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1953004930Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co. 1953. Near Fine slight discoloration to light blue cloth in spine gutters and along top edge in a Near Fine dust jacket small chips at the spine tips and front flap clipped top corner with pencilled price of 2.50. Jacket illustration by Kenneth Fagg. Part of the classic Winston Science Fiction series for young readers published between 1952 and 1961. This title SCARCE in such lovely collector's condition. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Kenneth Fagg. John C. Winston Co. Hardcover books
1998A35143London England: Voyager / Harper Collins. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. True First Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; True First Edition - published in the UK prior to the US edition. The book is in Near Fine condition and has a Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean bright condition. The text pages are mostly clean and bright but have some very beginning toning. The top edge of the text block has some toning as well. Both front and rear inner hinges have noticeable glue residue from the binding process. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "In 1991 Martin briefly returned to writing novels. He had grown frustrated that his TV pilots and screenplays were not getting made and that TV-related production limitations like budgets and episode lengths were forcing him to cut characters and trim battle scenes. This pushed Martin back towards writing books where he did not have to worry about compromising the size of his imagination. Admiring the works of J. R. R. Tolkien in his childhood he wanted to write an epic fantasy though he did not have any specific ideas. This would eventually turn into his epic fantasy series: A Song of Ice and Fire which was inspired by the Wars of the Roses The Accursed Kings and Ivanhoe. Martin originally conceptualised it as being three volumes. It is currently intended to comprise seven volumes. The first A Game of Thrones was published in 1996." . Voyager / Harper Collins hardcover books
1930008761Chicago: Everyday Mechanics Publications Inc. 1930. SCARCE> Three issues from Vol. 2 Nos. 5 6. and 8 including the November issue featuring a space ship on the front cover and article on space flight by Hugo Gernsback the "Father of the Pulp". Near Fine. some light soiling to covers. Everyday Mechanics was published by Gernsback starting in 1929 and changed to Everyday Science and Mechanics as of the October 1931 issue. . First Edition. Magazine. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Everyday Mechanics Publications, Inc. Paperback books
1905003495London: Ward Lock and Co. Ltd. 1905. First Edition and quite SCARCE in collectible condition. In decorative yellow cloth frontis illustration and 2 others by Henry Austin. Author's name misspelled "Sheil" on title page. Lettering a bit rubbed front board red decoration at spine faded but still showing some red.Prior owner name front pastedown small Brentano's sticker bottom edge rear pastedown. Endpages and tissue guard for frontis foxed and a bit of light internal foxing. Binding is sound. Overall a Very Good copy of a very SCARCE book. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Austin Henry. Ward Lock and Co., Ltd. Hardcover books
1911008664Munchen: Georg Müller 1911. 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. . Eighteenth Edition . Decorative Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Georg Müller Hardcover books
194800006556New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1948. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. 10 242 4 pp. Navy cloth with teal lettering on the spine and a teal decoration of a spaceman on the front board. Price of $2.50 on front flap of jacket. Illustrated by Clifford N. Geary. Ahearn APG 003a. Currey 234. An attractive copy of Heinlein's second novel difficult to find in collectible condition. A Near Fine book with faint offsetting to the flyleaves in a Very Good dust jacket with traces of edge wear including a small tear and wrinkle to the rear panel. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
1951006743New York: Gnome Press 1951. An exceptional and RARE set all three books having been SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR Isaac Asimov to the same lady in the most intriguing and charming manner - "Foundation" SIGNED AND INSCRIBED "For Laura Jean a passionate Southern gal Isaac Asimov" "Foundation and Empire" SIGNED AND INSCRIBED "For Laura Jean a persistent Southern gal Isaac Asimov" and "Second Foundation " SIGNED AND INSCRIBED "For Laura Jean a married Southern gal Isaac Asimov". Ah to have been a witness to THAT book signing where the sparks were obviously flying ! All three books stated Gnome Press First Editions "Foundation" in dark blue boards with red lettering at spine thinner and narrower paper and with dust jacket too large for this thinner book although stating First Edition 1951 on CP is actually the 1954 2nd Edition. Book is Very Good pages browning slight toning to edges of end pages top edge dusty in a Very Good dust jacket priced $2.75 front flap small chips at spine ends and flap fold tips. "Foundation and Empire" 1952 is First Edition First State in original red cloth in Second Issue dust jacket in blue tones. Book is Very Good pages uniformly browning. In Near Fine dust jacket small chips top and bottom edges rear panel at spine. "Second Foundation" 1953. is First Edition First State in original light blue boards spine stamped in brown Very Good cloth a bit rubbed at spine ends light toning to end pages at edges top edge soiled in a Very Good dust jacket 1/2" chip top edge front panel at spine light edge wear and soiling. Overall a Very Good set with unique Asimov inscriptions of this towering classic of the science fiction genre that continues to remain fresh and current. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Editions. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by David Kyle Edd Carter and Ric Binkley . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Presentation Copy. Gnome Press Hardcover books
