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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
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
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
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
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
2000008023Centreville VA: Shadowlands Press / a Subsidiary of Bereshith Publ. 2000. # 122 of 500 copies printed Stories and artwork based on sculptures of Lisa Snellings. Illustrated with 16 plates by Lisa Snellings. SIGNED by Lisa Snelling Edward E. Kramer Harlan Ellison Caitlin R. Kiernan Charles De Lint Neil Gaiman Robert J. Sawyer Chet Williamson John Shirley Michael Bishop Gene Wolfe Jack Dann Janeen Webb Edward Bryant S.P. Somtow Nancy A. Collins Nina Kiriki Hoffmann Brad Linaweaver Fred Olen Ray Richard Lee Byers David Niall Wilson Darrell Schweitzer and Peter Crowther. SIGNED. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Printin. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition. Shadowlands Press / a Subsidiary of Bereshith Publ. Hardcover books
1928007584London: Duckworth 1928. #54 of 110 copies in this Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. In original yellow cloth top edge gilt other edges untrimmed Near Fine toning to end pages in a Near Fine dust wrapper spine a touch darkened. A quite handsome copy of this critically acclaimed author's science fiction story of ".a Lord Beaverbrook figure and his entourage in their complex lives and later after a huge cataclysm hurtling through space on a chip of rock which is all that remains of Earth." Science Fiction Encyclopedia. A SCARCE SIGNED Limited Edition particularly so with such a fresh dust wrapper. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered Signed 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Limited Edition. Duckworth Hardcover books
197812178Franklin Center: Franklin Library 1978. First Franklin Library limited edition. Signed by Vonnegut as issued. "Special Message" by Vonnegut for this edition. Illustrated by Alan E. Cober. Gilt-stamped leather-covered boards all edges gilt satin pagemarker tissue guard laid-in for signature page as issued. Limitation uinspecified. "Notes from the Editors" 22 pp illustrated booklet included as issued. Book and booklet are unread and in Fine condition. Signed by Author. Hardcovers. Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Franklin Library Hardcover books
1961008443Mundelein Illinois: Palmer Publications Inc. 1961. The complete run of 16 magazines A-1 through A-16 published 1961-1964. A-1 Very Good abrasions to rear wrapper uniform browning to pages. The rest Near Fine to Fine. Raymond A. Palmer was editor at Amazing Stories in 1943 when he began publishing the stories of Richard Shaver dubbing it "The Shaver Mystery". Shaver claimed to have telepathic abilities which made him realize there were aliens living in caverns deep within the earth. The initial and subsequent publications of Shaver's stories dramatically increased the subscription of Amazing Stories while at the same time generating much discussion and controversy within the science fiction community. By 1948 Amazing Stories discontinued Shaver's stories due to loss of circulation. Palmer went on to publishing more occult and pseudoscience launching such magazines as Fate Mystic Magazine Search Other Worlds Imagination Universe Science Fiction and Science Stories. His last publication was Hidden Worlds 16 magazines containing 3200 pages and roughly 2 million words. SCARCE as the complete set. First Printing. Magazine. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Palmer Publications, Inc. Paperback books
19790050241979. SIGNED on title page by Terry Carter who played Colonel Tigh. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. 61 pages plus title page pronunciation and definition key and cast and set page. The final page is numbered 60 but there are pages numbered 2 and 2a. Three holes punched no brads present all pages white with white cardstock rear cover. Near Fine title page a bit wrinkled rear cover sticker removal rub. This episode appeared on U.S. television on 18 Feb. 1979. SCARCE. SIGNED. Near Fine. 8 1/2" x 11". unknown books
1971A35139New York: Dodd Mead & Company. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1971. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED EDITION. First American Trade Edition following a mimeographed stapled limited edition. This book is in Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean with the exception of light sunning to the spine and spine joints. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. "Blish spent 19421944 as a medical technician in the United States Army. After the war he became the science editor for the Pfizer pharmaceutical company. His writing career progressed until eventually he gave up his job to become a full-time writer. He is credited with coining the term gas giant in the story "Solar Plexus" as it appeared in the anthology Beyond Human Ken edited by Judith Merril. The story was originally published in 1941 but that version did not contain the term; Blish is thought to have added it in a rewrite done for the anthology which was first published in 1952. From 1962 to 1968 Blish worked for the Tobacco Institute. Then in 1968 Blish left his native United States and moved to Henley-on-Thames England. From 1967 to 1977 Blish worked on a series of books for the Star Trek franchise. He died before the series was completed and the final volume Star Trek 12 was co-credited to his wife." ; Signed by Author . Dodd, Mead & Company hardcover books
199721960<p>NY: Putnam 1997. First edition first prnt. Quarter cloth and paper-covered boards. Slate-colored speckled endpages. Signed by Vonnegut on the title page. Trifle corner bump on rear board upper corner with corresponding tiny wrinkles on the dustjacket; otherwise an unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Purportedly there were only a few copies of the first printing issued with the speckled endpages which preceded the second state with plain slate-colored endpages. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.</p><p>The images are of the book described and not stock photos.</p> Putnam hardcover books
