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Conde Nast Publications, USA, 1977. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Magazine Magazine. 178 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Conde Nast Publications, USA, 1977. First Edition. Item Type: Magazine. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are reasonably tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: This volume contains the first appearance of Orson Scott Card's "Ender's Game" in novellete form, eight years before it's first publication as a novel. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Inventory No: 13090231..
SIX VOLUMES: Mr Pye (signed) ---The Gormenghast Trilogy - Titus Groan -with Gormenghast -with Titus Alone -Book 1, 2, 3 -with Boy in Darkness, TG's Journey from Gormenghast -with Titus Wakes, The Mervyn Peake Review # 23, 1990 by Peake, Mervyn (one signed) (one Intro By John Watney ) - 1946
by Peake, Mervyn (one signed) (one Intro By John Watney )
SIX VOLUMES: Mr Pye (signed) ---The Gormenghast Trilogy - Titus Groan -with Gormenghast -with Titus Alone -Book 1, 2, 3 -with Boy in Darkness, TG's Journey from Gormenghast -with Titus Wakes, The Mervyn Peake Review # 23, 1990
by Peake, Mervyn (one signed) (one Intro By John Watney )
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London, England: London, UK: Eyre and Spottiswoode; 1946, 1950, 1959, 1st Edition First Printing / London: Hodder, 1996 / London: Mervyn Peake Society, 1990 / London: Heinemann, 1953 (all are 1st Edition, First Printing , 1946. ---Consigned Books -----------6 volumes (ONE SHIPPING PRICE ), (ONE SIGNED), all are hardcovers except WAKES which is a slim pamphlet, THE GORMENGHAST TRILOGY = about 5.5 x 8.5 inches, all with dust jackets; ---Titus Groan, first edition, second impression (actually First Printing but as stated on the dust jacket this is a actually 2nd state dustjacket as when E&S produced this book they did not produce enough dustjackets so those jacketless copies were given this 2nd state jacket which states Second Impression on the front flap and added reviews that were not on the original jacket), red cloth, about Very Good with some very light tip wear, a tight square copy, a bit of age toning to the outer edges of the text block, a bit of age toning to the paper, a wee bit of foxing to the endpapers, remnants of an old booksellers label on verso of front cover, all corners are gently bumped, ---in an unclipped dust jacket, a Good to Very Good dustjacket with a couple of small very small nicks and some flaking to the upper spine tip, some staining to the predominately white rear panel, some age darkening to the spine of the jacket, looks quite nice overall ----- Gormenghast, a solid bright Very Good+ copy in red cloth, bumped lower corners, the unclipped dust jacket is Very Good to Very Good+, unnecessary (old) tape on verso of jacket at tips and flap folds, small nick at lower spine tip, a bit of age toning to the spine, some light soiling to the predominately rear white panel, a nice copy ----- Titus Alone, a solid Very Good copy in red cloth, lower corners are ever so slightly bumped, a wee bit of rubbing to the board edges, a wee bit of tiny speckling/mottling to the red cloth, in an unclipped dust jacket which is Very Good+, small amount of (old) tape on verso of jacket to prevent loss at folds and tips, ---this trilogy presents very well ---BOY is a Hodder publication and is a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, iillustrations and cover art by P J Lynch, billed as "Titus Groan's journey from Gormenghast ---AWAKES is from 1990 and was published by the MPSociety, a Near Fine pamphlet, 6 x 8.25 inches, intro by John Watney, unpaginated ( 12 pages with title page, etc), a collection of notes by Peake intended as a starting point for a final Titus volume, expanded and completed into a full length story by Maeve Gilmore and rediscovered by the family and published in the early part of this century this pamphlet pre-dates that publication by almost 20 years ----MR PYE is a Heinemann 1st edition, a solid Good to Very Good copy, blue cloth with light soiling, some rubbing, age toning to the spine which has made the lettering difficult to read, a bit of age toning to the paper, some small spots/mottling to the blue cloth-in a Good to Very Good dustjacket, light wear, some shallow chipping, age toning to the spine has dulled the spine lettering, some soiling and rubbing to the predominately white rear panel, this copy has been signed "With very best wishes from Mervyn Peake 1956 -", signed in the year of publication and obviously quite scarce thus, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ---these books are consigned ///SIGNED (ONE VOLUME) ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///. Signed (one book). First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (see description)/Very Good (see description). Illus. by Mervyn Peake Cover Art and Illustrations, (one cover By P J Lynch ). Various Sizes.
