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Philadelphia, Westminster Press, 1971, hardcover, 192 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light spine-end bumps, short scratch to front board, light foxing. Dustjacket unclipped with original price, edge bumps, rubs, short closed tear to rear panel, in new Brodart sleeve. The popular author of The Golden Enemy, The Forgotten Door, and other works for young people presents a tale of a young mathematical genius, his three friends, and their attempt to escape from a group of mysterious, unidentified killers.
MIDNIGHT TALES. (MIDNIGHT HOUSE; DABBLERS; UNWINDING; MRS. ORMEROD; DOUBLE DEMON; TOOL; HEART OF THE FIRE; CLOCK; PETER LEVISHAM; MISS CORNELIUS; MAN WHO HATED ASPIDISTRAS; SAMBO; ACROSS THE MOORS; FOLLOWER; AUGUST HEAT; BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS, ETC.) by Harvey, William Fryer. Edited and with introduction by Maurice Richardson - 1946
by Harvey, William Fryer. Edited and with introduction by Maurice Richardson
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MIDNIGHT TALES. (MIDNIGHT HOUSE; DABBLERS; UNWINDING; MRS. ORMEROD; DOUBLE DEMON; TOOL; HEART OF THE FIRE; CLOCK; PETER LEVISHAM; MISS CORNELIUS; MAN WHO HATED ASPIDISTRAS; SAMBO; ACROSS THE MOORS; FOLLOWER; AUGUST HEAT; BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS, ETC.)
by Harvey, William Fryer. Edited and with introduction by Maurice Richardson
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London: J.M. Dent, 1946. 200 pp, small 8vo (approx. 7 1/2" H) - black boards with white lettering on spine. Contains twenty stories selected from 'Midnight House', 'The Beast With Five Fingers', and 'Moods and Tenses'. Richardson 'introduces them with an essay on ghost stories in general and on Dr. Harvey and his stories in particular. Contents: Midnight House; The Dabblers; Unwinding; Mrs. Ormerod; Double Demon; The Tool; The Heart of the Fire; The Clock; Peter Levisham; Miss Cornelius; The Man Who Hated Aspidistras; Sambo; The Star; Across the Moors; The Follower; August Heat; Sarah Bennet's Possession; The Ankardyne Pew; Miss Avenal; The Beast With Five Fingers. Bequest bookplate on front free endpaper (from the actor Raymond Massey to his alma mater), small bookstore label on rear pastedown, minor wrinkle at bottom of spine, minor rubbing to boards. Dust jacket is price-clipped, has light to moderate edgewear, small chips at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, light browning, a few small closed tears with creases, some light waviness, light rubbing/soiling and 2" scratch on rear panel - now protected in removable mylar sleeve.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good-.
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Flight to the Lonesome Place
by Key, Alexander
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All Seated on the Ground (Signed)
by Connie Willis
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Burton, MI: Subterranean Press, 2007. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. J.K. Potter. Book is new, unread. Signed on the title page by Willis. First edition, first printing. Winner of the Hugo Award for best novella in 2008. 126 pages. Illustrated by J.K. Potter. First edition, first printing.
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Andromeda. A Space-Age Tale.
by Ivan Yefremov
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Moscow: Foreign Language Publishing House, 1959. 373 pp. Approximately 5 1/4 x 8". First English Language Edition. Illustrated dust jacket in very good condition with moderate edge wear and tear near spine, price-clipped; Maroon cloth over boards, slightly worn gilt title on spine and crisp gilt design on cover, black and white illustrations throughout, some foxing of top pages edges, otherwise in very good + condition. Ivan Antonovich Yefremov (1908 - 1972) was a Russian paleontologist and science fiction writer. This book is described as a scientific fantasy, telling of the growth of science and engineering on earth which enables us to communicate in a friendly way with others in the universe through the Great Circle. Andromeda was translated by George Hanna and made into a film in 1967 called "The Andromeda Nebula".
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L’An 2000: une anti-histoire de la fin du monde
by Decouflé, André-Clément, [photographs by Chris Marker]
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Berlin, Germany
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L'An 2000 : une anti-histoire de la fin du monde by André Clément Decouflé was published twenty-five years before the year 2000. With the new millennial approaching the world was forced to think about it's future. At the time L'An 2000 was published in 1975, André Clément Decouflé was the director of the Laboratoire de Prospective Appliquéein Paris, whose research focused on social foresight, which aims to prepare the future through a rational and holistic approach. L'An 2000 brings together a really astonishing collection of literature dealing with the prediction of the future.
