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1969537706London: Science Fiction Book Club 1969. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket in good condition. Jacket is worn and discoloured and edges are creased and nicked. Top corners and spine ends are bumped and page block is lightly marked and foxed. Pages and text are clear and unmarked throughout. LW. Hardcover. Good/Good. Used. Science Fiction Book Club Hardcover
1975024733Detroit Michigan: A Bruccoli Clark Book / Gale Research 1975. Fine condition in a Very Good original slipcase. Internally VERY FINE. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp clean and unmarked. NOT a library discard. 1975. Profusely illustrated. The standard bibliography. Introduction by Ray Bradbury. Includes a wealth of personal photos title page book cover and dust jacket reproductions etc. Full title: "The Ray Bradbury Companion: A Life and Career History Photolog and Comprehensive Checklist of Writings with Facsimiles from Ray Bradbury's Unpublished and Uncollected Work in All Media." Bound in the original blue cloth with sharp corners stamped in bright silver on the spine. Complete with the publisher's blue cloth slipcase with full wraparound blue and white printed paper label. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Good slipcase. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 352pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. A Bruccoli Clark Book / Gale Research Hardcover
1975021902Worcester UK: Hokutoh Shobo 1975. First Edition . Illustrated Boards. Fine/Fine DJ. Illustrations Throughout. 133 Pp. Illustrated Boards Blue Endpapers. Survey Of Sf With Reproductions Of Early American Pulp Sf Covers And Interior Illustrations. With Publisher's Printed Price Label And Bookmark. Also With A Presentastion Postcard Dated July 24 1977 Tokyo From Tetsu Yano To Forrest Ackerman Sf Agent And Publisher Who Had Been A Good Friend Of Yano's For Many Years: "Dear Forry; I Can Tell The Name In English Of The Book And Etcs As Follows; The Title Is Sf Archeological Museum. In Japanese Pronounced As Sf Kohkokan And Spelled As Kokokan. Koh Is Think; Ko Is Ancient Or Old Kan Is Building. Writer; Koichiro Noda Publisher . To Wendiko Wendayne Ackerman's Wife And Herself A Translator Of Sf: Thank You Very Much I Am Waiting. Almost Every Day We Are Talking About You. Please Tell My Best Wishes To Kris Los Angeles Area Sf Writer Kris Neville And His Family He Has Wrote About You And Praised Very Much. Love Tetsu "Typed Followed By Handwritten Notes Referring To The Woodblock Illustration On The Other Side Of The Postcard "Wood Cut Picture Show: Farm-House Living Room - Kerosene Lantern Kettle Furnace Kamiko Game. See You Again." The Dj Is A Simple Rerpduction Of The Illustration On The Boards In Color Plain Black And White Flaps With A Photo Alignment Mark On Each Flap And May Be A Proof Of The Illustration Used On The Boards Rather Than A True Dj But Is Printed On Exceptionally Sturdy Glossy Paper. Tetsu Yano 1923-2004 Was A Japanese Science Fiction Translator And Writer. He Began To Introduce To Japanese Readers The Works Of Us Science Fiction Writers In The Late 1940S. He Was The First Japanese Writer Of The Genre To Visit The United States In 1953. He Took Part In Founding Science Fiction And Fantasy Writers Of Japan Sfwj And Served As Its President From 1978 To 1979. Yano Was Born In Matsuyama Ehime Prefecture And Grew Up In Kobe. After Studying At Chuo University For Three Years He Was Drafted Into The Japanese Army Serving Two Years And Two Months. After The War He Made A Living Collecting Trash On A Us Military Base Where He Became Fascinated With The Colorfully-Illustrated Science Fiction Works Thrown Away By The Soldiers. He Learned To Read English And Eventually Began Translating Science Fiction Completing About 360 Works Of Writers Including Robert A. Heinlein Frederik Pohl And Frank Herbert. He Also Wrote Stories Of His Own Including The Legend Of The Paper Spaceship Which First Appeared In English Translation In 1984 And Has Appeared In Several Collections. Some Of His Stories Have Been Adapted Into Anime. The Dagger Of Kamui Is A Japanese Novel Series By Tetsu Yano Released By Kadokawa Shoten From 1984 To 1985. The Series Was Adapted In 1985 Into An Anime Film Directed By Rintaro And Animated By Madhouse And Toei Animation. The Screenplay Was Adapted By Mori Masaki And Character Designs Were Created By Moribi Murano Who Also Illustrated The Novel Series. Takuo Noda Directed The Animation And The Music Was Composed By Ryudo Uzaki And Eitetsu Hayashi. Kamui Was Released On Vhs And Dvd In North America By Animeigo. Yano And Noda Both Attended The Final Rites For Robert Heinlein And Their Attendance Is Mentioned In Requiem. <br/> <br/> Hokutoh Shobo hardcover
