Isaac Asimov “Second Foundation” 1987 vintage paperback
Price range: $17.00 through $36.42
*Second Foundation*
A cornerstone of classic science fiction, this volume concludes Asimov’s original Foundation Trilogy, which was awarded a special Hugo for Best All-Time Series. This Del Rey edition features the iconic, atmospheric cover art of Michael Whelan, defining the visual identity of the series for a generation of readers. --- #### **Book Details** * **Title:** Second Foundation * **Author:** Isaac Asimov * **Illustrator:** Michael Whelan * **Publisher:** Ballantine Books / Del Rey * **Edition Points:** Twelfth Printing, October 1987. Mass-market paperback edition with ISBN 0-345-33629-1 and an original cover price of $3.95. --- #### **Condition Report** * **Overall Grade:** Very Good to VG+ * **Front Cover:** Shows very minimal edge rubbing and minor shelf wear at the corners; colors remain vibrant with no significant creasing. Inside shows tanning around edges. * **Spine:** Square and uncreased, indicating it may be unread or handled with extreme care. Minor rubbing at the head and tail. * **Back Cover:** Displays light surface scuffing and minor edge wear consistent with age. Slight "jam" at upper spine corner. * **Text Block & Pages:** Some very light tanning, uniform and clean all around. * **Binding:** Very tight and perfectly square; the glue remains supple. No loose, torn or folded pages. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
A cornerstone of classic science fiction, this volume concludes Asimov’s original Foundation Trilogy, which was awarded a special Hugo for Best All-Time Series. This Del Rey edition features the iconic, atmospheric cover art of Michael Whelan, defining the visual identity of the series for a generation of readers. --- #### **Book Details** * **Title:** Second Foundation * **Author:** Isaac Asimov * **Illustrator:** Michael Whelan * **Publisher:** Ballantine Books / Del Rey * **Edition Points:** Twelfth Printing, October 1987. Mass-market paperback edition with ISBN 0-345-33629-1 and an original cover price of $3.95. --- #### **Condition Report** * **Overall Grade:** Very Good to VG+ * **Front Cover:** Shows very minimal edge rubbing and minor shelf wear at the corners; colors remain vibrant with no significant creasing. Inside shows tanning around edges. * **Spine:** Square and uncreased, indicating it may be unread or handled with extreme care. Minor rubbing at the head and tail. * **Back Cover:** Displays light surface scuffing and minor edge wear consistent with age. Slight "jam" at upper spine corner. * **Text Block & Pages:** Some very light tanning, uniform and clean all around. * **Binding:** Very tight and perfectly square; the glue remains supple. No loose, torn or folded pages. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Isaac Asimov “Second Foundation” 1987 vintage paperback
Price range: $17.00 through $36.42
*Second Foundation*
A cornerstone of classic science fiction, this volume concludes Asimov’s original Foundation Trilogy, which was awarded a special Hugo for Best All-Time Series. This Del Rey edition features the iconic, atmospheric cover art of Michael Whelan, defining the visual identity of the series for a generation of readers. --- #### **Book Details** * **Title:** Second Foundation * **Author:** Isaac Asimov * **Illustrator:** Michael Whelan * **Publisher:** Ballantine Books / Del Rey * **Edition Points:** Twelfth Printing, October 1987. Mass-market paperback edition with ISBN 0-345-33629-1 and an original cover price of $3.95. --- #### **Condition Report** * **Overall Grade:** Very Good to VG+ * **Front Cover:** Shows very minimal edge rubbing and minor shelf wear at the corners; colors remain vibrant with no significant creasing. Inside shows tanning around edges. * **Spine:** Square and uncreased, indicating it may be unread or handled with extreme care. Minor rubbing at the head and tail. * **Back Cover:** Displays light surface scuffing and minor edge wear consistent with age. Slight "jam" at upper spine corner. * **Text Block & Pages:** Some very light tanning, uniform and clean all around. * **Binding:** Very tight and perfectly square; the glue remains supple. No loose, torn or folded pages. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
