Pseudonym William Thomas Pritchard (4 results)

Soft cover. Condition: FINE. First Edition By This Publisher.. Paperback Library 52-357; 10/1966; First edition by Publisher; 159-Pages; Demon with Wings painted cover; Speculative fiction that blends psychological tension with cosmic dread. The story follows a group of children born under mysterious circumstances in a remote, tightly controlled community. From infancy, these children display uncanny abilities-heightened perception, eerie emotional detachment, and a collective intuition that seems to bypass ordinary human communication. As they grow, it becomes clear that they are not simply gifted but fundamentally other. Their presence begins to warp the social fabric of the settlement: adults become fearful, factions form, and paranoia spreads. The children themselves remain calm, watchful, and increasingly unified in purpose. Nuclear World War Three ** Minor creasing to top edge of front cover. Painted Front Cover (illustrator). Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: As New. First Edition By This Publisher.. Paperback Library 52-338; 9/1966; First edition by Publisher; 158-Pages; Jack Gaughan painted cover Goodreads: Denis Grafton, along with a handful of others, are all that remain of the human race. They alone survive when an untested thorium bomb explosion becomes a cosmic catastrophe. The group reaches the planet Vulcan and are suddenly taken captive. But just as suddenly they are returned to Earth. All life has been obliterated. Desperately they begin to rebuild civilization on Earth. Denis and his friends must struggle for every minute of their existence. But they are stalked and menaced by a cruel, unfathomable enemy capable of destroying Earth again in one terrifying second! ** Very Nice, Un-Read copy. Jack Gaughan painted cover (illustrator). Book.…

Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First U.S. edition. Paperback Library 52-357. Sequel to World in Eclipse (1954). Clarke, Tale of the Future, p. 103. Reginald 04281. A fine copy. (#74693).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good condition. Very Good jacket (price clip). First Edition. London / New York: Arco Publishers Limited, 1956. Very Good condition in a Very Good dust jacket (price clipped). From the Dust Jacket: "EVERYBODY'S BOOK OF MAGIC. contains a carefully selected programme of new tricks specially contributed by famous professional and amateur magicians, with photos and short biographies of each contributor. All the tricks are explained in the fullest detail. amply illustrated with scores of drawings and photographs." With contributions by: Kalanag, Robert Harbin, Ali Bey, David Nixon, Tommy Cooper, Fogel, Dai Vernon, Cardini, Blackstone, Reg Salmon, The Piddingtons, Benson Dulay, etc. In addition to a complete survey of Magic and Magicians, the book includes sections on Ventriloquism, Juggling, Punch and Judy, marionettes, Chapeaugraphy, and other allied arts and mysteries. There is an extensive Glossary of Conjuring terms. Chapters 12 and 13 offer an annotated bibliography of Magic books and ephemera. Bound in the original light blue boards. "This readable account of historical and contemporary magic featuring some fine effects from eminent performers." -- Gill 265. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/Very Good jacket (price clip). 8vo. 190pp.…