Vortex Blaster by Smith Edward, First Edition (16 results)

Octavo, cloth. First edition, trade issue. Second binding of gray cloth with spine panel lettered in red. Not part of the Lensman series, but set in the same universe, with several Lensmen as characters. Mild tanning to text paper, else a fine copy in very good dust jacket with small closed tear at upper spine end with internal tape mend. (#168874).

Octavo, cloth. Not part of the Lensman series, but set in the same universe, with several Lensmen as characters. Mild tanning to text paper, else a fine copy in very good dust jacket with small closed tear at upper spine end with internal tape mend. (#168874) (29656) First edition, trade issue. Second binding of gray cloth with spine panel lettered in red.

first edition. fine book, fine jacket, like new, somewhat ageing paper as usual, grey cloth, red lettering.

Cloth. Condition: Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. (1960), 191pp, jacket design by W. I. Van der Poel, pgs yellowing, slight stain at bottom edge of frnt cover, shelfwear, fading to dj spine, some chipping to dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. W. I. Van der Poel (illustrator). 1st Edition. Gnome Press, Hicksville, NY, 1960. First Edition/Printing light blue cloth Hardcover, red print on spine, with DJ, 191 pp. A runaway atomic vortex is but one of many threats to galactic civilization that must be faced in this in this wild SF adventure by the famous "Doc" Smith. Unclipped DJ ($3.00 price) is near fine with just a bit of rubbing along the spine and thin browning streaks along edges of DJ folds; no tears, edgewear. Book has my name-stamp on ffep and top text block edge. Pages are lightly browned but unmarked. Otherwise book is unusually tight & square; very collectible copy.

8vo. 191, [1] pp. Gray publisher's cloth, red lettering on spine (very minor rubbing to corners, light uniform toning as usual), w/ d.j. cover art by W.I. Van der Poel (slight sunning to spine, edgewear), VG/VG copy. First edition, 2nd state, of one of E.E. Doc Smith's Science Fiction novels set in the Lensman universe.

hardcover. Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: good. First. 8vo, gray cloth lettered in red., d.w. Hicksville: Gnome Press, (1960). First Edition. The dust wrapper is rubbed, with a 1/2 inch chip at the base of the spine. First issue, with the second variant binding, Currey, p. 458.

Octavo, boards. Not part of the Lensman series, but set in the same universe, with several Lensmen as characters. Age darkening to text block, touch of rubbing to boards, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear to corner tips and spine ends. (35807) First edition, trade issue. First binding of blue boards with spine panel lettered in yellow.

1 vols. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First edition, second binding. First edition, second binding. 1 vols. 8vo. Currey p. 458. Currey p. 458 Grey cloth lettered in red. Textblock tone, else fine in fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight very carefully read copy. Some board edge wear, small stain to front board. Sans jacket THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY. Book.

Hardcover. First edition (& 1st printing). SF stories set in the Lensman universe. ''First edition'' stated on copyright page. First issue with the Gnome Press imprint, and first binding (of three) of blue boards, spine lettered in yellow. See L. W. (Currey: SF & Fantasy Authors: A Bibliography Of First Printings Of their Fiction, p. 458. Later issued as MASTERS OF THE VORTEX (Pyramid paperback, 1968). Page edges a little browned, an almost fine copy in a VG+ dustjacket with edge wear and one small (1cm) closed tear at top of spine.

First edition, limited issue. Octavo, cloth. 341 copies printed. According to publisher Lloyd Arthur Eshbach, these copies were "run immediately after Gnome Press edition . on better book paper." Not part of the Lensman series, but set in the same universe, with several Lensmen as characters. Mild toning to page edges and end papers, slight rubbing to cloth edges, a nearly fine copy in a good dust jacket with loss to spine ends corner tips, spine darkened, edges of rear panel darkened with light stains. (35868).

Octavo, cloth. First edition, limited issue. 341 copies printed. According to publisher Lloyd Arthur Eshbach, these copies were "run immediately after Gnome Press edition . on better book paper." Not part of the Lensman series, but set in the same universe, with several Lensmen as characters. A fine copy in fine dust jacket with just a bit of the nearly inevitable age-darkening to spine panel. A sharp copy. A postcard from Smith's daughter Verna to legendary SF collector "Doc" Barrett regarding her father's hospitalization in June 1964 is laid in. (#162247).

First edition, limited issue. Octavo, cloth. 341 copies printed. According to publisher Lloyd Arthur Eshbach, these copies were "run immediately after Gnome Press edition . on better book paper." Not part of the Lensman series, but set in the same universe, with several Lensmen as characters. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with two light blue horizontal lines on the verso of the jacket (offset from a previous jacket protector) with slight bleed through at rear panel. A sharp copy. (16761).

First Edition. THE VORTEX BLASTER, Gnome Press, 1960, first edition, pages tanned, else vg/vg+ in a vg pictorial dust-wrapper with some light wear and tear. Signed check from the author laid in.

First Edition. THE VORTEX BLASTER, Fantasy Press, 1960 first edition, t.p.e.'s dusty, some brown stains to the r.e.p. & r.p.d., else a tight vg+ copy in a vg Cartier pictorial dust-wrapper save for some light wear to the bit tanned dust-wrapper spine extremities and some soil to the rear dust-wrapper panel. 1/341 copies. Authors SIGNED canceled check laid in.