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1988réf. 35425New York:: Congdon & Weed 1988. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a near fine dustjacket inexpensive paper is beginning to yellow. First printing. The uncommon hardcover edition of Barnes' second novel - a title in the "Isaac Asimov Presents" series with an introduction by Asimov. INSCRIBED on the title page "for. with a long memory" and dated. 269 pp. Congdon & Weed, hardcover
1994réf. 28820London:: Headline 1994. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket a tight clean copy but with the almost inevitable light toning to the pages. First printing. SIGNED by Koontz on the half title page and also SIGNED by Charles de Lint at his article "The Heart of the Tick-Tock Man." A comprehensive bibliography and chronology of the life and career of author. Includes an in-depth interview his first published short story and a complete annotated guide to his work. 314 pp. Headline, hardcover
1934réf. 32381Everett Pennsylvania: : Fantasy Publications 1934. . First edition -. Both items are in good only condition with toning to the pages some wear to the spines. The Marvel Tales has a triangular piece missing from the upper corner of the back cover; the Crawford publication in yellow wrappers has some dampstaining to the bottom edge not noticeable on the front cover previous owner's name taped onto the title page. . First printing. A very scarce and fragile issue primarily notable for containing the first appearance of Howard's "The Garden of Fear" the first story in the James Allison series. This second issue of the short-lived Marvel Tales series published by William L. Crawford who also owned a printing press had 3 variant covers - in different colors and on different paper stock: this copy is orange with a green woodcut illustration and black lettering superimposed on the illustration. Mike Ashley in his article on Marvel Tales describes the importance of Crawford as an editor who tried to shape the future of SF and as one who was able to prove that there were writers in science fiction who were willing to challenge the establishment and break out of the rut of formula fiction Tymm and Ashley editors "Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines" pp 401-404 Other stories in this issue are "Synthetic" by Harl Vincent "The Dark Beasts" by Frank B. Long Jr. "Antidote" by Robert M. Hyatt "The Torch of Life" by Joe W. Skidmore and "A Horror in Profile" by Wilfred Blanch Talman plus editorial scribblings and poems. Illustrated. 60 pp. Also included is "The Garden of Fear and Other Stories of the Bizarre and Fantastic" by Robert E. Howard an anthology published in 1945 by Crawford Publishing House of Los Angeles; this is the 2nd appearance of this story and the first in book form. Other stories in the anthology are 'The Man with the Hour Glass' by L.A. Eshbach 'Celephais' by H.P. Lovecraft 'Mars Colonizes' by Miles J. Breuer and 'The Golden Bough' by David H. Keller. Cover art by Alva Rogers. 80 pp bound in stapled wrappers. Fantasy Publications, unknown
1928réf. 19050Boston:: Little Brown 1928. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in very good dust jacket some chipping to the edges of the fragile dj darkening to the spine. First US printing. Novel of fantasy and heroism set during the Trojan war. Bleiler p. 180 Reginald 13202. 343 pages. Bound in blue cloth with gold lettering on the spine in an attractive and unusual gold foil dustjacket with a blue and black design and lettering. Little Brown, hardcover
1999réf. 24995Wheaton IL: : Tyndale House 1999. SIGNED hardcover -. Fine in fine dust jacket as new. Later printing. The fifth novel in the Left Behind series. SIGNED by both authors Jerry Jenkins and Tim LaHaye in gold ink on the black front free endpaper and dated 5/99. 403 pp Tyndale House, hardcover
1998réf. 24527New York:: Bantam 1998. SIGNED first edition -. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Advance Reading Copy trade paperback format. A novel set in the near future in the last pure wilderness on earth. SIGNED by the author on the title page.Includes a letter to the reader from Robinson printed inside the front cover. Bantam, unknown
