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THE NEON JUNGLE

THE NEON JUNGLE

by MacDonald, John D

New York: Fawcett Publications, Inc., [1953]. First edition. A very good plus copy, rubbed at spine edge, mild rubbing to other edges, crease to rear cover at spine, still bright and attractive. A difficult title to find in collectible condition. (12434). Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Gold Medal #323. Paperback original.
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NZ$548.99
ANOTHER FINE MYTH..

ANOTHER FINE MYTH..

by Asprin, Robert L

Norfolk: Starblaze Editions, Donning, 1978. First edition. Light foxing to top page edges, a fine and unread copy. (25615). Octavo, illustrations by Kelly Freas, pictorial wrappers. Trade paperback format. Amusing fantasy story involving magicians, demons, other dimensions and misadventures. The first in the series. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-13.
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NZ$59.12
MORE ADVENTURES ON OTHER PLANETS

MORE ADVENTURES ON OTHER PLANETS

by Wollheim, Donald (editor)

New York: Ace Books, Inc., [1963]. First edition. A touch of edge rubbing, a fine copy. (18280). Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Ace Book F-178. Anthology of six stories. "Child of the Sun" by Leigh Brackett, "Sunrise on Mercury" by Robert Silverberg, "By the Name of Man" by John Brunner, "The Red Death of Mars" by Robert Moore Williams, "The Planet of Doubt" by Stanley G. Weinbaum" and "Tiger by the Tail" by Poul Anderson.
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NZ$42.23
Uncompromising: Family Style

Uncompromising: Family Style

by BODNER, Elizabeth Lydia

South Portland, ME: EBW Associates, 1997. First Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 9" X 6." 217 pages. This detailed reminiscense of life in a small family-owned and managed hotel in America during the Roaring Twenties provides an imtimate and exciting portrayal of the social and cultural history of the times. Small tear to spine head. Some soiling to rear wrap and fore-edge.
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NZ$28.63
CLONED LIVES

CLONED LIVES

by Sargent, Pamela

Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, Inc., [1976]. First edition. Upper corner slightly bumped, a fine copy, unread. (30327). Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Paperback original. The author's first book. "Fix-up novel ... The members of a scientifically produced 'clone family' grow up in a world which misunderstands them. A more scrupulously realistic treatment of this theme is to be found in Kate Wilhelm's novel of the same year, WHERE LATE THE SWEET BIRDS SANG." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to... Read more about this item
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NZ$76.01
SOFT TARGETS

SOFT TARGETS

by Ing, Dean

New York: Ace Books, [1979]. First edition. A fine copy, unread. (25633). Octavo, pictorial wrappers. Trade paperback format. Near future political thriller concerning terrorism. A middle-Eastern terrorist preys on weak and unprepared America which brings in cash from his backers.
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NZ$76.01
THE COOL MAN

THE COOL MAN

by Burnett, W[illiam] R[iley]

Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, Inc., [1968]. First edition. Reading crease to spine, left front edge, a very good copy. (25101). Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Gold Medal d1890. Paperback original. Crime novel. Hubin, p. 120.
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NZ$42.23
THE BLACKSTONE CHRONICLES

THE BLACKSTONE CHRONICLES

by Saul, John

New York: Fawcett Columbine / The Ballantine Publishing Group, [1998]. First edition, trade paperback. A fine copy, unread. (29397). Octavo, pictorial wrappers. Collects the entire serialized novel which was first issued in six parts, this edition makes any corrections needed from the individual volumes. In a small New Hampshire town, people receive anonymous strange gifts with terrible results. It is all connected to a long standing abandoned Asylum which is meant to be torn down.
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NZ$59.12
YONDER

YONDER

by Beaumont, Charles (pseudonym of Charles Leroy Nutt)

New York: Bantam Books, [1958]. First edition. A few edge rubs and tiny dings, a nearly fine to fine unread copy. (30314). Bantam Books A1759. Collects 15 stories, two of which had appeared in Playboy (one of the top fiction markets of the day), and one short screenplay. The author attained success quickly but was struck down in his early 30s by a mysterious illness that aged him grotesquely. His output nevertheless remains impressive. While the publisher's blurb compares him to Poe, Saki and John... Read more about this item
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NZ$126.69
THE GIANT RAT OF SUMATRA

THE GIANT RAT OF SUMATRA

by Boyer, Richard L

New York: Warner Books, 1976. First edition. A fine copy unread copy, some light rubbing to front panel, rubbing to rear panel. (7825). Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Paperback original. Author's first book. Sherlockiana.
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NZ$126.69
INVOLUTION OCEAN

INVOLUTION OCEAN

by Sterling, Bruce

NY: Jove, 1977. First edition. A touch of edge rubbing, a fine copy, unread. (18856). Wrappers. Paperback original. Author's first book. Introduction by Harlan Ellison. "A memoir of the baroque adventures and moral education of a young man who joins the crew of a dustwhaler, a ship that sails upon a sea of dust within a vast crater, seventy miles deep, on a waterless planet, in search of a mysterious prey; the influence of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick (1851) is clear throughout." -... Read more about this item
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NZ$76.01
KEY WEST CONNECTION

