Search Results: Authors starting with J from Astro Trader Books

[CAROLYN JANICE CHERRY]. BROTHERS OF EARTH. Daw Books, New York, 1976. First Edition, First printing. True first edition paperback original DAW #UW1257, No. 212 with the original price of $1.50 on the front cover. Condition: Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. This is the author's second novel and first volume of the Hanan Rebellion Saga. Cover art by Alan Atkinson. Fantasy first edition novel from a major author, rare collectible. 254 pgs. 16mo.

[CAROLYN JANICE CHERRY]. WELL OF SHIUAN. Daw Books, New York, 1978. First Edition, First printing. True first edition DAW #UJ1371, No. 284 with the original price of $1.95 on the front cover. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, creases to spine, edge wear, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. This is the second volume in the Morgaine Saga. Cover art by Michael Whelan. Fantasy first edition novel from a major author, rare collectible. 253 pgs. 16mo.

[ROBERT E. HOWARD, JACK WILLIAMSON, CLARK ASHTON SMITH]. WILLIAM H. DESMOND (EDITOR). STRANGE TALES. Odyssey Publications, Massachusetts, 1976. Softcover. First Edition, First printing. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, edge wear, light rubbing to cover extremities, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Anthology of fantasy, mystery, horror pulp fiction stories from the original 1932 January and June issues of the legendary pulp magazine Strange Tales. This is the very first edition of this anthology, includes the short story People of the Dark by Robert E. Howard, a novelette Wolves of Darkness by Jack Williamson, a short story The Door to Saturn by Clark Ashton Smith , a novelette Stragella by Hugh B. Cave and many more rare pulp stories. Cover art by H.W. Wesso with many interior illustrations.Scarce fantasy anthology pulp fiction, collectible.128 pgs. 12mo.

[JOHN JAKES]. JOHNNY HAVOC. Belmont Books, New York, 1960. First Edition, First printing. True first edition Belmont #204 with the original 35 cent price on the front cover. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, colors on cover are vibrant, punchy with much of the original gloss, spine is uncreased, shelf wear, faint crease near spine on front cover, rubbing to upper spine head corner typical of vintage paperbacks of this age else pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. A about near fine to very good plus condition. First novel in the four book Johnny Havoc series. Vintage paperback original first edition from a major author, rare collectible. 143 pgs. 16mo.

[JOHN JAKES]. THE LAST MAGICIANS. Signet / New American Library, New York, 1969. First Edition, First Printing. True first edition Signet #T3988 with the original 75 cent price on the cover. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, micro-chips to extremities, minor scuffs to rear panel, pages are clean and binding tight.Author of "Excalibur!" novelization of the 1980 movie of the same name directed by John Boorman. Cover art by Sanford Kossin. Interior art of map by John Jakes. First edition fantasy sword and sorcery vintage paperback from a well known author, collectible. 190 pgs. 16mo.

[JOHN JAKES]. JAY SCOTLAND (PSEUDONYM). I, BARBARIAN. Avon Books. New York, 1959. First Edition. True first edition Avon #T-375 with the original 35 cents cover price. Condition: VG+. Appears barely read, reading crease, creases to spine, pages are clean and binding tight. One of John Jakes earliest novels and his first historical novel about Genghis Khan. Cover art by George Ziel. Classic historical fiction, collectible. 176 pgs. 16mo.

[JOHN JAKES]. MENTION MY NAME IN ATLANTIS. DAW Books, New York, 1972. First Edition, First printing. True first edition DAW #UQ1025 , Series #25 with the original 95 cents on the cover. Condition: VG+. Appears barely read, reading crease, shelf wear, pages are clean, generally bright, unmarked and binding tight. Cover art by Johnny Bruck with frontispiece art by Jack Gaughan. Robert E. Howard inspired fantasy sword and sorcery first edition from a major author. 142 pgs. 16mo.

[JOHN JAKES]. BRAK THE BARBARIAN VERSUS THE SORCERESS. Paperback Library, New York, 1969. First Edition, First printing. True first edition Paperback Library #63-089 with the original 60 cents price on the cover. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, spine is uncreased, micro-chips to extremities, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. A about fine copy. First appearance in the Fantastic Stories of Imagination November, December 1963 pulp magazine issues. Cover art by Frank Frazetta. First edition vintage paperback sword and sorcery pulp fiction from a well known author, collectible. 160 pgs. 16mo.

