Against the Fall Of Night

(New York): Gnome Press, 1953. Hardcover. Good/Good. First edition. A chip at the crown of both the book and the jacket, thus good or a little better in an about very good dustwrapper. Inscribed by Arthur C. Clarke to his protégé, one-time secretary, and longtime friend Ian Macauley, who was the dedicatee of his first hardcover novel (*Islands… Read more

[Hicksville, NY:] Gnome Press, Inc.,, 1953. Inscribed Octavo. Original blue-green cloth, spine lettered in purple. With the dust jacket. Light sunning and rubbing around extremities, else a very good copy, in near-fine, bright jacket, very light soiling to rear panel and peripheral shelfwear. First edition in book form, first printing, inscribed by the author on the title page… Read more

New York: Gnome Press, 1953. First Edition [stated] . Blue Boards. Fine Book/Fine DJ. 223 Pp. Fine Book [Mere Touch Of Rubbing At Corners Of Spine, No Rubbing To Tips], In A Fine, As-New Dust Jacket. Book And Dj Were Protected By A Tightly Fitting Folding Heavy Plastic Protector, Hence No Wear To Boards Except A Few Small… Read more

Gnome Press Inc, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Author. 1953; signed by author on free front end paper; stated first edition; blue cloth covered boards; edges and corners scuffed; illustrated jacket with mild wear housed in a Gaylord cover; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; interior clean and unmarked; 223 pages.… Read more

2006-04-07. New. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May be re-issue. Buy with confidence, excellent customer service!

New York: Gnome, 1953. A Fiirst Edition in Very Good condition with an unclipped Very Good Minus condition Dust Jacket. Cover Art by Kelly Freas (misspelled as Frease on the jacket. flap). Boards have slight bumps on all four corners, the bottom edges and top of spine are scuffed, and there is spotting on the spine.… Read more

New York: Gnome Press, 1953. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. BOOK VERY GOOD+/JACKET VERY GOOD+. 8vo - over 7¾"" - 9¾"" tall. Signed by Author. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a 3x5 card which is attached to the book. A VERY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, ATTRACTIVE DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. 1st… Read more

New York: Gnome Press Inc [1953]. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1953. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. This copy has been inscribed and signed by the author on the front free end paper. Blue boards with purple spine lettering, 223 pages. A Very good Copy with scattered light shelf wear, faint scattered top… Read more

[New York]: Gnome Press, 1953. Octavo, boards. First edition. Later expanded and rewritten as THE CITY AND THE STARS (1956), this earlier version is still preferred by many readers. This copy has a brief signed inscription to "Bill" by Kelly Freas, who painted the illustration for the dust jacket. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-245. Survey of Science… Read more

[New York]: Gnome Press, Inc, [1953]. First edition. A fine copy in a very sharp bright fine dust jacket, with a touch of rubbing and some slight shelf wear to lower rear panel edge. (11860). Octavo, illustration by Kelly Freas, boards. Expanded and rewritten as The City and the Stars (1956). See Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-98.

First edition, first impression (Gnome Press, 1953). Publisher's original teal boards with red lettering to spine. A near fine copy with a few marks to top edge and some rubbing here and there to spine tips and corners; free from names or inscriptions. The original pictorial dust jacket by Frank Kelly Frease is beautifully preserved with very minor traces… Read more

[New York]: Gnome Press, 1953. Octavo, boards. First edition. Expanded and rewritten as THE CITY AND THE STARS (1956). This earlier version is still preferred by many readers. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-245. Survey of Science Fiction Literature I, pp. 374-77. Boards lightly rubbed at head and tail of spine panel and lower corner tips, tiny inked… Read more

New York: Gnome Press, 1953. First Edition. Very light spotting; fine in dust jacket.

[New York]: Gnome Press, 1953. Octavo, boards. First edition. Expanded and rewritten as THE CITY AND THE STARS (1956). This earlier version is still preferred by many readers. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-245. Survey of Science Fiction Literature I, pp. 374-77. Some rubbing to edges, a near fine copy in near fine dust jacket with small fingernail… Read more

[New York]: Gnome Press, Inc, [1953]. First edition. A near fine copy with some rubbing to edges in a near fine dust jacket with a small fingernail size chip to upper spine panel/front panel fold. (8176). Octavo, boards.

New York: Gnome Press, Inc., 1953 Neat owner's name and address on the front paste-down endpaper, hidden under the front flap of the dust jacket. Mild shelf wear along the bottom of the covers. Very good in very good dust jacket with a few tiny chips and mild edge wear at the spine panel ends. A very attractive copy.. First… Read more

Hicksville, NY:: Gnome Press, 1953. hardcover. near fine with near fine dust jacket. 12mo. 223pp. previous owner name address inked in tiny writing. previous owner embossed stamp on front endpaper. light soil to rear panel of dj.. Professional used bookstore open to the public since 1988. 30 Years of Bookselling Experience backing the careful selection and description of… Read more

[New York]: Gnome Press, 1953. Octavo, boards. First edition. Expanded and rewritten as THE CITY AND THE STARS (1956). This earlier version is still preferred by many readers. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-245. Survey of Science Fiction Literature I, pp. 374-77. Mild tanning to endpapers, mostly along gutter margin of rear endpaper, a fine copy in nearly… Read more

[New York]:: Gnome Press Inc.,, [1953].. First edition.. original boards in dust jacket.. Vertical crease to front board; else better than very good in a bright unchipped jacket with some light soiling to the back panel.. 8vo,.

