J W Groves (114 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. VG- in glossy illustrated wrappers, as published. Trade paperback. Covers rubbed, smudged, sunned. Front cover has 1" arrow drawn in ink. Page edges sunned. Spine square, tight, uncreased. Half-title page has name of prior owner in ink, series of pencil notations. Approximately 10 pages have highlighting, ink notation.Rest of interior clean. Good reading/research copy. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. First paperback printing. Edge wear. Tanning along fore edges. Some rubbing to covers.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. book, cover and text all in good condition, binding tight and square, small spots on front cover, some notes on inside front cover, text with some underlining and some highlighting, original price sticker on front.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Shellbreak by J W Groves, Paperback Library 63-293, 1970, paperback original. Bright, square and tight; like new.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Some edgewear and creasing of spine and covers,as well some age toning, otherwise still a good reading copy. Set in the year 2505, the story takes place in "The City," which exists within something called F-shell, an apparently impenetrable barrier that has stood for over 400 years. The central premise involves a man who awakens in 2505 CE armed with knowledge that helps him to topple a corrupt dictatorship. Society has decayed considerably, and two different political factions are trying to convince the despotic government to take down the shell. The government, meanwhile, travels back in time to retrieve the shell's inventor — a man named Lenoir — to ensure the shell can never be dismantled. Lenoir arrives confused and disoriented, and finds himself caught between the competing groups as he slowly pieces together what is happening, building toward a major twist at the end.J.W. Groves (1910-1970) was a UK author who worked in various occupations over his life. He began publishing science fiction with a story called "The Sphere of Death" in Amazing magazine in October 1931, but his career consisted mainly of sporadic magazine publications for decades until Shellbreak appeared as his first novel in 1968. SFE He followed Shellbreak with a second novel, The Heels of Achilles (1969), which presents a world in which the dead have mysteriously come back to life. Groves died in 1970, the same year the US paperback edition of Shellbreak was published, leaving behind a small but distinctive body of work spanning nearly four decades.…

paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. first edition, creasing along the spine, some creasing on and along the edges of the cover of the book.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. 1st printing, Feb. 1970; #63-293. Cover art by Jack Gaughan. Paperback original. Tiny sticker pull; creasing; tanning; min0r soiling. Book.

g+ paperback, lgt cover chip/spot on back/mark on pg edges. 1st (stated). Binding is paper covers.

Wraps. Condition: G+. No Jacket. None Stated. 54 pp, some photo ill, front cover and first 3 pages have a couple closed tears, mended with scotch tape, and minor corner crease, else a solid usable copy.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. First Thus. Used Book.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Poor to Fair. First Edition. ----------vintage paperback. A first edition paperback original collection of stories from the early years of the magazine New Worlds. Front cover tear, small piece out of spine top, small tear to spine bottom, green tape residue on front cover and spine, cover creased and scuffed, a poor-fair copy.…

Mass Market Paper Back. Condition: Good. Good mass market paperback, small sticker on back.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. A clean and unmarked copy in near fine condition. 190 pages.

Condition: Good. 1ST PB PRINTING FEBRARY 1970. COVER HAS SOME CREASING AND SURFACE WEAR. 159 PAGE TEXT HAS LIGHT AGING. SCIENCE FICTION. 4.25'' X 7''. WE USE BUBBLE MAILERS.

Condition: Good. 1ST FEBRUARY 1970. COVER HAS SOME CREASING AND SHELF WEAR WITH SMALL TEAR ON BASE OF SPINE. STORE STAMP ON INSIDE OF COVER. 159 PAGE TEXT HAS LIGHT WEAR.SCIENCE FICTION. 4.25'' X 7''. WE USE BUBBLE MAILERS.

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.…

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Pr8.00. letter X on first page. Book.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Vol 44, Suppl 1, pp. 164-171, Maps, 4to, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, stapled & trimmed, thus is like a pamphlet, VG.

Soft cover, missing wraps. Condition: Good. ORIGINAL 1909 PUBLICATION; ex-corporate library; missing covers; spine reinforced with tape; light creasing of corners of leaves; o/w in good condition. Journal.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. ----------paperback, Canadian printing. Tiny corner bump, an unread near fine copy. Jack Gaughan (front cover) (illustrator).

Condition: very_good. Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good. Vol. 3, No. 3. Pulp magazine. Edited by Samuel Mines. Cover art by Schomburg. Contains reprints of "Dawn of the Flame" & "The Black Flame" by Stanley G. Weinbaum. Includes (new stories) "Thin End" by J. W. Groves; "Men on Mars" by Laurence Manning; "Third Alternative" by Sam Merwin, Jr. Features: "Cosmic Encores"; "Stanley G. Weinbaum" (an editorial). Illustrated by Finlay, Napoli and Orban. Letter from Sam Moskowitz. Rubbed; creasing; tears and losses to rear cover; rear cover staple poke with small associated stain; marks on cover. Book.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDLittle dot to foreedge, else very good.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 22, No. 5. Edited by Fredrick Pohl. Cover art by McKenna for "To Build a World" (short novel) by Poul Anderson. Includes "The Well-Trained Heroes" (novelette) by Arthur Sellings; "An Ancient Madness" (novelette) by Damon Knight; "The Sincerest Form" (novelette) by J. W. Groves; "The King of the Beasts" by Philip Jose Farmer; "The Man From Earth" by Gordon R. Dickson; "Collector's Fever" by Roger Zelazny; "The Many Dooms" by Harry Harrison; "Men of Good Will" by Ben Bova & Myron R. Lewis. Science Department: "For Your Information: Anyone Else for Space?" by Willy Ley. Illustrated by Morrow, Giunta, Gaughan, Nodel, and Cowles. Spine darkly stained; tanning. Book.…

Pamphlet. Condition: Near Fine. Gen Tech Rept RM-229, pp. 408-418, Illus, 4to, Extracted from orig vol, thus begins with title page, trimmed & stapled pamphlet, else VG.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Published by Paperback Library, 1970. 12mo. Paperback. Book is very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The Heels of Achilles.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Paperback Edition. Publisher's Code 63-293. Cover art by Jack Gaughan.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Paperback Library 63-293.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. XLVI, No. 5. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by Rogers. Includes "The Waiting Game" (novelette) by "Randall Garrett; "Berom" (novelette) by John Berryman; "Cygnian Harvest" by J. W. Groves; "Situation Thirty" by Frank M. Robinson; "The Hand of Zei" (pt. 4 of 4) by L. Sprague de Camp. Article: "Dianometry" by L. Ron Hubbard. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page: Tools" by John W. Campbell, Jr.; "In Times to Come"; "Book Reviews"; "The Analytical Laboratory"; "Brass Tacks". Illustrated by Brush, Cartier, Miller, Orban, and Walker. Lower front cover hinge tear; creasing; edge and corner wear; tanning. Stamped on cover and first page "Property of Ted White", noted author and editor. Book. …