Stapledon W Olaf (59 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Near Fine. HU.

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Book Club Edition. Red cloth boards, light stains / marks. Silver titles on shelf faded spine. No edge / corner wear. Light mottling to cut edges. Small water stains along top of some endpapers. Text block clean. Binding solid.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 3, No. 6. Cover art is uncredited. Includes "The Phantom Billiard Player" by Col. George W. Lewis; "What happened to Oliver Lerch?" by Joseph Rosenberger; "The Bird Hex" by D. R. Linson; "The Case of the Bleeding Saint" by Edward W. Ludwig; "10 Days With korga" by John R. Clawson; "The Shattered Secret" by Margaret Hudson. Articles: "Mental Magic" by Juan H. McBroom; "Black Magic in India" by William H. Gilroy;"Ancient Rites of Pan" by Frank Patton; "I Model Spirits" by Rev. Elvina Colburn; "The Navaho Problem. . .As they See It"; "Flying Saucers as Astronomers See Them" by Maurice Weekley & Prof. George Adamski; "Strange Prophecies Concerning Lincoln" by Thomas J. McLaughlin; "Interplanetary Man" by Olaf Stapledon; "Mystery of the Midget Mummy' by Ray Palmer. Also many Features. Illustrated by Terry and others. Tanning; minor soiling; edge and corner wear; foxing; tears to spine ends; small pencil mark on front. Magazine.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Second printing. Good, green cloth, gilt title on spine, small return address label on ffep and next blank page, this page also has some glue residue, binding is tight.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 232pp. Tight copy.

Hardback. Condition: New.

Condition: New. pp. 308 9:B&W 6 x 9 in or 229 x 152 mm Case Laminate on Creme w/Gloss Lam.

