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Five Grosset & Dunlap Publishers Books, including:... (Total: 5 Items)
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Five Grosset & Dunlap Publishers Books, including: Henry Kuttner. Fury. Foreword by Groff Conklin. New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, [1950]. First edition. Octavo. vi, 186 pages. Publisher's light green boards with the front cover and spine lettered in dark green. Illustrated dust jacket. Top edge stained green. Minor rubbing to the jacket, small tear to the jacket spine, some bumping to the head of the jacket spine, small pencil notation on the front free endpaper. Altogether a very good copy. Science fiction author Henry Kuttner (1915 - 1958) was married to fellow science fiction and fantasy author C. L. Moore, and they often worked in collaboration. This work was later reissued in 1958 as Destination Infinity. [and:] John Blaine. The Lost City. New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, [1947]. Octavo. vi, 209 pages. Frontispiece. Publisher's red boards with the front cover and spine lettered in maroon. Illustrated dust jacket. Top edge stained red. Endpapers illustrated with a blue and cream map. Some very minor rubbing to the covers and jacket, some tiny closed tears to the head and foot of the jacket spine, two tears to the jacket spine, two small closed tears to the front of the jacket, clipped price, partial sticker on the front free endpaper, small bookseller's ticket affixed to the front pastedown endpaper. Altogether a very good copy. John Blaine continues the exiting adventures of Rick Brant from his previous work The Rocket's Shadow. The focus is upon a forbidden city lost in the Himalayas of Tibet. [and:] Frank Savile. Beyond the Great South Wall: The Secret of the Antarctic. With sundry graphic illustrations painted by one Robert L. Mason. New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, [1901]. Octavo. 322 pages. [6, publisher's ads at the rear]. Six illustrated plates. Publisher's red cloth covers with the front cover and spine lettered in black. A green and black decorative border on the front cover and spine, and black and white illustration affixed to the front cover. Some rubbing to the covers, sunned spine, slightly bumped corner and head and foot of the spine, initial pages prior to the title page are missing, front hinge beginning to crack but still sound. Altogether a very good copy. [and:] Carey Rockwell. Stand by for Mars! A Tom Corbett Space Cadet Adventure. New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, [1952]. Ex-library. Octavo. 216 pages. Several illustrations throughout the text. Publisher's illustrated boards. Illustrated endpapers. Top edge stained a faint green. Some rubbing to the covers, some bumping to the corners and the foot of the spine, a small portion of the head of the spine is missing, library label taped to the foot of the spine, library stamp on the top edge, library date due ticket affixed to the front free endpaper, some tearing to the front free endpaper, two black stamps on the front free endpaper, black date stamp on the title page. Altogether a good copy. [and:] John Blaine. The Rocket's Shadow: A Rick Brant Electronic Adventure. New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, [1947]. Octavo. vi, 209 pages. Publisher's red covers with the front cover and spine lettered in maroon. Illustrated dust jacket. Top edge stained red. Endpapers illustrated with a blue and white map. Minor rubbing to the jacket, sunned jacket spine, a few closed tears to the head and foot of the jacket spine, clipped price, partial sticker on the front free endpaper, bookseller's ticket affixed to the front pastedown endpaper, slight discoloration to the hinges. Altogether a very good copy. This electronic adventure story by John Blaine introduces Rick Brant, a beloved character the author continued to develop in further novels. United States based publisher Grosset & Dunlap began in 1898, and was known for the publication of juvenile series. It was bought by G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1982 and is now part of Pearson PLC through the American subsidiary Penguin Group.Auction Info
2008 June Grand Format Books & Manuscripts Auction #683 (go to Auction Home page)
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June, 2008
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