A cornerstone of classic science fiction, this volume concludes Asimov’s original Foundation Trilogy, which was awarded a special Hugo for Best All-Time Series. This Del Rey edition features the iconic, atmospheric cover art of Michael Whelan, defining the visual identity of the series for a generation of readers. --- #### **Book Details** * **Title:** Second Foundation * **Author:** Isaac Asimov * **Illustrator:** Michael Whelan * **Publisher:** Ballantine Books / Del Rey * **Edition Points:** Twelfth Printing, October 1987. Mass-market paperback edition with ISBN 0-345-33629-1 and an original cover price of $3.95. --- #### **Condition Report** * **Overall Grade:** Very Good to VG+ * **Front Cover:** Shows very minimal edge rubbing and minor shelf wear at the corners; colors remain vibrant with no significant creasing. Inside shows tanning around edges. * **Spine:** Square and uncreased, indicating it may be unread or handled with extreme care. Minor rubbing at the head and tail. * **Back Cover:** Displays light surface scuffing and minor edge wear consistent with age. Slight "jam" at upper spine corner. * **Text Block & Pages:** Some very light tanning, uniform and clean all around. * **Binding:** Very tight and perfectly square; the glue remains supple. No loose, torn or folded pages. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Robert A. Heinlein “Tomorrow, The Stars” First edition vintage paperback 1953
Price range: $16.00 through $35.42
Tomorrow, The Stars
Edited by the "Dean of Science Fiction Writers," this anthology collects fourteen influential stories that helped shape the Golden Age of the genre. As a 1953 first printing for Signet, it represents a high-water mark for mid-century pocket-book science fiction collecting. **Book Details** * **Author:** Edited by Robert A. Heinlein * **Illustrator:** Uncredited (Signet House Style) * **Publisher:** Signet Books / The New American Library * **Edition Points:** Signet 1044. First Printing, August 1953. Original cover price 25 cents. **Condition Report** * **Overall Grade:** Good+ * **Front Cover:** Moderate edge wear and rubbing; some minor chipping and a soft crease at the upper-right corner. * **Spine:** Showing a light lean; wear and minor paper loss at the head and tail. * **Back Cover:** Slight surface soiling and moderate shelf wear to edges. * **Text Block & Pages:** Tinted edges all around are relatively uniform, free of spotting, upper shows some tanning; interior pages remain supple, perhaps ever so slightly tanned at upper edge. * **Binding:** Intact and square despite shelf wear, no loose, torn or folded pages, no writing or tags. See accompanying images for full condition details and table of contents with authors. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Edited by the "Dean of Science Fiction Writers," this anthology collects fourteen influential stories that helped shape the Golden Age of the genre. As a 1953 first printing for Signet, it represents a high-water mark for mid-century pocket-book science fiction collecting. **Book Details** * **Author:** Edited by Robert A. Heinlein * **Illustrator:** Uncredited (Signet House Style) * **Publisher:** Signet Books / The New American Library * **Edition Points:** Signet 1044. First Printing, August 1953. Original cover price 25 cents. **Condition Report** * **Overall Grade:** Good+ * **Front Cover:** Moderate edge wear and rubbing; some minor chipping and a soft crease at the upper-right corner. * **Spine:** Showing a light lean; wear and minor paper loss at the head and tail. * **Back Cover:** Slight surface soiling and moderate shelf wear to edges. * **Text Block & Pages:** Tinted edges all around are relatively uniform, free of spotting, upper shows some tanning; interior pages remain supple, perhaps ever so slightly tanned at upper edge. * **Binding:** Intact and square despite shelf wear, no loose, torn or folded pages, no writing or tags. See accompanying images for full condition details and table of contents with authors. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Robert A. Heinlein “Tomorrow, The Stars” First edition vintage paperback 1953
Price range: $16.00 through $35.42
Tomorrow, The Stars
