Search Results: Science Fiction & Fantasy from Classic Books and Ephemera

Chicago: Ziff-Davis Publishing Co, 1947. Paperback. Very Good. Teason, James. 178 p.: illustrations; 25 cm. Front cover art by James Teason; illustrations by Malcolm Smith, H.W. McCauley, Robert Fuqua, and Virgil Finlay. Contents: The Crystalline Sarcophagus by Richard S. Shaver -- The Ancestral Thread by Emil Petaja -- Confessions of a Mechanical Man by Buzz-Bolt Atomcracker [Don Wilcox] -- and Desert of the Damned by Don Wilcox. In Very Good Condition: cover is slightly rubbed; back cover is somewhat soiled; 2-cm. tear from fore-edge of back cover, not touching text or illustration and without loss; pages are clean and tight.

Chicago: Ziff-Davis Publishing Co, 1940. Paperback. Good +. Krupa, Julian A.. "Special Interplanetary Issue." 146 p.: illustrations; 25 cm. Cover art by Julian S. Krupa. Illustrations by Leo Morey, Robert Fuqua, Jay Jackson, Julian S. Krupa, and Joe Sewell. Contents: Slave Raiders From Mercury by Don Wilcox -- Warlords of Mars by Festus Pragnell -- Trapped on Titan by David Wright O'Brien -- The Mathematical Kid by Ross Rocklynne [Ross Louis Rocklin] -- Treachery on Planetoid 41 by Floyd Gale -- Planet of Black Terror by Ed Earl Repp -- The TimeWise Guy by Ralph Milne Farley. In Good+ Condition: old tape repair inside front cover; several small pencil marks and a scrape in center of front cover; creasing and chipping of edges of the covers; upper page edges starting to chip on first pages; page edges are browning, but otherwise pages are clean and tight.

Chicago: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1940. Paperback. Very Good. Fuqua, Robert. 146 p.: illustrations; 25 cm. Cover art by Robert Fuqua; back cover art by Frank R. Paul. Illustrations by Robert Fuqua, Jay Jackson, Frank R. Paul, Julian S. Krupa, Joe Sewell, Will Panak, R. Newman, Guy Gifford. Contents: When the Gods Make War by A.R. Steber [Raymond A. Palmer] -- Adam Link, Champion Athlete by Eando Binder [Earl Andrew Binder and Otto Binder] -- Mirrors of Madness by Don Wilcox -- The Monster Out of Space by Malcolm Jameson -- The Ray of Hypnosis by Milton Kaletsky -- Secret of the Moon Treasure by Thornton Ayre [John Russell Fearn]. In Very Good Condition: "16" written faintly in upper left-hand corner of front cover; creasing and chipping of upper and lower edges of the covers (which overlap the pages); page edges are browning, but otherwise pages are clean and tight.

Chicago: Ziff-Davis Publishing Co, 1948. Paperback. Very Good -. 178 p.: illustrations; 25 cm. Front cover art by Robert Gibson Jones; back cover art by James B. Settles. Illustrations by Robert Gibson Jones, Enoch Sharp, Rod Ruth, J. Allen St. John. Contents: Armageddon by Craig Browning; Doom Globe by S.M. Tenneshaw; Illusion on Callisto by Warren Kastel; Justice Satellite by Guy Archette; Forgotten Hades by Lee Francis. Craig Browning was one of the names used by Roger Phillip (1909-1966). S.M. Tenneshaw was used by various writers for Ziff-Davis publications. Chester S. Geier (1921-1990) was a prolific author of science fiction, which he published under his own name and as Guy Archette, among other names. In Very Good- Condition: chipping of the fore-edges and lower edges of the covers (which edges overlap the pages); cover is creased; pages are clean and tight.

Chicago: Ziff-Davis Publishing Co, 1947. Paperback. Very Good. 178 p.: illustrations; 25 cm. Front cover art by Robert Gibson Jones; back cover art by James Settles. Illustrations by Robert Gibson Jones, Robert Fuqua, Malcolm Smith, and William Aubrey Gray. Contents: The Giants of Mogo by Don Wilcox; Sqeeze Play by Craig Browning; And Eve Was by Rog Phillips; Murder Solves a Problem by Lee Francis. Craig Browning and Rog Phillips were both names used by Roger Phillip (1909-1966). In Very Good Condition: chipping of the fore-edges and lower edges of the covers (which edges overlap the pages); pages are clean and tight.

