Van Vogt, A (Alfred) E (Elton)Biblio.com
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1980ref. 036548New York: Doubleday & Company 1980. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Jacket By John Cayea. 209 Pp. Blue Boards Stamped In Black. Inscribed To A Friend Neighbor And Long Time Sf Fan "For --- Lydia's And My Best Wishes A E Van Vogt". Fine In Fine Dj. Doubleday & Company hardcover
1965ref. 036551New York: Doubleday & Company 1965. First Edition . Grey Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine Dustjacket. Jacket Design By Peter Rauch. 213 Pp. Black Cloth Stamped In Blue-0Green. First Edition Stated. One Of The Author's Personal Copies Near Fine And Unread Book With Proper Code 35G On P211 Slight Rubbing To Book And Dj. Dj Priced$4.50. Inscribed To A Sf Dealer "For ---- Lorenz & Fitzgerald Authors Of The Time Contraction Theorem Are Probably Turning Over In Their Space-Time Suits Sometimes Called Graves. But Where They Are They Have My Best Wishes As Do You A E Van Vogt Aug 1981". Doubleday & Company hardcover
1994ref. 036529Norwalk: Easton Press 1994. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Fine. Color Artework By Richard Powers. Full Green Leather Gilt All Edges Gilt. One Of An Unstated Number Of Copies Of A Limited Edition With A New Introduction By Alexei Panshin. Fine As New. One Of The Author's Own Copies From The Publisher. Easton Press hardcover
1954ref. 036545New York: Frederick Fell 1954. First Edition . Orange Boards. Near Fine/Very Good Dust Jacket. 192 Pp. Bright Peach Boards Stamped In Black. First Printing. A Fine First Edition Rubbing To Orange Boards Only At Points At Corners Of Spine No Fading Or Marks. Dj Priced $2.75 Fine Slight Spine Fading Hint Of Rubbing At Corners. Inscribed To A Neighbor And Long Time Sf Fan "To ---- Best Wishes E Mayne Hull". Van Vogt Later Took Credit For Partial Authorship Of All The E Mayne Hull Work And Much Later Claimed Complete Credit For All Of The Sf Written Under Her Name And Published "Planets For Sale" In An Anthology Of His Own Stories- But That Claim May Not Be True Partial Authorship Appears To Be The More Probable Explanation. Copies Signed By Hull Are Very Scarce. Frederick Fell hardcover
1952ref. 036538New York: Pellegrini & Cudahy 1952. First Edition 1st Printing. Red Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Xv 295 Pp. Red Cloth. First Printing. Inscribed " ---- For "For The Birds" -- Best Wishes A E Van Vogt". A Bright Clean Book No Rubbing At All Just Slight Bumping Along Top And Bottom Edges Of Spine. Dj Not Price Clipped Spine Background Not At All Faded Very Unusually Slight Wear To Spine Ends Pellegrini & Cudahy hardcover
1952ref. 036542New York: Gnome Press 1952. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Dj By Ric Binkley. 223 Pp. First Binding Of Blue Boards One Of 3000 Printed. Near Fine In Near Fine Dust Jacket. Book Clean And Square Light Rubbing At Corners.Incribed To A Friend And Fan "My Very Best Personal Wishes A E Van Vogt" With The Recipient's Ownership Name And Date May 1953 Above He Was A 1950'S Sf Fan And Later A Neighbor Of Van Vogt. Dust Jacket Priced $2.75 Light Wear At Corners. Gnome Press hardcover
1952ref. 036541New York: Greenberg 1952. Revised Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. 220 Pp. Green Boards Stamped In Dark Green. First Book Publication Thus Revised From The Original Appearance In "Astounding Science Fiction" And Again Revised The First Book Edition Of 1000 Copies Published By Hadley In 1947. A Lightly Used Book Pages Crisp Light Wear At Top And Bottom Of Spine And At Tips. As. Inscribed By A E Van Vogt On Title Page "For Steve Peacefully Yours Lydia And A E Van Vogt" In A E Van Vogt's Handwriting Signed For Me Personally At A Convention. Jacket Is Clean And Attractive Very Slight Fading To Color On Spine Slight Rubbing At Corners With 3/16" Closed Tear At Bottom Of Front Panel Near Flap Fold. Greenberg hardcover
1952ref. 036539New York: Pellegrini & Cudahy 1952. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 309 Pp. Dark Blue Cloth Gilt. Inscribed For A Friend And Fan "Of All My Shorter Novels I Prefer "Asylum": In This Collection A E Van Vogt" With The Friend's Ownership Name And Date December 1952 Above. Book Is Near Fine Spine Gilt Brilliant. Dj Lightly Used Clean Spine Background Colors With Some Fading 3/16" V-Chip At Top Of Rear Panel. Pellegrini & Cudahy hardcover
