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New York: William Morrow & Company, 2004. Signed on the half-title page by Neal Stephenson. First edition / First printing. Brown paper spine,ochre paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. This copy has been stored lying flat on a shelf since publication, and has no sagging of the text block, endemic to the majority of copies of this heavy, oversize book. An exceptionally beautiful copy. Note: extra shipping applies to this title. Winner of the 2005 Locus Award.
MIDNIGHT TALES. (MIDNIGHT HOUSE; DABBLERS; UNWINDING; MRS. ORMEROD; DOUBLE DEMON; TOOL; HEART OF THE FIRE; CLOCK; PETER LEVISHAM; MISS CORNELIUS; MAN WHO HATED ASPIDISTRAS; SAMBO; ACROSS THE MOORS; FOLLOWER; AUGUST HEAT; BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS, ETC.) by Harvey, William Fryer. Edited and with introduction by Maurice Richardson - 1946
by Harvey, William Fryer. Edited and with introduction by Maurice Richardson
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MIDNIGHT TALES. (MIDNIGHT HOUSE; DABBLERS; UNWINDING; MRS. ORMEROD; DOUBLE DEMON; TOOL; HEART OF THE FIRE; CLOCK; PETER LEVISHAM; MISS CORNELIUS; MAN WHO HATED ASPIDISTRAS; SAMBO; ACROSS THE MOORS; FOLLOWER; AUGUST HEAT; BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS, ETC.)
by Harvey, William Fryer. Edited and with introduction by Maurice Richardson
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London: J.M. Dent, 1946. 200 pp, small 8vo (approx. 7 1/2" H) - black boards with white lettering on spine. Contains twenty stories selected from 'Midnight House', 'The Beast With Five Fingers', and 'Moods and Tenses'. Richardson 'introduces them with an essay on ghost stories in general and on Dr. Harvey and his stories in particular. Contents: Midnight House; The Dabblers; Unwinding; Mrs. Ormerod; Double Demon; The Tool; The Heart of the Fire; The Clock; Peter Levisham; Miss Cornelius; The Man Who Hated Aspidistras; Sambo; The Star; Across the Moors; The Follower; August Heat; Sarah Bennet's Possession; The Ankardyne Pew; Miss Avenal; The Beast With Five Fingers. Bequest bookplate on front free endpaper (from the actor Raymond Massey to his alma mater), small bookstore label on rear pastedown, minor wrinkle at bottom of spine, minor rubbing to boards. Dust jacket is price-clipped, has light to moderate edgewear, small chips at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, light browning, a few small closed tears with creases, some light waviness, light rubbing/soiling and 2" scratch on rear panel - now protected in removable mylar sleeve.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good-.
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- Keywords William Fryer Harvey, Ghosts, Ghost stories, Hauntings, Supernatural, Psychological, Beast with Five Fingers, August Heat, Double Demon, Miss Cornelius, Midnight House, Man Who Hated Aspidistras, Horror Stories, Occult, Dabblers, Unwinding, Mrs. Omerod, H
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The Confusion. Volume Two of The Baroque Cycle.
by STEPHENSON, Neal.
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Andromeda. A Space-Age Tale.
by Ivan Yefremov
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Moscow: Foreign Language Publishing House, 1959. 373 pp. Approximately 5 1/4 x 8". First English Language Edition. Illustrated dust jacket in very good condition with moderate edge wear and tear near spine, price-clipped; Maroon cloth over boards, slightly worn gilt title on spine and crisp gilt design on cover, black and white illustrations throughout, some foxing of top pages edges, otherwise in very good + condition. Ivan Antonovich Yefremov (1908 - 1972) was a Russian paleontologist and science fiction writer. This book is described as a scientific fantasy, telling of the growth of science and engineering on earth which enables us to communicate in a friendly way with others in the universe through the Great Circle. Andromeda was translated by George Hanna and made into a film in 1967 called "The Andromeda Nebula".
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Atmosphera Incognita
by Neal Stephenson
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Subterranean, 2019-07-31. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 8x5x0. Ex-Library, withdrawn. Typical library stickers/ stamps. Other than library markings, text pages are very clean, appear to have no notations, highlighting or underlining. Stored and protected in a Mylar cover. Hardcover shows a bit of edge/ shelf wear from use/storage. Binding is in very good condition. 2019. Subterranean. A currently OOP (out of print), uncommon, or hard to find book. Ships in box, quickly and with care.
