Moon Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein, First Edition (33 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Interior clean with some age tanning, binding tight, covers with moderate reader/shelf wear.

Condition: Fair. 1969. First Edition Thus. 288 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Slight cracking to binding, front cover slightly loose. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Pen marking to first page. Paper cover has mild edgewear with curling to corners and reading creases. Light tanning to spine and edges. Pencil inscription to front cover.

first edition. very good - fine third installment of 5.

first edition. very good - fine fifth installment of 5, moon is a harsh mistress.

first edition. very good - fine second installment of 5.

first edition. near fine fourth installment of 5.

first edition. near fine second installment of 5.

Softcover. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Very Good in wraps. Small stain on bottom text block edge. Front panel creased.

Condition: Very good. First printing of the first US paperback edition of the Hugo Award-winning futuristic political fable, in which a lunar colony revolts through the beneficent assistance of a powerful computer that develops AI. Nicknamed "Mike" (a reference to Sherlock Holmes's more intelligent brother, Mycroft), the supercomputer guides Luna through revolution, with many conscious parallels to the American Revolution. The book also popularized the acronym TANSTAAFL, "There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch" in the 1960s. As with many of Heinlein's works, a conscious political statement and a classic of science fiction. First published by Putnam in 1966. 7'' x 4.25''. Original color pictorial wrappers designed by Paul Lehr, N1601, priced at 95c. Yellow edges. 302 pages. Two tiny pencil notations to two pages only. Small closed tear and attendant crease to top front corner of wrappers, a bit of toning and soil. No spine crease.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Chris Moore (illustrator). First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight clean unread unused unopened copy. Rated by some his greatest novel. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. First edition, first printing. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. *Scarce first printing published by G.P. Puntam's Sons in 1966* Heavily used ex-library copy. Heavy wear to the dust jacket with chipping and tearing; dust jacket has been removed from the original library mylar. Heavy wear to the boards and spine; tape applied to both of the boards. Binding is shaken but still intact. Interior pages are clean and unmarked with occasional foxing. New mylar added to the dust jacket. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 0.45.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Dust jacket in good condition. First edition, first printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. *Scarce first printing published by G.P. Puntam's Sons in 1966* Moderate wear to the dust jacket with some tearing and chipping to the front flap of the jacket; dust jacket has been removed from the library mylar. Moderate wear to the boards. Sound binding. Clean interior pages. New mylar added to the dust jacket. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 0.45.

Softcover. Digest magazines. Five volumes. December 1965, January-April, 1966. December 1965, Vol. 15, No. 12; January 1966, Vol. 16, No. 1,; February 1966, Vol. 16, No. 2; March 1966, Vol. 16, No. 3 and April 1966 Vol. 16, No.4. Perfectbound in illustrated wrappers. A five volume grouping of If: World's of Science Fiction containing the true first edition of Robert Heinlein's 'The Moon is a Harsh Mistress' which was serialized over five issues between December 1965 and April 1966. The novelization received a 1966 Nebula Award nomination and later won the Hugo Award in 1967. These preceded the book version published by Putnam in mid-1966. All volumes are very good or better with creasing on the spines, slight wear on the corners, and some light soiling. Internally clean and unmarked.

First Edition. THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS, Dobson, 1967, first English edition, 2 small faint stains to the bottom edge of the text block (never entering the bottom margins of any pages), else near fine in like dust-wrapper. HUGO winner. A scarce book.

Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Printing. Five issues, December 1965 & January, February, March, and April 1966, containing the complete serialization of this Heinlein classic, which preceeded the book version published by Putnam in mid-1966. A Very Good Plus set, some slight browning at spines. a few faint scattered creases to wrappers, internally clean and unmarked.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine first British edition of this famous work by Heinlein. This copy is clean and unmarked throughout with the exception of a previous owner's name and address on the FEP. The jacket minor edgewear and some light soiling to the front and rear panel. The jacket has been price clipped and is now housed in a Brodart cover for protection. Overall a nice collectible copy of this scarce book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. G. P. Putnam's Sons. New York. 1966. 383 pages. NF/VG. DJ is a 1st printing. Book is a 7th printing. Original 1st printing DJ with $5.95 price intact on flap. DJ is bright and nice. No stamps or stickers to DJ. No fading to DJ spine. DJ was preserved for 45 years under a wrapper and under the wrapper was this beauty, without any label stickers or darkening/fading. Inside flaps show small tape ghosts or fragments of leftover scotch tape from which the DJ was once adhered to protector. Hardly a flaw as again, this is only on the inside flaps. The DJ does show general rubbing, a few edge creases and some smaller light blemishes to the rear of DJ that has white borders framing a photo of heinlein. This is a perfect candidate for someone looking to marry their first printing to this 1st issue DJ. The $5.95 priced DJ is scarce. As for the book that was married to this DJ, it is NF. Not much keeping this copy from grading nearly fine. very light, faint soiling (if any) to page edges. Tight and clean. 7th printing. Book appears unread. Pages lay tight. A tiny, faint spot of discoloration along edge of cloth panel. Endpapers are bright and clean. This is a very nice copy.

Condition: Good. NY: G.P. Puntam's Sons, 1966. 1st edition. 8vo Hardcover. 383pp. Good book and Poor dust jacket. Rust colored cloth with gilt front and spine lettering. Heavy edgewear. Slight dampstaining to the top-edge. Page edges foxed, with some light foxing throughout. Color illustrated dust jacket. Lacking rear and spine of dust jacket. Dust jacket heavily edgeworn. In protective mylar cover. In polypropylene bag. (science fiction, sci-fi, novel) Inquire if you need further information.

First edition. Octavo, cloth. "This account of a revolution in a former lunar penal colony is essentially a retelling of the American War of Independence in SF terms. The hero narrates it all in a vigorous futuristic dialect. There is copious background detail and some interesting political and sociological speculation -- but, as with all the author's later books, the text is full of talk. Nevertheless, with its intelligent computer called Mycroft (after Sherlock Holmes's brother) and its by-now famous slogan "TANSTAAFL" (there ain't no such thing as a free lunch), it's entertaining enough. Heinlein's last decent novel." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 244. Winner of the 1967 Hugo award for best novel. 1966 Nebula nominee. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-512. Survey of Science Fiction Literature III, pp. 1439-43]. Embossed personal library stamp to upper front free end paper, lower front corner bruised, a nearly fine copy in a very good first printing dust jacket (priced $5.95 on the front flap) with light edge wear to upper and lower front edges and spine ends, slight loss to front corner tips, closed tear (clear tape to verso) and crease to upper rear panel, creases and small chip to lower rear panel, clear tape to verso at base of spine panel. (29058).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A very good first edition in a very good dust jacket, with the original auction card laid in. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.

Octavo, cloth. First edition. "This account of a revolution in a former lunar penal colony is essentially a retelling of the American War of Independence in SF terms. The hero narrates it all in a vigorous futuristic dialect. There is copious background detail and some interesting political and sociological speculation -- but, as with all the author's later books, the text is full of talk. Nevertheless, with its intelligent computer called Mycroft (after Sherlock Holmes's brother) and its by-now famous slogan "TANSTAAFL" (there ain't no such thing as a free lunch), it's entertaining enough. Heinlein's last decent novel." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 244. Winner of the 1967 Hugo award for best novel. 1966 Nebula nominee. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-512. Survey of Science Fiction Literature III, pp. 1439-43. A fine copy in very good plus first printing dust jacket (priced $5.95 on the front flap) with light wear and shallow associated creases at lower spine end, mild rubbing to upper spine end and front corner tips, mild rubbing along lower front spine fold, 19 mm closed tear at lower edge near spine fold, and some mild soiling to rear panel. An attractive example of the jacket overall. (#133434).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A near fine first edition in a near fine dust jacket. Not priced clipped; original price of $5.95 still on front flap of jacket. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.

