1887Best.-Nr. 005363New York: White Stokes & Allen 1887. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good. A late collection of fantasy short stories and a three-act play by the 19th century lawyer and poet. First Edition; 211 pages with one-page ad of other books by the author; small 16 mo 4 x 6 inches dark brown cloth boards with beveled edges blindstamped gold lettering and design element on spine and front cover ; top edge of text gilded other edges untrimmed. Boards show minor surface wear light wear at edges corners spine ends. Light foxing inside covers and end pages. Text is clean and complete; binding remains tight. A collectable copy. White, Stokes, & Allen hardcover
2001Best.-Nr. 002366Fortst Hill Maryland U.S.A.: Cemetery Dance Pubns 2001. 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. Cemetery Dance Pubns Hardcover
1971Best.-Nr. 021271Garden City: Doubleday & Company 1971 First printing of the stated first edition original blue cloth boards with silver-lettered spine 204pp.; Signed by John Brunner directly on the title-page. Faint wear to spine ends a bit of toning to endpapers corner of front pastedown slight crimped else book in fine condition; dust jacket with a hint of toning to spine a few tiny nicks to front cover and a touch of rubbing to bottom front corner else fine. Doubleday & Company hardcover
1956Best.-Nr. 004551Reading: Fantasy Press 1956 First printing of the stated first dition first state blue cloth boards with gold-lettered spine. Tiny bump to upper corner else book in fine condition; dust jacket with a hint of tanning to margin of back cover else fine. Fantasy Press hardcover
1953Best.-Nr. 001651Reading PA: Fantasy Press 1953. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. NF/NF dj now in archival Brodart. Two text blocks slightly off-color from rest of text light rubbing to spine ends light soiling to back anel. 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. Fantasy Press hardcover
1940Best.-Nr. 007292New York: Street & Smith Publications Inc. 1940. 1st Edition . Magazine. Near Fine. NF. Vol. IV No. 1. September 1940. Covers and spine intact with exception of slight loss at spine ends light tanning to cover fore-edge pages typically toned. Stories by L. Sprague de Camp Robert Heinlein and others. Stored in archival bag and board. Street & Smith Publications, Inc. unknown
1940Best.-Nr. 006536New York: Love Romances Inc. 1940. 1st Edition . Magazine. Very Good-. A. Drake. VG-. Vol. 1 No. 3; Summer 1940. Covers and spine intact light soiling and rubbing spine ends lightly rubbed small tears and creases at edges due to typical cover overhang pages typically toning. Stories by Ray Cummings Harry Walton and others. Stored in archival bag with board. Love Romances, Inc. unknown
2006Best.-Nr. 002359New York New York U.S.A.: Tom Doherty Assoc Llc 2006. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Editor & Contributors. An Excellent Copy - Signed By Steven Savile And Alethea Kontis On The Title Page And By David Gerrold Joe Haldeman Brian Herbert Kevin J. Anderson Sherrilyn Kenyon Larry Niven William C. Dietz Lynn Flewelling Jacqueline Carey David Drake Nina Kiriki Hoffman Martha Wells And Sharon Shinn On Their Respective Short Story. Author's Signature Only. A First 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. Tom Doherty Assoc Llc Hardcover
Best.-Nr. 0005913Charles Livingston Bull Frank Schoonover and others. Folio in publisher's embossed "yearbook" cloth with original wrappers bound in. Includes "Spell of the Ghost" by Henry Thomson Bleiler 2 p. 193 and "Master Minds of Mars" by Carl H. Claudy Bleiler2 p.44 Illustrated but starts here with chapter 5. Illustrations by Charles Livingston Bull Frank Schoonover and others hardcover