Edited by the "Dean of Science Fiction Writers," this anthology collects fourteen influential stories that helped shape the Golden Age of the genre. As a 1953 first printing for Signet, it represents a high-water mark for mid-century pocket-book science fiction collecting. **Book Details** * **Author:** Edited by Robert A. Heinlein * **Illustrator:** Uncredited (Signet House Style) * **Publisher:** Signet Books / The New American Library * **Edition Points:** Signet 1044. First Printing, August 1953. Original cover price 25 cents. **Condition Report** * **Overall Grade:** Good+ * **Front Cover:** Moderate edge wear and rubbing; some minor chipping and a soft crease at the upper-right corner. * **Spine:** Showing a light lean; wear and minor paper loss at the head and tail. * **Back Cover:** Slight surface soiling and moderate shelf wear to edges. * **Text Block & Pages:** Tinted edges all around are relatively uniform, free of spotting, upper shows some tanning; interior pages remain supple, perhaps ever so slightly tanned at upper edge. * **Binding:** Intact and square despite shelf wear, no loose, torn or folded pages, no writing or tags. See accompanying images for full condition details and table of contents with authors. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Edited by the "Dean of Science Fiction Writers," this anthology collects fourteen influential stories that helped shape the Golden Age of the genre. As a 1953 first printing for Signet, it represents a high-water mark for mid-century pocket-book science fiction collecting. **Book Details** * **Author:** Edited by Robert A. Heinlein * **Illustrator:** Uncredited (Signet House Style) * **Publisher:** Signet Books / The New American Library * **Edition Points:** Signet 1044. First Printing, August 1953. Original cover price 25 cents. **Condition Report** * **Overall Grade:** Good+ * **Front Cover:** Moderate edge wear and rubbing; some minor chipping and a soft crease at the upper-right corner. * **Spine:** Showing a light lean; wear and minor paper loss at the head and tail. * **Back Cover:** Slight surface soiling and moderate shelf wear to edges. * **Text Block & Pages:** Tinted edges all around are relatively uniform, free of spotting, upper shows some tanning; interior pages remain supple, perhaps ever so slightly tanned at upper edge. * **Binding:** Intact and square despite shelf wear, no loose, torn or folded pages, no writing or tags. See accompanying images for full condition details and table of contents with authors. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Arthur C. Clarke “Earthlight” 1977 vintage paperback
Price range: $12.00 through $31.84
Earthlight
Arthur C. Clarke's mid-century masterpiece remains a foundational text of "hard" science fiction, detailing a tense political conflict set on a colonized Moon. This Del Rey edition features the evocative, surrealist cover art that defined the publisher's science fiction line in the late 1970s. #### **Book Details** * **Author:** Arthur C. Clarke * **Illustrator:** Stanislaw Fernandes * **Publisher:** Ballantine Books / A Del Rey Book * **Edition Points:** Eighteenth Printing, November 1977. ISBN 0-345-27273-0. Original cover price $1.75. --- #### **Condition Report** * **Overall Grade:** Very Good * **Front Cover:** Light shelf wear at the extremities; minor white scuffing along the top edge and lower-right corner. Shows some tanning along edges on the interior. * **Spine:** One very light vertical reading creases present but colors remain vibrant; minor rubbing at head and tail edges. * **Back Cover:** Generally clean with minimal surface soiling; light edge wear. * **Text Block & Pages:** Uniform medium toning to the page edges, typical of mass-market paperback pulp of this era. * **Binding:** Square and tight, no loose, torn or folded pages. --- See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Arthur C. Clarke's mid-century masterpiece remains a foundational text of "hard" science fiction, detailing a tense political conflict set on a colonized Moon. This Del Rey edition features the evocative, surrealist cover art that defined the publisher's science fiction line in the late 1970s. #### **Book Details** * **Author:** Arthur C. Clarke * **Illustrator:** Stanislaw Fernandes * **Publisher:** Ballantine Books / A Del Rey Book * **Edition Points:** Eighteenth Printing, November 1977. ISBN 0-345-27273-0. Original cover price $1.75. --- #### **Condition Report** * **Overall Grade:** Very Good * **Front Cover:** Light shelf wear at the extremities; minor white scuffing along the top edge and lower-right corner. Shows some tanning along edges on the interior. * **Spine:** One very light vertical reading creases present but colors remain vibrant; minor rubbing at head and tail edges. * **Back Cover:** Generally clean with minimal surface soiling; light edge wear. * **Text Block & Pages:** Uniform medium toning to the page edges, typical of mass-market paperback pulp of this era. * **Binding:** Square and tight, no loose, torn or folded pages. --- See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Arthur C. Clarke “Earthlight” 1977 vintage paperback
