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1943rif. 016140New York: Famous Fantastic Mysteries / Fantasy Publishing Company Inc. FPCI 1943. Manuscript . No Binding. Very Good. Pp9-113 Reproduced Pages From Famous Fantastic Mysteries 1943. Author's Agent's Copy Forrest Ackerman With New And Important "Politically Correct" Revisions In Ink And A Lot Of Yellow Marker To Prepare For The 1951 Fpci Hardcover Printing. Color Label Of The Forrest J Ackerman Science Fiction Agency. Not Signed But Obtained Directly From Mr. Ackermn. Famous Fantastic Mysteries / Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. FPCI unknown
1952rif. 024231New York: Pellegrini & Cudahy 1952. First Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good DJ. 309 Pp. Dark Blue Cloth Gilt. One Of The Author's File Copies Not Signed But With His Inventory Card With His Handwritten Description "Pellegrini & Cudahy 1952 Away And Beyond / Pellegrini Died In The Early 1950'S" And His Old Hawthorn Address Label Both Laid In Loosely. Book Is Near Fine Spine Gilt Brilliant. Dj Lightly Used Small Losses At Corners Three 3/16" Tears At Bottom Of Front Panel With 2" Connecting Crease Yellow On Spine Faded To Gray-Green. Pellegrini & Cudahy hardcover
1932rif. 000722London: Methuen 1932 1932. First Edition 1st Printing. Blue Cloth. Very Good. Viii 312 Pp. 8 Pp Publisher's Catalog Dated 932. Blue Cloth. Very Good First Edition. First State Near Fine Copy With First Issue Catalog September 1932; Unlike Many Other Copies Spine Gilt Is Especially Thick And Heavy But Same Design And Typeface Top Edges Of The Pages Have Publisher's Purple Topstain And There Is Purple Coloring In The Small Space Between The Gilt Lines At Both Top And Bottom Of Spine. Outer Covers Entirely Covered With A Clear Lacquer-Like Coating Which Is Wearing Off With Apparently No Detrimental Lasting Effect On Cloth Underneath. The Gilt Is As Bright As New. London: Methuen, 1932 hardcover
1979rif. 024840Glendale: Roy A. Squires 1979. First Edition . Wrappers. Fine. 9 3/8" x 6 1/4. Chapbook One Of The Last Chapbooks From Squires. #135 Of A Stated 230 Copies Printed From Post Roman And Hadrian Stone Cut Types On Specially Made Paper By Twinrocler With Covers Of Regina Katusha Made By Barcham Greene In England The Wrappers Of French Marble Numbered And Signed By Bradbury On The Colophon. This Copy Has An Additional Inscription "For Don- Friendly Wishes From Ray Bradbury Mar 28 1980" On The Title Page Don Corbett Was An Active Sf Fan Since Circa 1952. With The Original Printed Envelope Near Fine With The 135 Number Written In Pencil On The Back. Roy A. Squires unknown
1950rif. 024156New York: Doubleday 1950 1950. First Edition stated . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine DJ. First Edition Inscribed By The Author To An Active 1950'S Fan "For ------ With Best Regards Judith Merrill" And With The Recipient's Small Ownership Signature Dated 1955 At Top. Book With Touch Of Wear At Corners Unfaded Spine Lettering Strong But Beginning To Fray Along Bottom Edge Of Spine. Dj With Just A Touch Of Wear At Corners Not Price Clipped Bright And Unfaded. No Foxing. New York: Doubleday, 1950 hardcover
1951rif. 024219New York: Greenberg 1951. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Boards. Very Good/Very Good Dust Jacket. 231 Pp. Gray Boards Stamped In Black. Second Printing Of The Revised Edition Revised From The Original Appearance In "Astounding Science Fiction" . A Lightly Used Book Pages Crisp Light Wear At Corners Of Covers Two Tiny Faint Ink Dots On Front Cover Previous Owner's Information On Front Pastedown Dated Sept 5 1951. Inscribed By A E Van Vogt On Title Page To A Fan "For ------ Peacefully Yours Lydia And A E Van Vogt July 15 1989". Jacket Is Clean And Attractive No Creasing Unfaded 1/2" X 3/16" Chip Along Rear Top Of Spine Three 1/4" Worn Area And Tears At Other Spine Folds Minute Losses At Tips; Same Jacket As Was Used On First Printing. Greenberg hardcover
