Ex-library with the usual stamps and stickers. Tan over red boards. Spine cocked, some edge wear and rubbing. Jacket in protective plastic covering, some wear and sunning. Overall a solid reading copy. ; SFBC 02193, a trio of Heinlein novels from the 1950s that have stood the test of time and remain quite readable today. ; Ex-Library; 7 " - 9 " Tall; 502 pages; The Puppet Masters: Heinlein's classic tale of alien invasion and possession. "Attack from space! Lock your doors. Never enter a dark place. Be wary of crowds. A man wearing a coat is an enemy. Shoot! "This is a state of... View More...
Spine slightly slanted, corners bumped, a little edge wear and rubbing, light reading crease, price sticker on back cover, owner's name inside front and back covers. A little tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy. ; Signet Y6808, 192 pp. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 192 pages; "This is a fascinating collection of four unusual science fiction short stories, written by the outstanding author of stories of the future. Robert Heinlein gives free rein to his stimulating imagination in the superb stories about the unexplored realms of the mind and the fascinating possibilities of new... View More...
0345277961 Corners bumped including a few pages, minor edge wear, a little scuffing. A little browning but text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy. "The message had seemed simple, yet it was more complex than Don Harvey could have imagined, He was being called from Earth to an alien world for reasons unknown - save only that his life depended. But setting out for Mars and getting there in good shape turned out to be a lot more complicated than Don ever would have guessed possible. "It was trouble enough being inexplicably hounded by Earth's secret police. But when he was hijacked by ... View More...
044105501X Some edge wear and scuffing, a little cover creasing and soiling. Light tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A solid copy. ; Ace 05501. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 190 pages; "The message had seemed simple, yet it was more complex than Don Harvey could have imagined, He was being called from Earth to an alien world for reasons unknown - save only that his life depended. But setting out for Mars and getting there in good shape turned out to be a lot more complicated than Don ever would have guessed possible. "It was trouble enough being inexplicably hounded by Earth's secr... View More...
Spine lightly creased, corners bumped, a little edge wear, light reading crease, minor rubbing and soiling to covers, owner's name inside front and back covers. Light tanning but text is clean and unmarked. Overall, a nice copy. ; Signet Y6392, 158 pp. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 158 pages; "The place is Earth - an Earth just beyond the horizon, free of poverty, pain, disease. This is the story of some people who live in that near-perfect world. This is the story of the discontented ones who want to change Utopia through the modern techniques of science or the age-old tactic of revolution . ... View More...
Corners bumped, a little edge wear, a little cover creasing and soiling. Light tanning but text is clean and unmarked. An attractive copy. ; Ex-library with usual markings. Boards somewhat worn, corners chipped. Loose, with covers pulling away from the book. Pages in very good condition. Introduction by Joe Haldeman for this Gregg Press edition. ; 6" - 7" Tall; 128 pages; This is one of Heinlein's classic novels from the 1950s. An out-of-work (and, truthfully, not so great) actor, Lorenzo Smythe, is hired to act as a double for one of the Solar System's leading politicians, Joseph Bo... View More...
0425019810 Spine slanted, creased, reading crease, some edge wear and chipping, a little cover creasing. A good reading copy. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 320 pages; "'Bomb warning. Third bomb warning. This is not a drill. Take shelter at once. Any shelter. You are going to be atom-bombed in the next few minutes. So get the lead out, you stupid fools, and quit listening to this chatter! TAKE SHELTER! ' "For Hugh Farnham this warning was something he had long expected, and for which he had carefully prepared. But not even the wisest man could have taken precautions against the extraordinar... View More...
Corners bumped, slight edge wear. An attractive copy. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 428 pages; " Friday is the story of a female "artificial person", the eponymous Friday, genetically engineered to be stronger, faster, smarter, and generally better than normal humans. Artificial humans are widely resented, and much of the story deals with Friday's struggle both against prejudice and to conceal her enhanced attributes from other humans. The story is set in a Balkanized 21st century, in which the nations of the North American continent have been split up into a number of smaller states. ... View More...
Spine slightly creased, corners bumped, slight edge wear and rubbing. An attractive copy. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 357 pages; " Friday is the story of a female "artificial person", the eponymous Friday, genetically engineered to be stronger, faster, smarter, and generally better than normal humans. Artificial humans are widely resented, and much of the story deals with Friday's struggle both against prejudice and to conceal her enhanced attributes from other humans. The story is set in a Balkanized 21st century, in which the nations of the North American continent have been split ... View More...
Spine slightly slanted, some bumping/edgewear with some minor chipping, front cover has 2" stain at spine. Text is yellowing but clean and unmarked. ; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; "A broke young American answers an ad in a French newspaper, and finds a job escorting the lusty queen of an endangered star-civilization through a faraway dimension filled with golems and horned ghosts, dragons and dangers galore." " The horned ghosts . . . The cold water gang . . . Igli the golem . . . They were the first of the perils Scar Gordon faced on the Glory Road . . . But not the ... View More...
