Fredric Brown Introduction (38 results)
More imagesPublished by Gold Medal Book / Fawcett Publications Inc [1963], Greenwich, 1963
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.biblioboy
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Add to basketMass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Greenwich: Gold Medal Book / Fawcett Publications Inc [1963]. Very Good. 1963. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. First edition. Gold Medal Book d1366 with 50 cents cover price. Collects 12 stories. 192 pages. Very good with light wear, text paper tanning. See photos… sr 4/8.

Language: English
Published by American Mystery Classics, 2021
- Softcover
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United KingdomRevaluation Books
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 212 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.
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Published by The Easton Press, 1986
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Zeds Books, Ashburn, VA, U.S.A.Zeds Books
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. This volume is in Near Fine condition. The front and back covers are both in terrific condition showing light fading to the gilt and the gilded page edges only light wear (see pictures of all edges). There are no markings, bookplates, or other signs of prior ow…nership in this book. This book is part of the Masterpieces of Science Fiction Collection published by Easton Press and would be a beautiful addition to your Easton Press collection. Frank Mayo (illustrator).
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Published by Dennis McMillan Publications, Miami Beach, Florida, 1987
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Seller: Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, United KingdomRaymond Tait
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Edition. Paperback edition. Originally published by Dennis McMillan in hard covers in 1986. Fredric Brown in the Detective Pulps Vol 7. Introduction by Donald E. Westlake. Light edge and surface wear to the covers. Brown marking to the top corners of a few pages at the front of t…he book and to the bottom edges but the first few pages but the pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. Cover design by Joe Servello and William L. McMillan. First printing. Servello, Joe and McMillan, William L. (illustrator).

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Seller: Gold Beach Books & Art Gallery LLC, Gold Beach, OR, U.S.A.Gold Beach Books & Art Gallery LLC
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. xxii, 431 pages; black cloth, silver spine titles; decorative endpapers; first edition limited to 2000 copies; full color pictorial jacket, not price-clipped; minimal wear to boards, light wear to jacket extremities; a near fine copy in a very good p…lus jacket. Freas, Frank Kelly (jacket) (illustrator).
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Published by Dennis McMillan Publications, Missoula, Montana, 1987
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- First Edition
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Seller: Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, United KingdomRaymond Tait
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Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Second printing of this paperback edition from May 1987. Originally published in both hard cover and paperback editions by McMillan in 1984. Introduction by Bill Pronzini. Light rubbing to corners and spine with a tiny crease to bottom right corner of the front cover. Page edges… are slightly browned and pages are slightly browned but are otherwise clean and unmarked. Cover illustration by William McMillan. McMillan,William (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).
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Published by Dennis McMillan Publications, Miami Beach, Florida, 1987
- Softcover
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Seller: Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, United KingdomRaymond Tait
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Edition. Paperback edition. Originally published by Dennis McMillan in hard covers in 1986. Fredric Brown in the Detective Pulps Vol 7. Introduction by Donald E. Westlake. Light edge and surface wear to the covers. Slight browning to the page edges but the pages are otherwise cle…an and unmarked. Cover design by Joe Servello and William L. McMillan. First printing. Servello, Joe and McMillan, William L. (illustrator).
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Published by Dennis McMillan Publications, Miami Beach, Florida, 1986
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, United KingdomRaymond Tait
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Edition. Paperback edition. Originally published by Dennis McMillan in hard covers in 1984. Fredric Brown in the Detective Pulps Vol 2. Introduction by William L. Nolan. Light edge and surface wear to the covers with a little creasing to the front corners. Slight browning to the…page edges with a small stain to the top edges but the pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. Cover design by William L. McMillan. First printing. McMillan, William L. (illustrator).
More imagesHuman?
Judith Merril (editor); Fredric Brown (introduction); Asimov, H.G. Wells, August Derleth et al
Published by Lion Book, 1954
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Clarkean Books, Stoney Creek, ON, CanadaClarkean Books
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good Plus. 1st Edition. First (and only book publicaton) edition/printing (1954 Lion 205). Almost Near Fine condition with one front cover corner crease and PON on inside front cover. Signed by editor and contributor Judith Merril. Rafael DeSoto (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).

