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Rhode Island, USA: Hadley, 1947. Has been in one collection since new and is in exceptionally good condition, wrapper has with sl. faded spine and light scuffed, very fresh not worn, has paper tape protection to inside. Red pebbled cloth bds with crisp Gilt title, not bumped or worn, interior tight and bright in unread state.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Pailthorpe, Robert. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
MIDNIGHT TALES. (MIDNIGHT HOUSE; DABBLERS; UNWINDING; MRS. ORMEROD; DOUBLE DEMON; TOOL; HEART OF THE FIRE; CLOCK; PETER LEVISHAM; MISS CORNELIUS; MAN WHO HATED ASPIDISTRAS; SAMBO; ACROSS THE MOORS; FOLLOWER; AUGUST HEAT; BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS, ETC.) by Harvey, William Fryer. Edited and with introduction by Maurice Richardson - 1946
by Harvey, William Fryer. Edited and with introduction by Maurice Richardson
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MIDNIGHT TALES. (MIDNIGHT HOUSE; DABBLERS; UNWINDING; MRS. ORMEROD; DOUBLE DEMON; TOOL; HEART OF THE FIRE; CLOCK; PETER LEVISHAM; MISS CORNELIUS; MAN WHO HATED ASPIDISTRAS; SAMBO; ACROSS THE MOORS; FOLLOWER; AUGUST HEAT; BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS, ETC.)
by Harvey, William Fryer. Edited and with introduction by Maurice Richardson
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London: J.M. Dent, 1946. 200 pp, small 8vo (approx. 7 1/2" H) - black boards with white lettering on spine. Contains twenty stories selected from 'Midnight House', 'The Beast With Five Fingers', and 'Moods and Tenses'. Richardson 'introduces them with an essay on ghost stories in general and on Dr. Harvey and his stories in particular. Contents: Midnight House; The Dabblers; Unwinding; Mrs. Ormerod; Double Demon; The Tool; The Heart of the Fire; The Clock; Peter Levisham; Miss Cornelius; The Man Who Hated Aspidistras; Sambo; The Star; Across the Moors; The Follower; August Heat; Sarah Bennet's Possession; The Ankardyne Pew; Miss Avenal; The Beast With Five Fingers. Bequest bookplate on front free endpaper (from the actor Raymond Massey to his alma mater), small bookstore label on rear pastedown, minor wrinkle at bottom of spine, minor rubbing to boards. Dust jacket is price-clipped, has light to moderate edgewear, small chips at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, light browning, a few small closed tears with creases, some light waviness, light rubbing/soiling and 2" scratch on rear panel - now protected in removable mylar sleeve.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good-.
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The Mightiest Machine
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"SECRET AGENT X" SERIES: # 1 The Torture Trust / # 2 Servants of the Skull / # 3 Curse of the Mandarin's Fan / # 4 City of the Living Dead / # 5 The Death-Torch Terror / # 6 Octopus of Crime / # 7 The Sinister Scourge
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San Diego, CA: Corinth Suspense Novel #s CR122, CR126, CR130, CR134, CR138, CR142 & CR146 1st Editions 1966 ----------paperbacks. 7 BOOKS. Offered as the entire series of the Secret Agent X books as issued by Corinth in 1966, featuring an unnamed secret agent, first published in the 1930's pulp magazine. Using the house pseudonym Brant House, Tepperman wrote Servants of the Skull, Fleming-Roberts wrote Curse of the Mandarin's Fan, and Chadwick wrote the other 5 volumes. Some books have modest creasing and edgewear, 2 have store stamps inside, condition ranges from VG to unread near fine. An attractive series of books, uniform in appearance, all with Robert Bonfils cover art. . First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good+. Illus. by Robert Bonfils (front covers). Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books.
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The Neutronium Alchemist (Night's Dawn Trilogy (Subterranean Press))
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Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket. DJ has slight edge wear. Signed, numbered, and limited edition: number 295 of 500. This is a heavy book and may require additional postage. From the publisher: The Night's Dawn Trilogy, Book 2.
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Himself and Tomorrow's Ogre
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Uk: Macdonald & Jane's, 1979 This Is An Apparent First Of The 12Th In A Series Of 13 Written By Kenneth Bird. "Himself" Is 'A Selfish Irish Dog.' The Series Appears To Be Much Loved But Out Of Print. The 'Ogre' In This Title Is 'A Thing . . . A Steel Dustbin With Arms Reaching Nearly To The Floor.' One Of The Other Series Titles That Appeals To Me Is Himself And The Fake Santas. It Is An Exlibrary Hardcover And Scarce Even As Such. Despite The Many Usual Library Artifacts Present, I Have Rated It Good Plus As It Is Clean And Structurally Sound And The Gilt Titles Are Still Bright. It Looks Like Seven Children Borrowed It Between 1982 And 1991 And There Are Two Stamps, One 'Discard' And One Naming The Elementary School From Whence It Came.
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The Croquet Player
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Wells, H.G. The Croquet Player, A Dark Fantasy. Copyright 1937 H.G. Wells FIRST AMERICAN EDITION , THE VIKING PRESS. Used. VG/G Price-clipped DJ. Illustrated by Clifton Line. Boards are in nice shape. Printed in the US by the Haddon Craftsmen. By the author of 'War of the Worlds' and 'The Time Machine'. Illustrations by British artist Clifton Line. Plot Summary: "Something is horribly wrong in the remote English village of Cainsmarsh." A GHOST STORY.
