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1954537669London: The Bodley Head 1954. First edition hardcover with unclipped dust jacket in good condition for its age. Jacket is marked worn and discoloured throughout and edges are creased and torn including a closed tear along the spine at the front cover. Page block is tanned and lightly foxed as are the pastedowns and endpapers. Ex-Libris label to FEP. Pages and text are clear and unmarked throughout. LW. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illus. by Stewart Charles W. Used. The Bodley Head Hardcover
1975539590London: Dennis Dobson 1975. First edition hardcover with unclipped dust jacket in very good condition. Jacket is discoloured and edges are slightly nicked. Spine ends are somewhat bumped and page block head is tanned. Pages and text are clear and unmarked throughout. LW. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used. Dennis Dobson Hardcover
2005044445Harper Collins 2005. Author has signed and written inscription on title page. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Harper Collins hardcover
199350555Don Mills ON: Maxwell MacMillan 1993. CAD First Edition SIGNED BY AUTHOR and dated 12/ 3/93 no other markings Fine in Fine Dj in mylar sleeve. Brown bds 233pp. Stewart is the prize-winning Science Fiction and Fantasy writer who was one of the writers for the Web-based Alternate Reality Game "The Beast". This is his second novel a fantasy story about a quest which won the 1993 Aurora Fantasy Award. His first novel Passion Play won the 1992 Aurora Science Fiction Award. Uncommon. 1.6 JM HOQ 100/1. Signed by Author. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Maxwell MacMillan Hardcover
1975016575London: Panther 1975. First British Edition . Wrappers. Very Good . Nice clean and square copy 2" crease top of front cover. <br/> <br/> Panther unknown
1990011518-UNew York: Bantam Books 1990. Book. Very Fine. Soft cover. Author Presentation. 1st. True Edition 1990 Red paper soft cover 224 page book . This is Sarrantonio second book and quite scarce in this edition Uncorrected Proof and very rare to be signed by him . Condition : Very Fine and unread . Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bantam Books Paperback
1935018863London: Methuen Circa 1940 1935. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Blue Cloth. Very Good/Good- Very Good Dustjacket. Dustjacket Designed By Stapledon. Light Blue Boards. First Edition First Impression Later Issue But No Indication Of Later Printing. Shorter Binding 18.3 Cm Tall Blue-Violet Cloth With Black Print Format Different Than First Binding No Ads Using First Impression Sheets. Dustjacket Is Identical To First Issue Priced 7S6p At Lower Front Flap Except It Is Trimmed To 185.6 Mm Considerably Taller Than This Issue Of The Book But Shorter Than The First Issue Dj And Has A Printed Paper Label "Offered At 2'- Net Ex-Libris" At Foot Of Spine Above The Publisher's Name. This Binding And This Labelling Of The Dustjacket Is Not Listed In Satty & Smith's Definitive Bibliography. Satty & Smith's A6.1.1.4 First Edition First Impression Fourth Issue March 1939 555 Copies Has The First Issue Binding And Includes The Later Ads In A Dj With A New Price Of 2'6P Attached To The Front Flap; A6.1.1.5 1941 Is An Issue In Wrappers Without Ads Priced At 2 Shillings; This Issue Probably Occurred Between These Two Issues Perhaps In 1940. A Very Good Tight Copy. Book Lightly Foxed On First Few Pages A Few Tiny Spots Of Foxing In Rest Of Book. Dj With Some Edge Wear Light Chipping At Corners And Front Flap Fold. Dustjacket In Blue Pink White Tan And Black Has What Is Reportedly Stapledon's Own Striking Bust-Length Design For The Eric Fraser Illustration Of The Title Character. <br/> <br/> Methuen, (Circa 1940) hardcover
