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Sofia: Sofia Youth Centre, 1989. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Illustrations Throughout. 16 Pp. Compilation Of Articles, In English. Forry Ackerman's Copy But Not Marked At All.

Los Angeles [1940]: Imag-Index, 1941. First Edition . Stapled Sheets. Very Good +. An update, the first after their initial publication of the Imag-Index of stories 1926-1939. Stories indexed by titles, and again by magazine/issue, not by authors. Last interior page has five ads, including one "FUTURIA FANTASIA 10 c /contains many examples / of the humor of its / editor/ Ray Bradbury / 3054 1/2 West 12th St. L. A". One of Forest Ackerman's personal copies. Ackerman and Bradbury were great friends, and Bradbury was the lead speaker at the recent memorial service for Ackerman. A movie "The Sci-Fi Boys" details their early close relationship. Very scarce; there is one copy in the Moskowitz Collection at the University of Texas. [Note- this is not signed or marked].

New York: Ballantine Books, 1968. First Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine/No Jacket. First Printing, #U7067. From The Collection Of Ian Ballantine, Who Was The American Representative Of Penguin Books Prior To His Founding Of Bantam Books And Then Ballantine Books In 1952. Each Book From The Ballantine Collection Comes With A Loose Card Indicating It Is From The Library Of Ian And Betty Ballantine. This Example Is Fine, No Rubbing Or Creases. With Ballantine's Cover Label "Permanent Editorial Library Copy / Do Not Remove".

Nanterre: Theatre De Nanterre, 1972. First Edition . Single Sheet. Fine. 11 1/2" x 8 1/2. Single Sheet Poster Printed On Both Sides, With Directions On Reverse. From The Collections Of Forrest Ackerman.

London MacGibbon and Kee 1972, 1972. First Hardcover Edition . Boards. Fine Book/Fine Dustjacket. 201 Pp. Grey Boards Lettered In Silver. First Hardcover Printing. A Fine Copy. Dust Jacket Is Also Fine, Unworn, Unfaded, No Rubbing, And Not Price-Clipped. Nebula Award Nominee 1974.

Leslie Croutch 1942 1943 1947, 1942. Original Letter . No Binding. Very Good. 6 Typed Letters From Les Croutch To Forrest Ackerman. 1. September 27, 1942. "Babsy Gave Me Your Recent Address... Only One Person Didn't Like Your Article In Light And That Was Lansy... Wollheim Took Fan's Nonaceptance Of His French Mag. To Heart...Now I Wonder If Temple Would Do Me A Short Something?... Babsy Puts In A Good Word For Tigrina.. I Know Who Van Vogt Is! See Ocrtober Issue Of Light..." October 16/17 1942: "You're In The Army Now...October Light Has Some Dope On The Van Vogt Enigma And A Biuography Coming Up Written By Me And Abetted By Van Vogt Himself...Regardless Of What Campbell Sez Van Vogt Ought To Know...What's Don Elder's Address? I Used His Nude On The October Cover..." December 17, 1942." December Light ... Got In An All Exclusive Van Vogt Biography... Have Even Figured Out The Magazine I'll Print If I Ever Get In: Fapa Light... March 3, 1943 We Are… Read More

Meadville Flood and Vincent 1894, 1894. First Edition . Light Green Cloth. Very Good + Book. First Edition light green cloth with gilt design and dark green lettering and dollar signs on cover and spine, only traces of wear, very faint traces of soiling to covers, internally clean and bright, overall VG+, exceptionally nice condition for this title.

NY Holt 1954, 1954. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. Jacket By Fred L. Wolff. 294 Pp. Blue Cloth. First Edition Stated. Lightly Used Book, Former Owner's Information On Front Free Endpaper. Dj Priced $3.50, With Some Wear, Small Losses, Short Tears.

London: Gill and Macmillan Limited, 1980. First Edition . Black Cloth. Fine/Fine. Black Cloth. First Printing. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket. Inscribed On The Dedication Page, Beneath "For Ben And Solomon, My Magical Masters", Mankowitz Has Hand Written " + For John My Other Magical Master From Wolf Mankowitz".

Reading: Polaris Press, 1953. First Hardcover Edition 1st Printing. Red Cloth. Fine Book/Fine. 9 3/8" Tall. 190 Pp. #1427 Of 1500 Numbered Copies, Of Which 990 Were Bound And Slipcased By The Publisher (As This Copy), And 10 Bound In Half-Leather, The Rest Remaindered To Greenberg. Fine In Near Fine Orange Dj, Slight Rubbing At Base Of Spine Panel With A Tiny Chip, In A Near Fine Slipcase With Slight Fading And A Few Small Areas Of Dampstaining Near Edge Of One Side Panel.

