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Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Hannes Bok (illustrator). First Ed. Fantastic Universe Science Fiction digest magazine for January 1957, volume 7, number 1. Good condition. Cover by Bok. Book.
Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Hannes Bok (illustrator). First Ed. Fantasy Fiction digest magazine for August 1953, Vol. 1, No. 3. Good condition. Cover by Bok. Book.
Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Hannes Bok (illustrator). First Ed. Fantasy Fiction digest magazine for November 1953, volume 1, number 4 . Good condition. A more complete description of contents and condition and/or an image of the front cover is available upon request. Book.
Soft cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Hannes Bok (illustrator). First Ed. Fantasy Fiction digest magazine for August 1953, Vol. 1, No. 2. Fair condition. Cover by Bok. Book.
Published by Prime Press, Philadelphia, 1949
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Tschirky(Cover Artist) Hannes Bok(Interior Artist) (illustrator). Second Edition. Lest Darkness Fall by L. Sprague de Camp (Shorter version appeared in December, 1939 in "Unknown" magazine) A firm square copy. Edgewear to spine ends. Moderate foxing to top edge of text block. Personal library stamp to end page. Minor bend to top corner of front and back board. .25 inch open tear to top right cover of cover panel. .25 inch closed tear to bottom back panel. Moderate edgewear to spine ends and flap hinges. In clear, protective cover. Not price clipped. First edition thus. The author's first fiction book. (First published by Henry Holt, 1941). Cover art by Tschirky. Hannes Bok illustration on title page. Black cloth, gilt lettering to spine. BOOK.
Published by Prime Press, Phialdelphia, 1949
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Tschirky(Cover Artist) Hannes Bok(Interior Artist) (illustrator). Lest Darkness Fall by L. Sprague de Camp A firm copy with sharp corners and bright binding and spine gilt. Short tears and creasing to the dust jacket spine top edge, an inch chip to cover bottom corner. Mylar cover. First thus. Black cloth, gilt lettering to spine. A Shorter version appeared in December, 1939 in "Unknown" magazine. First published in hardcover by Henry Holt, 1941. Humor, Fantasy, Time Travel, Ancient Rome. BOOK.
Published by New York: Gnome Press 1950 First Edition cr.8vo 224pp, 1950
Seller: N & A Smiles, Kellerberrin, WA, Australia
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. VG original cloth, in VG slightly worn & spine-sunned DW, protected in Brodart sleeve. Jacket art by Hannes Bok.
Published by Shasta, Chicago, 1949
Seller: Winding Road Books, Templeton, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Hannes Bok (illustrator). 1st Edition. First Printing. Some black marker spots on spine and covers. Spine is still solid however and boards are firm though tips a little mushy.Soiling to text block top and small spotting on text block edges. Slight wear to covers and tanning to endpapers. Labels glue remains on back of front free endpaper otherwise, internally clean however has previous owner's signature. Jacket has been cut up and mounted on construction paper! Spine almost complete gone with no back flap. Hannes Bok artwork is in good condition. Placeholder copy.
Published by The Gnome Press, Inc., (New York), 1950
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Hannes Bok(Cover Artist) (illustrator). First Edition. The Castle of Iron by Fletcher Pratt & L. Sprague de Camp (First Edition) Firm copy with minor bump to corners. Minor edge wear and rubbing to hinges. Slight tanning to back cover. Not price-clipped. In clear protective cover. First Edition (stated). Second book in the Harold Shea series. Orange-brown boards with pictorial design and pictorial dust jacket. BOOK.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Hannes Bok (illustrator). Second Edition. The 2nd revised edition following on the first publication in Unknown Magazine 1939 and the 1st HC by Henry Holt in 1941. This edition has three bindings, purple cloth, Fine Weave Black Cloth and raised texture black cloth. This seems to be the fine weave black cloth with gold gilt lettering. Two jacket variations, one by Robert Tschirsky and this copy the yellow jacket by Hannes Bok. It is believed only 3000 copies printed across all variants. NF or better copy, beautifully preserved boards, still bright and unfaded. Inscribed on front endpaper to Julius Unger an SF fan, dealer, publisher and member of the First Fandom. Dealer note in pencil. VG dust jacket with only real issue being jacket was internally strengthened with cellotype and showing the resulting staining, visible on the outside of jacket as well. Unclipped and otherwise in NF condition. Now with a clear protective cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author.
