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San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1989. Book. Illus. by Axelle Fortier;. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Printing - First Thus. 8vo. 101 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Axelle Fortier. In her Author's Note, Ms el-Saadawi wrote, "Memoirs first appeared in serialized form in the Egyptian magazine Rus al-Yusuf in 1957. It had a great impact in Egypt and in the Arab world." She went on to explain that much of the story was censored and deleted from the early printings. This edition restores as much of the original as possible. The author called this a simple, spontaneous novel in which there is a lot of anger against the oppression of women in her country....

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1923. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Later Printing. 8vo. (vii) 366 pp. Black cloth lettered in red on the front panel and spine; colour frontis painting. Light rubbing on the corners with a bit of fading on the spine; previous owner's name on the front free endpaper; no dustjacket. Sir Oliver, a typical English gentleman, is accused of murder, kidnapped off the Cornish coast, and dragged into life as a Barbary corsair. However Sir Oliver rises to the challenge and proves a worthy hero. This was filmed first in 1924, directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Milton Sills, Enid Bennett, Lloyd Hughes and others. Next, and the most well-known version, it was filmed in 1940, directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claud Rains, Donald Crisp, Flora Robson, Alan Hale, Gilbert Roland, Fritz Leiber, and a host of others..

New York: Avon Books, 1947. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Printing - First Thus. 12mo. 126 pp. Digest format. Avon Modern Short Story Monthly number 36. Edge and corner wear with a lightly creased spine; some minor delamination and some aging but no interior markings. This story collection contains: The Night of Kirk O'Field - The Murder of Darnley; The Night of Witchcraft - Louis SIV and Madame de Montespan; The Night of Nuptials - Charles the Bold and Sapphira Danvelt; The Night of Stranglers - Giovanna of Naples and Andreas of Hungary; The Night of Hate - The Murder of the Duke of Grandia; The Night of Escape - Casanova's Escape from the Piombi; and The Night of Masquerade - The Assassination of Gustavus III of Sweden..

Berkeley, California: Ten Speed Press, 2012. Book. Illus. by Caren Alpert;. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. (vii) 232 pp. Please note, this is a very heavy book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping might be higher than normal. Orange boards lettered in white on the front panel and spine; yellow endpapers; headband. Illustrated with colour photographs by Caren Alpert. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. The Contents are: The Science of Alzheimer's Disease; Recipes for Brain Health; followed by an index..

New York: Banner Books, 1967. Book. Very Good-. Soft cover. First Edition. 174 pp. Banner Book B60-108. Edge and corner wear with a crease on the front hinge and an uncreased spine; no interior markings. The GI was half Russian. He had a choice: hang for the murder of a West German civilian or go over the Wall and join the Reds - on the most exacting mission American Intelligence had ever devised....

New York: Ace Books, 1979. Book. Illus. by Boris Vallejo;. Very Good+. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Boris..

New York: Ace Books, 1965. Book. Illus. by Jerome Podwil; Jack Gaughan. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 117, 138 pp. Ace Double M-127. Light edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover on Thought by Jerome Podwil; on Venusians by Jack Gaughan..

New York: Ace Books, 1964. Book. Illus. by Jack Gaughan; Ed Emshwiller;. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 118, 137 pp. Ace Double M-103. Light edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine; store stamped. Cover art by Jack Gaughan and Ed Emshwiller. .

New York: Warner Paperback Library, 1975. Book. Illus. by Jerry West;. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 206 pp. Light edge and corner wear with minor creasing at the spine; ink mark on the upper edge of the text block; no interior markings. Cover by Jerry West..

New York: Ace Books, 1982. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Edition. 258 pp. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. This anthology contains: Unsound Variations by George R. R. Martin; Midnight by the Morphy Watch by Fritz Leiber; Unicorn Variation by Roger Zelazny; The Marvelous Brass Chessplaying Automaton by Gene Wolfe; The Immortal Game by Poul Anderson; A Game of Vlet by Joanna Russ; A Board in the Other Direction by Ruth Berman; Von Goom's Gambit by Victor Contoski; Kokomu by Daniel Gilbert; Moxon's Master by Ambrose Bierce; Rendezvous 2062 - a poem by Robert Frazier; Reflections on the Looking Glass - an essay by Fred Stewart; and Without a Thought by Fred Saberhagen..