New York: A TOR Book (Tom Doherty Associates), 1985. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. First printing: March 1985. 381 p.; 22 cm. Red cover with black spine title. Dust jacket with jacket art by Joe Bergeron. Former owner's embossed stamp on half title. Contains 21 short stories by Piers Anthony, originally published from 1963 to 1985. Anthony prefaces each story with a short description of how he came to write it. Book is in Very Good+ Condition: small discoloration on each board; discoloration along upper and lower edges of endpapers; otherwise, clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Very Good+ Condition: edges rubbed; closed 1-cm. tear at tail of spine; clean and bright.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1963. Hardcover. Fine/very good. 192 p.; 22 cm. Grey cover with purple spine title. Top page edges red. Illustrated dust jacket designed by Patricia Saville. "Doubleday Science Fiction" -- on dust jacket. A shorter version of this work appeared in Analog Science Fact-Science Fiction. First appearance in book form, with gutter code E9 on page 192. Former owner's stamp on front free endpaper. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Very Good Condition: price-clipped; closed 2-cm. tear from upper edge of back section; back section lightly soiled.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1988. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. xiii, [3], 171 p.; 22 cm. Light beige paper over boards with green spine title. Illustrated dust jacket designed; jacket illustration by Robert Goldstrom. Dust jacket title: Azazel: Fantasy Stories. Book Club Edition--on front dust jacket flap. Former owner's embossed stamp on half title: MHA Library of Marc Alpert. Contains 18 stories featuring Azazel, a 2-centimeter-tall red imp, and George Bitternut, a linguist who can summon him. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Near Fine Condition: edges lightly rubbed; clean and bright.

New York: TOR, 1995. Hardcover. Fine/fine. First Edition: Nov. 1995. 382 p.: maps; 24 cm. Dark blue cloth spine with gilt spine title; Dark blue paper over boards. Dust jacket designed by Carol Russo with jacket art by Michael Whelan. "A Tom Doherty Associates book." The "long-awaited sequel to the bestselling The Legacy of Heorot"--dust jacket. Includes list of dramatis personae. Book and dust jacket are in Fine Condition: clean and bright.

Garden City: Nelson Doubleday, 1975. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. xii, 338 p.; 22 cm. Green covers with black spine title. Dust jacket with illustration by Larry Kresek. Book Club Edition. Former owner's stamp on front free endpaper. Contains 17 stories by Henry Kuttner (1915-1958), American author of science fiction, horror, and fantasy. Book is in Near Fine Condition: upper page edges slightly soiled; otherwise, clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Very Good Condition: edges are rubbed; head of spine slightly creased; slight discoloration at corners of flaps; otherwise, cleand bright.

New York: Ballantine Books, 1984. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. "A Del Rey Book." xviii, 364 p.: map; 22 cm. Light blue cloth spine with pink spine title; pink paper over boards. Illustrated dust jacket with cover art by Darrell K. Sweet. First Edition: October 1984. Former owner's embossed stamp on half title page. Contains 3 appendices: indices of characters and place names; partial lineage of the Haldane Kings. Part of the author's Deryni series. Book is in Near Fine Condition: former owner's embossed stamp; clean and bright. Dust jacket is in Very Good Condition: 0.5-cm. tear from lower edge of back section, without loss; clean and bright.

New York: American Mercury, 1949. Paperback. Very Good. 144 p.; 19 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Contents: Double Exposure by Ben Hecht -- Crisis, 1999 by Fredric Brown -- How Pearl Button was Kidnaped by Katherine Mansfield -- Riding the Ghost by Harl Cook -- Query by "Seamark" [Austin Small] -- The Smiling Englishman by Anthony Boucher [William A. P. White] -- The Third Man [Webster G. Burgess] by Meredith Nicholson -- The Burglar's Story by W. S. Gilbert -- Guess Who? by Talbot C. Hatch -- The Vanishing Diamonds by M. McDonnell Bodkin -- Murder in One Scene by Q. Patrick -- Beginner's Luck by Percival Wilde. In Very Good Condition: edges rubbed; clean and tight.

Paris: Charpentier, 1874. Hardcover. Very Good +. viii, [2], 456 p.; 19 cm. Contemporary calf with six spine compartments between raised bands. Black leather labels in second and third compartments with gilt-tooled title, author, and translator. Gilt-ruled border on each board. All page edges marbled; matching marbled endpapers. Blind-rolled decoration on board edges and turn-ins. "Nouvelle Édition augmentée d'une Étude sur les Contes Fantastiques d'Hoffmann par Théophile Gautier." Former owner's inscription on front free endpaper verso: "T.B. Clarke-Thornhill, Tokyo. Feb. 1888." Thomas Bryan Clarke-Thornhill (1857-1934) served as Second Secretary in the British legation in Tokyo from 1887 to 1891. Over the years he gave over 70 East Asian textiles and other items to the Victoria and Albert Museum. Contents: Le Violon de Crémone -- Les Maitres Chanteurs -- Mademoiselle de Scudéri -- Le Majorat -- Maitre Martin et… Read More