Condition: New. pp. 308.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, hardcover, the binding is a bit loose but remains solid, the book has light bumps to the spine ends, mild sunning to the head, some spots and smudges to the edges of the text block, and a couple notations from previous owners to the front and rear end pages. Otherwise, this is a solid, bright Near Very Good copy in an unclipped, Good only dust jacket, which has short chips and tears to the spine ends, corners and edges, a couple areas of sticker remnants, rubbing to the covers, very faint soiling to the lower third of the front, and a previous owner's acquisition notes to the inside of the back cover. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Science Fiction Book No. 76. Red cloth boards with silver gilt titles on spine. Slight foxxing to page edges. Firmly bound.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 308 pages. 9.30x6.20x1.10 inches. In Stock.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1963 FIRST SFBC EDITION with dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post within 12 hours of receipt of order.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. GD+ original blue cloth, moderate shelf wear, corners bumped, edges worn, covers slightly scuffed, hinges a lttle slack; Possibly ex-library, ffep removed, bookplate removed, otherwise internally clean throughout.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Original January 1929 issue of the Journal of Philosophical Studies, Vol. IV, No. 13, edited by Sydney E. Hooper and published quarterly for the British Institute of Philosophical Studies by Macmillan and Co., London. Complete through p. 154 and retaining the original printed wrappers together with contemporary advertising matter. Of particular interest is Olaf Stapledon's "The Location of Physical Objects," pp. 64-75, an early and substantial philosophical paper by Stapledon, published the year before Last and First Men (1930) established his reputation as one of the most distinctive speculative writers of the twentieth century. The paper belongs to Stapledon's serious philosophical work rather than his later fiction and addresses the ontological problem of what it means for a physical object to occupy a determinate region of space. Cambridge records the article as appearing in this exact issue, Vol. 4, No. 13, January 1929, pp. 64-75. Stapledon begins from the apparently straightforward common-sense conception of an object as occupying a definite spatial region before bringing this conception into confrontation with A. N. Whitehead's critique of "simple location." Using the seemingly mundane example of a penny, he investigates whether the being of an object can genuinely be confined to the volume conventionally assigned to it, drawing Berkeley and problems of perception into an argument concerned with the relation between sensible qualities, physical existence and spatial location. The paper consequently has particular interest for collectors concerned with Stapledon beyond his science fiction, as well as readers of Whitehead, metaphysics and the philosophy of perception. Also particularly significant is C. Lloyd Morgan's "The Case for Emergent Evolution," pp. 23-38. Morgan was already closely associated with the philosophical formulation of emergent evolution, and this 1929 paper returns explicitly to the distinction between an "emergent" and a "resultant", tracing the terminology back to George Henry Lewes. The article remains cited in later philosophical literature on emergence and represents another substantial contribution in this single issue. Further contents include W. G. de Burgh, "Gentile's Philosophy of the Spirit"; William Brown, "Religion and Science"; John Laird, "The Possibility of Rationalism in Ethics"; C. Delisle Burns, "The Philosophy of Social Life"; and C. E. M. Joad, "The One and the Many," followed by the Philosophical Survey, New Books and Institute Notes. The issue therefore provides an unusually concentrated cross-section of British philosophical discussion at the end of the 1920s, encompassing idealism, emergent evolution, philosophy of science, ethics and metaphysics. Original printed wrappers present. The spine is considerably worn, with losses of wrapper material, splitting and exposed gatherings in places; wrappers have edge wear, creasing, age-toning and general handling marks. Memorial College, Brecon institutional stamps appear on the front wrapper, opening page and rear wrapper. Despite the external wear, the contents remain together and the interior is substantially cleaner than the wrappers suggest. Contemporary publisher's advertisements survive, including advertisements for philosophical, theological and psychological publications. An uncommon original issue with considerable interest through the conjunction of Stapledon's early metaphysics and Lloyd Morgan's mature statement of emergent evolution, retaining its original wrappers and advertising matter.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardback. A good copy in blue cloth lettered in gilt. Spine a little slanted and with a vertical line and spots of fading. Neat gift inscription on front end-paper dated 1932. Pp.viii,312 + 8pp adverts dated 932 (making this the first issue). A fantasy novel. Photograph available on request.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 916 Pp. Black Cloth, Gilt; Illustrated Endpapers. First Printing. Corners Slightly Bumped, No Fraying, Gilt Bright, No Marks, Faint Splash Marks Right On Fore Edges Of Covers But No Traces On Endpapers Or Pages. Per Wikipedia, Naomi Mary Margaret Mitchison, Baroness Mitchison Cbe (Née Haldane; 1897 - 1999) Was A Scottish Novelist And Poet. Often Called A Doyenne Of Scottish Literature, She Wrote More Than 90 Books Of Historical And Science Fiction, Travel Writing And Autobiography. Her Husband Dick Mitchison's Life Peerage In 1964 Entitled Her To Call Herself Lady Mitchison, But She Never Did. Her 1931 Work, The Corn King And The Spring Queen, Is Seen By Some As The Prime 20Th-Century Historical Novel. The Haldanes Were Known For Their Self-Styled Domestic Experiments. She And Her Brother John Started Investigating Mendelian Genetics In 1908. They Initially Used Guinea Pigs As Experimental Models, But Changed To Mice As They Were More Convenient To Handle. Their Findings Were Published As "Reduplication In Mice" In 1915. This Was In Fact The First Demonstration Of Genetic Linkage In Mammals. Mitchison Was A Prolific Writer Of More Than 90 Books In Her Lifetime, Across A Multitude Of Styles And Genres. These Include Historical Novels Such As Her First Novel The Conquered (1923), Set In Gaul In The 1St Century Bce, During The Gallic Wars Of Julius Caesar, And Her Second Novel Cloud Cuckoo Land (1925) Set In 5Th-Century Bce Ancient Greece During The Peloponnesian War.In 1932, Mitchison Was Commissioned By Victor Gollancz To Edit A Guide To The Modern World For Children. Mitchison's Book, An Outline For Boys And Girls And Their Parents, Included Several Distinguished Contributors, Including W. H. Auden, Richard Hughes, Gerald Heard, And Olaf Stapledon. On Publication, An Outline Was Praised By The Times Literary Supplement, The New Statesman And The London Mercury. However, Several Clergymen, Including The Archbishop Of York, Were Angered By The Book's Lack Of Emphasis On Christianity, While Other Right-Wing Authors Objected To A Perceived Sympathy With The Soviet Union. The Conservative Writer Arnold Lunn Wrote A Lengthy Attack On The Book In The English Review,[10] Which Contributed To Its Commercial Failure. Undoubtedly Her Most Controversial Work, We Have Been Warned, Was Published In 1935, Based On A Journey To The Soviet Union. In It She Explored Sexual Behaviour, Including Rape And Abortion. The Book Was Rejected By Various Publishers And Ultimately Censored. She Approached First Her Friend Victor Gollancz, Who Flatly Turned Her Down, Observing That "Publication Of The Book Would Cause A Real Outcry." The Book Was Extensively Rewritten To Make It More Acceptable To Publishers, And Was Still Subject To Censorship. On Publication It Was Universally Despised For Its Depiction Of Rape, Free Love And Abortion That "Alienated Readers On The Left And Horrified Those On The Political Right." In 2005, Files From The National Archives Revealed That The British Government Had Considered Prosecuting The Publishers Of We Have Been Warned, But Ultimately Decided Not To Do So. Mitchison, Like Her Brother, Was A Committed Socialist In The 1930S. She Visited The Soviet Union In 1932 As Part Of A Fabian Society Group And Expressed Some Misgivings About The Direction Of Soviet Society. An Active Anti-Fascist, Mitchison Travelled To Austria, Where She Undertook The Risky Task Of Smuggling Documents And Left-Wing Refugees Out Of The Country. She Stood Unsuccessfully As A Labour Party Candidate For The Scottish Universities In 1935, At A Time When Universities Were Still Allowed To Elect Mps. Eventually, As Her Political Candidacy And Her Pro-Left Writings Had Failed, She Gradually Became Disenchanted With The Left. At That Time, She Became Politically Attracted To Scottish Nationalism. She Was Also A Good Friend Of The Writer J. R. R. Tolkien, And One Of The Proof Readers Of The Lord Of The Rings. Figures (illustrator).…