200794-5H0765318253<p>Brand New. First Stated US Edition. Great condition. First Printing. Never read or opened. Has very small dot remainder mark. 94-6H0765318253.</p> Tor Books
1992021285New York: Del Ray / Ballantine 1992 First printing of the stated first edition. Promotional postcard loosely laid-in. Signed by Larry Niven and Steven Barnes directly on the title-page. A tiny pencil head spot to top edge else book and dust jacket in fine condition. Del Ray / Ballantine hardcover
1987021835New York: Del Rey / Ballantine Books 1987 First printing of the stated first edition. Signed by Larry Niven directly on the title page; additionally Niven wrote: "3/29/2009 / signed at the paperback show." Small ding to front panel board edge lightly rubbed else book in fine condition; dust jacket in fine condition. Del Rey / Ballantine Books hardcover
2008103615Colusa Ca.: Dark Regions Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2008. Limited Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 9781888993646 . Hardcover. Book and Dust Jacket are in FINE condition in a FINE condition Slipcase. 2008. Dark Regions Press. 280 pages. SIGNED by Scott Nicholson and M. Wayne Miller. This is copy "F" of a Lettered Edition of 26 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. ; 9 X 6 X 0.80 inches; 280 pages; Signed by Author . Dark Regions Press hardcover
1925DC5292London: Heath Cranton Ltd. 1925. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 1st printing 1925. Tan cloth decorated and printed in red on front and spine; 291pp.; frontis four illos. Dated 7/3/26 and signed on ffep "With best wishes Theodore Nicholl." A little less than average wear; ffep erasures. Heath Cranton Ltd. Hardcover
1997004587Toronto: Tundra Books 1997 Book. Illus. by Barry Moser. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author and Artist. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original grey pictorial paper boards. DJ duplicates cover. Faultless copy of this modern fable of weird animals like little dogs with wings that fly out of the Don River in Toronto. Discovered in a letter written by Margaret a little girl who shares her family life. 25 unnumbered pp. Tundra Books hardcover
1986007828London: MacDonald 1986. Book. VG Foxing Browning. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. 1st UK Edition. Fantasy. Expanded condition report/scan on request. MacDonald Hardcover
1974007420Praha Prague: Lidove Nakladatelstvi / Lidova Knihovna 1974. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine Dustjacket. 189 Pp. Yellow Cloth Stamped In Black. Nicely Inscribed To The Author's American Agent Forrest Ackerman And His Wife Wendy Who Translated Nesvadba In American Editions And Dated 1974. Fine In Near Fine Dj. <br/> <br/> Lidove Nakladatelstvi / Lidova Knihovna hardcover
1964007421Praha Prague: Klub Ctenaru / Statni Nakladatelstvi Krasne Literatury a Umeni 1964. First Edition . Red Cloth. Fine/Near Fine Dustjacket. 255 Pp. Red Cloth Stamped In Black. Modernist Czech Design Of Covers And Dj. Nicely Inscribed To The Author's American Agent Forrest Ackerman And His Wife Wendy Who Translated Nesvadba In American Editions And Dated 1970. Publisher's Booklet Laid In Loosely. Fine In Near Fine Dj. <br/> <br/> Klub Ctenaru / Statni Nakladatelstvi Krasne Literatury a Umeni hardcover
1976538640London: Millington Books Ltd 1976. First UK edition hardcover with mylar covered unclipped dust jacket. Light shelf wear to the jacket and page block is tanned. Pages and text are clear and unmarked throughout. LW. First Edition UK. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used. Millington Books Ltd Hardcover
201515950United States: Theonuestos 2015. NrF. First edition. Paperback. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on title-page to an unnamed person. Signing reads 'Congrats!/I hope you/enjoy the read!/D M Neal 5-15-15'. TOGETHER WITH A PROMOTIONAL CARD SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR 'D M Neal/5-15-15'. Size of card 10.2 by 15.3 cms. xi341pp. A novel in 'The Thid Heaven' series. Heaven stands decimated by war. Lucifer's exile places mankind at the centre of the mad angel's plot to overthrow God. A near fine copy of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Signed by Author. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Theonuestos Paperback
2021A155024127x99William Morrow 2021. First Edition Collectible . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 708pp. Original boards. This signed edition has been specially bound by the publisher. Signed by Neal Stephenson; no inscription or mention of previous owner. Stated First Edition. 1st Printing with complete number line. Pages are clean unmarked. Binding is tight and secure. Boards have denting to head/heel of spine rubbing to extremities. Unclipped dust jacket has bumping to head/heel of spine rubbing to corners. We have added a removable mylar covering to the dust jacket for protection. Nice copy and increasingly scarce as signed. <br/> <br/> William Morrow hardcover