Most of the books in the collection were written in the middle of the 20th Century and offer at the same time a great insight of this era itself. The list of references is long and includes books, like the influential environmentalist text A Blueprint for Survival; Frank Herbert's Dune; The Year 2000: A Framework for Speculation on the Next Thirty-Three Years by the military strategist Herman Kahn, who was the… Read More
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Earth Abides
by George R. Stewart
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The Easton Press, The Masterpieces of Science Fiction, 1991. First thus; Collector's Edition. Illustrated by Toni L. Taylor. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Fine, "as new" condition. Appears unopened / unread. Bound in full (genuine) leather with hubbed spine. Text block is tight and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. All edges gilt. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints and permanent satin ribbon marker. Collector's Notes sheet laid in. Photo is of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books. A beautiful gift book!
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The Star Road
by Dickson, Gordon R.
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New York: Doubleday Science Fiction, 1973. SIGNED and INSCRIBED Association Copy. Inscribed to fellow sci-fi author John M Ford, 1984 winner of the World Fantasy Award for his book "The Dragon Waiting". "To John Ford, who must do a bit of autographing of his own writing for me shortly, Gordy", dated "7/30/77" and below that "Gordon R. Dickson". Bottom edge has remainder spray. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Association Copy.
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Publisher's Promotional Poster for MIND FIELDS the Art of Jacek Yerka, The Fiction of Harlan Ellison
by Yerka, Jacek: Ellison, Harlan
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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No Place: Morpheus International, 1989. Original publisher's promotional poster, 19" w x 25"h, featuring the same vivid artwork by Jacek Yerka as the book's dust jacket. Beneath the artwork is the quote by Harlan Ellison -" Like a hungry beast in a sacred jungle, I have been given the honor of stalking through Jacek Yerka's divine imagination, describing what I see. Together, we will draw blood." Near Fine, faint creasing at edges. An uncommon poster, well suited for framing, distributed in short supply at the ABA trade show in 1989. All posters shipped loosely rolled in mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 19" x 25".
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L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future: Promotional Poster for Contest
by Hubbard, L. Ron; Frank Frazetta (Artist)
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Los Angeles: Bridge Publications, Inc., 1987. SCARCE promotional poster for a science fiction writer's contest, 24" w x 17 1/2" h, distributed in limited numbers at the ABA trade show in 1987. Featuring artwork by Frank Frazetta and a May 1987- June 1988 calendar at the bottom. Near Fine, faint creases. A poster well suited for framing, will be shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 24" w x 17 1/2" h.
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The Journal of Science Fiction, Volume 1, Number 4, 1953
by Freudenthal, Charles and Wood, Edward (Editors)
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Chicago: Charles Freudenthal and Edward Wood , 1953. SCARCE. The fourth and last issue of "The Journal of Science Fiction", the four numberes published 1951-1953.. Articles by Hugo Gernsback and Robert Bloch, and many photographs of the Tenth Anniversary World Science Fiction Convention held in Chicago. Also includes 1952 Magazine Index by Edward Wood, featuring detailed index for 33 different science fiction magazines published that year. Very Good Plus, minor stains to rear cover. . First Printing. Pictorial Stapled Wrappers. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Confusion. Volume Two of The Baroque Cycle.
by STEPHENSON, Neal.
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New York: William Morrow & Company, 2004. Signed on the half-title page by Neal Stephenson. First edition / First printing. Brown paper spine,ochre paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket. This copy has been stored lying flat on a shelf since publication, and has no sagging of the text block, endemic to the majority of copies of this heavy, oversize book. An exceptionally beautiful copy. Note: extra shipping applies to this title. Winner of the 2005 Locus Award.
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Midnight Tales
by HARVEY,WILLIAM FRYER
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dent london 1946. first edition 200pp VERY GOOD (black cloth,sl.rubbed and soiled,prelims.and content edges sl.foxed) lacks dustwrapper
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Midnight Tales
by Harvey, William Fryer
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Northridge, California, United States
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London: J. M. Dent. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Publisher's cloth. Topstain faded, bookseller stamp to fep. Trace insecting/soil. Tight and square. The DJ in mylar is price clipped, tiny tear to spine end, slight rubbing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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MIDNIGHT TALES
by HARVEY,WILLIAM FRYER
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Vancouver, Washington, United States
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J.M.DENT & SONS, 1946 Hardback in very good condition with good to very good minus (VG-) dust jacket. Jacket is price clipped but protected in clear mylar jacket sleeve. Previous owner name plate affixed to first blank page. First published in 1946.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.
