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Six Miscellaneous Anthologies, including:... (Total: 6 Items)
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Six Miscellaneous Anthologies, including: The Fantastic Universe Omnibus. Edited by Hans Stefan Santesson. Introduction by Lester del Rey. Englewood Cliffs, N. J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., [1960]. Octavo. xv, 270 pages. Publisher's mint green covers with a small illustration in black on the front cover. The spine is lettered in black. Very minor bumping to the cover, otherwise a near fine copy. Such works in this collection include: First Law by Isaac Asimov, The Pacifist by Arthur C. Clarke, In Lonely Lands by Harlan Ellison, A Thing of Custom by L. Sprague de Camp, and Road to Nightfall by Robert Silverberg. [and:] Margaret O. W. Oliphant. Stories of the Seen and the Unseen. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, [1907]. Octavo. 164 pages. Publisher's blue cloth covers with the front and spine lettered in black. Rubbing and soiling to the covers, slightly bumped corners, sunned spine, some fraying to the head and foot of the spine, previous owner's inscription on the front free endpaper. Altogether a very good copy. Scottish author, Margaret O. W. Oliphant, found in her love of writing a veritable career, publishing well of 120 works, including this suspense filled volume. [and:] The Portable Novels of Science. Selected and with Introductions by Donald A. Wollheim. New York: The Viking Press, 1945. Octavo. xiii, 737 pages. Publisher's yellow cloth covers with the front cover and spine lettered in maroon. Yellow and maroon dust jacket designed by Robert Hallock. Some minor bumping to the corners, slight rubbing to the jacket, sunned jacket spine. Altogether a very good copy. Donald Allen Wollheim, a science fiction writer and editor who published his own work under various pseudonyms, collected four science fiction novels in this work. The novels included are; The First Men in the Moon by H. G. Wells, Before the Dawn by John Taine, The Shadow Out of Time by H. P. Lovecraft, and Odd John by Olaf Stapledon. [and:] Percy MacKaye. Tall Tales of the Kentucky Mountains. Decorations by E. MacKinstry. London, New York, Toronto: Longmans, Green and Co., 1930. Octavo. vii, 185 pages. Several illustrations throughout the text. Frontispiece. Illustrated title page. Publisher's quarter brown shelf back over light brown boards. Cream title plate affixed to the front cover and spine. Some rubbing to the covers, slight discoloration to the label on the spine, bumping to the head and foot of the spine. Altogether a very good copy. [and:] Twelve Tales of the Life and Adventures of Saint Imaginus: Retold fro the Collection made by his Brethren of the Order of Saint Simplicitas, with additional stories now published for the first time. Edited by Frances Margaret McGuire. With illustrations by Betty Arnott. New York: Sheed & Ward, 1947. Octavo. viii, 71 pages. Several illustrations throughout the text. Publisher's dark green cloth covers with the spine lettered in silver. Cream colored illustrated dust jacket. Very minor rubbing to the covers and jacket, some moisture staining to the jacket spine. Altogether a very good copy. Frances Margaret McGuire retells the captivating stories of St. Imaginus, a new saint in hagiography, who transported himself through time, spoke with animals, and performed miracles. [and:]William Byron Mowery. Tales of the Ozarks. Illustrated by Mario Cooper. New York: Bouregy & Curl, Inc., [1954]. Octavo. 253 pages. Several illustrations throughout the text. Publisher's tan weave textured boards with the spine lettered in maroon. Yellow illustrated dust jacket designed by Mario Cooper. Slight rubbing to the jacket, some tiny closed tears to the head and foot of the spine. Altogether a very good copy. Mowery focuses upon the region of his birth, the Ozark Mountains, retelling the intriguing stories and strongly held traditions in an enjoyable and lively manner.Auction Info
2008 June Grand Format Books & Manuscripts Auction #683 (go to Auction Home page)
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