New York: Baen Science Fiction, 1986. Book. Illus. by Steve Hickson;. Very Good+. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Steve Hickson..

New York: Tor - Tom Doherty Associates, 1995. Book. Illus. by Tim Jacobus;. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 350 pp. Black boards lettered in silver on the spine. Very light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. Dj art by Tim Jacobus..

New York: Ace Books, 1984. Book. Illus. by Walter Velez;. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 326 pp. Light edge and corner wear with some creasing on the spine; no interior markings but a bit of darkening around the edges. Cover art by Walter Velez. This anthology contains: Second Variety - a novelette by Philip K. Dick; Killdozer by Theodore Sturgeon; Alpha Ralpha Boulevard - a novelette by Cordwainer Smith; Hunting Machine by Carol Emshwiller; Auto-Da-Fe by Roger Zelazny; Under the Hammer by David Drake; Lost Memory by Peter Phillips; Making the Connections by Barry N. Malzberg; Steel - a novelette by Richard Matheson; The Iron Chancellor by Robert Silverberg; The Wabbler by Murray Leinster; The Cruel Equations by Robert Sheckley; Combat Unit by Keith Laumer; Fondly Fahrenheit - a novelette by Alfred Bester; and Goodlife by Fred Saberhagen..

New York: Tor Books - Tom Doherty Associates, 1996. Book. Illus. by Joe Curcio;. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 349 pp. Black boards lettered in gilt on the spine. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. Dj by Joe Curcio. In 1792, Philip Radcliffe, the bastard son of Benjamin Franklin, comes to France to deliver a letter to Thomas Paine. But the guillotine of the Terror has the nation under its bloody blade and he is caught up in a conflict more horrifying than the Revolution. Unknowingly, he saves the life of Prince Vlad Dracula, the most eminent and honorable of the Nosferatu. In doing so, he makes a powerful ally, but by foiling Vlad's brother Radu's attempt at fratricide, he and his descendants are doomed eternally to suffer the vengeful assaults of a powerful vampire. And in the present day, the current Radcliffes are kidnapped on their honeymoon by a mysterious Mr Graves....

New York: Dutton - The Penguin Group, 1991. Book. Illus. by Stacey Schuett;. Very Good+. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. 132 pp. Personalized inscription from Katherine Paterson to author, Jean Little. Quarter-bound in red cloth on blue boards; lettered in gilt on the spine. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; aside from the author's writing, no interior markings. Dj art by Stacey Schuett..

Middlesex, England: Penguin Books, 1977. Book. Illus. by Ron Walotsky;. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 220 pp. Light edge and corner wear with a faintly creased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Ron Walotsky. Illustrated with black and white photographs. The Contents are: Part One: We Don't Know Everything Yet: Strange Things Are Happening; Raining Fish and Frogs; A Deadly Visitor from Space; What Are Tektites; The Mystery of the Celestial Parade; Possible Impossibilities. Part Two: Extraterrestrial Life: What Is Out in Space; Interstellar Travel; Interstellar Communication. Part Three: A Watchful Eye on Celestial Objects: The National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena; Investigating UFOs. Part Four: UFO Case Histories: UFOs Stun the Citizens of Albany; Cars Dodge Swooping UFSs; Dog Senses UFO; Air Force Men Watch UFO maneuver; American Airlines Plane Trails UFO; Air Force Jet Intercepts UFO and Vanishes; UFO Seen by Hundreds in Los Angeles; Pan Am Pilots Watch… Read More

New York: Signet Books - New American Library, 1967. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Paperback Printing. 176 pp. Light wear on the corners with a faintly creased spine; small ink marks on the front endpaper;slight discolouration on the back cover..

New York: Bantam Books, 1991. Book. Illus. by Steve Assel;. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Edition. 373 pp. Lightly rubbed around the edges with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Steve Assel..

New York: Charter Books, 1985. Book. Illus. by Darrell Millsap;. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 188 pp. Lightly rubbed on the corners with some creasing on the spine; store stamped. Cover art by D. Millsap..

New York: Charter Books, 1985. Book. Illus. by Darrell Millsap;. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 188 pp. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; some darkening in the text block but no interior markings. Cover art by D. Millsap..