1939réf. 223811939. Campbell John W. ed. Astounding Science-Fiction archive 1939 documents a central moment in American science fiction publishing when pulp magazines helped consolidate the genre's Golden Age through technologically oriented storytelling serialized fiction scientific essays and editorial emphasis on rational problem solving. Campbell became editor of Astounding Science-Fiction in late 1937 and remained associated with the magazine through its later identity as Analog making these 1939 issues part of the editorial period most closely linked to the rise of hard science fiction and the professionalization of modern speculative fiction. The archive supports research into pulp publishing prewar technological imagination serialized genre fiction and the early publication context for writers including Clifford D. Simak L. Sprague de Camp Manly Wade Wellman and Theodore Sturgeon. Astounding Science-Fiction. Vols. XXII-XXIV. New York: Street & Smith Publications 1939. Five issues. Archive of five pulp magazine issues from January March April June and September 1939 with pictorial wrappers serialized novels novelettes short fiction scientific articles cover art and reader-oriented genre material. The issues appear during the magazine's Campbell editorship and show the cultural sphere of late-1930s science fiction through adventure plots scientific speculation alien contact technological conflict planetary engineering future war anxieties humor and experiments in scale that linked pulp entertainment to scientific literacy. 1 Campbell John W. ed. Astounding Science-Fiction. Vol. XXII No. 5. New York: Street & Smith Publications 1939. The January issue includes "The Blue-Men of Yrano" by Warner Van Lorne "Maiden Voyage" by Vic Phillips short fiction by L. Sprague de Camp Malcolm Jameson Arthur J. Burks and Norman L. Knight and a science article comparing photographic and telescopic observation. With cover art by John Frew the issue shows Astounding's mix of adventure fiction technical explanation humor and speculative treatment of contact and invention. 2 Campbell John W. ed. Astounding Science-Fiction. Vol. XXIII No. 1. New York: Street & Smith Publications 1939. The March issue includes "Cloak of Aesir" by Don A. Stuart Campbell's pseudonym alongside "Children of the 'Betsy B'" by Malcolm Jameson work by H. L. Gold and Part 2 of Clifford D. Simak's "Cosmic Engineers." The issue is useful for tracing Campbell's dual role as editor and writer and for documenting how Astounding combined alien-human tension technologically mediated emotion youth-centered rebellion and large-scale cosmic engineering within a single issue. 3 Campbell John W. ed. Astounding Science-Fiction. Vol. XXIII No. 2. New York: Street & Smith Publications 1939. The April issue features "Worlds Don't Care" by Nat Schachner "Revolt" by A. M. Phillips fiction by Eando Binder and Harry Walton and the concluding installment of Simak's "Cosmic Engineers." The issue's plague exile revolt and working-life motifs place scientific speculation in relation to social strain showing how late-1930s pulp science fiction used adventure forms to process crisis labor and planetary risk. 4 Campbell John W. ed. Astounding Science-Fiction. Vol. XXIII No. 4. New York: Street & Smith Publications 1939. The June issue includes Clifford D. Simak's "Hermit of Mars" Harl Vincent's "The Morons" Nat Schachner's "When the Future Dies" and L. Sprague de Camp's science feature "Design for Life" with cover art by Graves Gladney. Its contents bring together Martian conflict dehumanization future collapse and speculative biology illustrating how Astounding paired fiction with scientific commentary in the same editorial environment. 5 Campbell John W. ed. Astounding Science-Fiction. Vol. XXIV No. 1. New York: Street & Smith Publications 1939. The September issue includes "Forces Must Balance" by Manly Wade Wellman "Masson's Secret" by Raymond Z. Gallun "Atmospherics" by Victor Valding and Theodore Sturgeon's "Ether Breather" with cover art by Hubert Rogers. "Ether Breather" is identified by bibliographic sources as Sturgeon's first published science fiction story giving this issue particular importance within the archive as evidence of a major writer's entrance into the field through Campbell's Astounding. Typical pulp toning modest edge wear and some spine wear with interiors complete; good to very good overall. Substantive five-issue 1939 run of Astounding Science-Fiction showing Campbell-era editorial direction prewar hard science fiction serialized genre experimentation and an early appearance by Theodore Sturgeon within one of the defining American science fiction magazines of the twentieth century. unknown
