Search Results: Fantasy from Astro Trader Books

[PHILIP JOSE FARMER]. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PEERLESS PEER. Dell Publishing Co., New York 1976. First Edition. True first edition with the cover price of $1.25 on the front. Condition: Near Fine / Very Good. With a very few minor micro chips on edges, trivial mild soiling to covers typical of pulp fiction books of this age, otherwise barely read, pages are clean and binding tight, a about fine copy. Another rare pastiche pulp fiction from Philip Jose Farmer featuring his favorite characters; Tarzan who meets Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson and the Shadow. Cover art by Victor Gadino. Rare pulp fiction, collectible. 128 pgs 16 mo.

[ROBERT E. HOWARD]. ALMURIC. Ace Books, New York, 1964. First Edition, First printing. True first edition Ace F-305 with the original 40 cent price on the cover. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, micro-chips to extremities, faint crease to front cover, else pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. A sharp crisp near fine copy. First published in the pulp magazine 1939 issue of Weird Tales, this is only science fiction planetary romance novel written by Robert E. Howard. Cover art by Jack Gaughan. R.E.H paperback original first edition, collectible. 157 pgs. 16mo.

[ALGIS BUDRYS]. THE AMSIRS AND THE IRON THORN. Fawcett Gold Medal, New York, 1967. Fawcett# d1852 with the original 50 cents price on front cover. First Edition. Condition: Very Good +. Appears unread, micro-chips to extremities, creases to covers, pages are clean and binding tight. Cover art by Frank Frazetta. Classic fantasy pulp fiction vintage paperback collectible. 159 pgs. 16mo.

[GEORGE RAYMOND RICHARD MARTIN]. THE STORMS OF WINDHAVEN. BEN BOVA (EDITOR). ANALOG SCIENCE FICTION / FACT. Conde Nast, New York, May, 1975. Vol. 95, No. 5. First Edition. True first edition with the original $1.00 on the front cover. Condition: Very Good-. Appears unread, rubbing, creases to covers, half inch chip to tail of spine and lower left front cover corner, else pages are clean and binding tight. Signed on the title page of the novella "The Storms of Windhaven" by George R.R. Martin. First appearance ever of the Windhaven series first printed later in hardcover in 1981. Additional contributions from W. Macfarlane, Algis Budrys, Spider Robinson, Michael Such and more. Cover art by Jack Gaughan and interior art by Vincent Di Fate. Modern science fiction first edition from a major science fiction author, signed collectible. 180 pgs. 12mo.

[GEORGE RAYMOND RICHARD MARTIN]. WITH MORNING COMES MISTFALL. BEN BOVA (EDITOR). ANALOG SCIENCE FICTION / FACT. Conde Nast, New York, May, 1973. Vol. 91, No. 3. First Edition. True first edition with the original 60 cent price on the front cover. Condition: Very Good+. Appears unread, creases to covers, micro-chips to extremities, slight spine slant, else pages are clean and binding tight. Signed on the title page of the first appearance short story "With Morning Comes Mistfall" by George R.R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire / Game of Thrones) the author's first short story nominated for both Hugo and Nebula Awards. Also signed by Jerry Pournelle on the title page of Part 1 of the first appearance ever serial "Sword and Scepter" (Falkenberg's Legion) and signed by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. (The Saga of Recluce) on the title page of the author's very first short story "The Great American Economy". Additional contributions from Gene Wolfe, George Alec Effinger, Laurence M. Janifer and more of the top science… Read More

[GEORGE RAYMOND RICHARD MARTIN]. GARDNER DOZOIS (EDITOR). PATH OF THE DRAGON - A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE (GAME OF THRONES). Dell Magazines, New York, December 2000. Vol 24, No 12, Whole No 299. First Edition. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, faint reading crease, trivial minor shelf wear to lower extremities near tail of spine, else pages are clean and binding tight. A about fine copy. Hand signed 4X on each of the title pages of stories by; George R.R. Martin, Mike Resnick, Cory Doctorow and Kage Baker. First appearance ever of George R.R. Martin's novella "Path of the Dragon" a story of the character Queen Daenerys I Targaryen, Daenerys Stormborn from the A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) series, based on the Daenerys chapters from the third novel in the series: A Storm of Swords that was nominated for the Nebula Award. A Storm of Swords was later made for the HBO television series Game of Thrones from 2013-2014 in the third, fourth and some parts of the fifth season series. The previous… Read More