Richmond: Peter C. Dillon, 1973. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. 28 Pp., Large Format, Orange Card Covers, With Two Page Errata Sheets Laid In Loosely. The Checklist Is Fine, Errata Sheets With Short Tears And Wear Along Right Sides. #106 Of 200 Copies Only. Forrest Ackerman's Copy Although Not Marked As Such.

New York: Gnome Press, 1955. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Jacket By Ed Emsh. 220 Pp. Tan Boards Stamped In Black ( Currey And Chalker Show No Other Binding State). Book Fine With Some Browning, Mostly At Edges, Which Is Unavoidable With The Low Quality Paper. Small Stamp $1.29 Price On Front Endpaper. Small Tape Offsets ( A Special Protector Was Used To Protect Both Dust Jacket And Edges Of Book, And The Tape Used To Seal The Protector Has Left Small Offsets On The Outer Edges Of The Free Endpapers From Contact With The Outer Surface Of The Tape On The Facing Pages, No Glue Contact). Dust Jacket With Wear And Small Losses At Corners, 1/2" Closed Tear At Top Of Front Panel.

New York: Gnome Press, 1955. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Jacket By Ed Emsh. 220 Pp. Tan Boards Stamped In Black ( Currey And Chalker Show No Other Binding State). Book As New Except Pages With Some Browning, Mostly At Edges, Which Is Unavoidable With The Low Quality Paper. Dust Jacket As New Except For Tiny Rub Near Top Of Rear Spine Edge, Not Price Clipped, No Fading.

Acquaviva Italy, 1973. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 38 Pp + Covers. Illustrations Throughout

New York: Random House, 1946. First Edition . Cloth. Fair/No Dust Jacket. 997 pp. First issue binding, 8 5/8" tall, using medium-quality sheets which tend to age a little, with publisher's name on cloth spine 1 1/4" long (the second binding is 8 3/16" tall, utilizes a thinner and finer white paper which does not darken over time, and has a publisher's name 1 5/8" long). From the estate of A E Van Vogt, author of two stories published here. Inscribed "To "Daddy" Hull, Birthday 1946" on front endpaper; this was later crossed out, probably when the book reverted to Hull after her father's death; the book subsequently passed into the estate of A E Van Vogt. Worn and frayed, binding cracked before half-title page.

New York: Random House, 1946. First Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 997 Pp. First Issue Binding, 8 5/8" Tall, Using Medium-Quality Sheets Which Tend To Age A Little, With Publisher's Name On Cloth Spine 1 1/4" Long (The Second Binding Is 8 3/16" Tall, Utilizes A Thinner And Finer White Paper Which Does Not Darken Over Time, And Has A Publisher's Name 1 5/8" Long). From The Estate Of A E Van Vogt, Author Of Two Stories Published Here, "Black Destroyer" And "Asylum". Inscribed "To Dad Birthday Greetings And All Our Love October 28, 1946 Edna And Alfred" On Front Endpaper, Worn And Frayed, Binding Cracked Before Half-Title Page. Book Very Good, Lightly Used, Would Be Very Good + But Two Damp Spot On Front Cover, One 2" Diameter, The Other 1" Diameter. Dj Priced $2.95, Worn, Small Chips And Tears, Some Clear Tape Reinforcement, No Loss Of Lettering Or Design. A E Van Vogt And His Wife E Mayne Hull Both Wrote For… Read More

New York: Carlton Press, 1972. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 96 Pp. Blue Cloth. Perennial Candidate For Worst Sf Novel Ever Written By A Functioning Adult. Near Fine In Near Fine Dj. Signed By Author.

New York: Appleton Century, 1941, 1941. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine Dustjacket. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Classical Age Historical/Mythological Fantasy. First Edition, Near Fine Copy With A Very Small Stain At The Edge Of The First Free Front Endpaper And Carrying Over To A Small Area On The Edge Of The Sheets, With A Previous Owner's Name, And Slight Foxing To Paste-Downs, In A Near Fine Fragile Dust Jacket Without Wear But With A 1/4" Chip At The Top Of The Spine Edge, And With A Few Tiny Chips At The Corners And At The Bottom Of The Spine. Very Nice Overall.

New York: Ballantine Books, 1953. First Edition . Blue Boards. Near Fine Book/Near Fine DJ. Book is near fine, touch of wear at corners, no other wear or damage, no names or marks. DJ bright, clean, no fading, not price-clipped, white rear panel is immaculate, 1/8" closed tear at top of inside front flap edge, a few short thin rubs near top of spine.

New York: Ballantine Books, 1953. First Edition . Blue Boards. Very Good/Good DJ. Blue Boards, Spine Lettered In Silver. First Printing. Book Is Very Good, Rubbing Along Bottom Edge Of Boards And At Upper Corners, Hinges Tight, Small Handwritten Name At Top Of Front Free Endpaper, Tiny Abrasion (Production Flaw] On Rear Pastedown. Dj Priced $2.00, With Wear, Slight Soiling, Small Chips, Two Creases The Length Of The Front Panel.