Search Results: Fantasy from H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller

New York: Belmont Books, 1963. First Edition, First Printing. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good to Near Fine. vintage paperback, Belmont L92-564; a collection of six science fiction novelettes, including stories by Philip K. Dick ("Vulcan's Hammer") and Robert Sheckley ("Ask A Foolish Question"); Paperback Original, First Printing of True First Edition; lightly age-tanned, clean, tight, square in pictorial wrappers showing reading crease, minor surface and edgewear. Scarce. Collectable.

New York: TOR/Tom Doherty Associates, Inc., 2002. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Modesitt, the author of the fantasy series, The Spellsong Cycle and The Saga of The Recluse, returns to science fiction in this story set four centuries in the future that asks: When there is nothing left to need or want, can beauty survive? Spine ends bumped o/w Fine in like dustjacket.

New York: Knopf, 1981. First Printing, First Edition Thus. . Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. The sixth and last of Gardner's short story collections, issued in the year before his death in a motorcycle accident. There are ten stories of a wide and varied nature, some of queens and kings and princesses in faraway magical lands; one of Welsh immigrants in upstate New York in the 1930s; another of a world-famous orchestra conductor who learns about life and death from a teenaged girl on a flight from Los Angeles to Chicago; also a story of a stubborn old woman whose unquenchable desire for revenge leads her to risk her own life in the attempt. Boards are lightly damp-stained along the edges and on spine; remainder mark on bottom edge of the text, o/w boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight and square. The heavy paper dustjacket and text are illustrated by Mary Azarian. The dj shows only a touch of edgewear, no tears, no creasing or chipping, not price-clipped. Makes a good reading/study copy,… Read More

Greenwich, CN: Fawcett Publications, Inc., 1968. First Edition Thus, Later Printing. . Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine to Fine. Vintage paperback, Gold Medal R1993; an early MacDonald venture into science fiction; mass market paperback, First Gold Medal Edition, later printing of novel first published in 1952; one-reader text is clean, tight, square, lightly age-tanned; pictorial wrappers show only very minimal surface and edgewear.

New York: Harcourt, Inc., 2002. First Printing, First U.S. Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The author of the bestselling "The Name of the Rose" returns to 12th century Europe where he is at his storytelling best with this work that mixes history and myth in the person of Baudolino, a poor Italian peasant boy who meets and charms an emperor. The emperor sends Baudolino to university in Paris where he meets a number of adventurous friends and together they set out to find Prester John, a legendary priest-king who rules over an eastern kingdom filled with fantastic creatures and lovely maidens. Boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight and square. The dustjacket is close to perfect, perhaps a touch of edgewear, no tears, no creasing or chipping, not price-clipped. Collectable.

New York: Atheneum, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. the fourth and scarcest novel in Chesbro's mystery-fantasy series featuring dwarf New York City investigator Mongo, this time looking into the death of his nephew, a supposed suicide, that leads him on a bizarre odyssey -- hunting and being hunted by a genius whose experiments with DNA have created strange life forms and who dreams of saving mankind by destroying it; boards and text are clean, tight, square; dustjacket shows only very minor surface and edgewear. Collectable.

Greenwich, CN: Fawcett Crest Books, 1975. First Edition. . Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. VINTAGE PAPERBACK: Fawcett Crest Q2410 -- A collection of eight science fiction stories from the 1930s, collected and edited by SciFi master Isaac Asimov in the 1970s with commentary from Asimov on how these favorite stories from his boyhood led him to become a scientist and SF author. The eight include: "The Man Who Evolved," Edmond Hamilton; "The Jameson Satellite," Neil R. Jones; "Submicroscopice," and "Awlo Of Ulm," Capt. S.P. Meek; "Tetrahedra Of Space," P. Schuyler Miller; "The World Of The Red Sun," Clifford D. Simak; "Tumithak Of The Corridors," Charles R. Tanner; and "The Moon Era," Jack Williamson. Originally published in hardcover by Doubleday & Co. in 1974, this copy is a First Printing, First Edition from the mass market paperback edition. 384 pages including four pages of ads, in pictorial wrappers with front… Read More

New York: Paperback Library, Inc., 1965. First Edition, First Printing. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good to Near Fine. Vintage paperback; Paperback Library 52-848; a Science Fiction thriller from the Galactic Adventure series featuring Commander and Special Agent John Craig. Paperback Original; First Printing of the True First Edition. Text is clean, tight, square, lightly age-tanned in pictorial wrappers showing only minor surface and edgewear. Collectable. Scarce.