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FOUNDATION Custom Display Case with Rear Panel
by Isaac Asimov
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Bradbury: The Writer's Digest Interview
by Bradbury, Ray and Bob Jacobs
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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(N.-pl.): Writer's Digest, 1976. First Edition. Pamphlet. Near fine. An offprint from Writer's Digest and the first separate publication of this interview with Bradbury. Scarce. [28] pages made from seven sheets folded vertically and laid into printed wrappers (not stapled into the binding). The format is unusual, with the text printed in single narrow columns, as it appeared in the magazine. 4-/14 by 11 inches. First edition of this offprint. A near fine copy.
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Dust
by Pellegrino, Charles
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Olympia, Washington, United States
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Norwalk: Easton Press, 1998. Book. Illus. by Debbie Hughes. Near Fine. Full-Leather. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. number 798 of the limited edition of 900. grey leather with gilt titles and gilt decorations. all edges gilt. silk moiree endpapers, silk marker ribbon. witl loose associated bookplate and certificate of authenticity. 786pp..
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BLINDED THEY FLY: A Fantasy
by Vol Molesworth
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Sydney, Australia: Futurian Press, 1951. BLINDED THEY FLY: A Fantasy- by Vol Molesworth- Signed Limited Edition # 71 of 200- Futurian Press, Sydney, Australia- 1951- 1st Edition-1st Printing (Limited to 200)- Softcover wraps:- 8vo- Acceptable to fair/ no jacket as issued- original green wraps with black titles- cover is chipped an worn but still in place, cover has damp stains and creases- 31pp, are toned, stained and light creasing where booklet was folded- but, complete, scarce and still very presentable- SEE PHOTOS- Limited to just 200 signed copies, this scarce fantasy-sci-fi is held by only 13 Libraries worldwide and only 3 copies are for sale at this time- Only now is the genius of Molesworth coming to light and his stories are now being reprinted- This Australian author's items are now becoming very collectible- OCLC Number: . Signed by Author. 1st Edition-1st Printing. Soft Cover Wraps. Acceptable/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The People Of The Mist
by Haggard, H. Rider
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Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, United States
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New York, New York: Longmans, Green and Company. Very Good with no Dust Jacket. 1894. First American Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 357 pages: 5.25 x 7.5 in.: 1.8: KB#010064: No Dustjacket. Boards now protected by a new Brodart Archival Mylar Cover. Boards are dark green cloth with embossed gilt lettering on front and spine and light images of mountain tops on the front board. Boards and pages are mostly clean and unmarked (except for some small dark marks on page edges and four round red design marks near bottom of front board), bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Illustrations include tissue-protected frontispiece and 15 additional full-page drawings by Arthur Layard. Contains 357 pages of text, followed by a 16-page catalogue of other Longmans' published works of the time. This classic "lost race" fantasy novel was first serialized in the magazine Tit-Bits Weekly in 1893 - 1894. It is a tale of a penniless British adventurer seeking wealth in the wilds of…
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Startling Stories (CANADIAN) 1946 Vol. 13 # 1 Winter: Outlaw World (Captain Future) / The Forgotten Man of Space / The Jimson Island Giant
by Merwin, Sam Jr. (editor): Edmond Hamilton / P. Schuyler Miller / Sam Merwin Jr.
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Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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Toronto: Publication Enterprises Limited 1st Edition , 1946 ----------pulp magazine, standard pulp size. This Canadian printing duplicates the US printing of the same date, the only differences being the copyright information, a "Printed in Canada" blurb on the front cover, and it is a little taller to accomodate a promotional banner on the front cover bottom edge. Includes Outlaw World, a Captain Future novel by Edmond Hamilton. Small split to spine bottom, less than the usual small edge tears, a VG+ to near fine copy. Back cover advertisement is for The Service Life Insurance Co.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good+ to Near Fine. Illus. by Earle Bergey (front cover). Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books.
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I, ROBOT Grosset & Dunlap Custom Display Case with Rear Panel
by Isaac Asimov
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Troup , Texas, United States
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Midnight Tales
by HARVEY,WILLIAM FRYER
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dent london 1946. first edition 200pp VERY GOOD (black cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) lacks dustwrapper
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Midnight Tales
by Harvey, William Fryer
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Northridge, California, United States
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London: J. M. Dent. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Publisher's cloth. Topstain faded, bookseller stamp to fep. Trace insecting/soil. Tight and square. The DJ in mylar is price clipped, tiny tear to spine end, slight rubbing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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MIDNIGHT TALES
by HARVEY,WILLIAM FRYER
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Vancouver, Washington, United States
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J.M.DENT & SONS, 1946 Hardback in very good condition with good to very good minus (VG-) dust jacket. Jacket is price clipped but protected in clear mylar jacket sleeve. Previous owner name plate affixed to first blank page. First published in 1946.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.