Corners bumped, slight edge wear. An attractive copy. ; 6" - 7" Tall; 209 pages; "Hugh had been taught that, according to the ancient sacred writings, the Ship was on a voyage to faraway Centaurus. But he also understood this was actually allegory for a voyage to spiritual perfection. Indeed, how could the Ship move, since its miles and miles of metal corridors were all there was of creation? Science knew that the Ship was all the Universe, and as long as the sacred Convertor was fed, the lights would continue to glow and the air would flow, and the Creator's Plan would be fulfill... View More...
Corners bumped, slight edge wear. An attractive copy. ; 6" - 7" Tall; 128 pages; "Hugh had been taught that, according to the ancient sacred writings, the Ship was on a voyage to faraway Centaurus. But he also understood this was actually allegory for a voyage to spiritual perfection. Indeed, how could the Ship move, since its miles and miles of metal corridors were all there was of creation? Science knew that the Ship was all the Universe, and as long as the sacred Convertor was fed, the lights would continue to glow and the air would flow, and the Creator's Plan would be fulfill... View More...
"Requiem contains many new works by the Grand Master. Most of it has never been published in book form, including two major novellas -- 'Destination Moon,' which was made into the famous George Pal film, and 'Tenderfoot in Space.' There are also tributes from such luminaries as Arthur C. Clarke and Tom Clancy as well as an introduction by Virginia Heinlein. "; 7 ¾" - 9 ¾" Tall View More...
Spine slightly slanted and creased, a little edge wear, some scuffing and soiling to covers. Some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. Overall, a solid copy. ; Foreword by Henry Kuttner and a postscript by Robert Heinlein from 1953. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 192 pages; In 1939 Robert Heinlein appropriated the quintessential science fiction title - "If This Goes On --". He established a reputation as one of the finest science fiction authors ever. That novella, plus the short stories 'Coventry' and 'Misfit', set a few years after have been collected in this volume. "In the year A... View More...
Black cloth, 212 pp, 4 b/w full page illustrations, front board has the outline of a rocket in flight (in green) heading for the Moon in the upper right corner. First edition of Heinlein's first published book, with the Scribner's 'A' and seal on copyright page and 2 rear endpapers. 1/4" tear at top of spine, and another, nearly closed tear near the base. Spine slightly cocked, corners scuffed and bent in (especially the lower corners), minor edge wear with some rubbing and scuffing to boards. 'Science fiction' inked on front paste down, small spot on page 17/18, opposite the first illustr... View More...
Spine slightly slanted, some edge wear and rubbing, crease across lower front corner, light reading crease. Light tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A solid copy. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 221 pages; Only the best and brightest - the strongest and the most courageous - ever managed to become Space Cadets. They were the elite guard of the solar system, accepting missions others feared, taking risks no others dared, and upholding the peace of the solar system for the benefit of all. " But before Matt could earn his rightful place in the ranks, his mettle would be tested in the most sev... View More...
Spine/covers fairly well creased, shelf-cocked, corners bumped, some darkening. Prices on front cover and spine marked out with black ink, bookstore stamp on front FEP.
"It's easy to stow away on an intergalactic spaceship if you're a smart lad like Max Jones. But it's quite another thing when the spaceship touches down on an unknown planer after passage through a time warp. . . perhaps, in an unknown century. Especially when the spaceship's pilot dies, and his charts and tables are destroyed. Now survival was up to Max!"; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall View More...
Light green boards with gold lettering. Spine a bit cocked, corners bumped, chipping along lower edge of front board. Jacket in Brodart protector, some edge wear and chipping especially to top and base of spine. Overall a nice copy. ; Science Fiction Book Club #1881, with a gutter code of 37L, indicating a likely printing date of perhaps 1969.; Book Club Edition; 7 ¾" - 9 ¾" Tall; 414 pages; " The epic saga of an earthling, born and educated on Mars, who arrives on our planet with superhuman powers and a total ignorance of the mores of man. His name is Valentine Michael Smith, and... View More...
Spine slightly slanted, some edge wear, reading crease, some cover creasing and soiling, owner's name inside both covers. Light tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A good reading copy. ; Signet Y6855, publication date not listed but about 1976. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 144 pages; " Can six men save America from four hundred million future invaders? "Don't miss this thrilling science fiction story of six men, armed with only two weapons to save their country from annihilation. One, a radically new scientific discovery - the Ledbetter Effect - an atomic energy which can be controlle... View More...
Spine rolled, somewhat creased, minor edge wear, some cover creasing and soiling, owner's name sticker inside front cover. Pages tanned but text is clean and unmarked. A solid copy. ; Signet T3750. ; 6" - 7" Tall; 159 pages; "On the enlightened planet Earth it is no longer necessary to kill an enemy to get rid of him. It's just a matter of the 'long sleep' -- a freezing process that keeps him in suspended animation for as long as necessary; a month, a year, a century. This is the story of a victim of the 'long sleep,' a man who awakens in the future bent on revenge and finds hims... View More...