[POUL ANDERSON]. JOHN W. CAMPBELL, Jr. (EDITOR). THE HIGH CRUSADE. ASTOUNDING / ANALOG SCIENCE FACT & FICTION. COMPLETE 3 BOOK SET. Street & Smith Publications, New York, 1960. Vol. 65, No. 5 (July), Vol. 65, No. 6 (Aug), Vol 66, No. 1 (Sept). First Edition. True first edition(s) with the original 50 cent price on cover. Condition: Very Good+. Appears unread, minor rubbing near spine, creases to covers, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. First ever appearance ever of "The High Crusade" by Poul Anderson, this is the complete set Part I, II III in the series. Scarce signatures by Poul Anderson hand signed 2X on Part I and III on the title pages series of The High Crusade. The 1983 Dungeons & Dragons style roll playing board game magazine called Ares published by SPI and TSR featured a roll playing game of the same name based on this novel by Poul Anderson. Other contributors include the novella Adaptations by Mack Reynolds in the August 1960 issue and the novelette By Proxy by Randall Garrett… Read More

[ROBERT E. HOWARD, C.L. MOORE, WILLIAM HOPE HODGSON]. DONALD A. WOLLHEIM (EDITOR). AVON FANTASY READER #1. Avon, New York, 1969. First Edition, First printing. Condition: VG. Appears gently read, creases to spine, soiling to extremities of covers, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Contains stories from; Robert E. Howard, C.L. Moore, Nictzin Dyalhis, William Hope Hodgson, Manly Wade Wellman and others. Cover art by Gray Morrow. Pulp fantasy / horror vintage paperback, collectible. 173 pgs. 16mo.

[ADRIAN COLE]. BANE OF NIGHTMARES. Zebra Books, New York, 1976. First Edition, First printing. True first edition Zebra #224 with the original $1.50 price on the front cover. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, minor edge wear, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. This is the author's fourth novel, inspired by Robert E. Howard pulp fiction and the third title of the Dream Lords Triology. Cover art by Tom Barber. Modern fantasy vintage paperback, REH inspired, collectible. 208 pgs. 16mo.

[DONALD MOFFITT]. THE BARONESS. COMPLETE SET VOL. 1-8. Pocket Books, New York, 1974-1975. True first edition(s) Pocket Books #77906, #77904, #77728, #77918, #77762, #77949, #77691, #77949 with the original 95 cent price on the cover. Condition: Near Fine~VG+. Appears unread, creases to spine, shelf wear, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Paul Kenyon is the pseudonym of science fiction / pulp fiction author Donald Moffitt. Features protagonist Baroness Penelope St. John-Orsini voluptuous international playgirl superspy. Complete set of the eight novels; The Ecstasy Connection, Diamonds Are for Dying, Death Is a Ruby Light, Hard-core Murder, Operation Doomsday, Sonic Slave, Flicker of Doom andBlack Gold. Cover art by Hector Garrido.Vintage paperback original 1970's adult fantasy soft-porn adventure / spy thriller, scarce complete set, collectible. 16mo.

[MARGARET STOHL, KAMI GARCIA]. BEAUTIFUL DARKNESS. Little Brown & Co., New York, 2010. First Edition, First printing. True First Edition stated with full number line. Condition: Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright and binding tight.DJ is unclipped and about fine. Signed by co-author Margaret Stohl on the title page. This is the second novel in the Caster Chronicles. Stohl is a comic book writer for Marvel Comics for the Marvel characters; Captain Marvel and The Avengers super-hero, The Black Widow ,both characters are also in Marvel's live action feature films. Classic YA fantasy and signed collectible. 503 pgs. 8vo.

[MARGARET STOHL, KAMI GARCIA]. BEAUTIFUL CHAOS. Little Brown & Co., New York, 2011. First Edition, Second printing. Condition: Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright and binding tight.DJ is unclipped and about fine. Signed by co-author Margaret Stohl on the title page. This is the third novel in the Caster Chronicles. Stohl is a comic book writer for Marvel Comics for the Marvel characters; Captain Marvel and The Avengers super-hero, The Black Widow ,both characters are also in Marvel's live action feature films. Classic YA fantasy and signed collectible. 528 pgs. 8vo.

