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19609018617New York: Simon & Schuster 1960. 1st. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Bound in the publisher's original purple quarter cloth and grey boards spine stamped in gilt. Some soiling and fading to cloth and boards. Dust jacket is chipped and worn at the extremities particularly at the head and heel. <br/><br/> Simon & Schuster hardcover books
195994467New York: Pyramid Books 1959. Small octavo pictorial wrappers. First printing under this title. Pyramid Books G397. Reissue of GALAXY OF GHOULS 1955. Collects sixteen stories by Anthony Boucher Fredric Brown Theodore Sturgeon Fritz Leiber Ray Bradbury and others. Touch of shelf wear at head of spine panel owner's name in pencil on recto of first leaf a bright near fine copy. #94467 Pyramid Books unknown books
1959144043New York: Pyramid Books 1959. Small octavo pictorial wrappers. Second edition. Pyramid G-397. First published in 1955. Collects sixteen stories of fantasy and science fiction by leading genre authors of the day working fresh variations on such traditional motifs as vampires werewolves mermaids alien invaders and The Last Man on Earth. Reginald 10038A. Aside from one short crease on rear cover a fine unread copy. Cover art by Richard Powers. #144043 Pyramid Books unknown books
1957162603New York: Gnome Press 1957. Octavo cloth. First edition. Collects eighteen short stories by C. M. Kornbluth Algis Budrys Damon Knight Isaac Asimov J. G. Ballard Theodore Sturgeon and others. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-1394. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #162603 Gnome Press unknown books
1959162605Hicksville New York: Gnome Press 1959. Octavo green boards with spine panel lettered in black. First edition. Probable second binding of green boards. The fourth volume of this important anthology series. Collects fifteen stories including a first publication in hardcover of a John Steinbeck story first published in PLAYBOY also fiction by Brian Aldiss Fritz Leiber Theodore Sturgeon and others plus nonfiction essays on science. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-1394. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #162605 Gnome Press unknown books
195494466New York: Pennant Books 1954. Small octavo pictorial wrappers. First paperback edition. Pennant Books P56. Collects twelve of the twenty-one stories published in the 1952 Random House edition. Contributors include William Tenn James Blish Robert A. Heinlein John Christopher Theodore Sturgeon and others. Includes "The House Dutiful" by William Tenn a tale of a house animated by the will to serve its occupants "Pride" by Malcolm Jameson a story of the death of a good and faithful servant -- the old robot "Tom" "Solar Plexus" a story about a space ship run by a malevolent onboard computer and "The Wabbler" by "Murray Leinster a story about a sentient weapon a mine whose destiny is to seek and destroy an enemy ship; it destroys a battleship. Bleiler The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1148. Several faint cover creases two very tiny stains to front cover a near fine copy. #94466 Pennant Books unknown books
195488086New York: Pennant Books 1954. Small octavo pictorial wrappers. First paperback edition. Pennant Books P56. Collects twelve of the twenty-one stories published in the 1952 Random House edition. Contributors include William Tenn James Blish Robert A. Heinlein John Christopher Theodore Sturgeon and others. Includes "The House Dutiful" by William Tenn a tale of a house animated by the will to serve its occupants "Pride" by Malcolm Jameson a story of the death of a good and faithful servant -- the old robot "Tom" "Solar Plexus" a story about a space ship run by a malevolent onboard computer and "The Wabbler" by "Murray Leinster a story about a sentient weapon a mine whose destiny is to seek and destroy an enemy ship; it destroys a battleship. Bleiler The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1148. A fine copy. #88086 Pennant Books unknown books
1959156762New York: A Dell First Edition 1959. Small octavo pictorial wrappers. First edition. Dell First Edition B129. The Dell edition was published simultaneously with the Gnome Press edition titled SF: '59. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-1394. Tiny rub at upper edge of front cover a fine unread copy. Cover art by Richard Powers. #156762 A Dell First Edition unknown books
1958162604Hicksville New York: Gnome Press 1958. Octavo red cloth with spine panel lettered in black. First edition probable first binding of red cloth with spine panel lettered in black. Collects eleven short stories by Brian Aldiss Isaac Asimov Henry Kuttner Avram Davidson Zenna Henderson Algis Budrys Arthur C. Clarke Anthony Boucher and others plus nonfiction essays on science. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-1394. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #162604 Gnome Press unknown books
1967163599New York: Delacorte Press 1967. Octavo cloth. First edition. Collects twenty-nine stories by Walter M. Miller Jr. Theodore Sturgeon J. G. Ballard Clifford D. Simak Brian W. Aldiss Isaac Asimov Shirley Jackson and others from THE YEAR'S BEST SF 1955-1960. Anatomy of Wonder 1995 3-220. A fine copy in very good dust jacket with wear at spine ends and corner tips and some general rubbing and dust soiling. #163599 Delacorte Press unknown books
1950142337New York: Bantam Books 1950. Small octavo pictorial wrappers. First edition. Bantam Books 751. Collects twenty-three stories by Theodore Sturgeon Robert A. Heinlein Stephen Vincent Benet H. G. Wells Jack London and others. Cover by H. E. Bischoff. Rubbing to cover edges mostly spine ends and along folds small nick to lower edge of rear panel some soiling to rear panel a very good unread copy. #142337 Bantam Books unknown books
1965140290New York: Delacorte Press 1965. Octavo cloth. First edition. Signed by Merril on the verso of the half title page. Collects over thirty stories by Arthur C. Clarke Thomas M. Disch Fritz Leiber Roger Zelazny J. G. Ballard and others. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-1394. A bit of rubbing to cloth at edges a nearly fine copy in good or better dust jacket with light wear at edges 18 mm closed tear at lower edge of front panel and some scuffing to black background ink but no loss of color. #140290 Delacorte Press unknown books
