Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Slan

Price: $195.00

Publisher: Sauk City Wisconsin, Arkham House : 1946

Edition: First Edition; First Printing

Seller ID: 5994

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Slan, A. E. Van Vogt. Sauk City Wisconsin, Arkham House, 1946, 1st edition, Sm 8vo. NF/NF. Lower corners bumped, mild pushing to spine ends, some wear to gilt on spine, toning to spine and folds of jacket, mild light stain to top of front panel. "Arkham House's first straight science fiction titleoriginally published in the September-December issues of Astounding 1940." (Jaffery, Horrors and Unpleasantries, pg. 31) "van Vogt's mention of atomic weapons five years before Hiroshima may have seemed prophetic at the time" (Magill, Survey of Science Fiction Literature, pg. 2099.) ; Small 8vo 7" - ...
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The Demolished Man

By: Alfred Bester

Price: $985.00

Publisher: Shicago, Shasta Press : 1953

Edition: First Edition; First Printing

Seller ID: 5057

Binding: Pulp

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester. Chicago, Shasta Press, 1953 First Edition. NF/NF. Slight bumping to lower corners of boards, with slight indentation above, some loss of gilt to spine and ends mildly pushed. The white jacket which shows very well, is priced clip and has mild wear to rear flap fold. In this story telepathy gives the authorities an edge on crimes before they are committed. This concept was later explored by Philip K. Dick in this short story The Minority report (Fantastic Universe Jan 1956) which was later made into a movie with Tom Cruise. "Philosophically and psychological...
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Dope, the Story of the Living Dead.

By: Black, Winifred

Price: $250.00

Publisher: New York, Star Company : 1928

Edition: First Edition; First Printing

Seller ID: 352

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

New York, Star company, 1928. 1st Edition. Description: viii p. , 2 l. , 104 p. Subjects: Drug addiction. Near Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked dw. Remains well-preserved; tight, bright, clean. Highly uncommon in the dust-jacket. 104 pages. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall
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Tarzan and the Forbidden City

By: Burroughs, Edgar Rice

Price: $45.00

Publisher: New York, Whitman : 1952

Seller ID: 50

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Whitman Publishing Co. , Racine, Wisconsin, 1952. Binding is Hard Cover. Book Condition: NF/NF. Authorized abridged edition. Light turquoise illustrated boards, all edges tinted red, 250 pages, illustrated dustjacket. ; B&W Illustrations; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 250 pages
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Tarzan and the Golden Lion

By: Burroughs, Edgar Rice

Price: $45.00

Publisher: New York, Grosset & Dunlap : 1923

Seller ID: 36

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Tarzan and the Golden Lion by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Grosset & Dunlap, 1923 (Circa 1958 reprint). Hard Cover. Book Condition: NF/NF. Reprint. Gray boards with decoration depicting Tarzan standing on an elephant's back, arms raised, spear in hand. Dust jacket flap price of $1.50 intact. Front panel has Monroe illustration of lion attacking native, with Tarzan in background, knife in hand. Back panel of DJ has ads for nine Zane Grey "Adventure Stories for Boys." Price fo 150150 on upper corner of front flap. Zeuschner 592. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall
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The Monster Men

By: Burroughs, Edgar Rice

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Tarzana, Canaveral Press : 1962

Edition: First Edition; First Printing

Seller ID: 11

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

The Monster Men by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Canaveral Press, 1962. Hardcover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Mahlon Blaine (illustrator). 1st Edition. First Printing of the First Canaveral Press Edition. Both book and dust jacket in near fine condition. Zeuschner 331. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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Naked Lunch

By: Burroughs, William S.

Price: $600.00

Publisher: Grove Press, Inc. : 1959

Edition: First Edition; First Printing

Seller ID: 4

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs. NY: Grove Press (1959). Hardcover. Dust 1st Edition. Near Fine hardcover in Near Fine DJ (slight rubbing to DJ corners and edges). A nice, clean, tight and bright copy. First Edition, First Printing in a First state DJ. First Printing stated to copyright page. First state DJ has the $6.00 printed price to top right corner of inner DJ flap, Martha Roche's photo of Burroughs to top right corner of rear DJ panel, reviews to rear DJ panel and has address of the publisher without zip code. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
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Moon Men, The.

By: Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Price: $60.00

Publisher: New York, Canaveral Press : 1962

Edition: First Edition; First Printing

Seller ID: 4520

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Moon Men. New York: Canaveral Press 1962. Reprint of The Moon Maid. Orange cloth with black lettering . Art by Mahlon Blaine. Has $1.50 Book mark sticker over original price. Spine ends pushed on book with corresponding to dust wrapper and very mild chipping to crown of spine. NF/NF. Zeuschner 344 (Inv. 4520.) ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall
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Crash

By: J. G. Ballard

Price: $350.00

Publisher: New York, : 1973

Edition: First Edition; First Printing

Seller ID: 6502

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Stand on Zanzibar

By: John Brunner.

