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Four Anthologies from the Adventures in Space Series, including: ... (Total: 4 Items)
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Four Anthologies from the Adventures in Space Series, including: Martin Greenberg, editor. Travelers of Space. Edited by Martin Greenberg. Introduced by Willy Ley, Illustrated by Edd Cartier. New York: Gnome Press Incorporated Publishers, [1951]. First edition. Octavo. 400 pages. Eight color plates. Publisher's red cloth blind-stamped shelf back over dark gray boards with the spine lettered in silver. Dust jacket illustrated by Edd Cartier and designed by David Kyle. Very minor rubbing to the jacket, some tiny tears to the head and foot of the jacket. Altogether a very good copy. This work, one of the Adventures in Science Fiction Series, is an anthology which compiles the thoughts of fourteen authors of renowned regarding the possibility of the existence of life on other worlds. Works include: The Rocketeers Have Shaggy Ears by Keith Bennett, The Shape of Things by Ray Bradbury, Attitude by William Tenn, The Rull by A. E. van Vogt, and a Science Fiction Dictionary by Samuel Anthony Peebles. [and:] Martin Greenberg, editor. Journey to Infinity. Edited by martin Greenberg. Introduced by Fletcher Pratt. New York; Gnome Press Incorporated Publishers, [1951]. First edition. Octavo. 381 pages. Publisher's quarter teal blind-stamped shelf back over tan boards with the spine lettered in silver. Illustrated dust jacket designed by Edd Cartier. Very minor rubbing to the jacket, some sunning to the jacket spine, tiny closed tears to the head and foot of the jacket spine. Altogether a very good copy. This uniquely arranged anthology takes twelve distinct stories and combines them into one overarching story detailing an imagined history of man. One of the Adventures in Science Fiction Series volumes, it includes: False Dawn by A. Bertram Chandler, Atlantis by Edward E. Smith, Ph. D., Breakdown by Jack Williamson, Mother Earth by Isaac Asimov, and Metamorphosite by Eric Frank Russell. [and:] Martin Greenberg, editor. Men Against the Stars. Edited by martin Greenberg. Introduced by Willy Ley. New York: Gnome Press, Publishers, [1950]. First edition. Octavo. 351 pages. Publisher's quarter purple blind-stamped shelf back over dark gray boards with the spine lettered in silver. Illustrated dust jacket designed by Edd Cartier. Some minor rubbing to the covers, some tiny closed tears to the edges of the jacket. Altogether a very good copy. The conquest of space is told as one story in this volume, but is actually composed of twelve separate stories by twelve distinct authors. The first Adventures in Science Fiction Series volume, some of the included stories are: Trends by Isaac Asimov, Men Against the Stars by Manly Wade Wellman, The Plants Murray Leinster, Bridle and Saddle Isaac Asimov, and When Shadows Fall by L. Ron Hubbard. [and:] Martin Greenberg, editor. Coming Attractions. Edited by martin Greenberg. Introduction by Dwight Wayne Batteau. New York: Gnome Press Inc., [1957]. First edition. Octavo. 254 pages. Several diagrams throughout the text. Publisher's quarter salmon cloth shelf back over dark gray boards with the spine lettered in silver. Illustrated dust jacket designed by W. I. Van der Poel. Very minor rubbing to the jacket, some sunning to the spine, a few tiny closed tears to the edges. Altogether a very good copy. This anthology, one of the volumes in the Adventures in Science Fiction series, covers such subjects as communications with alien life, time travel, space navigation, food and fuel during space travel, and even the publishing industry. Such authors include Ley, de Camp, Richardson, Pohl, and Hockett.Auction Info
2008 June Grand Format Books & Manuscripts Auction #683 (go to Auction Home page)
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