Macroscope, First Edition (7 results)

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First British Edition; First Printing. Slight foxing to edges of reading block. ; First UK edition, first printing with no other printings listed, 1986. Nice tight copy, no names inside, appears unread and near as new. Cover artwork by Tim White. Heavy book and priced accordingly. ; 480 pages; The macroscope is the most expensive, important device ever put into space by the inhabitants of Earth. By using a newly-discovered aspect of radiation, the macroscope can give clear images of worlds thousands of light-years away. And somewhere out there is a civilisation which has learned how to broadcast in the macroscopic band, but their broadcasts badly damage the minds of the scientists that first see them. Mass Market PB.

hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition.

Paperback. Condition: Very good plus. First edition. Avon book number W166 with $1.25 cover price. Cover illustration byCharles Santore. A very good plus copy. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. I bought this paperback because it is the stated first edition ."first publication of Macroscope in any form" the cover is torn and creased, but all there. The text block is solid and all there, which I see as a miracle for a near 50 year old paperback. I also bought it because it is a great read! Later research shows this book to be a real rarity!

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. This is a first edition of the Gregg Press printing of a classic. The dust jacket is fine, the text is fine. I believe this copy is really in unread condition, as it has been in a locked case since I got it. i read the book in paperback.

Unbound. Condition: Very Good. Manuscript. , No Publisher, nd [c1969]. Manuscript. Unbound. A very good copy. Typescript for the full novel in three card folders with Carnell labels. Totalling around 194,000 words. Nominated for a Hugo in 1970 losing out to Left Hand of Darkness. 694pp rectos only. Trivial corrections in unknown hand. [12348, Hyraxia Books]. nd [c1969].

First hardcover edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Original black paper-covered boards with silver titles to the spine, in the Vincent di Fate illustrated dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the spine tips very slightly bumped. There are a few faint spots to the closed text-block edge, the contents are otherwise clean throughout and without previous owners' inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the bright, lightly rubbed dustwrapper that has a crease and thin abrasion to the bottom edge of the rear panel, and without fading or tears. Not price-clipped ($14.95 on the front flap). Signed by Piers Anthony on the title page. A science fiction novel set in the near future about a man who is granted access to the 'macroscope', a high-powered telescope that is able to view life on other planets. Finalist for the 1970 Hugo Award for Best Novel. First published as a paperback original by Avon Books in 1969. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. Signed by Author(s).