Merrill, JudithBiblio.com
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1950réf. 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
1951réf. 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
1940réf. 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
1906réf. 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
1953réf. 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
1947réf. 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
1953réf. 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
1935réf. 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
1951réf. 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
1952réf. 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
1941réf. 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
1952réf. 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
1948réf. 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
1979réf. 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
1956réf. 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
1873réf. 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
1937réf. 017223New York: Street & Smith 1937. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good . First issue under editorship of John W Campbell. Street & Smith paperback
1953réf. 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
réf. 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
1962réf. 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
1933réf. 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
1960réf. 016187New York Circa 1960: Cameron Associates 1960. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good Minus DJ. 721 Pp. Black Boards Lettered In Red. First American Printing Undated A Very Poorly Made Book And Unlaminated Dust Jacket. Light Wear. Dj Complete Not Price Clipped But With Wear Dampstain On Spine And Long Tear Along Top Spine Edge. Per Wikipedia Naomi Mary Margaret Mitchison Baroness Mitchison Cbe Née Haldane; 1897 - 1999 Was A Scottish Novelist And Poet The Daughter And Younger Child Of The Physiologist John Scott Haldane. Today The Best-Known Member Of The Family Is Probably Naomi's Elder Brother The Biologist J. B. S. Haldane 1892-1964 But In Her Youth Her Paternal Uncle Richard Burdon Haldane 1St Viscount Haldane Twice Lord Chancellor From 1912 To 1915 Under H. H. Asquith And In 1924 During The First Labour Government Of Ramsay Macdonald Was Better Known. Often Called A Doyenne Of Scottish Literature She Wrote More Than 90 Books Of Historical And Science Fiction Travel Writing And Autobiography. Her Husband Dick Mitchison's Life Peerage In 1964 Entitled Her To Call Herself Lady Mitchison But She Never Did. Her 1931 Work The Corn King And The Spring Queen Is Seen By Some As The Prime 20Th-Century Historical Novel.In 1932 Mitchison Was Commissioned By Victor Gollancz To Edit A Guide To The Modern World For Children. Mitchison's Book An Outline For Boys And Girls And Their Parents Included Several Distinguished Contributors Including W. H. Auden Richard Hughes Gerald Heard And Olaf Stapledon. On Publication An Outline Was Praised By The Times Literary Supplement The New Statesman And The London Mercury.Her 1938 Book The Moral Basis Of Politics Was A Treatise On Ethics And Politics That She Had Worked On For Three Years. In It She Defended The Right Of The Left-Wing Journalist H. N. Brailsford To Criticise The Moscow Trials Which Had Caused Controversy On The British Left At The Time.She Was Unsure Exactly How Many Books She Had Written Often Claiming There Were About 70. The Articles Were Uncountable From Book Reviews For The Old Time And Tide Magazine And The New Statesman To Practical Essays On Farming Campaigning Articles Recollections And Reflections. After Her Husband's Death Mitchison Wrote Several Memoirs Published As Separate Titles Between 1973 And 1985. She Was Also A Good Friend Of The Writer J. R. R. Tolkien And One Of The Proof Readers Of The Lord Of The Rings.Her Name Was On George Orwell's List Of People Prepared In March 1949 For The Information Research Department Ird Set Up At The Foreign Office By The Labour Government Who Were Considered To Have Pro-Communist Leanings And So Be Inappropriate To Write For The Ird. When Asked On Her 90Th Birthday Whether She Had Regrets In Life She Replied: "Yes All The Men I Never Slept With. Imagine! Cameron Associates hardcover
1960réf. 003796Los Angeles Circa 1960: E. Everett Evans / Forrest Ackrman 1960. Original Manuscript . No Binding. Near Fine. Two typewritten manuscript sets of carbons with handwritten original changes in blue ink 157 pp 262 pp. Two versions of an unpublished novel of youth by Science Fiction author/editor E. Everett Evans. From the author's agent Forrest Ackerman in his archive box. E. Everett Evans / Forrest Ackrman unknown
1992réf. 024694Shingletown: Mark V. Ziesing 1992. First Edition 1st Printing. Black Boards. Fine/Fine DJ and Slipcase. 301 pp. #111 of 350 copies of the signed limited edition as new in as new slipcase Mark V. Ziesing hardcover
1935réf. 025146New York: Simon & Schuster 1935. First American Edition First Printing . Black Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good DJ. 196 Pp. First American Edition First Printing. Black Cloth With Paper Spine And Cover Labels. Book With No Wear Original Paper Labels Bright And Clean And Undamaged Toning To Endpapers As Usual Small Personal Name Label At Top Of Title Page. Dj Complete Not Price Clipped No Chips Light Rubbing With Minute Losses At Bottom Of Spine And Rear Tips 3/16" Tear At Bottom Flap Fold All Panels A Little Dusty Browning To White Spine Lettering. Simon & Schuster hardcover