- Bookseller Leonard Shoup (CA)
- Illustrator Mervyn Peake Cover Art and Illustrations, (one cover By P J Lynch )
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- Publisher London, UK: Eyre and Spottiswoode; 1946, 1950, 1959, 1st Edition First Printing / London: Hodder, 1996 / London: Mervyn Peake S
- Place of Publication London, England
- Date Published 1946
- Keywords Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast, Terrnu
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Analog Science Fiction Science Fact August 1977 [Ender's Game]: Vol. XCVII, No. 8
by Various
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Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
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Fundamentals of Solidification
by Kurz, W ; Fisher, D J
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Haifa, Israel
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244 pages. A book of library.
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NINE BOOKS: Works of H P Lovecraft, Volume 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7-i & 7-ii, 9 - in H R Giger Illustrated Slipcases ( Japanese Editions ) ( Arkham House related includes Issues of The ARKHAM ADVERTISER [all in Japanese )(inc The Outsider; Beyond Wall Sleep)
by Lovecraft, H.P. ( Howard Phillips ), Revised Texts of S T Joshi, Translated By Kozaburo Yano, Co-Edited By Sadao Miyakabe & Shiro Nachi ( Arkham House Related)(inc Dirk W Mosig, Donald R Burleson; Robert Barlow; etc)
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Japan: Japan: Kokusho-Kankohkai / Arkham House Publishers, 1984, 1985, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1985. -----------( Japanese Editions of H P LOVECRAFT ) ---9 VOLUMES - hard covers, about 6w x 8.5h inches, all are Near Fine / Fine examples, upper edge of v.3 is speckled/spotted, all issued without dustjackets, all housed in lightly rubbed Very Good to Very Good+ slipcases which sport H R Giger illustrations taken from his edition of The Necronomicon, facsimile of Lovecraft's personal bookplate on verso of front covers ( in Western format this would be the rear cover but Japanese text starts at what we consider the back of the book ), seven of the nine volumes sport the original belly-bands, laid into each volume is some promotional material which might be for these books as that literature is titled ARKHAM ADVERTISER, as well each volume has the Arkham House logo on the front endpaper (again at what we would consider the back of the book ), so these were clearly authorized by AH, all with…
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Moore Creations # 1949 of 4000 (in ORIGINAL BOX ) Frazetta's Princess By Clayburn Moore - Cold-Cast Porcelain Figure Based on Princess Dejah Thoris By Frank Frazetta from The John Carter of Mars Series By Edgar Rice Burroughs ( Martian Novels / Barsoom )
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice -related; Clayburn Moore Design Based on Frank Frazetta
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USA: USA: Clayburn S Moore Creations, 1996, 1st (and only) issue, Limited Edition , 1996. -----------( LIMITED EDITION ) ---cold-cast porcelain statue of FRAZETTA's PRINCESS, based on the character DEJAH THORIS from the Mars books by Edgar Rice Burroughs, issued in 1996 by Clayburn Moore Creations, statue is about 8.25 inches high, base is about 6.5 inches wide, --sits on a dark wood circular base which is about 7 inches wide x 1.25 inches thick so the overall height of statue and base is over 9 inches tall ---looks very nice, base of statue shows the limitation and production information, both the statue and the base are in Very Fine condition, might be a bit dusty but this has been displayed as part of a book collection with subdued lighting and NO exposure to sunlight, this statue and base has the original box, box measures about 12h x 9.5w x 8.5 inches deep, box is also numbered to match the statue, box overall is Near Fine with a bit of rubbing, ---a lovely production which would make a…
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Between Planets
by Heinlein, Robert A.
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Las Vegas , Nevada, United States
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1951 First printing of the first edition, with Scribner's 'A' on the copyright page, in first issue dust jacket with the 2.50 price on front flap, 222pp. Offsetting to endpapers, faint toning to spine and endpapers, a few pages faintly creased, and a few small stains to interior, else book in fine condition; dust jacket with toning to spine, folds, and inside flaps, light rubbing to folds, and moderate edge wear to spine ends and corners, else fine.
