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CRIMES OF DR. K.
[Chicago: Novel Books, Inc., 1964]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Novel Book 7N728. Paperback original. Hubin, p. 719.
GIRL IN A JAM.
New York: Avon Book Division / The Hearst Corporation, [1959]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Avon T-356. Paperback original. Private eye novel. Hubin, p. 739.
LET THEM EAT BULLETS.
New York: Fawcett Publications, Inc., [1954]. Small octavo, cover by Barye Phillips, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Gold Medal 378. Paperback original. The author's first novel, hard boiled private eye. Hubin, p. 723.
LADY FOR LOVE.
New York: Diversey Publishing Corp. [1950]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First paperback edition. Novel Library NL 42.
THE SHATTERED GODDESS ...
Virginia Beach / Norfolk: Donning, [1982]. Octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Starblaze Editions SB25. A presentation copy with signed inscription by Schweitzer to "Dan" on the recto of the first leaf. Trade paperback original.
WE ARE ALL LEGENDS ...
Virginia Beach: Starblaze Editions, Donning, 1981. Octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Starblaze Editions SB 15. A presentation copy with signed inscription by Schweitzer to "Dan" on the recto of the first leaf. A collection of twelve stories and an epilog featuring Sir Julian, a knight wandering the world until summoned to serve The Dark Angel. Introduction by L. Sprague de Camp. Trade paperback format.
THE VAIVAISUKKO'S BRIDE.
[Glasgow: Published by Scots Digest Ltd.], n.d., [1949]. Octavo, pp. [1] 2-63 [64: ads], pictorial wrappers, stapled. First edition. The author's second collection of horror fiction, preceded by NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH (1948). Collects ten stories, mostly weird. Includes "Not Forty Months Ago" (a tale of Victorian black magic) and a weird chess story, among others. Several tales quite effective, others sadistic, crude material horror. Author's strong suit was ideas, not execution. Cover has a large coverline, "The Horror Club," though it's not clear what this refers to. Reginald 12841. Tuck (1978), p. 382. Hubin (1994), p. 727.
THE STORY OF PHANTOM: THE ISLAND OF DOGS...
[New York]: Avon Books, [1975]. Octavo, cover art by George Wilson, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Avon 23085. The thirteenth volume in this series. Adapted from a story by Lee Falk.
COLLEGE FOR SINNERS.
N.p. [Nightstand Books, 1960]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. NB 1534. Paperback original. Vintage sleaze. An amusing aside, the author references in a sentence "Lord and Marshall" - the pseudonyms that Block and Westlake used for Midwood books, page 112.
THE STORY OF PHANTOM: THE GOGGLE-EYED PIRATES...
[New York]: Avon Books, [1974]. Octavo, cover art by George Wilson, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Avon 18184. The tenth volume in this series. Adapted from a story by Lee Falk.
THE STORY OF PHANTOM: THE HYDRA MONSTER...
[New York]: Avon Books, [1973]. Octavo, cover art by George Wilson, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Avon 17081. The eighth volume in this series. Adapted from a story by Lee Falk.
THE STORY OF PHANTOM: THE MYSTERY OF THE SEAHORSE...
[New York]: Avon Books, [1973]. Octavo, cover art by George Wilson, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Avon 15867. The seventh volume in this series. Adapted from a story by Lee Falk.
THE STORY OF PHANTOM: THE SWAMP RATS...
[New York]: Avon Books, [1974]. Octavo, cover art by George Wilson, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Avon 18820. The thirteenth volume in this series. Adapted from a story by Lee Falk.
THE STORY OF PHANTOM: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE...
[New York]: Avon Books, [1973]. Octavo, cover art by George Wilson, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Avon 14894. The fifth volume in this series. Adapted from a story by Lee Falk.
CITIZEN IN SPACE.
New York: Ballantine Books, [1955]. Small octavo, cover by Richard Powers, pictorial wrappers. Second printing. Ballantine F 648. The author's second book, a collection of twelve stories. Includes "The Battle," in which robots fight Satan's minions in Armageddon. "A dozen wry tales in the young Sheckley's best vein (this was his second book). Particularly notable is "A Ticket to Ttanai," about a grotesque world where husbands keep their wives in suspended animation most of the time -- and both sexes enjoy the benefits that the custom brings. It was this story among others which prompted Kingsley Amis to describe the author as 'science fiction's premier gadfly' (in NEW MAPS OF HELL)." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 67. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-334. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1463.