2013Best.-Nr. 028387Columbia Tennessee: SynergEbooks 2013. This is the exceedingly uncommon 2013 FIRST EDITION published by SynergEbooks. This copy is SIGNED by the AUTHOR her signature only NOT personalized to anyone. The cover art by Laura Redmond on this 2013 first edition is completely different from the 2018 edition. NEW in near PERFECT CONDITION. The cover has a tiny bit of very mild shelfwear like you sometimes find in any new book store. Flat spine. NO chips tears creases or fading. Sharp corners. Bright and shiny. Pages are fresh crisp clean and unmarked -- obviously never read. Bound in the original full color pictorial wraps. "What do a mysterious woman a tavern wench who counts to calm her fears and several annoying adolescents have in common They are destined for a magical and uncertain future together. Whether they want it or not. For millennia some have harnessed the Energy allowing them to perform incredible feats of magic. Most with this talent die if not properly trained and those few who manage to survive without guidance tend to lose their sanity. Haranda Banwidden and her kin must locate the untrained many who come from backgrounds with beliefs that demonize them instruct them in the Energy and oath them into service. A dangerous void has formed within the Energy and is expanding. Ready or not the prophesied New Age is upon them and they must succeed against a growing list of enemies or disappear forever.". Signed by the Author her signature only. First Edition so stated. Softcover. New. Illus. by Redmond Laura cover art. vi 450pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. SynergEbooks Paperback
1992Best.-Nr. 019758Seattle Washington: Mathew D. Hargreaves 1992. Signed by the author and by Anne McCaffrey on the half-title page. BRAND NEW in perfect condition. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright clean square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. First Edition. Limited 500 copies. A descriptive bibliography well-illustrated with photos of her first edition novels short story collections short fiction non-fiction published interviews etc. Copper-color endpapers. Bound in the original copper-stamped green cloth. Photograph of Anne McCaffrey mounted on the front cover as issued. Signed by the author and Anne McCaffrey. First Edition Limited 500 copies. Hardcover. New/No jacket as issued. 8vo. viii 338pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Mathew D. Hargreaves Hardcover
1980Best.-Nr. 019757Boston Massachusetts: G. K. Hall & Co. 1980. Very Good condition. Mild EX-LIBRARY with NO library markings on the spine or covers. "Withdrawn" stamp. Bright shiny clean square and tight. A sound reading/reference copy. Lower corner of front free endpaper clipped. All other pages are clean crisp and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Three appendices. Index to Primary Works. Index to Secondary Sources. Bound in the original gilt-stamped blue cloth. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good EX-LIBRARY/No jacket as issued. 8vo. xxx 154pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. G. K. Hall & Co. Hardcover
2005Best.-Nr. 006041Westport CT: Greenwood Press 2005. 443pp/illus.Alphabetically arranged entries covering A-F. Clean. 1st Printing. Glossy Hard Cover/Boards. Fine/No Jacket Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Greenwood Press Hardcover
20238vo., First Edition thus, with coloured and monochrome illustrations; pictorial cloth, backstrip lettered in silver, a near fine copy in publisher's printed and laminated board slip-case.
20238vo., First Edition thus, text in green, with double-page colour illustrations (one a fold-out); pictorial green boards, printed edges, printed endpapers, gilt back, a near fine copy in publisher's blocked and printed slip-case. A splendid FS edition of a Russian sci-fi classic.
