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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 "Withdrawn" stamp.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
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
1992Best.-Nr. 019786Novato California and Lancaster Pennsylvania: Underwood Miller 1992. A beautiful copy that appears unread. Fine condition. NOT a library discard. Sharp corners. Hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. First Trade Edition with "First Edition" so stated on the copyright page. Edited and with an introduction by Dan Temianka. Bound in the original baby blue cloth stamped in shiny silver and bright pinkish-red metallic. First Edition so stated. Hardcover. Fine condition/No jacket as issued. 8vo. 136pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Underwood Miller Hardcover
1985Best.-Nr. 018169Westport Connecticut & London: Greenwood Press 1985. BRAND NEW in perfect condition thanks to a lucky warehouse find!. STILL SEALED in the publisher's clear plastic SHRINKWRAP. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright clean square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder mark. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. First printing with "First published in 1985" so stated and complete number row 10 987654321 on the copyright page. Indexed here are 1733 issues of 168 magazines dealing with the bizarre macabre or supernatural e.g. WEIRD TALES; STRANGE TALES; GHOST STORIES; UNKNOWN WORLDS; etc. Gives basic publication data for each. Every issue is identified in chronological order with a complete list of authors and stories in that issue. Many now famous writers began their careers in these magazines. In the author section you will find the details of works by Brian Aldiss Poul Anderson Piers Anthony Isaac Asimov J. G. Ballard Ambrose Bierce Algernon Blackwood Robert Bloch Ray Bradbury Frederic Brown Raymond Chandler Agatha Christie L. Sprague De Camp August Derleth etc. Also includes editor and artist indexes. Bound in the original silver-stamped blue cloth. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. New/in publisher's shrinkwrap. 8vo. xxvii 603pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Greenwood Press Hardcover
1985Best.-Nr. 018170Westport Connecticut & London: Greenwood Press 1985. BRAND NEW in perfect condition thanks to a lucky warehouse find!. STILL SEALED in the publisher's clear plastic SHRINKWRAP. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright clean square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. This is the most comprehensive appraisal and publication history for hundreds of magazines and original anthologies dealing with science fiction fantasy and horror fiction. Listed here are volume data publishers editors variant titles formats prices library locations reprints etc. Bibliographies and additional sources of information are identified. Appendices include a chronology and cover artist index. Bibliography. General index. Handsomely bound in the original sturdy red cloth stamped in bright gold over black panels on the spine and front cover. First printing with "First published in 1985" so stated and complete number row 10 987654321 on the copyright page. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. New/in publisher's shrinkwrap. 8vo. xxx 970pp. 1000 total pages. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Greenwood Press Hardcover
1976Best.-Nr. 018811West Kingston Rhode Island: Donald M. Grant Publisher 1976. Very Good condition in a Very Good dust jacket. NO chips. NO creases. NOT price clipped $20. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. From the dust jacket: "The author's researches are the amazing product of many years of digging and digesting of interpreting and compiling and this volume is destined to become an invaluable reference tool for the Howard enthusiast for years to come as well as a fascinating experience for the more casual reader. Mr. Lord has divided THE LAST CELT into four sections: Autobiography Biography Bibliography and Miscellanea." Illustrated with over 30 pages of old photos drawings WEIRD TALES magazine covers etc. Contents: INTRODUCTION by E. Hoffman Price; FOREWORD by Glenn Lord; Autobiography: THE WANDERING YEARS; AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY; A TOUCH OF TRIVIA; LETTER - REH TO FARNSWORTH WRIGHT; ON READING AND WRITING --- Biography: FACTS OF BIOGRAPHY; A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF