Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good to Very Good-. 1st printing, Oct. 1957; #S1444. Cover art by Powers. 1956 Hugo winner. Edge nicks and wear; creasing; tanning; minor stress.
Published by Signet Books, Canada, 1957
Seller: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, Canada
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. RICHARD (DICK) POWERS Painted Cover Art (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. 128 pages. Complete & Unabridged. ** Goodreads; One minute, down and out actor Lorenzo Smythe was - as usual - in a bar, drinking away his troubles as he watched his career go down the tubes. Then a space pilot bought him a drink, and the next thing Smythe knew, he was shanghaied to Mars. Suddenly he found himself agreeing to the most difficult role of his career: impersonating an important politician who had been kidnapped. Peace with the Martians was at stake - failure to pull off the act could result in interplanetary war. And Smythe's own life was on the line - for if he wasn't assassinated, there was always the possibility that he might be trapped in his new role forever! Cover creasing;& cover scuffing. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.
Published by Signet Books, Canada, 1957
Seller: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, Canada
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. RICHARD (DICK) POWERS Painted Cover Art (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. 128 pages. Complete & Unabridged. ** Goodreads; One minute, down and out actor Lorenzo Smythe was - as usual - in a bar, drinking away his troubles as he watched his career go down the tubes. Then a space pilot bought him a drink, and the next thing Smythe knew, he was shanghaied to Mars. Suddenly he found himself agreeing to the most difficult role of his career: impersonating an important politician who had been kidnapped. Peace with the Martians was at stake - failure to pull off the act could result in interplanetary war. And Smythe's own life was on the line - for if he wasn't assassinated, there was always the possibility that he might be trapped in his new role forever! Cover creasing; slight slant to spine. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.
Published by Signet Books, Canada, 1957
Seller: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, Canada
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. RICHARD (DICK) POWERS Painted Cover Art (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. 128 pages. Complete & Unabridged. ** Goodreads; One minute, down and out actor Lorenzo Smythe was - as usual - in a bar, drinking away his troubles as he watched his career go down the tubes. Then a space pilot bought him a drink, and the next thing Smythe knew, he was shanghaied to Mars. Suddenly he found himself agreeing to the most difficult role of his career: impersonating an important politician who had been kidnapped. Peace with the Martians was at stake - failure to pull off the act could result in interplanetary war. And Smythe's own life was on the line - for if he wasn't assassinated, there was always the possibility that he might be trapped in his new role forever! Cover creasing;& cover scuffing. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.
Published by Signet. 1957, 1957
Seller: BRIAN MCMILLAN, BOOKS, Traer, IA, U.S.A.
First Edition
1st PB ed. #S1444.PB. VG. Lightly edge brwnd leaves reglued neatly albeit wi/tiny offset in lightly read cv. Good example of the Powers cv art.
Published by Signet/New American Library, 1957
Seller: zenosbooks, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
paperback. Condition: Good in Slightly Worn Wrappers. 1st edition.
Published by Signet, New York, 1957
Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books ABAA, IOBA, Manasquan, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Paperback Edition. Vintage Paperback. Signet S1444. Solid First Paperback Printing of this Hugo Award winning story. October, 1957. $.35 Cover price. Square, tight and clean throughout with mild page toning. Hinge and surface creases Some edge-wear. Still fresh and bright with no chipping, creases or tears. No perfect but a presentable collectable copy offered at a great price.
Published by Signet, New York, 1956
Seller: 32.1 Rare Books + Ephemera, IOBA, ESA, Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
Softcover. Small 8vo., Signet D2419. First edition thus, third printing. Near Fine with small discreet name stamp inside front cover and with some light age-toning. Crisp, tight and square.
Published by Signet Book, 1957
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. first edition, creasing along the spine, some creasing on and along the edges of the cover of the book.
Published by Signet Books
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition THUS, third printing. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. No extraneous markings. All pages are intact and binding is strong. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 0.2.
Published by A Signet Book Published by The New American Library, [New York], 1957
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First paperback edition. Signet Books S1444. Winner of the 1956 Hugo award for best novel. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-508. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 587-90. Touch of rubbing to spine panel, else a fine copy. (#87996).