1950ref. 036543New York: Greenberg 1950. First Edition 1st Printing. Blue Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 210 Pp. Blue Cloth Stamped In Turquoise. First Book Publication. Book Is Near Fine No Wear Except Thin Straight-Line Fray Along Top Edge Of Spine. Inscribed By A E Van Vogt On Front Free Endpaper To A Fan "For ------ Good Luck Good Wishes A E Van Vogt". Jacket Is Clean And Attractive No Creasing Not Price Clipped Slight Fading To Blue Background On Spine Touch Of Rubbing At Corners. Greenberg hardcover
1946ref. 036522New York: Random House 1946. First Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 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 "Black Destroyer" And "Asylum". Inscribed "To Dad Birthday Greetings And All Our Love October 28 1946 Edna And Alfred" On Front Endpaper Worn And Frayed Binding Cracked Before Half-Title Page. Book Very Good Lightly Used Would Be Very Good But Two Damp Spot On Front Cover One 2" Diameter The Other 1" Diameter. Dj Priced $2.95 Worn Small Chips And Tears Some Clear Tape Reinforcement No Loss Of Lettering Or Design. A E Van Vogt And His Wife E Mayne Hull Both Wrote For Astounding Although There Is Considerable Reason To Believe That She Either Co-Wrote Her Stories With Van Vogt Or He Wrote The Stories Published Under Her Name. Random House hardcover
1964ref. 036526Chicago: Metropolis Map Co / Damrell & Upham / The Old Corner Bookstore 1964. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No DJ. 104 Pp. Grey Cloth Gilt. The Scarce Hardcover Issue. One Of The Author's Copies Inscribed By A E Van Vogt To A Friend Who Was A Long Time Sf Fan. Book Fine No Wear Or Foxing. Dust Jacket Very Near Fine Narrow Rubs On Fore-Edge Only. Metropolis Map Co / Damrell & Upham / The Old Corner Bookstore hardcover
1948ref. 036536Los Angeles: Fantasy Publishing Company Inc. Fpci 1948. First Edition 1st Printing. Blue Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. First Printing One Of 1000 Copies Which Include All The Interior Plates Reprints In 1949 And 1952 Omit The Interior Plates. Light Blue Cloth Gilt Lighter Blue Endpapers. A Bright Clean Example Nicely Inscribed On Title Page By A. E. Van Vogt To A Friend And Sf Fan And Dated In 1980 Also Nicely Inscribed On The Following Blank Page A Joint Enterprise--Destination Unknown--Journey Almost Forgotten" And Signed "A E Van Vogy And With All Good Wishes E Mayne Hull". This Is One Of The Author's Copies With The Original Outer Tissue Jacklet Intact And With A Clean Duat Jacket Protected By The Tissue Dust Jacket. Tissue And Paper Dust Jackets With Light Wear At Ends Of Spine Very Small Chip At Top Of Rear Spine Edge And A 1/4" Tear At Top Of Front Panel With 1/4" V-Chip In The Tissue Dust Jacket. Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. ( Fpci) hardcover
1975ref. 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
1982ref. 035751Glendale : Roy A. Squires 1982. 1st Edition . Printed Wrappers. Near Fine. 9 1/2" x 6 1/4. 24 Pp. Orange Wrappers Printed In Black And Purple. Undated But Circa 1982. Notable For Offering Many Original Letters And Other Material From H P Lovecraft And Clark Ashton Smith Etc. Fine Except For Long Narrow Bump To Top 40% Of Foredge Of Covers And Pages. Roy A. Squires unknown
1976ref. 035749Glendale : Roy A. Squires 1976. 1st Edition . Printed Wrappers. Fine. 9 1/2" x 6 1/4. 24 Pp. Cream Wrappers Printed In Black And Red. Undated Circa 1975/1976/1977. Notable For Offering The Manuscript Of E E Smith's "Galactic Patrol" And An Assortment Of Holograph Letters From H. P. Lovecraft To Clark Ashton Smith. Roy A. Squires unknown
1975ref. 035748Glendale : Roy A. Squires 1975. 1st Edition . Printed Wrappers. Near Fine. 9 1/2" x 6 1/4. 16 Pp. No Wrappers Staplebound As Issued. Undated But Circa 1975-1990 Near Fine Slight Browning Along Spine Edge. With Squires' Printed And Nicely Designed Mailing Envelope For "Printed Matter-Third Class". Not The Fine Printing Undertaken For Later Catalogs. Roy A. Squires unknown
1980ref. 035750Glendale : Roy A. Squires 1980. 1st Edition . Printed Wrappers. Fine. 9 1/2" x 6 1/4. 32 Pp. Tan Wrappers Printed In Black And Red. Undated Circa 1980. Notable For Offering The Manuscript Of A Jack Vance Story Also Many Original Letters And Other Material From H P Lovecraft And Clark Ashton Smith Also A Run Of Science Fiction Digest/ Fantasy Magazine 1932-1935. Roy A. Squires unknown
