Roger Zelazny “The Dream Master” Vintage 1981 science fiction paperback Nebula Award winner
Price range: $36.00 through $40.44
"The Dream Master" by multi-Hugo Award winning author Roger Zelazny, published in 1981 by ACE Books, 182 pages.
This is a "very good" or better vintage paperback with a solid binding, not cracked or rolled. No loose, torn or folded pages. No marks or writing. Super crisp and free from reading wear! Text block edges, clean and bright all around. Round "dot" sticker on the tail of the spine. Certainly a much-better-than-average vintage paperback! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
This is a "very good" or better vintage paperback with a solid binding, not cracked or rolled. No loose, torn or folded pages. No marks or writing. Super crisp and free from reading wear! Text block edges, clean and bright all around. Round "dot" sticker on the tail of the spine. Certainly a much-better-than-average vintage paperback! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Roger Zelazny “The Dream Master” Vintage 1981 science fiction paperback Nebula Award winner
Price range: $36.00 through $40.44
"The Dream Master" by multi-Hugo Award winning author Roger Zelazny, published in 1981 by ACE Books, 182 pages.
This is a "very good" or better vintage paperback with a solid binding, not cracked or rolled. No loose, torn or folded pages. No marks or writing. Super crisp and free from reading wear! Text block edges, clean and bright all around. Round "dot" sticker on the tail of the spine. Certainly a much-better-than-average vintage paperback! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
This is a "very good" or better vintage paperback with a solid binding, not cracked or rolled. No loose, torn or folded pages. No marks or writing. Super crisp and free from reading wear! Text block edges, clean and bright all around. Round "dot" sticker on the tail of the spine. Certainly a much-better-than-average vintage paperback! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Transit Edmund Cooper 1964 first edition vintage paperback
Price range: $12.00 through $16.88
A "very good" vintage paperback published in 1964 by the Lancer Science Fiction Library.
Fantastic sci fi cover art by Ed Emshwiller (Emsh). The binding is tight and square, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Some edge chipping, most pronounced on front cover outer edge. No writing, text block edges fairly uniform all around. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Fantastic sci fi cover art by Ed Emshwiller (Emsh). The binding is tight and square, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Some edge chipping, most pronounced on front cover outer edge. No writing, text block edges fairly uniform all around. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Transit Edmund Cooper 1964 first edition vintage paperback
Price range: $12.00 through $16.88
A "very good" vintage paperback published in 1964 by the Lancer Science Fiction Library.
Fantastic sci fi cover art by Ed Emshwiller (Emsh). The binding is tight and square, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Some edge chipping, most pronounced on front cover outer edge. No writing, text block edges fairly uniform all around. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Fantastic sci fi cover art by Ed Emshwiller (Emsh). The binding is tight and square, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Some edge chipping, most pronounced on front cover outer edge. No writing, text block edges fairly uniform all around. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Poul Anderson “War of the Wing-Men” Vintage early Sixties ACE paperback
Price range: $12.00 through $16.88
A "very good" vintage paperback published in sometime in the early Sixties by ACE Books.
Fantastic sci fi cover art by Ed Emshwiller (Emsh). The binding is tight and square, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Some mild edge chipping. There is a linear indentation running vertically on the front cover, perhaps from something fairly heavy with a rigid edge being placed on the book, you have to hold it to the light at the right angle to see, but it is there, as seen in the images. No writing, text block edges fairly uniform all around. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Fantastic sci fi cover art by Ed Emshwiller (Emsh). The binding is tight and square, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Some mild edge chipping. There is a linear indentation running vertically on the front cover, perhaps from something fairly heavy with a rigid edge being placed on the book, you have to hold it to the light at the right angle to see, but it is there, as seen in the images. No writing, text block edges fairly uniform all around. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Poul Anderson “War of the Wing-Men” Vintage early Sixties ACE paperback
Price range: $12.00 through $16.88
A "very good" vintage paperback published in sometime in the early Sixties by ACE Books.