1935018865London: Methuen 1941 1935. 1st Edition . Wrappers. Very Good . Cover Design By Olaf Stapledon Illustration By Eric Fraser. 282 Pp. First Edition First Impression Fifth Issue. Binding 185 Cm Tall Softcover In Wrappers With Front Of Original Dustjacket Used By Publisher For Front Panel Spine Printed In Black With 2 Shilling Price No Ads Using First 1935 Impression Sheets. Satty & Smith's A6.1.1.5 First Edition First Impression Sheets Fifth Issue Binding First Paperback. Publisher's Binding Of Dj On Card With Cover Illustration In Blue Pink White Tan And Black Has What Is Reportedly Stapledon's Own Striking Bust-Length Design For The Eric Fraser Illustration Of The Title Character. A Very Good Tight Copy. Book Lightly Aged Front Panel Complete Fairly Bright And Unfaded. <br/> <br/> London: Methuen (1941) unknown
1935018864London: Methuen 1935 1935. First Edition First Issue . Blue Cloth. Very Good/Good Dustjacket. Dustjacket Designed By Stapledon. Light Blue Boards. First Edition First Impression First Issue Satty & Smith A6.1.1.1 In Earliest Binding: Light Blue Cloth 19.1 Cm Tall With Dark Blue Spine Printing With Earliest Ads At Rear Dated May 1935. Dustjacket Is First Issue Still Priced 7S6p At Lower Front Flap No Later Issue Price Reduction Stamps Or Labels. The Dustjacket In Blue Pink White Tan And Black Has What Is Reportedly Stapledon's Own Striking Bust-Length Design For The Eric Fraser Illustration Of The Title Character. A Very Good Tight Copy. Book Lightly Foxed. Previous Owner's Gift Inscription Dated Christmas 1935 Unsigned. Dj With Edge Wear Chipping At Corners Spine Lightly Faded All Lettering Still Present And Clear Front Panel Fairly Bright And Unfaded. One Of The Scarcest English 20Th Century Sf/Fantasy First Editions In Jacket; Copies With The Original Price Are Rare Particularly Without Later Price Reduction Labels/Stamps. <br/> <br/> London: Methuen, 1935 hardcover
1935018866London: : Methuen Circa 1937 1935. First Edition First Impression . Blue Cloth. Very Good/Very Good Dustjacket. Dustjacket Designed By Stapledon. Light Blue Boards. First Edition First Impression First Binding 19.1 Cm Tall Light Blue Cloth With Dark Blue Spine Lettering First Impression Sheets Ads Dated August 1935 The Book Was First Published 3 October 1935 And The First Issue Is Found With Ads Dated Either May Or August 1935. Dust Jacket Is Second Issue Identical To First Issue Except Price-Clipped Where Original 7S6p Was Printed At Lower Front Flap With New 2'6P Price Printed At Foot Of Flap Satty & Smith For A6.1.1.4 Say That This Is A Printed Price Label But It Is Printed Directly On The Jacket On This Copy And Has A Printed Paper Label From The Publisher "3' Net" Over The 2'6P Printed Price. This Pricing And Labeling Of The Dustjacket Is Not Listed In Satty & Smith's Definitive Bibliography. Satty & Smith's A6.1.1.4 First Edition First Impression Third Issue Of 24 Sept 1936 360 Copies Has This Binding With A 3'6P Price Printed At The Foot Of The Front Flap; The Fourth Issue 9 March 1939 555 Copies Has The First Issue Binding And Includes The Later Ads In A Dj With A New Price Label Of 2'6P Attached To The Front Flap. This Unrecorded Issue Probably Occurred Between These Two Issues. A Very Good Tight Example Clean And Unfaded Hinges Tight No Fraying Or Marks; Lightly Foxed On Endpapers Title And First Page A Few Tiny Spots In Rest Of Book. Dust Jacket In Blue Pink White Tan And Black Has What Is Reportedly Stapledon's Own Striking Bust-Length Design For The Eric Fraser Illustration Of The Title Character. The Dj Has Some Edge Wear And Aging Small Chips Or Nicks At Corners And Tips With Irregular Chipping Along Top Of Spine From 1/16" To 1/4" Deep Particularly Ar Corners. There Is A 1" Closed Tear At Top Edge And A 3/4" Closed Tear At Bottom Edge Each With Some Associated Vertical Creases But Virtually No Chipping. The Pink Background And Word "Odd" On The Spine Are Faded. <br/> <br/> Methuen, (Circa 1937) hardcover
