Dark brown boards with gold lettering. Ex-library with the usual markings and stamps. Some edge wear and a little chipping. Jacket in new Brodart, spine sunned, minor edge wear and scuffing. Overall, a nice copy. ; xv + 175 pp, bibliography, index. ; Ex-Library; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; 175 pages; "Ursula K. Le Guin has delighted readers with her charming and highly literate inventions in fantasy and science fiction, for which she has received many awards. "Her best-known works are concerned with magic, sex, and politics. Like the Taoist philosophy that has so deeply influenced her, muc... View More...
295 pp, index, many illustrations mostly in color. A examination copy from the Curriculum Library of the Board of Education of Milford, Connecticut. Corners somewhat bumped and ink doodle on back board, but otherwise in excellent shape. A bright, attractive copy. A language arts book for young readers featuring stories with questions that address reading comprehension, vocabulary development, sentence completion, word games, etc. Sections include: "Enjoying Our Pets;" "Traveling Here and There;" "People Who Help Us;" " Visiting Bookland;" "Living in Indi... View More...
New, never read, copy. Signed by author on title page. Dust jacket protected in new Brodart. ; Jacket Design; 7 ¾" - 9 ¾" Tall; 308 pages; "It's 1941, and Wernher von Braun is ordered by his Führer to abandon the V-2 rocket and turn German resources in a daring new direction: construction of a manned orbital spacecraft capable of attacking the United States. Work on the rocket--called Silbervogel--begins at Peenemünde. Though the plan is top secret, British intelligence discovers it and brings word to Franklin Rossevelt. The American president determines that there is only one logi... View More...
0425259757 New, never read, copy. Signed by author on title page. ; Cover Design; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 308 pages; "It's 1941, and Wernher von Braun is ordered by his Führer to abandon the V-2 rocket and turn German resources in a daring new direction: construction of a manned orbital spacecraft capable of attacking the United States. Work on the rocket--called Silbervogel--begins at Peenemünde. Though the plan is top secret, British intelligence discovers it and brings word to Franklin Rossevelt. The American president determines that there is only one logical response. The United Stat... View More...
Paperback original, first printing. Spine slanted, somewhat creased, a little edge wear and rubbing, interior clean and unmarked. A nice copy. Conclusion to the Circle trilogy. "In the kingdome of Geall, the scholarly Moira has taken up the sword of her people. Now, as queen, she must prepare her subjects for the greatest battle they will ever fight - against an enemy more vicious than any they have seen. For Lilith, the most powerful vampire in the world, has followed the circle of six through time to Geall. "Moira also has a personal score to settle. Vampires killed her mother - a... View More...
Covers slightly creased, some scuffing, darkening, corners bumped, some shelf wear. Red line across bottom edge (presumably remainder). "Venus Equilateral -- the space station 'planet' in the orbit of Venus -- relay point for vital interplanetary messages, nerve center of the Solar System. But it is too great a prize to be left alone -- and Don Channing of Venus Equilateral faces attack by greedy businessmen, bureaucratic government, and the most daring pirate of the spaceways! Tension, crisis -- and the thrill of science -- fill this classic tale of tomorrow's worlds and their marvels.... View More...
Corners bumped, slight edge wear, binding tight. Signed by author on title page.
"Victoria is dead. Leopold has usurped the Throne from Edward. The Germans are on English soil and only one aireship, the Victoria X, can save the Empire. Read how a single Captain, Abigail Buckman, may be the last hope of the Realm as she assists the English Aire and Naval Services against those loyal to the illegal King and Queen. "; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; Signed by Author View More...
Corners bumped, some edge wear, chipping at top/bottom of spine. Some darkening to boards, especially to spine.
Bambi and Thumper go out to play, but forget to stay close to home. Soon they are lost. Can their friends help them find their way back home? Color illustrations on every page. Est Level: Read Aloud, 1st grade.; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall View More...
DJ has very slight shelfwear. A bright, attractive copy. "No one wanted another war. Thomas Theisman didn't. After risking his life and a fresh round of civil war to overthrow the Committee of Public Safety's reign of terror...an interstellar war was the LAST thing he wanted. Baron High Ridge didn't. The Prime Minister of Manticore was perfectly happy with the war he had. His Imperial Majesty Gustav didn't. Now that the fighting between the Star Kingdom and the Havenites had ended....Protector Benjamin didn't. And Honor Harrington certainly didn't. Unfortunately, what they wanted di... View More...
Spine slightly slanted, PO gift inscription inside, no CD. DJ has very slight shelfwear. A bright, attractive copy. "No one wanted another war. Thomas Theisman didn't. After risking his life and a fresh round of civil war to overthrow the Committee of Public Safety's reign of terror...an interstellar war was the LAST thing he wanted. Baron High Ridge didn't. The Prime Minister of Manticore was perfectly happy with the war he had. His Imperial Majesty Gustav didn't. Now that the fighting between the Star Kingdom and the Havenites had ended....Protector Benjamin didn't. And Honor Harr... View More...