1925ref. 035890New York: Macmillan 1925. First American Edition 1st Printing. Blue Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Jacket. 408 Pp. Blue Cloth With Spine And Cover Labels Printed In Many Colors Red Lettering. First American Edition 1925 Date On Title And Copyright Pages. Bright Clean Almost New; In A Lightly Used Very Good Dust Jacket Price Clipped With Some Darkening/Discoloration To Yellow Spine 1/8" Chip At Lower Rear Tip Three 1/8" To 1/4" Closed Tears 1" Apart At Base Of Front Panel With Associated Wrinkling And Wear At Base Of Front Panel And At Adjacent Area Of Base Of Spine. Macmillan hardcover
1949ref. 035895Los Angeles: Fantasy Publishing COmpany Inc. FPCI 1949. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Black Cloth. Fine/Very Good DJ. 167 Pp. An As-New Clean Unmarked Copy. First Issue: Gilt Lettering On Spine With Fpci At Base; Uniform Paper Quality And Size. Dj Near Fine Very Clean And Nice Looking No Chipping Or Tears. Fantasy Publishing COmpany, Inc. ( FPCI) hardcover
1957ref. 035902Melbourne London Toronto: Heinemann 1957. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Red Cloth. Very Good/Good DJ. 312 Pp. Red Cloth Gilt. First Australian / Uk Printing. Light Wear Small Damp Stain On Top Edge Of Page Block Tiny "H. E. H. Dupl." Stamp On Rear Endpaper. Dust Jacket Not Price Clipped 15S Small Red Stamped "7" At Top Of Front Endpaper Well Worn At Edges And Corners With Small Losses No Loss Of Lettering Or Design General Soiling From Use. Heinemann hardcover
1948ref. 035908Reading: Fantasy Press 1948. First Edition 1st Printing. Blue Cloth. Very Good /Near Fine. A. J. DONNELL. First Edition. First Binding Of Blue Boards With Gold Lettering Spine Slightly Faded In A Bright But Slightly Dusty Near Fine Dj With Light Wear At Corners And Top Edge And 3/4" Closed Tears At Top Of The Rear Panel 1/4" Closed Tear At Bottom Gold Lettering On Spine Faded To A Very Light Yellow. One Of An Unknown But Very Small Number Of Presentation Copies With A Special Unnumbered Inserted Presentation Plate Different From The Plate Inserted In The Signed Numbered Copies Signed By The Author This Copy With A Personal Inscription From Doc Smith This Unnumbered Plate Not Described In Currey 1988 For This Book But Similar To Presentation Copies Of Others Of His Books. Reading: Fantasy Press hardcover
1949ref. 035907Reading: Fantasy Press 1949. First Edition 1st Printing. Blue Cloth. Near Fine/Fine Dustjacket. 252 Pp. First Binding Of Blue Cloth With Gilt Lettering Near Fine In A Fine Dust Jacket No Wear Or Rubbing. One Of An Unknown But Very Small Number Of Presentation Copies With A Special Unnumbered Inserted Presentation Plate Different From The Plate Inserted In The Signed Numbered Copies Signed By The Author This Copy With A Long Personal Inscription From Doc Smith. Fantasy Press hardcover
1950ref. 035904Reading: Fantasy Press 1950. First Edition 1st Printing. Blue Cloth. Fine/Very Good Dustjacket. Pp. 308. Blue Cloth Gilt. A Fine Book No Wear Very Light Offsetting On Endpapers As Usual. Inscribed To An Early 1950'S Fan "To ----------- I'm Mighty Glad To Meet You Again And Look Forward To Meeting You At Many More Of These Etings Sic In The Future. Edward E. Smith Phd". Dj Is First State Four Titles On Rear Panel Not Price-Clipped Lightly Worn 1" Closed Tear At Top Of Front Spine Fold 1/2" X 1/8" Chip At Bottom Of Front Panel Small Losses At Corners 1/8" V-Chip At Bottom Of Spine Panel Four 1/4" To 1/2" Closed Tears At Top And Bottom Of Rear Panel. Fantasy Press hardcover
1957ref. 035933New York: Dodd Mead 1957. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine Dustjacket. 212 Pp. Green Boards Stamped In Yellow. First Edition Scarce Trade Isue With Dj Priced $3.00. Fine In Near Fine Dj With Slight Rubbing At Corners. Dodd, Mead hardcover
1954ref. 035969Reading: Fantasy Press 1954. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 251 Pp. Red-Brown Cloth Gilt. #287 Of A Limited Edition Of 300 Signed Copies Of A Total First Edition Printing Of 3000 Copies. A Sf Novel By Eric Taine Bell California Institute Of Technology Mathematics Professor Who Was Also An Early Sf Pulp Writer. Book Is Fine No Wear Gilt Brilliant Small Bump At Front Lower Tip. Dj With Light Rubbing At Corners Mostly At Ends Of Spine And At Lower Front Tip. Fantasy Press hardcover
