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Avon Lake, Ohio: Locomotive Workshop, 1971. Very Good condition. Sharp corners. NO sunning. NO foxing. NO staple rust. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. Date in ink on first page. All other pages are clean and unmarked. 1971. First printing (so stated). An index to 1,100 ANALOG / ASTOUNDING SCIENCE works of fiction, 260 other articles, 238 Campbell editorials, cover and interior artwork by 76 artists, etc. 80 pages, printed on rectos only (blank versos). Bound in the original yellow stapled wraps, stamped in black. . First Edition. Softcover (stapled wraps). Very Good condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 40 pages. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: Ace Books, 1999. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. No creases. Appears unread. Not price clipped (5.99). No remainder mark. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. A Paperback Original (PBO). From the cover: "It is almost one thousand years since the birth of Christ. The battle between good and evil is about to begin... At the dawn of a new millennium, the forces of darkness begin to gather. In his guise as Angelo, Satan has guided England into despair and ruin... But Revelation also prophesies the appearance of two witnesses who will stand against the Antichrist... They possess magic from both Heaven and Earth that will enable them to battle the end of the world... A. D. 999." . First Printing of the First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine condition. Illus. by Falkenstern, Lisa (cover art). 309pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: Harper and Row, 1964. Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket. A bright, clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. The jacket has 2 short (half-inch) closed tears. Jacket price is $4.95. Remainder mark on bottom edge. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. "First Edition" is so stated. Not a book club edition. From the library of Professor Louis B. Sohn, Harvard Law School, with his tiny label. Bound in the original gray cloth. Complete with dust jacket.. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. x, 303pp .

Riverdale, New York: Baen Books, 2001. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. One almost imperceptible spine crease else Fine condition. Not price clipped (799). No remainder mark. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. Science Fiction featuring Esmay Suiza-Serrano. From the rear cover: "The worst has happened: Fleet is tearing itself apart. Some of the mutineers see injustice in the unequal spread of the rejuvenation drugs that offer virtual immortality to the rich; others are simply thirsty for power, or for blood." "Readers familiar with Change of Command will notice a temporal overlap between the last part of that book, and the first part of this one." . 1st printing of First Paperback Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine condition. Illus. by Cover art by Gary Ruddell. 529pp . Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Riverdale, New York: Baen Books, 1994. Bright, shiny, clean and tight. Inside covers are lightly tanned at the edges. The spine is square and flat with NO creases. NO owner's name. NO ink stamps. Pages are fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. "First printing, March 1994" is so stated on the copyright page. $4.99 cover price. Expanded from stories that originally appeared in various issues of AMAZING SCIENCE FICTION STORIES and ISAAC ASIMOV'S SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINE.. First Edition (Paperback Original - PBO). Mass Market Paperback. New condition.. Illus. by Shaw, Barclay (cover art).. 4" wide by 6.75" tall. (vi), 314pp..

Los Angeles, California: Lee Gold. , 1979. 8.5" wide by 11" tall. Mimeographed monthly Fanzine "for SF fans and others interested in role-playing fantasy games." Original stapled sheets. Price sticker (2.50) on front cover. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition. Illus. by Murphy, Ken (cover art) . Irregularly paginated (but 158 pages)..

New York:: Morrow Junior Books, 1995. A clean, square, tight copy. The Dust Jacket is bright and shiny, with one short closed tear to the front inner flap. No chips. No creases. Gift note on front endpaper. No remainder mark. By the author of MAZEMAKER and THE GILDED CAT. First printing, with complete number row (123456789 10) on the copyright page. Bound in the original green boards with a dark green cloth spine lettered in shiny gold. "Dexter's well-crafted science-fiction thriller centers on an eighth grader who, unbeknownst to her teachers and fellow students, is actually an alien planning to gain control of her classmates so that she can transport them to another galaxy. Sensible Zoe, the narrator, twigs to Christina's secret early on when she sees Christina turn into 'a huge swarm of sparks, like a spiral of gnats.' No one -- especially not Zoe's parents -- will believe her, not even when a strange sickness befalls the school, students start acting completely… Read More