Hardback. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex library book, usual markings. Clean copy, sound binding. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust jacket. 1st Edition. Blue boards with gilt titles to the spine. First and last few pages have a bit of foxing, otherwise clean pages. Nice firm binding. 1st edition. Professional seller. All pictures are of the actual book that is for sale. Books are dispatched in cardboard packaging.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Evanston, IL: Clark Publishing Company, 1950. The September, 1950 issue of Fate Magazine, Volume 4, Number 5, a scarce issue in Raymond A. Palmer's now-legendary paranormal-reporting non-fiction enterprise, which began with, in its first issue, Kenneth Arnold's cover account of flying crescents which "skipped like saucers across a pond", an event which, for whatever reason, kicked off the modern era of UFO events. After that, Fate introduced countless events which remain, to this day, fodder for paranormal documentaries and investigation. 12mo, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 98 pp. A much better than Very Good example, approaching Near Fine copy but for an small-scale top edge and a lightly touched lower right corner (see scans). As always in 50s pulps, some modest age-toning to the newsprint paper pages, which remain fully supple. See scans. High grade condition for a periodical which often shows substantial wear from use. See scans. Cover has the look of a J. Allen St. John work, but is in fact uncredited. See the scanned image of the contents page for the articles herein, which cover such topics as Hypnotism, Possessed Theater Jacket, Bleeding Sugar Cane, Oliver Lerch, Phantom Billiard Player, Hex, Bleeding Saint, Pan, Spirit Sculpting, Black Magic, Lincoln Prophecies, Flyings Saucers, Midget Mummy (a piece by founder Ray Palmer on a 14" tall adult mummy, Interplanetary Man, and of course much, much else, including the standard Departments, always engrossing in themselves, all on various other paranormal or inexplicable phenomena. Interior art and photography is largely uncredited. A piece of paranormal history, and an example of a unique branch of Americana, in very highly collectible condition. A very rare issue. Please see scans. l33n.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine first edition. Clean, square, tightly bound. Previous owner's name in pen to front end paper. Gilt to spine, still bright and unfaded. Minor bumping to spine ends and extremities. A lovely copy of a classic work of science fiction. Uncommon.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A Sci-Fi classic. pp.xi.355. Ads at end of book NOT present. Nice condition; bright boards. Wear to spine ends and corners.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression, first issue [Satty and Smith, A4.1.1.1.only 1518 copies] in medium blue cloth, cover with rectangle in blind, spine ruled and titled in gilt, fore and bottom edge are rough cut. Scarce 3rd state jacket with 4/6 price on spine, only 517 copies [per Satty and Smith Bibliography]. Sections of original jacket laid in. Author's second novel and a sequel to Last and First Men. London: Methuen & Co. (1932), 312 pps + 8 page ad catalog dated 9/32 at rear. VG copy with some minor soiling to spine and back cover, shelf wear, and bookseller pencils on f.f.e. Fair/Good protected jacket has some old tape repair on reverse, and tears along spine folds, sun fading.…