Charles Criswell (18 results)

Hardcover. First Printing. 8 vo; green faux marble boards with black spine strip; gilt spine lettering; 180 pp; black dj with green lettering. very good -good dj; dj has edge wear & chipping; all else-clean, tight, & attractive; dj protected by new Mylar wrap.

Very good minus, light shelfwear First Printing hardbound Lightly edgeworn, lightly soiled jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. In black jacket with green titling, 8vo, [8], 180, [1] pages. (minor light shelfwear to jacket extremities, light browning to page edges). First book of the West Virginia-born artist turned author and editor, containing 12 short stories in all. "Warning: The reader who likes his stories with shocking endings may by tempted to read too many of these at one sitting" (jacket front flyleaf). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 3, No. 1. Edited by Wm. L. Crawford. Cover art by Paul Blaisdell for "Riddle of the Rim" (novelet) by Jack Lewis. Includes "Ship of the Fog Seas" (novelet) by Basil Wells; "People of the Valley" by Jim Harmon; "A Posy for Rosie" by Rory Magill; "Martian Interlude" by Gene Hunter; "The Cosmic Geoids" (pt. 2 of 3) by John Taine. Features: "Criswell Predicts (The Dying Planet)"; "Jeron King Criswell" by Charles F. Wireman; "Scientifilm Parade" (reviews Target: Earth & Tobor the Great) by Forrest J. Ackerman; "Out of the Future" by Calvin Beck; "Rating Spaceway". Illustrated by Blaisdell and Walter Koerschner. Creasing; edge and corner wear; tanning; letter S on front in pencil. Book.…

hardcover. Condition: Good. Includes dust jacket. First Edition. dj shows minor wear and tear. pages tanned and clean.

Condition: New.

Hard Cover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG+. First Edition. Author's first book; 12 short stories; wear to extremities; 180pp.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 3, No. 1. Edited by Wm. L. Crawford. Cover art by Paul Blaisdell for "Riddle of the Rim" (novelet) by Jack Lewis. Includes "Ship of the Fog Seas" (novelet) by Basil Wells; "People of the Valley" by Jim Harmon; "A Posy for Rosie" by Rory Magill; "Martian Interlude" by Gene Hunter; "The Cosmic Geoids" (pt. 2 of 3) by John Taine. Features: "Criswell Predicts (The Dying Planet)"; "Jeron King Criswell" by Charles F. Wireman; "Scientifilm Parade" (reviews Target: Earth & Tobor the Great) by Forrest J. Ackerman; "Out of the Future" by Calvin Beck; "Rating Spaceway". Illustrated by Blaisdell and Walter Koerschner. Light rub and soiling; tanning; minor tears. Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Very good hardcover with Very good minus dust jacket. First edition. book has light rub of spine and edges of cover, light yellowing pages, dust jacket has chipping of spine and edges of panels, 1/2 inch tear top front panel, fading spine and panels.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Author's first book. Very Good in Very Good DJ. Unless otherwise noted, our first editions are first printings.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. A fine copy in all respects of this short story collection. Fine / Fine.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 128 pages. 10.00x7.00x0.32 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Author's first book.

FINE IN A VERY GOOD+ D.J. AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. HAS SOME LIGHT CORNER WEAR AND IT APPEARS THAT THE GREEN SPINE TITLES HAVE FADED TO BLUE, AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN, BRIGHT, UNFADED COPY WITH NO REMAINDER MARK. FIRST EDITION.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Very Good Plus. First edition. First printing stated. HC w/DJ. 12 macabre stories.

Condition: Near Fine. NY 1958 first edition. Mcdowell Obolensky. Hardcover octavo. Near Fine (toning in initial pages) in VG dj. price not clipped.

Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. Collects twelve short stories by a West Virginia-born writer. The author's work, promises the publisher's front flap blurb, delivers a "cacophonic obbligato . spare, macabre stories . one of the most shattering experiences in modern fiction reading." A fine copy in near fine dust jacket with some rubbing to black background ink on front and spine panels and dust soiling to rear panel. (#118489).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.