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1954Best.-Nr. 223831954. Magazines and PeriodicalsLiteratureSci-fi Five-issue pulp magazine archive of Startling Stories published by Better Publications and Standard Magazines 1954-55. The run includes work by notable authors such as Margaret St. Clair Judith Merril Richard Matheson Bryce Walton and Philip K. Dick. This period of Startling reflects pulp science fiction's evolving engagement with gender Cold War anxiety and postwar domesticity. Stories by women such as Margaret St. Clair Judith Merril and Miriam Allen deFord present unusual agency and narrative complexity for female characters within the male-dominated SF field of the era. 1 Startling Stories Vol. 32 No. 1 Summer 1954. Features "The Spiral of the Ages" by Fletcher Pratt a time-travel romance structured around male agency. Noteworthy contributions include "Finders Keepers" by Margaret St. Clair and "Stormy Weather" by Judith Merril-both rare instances of women-authored SF in a mainstream pulp. Merril's protagonist must telepathically track her missing son a complex female-centered narrative. St. Clair's story like much of her work blends domesticity with technological tension. 2 Startling Stories Vol. 32 No. 2 Fall 1954. Includes the full-length novel "Spacemen Lost" by George O. Smith and "Simple Psiman" by F.L. Wallace. Margaret St. Clair's "The Marriage Manual" returns with a satirical inversion of gendered advice culture: "If you can't beat the opposition join them." A rare example of feminist satire in a 1950s SF pulp. 3 Startling Stories Vol. 33 No. 1 Spring 1955. Includes Bryce Walton's "Too Late for Eternity" an aging-themed space opera with paternalist overtones and a novelet by William Morrison. Notable for short fiction by Philip K. Dick "Nanny" and Richard Matheson "Miss Stardust" the latter offering a proto-feminist beauty allegory. The issue's range also includes stories by Arthur Porges Roger Dee and Winston Marks. 4 Startling Stories Vol. 33 No. 2 Summer 1955. Contains three novelettes: "An Apple for the Teacher" by Robert F. Young "White Spot" by Murray Leinster and "Awakening" by Bryce Walton. "An Apple for the Teacher" is of particular note for its female educator protagonist whose students transcend earthly expectations. Also includes "Time Out for Redheads" by Miriam Allen deFord a prolific feminist and mystery writer whose tale involves female agency in matters of love and identity. Other contributors include Leslie Waltham and Gordon R. Dickson. 5 Startling Stories Vol. 33 No. 3 Fall 1955. Features "The Naked Sky" by James E. Gunn and "Jungle Doctor" by Robert F. Young. Margaret St. Clair contributes "Lazarus" a short about bodily resurrection and consent characteristic of her nuanced feminist themes. Leslie Waltham's "I Like a Happy Ending" offers psychological depth rarely given to women characters in pulp fiction. Includes seven short stories showcasing an unusual number of female-centered narratives. All issues exhibit moderate pulp toning and light edgewear with intact bindings and no major losses. Overall good condition. A compelling five-issue sequence within 1950s science fiction pulp culture including significant contributions by women writers. unknown books
1980Best.-Nr. 009133New York: Doubleday 1980. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at title page in year of publication -"To Frank Hoffmann best wishes Isaac Asimov Jan. '80" Near Fine tiny rubs at corners and spine ends in Near Fine dust jacket light wear at edges. A Doubleday Crime Club selection. Doubleday Hardcover books
1922Best.-Nr. 009266New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1922. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In RARE dust jacket Near Fine top edge lightly soiled prior owner blindstamp front end page in Very Good dust jacket front flap lower corner price-clipped spine a bit darkened and dulled small chips at spine ends and folds. One of de la Mare's finest occult stories a tale of Walter Lawford who after napping in a cemetery becomes trapped between the two worlds two different realities. Alfred A. Knopf Hardcover books
1957Best.-Nr. 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 books
1969Best.-Nr. 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 books
1977Best.-Nr. 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 books
1951Best.-Nr. 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 books
