Lucas Parkes (136 results)

paperback. Condition: Acceptable. Please see the condition note after this for details, if this is missing please consider Acceptable to mean poor quality that could include major staining, water damage, writing, missing dustjacket, etc etc. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Later Printing. 220 pp. Light edge and corner wear with a flat uncreased spine; ink mark on the lower edge of the text block; no interior markings. Cover art by Peter Lord. This was first filmed in 1960 as Village of the Damned, directed by Wolf Rilla and starring George Sanders, Barbara Shelley, Michael Gwynn, Laurence Naismith, John Phillips and others. Next it was done in 1995, directed by John Carpenter and starring Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, Linda Kozlowski, Michael Pare, Meredith Salenger, Mark Hamill. and many others. Peter Lord; (illustrator). Book.…

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

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

Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Three paperbacks by John Wyndham. "Stowaway to Mars," Fawcett Gold Medal T2646, printed December 1972 (though copyright 1935, 1963), originally sold for 75 cents. It's as-new unread, 192 pp. "The Infinite Moment," Ballantine original 546, carries only the 1961 copyright date and was originally priced 35 cents. It's "good" with creasing, cover art by Richard Powers, publisher's ad offers "Three Great Science-Fiction Classics" (including Clarke's "Childhood's End") for one dollar; 159 pp. "Re-Birth / They were the Mutants -- the hunted people . . . and the seed of the future," Ballantine original 104, was published in 1955, and originally priced at 35 cents. It's "good" with edge rub, page edges toning, and the original glued binding perhaps strong enough for one more careful reading, jacket illustration by Richard Powers, 187 pp. followed by an ad for a new Arthur C. Clarke novel called "Childhood's End." The three mass-market paperbacks now reduced from $20. Two cover illustrations by Richard Powers (illustrator).…

Paperback. 341 many creases paperback, good.

Condition: GOOD. Paperback original - first US printing. A book which asks the questions "Suppose you could extend your life to 300 healthy, active years with no infirmities of age? What would this secret be worth? What would you do to protect it?" One reviewer commented that "what Wyndham does here is think things through in what was, for the time, a rather surprising way: he looks at it from the feminist angle." (Guardian) One of the scientists behind this discovery was a woman, the granddaughter of a suffragist, and this novel explores how such a discovery will affect women's lives, and their expectations of life - and the reaction against women being empowered. Ballantine 449K, cover price 35 cents. 160 pp. Cover art by Richard Powers, Good overall - usual toning to pages, some toning to covers, minor wear. Note: vintage paperbacks are fragile and need to be handled with care.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Used - Good. Stated First American edition published 1959.

Condition: Good. 1962. First Edition Thus. 186 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.…

Condition: Good. 1964. 1964 Reprint. 186 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.…

Condition: Good. 1964. Reprinted. 187 pages. Pictorial paperback. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.…

softcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st US Edition. 143 pp; Wraps are slightly scuffed, some toning.; Always Delivery Confirmation. 35 Years Fast Excellent Service. We Know How To Pack Books.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. First American Edition. [1st printing, Oct.] 1959; #341k. Cover art by Lehr. Tanning; slight wear. Book.

Condition: Good. 1962. Published in Penguin Books. 187 pages. Illustrated paper cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.…

Condition: Good. 1964. Reprinted. 186 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.…

Condition: Good. 1967. 1967 Reprint. 186 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.…

Condition: Good. Good condition. Mass Market Paperback edition. (fantasy, science fiction, sci-fi) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st U.S. Edition. First US edition/first Ballantine printing, mass market paperback, has a light lean to the binding, very slight bumps to spine ends and cover corners with tiny creases to corners of front cover, a thin reading crease to the front hinge, and minor rubbing with a touch of edgewear to the covers, otherwise a solid, tight, bright VG copy. …

mass_market. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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

Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. "The Outward Urge", by John Wyndham and Lucas Parkes, is "The story of man's leap into the seas of space." This 1959 Ballantine Original (341K) is the First American Edition of this Wyndham title. The cover art is an early example of Paul Lehr's inimitable style. From the cover blurb : "…. the restless questing of mankind has sent him out across the seas of space -- Nobody knows for certain what will be found out there. That is why they go. To some men the unknown calls like a magnet, the siren call of adventure and exploration, needling the ever-present drive to discover things that no man has seen before." TITLE : The Outward Urge. AUTHOR : John Wyndham & Lucas Parkes. COVER ARTIST : Paul Lehr. IMPRINT : Ballantine Books. PLACE : New York. DATE : (1959). EDITION : First American Edition. STATUS : Op - Out of Print. DETAILS : Mass Market Paperback, silver age size; 4 1/4" x 7"; pictorial wraps, glued; text-block edges dyed orange. Original 35¢ price on front cover; 143 pages plus 1 page of publisher's list CONDITION -- Near Very Good -- This is a previously owned book which remains clean and attractive, with the following particulars noted: EXTERIOR : No crease to spine, but spine does have a slight roll - and, as well, there is evidence of slight mending to a nick at the head of the spine. Front cover displays brightly, with but modest surface rub; rear cover has a minute impact nick that extends to a tiny top edge tear on the final page - else rear cover is bright with modest surface rub. Text-block edges are slightly weathered (darkened). BINDING — A slight lean to the front, slight shift of text-block, but the whole is still fairly solid. INTERIOR — Paper is toned, else clean and free of marking. The glue used in just about all vintage paperbacks of such age has likely dried, and the binding is possibly more fragile than current paperbacks, thus care should be taken when handling them. Paul Lehr (Cover Art) (illustrator).…

paperback. Condition: Good. 1964 reprint. Posted within 1 working day. Royal Mail Tracked 24 to UK. Tracked Airmail worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus. Published by Ballantine Books, 1958. 12mo. Paperback. Book is very good.

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Unknown. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. A great condition book. Contents are tight, bright, and clean, with no inscriptions and no foxing. Light shelfwear to spine and cover, but an overall very good condition book for age. 187pp. (11x18cm). Please contact us for any more information.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Thus. Light shelf wear, slight shelf lean, and rippling to the spine with chipping to the edges and corners of the covers. Used Book.

Softcover. Condition: Gut. 2. Auflage. Taschenbuch - Papier etwas gebräunt.