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201313985n.p.: Self-published 2013. First edition. Hardcover. A fine copy hardbound in white boards with black printing. Issued without dj. Chad Muthard. One of only 100 hardbound copies self-published by Muthard and printed by Conveyor Arts. A book of black and white photographs that tell a story. Of further interest is that he self-released it at the New York Art Book Fair under his own name at his own booth with a stack of his books. Of course it helps to have great content but also a well-made product like this book; white cloth heavy paper full page images the book itself makes a statement. <br/><br/> Self-published hardcover books
1952150083Philadelphia Toronto: The John C. Winston Company 1952. Octavo cloth. First edition. A young man is accidentally sent back in time to interglacial Europe in 50000 B. C. when Neanderthal men and Cro-Magnon men were in conflict. ". a warmly sympathetic picture of Cro-Magnon civilization." - Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. The author's first book. Part of the classic Winston science fiction series for young readers published between 1952 and 1961. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-832. Angenot and Khouri "An International Bibliography of Prehistoric Fiction" SFS VIII March 1981 46. Mild age-darkening to endpapers along gutter margins some tanning of text paper much less than usual a fine copy in very good first printing dust jacket 10 titles listed on rear panel with rubbing along folds some fade to spine panel and tiny chip from bottom edge of front flap. Jacket illustration by Alex Schomburg. A pretty nice copy of one of the more elusive early books in the Winston SF series. #150083 The John C. Winston Company unknown books
1957129301Garden City: Doubleday & Company 1957. Octavo cloth. First edition. Space visitors are stranded on Earth. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-834. Some foxing to edges some offsetting and foxing to free endpapers a near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with some mild rubbing to spine ends and corners and some mild foxing to inner surface with some bleed through. #129301 Doubleday & Company unknown books
1955162399New York: Ballantine Books 1955. Small octavo cloth. First edition. "Seven proficient SF stories by this anthropologist author. Most of them such as "Rite of Passage" make imaginative use of his academic specialty. Oliver's first collection it was highly praised in its day." - Pringle The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction second edition 1995 p. 15. Anatomy of Wonder 2004 II-831. Pulpy text paper tanned free endpapers tanned a nearly fine copy in good dust jacket with wear at edges mainly upper spine end and upper corners small internal tape mend at top edge of front panel with light show through on outer surface and some light foxing at edges and general dust soiling. #162399 Ballantine Books unknown books
1971136500London: Victor Gollancz Limited 1971. Octavo boards. First British and first hardcover edition. Brief signed inscription by Oliver to influential F&SF critic editor and publisher David G. Hartwell on the front free endpaper. Anatomy of Wonder 1981 3-579. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #136500 Victor Gollancz Limited unknown books
181424977London: Printed for John Murray 1814. 1st edition. Presentation copy. Later pale yellow paper wrappers with paper title onlay to front wrapper. Overall VG front wrapper beginning to detach in top half of joint/darkened spine & top 2" of rear wrapper. 255 pp. 8 pp publisher catalogue at rear. 8vo. <br/><br/>Inscribed by the author to one "Megendorff" . Printed for John Murray unknown books
200486320Provo:: Brigham Young University. Fine. 2004. Hardcover. 084252570X . Complete in two volumes. Introduction by Dale L. Morgan. First printing of the second edition revised and enlarged. Both volumes are fine in burgundy cloth with gilt lettering and borders. No dust jackets as issued. . Brigham Young University, hardcover books