and board. Magazine Publishers, Inc. unknown
1940Best.-Nr. 006627New York: Magazine Publishers Inc. 1940. 1st Edition . Magazine. Very Good. VG. Vol. 2 No. 4; February 1940. Covers and spine intact with exception of 1/8" loss at head of spine light rubbing at edges small tears at edges due to typical cover overhang pages toned. Stories by Cliff Howe Arch Whitehouse and more. In archival bag and board. Magazine Publishers, Inc. unknown
1938Best.-Nr. 006651New York: Popular Publications 1938. Magazine. Very Good. William E. Luberoff. VG. Vol. 98; No. 4; February 1938. Cover and spine intact light rubbing small chips and tears at edges due to typical cover overhang light damp-stain to back cover pages browning. Authors include Georges Surdez Ray Millholland and others. In archival bag and board. Popular Publications unknown
1978Best.-Nr. 20060037Faber and Faber UK 1978. Reprint. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 160 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Faber and Faber UK 1978. Reprint. CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Edges of covers have moderate wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are reasonably tanned. ABOUT THIS BOOK: A probe returning from Venus crashes in the African desert; a Venusian spore on board thrives in its new environment; a grey mould quickly spreading and killing all it touches. An urgent crewed mission to Venus is launched from Lunaville the now permanent Moon base. Chris Godfrey Morrey Kant Serge Smyslov Tony Hale and Pierre a scientist are sent to try and discover what limits the mould's growth in its natural environment. The plan is to collect samples from the Venusian atmosphere but in the end a forced landing on Venus is required. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0571112692. ISBN/EAN: 9780571112692. Inventory No: 20060037. 9780571112692 Faber and Faber paperback
1981Best.-Nr. 19050221Bantam Books USA 1981. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 180 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Bantam Books USA 1981. CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine has moderate lean and minimal reading creases. . Pages are reasonably tanned. ABOUT THIS BOOK: The last thing terminally ill language professor Ricardo Carillo remembers is standing on the deck of a Mediterranean cruise ship watching a giant fireball hurtle toward him. He awakens in the body of a young Gandalaran named Markasset sharing a telepathic bond with a giant intelligent feline named Keeshah. Ricardo faces two challenges: navigating this unfamiliar desert world and learning about his new identity and mission. Markasset turns out to be a talented swordsman with a powerful father whos a Supervisor in the city of Raithskar. But Markassets own reputation is more dubious. He has gambling debts and a shadowy pastand hes suspected of stealing a sacred gem the Raira that was under his fathers protection. With few allies except a beautiful fiancée and the loyal Keeshah Ricardo is determined to piece together what really happened to the Raira. The truth will either prove his innocenceor endanger the new life he has only just begun. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0553249118. ISBN/EAN: 9780553249118. Inventory No: 19050221. 9780553249118 Bantam Books paperback
2008Best.-Nr. 005612New York: Pocket Books 2008. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. AN OUTSTANDING COPY - SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the 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. Pocket Books Hardcover
2008Best.-Nr. 002776New York: Roc 2008. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. AN OUTSTANDING COPY - SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the 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. Roc Hardcover
1983Best.-Nr. C1210g-110521b3-2Ballantine Books 1983-06-01. First Edition. Paperback. GOOD. 10x8x0. Vintage copy. 1983. Unmarked text appears free of highlighting underlining and writing. Softcover shows some edge wear a very thin edge stain please see pictures does not affect text or interior graphics some normal corner and shelf wear from use and storage. Binding is solid. First Ed third printing. 1983. Ballantine Books. Ships quickly and with care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: Featuring original drawings from the most exciting chapter in the greatest space fantasy of all time. A selection of production sketches depicting the sets hardware and creatures appearing in Return of the Jedi reflects the evolution of new vehicles landscapes and characters the work of concept artists Joe Johnston Nilo Rodis-Jamero Ralph McQuarrie Norman Reynolds and Phil Tippett. Ballantine Books paperback
