Search Results: Science Fiction from Astro Trader Books

[KEITH LAUMER, ROBERT MOORE WILLIAMS]. ACE DOUBLE: ENVOY TO NEW WORLDS / FLIGHT FROM YESTERDAY. Ace Books, New York , 1963. Ace # F-223 with the original 40 cents price on front cover. First Edition. Condition: Good -. Appears gently read, scuffs, creases to spine, rubbings, micro-chips to extremities, 3/4 inch chip to upper top of "Envoy to New Worlds", pages are clean and binding tight. Cover art by Ed "Emsh" Emshwiller and Jack Gaughan. First appearance ever of Keith Laumer's "Retief" saga. Bound with "Flight from Yesterday" by Robert Moore Williams. First edition science pulp fiction collectible. 134+120 pgs. 16mo.

FRITZ LEIBER, KENNETH BULMER. SHIPS TO THE STARS / THE MILLION YEAR HUNT. Ace Books, New York,1964. First Edition. Ace Double # F-285 with original 40 cent cover price. Condition: Near Fine. With very minor micro chips to edges and mild creases typical of pulp fiction books of this age, otherwise barely read, pages are clean and binding tight. Cover artists are Ed "Emsh" Emshwiller and Jack Gaughan.

[A.E. VAN VOGT, ROBERT SILVERBERG]. ACE DOUBLE. THE TWISTED MEN / ONE OF OUR ASTEROIDS IS MISSING. Fine/Near Fine condition. First Edition. Ace Books, 1964. Ace Double F-253 with 40 cents cover price. Condition: Near Fine. No markings, no tears, no major creases, no soiling and no stains. Mild shelf wear, very minor chips on spine/corners typical of pulp fiction books of this age, all pages clean and unmarked. A clean sharp near pristine copy. Cover art of the first publication of "The Twisted Men" by Jack Gaughan. Bound with another first publication, "One of our Asteroids is Missing" by Robert Silverberg (writing under the pseudonym name Calvin M. Knox) ! One of Robert Silverberg's earliest novels, a winner of science fiction writer Hugo and Nebula Awards.

ACE DOUBLE KEITH LAUMER MARION ZIMMER BRADLEY WORLDS OF IMPERIUM / SEVEN FROM THE STARS. Ace Books, New York, 1962. Ace #F-127 with the original 40 cents price on cover. Worlds of Imperium first appeared in Fantastic Stories of Imagination in February 1961. Three sequels followed; The Other Side of Time, (1965), Assignment in Nowhere (1968) and Zone Yellow (1990). The cover artist is Ed Valigursky. Condition: Fine / Near Fine. With very minor micro chips to edges, mild creases typical of pulp fiction books of this age, otherwise barely read, pages are bright, clean and binding tight. A about fine copy.

[JACK WILLIAMSON, CHARLES L.HARNESS]. ACE DOUBLE: DOME AROUND AMERICA / THE PARADOX MEN. Ace Double, New York, 1955. First Edition, First printing. True first edition Ace Double D-118 with the original 35 cent price on the cover. Condition: Very Good +. With micro chips to edges, rubbing, creases to spine, typical of vintage pulp fiction paperback books of this age, otherwise barely read, pages are clean, unmarked and binding tight. Ace Double series of two novels, Dome Around America by Jack Williamson and The Paradox Men by Charles L. Harness. Not a ex-library and not a reprint. Cover art by Richard Powers and Ed Valigursky. Classic Sci-Fi pulp fiction collectible. 187 + 133 pgs. 16mo.

[ALFRED ELTON VAN VOGT], SIGNED & INSCRIBED. [MURRAY LEINSTER]. THE WEAPON SHOPS OF ISHER / GATEWAY TO ELSEWHERE. Ace Books / Ace Double, New York, 1954. First Edition. First Edition in paperback. Ace # D-53 with the original 35 cents price on cover. Condition: Very Good +. With micro chips to edges , mild creases to covers and light soiling to covers typical of pulp fiction books of this age, otherwise barely read, pages are clean and binding tight. Signed and Inscribed by author A.E. Van Vogt and his wife Lydia. Ace Double series of two novels, The Weapon Shops of Isher by A.E. Van Vogt is bound with Gateway to Elsewhere by Murray Leinster. Not a ex-library, not remainder marked, not a autopen and not a facsimile autograph. Cover art for Gateway to Elsewhere by Harry Barton. Signed copies of this very much sought after Ace Double A.E. Van Vogt title are extremely rare and as of this writing this is only one of two or three known on the market today. Classic Sci-Fi signed and inscribed collectible.… Read More

[ALFRED ELTON VAN VOGT, MURRAY LEINSTER]. THE WEAPON SHOPS OF ISHER / GATEWAY TO ELSEWHERE. Ace Books / Ace Double, New York, 1954. First Edition. First Edition in paperback. Ace # D-53 with the original 35 cents price on cover. Condition: Very Good +. With micro chips to edges, mild creases to spine, covers and light soiling to covers typical of vintage pulp fiction paperback books of this age, otherwise barely read, pages are clean and binding tight. Ace Double series of two novels, The Weapon Shops of Isher by A.E. Van Vogt is bound with Gateway to Elsewhere by Murray Leinster. Not a ex-library, not a reprint and not remainder marked. Cover art for Gateway to Elsewhere by Harry Barton. Classic Sci-Fi pulp fiction collectible. 179 + 139 pgs. 16mo.

