Search Results: Titles starting with S from Star Cat Books

New York, NY: Berkley Publishing Corporation, 1977. MM PB. Very Good-. A Berkley Medallion Book, 9th printing. Very Good- condition, with rubbing to cover edges, minor tiny chip on bottom spine edge. Binding tight, pages slightly tanned with age. This is van Vogt's first full-length novel. 191pp. We are a small indie bookstore in scenic Vermont, specializing in children's, YA, and science fiction. Please consider buying from us and supporting indie bookstores and our bookstore cat, Wesley!

New York, NY: Berkley Publishing Corporation, 1971. Very Good+. MM paperback. 3rd printing, 1st paperback edition, Very Good+ condition of this classic SF book by A.E. Van Vogt. 1960s cover, 3rd printing 1973. Some slight wear to spine (no creasing!), cover, pages, binding in excellent condition. A great find for an SF collector. 190 pages. We are a small indie bookstore in scenic Vermont, specializing in children's, YA, and science fiction. Please consider buying from us and supporting indie bookstores and our bookstore cat, Wesley!

New York, NY: Washington Square Press Inc, 1963. Good-. A small, odd-sized pb done as a series by Washington Square Press, 30th printing September 1963. Good- condition. Crease from opening front cover, no creases on spine, spine faded, slight crease on back cover, chipping on back cover, spine tight, pages tight, possibly never been read, pages tanned with age. Including an afterword by Maxwell Geismar. These little classic paperbacks are rare because they were often used by students and thus destroyed. Name and address of previous owner written on first page, name of another owner who was in high school inside front cover. 279 pp. We are a small indie bookstore in scenic Vermont, specializing in children's, YA, and science fiction. Please consider buying from us and supporting indie bookstores and our bookstore cat, Wesley!

Princes Risborough, Aylesbury, Bucks, UK: Shire Publications, 1986. Soft cover. As New. As-new Shire Album 164 of the classic "Scottish Knitting." Rare to find one in this condition. Crisp pages, sharp edges, untouched cover.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Bloomsbury USA, 2014. 1st Edition. Hardcover. New/New. New condition, 1st ed, 2nd printing. DJ new condition. Bob Ryan's autobiography of his life in sports as a writer and reporter. Terrific book for sports fans everywhere. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 1963. 1st ed. MM PB. Poor. 1st ed., 2nd printing June 1963. Poor condition only because of spine: tear to bottom of spine, otherwise in Very Good condition for rest of cover & spine, binding tight, pages clear with some tanning due to age. Yellow printer's ink on edges. "... satire in the grand tradition ... animated, adroit, witty, and sheerly entertaining." (New York Herald Tribune) 165pp. We are a small indie bookstore in scenic Vermont, specializing in children's, YA, and science fiction. Please consider buying from us and supporting indie bookstores and our bookstore cat, Wesley!

London, England: Grafton Books, 1990. 2nd Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Abridged version of the 1983 book. 8 pages of B&W photos in middle. Rare to find in the US. Fine to As New condition, slight foxing on cover from shelving. Tiny label on back cover: "Distributed by Trafalgar Square, N. Pomfret, VT 05053". Bibliography & sources, appendices, index.

New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1927. 1st. 1st ed. 1st printing. Hardcover no DJ tan boards with brown lettering. Good condition. Some tanning to cover. Minor bumping on spine. Tight binding. Clear pages. Minor foxing on edges. An original Hardy Boys mystery. Writing on first pg., name of owner. 212 pg.

New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1949. 1st. Good. A Ken Holt mystery story. 1st editon. Good condition. 214 pg. Off white boards with dark green lettering. Some staining to boards, red crayon on back cover. Tight binding, clean pages, some foxing on edges.

New York, NY: Henry N. Abrams, Inc, 1982. Very Fine/Very Good. Rien Poortvliet. Very Fine Condition. VG DJ. Some crinkles from shelving to DJ. Some bumping to spine on book. Otherwise, clean tight and almost unread. Oversized hardcover 12x8.5in octavo.This book is the sequel to Gnomes, and part of the gnome crazy of the 70s and 80s. Originally published in the Netherlands in Dutch. This book and Gnomes were the original two books, later collected into: The Complete Gnomes. We are a small indie bookstore in scenic Vermont, specializing in children's, YA, and science fiction. Please consider buying from us and supporting indie bookstores and our bookstore cat, Wesley!

Philadelphia, PA: The Griffith & Rowland Press, 1910. 2nd. Good. 2nd edition, 1st printing thus. Good Condition. Red boards with black lettering. Some staining, loose backboard, tight spine, pages tight, water stain through some of the pages. Foxing on pages and edges. 208 pg. Shop page in back. Must have for anybody studying stage magic. Book still in print, collectors prefer earlier editions. We are a small indie bookstore in scenic Vermont, specializing in children's, YA, and science fiction. Please consider buying from us and supporting indie bookstores and our bookstore cat, Wesley!

