Language: English
Published by Fantasy Press, Reading, 1947
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Plates (illustrator). First Edition. 1/3029 Copies. Red-Brown Cloth, Gilt. First Edition Stated. Light Usage, Lettering Clear, No Marks.
Published by Fantasy Press, Reading, 1947
Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. A. J. Donnell (illustrator). First Edition. Reading: Fantasy Press 1947. First Edition. Trade issue. Orange brown cloth with gold gilt spine lettering/decoartion, 278 pages, illustrated including pictorial endpapers. Good only copy with spine cocked, light dampstaining to/around the heel, top edge dust-soiled, uneven toning/oxidation to the endpapers else the contents are tight and clean and the hinges are not cracked, in Poor jacket with heavy chipping/tearing to the spine, large amount of cellophane tape re-inforcement to the blind side, worn, torn, etc. See photos clph.
Published by Fantasy Press, Reading, 1947
Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. A. J. Donnell (illustrator). First Edition. Reading: Fantasy Press. 1947 Hardcover First edition Trade issue. Orange-brown cloth with gold gilt spine lettering/decoration, 278 pages, illustrated [including pictorial endpapers]. A very good copy with relatively minor exterior wear and soiling, with the interior tight and clean, in a fair dust jacket that is worn, torn, creased, and chipped. The previous owner has colored in a portion of the backing of the Dust Jacket protector to help visually hide some of the chipping. clph.
Published by Fantasy Press, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1947
Seller: Falls Bookstore, Readsboro, VT, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. DONNELL, A. J. (illustrator). First Edition. Brick red cloth binding with gold color print on spine. The flyleaf after the title page (the page that is signed) is torn out and laid inside book.( No. 237 of 500 books that were signed). Signed by Eric Temple Bell. Book has been wetted. Pages 9 through 22 are stuck together. Pictorial endpapers. Rear endpaper is washed out. . Dust jacket is slightly tattered along top and bottom edges. reverse of dust jacket is water stained. 278 pages.
Published by Reading, Pa. , Fantasy Press, 1947
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 278 pages; Description: 278 p. Illus. 20 cm. Form/genre: Science fiction 3 Kg.
Published by Fantasy Press, Reading, 1947
Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A. J. Donnell (illustrator). First Edition. Reading: Fantasy Press 1947 Hardcover. First edition. Trade issue. Orange brown cloth with gold gilt spine lettering/decoartion, 278 pages, illustrated, including pictorial endpapers. Very good copy with minor spine heel bumping, light dust soiling to page edges, in Very Good jacket, worn/torn/minutely chipped at the spine ends with clear tape to the head, scattered creasing and rubbing, and with a few small spots of wear to the body of the spine. See photos clphE.
Published by Reading, Pa. , Fantasy Press, 1947
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
First Edition
First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 278 pages; Description: 278 p. Illus. 20 cm. Form/genre: Science fiction 1 Kg.
Published by Fantasy Press, Inc., Reading, Pennsylvania, 1947
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. A.J. Donnell (Endpapers, frontispiece and decorations, also art director and part owner of press.)(Cover Artist) (illustrator). First Edition. The Forbidden Garden by John Taine (First Edition) Trade State A tight square bright copy. A bright dust jacket with minor chipping to the spine ends. Not price-clipped. Stated First Edition. Trade state. BOOK.
Published by Fantasy Press, Reading, PA, 1947
Seller: monobooks, Waterford, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A. J. Donnell (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition stated, 1947. Hardcover in full cloth with DJ by A. J. Donnell. Condition fine, paper very slightly evenly age toned. DJ very good with one long closed tear at the front panel and edgewear. 12mo, 278 pages. Price not clipped. No internal markings of any kind, no names, highlights or underlinings. Not a reminder. Taine, John (pseudonym of Eric Temple Bell) 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Published by Fantasy Press, Reading, PA, 1947
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A.J. Donnell(Cover Artist) (illustrator). First Edition. The Forbidden Garden by John Taine (First Edition) A firm copy with minor wear to spine edges and corners. Offset tanning to endpapers. Not price-clipped. A bright pictorial jacket. Moderate wear to edges; chips and loss to upper and lower spine edges; moderate chips to front and rear flap-fold edges. Light soiling to jacket. In clear protective cover. Title paged dated 1947. Copyright 1947. First Edition, stated. Brownish orange cloth with gilt lettering to spine; flowered endpapers. Frontispiece; illustrations. 278 pp. BOOK.
Language: English
Published by Fantasy Press, Reading, PA, 1947
Seller: SF & F Books, Chester, VA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. A. J. Donnell (illustrator). 1st Edition. First Edition - Limited to 3000 copies of which 500 are signed and numbered; this is number 186. Inscribed by Bell on the limitation page to Charles Smythe Milliken. First edition [stated] in rust colored cloth boards with gilt stamped spine. Jacket, decorated end pages, frontispiece, 3 interiors, and chapter heads by A. J. Donnell. Reading PA: Fantasy Press (1947), 278 pages. Very Fine copy in Fine dj. Bright dust jacket is un-clipped [$3.00] and has a 1/2" tear at heel, modest wear at extremities and some toning. In protective clear cover. Inscribed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by Metropolis Map Co / Damrell & Upham / The Old Corner Bookstore, Chicago, 1964
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. 2nd Edition. 104 Pp. Grey Cloth, Gilt. The Scarce Hardcover Issue. One Of The Author's Copies, Inscribed By A E Van Vogt To A Friend Who Was A Long Time Sf Fan. Book Fine, No Wear Or Foxing. Dust Jacket Very Near Fine, Narrow Rubs On Fore-Edge Only. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Fantasy Press, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1947
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
278 pp. Illustrated by A. J. Donnell. 8vo, publisher's cloth in dust jacket. First edition. Bottom edge of the cloth discolored and the text faintly cockled; light use to the jacket.
Published by Fantasy Press, Reading, PA, 1947
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, 1947. First Edition, Limited Issue of 500 numbered copies signed by author Eric Temple Bell with brief inscription to previous owner, this being #221. Octavo. 278 pp. Frontispiece. Illustrated dust jacket. Brown boards stamped in gilt; illustrated endpapers. Unclipped dust jacket shows moderate wear to edges with some shallow chipping and a couple very short tears; general rubbing. Boards with a couple bumps along edges and binding is sound. Fading to endpapers and interior else unmarked. Very Good.