Fantastic sci fi cover art by Ed Emshwiller (Emsh). The binding is tight and square, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Some mild edge chipping. There is a linear indentation running vertically on the front cover, perhaps from something fairly heavy with a rigid edge being placed on the book, you have to hold it to the light at the right angle to see, but it is there, as seen in the images. No writing, text block edges fairly uniform all around. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Fantastic sci fi cover art by Ed Emshwiller (Emsh). The binding is tight and square, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Some mild edge chipping. There is a linear indentation running vertically on the front cover, perhaps from something fairly heavy with a rigid edge being placed on the book, you have to hold it to the light at the right angle to see, but it is there, as seen in the images. No writing, text block edges fairly uniform all around. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Paul Corey “The Planet of the Blind” 1969 vintage first edition paperback
Price range: $12.00 through $16.88
A "very good" vintage paperback published in July 1969 by the Paperback Library.
First edition thus. Fantastic Sixties sci fi cover art by Richard M. Powers. The binding is tight and square, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Some mild edge chipping, there is a horizontal crease at the spine, a little above the midway point, other wise crease free. Very minimal surface wear to covers. No writing, text block edges fairly uniform all around. There is a vintage Woolco price tag inside the front cover. Rather a nice copy! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
First edition thus. Fantastic Sixties sci fi cover art by Richard M. Powers. The binding is tight and square, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Some mild edge chipping, there is a horizontal crease at the spine, a little above the midway point, other wise crease free. Very minimal surface wear to covers. No writing, text block edges fairly uniform all around. There is a vintage Woolco price tag inside the front cover. Rather a nice copy! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Paul Corey “The Planet of the Blind” 1969 vintage first edition paperback
Price range: $12.00 through $16.88
A "very good" vintage paperback published in July 1969 by the Paperback Library.
First edition thus. Fantastic Sixties sci fi cover art by Richard M. Powers. The binding is tight and square, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Some mild edge chipping, there is a horizontal crease at the spine, a little above the midway point, other wise crease free. Very minimal surface wear to covers. No writing, text block edges fairly uniform all around. There is a vintage Woolco price tag inside the front cover. Rather a nice copy! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
First edition thus. Fantastic Sixties sci fi cover art by Richard M. Powers. The binding is tight and square, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Some mild edge chipping, there is a horizontal crease at the spine, a little above the midway point, other wise crease free. Very minimal surface wear to covers. No writing, text block edges fairly uniform all around. There is a vintage Woolco price tag inside the front cover. Rather a nice copy! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Philip K. Dick “The Zap Gun” First edition thus 1978 vintage Dell paperback
Price range: $19.00 through $23.88
A "very good -" vintage paperback published in 1978 by Dell Science Fiction.
First edition thus. The binding is tight, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Fair amount of edge chipping on spine and back cover. Back cover has large crease at lower corner, see images. No writing or marks. Not perfect, but still a nice copy with fun cover art. See accompanying images for full condition details. This novel is set in a future where two factions, Wes-Bloc and Peep-East, pretend to develop weapons while actually creating non-functional designs. The story follows weapons designer Lars Powderdry as he navigates a world of deception, alien invasion, and personal struggles, blending satire with themes of the arms race. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
First edition thus. The binding is tight, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Fair amount of edge chipping on spine and back cover. Back cover has large crease at lower corner, see images. No writing or marks. Not perfect, but still a nice copy with fun cover art. See accompanying images for full condition details. This novel is set in a future where two factions, Wes-Bloc and Peep-East, pretend to develop weapons while actually creating non-functional designs. The story follows weapons designer Lars Powderdry as he navigates a world of deception, alien invasion, and personal struggles, blending satire with themes of the arms race. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Philip K. Dick “The Zap Gun” First edition thus 1978 vintage Dell paperback
Price range: $19.00 through $23.88
A "very good -" vintage paperback published in 1978 by Dell Science Fiction.