1937Best.-Nr. 218581937. Magazines and PeriodicalsLiteratureSci-fi Astounding Science Fiction archive of three issues. New York: Street & Smith Publications 1937-1942. Three issues with color-illustrated wrappers. A significant three-issue archive from the formative years of Astounding Science Fiction the flagship pulp magazine that defined mid-20th-century science fiction under editor John W. Campbell Jr. These issues-dating from 1937 1938 and 1942-capture the emergence of hard science fiction and its consolidation as a genre grounded in technological rigor speculative futurism and serialized world-building. Notable for early appearances by many of the key architects of the Golden Age these issues exemplify Astounding's unique editorial voice and influence as well as its role in shaping American popular conceptions of science progress and modernity. Archive includes: 1 Astounding Science Fiction Volume XIX No. 2 April 1937. Published under the earlier "Astounding Stories" banner this issue features Ross Rocklynne's novella Water for Mars described as "a great novel of supernal forces" alongside stories by P. Schuyler Miller Nelson S. Bond and Ray Cummings. Additional science features include John W. Campbell Jr.'s Beyond the Life Line and Battell Loomis's A Talking Hill a speculative exploration of the Great Pyramid. 2 Astounding Science Fiction Volume XXII No. 2 October 1938. Marking the magazine's transitional moment as Astounding Science-Fiction this issue includes L. Ron Hubbard's serialized novel The Tramp part two alongside early work by Clifford D. Simak "Hunger Death" Raymond Z. Gallun "Magician of Dream Valley" and Eando Binder "Orestes Revolts". With Peter van Dresser's article "Why Rockets Don't Fly" the issue demonstrates Campbell's programmatic blending of scientific speculation and narrative fiction. 3 Astounding Science Fiction Volume XXIX No. 6 August 1942. A landmark issue containing the first appearance of Waldo by Anson MacDonald a pseudonym for Robert A. Heinlein. The novella introduced the concept of remote manipulator arms-"Waldoes"-which would enter the scientific and technical lexicon. Additional contributions include Hal Clement's Impediment Cleve Cartmill's The Link and Lewis Padgett's Deadlock. The article "Bombing is a Fine Art" by Willy Ley presents a technical perspective on aerial warfare at the height of World War II. This trio highlights the early pulp-to-prestige transition ushered in by Astounding Science Fiction cementing its role in launching the careers of Heinlein Hubbard Clement Simak and others. All issues with significant creasing and chipping. April 1937 issue with loss to top left corner of front wrapper front wrapper separated. In overall fair condition. A fascinating primary source for scholars of speculative fiction Cold War futurism and American literary science fiction's institutional evolution. Scarce in any condition. unknown books
1947Best.-Nr. 010579New York : The Dial Press 1947. Book. Very Good. Cloth. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. SIGNED BY AUTHOR at the title page. First Edition same date 1947 title page and CP. Orange cloth covered boards with red title label and black lettering and rules to the spine. Very Good page block uniformly browning closed tears at bottom and top edges of title and dedication pages. In a VEry Good dust jacket 1" closed tear base of spine toning at edges of rear panel light shelf wear. The author's uncommon first novel about a pathological murderer. . The Dial Press Hardcover books
1957Best.-Nr. 003436Washington D.C.: L. Ron Hubbard 1957. Book. Near Fine. Pamphlet. First Edition. First Printing of this important early work in Scientology and SCARCE in the First Edition. Near Fine wrappers a bit sun faded at edges. Contents are clean tight and unmarked. 28 pages in red stapled wrappers. L. Ron Hubbard Paperback books
1884Best.-Nr. 006246Boston: James R. Osgood and Co. 1884. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bellamy's third novel preceding "Looking Backward 2000-1887" by 3 years and SCARCE especially so in collectible condition. In original brown cloth stamped at front cover and spine with black decorations and gilt titles. Copyright page states 1884 title page1885. Very Good cloth rubbed at the edges and corners end pages toned prior owner inscription front paste down. Binding solid contents are clean and unmarked. James R. Osgood and Co. Hardcover books
