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1947Best.-Nr. 027591Philadelphia: Prime Press 1947. First Edition . Red Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good DJ. 455 Pp. First Edition. Dj With Price Clipped No $3.00 Price Stamped At Top Of Front Flap. Very Lightly Used 1/8" Square Chip At Upper Rear Spine Edge With Adjacent 1" X 1/8" Surface Abrasion Extending Onto Rear Panel. Inscribed By Smith To Sf Dealer Julius Unger. Prime Press hardcover
1971Best.-Nr. 027513New York: Crown Publishers 1971. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 315 Pp. First American Edition. No Wear Faint Waterspotting On Part Of Foredge Of Text Block No Other Traces On Covers Or Pages. Dj With A Touch Of Rubbing At Corners And At Bottom Of Spine Panel Not Price-Clipped.Inscribed On Front Endpaper " For John / Warm Regards/ Colin Wilson / Oct 88". Crown Publishers hardcover
1929Best.-Nr. 027182Annapolis: U S Naval Academy 1929. First Edition . Blue Cloth. Very Good . 4 Color Plates By Andrew Wyeth b/w Photos Throughout. 534 Pp. Brown Cloth Gilt And Stamped In Blind Top Edge Gilt Illustrated Endpapers. Four Color Plates After Wyeth With Glassine Guards. Clean Hinges Intact No Names Or Marks Small "Mother" Printed In Gilt At Lower Right Of Front Cover. U S Naval Academy hardcover
1948Best.-Nr. 024195Los Angeles: Fantasy Publishing Company Inc. F.P.C.I. 1948. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine DJ. 184 Pp. Green Cloth Gilt. First Edition Stated. Third Fpci Book. Book With Touch Of Wear Along Bottom Edge Of Spine. First Issue Dj Complete Unfaded Not Price-Clipped Very Slight Wear 1/2" Closed Tear Bottom Of Front Panel 1/4" Closed Tear At Top Of Front Panel 1/8" Tear With 1/8" Loss Of Surface Of Paper At Top Rear Spine Edge Rear Panel With A Few Small Areas Of Dustiness. Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. (F.P.C.I.) hardcover
1928Best.-Nr. 024983London: Macmillan 1928. First Edition 1st Printing. Blue Cloth. Very Good/Very Good Dustjacket. 199 Pp. Green Cloth Printed In Brown. 1928 On Title Page No Additional Printing Noted Dj Priced 7/6. No Names Or Marks Light Wear Spine Aged/Browned To A Lighter Green-Brown. Dj Nearly Complete Not Price-Clipped 1/4" Chip Across Most Of Top Of Spine Removing Most Of "Etched" 1/8" X 1/2" Chip Along Top Of Rear Panel 1/4" Closed Tear At Bottom Of Front Spine Edge Tiny Losses At Corners. Macmillan hardcover
1899Best.-Nr. 000745London: Harper & Bros. 1899. First Edition First Issue . Red Cloth. Very Good . 329 Pp. Red Cloth. First Edition First Issue With Gilt Lettering On Spine And Front Panel. Very Good Front Panel Attractive Spine Slightly Faded And With Slight Soiling And A Few Tiny Spots Of Foxing. A Little Foxing To Edges Of Sheets And On A Few Pages. An Attractive Copy Of A Book Which Does Not Wear Well. Rear Hinge With 2" Long Crack. Front Free Endpaper With Partly Erased Ownership Signature Of Henry W. Bowders Dated July 1899. Harper & Bros. hardcover
1940Best.-Nr. 015215New York: Better Publications 1940. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. A Bright Clean Copy Beginning To Chip Along Cover Overhang On Front And Rear Covers With Several 1/8" To 1/2" Short Closed Tears At Edges 1/4" Chip Detached But Present From Front Cover A Few Small Areas Of Very Light Dampstaining At Edges Of Covers Extending In Up To 1/2" From Edges. Better Publications paperback
