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Berkeley, California: Grimoire Games, 1978. 5.5" wide by 8.5" tall. Clean, tight copy. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated. Fantasy Role-Playing Game. Original tan, staple-bound, pictorial wrappers. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good condition. Illus. by Schenk, Brad [aka Morno]; & Erol Otus. 99pp .

New York: Hyperion Books, 2010. SIGNED by the AUTHOR with a black sharpie directly on the half title page (his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). NEW in a NEW dust jacket. PERFECT condition. NO tears, creases, chips or fading. NOT price clipped ($17.99). The jacket is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. Sharp corners. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a book club edition. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. 2010. First printing of the First American Edition (so stated) with complete number row (13579 10 8642) on the copyright page. Bound in the original light blue boards, stamped in bright gold on the spine. From the publisher: "Artemis has committed his entire fortune to a project he believes will save the planet and its inhabitants, both human and fairy. Can it be true? Has goodness taken hold of the world's greatest teenage criminal mastermind? Captain Holly Short is unconvinced,… Leer más

Metuchen, New Jersey & London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1983. Fine condition. Bright, square, and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. The Scarecrow Author Bibliographies, No. 59. Index. Bound in the original canary yellow cloth, lettered in black.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. xxvi, 229pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Toronto: Tundra Books, 2002. As New condition. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. Flat spine with no creases. Trade Paperback. 5" wide by 7.5" tall. No remainder mark. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. First Printing, with complete number row (123456) on copyright page. Contents: JUST ONE TASTE by Randy D. Ashburn; DRIVING A BARGAIN by Robert J. Sawyer; DARKNESS by Edmund Plante; IN YOUR DREAMS by Mark A. Garland; O SILENT KNIGHT OF CARDS by Ed Greenwood; IN THE SHADOWS by Michael Kelly; VIRTUALLY FRIENDS by Loren L. Barrett; WASTING AWAY by Sheri White; PLAYING THE GAME by Tanya Huff; THE GHOSTS OF PETROSKA STATION by David Nickle; TO THE LONELY SEA AND SKY by Tom Piccirilli; THE NIGHT IS YOURS ALONE by Michael Rowe; MONSTER ON HIS BACK by Michael Arruda; and GIRLS' NIGHT OUT by Edo van Belkom. Original pictorial wraps.. First Edition (Paperback Original - PBO). Softcover. As New condition. Illus. by… Leer más

New York: Zebra Books, Kensington Publishing Corp., 1984. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. No spine creases. Condition of cover is Very Good. Fine condition internally. Not price clipped (2.50). No remainder mark. No store stamp, ink name or bookplate. From the rear cover: "Island of Death... After the earthquake shatters California and sets it adrift, a radioactive and chemically toxic bubble surrounds the mutilated and isolated island, trapping Eric Ravensmith in a savage new world." . First Printing of the First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good condition. 254pp.. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, 2004. Fine condition in a Fine dust jacket. NOT price clipped ($27.95). No chips. No tears. A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh, crisp, and unmarked. Fantasy novel. "First Edition: November 2004" is so stated, with complete number row (0987654321) on the copyright page. From the Dust Jacket: "Following the triumphant success of her Kushiel series, Jacqueline Carey now turns her hand to another startling fable, an epic tale of gods waging war in their bid to control an entire universe -- and the mortals whom they use as chess pieces in a most deadly game... Strong storytelling with evocative, compelling, and unforgettable characters, BANEWREAKER ultimately asks the question: If all that is considered good considers you evil, are you?" Bound in the original dark blue boards, lettered in shiny silver on the spine. . First Printing of the… Leer más

