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2003Best.-Nr. 65705New York:: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates 2003. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket a new copy. First printing. The first fantasy novel by the author of The Company time-traveling series - a journey across a landscape filled with bizarre creatures. SIGNED on the title page and dated in 2004. 350 pp. Dust jacket art by Thomas Kidd. TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, hardcover
1987Best.-Nr. 11497New York:: Bowker 1987. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in glossy boards no dj as issued. First printing of the 3rd edition greatly expanded revised and updated from the previous editions. A comprehensive and important work on science fiction: covers the emergence of sf to 1920 between the wars 1918-1938 the early modern period 1938-1963 the modern period 1964-1986 by Brian Stapleford children's and young adult sf an extensive checklist on science fiction in languages other than English numerous entries for German French Russian Japanese Italian Danish Swedish Norwegian Dutch Belgian Romanian and Yugoslav science fiction and foreign-language secondary material and a survey of Hebrew science fiction as well as a core collection checklist author subject and title indexes and much more. Introduction by Brian Aldiss. 874 pp. Bowker, hardcover
1950Best.-Nr. 107006Gnome Press. 1950. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 1950. Gnome Press. 190 pages. Owners name on endpaper. Stain to upper corner of book and pages else Very Good Minus condition. Dust Jacket has some wear else Very Good. First Printing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 190 pages . Gnome Press hardcover
1980Best.-Nr. 005049London: Millington Books / Davison Publishing 1980 First printing of the first British/hardcover edition blue boards with gilt-lettered spine 176pp.; Brunner's copy with his personalized bookplate laid-in to verso of half-title page. Shallow bump to top edge an upper back corner else book in fine condition; dust jacket with light shallow crimping primarily along top edge else fine. Millington Books / Davison Publishing hardcover
1983Best.-Nr. 005041New York: A Del Ray Book / Ballantine Books 1983 First printing of the stated first edition cream quarter cloth with black cloth boards and orange-lettered spine 28pp.; Brunner's personal copy with his bookplate laid-in to the front pastedown. Book in fine condition with minimal signs of aging; dust jacket with a diagonal crease along upper corner of front flap light toning to spine light edge wear/creasing primarily to spine ends and corners else fine. A Del Ray Book / Ballantine Books hardcover
1952Best.-Nr. 12439London United Kingdom: Hamilton & Co 1952. Bulmers' first book very scarce. illus wraps digest size pp 112 crisp unread copy sl chipped to spine. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/N/A. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hamilton & Co Paperback
1943Best.-Nr. 003414New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers 1943. Clean tight and unmarked in an unusually nice dust jacket. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean but show the usual age-toning resulting from war-time paper. The Dust Jacket protected by a removable mylar sleeve is complete bright and very attractive. No chips. No creases. Bound in the original dark red boards with black lettering on the front cover and spine. Sharp corners. Handsomely illustrated by J. Allen St. John with full-color wrap-around dust jacket art and 38 b/w interior drawings 3 double-page; 16 captioned; 19 unlabelled. The dust jacket art is the same as for the 1916 McClurg first edition. Heins notes that this edition has a new title-page with the Madison Square series Tarzan illustration. Heins BTa-6. Zeuschner 50. . Madison Square edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by St. John J. Allen. 8vo. 337pp. Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers Hardcover
1989Best.-Nr. 55635Kansas City MO:: Ursus Imprints 1989. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket and cloth slipcase. First edition. One of 400 numbered copies SIGNED on a special illustrated preliminary page by Cadigan Bruce Sterling who wrote the introduction and artists Vern Dufford and Robert A. Haas. Fourteen stories including her cyberpunk trilogy: "Rock On" "Pretty Boy Crossover" and the Nebula Hugo and World Fantasy Award nominee "Angel" as well as one story - "The Power and the Passion" - written especially for this collection and first published here. Full color frontispiece 207 pp plus colophon. Ursus Imprints, hardcover
