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Famous Fantastic Mysteries: June 1953 by Ayn Rand, Franz Kafka, Robert E. Howard, Benjamin Ferris, Ray Bradbury & Henry Hasse, Arthur Dekker Savage - 1953

by Ayn Rand, Franz Kafka, Robert E. Howard, Benjamin Ferris, Ray Bradbury & Henry Hasse, Arthur Dekker Savage

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Famous Fantastic Mysteries: June 1953 by Ayn Rand, Franz Kafka, Robert E. Howard, Benjamin Ferris, Ray Bradbury & Henry Hasse, Arthur Dekker Savage - 1953

Famous Fantastic Mysteries: June 1953

by Ayn Rand, Franz Kafka, Robert E. Howard, Benjamin Ferris, Ray Bradbury & Henry Hasse, Arthur Dekker Savage

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Kokomo, IN: Popular Publications, 1953. "Anthem" (Ayn Rand), "Metamorphosis" (Franz Kafka), "Worms Of The Earth" (Robert E. Howard), "Pendulum" (Ray Bradbury & Henry Hasse). Tears in overhanging edges, some creasing, fairly light back cover stain at spine. The book block is solidly bound with lightly tanned clean pages. Our Grading Standards are listed at this website. . Magazine. Very Good. Illus. by Cover art by Lawrence Sterne Stevens..
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  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
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  • Publisher Popular Publications
  • Place of Publication Kokomo, IN
  • Date Published 1953
  • Keywords SCIENCE FICTION FANTASY HORROR PULP

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Pretani

by Clifton-Wallace, Robert

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Lakeport, CA: Pretani. Very Good+. 1996. Limited Edition. Paperback. 0963499254 . #27 in this Limited Signed, Numbered printing. Text is clean. Cover shows light shelfwear, corners sharp, spine bows lightly. Last 2 pages light indented near spine. ; 580 pages; Signed by Author .
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The Book of Philip Jose Farmer
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The Book of Philip Jose Farmer

by Philip Jose Farmer

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9780705700672 / 0705700674
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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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Walking to Babylon
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Walking to Babylon: The New Adventures

by Orman, Kate

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Signed on title page by author with generic inscription ("Cheers!) and a small doodle. A nice clean copy, showing having been read a couple of times by a careful reader. New Adventures 71, featuring Bernice Summerfield but not The Doctor, as Virgin has lost the license. Uncommon.
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Primary Inversion: Skolian Empire vol. 1 (Signed)
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Primary Inversion: Skolian Empire vol. 1 (Signed)

by Catherine Asaro

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9780312857646 / 0312857640
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United States: Tor Books, 1995. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Book is new, unread. Signed on the title page by Asaro and received from her personal stock. First edition, first printing. Skolian Empire vol. 1.
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War of the Wing Men
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War of the Wing Men

by Poul Anderson

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War of the Wing Men by Poul Anderson.
Ace books 1958
Light water mark on first few pages.
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Divide and Rule

Divide and Rule

by De Camp, L. Sprague

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1st Edition
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Las Vegas , Nevada, United States
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Reading, Pennsylvania: Fantasy Press, 1948 First printing of the stated first edition, green cloth boards with spine lettered and decorated in gilt, 231pp.; light toning to endpapers, else book in fine condition; dust jacket with some rubbing to panels, short closed tears and crease to bottom back cover, else fine.
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FAR SIDE OF EVIL [THE]