Published by Shasta; Chicago; 1949/1948/FE, 1949
Seller: Watermark West Rare Books, Wichita, KS, U.S.A.
First Edition
; 222 pp.; DJ; F-/VG; The Hannes Bok jacket has a 1" tear and crumple to to the rear panel. There is also a 1/8" hole in the spine of the jacket and book. . . [kwA_ 1st Ed. ].
Published by Prime Press, 1949
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Signed
Second Edition. *** ASSOCIATION COPY ***LEST DARKNESS FALL, Prime Press, 1949, one leaf with old scotch tape repair of closed four inch long diagonal tear, else a vg copy in a near fine dust-wrapper with Hannes Bok illustrations. De Camp's first work of fiction. INSCRIBED by the author shortly after publication to fellow science fiction author Hal Clement on the f.e.p. along with Clements personal bookplate on the f.p.d. Nice association copy.
Published by Prime Press, 1949
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Signed
LEST DARKNESS FALL, Prime Press, 1949, a fine copy in a near fine dust-wrapper with Hannes Bok illustrations. De Camp's first work of fiction. SIGNED by the author.
Published by Shasta Publishers, Chicago, 1949
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Hannes Bok(Cover Artist) (illustrator). First Edition. The Wheels of IF by L. Sprague de Camp (First Edition) Hannes Bok Cvr A firm square copy with minor edge wear. Owner's name stamp to front pastedown. A bright dust jacket with dust-rubbed edges. Previous owner carefully patched to small quarter-inch chips. Two half-inch or less mostly closed tears, corner tips chipped. Original $3.00 price intact on flap. Brodart cover. Stated First Edition. Collects 7 stories. Publisher's light orange-brown cloth, spine stamped black. Dust jacket wraparound illustration by Hannes Bok. BOOK.
Published by Shasta Press, Chicago, 1948
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine Book. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good + Dust Jacket. First Edition. Viii, 222 Pp + Author Biography At End. Tan Cloth Stamped In Black. Stated First Edition. Near Fine Book, No Names Or Marks, Inscribed To A Fan "Best Regards To ------- L Sprague De Camp", Not A Subscriber Copy But A Personal Inscription By The Author. Dj Lightly Used, Minute Losses At Top And Bottom Of Spine And At Tips, Some Of The Usual Browning To White Areas At Top And Bottom Of Spine And At Edges And Flaps. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Fantasy Press, Reading, 1948
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition Signed
Green Cloth. Condition: Near Fine Book. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine DJ. First Edition. 231 Pp. Green Cloth, Gilt. Limited First Edition, #390 Of 500 Signed, Numbered Copies. Attractive, Near Fine. Dust Jacket Near Fine, With Slight Edgewear And A Little Rubbing. With The Fantasy Press Prospectus For This Book Laid In Loosely. Signed by Author(s).
Published by The Gnome Press, Inc., (New York), 1950
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Hannes Bok(Cover Artist) (illustrator). First Edition. The Castle of Iron by L. Sprague de Camp First Edition Signed A tight square signed copy. Faint foxing along spine sides. Slight spine fade, soiling to rear flap edges. Original $2.50 price unclipped. Mylar cover. Signed and inscribed by the Author, "For --, [signed] L. Sprague de Camp 10/30/93." Second book in the Harold Shea series. Orange boards with pictorial design and pictorial dust jacket. BOOK.
Published by Prime Press, Philadelphia, 1943
Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hannes Bok (illustrator). 2nd Edition. First edition (thus) following the 1941 Holt edition. Black cloth with gilt stamped spine and title page illustration by Hannes Bok. This copy comes with both jackets; one by Hannes Bok and the alternate jacket by Robert Tschirsky. Author's first novel about a modern day man suddenly "zapped" to sixth century Italy. Association copy inscribed in blue ink: "Best Regards to Sam Moskowitz" and Signed in author on the first free endpaper. Philadelphia: Prime Press (1943), 233 pps. A Fine copy unmarked (except for the inscription). Mylar protected jackets are in fine unclipped condition with very modest edge wear. Inscribed by Author(s).
Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Hannes Bok (illustrator). First Ed. Set of all 63 issues of Imagination digest SF magazine. Includes October 1950, Vol. 1, No. 1 through October 1958, Vol. 9, No. 5. Most issues in good or better condition, a few issues in only fair condition. Book.