1954réf. 223831954. Magazines and PeriodicalsLiteratureSci-fi Five-issue pulp magazine archive of Startling Stories published by Better Publications and Standard Magazines 1954-55. The run includes work by notable authors such as Margaret St. Clair Judith Merril Richard Matheson Bryce Walton and Philip K. Dick. This period of Startling reflects pulp science fiction's evolving engagement with gender Cold War anxiety and postwar domesticity. Stories by women such as Margaret St. Clair Judith Merril and Miriam Allen deFord present unusual agency and narrative complexity for female characters within the male-dominated SF field of the era. 1 Startling Stories Vol. 32 No. 1 Summer 1954. Features "The Spiral of the Ages" by Fletcher Pratt a time-travel romance structured around male agency. Noteworthy contributions include "Finders Keepers" by Margaret St. Clair and "Stormy Weather" by Judith Merril-both rare instances of women-authored SF in a mainstream pulp. Merril's protagonist must telepathically track her missing son a complex female-centered narrative. St. Clair's story like much of her work blends domesticity with technological tension. 2 Startling Stories Vol. 32 No. 2 Fall 1954. Includes the full-length novel "Spacemen Lost" by George O. Smith and "Simple Psiman" by F.L. Wallace. Margaret St. Clair's "The Marriage Manual" returns with a satirical inversion of gendered advice culture: "If you can't beat the opposition join them." A rare example of feminist satire in a 1950s SF pulp. 3 Startling Stories Vol. 33 No. 1 Spring 1955. Includes Bryce Walton's "Too Late for Eternity" an aging-themed space opera with paternalist overtones and a novelet by William Morrison. Notable for short fiction by Philip K. Dick "Nanny" and Richard Matheson "Miss Stardust" the latter offering a proto-feminist beauty allegory. The issue's range also includes stories by Arthur Porges Roger Dee and Winston Marks. 4 Startling Stories Vol. 33 No. 2 Summer 1955. Contains three novelettes: "An Apple for the Teacher" by Robert F. Young "White Spot" by Murray Leinster and "Awakening" by Bryce Walton. "An Apple for the Teacher" is of particular note for its female educator protagonist whose students transcend earthly expectations. Also includes "Time Out for Redheads" by Miriam Allen deFord a prolific feminist and mystery writer whose tale involves female agency in matters of love and identity. Other contributors include Leslie Waltham and Gordon R. Dickson. 5 Startling Stories Vol. 33 No. 3 Fall 1955. Features "The Naked Sky" by James E. Gunn and "Jungle Doctor" by Robert F. Young. Margaret St. Clair contributes "Lazarus" a short about bodily resurrection and consent characteristic of her nuanced feminist themes. Leslie Waltham's "I Like a Happy Ending" offers psychological depth rarely given to women characters in pulp fiction. Includes seven short stories showcasing an unusual number of female-centered narratives. All issues exhibit moderate pulp toning and light edgewear with intact bindings and no major losses. Overall good condition. A compelling five-issue sequence within 1950s science fiction pulp culture including significant contributions by women writers. unknown
1937réf. 223771937. LiteratureSci-fi Four-issue archive of Astounding Stories published by Street & Smith during a pivotal year in American science fiction. These 1937 issues each contain original content and are distinguished by visually arresting pulp cover art and contributions from some of the genre's early luminaries. Together they offer insight into science fiction's evolution prior to its "Golden Age" highlighting key works by underrecognized women writers and reflecting contemporary concerns about gender race and modernity. 1 Astounding Stories Volume XVIII Number 6. February 1937. Includes "At the Perihelion" by Robert Willey "The Saga of Pelican West" by Eric Frank Russell and short fiction by Stanton A. Coblentz and Jack Williamson. Features a science article by John W. Campbell Jr. titled "Other Eyes Watching." Issue contains early science journalism exploring the structure of the solar system. 