1976Best.-Nr. 223921976. African AmericanLGBTQSci-Fi Literature Delany Samuel R. Triton. New York: Bantam Books 1976. First edition. Signed by the author on dedication page "Samuel R. Delany Amherst '91". A work of queer science fiction by one of the most significant African American science fiction writers of the 20th century. Triton is an essential exploration of gender variance social structure and identity. Published in the wake of Ursula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness 1969 Delany's novel offers a pointed subversive response deepening the exploration of gender nonconformity by imagining a society where gender and sexual identities are not only fluid but technologically alterable. Set on the anarchic post-capitalist moon colony of Triton the novel follows Bron Helstrom a misfit and self-styled dissident whose inability to conform becomes a lens through which Delany critiques heteronormative power structures. As Bron undergoes elective gender reassignment surgery the novel dismantles essentialist notions of gender and challenges the fantasy of liberation without introspection. Unlike Le Guin's speculative treatment of androgyny through a unified race Delany himself a gay Black writer and theorist constructs a fractal intersectional society where race sexuality gender and desire constantly shift. Triton does not offer utopia but instead asks: who is truly capable of freedom and at what personal cost The book stands at the intersection of New Wave science fiction and early queer theory anticipating themes that would later define trans and nonbinary narratives in speculative literature. Toning and spotting to inner wrappers and end pages. Overall very good condition. A signed first edition of Delany's politically radical philosophically rich and narratively transgressive vision of queerness and selfhood. unknown books
1926Best.-Nr. 009277London: W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1926. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page -"Walter de la Mare with all good wishes June 1926". Very Good bump to fore edge of rear board toning to end pages only prior owner name front paste down hidden by front flap small crease to cloth at head of spine. In Very Good Minus dust jacket large triangular chip rear panel detached but present small chips and tears and edge wear. laid in a contemporary newspaper clipping presumably a London newspaper with a review of the book. Consists of nine tales written in the previous 2 years with all but 3 unpublished previously. W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. Hardcover books
1996Best.-Nr. 31716Springfield: Gauntlet Publications 1996. Gauntlet's 45th Anniversary edition limited to 600 numbered copies signed by Bradbury William F. Nolan and Ed Gorman on the limitation page. Copy #241. Preface by Bradbury. Introduction by Nolan. Afterword by Gorman. Full cloth-coverd boards illustrated dustjacket. Slipcase.Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Slipcase in Fine condition. One in the publisher's "A Classic Revisited" series. Bradbury's second story collection originally published in 1951. Signed by Author & Contributors. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition. Gauntlet Publications Hardcover books
1937Best.-Nr. 223771937. LiteratureSci-fi Four-issue archive of Astounding Stories published by Street & Smith during a pivotal year in American science fiction. These 1937 issues each contain original content and are distinguished by visually arresting pulp cover art and contributions from some of the genre's early luminaries. Together they offer insight into science fiction's evolution prior to its "Golden Age" highlighting key works by underrecognized women writers and reflecting contemporary concerns about gender race and modernity. 1 Astounding Stories Volume XVIII Number 6. February 1937. Includes "At the Perihelion" by Robert Willey "The Saga of Pelican West" by Eric Frank Russell and short fiction by Stanton A. Coblentz and Jack Williamson. Features a science article by John W. Campbell Jr. titled "Other Eyes Watching." Issue contains early science journalism exploring the structure of the solar system. 2 Astounding Stories Volume XIX Number 2. April 1937. Lead novel is "Water for Mars" by Ross Rocklynne with additional fiction by P. Schuyler Miller and A. Macfadyen Jr. Stories include "The Endless Chain" "The Eye of Madness" and "Winter on the Planet." Notable for thematic emphasis on protoplasmic disintegration and sentient planetary life mirroring fears of biological destabilization during the interwar years. 3 Astounding Stories Volume XIX Number 5. July 1937. Features "Seeker of To-Morrow" by Eric Frank Russell and Leslie T. Johnson as well as "The Great Ones" by Leslie F. Stone one of the few known women writing speculative fiction in this era. Stone's story engages with themes of biological balance and evolutionary survival subtly confronting male-dominated narratives of scientific supremacy. Her inclusion in this issue marks a rare acknowledgment of female speculative authorship in 1930s pulp culture. Very scarce. 