Search Results: Fiction from Astro Trader Books

[DAVID WESTHEIMER, JOHN SHERLOCK]. THE AMINDRA GAMBLE. Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, New York, 1982. First Edition, First printing. Book Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Dust Jacket: VG+. Unclipped with the original price of $13.95 on the inner flap, micro-chips to extremities, ghost sticker on front, a few shallow closed tear(s) at folds, else a excellent jacket in professional collector's dust jacket mylar sleeve. Scarce signatures from authors David Westheimer and John Sherlock. David Westeimer was the author of Von Ryan's Express later made into a film in 1965 starring actors Frank Sinatra and Trevor Howard. Modern first fiction from a well known author, highly collectible. Uncommon. 319 pgs. 8vo

[JASPER FFORDE]. THE BIG OVER EASY: A NURSERY CRIME. Viking Press, New York, 2005. First U.S. Edition, First printing. True U.S. first edition with full number line. Condition: Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean, unmarked, bright and binding tight. Dust jacket is not price clipped and about fine. Overall a about fine crisp book. Hand signed by author Jasper FForde on the fly page. "Signed Copy" sticker still attached to front cover. Cover art by Tom Gauld. Not a reprint and not a facsimile autograph. Modern first fantasy / Sci-Fi, signed collectible. 383pgs.

[JASPER FFORDE]. THE FOURTH BEAR. (SIGNED ASSOCIATION COPY). Viking, New York, 2006. First U.S. Edition, First printing. Condition: Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Dust jacket is unclipped and about fine. Overall a about fine crisp book. Signed and inscribed on the title page from author Jasper Fforde, " For Tara & Yuri - Good luck with the movie company! Jasper. ", to voice over video game and anime actors Tara Platt and Yuri Lowenthal. With original stamp on the title page from the book's fictional WWI theme park Sommeworld. Cover art by Tom Gauld. Modern Sci-Fi / Fantasy first edition, scarce signed association copy, collectible. 378 pgs. 8vo.

[MARGARET WIDDEMER]. THE GOLDEN WILDCAT. Popular Library / Popular Giant, New York, 1957. First Edition, Third printing. Popular #G152X with 35 cents price on cover. Condition: Near Fine / Very Good. Appears unread, mild creases, minor rubbing to cover, spine with light soiling to covers typical of pulp fiction books of this age, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Margaret Widdemer was winner of the 1919 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. Classic historical pulp fiction collectible. 253 pgs. 16mo.

[CLAUDE HOUGHTON OLDFIELD]. A HAIR DIVIDES. Thorton Butterworth Limited, London, 1930. First Edition. With original black cloth covers, red titles stamped on spine, title and author blind stamped on cover. Condition: Very Good. Appears barely read, mild soiling to cloth covers and hinges starting typical of vintage books of this age. All else excellent, covers are intact with no separation, all pages of text block generally very clean and near fine, all pages present with no tears or visible foxing. Lacking only dust jacket. Overall a very good plus copy. Not a ex-library, not a facsimile signature and not a reprint. Scarce signature by Claude Houghton on first endpaper. Neat inscriptions on pastedown and ffep next to autograph (possibly from author). Classic mystery pulp fiction from a talented and overlooked early twentieth century British author, scarce collectible. 284 pgs. [plus 2 pages publisher ads, recto/verso]. 8vo.

[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.

[JOHN CLARKE BOWMAN]. ISLE OF DEMONS. Popular Library, New York, 1965. Reprint of Popular Library #571. Popular Library #SP346 with the original 50 cent price on the cover. Condition: VG+. Appears unread, crease / hairline chipping to upper spine, else pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Set in 16th Century France, historical romance novel featuring protagonist swashbuckler, Pierre de Chabot. Vintage paperback historical adventure novel. 254 pgs. 16mo.