[JOHN JAKES]. BRAK THE BARBARIAN. Avon, New York, 1968. First Edition, First printing. True first edition Avon # S363 with the original 60 cent price on the front cover. Condition: VG+. Appears unread, creases nears spine, slightly spine cocked, micro-chips to extremities, minor scuffs to front cover typical of vintage paperbacks of this age, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. A about crisp, very good plus copy. First appearance ever of the fix-up fantasy novel in book form of the stories "The Pillars of Chambalor" and "The Silk of Shaitan" originally published in the pulp magazine Fantastic Stories. Cover art by Frank Frazetta. Sword and sorcery fantasy novel by a major author, collectible. 173 pgs. 16mo.

[ BRENI JAMES ]. NIGHT OF THE KILL. Simon & Schuster / Inner Sanctum Mystery, New York, 1961. First U.S. Edition, First printing. Book Condition: Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Typical age toning to outer edges of pages due to the publisher's paper quality of this edition. No foxing, no tears or stains to pages. In original black cloth, metallic-silver stamp and type on spine with original Inner Sanctum red and whitelogos on grey endpapers. A about fine, crisp copy. Dust jacket Condition: Very Good+. Unclipped with the original price of $3.50 on inner flap, in professional plastic protector sleeve, micro chips to edges, mild creases, minor rubbing on spine typical of dust jackets of this age, overall a excellent plus copy of a beautifully illustrated dust jacket. Cover art by Tony Palladino, graphic designer of the original cover of the first edition book of "Psycho" by Robert Bloch, also by the same publisher and a Inner Sanctum Mystery book, later hired by film… Read More

[JAMES E. GUNN, JACK WILLIAMSON]. STAR BRIDGE. Ace Books, New York, 1956. First Edition, First printing. True first paperback printing Ace #D-169 with the original 35 cent price on the cover. Condition: VG. Appears unread, rubbing to spine edges, creases to corners, creases to spine, micro-chips to extremities typical of vintage paperbacks of this age else pages are clean, unmarked and binding tight. Cover art by Gordon Pawelka. Classic mid-century science fiction novel from major science fiction writers, collectible. 255 pgs.

[JASON HALL]. AMERICAN SNIPER. Warner Bros., Burbank, CA, 2014. First Edition. Condition: Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean, unmarked and binding tight. Directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Bradley Cooper. Nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor to Bradley Cooper and Best Adapted Screenplay to Jason Hall based on the book by Chis Kyle. FYC screenplay for the Academy Awards, first time published in book form. Modern Americana war drama film screenplay, uncommon collectible. 117 pgs 8vo .

[GERALD ALLAN "JERRY" SOHL SR., RICHARD DE WITT MILLER, ANNA HUNGER]. THE MARS MONOPOLY / THE MAN WHO LIVED FOREVER ACE DOUBLE. Ace Books, New York, 1956. First Edition. True first edition Ace # D-162 with the original 35 cents on the cover. Condition: Very Good / Good. With micro chips to extremities, creases to covers, minor rubbing to corners on spine, light soiling to upper left corner typical of vintage pulp fiction paperback books of this age, otherwise barely read, pages are clean and binding tight. Hand signed on the title page of the novel Mars Monopoly by author and screenwriter Jerry Sohl. Additional novel bound in this Ace Double titled The Man Who Lived Foreverby authors R. De Witt Miller and Anna Hunger. Jerry Sohl was a science fiction author and screenwriter who wrote screenplays for episodes of The Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Outer Limits, Star Trek, The Invaders and several feature films such as the Crimson Cult starring Christopher Lee and Boris Karloff. Cover art… Read More

[JOHN BELL]. EDITOR. (VARIOUS AUTHORS). BELL'S BRITISH POETS. THE POETS OF GREAT BRITAIN. (18 OF 61 BOOKS). BAGSTER'S EDITION. Cadell and Davies...and Samuel Bagster, London, 1807. First Edition Thus. First edition from this publisher reprinted from John Bell's British Poets 1776-1782 poetry serial anthology True First Edition. In publisher's original polished calf, red and black morocco labels, with numerous decorations and titles in gilt and engraved frontispiece from John Bell's edition. A incomplete set total of 18 books of the original 61 books, 37 of the 124 volume set from Cadell and Davies. This unique Bagster edition contained a compact 2 volumes per book and a few books even have 3 volumes. Condition: Very Good ~ Near Fine. Most books appear unread, scuffs to covers, light foxing, chips to extremities, (label and chip dislodged and safely placed in a mini plastic zip lock bag from Mathew Prior #27 book, can be easily repaired at a professional book binder) pages are clean and binding tight.… Read More

