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1873007276Boston: 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. <br/> <br/> Roberts Brothers hardcover
1891HW08NY: Fords Howard and Hulbert 1891. Book. Very Good to Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st printing 1891. Blue cloth lettered & decorated in gilt on spine; 222 pages 7 pages of ads. Wright III 1875 listing only 2 holdings; Sargent Utopian Literature 1891 "Eutopia of perfected human beings after death"; "After-life fantasy a substantial proportion of which is devoted to describing a Utopian civilisation on a planet round a star remote from our solar system." Locke Spectrum of Fantasy Vol. 1 p.84. Several tiny spots foredge; mild extremity wear; small round purple ink stamp on front free endpaper; on last 2 blanks in very neat pencil there are comments about the book's theme etc. Hinges sound text paper and cloth clean; gilt lettering bright. Scarce. Fords, Howard, and Hulbert Hardcover
199731341San Francisco: Chronicle 1997. 1st ed. Hardcover. Deluxe edition folio pictorial boards in elaborate die-cut clamshell box. Profusely illustrated in color. Velcro closing to slipcase lacking first pages lightly thumbed and a touch of wear to slipcase else fine. Chronicle hardcover
2009103586United Kingdom: PS Publishing. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2009. Limited Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 9781905834358 . Hardcover. Books and Dust Jackets are in FINE condition in a FINE condition Slipcase. 2009. PS Publishing. 319 pages. SIGNED by Paul Di Fillipo and Cory Doctrow. This is copy "N" of a Numbered Edition of 200 copies. This is one of hundreds of Like-New condition Limited Editions "Mostly Lettered" recently acquired from a major Collector of Fantastic Dark Fantasy and Horror Literature. Presses include Centipede Gauntlet PS Publishing Bloodletting Cargo Cult Biting Dog Night Shade Subterranean Cemetery Dance Delirium Overlook Connection Borderlands Dark Regions Earthling Publications and Charnel House. Inquiries Welcome. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 319 pages; Signed by Author . PS Publishing hardcover
2001TS10NY: Viking 2001. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 1st printing 2001. Dj art is uncredited. Edgewear. Viking Hardcover
2001036501London 2001 2002 2003: Hodder & Stoughton 2001. First Edition First Issue . Cloth. As New/New Dustjacket. Three Volumes All First Printings All As-New And All Signed By Author As "Jasper" On Title Page. <br/> <br/> Hodder & Stoughton hardcover
1950003874Los 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. <br/> <br/> Ackerman Science Fiction Agency unknown
1975028312Pasadena Ward Ritchie Press 1975. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine Dustjacket. Xv 490 Pp. Green Cloth Gilt; Lighter Green Endpapers.First Edition First Printing. Nf In Nf Slightly Rubbed Dj With A Long Personal Inscription "With Gratitude And Admiration" To Richard Spangler On The Ffep Dated 12/8/1975. A Few Marks In Foreword Introduction And Afterword Referencing The Text On Zen And Apparently By Spangler Author Of An Important Work On Kung Fu. <br/> <br/> Pasadena Ward Ritchie Press hardcover
012456New York: Ballantine Books #s 210 391K 507K F588 U2192 U2193 02468 & 23613 1st Editions 1957-1973 ----------8 paperbacks. Strange Relations Inside Outside Dare Time's Last Gift & Traitor to the Living are Canadian printings. 8 Philip Jose Farmer science fiction books OFFERED AS AN 8-BOOK SET. All books are PAPERBACK ORIGINAL FIRST EDITIONS there was a simultaneous hardcover publication of Green Odyssey. In fact these 8 volumes are the COMPLETE SET of Farmer books published by Ballantine as paperback original first editions. Strange Relations and The Alley God are collections of shorter works the other 6 volumes are novels. Green Odyssey the author's 1st book has tiny corner chips to the spine extremities appears unread and is near fine. Strange Relations the author's 1st collection has faint spine and cover creases and is VG to near fine. The Lovers has a minor bump to the spine bottom appears unread and is fine. The Alley God is an unread fine copy. Inside Outside has a faint reading crease and is near fine to fine. Dare has a bump and a tiny bit of crumbling to the top right pages corner a faint reading crease and is near fine. Time's Last Gift has modest shelfwear and is near fine to fine. Traitor to the Living has a reading crease modest shelfwear and is near fine to fine. . First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine to Fine. Illus. by Richard Powers Robert Blanchard Bob Abbett Gene Szafran Hans Ulrich & Ute Osterwalder front covers . Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books. New York: Ballantine Books #s 210, 391K, 507K, F588, U2192, U2193, 02468 & 23613 1st Editions 1957-1973 paperback
