Wheels by Camp, Signed (9 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1 vol, signed, hinges fine, pages slightly toned, general handling, overall GOOD+. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good + Dust Jacket. First Edition. Viii, 222 Pp + Author Biography At End. Tan Cloth Stamped In Black. Stated First Edition. Near Fine Book, No Names Or Marks, Inscribed To A Fan "Best Regards To ------- L Sprague De Camp", Not A Subscriber Copy But A Personal Inscription By The Author. Dj Lightly Used, Minute Losses At Top And Bottom Of Spine And At Tips, Some Of The Usual Browning To White Areas At Top And Bottom Of Spine And At Edges And Flaps. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. "First Edition" on its copyright page. Elegantly signed, with no personalization or inscription, by author L. Sprague De Camp on its front endpaper. This book is in very good condition, marred only by light bumps and traces of wear on its spine ends and bottom corners, plus slight lean and a very shallow indentation in the top of its spine. Its binding is sound, and its covers are unmarked and otherwise unworn. Its pages are unworn and otherwise unmarked, with no apparent toning to its paper. Its dust jacket, now protected by a removable mylar cover, is also in very good condition: whole and unmarked with vibrant colors, marred only by wear and tiny chipping on the ends of its spine and flap folds, plus a line of sun toning along its top edge. I will ship this book in a moisture proof zip-loc bag, padded in bubble wrap, inside a sturdy box to assure it reaches its new owner in the same condition as my description. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Dust jacket missing. First edition. SIGNED by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. *** Signed by author, L. Sprague de Camp *** Previous owner's name on verso front cover. Text is clear of marks and notations. Binding is secure. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed by author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hannes Bok (illustrator). 1st Edition. The Wheels of If by L Sprague de Camp, Shasta Press, 1949, first edition, 222 pages. Signed by the author on the title page. Beautiful wrap-around cover art by Hannes Bok. Book is in good shape; square and sound; minor shelf wear; previous owner's name inked on the first page. BroDart-protected dust jacket is price clipped; it has some light overall browning and bit of edge wear?more at the top edges. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. An uncommon book. A subscriber copy signed on the free front endpaper. Beautiful Hannes Bok Dj art. Signed by Author(s).

Tan boards. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Signed First Edition, First Printing. A Signed First Edition, First Printing in Very Good condition with a Good+ Dust Jacket. Signed on first front free end paper. Boards are bright and straight but do show trace soiling from handling. Binding has loosened and is slightly slant bound. Dust jacket is missing paper at spine, has a long closed tear on the back towards the top edge, and is very edge worn at the joints. Octavo. 222pp. L. Sprague De Camp was an absolute powerhouse of early science fiction and fantasy. During his some sixty year career he penned over 100 books of both fiction and nonfiction. He was well known for a conscientiousness in his writing that made his science fiction believable and his fantasy world building unmatching. The Wheels of If is one of De Camp's early collections of science fiction writing. Echoes of the stories contained in this compilation, and many of De Camp's other works, can be seen throughout the genre, even today. Relatedly, he coined the term "extraterrestrial" as a noun, establishing it in the science fiction lexicon.

Condition: very good. 1st Edition. vii,[2],222,[1]pp. Octavo (approximately 20cm tall) in original tan cloth and pictorial dust jacket with slightly darkened spine and bookplate of previous owner on front pastedown. Inscribed and signed to previous owner on front free endpaper. very good A collection of seven early de Camp stories first published in Astounding Science- Fiction and Unknown between 1938 and 1942.

First Edition. THE WHEELS OF IF, Shasta, 1948, first edition, vg+ or better in a stunning vg+ full color pictorial wrap-around Hannes Bok dust-wrapper with some very tiny chips to the head & heel of the flap folds and the head of the dust-wrapper spine with a SIGNED postcard De Camp laid in.