John taine eric temple bell (17 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: VERY GOOD. First paperback printing - digest size. Originally published by Fantasy Press in 1951, this is a provocative science fiction novel of an experiment using atomic radiation that accidentally creates a super human, in every sense of the word. 174 pp. Very good in illustrated wrappers - front cover bright, no creasing (usual toning to the pages).…

Zustand: Fair. Acceptable condition. Book 13. Page tears. Slightly dampstained. (sci-fi).

Zustand: Acceptable. Item in acceptable condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

paperback. Zustand: GOOD. 532 clean, unmarked, tight pages; light soiling on outer edges of textblock; cover has shelf, edge, and corner wear, creases, yellowing, creased and rubbed spine, and light peeling of clear plastic film.

Zustand: Good. . Three books in one. Barbara G. Mertz Rev Trust custom bookplate on front endpage. This book formed part of Barbara G. Mertz's personal library at her home in Frederick, Maryland. (sci-fi, anthology).

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 278 pages; Description: 278 p. Illus. 20 cm. Form/genre: Science fiction 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. 1st Ed. 1st ed. Near Fine dj with traces of shelfwear. Very good+ book with very slight spine cock, tanned page edges, and endpages. Dark blue cloth is lovely, binding is tight, and pages themselves are still white. Time travel tale, originally serialized in the early 1930s.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Jacket is solid, with three tiny tears along the edges and some scuffing. Brick-colored buckram covers in very good shape, with faded gilt lettering on the spine. Endpaper art is discolored, with some foxing. Adhesive stamp on the rear endpapers, for the Holmes Book Co., Oakland, Calif. Text is beautifully crisp and clean. (A-2). A J Donnell (illustrator). …

Printed wrappers. Galaxy Science Fiction Novel No. 13. Very good+. ; Octavo.

254p., 1 feuillet. Dos recollé, aux plis marqués et charnières blanchies et recoloriées à la main. Traduction, par Edith et Alain GLATIGNY, de "Seeds of Life" d'Eric Temple BELL (1883-1960), mathématicien et historien des sciences écossais, écrivain de science-fiction sous le pseudonyme de John TAINE; couverture illustrée par Jean DELPECH. 19è volume de la collection co-éditée par Gallimard et Hachette, qui révéla au public français les grands auteurs de l'Age d'or de la science-fiction anglo-saxonne. Gallimard, "Le Rayon fantastique", In-16 (12 x 18,2cm) Broché sous couverture rouge au 1er plat illustré couleurs.…

Hardcover. First Edition. First edition from this publisher, originally published in 1930 by Dutton. 312pp. Green cloth lettered in gold on the spine panel. Lettering on the spine a bit dulled else a fine copy in about fine dustjacket with a tiny tear to the upper corner of the front flap and mild discoration to the edges (appears to be a printing defect). Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 2155. In Bleiler, 1978, p. 190. Barron, Anatomy of Wonder, 1981, 2-106.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Published by Dover Publications, 1964. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with shelf wear and light ring stains to front. No dust jacket. A nice and scarce hardcover copy of this collection of vintage science fiction titles.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Paperback Octavo. wraps, covers lightly worn, 367 pp. tape to spine.

Cloth. Zustand: Good. First edition. The first edition of this curious lost world sci-fi novel by John Taine. The first edition.A lost world science fiction novel, in which an underground Antarctic lost world which is inhabited by frozen spores which, when activated, would cover the world with uncontrollable life forms.By Eric Temple Bell, writing under his pseudonym, 'John Taine'. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Light bumping and loss to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spine is a little discoloured. Light marks to the cloth. Front hinge is starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good. None (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. First Edition. A first edition of this scarce science fiction novel by a Caltech math professor writing under a pseudonym. Hardcover in dust jacket, with price intact on rear flap. Book is clean and crisp in blue cloth boards with a claw embossed in the corner, and title and author in yellow on spine. Light wear to spine ends. Tan dust jacket has chips along top edge and loss at top of spine but presents well nonetheless. "A narrative of the revelations of the Langtry televisor concerning the frightful terrestrial upheavals and the losing struggle for existence of the great saurians, by an eye-witness of those stirring events." Described as "a literary fable having a scientific warp but a fictitious weft." The publisher specialized in books on science. 8vo. 247 pp. In protective Mylar.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good+. Presentation Copy. Inside rear panel of dustjacket is separated - all are protected in a Mylar sleeve. ; Signed presentation copy to Bill Hotchkiss, stating: "This brief history of the world as his father knew it - to be read at the age of 102." Scarce First Edition, Presentation Copy, Signed by author copy, in this condition and with a dustjacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 247 pages; Signed by Author.…

Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, 1947. First Edition, Limited Issue of 500 numbered copies signed by author Eric Temple Bell with brief inscription to previous owner, this being #221. Octavo. 278 pp. Frontispiece. Illustrated dust jacket. Brown boards stamped in gilt; illustrated endpapers. Unclipped dust jacket shows moderate wear to edges with some shallow chipping and a couple very short tears; general rubbing. Boards with a couple bumps along edges and binding is sound. Fading to endpapers and interior else unmarked. Very Good.…