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2008rif. 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
1983rif. 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
1946rif. 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
1937rif. 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
rif. 6-4H1590199294BRAND NEW. Excellent condition. Never read or opened. No remainder mark. 6-4H1590199294 Ipicturebooks hardcover
2009rif. 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
1962rif. 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
1927rif. 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
1957rif. 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
1987rif. 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
1977rif. 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
1946rif. 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
1991rif. 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
1941rif. 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
1975rif. 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
1949rif. 015237New York: Standard Magazines 1949. First Edition . Illustrated Wrappers. Very Good . Very Good . A Brilliant Front Cover A Few 1/8" To 1/4" Closed Tears And A 1/8' Chip Along Bottom And Foredge Cover Overhang Two 1/4" Closed Tears Spine Complete. One Of A E Van Vogt's Personal Copies But Not Marked A Such. First Printing Of This Novel Complete In This Issue. Standard Magazines unknown
1972rif. 032245New York: Charle's Scribner's Sons 1972. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 245 Pp. Red Boards. First Printing. Fine In Very Near Fine Dj Unfaded With Just Touches Of Rubbing At Corners And On Rear Panel Not Price Clipped. Charle's Scribner's Sons hardcover
1950rif. 007593London: Methuen 1950. First Edition 1st Printing. Red Cloth. Fine/Very Good Dustjacket. One Of 3 370 Copies Publisher Out-Of-Print In May 1953. 187 Pp. An Attractive Unworn Copy With A Small London "The Atlantis Bookshop" Label On Front Pastedown. 1/4" Chip At Top Of Spine And Entire Bottom Of Spine Chipped Away 1/8" But Almost No Other Wear Visible. Dust Jacket Is A Little Faded And Foxed White Author's Name On Spine Has Faded To Beige Red Lettering On Spine Just A Little Faded And There Is Some Red Damp Staining On Part Of The Bottom Half Of The Inside Of The Rear Panel Showing Through On The Outside Of The Rear Panel. The Book Itself Does Not Show Damage. Methuen hardcover
1975rif. 036570Berkeley: University of California Press 1975. First Edition . Yellow Cloth. Fine/As New Dustjacket. 249 Pp. Yellow-Orange Boards Stamped In Brown. First Printing. Scarce Scholarly Compilation With Notes And Commentary By The Editors. As New In As New Dust Jacket University of California Press hardcover
1972rif. 027754Las Vegas Nevada: Hartford House 1972. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Very Good dust jacket only very lightly rubbed. NO chips tears creases or fading. NOT price clipped $6.95. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh crisp clean and unmarked. 1972. First printing with "First Edition" so stated on the copyright page. Bound in the original red cloth stamped in bright white on the spine. Complete with dust jacket. First edition so stated. Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 240pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Hartford House Hardcover
1987rif. 25010124Various 1987. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. 8-volume set complete. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Various 1987. Reprint. CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine has minimal reading creases. . Pages are lightly tanned. ABOUT THIS BOOK: All books are in stated condition except for "Cachalot" which has more wear creasing and spine lean. SYNOPSIS: Vol 1: Midworld 1978 ; Vol 2: Cachalot 1981 ; Vol 3: Nor Crystal Tears 1983 ; Vol 4: Voyage to the City of the Dead 1987 ; Vol 5: Sentenced to Prism 1988 ; Vol 6: The Howling Stones 2000 ; Vol 7: Drowning World 2003 ; Vol 8: Quofum 2009. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Inventory No: 25010124. Various paperback
2003rif. 000000020230New York New York U.S.A.: Daw Books 2003. Authors include Tad Williams John Varley Orson Scott Card Gregory Benford Tanith Lee Stephen Baxter and many more. 31 authors i n all. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Daw Books Hardcover
1997rif. 37478New York:: St Martin's 1997. SIGNED hardcover -. Fine in near fine dust jacket small tear at bottom edge. Book club edition. One of the best and most significant anthologies of modern science fiction with works by established prize-winning writers and newcomers to the field. SIGNED by SIX authors at their stories: Gregory Benford Nancy Kress Michael Swanwick Mike Resnick Michael Cassutt and James Blaylock. Also included in this volume are stories by Tony Daniel James P. Blaylock Bud Sparhawk John Kessel Paul Park Ian McDonald Robert Silverberg Jim Cowan Maureen F. McHugh Bruce Sterling Gregory Feeley Michael Cassutt Mike Resnick Gwyneth Jones Charles Sheffield Robert Reed Steven Utley William Barton Gene Wolfe Jonathan Lethem Cherry Wilder Damien Broderick Walter Jon Williams Stephen Baxter and Tony Daniel along with the editor's annual summary of the year - 1996 - and his list of Honorable Mentions. Dustjacket advertises'more than 250000 words of fantastic fiction'. lxii 752 pp. St Martin's, hardcover
1989rif. 017489Arlington Illinois U.S.A.: Dark Harvest Books 1989. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed Copy. 1st Edition. A square solid clean tight clean un-read as new copy. The jacket has two very short closed tears and an edge crimp along the top edge of the back panel. This edition features new fiction by Robert R. McCammon Joe R. Lansdale Charles de LInt F. Paul Wilson John Coyne Richard LaymonMax Allan Collins and others. This copy has been signed by Lansdale de Lint and McCammon. This copy includes a picture of Lansdale and McCammon that I snapped at a signing event. Dark Harvest Books Hardcover
1975rif. 08090486Dennis Dobson London 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Good ex-library/Good. Hardcover. 141 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Dennis Dobson London 1975. First Edition. CONDITION: The book itself is in good ex-library condition and comes in good dust jacket. Clear plastic protective cover over dustjacket. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Movie / TV Tie-in; Science Fiction & Fantasy. ISBN: 0234778172. ISBN/EAN: 9780234778173. Inventory No: 08090486. 9780234778173 Dennis Dobson hardcover