2 Astounding Stories Volume XIX Number 2. April 1937. Lead novel is "Water for Mars" by Ross Rocklynne with additional fiction by P. Schuyler Miller and A. Macfadyen Jr. Stories include "The Endless Chain" "The Eye of Madness" and "Winter on the Planet." Notable for thematic emphasis on protoplasmic disintegration and sentient planetary life mirroring fears of biological destabilization during the interwar years. 3 Astounding Stories Volume XIX Number 5. July 1937. Features "Seeker of To-Morrow" by Eric Frank Russell and Leslie T. Johnson as well as "The Great Ones" by Leslie F. Stone one of the few known women writing speculative fiction in this era. Stone's story engages with themes of biological balance and evolutionary survival subtly confronting male-dominated narratives of scientific supremacy. Her inclusion in this issue marks a rare acknowledgment of female speculative authorship in 1930s pulp culture. Very scarce. 4 Astounding Stories Volume XX Number 2. October 1937. Contains Part II of "Galactic Patrol" by E.E. Smith and "Out of Night" by Don A. Stuart John W. Campbell plus "Stardust Gods" by Dow Elstar and Robert S. McCready. While dominated by space opera tropes the issue reflects growing interest in interplanetary mythology and militarized masculinity. An early archive of Astounding Stories in the pre-Campbell editorship period showcasing early contributions to the sci-fi genre and a significant seldom-seen appearance by a pioneering woman author. Light chipping paper brittleness and spine wear present across issues with many exhibiting partial separation of front wrapper. Interiors complete bindings fragile. Overall condition ranges from fair to good. A scarce early pulp magazine archive highlighting the early emergence of a notable female writer within the male-dominated pulp science fiction field of the 1930s. unknown
1937réf. 218581937. Magazines and PeriodicalsLiteratureSci-fi Astounding Science Fiction archive of three issues. New York: Street & Smith Publications 1937-1942. Three issues with color-illustrated wrappers. A significant three-issue archive from the formative years of Astounding Science Fiction the flagship pulp magazine that defined mid-20th-century science fiction under editor John W. Campbell Jr. These issues-dating from 1937 1938 and 1942-capture the emergence of hard science fiction and its consolidation as a genre grounded in technological rigor speculative futurism and serialized world-building. Notable for early appearances by many of the key architects of the Golden Age these issues exemplify Astounding's unique editorial voice and influence as well as its role in shaping American popular conceptions of science progress and modernity. Archive includes: 1 Astounding Science Fiction Volume XIX No. 2 April 1937. Published under the earlier "Astounding Stories" banner this issue features Ross Rocklynne's novella Water for Mars described as "a great novel of supernal forces" alongside stories by P. Schuyler Miller Nelson S. Bond and Ray Cummings. Additional science features include John W. Campbell Jr.'s Beyond the Life Line and Battell Loomis's A Talking Hill a speculative exploration of the Great Pyramid. 2 Astounding Science Fiction Volume XXII No. 2 October 1938. Marking the magazine's transitional moment as Astounding Science-Fiction this issue includes L. Ron Hubbard's serialized novel The Tramp part two alongside early work by Clifford D. Simak "Hunger Death" Raymond Z. Gallun "Magician of Dream Valley" and Eando Binder "Orestes Revolts". With Peter van Dresser's article "Why Rockets Don't Fly" the issue demonstrates Campbell's programmatic blending of scientific speculation and narrative fiction. 3 Astounding Science Fiction Volume XXIX No. 6 August 1942. A landmark issue containing the first appearance of Waldo by Anson MacDonald a pseudonym for Robert A. Heinlein. The novella introduced the concept of remote manipulator arms-"Waldoes"-which would enter the scientific and technical lexicon. Additional contributions include Hal Clement's Impediment Cleve Cartmill's The Link and Lewis Padgett's Deadlock. The article "Bombing is a Fine Art" by Willy Ley presents a technical perspective on aerial warfare at the height of World War II. This trio highlights the early pulp-to-prestige transition ushered in by Astounding Science Fiction cementing its role in launching the careers of Heinlein Hubbard Clement Simak and others. All issues with significant creasing and chipping. April 1937 issue with loss to top left corner of front wrapper front wrapper separated. In overall fair condition. A fascinating primary source for scholars of speculative fiction Cold War futurism and American literary science fiction's institutional evolution. Scarce in any condition. unknown
