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1952036542New York: Gnome Press 1952. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Dj By Ric Binkley. 223 Pp. First Binding Of Blue Boards One Of 3000 Printed. Near Fine In Near Fine Dust Jacket. Book Clean And Square Light Rubbing At Corners.Incribed To A Friend And Fan "My Very Best Personal Wishes A E Van Vogt" With The Recipient's Ownership Name And Date May 1953 Above He Was A 1950'S Sf Fan And Later A Neighbor Of Van Vogt. Dust Jacket Priced $2.75 Light Wear At Corners. <br/> <br/> Gnome Press hardcover
196661409New York: Avalon Books Thomas Bouregy & Co. Inc. 1966. 8vo. 192 pp. Tan publisher’s cloth black lettering on spine w/ d.j. cover art by Gray Morrow slight rubbing very minor sunning to spine still a NF/VG copy. First edition of this scarce Avalon Science Fiction title of this science fiction/detective investigation into millions of kidnapped humans on an alien world. Holly 1932-1982 was a noted Lansing Michigan science fiction author who also published short stories and even a title in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. series. Avalon Books, Thomas Bouregy & Co., Inc., hardcover
195835611London: Michael Joseph 1958. 1st ed. Hardcover. 3rd ptg. 8vo full black cloth a nice tight copy of the classic no dj or previous owner's remarks. Michael Joseph hardcover
1968005213London: Leslie Frewin 1968 unclipped dust jacket shows dust soiling to edges where publisher's lamination did not extend to the very edge of the wrapper book closed edges foxed some heavy pencil ghosts to fep 255pp collects 18 vampire tales ancient and modern as well as a factual piece by Montague Summers on Fritz Haarmann 'The Hanover Vampire'. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6 - 7 tall. Leslie Frewin hardcover
1998002125London: Headline 1998 near fine in same DW unclipped no tears or inscriptions just a little light creasing to extreme edges of DW 438pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Headline hardcover
191734789New York: McClurg 1917. 1st US edition. Coll Joseph Clement. 8vo full green cloth stamped in dulled gilt an early tale of waking up in a grim future society. With 8 line illustrations by Joseph Clement Coll four of them double spage spreads. Mildly cocked with an ink ed name and brief review "more or less rot" on the front free endpaper. McClurg unknown
1920MSC430NY: James A. McCann Co. 1920. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st printing 1920. Burgundy cloth lettered in white on fronty and spine. Bleiler; 'Checklist'. James A. McCann Co. Hardcover
1950006352New York: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company 1950. First Edition . Illustrated Wrappers / Box. Very Good. Exceptionally Rare Signed Copy Of The Masters Of Sleep The Continuation Of Slaves Of Sleep In The First Printing In Fantastic Adventures October 1950. No Early Separate Hardcover Publication; This Was Published In Hardcover Several Decades After This Original Printing. First Published After The Beginnings Of Dianetics After Hubbard Stopped Writing Science Fiction. Signed In Aging Blue Ink At The Top Of Page Six The First Of Two Title Pages For "The Masters Of Sleep." This Copy Was Signed For His Agent Forrest Ackerman At A Luncheon Meeting. Any Magazine Appearances Signed By Hubbard Are Rare; We Are Unaware Of Any Other Copy Of This Story Signed By Hubbard Ever Being Offered For Sale; Hubbard Had Already Begun His Intense And Exclusive Involvement With Dianetics By The Time The Story Was Published And He Apparently Did Not Return To Science Fiction Until The Mid To Late 1970'S. The Signature Compares Favorably With Other Hubbard Signatures From This Time And Authenticity Is Guaranteed. The Signature Was Confirmed To Me Personally Some Years Ago By Forrest Ackerman Who Remembered When It Was Signed For Him On The Occasion Of Their Lunch Together While Ackerman Was Still Hubbard's Agent For Science Fiction. Probably The Only Signed Copy Of This Work. This Copy Worn At Ends Placed In Better Covers From Another Copy Of This Issue Of The Magazine; With Original Covers Loose. Both Housed Inside A New Deluxe All-Morocco Covered Archival Box With Gilt Lettering. <br/> <br/> Ziff-Davis Publishing Company unknown
2000012414Norwalk CT: The Easton Press 2000. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Joseph Mugnaini. Full burgundy leather with gilt lettering and decoration. All edges gilt. 291 pages. Introduction by Damon Knight. Illustrated. Blank Easton Press bookplate tipped in. Signed by the author. A clean attractive copy. Certificate of Authenticity and Collector's Notes laid in. <br/> <br/> The Easton Press hardcover
1953540974London: The Science Fiction Book Club 1953. Hard cover in very good condition. No jacket. This edition was published by the Science Fiction Club for sale exclusively to its members. Minor rubbing and marks to boards with small tear and crease mid-spine. Corners slightly bumped. Page block is tanned leading into page edges. Leaves are tightly bound and content unmarked. CN. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Used. The Science Fiction Book Club Hardcover
1999001075Toronto Ontario: Doubleday Canada 1999. Trade Paperback. Like New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Pristine copy of the Canadian printing. Taller of the two printings. No spine creases; bright crisp cover colors. The final novel in David Wingrove's brilliant epic. "The Great Experiment has failed. The Ten Thousand Year Empire of the Han has lasted less than two centuries and now not a single stack remains of the great city of ice that once covered the habitable earth. Eurpie is Devore's America is a brutal dictatorship while the rest of the globe groans beneath the rule of callous warlods." from the back cover. Pictures available upon request. <br/> <br/> Doubleday Canada paperback
