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Edité par Ballantine
ISBN 10 : 0345031237ISBN 13 : 9780345031235
Vendeur : JMCbooksonline, Cheverie, NS, Canada
Livre
Etat : Fair. A fair paperback copy with spine creases and no remainder marks. Bindings are tight and straight, minimal wear to covers. A lovely reading copy.
Edité par Fawcett Publications, 1951
ISBN 10 : 0449013227ISBN 13 : 9780449013229
Vendeur : JMCbooksonline, Cheverie, NS, Canada
Livre
Etat : Near Fine. A near fine paperback copy with no spine creases or remainder marks. Bindings are tight and straight. A nice collectable copy.
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Edité par Nova Publications Ltd. [1953], London, 1953
Vendeur : John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, Etats-Unis
First printing of the revised text. Octavo, cover by Gordon Hutchings, pictorial wrappers. "Nova Science Fiction Novels" No. 1. The author's second SF book, first published in 1936 as PLANET PLANE. Currey, p. 222. Harbottle and Holland B76. Spine a little rolled, mild reading creases, a very good copy. (24435).
Edité par Nova Publications Ltd. [1953], London, 1953
Vendeur : John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, Etats-Unis
First printing of the revised text. Octavo, cover by Gordon Hutchings, pictorial wrappers. "Nova Science Fiction Novels" No. 1. The author's second SF book, first published in 1936 as PLANET PLANE. Currey, p. 222. Harbottle and Holland B76. Mild rubs to spine edge, light wear to head of spine/upper spine edge, 35 cent ink stamp to front cover, a very good copy. (24466).
Edité par Ballantine Books. [1959]., New York, 1959
Vendeur : Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First U.S. edition. Collects four Troon stories. "A brief, episodic 'family saga' about the near future exploration of space." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 271. A fine, unread copy (#156776).
Edité par Ballantine Books, New York, 1968
Vendeur : Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Ballantine Books U6119. "Well written yarn." - Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-410. A fine copy. (#87536).
Edité par Ballantine,, New York,, 1961
Vendeur : Mad Hatter Bookstore, Westbank, BC, Canada
Livre
Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. 2nd paperback printing. Ballantine Books #545, 1961, 2nd paperback printing, rare US sf vintage paperback, great Richard Powers cover art, nice copy, minor wear to spine and edges, near VG+. Vintage Paperback.
Edité par Ballantine Books, New York, 1955
Vendeur : Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Post-nuclear war religious dystopia. "An excellent story of an emerging race with ESP, hunted by 'normals' trying to hang on to traditional values, ruthlessly exterminating all deviation." - Brians, Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction, 1895-1984, pp. 347-8. Published later in Britain with textual differences as THE CHRYSALIDS (1955). Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1298. Berger, Science Fiction and the New Dark Age, pp. 184-5. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, pp. 255-6. Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1755-58. King list, p. 391. Cover by Richard Powers. A fine, unread copy. (#142469).
Edité par Doubleday Science Fiction
Vendeur : GridFreed, North Las Vegas, NV, Etats-Unis
Livre
hardcover. Etat : Good. Good condition with wear and markings. Ex-library.
Edité par Ballantine Books [1956], New York, 1956
Vendeur : John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Etat : A fine copy, unread. (30306). First edition. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Ballantine 182. Paperback original. Collects eleven stories from 1949-1955. Some, but not all, first published in the collection JIZZLE (1954). This is the author's first collection published in the U.S.
Edité par Michael Joseph, London, 1968
Vendeur : Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Octavo, boards. First British (and first hardcover) edition. "Well-written yarn." - Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-410. A very good copy with a bit of shelf-lean in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. (#89684).
Edité par George Newnes, London, 1935
Vendeur : Robert Eldridge, Bookseller, Elizabethtown, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Hardback. Etat : Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Beynon, John (pseudonym of John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris, better known later as John Wyndham). The Secret People. London: George Newnes, Limited, n.d. [1935]. First edition. Other bindings in blue or green cloth with black spine lettering and top edge unstained constitute later cheaper editions. Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5-256. Original red cloth, spine panel stamped in ersatz gold, top edge stained red. Cloth damp-stained with red offsetting onto endpapers, especially in front, spine lettering tarnished, otherwise a solid good copy with no significant wear to cloth or problems with the text block. #1735. $75. This lost race adventure story, set in North Africa thirty years in the future, was the first science-fictional novel by a writer who would later win major acclaim with fantastic catastrophe tales including The Day of the Triffids and The Midwich Cuckoos. "A dwarfed and decadent race, originally of Egyptian descent, found in caverns under the Sahara. Discovery of a new form of energy. One of the few lost race novels set in the future." -- Teitler and Locke, By the World Forgot, #124. The underground pygmies are pale-skinned and live on giant mushrooms. The primacy of this issue, priced at 7/6, is confirmed by Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, vol. I p. 33. Reginald 15716. Bleiler (1978), p. 22. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 67. Costes & Altairac, Les Terres Creuses, #1002.
