Book by De Camp, L. Sprague, De Camp, Catherine Crook
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Seller: Memories Lost and Found, Avondale Estates, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Kelly Freas (dust jacket) (illustrator). eu. Seller Inventory # 4094
Seller: Sherwood Frazier Books, Laconia, NH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Frank Kelly Freas (illustrator). 1st Edition, Limited Edition. The book covers the writer's life and ancestry in a series of vignettes extending from the immigration of his ancestor Laurent de Camp to Nieuw Amsterdam in 1664 to his own move to Plano, Texas in 1989. The main focus is on his own life, travels, works, and friends in the writing community, such as Isaac Asimov and Robert A. Heinlein (Wikipedia). The book includes notes, bibliography, a photo section and an index. This book would make a excellent addition to any SF, Fantasy, or literary student's library. It is in fine condition with a Highsmith 1 1/2 mil mylar DJ cover, the boards are flat and parallel, the pages clean and bright inspite of shelf sitting for 25+ years. On the back mylar DJ cover (not on the books DJ) are three brail tags. It appears to not have been read, the binding is tight and firm. The book won the Hugo award for best non-fiction in 1997 and placed second in the Locus Pole award for best non-fiction the same year. Seller Inventory # 1529-01
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Seller Inventory # mon0003643857
Seller: GLOVER'S BOOKERY, ABAA, Lexington, KY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 7.25 X 1.75 X 10.5 inches; In original shrink wrap. Seller Inventory # A799539
Seller: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 444 p. 26 cm. Burgundy cloth in mylar-covered dustjacket. B&w illustrations in centre section. Seller Inventory # 151353
Seller: JAC Books, Cortland, NY, U.S.A.
Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Thomas Canty (illustrator). Limited. Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc., Hampton Falls, NH, 1996. 1st Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover with DJ, 444 pp. This copy contains the publisher's publicity SIGNED BY DE CAMP AND HIS WIFE, Catherine Crook de Camp. Beautiful large book with deluxe paper, 62 glossy B&W photos. L. Sprague de Camp (1907-2000), one of the finest heroic fantasy authors, close friend of Heinlein and Asimov, wrote over 100 books, including biographies of Lovecraft and Howard, details his own fascinating life story. This copy has about 4 very small dark scruff marks near spine on bottom text-block edge, otherwise an unread, as new copy. Scarce & collectible. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 000989
Seller: Richard Peterson-Bookseller, Kingston, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Both the book & the white dust jacket are clean, bright & unmarked. Like new. States: "First Edition". $35.00 on the flap. This book weighs over 1 kilo so extra postage may be required. Seller Inventory # 5295 (Box 244)
Seller: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Large 8vo. pp 444. Original publisher's burgundy cloth, lettered gilt on spine. ISBN: 9781880418321 Very good indeed in very good dust jacket. Seller Inventory # C59949
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Best Books, St. Leonards on sea, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. illustrated. Seller Inventory # 022050
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Edited by Catherine C. de Camp. Black and white photographs. Stated first edition. Publisher's flyer announcing the publication, SIGNED by the author and editor, is laid in. Fine in a fine dust jacket. ; 444 pages. Seller Inventory # 108838