THE MATING CRY (aka The House That Stood Still) by van Vogt, A.E - 1960

Beacon. Fair. 1960. Paperback. Beacon book 298. Illustrated covers, binding solid but for loosening of title page which has been secured with tape. Wear to edges and corners, spine taped at top edge. Pages age discolored but unmarked. ; 7.0 X 4.20 X 0.40 inches; 160 pages .

Beacon. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Mass Market Paperback edition. In polypropylene bag. (Science Fiction, Crime) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

NY: Beacon Books, 1960. Mass market paperback. Very good. Mass market paperback. First Printing. Notch to first quarter of top edge of textblock[not affecting text] wraps lightly rubbed, else very good.

Beacon. Used - Good. Good condition. 1st Thus. Slightly dampstained. (science fiction, sci-fi)

Beacon, 1960T. paperback. Good. 0.6000 7.1000 4.4000. First Edition / First Printing as identified with ""1"" in the full number line.

New York, NY: Beacon Books. Very Good. 1960. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Paperback. Cover Art; This is a mass market paperback book (first edition thus, printed first as The House that Stood Still). Book number 298. This copy is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There are a couple of light creases to the covers and a couple of spots of discoloration (mostly to the rear cover) . The text pages are generally clean. "Van Vogt systematized his writing method, using scenes of 800 words or so where a new complication was added or something resolved. Several of his stories hinge on temporal conundra, a favorite theme. He stated that he acquired many of his writing techniques from three books: Narrative Technique by Thomas Uzzell, The Only Two Ways to Write a Story by John Gallishaw, and Twenty Problems of the Fiction Writer by Gallishaw. He also claimed many of his ideas came from dreams; throughout his writing life he arranged to be awakened every 90 minutes… Read More

Beacon, 1960. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Ed Thus. First paperback ed. Thus. Near fine condition, very slight over all wear. Beacon #298..

Galaxy/Beacon: NY, 1960. First edition (& 1st printing). Paperback original. Galaxy Novel no 44/Beacon Book no 298. SF novel (though you wouldn't know it by the title and cover - but of course that was the point!). A revised edition of THE HOUSE THAT STOOD STILL (1950) - and later retitled again as UNDERCOVER ALIENS (Panther, 1976). Near fine (NF) copy.

Beacon 298 -- Galaxy Science Fiction Novel, 1960 First Beacon printing in Very Good Minus condition. Cover art by Gerald McConnel. Signed on the title page "Sincerely A E & Lydia Van Vogt" by Van Vogt. Pages tanning due to age.. Signed by Author. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Minus.

[ALFRED ELTON VAN VOGT]. SIGNED & INSCRIBED. THE MATING CRY. Beacon / Galaxy Science Fiction Novel, New York 1960. First Edition, First printing. First edition with this title and from this publisher. Beacon #298 with the original 35 cents cover price. Condition: Very Good +. Appears unread, creases nears spine, micro-chips to extremities typical of vintage paperbacks of this age, pages are clean and binding tight. Scarce autograph and inscription on the title page by author A.E. Van Vogt. Originally titled "The House That Stood Still" first published in hardcover in 1950 and then published in the pulp magazine, Detective Book Magazine 1952 Winter issue. Beacon was the publisher of adult novels and published many stories from the top fiction writers of the day; Poul Anderson, Philip Jose Farmer, Brian Aldiss, Charles Willeford, Cyril M. Kornbluth & Judith Merril, Sam Merwin, Jr. and many more authors including A.E. Van Vogt. Signatures on Beacon books from any of these authors is scarce and as of this… Read More