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August Derleth. Three Anthologies, including:... (Total: 3 Items)
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August Derleth. Three Anthologies, including: The Other Side of the Moon: Selected and with an Introduction by August Derleth. New York: Pellegrini & Cudahy, [1949]. First edition. Octavo. 458 pages. Publisher's orange boards with the spine lettered in gilt. Illustrated dust jacket. Sunned jacket spine, very minor rubbing to the jacket. Altogether a very good copy. Derleth edited this anthology of science fiction stories taken from a wide variety of magazines, including: Astounding Stories, Thrilling Wonder Stories, Wonder Stories, Weird Tales, Blue Book, Planet Stories, and The Saturday Evening Post. Such stories include: The Star by H. G. Wells, The Strange Drug of Dr. Caber by Lord Dunsany, The World of Wulkins by Frank Belknap Long, Pillar of Fire by Ray Bradbury, and Resurrection by A. E. van Vogt. [and:] Who Knocks? Twenty Masterpieces of the Spectral for the Connoisseur. Edited and with a Foreword by August Derleth. Illustrated by Lee Brown Coye. New York and Toronto: Rinehart & Company, Inc., [1946]. First printing. Octavo. ix, 391. Several illustrations throughout the text. Publisher's gray cloth covers with a small illustration blind-stamped in green on the front cover, and the spine lettered in green. Black dust jacket with green illustrations and white lettering. Very minor rubbing to the jacket, some tiny closed tears and chips to the head and foot of the jacket spine. An anthology of horror and fantasy stories edited by Derleth, including: The Shunned House by H. P. Lovecraft, It by Theodore Sturgeon, The Intercessor by May Sinclair, The Woman at Seven Brothers by Wilbur Daniel Steele. This is a first printing due to the presence of the publisher's monogram on the copyright page. [and:] Worlds of Tomorrow: Science-Fiction with a Difference. Selected and with a foreword by August Derleth. Pellegrini & Cudahy, 1953. First edition. Octavo. 351 pages. Publisher's black cloth covers with the spine lettered in gilt. Black illustrated dust jacket designed by Ronald Clyne. Some rubbing to the covers and jacket, some small closed tears to the front of the jacket, very tiny closed tears to the head and foot of the jacket spine. Altogether a very good copy. Derleth compiled this anthology of science fiction stories, including: The Tinkler by Poul Anderson, The Smile by Ray Bradbury, The Fires Within by Arthur C. Clarke, The Gentleman is an Epwa by Carl Jacobi, and The Great Cold by Frank Belknap Long, among others.Auction Info
2008 June Grand Format Books & Manuscripts Auction #683 (go to Auction Home page)
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