Published by Nelson Doubleday, Garden City, New York, 1980
Seller: W. Fraser Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, Canada
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Gary Viskupic; (illustrator). First Edition. 502 pp. All three titles in a single volume: The Puppet Masters; Double Star; and The Door into Summer. A Science Fiction Book Club original and this is the first printing, book club code K38. White boards lettered in purple on the spine. Dj art by Gary Viskupic. Light edge and corner wear on the dustjacket with a small scuffed patch on the lower left of the front panel; no interior markings. Size: 8vo. Book.
Published by Street & Smith's, Astounding Science Fiction, NY, 1956
Seller: Grove Antiquarian, Miami, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. cover by Freas (illustrator). 1st Edition. This is a soft cover book with a beautiful front cover of a King Playing with miniature trains. The book is clean and tight the covers show some light shelf wear. This is Volume LVII. Number 2, April 1956. Includes Novelettes: The Dead Past Legwork Serial: Double Star (conclusion).
Published by Ponzoni Editore, Milano, 1957
Seller: Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare, Schenectady, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Pictorial wrappers. First Edition. Mild slant and some wear to spine, closed tear to edge of front cover. A very good- copy. 1956 Hugo Award winner for best novel. In the Italian language. Translated from the English by Francesca D'Amelio.; Octavo.
Published by Panther Books Hamilton & Co. (Stafford) Ltd., London, 1960
Seller: Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, United Kingdom
First Edition
Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Edition. First UK paperback edition. Previously published in the UK in hard covers by Michael Joseph in 1958. Originally published in the US by Doubleday in 1956. The spine has some light reading creasing. Light edge wear to covers. Browning to pages which are otherwise clean and unmarked. First printing. From the collection of Derek Ingram, late Fellow of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge. The postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.
Published by Meisha Merlin Publishing, Inc, Decatur, 2007
ISBN 10: 1592221203 ISBN 13: 9781592221202
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First Meisha Merlin Edition. Octavo, 133 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. In black slipcase. Spine pictorial purple. Dust jacket shows extremely minimal wear with gilt lettering to the front. Text block has creamy tone to the edges. Ribbon marker. First Meisha Merlin edition, first printing. 1373053. FP New Rockville Stock.
Published by Signet, 1957
Seller: Southampton Books, Sag Harbor, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Paperback Edition, First Printing October 1957. Not price-clipped ($0.35 price on cover). Published by Signet, 1957. âS1444' code on spine and front cover. 12mo. Pictorial wraps with red stained page ends. Book is very good with tight binding, crisp pages, and unbroken spine. Clean with no writing or names. Light shelf wear, a few creases, and slight spine lean. A nice copy of Robert A. Heinlein's sci-fi classic with vintage cover art by Richard Powers. 159 pages plus one page of ads at back. Book has been placed in a custom acetate protector. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
Published by Signet, 1956
Seller: Cosabellaartandbooks, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Softcover, first edition, fifth printing. Book is tight and unread.
Published by Street & Smith, New York, 1956
Seller: Clayton Fine Books, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. All three issues are very good in wrappers with some edgewear. One has a small tape reinforcement at the base of the spine.
Published by Science Fiction Book Club, 1959
Seller: Eurobooks Ltd, Nottingham, United Kingdom
First Edition
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1959 Science Fiction Book Club First Edition. Hardback with Dust Jacket. Booko is in very good condition shelf wear, tanned edge paper. Dust Jacket good with small tears to edges, discolouration to the spine, price unclipped. Inv U5A32.
Published by Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., London, 1956
Seller: Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, United Kingdom
First Edition
Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Emshwiller, Ed (Emsh); Freas, Kelly; van Dongen, H.R. (illustrator). First Edition. Three issues of the British edition containing all three parts of the serialisation of Double Star by Robert Heinlein. Covers and interior illustrations by Emsh, Freas and van Dongen. There is a scratch at the top of the front cover for July, the covers for August and September have a heavy '12' in pencil near the top and there is a little creasing to the bottom right corner of August. There is a number in pen to the bottom left corner of each back cover and there is light edge wear to the spine but the covers are otherwise unmarked. Pages browned but otherwise unmarked. July includes 'Clerical Error' by Clifton, August includes 'Exploration Team' by Leinster and September includes 'The Dead Past' by Asimov.