Black cloth over black boards with silver lettering. Spine very slightly cocked, corners bumped, a little edge wear primarily to base of spine. Dust jacket protected in new Brodart, slight edge wear, corners bumped. A very nice copy, signed by author on title page. ; ; The Grimnoir Chronicles; 7 ¾" X 9 ¾" Tall; 434 pages; "Only a handful of people in the world know that mankind's magic comes from a living creature, a refugee from another universe. The Power showed up here in the 1850's because it was running from something. Now it is 1933, and the Power's hiding place has been dis... View More...
Permabook M-4120, 170 pp. 1st paperback printing. Some edge wear, 1" tear to front cover at top of spine, spine slightly slanted and worn up and down both edges. A little tanning but text is clean and unmarked. Overall a fairly nice copy. ; Inserts for SFBC and Time magazine tipped into book. Postcard for Time still present but the one for SFBC has been detached. ; 5¾" - 6¾" Tall; 170 pages; "'We want you to become a Wasp,' said the Secret Service man. 'See this picture? Four men dead, a car smashed, all because a tiny insect was buzzing around. A tiny insect which caused pani... View More...
9781944570934 Corners bumped, a little edge wear and rubbing. An attractive copy. ; Signed by both authors. ; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; 286 pages; Two novellas set on the same space station - Paradise Station, aka Outcast Station. The Accidental Plague (Adams) " Outcast Station is a backwater, but for BVax Scientist Ravinsha Trentham, any posting is better than washing dishes. Ravi is top in her graduating class, but only Outcast would hire a McKeonite. Someone on station wants her dead, but when a plague breaks out, Ravi may be their only hope. If the murderer gets to her first, everyone w... View More...
Shelf-cocked, darkening, corners bumped, foxing, owner's name on front FEP, some general shelf wear.
"Joyce Farrell is thrilled at the chance to work for the famous Miss Penrose. But she can't help wondering . . . why did her former secretary leave so suddenly, without giving notice? Why did she leave her clothes behind? What do those strange markings in the library book mean? What happened to Amy?" Est Level: 6th grade and above, Young adult.; 5" - 6" Tall View More...
Spine slightly slanted, slightly bumped corners. Jacket has minor edge wear. ; First Edition. Brown cloth boards with gold lettering. Dust jacket protected in new Brodart. Cover design and illustrations by Patrick Turner. ; Cover Art; 7 ¾" - 9 ¾" Tall; 494 pages; Book 3 of the Aldenata series." After five years of battling the Posleen invaders, human civilization prepares a strike to drive the aliens from the Earth. But the Clan-Lord of the Sten has learned from the defeats human have dealt him, and has his own battle plan. When he squares off against Major Michael O'Neal, the onl... View More...
"On the lush green planet man had named Ver-Draak, a green-haired, crystal-eyed race once lived. But the Ni-Lach were no more, killed off by humans who feared their strange powers. Yet legends of a great Ni-Lacc treasure lived on. Eventually, men's search for Ni-Lach gold led them to a great forest called the Deep -- and to an orphan named Dhalvad, a carefree young man who played with alien fur children and - - - cured the sick without medicine. Soon Dhalvad and his friends -- human, alien and otherwise -- are running for their lives. . ." Slight crease in spine.; 12mo - over 6¾" -... View More...
Spine and cover show some creasing and dents. Normal shelf wear.
"Across the bleak and tortured surface of the moon they fled -- the visionary scientist, Mark Randall, and his brilliant, beautiful companion, Ann Willett. Close behind were their pursuers, the crack agents of the BPS, security arm of the vast, all-powerful tyranny that ruled over Earth. Only the two fugitives could block the total enslavement of all mankind. But time was running out, the deadly laser guns were homing in -- and all that remained for them was one last desperate gamble . . ."; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall View More...
Corners bumped including a few pages, minor edge wear, reading crease, binding fairly tight, a little spotting to leading edge. Paperback original Dell 9520. A nice copy. "Across the bleak and tortured surface of the moon they fled -- the visionary scientist, Mark Randall, and his brilliant, beautiful companion, Ann Willett. Close behind were their pursuers, the crack agents of the BPS, security arm of the vast, all-powerful tyranny that ruled over Earth. Only the two fugitives could block the total enslavement of all mankind. But time was running out, the deadly laser guns were homing i... View More...
Faint spot on edge; DJ has a very little shelfwear at top of spine, else fine. A bright, tight, attractive copy. A fictionalized account of Beowulf, as told through the eyes of Musculus the Dwarf. "Born into the decadent splendor of the Byzantine court, Musculus Herodes Formosus began life a bastard, an outlander, and a dwarf. But through cunning, eloquence, and a keen understanding of the human heart, he soon transcended his origins, becoming a favorite of the emperor Heraclius, and a power in his own right. But fate is fickle, and power fleeting. Betrayed by a vengeful courtesan, M... View More...
067988288X Spine a bit creased, minor edge wear and rubbing, light reading crease. Some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. Overall, a nice copy. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 299 pages; "Young Daine's knack with horses gets her a job helping the royal horsemistress drive a herd of ponies to Tortall. It soon becomes clear that Daine's talent, despite her struggles to hide it, is downright magical. Horses and other animals not only obey the mysterious girl, they come to her and seem to listen to her words. But Daine will have to learn to trust humans before she can come to terms with her ... View More...
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