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Northridge: Santa Susana Press, 1984.. Small folio (33.5 x 25.5 cm). Loose sheets, laid into plain wrapper. Three plates. Fine in cloth portfolio with printed label (bookplate inside front panel of portfolio). First edition. Illustrated with three original color linoleum block prints by Hans Burkhardt. One of sixty numbered copies, designed by Howard Williams and printed in Century Type on Arches by Patrick Reagh, signed by the author and the artist. Additionally, each of the three blockprints is numbered and signed in the margin by Burkhardt.
ROCKET SHIP GALILEO by Heinlein, Robert A - 1947
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ROCKET SHIP GALILEO
by Heinlein, Robert A
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New York: Scribner, 1947. Black cloth. First edition of the author's first novel, and first clothbound book. A few finger dulling spots to the black cloth, but a very good, or better, copy in lightly used first state dust jacket with a couple short, closed edge tears, and small loss at a couple tips.
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THE LAST GOOD KISS A POEM ...
by Bradbury, Ray, and Hans Burkhardt [illustrator]
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Startide Rising (First Revised Edition, 1985, Phantasia Press, Inscribed By Author)
by Brin, David
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Bloomfield Hills / West Bloomfield: Phantasia Press, 1985. First Hardcover Edition . Cloth. Fine/Fine. An As New Example Of This First Printing Of This Revised Edition Of The Award Winning Novel, And First Hardcover Edition, Inscribed By The Author To Me And Dated In 1997.
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King Conan: The Hyborean Age
by Howard, Robert E.
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New York: Gnome Press, 1953. First Edition 1st Printing. Red Cloth. Fine Book/Near Fine. 1/5000 Copies. Red Cloth Stamped In Black. Stated First Edition. Clean, Unmarked Book With Slight Rubbing At Upper Corners Of Spine And Along Lower Edge Of Spine, No Names Or Marks. In A Bright, Clean Dust Jacket With No Fading, Not Price Clipped, No Wear At All, Small Areas Of Rubbing Down Center Of Spine And Around Base Of Spine, And In 1 2" Thin Line On Front Panel Starting At Upper Left Spine Edge. .
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The Rolling Stones
by Heinlein, Robert
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New York: Scribner and Sons (Scribners), 1952. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good. First Edition. Dust Jacket Is Bright And Attractive, Would Be Near Fine Except For A 1/2" Squarish Chip At Upper Left Corner Of Front Panel, Not Affecting Text Or Illustration. Dj Is Price Clipped But Appears To Be The Original Dust Jacket For This Book (Three Titles On Rear Panel, Trail Of The Iron Horse, Great Venture, And Two And The Town), And Dj Has Been With The Book For Many Decades.
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The Sands Of Mars (Inscribed By Arthur C. Clarke)
by Clarke, Arthur C.
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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.
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THE LAST GOOD KISS A POEM ...
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Northridge: Santa Susana Press, 1984.. Small folio (33.5 x 25.5 cm). Loose sheets, laid into plain wrapper. Three plates. Fine in cloth portfolio with printed label (bookplate inside front panel of portfolio). First edition. Illustrated with three original color linoleum block prints by Hans Burkhardt. One of sixty numbered copies, designed by Howard Williams and printed in Century Type on Arches by Patrick Reagh, signed by the author and the artist. Additionally, each of the three blockprints is numbered and signed in the margin by Burkhardt.
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"ACE DOUBLE SCIENCE FICTION 'NUMERICAL' SERIES COMPLETE IN 56 VOLUMES" : Time Thieves, Soft Come Dragons, Dark of Woods, Fall Dream Machine, Fear That Man, Unteleported Man, Mad Goblin, Lord Trees, Yank at Valhalla, Technos, Winds Darkover, Others
by Dean R. Koontz, Philip K, Dick, Philip Jose Farmer, E.C. Tubb, A. Bertram Chandler, Mack Reynolds. Jack Vance, Ron Goulart, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Fritz Leiber, Neal Barrett, John Jakes, Edmond Hamilton, Others
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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…
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Escape on Venus
by Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950)
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347 pages. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's blue cloth with red lettering to spine and cover in original publisher's pictorial jacket. First edition.Escape on Venus is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the fourth book in the Venus series (Sometimes called the "Carson Napier of Venus series"). It consists of four interconnected stories published in Fantastic Adventures between 1941 and 1942: "Slaves of the Fish Men", "Goddess of Fire", "The Living Dead," and "War on Venus". A collected edition of these stories was published in 1946.