1900DC6316NY: M. Witmark & Sons 1900. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 1st printing 1900. Author's inscription dated Aug. 7 1900. In another later hand - "To Roger Shaw". Square green cloth stamped in black; illustrated. Minor soiling; wear at spine ends. M. Witmark & Sons Hardcover
1857006183Paris: Librairie des Publications Illustrées 1857. Hardcover. Very Good -. Doré Gustave. Nouvelle Édition revue sur les meilleurs textes et particulièrement sur les travaux de J. Le Duchat et de S. L'Aulnaye; Éclaircie quant à l'Orthographie et à la ponctuation et accompagnée de notes succinctes et d'un glossaire par Louis Barré; illustrations par Gustave Doré." 2 339 3 p. frontispiece and 14 leaves of plates: in-text illustrations; 28 cm. Plain red cloth with gilt-stamped spine title. All page edges speckled red. Text is in columns. Includes a glossary. Bookdealer's label on back fixed endpaper of Joseph McDonough Co. Albany N.Y. In Very Good- Condition: edges are rubbed; cover lightly soiled; scattered foxing; otherwise clean and tight. Librairie des Publications Illustrées hardcover
1977004166London: Gollancz 1977. Book. Near Fine. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. 1st UK Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. 1st UK Edition. Science fiction. Book has slight bumping. Jacket has slight edge-crumpling. Photo available on request. Gollancz Hardcover
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
1971032273Glendale: Roy A. Squires 1971. First Edition . Wrappers. Fine. 9 7/8" Tall. Chapbook. #421 Of A Stated 485 Copies Numbered On The Colophon Fine In Worn And Torn Original Plain Enveloper.Squires Also Published 40 Copies Numbered Signed For Subscribers. This Copy Inscribed By Bradbury To A Friend And Dated 10/10/89. <br/> <br/> Roy A. Squires unknown
188827656Edinburgh: T. Nelson & Sons Ltd 1888. Book. Very Good. Hardback. 364 pages. Pinky Beige cover with gilt knight and Black and Red illuminated writing. No inscriptions. T. Nelson & Sons Ltd Hardcover
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
1957010623London : Heinemann 1957. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First British Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First UK Edition. First Published 1957. Made into the memorable motion picture of the same name starring Gregory Peck Ava Gardner and Fred Astaire in 1959 and again in the made-for-television film starring Armand Assante Rachel Ward and Bryan Brown. Red cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to the spine. Very Good in a Very Good unclipped 15s. net dust jacket designed by John Rowland. Slight creasing to the spine. Modest forward lean. Minimal edge wear. Prior owner name to front paste down under the dust jacket flap. Dust jacket has slightly sunned spine; a couple of very small chips to edges; and a bit of overall rubbing. Heinemann Hardcover
1957035902Melbourne London Toronto: Heinemann 1957. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Red Cloth. Very Good/Good DJ. 312 Pp. Red Cloth Gilt. First Australian / Uk Printing. Light Wear Small Damp Stain On Top Edge Of Page Block Tiny "H. E. H. Dupl." Stamp On Rear Endpaper. Dust Jacket Not Price Clipped 15S Small Red Stamped "7" At Top Of Front Endpaper Well Worn At Edges And Corners With Small Losses No Loss Of Lettering Or Design General Soiling From Use. <br/> <br/> Heinemann hardcover
2002022112New York: William Morrow / HarperCollins 2002 First printing of the stated first edition. Signed by Ray Bradbury directly on the title page. Gentle push to foot of spine else book and dust jacket in fine condition. William Morrow / HarperCollins hardcover
1974538657London: Constable 1974. First edition hardcover with unclipped dust jacket in very good condition. Jacket is slightly scuffed inner front flap is rippled and page block is lightly blemished. Pages and text are clear and unmarked throughout. LW. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used. Constable Hardcover