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The Centaur
by Updike, John
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Alliance, Ohio, United States
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NY: Crest Books. F. 1964. 1st Printing. Paperback. Crest Book #R682, 1964. Stated first Crest printing. Fine condition. R ubs at the head of the spine. .
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Human Nature: New Doctor Who Adventures
by Cornell, Paul
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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A respectable used copy of one of the most-liked New Adventures -- slight rubbing, slight edge wear. See the photos, and ask if you need more info.
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The Brick Moon : From the Papers of Captain Frederic Ingham
by Hale, Edward Everett
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Williamsville, New York, United States
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Barre, Massachusetts: Imprint Society. Fine with no dust jacket. 1971. Limited/Numbered Edition. Hardcover. The Near Fine slipcase has a faint mark at the tail of the spine edge. ; Early science fiction that imagines a human colonized brick and mortar satellite moon of the Earth. Satirical subtext throughout, based on personalities and society in Boston, MA. Originally serialized in The Atlantic in 1869 and 1870. Copy 712 of a limited edition of 1,950. Signed by the illustrator. Seventeen woodcuts printed in brown, directly from the blocks, by Michael McCurdy, prolific illustrator and founder of the Penmaen Press. Printed by Spiral Press on fine paper. Half dark linen with gilt image of a telescope, the remainder natural linen on boards. This is the later binding, the first being in quarter brown linen, no image, the remainder natural. Slipcase is clean, with sharp corners, and a clean, woodcut illustrated, title label that wraps around the spine edge. Signed by the illustrator. A clean…
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THE WORLD OF STAR TREK
by Gerrold, David
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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New York: Ballantine Books, 1973. Mass market paperback. 276 pages + 64 pages of photographs. First printing of this paperback original. An inside picture of the 3 worlds of Star Trek: 1) Gene Roddenberry" conception of the TV series; 2) the show itself--writers, stars and technicians; and 3) the world of the fans who kept the series alive after NBC cancelled it. The book is clean and bright, with just a hint of edgewear; a couple of reading crease on the spine, but still square and tightly bound. Bookstore stamp at top of page facing the front cover.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.
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Let's All Kill Constance SIGNED FIRST
by RAY BRADBURY
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PASADENA, California, United States
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A FINE FIRST EDITION IN DUST JACKET. SIGNED BY MR. BRADBURY ON TITLE PAGE.
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A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
by Verne, Jules
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Jules Verne: Jules A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 1959 Dodd, Mead Science Fiction Book Club Edition. Special introduction by Arthur C. Clarke. USED. VG/G original red, black and white Jean Morton dust jacket. Spine of jacket is skinned by price label removal. Beige boards, red topstain, 226 pages, binding is tight. Plot summary:" In Jules Verne's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, a geology professor, Otto Lindenbrock, and his nephew Axel discover and decode an ancient document that purports to show that a dormant volcano holds a secret entrance to a series of caverns leading to a subterranean world at the earth's center. In the name of scientific discovery, they follow the instructions and undertake a hazardous journey deep within the earth..."
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THE OCTOBER COUNTRY
by RAY BRADBURY
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Signed by the author, Ray Bradbury. The later printing of this edition which contains a new introduction written by Ray Bradbury specifically for this edition. As new in dust jacket. remainder mark
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The Book of Philip Jose Farmer
by Philip Jose Farmer
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Rock Island, Illinois, United States
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SIGNED. First Hardcover Edition. First Printing. Elmfield Press/ London (1976). Wraparound jacket art by Josh Kirby. Very near fine, full cloth hardcover with fine, as new jacket. Spine head and heel edges very lightly pushed and two mildly bumped corners. Jacket is quite fine, as new, and bright in fresh, removable mylar sleeve. Signed (signature only) by Farmer on first blank page. Boxed for swift shipping. 11-b
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Silent Interviews: On Language, Race, Sex, Science Fiction, and Some Comics―A Collection of Written Interviews
by Samuel Delany
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Rock Island, Illinois, United States
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First Edition. First Printing. Wesleyan (1994). Fine, as new, black full cloth hardcover, with vivid silver lettering. No jacket was issued by publisher. A fresh, sharp copy. Boxed for swift, safe shipping. 11(1b)
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The Sex Demon of Jangal
by Brent, Lynton Wright
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Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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Hollywood, CA: Brentwood Publishing Co. / Crime-Adventure Series Book No. 101 1st Edition, 1964 ----------paperback. An erotic fantasy novel. Covers slightly rubbed, very modest shelfwear, a near fine copy.. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. Illus. by The Author (front cover). Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books.
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