Skip to content

Against the Fall of Night by Clarke, Arthur C - 1953

by Clarke, Arthur C

Similar copies are shown below.
Similar copies are shown to the right.
Against the Fall of Night by Clarke, Arthur C - 1953

Against the Fall of Night

by Clarke, Arthur C

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first

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 has triangular chip that just touches the G and P in Gnome Press. Front panel is very bright with the colors still vibrant.

  • Bookseller Squid Ink Books US (US)
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
  • Jacket Condition Good to Very Good
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition 1st printing
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Gnome Press
  • Place of Publication US
  • Date Published 1953
  • Keywords Science Fiction

We have 109 copies available starting at £5.05.

The Frozen Year
More Photos

The Frozen Year

by Blish, James

  • Used
  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
1st printing in rare hardcover edition
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Item Price
£101.61

Show Details

Description:
First edition 1st printing, Near Fine to Fine book, apparently unread, with touch of edge wear and lightly pushed spine ends; in a Very Good jacket with several light scratches, closed tear bottom of sun faded spine, edge wear and light soiling. All corners clipped but price of $2.75 present.
Item Price
£101.61
Blackout
More Photos

Blackout

by Willis, Connie

  • Used
  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
1st printing
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Item Price
£109.74

Show Details

Description:
First edition 1st printing, Near Fine book with pushed and crimped sopine ends, slight waviness near back of page block, in a Near Fine jacket with light edge wear and touch of rubbing back panel. This copy has been signed by Willis on the title page. More time travel from Oxford of the future.
Item Price
£109.74
In the Time of the Thetans

In the Time of the Thetans

by Johnson, L.P.V.

  • Used
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Item Price
£213.39

Show Details

Description:
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).
Item Price
£213.39
Black Man
More Photos

Black Man

by Morgan, Richard

  • Used
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
Condition
Used - Fine minus
Jacket Condition
Fine minus
Edition
Signed 1st printing of author's fifth book
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Item Price
£162.58

Show Details

Description:
First UK edition, Fine minus, unread book with slight shelf wear/rub bottom edges of boards, in a Fine minus jacket that has slight rubs to both panels and several very slight overwrite impressions to back panel. Signed by Morgan on the title page and dated 17/5/07 with small doodle. Morgan’s fifth book.
Item Price
£162.58
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag
More Photos

The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag

by Heinlein, Robert A.

  • Used
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - to Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Good to Very Good
Edition
1st printing of an important collection
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Item Price
£150.39

Show Details

Description:
Very Good to Near Fine book with softness and pushing at spine ends, cheap production printed on high-acid content paper that has the typical toning and age yellowing; in a Good to Very Good jacket that has edge wear, slight chipping and several small, closed tears along edges, light soiling and rubbing, with substantial wrinkling, tears and chips at top of spine with old tape repair to inside of jacket, jacket has been shifted toward back panel when folded at spine. Collects the title novella and five shorter stories.
Item Price
£150.39
The Frozen Year
More Photos

The Frozen Year

by Blish, James

  • Used
  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
1st printing in rare hardcover edition
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Item Price
£101.61

Show Details

Description:
First edition 1st printing, Near Fine to Fine book, apparently unread, with touch of edge wear and lightly pushed spine ends; in a Very Good jacket with several light scratches, closed tear bottom of sun faded spine, edge wear and light soiling. All corners clipped but price of $2.75 present.
Item Price
£101.61
Blackout
More Photos

Blackout

by Willis, Connie

  • Used
  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
1st printing
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Item Price
£109.74

Show Details

Description:
First edition 1st printing, Near Fine book with pushed and crimped sopine ends, slight waviness near back of page block, in a Near Fine jacket with light edge wear and touch of rubbing back panel. This copy has been signed by Willis on the title page. More time travel from Oxford of the future.
Item Price
£109.74
Black Man
More Photos

Black Man

by Morgan, Richard

  • Used
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
Condition
Used - Fine minus
Jacket Condition
Fine minus
Edition
Signed 1st printing of author's fifth book
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Item Price
£162.58

Show Details

Description:
First UK edition, Fine minus, unread book with slight shelf wear/rub bottom edges of boards, in a Fine minus jacket that has slight rubs to both panels and several very slight overwrite impressions to back panel. Signed by Morgan on the title page and dated 17/5/07 with small doodle. Morgan’s fifth book.
Item Price
£162.58
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag
More Photos

The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag

by Heinlein, Robert A.