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The Mightiest Machine
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Rhode Island, USA: Hadley, 1947. Has been in one collection since new and is in exceptionally good condition, wrapper has with sl. faded spine and light scuffed, very fresh not worn, has paper tape protection to inside. Red pebbled cloth bds with crisp Gilt title, not bumped or worn, interior tight and bright in unread state.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Pailthorpe, Robert. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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"SECRET AGENT X" SERIES: # 1 The Torture Trust / # 2 Servants of the Skull / # 3 Curse of the Mandarin's Fan / # 4 City of the Living Dead / # 5 The Death-Torch Terror / # 6 Octopus of Crime / # 7 The Sinister Scourge
by House, Brant (house pseudonym of Paul Chadwick, Emile C. Tepperman & G.T. Fleming-Roberts)
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San Diego, CA: Corinth Suspense Novel #s CR122, CR126, CR130, CR134, CR138, CR142 & CR146 1st Editions 1966 ----------paperbacks. 7 BOOKS. Offered as the entire series of the Secret Agent X books as issued by Corinth in 1966, featuring an unnamed secret agent, first published in the 1930's pulp magazine. Using the house pseudonym Brant House, Tepperman wrote Servants of the Skull, Fleming-Roberts wrote Curse of the Mandarin's Fan, and Chadwick wrote the other 5 volumes. Some books have modest creasing and edgewear, 2 have store stamps inside, condition ranges from VG to unread near fine. An attractive series of books, uniform in appearance, all with Robert Bonfils cover art. . First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good+. Illus. by Robert Bonfils (front covers). Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books.
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The Neutronium Alchemist (Night's Dawn Trilogy (Subterranean Press))
by Peter F. Hamilton
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Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket. DJ has slight edge wear. Signed, numbered, and limited edition: number 295 of 500. This is a heavy book and may require additional postage. From the publisher: The Night's Dawn Trilogy, Book 2.
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Himself and Tomorrow's Ogre
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Uk: Macdonald & Jane's, 1979 This Is An Apparent First Of The 12Th In A Series Of 13 Written By Kenneth Bird. "Himself" Is 'A Selfish Irish Dog.' The Series Appears To Be Much Loved But Out Of Print. The 'Ogre' In This Title Is 'A Thing . . . A Steel Dustbin With Arms Reaching Nearly To The Floor.' One Of The Other Series Titles That Appeals To Me Is Himself And The Fake Santas. It Is An Exlibrary Hardcover And Scarce Even As Such. Despite The Many Usual Library Artifacts Present, I Have Rated It Good Plus As It Is Clean And Structurally Sound And The Gilt Titles Are Still Bright. It Looks Like Seven Children Borrowed It Between 1982 And 1991 And There Are Two Stamps, One 'Discard' And One Naming The Elementary School From Whence It Came.
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The Croquet Player
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Wells, H.G. The Croquet Player, A Dark Fantasy. Copyright 1937 H.G. Wells FIRST AMERICAN EDITION , THE VIKING PRESS. Used. VG/G Price-clipped DJ. Illustrated by Clifton Line. Boards are in nice shape. Printed in the US by the Haddon Craftsmen. By the author of 'War of the Worlds' and 'The Time Machine'. Illustrations by British artist Clifton Line. Plot Summary: "Something is horribly wrong in the remote English village of Cainsmarsh." A GHOST STORY.
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Midnight Tales
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dent london 1946. first edition 200pp VERY GOOD (black cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) lacks dustwrapper
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Midnight Tales
by Harvey, William Fryer
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London: J. M. Dent. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Publisher's cloth. Topstain faded, bookseller stamp to fep. Trace insecting/soil. Tight and square. The DJ in mylar is price clipped, tiny tear to spine end, slight rubbing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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MIDNIGHT TALES
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J.M.DENT & SONS, 1946 Hardback in very good condition with good to very good minus (VG-) dust jacket. Jacket is price clipped but protected in clear mylar jacket sleeve. Previous owner name plate affixed to first blank page. First published in 1946.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.
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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: 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
by Hale, Edward Everett
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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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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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A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
by Verne, Jules
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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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Let's All Kill Constance SIGNED FIRST
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A FINE FIRST EDITION IN DUST JACKET. SIGNED BY MR. BRADBURY ON TITLE PAGE.
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THE OCTOBER COUNTRY
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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 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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Seetee Shock
by Williamson, Jack [John Stewart Williamson]
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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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Progress Report 4 for Future Unbounded Science Fiction Show and Convention, July 4-7 1968, with Funcon II Westercon XXII Progress Report 1, September 1968
by Charles A. Crayne; Ken Rudolph; Bruce Pelz; Gail Thompson; Dian Pelz
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Santa Monica, CA: Future Unboinded Science Fiction Show and Convention, 1968. Two brochures with mailing envelope, the envelope postmarked Sept. 14, 1968 and received by Hank Eichner (Henry M. Eichner, 1909-1971) American medical illustrator, noted Atlantean scholar, and First Fandom member who was friends with Forrest Ackerman, A.E. van Vogt, Ray Bradbury and others. Progress Report 4 two sheets folde and stapled to make 8 pages with editorial, profit and loss statement, photos with captions, and membership roll that includes the likes of Heinlein, Bradbury, Van Vogt and many others. Funcon II Westercon XXII is a single sheet folded with information on this upcoming show, SCARCE and with great sci-fi provenance. . Pamphlet. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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