[AVRAM DAVIDSON]. (EDITOR). THE BEST FROM FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION 12TH SERIES. Ace Books, New York, 1967. First Edition. Ace # G-611 with the original 50 cents on cover. Condition: Very Good. Appears unread, minor rubbing and mild reading crease on spine typical of pulp fiction books of this age, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Neat owners inscription on intro page. Original publishers orange color (A.E.S.) All Edges Stained page edges. Anthology of the world's best Sci-Fi short stories from authors of the day including; James Blish, Brian W. Aldiss, Terry Carr, Karen Anderson (wife of Sci-Fi writer Poul Anderson) and many more rare short stories. Cover art and interior illustrations by Jack Gaughan. Uncommon anthology vintage paperback collectible. 254 pgs. 16mo.

[JASPER FFORDE]. THE BIG OVER EASY: A NURSERY CRIME. Viking Press, New York, 2005. First U.S. Edition, First printing. True U.S. first edition with full number line. Condition: Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean, unmarked, bright and binding tight. Dust jacket is not price clipped and about fine. Overall a about fine crisp book. Hand signed by author Jasper FForde on the fly page. "Signed Copy" sticker still attached to front cover. Cover art by Tom Gauld. Not a reprint and not a facsimile autograph. Modern first fantasy / Sci-Fi, signed collectible. 383pgs.

[LIN CARTER]. THE BLACK STAR. Dell Publishing, New York, 1973. First Edition, First printing. True first edition Dell #0932 with the original 95 cent price on the cover. Condition: Near Fine, Appears unread, a touch of creasing near spine on the front cover, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Cover art by Frank Frazetta. First edition fantasy vintage paperback, collectible. 235 pgs. 16mo.

[ROBERT E. HOWARD]. BLACK VULMEA'S VENGEANCE. Zebra Books / Kensington Publishing Co., New York, 1977. First Edition, First printing. True first edition Zebra #244 with the original price of $1.50 on the cover. Condition: VG+. Appears unread, light spine crease, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. A sharp crisp very good plus to about near fine copy. Cover art by Tom Barber. Original novella titled "Black Vulmea's Vengeance" first published in the pulp magazine Golden Fleece in 1938, featuring Terence Vulmea aka Black Vulmea, by Robert E. Howard, uncommon collectible. 207 pgs. 16mo.

[JOHN JAKES]. BRAK THE BARBARIAN VERSUS THE SORCERESS. Paperback Library, New York, 1969. First Edition, First printing. True first edition Paperback Library #63-089 with the original 60 cents price on the cover. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, spine is uncreased, micro-chips to extremities, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. A about fine copy. First appearance in the Fantastic Stories of Imagination November, December 1963 pulp magazine issues. Cover art by Frank Frazetta. First edition vintage paperback sword and sorcery pulp fiction from a well known author, collectible. 160 pgs. 16mo.

[JOHN JAKES]. BRAK THE BARBARIAN. Avon, New York, 1968. First Edition, First printing. True first edition Avon # S363 with the original 60 cent price on the front cover. Condition: VG+. Appears unread, creases nears spine, slightly spine cocked, micro-chips to extremities, minor scuffs to front cover typical of vintage paperbacks of this age, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. A about crisp, very good plus copy. First appearance ever of the fix-up fantasy novel in book form of the stories "The Pillars of Chambalor" and "The Silk of Shaitan" originally published in the pulp magazine Fantastic Stories. Cover art by Frank Frazetta. Sword and sorcery fantasy novel by a major author, collectible. 173 pgs. 16mo.

[EDWARD LLEWELLYN]. THE BRIGHT COMPANION. DAW Books, New York, 1980. First Edition First printing. True first edition DAW Books #371, #UE1511 with the original $1.75 price on the front cover. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, faint crease to spine, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Second book of The Douglas Convolution. Cover art by Don Maitz. Modern fantasy vintage paperback original, collectible. 176 pgs. 16mo.

[CAROLYN JANICE CHERRY]. BROTHERS OF EARTH. Daw Books, New York, 1976. First Edition, First printing. True first edition paperback original DAW #UW1257, No. 212 with the original price of $1.50 on the front cover. Condition: Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. This is the author's second novel and first volume of the Hanan Rebellion Saga. Cover art by Alan Atkinson. Fantasy first edition novel from a major author, rare collectible. 254 pgs. 16mo.