1978-02-08. New. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May be re-issue. Buy with confidence, excellent customer service!

2003-06-07. New. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May be re-issue. Buy with confidence, excellent customer service!

New York: Gnome Press, 1953. Hardback. A very good copy in light blue cloth lettered in purple on spine. Some spotting to top edge otherwise a clean copy. No ownership inscription. 223 pages. In a good dustwrapper with a couple of very minor closed tears, a very small chip at the foot of the spine and with the rear panel… Read more

Very Good book with dusting top page edges, some very light foxing spots page edges with edge wear and rubs through the blue color on bottom edges. In a Good to Very Good jacket that has edge wear, some small chips and losses, especially at spine ends, with slight yellowing spine and back panel, which is also mildly soiled. Jacket… Read more

New York, NY: Gnome Press, Inc., 1953. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 223 pages, 8vo. Jacket unclipped: at $2.75. Jacket design by Frank Kelly Frease. Stated First Edition. Printed in the U.S.A. by H. Wolff. Light blue cloth boards with purple lettering along spine. Shelfwear to DJ: light scuffing along edges and covers, a few small tears along edges,… Read more

[New York]: Gnome Press, 1953. Octavo, boards. First edition. Expanded and rewritten as THE CITY AND THE STARS (1956). This earlier version is still preferred by many readers. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-245. Survey of Science Fiction Literature I, pp. 374-77. Boards lightly rubbed at spine ends and corner tips, else a fine copy in bright, very… Read more

Gnome Press, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Gnome Press, 1953. Hard cover, first edition. Has a tiny bit of rubbing to the edges of the boards, otherwise VG condition in VG dust jacket with just a trace of light soiling and edge wear. A bright and lovely copy. Original $2.75 price is intact on DJ front flap.… Read more

NY: Gnome, 1953. Dust jacket has chip along top of spine. In mylar cover.. First Edition Stated.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good to Very Good.

New York: GNOME PRESS, 1953. New York: GNOME PRESS, 1953. First Edition Clamshell Case. Clarke, Arthur C. Collector's Clamshell Case Only. New York: New American Library HAND-CRAFTED by our conservation team. The case is finished.....

Paperback. New.

First version of this story by Clarke, later rewritten as The City and the Stars. Many people prefer this original version, Jacket by Frank Kelly Freas (misspelled as "Frease" in the credits). Owings and Chalker report 5000 copies printed, no different binding states listed. Jacket has several small closed tears and a couple of chips missing, the largest on the… Read more

Gnome Press Inc [1953], 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Former owner's name in ink otherwise unmarked. Facsimile dust jackets available from other… Read more

1991-04-11. Good. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May not contain Access Codes or Supplements. May be re-issue. May be ex-library. Shipping & Handling by region. Buy with confidence, excellent customer service!

2003-06-07. Good. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May not contain Access Codes or Supplements. May be re-issue. May be ex-library. Shipping & Handling by region. Buy with confidence, excellent customer service!

1975-03-02. Good. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May not contain Access Codes or Supplements. May be re-issue. May be ex-library. Shipping & Handling by region. Buy with confidence, excellent customer service!

1978-02-08. Good. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May not contain Access Codes or Supplements. May be re-issue. May be ex-library. Shipping & Handling by region. Buy with confidence, excellent customer service!

2006-03-09. Good. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May not contain Access Codes or Supplements. May be re-issue. May be ex-library. Shipping & Handling by region. Buy with confidence, excellent customer service!

2008-08-08. Good. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May not contain Access Codes or Supplements. May be re-issue. May be ex-library. Shipping & Handling by region. Buy with confidence, excellent customer service!

Paperback. Very Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

Mass Market Paperback. This is a 1960 Pyramid Mass market paperback edition, as shown. Light wear. Couple of marks to the bottom edge, no marks to text. The BINDING IS BROKEN at page 50 and the text blocks (there's more than one now) are seperated from the spine. I suspect that on the occasion of the next reading it… Read more

Paperback. Very Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

New York: Pyramid Books. Good with no dust jacket. 1960. First Edition Thus; 1st Pyramid Printing. Softcover. Scarce 1st edition Pyramid Books softcover. Reprint of orignal and unrevised 1953 text of Clarke's novel (which was substanially altered and republished in 1956 as "The City and the Stars"). Cover art by Robert V. Engle. Worn edges and creasing… Read more

Pyramid Books, 1953. Gd. Condition Classic Science Fiction SF13B). Soft Cover. Good.

Permabooks. Good. 1954. Mass Market Paperback. (I337) .

Pyramid Books. Good. 1970. Mass Market Paperback. (L241) .

Like New.

Like New.

London: Gollancz S F. There is some light rippling and shelf wear to the d/w. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1991.

Ware Shoals, SC: Grief's Slow Wisdom. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1987. 14th Printing. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 55 pages; Gold boards very lightly rubbed at edges. Previous owner name. Text block clean and pages tight. .

Paperback. Very Good.

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