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Six Science Fiction Anthologies, including:... (Total: 6 Items)
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Six Science Fiction Anthologies, including: Raymond J. Healy, editor. New Tales of Space and Time. Edited by Raymond J. Healy. Introduction by Anthony Boucher. New York: Henry Hold and Company, [1951]. First edition. Octavo. xiii, 294 pages. Publisher's light purple cloth covers with the spine lettered in dark blue. Illustrated dust jacket designed by Lawrence H. Hoffman. Some discolored spots to the covers, minor rubbing to the jacket, some tiny closed tears and one open tear to the jacket. Altogether a very good copy. This work collects new stories by various renowned authors such as: "Here There Be Tygers" by Ray Bradbury; "In a Good Cause - " by Isaac Asimov; "B + M - - Planet 4" by Gerald Heard, and "Fulfillment" by A. E. van Vogt. [and:] A. C. Spectorsky, editor. Man Into Beast: Strange Tales of Transformation. Selected, Edited, and with a Preface by A. C. Spectorsky. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1947. First edition. Octavo. xii, 368 pages. Publisher's black cloths with the spine lettered in green. Illustrated dust jacket. Very minor rubbing to the covers and jacket, minor discoloration to the top edges of the spine, a few closed tears to the edges of the jacket. Altogether a very good book. This volume focuses upon the theme of metamorphosis, prevalent in such stories as "The Adventures of Professor Emmett" by Ben Hecht; "The Monkey" by Isak Dinesen; "Tarnhelm" by Hugh Walpole; and "Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka. [and:] Mayo Mohs, editor. Other Worlds, Other Gods. Adventures in Religious Science Fiction. Edited by Mayo Mohs. [London]: New English Library, [1971]. First edition. Octavo. 264 pages. Publisher's teal cloth covers with the front lettered in gilt with the publisher's imprint, and the spine is lettered in gilt. Illustrated dust jacket. Very minor rubbing to the spine, else a near fine copy. The stories included in this collection are centered upon religion, such as Lee Sutton's "Soul Mate"; Arthur C. Clarke's "The Nine Billion Names of God"; John Brunner's "Judas"; Lester del Rey's "Evensong"; and Ray Bradbury's "Christus Apollo." [and:] Josef Nesvadba. The Lost Face: Best Science Fiction From Czechoslovakia. New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, [1971]. First U. S. Edition. Octavo. 215 pages. Publisher's black cloth covers with the spine lettered in gilt. Illustrated orange dust jacket designed by Rus Anderson. Very minor rubbing to the covers and jacket, sunned spine, very tiny closed tears to the head of the jacket spine. Altogether a very good copy. This work presents to the United States, for the first time, eight science fiction stories authored by Dr. Josef Nesvdba of Czechoslovakia. [and:]Joseph A. Margolies. Strange and Fantastic Stories. Fifty Tales of Terror, Horror and Fantasy. Edited by Joseph A. Margolies. Introduction by Christopher Morley. New York and London: Whittlesey House MacGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., [1946]. Octavo. x, 762 pages. Publisher's blue cloth covers with the front cover lettered in gilt atop a red label. The Spine is ruled alternately in red and gilt, with the lettering in gilt atop a red label. Illustrated dust jacket designed by George Salter. Very minor rubbing to the covers and jacket, tiny small tears to the edges of the jacket, minor discoloration to the spine. Altogether a very good copy. Margolies' collection contains fifty intriguing stories of mystery and terror, with authors ranging from Charles Dickens to Lord Dunsany, and from Nathaniel Hawthorne to H. G. Wells. [and:] Kendell Foster Crossen, editor. Adventures in Tomorrow. Edited by Kendell Foster Crossen. New York: Greenberg Publisher, [1951]. Octavo. x, 278 pages. Publisher's blue cloth covers with a large yellow dot on the front cover. The spine is lettered in yellow. Black dust jacket with writing in blue and white. Very minor rubbing to the covers and jacket, some very small closed tears to the edges of the jacket. Altogether a very good copy. In this collection, fifteen leading science fiction and fantasy writers imagine the world of tomorrow. Featured authors include: Theodore Sturgeon, Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, C. L. Moore, and Bruce Elliott.Auction Info
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