Search Results: Authors starting with S from Astro Trader Books

DOROTHY SALISBURY. A TOWN OF MASKS. Dell Publishing, New York, 1955. First Edition. Dell #823 with the original 25 cent price on cover. Condition.: Very Good / Good. With micro chips , mild creases, spine cocked, minor rubbing on spine and light soiling typical of pulp fiction books of this age, otherwise barely read, pages are clean and binding tight. Scarce mystery pulp and collectible. Cover art by William George.

[JACQUIN SANDERS]. THE GIRLS GOLDFIELD. Popular Library, New York, 1957. First Edition, First printing. True first edition paperback Popular #807 with the original 25 cent price on the front cover. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, mild edge wear to spine corners, faint creases to extremities, faint creases to spine, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. A about near fine to very good plus copy, rare in any condition. Cover art by Rafael DeSoto. Western pulp fiction vintage paperback, rare collectible. 159 pgs. 16mo.

[MARI SANDOZ]. THE CATTLEMEN: FROM THE RIO GRANDE ACROSS THE FAR MARIAS. First Edition, Third printing. Hasting House, New York, 1958. Book Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, in publisher's original green cloth boards, blind stamp of American Procession Series on front, titles in gilt on spine, maps on pastedown, endpapers, minor soiling on boards mostly on lower right front board, else near pristine, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Dust Jacket condition: Very Good+. Not priced clipped, micro-closed tear and slightly trimmed only on inside upper first inside inner flap with the original $6.50 price visible, correct third printing dust jacket with yellow ochre color printed title, illustration of cowboy and cattle on spine instead of the first edition sienna red color printed on spine. Dust jacket only is ex-library, age toning, creases to extremities, a light pencil mark on spine with the typical neat hand written library dewey decimal number and ghost sticker on spine, else no other… Read More

[WALTER SATTERTHWAIT]. THE HANGED MAN: A Joshua Croft Mystery. St. Martin's Press, New York, 1993. First Edition, First printing. Condition: Fine / Near Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Dust jacket is near fine to very good + with creases, micro-chips to extremities and a closed one centimeter tear on lower right corner. Set in Sante Fe, New Mexico, this is the fourth in the Joshua Croft series. Flat signed by author Walter Satterthwait on the title page. Modern western mystery thriller, signed collectible. 258 pgs. 8vo.

[HARVEY KEITH SCHREIBER]. THE EAGLE AND THE SWORD. Popular Library, New York, 1979. First Edition, First printing. Condition; VG+. Appears unread, creases to spine, creases to rear panel near spine, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Cover art by Michael Marianao. Modern sword and sorcery fantasy vintage paperback original, collectible. 256 pgs. 16mo.

[JOHN JAKES]. (PSUEDONYM JAY SCOTLAND). SIR SCOUNDREL. Ace Books, New York, 1962. First Edition, First printing. True first edition Ace # F-146 with the original 40 cent price on the cover. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, light edge wear mostly near spine, a few micro-chips to extremities else pages are clean and binding tight. A about crisp near fine copy. Modern historical fiction by a major author, collectible. 191 pgs. 16mo.

[ORSON SCOTT CARD]. PRENTICE ALVIN. Tor Books, New York, 1989. First Edition, First printing. Book Condition: Fine. Appears unread, maps to endpapers, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Neat embossed stamp from previous owner's personal library. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Unclipped with the original $17.95 price on the inner flap, micro-chips, hairline scatches, creases to extremities typical of vintage dust jackets of this age. Overall a about fine copy. Signed, dated and inscribed on the half-title by author Orson Scott Card; "To Rich, Out of the fire, into the light! Orson Scott Card, April 20, 1996.". This is the third book in the Alvin Maker Saga by Orson Scott Card, author of the novel Ender's Game. Cover art by Dennis Nolan. Modern first edition fantasy, signed by a major author, collectible. 342 pgs. 8vo.