New York:: Ace Books, 1994. Bright, shiny, clean and tight with just a touch of rubbing to the rear cover. The spine is square and flat with NO creases. NO owner's name. NO ink stamps. Pages are fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. First printing with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. $4.99 cover price. . First Edition (Paperback Original - PBO). Mass Market Paperback. Fine condition.. Illus. by Myers, Duane O. (cover art).. 4" wide by 6.75" tall. 230pp..

New York: Ace Books, 2002. A beautiful, pristine copy -- bright, shiny, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Sharp corners. Obviously never read. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped (22.95). No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. A fantasy novel of William Shakespeare, his rival Christopher Marlowe, and Lady Silver who loves them both. Another blend of romance and magic by the author of ILL MET BY MOONLIGHT . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. As New condition/As New Dust Jacket. Illus. by Sandys, Anthony Frederick Augustus (jacket art) . 8vo. 311pp.

Privately Published, 2011. SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the half title page (his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). BRAND NEW in PERFECT CONDITION. Flat, uncreased spine. NO chips, tears, creases, rubbing or fading. Sharp corners. Square and tight. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Bound in the original pictorial wraps. From the publisher: "In the Badlands, everyone has their own agenda. Local solar system governments, planetary authorities and large corporations want to increase their size, power, wealth, and authority. They are not shy about the methods they use to achieve these goals. Killing, robbing, and intimidation are accepted methods of persuasion and governance. Slavery is a viewed as a money maker with low overhead. The Goldenes Tor Imperial Empire borders a large portion of the Badlands and has long coveted the raw materials and trade possibilities here and they claim the area… Read More

New York: The Viking Press, 1977. Near Fine condition in bright, shiny, Near Fine dust jacket. Not price clipped ($7.95). No chips or tears. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Not a book club edition. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Winner of the John W. Campbell Award for 1977. From the Dust Jacket: "Amis evinces powers of satire, imagination, and sheer storytelling impetus that will surprise even his most ardent admirers, and delight and move all fans, old and new." Original cream-colored cloth spine and black boards. This book is #80 in SCIENCE FICTION, THE 100 BEST NOVELS by David Pringle. ANATOMY OF WONDER (1995) 4-8. . First Printing of the First US Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by Graboff, Abner (dust jacket design). 8vo. 210pp.

New York: Baen Books, 2004. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. Very Good condition. Not price clipped ($7.99). No remainder mark. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. A second collection of alternate history, science-fiction short stories. Includes: DEVIL'S BARGAIN (by Judith Tarr); UNCLE ALF (by Turtledove); & 11 others.. 1st printing of First Softcover Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good condition. Illus. by Blair, Dru (cover art). 378pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Chicago: Rand McNally, 1974. Appears unread. Fine condition. 6" wide by 9" tall. Bright, clean, tight, square, and unmarked. Flat spine. No creases. Remainder mark on bottom edge. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. From the Preface: "The purpose of this book is to raise fundamental questions about American government and politics through the medium of science fiction... [and] science fiction writers whose work contains rich insight into political processes." . Second printing. Softcover. Fine condition. Illus. by Sanders, Todd (cover art). xii, 360pp .

Garden City, New York:: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1981. A beautiful copy. Bright, clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped (12.95). No chips. No tears. No creases. Protected by a removable Brodart clear plastic sleeve. The yellow background color on the spine of the Dust Jacket has faded very slightly, but its lettering remains midnight black, bright, and distinct. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp -- apparently never read. Bound in the original red boards. Fantasy novel in the Doubleday Science Fiction Series. From the Dust Jacket: "In this hilarious sequel to the award-winning THE INCREDIBLE UMBRELLA, Prof. J. Adrien Fillmore a/k/a James Phillimore flies again via his ridiculous bumbershoot to still more preposterous destinations -- worlds inhabited by famous characters of fiction and popular entertainment... Now he decides to seek The Perfect Woman." . First Edition (so stated).. Hard… Read More