1971Best.-Nr. 609348London: Collins 1971. First edition hardcover with unclipped dust jacket in good condition. Illustrated by Bill Geldart. Jacket is marked with some colour loss noted. Edges are creased and nicked including small tears. Board spine ends are bumped and spine is slightly cocked. Page block is lightly blemished. Boards are clean binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illus. by Geldart Bill. Used. Collins Hardcover
1979Best.-Nr. 22110061A & W Visual Library New York 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Illustrator: Jim Burns. Hardcover. PUBLISHING DETAILS: A & W Visual Library New York 1979. First Edition. This is the first USA edition. CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket is in excellent condtion. Dust jacket is unclipped. Dust jacket is protected in clear plastic sleeve. Edges of pages are lightly browned. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Planet story is an ebullient space opera in which the world of Strabismus is invaded by an immense automatic track laying robot aliens heros and love interest. Illustrator: Jim Burns. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0891041362. ISBN/EAN: 9780891041368. Inventory No: 22110061. 9780891041368 A & W Visual Library hardcover
1943Best.-Nr. 006557New York: Street & Smith Publications Inc. 1943. 1st Edition . Magazine. VG/NF. VG/NF. Vol. VI No. 6. April 1943. Covers and spine intact rubbing at spine light soiling. Stories by Fritz Leiber First appearance of CONJURE WIFE Henry Kuttner and others. bedsheet-sized pulp. Stored in archival bag and board. Street & Smith Publications, Inc. unknown
1953Best.-Nr. 028821Philadelphia: Eleventh World Science Fiction Convention 1953. First Edition . Illustrated Wrappers. Very Good. Covers 368 Pp Of Program Schedule Announcements Ads And Support Statements. With Ad For Ballantine's New Science Fiction Preview Club Whose First Publication Is Fahrenheit 451. Eleventh World Science Fiction Convention unknown
1928Best.-Nr. 032183New York: Robert M. Mcbride 1928. First Illustrated Edition Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine DJ. Xxv 359 Pp. Black Cloth Gilt Title On Spine Elaborate Gilt Illustration By Frank Pape On Front Cover. First Illustrated Edition 1928 Stated First Impression. Black Cloth Gilt. Red Topstain Map Endpapers In Brown And Red; Dj Printed In Black On Very Thin And Fragile Gilt-Faced Paper. Fine In Near Fine Dj No Fading No Tears Or Chips Gilt Bright But With A Little Oxidation Not Price Clipped. Robert M. Mcbride hardcover
1941Best.-Nr. 024483New York: Henry Holt and Company 1941. First Edition . Black Cloth. Fine/No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Absolutely Fine And Unworn No Soiling But Two Two-Inch Strips Of Foxing On Each Free Endpaper From Tape On Flaps Of Plastic Cover Protector. Inscribed And Signed By L Sprague De Camp To An Early 1950'S Sf Fan On Front Endpaper. No Dust Jacket Henry Holt and Company hardcover
1936Best.-Nr. 000587New York: Stackpole Sons 1936. First Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good DJ. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. First Edition. A book referred to admiringly by Robert Heinlein as an early inspiration for his work. Advance copy similar to regularly published book but with a small review slip pasted to flyleaf at left edge indicating that the book would be published 10/20/36 and scarce thus. The book is near fine although a little dusty at the edges. The dust jacket complete but a little age-darkened at edges with a few tiny chips and short closed tears at top and bottom edges. New York: Stackpole Sons hardcover
1955Best.-Nr. 020959Los Angeles Circa 1955: Unpublished 1955. Original Typescript . Loose Sheets. Very Good. 16 Pp. Typescript Of An Original Story By Frank Riley With Hand Notation "4500 Edited" By Forrest Ackerman And With Ackerman's Change Of Title From Riley's "Mammathusia" To "A Breast Of The Times" Consistent Changes Of A Character's Names And A Few Other Changes. Riley An Editor And Syndicated Columnist For The Los Angeles Times Wrote Short Fiction Science Fiction Stories And Co-Wrote The Hugo Award Winning Novel "They'd Rather Be Right". Unpublished unknown
1933Best.-Nr. 029472Boston: Little Brown And Company 1933. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good DJ. 290 Pp. Blue Cloth. First U. S. Printing. Ownership Name "Ross S----" Indecipherable On Front Endpaper. Book Lightly Rubbed At Top And Bottom Edges All Lettering Strong A Few Spots Of Lightening In A Thin Line Down Center Of Front Cover No Other Faults. Dj With Light Chipping At Corners Heavier Irregular Chipping Up To 3/4" Deep Across Top Of Front Panel. Lightening On Right Half Of Front Panel Of Dj Water Staining With Heavy Show-Through On Inside Of Jacket No Damp-Staining To Spine Rear Panel Or Flaps. Little, Brown And Company hardcover
1977Best.-Nr. 024506Glendale: Roy A Squires 1977. First Edition . Printed Wrappers. Fine. 5 3/8" x 4 1/4. Squires' Finely Produced Chapbook #135 Of 300 Copies. With The Informational Letter Discussing The Chapbook And In Particular His Thoughts On The Use Of Ink. Also With The Original Printed Envelope With 135 Penciled On The Back. A Keepsake For Friends Of The Press And Subscribers; No Copy In Worldcat. Roy A Squires unknown