World Eclipse by Dexter William, First Edition (21 results)

Jack Gaughan (illustrator). World in Eclipse by William Dexter, Paperback Library 52-338, 1966, paperback original. Cover art by Jack Gaughan. Bright, square and tight; some edge wear.

Paperback. first U.S. 52-338, very good , science fiction, paperback,

Paperback. first U.S. 52-338, very good -fine, , reading crease science fiction, paperback,

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good -. First Printing. First printing, September 1966, stated; Paperback Library Science Fiction Novel number 52-338; cover price 50 cents; page edges tinted orange. A "Sep 23" stamp to top page edges, else unmarked; spine slanted but uncreased; some age-toning to the pages; the front wrap and the front endpaper have a one-inch closed tear to the top edge; a large chip to the fore edge of the back wrap; some edgewear; sleeve protected.

Paperback. first U.S. 52-338, almost near fine, science fiction, paperback,

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 158 pages; Store stamp on first page, light reading crease on spine, minor edgewear. #52-338.

Condition: Good. 1962. First Consul Edition. 160 pages. Pictorial paperback. Consul Books 1192. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Paperback. first U.S. 52-338, near fine, unread science fiction, paperback,

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 158 pages; Minor edgewear and minor crease to front cover. #52-338.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Printing. Publisher's Code 52-338. Cover art by Jack Gaughan. As new, never read.

Condition: Very Good -. 1st Printing. Square tight copy with a light crease down center of cover, a reading crease along spine on front cover, and covers show light wear.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Jack Gaughan painted cover (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher,. Paperback Library 52-338; 9/1966; First edition by Publisher; 158-Pages; Jack Gaughan painted cover Goodreads: Denis Grafton, along with a handful of others, are all that remain of the human race. They alone survive when an untested thorium bomb explosion becomes a cosmic catastrophe. The group reaches the planet Vulcan and are suddenly taken captive. But just as suddenly they are returned to Earth. All life has been obliterated. Desperately they begin to rebuild civilization on Earth. Denis and his friends must struggle for every minute of their existence. But they are stalked and menaced by a cruel, unfathomable enemy capable of destroying Earth again in one terrifying second! ** Very Nice, Un-Read copy. Book.

1192. Condition: vg++. vg++ 1st edition Consul 1962 paperback, In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

1192. Condition: vg. 1st edition Consul 1962 paperback, vg In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

Paperback. First Printing. Paperback Library 52-338. Tiny corner crease on front cover else a fine copy. ; Small octavo.

Hb. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. Black cloth on boards with gilt titles; faint small smudge to front top margin by spine. Edges: very light foxing. Eps: thin vertical dj shadowing; ffep Science Fiction Centre address stamp to foot; small beige blank label to centre ffep. Title page small beige label below title (blends well with page colour). Nice clean content. Binding is VG albeit ever so slightly askew. 195p Dj: moderate rubbing & soiling. Head & foot of spine and head & foot of flaps spine with thin wear, some small tears and chips. Couple of tiny nic splits to top & bottom edge. Price-cut to front flap foot. Small hole to near centre of spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A VG+ UK first edition, first printing hardback (toning, some pushing to spine ends and minimal foxing) - in a VG+ unclipped dustjacket fitted with a removable clear mylar sleeve - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED & DATED BY THE AUTHOR - Pictures available upon request. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION. Small octavo, pp. 195, [1]. Black cloth with gilt spine titles. With the original publishers' illustrated dust-jacket. Cloth clean, contents bright, tight, and free of ownership inscriptions or annotations. Dust-jacket is vibrant, unclipped with minor wear to spine-tips and corners and has three very small (1cm or less) closed tears, not initially noticeable due to jacket design. The first of only two novels ever published by magician William Dexter which make the short Denis Grafton series. The post-apocalyptic novel follows a handful of survivors after a "thorium bomb" explosion, and encapsulates mid-century anxieties around nuclear weapons and scientific discovery.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First English edition. Binding very slightly cocked else very near fine in a toned and soiled, good only dust jacket with chips, tears, and 1¼" loss at the crown. Nicely Inscribed by Dexter on the front fly: "this venture into Flying Saucery. with all good wishes for a happy cataclysm. Will Dexter. October 1954.".

Peter Owen. London. 1954. First edition. hardback in DW. PRESENTATION COPY FROM AUTHOR with a fun and pun included inscription, "To Jim, This first venture into Flying Saucery, with all best wishes from Will Dexter. Sept. 1954." (Dexter was also a famous magician and wrote mainly on magic, so the pun of 'Saucery' and 'Sorcery' is very appropriate for his first SF venture!) Pages browned otherwise a clean and sound copy in wrapper that is worn, rubbed and chipped to extremities and is missing a large triangle postion from front panel plus is internally reinforced with tape along top edge and tail of spine.

Two vols. 8vo. 195, [1]; 195, [1] pp. Black boards & blue boards, gilt lettering, w/ d.j.'s cover art by Eric Patton (minor shelfwear, slight rubbing), NF/VG set. First editions of pair of Denis Grafton science fiction adventures set against the backdrop of the destruction of all living things by a thorium bomb, a small human colony attempting to survive the Earth's destruction by the Vulcanids, and their subsequent ordeals on the planet of Varang-Varang.