  • Used
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - to Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Good to Very Good
Edition
1st printing of an important collection
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Item Price
£150.39

Show Details

Description:
Very Good to Near Fine book with softness and pushing at spine ends, cheap production printed on high-acid content paper that has the typical toning and age yellowing; in a Good to Very Good jacket that has edge wear, slight chipping and several small, closed tears along edges, light soiling and rubbing, with substantial wrinkling, tears and chips at top of spine with old tape repair to inside of jacket, jacket has been shifted toward back panel when folded at spine. Collects the title novella and five shorter stories.
Item Price
£150.39
The Martian Chronicles
More Photos

The Martian Chronicles

by Bradbury, Ray

  • Used
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Fine minus
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
1st printing of this new edition
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Item Price
£69.10

Show Details

Description:
First edition of this revised and expanded edition of the stories originally published in 1950. A Fine minus, unread book with a very slight splay to front board; in a Fine dust jacket. Bradbury provides a new Introduction for this edition, which went rapidly into multiple printings. The first printing is somewhat difficult to find.
Item Price
£69.10
Against the Fall of Night

Against the Fall of Night

by Arthur C. Clarke

  • Used
  • as new
  • Paperback
Condition
As New
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9781596871229
ISBN 10
1596871229
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Seattle, Washington, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£5.05

Show Details

Description:
IBooks, Inc., 2007. Paperback. As New. Disclaimer:Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
£5.05
Against the Fall of Night

Against the Fall of Night

by Arthur C. Clarke

  • Used
  • good
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9781596871229
ISBN 10
1596871229
Quantity Available
2
Seller
Seattle, Washington, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£5.05

Show Details

Description:
IBooks, Inc., 2007. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
£5.05
Against the Fall of Night

Against the Fall of Night

by Arthur C. Clarke

  • Used
  • Acceptable
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Acceptable
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9781596871229
ISBN 10
1596871229
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Seattle, Washington, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£5.05

Show Details

Description:
IBooks, Inc., 2007. Paperback. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
£5.05
Against the Fall of Night

Against the Fall of Night

by Arthur C. Clarke

  • Used
  • good
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780515048322
ISBN 10
0515048321
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Seattle, Washington, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£5.27

Show Details

Description:
Penguin Publishing Group, 1978. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
£5.27
Against the Fall of Night

Against the Fall of Night

by Arthur C. Clarke

  • Used
  • Acceptable
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Acceptable
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 13
9780515048322
ISBN 10
0515048321
Quantity Available
2
Seller
Seattle, Washington, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£5.27

Show Details

Description:
Penguin Publishing Group, 1978. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
£5.27
No image available

Against The Fall of Night

by Clarke, Arthur C

  • Used
  • good
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Good
Binding
Paperback
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Hanson, Kentucky, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 1 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£2.44

Show Details

Description:
NY: Pyramid Books, 1974. A Novel of the Future - A brave New World in deadly trouble. Mass Market Paperback. Good.
Item Price
£2.44
No image available

Against the Fall of Night (Pyramid Sf, F-754)

by Arthur C. Clarke

  • Used
  • good
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Good
Binding
Paperback
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Eugene, Oregon, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£2.40

Show Details

Description:
Mass Market Paperback. Good. Pyramid Books, #F-754, 1962, 2nd printing, mass market paperback, tight and square, light wear.
Item Price
£2.40
No image available

Against the Fall of Night

by Clarke, Arthur C

  • Used
  • good
  • Paperback
  • first
Condition
Used - Good
Binding
Paperback
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Westfield, New York, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£2.44

Show Details

Description:
Pyramid, 1960. Softcover. Good. G-554, 1st thus
Item Price
£2.44
AGAINST THE FALL OF NIGHT

AGAINST THE FALL OF NIGHT

by Clarke, Arthur C

  • Used
  • very good
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Very Good
Binding
Paperback
Quantity Available
1
Seller
N. Potomac, Maryland, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£2.44

Show Details

Description:
NY: Pyramid, 1970. 5th printing, Apr. 1970; #X1703. Cover art by John Schoenherr. Tanning; corner wear; minor chips and bumps.. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good.
Item Price
£2.44
No image available

Against the Fall of Night

by Clarke, Arthur C

  • Used
  • very good
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
3rd Printing
Binding
Paperback
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Glencoe, California, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£2.43

Show Details

Description:
Pyramid, 1967. Light wear.. 3rd Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good.
Item Price
£2.43
The Centaur

The Centaur

by Updike, John

  • Used
  • Paperback
  • first
Condition
Used - F
Edition
1st Printing
Binding
Paperback
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Alliance, Ohio, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 2 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£5.69

Show Details

Description:
NY: Crest Books. F. 1964. 1st Printing. Paperback. Crest Book #R682, 1964. Stated first Crest printing. Fine condition. R ubs at the head of the spine. .
Item Price
£5.69
Human Nature
More Photos

Human Nature: New Doctor Who Adventures

by Cornell, Paul

  • Used
  • Paperback
  • first
Condition
Used
Edition
First
Binding
Paperback
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Seattle, Washington, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£20.32

Show Details

Description:
A respectable used copy of one of the most-liked New Adventures -- slight rubbing, slight edge wear. See the photos, and ask if you need more info.
Item Price
£20.32
The Brick Moon  : From the Papers of Captain Frederic Ingham
More Photos

The Brick Moon : From the Papers of Captain Frederic Ingham

by Hale, Edward Everett

  • Used
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
Condition
Used - Fine with no dust jacket
Edition
Limited/Numbered Edition
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Williamsville, New York, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£19.51