4 Astounding Stories Volume XX Number 2. October 1937. Contains Part II of "Galactic Patrol" by E.E. Smith and "Out of Night" by Don A. Stuart John W. Campbell plus "Stardust Gods" by Dow Elstar and Robert S. McCready. While dominated by space opera tropes the issue reflects growing interest in interplanetary mythology and militarized masculinity. An early archive of Astounding Stories in the pre-Campbell editorship period showcasing early contributions to the sci-fi genre and a significant seldom-seen appearance by a pioneering woman author. Light chipping paper brittleness and spine wear present across issues with many exhibiting partial separation of front wrapper. Interiors complete bindings fragile. Overall condition ranges from fair to good. A scarce early pulp magazine archive highlighting the early emergence of a notable female writer within the male-dominated pulp science fiction field of the 1930s. unknown books
2000Best.-Nr. 008023Centreville VA: Shadowlands Press / a Subsidiary of Bereshith Publ. 2000. Book. Fine. Cloth. Signed by Authors. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Printin. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. # 122 of 500 copies printed Stories and artwork based on sculptures of Lisa Snellings. Illustrated with 16 plates by Lisa Snellings. SIGNED by Lisa Snelling Edward E. Kramer Harlan Ellison Caitlin R. Kiernan Charles De Lint Neil Gaiman Robert J. Sawyer Chet Williamson John Shirley Michael Bishop Gene Wolfe Jack Dann Janeen Webb Edward Bryant S.P. Somtow Nancy A. Collins Nina Kiriki Hoffmann Brad Linaweaver Fred Olen Ray Richard Lee Byers David Niall Wilson Darrell Schweitzer and Peter Crowther. Shadowlands Press / a Subsidiary of Bereshith Publ. Hardcover books
1930Best.-Nr. 010493New York : Heron Press Inc. 1930. Book. Illus. by d'Aulaire Edgar Parin. Near Fine. Paper Covered Boards. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Number 78 of 100 copies SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR. Lithographs by Edgar Parin d'Aulaire. Translated by Erich Posselt and Sinclair Dombrow. While the limitation page states that the first 100 Signed copies were bound in cloth this copy on Bodleian Laid Rag bound in specially designed paper and numbered 78 belies that statement. This copy bound in paper covered boards with illustration to front cover dark green cloth spine gilt lettering to the spine decorative end papers. This copy is Near Fine faint toning to rear board at top edge small rub at bottom rear corner. Heron Press, Inc. Hardcover books
1928Best.-Nr. 007584London: Duckworth 1928. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. 8vo. #54 of 110 copies in this Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. In original yellow cloth top edge gilt other edges untrimmed Near Fine toning to end pages in a Near Fine dust wrapper spine a touch darkened. A quite handsome copy of this critically acclaimed author's science fiction story of ".a Lord Beaverbrook figure and his entourage in their complex lives and later after a huge cataclysm hurtling through space on a chip of rock which is all that remains of Earth." Science Fiction Encyclopedia. A SCARCE SIGNED Limited Edition particularly so with such a fresh dust wrapper. Duckworth Hardcover books
1997Best.-Nr. 21960NY: Putnam 1997. First edition first prnt. Quarter cloth and paper-covered boards. Slate-colored speckled endpages. Signed by Vonnegut on the title page. Trifle corner bump on rear board upper corner with corresponding tiny wrinkles on the dustjacket; otherwise an unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Purportedly there were only a few copies of the first printing issued with the speckled endpages which preceded the second state with plain slate-colored endpages. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Vonnegut's last novel published during his lifetime. The images are of the book described and not stock photos. Putnam hardcover books