New York:: Ace Books, 1996. A bright, shiny, tight copy. The spine is square and flat with NO creases. NO owner's name. NO ink stamps. Pages are fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. $5.99 cover price. First printing with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. From the rear cover: "On the planet Na-Dina, in Ancestor's Valley, the tombs of forty-one dynasties have lain undisturbed for six thousand years. But with the visitors from the stars has come progress, threatening the Valley and its treasures. The human archeologist Gordon Mitchell and his team from StarBridge labor to salvage whatever possible from the burial sites. Some of the Na-Dina welcome them. Some resent their presence and the delay they represent. Still, Mitchell intends to fully explore the wonders of the Valley. Then one of the team is brutally murdered. To investigate his death, Cooperative League of Systems Ambassador-at-Large Mahree Burroughs arrives, determined to find the killer… Read More

New York: Berkley Books, 1987. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. No creases. Appears unread. Not price clipped (2.95). No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. A paperback original (PBO). Science Fiction. "Angel at Apogee is an excellently drawn description of two races who must learn to compromise or face extinction." - Andre Norton. . First Printing of the First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Fine condition. 219pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1986. New and unread in a Brodart-protected, bright, shiny, Fine dust jacket (just a tiny touch of very mild shelfwear to the jacket (like you sometimes find in any new book store). Not price clipped ($18.95). NO chips, tears or creases. Clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Sharp corners. First printing of the First Trade Edition with full number line (10 987654321). Not a book club edition. No owner's name or bookplate. Not a remainder. Collection of 17 short stories including THE FUNCUION OF DREAM SLEEP; the 1986 Edgar-winning story SOFT MONKEY; and PALLADIN OF THE LOST HOUR for which Twilight Zone teleplay Ellison won his fourth Writers Guild of American award. Bound in the original black boards and black cloth spine, stamped in bright silver. Complete with dust jacket.. First Printing of First Trade Edition. Hardcover. As New condition/Fine dust jacket. 8vo. xxvi, 325pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Seattle, Washington: Mathew D. Hargreaves, 1992. Signed by the author and by Anne McCaffrey on the half-title page. BRAND NEW in perfect condition. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. First Edition. Limited 500 copies. A descriptive bibliography, well-illustrated with photos of her first edition novels, short story collections, short fiction, non-fiction, published interviews, etc. Copper-color endpapers. Bound in the original copper-stamped green cloth. Photograph of Anne McCaffrey mounted on the front cover, as issued.. Signed by the author and Anne McCaffrey. First Edition, Limited 500 copies. Hardcover. New/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. (viii), 338pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Union Lake, Michigan: American Tolkien Society, 1979. 8.5" wide by 11" tall. Appears to be lacking final leaf [which consists of page 10 (poetry) and back cover]. Original stapled sheets. No owner's name or bookplate. No chips or tears. Bright, clean, unmarked copy. Illustrated. Monthly newsletter dedicated to the memory of J. R. R. Tolkien. . First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine condition. 9pp .

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1990. A beautiful copy. As New condition in As New dust jacket. Sharp corners. Bright, shiny, clean, square, tight. The Dust Jacket is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. Not price clipped ($19.95). NO chips. No tears. No creases. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. NOT a book club edition. Pages are fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. Attractive jacket art by Alan Craddock. Bound in the original blue boards, with a dark blue cloth spine lettered in shiny gold. "First Edition" is so stated, with complete number row (123456789 10) on the copyright page. Reginald 29195. From the Dust Jacket: "Admirers of the cyberpunk genre have called it distilled lightning, illuminating the glitter and dirt of the technological future. In ARACHNE, Lisa Mason turns cyberpunk's futuristic edge against very contemporary issues - corporate greed, rampant materialism, and ruthless ambition - in a… Read More