Show Details

Description:
Barre, Massachusetts: Imprint Society. Fine with no dust jacket. 1971. Limited/Numbered Edition. Hardcover. The Near Fine slipcase has a faint mark at the tail of the spine edge. ; Early science fiction that imagines a human colonized brick and mortar satellite moon of the Earth. Satirical subtext throughout, based on personalities and society in Boston, MA. Originally serialized in The Atlantic in 1869 and 1870. Copy 712 of a limited edition of 1,950. Signed by the illustrator. Seventeen woodcuts printed in brown, directly from the blocks, by Michael McCurdy, prolific illustrator and founder of the Penmaen Press. Printed by Spiral Press on fine paper. Half dark linen with gilt image of a telescope, the remainder natural linen on boards. This is the later binding, the first being in quarter brown linen, no image, the remainder natural. Slipcase is clean, with sharp corners, and a clean, woodcut illustrated, title label that wraps around the spine edge. Signed by the illustrator. A clean… Read More
Item Price
£19.51
THE WORLD OF STAR TREK
More Photos

THE WORLD OF STAR TREK

by Gerrold, David

  • Used
  • Paperback
  • first
Condition
Used - Very Good+
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Paperback
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£20.32

Show Details

Description:
New York: Ballantine Books, 1973. Mass market paperback. 276 pages + 64 pages of photographs. First printing of this paperback original. An inside picture of the 3 worlds of Star Trek: 1) Gene Roddenberry" conception of the TV series; 2) the show itself--writers, stars and technicians; and 3) the world of the fans who kept the series alive after NBC cancelled it. The book is clean and bright, with just a hint of edgewear; a couple of reading crease on the spine, but still square and tightly bound. Bookstore stamp at top of page facing the front cover.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.
Item Price
£20.32
Let's All Kill Constance SIGNED FIRST

Let's All Kill Constance SIGNED FIRST

by RAY BRADBURY

  • Used
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
PASADENA, California, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 2 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£24.35

Show Details

Description:
A FINE FIRST EDITION IN DUST JACKET. SIGNED BY MR. BRADBURY ON TITLE PAGE.
Item Price
£24.35
A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth

A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth

by Verne, Jules

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Good
Edition
Book Club Edition
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Salem, Oregon, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£44.71£26.83
Save £22.00!

Show Details

Description:
Jules Verne: Jules A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 1959 Dodd, Mead Science Fiction Book Club Edition. Special introduction by Arthur C. Clarke. USED. VG/G original red, black and white Jean Morton dust jacket. Spine of jacket is skinned by price label removal. Beige boards, red topstain, 226 pages, binding is tight. Plot summary:" In Jules Verne's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, a geology professor, Otto Lindenbrock, and his nephew Axel discover and decode an ancient document that purports to show that a dormant volcano holds a secret entrance to a series of caverns leading to a subterranean world at the earth's center. In the name of scientific discovery, they follow the instructions and undertake a hazardous journey deep within the earth..."
Item Price
£44.71£26.83
Save £22.00 !
THE OCTOBER COUNTRY
More Photos

THE OCTOBER COUNTRY

by RAY BRADBURY

  • Used
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
3
Seller
PASADENA, California, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 2 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£28.45

Show Details

Description:
Signed by the author, Ray Bradbury. The later printing of this edition which contains a new introduction written by Ray Bradbury specifically for this edition. As new in dust jacket. remainder mark
Item Price
£28.45
The Book of Philip Jose Farmer
More Photos

The Book of Philip Jose Farmer

by Philip Jose Farmer

  • Used
  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
First Thus. First Printing
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780705700672
ISBN 10
0705700674
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Rock Island, Illinois, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£31.70

Show Details

Description:
SIGNED. First Hardcover Edition. First Printing. Elmfield Press/ London (1976). Wraparound jacket art by Josh Kirby. Very near fine, full cloth hardcover with fine, as new jacket. Spine head and heel edges very lightly pushed and two mildly bumped corners. Jacket is quite fine, as new, and bright in fresh, removable mylar sleeve. Signed (signature only) by Farmer on first blank page. Boxed for swift shipping. 11-b
Item Price
£31.70
The Sex Demon of Jangal

The Sex Demon of Jangal

by Brent, Lynton Wright

  • Used
  • near fine
  • Paperback
  • first
Condition
Used - Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Paperback
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£33.91

Show Details

Description:
Hollywood, CA: Brentwood Publishing Co. / Crime-Adventure Series Book No. 101 1st Edition, 1964 ----------paperback. An erotic fantasy novel. Covers slightly rubbed, very modest shelfwear, a near fine copy.. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. Illus. by The Author (front cover). Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books.
Item Price
£33.91
Seetee Shock

Seetee Shock

by Williamson, Jack [John Stewart Williamson]

  • Used
  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
1st Edition
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Las Vegas , Nevada, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
£32.52

Show Details

Description:
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1950 First printing of the first edition. Book with light foxing to endpapers, else in fine condition; dust jacket with light rubbing and foxing, else fine.
Item Price
£32.52