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The Tunnel Thru the Air or Looking Back from 1940 [The Tunnel Through the Air]

The Tunnel Thru the Air or Looking Back from 1940 [The Tunnel Through the Air]

by Gann, W. D.

Condition
Used - Very Good Book
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Edition
First Edition
Published
1927
Binding
Orange Cloth
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New York: Financial Guardian Publishing Co, 1927. First Edition . Orange Cloth. Very Good Book/No Dust Jacket. 418 pp. Probable first issue, without publisher's promotional flyers on front and rear end papers (different flyers, for two different books) which appear in many examples. Orange cloth, all lettering strong, spine a little sunned, lightly worn, cloth beginning to… Read more about this item
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The Weapon Shops Of Isher (Inscribed By Author)

The Weapon Shops Of Isher (Inscribed By Author)

by Van Vogt, A. (Alfred) E. (Elton)

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
1st Edition 1st Printing
Published
1951
Binding
Boards
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New York: Greenberg, 1951. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. 231 Pp. Orange Clothstamped In Black. First Printing Of This Edition, Revised From The Original Appearance In "Astounding Science Fiction" . A Lightly Used Book, Light Wear At Corners Of Covers. Generically Inscribed By A E Van Vogt On Title Page To A… Read more about this item
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Dandelion Wine

Dandelion Wine

by Bradbury, Ray

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
First Edition Thus 1st Printing
Published
1999
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780380977260
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Avon Books, 1999. First Edition Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Xiv, 267 Pp. Hardcover. First Printing Of This 199 Hardcover Edition, Including Bradbury's 1974 Introduction. Signed By Bradbury In Blue Pen On The Title Page (Shortly Thereafter He Began Using Only Marker Due To Arthritis).
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Star Maker (Second Printing, Red Cloth, 1938)

Star Maker (Second Printing, Red Cloth, 1938)

by Stapledon, Olaf

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
No Dust Jacket
Edition
1st Edition 2nd Printing
Published
1937
Binding
Red Cloth
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London: Methuen (1938), 1937. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Red Cloth. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. 1/500 Copies Of This First Edition, First Impression, Second Issue, 1938 (After 2513 Copies Of The First Issue In Blue Cloth In 1937). Second Binding Of Red Cloth With Black Lettering On Spine, Copyright Page Indicating "Second And Cheaper Edition 1938", But A… Read more about this item
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1ere Convention Francaise Du Cinema Fantastique [original poster]

Condition
Used - Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
1972
Binding
Single Sheet
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Nanterre: Theatre De Nanterre, 1972. First Edition . Single Sheet. Fine. 11 1/2" x 8 1/2. Single Sheet Poster Printed On Both Sides, With Directions On Reverse. From The Collections Of Forrest Ackerman.
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Modern Fantasy: Five Studies [Charles Kingsley, George Macdonald, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Mervyn Peake]

Modern Fantasy: Five Studies [Charles Kingsley, George Macdonald, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Mervyn Peake]

by C. N. Manlove

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
1st Edition 1st Printing
Published
1975
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780521207461
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Cambridge University Press, 1975. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Viii, 308 Pp. Black Boards. First Printing. Fine In Near Fine Dust Jacket, Publiher's American Price Label On Front Flap (Apparently Over The Uk Price), 1/2" Tear At Top Of Front Panel.
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Modern Science Fiction, Its Meaning And Its Future

Modern Science Fiction, Its Meaning And Its Future

by Bretnor, Reginald (Editor); John W. Campbell Jr., Anthony Boucher, Don Fabun, Fletcher Pratt, Rosalie Moore, L. Sprague De Camp, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Philip Wylie, Gerard Heard, Reginald Bretnor

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1953
Binding
Hardcover
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Coward-Mccann, 1953. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Xii, 294 Pp. Red Cloth. First Edition. Fine In Near Fine Dust Jacket Priced $3.75.
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The Cat Who Walks Through Walls

The Cat Who Walks Through Walls

by Heinlein, Robert A.

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
First Edition (stated), First Issue
Published
1985
Binding
Cloth
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$225.00

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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1985. First Edition (stated), First Issue . Cloth. Fine/Fine. First State With Error On P. 300, Errata Slip Laid In Loosely. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket Priced $17.95. The Erratum Slip Is Becoming Scarce.
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$225.00
Contact: A Novel

Contact: A Novel

by Sagan, Carl

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
1st Edition 1st Printing
Published
1985
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780671434007
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Simon & Schuster, 1985. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 432 Pp., Black Cloth Spine, Git, Black Boards. First Printing Indicated. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket Priced $18.95.
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The Voyage of the Space Beagle

The Voyage of the Space Beagle

by Van Vogt, A. E. (Alfred Elton)

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition 1st Printing
Published
1950
Binding
Gray Boards
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950. First Edition 1st Printing. Gray Boards. Near Fine/Very Good. 240 Pp. Gray Boards Lettered In Silver. First Edition, First Printing. One Of The First Modern Science Fiction Novels Published As Sf By A Mainstream Publisher. Adapted From Stories Previously Published In The Pulps, It Has Become A Reader's Favorite And A… Read more about this item
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Empire Of The Atom [Inscribed By Author]

Empire Of The Atom [Inscribed By Author]

by Van Vogt, A. E.

