Sci-Fi / Fantasy from CraigsClassics

Nice condition, vintage collection of Sci-Fi stories, "Looking Forward - An Anthology of Science Fiction" edited by Milton Lesser. The book comes with its original, un-clipped dust jacket. 1953; The Beechhurst Press; New York. There are 20 short stories from authors including 35.00 and many others - please see the photos for the complete list. From the dust jacket: "The finest… Ler mais sobre este item

This is a vintage sci-fi novel, "The Year When Stardust Fell" by Raymond F. Jones with its original dust jacket. 1959 1st edition, 2nd printing (stated); The John C. Winston Company Philadelphia. There is an "About the Author" section at the front. From a review: "Here is science fiction at its thrilling best. A startling and thought-provoking book that shows… Ler mais sobre este item

Nice condition vintage copy of "Stranger in a Strange Land" by ROBERT HEINLEIN. 1961; G.P. Putnam's Sons / Book Club Edition; New York. This science fiction book "tells the story of Valentine Michael Smith, a human who comes to Earth in early adulthood after being born on the planet Mars and raised by Martians, and explores his interaction with an… Ler mais sobre este item

"Edison's Conquest of Mars" by Garrett P. Serviss with its original dust jacket. 1947 1st edition (stated); Carcosa House; Los Angeles. Limited Edition - this copy is #1,149 of only 1,500 copies produced. The book contains numerous full-page black & white illustrations. Illustrated end papers in color. From the dust jacket: "A stunned world, attempting to crawl from the ruins left… Ler mais sobre este item

This is an early edition of "Red Planet - A Colonial Boy on Mars" by ROBERT HEINLEIN. 1952; Charles Scribner's Sons; New York. The book features black & white Illustrations, and illustrated end papers in color by Clifford Geary. Condition: Clean covers and spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. The paper at the… Ler mais sobre este item

"Farnham's Freehold" by ROBERT HEINLEIN with its original dust jacket. 1964; G.P. Putnam's Sons - Book of the Month Club edition; New York. From a review: "A nuclear holocaust throws a brave and tough-minded family into a future where they are considered traitors and sub-humans and where they must fight tooth-and-claw to avoid becoming slaves to the benighted survivors of… Ler mais sobre este item

This is a handsome, French language edition of "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" ("Vingt Mille Lieues Sous les Mers") by JULES VERE. Circa 1890's (there is no date of publication stated); Bibliotheque D'Education et de Recreation; Paris. Complete set in two volumes. Nicely decorated covers and spines, with gilt page edges on all sides of the text blocks. Each… Ler mais sobre este item

This is a vintage Sci-Fi collection, "The Outer Reaches - Favorite Science-Fiction Tales Chosen by Their Authors" with its original dust jacket. 1951 1st edition published by Pellegrini & Cudahy. The book features 17 short stories in all, including "Ylla" by RAY BRADBURY, "Death Sentence" by Isaac Asimov, "Interloper" by Poul Anderson"...please see the photos for the complete list. Edited… Ler mais sobre este item

Nice condition, early copy of Robert Heinlein's first book - "ROCKET SHIP GALILEO" with its original dust jacket. 1947 1st edition, presumed 2nd state (with "1947," the Scribner's seal, and no code on the copyright page, but lacking the "A" 1st printing designation); Charles Scribner's Sons; New York. The dust jacket is un-clipped with the original $2.50 price intact on… Ler mais sobre este item

This is the rare, true first printing of "THE HOBBIT - or, There and Back Again" by J.R.R. Tolkien. 1937 1st edition, 1st printing (with "First Published in 1937" stated on the copyright page and no subsequent printings listed); George Allen & Unwin Ltd.; London. All illustrations are present as called for, and are firmly attached. The frontispiece and all… Ler mais sobre este item

"The Wonderful World of Oz" - the book contains two illustrated "OZ" stories: "The Wizard of Oz" and "The Land of Oz" by L. Frank Baum. 1982; Lemon Tree Press / Galahad Books; New York. Each story contains the original illustrations by W.W. Denslow, and John R. Neill, respectively. From the dust jacket: "Dorothy, the Cowardly Lion, the Woodman, the Scarecrow,… Ler mais sobre este item