1971Best.-Nr. A35139New York: Dodd Mead & Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1971. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 039606325X . SIGNED EDITION. First American Trade Edition following a mimeographed stapled limited edition. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean with the exception of light sunning to the spine and spine joints. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. "Blish spent 19421944 as a medical technician in the United States Army. After the war he became the science editor for the Pfizer pharmaceutical company. His writing career progressed until eventually he gave up his job to become a full-time writer. He is credited with coining the term gas giant in the story "Solar Plexus" as it appeared in the anthology Beyond Human Ken edited by Judith Merril. The story was originally published in 1941 but that version did not contain the term; Blish is thought to have added it in a rewrite done for the anthology which was first published in 1952. From 1962 to 1968 Blish worked for the Tobacco Institute. Then in 1968 Blish left his native United States and moved to Henley-on-Thames England. From 1967 to 1977 Blish worked on a series of books for the Star Trek franchise. He died before the series was completed and the final volume Star Trek 12 was co-credited to his wife." ; Signed by Author . Dodd, Mead & Company hardcover books
1953Best.-Nr. 004930Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co. 1953. Book. Illus. by Kenneth Fagg. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Near Fine slight discoloration to light blue cloth in spine gutters and along top edge in a Near Fine dust jacket small chips at the spine tips and front flap clipped top corner with pencilled price of 2.50. Jacket illustration by Kenneth Fagg. Part of the classic Winston Science Fiction series for young readers published between 1952 and 1961. This title SCARCE in such lovely collector's condition. John C. Winston Co. Hardcover books
Best.-Nr. 006578Vermont: The Artist Print. Near Fine. No Binding. SIGNED BY ARTIST. 19 3/4" x 24 1/4". No Date circa pre-1976. "Saddleback" lithograph print pencil SIGNED by artist lower right # 159/260 copies printed. Print size 19 3/4" x 24 1/4" image size 13 5/8" x 18" taped in mat at top edge mat size 21" x 25 3/4". Near Fine faint marginal creases visible from verso hidden by mat from the front. Mel Hunter was best known for his science fiction illustrations for Isaac Asimove and Robert A. Heinlein and a successful career in scientific illustration. Hunter moved to Vermont in 1967 and began creating lithographs of the surrounding Vermont countryside. In 1976 after accidental damage to his limestone lithographic drawing Hunter began using mylar as a medium for his lithography. thus dating this print from 1967-1976. The Artist unknown books
1939Best.-Nr. 223811939. Campbell John W. ed. Astounding Science-Fiction archive 1939 documents a central moment in American science fiction publishing when pulp magazines helped consolidate the genre's Golden Age through technologically oriented storytelling serialized fiction scientific essays and editorial emphasis on rational problem solving. Campbell became editor of Astounding Science-Fiction in late 1937 and remained associated with the magazine through its later identity as Analog making these 1939 issues part of the editorial period most closely linked to the rise of hard science fiction and the professionalization of modern speculative fiction. The archive supports research into pulp publishing prewar technological imagination serialized genre fiction and the early publication context for writers including Clifford D. Simak L. Sprague de Camp Manly Wade Wellman and Theodore Sturgeon. Astounding Science-Fiction. Vols. XXII-XXIV. New York: Street & Smith Publications 1939. Five issues. Archive of five pulp magazine issues from January March April June and September 1939 with pictorial wrappers serialized novels novelettes short fiction scientific articles cover art and reader-oriented genre material. The issues appear during the magazine's Campbell editorship and show the cultural sphere of late-1930s science fiction through adventure plots scientific speculation alien contact technological conflict planetary engineering future war anxieties humor and experiments in scale that linked pulp entertainment to scientific literacy. 1 Campbell John W. ed. Astounding Science-Fiction. Vol. XXII No. 5. New York: Street & Smith Publications 1939. The January issue includes "The Blue-Men of Yrano" by Warner Van Lorne "Maiden Voyage" by Vic Phillips short fiction by L. Sprague de Camp Malcolm Jameson Arthur J. Burks and Norman L. Knight and a science article comparing photographic and telescopic observation. With cover art by John Frew the issue shows Astounding's mix of adventure fiction technical explanation humor and speculative treatment of contact and invention. 