1982104756Phantasia Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 0932096182 . Hardcover. Book and Dust Jacket are in FINE condition in a FINE condition Slipcase. 1982. Phantasia Press. 278 pages. SIGNED by Philip Jose Farmer. This is copy "428" of a Limited Numbered Edition of 600 copies. This is one of hundreds of Like-New condition Limited Editions "Mostly Lettered" recently acquired from a major Collector of Fantastic Dark Fantasy and Horror Literature. Presses include Centipede Gauntlet PS Publishing Bloodletting Cargo Cult Biting Dog Night Shade Subterranean Cemetery Dance Delirium Overlook Connection Borderlands Dark Regions Earthling Publications and Charnel House. Inquiries Welcome. ; 278 pages; Signed by Author . Phantasia Press hardcover
007891New York: Avon Books # 285 1st Printing 1951 Ace Books #s F-304 & F-312 1st Editions 1964 ----------3 paperbacks. 3 books incorporating the adventures of Myles Cabot the Radio Man on Venus. There were other "Radio Man" stories by Farley but these are the only ones to reach book form. Avon published the 1st book "An Earth Man on Venus" in 1950 some sources say 1951 the book itself states 1950 reprinting from the 1948 hardcover which had been titled "The Radio Man". In 1964 Ace issued the 2 subsequent books as paperback originals/first editions. EMOV is the gem of this series: it is a gorgeous unread copy with the only flaw being a 1/2 inch closed tear on the back cover otherwise it glistens as new. RB has a shadow on the front cover where a label was removed appears unread and is near fine. RP has a front cover corner crease a trace of edgewear a faint back cover crease appears unread and is VG to near fine. An opportunity to obtain the entire series as published in book form at one time with the old Avon being the gem of the series. Later and/or First Printings. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. Illus. by Ray Johnson John Schoenherr Jack Gaughan Ed Emshwiller. Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books. New York: Avon Books # 285 1st Printing 1951, Ace Books #s F-304 & F-312 1st Editions 1964 paperback
193831915London: Published by George Newnes Ltd. 1938-1939. Tanning to text paper covers bright fine copies in a fine binding. 31915. Octavo three issues all covers by S. R. Drigin pictorial wrappers bound in black boards with spine stamped in gold. Fantasy magazine was a combination of reprints and new materials as well as factual articles. Authors included John Beynon John Russell Fearn Eric Frank Russell and others. The magazine was canceled due to the war. "Fantasy 's lifetime was too short to make a value judgment on its position in SF but there is not denying that Sprigg had considerable editorial acumen and that Fantasy would no doubt have developed into a major magazine" - Tymn and Ashley eds Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 254-56. Published by George Newnes Ltd. unknown
193834265London: Published by George Newnes Ltd. 1938-1939. Mild tanning to text paper some mild edge rubbing a fine set. 34265. Octavo three issues all covers by S. R. Drigin pictorial wrappers. Fantasy magazine was a combination of reprints and new materials as well as factual articles. Authors included John Beynon John Russell Fearn Eric Frank Russell and others. The magazine was canceled due to the war. "Fantasy 's lifetime was too short to make a value judgment on its position in SF but there is not denying that Sprigg had considerable editorial acumen and that Fantasy would no doubt have developed into a major magazine" - Tymn and Ashley eds Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 254-56. Published by George Newnes Ltd. unknown
1895JBA02Atlanta: Third World Publishing Co. Press of C. P. Byrd 1895. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st printing 1895. Blue cloth lettered in gold on front and black on spine; 313pp. Lost race of Polarians in arctic whose origin appears Roman. In Bleiler Science Fiction: The Early Years. Minor ink markings bottom of one page; small piece off margin of two pages at foredge; pages tanning. Rare. Third World Publishing Co., Press of C. P. Byrd Hardcover
1911008664Munchen: Georg Müller 1911. Book. Very Good Plus. Decorative Cloth. Eighteenth Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Achtzehnte Auflage 18th edition stated at half-title page SCARCE in any early German edition. In original mustard decorative cloth Art Deco geometrical decorative end papers double illustrated title page 460 pages 4 unnumbered leaves of plates ribbon marker. text in German. Very Good Plus small tear to cloth at spine light soiling to boards. From the library of noted German conductor Helmuth Wolfes former conductor of the Berlin State Opera his signature in ink at half-title page. Basis for 5 films between 1918-1952. The 2nd book in the Frank Braun trilogy in which " Braun uses artificial insemination to breed from the dregs of society - by impregnating a whore with the semen of an executed criminal - the eponymous soulless female whose name reflects in German her likeness to a mandrake root and whose vampirical powers prove almost fatal to the Ubermensch experimenter". SFE - The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Georg Müller Hardcover
