Fletcher Pratt Introduction (15 results)

PAPERBACK. Condition: Fine. First. This is a used book in fine condition. Some wear, minor soiling/sunning may be present. Book is intact, firmly bound and in useable/readable condition. 1970, first edition.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very nice book with light wear.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Printing. (xi) 240 pp. Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series 01814. Light edge and corner wear with minor creasing on the spine; no interior markings. Wraparound cover art by Donna Violetti. Donna Violetti; (illustrator). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine+. No Slipcase. Special Edition. The Heritage Press, New York, New York, USA. Copyright 1956, with a gift inscription on the front endpaper with the date December 5, 1959. Near Fine+ condition. No slipcase. The Text Block is clean, white, tight, straight and square with no markings of any kind. The Binding is green eighth cloth to green patterned boards (ocean with giant octopus and fish), colors uniform throughout, birght silver title, etc., to the spine, illustrated endpapers showing the Nautilus, some repair to the rear binding visible, no markings other than the previously mentioned gift inscription, and lower corners square, upper corners bumped. No slipcase. See the accompanying photos. xi, [ii], 325 pages (including numerous partial pages of color illustrations plus 18 unnumbered pages of color illustrations. 7 1/4" x 10 1/2" X 1 3/8". Jules Verne's magnificent science fiction adventure novel that foresaw the widespread use of submarines was originally published in France in 1870 as Vingt Mille Lieues sous les mers. Captain Nemo, the central character, is complex, motivated by revenge, on the one hand, and a desire to aid the weak, on the other hand. This copy is translated by Mercier Lewis with an introduction by Fletcher Pratt, and numerous illustrations by Edward A. Wilson. NOTE: This is a heavy book, weighing 1,044 grams / 36.8 ounces, and will require extra postage for international shipment. Edward A. Wilson (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. NoNE ISSUED. BLUE COVERS WITH WHITE WRITING RED SPINE PIctorial endpapers; ; pp 56. NO WRITING NO TEARING. SEE PICTURES FOR condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition, First Thus. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated bi-color boards/NF w/trace edge wear. DJ/None. Gift inscription to front cover verso. Collection of 21 science fiction stories beyond 1950s conception, and perhaps, still. Selections, published first in magazines, have not been anthologized in book form. Recognize any favorites? They are: 1, The Fittest (Katherine MacLean); 2, The House Dutiful (William Tenn); 3, Pride (Malcolm Jameson); 4, Unwelcome Tenant (Roger Dee); 5, The Glass Eye (Eric Frank Russell); 6, Underground Movement (Kris Neville); 7, A Gnome There Was (Lewis Padgett); 8, Solar Plexus (James Blish); 11, Our Fair City (Robert A. Heinlein); 10, The Fly (Arthur Porges); 11, Afterthought (H.B. Fyfe); 12, The Compleat Werewolf (Anthony Boucher); 13, The Wabbler (Murray Leinster); 14, The Man Who Sold Rope to the Gnoles (Idris Seabright); 15, What Have I Done? (Mark Clifton); 16, The Angel was a Yankee (Stephen Vincent Benet); 17, Helen O'Loy (Lester del Ray); 18, Socrates (John Christopher); 19, Good-bye, Ilha! (Laurence Manning); 20, The Foxholes of Mars (Fritz Leiber); and 21, The Perfect Host (Theodore Sturgeon).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First modern printing of 'My Diary North and South'. 1954. 8vo. With jacket. 268 pp. B/w plates. Book and jacket near as-new. FINE / NEAR FINE.

Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine in Good dust jacket. First edition. 22 x 14.5 cm. Octavo. 381pp. Green cloth over grey boards in dust jacket. Jacket designed by Ed Cartier, original price of $3.50 present on front flap in the variant 1 jacket with 10 titles on back cover. Jacket spine is sun faded and the front has a few small pieces out as well as a small closed tear at the rear fold. Stated first edition. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Anthology collectin 12 stories by: A. Bertram Chandler, Edward E. Smith, Fredric Brown. Theodore Sturgeon, Jack Williamson, John D. MacDonald, Isaac Asimov, C. L. Moore, Fritz Leiber, Cleve Cartmill, Judith Merril, and Eric Frank Russell. Reference: Gnome Press: The Complete History and Bibliography #12.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. 325 pp. Original brown leather covers w/ elaborate gilt decoration to binding. Gilt title and four raised bands on spine. All edges gilt w/ brown moire endpapers; a bit of sunning to edges of endpapers. Illust. w/ color plates and a frontispiece of Jules Verne (1828-1905). Contents very nice. Edward A. Wilson (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Gorgeous and collectible pair of first edition/printings paperback originals (PBO). Each copy in Fine, tight condition (both only with a store stamp inside), nice Gallardo wraparound cover art, and part of the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series. Volume I (1972) 02789 and Volume II (1973) 03162. Nice pair/set of books, Volume I especially hard to find in such beautiful condition. Gervasio Gallardo (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. This is the 1958 edition so the cover is different from the one shown.

Hardcover. Limited edition, 1299/1500. Octavo, xi, 325 pages. In Good condition in a Good minus slipcase. Slipcase in pink paper, paper title label on spine panel; most panels are toned to tan color. Spine is green with gold print. Boards quarter bound with green leather to spine and illustrated paper to boards; light wear to hinges. Text block has green tinted top edge; tanning to endpaper gutters. Illustrated: color frontispiece, plates, and text illustrations. Laid in: "The Monthly Letter of The Limited Edition Club. September 1956, Number 275", [4] folded pages. Signed in ink by the illustrator on the limited edition page. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Section. 1410965. FP New Rockville Stock.…

Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Twayne Publishing, New York, NY. 1952. 423 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (DJ Is chipped and worn). Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Previous owner's bookplate present to the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Witches Three (1952) is a classic fantasy anthology published by Twayne, edited by Fletcher Pratt, featuring three notable tales of witchcraft and magic: The Blue Star by Fletcher Pratt, Conjure Wife by Fritz Leiber, and There Shall Be No Darkness by James Blish. This collection was the second of the "Twayne Triplets" series. "The Blue Star" by Fletcher Pratt: A fantasy novel set in a world where a magical blue star determines the fate of those who wear it, focusing on themes of power and temptation. "Conjure Wife" by Fritz Leiber: A landmark horror novel where a university professor discovers his wife practices protective magic to aid his career, highlighting the hidden, dangerous world of modern witchcraft. "There Shall Be No Darkness" by James Blish: A scientific exploration of supernatural themes, often regarded as a classic piece of horror fiction; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. …

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