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Moscow: Raduga Publishers, 1986. 2nd English language edition; First Raduga edoition. Hardcover. Fine copy. No jacket, as issued.. 126 pages ; 23 cm. Uncommon in this somewhat early edition. In English; translated from the Russian original. Translation of: Chelovek-amfibiia. Originally published in English by Progress in 1959. / Aleksandr Beliayev (1884-1942), often hailed as the "Russian Jules Verne," stands as a significant figure in Soviet and Russian science fiction literature. His career as a lawyer ended abruptly due to tuberculosis, leading him to a Crimean sanatorium where he began writing. His works, including notable titles "Professor Dowell's Head" (1925) and "Amphibian Man" (1928), explore scientific advancements and their ethical implications. Despite facing Soviet censorship and criticism for his emphasis on individualism and potential misuse of power, Beliayev continued to contribute to the genre until his death in 1942. His works, still popular in Russia and translated into many… Read More

New York: Avon Books, 1976. First equinox printing. Paperback. Mild rubbing to covers and head and foot of spine. Mild yellowing to pages. Mild sunning to spine. Crisp and clean copy. Very good.. Paperback red octavo with color illustrated cover. 160 pages ; 18 cm. SF rediscovery series ;; no. 22; || "A major work of science fiction in which...a traveler through time discovers Christ the man-and is caught in the grip of an age-old prophecy."-front cover. || Science fiction.

New York: Avon Books, 1975. First equinox printing. Paperback. Very mild rubbing to front cover, head and foot of spine. Very mild yellowing to pages. Crisp and tight copy. Very good (+).. Paperback yellow octavo with color illustrated cover. 185 pages ; 20 cm. Abstract: He was just plain Bill, enrolled in a correspondence course for a career as Technical Fertilizer Operator down on the farm--until a recruiting robot turned his head with visions of bright nebula lights, snappy red uniforms--and a cup of deep-space knockout drops...and Bill suddenly found himself aboard the Empire Space Ship Christine Keeler, fighting the Empire's war against the lizard-like Chingers. But an act of accidental heroism won him the Purple Dart (and an all-expenses-paid trip to fabulous Helior, the aluminum-plated Sin City of the Empire)--and that's when Bill's adventure really began... || Science fiction, American literature.

Greenwich, Conn: Gold Medal Books, 1961. First printing (stated). Paperback. Spine head edge clipped, very mild rubbing to spine foot, very gently rubbed and creased corners, a little less than a quarter of an inch tear to rear-top edge and ten rear pages, very light rubbing to edges, extremely faint soiling to covers, less than quarter inch tear to front-fore edge, unread, else Good(+) to Very Good(-).. White duodecimo, smaller than octavo, 160 pages, b&w illustrations ; mass market paperback (pocketbook) format. Science Fiction, Short Stories. || Contents: ,Report on the barnhouse effect -- All the king's horses -- D.P. -- The manned missiles -- The Euphio question -- More stately mansions -- The Foster portfolio -- Deer in the works -- Hal Irwin's magic lamp -- Tom Edison's shaggy dog -- Unready to wear -- Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow. || Cool illustration to front and rear cover.

Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, 1963. First edition (stated). Paperback. Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, very gently rubbed corners, few light creases to covers, faint soiling to covers, mostly to front cover, ink ownership signature to front free endpaper, unread, else Very Good.. Orange duodecimo, smaller than octavo, 178 pages ; 18 cm. Science Fiction. || Series: Penguin Science Fiction.

Ann Arbor: UMI Research Press, 1988. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ in Brodart. Octavo in grey and red DJ; viii, 196 p. ; 25 cm; index; bibliography: p. [181]-189. A very nice copy. Studies in speculative fiction, no. 17. || Fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism. Utopias in literature. Utopies dans la littérature. Roman -- 20e siècle -- Histoire et critique.

Hollywood, CA: Author Services, Inc, 1993. First book edition (stated). limp leather. Fine. Large octavo in blue faux leather with gilt stamped titles; v, 145 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. "The crossroads. Farmer Eben Morse sets out to sell his crops in the big city, but encounters a strange crossroads in time. He follows each of the roads to its destination, each a different culture, and having scattered havoc in all of them, wearily sets off for home. The devil's rescue. When the crew of a spectral old clipper ship rescues Lanson from his drifting lifeboat, he discovers that they are faceless, except for the captain. When a special guest, the Dark One, appears, as he does every seven years, the captain, seeking release from endless wandering, plays a game of dice with the visitor and loses, once again. Lanson then plays and wins and is instantly plunged back into the sea, but finds his lifeboat. The room. The country doctor's room is his private den, a den filled with strange souvenirs with even… Read More

Brescia: La Scuola, 1978. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Fine. Octavo in color illus wraps, 156 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Signed by the author. In Italian. Series: L'Alfiere, 3. ser., 14. Juvenile (no specific ages).

Paris: Denoël, 1955. Advance review copy of first French language edition. Paperback. In custom (or original?) glassine jacket; remainder mark to bottom; overall very good(+) to near fine (-). with small sport to glassine front only , not affecting wraps. Binding tight; leaves clean.. Octavo 231 pages ; 18 cm. In French. Scarce thus. An advance review copy with "Presse" stamped to rear wrap. Series: Présence du futur, 8.§ Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012, author. Robillot, Henri; translator. Censorship -- Fiction. Totalitarianism -- Fiction. Book burning -- Fiction. State-sponsored terrorism -- Fiction. Totalitarisme -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. Autodafé de livres -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. Terrorisme d'État -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. Book burning. Censorship. Science fiction, American. State-sponsored terrorism. Totalitarianism.

