Number 6

Perhaps a bit…but rock solid compared to another venue I used recently. Good lord I left a lot of money on the table.

TYRANT OF TIME by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach "FIRST EDITION" stated on copyright page with no other listed printings, thus true first edition/first printing, red boards with gold titles and design stamped to spine (this may be the later Donald Grant binding). Dust jacket correctly priced at $3.00. Collects 2 new stories along with the following stories previously published in various pulp magazines: Tyrant of Time (as The Time Conqueror) - Wonder Stories 7/32 The Meteor Minors - Amazing Stories 12/35 The Light from Beyond (as God of Light) - Thrilling Wonder Stories 8/44 The Place of Orchids (as The God Science Made) - Science Fiction 8/39 Singing Blades - Strange Stories 2/40 The Cauldron of Life (as The Cauldron) - Strange Stories 4/40 Book: Near Fine closer to Fine, some age toning along margins of front and rear pastedowns, binding is firm, no writing or wear to the interior pages. Dust Jacket: Very Good + to Near Fine, unclipped, 2 cm closed tear to bottom joint of front panel and spine, spine panel lightly sunned, some light dust soiling to margins of rear panel. Now in a removable dust jacket protector. $20.00 shipped in the U.S. sold to OtherEric

MORE THAN HUMAN by Theordore Sturgeon No statement of printing on copyright page thus first UK hardcover edition/1st printing dated 1954 on the title page, preceded by the simultaneous Farrar, Straus & Young hardcover/Ballantine softcover US release in 1953. Red cloth covered boards with gold titles to the spine, dust jacket correctly priced at 12/6 net. Winner of the 1954 International Fantasy Award for best novel. Pringle's list of Science Fiction: 100 Best Novels. Book: Very Good to Very Good +, spine ends pushed in, small bump to bottom corner of front board, spot in the middle of back board, faint black spotting to boards near the spine, binding is firm with no writing or creasing inside the book. Dusk Jacket: Very Good, unclipped, creasing to edges and general handling wear, spine just lightly sunned, spot on the back panel matching the one on the rear board, very light dust soiling to back panel, 5mm small tear to top front flap fold and 3mm small tear to top rear flap fold. Now in a removable dust jacket protector. $85.00 shipped in the U.S.

I'll have one more to add, but I have to take some pictures of it this weekend.

DYING INSIDE by Robert Silverberg "A-10.72 (V)" stated on copyright page as called for a true 1st edition, dust jacket correctly priced at $6.95, red paper covered boards with black titles to spine. Book: Fine, a bit of pushing to the head of the spine. Binding is tight and firm, feels like an unread copy. Dust Jacket: Near Fine, unclipped. A bit of wear to the top corners of the front panel and slight wear with an associated crease to the bottom corner of the front panel. Now in a removable protective dust jacket cover. $35.00 shipped in the U.S. sold to Surfing Alien

JIZZLE by John Wyndham "FIRST PUBLISHED IN GREAT BRITAIN IN MCMLIV" stated on copyright page, 1st UK and true 1st edition/1st printing with no other printings listed in 2nd state dust jacket (10 titles listed on the rear panel and priced 15s net). Red cloth covered boards with silver titles to the spine. Author's first short story collection. Title story was filmed as "Maria" for the 7th season of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Book: Near Fine closer to Fine, a small spot and slight blistering to front pastedown. Dust Jacket: Near Fine, unclipped and correctly priced (for a 2nd state) at 15s net. Some slight wear and bending to edges and corners. Impact color break to top left corner of front panel at spine with very tiny puncture. Sune shadow to top of rear panel. Some faint foxing spots to reverse of front panel with no show-through. Now in a removable protective dust jacket cover. $135.00 shipped in the U.S.

THE MIDWICH CUCKOOS by John Wyndham "First published by Michael Joseph LTD" stated on copyright page. 1st UK and true first edition/first printing with no other printings noted. Black cloth covered boards with gold titles to the spine. Filmed 4 times, most notably in 1960 as Village of the Damned starring George Saunders and Barbara Shelly and remade in 1995 by John Carpenter starring Chrisopher Reeve and Kirstie Alley. Pringle's list of Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels. Book: Near Fine closer to Fine, touch of dust soiling to top of page block, slight offsetting to endpapers and front/rear pastedowns (not as bad as usual for this book). Dust Jacket: Near Fine, unclipped and correctly priced at 13s 6d net. A faint spot just below "the author" at the top area of the front panel. Slight soiling to the white areas of the front, spine and rear panel. A strip of the orange a the top of the front panel and the orange on the spine panel just slightly faded. Slight crease to the women's skirt on the spine panel. Now in a removable protective dust jacket cover. $425.00 shipped in the U.S. sold to Bookery

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I find this part a bit suspect. Everyone knows shark repellent comes in aerosol form.

Bump as some of these start ending in about 30 minutes. As someone else politely put it, the bidding has been “subdued”. Edit to add: Well. Clearly that was a mistake.

I think the first Sturgeon-specific pb collection with this story is Aliens 4 by Avon, cover art is Powers-esque but not great. Looks like the first paperback to feature the Killdozer on the cover is a French pb from ‘71.

Anyone know what’s going on with their Prime Auction? Auction listings say they open on the 6th but we’re several hours into the 7th and bidding still isn’t open. Is this normal for them?

The film is one of my top favorite Hitchcock’s, Bruno is great. Yes, the book is different, but not in a bad way, just different, much more of noir. You hear the phrase “haunted by guilt” but Strangers on a Train is the one book I’ve read that most effectively conveys that feeling, to the point it made me uncomfortable at times.

Picked these up recently. Not in the best shape, but I got them mainly for reading and they are both first editions/first printings. Mists of Dawn is Oliver’s first book too. Thought the Schomburg jacket art might be of interest here.