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16992ONE: 56 Staffin Court Darn Hill Heywood near Manchester. 12 January 1975. TWO: On his letterhead 274 Longridge Knutsford Cheshire. 7 April 1978. ONE 12 January 1975: 1p. 4to. In good condition. First page of letter only and lacking signature. A generally positive review 'When I write I suffer from excess a disease which you and your contemporaries Aldis Brunner Bulmer etc long since cured yourselves of. . The story was as I am sure you know good.' but with some caveats 'I also don't think that a female covered with body hairs would also have hair reaching down to her waist.'. TWO: 1p. 8vo. Signed in green ink. In fair condition on aged paper with wear at head. Partington begins the letter with a long expression of concern over the illness of Malcolm's wife Rita and its effect on his family. The letter continues with news of Partington's short story 'Arcturan Reprise' which has been accepted by David Britton of Savoy Books on the recommendation of M. John Harrison. 'Dave had read it and enjoyed it but we both agreed that our close friendship might get in the way of an honest appraisal.' He is well advanced with 'a sword and sorcery novel which Les has asked to see when I get it finished' but he is finding that the 'stock car programmes which you'll have seen by now are really taking up too much of my time. . Lynda is obviously delighted with the bread that's flooding in but is anything worth a curtailment in one's writing' ONE: 56 Staffin Court, Darn Hill, Heywood, near Manchester. 12 January 1975. TWO: On his letterhead, 274 Longridge, Knutsford, C unknown
1928DC1128NY: Minton Balch & Co. 1928. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st printing 1928. Blue cloth lettered in stamped gold on front and spine. Time travel to the French Revolution. Dj has business tape/ label repairs to verso 2 and some old glue residue minor bleed through and a 2" closed tear down front inside fold else appears nice. Minton, Balch & Co. Hardcover
198800005644New York: Warner Books 1988 1988. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Large 8vo. 8 1-680 pp. Quarter blue cloth over grey paper boards with purple lettering on the spine. Grey endpapers and pastedowns. Jacket design by Dan Puckey. Illustrated with two full-page maps. Winner of the Hugo Award. Near Fine book with a small strain to the rear hinge but binding is secure; in a price-clipped but otherwise FIne dust jacket. Warner Books (1988) hardcover
1985003422New York: Atheneum 1985. First Edition First Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. the fourth and scarcest novel in Chesbro's mystery-fantasy series featuring dwarf New York City investigator Mongo this time looking into the death of his nephew a supposed suicide that leads him on a bizarre odyssey -- hunting and being hunted by a genius whose experiments with DNA have created strange life forms and who dreams of saving mankind by destroying it; boards and text are clean tight square; dustjacket shows only very minor surface and edgewear. Collectable. <br/> <br/> Atheneum hardcover
1871015350London: William Blackwood and Sons 1871. First Separate Edition First Printing . Violet Wrappers. Near Fine. Cover Illustration By W. Patterson. Pp. 1-641-8 Of Ads. First Issue With "Price Sixpence" And "From Blackwood's Magazine May 1871" On Front Cover And 1871 Date In Roman Numerals At Foot Of Title Page. First Separate Publication Of This Short Story About A Fictional Invasion Of England By Germany. A Bright Clean Almost Unused Copy. Spine Faded To Light Violet As Is A 1/8" Vertical Strip Adjacent To The Spine On The Rear Cover. Very Scarce In Such Exceptional Condition This Being The Best Copy We Have Seen In 30 Years. <br/> <br/> William Blackwood and Sons unknown