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The Centaur
by Updike, John
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Alliance, Ohio, United States
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NY: Crest Books. F. 1964. 1st Printing. Paperback. Crest Book #R682, 1964. Stated first Crest printing. Fine condition. R ubs at the head of the spine. .
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Human Nature: New Doctor Who Adventures
by Cornell, Paul
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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A respectable used copy of one of the most-liked New Adventures -- slight rubbing, slight edge wear. See the photos, and ask if you need more info.
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The Brick Moon : From the Papers of Captain Frederic Ingham
by Hale, Edward Everett
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Barre, Massachusetts: Imprint Society. Fine with no dust jacket. 1971. Limited/Numbered Edition. Hardcover. The Near Fine slipcase has a faint mark at the tail of the spine edge. ; Early science fiction that imagines a human colonized brick and mortar satellite moon of the Earth. Satirical subtext throughout, based on personalities and society in Boston, MA. Originally serialized in The Atlantic in 1869 and 1870. Copy 712 of a limited edition of 1,950. Signed by the illustrator. Seventeen woodcuts printed in brown, directly from the blocks, by Michael McCurdy, prolific illustrator and founder of the Penmaen Press. Printed by Spiral Press on fine paper. Half dark linen with gilt image of a telescope, the remainder natural linen on boards. This is the later binding, the first being in quarter brown linen, no image, the remainder natural. Slipcase is clean, with sharp corners, and a clean, woodcut illustrated, title label that wraps around the spine edge. Signed by the illustrator. A clean…
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THE WORLD OF STAR TREK
by Gerrold, David
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New York: Ballantine Books, 1973. Mass market paperback. 276 pages + 64 pages of photographs. First printing of this paperback original. An inside picture of the 3 worlds of Star Trek: 1) Gene Roddenberry" conception of the TV series; 2) the show itself--writers, stars and technicians; and 3) the world of the fans who kept the series alive after NBC cancelled it. The book is clean and bright, with just a hint of edgewear; a couple of reading crease on the spine, but still square and tightly bound. Bookstore stamp at top of page facing the front cover.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.
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Let's All Kill Constance SIGNED FIRST
by RAY BRADBURY
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A FINE FIRST EDITION IN DUST JACKET. SIGNED BY MR. BRADBURY ON TITLE PAGE.
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A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
by Verne, Jules
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Jules Verne: Jules A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 1959 Dodd, Mead Science Fiction Book Club Edition. Special introduction by Arthur C. Clarke. USED. VG/G original red, black and white Jean Morton dust jacket. Spine of jacket is skinned by price label removal. Beige boards, red topstain, 226 pages, binding is tight. Plot summary:" In Jules Verne's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, a geology professor, Otto Lindenbrock, and his nephew Axel discover and decode an ancient document that purports to show that a dormant volcano holds a secret entrance to a series of caverns leading to a subterranean world at the earth's center. In the name of scientific discovery, they follow the instructions and undertake a hazardous journey deep within the earth..."
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THE OCTOBER COUNTRY
by RAY BRADBURY
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Signed by the author, Ray Bradbury. The later printing of this edition which contains a new introduction written by Ray Bradbury specifically for this edition. As new in dust jacket. remainder mark
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Silent Interviews: On Language, Race, Sex, Science Fiction, and Some Comics―A Collection of Written Interviews
by Samuel Delany
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First Edition. First Printing. Wesleyan (1994). Fine, as new, black full cloth hardcover, with vivid silver lettering. No jacket was issued by publisher. A fresh, sharp copy. Boxed for swift, safe shipping. 11(1b)
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The Sex Demon of Jangal
by Brent, Lynton Wright
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Hollywood, CA: Brentwood Publishing Co. / Crime-Adventure Series Book No. 101 1st Edition, 1964 ----------paperback. An erotic fantasy novel. Covers slightly rubbed, very modest shelfwear, a near fine copy.. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. Illus. by The Author (front cover). Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books.
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Seetee Shock
by Williamson, Jack [John Stewart Williamson]
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1950 First printing of the first edition. Book with light foxing to endpapers, else in fine condition; dust jacket with light rubbing and foxing, else fine.
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