THE SWORD OF CONAN by Howard, Robert E - [1952]

Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1922. First edition. Lower spine end and lower corner tips worn, upper spine end rubbed, faint tape ghost at lower edge of front cover, top edge of pages just a bit dusty, a very good copy in good four-color pictorial dust jacket (reproducing painting by J. Allen St. John on front panel) with several closed tears, mostly along folds, small internal tape mends to same, some dust soiling, principally to spine panel, rear panel and along flap folds, small chips at left and right upper spine folds, light wear to lower spine end, and tiny chip at center of front spine fold. Overall, the dust jacket presents fairly well. An uncommon book in jacket. (15273). Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-375 [376: blank], eight inserted plates with illustrations by J. Allen St. John, eight inserted plates with illustrations by J. Allen St. John, original red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black. 12,500 copies printed. Fifth book of the Mars series. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years… Read More

New York: Gnome Press, Inc., Publishers, [1952]. First edition. Slight toning to text block, some scuffs to front cover, a very good copy in a very good dust jacket with shelf wear to the corner tips and spine ends. Small chips and tears to head of spine panel, tiny tears at the corners of the base of the spine panel, tiny closed tear at upper front panel, and some edge rubbing (28155). Octavo, jacket art by David Kyle, cloth. The second Gnome Conan. Collects "The People of the Black Circle," "The Slithering Shadow," "The Pool of the Black One" and "Red Nails," all first published in WEIRD TALES in 1933, 1934 and 1936.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1966. First edition. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with mild dust soiling, a touch of wear at the spine ends and slight darkening to spine panel. Uncommon (28076). Octavo, cloth. Collects eight stories by Roger Zelazny (two contributions), James H. Schmitz, Harlan Ellison, Gordon R. Dickson, Larry Niven, Brian W. Aldiss, and J. G. Ballard. The first and by far the most elusive book of this distinguished series. Includes the first book publication of Dickson's, Nebula award nominated "Computers Don't Argue" which depicts a computer dystopia. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1364. Berger, Science Fiction and the New Dark Age, pp. 20-1.

New York: Random House, [1954]. First edition. Foxing and offsetting to end papers, a very good copy in a very good dust jacket with light wear to corner tips and spine ends, mild color fade to spine panel. (27992). Octavo, cloth. Collects nineteen stories by Walter M. Miller, Jr., John Wyndham, Philip K. Dick, Agatha Christie, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Robert Sheckley, John Collier, and others. This is the first book publication of the Dick story "The Golden Man." Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1149.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950. First edition. Some darkening to end papers and paste down edges, top and fore edges show some mild foxing, lower rear corner bumped, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with some rubs to spine ends and front flap fold, a tiny closed tear to the lower front panel. (27951). Octavo, boards. Sequel to Seetee Ship. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-195.

Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1922. First edition. Lower spine end and lower corner tips worn, upper spine end rubbed, faint tape ghost at lower edge of front cover, top edge of pages just a bit dusty, a very good copy in good four-color pictorial dust jacket (reproducing painting by J. Allen St. John on front panel) with several closed tears, mostly along folds, small internal tape mends to same, some dust soiling, principally to spine panel, rear panel and along flap folds, small chips at left and right upper spine folds, light wear to lower spine end, and tiny chip at center of front spine fold. Overall, the dust jacket presents fairly well. An uncommon book in jacket. (15273). Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-375 [376: blank], eight inserted plates with illustrations by J. Allen St. John, eight inserted plates with illustrations by J. Allen St. John, original red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black. 12,500 copies printed. Fifth book of the Mars series. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years… Read More

New York: Gnome Press, Inc., Publishers, [1952]. First edition. Slight toning to text block, some scuffs to front cover, a very good copy in a very good dust jacket with shelf wear to the corner tips and spine ends. Small chips and tears to head of spine panel, tiny tears at the corners of the base of the spine panel, tiny closed tear at upper front panel, and some edge rubbing (28155). Octavo, jacket art by David Kyle, cloth. The second Gnome Conan. Collects "The People of the Black Circle," "The Slithering Shadow," "The Pool of the Black One" and "Red Nails," all first published in WEIRD TALES in 1933, 1934 and 1936.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1966. First edition. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with mild dust soiling, a touch of wear at the spine ends and slight darkening to spine panel. Uncommon (28076). Octavo, cloth. Collects eight stories by Roger Zelazny (two contributions), James H. Schmitz, Harlan Ellison, Gordon R. Dickson, Larry Niven, Brian W. Aldiss, and J. G. Ballard. The first and by far the most elusive book of this distinguished series. Includes the first book publication of Dickson's, Nebula award nominated "Computers Don't Argue" which depicts a computer dystopia. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1364. Berger, Science Fiction and the New Dark Age, pp. 20-1.

New York: Random House, [1954]. First edition. Foxing and offsetting to end papers, a very good copy in a very good dust jacket with light wear to corner tips and spine ends, mild color fade to spine panel. (27992). Octavo, cloth. Collects nineteen stories by Walter M. Miller, Jr., John Wyndham, Philip K. Dick, Agatha Christie, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Robert Sheckley, John Collier, and others. This is the first book publication of the Dick story "The Golden Man." Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1149.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950. First edition. Some darkening to end papers and paste down edges, top and fore edges show some mild foxing, lower rear corner bumped, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with some rubs to spine ends and front flap fold, a tiny closed tear to the lower front panel. (27951). Octavo, boards. Sequel to Seetee Ship. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-195.