1940rif. 015183New York: Frank A. Munsey Company 1940. First Edition . Illustrated Wrappers. Very Good. Virgil Finlay. A Very Bright Clean Copy No Marks Or Stains. Fine Color Cover By Finlay. Small Chip On Rear Cover Several 1/4' Closed Tears At Spine Edge Of Front Cover With A Few Overlapping Onto Spine Three Pinhole Binding Punctures Through Book Adjacent To Spine. Frank A. Munsey Company unknown
1906rif. 007310New York: Bobbs Merrill 1906. First Edition . Red Cloth. Near Fine. 400 Pp. Red Cloth Stamped In Gilt Not Yellow! And Black. First Printing With "March" On Copyright Page. . Decorated Red Cloth. A Dystopian Novel Of Atlantis. A Bright Clean Very Attractive Copy Only A Touch Of Wear To Gilt No Wear To Clothn No Marks Or Damage. Bobbs Merrill hardcover
1953rif. 024108New York: Gnome Press 1953. First Edition stated . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 223 Pp. Blue Boards. First Printing Of First American Edition. Fine Book Mere Touch Of Rubbing At Corners Of Spine No Rubbing To Tips In A Fine As-New Dust Jacket. Book And Dj Were Protected By A Tightly Fitting Folding Heavy Plastic Protector Hence No Wear To Boards Except A Few Small Areas On Ends Of Spine But There Is A Little Foxing To The Endpapers Opposite Where The Dj Protector Folds Were Taped Together No Tape Ever On Book Or Dj. Signed By Clarke And Dated By Him "2 Sept '56" For A Long-Time Sf Fan From Whom We Obtained This. Signed By Arthur C. Clarke. Gnome Press hardcover
1947rif. 020966El Segundo: Fandom Speaks 1947. First Edition . Stapled Wrappers. Very Good . 14" Tall. Drawings By Gordon Cockroft. Complete issue from the files of Forrest Ackerman no names or marks address area not filled in. Fandom Speaks unknown
1953rif. 024184New York: Gnome Press 1953. First Edition 1st Printing. Red Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 1/5000 Copies. Red Cloth Stamped In Black. Stated First Edition. Clean Unmarked Book With Slight Rubbing At Upper Corners Of Spine And Along Lower Edge Of Spine No Names Or Marks. In A Bright Clean Dust Jacket With No Fading Not Price Clipped No Wear At All Small Areas Of Rubbing Down Center Of Spine And Around Base Of Spine And In 1 2" Thin Line On Front Panel Starting At Upper Left Spine Edge. . New York: Gnome Press hardcover
1935rif. 018863London: Methuen Circa 1940 1935. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Blue Cloth. Very Good/Good- Very Good Dustjacket. Dustjacket Designed By Stapledon. Light Blue Boards. First Edition First Impression Later Issue But No Indication Of Later Printing. Shorter Binding 18.3 Cm Tall Blue-Violet Cloth With Black Print Format Different Than First Binding No Ads Using First Impression Sheets. Dustjacket Is Identical To First Issue Priced 7S6p At Lower Front Flap Except It Is Trimmed To 185.6 Mm Considerably Taller Than This Issue Of The Book But Shorter Than The First Issue Dj And Has A Printed Paper Label "Offered At 2'- Net Ex-Libris" At Foot Of Spine Above The Publisher's Name. This Binding And This Labelling Of The Dustjacket Is Not Listed In Satty & Smith's Definitive Bibliography. Satty & Smith's A6.1.1.4 First Edition First Impression Fourth Issue March 1939 555 Copies Has The First Issue Binding And Includes The Later Ads In A Dj With A New Price Of 2'6P Attached To The Front Flap; A6.1.1.5 1941 Is An Issue In Wrappers Without Ads Priced At 2 Shillings; This Issue Probably Occurred Between These Two Issues Perhaps In 1940. A Very Good Tight Copy. Book Lightly Foxed On First Few Pages A Few Tiny Spots Of Foxing In Rest Of Book. Dj With Some Edge Wear Light Chipping At Corners And Front Flap Fold. Dustjacket In Blue Pink White Tan And Black Has What Is Reportedly Stapledon's Own Striking Bust-Length Design For The Eric Fraser Illustration Of The Title Character. Methuen, (Circa 1940) hardcover