New York: Ballantine Books, 1974. First paperback edition, 4th printing. Paperback. Very good to very good(-). See photos.. Small octavo pocketbook (mass market paperback) 256 pages ; 18 cm. Massmarket paperback. Ballantine #23206. Signed by Beagle on title page. [Name obscured in photo only for privacy.] Cover art by Gervasio Gallardo // "Michael Morgan was not ready to die, but his funeral was carried out just the same. Trapped in the dark limbo between life and death as a ghost, he searches for an escape. Instead, he discovers the beautiful Laura ... and a love stronger than the boundaries of the grave and the spirit world." // "Peter S. Beagle is an American author of novels, short stories, poems, and screenplays. He was born on April 20, 1939, in New York City. Beagle's most famous work is the fantasy novel "The Last Unicorn," which was published in 1968 and has since become a classic of the genre. He has also written many other works of fantasy and science fiction, including "A Fine and… Read More

(Milano): Arnoldo Mondadori, 1985. Presumably the first Italian edition. Paperback. A Very Fine unread copy with clearance price stickers to front wrapper. Wee bit of edge-wear; else As New.. Octavo in color illus wrappers; 286 pp; adverts to front and rear wrapper versos. Italian version of: Robots of Dawn. Uncommon. Part of Mondadori's URANIA series science fiction titles. Science Fiction literature in translation.

New York: New York Review Books, 2007. First American edition. Hardcover. Extremely mild wear to spine head and foot, exceedingly gentle rubbing to corners, bright pages, tight binding, quarter inch tear to rear DJ-top edge, exceedingly mild rubbing to DJ spine head and foot, extremely gentle rubbing to DJ corners, else Near Fine(+) in Near Fine(+) DJ.. Octavo in grey-blue DJ, 321 pages ; 22 cm. A cult of blond-haired, blue-eyed murderers are going around Moscow kidnapping people, tying them up, and then beating them on the chest with hammers made out of ice (kept in portable refrigerators) from a Siberian meteorite. The purpose of this injurious behavior is to awaken the celestial beings who are residing within them; however, only a tiny percentage of the victims survive this painful "rebirth." The survivors are given new names, a healthy bank account, and are sent out to "awaken" more of their kind. Series: New York Review Books classics. Adventure stories, Fantasy fiction, Science fiction.

New York: Harcourt Brace, 1997. 1st U.S. ed. ; first printing (full letter line: A-E). Hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ with very gently edge-wear. Octavo in dark, color-illus DJ ; 329 p. : 22 cm. Time travel -- Fiction. Immortalism -- Fiction. Dr. Zeus Incorporated (Imaginary organization) -- Fiction. Science fiction. England -- Fiction.

New York: Avon Books, 1975. First equinox printing. Paperback. Very mild rubbing to head and foot of spine. Pages mildly yellowed. Near fine.. Paperback purple octavo with color illustrated cover. 156 pages, 20 cm. Series: SF rediscovery series ;; no. 7; Variation: SF rediscovery series ;; no. 7. || "A major work of science fiction in which...two men and a woman plot a daring escape from a free-floating Hell..."-front cover.

Millbrae, Calif: Celestial Arts, 1977. First printing (stated). Paperback. Extremely mid rubbing to spine head and foot, faint soiling to rear cover and fore-edges, light sunning to rear cover, reading crease and two small creases to front cover, tight binding, bright pages, else very good.. White octavo, black color illus front cover, 216 pages, 22 cm. Science fiction.

Hollywood, CA: Author Services, 1992. 1st book ed. (stated). Hardcover. Minor discoloration to a few areas of gilt ornamental lines; else tight clean and near fine thus.. Large octavo in blue faux limp leather with gilt stamped titles; v, 265 pages : portrait ; 25 cm. Classic fiction series. // Contents: The idealist -- The Kilkenny cats -- The traitor -- The mutineers -- The rebels. Science fiction, American.

New York: Parachute Press, 2000. First edition, first printing (full number line). Paperback. A Very Good+ copy in mildly edge-worn in gently and partially curled wraps.. Octavo in glossy color pictorial wraps; 61 p. ; 20 cm. Horror tales -- Juvenile fiction. Horror stories.

New York: Avon Books, 1975. First equinox printing. Paperback. Very mild rubbing to head and foot of spine. Yellowing to inside of covers. Clean and tight copy. Very good(+).. Paperback mustard octavo with color illustrated cover. 190 pages ; 20 cm. SF Rediscovery series ;; 11; Variation: Equinox books ;; 23903. || Originally published in London in 1956 under title: The death of grass. || "A major work of science fiction in which...famine, terror, and lawlessness sweep the world-as a deadly virus forces manking to the brink of extinction!"-front cover.

New York: Avon Books, 1975. First equinox printing. Paperback. Very mild rubbing to head and foot of spine. Yellowing to inside of covers. Previous owners name in ink on inside of front cover. Clean and tight copy. Very good(+).. Paperback green octavo with color illustrated cover. 221 pages ; 20 cm. Series: SF rediscovery series: no. 8. || "A major work of science fiction in which...three explorers discover a strange alien ecosystem-which carries the seeds of Earth's destruction."-front cover. Science fiction, American.

New York: Newmarket Press, 2001. First edition, first printing (full number line). Paperback. A bright, Fine copy with tight binding.. Multicolored quarto; 176 p : col. ill. ; 28 cm. Great color illustrations. || Planet of the apes (Motion picture).