New York: Doubleday Direct, Inc., 1999. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. A 3-novels-in-1 omnibus of late '90s romantic erotica from a trio of women authors noted for their work in this genre. "The Top of Her Game," by Emma Holly; "Stand and Deliver," by Helena Ravenscroft, and Susie Raymond's "Taking Liberties," are the books in this fourth Black Lace omnibus edition. Originally published in 1993 by Black Lace, this copy is from the book club edition, a first edition thus. About 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches, 761 pages in black paper-covered boards with gold lettering on the spine. The dustjacket's front panel shows a photo of a rather modest nude female serving as background for the titles of the three novels. Back panel has a one-inch-square detail from the photo on the front below the omnibus' title over a black background. Boards show a touch of surface wear and spine ends are lightly bumped while text has single dogeared page (491-492), o/w boards and text are… Read More

New York: Ace Books, Inc., 1953. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good to Near Fine. Vintage Paperback -- Ace F-346: Three short stories from the early years of science fiction's golden age from one of the giants of the genre who is best remembered today as the editor of "Astounding Science Fiction" (later "Analog Science Fiction and Fact") where he shaped the early careers of writers such as Asimov, Heinlein, Sturgeon and Clarke as well as the genre itself. First printing, first Ace paperback edition (originally published in issues of "Amazing Stories" magazine in the 1930s, then as a hardcover book from Fantasy Press in 1953.). Mass market paperback, 224 pages including one page of publisher's ads and an introduction by the author. Cover art by Jerome Podwill. Pictorial wrappers show slight spine lean, light reading crease, very minimal surface and edge wear. No tears, no chipping or bumping. Text shows light soiling on text edges, age-tanning in margins. O/w… Read More

New York: ROC/New American Library, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The sixth novel for this Science Fiction author features Jory Rask, a professional shockball player, who, when her mother dies, learns she is not completely human and sets out to become an assassin -- a blade dancer -- and avenge her mother. Text and boards are clean, tight, square; dustjacket shows almost no surface and edgewear. Hard To Find. Collectable.

Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1998. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Usually considered a historical mystery writer, Mosley ventures into Science Fiction with this novel in which a blue light, originating from an unknown source somewhere in the universe, enters our solar system and strikes people on earth, instantly causing these people to evolve to the fullest extent of their nature and potential. The book is the story of their transformation, wanderings and ultimate apocalyptic battle with one of their own, a 'blue' struck at the moment of dying who has become the living embodiment of death; a remainder mark on bottom edge of text o/w text and boards are clean, tight, square. A Fine copy in like dustjacket. Collectable.

New York: Bantam Books, 1973. First Edition Thus. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/Very Good. Vintage Paperback: Bantam Q7700. Today, Roth is arguably America's greatest living novelist with a string of bestselling, award-winning books to his credit. In 1972 when the novella, "The Breast," was issued, he was just one of several "promising" authors, a National Book Award winner for "Goodbye, Columbus," with "Portnoy's Complaint," a break-through best seller. "The Breast," in which 38-year-old David Kepesh is metamorphosed into a female mammary gland, drew comparisons with stories by Kafka and Gogol, cemented Roth's reputation for satire and comedy, and pushed him way up the "Top Ten Authors" list. First Mass Market Paperback Edition, First Edition Thus, First Printing. About 4 1/4 x 7 inches, 117 pages including a brief biographical note and ads for two other Roth books. Light card wrappers are white with black, red and gold… Read More

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1990. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Wilhelm's novel about a group of travelers stranded by a California mudslide explores the fine line between fact and fiction, truth and legend; a Fine copy in like dustjacket.

