Gray Lensman by Smith E E Doc, First Edition (15 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. VG/none, used, color illustrated stiff paper wraps, 253pp plus ads to rear. Interior clean no marks, binding tight. Slight shelf rubbing to wraps, no chips or tears; head tip of upper has two diagonal creases. Corners square. X-1245, second printing.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Cover painting by Jack Gaughan (illustrator). 1st Edition. "Pyramid edition published October 1965" (The hardcover first was Fantasy Press 1951.) Pyramid mass market paperback X-1245, originally priced 60 cents, as-new unread. 253 pp., followed by 3 pp. publisher's ads. Reduced from $24.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st printing, Oct. 1965; #X-1245. Cover art by Jack Gaughan. Creasing; tanning; light lean. Book.

Paperback. first edition. X-1245 , very good ,creases paperback,

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. 1st printing, June 1998. Dj art by John Berkey. Edge and corner wear; bumps and dings. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First SFBC Science Fiction Edition. New. Very little shelfwear. 730 pages. Includes the fold out poster that matches the jacket art by John Berkey. The dust jacket is in new mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Science Fiction.

Hardcover. 1st thus hardcover. fine book near fine jacket some bumping.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. "First SFBC Science Fiction Printing: May 1999" stated. Near fine plus hardback in near fine plus unpriced, unclipped dust jacket. Book spine has minor sign of having been read and book has minor if not trivial rubbing/shelf wear. Few if any other signs of age/previous use. Dust jacket has a 1/4 inch and a 1/2 inch closed tear to to middle of top edge of front panel; a 3/8 inch band of light hairline wrinkles at head of spine and 3/8 inch patch of front panel at spine; a 1/2 inch by 1/2 inch patch of hairline wrinkles at top of fore-edge corner of front panel and to top 1/2 inch of front flap.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Rogers, Hubert (illustrator). First Edition. Story & Significance A landmark of Golden Age science fiction - and the bibliographic puzzle begins with the title itself. The dust jacket of this first edition spells it "Grey Lensman." The title page says "Gray." That discrepancy isn't a misprint to be apologized for - it's a point of issue that identifies the priority state of this book, and a detail that separates copies handled by knowledgeable collectors from those that aren't. This is the first edition, first printing, as stated on the copyright page, in the first state dust jacket: rear panel advertising three titles in Smith's Lensman series, establishing priority over the later jacket advertising five titles by other Fantasy Press authors. The binding is dark blue boards with spine lettered in gold: the only confirmed binding state per Currey's bibliography. Chalker and Owings document a Greenberg variant in light blue boards with black lettering, but as Currey notes, no copy of that variant has been observed by bibliographers, making the dark blue/gold binding the sole documented first state. Jacket art by Hubert Rogers. Frontispiece and interior chapter headings by Ric Binkley. Total print run approximately 5,096 copies per Chalker and Owings. Chalker and Owings put it plainly: "Many consider this the finest single work Smith ever produced, the high water mark of space opera." For collectors building a serious Fantasy Press run, Gray Lensman is an essential title, and a priority-jacket copy in identifiable first state binding is the one worth holding out for. Physical Description This is a first edition, first printing - stated on the copyright page - bound in dark blue boards with the spine lettered in gold, the sole confirmed first state binding. The dust jacket is the first priority state, with the rear panel advertising three titles in Smith's Lensman series; the cover and spine of the jacket title the book "Grey Lensman," the spelling variant that identifies the priority jacket. The $3.00 price is intact on the front flap, and the jacket is unclipped. The jacket is Good overall. The front panel shows some rubbing, and the spine has taken moderate chipping, including one area of loss. The book itself is Very Good: pages clean and crisp, with light fading to the base of the boards and light soiling to the pastedowns. Corners square and binding tight. Collector's Note Two points of issue define the priority state of this title: the binding (dark blue boards, gold lettering) and the dust jacket rear panel (three Lensman advertisements). This copy satisfies both. The "Grey/Gray" spelling variant on the jacket is not an error ? it is the identifying mark of the first jacket state, and should be present on any copy represented as a true first. The Greenberg variant binding reported by Chalker and Owings ? light blue boards with black lettering ? remains bibliographically unconfirmed; Currey notes that no copy has been observed. Buyers should be cautious of any copy in that binding represented as a first state equivalent.

The Lensman series, 7 volumes. TRIPLANETARY. Fine. 10th Pyramid printing. (1975). Hardly any edge-wear. Some age discoloration around edges. Partial crease up one-half the spine. Lightly read. FIRST LENSMAN. Fine. 9th Pyramid printing. (1974). Some discoloration on covers from age and handling. Also lightly read. GALACTIC PATROL. Very Good. 2nd Pyramid printing (1966.) Moderate scattered edge-wear. Crease up front cover next to the spine. Crease on upper left of back cover. Narrow band of surface paper loss on the right edge of mid-spine (not distracting). GRAY LENSMAN. Fine. 5th Pyramid printing (1970). Scattered spots of light edge-wear. Crease at upper corner of front cover; light crease on the spine. Text Block is foxed. Stamp on upper text block is faded due to the foxing. SECOND STAGE LENSMAN. Very Good. 1st Pyramid printing (1965). Edge-wear and creases on the spine and front and back covers. Front and back pages are a bit age-toned (but not brittle). CHILDREN OF THE LENS. Near Fine. 6th Pyramid printing (1970). Light edge wear. Crease on upper third of spine. Cover colors are exceptionally bright for a book of this vintage. Lightly read. MASTERS OF THE VORTEX. Near Fine/Very Good plus. 3rd Pyramid printing (1970). Light discoloration or stain to top corner of front cover and top one-quarter of back cover. (Text not affected.) Minor paper loss to bottom of spine due to label removal. Also Lightly read.

Hardcover. first edition hardcover. 1951, good maybe, well worn book, in a fine like new dust jacket , looks great on the shelf.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1ST. Good Copy. First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Good Condition. Boards Have A Bit Of Shelf Wear. Corner Bumped. Fore Edges Have A Modest Amount Of Shelf Wear. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Good Condition. A Bit Of Wear And Chip Along The Edges. Some Scuffing To The Front. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks And Enjoy. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jacket by Hubert Rogers, illustrations by Ric Binkley (illustrator). 1st Edition. Stated first edition, first impression. Some edge wear, creasing and short closed tears to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners and folds slightly rubbed, some slight browning to back jacket. Not price clipped ($3.50), small date in biro to rear pastedown, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy for its age. 306pp. Classic sci-fi 'space opera' by E. E. 'Doc' Smith (1890-1965). The novel was originally serialized in the magazine Astounding in 1939. 'Gray Lensman' is the fourth (originally the second) book in the classic 'Lensman' series and the second to focus on the adventures of Lensman extraordinaire Kimball Kinnison.

First Edition. GRAY LENSMAN, Fantasy Press, 1951, first edition, some light dust-soil to the t.p.e.'s, else just about a fine bright copy in like first issue dust-wrapper with price correction and some slight wear and tear to the head of the dust-wrapper spine and a small chip missing from the base of the dust-wrapper spine. Signed canceled check by the author laid in.

First Edition. GRAY LENSMAN, Fantasy Press, 1951, first edition, spine just a bit lightened, else a near fine bright copy in as new second issue dust-wrapper. #96/500 copies of the special plated edition INSCRIBED by the author.