1946Best.-Nr. 007000New York: Love Romances Publishing Co. Inc. 1946. 1st Edition . Magazine. Very Good. Chester Martin. VG. Vol. III No. 4; Fall 1946. Covers and spine intact 1" tear to cover at spine same to back cover faint ghost of pencil lettering above "throne" on cover light soiling and rubbing small tears and creases at edges due to typical cover overhang pages typically toning. Stories by Ray Bradbury Carl Jacobi and others. Stored in archival bag with board. Love Romances Publishing Co., Inc. unknown
1937Best.-Nr. 006780New York: Street & Smith Publications Inc. 1937. 1st Edition . Magazine. Very Good. H. W. Wesso. VG. Vol XX No 1; September 1937. Covers and spine intact with exception of small chip at tail of spine light rubbing small chip at upper left front cover small tear at mid-spine pages toning. Stories by E. E. "Doc" Smith Part One of GALACTIC PATROL Nat Schachner Jack Williamson and others. Stored in archival bag with board. Street & Smith Publications, Inc. unknown
Best.-Nr. 6-4H1590199294BRAND NEW. Excellent condition. Never read or opened. No remainder mark. 6-4H1590199294 Ipicturebooks hardcover
2009Best.-Nr. 028416Baltimore: Midnight Marquee Press 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. Photographs. 220 Pp. Softcover First Printing. As New. Inscribed By Carla Laemmle To "Roy" On Half-Title And Dated 10/10/09. Midnight Marquee Press paperback
1962Best.-Nr. 032488New York: Putnam 1962. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Very Good Dustjacket. First Edition. 188 Pp. Light Blue Cloth Printed In Black; Endpapers Replaced. Fourth Book Of The Cities In Flight Series And Scarce. Book With Some Wear Including A Few Small Frays On Lower Edges Of Boards; Fading At Outer Edges; Newer Endpapers With "60332" Written On Front Pastedown And Title And Author's Name Written On Rear Free Endpaper No Other Marks Or Damage. Dj Clean Light Wear Not Price Clipped 1" Closed Tear At Top Of Front Flap Fold 1" Tear At Bottom Of Spine With Some Faint Dampstaining Visible On Inside Of Dj Around The Tear But Not Visible On Outside Of Dj Also A 1/8" And 1/4" Tear At The Two Top Edges Of The Spine. Putnam hardcover
1927Best.-Nr. 017276New York: Experimenter Publishing Co. 1927. First Edition . Soft cover. Poor. First Printing Of The Burroughs Novel Prior To The Hardcover Edition. Spine Complete Front And Rear Covers Lacking Begins With Page 3 So Apparently Leaf 1 - 2 Is Also Missing. Experimenter Publishing Co. paperback
1957Best.-Nr. 016565NY Ace 1957 1957. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. FE Ace D-261 vg with corner crease on lower front cover some wear at spine edges. NY Ace 1957 paperback
1987Best.-Nr. 035389New York: Arbor House Pub Co 1987. First Hardbound Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 296 Pp. Grey Cloth Over Black Boards. First Hardcover Printing. A Near-Future-War Novel Not Sf; Central Asians Obtain Nuclear Weapons And Us Surrenders Rather Than Lose Cities The Afghanistan And Iraqi Wars In Reverse And Decades Befor Them. Fine In Fine Dj Not Price Clipped Slight Browning To Text As Usual Low Paper Quality And Very Slight Browning Along Top And Bottom Edges Of Flaps. Given The Poor Management Of American Cities And The Brutal Misery Of The Occupation Are Cities Worth Saving Per Wikipedia Mary Jane Engh 1933 - 2024 Was An American Science Fiction Author And Roman Scholar Born Mary Jane Gholson In Mcleansboro Illinois On January 26 1933. In 2009 Engh Was Named Author Emerita By The Science Fiction And Fantasy Writers Of America. She Is Best Known For Her 1976 Novel Arslan About An Invasion Of The United States. She Also Wrote In The Name Of Heaven: 3000 Years Of Religious Persecution And Femina Habilis: A Biographical Dictionary Of Active Women In The Ancient Roman World From Earliest Times To 527 Ce Co-Authored With Kathryn E. Meyer And Other Works. Arbor House Pub Co hardcover
1977Best.-Nr. 032688NY St. Martin's 1977 1977. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dustjacket. First Printing Fine In Fine Dj Not Price Clipped Inscribed By Haldeman On Title Page And Signed By Poul Anderson At Table Of Contents. NY St. Martin's 1977 hardcover