19830356451083: Doubleday 1983-01-01. BCE. Hardcover. Very Good/dustjacket. 8x5x1. Rowena Morrill. Signed by Illustrator. This copy is AUTOGRAPHED/SIGNED by Rowena Morrill cover artist on the dustjacket. Signed in person at the 2013 Long Beach Comic Con. BCE. Very Good- 6 of 10 / in Very Good- dustjacket 6 of 10. Shelf wear and rubbing to the cover and dustjacket. The DustJacket is protected inside an archival plastic protector sleeve. Some foxing to the edge pages. FREE Media Mail Shipping! Images available for any item just ask. Any images shown next to the listing that have our www.aCastleofBooks.com watermark on them are the exact item you will receive all other images are for reference only. Free delivery confirmation for domestic orders. Books with Author signatures are guaranteed authentic. We understand collectors needs in terms of accurate grading and proper packaging. We stand behind our descriptions 100%. All items will be shipped securely to insure that they arrive in exactly the same condition in which they left. May have small easily erasable pencil markings on first page. Our Packing Slips do not contain any pricing information so you may order items as Gifts or for Dropship without concern. We ship every Monday Wednesday & Friday morning. All items subject to prior sale. Why the odd prices We run a percent discount for our Biblio listings which insures Biblio has our lowest prices online but does give odd change. Doubleday hardcover
2018whm85bNottingham: Black Library BL Publishing / Games Workshop Ltd. VG: in very good condition without dust jacket as issued. 2018. 3rd impression. Paperback. 200mm x 130mm 8" x 5". 346pp. . Black Library [BL] Publishing / Games Workshop Ltd paperback
1969011969London: Sidgwick & Jackson 1969 very slight lean to spine price clipped DW slightly rubbed to spine joints and corners faint foxing to DW foxed top edge slightly foxed fore edge 229pp novel about the development and use of radar during the Second World War. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6 - 7 tall. Sidgwick & Jackson hardcover
1952007948London: Sidgwick & Jackson 1952 undated but 1952 first edition lean to spine closed top edge foxed pencil to fep unclipped dust jacket is rubbed to edges and corners some short tears or chipping loss to spine ends small crease line down centre of front panel dust soiling and faded spine titling undated first edition illustrated in line fiction about space stations. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Quinn. 12mo - over 6 - 7 tall. Sidgwick & Jackson hardcover
1970010406London: Gollancz 1970 unclipped DW near fine small split at head of upper fold lacks fep and half title library stamp to verso of title this is the only library mark on book or DW some age browning to closed edges tidy enough in clean DW. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6 - 7 tall. Ex-Library. Gollancz hardcover
1970003917London: Gollancz 1970 near fine in same DW price clipped small split at head of spine lamination cracked along top fore edge fold slight lean to spine clean throughout closed top edge lightly dust soiled nice copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6 - 7 tall. Gollancz hardcover
1972009297London: Sidgwick & Jackson 1972 scarce first UK issue price clipped dust jacket with tiny split at top coner of front panel otherwise tidy name and address in biro to fep hinges split but holding but boards a little loose otherwise good copy Kubrick asked Clarke to rework his story 'The Sentinel' into a film script this book gives the different versions and evolution of Clarke's story into the basis of Kubrick's film classic 240pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6 - 7 tall. Sidgwick & Jackson hardcover
1972007705London: Sidgwick & Jackson 1972 scarce first UK issue price clipped dust jacket is rubbed and worn to corners and top and bottom edges and spine ends book has squares of tape to boards where a plastic sleeve was taped down hinges reinforced with tape stamps and labels to fep stamp to imprint stamp to top and bottom closed edges stamp to rear fep otherwise tidy copy Kubrick asked Clarke to rework his story 'The Sentinel' into a film script this book gives the different versions and evolution of Clarke's story into the basis of Kubrick's film classic240pp. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6 - 7 tall. Ex-Library. Sidgwick & Jackson hardcover