Published by Editrice Nord, Milano, 1972
Seller: Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare, Schenectady, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First Italian Edition. Cosmo Classici della Fantascienza Serie Oro #5. While this is not the first Italian appearance of this novel it is the first publication in book form. A fine copy in near fine dustjacket which retains its original band. In the Italian language. 1956 Hugo Award winner for Best Novel. With an introduction by Sam Moskowitz. ; Octavo; 258 pages.
Published by Astounding / Street & Smith, 1956
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. DOUBLE STAR in Astounding Science Fiction for February thru April, 1956, first edition, 3 volumes, slight wear to spines, else fine in full color pictorial wraps. The true first edition of this, the first of the authors four HUGO winning novels.
Published by Signet Books / New American Library, New York, 1957
Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA
First Edition
First Paperback Edition. First Printing, a review copy, with the publisher's typed slip laid in. Octavo (18.25cm); original pictorial card wrappers; dark red edge-staining; [5],6-159,[1]pp. Pinpoint wear to spine ends and extremities, subtle tanning to text edges, with a faint crease to upper right corner of front wrapper, and an even fainter one to lower rear wrapper; Near Fine. Sharp copy of this early work by Heinlein, which won the first of his four Hugo Awards for Best Novel. "An actor is coerced into impersonating a kidnapped politician. The politician is recovered but soon dies. His staff persuades the actor to continue the act and carry out the ambitions of the politician. An approving but informative view of the morality of politics" (Barron, Anatomy of Wonder 3-199). An uncommon advance.
Published by Astounding / Street & Smith, 1956
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION FOR 1956 ALL 12 ISSUES, Street & Smith, first edition, very good plus to near fine or better in full color pictorial wraps with original contributions by: John W. Campbell, Theodore Sturgeon, Frank Herbert, Robert Heinlein (DOUBLE STAR), Mark Clifton, Frank Kelly Freas, Ed Emshwiler, H.R. van Dongen, Murray Leinster, Isaac Asimov (THE NAKED SUN & THE DEAD PAST), Eric Frank Russell (PLUS X aka SPACE WILLIES aka NEXT OF KIN), Raymond F. Jones, Robert Silverberg, Poul Anderson, Randall Garrett, James Blish, James Gunn, Hal Clement, James Schmitz, Algis Budrys, et.al.
Published by Michael Joseph, London, 1958
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First U.K. Edition. First Impression. Octavo. (19cm.); black boards titled in white on spine; dustjacket; 208pp.; faint spotting on the front board; foxing at the margins of the first and last few pages only; titles on spine are bright. Very Good+. The dustjacket is unclipped (priced 13s 6d net); tiny nicks only along top edge; a few small chips to the lower edge at spine tail and flaps; faint soiling to rear white panel; Very Good+. Winner of the Hugo award for Best Novel. "An actor is coerced into impersonating a kidnapped politician. The politician is recovered but soon dies. His staff persudes the actor to continue to act and carry out the ambitions of the politician." (BARRON 3-199).
Published by MICHAEL JOSEPH, LONDON, 1958
Seller: Elder Books, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION. HARDBACK BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH BINDING, ORIGINAL DUST JACKET WITH PUBLISHERS PRICE OF 13s. 6d INTACT, JACKET DESIGN BY PETER CURL. BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES WITH 208 PAGES. HORIZONTAL CREASE RUNNING ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF JACKET, SOME SURFACE ABRASIONS TO FRONT & REAR ENDPAPERS FROM BOOKPLATE & INSCRIPTION REMOVAL WITH FRONT ENDPAPER THIN AT TOP MARGIN, SOME SURFACE ABRASIONS TO TITLE PAGE, OCCASIONAL LIGHT FOXING MOSTLY TO ENDPAPERS & HALF TITLE. OVERALL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. EXTRA POSTAGE MAY APPLY FOR OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS ARE POSTED IN A STURDY BOOK BOX.