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. [6], 216 p.; 22 cm. Blue paper over boards; red spine title. Illustrated dust jacket; jacket painting by Gary Visikupic. "A condensed version of this book appeared in Collier's Magazine." "Book Club Edition" -- on front flap. Although the book was copyrighted in 1951, the cover art for this edition was done by Gary Visikupic in 1979. This famous and popular post-apocalyptic novel has been made into a feature film (1962 ), three radio drama series (1957, 1968, and 2008), and two TV series (1981 and 2009). Book is in Very Good+ Condition: top page edges slightly soiled; otherwise, clean and bright. Dust jacket is in Very Good+ Condition: slightly rubbed; clean and bright.

New York: Ballantine Books, 1986. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. "A Del Rey Book." [12], 207, [3] p.: map; 22 cm. Black paper over boards with red spine title. Illustrated dust jacket with cover art by Daniel R. Horne. "Book Club Edition"--at lower edge of front dust jacket flap. "10350" at lower edge of back section of dust jacket. Former owner's embossed stamp on half title page. Contains 4 appendices: indices of characters and place names; partial timeline for the Eleven Kingdoms; literary origins of the Deryni. This collection of short stories is part of the author's Deryni series; the stories occur at different times throughout Gwyneddan history. Book is in Near Fine Condition: former owner's embossed stamp; clean and bright. Dust jacket is in Near Fine Condition: edges lightly rubbed; clean and bright.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. Paperback. Fine. [14], 144, [4] p.; 21 cm. Yellow paper wrappers over mockup for front of hardcover dust jacket. Uncorrected Proof. Anticipated publication date of 24 August 2001. "The brilliant debut of an O'Henry Award-winning short-story writer, Dogwalker assembles its cast from society's misfits: the disabled and the blind, the hapless and the troubled, and all species of mutants -- including a giant slug that almost breaks up a marriage, a preponderance of three-legged dogs, and a family of former circus freaks who look remarkably like cats" [from second leaf]. ISBN: 0-375-41232-8. In Fine Condition.

London: Millington Books, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good/near fine. [6], 214 p.; 22 cm. Dark blue cloth with gilt-stamped spine title. Illustrated dust jacket designed by Dave Austin. Former owner's embossed stamp on front free endpaper. Contents: Something Wild Is Loose -- To See theInvisible Man -- Schmael in Love -- How It Was When the Past Went Away -- To the Dark Star -- The fangs of the Trees -- Hidden Talent -- The Song the Zombie Sang -- Flies. Book is in Very Good Condition: discolored spot in the center of each board; very small spot on top page edges; otherwise, clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Near Fine Condition: edges lightly rubbed; bright.

New York: Harper & Row, 1976. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. xi, [3], 271 p.; 22 cm. Dark blue cloth spine with silver stamped spine title; blue paper over boards with embossed publisher's emblem on front board. Illustrated dust jacket designed by Randall Richmond. "Harper Science Fiction"--at tail of spine on dust jacket. "$8.95" at upper corner of front flap, "0776" at lower. Stated First Edition. Former owner's stamp on front free endpaper. Book is in Near Fine Condition: upper page edges slightly soiled; otherwise, clean and bright. Dust jacket is in Very Good+ Condition: small crease along upper edge of back section; edges lightly rubbed; upper edge of flaps slightly sunned; clean and bright.

New York: A Del Rey Book -- Ballantine Books, 1991. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good -. [10], 419 p.; 22 cm. Black cloth spine with red spine title; black paper over boards. Dust jacket designed by Darrin Ehardt with cover illustration by Peter Gudynas. "19241"--code on dust jacket. Part of the author's The Giants series. Circular embossed stamp on blank page following front free endpaper of former owner. Book is in Very Good+ Condition: small discoloration on back board; slight discoloration along edges of endpapers; otherwise, clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Very Good- Condition: edges slightly rubbed; back section scraped at lower edge; otherwise, clean and bright.

New York: Avon Books, 1997. Hardcover. Fine/fine. "AvonNova." [8], 337, [3] p.; 22 cm. Black cover with gilt spine title. Dust jacket with jacket art by Lius Royo. "17123" -- on back section of dust jacket. Former owner's embossed stamp on half title. The author's first novel and first title in the Festina Ramos series, set in the League of Peoples universe. Book and dust jacket are in Fine Condition: clean and bright.