Slight creasing and shelf wear. Spine is slightly chipped at top and bottom. "No one listened to Colston when the physicist predicted a warm wind would carry death to the large resort and the happy vacationers there, making love, swimming, watching their children play. A tough politician had silenced Colston for his own reasons. Now, he was again trying to shut the old man up, although Colston's awful prediction had come true. A warm wind was blowing toward London, the same mysterious wind, Colston raved, that had maimed and killed at the resort. It took a young newspaperman to uncover t... View More...
Spine somewhat slanted, minor shelfwear. DJ shows very slight edgewear. A bright, attractive copy. "Welcome to Frolic Street, the bizarre thoroughfare atop the kilometer-long spaceship on which the entire action of this book takes place. It is a futuristic combination of Carnaby Street, a flea market, and Coney Island. Among its incredible shops is a watch-maker’s where time runs backward, and among its picturesque, milling crowds is a would-be- assassin. Join King Shavar, ruler of the distant planet Ligeria, to which the spaceship is headed, as he strolls along Frolic Street. With hi... View More...
Corners bumped, slight edge wear, interior clean and unmarked. Jacket in new Brodart, a little edge wear and chipping at corners. An attractive copy. "In the year 2204, tragedy and terror forced a scientific team to prematurely evacuate Maleiva III. Twenty-one years later, the opportunity for scientists to study this galactic rarity - a life-supporting planet - is about to vanish forever, as a rogue gas giant has invaded the planetary system on a deadly collision course with the world they are now calling Deepsix. "A superluminal pilot for the Academy of Science and Technology, Prisc... View More...
Green cloth with gold lettering. Spine cocked, a little edgewear, corners bumped. DJ has minor edgewear and rubbing. A good copy. ; Cover Art; 7 ¾" - 9 ¾" Tall; 377 pages; Book Three of The Malloreon. "Garion, Belgarath and their friends now know that Garion's baby son has been kidnapped by Zandramas and is to be used in a terrible ritual which will make the Dark Destiny supreme. The group, however, has been detained by Zakath, Emperor of all Mallorea, and taken to Mal Zeth, the largest city in the world. When a dire plague strikes, they manage to escape and, as prophesied by the S... View More...
Corners bumped, a little edge wear and rubbing, some chipping along top edge of back cover. A nice copy. ; Illustrated by Garcia. ; 6" - 7" Tall; 186 pages; "The greatest power in the universe. "Earth was the archive planet for the far-flung universe, its tiny remaining population dedicated to the task of finding and preserving the wisdom of all the worlds. An isolated, peaceful haven, Earth freely shared its treasures with all who came. " Then the warships landed, seeking to pervert knowledge into a weapon once again. Unless the peaceful archivists could find a way to stop them ... "... View More...
Corners bumped, moderate edge wear, some rubbing, darkening to spine. Front board separated from text block, spine cracked through in two or three places, front free end paper missing. Some browning but text is clean and unmarked.
"The hero of the story is a poor boy who dreams of traveling through cities and mountains. Being poor these were only dreams. He then meets a wealthy man who makes his dreams come true. A story of overcoming adversity through hard work and other character virtues." Est Level: 4th grade and up.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall View More...
Covers show some creasing, chips, darkening. Some foxing. Owner's name on front FEP.
Tales from the famous books about the doctor who talks with animals: "The Purple Bird of Paradise," "The Coronation of King Jong," and more. Pen and ink illustrations by the author. Made into a motion picture with Rex Harrison. Est Level: 3rd - 8th grades; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall View More...
Spine faded & slightly slanted, corners bumped, some edgewear, boards beginning to pull away from textblock and exposing webbing. Bookplate on free endpaper. 2 spots on back cover. A clean, unmarked copy.
Children and adults alike have warmed to the charming adventures of Doctor Dolittle. This 1927 edition is replete with Hugh Lofting's whimsical black and white drawings. The front and back pastedown and free end papers have a striking moonscape featuring a green moon and stars, a trumpet-shaped flower, and a ladybug and her companions.; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall View More...
Ex-library with the usual marks and accoutrements. Corners bumped, moderate shelf wear, esp. along spine. Some darkening/soiling to boards and spine. One page has two 1" tears that have been neatly taped, along with a creased bottom right corner. Text is bright and clean on pinkish paper. "Victoria's room was high in the old house, and when the sun shone through the red glass of its windowpanes, the room seemed almost like a magic room. It was in her cupola room that Victoria made her wish, to learn to ride a horse. And it was here that she and her cousin Alexander rode with the dol... View More...
Crease down spine, corners bumped, minor edge wear with a little scuffing. A little yellowing but a clean, attractive copy. Another novel in Saberhagen's superb retelling of the Dracula legend -- with a twist. "Vlad Tepes has roamed modern America without fear -- until now. He is no longer the only immortal in Chicago. . . Two ancient, ruthless beings, locked in a struggle for the ultimate magic Weapon, have brought their blood-feud to his city. They will destroy any living thing in their path to possess this Weapon -- but first, they must find it. And Dracula must prevent that at any co... View More...