1951rif. 024093Reading: Fantasy Press 1951. 1st Edition . Green Cloth Gilt. Fine/Near Fine Dustjacket. 236 Pp. Green Cloth Gilt. First Edition. #330 Of 350 Copies Of The Signed Limited Edition Green Cloth. Dj With Slight Rubbing In Areas Art Edge Of Spine And Near Center Of Spine But Just A Point Of Rubbing At Corners And Tips Bright And Clean Two 1/8" Closed Tears At Top Edge Not Price-Clipped. Fantasy Press hardcover
1952rif. 000293New York: Scribner And Sons Scribner's 1952. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good /Very Good . Hard Cover. Very Good /Very Good. First Edition. Dust Jacket Is Bright And Attractive Would Be Near Fine Except For A 1/2" Squarish Chip At Upper Left Corner Of Front Panel Not Affecting Text Or Illustration. Dj Is Price Clipped But Appears To Be The Original Dust Jacket For This Book Three Titles On Rear Panel Trail Of The Iron Horse Great Venture And Two And The Town And Dj Has Been With The Book For Many Decades. New York: Scribner And Sons (Scribner's) hardcover
1941rif. 015216New York: Better Publications 1941. First Edition . Illustrated Wrappers. 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" x 1/2" chip front cover very light dampstaining over a few square inches on edges on covers extending in up to 1/2" from edges but mostly one large mark near lower left corner of rear cover. Better Publications unknown
1952rif. 024223New York: Greenberg 1952. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 220 Pp. Green Boards Stamped In Dark Green. First Book Publication Thus Revised From The Original Appearance In "Astounding Science Fiction" And From 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 At Tips And Along Part Of Lower Edge Of Boards. Inscribed By A E Van Vogt On Title Page To A Fan "For ------Sincerely Lydia And A E Van Vogt July 15 1989". Jacket Is Clean And Attractive Very Slight Fading To Color On Spine 3/4" Closed Tear At Top Of Front Spine Fold 2 1/8" Closed Tears And Wear At Top Of Spine Minute Nick At Bottom Of Spine Minute Losses At Tips. Exceptionally Clean And Not Dusty Or Foxed Not Price-Clipped. Greenberg hardcover
1948rif. 024263Chicago : Shasta Press 1948. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Dust Jacket. Viii 222 Pp Author Biography At End. Tan Cloth Stamped In Black. Stated First Edition. Near Fine Book No Names Or Marks Inscribed To A Fan "Best Regards To ------- L Sprague De Camp" Not A Subscriber Copy But A Personal Inscription By The Author. Dj Lightly Used Minute Losses At Top And Bottom Of Spine And At Tips Some Of The Usual Browning To White Areas At Top And Bottom Of Spine And At Edges And Flaps. Shasta Press hardcover
1979rif. 024887Glendale: Roy A. Squires 1979. First Edition . Wrappers. Fine. 9 3/8" x 6 1/4. Chapbook One Of The Last From Squires. #30 Of A Stated 230 Copies Printed From Post Roman And Hadrian Stone Cut Types On Specially Made Paper By Twinrocler With Covers Of Regina Katusha Made By Barcham Greene In England The Wrappers Of French Marble Numbered And Signed By Bradbury On The Colophon. With An Original Typed Four Line Letter Requesting A Review Dated March 29 1980 Signed By Roy Squires. Also With The Enclosed Photocopy Of The Full Page Publicity "Announcement" Including A Full Explanation Of How It Is Considered A Martian Chronicle Describing How The Manuscript Was Stored By Bradbury In A Manila Folder Upon Which Was Written "A Martian Chronicle"; At The Bottom Of The Announcement Is A Note In Marker "Looks Fine To Me! Ray Bradbury 9/1/79" All Photocopied No Original Signature On The Announcement. Roy A. Squires unknown