1951réf. 219121951. Mid-century pulp science fiction archive centering on Robert A. Heinlein's serialized first printing of "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress" and Cold War-era narratives of space-age paranoia postwar individualism and futuristic political allegory. This archive offers a vivid look into the speculative anxieties and technological optimism of the 1950s and 1960s as imagined by some of the most influential voices in American science fiction. Robert A. Heinlein's serialized novel The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress a seminal libertarian narrative is represented here across multiple consecutive issues of Worlds of If magazine providing a nearly complete run of its first appearance in print. These pulps highlight the role of genre fiction in constructing narratives of rebellion authoritarianism and the limits of state control-core themes in American Cold War identity. Other major writers represented including John Brunner and Poul Anderson contributed to the racial geopolitical and gendered contours of American futurism during a moment of global unrest and rapidly advancing technology. Archive includes: 1Heinlein Robert A. "The Puppet Masters." Galaxy Science Fiction Vol. 2 No. 1. New York: Galaxy Publishing September 1951. A Cold War allegory of alien infiltration "The Puppet Masters" visualizes paranoia through body-snatching extraterrestrials-an early and potent example of anti-Communist subtext in sci-fi. Very good condition with bright cover. 2 Heinlein Robert A. "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress." Worlds of If Vol. 15 No. 6. New York: Galaxy Publishing December 1965. The first installment of Heinlein's most overtly political novel introducing themes of AI consciousness penal colonies and libertarian revolt. Cover depicts Luna's underground world. Minor edge wear very good. This came out a year before the first edition first printing of June 1966. 3 Heinlein Robert A. The Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein. New York: Ace Books 1966. A reprint collection of Heinlein's short fiction exploring personal agency space colonization and post-nuclear dystopia. The collection includes stories first published in the 1940s and 1950s reflecting both Heinlein's evolving libertarian politics and the genre's response to atomic-age anxieties. Very good condition. 4 Heinlein Robert A. "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress." Worlds of If Vol. 16 No. 3. New York: Galaxy Publishing January 1966 published out of order. This issue includes the third segment of the novel emphasizing lunar independence and collective identity. Also features "The Moonrakers" by Poul Anderson. Mild spine wear very good overall. 5 Heinlein Robert A. "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress." Worlds of If Vol. 16 No. 1. New York: Galaxy Publishing February 1966. Second installment of the serialized novel featuring Heinlein's growing critique of Earth-centric authoritarianism. Minor toning very good. 6 Brunner John. "The Long Way to Earth." Worlds of If Vol. 16 No. 2. New York: Galaxy Publishing March 1966. Brunner's serialized novel is paired with shorter works from Keith Laumer and Heinlein. His tale reflects on alienation exile and homecoming mirroring 1960s countercultural themes. Minor creasing very good condition. 7 Laumer Keith and Brown Rosel G. Earthblood. Worlds of If Vol. 16 No. 4. New York: Galaxy Publishing April 1966. A collaboration between two of science fiction's most action-driven writers Earthblood explores interstellar race relations and power struggles in a crumbling empire. This issue also includes stories by Heinlein and Fred Saberhagen. Light wear to spine overall very good. All volumes retain their original illustrated covers with visual themes emphasizing atomic power space technology and human-alien hybridity. The archive's convergence around Heinlein's serialized lunar epic makes it a rare and cohesive grouping ideal for scholars of American libertarianism in popular fiction Cold War sci-fi allegory and serialized storytelling in pulp periodicals. Light general wear across volumes including minor edge rubbing and spine creasing. No missing pages or internal markings. Overall very good condition across the archive. unknown
