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Four G. P. Putnam's Sons Books, including: James Schmitz. The Eternal Frontiers. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, [1973]. First edition. Octavo. 190 pages. Publisher's maroon boards with the spine lettered in yellow. Illustrated dust jacket designed by Richard Powers. Minor rubbing to the jacket, three tiny closed tears to the edges. Altogether a very good copy. James Henry Schmitz (1911 - 1981) is best remembered for his space opera works, especially The Witches of Karres. The present work places two human cultures, The Swimmers and The Walkers, struggle for ultimate control on an alien planet. [and:] J. G. Ballard. Chronopolis and Other Stories. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, [1971]. First edition. Octavo. 319 pages. Publisher's black cloth covers with the spine lettered in silver. Illustrated dust jacket designed by Nicole de Jurenev. Very minor rubbing to the jacket, very slight sunning to the jacket spine, tiny tear to the foot of the jacket spine. Altogether a very good copy. New Wave science fiction author James Graham Ballard presents incredibly imaginative and intricate works, including the sixteen works he collected in this book. Some stories are: The Voices of Time, The Sound-Sweep, The Garden of Time, Now Wakes the Sea, Zone of Terror, and Deep End. [and:] Edmund Cooper. Sea Horse in the Sky. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, [1969]. Book Club Edition. Octavo. 191 pages. Publisher's light blue boards with the spine lettered in black. Illustrated dust jacket designed by Paul Lehr. Very minor rubbing to the jacket, sunned jacket spine. Altogether a very good copy. Edmund Cooper (1926 - 1982) utilized several pseudonyms throughout his writing career, however this work was written under his official name. Set in London under Queen Victoria and Winston Churchill, the population is split between the fragiles and the drybones. It is through trying and unpredictable adventures that the fragiles discover significant inner skills and a sense of purpose and identity, paralleling the lives of young people today. [and:] Leonard Dubkin. Wolf Point: An Adventure in History. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, [1953]. Octavo. Publisher's navy blue shelf back over light blue and white patterned boards. The spine is lettered in white. Illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated endpapers designed by Alice Alexander. Minor rubbing to the covers and jacket, slightly sunned spine, tiny closed tear the head of the jacket spine, small notation on the front pastedown endpaper. Altogether a very good copy. Wolf Point in Chicago is the setting for the discovery of a magic spell by the author, native Chicagoan Leonard Dubkin. It is a spell which the author traces throughout the history of Chicago.Auction Info
2008 June Grand Format Books & Manuscripts Auction #683 (go to Auction Home page)
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