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Methuselah's Children
by Heinlein, Robert A.
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Schenectady, New York, United States
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Hicksville, NY: Gnome Press, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. 188pp. Black boards with red lettering on spine. Currey binding A in first state dustjacket with thirty-five titles listed on the rear panel and the publisher's address that reads "80 East 11th St., New York 3". Part of the Future History series. Text block is toned else a fine copy in near fine dustjacket with a tiny nick and a short, closed tear to the front panel.; Octavo.
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Rocket Ship Galileo
by Heinlein, Robert A.
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Schenectady, New York, United States
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth with green decorations and titles on cover and spine. Slightly bruised spine ends and lower front tip, inscription on front free endpaper. A near fine copy in near fine dustjacket with four tiny tears along the edges and just a touch of shelf wear. An extremely attractive copy of the author's first book in the later state dustjacket which is price-clipped and has the $2.50 price stamped on front flap. ; Octavo; 212 pages.
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Fundamentals of Solidification
by Kurz, W ; Fisher, D J
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Haifa, Israel
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244 pages. A book of library.
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NINE BOOKS: Works of H P Lovecraft, Volume 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7-i & 7-ii, 9 - in H R Giger Illustrated Slipcases ( Japanese Editions ) ( Arkham House related includes Issues of The ARKHAM ADVERTISER [all in Japanese )(inc The Outsider; Beyond Wall Sleep)
by Lovecraft, H.P. ( Howard Phillips ), Revised Texts of S T Joshi, Translated By Kozaburo Yano, Co-Edited By Sadao Miyakabe & Shiro Nachi ( Arkham House Related)(inc Dirk W Mosig, Donald R Burleson; Robert Barlow; etc)
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Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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Japan: Japan: Kokusho-Kankohkai / Arkham House Publishers, 1984, 1985, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1985. -----------( Japanese Editions of H P LOVECRAFT ) ---9 VOLUMES - hard covers, about 6w x 8.5h inches, all are Near Fine / Fine examples, upper edge of v.3 is speckled/spotted, all issued without dustjackets, all housed in lightly rubbed Very Good to Very Good+ slipcases which sport H R Giger illustrations taken from his edition of The Necronomicon, facsimile of Lovecraft's personal bookplate on verso of front covers ( in Western format this would be the rear cover but Japanese text starts at what we consider the back of the book ), seven of the nine volumes sport the original belly-bands, laid into each volume is some promotional material which might be for these books as that literature is titled ARKHAM ADVERTISER, as well each volume has the Arkham House logo on the front endpaper (again at what we would consider the back of the book ), so these were clearly authorized by AH, all with…
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Moore Creations # 1949 of 4000 (in ORIGINAL BOX ) Frazetta's Princess By Clayburn Moore - Cold-Cast Porcelain Figure Based on Princess Dejah Thoris By Frank Frazetta from The John Carter of Mars Series By Edgar Rice Burroughs ( Martian Novels / Barsoom )
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice -related; Clayburn Moore Design Based on Frank Frazetta
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USA: USA: Clayburn S Moore Creations, 1996, 1st (and only) issue, Limited Edition , 1996. -----------( LIMITED EDITION ) ---cold-cast porcelain statue of FRAZETTA's PRINCESS, based on the character DEJAH THORIS from the Mars books by Edgar Rice Burroughs, issued in 1996 by Clayburn Moore Creations, statue is about 8.25 inches high, base is about 6.5 inches wide, --sits on a dark wood circular base which is about 7 inches wide x 1.25 inches thick so the overall height of statue and base is over 9 inches tall ---looks very nice, base of statue shows the limitation and production information, both the statue and the base are in Very Fine condition, might be a bit dusty but this has been displayed as part of a book collection with subdued lighting and NO exposure to sunlight, this statue and base has the original box, box measures about 12h x 9.5w x 8.5 inches deep, box is also numbered to match the statue, box overall is Near Fine with a bit of rubbing, ---a lovely production which would make a…
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The Centaur
by Updike, John
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Alliance, Ohio, United States
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NY: Crest Books. F. 1964. 1st Printing. Paperback. Crest Book #R682, 1964. Stated first Crest printing. Fine condition. R ubs at the head of the spine. .
