Pictorial History of Science Fiction by Kyle, David - 1976

Book Sales, 1979. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Book Sales, 1979. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Book Sales, 1979. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: Hamlyn, 1979. A nice tight copy. Due to the size of this book, it cannot be shipped priority mail or outside the United States. . Not Stated. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

London/New York. Hamlyn Publishing. (c1976). HARDCOVER.. Near Fine/VG+ dj. Meager bottom cover edge rubbing else a clean/tight/crisp copy: no names or writings. Jacket lightly scuffed/scratched, light top edge wear else complete/clean/bright. Nice copy for 1976. Quarto. Profusely illustrated in black & white PLUS numerous color photographs & facsimiles. 173pp. Bibliography, Index. Pictorial endpapers, double columned text. Black cloth covers, silver lettered spine. First Edition. Presumed 1st Printing, none stated. Jacket lightly foxed on reverse only. Top edge has multiple tiny chips, one small edge tear taped on reverse.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Paperback. Very Good.

London, England: Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd., 1976. First British Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Comprehensive, lavishly illustrated guide to the science fiction genre from its late-19th-century origins to the present, as represented in books, comics, original art, pulp magazines, & films, by this longtime author, collector, editor, publisher, & fan. In 173 pages with Index. A FIRST (British) EDITION, First Printing, this oversized hardcover with matte black cloth-covered boards is in VG condition, downgraded from Near Fine due to rubbing to bottom edges of both covers & some stuck paper residue inside & outside in same location. There is a light dampstain inside the same area on the DJ, but does NOT impact book's interior at all! Book is completely clean inside, pages white & unmarked, colors bright. The unclipped DJ has a 3" tear ascending from bottom corner where front flap/front cover intersect. Otherwise, only very light edgewear; looks lovely protected in new clear mylar cover. Our… Read More

1977. Filled with several centuries of period illustrations in full color and black and white, this pictorial history features extensive articles on Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, Hugo Gernsback (who first coined the term "science fiction" in 1929), and John W. Campbell. It includes pre-19h Century science fiction up through the present. This handsome volume is in Fine, like new condition, with a Fine, beautifully illustrated dust jacket (click on photo.) I've placed the dust jacket into an archival Brodart protective sleeve. The book is bound in black paper-covered boards with die-stamped silver spine titles. It is the Stated Second Impression from 1977. It has illustrated color endpapers. Due to the book's size, this is for DOMESTIC PURCHASE ONLY (via Media Mail) since shipping internationally would be price-prohibitive. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

London: Hamlyn 1976. folio, hard cover, dust jacket, black cloth, 173pp including index, bibliography, illustrated endpapers, colour and black and white photographs and illustrations throughout, all in very good clean and unmarked condition in very good dust jacket. ISBN 0600381935