Price range: $12.00 through $31.84
Earthlight
Arthur C. Clarke's mid-century masterpiece remains a foundational text of "hard" science fiction, detailing a tense political conflict set on a colonized Moon. This Del Rey edition features the evocative, surrealist cover art that defined the publisher's science fiction line in the late 1970s. #### **Book Details** * **Author:** Arthur C. Clarke * **Illustrator:** Stanislaw Fernandes * **Publisher:** Ballantine Books / A Del Rey Book * **Edition Points:** Eighteenth Printing, November 1977. ISBN 0-345-27273-0. Original cover price $1.75. --- #### **Condition Report** * **Overall Grade:** Very Good * **Front Cover:** Light shelf wear at the extremities; minor white scuffing along the top edge and lower-right corner. Shows some tanning along edges on the interior. * **Spine:** One very light vertical reading creases present but colors remain vibrant; minor rubbing at head and tail edges. * **Back Cover:** Generally clean with minimal surface soiling; light edge wear. * **Text Block & Pages:** Uniform medium toning to the page edges, typical of mass-market paperback pulp of this era. * **Binding:** Square and tight, no loose, torn or folded pages. --- See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Arthur C. Clarke's mid-century masterpiece remains a foundational text of "hard" science fiction, detailing a tense political conflict set on a colonized Moon. This Del Rey edition features the evocative, surrealist cover art that defined the publisher's science fiction line in the late 1970s. #### **Book Details** * **Author:** Arthur C. Clarke * **Illustrator:** Stanislaw Fernandes * **Publisher:** Ballantine Books / A Del Rey Book * **Edition Points:** Eighteenth Printing, November 1977. ISBN 0-345-27273-0. Original cover price $1.75. --- #### **Condition Report** * **Overall Grade:** Very Good * **Front Cover:** Light shelf wear at the extremities; minor white scuffing along the top edge and lower-right corner. Shows some tanning along edges on the interior. * **Spine:** One very light vertical reading creases present but colors remain vibrant; minor rubbing at head and tail edges. * **Back Cover:** Generally clean with minimal surface soiling; light edge wear. * **Text Block & Pages:** Uniform medium toning to the page edges, typical of mass-market paperback pulp of this era. * **Binding:** Square and tight, no loose, torn or folded pages. --- See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Arthur C. Clarke “Earthlight” 1977 vintage paperback
Price range: $12.00 through $31.84
Dune Messiah
The first sequel to Frank Herbert's masterpiece continues the saga of Paul Atreides as he grapples with the tragic consequences of his own religious and political ascension. It is a profound exploration of prescience, power, and the inevitable downfall of a messianic figure. #### **Book Details** Vintage mass-market paperback, Berkley Medallion Edition. This copy is the twenty-seventh printing of the Berkley edition, featuring the iconic cover art by Jack Gaughan depicting a colossal stone face emerging from the sands of Arrakis. Retail price indicated as $2.25 on the front cover. #### **Condition Report** * Overall grade: Very good. * **Front**: Shows moderate edge wear and rubbing, with a light diagonal crease at the upper right corner. The gold foil lettering of the title is bright and complete. Neatly penned initials inside front cover, fairly well tanned along upper edge. * **Spine**: Some edge chipping, 3 light reading crease along length, mildly canted. * **Back**: The cream-colored cardstock is toned with age and exhibits minor surface soiling and edge rubbing. Two light diagonal crease along upper outer corner. * **Pages**: Slight tanning along upper edges. No loose, torn or folded pages. * **Binding**: Spine shows some reading stress, the text block remains solid. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