FAR SIDE OF EVIL [THE]

by Engdahl, Sylvia Louise

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Santa Rosa, California, United States
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Atheneum, 1971 Book. Illus. by Cuffari, Richard. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Stated First Edition with original $6.50 price on jacket flap intact. Grey boards with a etch of flying saucer in red on front board. Interior drawings by Richard Cuffari. Closed, but jagged tear at top edge of spine panel near hinge. Moderate foxing to the top and side page block edges. Aside from these defects a straight, square copy and very scarce without the library stamps and markings usually found on copies of this book. Second of the Elana novels and sequel to Enchantress From the Stars (1970). Anatomy of Wonder (1987), 5-48. SF novel for teen readers and Young Adults about an extraterrestrial female agent sent to less advanced planets where her technology and science are seen as "magic" by the natives..
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Pretani
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Pretani

by Clifton-Wallace, Robert

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ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780963499257 / 0963499254
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Modesto, California, United States
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Lakeport, CA: Pretani. Very Good+. 1996. Limited Edition. Paperback. 0963499254 . #27 in this Limited Signed, Numbered printing. Text is clean. Cover shows light shelfwear, corners sharp, spine bows lightly. Last 2 pages light indented near spine. ; 580 pages; Signed by Author .
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Freddy and the Baseball Team From Mars
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Freddy and the Baseball Team From Mars

by Brooks, Walter R.

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No DJ Included
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Freddy and the Baseball Team From Mars, Alfred A. Knopf 1st Ed. 1955. Hardcover. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Used. VG/ No DJ. Rose red boards. Spine lightly sunned. A nice copy of a scarce item.
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The Giant Anthology of Science Fiction

The Giant Anthology of Science Fiction

by Margulies, Leo

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LEO MARGULIES, EDITOR. The Giant Anthology of Science Fiction (1954, Merlin Press 1st Ed. w/dj)Please see our stock cover photo. Edited by Leo Margulies and Oscar J. Friend. Used. VG/G- original unclipped $3.95 DJ. 1954, Merlin Press, Inc. 580 pages. ANTHOLOGY.. 10 stories included in this volume are: Enchantress of Venus by Leigh Brackett; Gateway to darkness by Fredric Brown; The girl in the golden atom by Ray Cummings; Forgotten world by Edmond Hamilton; By his bootstraps by Robert A. Heinlein; Sword of tomorrow by Henry Kuttner; Things pass by, by Murray Leinster; Rogue Ship by A. E. Van Vogt; Island in the sky by Manly Wade Wellman; The Sun Maker by Jack Williamson.
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Famous Fantastic Mysteries June 1953 (Jun.)

by Rand, Ayn / Kafka, Franz / Howard, Robert E. / Bradbury, Ray & others

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Popular Publications, 1953 Volume 14 Number 4 in Fair condition. Cover art by Lawrence. Novelettes: "Anthem" by Ayn Rand, "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka, and "Worms of the Earth" by Robert E. Howard. Short Stories: "Find the Happy Children" by Benjamin Ferris, "Pendulum" by Ray Bradbury & Henry Hasse, and "Bernie Goes to Hell" by Arthur Dekker Savage. Features: The Readers' Viewpoint, "Dirge" (verse) by Louis M. Hobbs, and "Haunted Hostel" (verse) by Emma l'Hommedieu Frost.. Pulp Magazine. Fair. Periodical.
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The Centaur

The Centaur

by Updike, John

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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
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Human Nature: New Doctor Who Adventures

by Cornell, Paul

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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
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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… Read More
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THE WORLD OF STAR TREK
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THE WORLD OF STAR TREK

by Gerrold, David

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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

Let's All Kill Constance SIGNED FIRST

by RAY BRADBURY

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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

A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth

by Verne, Jules

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Book Club Edition
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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
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THE OCTOBER COUNTRY

by RAY BRADBURY

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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
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The Book of Philip Jose Farmer

by Philip Jose Farmer

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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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Silent Interviews: On Language, Race, Sex, Science Fiction, and Some Comics―A Collection of...
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Silent Interviews: On Language, Race, Sex, Science Fiction, and Some Comics―A Collection of Written Interviews

by Samuel Delany

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9780819552761 / 0819552763
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First Edition. First Printing. Wesleyan (1994). Fine, as new, black full cloth hardcover, with vivid silver lettering. No jacket was issued by publisher. A fresh, sharp copy. Boxed for swift, safe shipping. 11(1b)
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The Sex Demon of Jangal

The Sex Demon of Jangal

by Brent, Lynton Wright

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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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