1968157041London: Victor Gollancz Ltd 1968. Octavo boards. First edition. Collects "Project Nursemaid" "Daughters of Earth" and Homecoming" three long stories from the 1950s. "All concern space travel and all are in different ways about mothers and daughters. Proto-feminist SF from the genre's pre-feminist era." - Pringle The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction second edition 1995 p. 89. Anatomy of Wonder 1987 3-283. Lower front corner tips bumped else a fine copy in fine dust jacket with touch of tanning to spine panel. A scarce book. #157041 Victor Gollancz Ltd unknown books
196094468New York: Pyramid Books 1960. Small octavo pictorial wrappers. First edition. Pyramid Books G499. Collects seven stories; introduction by Theodore Sturgeon. Merril's first collection of short fiction including "That Only a Mother" her first and best known story. Touch of rubbing to cover edges a bright nearly fine copy. #94468 Pyramid Books unknown books
195048169New York: Doubleday 1950. Hardcover. Very good. 277pp. Large edge chip to the top of the dust jacket spine small stain on the front free endpaper else very good hardback in publisher's edgeworn dust jacket. <br/><br/> Doubleday hardcover books
1950165429Garden City: Doubleday & Company 1950. Octavo pp. 1-8 1-277 278-280: blank black boards stamped in silver. First edition. The author's first book. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-760. Brians Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction 1895-1984 p. 259. Clarke Tale of the Future 1978 p. 94. In 333. Mild rubbing along the bottom edge a nearly fine copy in good dust jacket with wear along top and bottom edges with shallow loss at spine ends and corner tips and dust soiling to rear panel. #165429 Doubleday & Company unknown books
1950158975Garden City: Doubleday & Company 1950. Octavo pp. 1-8 1-277 278-280: blank black boards lettered in silver. First edition. Merril's first novel "the story of a nuclear World War Three told in effectively understated fashion from the viewpoint of a housewife; one of the very best stories of nuclear Holocaust it was televised as Atomic Attack." - The Encyclopedia of Science fiction online. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-760. Brians Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction 1895-1984 p. 259. Clarke Tale of the Future 1978 p. 94. In 333. Early owner's name neatly inked out on front free endpaper small abrasion on rear free endpaper a very good copy in very good or better dust jacket with rubbing at spine ends and corner tips and light dust soiling to rear panel. A nice example of the jacket. #158975 Doubleday & Company unknown books
1950154708Garden City: Doubleday & Company 1950. Octavo pp. 1-8 1-277 278-280: blank black boards lettered in silver. First edition. Signed by Merril on the verso of the half title leaf. Merril's first novel "the story of a nuclear World War Three told in effectively understated fashion from the viewpoint of a housewife; one of the very best stories of nuclear Holocaust it was televised as Atomic Attack." - The Encyclopedia of Science fiction online. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-760. Brians Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction 1895-1984 p. 259. Clarke Tale of the Future 1978 p. 94. In 333. A fine copy in very good dust jacket with wear and several shallow closed tears at top and bottom edges some tanning mostly along folds and dust soiling to rear panel. #154708 Doubleday & Company unknown books
1950132033Garden City: Doubleday & Company 1950. Octavo black boards stamped in silver. First edition. The author's first book. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-760. Brians Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction 1895-1984 p. 259. Clarke Tale of the Future 1978 p. 94. In 333. A nearly fine copy in very good dust jacket with light wear at edges three small closed tears along top edge and mild tanning to rear panel. #132033 Doubleday & Company unknown books
19504849Garden City New York Doubleday Doran & Co. Inc. 1950. 1950. First edition so stated. 8vo. Dust jacket designed by Edward Kasper unclipped; rubbed. Very good. 277 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Currey p. 360. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Garden City, New York, Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc. [1950]. hardcover books
195073830Garden City: Doubleday & Company 1950. Octavo boards. First edition. Merril's first novel "the story of a nuclear World War Three told in effectively understated fashion from the viewpoint of a housewife; one of the very best stories of nuclear Holocaust it was televised as Atomic Attack." - The Encyclopedia of Science fiction online. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-760. Brians Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction 1895-1984 p. 259. Clarke Tale of the Future 1978 p. 94. In 333. A fine copy in fine dust jacket with touch of wear at spine ends and along front flap fold mostly at corner tips. #73830 Doubleday & Company unknown books
1950WRCLIT29101Garden City: Doubleday 1950. Cloth. First edition of the critic/anthologist's first book. A near fine copy in a crisp dust jacket which apart from some light soiling to the rear panel would be near fine as well. Doubleday hardcover books
19507764.1Garden City: Doubleday & Company 1950. 1st edition. Black cloth with silver spine lettering. Dust jacket. VG slight lean/average shelfwear/VG pc. 8 277 3 blank pp. 8vo. <br/><br/>Author's first book; a tale of atomic war survival. Doubleday & Company hardcover books
195044236New York: Doubleday 1950. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Owner name on front fly ends of the spine lightly worn else near fine in near fine dustwrapper with some rubbing to the ends of the spine and edges of the panels. Doubleday hardcover books
1960157973New York: Pyramid Books 1960. Small octavo pictorial wrappers. First edition. Pyramid Books G502. The author's second solo novel. A political thriller in which the knowledge of the only member of two American expeditions to Mars to return to Earth could be decisive in the East-West space race. A skillfully done first contact story featuring an ancient peaceful kindly Martian race with a hive mind that welcomes and absorbs the human visitors into their world. A fine copy. #157973 Pyramid Books unknown books