New York: Ace Books, 1991. Crease to corner of rear cover. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. No spine crease. Appears unread. Not price clipped (2.50). No remainder mark. No store stamp, ink name or bookplate. A Paperback Original (PBO). From the rear cover: "The wilderness of oak, ash and thorn that men called the Forest of Andred existed long before the Saxons entered Britain, or Ceasar's legions pressed against Kentish resistance, and even before the first iron-using Celts set foot on the island. Here lives the clan of mandrake - the strange, gnarled vegetable folk. Here trods the unicorn... Through this forest of sorcery and asociety governed by the sword travels Felimid mac Fal, Bard of Erin... armed only with his harp and the fierce magical power of his poetry..." . First Printing of the First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine condition. 293pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: Berkley Books, 1986. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. No creases. Appears unread. Not price clipped (3.50). No remainder mark. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. A Paperback Original (PBO). Fantasy. From the cover: "Deep in the Woebegone Wood, there lurks a rather pathetic dragon... A pitiful little thing, she's really not a dragon at all. But Princes are inclined to slay first, ask questions later." "A Baroque Fable is not only a wry and charming novel, it's also the first book I know of that manages to be half fairy tale and half musical comedy. Watch out for singing trolls." - Craig Shaw Gardner. . First Printing of the First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Fine condition. Illus. by Lundgren, Carl (cover art). 243pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: Elsevier / Nelson Books, 1981. Very Fine condition in bright, shiny Very Fine Dust Jacket (protected by a removable Brodart sleeve). Fresh and crisp, apparently never read. A beautiful copy of a book tough-to-find in Very Fine collectible condition. Clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped ($12.50). No chips, tears, scuffs, creases, or rubbing. Not a book club edition. No remainder mark. No owner's name or bookplate. "First edition" is so stated, with complete number row (10 987654321) on copyright page. Scarce anthology of 11 science fiction stories on baseball: THE CELEBRATED NO-HIT INNING (by Frederick Pohl); THE WORD OF BABE RUTH (by Paul Gallico); THE MIGHTY CASEY (by Rod Serling); THE HEAVENLY WORLD SERIES (by Frank O'Rourke); THE EINSTEIN INSHOOT (by Nelson Bond); STAR SLUGGER (by William Morrison); HALF PAST ALLIGATOR (by Donald Colvin); ON ACCOUNT OF DARKNESS (by Barry N. Malzberg and Bill Pronzini); etc.… Leer más

New York: ROC Books, 1995. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. Not price clipped (4.99). No remainder mark. No store stamp, ink name or bookplate. This title was published by FASA in 1989 with cover art by Leo Dorscheid. This 1995 edition is the first to feature full-color art of battling robots by Roger Loveless. . First Printing of the First ROC Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine condition. Illus. by Loveless, Roger (cover art). 392pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers, 1943. Clean, tight, and unmarked in an unusually nice dust jacket. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean, but show the usual age-toning resulting from war-time paper. The Dust Jacket (protected by a removable mylar sleeve) is complete, bright, and very attractive. No chips. No creases. Bound in the original dark red boards, with black lettering on the front cover and spine. Sharp corners. Handsomely illustrated by J. Allen St. John with full-color, wrap-around dust jacket art, and 38 b/w interior drawings (3 double-page; 16 captioned; 19 unlabelled). The dust jacket art is the same as for the 1916 McClurg first edition. Heins notes that this edition has a new title-page, with the Madison Square series Tarzan illustration. Heins BTa-6. Zeuschner 50. . Madison Square edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by St. John, J. Allen. 8vo. 337pp.

New York: Leisure Books, Dorchester Publishing Company, Inc., 1988. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. No spine creases. Appears unread. Not price clipped (3.95). No remainder mark. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. A Paperback Original (PBO). "This time the close encounters won't be so friendly." From the rear cover: "Aerospace engineers Tom Kruger and Melissa Delaney had solved the greatest mystery of all time. Using advanced electronics, they had conclusively proved that UFO's existed... But no one in authority wanted to listen. In fact, they became ensnared in a bewildering web of official lies and sanctioned deceits." . First Printing of the First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Fine condition. 367pp.

New York: Ace Books, 1978. Appears unread. Fine condition. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. Cover is still bright and shiny. Flat spine. No creases. Not price clipped ($1.50). No remainder mark No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Science Fiction. Third in the North Africa Trilogy. Ace #05481-1. From the rear cover: "El Hassan, Liberator of North Africa, charismatic conqueror of Islam… in reality is Homer Crawford, 'turncoat' black American sociologist who is determined to lead the Dark Continent into the modern age by whatever means are necessary…" . First Printing of the First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Fine condition. Illus. by Meltzer, Davis (cover art) . 279pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: Ace Books, 1999. Fine condition in bright, shiny, Near Fine Dust Jacket. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. NOT price clipped ($22.95). No chips or tears. Original two-tone binding (red boards with black spine). Not a book club edition. No remainder mark. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Science Fiction novel. From the Dust Jacket: "During the first turbulent decades of the twenty-first century, a startling discovery is made. From California's La Brea tar pit, an artifact is unearthed that resembles an angel's shoulder blade, radiocarbon dating to tens of thousands of years in the past.". First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by Stabin, Victor (Dust Jacket art). 8vo. viii, 373pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: Pocket Books, 1978. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. No creases. Appears unread. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Horror/science fiction. A bone-chilling tale of DNA manipulation for evil. Not price clipped (1.75). . 1st printing of First Softcover Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Fine condition. 175pp + 5 pages of ads. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York:: Del Rey / Ballantine Books, 1980. A handsome copy. Bright, shiny, clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped (9.95). NO chips. NO tears. Protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. The sequel to GATEWAY. Nominated for the Nebula (1980) and Hugo (1981) awards. "First Edition: February 1980" is so stated, with complete number row (123456789 10) on the copyright page. Bound in the original orange boards, with a blue cloth spine lettered in shiny gold. Barron ANATOMY OF WONDER (1987) 4-415. Barron (2004) II-860: "This is fine contemporary space drama, with some neatly ironic characterizations." From the Dust Jacket: "The people of earth were starving. In spite of the wealth of alien knowledge and technology won by the Russian-roulette missions of the Gateway prospectors -- crewing preprogrammed ships abandoned tens of thousands… Leer más