Price: $500.00

Publisher: New York, Doubleday & Company, Inc. : 1968

Edition: First Edition; First Printing

Seller ID: 5977

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Stand On Zanzibar - John Brunner. New York. Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1968, first edition, 8vo. NF/NF. Very mild rubbing to spine lettering, four pages with crease from a former fold. Bright dust jacket has mild wear to extremities, two ¼" tears to front panel. "?a massive book which creates with density of naturalistic detail the illusion of an entire near-future world, closely extrapolated from contemporary science, technology, and social trends." (Magill, Survey of Science Fiction Literature, pg. 2140) "This is an enormously ambitious novel?" (Pringle, Science Fiction 100 Best Novels, pg. 1...
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Engine Summer

By: John Crowley.

Price: $600.00

Publisher: New York, Doubleday & Company, Inc. : 1979

Edition: First Edition; First Printing

Seller ID: 5867

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Engine Summer. John Crowley. New York, Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1979, 1st edition, 8vo. Inscribed: For Jen-/with best wishes/& thanks/ & hopes for many birds/John Crowley NF/FN. Slight lean to book spine and mild pushing to ends. Jacket has just trivial wear to extremities. It is one of the rare science fiction books where the joy of discovery is surpassed by the joy of rediscovery upon a second reading. (Magill, Survey of Science Fiction Literature, Pg. 723.) Beautifully written and eloquently argued. (Barron, Anatomy of Wonder 5th edition, pg. 173) ; 8vo 8 - 9 tall
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The Mote in God's Eye

By: Niven, Larry & Pournelle, Jerry

Price: $500.00

Publisher: New York, : 1974

Edition: First Edition; First Printing

Seller ID: 5861

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Niven, Larry & Pournelle, Jerry - The Mote In God's Eye. New York, Simon and Schuster, 1974, 1st edition, 8vo. NF/VG. Slight pushing to spine ends, lite fading to top and bottom edges of front and rear boards. Jacket is unclipped with mild edge wear mainly to spine ends with some vertical creasing evident on the back flap near the crease, ½" and ¼" tears to back panel. "?is ambitious in purpose and convincingly executed; despite some literary weaknesses the novel works, providing quality science fiction entertainment." (Magill, Survey of Science Fiction Literature, pg. 1463.) ; Small 4to 9" -...
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The Simulacra

By: Philip K. Dick

Price: $475.00

Publisher: New York, : 1977

Edition: First Edition; First Printing

Seller ID: 4649

Binding: Pulp

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

The Simulacra by Philip K. Dick, London, Eyre Methuen, 1977. First edition. NF/NF. Mild pushing to spine ends, ¼" closed tear to top of front panel of jacket. Mild toning to text block as is usual with this title. Written in the summer of 1963, The Simulacra was originally titled The Lady of Earth and is an expansion of novellette "Novelty Act" written in March 1963 and published in Fantastic in February 1964. (Henri Wintz, Precious Artifacts. ) 475.00; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall
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V.

By: Pynchon, Thomas.

Price: $175.00

Publisher: New York, Modern Library : 1966

Edition: First Edition Thus; First Printing

Seller ID: 267

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

New York: Modern Library, 1966, 1966. Hardcover. Book Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition Thus. This is the first impression of the Modern Library edition from 1966, printed on excellent paper stock. Green cloth binding is clean, book is clean and tight. Previous owners name neatly penned on front paste down. The jacket is not price clipped ($2.45) and just has minor scuff marks and wear. The Modern Library edition came out about three years after the First. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall
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The Art of Chesley Bonestell

By: Ron Miller

Price: $350.00

Publisher: Paper Tiger : 2001

Edition: First Edition; First Printing

Seller ID: 4499

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

The Art of Chesley Bonestell by Ron Miller. , London, England, Paper Tiger 2001. First Edition. NF, NF. Very mild wear to ends of spine, appears to be unread. Scarce. Jacket unclipped. Foreword by Arthur C. Clarke. Seller inventory #4499. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall
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The Lathe of Heaven

By: Ursula K. Le Guin

Price: $575.00

Publisher: New York, : 1971

Edition: First Edition; First Printing

Seller ID: 6434

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

The Lathe of Heaven. Ursula K. Le Guin. New York. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1971 First Edition Code A-10.71 (C) on copyright page (Curry, Science fiction and Fantasy Authors 1979.) Spine ends mildly pushed and very slight lean gilt somewhat rubbed. White jacket presents well with ghost of sticker to foot of spine and paper pull to verso of front flap & lite handling, not price clipped. NF/NF. Blends parallel worlds with psychology. (Barron, 2004 II-642.) Imaginative territory which is generally associated with Philip K. Dick. (Nicholls, Science Fiction Encyclopedia, 1979.) (Inventory #6434 ) $5...
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Darker Then You Think

By: Williamson, Jack.

Price: $175.00

Publisher: Reading, Pennsylvania, Fantasy Press : 1948

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 3703

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Darker Then You Think by Jack Williamson. Fantasy Press, 1948. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Near fine book with slight toning to crown of spine and small spot to back cover with similar toning to dust wrapper with mild edge rubbing. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall
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Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket