ASSIGNMENT IN ETERNITY: FOUR LONG SCIENCE FICTION STORIES by Heinlein, Robert A. [Dust Wrapper artwork by Ric Binkley] - 1953

London: Secker And Warburg, 1944. First Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine Book/Very Good + Jacket. 200 Pp. Yellow-Brown Cloth Stamped In Dark Brown. First Printing. With Attractive Bookplate Of Sf Fan Redd Boggs And Also The Handwritten Ownership Name And Address (In Australia) Of Sf Illustrator Roy V. Hunt. Near Fine In A Vg+ Dj With Minor Edgewear And A Slightly Dusty Rear Panel.

New York: Gnome Press, 1953. First Edition [stated] . Blue Boards. Fine Book/Fine DJ. 223 Pp. Blue Boards. First Printing Of First American Edition. Fine Book [Mere Touch Of Rubbing At Corners Of Spine, No Rubbing To Tips], In A Fine, As-New Dust Jacket. Book And Dj Were Protected By A Tightly Fitting Folding Heavy Plastic Protector, Hence No Wear To Boards Except A Few Small Areas On Ends Of Spine, But There Is A Little Foxing To The Endpapers Opposite Where The Dj Protector Folds Were Taped Together, No Tape Ever On Book Or Dj. Signed By Clarke And Dated By Him "2 Sept '56" For A Long-Time Sf Fan From Whom We Obtained This. Signed By Arthur C. Clarke.

London Sidgwick and Jackson 1951, 1951. First Edition 1st Printing. Boards. Near Fine Book/Very Good Dustjacket. 219 Pp. Red Boards Stamped In Black. First Printing. No Wear Or Bumping, Pages Browning As Usual, But 1/4" Tear At Base Of Front Spine Edge. Signed On Endpaper By Arthur C Clarke In Blue Ink, Then Later Inscribed And Signed By Clarke Again In Green Ink With The Name Of The Sf Fan Above, And Then "New York 2 Sept 1956 Arthur C Clarke" Below. Dj Not Price Clipped, Clean, Wear With Minute Losses At Corners, 1/4" Tear At Base Of Front Spine Edge.

New York: Gnome Press, 1952, 1952. First Edition (stated) . Light Green Boards. Fine Book/Fine DJ. Kelly Freas Dustwrapper. Green Boards Stamped In Darker Green. First Edition. An Exceptional Book And Dj. Book With Tiny Rubs At Bottom Corner Edges Of Spine. Dj With No Wear At All Except A Thin Line Of Rubbing Along Top Front Spine Edge And Tiny Rub At Top And Bottom Of Front Flap Fold, Bright And Clean, No Names Or Marks, Small Area Of Light Foxing In 2" X 1/8" Area On Free Endpapers.

312+[1 ad] pages with frontispiece and 5 and white plates by John Coleman Burroughs. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's royal blue pebbled cloth lettered in red, red top edge, illustrated endpapers of map of Amtor; original unclipped pictorial dust jacket. (Currey p. 87; Heins CV–1 (V3); Zeuschner 70) First edition. This is third novel in the Venus series. The Amtor or Venus Series is a science fantasy series consisting of four novels and one novelette written by American author Edgar Rice Burroughs. Most of the stories were first serialized in Argosy, an American pulp magazine. It is sometimes known as the Carson Napier of Venus Series, after its main character, Carson Napier. Napier attempted a solo voyage to Mars, but, because of mistaken navigational calculations, he finds himself heading toward the planet Venus instead. The novels, part of the Sword and Planet subgenre of science fiction, follow earthman Napier's fantastic adventures after he crash-lands on Venus,… Read More

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.

244 pages. A book of library.

New York: Ace Books Numerical Series 1st Editions and Later Printings 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 & 1973 ----------This heavy set will require NO additional shipping charges for standard shipping for a US or Canadian order, overseas orders will require a shipping charge DRAMATICALLY LESS than actual postage (inquire). 56 paperbacks, all Ace Science Fiction Doubles, also referred to as tete-beche or dos-a-dos, describing books which when flipped over reveal another cover and book. Ace issued their science fiction doubles from 1953 to 1973 (there were "doubles" beyond 1973, but they bore a single cover which listed both books). The books were issued in 5 letter-prefix series based on original cover price, and 1 numerical series. Offered here is the final series, the NUMERICAL series, also referred to as the 5-Number or 5-Digit series, consisting of 56 volumes issued from 1969 to 1973, and bearing original cover prices of $0.60, $0.75 or $0.95. It is the COMPLETE set of Ace SF doubles… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1956]. First edition. A fine copy in nearly fine first printing dust jacket (priced $2.75 on front flap) Overall, an attractive example of the jacket. (A little tear in the top left corner, see pic.)

NY: Ballantine Books, 1953. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. First paperback printing, issued simultaneously with the hardcover. Signed by Clarke in his customary blue ballpoint pen on the title page. Mass-market paperback (7 x 4.25 in.), 214pp. Very good condition, with no serious structural issues, but with the following minor cosmetic imperfections (all visible in photos): light crease to front hinge, several soft creases to covers, wear and surface flaking along rear hinge. Textblock somewhat toned. Spine slightly scalloped with a couple of very light creases; binding remains strong and secure. A reasonably presentable copy of this first issue version of Clarke's fifth novel, one of the landmark works of modern science fiction. Covert art by Richard Powers.