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Human Nature: New Doctor Who Adventures
by Cornell, Paul
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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A respectable used copy of one of the most-liked New Adventures -- slight rubbing, slight edge wear. See the photos, and ask if you need more info.
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The Brick Moon : From the Papers of Captain Frederic Ingham
by Hale, Edward Everett
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Williamsville, New York, United States
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Barre, Massachusetts: Imprint Society. Fine with no dust jacket. 1971. Limited/Numbered Edition. Hardcover. The Near Fine slipcase has a faint mark at the tail of the spine edge. ; Early science fiction that imagines a human colonized brick and mortar satellite moon of the Earth. Satirical subtext throughout, based on personalities and society in Boston, MA. Originally serialized in The Atlantic in 1869 and 1870. Copy 712 of a limited edition of 1,950. Signed by the illustrator. Seventeen woodcuts printed in brown, directly from the blocks, by Michael McCurdy, prolific illustrator and founder of the Penmaen Press. Printed by Spiral Press on fine paper. Half dark linen with gilt image of a telescope, the remainder natural linen on boards. This is the later binding, the first being in quarter brown linen, no image, the remainder natural. Slipcase is clean, with sharp corners, and a clean, woodcut illustrated, title label that wraps around the spine edge. Signed by the illustrator. A clean…
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THE WORLD OF STAR TREK
by Gerrold, David
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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New York: Ballantine Books, 1973. Mass market paperback. 276 pages + 64 pages of photographs. First printing of this paperback original. An inside picture of the 3 worlds of Star Trek: 1) Gene Roddenberry" conception of the TV series; 2) the show itself--writers, stars and technicians; and 3) the world of the fans who kept the series alive after NBC cancelled it. The book is clean and bright, with just a hint of edgewear; a couple of reading crease on the spine, but still square and tightly bound. Bookstore stamp at top of page facing the front cover.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.
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Let's All Kill Constance SIGNED FIRST
by RAY BRADBURY
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PASADENA, California, United States
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A FINE FIRST EDITION IN DUST JACKET. SIGNED BY MR. BRADBURY ON TITLE PAGE.
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A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
by Verne, Jules
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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Jules Verne: Jules A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 1959 Dodd, Mead Science Fiction Book Club Edition. Special introduction by Arthur C. Clarke. USED. VG/G original red, black and white Jean Morton dust jacket. Spine of jacket is skinned by price label removal. Beige boards, red topstain, 226 pages, binding is tight. Plot summary:" In Jules Verne's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, a geology professor, Otto Lindenbrock, and his nephew Axel discover and decode an ancient document that purports to show that a dormant volcano holds a secret entrance to a series of caverns leading to a subterranean world at the earth's center. In the name of scientific discovery, they follow the instructions and undertake a hazardous journey deep within the earth..."
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THE OCTOBER COUNTRY
by RAY BRADBURY
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PASADENA, California, United States
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Signed by the author, Ray Bradbury. The later printing of this edition which contains a new introduction written by Ray Bradbury specifically for this edition. As new in dust jacket. remainder mark
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The Book of Philip Jose Farmer
by Philip Jose Farmer
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- Fine
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- First Thus. First Printing
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- 9780705700672
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- 0705700674
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Rock Island, Illinois, United States
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SIGNED. First Hardcover Edition. First Printing. Elmfield Press/ London (1976). Wraparound jacket art by Josh Kirby. Very near fine, full cloth hardcover with fine, as new jacket. Spine head and heel edges very lightly pushed and two mildly bumped corners. Jacket is quite fine, as new, and bright in fresh, removable mylar sleeve. Signed (signature only) by Farmer on first blank page. Boxed for swift shipping. 11-b
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The Sex Demon of Jangal
by Brent, Lynton Wright
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Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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Hollywood, CA: Brentwood Publishing Co. / Crime-Adventure Series Book No. 101 1st Edition, 1964 ----------paperback. An erotic fantasy novel. Covers slightly rubbed, very modest shelfwear, a near fine copy.. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. Illus. by The Author (front cover). Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books.
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Seetee Shock
by Williamson, Jack [John Stewart Williamson]
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Las Vegas , Nevada, United States
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$40.00
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1950 First printing of the first edition. Book with light foxing to endpapers, else in fine condition; dust jacket with light rubbing and foxing, else fine.
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$40.00