[NURUDDIN FARAH]. KNOTS. Riverhead Books, New York, 2007. First Edition, First printing with complete number line. Condition: Fine / Near Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. In publisher's original orange color boards, one / quarter orange cloth with titles in black type on cover and spine. Dust jacket is unclipped and near pristine. Not a (BCE) Book Club Edition and not a facsimile / autopen autograph. Signed and dated February 25, 2007 on ffep by author Nuruddin Farah, not inscribed to anyone. Scarce in fine condition and signed, collectible. 432 pgs. 8vo.

[RALPH J. ROSKE, CHARLES VAN DOREN]. LINCOLN'S COMMANDO. Pyramid Books, New York, 1958. First Edition, First printing. True first edition Pyramid G356 with the original 35 cent price on the front cover. Condition: Good+. Appears barely read, rubbing to spine, slight spine slant, creases near spine and to covers, one centimeter closed tear at head of spine, half centimeter closed tear at tail of spine, aged spine glue though binding is good, pages are clean, bright and unmarked. A well worn paperback book but overall intact. Historical fiction of Civil War Union officer Lieutenant William Cushing. Classic historical fiction, a excellent reading copy, vintage paperback. 224 pgs. 16mo.

ESSIE SUMMERS. MEET ON MY GROUND. Harlequin Books, New York, 1969. First U.S. Edition, First Printing. Harlequin #51326 with the original 50 cents on cover. Condition Fine / Near Fine. With mild shelf wear, micro chips to edges and mild creases typical of vintage paperback books of this age, otherwise appears unread, pages are unmarked, clean, bright and binding tight. Rare vintage Harlequin Book collectible.

[VARDIS FISHER]. PEMMICAN. A Novel of the Hudson's Bay Company. Doubleday & Co., New York, 1956. FIRST EDITION. Condition Near Fine. Book in beautiful beige cloth with pages that are bright and clean, appears unread. Top stained red pages as issued by publisher. Neat book store stamp on title page all else pages unmarked. Binding is solid and tight, a about fine copy. Dust jacket is price clipped otherwise in superb condition with only minor chips to extremities, uncommon dust jacket in any condition. Not ex-library or reprint. With green illustrated map endpapers. 8vo. 319 pgs.

[DONALD BARR CHIDSEY]. THE PIPES ARE CALLING. Ace Books, New York, 1959. First Edition, First printing. Ace #D-364 with the original 35 cent price on the front cover. Condition: VG+. Appears unread, spine slant, a few faint creases to spine, micro-chips to extremities, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Cover art by George Geygan. Classic historical novel, vintage paperback collectible. 192 pgs. 16mo.

[MICHAEL CRICHTON]. HUGH M. HEFNER. (EDITOR). PLAYBOY. HMH Publishing Co. Inc., Chicago, February, 1971. Vol. 18, No. 2. Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Appears unread, scuffs, light scratches, mild rubbing mostly near spine and cover, chips and creases to extremities typical of vintage magazines of this age, else pages are clean, bright and binding tight. All pages, covers and centerfolds intact. First appearance ever and early second novel by authors Michael Crichton and Douglas Crichton in magazine form of, Dealing: or the Berkley-to Boston Forty-Brick Lost- Bag Blues. This is the third part of the novel in the magazine series. The movie of the same name was released in 1972 by Warner Bros. studios and starred actors John Lithgow and Barbara Hershey. Centerfold photography by Mario Casilli of Miss Playmate February 1971, pin-up illustration by Alberto Vargas.Willy Rey was made famous for being on the illustration of the official Playboy Stock Certificate. Classic vintage Playboy… Read More

[P.G. WODEHOUSE]. HUGH M. HEFNER. (EDITOR).PLAYBOY. HMH Publishing Co. Inc., Chicago, February, 1964. Vol 11., No. 2. Softcover. First Edition. Condition: Very Good +. Appears unread, micro-chips, light scratches to covers, extremities, minor rubbing to corner edges, covers typical of vintage magazines of this age, centerfolds intact as originally issued, pages are supple, clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. First appearance ever by author P.G. Wodehouse of the novel Biffen's Millions also titled as Frozen Assets (this is Part I of II). Centerfold photography by Pompeo Posar of the 1964 Miss February Playmate Nancy Jo Hooper, pin-up illustration by Alberto Vargas. Modern first appearance romantic comedy novel by a major author, vintage Playboy collectible.