First Edition. THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS, Putnam, 1966, first edition, just about fine in near fine dust-wrapper with some light wear and tear. The 4th and last of Heinlein's HUGO winning novels.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. This ORIGINAL sophisticated is rich in color with NO chips or tears. This First Issue dustjacket has the publisher's printed price present on the front flap. The book is in nice condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning. The boards are crisp with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION.

First edition. First edition, first printing. 383 pp. Bound in publisher's orange cloth boards stamped in gilt. Fine with bright, clean text in a very Near Fine dust jacket with trivial wear at head and tail, thin line of rubbing to front gutter and faint crease along bottom of front panel that is really only noticeable when seen from the verso; unfaded and very crisp, unclipped ($5.95) too. A beautiful copy of this Hugo Award winning novel, rare in such excellent condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing. This ORIGINAL dustjacket is vibrant in color with NO fading to the spine. This First Issue dustjacket has light wear to the edges. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight and the boards are crisp with minor wear to the edges. The pages are exceptionally clean, with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A sharp copy of this true first edition in collector's condition. We buy Heinlein First Editions.

Octavo, cloth. First edition. "This account of a revolution in a former lunar penal colony is essentially a retelling of the American War of Independence in SF terms. The hero narrates it all in a vigorous futuristic dialect. There is copious background detail and some interesting political and sociological speculation -- but, as with all the author's later books, the text is full of talk. Nevertheless, with its intelligent computer called Mycroft (after Sherlock Holmes's brother) and its by-now famous slogan "TANSTAAFL" (there ain't no such thing as a free lunch), it's entertaining enough. Heinlein's last decent novel." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 244. Winner of the 1967 Hugo award for best novel. 1966 Nebula nominee. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-512. Survey of Science Fiction Literature III, pp. 1439-43. Some tanning to front free endpaper, a fine copy in fine first printing dust jacket (priced $5.95 on the front flap) with touch of rubbing at spine ends and along part of front flap fold, two tiny closed tears and associated crease at top edge of front panel, and 13 mm closed tear at lower edge of rear panel. An excellent copy, and elusive in such nice condition. (#155547).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Robert Heinlein on a laid in signature. A spectacular copy. This First State dustjacket has the $5.95 printed price present on the front flap. This ORIGINAL dustjacket is vibrant in color with NO chips or tear with minor repair. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A superb copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION SIGNED by the author. We buy SIGNED Heinlein First Editions. Signed by Author(s).

Octavo, cloth. First edition. Signed on the title page by Heinlein. "This account of a revolution in a former lunar penal colony is essentially a retelling of the American War of Independence in SF terms. The hero narrates it all in a vigorous futuristic dialect. There is copious background detail and some interesting political and sociological speculation -- but, as with all the author's later books, the text is full of talk. Nevertheless, with its intelligent computer called Mycroft (after Sherlock Holmes's brother) and its by-now famous slogan "TANSTAAFL" (there ain't no such thing as a free lunch), it's entertaining enough. Heinlein's last decent novel." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 244. Winner of the 1967 Hugo award for best novel. 1966 Nebula nominee. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-512. Survey of Science Fiction Literature III, pp. 1439-43. A fine copy in very good first printing dust jacket (priced $5.95 on the front flap) with rubbing to black background ink at spine ends fan front corner tips. A very nice copy of a book rarely found inscribed or signed by Heinlein. (#172787).

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed twice by Robert A. Heinlein, once on the title page and again with an inscription on the front free endpaper to polymath, researcher and science fiction writer Jerry Pournelle and his wife Roberta; from Pournelle's personal library. Bound in publisher's original orange cloth lettered in gilt. Very Good with lean to spine, oxidation to gilt lettering. In a Very Good unclipped ($5.95) dust jacket with light chipping, several tears at the edges and spine ends, a light diagonal crease to the front panel. A landmark work in science fiction about a lunar colony's revolt against absentee rule from Earth, also noted for its discussion of libertarian ideas. It was nominated for a Nebula Award in 1966 and won the 1967 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Signed copies of the first printing are scarce.