UNTOUCHED BY HUMAN HANDS.
New York: Ballantine Books, [1954]. Small octavo, cover art by Jack Coggins, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Ballantine 73. The author's first book, a collection of thirteen stories. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-159. Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #1462.
MAMMOTH MAN.
London: Hamilton & Co. (Stafford), Ltd., n.d., [1952]. Octavo, cover by Terry Maloney, pictorial wrappers. First edition. The first book in Campbell's "Prehistoric" sequence. The "beginning of a fascinating, short-lived series featuring the adventures of Magdah, caveman, together with his friend Garo." - Harbottle and Holland. Harbottle and Holland A66. Reginald 02503.
GOLD MEN OF AUREUS.
London: Hamilton & Co. (Stratford) Ltd., 1951. Octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Science Fiction Fortnightly No. 3 [i.e. Authentic No. 3]. "An awful story about a space voyage to Mars that goes wrong when the deceleration tubes fail and the ship heads off into outer space. Eventually it lands on a previously unknown planet, inhabited by three-foot-high golden colored humanoids. The plot and writing are banal." - Harbottle and Holland. Harbottle and Holland A343.
THE BLUE KIMONO KILL.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett/Gold Medal, 1965. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Paperback original.
THE AMBOY DUKES.
New York: Avon Book Co., Inc., [1948]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First paperback edition. Avon 169. From the front cover: "This book specially revised and edited for Avon Books." First trade paperback, not the film tie-in edition cover.
THE AMBOY DUKES.
New York: Avon Book Co., Inc., [1951]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Later edition. Avon 300. Reprint of Avon 169. This copy lists the multiple printings on the copyright page. From the front cover: "This book specially revised and edited for Avon Books." First trade paperback, not the film tie-in edition cover.
TRIAX.
Los Angeles: Pinnacle Books, [1977]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Signed by Vance on the title page. Original anthology, contains the novella "Freitzke's Turn." The other authors included are Keith Roberts and James Gunn. Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, B104.
THORNS.
New York: Ballantine Books, [1967]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Ballantine U6097. 1967 Nebula and 1968 Hugo nominee. "...a stylized novel of alienation and psychic Vampirism..." - SFE online. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1022.
DEAD WEIGHT.
New York: Ideal Distributing Company, n.d., [1947]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Black Knight 31. Mystery novel. "Abridged edition."
RIDERS TO THE STARS ...
New York: Ballantine Books, [1953]. Small octavo, cover painting by Richard Powers, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Ballantine Books 58. Novelization of Siodmak's screenplay by Robert Smith, published before the release of the 1954 film. The rear cover of the book has stills from the film.The Science Fiction Encyclopedia online offers some interesting commentary on this film which predates the coming space race: "...this is one of the few films, and perhaps the only film, that accurately predicted the course of the American space programme. Space Flight would be achieved by a government programme – not brilliant individuals or patriotic businessmen; space pilots would be carefully selected and rigorously trained before flight, in contrast to films in which people build a Rocket and then look around to see what random individuals might be available to join its crew on short notice; the first steps into space would involve suborbital flights, not a pioneering flight to the Moon or Mars; and astronauts in space would be carefully monitored by, and in constant communication with, technicians on the ground who would continually advise them as they carried out their missions, unlike cinematic astronauts who, once in space, are all on their own. All of these characteristics of actual space flight were meticulously predicted in this film; as a result, while other early space films can now be dismissed as irrelevant to current concerns, Riders to the Stars is a film that remains in dialogue with the ongoing conquest of space, addressing any number of still-significant issues: do the rewards of space flight justify the risks to human lives? What sorts of individuals are best qualified to travel into space? Should space missions be controlled by knowledgeable observers on the ground, or by the astronauts who are actually in the midst of events?" In retrospect this has to be considered an important contribution to 1950s science fiction film making.