1983024219San Francisco California: California Book Auction Galleries 1983. Signed by Mark Marlow on the limitation page. FINE condition. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp clean and unmarked. California Book Auction Galleries Auction Sale #193. 1983. First Edition. Scarce casebound issue. Limited to 100 numbered copies this being #27. 104 illustrations mostly of dust jackets. Perhaps 1200 descriptive entries in 906 lots. Includes complete or extensive collections of Heinlein Clarke Asimov Tolkien Le Guin Vance Arkham House etc. Prices realized inserted in a pocket at the rear. A valuable source of much uncommon bibliographical data. Bound in the original gilt-stamped black cloth. Signed by Mark Marlow. First Edition Limited 100 copies. Hardcover. FINE condition/No dust jacket as issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 110pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. California Book Auction Galleries Hardcover
1977539492London: Dobson Books Ltd 1977. First UK and hardcover edition with clipped dust jacket designed by Richard Weaver in very good condition. Some shelf wear to the jacket and page block. Pages and text are clear and unmarked throughout. LW. First Edition UK. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used. Dobson Books Ltd Hardcover
1975036555London: Sidgqick & Jackson 1975. First Hardcover Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 159 Mpp. Blue Boards Stamped In Silver. Near Fine Book No Wear No Foxing But Slight Bumping To Top Of Spine. Dust Jacket Near Fine Very Slight Fading To Orange Background Color On Spine Slight Bumping At Top Of Spine Touch Of Wear To Upper Rear Tip. Inscribed By The Author To A Friend Neighbor And Long Time Sf Fan And Dated In 1989. <br/> <br/> Sidgqick & Jackson 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
1922DEMO007523IChicago: P.F. Volland 1922. First edition. Hardcover. Good. 12 color plts by the Author. Small 4to 157 pages pictorial blue boards. rebacked with original spine laid down map endpapers. <br/><br/>Wondrous story with a lemonade spring a rubber river molasses candy bog with Mr. Tiptoe Jingles the Magician the Faun Boys. 12 color plates by Gruelle. "With Sundry and Mundry Illustrations by the Author". P.F. Volland hardcover
1929027182Annapolis: U S Naval Academy 1929. First Edition . Blue Cloth. Very Good . 4 Color Plates By Andrew Wyeth b/w Photos Throughout. 534 Pp. Brown Cloth Gilt And Stamped In Blind Top Edge Gilt Illustrated Endpapers. Four Color Plates After Wyeth With Glassine Guards. Clean Hinges Intact No Names Or Marks Small "Mother" Printed In Gilt At Lower Right Of Front Cover. <br/> <br/> U S Naval Academy 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
1910010555Fawside House London: Eveleigh Nash 1910. Book. Illus. by W. Graham Robertson. Very Good. Cloth. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First Edition same date 1910 title page and copyright page. vi 328 p. All eight W. Graham Robertson illustrated plates present the plate listed at p. 324 is at the frontis with tissue guard. The first appearance in print of THE WENDIGO which has been directly adapted into several films and TV episodes and influenced such writers as H.P. Lovecraft August Derleth and Stephen King. Very Good no jacket in original green cloth gilt lettering at spine a 2" tear to clothe at top front gutter the spine and top 1/2" rear cover uniformly sunned moderate toning at end papers prior owner name in ink front end page. A RARE book uncommon in current commerce with all eight plates present RBH locates a single copy in a 1965 auction ABSA shows no results. . Eveleigh Nash Hardcover
1991026233London United Kingdom: HarperCollins Publishers 1991. Jacket has general wear to edges. Minor wear to boards. Front free endpaper has been torn out. Remainder of contents very good. Contains The Fellowship of the Ring The Two Towers and The Return of the King. 1193 pages plus 7 pages of maps. Includes 50 colour illustrations by Alan Lee as well as Tolkien's appendices and maps. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Alan Lee. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. HarperCollins Publishers Hardcover
1955024114New York: Doubleday 1955. First Edition stated 1st Printing. Beige Boards. Fine/Near Fine Dustjacket. 222 Pp.Beige Boards Stamped In Red. Stated First Edition. Book Is Near New Just A Trace Of Rubbing At Corners Of Spine And Light Offsetting On Free Endpapers From Binder's Glue On Opposite Pages. Inscribed To A Early 1950'S Sf Fan Who Became Friendly With Brackett And Her Husband The Sf Writer Edmond Hamilton "For --------- With Many Thanks For Your Hospitality - Leigh Brackett". Books Signed By Brackett Are Rarely Encountered And This Personal Inscription Is Unusual Signed By The Author On A Visit To The Fan's House. Dj Not Price Clipped No Fading Or Soiling Touch Of Wear At Corners And Along Top Edge Of Spine Tiny Tear At Bottom Of Rear Spine Fold Minute Losses At Two Upper Tips 1.7 Cm Closed Tear At Top Of Front Panel. Brackett Is Best Known For Co-Authoring The Screenplay Of The Big Sleep With William Faulkner; This Was Her Second Sf Novel. <br/> <br/> Doubleday hardcover
1975UIA126NY: Popular Library 1975. Book. Very Good to Near Fine. Mass Market Paperback. First Edition. 1st printing1975; #00325. Cover art by Faragasso. Paperback original. Mild tanning; minor edge and corner bumps and wear. Popular Library Paperback
1989539820London: New English Library 1989. First UK Edition hardcover with unclipped dust jacket in very good condition. Light shelf wear to the jacket and page block is tanned. Otherwise as unread. LW. First Edition UK. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used. New English Library Hardcover
1950003874Los Angeles / Oahu Circa 1950/1960: Ackerman Science Fiction Agency 1950. Manuscript . No Binding. Very Good. 21 page original typewritten manuscript by Fennel who published science fiction 1947 - 1952. Minor typographical corrections in ink. From the archives of the Ackerman agency. <br/> <br/> Ackerman Science Fiction Agency unknown