New York: Berkley Books, 1986. First Edition Thus. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Subtitled "A Comedy of Manners," this late career bestseller features Dr. Richard Ames, an ex-military man turned writer, who becomes the victim of mistaken identity when a stranger trying to deliver a message is shot dead at Ames' table in a restaurant. Ames finds himself thrown headlong into danger and intrigue where a plot to rescue the sentient computer called Mike could change the direction of human history. First Printing, First Paperback Edition. About 4 x 7 inches, 388 pages in pictorial wrappers with cover art by Michael Whelan. Wrappers show only very minor surface and edge wear, and very light reading creasing on spine. Text shows slight spine lean, and text edges show slight soiling and foxing with light age-tanning in page margins. No tears, no creased corners, no highlighting or other marking. A collectable copy.

Greenwich, CN: Fawcett Publications, Inc., 1973. First Printing, First Edition Thus. . Mass Market Paperback. Good Plus to Very Good. Crest Q1984; Barth's National Book Award-winning novel that gives us another look at the thousand and one nights; one-reader text is clean, square, tight, lightly age-tanned; white pictorial wrappers are lightly age-tanned along edges and on spine, some minor soiling and stains, minimal surface and edgewear.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Malmont's first novel is a bibliomystery in the tradition of the pulp fiction of the Great Depression and features two of the genre's legendary writers, Walter Gibson, the mind behind "The Shadow," and Lester Dent, creator of "Doc Savage," in a race from the palaces and battlefields of China to the Providence, R.I., waterfront to New York's Chinatown to find the madman murderer of writer H.P. Lovecraft. Along the way, they get some help from a mysterious stranger, from writer L. Ron Hubbard and from a sexy psychic with a chicken. This book is one wild adventure. Boards and text are clean and unmarked, tight and square; the dustjacket shows perhaps a trace of edgewear, no tears, chips or creasing. A collectable copy.

New York: Atheneum, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Fine/Good Plus to Very Good. Chesbro's sixth book in his mystery-spy-thriller series featuring dwarf detective, Mongo, who, to save his brother's life, must outsmart the KGB, overpower a deranged killer, and, most difficult of all, keep his cool when faced with a choice between saving his brother's life but forever losing his love or placing his brother in life-threatening jeopardy in an effort to win back his soul. Boards and text are clean, tight and square. The dustjacket shows moderate damage on the front panel where it has been scratched several times, probably by a ballpoint pen; the scratches while visible are not particulary noticeable, and the dj otherwise shows only mild edgewear, no tears, creases or chipping.

Garden City: Doubleday & Co., 1966. Hardcover. Good Plus/Good. Poe's short stories and poetry complete in a single, 821-page volume including a biographical note at the end of the text. Besides his groundbreaking detective stories, Poe was equally adept at fantasy, humor and science fiction, and, once you've read it, his lyric poetry -- "The Raven," "Annabell Lee," "The Bells" -- can't be forgotten. First edition thus, later printing. About 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, in green paper-covered boards with yellow lettering on spine. Dustjacket's pictorial front panel shows black line drawing with green highlights of woman standing in front of tree looking past a stand of trees to a house in the distance. Back panel of jacket shows portrait of Poe and a short biographical note. Corners lightly bumped; front cover shows a spattering of small, irregularly-shaped dots on lower half of cover, o/w boards and text are complete, clean and unmarked. Binding a bit loose… Read More

New York: Scribner/Simon & Schuster, 2003. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Cosmoopolis," the award-winning De Lillo's thirteenth novel, is the story of a symbolic odyssey undertaken by a very wealthy young man in a day-long journey across Manhattan. It features Eric Packer, a 28-year-old assets manager who sets out from his penthouse in his customized white stretch limo to pursue a cataclysmic bet against the yen and to get a haircut. He confronts traffic jams, violent political demostrations, deals with a variety of visitors and manages several sexual encounters on the way. The book was the basis for a 2012 Canadian movie starring Robert Pattinson. First edition, first printing (with complete numberline). About 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, 209 pages bound in black paper-covered boards with gold lettering on spine. The dustjacket's front panel shows a photo of a white limo on a city street, the photo centered on a white background with title in grey and author's name in black.… Read More