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Heretics of Dune
by Franklin "Frank" Patrick Herbert Jr (1920-1986) inscribed
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480 pages. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6") bound in original publisher's quarter gold cloth with gilt lettering to spine over beige boards in original pictorial jacket. Jacket design by Abe Echevarria. Inscribed by the author. First edition. Heretics of Dune is the 5th book in the series. For the first printing ISBN 0-399-12898-0 which is printed on the copyright page and on the back of the DJ. It's also on the front DJ on the flap along with a $16.95 price and the number 8404 on the bottom and the 1984 copyright year. Heretics of Dune is a 1984 science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, the fifth in his Dune series of six novels. It was ranked as the No. 13 hardcover fiction best seller of 1984 by The New York Times. Fifteen hundred years have passed since the 3,500-year reign of the God Emperor Leto II Atreides ended with his assassination; humanity is firmly on the Golden Path, Leto's plan to save humanity from destruction. By crushing the aspirations of humans for over three thousand years, Leto caused…
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From the Earth to the Moon, Direct in Ninety-Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes: And A Trip Round It
by Jules Verne
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First hardcover American edition and first combined American edition. Single line advert on the verso of the title page: "Journey to the Center of the Earth, $2.00". Original burgundy gilt stamped cloth cover.Book is in Fair condition, with spine cover detatched at rear joint, fully attached at front joint. Significant edgewear to spine cover. Spine lightly cocked. Cover boards mostly worn at corners, some bumping. Top edge corner of front cover has some fraying of cloth along top ~1" of edge. Rear cover board has some staining.
Hinges starting. Prior owner bookplate pasted on front endpaper. Older looking prior owner signature in front endpapers.
Pages are intact, some areas weakening. Some spotting throughout. Some smudges, mostly on page edges. Text fully readable.
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Rocket Ship Galileo
by Robert A. Heinlein
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Rocket Ship Galileo
by Robert A. Heinlein
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Rocket Ship Galileo
by Robert A. Heinlein
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Rocket Ship Galileo
by Heinlein, Robert A
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Del Rey Books, 1985. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Rocket Ship Galileo
by Robert A. Heinlein
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Penguin Publishing Group, 2004. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Rocket Ship Galileo
by Robert A. Heinlein
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Ace, 2004-12-28. Paperback. Good.
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Rocketship Galileo
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Rocketship Galileo
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Rocketship Galileo
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ROCKET SHIP GALILEO
by Heinlein, robert a
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ace, no date. 73330 almost near fine paperback,
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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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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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OTHERLAND VOLUME 3: MOUNTAIN OF BLACK GLASS (SIGNED)
by Williams, Tad
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Daw, 1999 Book. Illus. by Whelan, Michael. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. <b>Signed by Williams on the title page. Signature only, there is no dedication which usually accompanies signed copies of this title. Unusual thus.</b> Very small (1cm in length) pen strike on side edge of page block, else fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. A straight, square copy without price-clipping or the usual previous owner's marks. Volume 3 in the Otherland series. Jacket painting by Michael Whelan..
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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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War of the Wing Men
by Poul Anderson
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War of the Wing Men by Poul Anderson.Ace books 1958
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Three Worlds to Conquer
by Poul Anderson
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Three Worlds to Conquer by Poul Anderson .Stated Second Printing 1968Cover art by Jack Gaughan
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Mirkeim
by Poul Anderson
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Mirkheim by Poul Anderson.Single -one-book.
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Published by Sphere in Great Britain, 1978
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