Search Results: Science Fiction from Dave Shoots, Bookseller

London: Abbey Rewards Book. Illus. by Drake Brookshaw Frontispiece. Good to Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original colour illustrated paper boards backed in brown cloth. Three young motorcyclists chance upon a strange machine in an unlocked shed. Of course they itch to check it out, and while they are climbing around inside, it starts to move. In a flash they are airborne ! Unpaginated. Approx. 175 pp..

New York: Gnome Press, 1950 Book. Illus. by DJ By Cartier. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition Stated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Out on the rim of the Solar System a tiny group of travelers hear strange signals from the depths of space. A beautiful woman is in command. Will she be able to handle the Hellhounds ? Small edge tears and corner wear to DJ. Fading to book covers due to moisture. 224 pp..

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original dark blue cloth with orange lettering on boards. Front free endpaper missing. First appeared in London magazine in 1912. Prehistoric animal stories reminiscent of Edgar Rice Burroughs and Jack London, but of a more poetic cast. Dusty edges. 311 pp..

Montreal: Oxford Society Limited Book. Very Good Minus. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 7 1/2. Brown hardcover with "leather grain" stamped on the cloth, and gilt titles and decoration on the spine. Spine is somewhat bowed out. Foxing on front free endpapers. This book tells the unfortunate story of a former medical student named Griffin, who invents a procedure that causes invisibility, and tries it on a cat and then himself, without knowing how to reverse its effects. He ends up being very angry, and commits more than one murder. The book has been made into films several times. 244 pp..

Toronto: McClelland and Sewart, Limited, 1940 Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. First Canadian Editiion. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original orange cloth on boards. Faded section to right edge of cover. The protagonist is involved in a car crash. When he regains consciousness he is back in the 6th Century. 347 pp..

London: John Hamilton Ltd. Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original red cloth with small black titles on boards. Faded overall, light cover soil, ow sound and clean. An large, blond figure with a single eye visits Earth, with humourous consequences! 247 pp. plus one ad..

London: Souvenir Press, Ltd., 1978 Book. Illus. by Photos. Very Good. Hardcover. First British Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Blue cloth on boards. Unclipped DJ. No writing or damage. Experiments in various mind games which read like a modern novel, purporting to be serious reporting in various parapsychological pursuits. No reviews found. 304 pp. with index. Heavy book will need extra postage..

London: Hamlyn Publishing Group. Ltd., 1992 Book. Illus. by Reed International Books Ltd.. Very Good in Box. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Black cloth on boards. Examines forces within, without, and beyond, from electrical interference to encounters with extra-terrestrials. 160 pp. with index..

N.Y.: Avalon, 1956 Book. Illus. by Emshwiller, Ed (DJ). Very Good Plus. Original Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Published simultaneously in Canada. Believed First Edition. Original orange cloth without a flaw except P.O.N. discreetly placed in upper right corner of FFEP. DJ has a few minor edge tears repaired inside with invisible tape. Still glossy after all these years ! 223 pp..

London, England: Octopus Books Limited, 1987 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First "U.S." Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Complete and Unabridged. Tiny chip out of bottom edge of DJ is the only fault. 223 pp..