1946Best.-Nr. 019243New York: Random House 1946. First Edition . Cloth. Fair/No Dust Jacket. 997 Pp. First Issue Binding 8 5/8" Tall Using Medium-Quality Sheets Which Tend To Age A Little With Publisher's Name On Cloth Spine 1 1/4" Long The Second Binding Is 8 3/16" Tall Utilizes A Thinner And Finer White Paper Which Does Not Darken Over Time And Has A Publisher's Name 1 5/8" Long. From The Estate Of A E Van Vogt Author Of Two Stories Published Here And Husband Of E. Mayne Hull Who Published Sf Stories And Books Under Her Own Name And Jointly With A E Van Vogt Although After Her Death Van Vogt Took Credit For All Of Her Writing Questrionably. Inscribed "To "Daddy" Hull Birthday 1946" On Front Endpaper By Hull; This Was Later Crossed Out Probably When The Book Reverted To Hull After Her Father's Death; The Book Subsequently Passed Into The Estate Of A E Van Vogt. Worn And Frayed Binding Cracked Before Half-Title Page. Random House hardcover
1991Best.-Nr. 018701New York: Harper Collins 1991. First Edition . Cloth/Boards. Fine/Fine. 193 Pp. First Edition Stated First Printing Indicated. A Fine As New Example Of Book And Dj Signed By Author On Title Page For Me With Two Sheets Of Publisher's Printed Review Material Inserted Loosely. Mainstream Novel Not Sf. Harper Collins hardcover
1941Best.-Nr. 015186New York: Frank A. Munsey Company 1941. First Edition . Illustrated Wrappers. Very Good . Virgil Finlay. Color Cover By Finlay. A Few Tiny Chips Rear Cover With A Couple 1/4" Closed Tears. Frank A. Munsey Company unknown
1975Best.-Nr. 021902Worcester UK: Hokutoh Shobo 1975. First Edition . Illustrated Boards. Fine/Fine DJ. Illustrations Throughout. 133 Pp. Illustrated Boards Blue Endpapers. Survey Of Sf With Reproductions Of Early American Pulp Sf Covers And Interior Illustrations. With Publisher's Printed Price Label And Bookmark. Also With A Presentastion Postcard Dated July 24 1977 Tokyo From Tetsu Yano To Forrest Ackerman Sf Agent And Publisher Who Had Been A Good Friend Of Yano's For Many Years: "Dear Forry; I Can Tell The Name In English Of The Book And Etcs As Follows; The Title Is Sf Archeological Museum. In Japanese Pronounced As Sf Kohkokan And Spelled As Kokokan. Koh Is Think; Ko Is Ancient Or Old Kan Is Building. Writer; Koichiro Noda Publisher . To Wendiko Wendayne Ackerman's Wife And Herself A Translator Of Sf: Thank You Very Much I Am Waiting. Almost Every Day We Are Talking About You. Please Tell My Best Wishes To Kris Los Angeles Area Sf Writer Kris Neville And His Family He Has Wrote About You And Praised Very Much. Love Tetsu "Typed Followed By Handwritten Notes Referring To The Woodblock Illustration On The Other Side Of The Postcard "Wood Cut Picture Show: Farm-House Living Room - Kerosene Lantern Kettle Furnace Kamiko Game. See You Again." The Dj Is A Simple Rerpduction Of The Illustration On The Boards In Color Plain Black And White Flaps With A Photo Alignment Mark On Each Flap And May Be A Proof Of The Illustration Used On The Boards Rather Than A True Dj But Is Printed On Exceptionally Sturdy Glossy Paper. Tetsu Yano 1923-2004 Was A Japanese Science Fiction Translator And Writer. He Began To Introduce To Japanese Readers The Works Of Us Science Fiction Writers In The Late 1940S. He Was The First Japanese Writer Of The Genre To Visit The United States In 1953. He Took Part In Founding Science Fiction And Fantasy Writers Of Japan Sfwj And Served As Its President From 1978 To 1979. Yano Was Born In Matsuyama Ehime Prefecture And Grew Up In Kobe. After Studying At Chuo University For Three Years He Was Drafted Into The Japanese Army Serving Two Years And Two Months. After The War He Made A Living Collecting Trash On A Us Military Base Where He Became Fascinated With The Colorfully-Illustrated Science Fiction Works Thrown Away By The Soldiers. He Learned To Read English And Eventually Began Translating Science Fiction Completing About 360 Works Of Writers Including Robert A. Heinlein Frederik Pohl And Frank Herbert. He Also Wrote Stories Of His Own Including The Legend Of The Paper Spaceship Which First Appeared In English Translation In 1984 And Has Appeared In Several Collections. Some Of His Stories Have Been Adapted Into Anime. The Dagger Of Kamui Is A Japanese Novel Series By Tetsu Yano Released By Kadokawa Shoten From 1984 To 1985. The Series Was Adapted In 1985 Into An Anime Film Directed By Rintaro And Animated By Madhouse And Toei Animation. The Screenplay Was Adapted By Mori Masaki And Character Designs Were Created By Moribi Murano Who Also Illustrated The Novel Series. Takuo Noda Directed The Animation And The Music Was Composed By Ryudo Uzaki And Eitetsu Hayashi. Kamui Was Released On Vhs And Dvd In North America By Animeigo. Yano And Noda Both Attended The Final Rites For Robert Heinlein And Their Attendance Is Mentioned In Requiem. Hokutoh Shobo hardcover