1931Best.-Nr. 019547Baltimore: The Williams & Wilkins Company 1931. First Edition . Red Cloth. Fine/Fine DJ. 7 1/2" High. 138 Clean Pages. Red Cloth With Spine And Cover Labels As Issued. Fine Covers Clean And Bright. Fine Dj Spine A Little Faded. ".A View Of What Mathematics Is All About And Of The Progress Of That Field Of Intellectual Endeavor During The Last Century." Written By E. T. Bell Professor Of Mathematics At The California Institute Of Technology Who Also Wrote Science Fiction Under The Pseudonym John Taine. This Example Is Near New And Inscribed To Another Professor A. D. Michal At Cal Tech And Dated Dec 1 1931. The Williams & Wilkins Company hardcover
1950Best.-Nr. 003874Los Angeles / Oahu Circa 1950/1960: Ackerman Science Fiction Agency 1950. Manuscript . No Binding. Very Good. 21 page original typewritten manuscript by Fennel who published science fiction 1947 - 1952. Minor typographical corrections in ink. From the archives of the Ackerman agency. Ackerman Science Fiction Agency unknown
1953Best.-Nr. 022226Los Angeles: Fantasy Publishing COmpany Inc. FPCI 1953. First Edition First Issue . No Binding. No Book Included/Fine Dustjacket. As New Unused Dj Never On A Book Never Folded. Uncut Margins 19 3/4" X 7 15/16" Suitable For Framing. Only 300 To 500 Copies Of The Book Which Were Bound By Fpci Using Sheets From Their Earlier Printings Of "Death's Deputy" And "The Kingslayer" And The Dust Jacket Is Quite Scarce. Fantasy Publishing COmpany, Inc. ( FPCI) unknown
1970Best.-Nr. 007309NY Weybright and Talley 1970 1970. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good Dust Jacket. First Printing. With Bookmark From Author's Bookstore In Laguna Beach Author's Personal Copy Signed In His True Name As "John Boyd Upchurch" On Ffep. NY Weybright and Talley 1970 hardcover
1974Best.-Nr. 007420Praha Prague: Lidove Nakladatelstvi / Lidova Knihovna 1974. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine Dustjacket. 189 Pp. Yellow Cloth Stamped In Black. Nicely Inscribed To The Author's American Agent Forrest Ackerman And His Wife Wendy Who Translated Nesvadba In American Editions And Dated 1974. Fine In Near Fine Dj. Lidove Nakladatelstvi / Lidova Knihovna hardcover
1913Best.-Nr. 007361Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co. 1913. First Edition . Red Cloth. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8 1/4" Tall. First Edition. 369 Clean Unmarked Pages. No Inscriptions. Lettering On Front Cover And Spine Intact. Top And Bottom Of Spine Worn. Cover Corners Worn With No Loss Of Cloth. Cover Tips Front And Rear Bumped. A Very Attractive Copy. A. C. McClurg & Co. hardcover
1975Best.-Nr. 021902Worcester UK: Hokutoh Shobo 1975. First Edition . Illustrated Boards. Fine/Fine DJ. Illustrations Throughout. 133 Pp. Illustrated Boards Blue Endpapers. Survey Of Sf With Reproductions Of Early American Pulp Sf Covers And Interior Illustrations. With Publisher's Printed Price Label And Bookmark. Also With A Presentastion Postcard Dated July 24 1977 Tokyo From Tetsu Yano To Forrest Ackerman Sf Agent And Publisher Who Had Been A Good Friend Of Yano's For Many Years: "Dear Forry; I Can Tell The Name In English Of The Book And Etcs As Follows; The Title Is Sf Archeological Museum. In Japanese Pronounced As Sf Kohkokan And Spelled As Kokokan. Koh Is Think; Ko Is Ancient Or Old Kan Is Building. Writer; Koichiro Noda Publisher . To Wendiko Wendayne Ackerman's Wife And Herself A Translator Of Sf: Thank You Very Much I Am Waiting. Almost Every Day We Are Talking About You. Please Tell My Best Wishes To Kris Los Angeles Area Sf Writer Kris Neville And His Family He Has Wrote About You And Praised Very Much. Love Tetsu "Typed Followed By Handwritten Notes Referring To The Woodblock Illustration On The Other Side Of The Postcard "Wood Cut Picture Show: Farm-House Living Room - Kerosene Lantern Kettle Furnace Kamiko Game. See You Again." The Dj Is A Simple Rerpduction Of The Illustration On The Boards In Color Plain Black And White Flaps With A Photo Alignment Mark On Each Flap And May Be A Proof Of The Illustration Used On The Boards Rather Than A True Dj But Is Printed On Exceptionally Sturdy Glossy Paper. Tetsu Yano 1923-2004 Was A Japanese Science Fiction Translator And Writer. He Began To Introduce To Japanese Readers The Works Of Us Science Fiction Writers In The Late 1940S. He Was The First Japanese Writer Of The Genre To Visit The United States In 1953. He Took Part In Founding Science Fiction And Fantasy Writers Of Japan Sfwj And Served As Its President From 1978 To 1979. Yano Was Born In Matsuyama Ehime Prefecture And Grew Up In Kobe. After Studying At Chuo University For Three Years He Was Drafted Into The Japanese Army Serving Two Years And Two Months. After The War He Made A Living Collecting Trash On A Us Military Base Where He Became Fascinated With The Colorfully-Illustrated Science Fiction Works Thrown Away By The Soldiers. He Learned To Read English And Eventually Began Translating Science Fiction Completing About 360 Works Of Writers Including Robert A. Heinlein Frederik Pohl And Frank Herbert. He Also Wrote Stories Of His Own Including The Legend Of The Paper Spaceship Which First Appeared In English Translation In 1984 And Has Appeared In Several Collections. Some Of His Stories Have Been Adapted Into Anime. The Dagger Of Kamui Is A Japanese Novel Series By Tetsu Yano Released By Kadokawa Shoten From 1984 To 1985. The Series Was Adapted In 1985 Into An Anime Film Directed By Rintaro And Animated By Madhouse And Toei Animation. The Screenplay Was Adapted By Mori Masaki And Character Designs Were Created By Moribi Murano Who Also Illustrated The Novel Series. Takuo Noda Directed The Animation And The Music Was Composed By Ryudo Uzaki And Eitetsu Hayashi. Kamui Was Released On Vhs And Dvd In North America By Animeigo. Yano And Noda Both Attended The Final Rites For Robert Heinlein And Their Attendance Is Mentioned In Requiem. Hokutoh Shobo hardcover
1934Best.-Nr. 024380New York: E. P. Dutton & CO. Inc 1934. First Edition stated . Boards. Very Good /Glassine DJ. 125 Pp. #230 Of 300 Numbered Copies. White Vellum Paper Spine With Printed Spine Label Over Multicolor Patterned Boards With Larger Printed Label. Clean Slight Wear At Corners With Tiny Frays To Paper At Two Lower Tips. Glassine Dj Shorter Than Book Large Chip At Lower Left Corner Of Front Panel.Boards Show Discoloration For About 1 1'2" Around Gutter Edges If Endpapers Only. E. P. Dutton & CO., Inc hardcover
1944Best.-Nr. 000725London: Secker And Warburg 1944. First Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Jacket. 200 Pp. Yellow-Brown Cloth Stamped In Dark Brown. First Printing. With Attractive Bookplate Of Sf Fan Redd Boggs And Also The Handwritten Ownership Name And Address In Australia Of Sf Illustrator Roy V. Hunt. Near Fine In A Vg Dj With Minor Edgewear And A Slightly Dusty Rear Panel. Secker And Warburg hardcover
1817Best.-Nr. 025442London: John Murray 1817. 1st Edition . Original Quarter Calf. Good. 9 3/8" Tall. I Viii 214. With Preliminary And Final Blanks In Original Blue Boards Spine Mostly Perished But With Most Of Original Paper Spine Label Intact. Uncut Deckled Edges Note Height Of Book Is 9 3/8". Boards Worn Frayed Through Along Most Of Edges. Edges Of Pages Dusty Contents Immaculate And Fine. John Murray unknown
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