First edition thus. The binding is tight, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Fair amount of edge chipping on spine and back cover. Back cover has large crease at lower corner, see images. No writing or marks. Not perfect, but still a nice copy with fun cover art. See accompanying images for full condition details. This novel is set in a future where two factions, Wes-Bloc and Peep-East, pretend to develop weapons while actually creating non-functional designs. The story follows weapons designer Lars Powderdry as he navigates a world of deception, alien invasion, and personal struggles, blending satire with themes of the arms race. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
First edition thus. The binding is tight, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Fair amount of edge chipping on spine and back cover. Back cover has large crease at lower corner, see images. No writing or marks. Not perfect, but still a nice copy with fun cover art. See accompanying images for full condition details. This novel is set in a future where two factions, Wes-Bloc and Peep-East, pretend to develop weapons while actually creating non-functional designs. The story follows weapons designer Lars Powderdry as he navigates a world of deception, alien invasion, and personal struggles, blending satire with themes of the arms race. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Arthur C. Clarke “Earthlight” 1969 vintage sci fi paperback
Price range: $14.00 through $18.88
A "very good" vintage paperback published in 1969 by Ballantine Books.
Cover art inspired by "2001: A Space Odyssey" The binding is tight and square, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Some minor surface wear on covers, light crease to upper corner of back cover. No writing, text block edges fairly uniform all around. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Cover art inspired by "2001: A Space Odyssey" The binding is tight and square, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Some minor surface wear on covers, light crease to upper corner of back cover. No writing, text block edges fairly uniform all around. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Arthur C. Clarke “Earthlight” 1969 vintage sci fi paperback
Price range: $14.00 through $18.88
A "very good" vintage paperback published in 1969 by Ballantine Books.
Cover art inspired by "2001: A Space Odyssey" The binding is tight and square, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Some minor surface wear on covers, light crease to upper corner of back cover. No writing, text block edges fairly uniform all around. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Cover art inspired by "2001: A Space Odyssey" The binding is tight and square, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Some minor surface wear on covers, light crease to upper corner of back cover. No writing, text block edges fairly uniform all around. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Arthur C. Clarke “The City and the Stars” c. 1973 vintage paperback
Price range: $12.00 through $33.20
A "very good plus" vintage paperback published by Signet Books circa 1973.
The binding is tight, not rolled, lightly creased. No loose, torn or folded pages, aside from neatly scripted initials inside the front cover, no writing. A little chipping at spine head and tail. Tinted text block edges are bright and uniform all around. Really nice! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
The binding is tight, not rolled, lightly creased. No loose, torn or folded pages, aside from neatly scripted initials inside the front cover, no writing. A little chipping at spine head and tail. Tinted text block edges are bright and uniform all around. Really nice! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Arthur C. Clarke “The City and the Stars” c. 1973 vintage paperback
Price range: $12.00 through $33.20
A "very good plus" vintage paperback published by Signet Books circa 1973.
The binding is tight, not rolled, lightly creased. No loose, torn or folded pages, aside from neatly scripted initials inside the front cover, no writing. A little chipping at spine head and tail. Tinted text block edges are bright and uniform all around. Really nice! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
The binding is tight, not rolled, lightly creased. No loose, torn or folded pages, aside from neatly scripted initials inside the front cover, no writing. A little chipping at spine head and tail. Tinted text block edges are bright and uniform all around. Really nice! See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Robert Heinlein “Beyond This Horizon” 1960 first edition thus vintage paperback
Price range: $12.00 through $16.72
A "very good" vintage paperback published in 1960 by Signet Books.
