John Taine Pseudonym Eric Temple (39 results)

Condition: VERY GOOD. First paperback printing - digest size. Originally published by Fantasy Press in 1951, this is a provocative science fiction novel of an experiment using atomic radiation that accidentally creates a super human, in every sense of the word. 174 pp. Very good in illustrated wrappers - front cover bright, no c…

First edition. Octavo, illustrations by Lou Goldstone, cloth. Collects two stories, "The Cosmic Geoids" and "The Black Goldfish." The first was serialized in SPACEWAY magazine, the second in FANTASY BOOK magazine. Small address label affixed to front free end paper, a very good copy in a good dust jacket with closed tears and ch…

Later edition. Octavo, boards. First published in 1928. by E. P. Dutton. An uncommon issue of this book. In an FPCI dust jacket which is price-clipped and has "BOOK CLUB EDITION" rubber-stamped at lower edge of front flap. Development of atomic power in 1990 threatens the destruction of the universe. A very good copy in a very g…

First edition, trade issue. Octavo, cloth. Concerns the search for spores from an alien plant located in a hidden valley in Central Asia. [Reference: In 333]. Neat inked name to upper front free end paper, a fine copy in a very good dust jacket with rubbing and wear to the spine ends several rubs to spine fold and upper front ed…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. First Edition. E.P. Dutton of this era didn't mark 1st edition as such, but would on following edition. This copyright page bears no edition mark, so follows that this is a first. Green flame DJ is worn with numerous chips. However, it comes with 2 addition…

NY: Dutton, (1927). First edition. Orange cloth, spine and front cover lettered in black. A bit of dust soilng, moderate edge wear, a small stain to the fore-edge affecting the first 50 pages; in general a bright very good copy. Small ownership sticker in the front. Also seen in green cloth, no known priority. cat40a (illustrato…

Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v [vi] [1-2] 3-313 [314: blank], original orange cloth, front and spine panels stamped in green, top edge stained green. First edition. Development of atomic power in 1990 threatens the destruction of the universe. Anatomy of Wonder (1976) 3-62 and (2004) II-1117. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 2153…

Octavo, cover art by Ric Binkley, cloth. A novel concerning the creation of a superman by science. First published in AMAZING QUARTERLY, Fall 1931. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (1981) 2-106; (1987) 2- 117; and (1995) 2-126]. Small inked name to upper corner of half title page, a fine copy in a fine price clipped dust jacket. (2…

Octavo, cover art by Ric Binkley, cloth. A novel concerning the creation of a superman by science. First published in AMAZING QUARTERLY, Fall 1931. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (1981) 2-106; (1987) 2- 117; and (1995) 2-126]. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to spine ends and corner tips, two small close…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. The photos in the listing are of the actual book you will receive. Foxing to end papers, light toning to pages, binding slightly shaken, light wear, in jacket with large chips to rear panel, a 3 inch triangular chip at bottom and a 1.5 inch triangular chip at…

Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-vi [1-2] 3-451 [452-458: blank] [note: last three leaves are blanks], original yellow-green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black, top edge not stained, fore-edge untrimmed, bottom edge rough-trimmed. First edition. The author's second SF novel. Discovery of a process to extract gold from sea water…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First Edition. A first edition of this scarce science fiction novel by a Caltech math professor writing under a pseudonym. Hardcover in dust jacket, with price intact on rear flap. Book is clean and crisp in blue cloth boards with a claw embossed in the corner, a…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Presentation Copy. Inside rear panel of dustjacket is separated - all are protected in a Mylar sleeve. ; Signed presentation copy to Bill Hotchkiss, stating: "This brief history of the world as his father knew it - to be read at the age of 102." Scarce First Edition,…

Octavo, cloth. First edition. 1000 copies were printed but only 500 were bound, many of which were ruined by a rainstorm. One of Bell's earliest works of speculative fiction, written ten years before it was published as a three-part serial in WONDER STORIES, December 1931 - February 1932. A complex novel of time travel, "one of…

First edition. Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-vi [1-2] 3-451 [452-458: blank] [note: last three leaves are blanks], original yellow-green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black, top edge not stained, fore-edge untrimmed, bottom edge rough-trimmed. The author's second SF novel. Discovery of a process to extract gold from sea water…

First edition. Octavo, cloth. One of 500 numbered copies inscribed and signed by Bell. Concerns the search for spores from an alien plant located in a hidden valley in Central Asia. [Reference: In 333]. Some toning to end papers, a fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with a slight rubbing/wear to spine ends and corner tips. Fan…

First edition. Octavo, jacket art by Hannes Bok, cloth. One of 300 numbered copies signed by Bell as Taine. This is copy 242. "Originally published in AMAZING STORIES QUARTERLY (1930) as 'White Lily,' under which title it was once reprinted, this is an extravagant scientific romance involving crystalline life and social strife i…

First edition. Octavo, cover art by Ric Binkley, cloth. One of 300 numbered copies inscribed and signed by Bell. This is copy 65. A novel concerning the creation of a superman by science. First published in AMAZING QUARTERLY, Fall 1931. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (1981) 2-106; (1987) 2- 117; and (1995) 2-126]. A fine copy in…