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Three Prime Press Books, including:... (Total: 3 Items)
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Three Prime Press Books, including: David H. Keller. The Homunculus. Philadelphia: Prime Press, 1949. Octavo. 160 pages. Publisher's dark green boards with the spine lettered in gilt. Illustrated dust jacket designed by Robert Tschirky. Some rubbing to the jacket, slightly signed jacket spine, tiny closed tears to the head and foot of the jacket spine, price clipped with a new price written on the flap. Altogether a very good copy. Science fiction, horror, and fantasy author David H. Keller (1880 - 1966), was also a Neuro-psychiatrist and served in both World Wars, attaining the rank of Lieutenant - Colonel. [and:] Jack Bechdolt. The Torch. Illustrations by L. Robert Tschirky. Philadelphia: Prime Press, 1948. Octavo. 229 pages. Some full page illustrations including the frontispiece. Publisher's red boards with the spine lettered in gilt. Illustrated dust jacket in yellow, red, and black designed by Robert Tschirky. Some rubbing to the jacket, slightly sunned jacket spine which has bled through to the spine of the cover, a small tear to the head of the jacket spine, small pencil notations on the front free endpaper and rear pastedown endpaper. Altogether a very good copy. Set in New York City in the year 3010, Jack Bechdolt illustrates a ruined metropolis ruled by feudal lords. A significant work for the author, it was his first serial length publication, appearing in The Argosy in 1920. [and:] George O. Smith. Nomad. Philadelphia: Prime Press, [1950]. Octavo. 286 pages. Publisher's blue cloth covers with the spine lettered in gilt. Illustrated dust jacket in designed by L. Robert Tschirky. Rubbing to the covers and jacket, sunned jacket spine with some bleed through to the cover spine, small tears to the jacket spine, tiny closed tears to the head and foot of the jacket spine. Altogether a very good copy. George Oliver Smith (1911 - 1981) published works extensively in Astounding Science Fiction magazine, including this work which appeared in 1944 and 1945.Auction Info
2008 June Grand Format Books & Manuscripts Auction #683 (go to Auction Home page)
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