1938réf. mon0000147163Street & Smith Publications Inc 1938T. paperback. Acceptable. in x in x in. Rougher shape with some loss to the cover on both sides. Binding is holding. Street & Smith Publications Inc paperback
1939réf. mon0000147164Street & Smith Publications Inc 1/1/1939 12:00:00 AM. paperback. Very Good. in x in x in. MIld rubbing to the edges. Handsome specimen. Street & Smith Publications Inc paperback
1914réf. 001905New York: Dodge Publishing Company 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Book has top edge gilt uncut pages foxing to pages tiny tear on rear board page 93 has 1" brown line down page minor edgewear/soiling. A nice copy beautifully illustrated. Dodge Publishing Company hardcover
2013réf. whm06eNottingham: Hachette / Black Library BL Publishing / Games Workshop Ltd. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. 2013. First UK Edition. Illustrated hardback board cover. 230mm x 150mm 9" x 6". 347pp plates. 16 colour plates. . Hachette / Black Library [BL] Publishing / Games Workshop Ltd hardcover
1976réf. 80563Tucson Arizona: Student Union Activities Board University of Arizona 1976. First Edition. Wraps. Near fine. Signed by six of the participants: Gene Roddenberry Robert Silverberg Robert Wise Edmond Hamilton Leigh Brackett and Donald E. Davis. Octavo: 40 pp. with photographic illustrations drawings and maps. Bound with staples in the original pictorial paper wrappers. Some very light toning and wear; else near fine. Desert Con was an annual science fiction and horror film convention held at the University of Arizona from 1973 to 1978; it predated TusCon and is thought to be the first fandom event in Tucson. It attracted major guests and screened an enviable array of genre films. The fourth iteration of Desert Con took place March 4-7 1976. More than 25 feature-length motion pictures were screened including Buck Rogers 1939 Dance of the Vampires 1967 Haunted Spooks 1920 Fahrenheit 451 1966 Frankenstein 1931 Twins of Evil 1971 and Gertie the Dinosaur 1909. Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry was a featured speaker alongside Don Davis Robert Silverberg and Robert Wise. The event also included an exhibit hall "teeming with robots miniatures and tons of literature and memorabilia" and "seminars on science fact as well as other revels." This official program includes a membership list providing the name and city of residence of 267 individuals. Student Union Activities Board, University of Arizona unknown
1957réf. 010623London : Heinemann 1957. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First British Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First UK Edition. First Published 1957. Made into the memorable motion picture of the same name starring Gregory Peck Ava Gardner and Fred Astaire in 1959 and again in the made-for-television film starring Armand Assante Rachel Ward and Bryan Brown. Red cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Very Good in a Very Good unclipped 15s. net dust jacket designed by John Rowland. Slight creasing to the spine. Modest forward lean. Minimal edge wear. Prior owner name to front paste down under the dust jacket flap. Dust jacket has slightly sunned spine; a couple of very small chips to edges; and a bit of overall rubbing. Heinemann Hardcover
1986réf. 022038New Haven Connecticut: The Easton Press 1986. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover bound in red gilt stamped decorative leather. 341 pages. Illustrated by Pat Morrissey with full page color frontispiece and one other full page color plate plus black and white drawings Introduction by Frederik Pohl. A quality Easton Press production with all the refinements that go to make this a truly fine binding: silk moire end-papers and bound in ribbon marker all edges gilt raised spine 22kt gold stamping smyth-sewn binding and full genuine leather. Collector's notes laid in. Collector's Edition issued in the Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction series. This classic science fiction work won the 1974 Nebula and 1975 Hugo awards for best novel. A pristine unread and like new copy. Pringle Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 74; Survey of Science Fiction Literature II pp. 548-53. Fine. . The Easton Press Hardcover