Corners bumped, slight edge wear and rubbing. Light tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A tight, attractive copy. ; Originally published in Great Britain as 'Midge'. ; 5¾" - 6¾" Tall; 158 pages; "Offspring of atomic catastrophe: What would happen if man's mastery of the world wasa suddenly snatched away by a new and more advanced type of life? This is the startling premise of this unusual novel. "It fell to two people to face the news that mankind was about to follow the dinosaurs off the Earth's stage. One was Angus, veteran of a defeated Western army in a world devastated... View More...
Spine somewhat slanted, ex-library with the usual stamps. DJ in protective plastic wrap. A bright, attractive copy. "Set on the largest interstellar medical installation in the galaxy, replete with engaging human-and-alien interaction and intricate puzzle plots, James White's Sector General novels have been a favorite with the SF audience for more than three decades. Now White returns with another entertaining adventure in deep-space medicine. The empathic Dr. Prilicla, a veteran of Sector General for years, is put in command of an expedition answering three distress beacons. What he... View More...
Spine/covers somewhat creased, corners bumped, slightly shelf-cocked, minor edge wear, a few pages with corners creased. Bookseller stamps inside front cover. "Pursued across rugged mountain country by dragons until nearly dead from fatigue, the sorceress of unknown origin lived only long enough to give birth to her son, Now, years later, the dragons have returned ion fury to ravage the northern lands in search of the sorceress's orphaned offspring. Thelvyn Fox Eyes and his guardian, one-handed adventurer Sir George Kirbey, embark on a fantastic quest to unlock the secret of an elusive ... View More...
Spine slightly slanted. Text is starting to yellow, but clean and unmarked. "Come with us out of this dull, workaday world to Terra Magica, the land beyond the World's Edge, where knights ride out on wonder quests, where beautiful princesses wait for rescue from sea serpents and lustful demons, where sky-high giants seek human morsels for their cookpots, and where a king may seek a champion to set aside his realm's enchantment. Here again is Kesrick, knight of Dragonrouge, in combat against villainy; at his side the unclothed Scythian princess and a lost nobleman of Tartary. Here be wi... View More...
Spine slightly curved with one light crease, slight bumping, edgewear. A bright, attractive copy. ; The War of Souls; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; "A mysterious force holds Krynn in thrall. A young woman, protected by her regiment of dark-armored knights, calls upon the might of an unknown god to bring victory to her army as it sweeps across the land. The souls of the dead rob the living of their magic. A dragon overlord threatens the very land the elves hold most dear. Amidst the chaos, a band of brave and selfless heroes struggles against an immortal power that appears to thwar... View More...
Corners bumped, slight edge wear and rubbing. An attractive copy. ; Paperback original, 1st printing. ; 5¾" - 6¾" Tall; 399 pages; "The Cop: Detective-Lieutenant Henry Carmaggio had seen plenty of blood, both in Cambodia, and in 20 years of police work. He'd never seen anything like the Warehouse Massacre. "That was just the beginning. Something was loose in his city, something inhuman that walked among us, killing with the easy precision of a leopard in a flock of sheep. There was no one else to track it down. And if he didn't it would kill and kill again - until the whole wor... View More...
Covers slightly creased. Some shelf wear/corners bumped/chipping. Originally published in 1948, before anyone knew for certain what awaited us in space. "If science fiction is prophetic, here is one of the most frightening prophecies of all time. Dreadful Sanctuary is an overwhelmingly powerful novel of man's fight to conquer space -- and space's fight to resist that conquest. 17 rockets had been built. 17 rockets had exploded. And the last one was the worst tragedy of all - because this rocket was manned. What would happen to the 18th? There was invisible menace in space. Man had to l... View More...
Minor shelf wear, corners bumped. Slight darkening. Doodling in the margins of numerous pages, but text is clean.
Ever wondered if you had a doppelganger twin somewhere? When Jeremy's orphaned cousin Helene comes to stay, the strange events begin. Weekly Reader Children's Book Club. Est Level: 4th grade and up; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall View More...
Corners bumped, a little edge wear and rubbing. An attractive copy. ; 7" - 9" Tall; 223 pages; "Art is an up-and-coming interface designer, working on the management of data flow along the Massachusetts Turnpike. He's doing the best work of his career and can guarantee that the system will be, without question, the most counterintuitive, user-hostile piece of software ever pushed forth into the world. "Why? Because Art is an industrial saboteur. He may live in London and work for an EU telecommunications megacorp, but Art's real home is the Eastern Standard Tribe. "Instant wireless communicati... View More...
0515032964 Covers a bit creased at hinges, corners bumped. Ex libris stamp embossed on front cover. Scribblings inside front cover. Light yellowing but text is clean and unmarked.
A second volume of short stories about robots "The Robots -- Mechanical servants, doing the work too hard -- or too boring -- for men to handle. They brought mankind a new era of freedom and leisure. And every robot was completely incapable of harming a human being. Or so they thought . . . . "; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall View More...