[GERALD ALLAN "JERRY" SOHL SR., RICHARD DE WITT MILLER, ANNA HUNGER]. THE MARS MONOPOLY / THE MAN WHO LIVED FOREVER ACE DOUBLE. Ace Books, New York, 1956. First Edition. True first edition Ace # D-162 with the original 35 cents on the cover. Condition: Very Good / Good. With micro chips to extremities, creases to covers, minor rubbing to corners on spine, light soiling to upper left corner typical of vintage pulp fiction paperback books of this age, otherwise barely read, pages are clean and binding tight. Hand signed on the title page of the novel Mars Monopoly by author and screenwriter Jerry Sohl. Additional novel bound in this Ace Double titled The Man Who Lived Foreverby authors R. De Witt Miller and Anna Hunger. Jerry Sohl was a science fiction author and screenwriter who wrote screenplays for episodes of The Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Outer Limits, Star Trek, The Invaders and several feature films such as the Crimson Cult starring Christopher Lee and Boris Karloff. Cover art… Read More

[POUL ANDERSON]. [JOHN BRUNNER]. THE WAR OF TWO WORLDS / THRESHOLD OF ETERNITY. Ace Books / Ace Double, New York, 1959. First Edition. True First U.S Edition and first appearances of both novels. Ace Double # D-335 and with the original 35 cents price on cover. Condition: Very Good+. With micro chips to edges , mild creases to covers and light soiling typical of pulp fiction books of this age, otherwise appears unread, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Signed by author Poul Anderson on title page of The War of Two Worlds. Bound with Threshold of Eternity by John Brunner. Cover art by Ed " Emsh " Emshwiller and Ed Valigursky. Not a ex-library, not remainder marked, not a autopen and not a facsimile autograph. Classic signed Sci-Fi pulp, scarce collectible. 148 + 108 pgs. 16mo.

MARION ZIMMER BRADLEY THE DARK INTRUDER / FALCONS OF NARABEDLA. Ace Books, New York, 1972. Ace #22576. Condition: Very Good. With micro chips to edges , light creases, minor rubbing on spine, typical of pulp fiction books of this age, otherwise barely read, pages are clean and binding tight. Cover art by Kelly Freas and Mitchell Hooks.

[ARTHUR C. CLARKE]. AGAINST THE FALL OF NIGHT. Perma Star, New York, 1954. First Edition, First printing. True first edition paperback Perma Star #310 with the original 25 cent price on the cover. Condition: VG+. Appears unread, rubbing to spine edges, pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. First appearance in 1948 in the pulp magazine Startling Stories. Cover art by Richard Powers. Classic Golden Age science fiction novel from a major author, collectible. 160 pgs. 16mo.

[ROBERT E. HOWARD]. ALMURIC. Ace Books, New York, 1964. First Edition, First printing. True first edition Ace F-305 with the original 40 cent price on the cover. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, micro-chips to extremities, faint crease to front cover, else pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. A sharp crisp near fine copy. First published in the pulp magazine 1939 issue of Weird Tales, this is only science fiction planetary romance novel written by Robert E. Howard. Cover art by Jack Gaughan. R.E.H paperback original first edition, collectible. 157 pgs. 16mo.

[ALGIS BUDRYS]. THE AMSIRS AND THE IRON THORN. Fawcett Gold Medal, New York, 1967. Fawcett# d1852 with the original 50 cents price on front cover. First Edition. Condition: Very Good +. Appears unread, micro-chips to extremities, creases to covers, pages are clean and binding tight. Cover art by Frank Frazetta. Classic fantasy pulp fiction vintage paperback collectible. 159 pgs. 16mo.