1971réf. 010503Sauk City Wi: Arkham House 1971. Book. Fine. Cloth. Limited Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. The first 10 issues and the complete run of this newsletter beginning with Number One Summer 1967 and ending with Number Ten Summer 1971. Each issue with separate title/first page of text. Black cloth with gilt lettering to the spine with " The Arkham Collector Vol.1 Arkham House" . Fine no jacket as issued. . Prior owner name date and place in ink at top of front paste down. The house organ of the important horror publishing company founded by August Derleth which published work by H. P. Lovecraft Clark Ashton Smith Carl Jacobi Joseph Payne Brennan Brian Lumley Gary Myers and others. Issue 10 Summer 1971 included the first published story by Alan Dean Foster. This hardbound volume in an edition of 676 copies issued without dustjacket collecting the entire run of ten issues was published by Arkham House in 1971. . Arkham House Hardcover
2000réf. 012414Norwalk CT: The Easton Press 2000. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Joseph Mugnaini. Full burgundy leather with gilt lettering and decoration. All edges gilt. 291 pages. Introduction by Damon Knight. Illustrated. Blank Easton Press bookplate tipped in. Signed by the author. A clean attractive copy. Certificate of Authenticity and Collector's Notes laid in. The Easton Press hardcover
1991réf. 233307Douubleday 1991. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Nice copy with just minor wear. Pages of text are clean bright and free of markings. Binding is tight and secure. Shipped within 24 hours from the beautiful Baltimore inner harbor area. First class service; accurate descriptions. Most items packed in boxes not envelopes. Douubleday Hardcover
1957réf. SVA14NY: Ballantine 1957. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st printing Feb. 1957; #H-192. Cover art is uncredited. Signed. Simultaneous release with paperback run - no priority. Sticker pull with some residue remaining from ffep; edge nicks; minor soiling. Signature card laid in with adhesive strip which no longer sticks on rear. Ballantine Hardcover
2010réf. 21100107Harper Collins UK 2010. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover. 694 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Harper Collins UK 2010. Reprint. CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in near fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear rubbing or soiling. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping. Dust jacket is unclipped. Dust jacket is protected in clear plastic sleeve. Edges of pages are lightly browned. ABOUT THIS BOOK: This edition contains errors on the copyright page stating the original publication date of 1995 instead of 2010 as it would be for the 15th anniversary and also Robin Hobb as being the author. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN/EAN: 9780007876440. Inventory No: 21100107. 9780007876440 Harper Collins hardcover
1959réf. SK08Philadelphia & NY: J. B. Lippincott Co. 1959. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 1st printing 1959. Cover art by Eric Carle. Signed by Anderson to publisher and editior David Hartwell. Dj has small losses at heel and mid-rear hinge edge. J. B. Lippincott Co. Hardcover
1978réf. 20080154Victor Gollancz UK 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor ex-library/Fair. Hardcover. 365 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Victor Gollancz UK 1978. First Edition. CONDITION: The book itself is in poor ex-library condition and comes in fair dust jacket. More specifically: Ex-library with usual marks stamps stickers. Edges of boards have moderate wear. Spine has moderate lean and mild fading. Dust jacket has moderate creasing. Edges of dust jacket have moderate bumping and moderate wear. Dust jacket is unclipped. Dust jacket is protected in clear plastic sleeve. Edges of pages are mildly foxed. Pages are reasonably tanned and moderately creased. Boards are starting to detached both front and back 1st end page has been removed last end page has been ripped along spine for about 1/3 of length of page. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Frist UK Edition Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0575023953. ISBN/EAN: 9780575023956. Inventory No: 20080154. 9780575023956 Victor Gollancz hardcover
