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THE MIXED MEN.
New York: Gnome Press, [1952]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Probable first binding of blue boards with spine panel lettered in orange. Currey binding 'A', blue boards. Fix up novel from stories first published in Astounding Science Fiction.
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Sauk City: Arkham House, 1946. Octavo, cloth. First edition. The author's first book. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-180.
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Sauk City: Arkham House, 1946. Octavo, illustration by Robert F. Hubbell, cloth. First edition. The author's first and perhaps best book. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-383. Survey of Science Fiction Literature V, pp. 2096-2100. In 333.
SLAN.
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1946. Octavo, illustration by Robert F. Hubbell, cloth. First edition. The author's first and perhaps best book. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1155. Survey of Science Fiction Literature V, pp. 2096-2100. In 333.
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1951. Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First printing of the revised edition. The author's first, and perhaps best, book. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1155. Survey of Science Fiction Literature V, pp. 2096-2100. In 333.
SLAN.
Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1946. Octavo, cloth. First edition. 4051 copies printed. The author's first, and perhaps best, book, a novel first published in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION in 1940. One of the landmarks of "Golden Age" SF. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1155. Survey of Science Fiction Literature V, pp. 2096-2100. In 333.
THE VOYAGE OF THE SPACE BEAGLE.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950. Octavo, boards. First edition. "Fix-up novel ... Two of the stories rewritten to form this book were first published in 1939 and are among van Vogt's earliest works (incidentally, he is the inventor of the widely accepted term 'fix-up,' which describes this practice). They're also among his most effective -- tales of encounters between talented human beings and a variety of terrifying alien creatures. This is the classic 'bug-eyed monster' novel, the acknowledged inspiration for the film Alien and scores of similar stories." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), pp. 404-405. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1156. Survey of Science Fiction Literature V, pp. 2378-81. In 333.
THE WEAPON MAKERS.
Providence, RI: Hadley Publishing Co., [1947]. Octavo, pp. [1-7] 8-224, frontispiece illustration by Allan W. Halladay, cloth. First edition. The author's second book. First published as a serial in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION (1943). Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1158. Survey of Science Fiction Literature V, pp. 2501-05. In 333.
THE WEAPON MAKERS.
Providence, RI: Hadley Publishing Co., [1947]. Octavo, pp. [1-7] 8-224, frontispiece illustration by Allan W. Halladay, cloth. First edition. The author's second book. First published as a serial in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION (1943). Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1158. Survey of Science Fiction Literature V, pp. 2501-05. In 333.
THE WEAPON MAKERS.
Providence, RI: Hadley Publishing Co., [1947]. Octavo, pp. [1-7] 8-224, frontispiece illustration by Allan W. Halladay, cloth. First edition. Label affixed to front free end paper with inscription and signature of Van Vogt to a well known early fan. The author's second book. First published as a serial in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION (1943). Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1158. Survey of Science Fiction Literature V, pp. 2501-05. In 333.
THE WEAPONS MAKERS.
Providence, RI: Hadley Publishing Co., [1947]. Octavo, pp. [1-7] 8-224, frontispiece illustration by Allan W. Halladay, cloth. First edition. Author's second book. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1158. Survey of Science Fiction Literature V, pp. 2501-05. In 333.
THE WORLD OF [NULL] A.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1948. Octavo, illustration by Lee Manso, cloth. First edition. Signed inscription by Van Vogt - "My very best wishes / A. E. Van Vogt." "A space-operatic mystery story in its author's best vein, with a hero who seemingly can die and be reborn endlessly (thanks to his 'non-Aristotelian' mental powers). It's dreadful old garbage by any reasonable critical standard, and yet it has a dreamlike conviction which has endeared it to generations of readers. The works of van Vogt, which have provided so much escapist joy, are among the great embarrassments of modern SF." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 427. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1158. Survey of Science Fiction Literature V, pp. 2501-05.
THE WORLD OF [NULL] A.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, [1988]. Octavo, illustrated by Vincent DiFate, full leather, a.e.g. Later edition. New introduction by James Gunn. Collector's notes laid in. Part of the Easton Press "Masterpieces of Science Fiction" series. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-183.
THE WORLD OF [NULL] A.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1948. Octavo, illustration by Lee Manso, cloth. First edition. Signed inscription by Van Vogt on the front free end paper: "With all good / wishes / A. E. Van Vogt." Also affixed to the front paste down is a label with a nice inscription signed by Van Vogt to a well known early fan. "A space-operatic mystery story in its author's best vein, with a hero who seemingly can die and be reborn endlessly (thanks to his 'non-Aristotelian' mental powers). It's dreadful old garbage by any reasonable critical standard, and yet it has a dreamlike conviction which has endeared it to generations of readers. The works of van Vogt, which have provided so much escapist joy, are among the great embarrassments of modern SF." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 427. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1158. Survey of Science Fiction Literature V, pp. 2501-05.