1967Best.-Nr. 17969New York:: Dutton 1967. Hardcover first edition -. Good in very good dust jacket stain on front endpaper ghosts of tape on boards no other markings spine slightly faded on dj. First edition. Novel about the space race and the Apollo moon mission set in what was the near future at the time it was written by an author was twice awarded the James J. Streberg trophy for outstanding writing in the field of aviation and space. Dutton, hardcover
1969Best.-Nr. 76721New York:: Conde Nast. 1969-1970. SIGNED first edition -. Near fine Dec and Jan to very good condition - usual toning to the pages some minor rubbing to covers no address labels. Uncommon signed. . First appearance in print of these works. Set of 3 digest magazines SIGNED by Harry Harrison in the April 1972 issue at the first installment of his serial novel "In Our Hands the Stars." Also includes stories by Poul Anderson Robert Chilson Hayden Howard Jack Wodhams Tak Hallus Steve Chapman Thomas M Scortia Richard Lippa A Bertram Chandler and more. Cover art by Kelly Freas and J. Russell Seitz. 178 pp. each issue. Conde Nast. unknown
1918Best.-Nr. D1335NY: Duffield & Co. 1918. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st printing 1918. Original brown paper covered boards with cloth spine; lettered in gilt on front and spine; 218pp. Collection of light fantasy tales. Scarce. Many of the pages were uncut and a few have bene roughly separated so there are some tears to page edges; corners show wear and there's a couple of minor pale smudges to cloth and there's minor dealer's marks in pencil on ffep. But no stickers stamps etc. Book is otherwise solid. Many pages remain uncut. Duffield & Co. Hardcover
1954Best.-Nr. 76106New York:: Specific Fiction Corp 1954. First edition -. Fair condition only rubbing and creasing to the covers covers beginning to separate along the side of the spine usual toning to the pages no label. First printing. The second and final issue in this very short lived digest magazine. While most of the stories published in these issues - including two by Robert Sheckley - several of the articles which leaned towards the occult were first published here including My Experience with the Supernatural by Eartha Kitt and Has Hollywood Gone Science Fiction Mad By George Pal. Color illustration from Creature of the Black Lagoon illustration on front cover several small black and white photographs from the film inside the cover. Illustrated. This second issue seems to be harder to find than the first issue. 160 pp. Specific Fiction Corp, unknown
1967Best.-Nr. 022226New York: Avalon Books / Thomas Bouregy and Company 1967 First printing of the first Avalon/hardcover edition. Book in fine condition; dust jacket with tanning to spine faint toning to very top edge of inside flaps and a bit of light creasing to spine edge else fine. A lovely copy. Avalon Books / Thomas Bouregy and Company hardcover
1951Best.-Nr. 7608New York U.S.A.: Doubleday 1951. Has been in one collection since new and is in exceptionally good condition wrapper sl rubbed to head and foot of spine which is sunned has paper tape protection to inside. Beige bds with crisp Red title not worn interior tight and bright not inscribed. Complete with advertising cards for 2 later Edition p/b with their cover art. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Doubleday Hardcover
1960Best.-Nr. TMA02NY: Doubleday 1960. Book. Very Good to Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st printing 1960. Dj art by Alice Smith. Edge and corner wear to dj; spine a little sunned; age-toning. Doubleday Hardcover
1990Best.-Nr. 106897Norwalk Connecticut: Easton Press. 1990. Hardcover. Hardcover. Leatherbound. Easton Press publisher. 1990. Faint blemishes to gold gilt edges else FINE condition. SIGNED by the Author. Hubbed spine. All page edges in gilt. Bound in ribbon marker and silk moire endpapers. 477 pages. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 477 pages; Signed by Author . Easton Press hardcover
2004Best.-Nr. 003828London: Orionbooks 2004. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. 1ST. AN EXCELLENT COPY - Signed by the Author on the title page. Signature only. A First UK edition First printing with the corresponding number line. Book is in Near Fine condition. Boards are clean not bumped. Fore edges have a tiny bit of shelf wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Near Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar Brodart. Thanks and Enjoy. Orionbooks Hardcover