1950024799Chicago: Ziff-Davis 1950. First Edition . Staples. Very Good. 11" x 8 1/2. 8 Pp Large Format Sf Magazine With Title Etc At Top Of First Page Publisher's Info At Bottom Of Last Page Containing Just This One Story. The Copy Of Forrest Ackerman But No Marks. <br/> <br/> Ziff-Davis unknown
201534465Altus 2015. 1st ed. Hardcover. DeVito Joe. 1st ptg. 8vo full maroon cloth illustrated in grayscale by Joe deVito and including a 29-page sequel by Gary Buckingham "Tarzan and the Secret of Katanga". As new in fine unclipped dj with bookplate signed by Murray Kuckingham and DeVito and a facsimile of Burroughs' signature. Signed by the authors and artist. Altus hardcover
1999017272Jefferson North Carolina: McFarland & Company Inc. 1999. A beautiful copy of this excellent reference. Information on every magazine story published from 1926 until 1995. Massive and fine. Unstated. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. McFarland & Company, Inc. Hardcover
1977D140766New York: Atheneum 1977. Bumped with spotting and foxing to the boards and edges of the text block. Jacket rubbed with chips and tears flaps tanned and creased in mylar. Inscribed and signed by Murphy on the front free end paper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Inscribed By the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/Fair. Atheneum Hardcover
1897HW03London: Jarrold & Sons 1897. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st printing 1897. Blue cloth lettered and decorated in red and gilt on front and spine; publsiher's device in blind on rear. Paper has tanned especially end and following pages; bookplate removal; shelf wear wth a lower foredge bump to corner of the boards. Jarrold & Sons Hardcover
1931001413New York: The Century Company 1931. Very Good condition. Clean square tight copy. Inner hinges are perfectly sound. "First Printing" is so stated on the copyright page. No owner's name or bookplate. Publisher's yellow cloth stamped in black on the spine and front cover. Front cover features the image stamped in red and black of a hooded wizard contemplating a large globe. Top edge tinted red. Fore and bottom edges rough trimmed. Cited in Hubin. Day's BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ADVENTURE p. 7. Wells 108. Bleiler 145. Grant p. 192 TALBOT MUNDY MESSENGER OF DESTINY. Anatomy of Wonder 3-43 1976. See also Barron 3-258 FANTASY LITERATURE A READER'S GUIDE 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Original binding/No dust jacket. 8vo. xiii 385pp. The Century Company Hardcover
199921171Baltimore: Legendary 1999. Limited edition. Hardcover. Wheatley Mark & Cho Frank. #99 of 250 copies signed and numbered on color plate affixed to back from front free endpaper. Illustrated with color plates by Mark Wheatley and black and white drawings by Frank Cho both of whom signed the limited plate. Fine in fine unclipped dj with the limited bookmark laid in. Signed by the artists. Legendary hardcover
1925009517J. William Jones Richmond: A. L. Burt Company 1925. Early Reprint . Blue Cloth. Good/Good Dust Jacket. An early edition listing Mundy works through 1920 probably issued circa 1921/1925. Book is square gilt worn spine gilt almost completely dulled with a few points at corners beginning to fray. Dust jacket with a few tiny chips at corners partial 1/8" deep chipping along top and bottom of spine even dustiness to white background of spine and rear cover front cover color illustration by Coll is clean and bright. <br/> <br/> A. L. Burt Company hardcover
1935SVA23NY & London: Appleton-Century Co. 1935. Book. Very Good-. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st printing 1935 #I on p. 367. Yellow cloth lettered in black on front and spine with pictorial at mid-front cover depicting a sinister character in red cloak fondling globe. lLan; some soiling; corner wear; minor tear at spine head. Appleton-Century Co. Hardcover
1954020887Emporia / Dallas: Orville W. Mosher / CRIFANAC 1954. First Edition . Stapled Wrappers. Very Good. Unpaginated but complete. From the collection of Forrest Ackerman and with a two page article about the opening of the new offices of the Ackerman Science Fiction Agency including notices of two paries there attended by Van Vogt Bradbury Beaumont oliver Neville Harryhausen E. Everett Evans Rocklynne etc. and telephone calls from George Pal etc. <br/> <br/> Orville W. Mosher / CRIFANAC unknown