What Mad Universe
Brown, Fredric; With an introduction by Philip Klass; Illustrated by Grant Canfield
- Hardcover
Seller: Time Tested Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.Time Tested Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Reissue. "Thiis illustrated edition was published in a first edition limited to 750 copies in September, 1978" stated. Fine hardback in fine dust jacket ($12.95). Trivial shelf wear/rubbing to front panel of dust jacket along spine and 3/8 inch closed tear… to top edge of front panel. Only trivial, if any additional signs of age/wear/previous use to book and dust jacket.
More imagesThe Best Science Fiction Stories
Bleiler, Everett, F. & Dikty, T.E. (Editors); Starrett, Vincent (Introduction); Carr, Robert Spencer; Kuttner, Henry and Moore, C.L.; Simak, Clifford; Shiras, Wilmar H.; Jenkins, Will F.; Brown, Fredric; Leinster, Murray; Williams, Robert Moore
Language: English
Published by Grayson & Grayson, Ltd., London, 1951
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, United KingdomRaymond Tait
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Add to basketOriginal Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First UK edition containing 8 of the 13 stories in the US edition which was published in 1950 under the title 'The Best Science Fiction Stories:1950' by Frederick Fell. Boards have a little bumping to the spine and corners. Page edges are browned wit…h quite heavy spotting. Endpapers are browned with previous owners bookplate to the front pastedown. Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. Jacket has one small closed edge tear and chipping to the top and bottom of the spine and the corners. The rear panel has some discolouration and light staining. First printing.
What Mad Universe ( Collectors Edition )
Fredric Brown, Pictorial Endpapers, Coloured Frontispiece Grey & White, Introduction James Gunn, Illustrations Frank Mayo, with Gilt Pages Edges
Published by Easton Press, 1986, 1986
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.Bluff Park Rare Books
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Full-Leather. No Jacket. First Thus. Full-Leather. No Jacket. First Thus. HB NODJ ISSUED,1986, 1st edition Thus , Dark Blue Tooled Genuine Leather with Gold Gilt decorations & Titles, white ribbon bkmrk, bookplate, NF/NF-, AS-IS, NODJ.

Published by Nelson Doubleday Inc. [SFBC], Grden City, New York, 1976
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.Heartwood Books and Art
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. The Best of Fredric Brown by Fredric Brown A sharp tight copy. Minor rubbing to corner tips and spine ends. Slight sunning to the flaps, otherwise bright. True First Edition. Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC). Code "G 50" to gutter of page 278. Robert Bloch(Introduction) Richa…rd V. Corben(Jacket Illustration) (illustrator). BOOK.

Published by Phantasia Press, West Bloomfield, 1987
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- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Rare Books Honolulu, Honolulu, HI, U.S.A.Rare Books Honolulu
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Hardcover. 1st edition limited to 2000 copies. Phantasia Press, 1987. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of 1525 trade copies of a total edition of 2000. Dj very good with a small 1/2inch tear at the top. Pages very clean, Text block edges have a few smudges. -- Ships from Hawaii. -- In addition to the sixty-eight stories from hi…s two previous short story collections 'Honeymoon in Hell' (1958) and Nightmares and Geezenstacks (1961), this collection includes two additional stories in their first book publication, plus three collaborations with Mack Reynolds.
Published by (McMillan: Miami, FL), 1987
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- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.John K King Used & Rare Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 7.75 x 5.5", gilt-dec red cloth, 179pp, extremities lightly bumped and worn else a nice copy in a rubbed and lightly edge-worn dustjacket. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO 425 NUMBERED COPIES (this is copy #422), SIGNED BY LINN BROWN, WHO WROTE THE INTRODUCTION.
Published by LION., NY, 1954
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA
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Add to basketMass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. First edition. Paperback original. Near fine in pictorial printed wrappers. (Usual age toning to paper in text. A few mild hints of shelf-wear at edges of covers. ) Great cover art by Rafael De Soto. John D. MacDonald story.