REH by Alvin Earl Perry; ROBERT ERVIN HOWARD - A MEMORIAM by H. P. Lovecraft; LONE STAR FICTIONEER by Glenn Lord; A MEMORY OF REH by E. Hoffman Price; THE LAST CELT by Harold Preece --- Bibliography: THE BIBLIOGRAPHY - Books; Fiction; Verse Title Index / First Line Index / Headings ; Articles; Letters; Index by Periodicals; Translations; Unpublished Fiction; Unpublished Verse; Unpublished Articles; Series Index; Lost Manuscripts; Unborn Books; Comics; Television Adaptation; THE JUNTO; About the Author Books; Amateur Publications; REH United Press Association; Articles; Conan Pastiches --- Miscellenea: THE HAND OF NEGAL by REH; BATTLE THAT ENDED THE CENTURY by H. P. Lovecraft; PICTURES IN THE FIRE by REH; HALL OF THE DEAD by REH; The REH Memorial Collection; IRON SHADOWS IN THE MOON by REH; Letters; The Golden caliph; REH as Mythical Dane; Cartoon from the Junto; Map of the Hyborian Age; A Photograph Album; A Gent from Bear Creek; Obituaries. Bound in the original gilt-stamped brown cloth. Complete with dust jacket. 7.5" wide by 10.25" tall. First Edition so stated. Hardcover. Very Good condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by Boas Marcus jacket art. 416pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Donald M. Grant, Publisher Hardcover
1976Best.-Nr. 018810West Kingston Rhode Island: Donald M. Grant Publisher 1976. Very Good condition in a Good only dust jacket. The jacket has chips at two corners. It's spine ends are worn/frayed and have been tape reinforced on the blank side. NOT price clipped $20. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. From the dust jacket: "The author's researches are the amazing product of many years of digging and digesting of interpreting and compiling and this volume is destined to become an invaluable reference tool for the Howard enthusiast for years to come as well as a fascinating experience for the more casual reader. Mr. Lord has divided THE LAST CELT into four sections: Autobiography Biography Bibliography and Miscellanea." Illustrated with over 30 pages of old photos drawings WEIRD TALES magazine covers etc. Contents: INTRODUCTION by E. Hoffman Price; FOREWORD by Glenn Lord; Autobiography: THE WANDERING YEARS; AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY; A TOUCH OF TRIVIA; LETTER - REH TO FARNSWORTH WRIGHT; ON READING AND WRITING --- Biography: FACTS OF BIOGRAPHY; A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF REH by Alvin Earl Perry; ROBERT ERVIN HOWARD - A MEMORIAM by H. P. Lovecraft; LONE STAR FICTIONEER by Glenn Lord; A MEMORY OF REH by E. Hoffman Price; THE LAST CELT by Harold Preece --- Bibliography: THE BIBLIOGRAPHY - Books; Fiction; Verse Title Index / First Line Index / Headings ; Articles; Letters; Index by Periodicals; Translations; Unpublished Fiction; Unpublished Verse; Unpublished Articles; Series Index; Lost Manuscripts; Unborn Books; Comics; Television Adaptation; THE JUNTO; About the Author Books; Amateur Publications; REH United Press Association; Articles; Conan Pastiches --- Miscellenea: THE HAND OF NEGAL by REH; BATTLE THAT ENDED THE CENTURY by H. P. Lovecraft; PICTURES IN THE FIRE by REH; HALL OF THE DEAD by REH; The REH Memorial Collection; IRON SHADOWS IN THE MOON by REH; Letters; The Golden caliph; REH as Mythical Dane; Cartoon from the Junto; Map of the Hyborian Age; A Photograph Album; A Gent from Bear Creek; Obituaries. Bound in the original gilt-stamped brown cloth. Complete with dust jacket. 7.5" wide by 10.25" tall. First Edition so stated. Hardcover. Very Good condition/Good dust jacket. Illus. by Boas Marcus jacket art. 416pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Donald M. Grant, Publisher Hardcover
1975Best.-Nr. 017318New York: Octagon Books 1975. A pristine copy in perfect condition. Brand New. This is the 1975 Octagon Books a division of Farrar Straus and Giroux reprint of the 1941 original. Bright clean square and tight. Sharp corners. NO rubbing. NO fading. NOT a library discard. Fresh and crisp. Obviously never read. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. The annotated checklist occupies 224 pages. Counting variants and later editions 1500 imaginary voyages are described. Among them are editions of Gulliver Crusoe Sindbad their imitators and many shipwrecks and travels presented as factual narratives. Excellent annotations. Number 152 in the Columbia University Studies in English and Comparative Literature series. Bound in the original gilt-stamped green cloth. Besterman 214. 1975 reprint of the 1941 original. Hardcover. New/No jacket as issued. 8vo. xiii 445pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Octagon Books Hardcover