[ORSON SCOTT CARD]. THE MEMORY OF EARTH . Tor Books, New York, 1992. First Edition, First printing. Book Condition: Fine. Appears unread, illustrated interior maps, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Neat embossed stamp from previous owner's personal library. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Unclipped with the original $21.95 price on the inner flap, micro-chips, hairline scatches, creases to extremities typical of vintage dust jackets of this age. Overall a about fine copy. Signed, dated and inscribed on the half-title by author Orson Scott Card; "To Rich, The dance of women and men! Orson Scott Card, April 20, 1996." This is the first book in the Homecoming Saga by Orson Scott Card, author of the novel Ender's Game. Cover art by Keith Parkinson. Modern first edition fantasy, signed by a major author, collectible. 294 pgs. 8vo.

[ORSON SCOTT CARD]. PASTWATCH: THE REDEMPTION OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS. Tor Books, New York, 1996. First Edition, First printing. Book Condition: Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Neat embossed stamp from previous owner's personal library. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Unclipped with the original $23.95 price on the inner flap, micro-chips, hairline scatches, creases to extremities typical of vintage dust jackets of this age. Overall a about fine copy. Signed, dated and inscribed Presentation Copy on the half-title by author Orson Scott Card; "To Rich, Lets make history together! Orson Scott Card, April 20, 1996." This is a alternative history story by Orson Scott Card, author of the novel Ender's Game. Cover art by Thomas Snowdon-Romer. Modern first edition fantasy, signed by a major author, collectible. 351 pgs. 8vo.

[ROBERT SHECKLEY]. HUGH M. HEFNER. (EDITOR). PLAYBOY. HMH Publishing Co. Inc., Chicago, March 1970. Vol. 17 No. 3. Softcover. First Edition. Condition: Very Good+. Appears unread, micro-chips to extremities, minor rubbing to covers, centerfolds intact as originally issued, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. First appearance ever by author Robert Sheckley of the science fiction short story "The Same To You Doubled". Centerfold photography by William and Melba Figge of the 1970 Miss March Playmate Christine Koren, pin-up illustration by Alberto Vargas. Cover art photography of model Barbi Benton by Dwight Hooker. Classic science fiction short story first appearance, vintage Playboy collectible.

[ALICE HASTING BRADLEY SHELDON]. YOUR HAPLOID HEART. ANALOG SCIENCE FICTION / FACT . Conde Nast, New York, September, 1969. Vol. 84, No.1. First Edition. True first edition with the original 60 cent price on the front cover. Condition: Very Good. With mild rubbing to edges, micro-chips to extremities, creases to covers typical of pulp fiction magazines of this age, otherwise barely read, pages are clean and binding tight. First appearance ever of the novelette "Your Haploid Heart" by James Tiptree Jr. pseudonym of Alice B. Sheldon one of the earliest mid-century female Sci-Fi writers in science fiction. Contributions by Jack Wodhams, Rob Chilson and others. Cover art by Kelly Freas. Classic pulp science fiction collectible. 180 pgs. 12mo.

[JOHN L. SHELLEY]. CAVALRY SERGEANT. Ballantine Book, New York, 1960. First Edition, First printing. True first edition paperback original BB #366K with the original 35 cent price on the front cover. Condition: VG+. Appears unread, spine is uncreased, cover has much of the original gloss, creases near spine on front cover, micro-chips to extremities mostly spine corners, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. A very good plus to almost near fine copy. Cover art by Ron Lesser. Vintage western first edition paperback original, uncommon collectible. 144 pgs. 16mo.

[FREDERICK DILLEY GLIDDEN] LUKE SHORT. RAW LAND. Dell Publishing, New York, 1956. 2nd printing. Dell # 895 with the original 25 cents price on cover. Condition: Near Fine / Very Good. With micro-chips to edge extremities, minor rubbing on spine, mild creases to covers of pulp fiction books of this age, otherwise appears unread, pages are clean, bright without tears or stains and binding tight. First appearance as " Gunsmoke Graze " in Western Story pulp magazine 1940. Classic Western pulp collectible. Cover art by Robert Stanley. 12mo. 192 pgs.