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Seller: Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA, Lewis Center, OH, U.S.A.Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. One of 300 numbered copies signed by Pronzini. Hardcover, bound in boards with dust jacket. Unmarked. Signed by Author(s).
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Published by Dennis McMillan Publications, Missoula, Montana, 1988
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- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, United KingdomRaymond Tait
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Add to basketOriginal Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This is number 446 of the 450 copies signed by the author of the introduction, Alan E. Nourse. Light discolouration to the bottom edges of the boards with a tiny dent to the bottom edge of the front panel and light bumping to the bottom corners.… Slight spotting to the page edges but the pages are clean and unmarked. Jacket has only very slight edge wear. Jacket illustration by Joe Servello. Endpapers designed by William McMillan. First printing. Servello,Joe; McMillan,William (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).
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Published by Dennis McMillan, 1984
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Seller: Falling Waters Booksellers, Morganton, GA, U.S.A.Falling Waters Booksellers
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st printing. A clean, tight, square copy in a fine dust jacket. Limited to 300 numbered copies of which this is #261. Signed by Pronzini on the limitation page. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Aeonian Press, Mattituck, New York
- Hardcover
Seller: RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA, CARLSBAD, CA, U.S.A.RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: No jacket as Issued. First Thus. Limited edition reprint. One of only 300 copies. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
More imagesPublished by Dennis McMillan Publications, 1988
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.Heartwood Books and Art
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Three-Corpse Parlay by Fredric Brown (First Edition) LTD Numbered & Signed A firm, square copy. Beautifully bound in red cloth boards wif gilt stamped gun design and lettering. Light foxing present on text blocks, title page, front flyleaf, and limitation page, and…a previous owner's stamp on back of front flyleaf, but otherwise in fine condition. A bright multicolored jacket. A First, Limited Signed Edition of the 13th volume of Fredric Brown's detective pulp stories. dis is signed copy #292 of 450. Signed and numbered on limitation page by Max Allan Collins, author of the introduction. Max Allan Collins(Introduction) (illustrator). Signed by Author(s). BOOK.
Published by Dennis McMillan, 1986
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Glands of Destiny First Edition Books, Sedro Woolley, WA, U.S.A.Glands of Destiny First Edition Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Like New. Like New. First Edition. Publisher: Dennis McMillan, 1986. FINE hardcover book in FINE mylar-protected dust-jacket. First Edition. First Printing of the limited edition. This is #200 out of 400 that were SIGNED by Donald E. Westlake on limitation page. As new. Unread. Pristine.
More imagesPublished by Dennis McMillan Publications, 1986
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Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.Heartwood Books and Art
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Limited Edition. Pardon my Ghoulish Laughter by Fredric Brown (First Edition) LTD Signed A sharp, tight, square copy. Minor name stamp to back of front endpaper. Minor foxing. Signed Limited Numbered First Edition (stated). Limited to 400 signed and numbered copies. Sign…ed by Donald Westlake, the author of the introduction, on limitation page. This is signed copy #184 of 400 copies. Fredric Brown in the Detective Pulps, Volume 7. Donald Westlake(Introduction) (illustrator). Signed by Author(s). BOOK.
More imagesPublished by Dennis McMillan Publications, 1984
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Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.Heartwood Books and Art
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Limited Edition. Before She Kills by Fredric Brown (First Edition) LTD Signed A sharp, tight, square copy. Minor foxing. Minor name stamp on back of front flyleaf. Signed Limited Numbered First Edition (stated). Limited to 350 signed and numbered copies. Signed by W…illiam F. Nolan (biographical introduction) on limitation page. dis is signed copy #299 of 350 copies. Fredric Brown in teh Detective Pulps, Volume 2. William F. Nolan(Introduction) (illustrator). Signed by Author(s). BOOK.