[GEORGE RAYMOND RICHARD MARTIN]. BEN BOVA (EDITOR). AFTER THE FESTIVAL (THOUSAND WORLDS). COMPETE FOUR PART SET. Condé Naste, New York, 1977. Vol. 97, No. 4 (April), Vol. 97, No. 5 (May), Vol. 97, No. 6 (June), Vol. 97, No. 7 (July). First Edition. True first edition with the original $1.25 cent price on cover. Condition: Very Good plus. Appears unread, micro-chips, rubbing to edges typical of vintage pulp magazines of this age, pages are clean and binding tight. First appearance ever in pulp magazine / digest form of the story "After the Festival" part of the Thousand Worlds series and later retitled in hardback book form Dying of the Light, the author's first novel ever published the same year, complete four book (Part I, II, III, IV) science fiction serial. Scarce signature from author George R.R. Martin on the title page of Part I of IV of the series. Nominated for both the Hugo Award for Best Novel and the British Fantasy Award. Cover art by Vincent Di Fate, John Schoenherr with interior art by… Read More

[GEORGE RAYMOND RICHARD MARTIN]. THE SECOND KIND OF LONELINESS. BEN BOVA (EDITOR). ANALOG SCIENCE FICTION / FACT. Conde Nast, New York, December, 1972. Vol. 90, No. 4. First Edition. True first edition with the original 60 cent price on the front cover. Condition: Very Good+. Appears unread, creases to covers, micro-closed tear to upper left corner near spine, micro-chips to extremities else pages are clean, bright, unmarked and binding tight. Featuring one of the earliest short stories from George R.R. Martin"The Second Kind of Loneliness". Other story contributors include Vernor Vinge, Clifford D. Simak and Miriam Allen deFord. Cover art by Kelly Freas, interior art by Vincent Di Fate, Jack Gaughan and John Schoenherr. Modern science fiction first edition from major science fiction authors, collectible. 180 pgs. 12mo.

[GEORGE RAYMOND RICHARD MARTIN]. THE STORMS OF WINDHAVEN. BEN BOVA (EDITOR). ANALOG SCIENCE FICTION / FACT. Conde Nast, New York, May, 1975. Vol. 95, No. 5. First Edition. True first edition with the original $1.00 on the front cover. Condition: Very Good-. Appears unread, rubbing, creases to covers, half inch chip to tail of spine and lower left front cover corner, else pages are clean and binding tight. Signed on the title page of the novella "The Storms of Windhaven" by George R.R. Martin. First appearance ever of the Windhaven series first printed later in hardcover in 1981. Additional contributions from W. Macfarlane, Algis Budrys, Spider Robinson, Michael Such and more. Cover art by Jack Gaughan and interior art by Vincent Di Fate. Modern science fiction first edition from a major science fiction author, signed collectible. 180 pgs. 12mo.

[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.

[GEORGE RAYMOND RICHARD MARTIN]. WITH MORNING COMES MISTFALL. BEN BOVA (EDITOR). ANALOG SCIENCE FICTION / FACT. Conde Nast, New York, May, 1973. Vol. 91, No. 3. First Edition. True first edition with the original 60 cent price on the front cover. Condition: Very Good+. Appears unread, creases to covers, micro-chips to extremities, slight spine slant, else pages are clean and binding tight. Signed on the title page of the first appearance short story "With Morning Comes Mistfall" by George R.R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire / Game of Thrones) the author's first short story nominated for both Hugo and Nebula Awards. Also signed by Jerry Pournelle on the title page of Part 1 of the first appearance ever serial "Sword and Scepter" (Falkenberg's Legion) and signed by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. (The Saga of Recluce) on the title page of the author's very first short story "The Great American Economy". Additional contributions from Gene Wolfe, George Alec Effinger, Laurence M. Janifer and more of the top science… Read More

[JOHN BRUNNER]. JOHN W. CAMPBELL (EDITOR), ANALOG SCIENCE FACT SCIENCE FICTION. Conde Nast, New York, July 1962. First Edition. True first edition with the original 50 cent price on the front cover. Condition: Very Good. With mild creases, minor rubbing on covers, spine, light soiling, buckling to front cover typical of pulp fiction magazines of this age, otherwise barely read, pages are clean and binding tight. Cover art by John Schoenherr. First appearance ever of the novella Listen! The Stars! by John Brunner. First appearance ever of Border, Breed Nor Birthby Mack Reynolds, this is Part I of a two part series. Classic pulp science fiction collectible. 180 pgs. 12mo.

[HARRY HARRISON]. JOHN W. CAMPBELL (EDITOR). ANALOG SCIENCE FICTION SCIENCE FACT. COMPLETE THREE BOOK SET. Conde Nast, New York, March, April, May 1967. Vol. LXXIX, No. 1, No. 2, No.3. First Edition. Condition: Very Good +. Appears unread with light edge wear typical of pulp magazines of this age, pages are clean and binding tight. First appearance ever of the novel, "The Technicolor Time Machine" titled here as "The Time-Machined Saga" (Part 1, 2, 3) by Harry Harrison. First appearance ever of the novelette by Poul Anderson titled "In the Shadow" under the pseudonym Michael Karageorge,one of only about three novelettes ever published under this name. Also features Mack Reynolds first appearance novelette "Radical Center". Contributions by James Blish, Bob Shaw and others. Cover art by John Schoenherr and interior art by Kelly Freas. Classic pulp science fiction collectible. 180 pgs. 12mo.