[ROBERT SILVERBERG]. THOSE WHO WATCH. Signet / New American Library, New York, 1967. First Edition, First printing stated. True first edition Signet #P3160 with the original 60 cents price on the front cover. Condition: Near Fine / Very Good. Appears unread, covers are clean, about a half centimeter micro chip on front cover middle right, reading creases to spine and light edge wear to cover extremities, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Classic science fiction collectible. 143 pgs. 16mo.

[CLIFFORD D. SIMAK]. (EDITOR). NEBULA AWARD STORIES SIX. Pocket Books, 1972. First Edition, First printing. True first edition paperback Pocket #77542 with the original 95 cent price on the front cover. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, a few micro-chips to extremities, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Anthology of short stories, novelettes from; Fritz Leiber, R. A. Lafferty, Theodore Sturgeon, Gene Wolfe, Keith Laumer, Harry Harrison, Joanna Russ and more. Cover art by Wilson McLean. Modern science fiction anthology vintage first edition paperback from major authors, collectible. 192 pgs. 16mo.

[GEORGE JOSEPH CHRISTIAN SIMENON]. INSPECTOR MAIGRET AND THE KILLERS. Signet / New American Library, 1964, New York. 2nd Printing. Signet # D2579 with the original 50 cents price on cover. Condition: Good+. Books have minor micro tears / micro chips , mild creases, minor rubbing on spine, 1" rubbing to lower rear cover only on bottom type no artwork on rear cover, mild tanning to pages and light soiling to covers typical of pulp fiction books of this age, otherwise lightly read, pages are clean and binding tight. Mystery pulp fiction of Inspector Jules Maigret from well known French author George Simenon, translated in English by Louise Varese. Vintage mystery paperback. 16mo. 127 pgs.

[SIMON BEAUFOY]. BATTLE OF THE SEXES. Fox Searchlight Pictures /Pico Films, Los Angeles, CA., 2016. First Edition. Condition: Fine. Appears unread, micro-crease to upper right corner, otherwise pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Written by Simon Beaufoy, starring Emma Stone and Steve Carell. FYC "For Your Consideration" for Best Original Screenplay for the 2018 Oscars. First appearance in book form. Modern cinema screenplay collectible. 120 pgs. 8vo.

[BRANDO SKYHORSE]. TAKE THIS MAN: A MEMOIR. Simon & Schuster, New York, 2014. First Edition, First printing. Condition: Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean and binding tight. Dust jacket is not price clipped with only mild shelf wear. Signed and inscribed on the title page by author Brando Skyhorse. Not a book club, not ex-library and not a facsimile autograph. Modern biography / memoir, signed collectible. 272 pgs. 8vo.

[PAUL MYRON ANTHONY LINEBARGER]. PSEUDONYM CORDWAINER SMITH. QUEST OF THE THREE WORLDS. Ace Books, New York, 1966. First Edition. True First edition in paperback with Ace #F-402 and 40 cents price on the front cover. Condition: Very good +. Appears unread, light shelf wear, light creases to spine, quarter inch crease to lower left of cover, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Overall a near pristine paperback. Cover art by Gray Morrow. Introduction by Donald A. Wollheim. Four novels, the first appearance of the first novel "On the Gem Planet" with protagonist Casher O' Neill was in Galaxy pulp magazine, October 1963. Classic pulp science fiction collectible. 174 pgs. 16mo.

[EVELYN E. SMITH]. THE PERFECT PLANET. Lancer books, New York, 1963. First Edition. True First Edition Lancer 72-679 with the original 50 cent price on cover. Condition: VG-. Appears barely read, reading creases, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Cover art by Ed "Emsh" Emshwiller. Vintage science fiction paperback collectible. 144pgs. 16mo.