2001Best.-Nr. 002375New York New York U.S.A.: Baen Books 2001. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. A Very Nice Copy - SIGNED by David Drake on the Title page. Signed by DAVID DRAKE DAVID WEBER S. M. STIRLING Eric Flint and Mark Van Name on their short story. Author's Signature only. First edition First printing with the corresponding number line. Book is in Very Good condition. Boards are clean not bumped. Fore edges have a small amount of reading wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Near Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar wrapper. Thanks and Enjoy. Baen Books Hardcover
1966Best.-Nr. 001482Chicago IL: Advent 1966. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Bjo Trimble. F/NF dj light rubbing at edges. Jacket now in archival Brodart. Index and a bibliography of Smith's Lensman and Skylark series. 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. Advent hardcover
1955Best.-Nr. 004328Reading PA: Fantasy Press 1955. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hannes Bok. NF/NF dj; now in archival Brodart. Lightly rubbed blue cloth covers gilt lettering. Light rubbing to dj edges. From the collection and estate of noted SF/F/H & comic collector Kennett Neily - owner of the White Mountain Comic Collection - without his name and date stamp of purchase as usual to ffep. Fantasy Press hardcover
1929Best.-Nr. 007164New York: Stellar Publishing Corporation 1929. Magazine. Very Good. Frank R. Paul. VG. Vol. 1 No.2 ; July 1929. Covers and spine intact with exception of slight loss at both spine ends rubbing and small tears to spine light overall rubbing light soiling 25 cent stamp to logo on cover old damp=stain to back cover pages toned as to be expected. Stories by Jack Williamson David H. Keller and others. Stored in archival bag and board. Copy 2. Stellar Publishing Corporation unknown
1933Best.-Nr. 007112New York: Stellar Publishing Corporation 1933. 1st Edition . Magazine. Very Good. Frank R. Paul. NF. Vol. 4 No. 2; Winter 1933. Bedsheet sized. covers and spine intact with exception of slight loss and tear at top and bottom spine pages toned as to be expected light rubbing to edges. Cover illustrates INTERPLANETARY BRIDGES by Ludwig Anton. Other story by John Wyndham writing as John Beynon Harris . Stored in archival bag with board. Copy 2. Stellar Publishing Corporation unknown
1932Best.-Nr. 007118New York: Stellar Publishing Corporation 1932. 1st Edition . Magazine. Very Good. Frank R. Paul. VG Vol. 3 No. 4; Summer 1932. Bedsheet sized. Bright intact covers and spine old tape to spine ends soiling supple pages lightly toned as to be expected rubbing to edges light upper corner crease small piece out of back cover at spine. Cover illustrates THE MENACE FROM MERCURY by Raymond Gallun. Other stories by Frank R. Kelly Arthur K. Barnes and others. Stored in archival bag with board. Copy2. Stellar Publishing Corporation unknown
1955Best.-Nr. 12421United Kingdom: Grayson & Grayson 1955. "Horace L. Gold Founding Editor of Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine Beyond Fantasy Magazine and editor of If SF Magazine. Galaxy Magazine under Horace's editorship also contributed some stories to the NBC radio show X-Minus-One during the mid-1950's." CONDITION Red bds with crisp Gilt title tiny nick to cloth at bottom rear edge bottom rear cnr bumped else unworn pp 350 copy is nice and crisp with light dust spotting to edge named to front pastedown original book sellers stamp to ffep. Original DJ has some small chips. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Grayson & Grayson Hardcover
2002Best.-Nr. 022603Norwalk Connecticut: The Easton Press 2002. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover full dark green leather lettered and stamped in gold. All edges gilt. 326 pages. Illustrated with color frontispiece by Adrian Chesterman. Introduction by George Zebrowski. This collector's edition issued by Easton Press is part of their "Masterpieces of Science Fiction" collection with collector's notes laid-in. First edition thus. The book features full genuine leather binding four raised hubs on spine and bound-in satin ribbon marker. An as new pristine and unread copy. . The Easton Press Hardcover