The first sequel to Frank Herbert's masterpiece continues the saga of Paul Atreides as he grapples with the tragic consequences of his own religious and political ascension. It is a profound exploration of prescience, power, and the inevitable downfall of a messianic figure. #### **Book Details** Vintage mass-market paperback, Berkley Medallion Edition. This copy is the twenty-seventh printing of the Berkley edition, featuring the iconic cover art by Jack Gaughan depicting a colossal stone face emerging from the sands of Arrakis. Retail price indicated as $2.25 on the front cover. #### **Condition Report** * Overall grade: Very good. * **Front**: Shows moderate edge wear and rubbing, with a light diagonal crease at the upper right corner. The gold foil lettering of the title is bright and complete. Neatly penned initials inside front cover, fairly well tanned along upper edge. * **Spine**: Some edge chipping, 3 light reading crease along length, mildly canted. * **Back**: The cream-colored cardstock is toned with age and exhibits minor surface soiling and edge rubbing. Two light diagonal crease along upper outer corner. * **Pages**: Slight tanning along upper edges. No loose, torn or folded pages. * **Binding**: Spine shows some reading stress, the text block remains solid. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Arthur C. Clarke “Earthlight” 1977 vintage paperback
Price range: $12.00 through $31.84
Dune Messiah
The first sequel to Frank Herbert's masterpiece continues the saga of Paul Atreides as he grapples with the tragic consequences of his own religious and political ascension. It is a profound exploration of prescience, power, and the inevitable downfall of a messianic figure. #### **Book Details** Vintage mass-market paperback, Berkley Medallion Edition. This copy is the twenty-seventh printing of the Berkley edition, featuring the iconic cover art by Jack Gaughan depicting a colossal stone face emerging from the sands of Arrakis. Retail price indicated as $2.25 on the front cover. #### **Condition Report** * Overall grade: Very good. * **Front**: Shows moderate edge wear and rubbing, with a light diagonal crease at the upper right corner. The gold foil lettering of the title is bright and complete. Neatly penned initials inside front cover, fairly well tanned along upper edge. * **Spine**: Some edge chipping, 3 light reading crease along length, mildly canted. * **Back**: The cream-colored cardstock is toned with age and exhibits minor surface soiling and edge rubbing. Two light diagonal crease along upper outer corner. * **Pages**: Slight tanning along upper edges. No loose, torn or folded pages. * **Binding**: Spine shows some reading stress, the text block remains solid. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
The first sequel to Frank Herbert's masterpiece continues the saga of Paul Atreides as he grapples with the tragic consequences of his own religious and political ascension. It is a profound exploration of prescience, power, and the inevitable downfall of a messianic figure. #### **Book Details** Vintage mass-market paperback, Berkley Medallion Edition. This copy is the twenty-seventh printing of the Berkley edition, featuring the iconic cover art by Jack Gaughan depicting a colossal stone face emerging from the sands of Arrakis. Retail price indicated as $2.25 on the front cover. #### **Condition Report** * Overall grade: Very good. * **Front**: Shows moderate edge wear and rubbing, with a light diagonal crease at the upper right corner. The gold foil lettering of the title is bright and complete. Neatly penned initials inside front cover, fairly well tanned along upper edge. * **Spine**: Some edge chipping, 3 light reading crease along length, mildly canted. * **Back**: The cream-colored cardstock is toned with age and exhibits minor surface soiling and edge rubbing. Two light diagonal crease along upper outer corner. * **Pages**: Slight tanning along upper edges. No loose, torn or folded pages. * **Binding**: Spine shows some reading stress, the text block remains solid. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Arthur C. Clarke “Childhood’s End” c.1953 vintage paperback
Price range: $14.00 through $37.44
Childhood's End