KEY WEST CONNECTION

by White, Randy Wayne writing as "Randy Striker

[New York]: A Signet Book, New American Library, [1981]. First edition. Some light discoloration spot to spine edge, a nearly fine unread copy. (15831). Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Signet J 9567. Paperback original. First in the "MacMorgan" adventure series.
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NZ$76.01
TIME UNTAMED

TIME UNTAMED

by [Howard, Ivan (editor)]

New York: Belmont Books, [1967]. First edition. Some mild creases, a very good to nearly fine copy. (18300). Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Belmont B50-781. Paperback original. Collects eight stories by Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Theodore Sturgeon and others.
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NZ$25.34
WARLOCK

WARLOCK

by Koontz, Dean R

New York: Lancer Books, [1972]. First edition. A little rubbing to lower front edge, a fine copy which appears unread. (16342). Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Paperback original.
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NZ$76.01
ASSIGNMENT-HELENE

ASSIGNMENT-HELENE

by Aarons, Edward S

Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, Inc., [1963]. Second printing. Mild age darkening to text paper, a fine unread copy. (26692). Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Gold Medal k1370. Second printing, first published in 1959, GM 863. C.I.A. agent Sam Durell. Bill Pronzini writing of the Sam Durell novels "Despite all the violence and melodrama...[the] Durell novels are compulsive reading. Aarons was an accomplished writer, with excellent descriptive abilities...and an expert sense of narrative... Read more about this item
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NZ$42.23
MORD MIN ALSKLING (FAREWELL, MY LOVELY)

MORD MIN ALSKLING (FAREWELL, MY LOVELY)

by Chandler, Raymond

Stockholm: Albert Bonniers Forlag, n.d. [1955?]. Swedish paperback edition. An about fine copy, small split to lower rear cover at spine. (12584). Octavo, pictorial wrappers. Zebra Books #9. Swedish paperback.
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NZ$76.01
THE PNUME

THE PNUME

by Vance, John Holbrook, writing as "Jack Vance

New York: Ace Publishing Corporation, [1970]. First edition. Reading creases, a very good copy. (17677). Small octavo, cover by Jeff Jones, pictorial wrappers. Ace 66902. Paperback original. Signed by Vance on the title page. Planet of Adventure #4. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A38.
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NZ$42.23
THE CORPSE IN THE GUEST ROOM

THE CORPSE IN THE GUEST ROOM

by Wood, Clement

New York: Parsee Publications, [1947]. First paperback edition. Text paper age darkened, some edge rubs, mild color fade to spine, a very good copy. Uncommon. (26767). Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Bleak House Mystery 16. Mystery novel.
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NZ$59.12
THE GHOST LIGHT

THE GHOST LIGHT

by Leiber, Fritz

NY: Berkley Books, [1984]. First edition. Lower rear corner bruised, a fine copy, unread. (29303). Trade paperback. Collection of short fiction including a new novella, "The Ghost Light," and a lengthy memoir, "Not Much Disorder and Not So Early Sex." Barron (ed), Horror Literature 4-201.
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NZ$42.23
STARSHADOWS: TEN STORIES..

STARSHADOWS: TEN STORIES..

by Sargent, Pamela

New York: Ace Books, [1977]. First edition. A fine copy, unread. (30352). Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. The author's second book and first story collection, ten fictions, introduction by Terry Carr. "Ten sf stories of the 70s, some of them touching on biological and feminist themes. Competent work by one the decades better new writers." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 284.
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NZ$59.12
Under the Weather: Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism - How to Cope

Under the Weather: Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism - How to Cope

by Cooney, John G

Dublin: Gill and MacMillan, 1991. signed presentation copy from the author. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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NZ$10.96
A Town Like Alice

A Town Like Alice

by Nevil Shute

Pan Books. FAMILY BUSINESS, FIRST CLASS SERVICE, FREE U.K.SHIPPING. 1965 FOURTH Paperback Printing. Browning. . Fair. Soft cover. 4th Printing. 1965.
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NZ$10.65
TOO MANY WOMEN

TOO MANY WOMEN

by Ozaki, Milton K

New York: Quinn Publishing Company, Inc., [1950]. First edition thus. A very good plus copy, some rubbing to edges, mild shelf wear to corners. (12529). Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. A Handi-Book mystery. Abridgment of The Cuckoo Clock.
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NZ$76.01
CONANT

CONANT

by Burnett, W[illiam] R[iley]

New York: Popular Publications, [1961]. First edition. Markered price to the white "C" of the cover title lettering, bump to upper left corner, a very good to nearly fine copy. (25095). Small octavo, cover by Barye Phillips, pictorial wrappers. Popular Library #G538. Paperback original. Crime novel. Hubin, p. 120.
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NZ$59.12
THE LONG LAVENDER LOOK

THE LONG LAVENDER LOOK

by MacDonald, John D

Greenwich, CT: A Fawcett Gold Medal Book, [1970]. First edition. Mild spine creases, touch of edge wear, a nearly fine copy. (26630). Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Gold Medal M2325. Paperback original. The twelfth Travis McGee novel. Hubin, p. 526.
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NZ$76.01