Edité par Kokomo, IN: All-Fiction Field, April 1950, 1950
Vendeur : Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, Royaume-Uni
[Fantasy / Science Fiction Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCE. Octavo (24 x 18cm), pp.123 [7]. With occasional engraved illustrations. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper covers, priced at 25c. Moderately browned throughout. Heavy chipping to covers, with a large tear to front cover, recently repaired with archival tape. Covers clean and bright. Very good. The first appearance of what would become 'Childhood's End' by Arthur C. Clarke, as well as John Wyndham Harris' first novel 'The Secret People' (first published in 'The Passing Show' 1935).
Edité par Michael Joseph, London, 1959
Vendeur : Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Octavo, boards. First edition. Collects four Troon stories. "A brief, episodic 'family saga' about the near future exploration of space." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 271. Light age-darkening to edges of text block, owner's name in ink at top edge of front free endpaper, a near fine copy in very good dust jacket with wear at head and tail of spine panel and corner tips, several tiny internal tape reinforcements, and age-darkening along rear flap fold. (#74101).
Edité par Stellar Publishing Corporation, Park Place, New York, 1930
Vendeur : Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, Etats-Unis
Softcover. Etat : Very Good. Magazine. Cover and interior illustrations by Frank R. Paul. Illustrated perfectbound wrappers. About very good with light rubbing, moderate wear along the spine with some loss, and tape remnants on the rear wrap. Includes the stories, "Exiles on Asperus" written by John Beynon Harris, an early pseudonym of John Wyndham, best know for *The Day of the Triffids*, and predating his first book by several years, as well as "Interplanetary Bridges" by Ludwig Anton.
Edité par Michael Joseph, London, 1975
ISBN 10 : 0718113209ISBN 13 : 9780718113209
Vendeur : Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, Etats-Unis
Livre Edition originale
Octavo, boards. First hardcover edition. Collects twelve stories first published between 1932 and 1960. A reissue of THE BEST OF JOHN WYNDHAM (Sphere Books 1973) without the Leslie Flood introduction and the Wyndham bibliography. Mild bump to lower spine end, else a fine copy in fine dust jacket with matching crease. (#138880).
Edité par Stellar Publishing Corporation, 1932
Vendeur : Basement Seller 101, Cincinnati, OH, Etats-Unis
Magazine / Périodique
Single Issue Magazine. Etat : Good.
Edité par Stellar Publishing Corporation, Park Place, New York, 1932
Vendeur : Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, Etats-Unis
Softcover. Etat : Very Good. Magazine. Cover and interior illustrations by Frank R. Paul. Quarto. Illustrated perfectbound wrappers. About near fine with supple white pages, a bit of wear at the extremities and some tape remnants on the edges of the rear wrap and spine ends. Includes the story "The Venus Adventure" written by John Beynon Harris, an early pseudonym of John Wyndham, best know for *The Day of the Triffids*, and predating his first book by several years. Additional contributors include Raymond Gallun, John Bertin, Captain S.P. Meek, J. M. Walsh, and Epaminondas T. Snooks.
Edité par Michael Joseph, London, 1959
Vendeur : Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Octavo, boards. First edition. Collects four Troon stories. "A brief, episodic 'family saga' about the near future exploration of space." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 271. Mild tanning to page edges, a fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with wear at spine ends and corner tips. (#155622).
Edité par Michael Joseph [1961], London, 1961
Vendeur : John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
First edition. Octavo, boards. Collects six stories including "A Long Spoon." According the Berger (Science Fiction and the New Dark Age, pp. 196-8), Wyndham's "haunting" novella, "Consider Her Ways," in which "the preventable is not prevented," is "the quintessence of dystopian fiction." Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 261. 7/6 in red ink to upper corner of front free endpaper, a fine copy in fine dust jacket with a faint blue line to the upper and lower edges of the verso of the dust jacket from an older style previous jacket protector, faint bleed through to white flaps, some soiling to rear panel. (21816).
Edité par Ballantine Books, New York, 1953
Vendeur : Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Octavo, boards. First U.S. edition. The author's fourth science fiction novel, the second using the John Wyndham pseudonym. Earth is invaded by beings from another planet who exist under conditions of enormous pressure in the deep sea. Issued earlier in Britain with textual differences as THE KRAKEN WAKES (1953). Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-412. A fine copy in near fine dust jacket with orange lettering on spine panel faded to white. (#74097).
Edité par Ballantine Books, New York, 1953
Vendeur : Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Octavo, boards. First U.S. edition. The author's fourth science fiction novel, the second using the John Wyndham pseudonym. Earth is invaded by beings from another planet who exist under conditions of enormous pressure in the deep sea. Issued earlier in Britain with textual differences as THE KRAKEN WAKES (1953). Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-412. Publisher's file copy with large "Edit / File / Copy" neatly block printed in blue crayon on front free endpaper and "File" printed on top edge of text block, else a fine copy in near fine dust jacket with 18 mm closed tear at top edge of front panel, light dust soiling to rear panel, and clipped price. (#103599).