1991Best.-Nr. 000070Shingletown California: Mark V. Zeising 1991. Signed first edition limited to 500 copies not numbered. This copy is SIGNED by both the AUTHOR and ILLUSTRATOR on the special limitation page. Fine condition in a Fine Brodart-protected bright shiny dust jacket. NOT price clipped $60.00. No chips or tears. Clean square tight and unmarked. Sharp corners. Dust Jacket painting and lettering by Don Ivan Punchatz. "First Edition" is so stated. Not a book club edition. Not a remainder. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. . Signed by Author and Illustrator. 1st ed. Signed limited to 500 copies. Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. Illus. by Punchatz Don Ivan . 8vo. 348pp. Mark V. Zeising Hardcover
1943Best.-Nr. 003416New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers 1943. A bright clean square tight and unmarked copy in a very attractive dust jacket. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean but show the usual age-toning resulting from war-time paper. The colorful Dust Jacket protected by a removable mylar sleeve is complete and unusually bright. Two tiny closed tears. No chips. Bound in the original dark red boards with black lettering on the front cover and spine. Sharp corners. The handsome full-color wraparound dust jacket art is by J. Allen St. John and is the same as was issued with the 1924 McClurg first edition. This edition has the new Madison Square series title-page with a Tarzan/lion illustration by J. Allen St. John. Heins AM-5. Zeuschner 536. . Madison Square edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition./Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by St. John J. Allen dust jacket art. 8vo. v 346pp. . Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers Hardcover
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
1973Best.-Nr. 001619New York: The Viking Press 1973. Very Near Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket spine slightly sunned. NO chips. NO creases. NOT price clipped $7.50. Protected by a removable Brodart sleeve. Clean square tight and unmarked. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh and crisp. "First American Edition" is so stated with complete number row 12345 on the copyright page. Dust Jacket praise from Lloyd Alexander. Summary: "Two brothers share many adventures after their death when they are reunited in Nangiyala the land where sagas come from." Bound in the original red boards witha green cloth spine. A pair of dragons are blindstamped on the front board. Dark green endpapers front and back are illustrated with a fire-breathing dragon design. Cream dust jacket lettered in green and maroon. Wrap-around jacket art features a drawing of the two boys Jonathan in a cape and his younger brother Scotty against a beautiful background of leaves flowers and moths. Astrid Lindgren 1907-2002 the author of many popular books for children including PIPPI LONGSTOCKING won the Hans Christian Andersen Award for her contributions to children's literature. Her fantasy THE BROTHERS LIONHEART translated from BRODERNA LEJONHJARTA won a number of awards including the Silvergriffel 1975 and Litteris et Artibus presented by the king of Sweden in 1975 and the International Janusz-Korczak Award 1979. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by Lambert J. K. . 8vo. 183pp. The Viking Press Hardcover
1980Best.-Nr. 001499London: New English Library 1980. A gorgeous copy. Appears unread -- fresh and crisp. As New condition in As New dust jacket albeit price-clipped. No chips tears or creases. Protected by a removable Brodart clear plastic sleeve. Bright clean square tight and unmarked. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. Not a remainder. "First published in Great Britain by New English Library. in 1980" is so stated on the copyright page. Text of this UK edition is said to differ somewhat from that in the American edition. Bound in the original black boards. Complete with dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. As New condition/As New jacket price clipped. 8vo. 556pp. New English Library Hardcover