199351410NY: Simon & Schuster 1993. 40th Anniversary edition first prnt. Signed and dated "5/19/93" by Bradbury on the front free endpage. Foreword by Bradbury for this edition. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Bradbury's first novel following by three years The Martian Chronicles which consisted of previously published inter-related stories. Signed & Dated by Author. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Anniversary Edition. Simon & Schuster Hardcover books
1938007728Hamburg ; Paris ; Bologna : The Albatross 1938. SCARCE. In a Fine unsigned mid-20th century binding of half crushed morocco over appropriately imitation snakeskin giving one an eerie feeling just by holding the book. Marbled end pages. Copyright page shows date of 1935 however the 1st English language edition was 1938 according to Worldcat. Albatross Modern Continental Library vol. 277. Very Good Plus rubs to the half morocco front cover light foxing end pages only. . First Edition in English. Half Morocco. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. The Albatross Hardcover books
199631716Springfield: Gauntlet Publications 1996. Gauntlet's 45th Anniversary edition limited to 600 numbered copies signed by Bradbury William F. Nolan and Ed Gorman on the limitation page. Copy #241. Preface by Bradbury. Introduction by Nolan. Afterword by Gorman. Full cloth-coverd boards illustrated dustjacket. Slipcase.Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Slipcase in Fine condition. One in the publisher's "A Classic Revisited" series. Bradbury's second story collection originally published in 1951. Signed by Author & Contributors. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition. Gauntlet Publications Hardcover books
1960008053New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1960. Near Fine tiny bump at head of spine in a Near Fine dust jacket light edge wear. Jacket priced at $1.95. A quite attractive copy and SCARCE Thus. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Grosset & Dunlap Hardcover books
1972006814New York: Random House 1972. First Printing with complete Random House number line 9-2. Fine in Fine dust jacket a lovely unread copy of Koontz's first book. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Random House Hardcover books
1953004927Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co. 1953. Near Fine tiny rub along top edge of rear paste down in a Near Fine dust jacket small chips at spine tips. Part of the classic Winston science fiction series for young readers published between 1952 and 1961. Fantastic Alex Schomburg dust jacket and endpage illustrations. Uncommon in such lovely condition !. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Alex Schomburg. John C. Winston Co. Hardcover books
1971003271Hollywood CA: Cinerama Releasing Corp. 1971. Near Fine 2 small tears at center flap folds. Classic horror anthology based on four short stories written and adapted for the big screen by Robert Bloch author of PSYCHO whose name is misspelled "Block" on the poster. #71/89 Produced by Max J. Rosenberg and Milton Subotsky directed by Peter Duffell starring Christopher Lee Nyree Dawn Porter Peter Cushing Denholm Elliott and John Pertwee. "Vampires! Voodoo! Vixens! Victims! TERROR Waits For You In Every Room" RARE original poster great graphic imagery photo emailed by request. . First Printing. Folded One Sheet Movie Poster. Near Fine. 27" x 41". Cinerama Releasing Corp. Paperback books
1955003437Phoenix AZ: Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundation 1955. First Printing of the First American Edition published originally in a separate book format in the UK in 1954 and as an article in ASTOUNDING Science Fiction Magazine in 1950. 48 pages in orange wrappers with black lettering. Near Fine page block evenly browning publishers address on title page and rear cover neatly crossed out and stamped "SCIENTOLOGY Box 242 Silver Spring Md. U.S.A. Distribution Center of Dianetics and Scientology". . First American Edition. Pamphlet. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Hubbard Dianetic Research Foundation Paperback books
1995235112Kansas City MO: Andrews McMeel Publishing 1995. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Signed. Signed limited edtion; numbered as a presentation copy with several signatures. No pencil or ink markings in text. Hardcover boards are wrapped in Rainbow Sandstone C paper with Desert Tan C endpapers; the stamping is gold foil. Dark plastic slipcase. Slipcase -- Very Good . Very Good binding. Andrews McMeel Publishing unknown books
199331731NY: Simon & Schuster 1993. 40th Anniversary edition first prnt. Quarter-cloth and paper-covered boards. Inscribed by Bradbury on the front free endpage. "Judy! Ray Bradbury 10/7/93." Crease in the paper on the rear board topedge; dustjacket with faint rub on front panel. Tight and bright copy in Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Bradbury's first novel following by three years The Martian Chronicles which consisted of previously published inter-related stories. Inscribed and Dated By Author. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Anniversary Edition. Simon & Schuster Hardcover books
1974008094St. Louis MO: Nils Hardin 1974. A run of 26 issues published Dec. 1974- Mar. 1978. Nos 9 11 13-21 24-33 and 35-38 with a duplicate copy of issue No.30 the 3rd Anniversary Issue. Many with Frank Hamilton cover art. This run includes the Ray Bradbury and H.P. Lovecraft Issues the latter No.19 with the RARE Arkham House flyer for Frank Belknap Long's "HPL: Dreamer on the Nightside" published Dec. 1975. Started in March 1974 by Nils Hardin Xenophile was mainly devoted to science fiction although it also published outstanding mystery issues several of which were devoted to pulp detectives and contained bibliographies. Xenophile lasted 45 issues until March 1980. As a lot Near Fine due to longtime storage several issues are wavy. . First Printing. Magazine. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Nils Hardin Paperback books