049896New York NY USA: Signet / New American Library. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 2001: A Space Odyssey - Signet cat no. 451-E6625. 24th pr. 221pp 3 pub cat. 16pp bw stills from the film. Color photo illustrated wrapper is clean and without wear. Binding square and sound showing single soft crease. Movie tie-in. Based on the screenplay of the MGM film by Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke. The City and the Stars - Signet cat. no.451-Y6452. 8th pr. 191pp 1 pub cat. Illustrated wrapper is clean and without wear. Binding square and sound not creased. A Fall of Moondust - Signet cat no. 451-Y5844. 4th pr. 215pp 3 pub cat. Illustrated wrapper is clean and without wear. Binding square and sound showing single soft crease. The Nine Billion Names of God - Signet cat. no. 451-Y5949. 3rd pr. 240pp. Illustrated wrapper is clean and without wear. Binding square and sound showing single soft crease. The Wind from the Sun - Signet cat. no. 451-Y6607. 4th pr. 168pp. Illustrated wrapper is clean and without wear. Binding square and not creased. All five volume duodecimo with text block edges dyed yellow. Photo illustrated slipcase is clean and without wear. No tears to closure tabs. A Signet Gift Pack. n.d. <br/> <br/> Signet / New American Library paperback
19821499<p>DUST JACKET FIRST TRADE EDITION VERY GOOD-FINE. 1st Edition. Hardcover.</p> DEL REY hardcover
1953024108New 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. <br/> <br/> Gnome Press hardcover
1955022882New York: Ballantine Books 1955. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good Jacket. 186 Pp. Yellow-Brown Cloth With Spine Lettering In Blue. There Are Several Variants Of The Cloth Color No Known Priority. The Publisher's Personal Copy Direct From The Publisher's Library. Handwritten "Production Dept" On Front Pastedown As Is Sometimes Found In The Publisher's Copies. Book Fine Clean No Wear Spine Lettering As New Pages Aged As Usual. Dj Complete Not Price-Clipped. Tiny Rub At Top Of Front Spine Edge Small Damp Spots At Top And Bottom Of Spine And Adjacent Area Of Rear Panel Some Foxing Along Spine Folds And Rear Panel A Little Fading To Green Color On Spine Panel And Very Faint Foxing To Spine Panel. <br/> <br/> Ballantine Books hardcover
1956022816New York: Ballantine Books 1956. First Edition . Yellow Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Yellow Cloth With Spine Lettering In Blue. First Printing. This Is The Publisher Ian Ballantine's Personal Copy Direct From The Publisher's Library. Book Clean No Wear Spine Lettering As New Pages Aged As Usual. Dj Complete Not Price-Clipped. Light Rubbing At Corner Edges And Top Edge Of Spine And At Top Edge Of Front Panel 1/2" Entirely Closed Tear At Top Of Rear Panel And A 3/4" Closed Tear At Top Of Rear Flap Fold Dj Clean And Front Panel Illustration Particularly Bright No Fading. <br/> <br/> Ballantine Books hardcover
1951034970New York: Harper & Brothers 1951. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Xiii199 Pp. Blue Cloth Gilt. First American Edition "First Edition" Stated On Copyright Page. Signed By Clarke On The Title Page. Near Fine Very Clean And Bright Gilt Brilliant Slight Rubbing At Corners. Very Faint Dampstain 1/2" Deep At Foredges Of Pastedowns And Free Endpapers And 1/4" Deep At Top Half Of Foredge Of Blank Side Of Frontispiece. No Dust Jacket. <br/> <br/> Harper & Brothers hardcover
1958005003New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers 1958 First printing of the stated first edition. Publisher's quarter black cloth over blue cloth boards with publisher's monogram in silver on the front cover and silver-lettered spine twenty-four illustrations within text and twenty-four illustrated plates.205pp. with index. Book with age-toning along margins of endpapers chip/tear to bottom half-title page short vertical indentation mark at bottom page to first 15pp. else book in fine condition; dust jacket with some rubbing and mild edge wear else fine. Harper & Brothers, Publishers hardcover
