Pattern Conquest by Smith George (34 results)
- Softcover
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.GreatBookPrices
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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
More imagesPublished by Gnome Press Publishers, New York, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.biblioboy
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. New York: Gnome Press Publishers 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Light brown/ Orange cloth with red lettering, 252 pages. A good copy with previous owner's name and Part of the dust jacket flap to front end papers, light wear and spine sunned. Lacking the jacket. See Photos clph.
Language: English
Published by Gnome Press, New York, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Dustjacket. First Edition (stated). Orange Cloth Lettered In Red, First Edition Stated. A Lightly Worn Book, Previous Owner's Name On Endpaper, Pages Lightly Aged. Dust Jacket Priced $2.50, Clean, 3 Small Waterspots On Spine, Tiny Corner Chip And Up To 1/8" Chipping A…long Top Of Spine.
Published by Clerke and Cockeran, 1951
- Hardcover
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United KingdomWorld of Rare Books
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Condition: Good. 1951. 203 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges.
Language: English
Published by Gnome Press, New York, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Dustjacket. First Edition (stated). 294 Pp. Orange Cloth Lettered In Red. First Editin Stated. A Lightly Worn Book, Near Fine. Dust Jacket Priced $2.50, Light Wear, A Few Short Edge Tears With Minute Losses, Some Fading To Spine Panel.
Language: English
Published by Gnome Press, 1949
- Hardcover
Seller: Maxwell's House of Books, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.Maxwell's House of Books
Contact seller2-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Clean, crisp hardcover in very good condition; lightly bumped upper corner; lower edges lightly stained. Very good DJ in mylar cover; light rubbing and edge wear, light sunning at spine.
Published by Astounding Science Fiction / Street & Smith, 1946
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979
Contact seller4-star sellerFirst Edition. RESCUE PARTY in the May issue of ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION for 1946, first edition, a vg copy in full color pictorial wraps with original contributions by: John W. Campbell, George O. Smith, A. E. Van Vogt Lewis Padgett, William Tenn (ALEXANDER THE BAIT -his first professional sale), Fredric Brown, et.al.
- Softcover
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United KingdomGreatBookPricesUK
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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Language: English
Published by Gnome Press, New York, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Nelsons Books, Chazy, NY, U.S.A.Nelsons Books
Contact seller4-star sellerHard cover. Condition: Very good in good dust jacket. First edition. Edd Cartier dust jacket. First edition stated, book is clean and tight, jacket has some edge wear, cover is torn for about 2 1/2inches at the bottom at the front edge, other chips and small tears, not that bad.
Published by Gnome Press, New York, NY, 1949
- Hardcover
Seller: Riverow Bookshop, Owego, NY, U.S.A.Riverow Bookshop
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good/NO DUSTJACKET. New York, NY: Gnome Press. Good/NO DUSTJACKET. 1949. . Hardcover. 8vo., 252pp., Shelf wear; foxing on top edge; pages clean and unmarked . Not Illustrated (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Gnome Press
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.ThriftBooksVintage
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Dust jacket in good condition. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Moderate loosening to binding. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Gnome Press, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rokke Rare Books, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.Rokke Rare Books
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Pattern for Conquest: An Interplanetary Adventure - George O. Smith First Edition, Gnome Press 1949 Ochre cloth stamped in red, pp. [viii], 9-252, [4] VG book, head edge foxed, endpapers toned in a VG- jacket with a three inch closed tear to head of…front fore-edge, one inch closed tear to head of front joint, other minor chips, rubbing to extremities, spine faded. Fantastic jacket art by Edd Cartier.
Language: English
Published by Gnome Press, New York, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Dark Hollow Books®, Member NHABA, IOBA, Ocala, FL, U.S.A.Dark Hollow Books®, Member NHABA, IOBA
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. 1st Edition. VG/VG dj; now in archival Brodart. Minor rubbing to jacket, slight damp stain to tan cloth lower front cover and same on lower inside flap of dj - does not affect interior pages. Small, 1/4" tear to back jacket. From the collection and estate of noted SF/F/H & com…ic collector Kennett Neily - owner of the White Mountain Comic Collection - with his name and date of purchase, June 28, 1955 to ffep. Edd Cartier (illustrator).
Published by Gnome Press, New York, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. Near fine in a near very good lightly spine-faded dust jacket with other light wear.
Published by Gnome Press, Publishers [1949], NY, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition. Octavo, jacket by Edd Cartier, cloth. Age darkening to text block, a nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with edge rubbing and shelf wear, some minor loss to corner tips, small chip with tears to upper left front corner with clear tape at head and heel of spine panel. (16749).
Language: English
Published by Gnome Press, New York, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
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Condition: Used - Near fine
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good + Dust Jacket. First Edition (stated). 252 Pp. Orange Cloth ;Ettered In Red. First Edition Stated. Book With Just A Touch Of Wear At Corners And Along Bottom Edge Of Spine, Pages Lightly Aged, No Names Or Marks Or Bookplates. Dust Jacket Clean, Orange Color On Spi…ne A Little Faded But Title Clear, Light Wear, Minute Losses At Corners, 1/4" Closed Tear At Top Of Front Panel, Two 1/8"' Closed Tears At Bottom Of Front Panel With Crease Connecting Them, Not Price-Clipped ($2.50).
Published by Gnome press, 1949
- First Edition
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, webster, NY, U.S.A.GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS
Contact seller5-star sellerfirst edition. very good book, soiling, darker spine color copy jacket.