Published by Michael Joseph, 1958
Seller: Hugh Hardinge Books, Cambridge, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Black boards and spine, the latter lettered in white. Apart from 7 mm split on top rear corner and minimal abrasions to two of the other corners, the jacket is undamaged; the rear white panel a tad soiled with a scattering of small brown marks. A few foxing spots to fore-edge. Internally bands of offsetting to free endpapers, also affecting half-title; ffep and half-title foxed; pages 204 - 206 have 1 cm brown marks in top corners. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Published by Doubleday, 1956
Seller: Nicholas J. Certo, Newburgh, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, Heinlein's first (of four!) Hugo Award winning novels. Former library copy with library ownership stamps whited over to free endpapers, half-title and dedication pages. GOOD in a price clipped dust wrapper with minor loss at spine ends, very small chip out a lower right tip, a reasonably attractive jacket. Photos on request.
Published by Pan Books; Digit Books; Four Square; Penguin; Puffin; Panther; Dell; Mayflower; New England Library; Corgi; Berkeley; Sphere Books; Tor; 1955-2007, London; New York, 1955
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. Thirty nine paperbacks by one of the best-selling science fiction novelists of the mid twentieth century, Robert Heinlein. Includes seven first paperback editions A collection of thirty nine paperbacks by one of the best-selling science fiction novelists of the mid twentieth century, Robert Heinlein. Includes the first paperback editions of The Man Who Sold the Moon, An Assignment in Eternity, Methuselah's Children, Space Cadet, I will Fear No Evil, Space Family Stone, and The Cat Who Walks Through Walls. Alongside his careers as an aeronautical engineer and naval officer, Heinlein was one of the most popular science fiction novelists between the 1940s and 1960s, often grouped with Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke as the 'Big Three' of English language science fiction authors. A pioneer of hard science fiction, which stresses scientific accuracy, Heinlein speculates how scientific progress and developments in engineering might shape the future of politics, race, religion, and sex. Many of the novels in this set explore provocative social and political ideas, and muse philosophically on the importance of individual liberty, the obligation individuals owe to their societies, the influence of organised religion on culture and government, and the nature of sexual relationships. The collection includes his notable works, Stranger in a Strange Land, Starship Troopers, and The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress. There are two different editions of An Assignment in Eternity and The Menace from Earth in the collection. All volumes listed below: The Man Who Sold the Moon An Assignment in Eternity Starship Troopers Revolt in 2100 The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag Starman Jones Beyond This Horizon Farmer in the Sky Farnham's Freehold Double Star Tunnel in the Sky Stranger in a Strange Land Starman Jones Orphans of the Sky The Podkayne of Mars The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Waldo and Magic Inc The Puppet Masters The Door into Summer The Worlds of Robert Heinlein Methuselah's Children The Star Beast; Red Planet I Will Fear No Evil Space Cadet Have Space Suit- Will Travel Space Family Stone Between Planets An Assignment in Eternity The Day After Tomorrow The Best of Robert Heinlein 1939-1942 The Menace from Earth Glory Road The Menace from Earth The Number of the Beast Friday; Job: A Comedy of Justice The Cat who Walks Through Walls Variable Star In the publisher's original paperback binding. Externally, smart. Some of the covers have small creases, such as I Will Fear No Evil which has a small crease to the bottom corner of the rear cover, and Double Star, which has a crease to the top corner of the front cover. The Puppet Master also has a small crease to the top corner of the front cover, and is a little worn at the joints. Volumes generally have some very light wear to the head and tail of the spines, slightly worse in Revolt in 2100, The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag, and Starman Jones. The spine is a little cracked to The Number of the Beast, and Stranger in a Strange Land, which is also has some light wear to the head and the tail of the spine. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Beyond This Horizon, I Will Fear No Evil, and one copy of Assignment in Eternity have a little wear towards the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages of some volumes are slightly age-toned, but all are clean throughout. Very Good. book.