Edité par Ballantine Books, New York, 1955
Vendeur : Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Small octavo, cloth. First edition. Post-nuclear war religious dystopia. "An excellent story of an emerging race with ESP, hunted by 'normals' trying to hang on to traditional values, ruthlessly exterminating all deviation." - Brians, Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction, 1895-1984, pp. 347-8. Published later in Britain with textual differences as THE CHRYSALIDS (1955). Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1298. Berger, Science Fiction and the New Dark Age, pp. 184-5. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, pp. 255-6. Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1755-58. King list, p. 391. Several stains to end papers, a very good plus copy in very good dust jacket with mild rubbing and some light staining to rear panel. (#126183).
Edité par Ballantine Books, New York, 1955
Vendeur : Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Small octavo, cloth. First edition. Post-nuclear war religious dystopia. "An excellent story of an emerging race with ESP, hunted by 'normals' trying to hang on to traditional values, ruthlessly exterminating all deviation." - Brians, Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction, 1895-1984, pp. 347-8. Published later in Britain with textual differences as THE CHRYSALIDS (1955). Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1298. Berger, Science Fiction and the New Dark Age, pp. 184-5. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, pp. 255-6. Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1755-58. King list, p. 391. A fine copy in very good dust jacket with wear and shallow chipping at spine ends and upper corners, dust soiling to rear panel, and red lettering on spine panel faded to pink. (#153567).
Edité par Ballantine Books, New York, 1955
Vendeur : Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Small octavo, cloth. First edition. Post-nuclear war religious dystopia. "An excellent story of an emerging race with ESP, hunted by 'normals' trying to hang on to traditional values, ruthlessly exterminating all deviation." - Brians, Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction, 1895-1984, pp. 347-8. Published later in Britain with textual differences as THE CHRYSALIDS (1955). Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1298. Berger, Science Fiction and the New Dark Age, pp. 184-5. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, pp. 255-6. Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1755-58. King list, p. 391. Two small, partial tape ghosts at the fore-edge of each paste-down (hidden under the jacket flaps), text block age-darkened, a nearly fine copy in bright, nearly fine dust jacket with lettering on spine panel faded to pink and dust soiling to rear panel. A nice copy of an elusive Ballantine hardcover. (#155619).
Edité par Ballantine Books, New York, 1953
Vendeur : Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Octavo, boards. First U.S. edition. The author's fourth science fiction novel, the second using the John Wyndham pseudonym. Earth is invaded by beings from another planet who exist under conditions of enormous pressure in the deep sea. Issued earlier in Britain with textual differences as THE KRAKEN WAKES (1953). Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-412. A fine copy in fine dust jacket with 10 mm closed tear at top rear spine fold and hint of dust soiling to rear panel. Formerly, Author/editor/publisher Donald A. Wollheim's copy with his name rubber stamped on the rear free endpaper. A very attractive copy. (#155618).
Edité par Michael Joseph [1956], London, 1956
Vendeur : John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
First edition. Octavo, boards. Wyndham's second collection of short fiction. Collects ten stories. "A likable gathering of SF stories, most of them proficient treatments of fairly obvious themes. Among the most enjoyable are 'Pawley's Peepholes' (1951) and 'Dumb Martian' (1952), well-mannered SF comedies in a very English vein." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), pp. 319-320. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with mild dust soiling to the white rear panel. (31279).
Edité par Michael Joseph [1953], London, 1953
Vendeur : John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
First edition. Octavo, boards. The author's fourth science fiction novel, the second using the John Wyndham pseudonym. Invasion of earth by beings from another planet who need to exist under conditions of enormous pressure found deep under the sea. Published later the same year in the U.S. as Out Of The Deeps with textual differences. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-412. Offsetting to end papers with a little foxing, lower front corner and spine bruised, a nearly fine copy in a bright, nearly fine dust jacket with slight wear at the spine ends and corner tips, a small closed tear to the upper right front panel. (31278).
Edité par Michael Joseph, London, 1956
Vendeur : Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Octavo, boards. First edition. Wyndham's second collection of short fiction. Collects ten stories. "A likable gathering of SF stories, most of them proficient treatments of fairly obvious themes. Among the most enjoyable are 'Pawley's Peepholes' (1951) and 'Dumb Martian' (1952), well-mannered SF comedies in a very English vein." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), pp. 319-320. Tiny circular private bookplate (22x17 mm) at top fore-edge corner of the front paste-down. A fine copy in very good or better dust jacket wear at upper corner tips and upper spine end, the latter with an internal tape mend. A very nice copy of a scarce book. (#162982).
Edité par London: Michael Joseph., 1951
Vendeur : LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, Royaume-Uni
Edition originale
First UK edition, first printing. Bound by Stephen Conway in full green morocco with gilt titles to the spine. All edges gilt. Original publisher's cloth spine retained and bound in at the rear. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, the contents clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. A beautifully presented first edition of one of the undisputed highlights of 20th Century British Science Fiction. (Bleiler; Locke: A Spectrum of Fantasy). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.