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
First Edition [stated] 1st Printing
Published
1956
Binding
Hardcover
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Chicago: Shasta Publishers, 1956. First Edition [stated] 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8 1/4" Tall. 192 Pp. Gray Boards Stamped In Black. First Edition Indicated On Copyright Page. Price $3.00 At Top Of Front Flap [Not A Book Club Book Or Dj]. Near Fine In Near Fine Dust Jacket With Slight Wear At Ends Of Spine. Inscribed By… Read more about this item
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Transgalactic [ The Stories Of Van Vogt In Their Original Magazine Versions, Not The Later Novelizations]

Transgalactic [ The Stories Of Van Vogt In Their Original Magazine Versions, Not The Later Novelizations]

by A. E. Van Vogt, Edited By Eric Flint And David Drake

Condition
Used - Fine
Edition
1st Edition 1st Printing
Published
2006
Binding
Soft cover
ISBN
9781416520894
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Baen, 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Fine. 439 Pp. First Printing Of This First Book Publication Of All Of Van Vogt's 1943-1947 Stories Later Novelized As Empire Of The Atom, The Wizard Of Linn, , The Ezwal, And Mission To The Stars. Fine.
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Children Of Tomorrow (Inscribed By Author)

Children Of Tomorrow (Inscribed By Author)

by Van Vogt, A. (Alfrd) E. (Elton)

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
First Hardcover Edition
Published
1972
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780283978197
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London: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 1972. First Hardcover Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 254 Pp. Blue Boards Stamped In Silver. First Hardcover Edition. Fine In Fine Dj. Inscribed "For ---- This Is My Grown Up Children's Story-- With All The Best Ideas I Could Muster On That Subject / A E Van Vogt".
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Null A3 (Limited Edition Signed By Author)

Null A3 (Limited Edition Signed By Author)

by Van Vogt, A. (Alfred) E. (Elton) [And Lydia Van Vogt]

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
1st Edition 1st Printing
Published
1984
Binding
Hardcover
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Berkshire / England / Beverly Hills, Ca, Usa: Morrison, Raven Hill Conpany, 1984. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. (9), 213 Pp. Black Cloth, Guilt; Single Leaf Of Typescript Tipped In At Front. First Edition, #12 Of 750 Copies Signed On The Limitation Sheet. First Edition. The Book Was Uncompleted In The Early 1980'S When Van Vogt Was… Read more about this item
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The Battle Of Forever(Signed By Author)

The Battle Of Forever(Signed By Author)

by Van Vogt, A. (lfred) E. (lton)

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine Dustjacket
Edition
First American Hardcover Edition
Published
1978
Binding
Blue Cloth
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Franklin, Tennessee: Authors' Co-Op Publishing Company, 1978. First American Hardcover Edition . Blue Cloth. Fine/Fine Dustjacket. 8 7/8" Tall. Bob Maurus. First Edition, Issued Commercially In 500 Signed Copies, This Being #312 And Signed By The Author. Fine In Fine Dust Jackert.
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The Players Of Null-A [Aka The Pawns Of Null-A, First Hardcover Edition, With A New Introduction By Van Vogt, Signed By Author)

by Van Vogt, A. E

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
First Hardbound Edition 1st Printing
Published
1970
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780234775844
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London Uk: Dobson, 1970. First Hardbound Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. (Ix), 5-192 Pp. Black Cloth, Spine Lettered In Silver. First Hardcover Edition Of The Pawns Of Null-A, With A New Introduction By Van Vogt. Fine. Signed By Van Vogt "Semantically Yours, A E Van Vogt". Fine In Fine Dust Jacket, Price Clipped At Lower Corner Of… Read more about this item
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The universe maker ; and, The proxy intelligence: Science fiction

The universe maker ; and, The proxy intelligence: Science fiction

by Alfred Elton Van Vogt

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
1st Edition 1st Printing
Published
1976
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780283983191
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London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1976. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 196 Pp. Blue Boards Stamped In Silver. First Uk Edition, And First Hardcover Edition. Very Scarce, This Was Mainly A Softcover Issue With A Few Hardcovers For The Author And A Token Market Distribution. Near Fine In Very Near Fine Dust Jacket With Slight Darkening… Read more about this item
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Masters Of Time (Inscribed By Author)

Masters Of Time (Inscribed By Author)

by Van Vogt, A. (Alfred) E. (Elton), Illustrations By Edd Cartier

Condition
Used - Fine Book
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
First Edition 1st Printing
Published
1950
Binding
Red Cloth
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Reading: Fantasy Press, 1950. First Edition 1st Printing. Red Cloth. Fine Book/Near Fine. First Edition, First Binding (Red Cloth] Fine- Brilliant Red, No Wear- In A Nears New Fine Dj, With Fading Around The Spine Panel. Inscribed By Van Vogt To Steve.
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The Weapon Makers (Revised Edition. Inscribed By Author)

The Weapon Makers (Revised Edition. Inscribed By Author)

by Van Vogt, A. (Alfred) E. (Elton)

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
Revised Edition, First Printing 1st Printing
Published
1952
Binding
Boards
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New York: Greenberg, 1952. Revised Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. 220 Pp. Green Boards Stamped In Dark Green. First Book Publication Thus, First Revised From The Original Appearance In "Astounding Science Fiction" And Again Revised From The First Book Edition Of 1000 Copies Published By Hadley In 1947. A Lightly Used Book, Pages… Read more about this item
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Destination: Universe! (Inscribed By A. E. Van Vogt)

Destination: Universe! (Inscribed By A. E. Van Vogt)

by Van Vogt, A. (Alfred) E. (Elton)

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
First UK Edition 1st Printing
Published
1953
Binding
Red Cloth
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London Uk: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1953. First UK Edition 1st Printing. Red Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 192 Pp. Red Cloth. First Printing. Van Vogt's First Collection Of His Short Stories, Following The 1952 American Edition. Inscribed " Dear ---- Thank You For Liking My Books / E Van Vogt". A Bright, Clean Book, No Rubbing At All… Read more about this item
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