2 Campbell John W. ed. Astounding Science-Fiction. Vol. XXIII No. 1. New York: Street & Smith Publications 1939. The March issue includes "Cloak of Aesir" by Don A. Stuart Campbell's pseudonym alongside "Children of the 'Betsy B'" by Malcolm Jameson work by H. L. Gold and Part 2 of Clifford D. Simak's "Cosmic Engineers." The issue is useful for tracing Campbell's dual role as editor and writer and for documenting how Astounding combined alien-human tension technologically mediated emotion youth-centered rebellion and large-scale cosmic engineering within a single issue. 3 Campbell John W. ed. Astounding Science-Fiction. Vol. XXIII No. 2. New York: Street & Smith Publications 1939. The April issue features "Worlds Don't Care" by Nat Schachner "Revolt" by A. M. Phillips fiction by Eando Binder and Harry Walton and the concluding installment of Simak's "Cosmic Engineers." The issue's plague exile revolt and working-life motifs place scientific speculation in relation to social strain showing how late-1930s pulp science fiction used adventure forms to process crisis labor and planetary risk. 4 Campbell John W. ed. Astounding Science-Fiction. Vol. XXIII No. 4. New York: Street & Smith Publications 1939. The June issue includes Clifford D. Simak's "Hermit of Mars" Harl Vincent's "The Morons" Nat Schachner's "When the Future Dies" and L. Sprague de Camp's science feature "Design for Life" with cover art by Graves Gladney. Its contents bring together Martian conflict dehumanization future collapse and speculative biology illustrating how Astounding paired fiction with scientific commentary in the same editorial environment. 5 Campbell John W. ed. Astounding Science-Fiction. Vol. XXIV No. 1. New York: Street & Smith Publications 1939. The September issue includes "Forces Must Balance" by Manly Wade Wellman "Masson's Secret" by Raymond Z. Gallun "Atmospherics" by Victor Valding and Theodore Sturgeon's "Ether Breather" with cover art by Hubert Rogers. "Ether Breather" is identified by bibliographic sources as Sturgeon's first published science fiction story giving this issue particular importance within the archive as evidence of a major writer's entrance into the field through Campbell's Astounding. Typical pulp toning modest edge wear and some spine wear with interiors complete; good to very good overall. Substantive five-issue 1939 run of Astounding Science-Fiction showing Campbell-era editorial direction prewar hard science fiction serialized genre experimentation and an early appearance by Theodore Sturgeon within one of the defining American science fiction magazines of the twentieth century. unknown books
1996Best.-Nr. 010576Los Angeles: Snowfield Inc. 1996. Book. Near Fine. Loose Leaf. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. White paper printed in black three holes punched two with original brads. Cover dated August 8 1996. Front cover bottom left : Property Of: Snowfield Inc. 8111 Beverly Blvd. #201 Los Angeles CA 90048. 98 pages printed single side rectos only. Near Fine tiny bottom corner creases. Based on the 1983 Dean Koontz horror novel and adapted by Koontz for the film. The 1998 film starred Peter O'Toole Rose McGowan Joanna Going Liev Schreiber Ben Affleck Nicky Katt and Clifton Powell. RARE earliest draft of this screenplay. A single script located for sale online showing earliest date of Sept. 6 1996 with 9 revisions in different color papers between Sept. 17 1996 and Feb. 17 1997. Snowfield, Inc. unknown books
1946Best.-Nr. 010495Sauk City Wi: Arkham House 1946. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition with matching dates to Title and Copyright pages. One of 3000 copies printed by The Collegiate Press George Banta Publishing Company Menasha Wi from Intertype Garamond on Winnebago Eggshell. Collects four novels The House on the Borderland The Boats of the 'Glen Carrig' The Ghost Pirates and The Night Land with an introductory essay by H. C. Koenig. Black cloth covered boards with gilt lettering/ design to the spine. This copy is Near Fine in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket designed by Hannes Bok. A couple of finger smudges to front cover. Prior owner bookplate on front end paper. Lightly toned hinges. Tiny top corner bumps. Dust jacket has chipping at spine ends partially affecting "House" at bottom edge Chips at top front edge and spine joint. Top back edge with additional modest chipping. The House on the Borderland has been adapted in other formats including: as a graphic novel by Richard Corben in 2000 by Vertigo an imprint of DC Comics and as a 2023 animated film directed by Paul Huenemann and produced by Right Purdy Animation. Currey p. 242. Arkham House Hardcover books