1956rif. 000416London: Jonathan Cape 1956 1956. First Edition . Purple Boards. Fine/Fine. 282 Pp. Purple Boards White Lettering. Dj Priced 15S. Net. A Fine Copy In Dust Jacket. No Fading Not Price-Clipped No Wear No Foxing. London: Jonathan Cape, 1956 hardcover
1873rif. 007276Boston: Roberts Brothers 1873. First American Edition . Green Cloth. Good. 287 Pp. Green Cloth Gilt Brown Endpapers. First English Language Printing. A Bright Clean Copy Showing Wear At Edges With Fraying At Top And Bottom Of Spine And At Tips. Gilt Lettering And Design All Still Bright And Clear. Green Cloth Split Or Worn Through In A Thin Line Along Much Of Rear Spine Edge Which Could Be Repaired. Internally Tight But Somewhat Foxed Pages. Previous Owner's Name. Hinges And Rear Board Cracked. Two Front Endpapers Detached But Present. An Important Collection Of Early Science Fiction Stories Scarce In Any Early Edition. Roberts Brothers hardcover
1937rif. 017223New York: Street & Smith 1937. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good . First issue under editorship of John W Campbell. Street & Smith paperback
1953rif. 022227Los Angeles: Fantasy Publishing Company Inc. Fpci 1953. First Edition First Issue . No Binding. No Book Included/Fine Dustjacket. As new unusued DJ never on a book never folded. uncut margins 20 3/8" x 9" suitable for framing. Only 300 copies of the book were bound by FPCI and it is quite scarce. Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. ( Fpci) unknown
rif. 023946Unpublished. Original Typescript . No Binding. Very Good. 4 Pp A Short Typewritten Sf Story Earth Visitors To A Possibly Habitable Plant Turning Back After Seeing Nothing But Desolation And Danger Ending With The Leaders Of The Inhabitants Congratulating Themselves On The Operation Of Their New Imaginative Apparatus. Dedicated To Forrest Ackerman Anf Frpm Ackerman's Library. Unpublished unknown
1962rif. 024495Pacific Grove / Glendale: Roy A Squires and Clyde Beck 1962. First Edition . Quarter Cloth / Boards. Near Fine. 8 1/2" X 5 5/8. 48 Pp. Quarter Black Cloth Author's Name In Gilt On Spine Plain Buff Paper Covered Boards. A Collection Of All The Uncollected Poems That Smith Wanted Published; Later Collected In Arkham's Collected Poems. Chalker & Owings State That The Actual Limitation Was 65 In Trade Paper 100 In Half-Cloth Actually Quarter Cloth As Here And 15 In Full Cloth. Scarce; 24 Copies In Worldcat But Seldom Offered In The Trade. This Example Unworn No Wear To Cloth Or Paper But With A Few Tiny Irregular Losses Of The Surface Of The Paper On The Front Cover. Roy A Squires and Clyde Beck hardcover
1933rif. 016045London 1933: Burns Oates & Washbourne 1933. First Edition . Paper Boards. Fair. 70 Pp. Orange Boards Stamped In Green. Inscribed By The Author And Dated In The Year Of Issue "After A Lovely Summer.". Printed Quote On Cover From Lord Baden-Powell: "Any Youngsters Who Are Sensible And Not Little Gumpts Will Read This Book With Real Enjoyment." Paper Backstrip Worn Away Front And Rear Cover Very Clean And Bright And With Little To No Wear But Binding Repaired Internally With Cellotape At Two Margins With One Illustration Taped In Before The Title As A Frontispiece. Only A Few Copies In Worldcat. Dorothy Field Dudley Short Was Active As A British Writer Reviewer And Editor Circa 1922-1960. This Example From Her Granddaughter's Library.Very Scarce One Of The Burns Oates' Nature And Science Series For Children. The Author Notes In Her Personal Papers That "1933. Burns Gates Bombed And Also Their Printing Works At Plymouth. Lost Half The Edition". Burns Oates & Washbourne hardcover