19770011887Daw 1977. 9 book set DAW Collectors #986 #998 #1012 dark pictorial corners are nicked creases on spines. #1 is 5th printing / #2 is 087997-971-2 1978 / #3 is 0-87997-839-2 1978 5th printing / #4 is 0-87997-790-4 3rd printing 1979 / #5 is 0-88677-014-9 3rd printing 1980 / #6 is 0-87997-665-9 1st printing 1981/ #7 is 0-88677-015-7 4th printing 1983 / #8 is 0-87997-974-7 3rd printing 1984 DAW Collectors #602 / #9 is 0-88677-138-2 1st printing 1986 DAW Collectors #677. We do not break sets but please e-mail as we may have an individual copy. Extra postage for multiple books is included in price. Aleytys -- wearer of the DIADEM an alien artifact in which the spider people have placed their mightiest mysteries-- does not know how to contraol the powers of this artifact yet she would be the target for vengeance of the spider race and the avarice of a thousand worlds. Mass Market Paperback. G. Daw Paperback
1987EW5067Norwalk CT: The Easton Press 1987. Full bonded blue leather with gilt embossed front cover and spine. Textblock immaculate unread and tight. All edges gilt; Silk page marker sewn into the headband; Binding minimally edge and corner rubbed. Collector's notes and blank Easton press bulk plate laid in. 224p. From the "Masterpieces of Science Fiction" series. Collector's Edition. Cloth. Fine. Illus. by Vincent DiFate. 8vo - Over 7 3/4" - 9 3/4 " Tall. Hardcover. The Easton Press Hardcover
1982011719New York: Playboy Paperbacks 1982. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Five paperbacks. "First printing" stated in each volume. A solid set with only light wear. <br/> <br/> Playboy Paperbacks paperback
1981035640Ballantine / Del Rey 1981. BCE. Hardcover. Very Good/dustjacket. 0x0x0. Rowena Morrill Cover Artist. Signed by Illustrator. Project Pope 1981 printing. This copy is AUTOGRAPHED/SIGNED by Rowena Morrill cover artist on the dustjacket. Signed in person at the 2013 Long Beach Comic Con. Project Pope flyer laid in. Very Good 7 of 10 / in Very Good- dustjacket 6 of 10. Light shelf wear and rubbing to the cover and dj. The DustJacket is protected inside an archival plastic protector sleeve. Book Club Edition. FREE Media Mail Shipping! Images available for any item just ask. Any images shown next to the listing that have our www.aCastleofBooks.com watermark on them are the exact item you will receive all other images are for reference only. Free delivery confirmation for domestic orders. Books with Author signatures are guaranteed authentic. We understand collectors needs in terms of accurate grading and proper packaging. We stand behind our descriptions 100%. All items will be shipped securely to insure that they arrive in exactly the same condition in which they left. May have small easily erasable pencil markings on first page. Our Packing Slips do not contain any pricing information so you may order items as Gifts or for Dropship without concern. We ship every Monday Wednesday & Friday morning. All items subject to prior sale. Why the odd prices We run a percent discount for our Biblio listings which insures Biblio has our lowest prices online but does give odd change. Ballantine / Del Rey hardcover
20111645New York: Crown Publishing Group 2011. First printing. Hardback. Fair/very good. Black hardcover 1st edition 1st printing EX LIBRARY in dustjacket. Book is in fair condition but 1st state dustjacket is very good having been protected in brodart by the library. Book Condition Notes: Library stamp to the top textblock edge along with a withdrawn stamp and an RFID tag to the front pastedown appear to be the only library markings. Bending to the corners and crimping and wear at the spine tips. But the worst damage is the damp warble to the textblock visible in the photos. Notation in pen to the rear free endpaper appears to be the only writing. Dustjacket condition: Original $24 price intact on the front flap and "Crown Publishers New York 8/11" on the rear flap indicating the first state dustjacket without the bestseller blurb to the front panel. A very good dustjacket with crimping at the tips of the spine panel and a little bending at the rear flap clean and bright. Cline's runaway bestseller in its true first printing form. Unfortunate ex library condition for the book but still highly collectible. 374 pp. <br/><br/>Rick's Books Crown Publishing Group hardcover