Cover art by Kossin. First edition thus, first appearance in paperback in English. The binding is tight, not rolled, canted or split, text block minorly out of square near the back bottom due to some of the binding glue expanding with age, as per the images. No loose, torn or folded pages. Minor surface wear on covers, page edges, inside covers, show some minimal tanning. No writing, text block edges fairly uniform all around. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Cover art by Kossin. First edition thus, first appearance in paperback in English. The binding is tight, not rolled, canted or split, text block minorly out of square near the back bottom due to some of the binding glue expanding with age, as per the images. No loose, torn or folded pages. Minor surface wear on covers, page edges, inside covers, show some minimal tanning. No writing, text block edges fairly uniform all around. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Robert Heinlein “Beyond This Horizon” 1960 first edition thus vintage paperback
Price range: $12.00 through $16.72
A "very good" vintage paperback published in 1960 by Signet Books.
Cover art by Kossin. First edition thus, first appearance in paperback in English. The binding is tight, not rolled, canted or split, text block minorly out of square near the back bottom due to some of the binding glue expanding with age, as per the images. No loose, torn or folded pages. Minor surface wear on covers, page edges, inside covers, show some minimal tanning. No writing, text block edges fairly uniform all around. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Cover art by Kossin. First edition thus, first appearance in paperback in English. The binding is tight, not rolled, canted or split, text block minorly out of square near the back bottom due to some of the binding glue expanding with age, as per the images. No loose, torn or folded pages. Minor surface wear on covers, page edges, inside covers, show some minimal tanning. No writing, text block edges fairly uniform all around. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Isaac Asimov “Earth is Room Enough” 1959 vintage sci fi paperback
Price range: $10.00 through $14.66
A "very good -" vintage paperback published in 1959 by Bantam Books.
The binding is tight, not split, canted a bit, with the binding glue dry, making the first segment of the block pushed forward as seen in images. No loose, torn or folded pages, pages 49 & 51, upper corner tips bent. Some minor surface wear on covers, edge along spine lightly tanned . No writing, text block edges fairly uniform all around. See accompanying images for full condition details and table of contents. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
The binding is tight, not split, canted a bit, with the binding glue dry, making the first segment of the block pushed forward as seen in images. No loose, torn or folded pages, pages 49 & 51, upper corner tips bent. Some minor surface wear on covers, edge along spine lightly tanned . No writing, text block edges fairly uniform all around. See accompanying images for full condition details and table of contents. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Isaac Asimov “Earth is Room Enough” 1959 vintage sci fi paperback
Price range: $10.00 through $14.66
A "very good -" vintage paperback published in 1959 by Bantam Books.
The binding is tight, not split, canted a bit, with the binding glue dry, making the first segment of the block pushed forward as seen in images. No loose, torn or folded pages, pages 49 & 51, upper corner tips bent. Some minor surface wear on covers, edge along spine lightly tanned . No writing, text block edges fairly uniform all around. See accompanying images for full condition details and table of contents. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
The binding is tight, not split, canted a bit, with the binding glue dry, making the first segment of the block pushed forward as seen in images. No loose, torn or folded pages, pages 49 & 51, upper corner tips bent. Some minor surface wear on covers, edge along spine lightly tanned . No writing, text block edges fairly uniform all around. See accompanying images for full condition details and table of contents. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Isaac Asimov “The Currents of Space” First edition vintage 1953 paperback
Price range: $14.00 through $38.10
A "very good -" vintage paperback published by Signet Books in 1953.
First edition paperback. Second novel in the "Empire" series which was the lead-up to the Foundation series. The binding is tight, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Surface and edge wear on covers, text block square, closes tightly, upper and outer edge fairly well tanned. Diagonal crease across lower back cover corner. See accompanying images for full condition details. Not perfect, but still above average for a 73 year old paperback with really fun era artwork! Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
First edition paperback. Second novel in the "Empire" series which was the lead-up to the Foundation series. The binding is tight, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Surface and edge wear on covers, text block square, closes tightly, upper and outer edge fairly well tanned. Diagonal crease across lower back cover corner. See accompanying images for full condition details. Not perfect, but still above average for a 73 year old paperback with really fun era artwork! Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Isaac Asimov “The Currents of Space” First edition vintage 1953 paperback
Price range: $14.00 through $38.10
A "very good -" vintage paperback published by Signet Books in 1953.