Rockefeller Center, NY: Pocket Books, Inc, 1946. 1st. Good-. 1st ed. 2nd Printing. Good- Condition. Cover has slightly come apart from the rest of the pages. Pg. 181 appears to have been ripped and taped back together. Cover has some light creasing. Gloss on cover shiny, pages clean. 204 pg. We are a small indie bookstore in scenic Vermont, specializing in children's, YA, and science fiction. Please consider buying from us and supporting indie bookstores and our bookstore cat, Wesley!

London, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, 1939. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. This is number 481 in Oxford University Press's series of The World's Classics. It is a selection of the poetry of Swinburne, with an introduction by Laurence Binyon. This is an inferred 1st printing. The series index at the end of the book lists no later books, which supports this as a 1st printing of the 1st edition. The book is in VG condition. This edition may have been released without a dust jacket, and there is none present. Dark blue boards are somewhat faded on the spine, and the end of the original bookmark ribbon is also faded. Gilt lettering on the spine is still clear. Original blue color of page tops is intact and there is no foxing. Light shelf rubbing at top and bottom of spine. Glue used in binding has caused uniform discoloration of front and back endpapers, and a past owner's signature is neatly written on the front endpaper. There is some spotting on front half-title page, and in the series… Read More

New York: Harrisons Smith and Robert Haas, 1934. 1st thus. Fair. Fair condition. White and red boards with a gold medallion of the title on the front cover. Stain on spine, spine shows shelf wear. Discoloring around edges of boards on front and back. Boards in general shows signs of a lot of wear. Front and back hinges slightly loose. Pages crisp, slightly yellowed with age, deckled edges. Title page and half titles of stories herein, decorated with red lettering in a gothic font. This is seven short traditional gothic stories by Isak Dinesen "famed for her novel Out of Africa." There is an introduction by Dorothy Canfield. 420 pp. We are a small indie bookstore in scenic Vermont, specializing in children's, YA, and science fiction. Please consider buying from us and supporting indie bookstores and our bookstore cat, Wesley!

New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1909. 1st. Good. 1st American edition. Good Condition, dark green cloth boards shelf wear on spine. Paper label of title and author on spine half missing. Biding tight pages clean and crisp, slightly yellowed with age. Top edges of pages originally dark green. Folsome dedication to W.B. Yates dated May 1, 1909 Abbey Theatre. Lady Gregory along with Yates, Signe, and others were responsible for the late 19th and early 20th century Irish Renaissance. Music for the songs in the back, along with notes casting of the first production of the plays. For Irish history lovers this is a precious book. We are a small indie bookstore in scenic Vermont, specializing in children's, YA, and science fiction. Please consider buying from us and supporting indie bookstores and our bookstore cat, Wesley!

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Ace Books, 1991. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. First in the series by Anne Logston, this book introduces Shadow, the elvan thief. This copy has the full number line of the first printing and is in VG or better condition. There is light creasing of the spine, and slight edge wear to the cover, but the book is otherwise unmarked, clean, and square. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall.

New York, NY: ROC, 1990. 1st. Very Good. 1st edition, 5th printing. Standard mm size. Very Good Condition. Bump to back top left corner. Some slight chipping to cover. Small yellow spot on first page, otherwise pages clean and tight. 377 pg. We are a small indie bookstore in scenic Vermont, specializing in children's, YA, and science fiction. Please consider buying from us and supporting indie bookstores and our bookstore cat, Wesley!

London, UK: Chatto & Windus, 2010. 1st. Near Fine/Good-. 1st edition, 1st printing. Book Near New, DJ good-. Some shelf wear to DJ. Spine tight, pages clean and crisp. Signed by author. 5th in the series of bestsellers featuring Simon Serrailler, this crime novel is one of Susan Hill's best. 372 pg. We are a small indie bookstore in scenic Vermont, specializing in children's, YA, and science fiction. Please consider buying from us and supporting indie bookstores and our bookstore cat, Wesley!

New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 1962. 1st. Poor. MM paperback, 1st ed, 1st printing. Poor condition. Ballantine Book 577. Printed 1962 and shows it in the wear, stippling, discoloration to pages. A good reading copy if you are careful. These are 6 stories by Fritz Leiber printed originally in pulp magazines & reprinted here in 1962 as one volume. Rare stories from the author of the Greymouse books. 128pp. We are a small indie bookstore in scenic Vermont, specializing in children's, YA, and science fiction. Please consider buying from us and supporting indie bookstores and our bookstore cat, Wesley!

Phillipines: International Sheng Zhen Society Foundation, 1999. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New. 1st ed. thus. Rare edition in As New condition of Sheng Zhen Healing Qigong and how to practice this form to heal the body of disease. One crease to spine from shelving, otherwise perfect throughout with tight spine and crisp pages.