1930010493New York : Heron Press Inc. 1930. Book. Illus. by d'Aulaire Edgar Parin. Near Fine. Paper Covered Boards. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Number 78 of 100 copies SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR. Lithographs by Edgar Parin d'Aulaire. Translated by Erich Posselt and Sinclair Dombrow. While the limitation page states that the first 100 Signed copies were bound in cloth this copy on Bodleian Laid Rag bound in specially designed paper and numbered 78 belies that statement. This copy bound in paper covered boards with illustration to front cover dark green cloth spine gilt lettering to the spine decorative end papers. This copy is Near Fine faint toning to rear board at top edge small rub at bottom rear corner. Heron Press, Inc. Hardcover
1950020885Los Angeles Circa 1950: E. Everett Evans 1950. Manuscript Letter . No Binding. Very Good. Original 3 page typewritten manuscript of a humorous SF story of telepathy and the future. From the archives of Forrest Ackerman Evan's literary agent. <br/> <br/> (E. Everett Evans) unknown
1953009572Reading Pennsylvania: Fantasy Press 1953. First Edition First Binding State . Dark Blue Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine Jacket. Jacket By Mel Hunter. 222 Pp. Blue Cloth Gilt. 1 Of 3558 Copies In The First Binding Of Dark Blue Cloth With Gilt Lettering 540 Copies Were Subsequently Issued By Grant In Lighter Blue Cloth With Titling In Black. Inscribed By The Author At Length To Science Fiction Writer Bob Tucker And Inscribed Again At Some Length To His Wife. A Clean Copy Some Foxing To End Papers As Is Often Found. In A Bright Immaculate And Near New Dj With Just A Trace Of Rubbing At Corners. <br/> <br/> Fantasy Press hardcover
1960003796Los 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. <br/> <br/> E. Everett Evans / Forrest Ackrman unknown
2008103583United Kingdom: PS Publishing. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2008. Limited Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 9781906301064 . Hardcover. Book and Dust Jacket are in FINE condition in a FINE condition Slipcase. 2008. PS Publishing. 346 pages. SIGNED by Christopher Evans and Robert Holdstock. This is copy "N" of Numbered Edition of 200 copies. This is one of hundreds of Like-New condition Limited Editions "Mostly Lettered" recently acquired from a major Collector of Fantastic Dark Fantasy and Horror Literature. Presses include Centipede Gauntlet PS Publishing Bloodletting Cargo Cult Biting Dog Night Shade Subterranean Cemetery Dance Delirium Overlook Connection Borderlands Dark Regions Earthling Publications and Charnel House. Inquiries Welcome. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 346 pages; Signed by Author . PS Publishing hardcover
1977002976London: Corgi 1977 rare paperback television tie-in novel for the British science fiction series minor age related browning VG 175pp . First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6 - 7 tall. Corgi paperback
1964036526Chicago: Metropolis Map Co / Damrell & Upham / The Old Corner Bookstore 1964. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No DJ. 104 Pp. Grey Cloth Gilt. The Scarce Hardcover Issue. One Of The Author's Copies Inscribed By A E Van Vogt To A Friend Who Was A Long Time Sf Fan. Book Fine No Wear Or Foxing. Dust Jacket Very Near Fine Narrow Rubs On Fore-Edge Only. <br/> <br/> Metropolis Map Co / Damrell & Upham / The Old Corner Bookstore hardcover
1817025441London: John Murray 1817. First Edition Thus . Original Quarter Calf. Very Good. 8 3/8 " Tall. I 210; I Viii 214. Quarter Calf 6 Compartments Black Morocco Title Label. First Combined And Complete Edition With Fifth Edition Of The First Part Third Edition Of The Second Part Including The Appendix At The End Of The Second Part First Printed Here In This Third Edition Of Part Ii. Original Quarter Morocco Over Marbled Boards With Preliminary And Final Blanks No Ads No Pages Between The Two Parts Except The Title Page For Part Ii. Wear To Edges Joints And Hinges Solid Joints Beginning To Crack At Edges Fraying To Tips. Ancient Ownership Name Of George Wood No Other Names Or Marks. This Edition With The First Printing Of The Appendix Is Quite Scarce. <br/> <br/> John Murray unknown
1817025442London: 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. <br/> <br/> John Murray unknown
195517783<p>1st edition; 1st printing. Good HC no DJ. Red cloth over boards black titles on spine; pictorial end papers by Alex Schomburg. Clean square covers and spine; lightly rubbed at spine ends; faint faded spots on covers; 1 inch slightly abraded area at front cover fore edge; tightly bound; light clean interior; supple leaves. 8vo 216 pp.</p> Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company hardcover
