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New York, NY Pocket Books: Permabooks, 1962. Paperback First Edition Thus (1962); First Printing, so stated. Copyright is 1960. First Edition Thus (1962); First Printing, so stated. Good in Wraps: shows indications of considerable use: moderate wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to the panels, faint creasing to the backstrip and another at the lower corner of the rear panel; free of soiling; the spine leans; the binding is secure; the text is clean. Former owner's rubber stamped name and address at the top of the front panel, front endpaper, and title page. Despite noted flaws remains a sturdy reading copy with a clean text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A sturdy copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing light wear and a few minor flaws, and with a clean text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (6.35 x 4.25 x 0.5 inches). 185pp. M4242. Copyright is 1960. Mass Market Paperback. For golden age… Read More

New York, NY Donald A. Wollheim: DAW Books, 1986. Mass Market Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 256pp. DAW Collector's Book No. 659. Mass Market Paperback. The possibility that something else exists, that a male can write from a female point of view, that things are different,that the world is divided, never occurded to me before this book. I have read and reread it since I bought it 13 years ago. I love it. Take the time to alter reality for a while.

New York, NY Doubleday: Foundation Books, 1988. Hardcover First Ed, so stated. First Ed, so stated. Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ: Book shows indications of light use: slight spine lean; minimal wear; binding secure; text clean. DJ shows some rubbing to sheen; price intact; mylar-protected. Overall, remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 273pp. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY David Flckling Books, 2005. Paperback First Ed: Advance Galley. First Ed: Advance Galley. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: light wear to extremities; a bit of crinkling to the front end paper; mild rubbing to wrapper covers; binding square and secure; text clean. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 380pp. Illustrated by Chris Riddell. Paperback.

New York, NY Hearst Corporation: Avon , 1996. Paperback First Edition Thus (1996), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Published simultaneously with the hardcover edition. First Edition Thus (1996), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Published simultaneously with the hardcover edition. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the very slightest spine lean; else flawless. The binding remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of any creases to the covers. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only a single unobtrusive flaw. Bright and Clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.25 x 0.75 inches). 246 pages. Language: English. Weight: 8.5 ounces. Trade Paperback. 

New York, NY Ace Science Fiction, 1984. Mass Market Paperback First Edition (1984). A Paperback Original. First Edition (1984). A Paperback Original. Very Near Fine in Wraps: small, fine creases at the upper and lower corners of the front panel; mild rubbing to the wrapper covers; the text pages show the expected light tanning, due to aging; the binding is square and remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing very mild wear and a couple of minor cosmetic flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (6.8 x 4.25 x 0.7 inches). 233 pages. Arresting cover art is - apparently at least - unattributed. Language: English. Weight: 4.4 ounces. Mass Market Paperback. Arthur Bertram… Read More

New York, NY Berkley Publishing: Ace Books, 1999. Mass Market Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; mildest rubbing; a faint patch of discoloration at the backstrip, partially, and thinly discolors the titles thereon, though the titles remain bold and perfectly legible. Binding shows barely discernible lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 258pp. Mass Market Paperback.

New York, NY Tom Doherty Associates: Tor, 2001. Paperback First Edition Thus (2001); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First published in hardcover earlier in the same year. First Edition Thus (2001); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Wraps: the binding leans ever so slightly off square, while remaining perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the covers. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only a single unobtrusive flaw. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.5 x 1 inches). 352 pages. Language: English. Weight: 14.7 ounces. First published in hardcover earlier in the same year. Trade Paperback.

New York, NY Ballantine Books, 1973. Paperback First Ed; First Printing, so stated. First Ed; First Printing, so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to extremities, and a couple of places [top and bottom front corner tips] where the blue-tinted cover has chipped away from the white underlayment, allowing the underlayment to show through; else mild rubbing and the faintest soiling to the wrapper covers; pages have tanned a bit, due to aging; the binding shows very slight lean, while remaining perfectly secure; text clean. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 184pp. Mass Market Paperback. Science Fiction story about a biological time bomb that could destroy the entire planet. Autoheteromorph 233: a life-form so highly adaptive that it can feed on literally anything. Starting as a chemical, it can develop into a plant, and end up as a plant-animal. Under control, it is an infinitely useful source of high-grade… Read More

London, UK Methuen Paperbacks: Magnum Books, 1978. Mass Market Paperback Later Edition. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of light use: very slight spine lean; light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to wrapper covers; a patch of scuffing along the middle of the front hinge; some very faint creasing near three of the corners; the pages are lightly tanned, due to age; binding secure; text clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 159pp. First published in 1968 by Ace Books. Mass Market Paperback. From the back cover: "This volume is a collection of four of his most inventive, humorous and exciting novelettes - each different, each fantastic, and each guaranteed reading pleasure." The four stories here share a common theme: each features humans interacting with aliens in an unusual and inventive way. They also are all good stories, interesting to read and are infused with large doses of… Read More