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New York: Avon Book Company, 1947. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. Original wrappers. The set includes eighteen issues of Avon Fantasy Reader, two issues of Avon Science Fiction and Fantasy Reader and three issues of the Avon Science Fiction Reader. These constitute the complete output of the fantasy and science fiction series edited by Donald A. Wollheim and published in the years from 1947 to 1953. Most of the stories appearing in Avon Fantasy Reader, with very few exceptions, were reprints, whereas the other two short-lived titles published original material. Among the contributors are Murray Leinster, William H. Hodgson, August Derleth, Abraham Merritt, H. P. Lovecraft, P. Schuyler Miller, Clark Ashton Smith, Fletcher Pratt, H. G. Wells, Arthur C. Clarke, Jack Vance, Jack Williamson, Ray Cummings, Hannes Bok, Robert Bloch, Algernon Blackwood, Ray Bradbury and many others. A rather hard to find complete set in better than average condition. ; Octavo.
The City and the Stars by Clarke, Arthur C - 1956
by Clarke, Arthur C
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The City and the Stars
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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. 310pp. Blue boards with silver lettering on spine. Expanded and revised from the author's first novel Against the Fall of the Night. "The City and the Stars is one of the strongest tales of conceptual breakthrough in genre sf... perhaps his most memorable work." The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, eds. Clute and Nicholls, 1999, p. 230. #22 in The 100 Best Novels of Science Fiction, ed. David Pringle, 1985. Lower corners are slightly bruised else a fine copy in near fine dustjacket with mild edge wear and a tiny scrape on the front panel. A lovely copy. ; Octavo.
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Methuselah's Children
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Hicksville, NY: Gnome Press, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. 188pp. Black boards with red lettering on spine. Currey binding A in first state dustjacket with thirty-five titles listed on the rear panel and the publisher's address that reads "80 East 11th St., New York 3". Part of the Future History series. Text block is toned else a fine copy in near fine dustjacket with a tiny nick and a short, closed tear to the front panel.; Octavo.
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Bones of the Moon
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London: Century Hutchinson Ltd, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. Signed and dated by the author on title page. Precedes the U.S. edition. ; Octavo; Signed by Author.
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Islands in the Sky
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Boston: Gregg Press, 1979. First Printing. Hardcover. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. Originally published as one of the Winston science fiction juvenile series in 1952. A particularly well preserved and attractive copy. ; Octavo.
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Fantastic Science Fiction Vol. 1 No. 1 August 1952 and Vol. 1 No. 2 December 1952
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Derby, CT: Capitol Stories, Inc, 1952. First Edition. Printed wrappers. The only issues of this short-lived magazine. Both issues have faint stress lines along the spines and pages moderately age-toned. Include stories by Gibson and others. Art by Lou Morales, Dick Giordano, Frank Frollo, Stan Campbell and Al Tyler. A well preserved set with bright covers.
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New York: Avon Book Company, 1947. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. Original wrappers. The set includes eighteen issues of Avon Fantasy Reader, two issues of Avon Science Fiction and Fantasy Reader and three issues of the Avon Science Fiction Reader. These constitute the complete output of the fantasy and science fiction series edited by Donald A. Wollheim and published in the years from 1947 to 1953. Most of the stories appearing in Avon Fantasy Reader, with very few exceptions, were reprints, whereas the other two short-lived titles published original material. Among the contributors are Murray Leinster, William H. Hodgson, August Derleth, Abraham Merritt, H. P. Lovecraft, P. Schuyler Miller, Clark Ashton Smith, Fletcher Pratt, H. G. Wells, Arthur C. Clarke, Jack Vance, Jack Williamson, Ray Cummings, Hannes Bok, Robert Bloch, Algernon Blackwood, Ray Bradbury and many others. A rather hard to find complete set in better than average condition. ; Octavo.
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The Computer Connection
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New York: Berkley Publishing Corporation, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. Review copy with publisher's letter laid in.; Octavo.
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The Digging Leviathan
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Bath, Avon: Morrigan Publications, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. One of a limited edition of three hundred ten copies. Tiny spot inside dustjacket. A fine copy in fine dustjacket in cloth slipcase. With two articles by Tim Powers and K. W. Jeter not included in the trade edition. Illustrations by Ferret. Signed by Blaylock, Powers, Jeter and Ferret on the limitation page. ; Octavo; Signed by All Authors.
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Job: A Comedy of Justice. (Signed Limited Edition)
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New York: Ballantine Books, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Edition limited to 750 numbered copies. Signed by Robert A. Heinlein on the limitation page. Deep red cloth stamped in gold on the front panel and the spine panel, charcoal endpapers, fore edge uncut. A fine, immaculate copy in cloth slipcase. 1984 Nebula Award and 1985 Hugo Award nominee for best novel. ; Octavo; Signed by Author.
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The City and the Stars
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The City and the Stars: Signet pbk #451.Y6452
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New American Library, 1957-12-01. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 0.7000 7.0000 4.1000. Book is heavily worn from old age, pages have yellowed, there are various creases, and the book is in a rather fragile state.\r\n
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City and the Stars
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The City and the Stars
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The City and the Stars (Signet S1464)
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The City and the Stars (Signet S1464)
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The City and the Stars (Harbrace Paperback Library)
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City and Stars
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City and Stars
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The Centaur
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Human Nature: New Doctor Who Adventures
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The Brick Moon : From the Papers of Captain Frederic Ingham
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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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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
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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
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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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Silent Interviews: On Language, Race, Sex, Science Fiction, and Some Comics―A Collection of Written Interviews
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First Edition. First Printing. Wesleyan (1994). Fine, as new, black full cloth hardcover, with vivid silver lettering. No jacket was issued by publisher. A fresh, sharp copy. Boxed for swift, safe shipping. 11(1b)
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The Sex Demon of Jangal
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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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