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Against the Fall of Night by Clarke, Arthur C - 1953
by Clarke, Arthur C
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Against the Fall of Night
by Clarke, Arthur C
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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.
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- Publisher Gnome Press
- Place of Publication US
- Date Published 1953
- Keywords Science Fiction
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The Frozen Year
by Blish, James
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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Blackout
by Willis, Connie
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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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.
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In the Time of the Thetans
by Johnson, L.P.V.
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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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).
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Black Man
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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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.
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The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag
by Heinlein, Robert A.
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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.
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The Frozen Year
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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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.
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Blackout
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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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.
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Black Man
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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.
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The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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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.
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The Martian Chronicles
by Bradbury, Ray
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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£69.10
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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.
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Against the Fall of Night
by Arthur C. Clarke
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IBooks, Inc., 2007. Paperback. As New. Disclaimer:Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Against the Fall of Night
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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.
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Against the Fall of Night
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Against the Fall of Night
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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.
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Against the Fall of Night
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Against The Fall of Night
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NY: Pyramid Books, 1974. A Novel of the Future - A brave New World in deadly trouble. Mass Market Paperback. Good.
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Against the Fall of Night (Pyramid Sf, F-754)
by Arthur C. Clarke
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Mass Market Paperback. Good. Pyramid Books, #F-754, 1962, 2nd printing, mass market paperback, tight and square, light wear.
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Against the Fall of Night
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Pyramid, 1960. Softcover. Good. G-554, 1st thus
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AGAINST THE FALL OF NIGHT
by Clarke, Arthur C
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N. Potomac, Maryland, United States
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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.
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Against the Fall of Night
by Clarke, Arthur C
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Glencoe, California, United States
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Pyramid, 1967. Light wear.. 3rd Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good.
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The Centaur
by Updike, John
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Alliance, Ohio, United States
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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. .
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Human Nature: New Doctor Who Adventures
by Cornell, Paul
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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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.
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The Brick Moon : From the Papers of Captain Frederic Ingham
by Hale, Edward Everett
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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…
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THE WORLD OF STAR TREK
by Gerrold, David
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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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.
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Let's All Kill Constance SIGNED FIRST
by RAY BRADBURY
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A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
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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..."
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THE OCTOBER COUNTRY
by RAY BRADBURY
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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
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by Philip Jose Farmer
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Rock Island, Illinois, United States
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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
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The Sex Demon of Jangal
by Brent, Lynton Wright
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Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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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.
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Seetee Shock
by Williamson, Jack [John Stewart Williamson]
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Las Vegas , Nevada, United States
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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.
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