Introduction Everett Bleiler (9 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. Very Good book in a Fair dust jacket. Chipping and wear to the dust jacket. Early classic re-issue by Shasta, with an introduction by Everett F. Bleiler.

Original Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First UK edition containing 8 of the 13 stories in the US edition which was published in 1950 under the title 'The Best Science Fiction Stories:1950' by Frederick Fell. Boards have a little bumping to the spine and corners. Page edges are browned with quite heavy spotting. Endpapers are browned with previous owners bookplate to the front pastedown. Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. Jacket has one small closed edge tear and chipping to the top and bottom of the spine and the corners. The rear panel has some discolouration and light staining. First printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Near fine first edition. Binding square and tight. Previous owner's name to front end paper, otherwise Internally unmarked. Jacket good only with wear and chipping to spine ends and edges. Some fading to spine and soiling to covers. Not price clipped. Includes 5 SF novels by William Tenn, Murray Leinster, Walter M. Miller Jr., Boyd Ellanby, and James Blish.

Full-Leather. Condition: As New. First Edition. Easton Press Collector's Edition in gilt-stamped illustrated full burgundy leather with 4 raised spine hubs, 1st Thus, satin ribbon marker bound-in, all page edges gilt, Collector's Notes sheet laid in, bookplate to first white page, else bright tight as new copy; 8vo; (xii) 257pp; color frontispiece.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Illustrated by Frank Kelly Freas (illustrator). Collector's edition. Still stiff to open bound in full leather with gilt decoration, silk-moire endpapers, all edges gilt, and a ribbon marker still folded as it came from the publisher. About new but for nameplate to front pastedown. Collector's notes laid-in. ; The Masterpieces of Science Fiction; 257 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Frank Kelly Freas (illustrator). A beautiful red leatherbound edition from the Easton Press. Binding remains tight, text clean of any marks or stains throughout, full leather, all edges gilt with a ribbon bound in. Four raised bands on the spine, with gilt detailing and titles on spine. 'On his twenty-fifth birthday, Leo Vincey opens the silver casket that his father has left to him. It contains a letter recounting the legend of a white sorceress who rules an African tribe and of his father's quest to find this remote race. To find out for himself if the story is true, Leo and his companions set sail for Zanzibar. There, he is brought face to face with Ayesha, She-who-must-be-obeyed: dictator, femme fatale, tyrant and beauty. She has been waiting for centuries for the true descendant of Kallikrates, her murdered lover, to arrive, and arrive he does - in an unexpected form. Blending breathtaking adventure with a brooding sense of mystery and menace, She is a story of romance, exploration discovery and heroism that has lost none of its power to enthrall.' 257 pages. 6 x 8.75 inches. Includes a 'Collector's Note' on She, and an unused and never installed bookplate from the Easton Press. May require additional postage. This listing was made by a small independent book shop. We carefully inspect every single book we list and give accurate descriptions. If you require we will promptly send pictures of listed books upon request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are mostly clean and bright. The front and rear endpapers have spots of foxing and toning. There is a previous owner's inked name on the front endpaper. The edges of the text block have spots of foxing and toning. The dust jacket is generally clean and bright, but has noticeable fading to the spine and spine joints. The contents include: Private Eye by Henry Kuttner, Doomsday Deferred by Will F. Jenkins, The Hurkle is a Happy Beast by Theodore Sturgeon, Eternity Lost by Clifford Simak, Easter Eggs by Rober Spencer Carr, Opening Doors by Wilmar H. Shiras, Five Years in the Marmalade by Robert W. Krepps, Dwellers in Silence by Ray Bradbury, Mouse by Fredric Brown, Refuge for Tonight by Robert Moore Williams, The Life-Work of Professor Muntz by Murray Leinster, Flaw by John D. MacDonald, and, The Man by Ray Bradbury.