Paradox Press [Factoid Books], 1998. NEW and unread in near PERFECT condition with only a tiny bit of mild shelfwear to the cover (like you sometimes find in any new book store). NO chips, tears, creases or fading. Bright and shiny. Flat, uncreased spine. Square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Hinges are perfect. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. From the Table of Contents: "The Dentist Was a Killer, The Head of Joaquin Murieta, Hell on an Empty Stomach, The Weird & Wooly Robberies of the James Gang, The Sincerest Form of Flattery, Butch Cassidy & the Express Car Guard, Badman or Bust, Mysterious Dave, The Last Outlaw, John Wesley Hardin and the Rustler's Wife, Go West, Young Man-Eater, The Donner Party, Massacre Cave!, Liver-Eatin' Johnson, Stalking Queho, Even Gunfighters Get the Willies, Keeping Up with the Benders, Bill Longley, Lone Killer, Slade: Six-Gun Sadist, Rattlesnake Pit, Ned Buntline: King of the… Leer más

New York: TOR, Tom Doherty Associates, LLC. , 1999. Bright, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped (22.95). No chips or tears. Fantastic jacket art by Jim Burns. From the Dust Jacket: "A brilliant hard science fiction novel about interstellar exploration, human transformation, and love and loss in a vast echoing universe. In the twenty-second century, humankind has colonized the solar system. Starflight is possible but hugely expensive, so humankind's efforts are focused on Isis, the one nearby Earth-like world... [but] every molecule of Isian life is spectacularly toxic... Zoe Fisher was born to explore Isis. Literally. Cloned and genetically engineered by a faction within the hothouse politics of Earth, Zoe is optimized to face the planet's terrors. Now at last Zoe has arrived on Isis. But there are secrets implanted within her that not even she suspects... and… Leer más

New York: TOR, Tom Doherty Associates, LLC. , 1999. Bright, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped (22.95). No chips or tears. Fantastic jacket art by Jim Burns. From the Dust Jacket: "A brilliant hard science fiction novel about interstellar exploration, human transformation, and love and loss in a vast echoing universe. In the twenty-second century, humankind has colonized the solar system. Starflight is possible but hugely expensive, so humankind's efforts are focused on Isis, the one nearby Earth-like world... [but] every molecule of Isian life is spectacularly toxic... Zoe Fisher was born to explore Isis. Literally. Cloned and genetically engineered by a faction within the hothouse politics of Earth, Zoe is optimized to face the planet's terrors. Now at last Zoe has arrived on Isis. But there are secrets implanted within her that not even she suspects... and… Leer más

Sydney, Australia: Clairvision, 1999. New and unread in near PERFECT condition (only a tiny bit of very mild shelfwear -- like you sometimes find in any new book store). Flat, uncreased spine. NO chips, tears, or fading. Square and tight. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked - obviously never read. Bound in the original pictorial wraps. From the rear cover: "To some, Virtual Reality is a drug. To others, the gateway to infinity. On Earth, entire populations have been enslaved in Virtual Reality machines by the Rex. In space, the Masters of Thunder have returned. The Philadelphian stations refuse to submit to virtualisation. It is war. The Rex is a formidable adversary. To defeat him, the Masters of Thunder, have prepared a formidable weapon: the Knights of the Apocalypse. Against overwhelming numerical superiority, the Knights fight with consciousness and supermind. Explore the future of Virtual Reality, the fourth dimension and psychic warfare. Like never before,… Leer más