This seminal science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke explores the arrival of the mysterious Overlords and their role in the ultimate transcendence of the human race. The work remains a pillar of the genre for its philosophical depth and its haunting depiction of humanity's final evolutionary leap. **Book Details** **Author:** Arthur C. Clarke **Publisher:** Ballantine Books (Ballantine Originals 33) **Publication Date:** 1953 **Edition:** First Edition (Paperback Original) **Format:** Mass Market Paperback **Subject:** Science Fiction / Evolution / Extraterrestrial Life --- #### **Condition Report** Overall Grade: Very Good minus **Front Cover:** Shows light edge wear and minor rubbing to the hinges; colors remain vivid. **Spine:** Light reading crease, mildly rolled, but solid, not cracked or weak. **Back Cover:** Generally clean with mild shelf wear and a few faint scuff marks along the white border, 3 light, mildly color breaking creases at bottom outer corner. **Pages:** First 1/2 of book, upper outer corners, pages have light diagonal crease. Internally, fairly bright. **Binding:** Solid and tight, no loose, torn or folded pages. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
This seminal science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke explores the arrival of the mysterious Overlords and their role in the ultimate transcendence of the human race. The work remains a pillar of the genre for its philosophical depth and its haunting depiction of humanity's final evolutionary leap. **Book Details** **Author:** Arthur C. Clarke **Publisher:** Ballantine Books (Ballantine Originals 33) **Publication Date:** 1953 **Edition:** First Edition (Paperback Original) **Format:** Mass Market Paperback **Subject:** Science Fiction / Evolution / Extraterrestrial Life --- #### **Condition Report** Overall Grade: Very Good minus **Front Cover:** Shows light edge wear and minor rubbing to the hinges; colors remain vivid. **Spine:** Light reading crease, mildly rolled, but solid, not cracked or weak. **Back Cover:** Generally clean with mild shelf wear and a few faint scuff marks along the white border, 3 light, mildly color breaking creases at bottom outer corner. **Pages:** First 1/2 of book, upper outer corners, pages have light diagonal crease. Internally, fairly bright. **Binding:** Solid and tight, no loose, torn or folded pages. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
Arthur C. Clarke “Childhood’s End” c.1953 vintage paperback
Price range: $14.00 through $37.44
Childhood's End
This seminal science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke explores the arrival of the mysterious Overlords and their role in the ultimate transcendence of the human race. The work remains a pillar of the genre for its philosophical depth and its haunting depiction of humanity's final evolutionary leap. **Book Details** **Author:** Arthur C. Clarke **Publisher:** Ballantine Books (Ballantine Originals 33) **Publication Date:** 1953 **Edition:** First Edition (Paperback Original) **Format:** Mass Market Paperback **Subject:** Science Fiction / Evolution / Extraterrestrial Life --- #### **Condition Report** Overall Grade: Very Good minus **Front Cover:** Shows light edge wear and minor rubbing to the hinges; colors remain vivid. **Spine:** Light reading crease, mildly rolled, but solid, not cracked or weak. **Back Cover:** Generally clean with mild shelf wear and a few faint scuff marks along the white border, 3 light, mildly color breaking creases at bottom outer corner. **Pages:** First 1/2 of book, upper outer corners, pages have light diagonal crease. Internally, fairly bright. **Binding:** Solid and tight, no loose, torn or folded pages. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
This seminal science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke explores the arrival of the mysterious Overlords and their role in the ultimate transcendence of the human race. The work remains a pillar of the genre for its philosophical depth and its haunting depiction of humanity's final evolutionary leap. **Book Details** **Author:** Arthur C. Clarke **Publisher:** Ballantine Books (Ballantine Originals 33) **Publication Date:** 1953 **Edition:** First Edition (Paperback Original) **Format:** Mass Market Paperback **Subject:** Science Fiction / Evolution / Extraterrestrial Life --- #### **Condition Report** Overall Grade: Very Good minus **Front Cover:** Shows light edge wear and minor rubbing to the hinges; colors remain vivid. **Spine:** Light reading crease, mildly rolled, but solid, not cracked or weak. **Back Cover:** Generally clean with mild shelf wear and a few faint scuff marks along the white border, 3 light, mildly color breaking creases at bottom outer corner. **Pages:** First 1/2 of book, upper outer corners, pages have light diagonal crease. Internally, fairly bright. **Binding:** Solid and tight, no loose, torn or folded pages. See accompanying images for full condition details. Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.