More imagesPublished by Dennis McMillan Publications, 1986
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Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.Heartwood Books and Art
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Thirty Corpses Every Thursday by Fredric Brown (First Edition) LTD Signed A sharp, square copy. Previous owner's stamp on back of endpaper. Light foxing present on top and side text blocks, and dust rubbing present around spine edges of dark blue cloth board binding.…A blue and yellow jacket. Some light smudging present on the top left side of the back cover, but otherwise as new. A First, Limited Signed Edition of Volume 6 of Fredric Brown's detective pulp stories. This is signed copy #223 of 375 copies. Signed and numbered by William L. McMillan, author of the introduction. William Campbell Gault(Introduction) William L. McMillan(Jacket Design) (illustrator). Signed by Author(s). BOOK.
Published by (Volcano, HI), 1985
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- First Edition
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Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.John K King Used & Rare Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 7.75 x 5.5", dec red cloth, 218pp, extremities lighlty bumped else a nice copy in a rubbed and lightly edge-worn dustjacket. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO 400 NUMBERED COPIES (this is copy #263), SIGNED BY LAWRENCE BLOCK, WHO WROTE THE INTRODUCTION.
More imagesPublished by Dennis McMillan Publications, 1987
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Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.Heartwood Books and Art
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. The Office by Fredric Brown (First Edition) LTD Signed A sharp, square copy. Minor foxing. Minor name stamp to back of front endpaper. Light shelfwear. Signed Limited Numbered First Edition of Brown's original draft of this novel (stated). Limited to…425 signed and numbered copies. Signed by Philip Jose Farmer (introduction) on limitation page. This is signed copy #187 of 425 copies. Philip Jose Farmer(Introduction) (illustrator). Signed by Author(s). BOOK.
More imagesPublished by Miami Beach: Dennis McMillan Publications., 1987
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United KingdomLUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA)
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Add to basketFirst edition, first printing of the original draft. Signed by the author. Publisher's original green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Joe Servello illustrated dustwrapper. Photographic portrait frontispiece. Illustrated endpapers. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, the cloth and gilt bright and fresh. The con…tents are clean throughout and without previous owner's marks. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that remains without fading, loss or tears. With a four page introduction by Philip José Farmer. Issued in a limited edition of 425 copies, this example is numbered 299 and signed in blue ink by Philip José Farmer on the limitation page. This is the first publication of the original first draft of Fredric Brown's loosely autobiographical and only work of 'straight fiction', a revised version of which (cutting most of the 'dirty stuff') was first published by Dutton in 1958. The author is best known for his stories of mystery and science fiction. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. Signed by Author(s).
More imagesPublished by Dennis McMillan Publications, 1988
- Hardcover
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Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.Heartwood Books and Art
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Who was that Blonde I Saw you Kill Last Night? by Fredric Brown (LTD) Signed A sharp, square copy. Minor shelfwear and foxing. Signed Limited Numbered First Edition (stated). Limited to 450 signed and numbered copies. Signed by Alan E. Nourse, the aut…hor of the introduction, on limitation page. This is signed copy #104 of 450 copies. Fredric Brown in the Detective Pulps, Volume 12. Alan E. Nourse(Introduction) (illustrator). Signed by Author(s). BOOK.

Published by Dennis McMillan Publications, Miami Beach, 1987
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.Strand Book Store, ABAA
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. LIMITED EDITION. (1987). 12mo. LIMITED EDITION one of 400 copies. SIGNED by Altshuler (author of the introduction). Slightest toning to otherwise good, clean textblock. Minor wear to edges and forecorners of barely rubbed boards with slight bumping to spine ends. Minor edgewear to gently rubbed a…nd faintly scratched dust jacket with light bumping to spine ends and forecorners. VG/VG.