[DON TRACY]. RELUCTANT REBEL. Pocket Books, New York, 1968. First Edition, First printing. True first edition PB#75292 with the original 75 cent price on the cover. Condition: VG+. Appears unread, spine slant, micro-chips, micro-creases to extremities typical of vintage paperbacks of this age, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Historical / romance fiction novel written by overlooked pulp fiction writer Don Tracy. Vintage paperback original first edition, uncommon collectible. 184 pgs. 16mo.

[HUMPHREY PAKINGTON]. THE ROVING EYE. W.W. Norton & Co., New York, 1932. First U.S. Edition. Book Condition: Fine. Appears unread, in publisher's original yellow cloth, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Not price clipped with the original price of $2.00, closed tear, neat half-centimeter pin size orange sticker on spine, shallow chips to spine ends and at the inner flap folds, protected in professional collector's mylar sleeve, a scarce dust jacket in any condition. Author of "The Eligible Bachelor". Classic modern first British novel, collectible. 283 pgs. 8vo.

[NICHOLAS EVANS]. THE SMOKE JUMPER. Delacorte Press, New York, 2001. First Edition, First printing. True First Edition with full number line. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, pages are bright, clean and binding tight. Dust jacket is not price clipped, mild shelf wear and a few trivial light soiling specks and indents on jacket. Signed by author Nicholas Evans on the title page. Modern first, signed collectible. 432 pgs. 8vo.

[DR. EDITH IGLAUER DALY]. FRANCES WALKER (EDITOR). SPECULARIA 1934. Hathaway Brown School, Cleveland, Ohio, 1934. First Edition. Book Condition: Near Fine / Very Good +. Appears gently read, with one-quarter brown cloth over paper boards, light rubbing to corner tips, boards are very clean, mild scattered foxing to a few pages, page edges throughout, overall pages and are very clean, bright and binding tight. Previous owner inscription in erasable pencil on title page. Signed by editor in chief Frances Walker of this rare 1934 Hathaway Brown School for Girls senior alumni album book on the first pastedown. Additional signed and inscribed by numerous fellow senior classmates, faculty staff on both first and rear endpapers of then senior student Edith Iglauer. Earliest known published work that contains several poems and one short story by Canadian journalist and writer Edith Iglauer. Under the senior synopsis pages in the "prophecy" section, she is the only one named destined to be "Writer of Repute"… Read More

[BERNHARDT J. HURWOOD]. THE TWO SIDED TRIANGLE. Ace Books, New York, 1970. First Edition. Condition: Very Good / Good. With micro chips to edges and mild creases typical of vintage books of this age, otherwise barely read, pages are clean and binding tight. Author of the 1977 Sci-Fi / horror novel "Kingdom of the Spiders" , also the basis of the film with the same name starring William Shatner. Scarce psychology / sociology book from a prolific 1960s-70s Sci-Fi, Horror, occult and erotica pulp writer. 157 pgs.

JULIA O'FAOLAIN. WOMEN IN THE WALL. Viking Press, New York, 1975. First U.S. Edition. Condition: Fine /Near Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean and binding tight. In quarter gray bound boards and black spine with blue type on spine. Dust Jacket condition: Very Good / Good. With mild shelf wear, micro-chips to edge extremities, price clipped as to be expected for vintage dust jackets of this age, otherwise intact with much of the original gloss on jacket, scarce in any condition. Signed by Julia O'Faolain on title page. Classic historical novel of the daughter of famous Irish writer Sean O'Faolain, scarce signed and with dust jacket, collectible. 326 pgs. 8vo.