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Against the Fall of Night, A Science Fiction Novel by Arthur C. Clarke, Published by Gnome Press, 1953 First Edition, Hardcover with Original Dust Jacket in Protective Mylar Sleeve ---- Very Good Vintage Condition. The book and dust jacket are clean, covers attached, secure binding, crisp inner pages, unmarked, no writing, no highlighting, no stains, no ripped pages, no edge chipping, no corner folds, no creased pages, no remainder marks, not ex-library. Some light dust jacket and general wear from age, use, storage and handling. Light scuffing to the dust jacket front inner flap. ---- Free USA Shipping ---- Against the Fall of Night is a science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. Originally appearing as a novella in the November 1948 issue of the magazine Startling Stories, it was revised and expanded in 1951 and published in book form in 1953 by Gnome Press. It was later expanded and revised again and published in 1956 as The City and the Stars. A later edition includes another of… Read More

Angelo (Black Knight Classics of the Homosexual Underground), Published by Guild Press, 1969, Paperback, 7x4 Inches ---- Excellent Vintage Condition. The book is clean, covers attached, secure binding, crisp inner pages, unmarked, no writing, no highlighting, no fading, no ripped pages, no edge chipping, no corner folds, no creased pages, no remainder marks, not ex-library. Very light surface wear from age, use, storage and handling. ---- Free USA Shipping ---- The first paperback original to deal with homosexuality was 1952's Men into Beasts, a nonfiction work by George Viereck. Viereck, a poet, was sent to prison during World War II for his work as a paid propaganda agent of Nazi Germany. Men into Beasts is a general memoir of the indignities and brutalities of life in prison, but a significant part of it deals with situational homosexuality in prison. Beginning around 1964, the more than a decade of challenges to U.S. censorship laws applied to literary novels such as Lady Chatterley's Lover,… Read More

Bail Out! (Black Knight Classics of the Homosexual Underground), Published by Guild Press, 1969, Paperback, 7x4 Inches ---- Excellent Vintage Condition. The book is clean, covers attached, secure binding, crisp inner pages, unmarked, no writing, no highlighting, no stains, no fading, no ripped pages, no edge chipping, no remainder marks, not ex-library. Very faint signs of wear from age, use, storage and handling. The front title page has a light corner crease mark. ---- Free USA Shipping ---- The first paperback original to deal with homosexuality was 1952's Men into Beasts, a nonfiction work by George Viereck. Viereck, a poet, was sent to prison during World War II for his work as a paid propaganda agent of Nazi Germany. Men into Beasts is a general memoir of the indignities and brutalities of life in prison, but a significant part of it deals with situational homosexuality in prison. Beginning around 1964, the more than a decade of challenges to U.S. censorship laws applied to literary novels such… Read More

Lara: A Tale by George Gordon Byron + Jacqueline: A Tale by Samuel Rogers, Published by Eastburn, Kirk & Co., 1814, Leatherbound, 136 pages, 5.5 x 3.0 Inches, First U.S. Edition ----- "Lara, a Tale" written May 14 - June 14 by Lord Byron and published anonymously in the summer sold 6,000 copies by early August. It was published together with "Jacqueline, a Tale" by Samuel Rogers. The two titles were first published together in London in 1814, followed by New York and Boston editions the same year. ----- Very Good+ Antiquarian Condition. The book is clean, covers attached, secure yet fragile binding, "A gift of friendship" inscribed and dedicated on front end-page, otherwise unmarked, no internal writing or notes, no ripped pages, no edge chipping. Some visible surface and edge wear from age, use, storage and handling. Light rubbing to the outer boards and edges, mild age spotting to the inner pages. Free USA Shipping