1981Best.-Nr. 001409New York: Elsevier / Nelson Books 1981. Very Fine condition in bright shiny Very Fine Dust Jacket protected by a removable Brodart sleeve. Fresh and crisp apparently never read. A beautiful copy of a book tough-to-find in Very Fine collectible condition. Clean square tight and unmarked. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped $12.50. No chips tears scuffs creases or rubbing. Not a book club edition. No remainder mark. No owner's name or bookplate. "First edition" is so stated with complete number row 10 987654321 on copyright page. Scarce anthology of 11 science fiction stories on baseball: THE CELEBRATED NO-HIT INNING by Frederick Pohl; THE WORD OF BABE RUTH by Paul Gallico; THE MIGHTY CASEY by Rod Serling; THE HEAVENLY WORLD SERIES by Frank O'Rourke; THE EINSTEIN INSHOOT by Nelson Bond; STAR SLUGGER by William Morrison; HALF PAST ALLIGATOR by Donald Colvin; ON ACCOUNT OF DARKNESS by Barry N. Malzberg and Bill Pronzini; etc. Great wrap-around Dust Jacket illustration by Bradley Clark features aliens and a robot playing baseball. One of the aliens has three sets of arms and a baseball glove on each of three hands. Original blue boards. From the Dust Jacket: "What is the effect of baseball on alien beings new to the game How will the game change when human-shaped machines become capable of playing it Is it fair play for an outfielder to levitate hundreds of feet into the air to catch the ball Fascinating problems are explored in eleven science-fiction stories about America's most popular sport. here are baseball tales that will amuse provoke and enlighten. This unusual anthology will take baseball fans and lovers of science fiction and fantasy far out to some thrilling ball games." McCue p. 73. . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Very Fine condition/Very Fine dust jacket. Illus. by Clark Bradley jacket art. 8vo. vi 210pp. Elsevier / Nelson Books Hardcover
1943Best.-Nr. 003415New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers 1943. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket. A tight and unmarked copy in an attractive dust jacket that is only lightly soiled on its white parts. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean but show the usual age-toning resulting from war-time paper. The colorful dust jacket protected by a removable mylar sleeve is complete and bright. A short closed tear along the fold is barely visible. No chips. No creases. Bound in the original dark red boards with black lettering on the front cover and spine. Sharp corners. The handsome full-color dust jacket art is by J. Allen St. John and is the same as was issued with the 1921 McClurg first edition. This edition has the new Madison Square series title-page with a Tarzan/lion illustration by J. Allen St. John. Includes the glossary. Heins TTe-5. Zeuschner 760. . Madison Square edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by St. John J. Allen dust jacket art. 8vo. vi 305pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers Hardcover
1931Best.-Nr. 001413New York: The Century Company 1931. Very Good condition. Clean square tight copy. Inner hinges are perfectly sound. "First Printing" is so stated on the copyright page. No owner's name or bookplate. Publisher's yellow cloth stamped in black on the spine and front cover. Front cover features the image stamped in red and black of a hooded wizard contemplating a large globe. Top edge tinted red. Fore and bottom edges rough trimmed. Cited in Hubin. Day's BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ADVENTURE p. 7. Wells 108. Bleiler 145. Grant p. 192 TALBOT MUNDY MESSENGER OF DESTINY. Anatomy of Wonder 3-43 1976. See also Barron 3-258 FANTASY LITERATURE A READER'S GUIDE 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Original binding/No dust jacket. 8vo. xiii 385pp. The Century Company Hardcover
1987Best.-Nr. 011367New York: Workman Publishing 1987. 10.25" wide by 10.25" tall. Bright clean square tight unmarked copy. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped 27.50. Beautifully illustrated with more than 100 full-color painting. The narrative is by Hartmann an astronomer adviser to NASA and senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute. The paintings some double-page spreads are by William K. Hartmann Ron Miller Pamela Lee and Tom Miller. The paintings are of realms beyond our solar system. Some are intended to be as realistic as possible - how they might actually appear to the naked eye. Many others are fantastic imaginings of alien planets and creatures by artists with fertile minds apparently influenced by heavy doses of science fiction. If you enjoy the SCI-FI art of Michael Whelan you'll like these too. Glossary. Index. Keywords: Black Holes Pulsars Astronomy Astrophysics Cosmos Supernova Nebulae Neutron Stars . First Printing of the First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by Hartmann William K.; & Ron Miller; Pamela Lee; Tom Miller paintings. 189pp. Workman Publishing Hardcover
