Search Results: Science Fiction-Star Trek & Star Wars from Gargoyle Books

Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.: Blue Mountain Arts, 1978. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Soft cover. Good. he fourth book of love poetry by the post-Spock Leonard Nimoy, simple verse illustrated with simple graphics depicting nature images. Trade paperback, unpaginated. Orig. published in 1978, this is the Second Printing from 1979, with facsimile signature on back cover. Condition downgraded to only Good due to fairly heavy rubbed spots/scrapes/insect? damage to both covers & edgewear, light creasing. Binding tight, colors bright; NO writing or highlighting or underlining, NOT ex-lib. Please see our 5 photos--they show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Description & photos property of Gargoyle Books. Same Day Shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); Weekends & holidays ship next business day.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 1977. First Mass Market Paperback Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Fine. Very scarce title, representing actor Nimoy's early attempt to dissociate himself from his Spock character, which he would later come to embrace (& write another book, "I Am Spock"') until his untimely death in 2015. Orig. published in 1975 by Celestial Arts in a black trade paperback format, this is the First Printing from May 1977 of the First Mass Market Paperback Edition from Ballantine (Del Ray) #25719, cover rice $1.75, in 150 pages with 16 pages of black and white photos in center. Condition is stunningly Fine--best we've ever seen in 30 years! Exceptionally clean & bright, binding strong & straight--feels never opened! Pages mildly tanned, heavier around edges, commensurate with age, but completely unmarked. A whisper of edgewear is only flaw. Nicely protected in new clear mylar collector bag Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will… Read More

Virginia Beach, VA, U.S.A.: Donning Company Publishers, 1983. First Edition Later Printing . Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hill, Scott (illustrator). Author of "The Star Trek Concordance'' chronicles her years as a Star Trek fan & her letter-writing campaign that saved the original series from cancellation in the 1960s. Loads of Star Trek lore & an inside look at fandom, in 286 pages, illustrated throughout. A First Edition, fifth printing, this trade paperback in Near Fine condition: cracks open between pages 144-145 & there is 1 semi-creased page. Else, like new! Completely clean, white pages, binding tight & square. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York: Tempo Star/Ace Books, 1979. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good+. Shatner's first (of many subsequent!) autobiography, produced when he was at the height of his Star Trek fame, in 327 pages + a whopping 50 pages of black-and-white photos in center. A paperback original (PBO), this is the very FIRST PRINTING from 1979, in colorful gray/red/blue/black wrappers with Shatner's visage to front cover. Mass market paperback is in VG+ condition: exceptionally clean & bright, colors vivid, pages very mildly tanned but completely unmarked. Only flaw is mild spine creasing & slight edgewear, including some minute corner creases & teeny area of sticker pull to front cover above the "r" in Shatner in title. Protected in new mylar collector bag free! Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Pacific time (PST); later… Read More

New York, New York: Ballantine Books, 1976. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Soft cover. G+. Fully illustrated comprehensive guide to the original Star Trek series, compiled by one of the show's most loyal fans, Bjo Trimble. In 256 pages, organized alphabetically, with details about characters, episode guide, plot synopses, fan art, & more! The spinning wheel episode guide inside front cover IS intact & in working order. A Special Book Club Edition from 1976 (identical to the first edition in all aspects, NOT the later revised reprint!), this oversized softcover is clean & bright, with a secure binding. Half-title page loosening at bottom, all others intact. This page & inside front cover show light foxing Overall condition is downgraded to only Good+ due to edgewear, including insect damage to fore edge side of front cover & about the first 30 pages. Old sticker residue on upper-outer corner of front cover. Pages white, NO writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. Please see… Read More

Whitman/Western Publishing Company, Inc., 1968. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good. Moore, Sparky. The first authorized novel published during the final year of the original Star Trek television series, one of Whitman's series designed to accompany popular shows of the 1960s-1970s (see our other listings for more!). A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1968, NOT a modern reprint! in 210 pages + 2 pages of other Whitman titles in rear. Decorative Starship Enterprise endpapers & internal illustrations by Sparky Moore. Hardcover has decorative paper over boards depicting Kirk & Spock & the Enterprise. Condition is solidly Good: very clean & bright, text block solid, but front hinge is cracked, exposing underlying webbing. Pages heavily tanned, especially around edges, commensurate with age. NO writing or underlining or highlighting; NOT ex-lib. Moderate rubbing to extremities & bumping/heavier rubbing at all corners & both ends of spine, with a few small holes on… Read More

New York, New York: Little Simon/Simon & Schuster, Inc., 1984. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine. Published to coincide with the 3rd original Star Trek movie, "The Search for Spock." Unpaginated, with full-color film stills throughout. A First Edition, First printing from 1984, this hardcover book has matte decorative paper over boards. Condition is Near Fine: only flaw is slight rubbing to both ends of spine & corners, Else, completely clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages white, with no tanning or foxing. No writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. No DJ as issued. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays (PST) ship same day; weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pocket Books, 1979. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Good. Collection of quotes & assorted wisdom from the original Star Trek TV series, arranged by topic, with still photos from the show throughout. 160 pages. Oversized softcover is the FIRST EDITION, First Printing (with statement & full number line) from Wallaby Books, a division of Pocket Books, from Oct. 1979. Condition downgraded to Good due to minor edgewear & slight mustiness (from storage). Generally clean, binding tight & square, pages white with mild discoloration & foxing (heavy along bottom edge) from shelfwear to all outer edges. NO writing/highlighting/underlining; NOT ex-lib. Photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand.