First edition paperback. Second novel in the "Empire" series which was the lead-up to the Foundation series. The binding is tight, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Surface and edge wear on covers, text block square, closes tightly, upper and outer edge fairly well tanned. Diagonal crease across lower back cover corner. See accompanying images for full condition details. Not perfect, but still above average for a 73 year old paperback with really fun era artwork! Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
First edition paperback. Second novel in the "Empire" series which was the lead-up to the Foundation series. The binding is tight, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Surface and edge wear on covers, text block square, closes tightly, upper and outer edge fairly well tanned. Diagonal crease across lower back cover corner. See accompanying images for full condition details. Not perfect, but still above average for a 73 year old paperback with really fun era artwork! Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Isaac Asimov “Fantastic Voyage” First edition vintage 1966 movie tie-in paperback
Price range: $14.00 through $36.84
A "very good plus " vintage paperback published by Bantam Books.
First American edition paperback, October 1966. The binding is tight, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Minor surface wear on covers. No writing, text block edges fairly uniform all around. See accompanying images for full condition details. Really nice, minty copy! Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
First American edition paperback, October 1966. The binding is tight, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Minor surface wear on covers. No writing, text block edges fairly uniform all around. See accompanying images for full condition details. Really nice, minty copy! Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Isaac Asimov “Fantastic Voyage” First edition vintage 1966 movie tie-in paperback
Price range: $14.00 through $36.84
A "very good plus " vintage paperback published by Bantam Books.
First American edition paperback, October 1966. The binding is tight, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Minor surface wear on covers. No writing, text block edges fairly uniform all around. See accompanying images for full condition details. Really nice, minty copy! Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
First American edition paperback, October 1966. The binding is tight, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Minor surface wear on covers. No writing, text block edges fairly uniform all around. See accompanying images for full condition details. Really nice, minty copy! Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Land of the Giants “The Hot Spot” Murray Leinster 1969 First edition vintage paperback
Price range: $14.00 through $18.26
A "very good" or better vintage paperback published in 1969 by Pyramid science fiction.
First edition. The binding is tight, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Upon close inspection, this book doesn't exhibit any signs of reading wear, it may be unread. It has an angular crease at the upper part of the spine - about where "Land" is in the logo, where it was apparently not stacked correctly (?). Covers retain all of their original satin finish texture, some light denting in cover edges, again seemingly from being shelved or stored improperly. Still really crisp though, covers close tight, no writing or marks, no loose or torn pages. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
First edition. The binding is tight, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Upon close inspection, this book doesn't exhibit any signs of reading wear, it may be unread. It has an angular crease at the upper part of the spine - about where "Land" is in the logo, where it was apparently not stacked correctly (?). Covers retain all of their original satin finish texture, some light denting in cover edges, again seemingly from being shelved or stored improperly. Still really crisp though, covers close tight, no writing or marks, no loose or torn pages. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Land of the Giants “The Hot Spot” Murray Leinster 1969 First edition vintage paperback
Price range: $14.00 through $18.26
A "very good" or better vintage paperback published in 1969 by Pyramid science fiction.
First edition. The binding is tight, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Upon close inspection, this book doesn't exhibit any signs of reading wear, it may be unread. It has an angular crease at the upper part of the spine - about where "Land" is in the logo, where it was apparently not stacked correctly (?). Covers retain all of their original satin finish texture, some light denting in cover edges, again seemingly from being shelved or stored improperly. Still really crisp though, covers close tight, no writing or marks, no loose or torn pages. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
First edition. The binding is tight, not rolled, canted or split. No loose, torn or folded pages. Upon close inspection, this book doesn't exhibit any signs of reading wear, it may be unread. It has an angular crease at the upper part of the spine - about where "Land" is in the logo, where it was apparently not stacked correctly (?). Covers retain all of their original satin finish texture, some light denting in cover edges, again seemingly from being shelved or stored improperly. Still really crisp though, covers close tight, no writing or marks, no loose or torn pages. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.