[JOHN BRUNNER]. JOHN W. CAMPBELL (EDITOR), ANALOG SCIENCE FACT SCIENCE FICTION. Conde Nast, New York, July 1962. First Edition. True first edition with the original 50 cent price on the front cover. Condition: Very Good. With mild creases, minor rubbing on covers, spine, light soiling, buckling to front cover typical of pulp fiction magazines of this age, otherwise barely read, pages are clean and binding tight. Cover art by John Schoenherr. First appearance ever of the novella Listen! The Stars! by John Brunner. First appearance ever of Border, Breed Nor Birthby Mack Reynolds, this is Part I of a two part series. Classic pulp science fiction collectible. 180 pgs. 12mo.

[JILL BAUMAN]. THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION. Mercury Press, Inc., New York, January 1991. Vol 80, No 1, Whole No 476. First Edition. Condition: Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean and binding tight. Signed on the contents page by cover artist Jill Bauman. Featuring novelettes and short stories by John Morressy, John Kessel, David Redd, Elizabeth Engstrom, Madeleine E. Robins, Deborah Wessell. With essays by Harlan Ellison and Issac Asimov. First appearance of the novelette " Fair-Weather Fiend " of the The Kedrigern Chronicles by John Morressy . Cover art by Jill Bauman. 164 pgs. 12mo.

[PHILIP JOSE FARMER]. DOWN IN THE BLACK GANG. Nelson Doubleday / SFBC, New York, 1971. First Edition, First printing. True first edition with first edition point gutter code "18M" indicating a first printing. Book Condition: Fine. Appears unread, in original publisher's blue cloth boards, light shelf wear, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Dust jacket Condition: Near Fine. Unclipped with mild creases to extremities and faint smudges mostly to rear panel, previous book store sticker on first inner flap from the legendary 1970's Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror Los Angeles bookstore "Change Of Hobbit" visited by many of the world famous authors, protected in professional collector's Brodart archival plastic sleeve. Cover art by Gary Viskupic. A collection of novelettes and short stories including the novelette Riverworld. Modern science fiction from a major author, collectible. 215 pgs. 8vo.

[PHILIP JOSE FARMER]. STRANGE RELATIONS. Ballantine Books, New York, 1960. First Editon. True first edition with 35 cents price and BB #391K on the front cover. Condition: Near Fine / Very Good. Appears unread, creases to cover near spine and corner edges, micro-chips to extremities typical of vintage paperbacks of this age, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Cover art by Bob Blanchard.Uncommon first edition collection of work from Philip Jose Farmer, collectible. 190 pgs. 16mo.

[PHILIP JOSE FARMER]. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PEERLESS PEER. Dell Publishing Co., New York 1976. First Edition. True first edition with the cover price of $1.25 on the front. Condition: Near Fine / Very Good. With a very few minor micro chips on edges, trivial mild soiling to covers typical of pulp fiction books of this age, otherwise barely read, pages are clean and binding tight, a about fine copy. Another rare pastiche pulp fiction from Philip Jose Farmer featuring his favorite characters; Tarzan who meets Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson and the Shadow. Cover art by Victor Gadino. Rare pulp fiction, collectible. 128 pgs 16 mo.

[PHILIP JOSE FARMER]. DARE. Quartet Books, United Kingdom, 1974. First Edition Thus. First Printing from this UK publisher with this unique cover art, later reprint overall after the 1965 Ballantine Books US edition. Condition: Very Good. Gloss on black wrapper covers still silky and shines. With very minor micro chips to edges, light creases and mild soiling on front and back covers, book has slight spine slant with minor rubbing on spine, typical of pulp fiction books of this age, otherwise barely read, pages are intact, clean and binding tight. Barely visible ghost sticker on back cover, with neat bookstore stamp on rear endpaper. Uncommon UK edition of this scarce Philip Jose Farmer off-planet novel.