Racine, Wisconsin: Golden Press/Western Publishing Company, Inc., 1977. First Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine. An exceptionally Near Fine copy with cover featuring the late Leonard Nimoy (Spock). This vol. reprints issues #9-17 as originally published 1970-1976 by Gold Key Comics, plus other features, including the Legacy of Lazarus, mutiny on the Enterprise, Museum at the End of Time, & more! Softcover with stapled binding, green decorative covers, is in Near Fine condition: vivid colors, no fading. Binding tight & square. Less pristine than the Vol. #1 we are offering, with just slightly more edgewear & a crease at bottom outside corner of back cover & extremely shallow creasing to same area on bottom front cover. Free mylar comic bag. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Racine, Wisconsin: Golden Press/Western Publishing Company, Inc., 1977. First Thus . Soft cover. Acceptable. Reprints issues #18-26 as originally published 1970-1976 by Gold Key Comics, in 224 pages. Also includes Spock's classified psychofile. Softcover with stapled bindingVivid colors. This copy is in Poor-Acceptable condition: reading or filler copy only: missing title page, first page loose, many creases & chips, soiling. Protected in Free mylar comic bag. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Racine, Wisconsin: Golden Press/Western Publishing Company, Inc., 1977. Soft cover. Fine. Breathtakingly clean & bright & tight, like it came out of the comic store yesterday, except for expected & age-appropriate page tanning! This issue #1 reprints issues #1-8 as originally published 1967-1976 by Gold Key Comics, plus other features, including Kirk's classified psychofile, portrait of the Enterprise, artist portraits, & more! Softcover with stapled binding. Vivid colors, binding tight & square. A Virtually Flawless copy!!! Protected in Free mylar comic bag. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Random House USA Inc, 1984. First Softcover Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. VG-/G+. Barr, Ken. Issued following the release of "Return of the Jedi,'' this is the perfect book for Star Wars fans & puzzle lovers both! In 64 pages with answers in rear. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1984, this trade paperback is in VG-/Good+ condition: quite clean, all puzzles blank & unworked, but downgraded due to mild chipping along bottom edges & mild-moderate rubbing to extremities. Binding strong & straight, pages heavily tanned, with slight dampstaining to bottom outer edges of those in rear, but completely unmarked. Light exterior soil. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Signet/New American Library, 1977. First Mass Market Paperback Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. Collection of 1001 "trivia teasers for trekkies,'' in the form of 100 quizzes. Orig. published as "The Star Trek Quiz Book,'' this is the First Edition with this new title in a mass market paperback format from Signet (W8413) from 1977;this is the 5th printing, per number line, in 150 pages, followed by ads for other Signet titles. Condition is truly Near Fine--feels & looks never opened! Exceptionally clean, binding strong & straight, pages moderately , heavy around edges, commensurate with age. Only flaw is extremely mild edgewear, including slightly bumped corners & rubbing to extremities. Nicely protected in new mylar collector bag Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later… Read More

Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.: Blue Mountain Arts, 1983. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Anthology of poems written over decade by Nimoy, including fan favorites from his previous paperback collections. This is a FIRST EDITION, First Printing hardcover from Sept. 1983 with a nonsmiling Nimoy on DJ. With mottled brown & tan paper-covered boards, the book is in Near FINE condition: looks, feels, & smells just about New! Completely clean & tightly bound, nice white pages. Downgraded due to long gift inscription in pen on half title page; NO other writing/highlighting/underlining; NOT ex-lib. Only other flaw is very mild rubbing to bottom page edges. The price-clipped DJ is truly Fine, virtually flawless! Nicely protected in new archival mylar. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have!

Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.: Blue Mountain Arts, 1977. First Edition Later Printing . Soft cover. Very Good+. Third collection of original poetry & photography from the post-Spock Leonard Nimoy, revealing his romantic & human side. SECOND PRINTING (with statement) of the First Edition trade paperback from Blue Mountain Arts, in 63 pages, with photos. Condition is Near Fine: extremely clean & tight with very minor edgewear & light rubbing, very faint creases to bottom outer corner of front cover Very slight spine fading. Absolutely NO writing or highlighting or underlining; NOT ex-lib. A near-pristine copy! Photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Dell, 1975. First Thus . Mass Market Paperback. Good. Scarce title from the late, great Vulcan, his second book of love poetry, written while he was still acting on TV's "Star Trek." Unpaginated. Black-and-white photos throughout. Orig. published by Celestial Arts in a trade paperback format, this is the FIRST MASS MARKET PAPERBACK edition from Dell (#5756) from Oct. 1975 (with statement), blue with author's photo on cover. Condition is solidly Good: generally clean, binding strong & straight, pages moderately tanned, appropriate to age & paper quality. This is an Ex-Lib copy, with very faint stamps in front matter & card pocket residue inside front cover, tape residue around lower spine: unobtrusive overall. Musty odor. NO writing/underlining/highlighting, some moderate to, at times, heavy creasing & rubbing. Colors bright, NO fading. Nicely protected in new archival mylar collector bag FREE! Photos depict the Exact book you will… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Avon, 1973. First Thus . Mass Market Paperback. VG. A "beautiful valentine,'' this work--his first book of poems--expresses Nimoy's intensity, humanitarianism, & love in simple verse supplemented by original black-and-white photographs, giving witness to his description of himself as "an incurable romantic.' Orig. published by Celestial Arts in a larger trade paperback edition, this is the FIRST PRINTING in this mass market paperback edition (smaller softcover) by Avon (#17615) from the same year (1973). Unpaginated. Condition is VG: very clean, pages white with mild tanning around edges but completely unmarked. Minor edgewear, mild creasing parallel to spine on front cover. Nicely protected in new clear mylar collector bag free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have. Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends… Read More