Xenophile ( 26 Issues, Dec. 1974- Mar., 1978) by Edited by Nils Hardin - 1974

London: P.R. MacMillan Limited [1961], 1st edition. (Hardcover) 274pp. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Signed with an inscription to Wilson Green. Also included is a typed letter signed by the author. It is interesting to note that Wilson has used the back of the letter to try out various ideas for the title of the book he ultimately named "Red River Revelations". The dust jacket has minor edgewear. From the library of Wilson F. Green. (Science Fiction).

Los Angeles, 1892; Official satin judge’s badge from the 1892 Southern California Citrus Fair, held at Los Angeles that year. Complete with original pinback and braided trim. A rare piece of Los Angeles and Southern California history, from a time when citrus was king and thriving fruit groves surrounded the city. Fine in all respects. Clean, text bright, satin brilliant, with all original sheen preserved.

Éditions de l'A.F.C.E.L., 1949 « 41 illustrations dont 7 en couleurs. Préface de E. des Robert. "L'oeuvre héraldique de Robert Louis" par Meurgey de Tupigny. Robert Louis était dessinateur symboliste des services officiels.» En prime en page faux-titre sur fond orangé, un ex-libris original du graveur d'ex-libris de Québec, Louis Fréchette. En page de garde sur fond rose, un croquis contrecollé de G. Locret titré « L'artiste symboliste R. Louis ». Deux ex-libris originaux en couleurs contrecollés de Robert Louis. Cinq timbres héraldiques originaux en couleurs de la République Française par Robert Louis.. Couverture souple. Très bon.

Signed by Ellison. First Expanded Edition Slipcase As New.Limited numbered slipcase edition. Number 235 of 500.Shipping TermsShipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. Alternatively, if your order is undersized or weighs less shipping charges will be adjusted accordingly.

A FINE FIRST IN DJ. SIGNED BY RICHARD ADAMS ON HALF TITLE PAGE.

Grayson & Grayson Ltd., London, 1951. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. The scarce first UK edition (first printing), considerably more uncommon than the US edition which appeared a year earlier. 8vo. xv, 253pp. A sliver of discolouration to the cloth at the head and base of the backstrip, else in fine state with edge worn pictorial dust wrapper designed by C.W.Bacon, non-price-clipped but chipped at the head of the spine panel and with several small areas of loss to the extremities and some chafing to the natural folds. This copy from the library of science fiction novelist Lionel 'Lan' Wright, with his neat signature to the half-title. An anthology of eight science fiction stories. The other contributions are by A.E.van Vogt ('Far Centaurus'), Lewis Padgett ('The Iron Standard'), Robert Moore Williams ('The Red Death of Mars'), E.M.Hull ('Competition'), Manly Wade Wellman ('Men Against the Stars') and L.Ron Hubbard ('When Shadows… Read More

Ickes, Harold. Columnists and Calumnists. No place of publication stated: No publisher stated, 1939. 8 1/2 x 11 (216 x 280 mm) sheets, [1], 16 pages, printed on rectos only and stapled at top left.
Advance copy of an acerbic speech by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes, in which he levels sustained, withering criticism of certain newspaper columnists (or "calumnists," as he calls them). He singles out Westbrook Pegler as well as General Hugh Johnson, both fierce opponents of President Roosevelt. (Johnson worked briefly in the Roosevelt administration but was fired because of his Fascist sympathies.) On the other hand, he praises the great Heywood Broun: "Here is a genial philosopher who declines to take himself too seriously and yet one who never pulls his punches, even if he chuckles as he lands on an eagerly outstretched chin."
His view of Dorothy Thompson is decidedly mixed. On the one hand, he calls her "a sincere and earnest lady who is trying to cover too much ground by setting… Read More

England: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1968. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Unclipped jacket has a deep scratch (? knife) to the front panel and a trace of adhesive to the jacket edges which was been mostly wiped off. Trace of foxing to the compressed page edges. Nice copy of the scarce 1st hard cover edition.

United States: Bloomsbury, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Portia Rosenberg. Book is new, unread. There are three dark spots to the outer pages that seem to be part of the paper itself, otherwise clean. Signed in my presence by Clarke. The black and white American covers with red end-papers were printed simultaneously and are both true first editions. Later printings lack the red end-papers. The American edition precedes the British edition by three weeks. Winner of the 2005 Hugo awards for best novel as well as the World Fantasy Award and the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award.

Los Angeles: Galaxy Pictures, 1953. 1st Edition . No Binding. Fine. 17" X 1". Reproduction Of Photograph Montage Used For Central Concept In "Project Moonbase", Written By Seaman And Heinlein. The Film Was Made In Ten Days, Including Use Of Same Sets For Another Film Shot Simultaneously. Often Criticized As A Film, But Mostly By People Who Couldn't Build A Radio Today Let Alone A Space Station In 1953. From The Forrest Ackerman Collection. Jacque Fresco (1916 - 2017) Was An American Futurist And Self-Described Social Engineer. Self-Taught, He Worked In A Variety Of Positions Related To Industrial Design. Fresco Worked At Douglas Aircraft Company In California During The Late 1930S. He Presented Designs Including A Flying Wing] And A Disk-Shaped Aircraft. Fresco Was Commissioned By Earl "Madman" Muntz, To Design Low Cost Housing. Muntz Invested $500,000 Seed Money In The Project. Fresco, 32 Years Old At The Time, Along With His Associates Harry Giaretto And Eli… Read More