1999biblio354<p>UNREAD. SIGNED. Limited Edition. Excellent condition. Copy # 189 of 450 copies signed by Edward Lee on the limitation page. The Very Fine dust jacket has been enclosed in a new protective archival cover. Artwork by Erik Wilson. Will be carefully packed in a box and mailed with delivery confirmation. We ship by the next business day.</p><p>Synopsis: Operator "A" is dead. <br />In 1989 the United States Military recovered a crashed vehicle of extraterrestrial origin. <br />Ten years later the vehicle is operational again. <br />Willard Farrington the best pilot in the world has just committed suicide. <br />Why <br />Air Force General Jack Wentz will find out soon enough but for now he has willingly stepped into Farrington's coveted boots. What Wentz will be offered is any test pilot's dream beyond all imagination. <br />And Wentz's dream comes true. But there's a catch. <br />Within the secret warrens of the Pentagon and amongst military cells unknown even to the President and the Congress Wentz has just been designated Operator "B". <br />With his mind and his body he will assume an unfathomable sacrifice. He will assume the role of the best pilot on the surface of the earth. <br />Wentz will give up everything: his wife his child and the kind of life most people yearn for. He cuts it all loose. for this final mission and ultimate gesture of duty. <br />Only when it's too late does General Wentz realize the full price he must pay. to become Operator "B".</p> Cemetery Dance hardcover
1994022078Los Angeles: Forrest J Ackerman 1994. Original Layout Sheets . Loose Sheets. Fine. Seven Loose Sheets 17" X 11" With Printed Area 11" X 8 1/2" Consisting Of The Proofs For The Article Each Hand Corrected And Commented Upon By Forrest Ackerman. These Are The Original Large Proofs Single Center Crease. <br/> <br/> Forrest J Ackerman unknown
1961022447London: Ted Carnell 1961. Original Letter . Single Sheet. Very Good. Typed Letter Both Sides Of A Single Sheet Signed From Ted Carnell The Well-Known Sf Editor On Carnell's 17 Burwash Road "Literary Agent" Stationary Dated 21St February 1961 To His Client A E Van Vogt. Discusses Payment Issues Including Deduction Of British Income Taxes As Van Vogt Had Not Personally Signed The Contracts And Necessity For Payment Directly To Van Vogt As The British Tax Authorities Do Not Authorize Payments To Anyone But The Copyright Holder. <br/> <br/> Ted Carnell unknown
1946021294Los Angeles: Pathfinder / Forrest Ackerman 1946. Original Typescript . Single Sheet. Near Fine. Single Typed Sheet On Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society Stationary A 24 Line Press Release In Carbon Copy Mentioning His Guest Of Honor Speech At The World Science Fiction Convention Summarizing His Novels And Quoting Aevv Regarding Coming Atomic War "Because Human Beings Have Not Yet Learned To Understand Themselves" The Central Concern Of Van Vogt Leading To His Work On The Development Of Dianetics With L Ron Hubbard And His Own Later Founding And Proprietorship Of The International Dianetic Society. With Typed Note At Top From Forrest Ackerman "28 July 46 - Van: Thank For Your Quick Cooperation On The Pic. As A Result The Article Is Already On Its Way To American Magazine. Fja". The American Did Not Pick It Up Van Vogt Replying With A Handwritten Note On The Back "Dear Forry: I Thought That Was Splendid - Could Hardly Believe It Was About Me Though. Sorry American Said "Nix!" Be Seeing You. Good Luck. /A Written By Van Vogt With A Wilted "Null"." A Handwritten Annotation From Ackerman Indicates This Was Eventually Published In Pathfinder On November 4. Handwritten Material From Van Vogt In 1946 Or Earlier Prior To The Book Publication Of "Slan" Is Quite Scarce And Is Almost Entirely Absent From His Personal Archives. <br/> <br/> Pathfinder / Forrest Ackerman unknown