1932Best.-Nr. 015098New York: Teck Publications 1932. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good . Science Fiction. Light Wear To Spine Minute Loss At Bottom Of Spine Light Vertical Cover Crease Near Spine 1" Split At Bottom Of Front Spine Edge Continuing With A 1/4" Tear On The Front Cover. A Very Nice Copy. Teck Publications paperback
1961Best.-Nr. 022447London: Ted Carnell 1961. Original Letter . Single Sheet. Very Good. Typed Letter Both Sides Of A Single Sheet Signed From Ted Carnell The Well-Known Sf Editor On Carnell's 17 Burwash Road "Literary Agent" Stationary Dated 21St February 1961 To His Client A E Van Vogt. Discusses Payment Issues Including Deduction Of British Income Taxes As Van Vogt Had Not Personally Signed The Contracts And Necessity For Payment Directly To Van Vogt As The British Tax Authorities Do Not Authorize Payments To Anyone But The Copyright Holder. Ted Carnell unknown
1953Best.-Nr. 015041Reading: Fantasy Press 1953. First Edition . Blue Cloth. Very Good/Near Fine DJ. Ric Binkley. 1/4934 Copies. Stated First Edition Blue Cloth With Gilt Lettering . Dust Jacket Price Clipped Publisher's Later $2.50 Price Stamped At Bottom Of Front Flap Again Indicating This Is A Later Issue. Gilt Brilliant Very Near Fine Book. Dust Jacket With Light Usage Minute Losses At Corners. Fantasy Press hardcover
1994Best.-Nr. 022078Los Angeles: Forrest J Ackerman 1994. Original Layout Sheets . Loose Sheets. Fine. Seven Loose Sheets 17" X 11" With Printed Area 11" X 8 1/2" Consisting Of The Proofs For The Article Each Hand Corrected And Commented Upon By Forrest Ackerman. These Are The Original Large Proofs Single Center Crease. Forrest J Ackerman unknown
1964Best.-Nr. 016563NY Ace 1964 76701 1964. First Edition . Wrappers. Very Good. FE Ace Double G-602 VG with light wear and faint reading crease immediately adjacent to spine on each cover corner crease on Cory cover and very faint small corner crease on Dick cover no chips or tears or damage. NY Ace 1964 76701 unknown
1946Best.-Nr. 024513Los Angeles: 4th World Science Fiction Convention Society 1946. First Edition . Illustrated Wrappers. Near Fine. Cover By Lou Goldstone. Covers 48 Pp Of Ads And Support Statements. Promotional Fund-Raising Booklet For The Convention. At The Convention In His Keynote Speech Van Vogt Foresaw An Atomic War "Because Human Beings Have Not Yet Learned To Understand Themselves. Notice That I Did Not Say They Haven't Learned To Understand Others- It Is Themselves They Don't Understand" A Concern Which Later Led To His Work In Developing Dianetics With L Ron Hubbard His Assuming Reesponsibility For The Dianetics Organization When It Went Bankrupt In 1951 And Later To His Founding Of The International Dianetic Society. Signed By A E Van Vogt On His Centerfold; He Was Guest Of Hionor At This Convention And His Book "Slan" Was The Source Of The Informal Motto "Fans Are Slans". Van Vogt Was Awarded A Retroactive Hugo Award For This Novel In 2016. Also Signed By Dozens Of Writers Fans Publishers Agents And Members Of Lasfs Including A E Van Vogt Robert Bloch Bryce Walton Wilson "Bob" Tucker Forrest Ackerman And 3 Members Of His Family Russ Rocklynne Erle M Korshak Rick Sneary Tigrina Lou Goldstone Walt Leibscher Len Moffat Walt Daugherty Arthur Jean Cox Etc. All Signatures From 1946. With Original Envelope With Pencil Title Written By Roy A Squires. 4th World Science Fiction Convention Society unknown
1963Best.-Nr. 016574NY Ace 1963 F-251 1963. First Edition . Wrappers. Very Good. Some light wear one light cover reading crease tiny chipm at bottom of spine bookseller's stamp on first page. NY Ace 1963 F-251 unknown