Published by Astounding Science Fiction / Street & Smith, 1946
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979
Contact seller4-star sellerFirst Edition. PATTERN FOR CONQUEST in the April & May issues of ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION for 1946, first edition, just about vg copies in full color pictorial wraps with original contributions by: John W. Campbell, Lewis Padgett, Raymond F. Jones, Theodore Sturgeon, Arthur C. Clarke (RESCUE PARTY), William Tenn (ALEXANDER THE… BAIT -his first professional sale), Fredric Brown, et.al.
Language: English
Published by Gnome Press, New York, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, Caxton Club, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.Bibliodisia Books, Caxton Club
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Condition: Used - Fine
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. stated first edition with $2.50 on flap. An interplanetary adventure by one of the early stars of the Science Fiction genre in America. Book is fine and unmarked. Except for a small 1/8" chip to the bottom edge and a minor adjoining 2" crease, jacket is… also fine, clean and bright. In an archval Mylar plastic jacket cover.
Published by Gnome, New York, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Very good in an about Very good dustwrapper. Pages very light brown from age. Corners bent. Edges of spine bumped. Dustwrapper torn on all edges. Dustwrapper shelf rubbed. Dustwrapper spine faded.
Published by Gnome Press, Publishers [1949], New York, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition. Octavo, jacket by Edd Cartier, cloth. A nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with mild edge rubbing and mild fade to the spine panel, tiny closed tear to the lower right corner. (31983).
Published by Gnome Press, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Well-Stacked Books, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Well-Stacked Books
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Condition: Good Plus. First Edition, octavo hardcover lacking original dust jacket, 252pp. Andrew J. Offutt name stamp, & name/date in ink, on the front endpaper. Good Plus, lean, rubbing, heavy toning, edge foxing, corner bumps. A reader copy.
Published by gnome press, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, webster, NY, U.S.A.GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. first edition hardcover. fine book, near fine jacket slight edge wear, chipped spine ends.
Published by Clerke and Cockeran, 1951
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: H4o Books, Market Rasen, LINCS, United KingdomH4o Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. !st UK edition. Orange cloth. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 203 pages. Item Type: Book. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No inscriptions. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Please contact H4o Books if you require images… or further information. Inventory No: 025651.
Published by Clerke & Cockeran, GB, 1951
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United KingdomRichard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976)
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Hardback. Condition: VG+. No DW. 1st Edition. Book in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. BUT bit cocked.
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Gnome Press, New York, 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: The Quill and Parchment Booksellers, Red Wing, MN, U.S.A.The Quill and Parchment Booksellers
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Story & Significance George O. Smith built his reputation in the pages of "Astounding Science Fiction," where his Venus Equilateral stories made him one of the defining voices of Golden Age hard SF. "Pattern for Conquest," published by Gnome Press…in 1949, was one of his earliest appearances in hardcover - a novel-length expansion of his serialized work, now in permanent form from the press doing more than any other publisher to give the pulp generation's best writers a lasting shelf life. The story follows humanity's first interstellar war, with Smith bringing his trademark engineering precision to questions of strategy, propulsion, and the mechanics of combat across impossible distances. It's quintessentially Golden Age in its confidence that problems, even civilizational ones, yield to clear thinking and technical mastery. Physical Description First edition, with the first edition statement on the copyright page, as confirmed by Currey ("Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors," revised edition). Currey notes that a circa 1952 armed forces reprint in paper wrappers retains the first edition statement on the copyright page, the physical book itself is the necessary point of distinction. Chalker and Owings record a total print run of 5,000 copies, of which 2,000 were the paperback armed forces issue, placing the hardcover trade edition at approximately 3,000 copies. Dust jacket art by Edd Cartier. The jacket is in Very Good condition: some rubbing and minor chipping to the front panel and spine, no tears, unclipped with the original $2.50 price intact. The book is Very Good+: square with sharp corners, one minor stain to the top of the text block and to the rear pastedown. Interior pages are clean and exhibit minor tanning with no writing or markings. Collector's Note A scarce title in collectible condition, and an important early Gnome Press hardcover for any serious collection of Golden Age science fiction. The combination of an intact, unclipped Edd Cartier jacket and a clean, square book makes this a superior example of a title that rarely surfaces in this state.
More imagesPublished by Clerke & Cockeran, London, UK, 1951
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.biblioboy
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First UK Edition. UK, Clerke & Cockeran 1951 First UK edition 203 page hardcover in dust jacket. Vintage Science Fiction. A very good copy with light edge wear, light dust soiling to the page edges, in a good dust jacket with edge wear, a few very small chips , dust s…oiling. See Photos clphE.
Published by Gnome Press, [1949]., New York:, 1949
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.Zephyr Used & Rare Books
Contact seller5-star seller8vo. 252 pp. Tan publisher's cloth, red lettering, w/ d.j. pulp cover art of space fighters preparing to draw blasters by Edd Cartier (1914-2008), noted pulp magazine artist who executed over 200 covers, and the memorable cover of Simak's Cosmic Engineers(very minor sunning to spine, slight edgewear), still NF/VG copy. First edi…tion of the author's space opera set against the backdrop of the Solar Combine sending a space expedition to investigate a threat in the territory o the catmen, and the dreaded Loard-vogh. First issued in parts in the pulp Astounding, March-May, 1946.
- Softcover
Seller: Buchpark, Trebbin, GermanyBuchpark
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Condition: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Pattern for Conquest by George O. Smith has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a conte…mporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.
Published by London Clerke & Cockeran 1951, 1951
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Aquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC, Calgary, AB, CanadaAquila Books(Cameron Treleaven) ABAC
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Condition: very good. 1st UK Edition. 203pp. Small Octavo (approximately 19.5cm tall) in original pinkish red cloth and dust jacket with wear to extremities. very good.
