TIME FOR THE STARS by Robert Heinlein - 1956

Scholastic Press, 1999 Book. Illus. by GrandPre, Mary. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and First US Edition. Not a remainder, book club or ex-library copy. The second Harry Potter novel. All First Printing points are present: First printing with full number line "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 9/9 0/0 1 2 3 4, Printed in the U.S.A. 37, First American Edition, June 1999" stated on copyright page and Code "51795" above smaller barcode line on rear jacket panel. The "Year 2" badge IS NOT present on the spine or jacket and silver lettering is raised on the front and spine of the dust jacket. (The "Year 2" badge was added on later printings. If "Year 2" badge appears on the jacket or spine, it IS NOT a first printing.) First printing typo with "ancestor" instead of "decedent" on page 332. The "Also By" list on the ffep also includes the typo "Sorceror's" instead of… Read More

Centreville, VA: Centreville, VA: ShadowLands Press (Shadow Lands) 2000 Limited First Edition 8vo ill. , 2000 Very Fine original charcoal cloth, in Fine DW, protected in Brodart sleeve. Number 136 of 500 Signed/Numbered copies. Signed by Lisa Snelling, Edward E. Kramer, Harlan Ellison, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Charles De Lint, Neil Gaiman, Robert J. Sawyer, Chet Williamson, John Shirley, Michael Bishop, Gene Wolfe, Jack Dann, Janeen Webb, Edward Bryant, S.P. Somtow, Nancy A. Collins, Nina Kiriki Hoffmann, Brad Linaweaver, Fred Olen Ray, Richard Lee Byers, David Niall Wilson, Darrell Schweitzer, & Peter Crowther. Illustrated with 16 plates by Lisa Snellings. Errata slip bound in.

Ultramarine Press, 1988. First. Hardbound. A fine bright copy. here offered is letter "C". of an edition of 150, this is one of 26 lettered copies signed by Wolfe. the edition is finely bound in full leather by Denis Gouey. 313 pp.

Japan: Japan: Kokusho-Kankohkai / Arkham House Publishers, 1984, 1985, 1st Edition, First Printing, 1985. -----------( Japanese Editions of H P LOVECRAFT ) ---9 VOLUMES - hard covers, about 6w x 8.5h inches, all are Near Fine / Fine examples, upper edge of v.3 is speckled/spotted, all issued without dustjackets, all housed in lightly rubbed Very Good to Very Good+ slipcases which sport H R Giger illustrations taken from his edition of The Necronomicon, facsimile of Lovecraft's personal bookplate on verso of front covers ( in Western format this would be the rear cover but Japanese text starts at what we consider the back of the book ), seven of the nine volumes sport the original belly-bands, laid into each volume is some promotional material which might be for these books as that literature is titled ARKHAM ADVERTISER, as well each volume has the Arkham House logo on the front endpaper (again at what we would consider the back of the book ), so these were clearly authorized by AH, all with… Read More

USA: USA: Clayburn S Moore Creations, 1996, 1st (and only) issue, Limited Edition , 1996. -----------( LIMITED EDITION ) ---cold-cast porcelain statue of FRAZETTA's PRINCESS, based on the character DEJAH THORIS from the Mars books by Edgar Rice Burroughs, issued in 1996 by Clayburn Moore Creations, statue is about 8.25 inches high, base is about 6.5 inches wide, --sits on a dark wood circular base which is about 7 inches wide x 1.25 inches thick so the overall height of statue and base is over 9 inches tall ---looks very nice, base of statue shows the limitation and production information, both the statue and the base are in Very Fine condition, might be a bit dusty but this has been displayed as part of a book collection with subdued lighting and NO exposure to sunlight, this statue and base has the original box, box measures about 12h x 9.5w x 8.5 inches deep, box is also numbered to match the statue, box overall is Near Fine with a bit of rubbing, ---a lovely production which would make a… Read More

Grayson & Grayson Ltd., London, 1951. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. The scarce first UK edition (first printing), considerably more uncommon than the US edition which appeared a year earlier. 8vo. xv, 253pp. A sliver of discolouration to the cloth at the head and base of the backstrip, else in fine state with edge worn pictorial dust wrapper designed by C.W.Bacon, non-price-clipped but chipped at the head of the spine panel and with several small areas of loss to the extremities and some chafing to the natural folds. This copy from the library of science fiction novelist Lionel 'Lan' Wright, with his neat signature to the half-title. An anthology of eight science fiction stories. The other contributions are by A.E.van Vogt ('Far Centaurus'), Lewis Padgett ('The Iron Standard'), Robert Moore Williams ('The Red Death of Mars'), E.M.Hull ('Competition'), Manly Wade Wellman ('Men Against the Stars') and L.Ron Hubbard ('When Shadows… Read More

John C. Winston Company, 1952. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. John C. Winston Company, 1952. Stated First Edition. Very Good+/Near Fine. Stated First Edition in clean unclipped original dust jacket. Very clean midnight blue cloth boards with red-orange lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Clean beautifully illustrated endpapers (by Alex Schomburg). No names, writing or marks. All text pages and edges are clean, but tanned. 210 pages. Clean bright dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped (2.00 on front inside flap). Slightest hint of light rubbing. Four science fiction novels listed on rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

(Circa 1960?), 1960. Original Artwork . No Binding. Near Fine. Original Painting On Paper, Mounted On Card. Image 7 3/8" X 5 3/8". Probably A Design For A Sf Paperback Cover. From The Forrest Ackerman Collection.

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1967. First. Hardback book. Very Good. Scarce copy of this first edition, first printing of the author's award winning first novel. Boards and spine in very good condition with no obvious defects. A couple of the pages have very small creases to the corners, and the top edge of the book has an orange mark across the top of the pages (only visible when the book is closed). Pages are otherwise very clean and bright, excellent condition for age. Jacket bright and colourful, with very slight fading to spine (author's name is faint) with some very minor scuffing and raising to edges and a small closed tear to the front. Not price clipped. Generally a good, collectable example.

SIGNED. First Hardcover Edition of revised text version. Stated "First Printing" of Gregg Press (June,1976). The complete text and the revision preferred by Delany. Fine, green full cloth hardcover with distinctive Gregg Press red/gold lettering and design. Signed and place dated by Samuel Delany on title page. The publisher did not issue a jacket. A fresh, sharp copy. Boxed shipping. 12-b