Sever the Earth (L'Agonie du Globe) by Spitz, Jacques; Michiner, Margaret (translator) - 1936

Grayson & Grayson Ltd., London, 1951. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. The scarce first UK edition (first printing), considerably more uncommon than the US edition which appeared a year earlier. 8vo. xv, 253pp. A sliver of discolouration to the cloth at the head and base of the backstrip, else in fine state with edge worn pictorial dust wrapper designed by C.W.Bacon, non-price-clipped but chipped at the head of the spine panel and with several small areas of loss to the extremities and some chafing to the natural folds. This copy from the library of science fiction novelist Lionel 'Lan' Wright, with his neat signature to the half-title. An anthology of eight science fiction stories. The other contributions are by A.E.van Vogt ('Far Centaurus'), Lewis Padgett ('The Iron Standard'), Robert Moore Williams ('The Red Death of Mars'), E.M.Hull ('Competition'), Manly Wade Wellman ('Men Against the Stars') and L.Ron Hubbard ('When Shadows… Read More

Reading, Pennsylvania: Fantasy Press. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. 1949. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 252 pages: 5.5 x 7.75 in.: 1.4: Signed by Author: KB#010428: Bookjacket/dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. SIGNED BY AUTHOR (Edward E. Smith, Ph. D.) on front flyleaf. Dustjacket is complete and displays original $3.00 price on front flap, but is worn at top and bottom of spine and lightly soiled on back. Spine is slightly cocked; otherwise, boards and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book. This book was E E Smith's third and last story in his Skylark series (considered by many to be the best of the three) and involves Richard Seaton and Martin Crane, who reach new heights in superscience while fighting Blackie DuQuesne. : B&W Illustrations .

England: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1968. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Unclipped jacket has a deep scratch (? knife) to the front panel and a trace of adhesive to the jacket edges which was been mostly wiped off. Trace of foxing to the compressed page edges. Nice copy of the scarce 1st hard cover edition.

John C. Winston Company, 1952. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. John C. Winston Company, 1952. Stated First Edition. Very Good+/Near Fine. Stated First Edition in clean unclipped original dust jacket. Very clean midnight blue cloth boards with red-orange lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Clean beautifully illustrated endpapers (by Alex Schomburg). No names, writing or marks. All text pages and edges are clean, but tanned. 210 pages. Clean bright dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped (2.00 on front inside flap). Slightest hint of light rubbing. Four science fiction novels listed on rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

United States: Bloomsbury, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. Portia Rosenberg. Book is new, unread. There are three dark spots to the outer pages that seem to be part of the paper itself, otherwise clean. Signed in my presence by Clarke. The black and white American covers with red end-papers were printed simultaneously and are both true first editions. Later printings lack the red end-papers. The American edition precedes the British edition by three weeks. Winner of the 2005 Hugo awards for best novel as well as the World Fantasy Award and the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award.

Ultramarine Press, 1988. First. Hardbound. A fine bright copy. here offered is letter "C". of an edition of 150, this is one of 26 lettered copies signed by Wolfe. the edition is finely bound in full leather by Denis Gouey. 313 pp.

New York: Pellegrini & Cudahy, 1952. First Edition 1st Printing. Red Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Xv, 295 Pp. Red Cloth. First Printing. Inscribed " ---- For "For The Birds" -- Best Wishes A E Van Vogt". A Bright, Clean Book, No Rubbing At All Just Slight Bumping Along Top And Bottom Edges Of Spine. Dj Not Price Clipped, Spine Background Not At All Faded (Very Unusually), Slight Wear To Spine Ends

New York: Greenberg, 1952. Revised Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. 220 Pp. Green Boards Stamped In Dark Green. First Book Publication Thus, Revised From The Original Appearance In "Astounding Science Fiction" And Again Revised The First Book Edition Of 1000 Copies Published By Hadley In 1947. A Lightly Used Book, Pages Crisp, Light Wear At Top And Bottom Of Spine, And At Tips. As. Inscribed By A E Van Vogt On Title Page "For Steve Peacefully Yours Lydia And A E Van Vogt" In A E Van Vogt's Handwriting (Signed For Me Personally At A Convention). Jacket Is Clean And Attractive, Very Slight Fading To Color On Spine, Slight Rubbing At Corners With 3/16" Closed Tear At Bottom Of Front Panel Near Flap Fold.

USA: USA: Clayburn S Moore Creations, 1996, 1st (and only) issue, Limited Edition , 1996. -----------( LIMITED EDITION ) ---cold-cast porcelain statue of FRAZETTA's PRINCESS, based on the character DEJAH THORIS from the Mars books by Edgar Rice Burroughs, issued in 1996 by Clayburn Moore Creations, statue is about 8.25 inches high, base is about 6.5 inches wide, --sits on a dark wood circular base which is about 7 inches wide x 1.25 inches thick so the overall height of statue and base is over 9 inches tall ---looks very nice, base of statue shows the limitation and production information, both the statue and the base are in Very Fine condition, might be a bit dusty but this has been displayed as part of a book collection with subdued lighting and NO exposure to sunlight, this statue and base has the original box, box measures about 12h x 9.5w x 8.5 inches deep, box is also numbered to match the statue, box overall is Near Fine with a bit of rubbing, ---a lovely production which would make a… Read More

Dennis Dobson , 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. F/NF. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. 12.5 x 19cm. Publisher's original dusky rose coloured boards with gilt titles to the spine, 191pp, together with original dust jacket priced at 9s 6d. Noting a light dust mark near the top of the upper joint, the boards are in fine condition with no shelf-wear. The spine titles are beautifully bright and fresh. All fore edge corners are firm, sharp and square. The binding is very tight and square, such that the book appears unread. There is a little tab of paper, 2 x 5mm, at the bottom fore edge of p125/126 that extends out from the text block, where it has not been cut properly in production. Internally, there is age related acid migration toning to the endpapers and a light vertical band of it on the pastedowns. There is no name, inscription or bookplate and the pages are beautifully clean with no spots, marks or blemishes. The dust jacket which is now protected in a removable plastic cover (not shown in… Read More