1980Best.-Nr. 011206New York: The Dial Press 1980. Bright clean tight unmarked copy. Dust Jacket has touch of rubbing/wear at the corners/spine ends but NO chips creases or tears. Not price clipped 10.95. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Not a book club edition. Science Fiction. Winner of 1981 Hugo award for Best Novel. Cited in Anatomy of Wonder 1995 #4-473. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/NF DJ Brodart-protected. Illus. by Dillon Leo and Diane jacket art. 8vo. 536pp . The Dial Press Hardcover
1980Best.-Nr. 011169London: Games Workshop 1980. 8.5" wide by 11" tall. Illustrated. A periodical for fans of Fantasy Role-Playing. Includes: Lore of the Land Thomas Covenant Applications to D&D by Andrew Finch; Survival! Science Fiction Mini-Boardgame by Bob McWilliams; Tomb of the Maharaja Complete AD&D Mini-Module by S. Hartley. Original pictorial wrappers . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition. Illus. by Adams Robert cover art. 34pp. Games Workshop Paperback
1978Best.-Nr. 011179Berkeley California: Grimoire Games 1978. 5.5" wide by 8.5" tall. Clean tight copy. No store stamp owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated. Fantasy Role-Playing Game. Original tan staple-bound pictorial wrappers. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good condition. Illus. by Schenk Brad aka Morno; & Erol Otus. 99pp . Grimoire Games Paperback
1979Best.-Nr. 011163Decatur Illinois: Charles Anshell / Judges Guild 1979. 8.5" wide by 11" tall. Illustrated. Listed as Issue 13 in Table of Contents but Issue 14 on cover. Not price clipped 2.80. No owner's name or bookplate. Bright clean tight unmarked copy. Front cover a bit rubbed else Very Good condition. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition. 64pp. Charles Anshell / Judges Guild Paperback
1982Best.-Nr. 011167Albany California: Chaosium Inc. 1982. 8.5" wide by 11" tall. Pages have light damp-stain still perfectly legible else Very Good condition. Illustrated. From the Intro: "Magic World uses Basic Role-Playing to bring you adventure in a world like Frodo's Middle Earth the Grey Mouser's Lankhmar and Conan's Hyborian Age a world untouched by the modern age where it is possible to encounter trolls dragons and other fantastic folk and creatures. Magic World is full of flashing swords and brilliant spells - ambitious kings and sorcerors sic fight constantly to secure their lands and wealth." Original pictorial wrappers. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition. Illus. by Perenne Luise art. 18pp. Chaosium, Inc. Paperback
1981Best.-Nr. 011162Albany California : Chaosium Inc. 1981. 8.5" wide by 11" tall. Bright clean tight unmarked copy. Illustrated. Includes Part II of Tournament Role-Playing by Ken Rolston. Not price clipped 2.50. No owner's name or bookplate. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition. Illus. by Clark Tom cover art. 48pp. Chaosium, Inc. Paperback
1984Best.-Nr. 011166Blaine Washington: Columbia Games Inc. #6002 1984. 8.5" wide by 11" tall. Illustrated. Includes full-color maps of Anisha and Kaldor Tashal. Original pictorial wrappers. Covers a bit rubbed else Very Good condition. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition. Illus. by Murray Brad art . Unpaginaged but 20 pages . Columbia Games, Inc. #6002 Paperback
1988Best.-Nr. 011952Baltimore Maryland: Colonial Publishing Inc 1988. "First Printing First Edition - December 1988" is so stated. 5" wide by 8" tall. Bright clean square tight unmarked copy. Not price clipped 7.95. No remainder mark. No store stamp owner's name or bookplate. "Colonial Williamsburg. The story continues. Book 2." From the first page: "At last after being trapped for more than nine months in the colonial Williamsburg of 1767-1768 Charles is convinced that the answer to his return to the twentieth century is close at hand. Does he remain in the eighteenth century with Jenny or return to his own time Will he or can he take Jenny forward in time The story continues." Keywords" Time Travel. First Printing of the First Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition. 361pp . Colonial Publishing Inc Paperback