Williamson Jack 1908 2006 (12 results)

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 271 pages; Description: xvi, 271 p. ; 22 cm. "A Del Rey book. " Form/Genre: Science fiction. 1 Kg.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Frazetta (illustrator). This is the 1968 Lancer Large Type (Easy Eye) Reprint of "The Reign of Wizardry" by Jack Williamson. Originally published in 1940, Williamson completely reinvented Mediterranean history and mythology - the ancient world of Crete, Minos, and Greece, into something never imagined by historians of the ancient past -- "The magic of the Dark One enslaved the world -- Theseus alone stood against it!" From the cover blurb: "THE WALLS OF SORCERY -- Before the glory of Greece, Crete ruled the known world - and kept it enslaved by black magic. The evil of Minos held sway, protected by the three unconquerable walls . First there is the fleet, that they call the wooden wall. Then there is a giant of living brass - he is the second wall. Then there is another barrier about the power of Minos: THE WALL OF WIZARDRY ! Theseus, the tall Achean - the man they called Captain Firebrand - vowed to scale and destroy all three, and to rid the world of the evil yoke of Minos. But Minos had other defenses besides the three walls - and many ways to attack, as well." This is classic Sword and Sorcery! SERIES : Easy Eye (Large Type Series) TITLE : The Reign of Wizardry AUTHOR : Jack Williamson (John Stewart Williamson (1908 - 2006) IMPRINT : Lancer Books ( 73-748) PLACE : New York DATE : (1968) EDITION : Reprint COVER ART : Portion of a Frazetta picture titled "Reign of Wizardry" STATUS : OP PHYSICAL DETAILS : Mass MarketPaperback; 254 pages plus 2 pages of publisher's promotional text; bound-in is a postcard ad for accounting careers (paperbacks, back in the day, frequently had such bound-in ads fro a great variety of things. Such ads helped to finance the publisher.) approx. 4 1/8" x 7"; pictorial wraps, glued. CONDITION -- VERY GOOD -- This is a previously owned book which remains clean and presentable, with the following particulars noted : EXTERIOR -- No creasing to spine; a bit of mild nicking to cover edges; cover surfaces have modest surface rub , else bright and clean. BINDING -- Solid - tight INTERIOR -- Clean and free of marking.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 271 pages; Description: xvi, 271 p. ; 22 cm. "A Del Rey book. " Form/Genre: Science fiction. 1 Kg.

Grey covers with copper color lettering on spine. Binding is tight. Spine is rounded. Corners are sharp. Content is clean. No apparent markings. No shelf wear. Dust Jacket has a plastic protection. Three mm tear at front tail of spine. EPPS are color illustrated. Includes: Contents, B/W Photographs , Color pages 345 to 376. Content notes: Scientifiction, searchlight of science -- The metal man -- The crystal castle -- Golden blood (excerpt) -- The legion of space (excerpt) -- The red beak of thoth / with Edmond Hamilton -- The legion of time (excerpt) -- Collision orbit -- The Rajah McCarthy and the jungle tomato -- With folded hands -- Beyond mars / illustrated by Lee Elias -- A Jack Williamson chronology -- The happiest creature -- H.G. Wells: critic of progress -- Jamboree -- The next century of science fiction -- People machines: hints for design and assembly -- Previews of hell -- Demon moon (excerpt) -- The firefly tree -- The ultimate earth. 599 p.

Condition: Good. Cover art by Frank Frazetta. (illustrator). First Printing, Thus. Signed by Jack Williamson to aspiring Sci Fi writer Jeri Kandel. The bindings are tight with a slight shelf lean. Text clean, fairly heavy age-toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. Used bookstore stamp inside. Before the Glory of Greece, Crete ruled the known world - and kept it enslaved by black magic! The evil of Minos held sway, protected by three unconquerable walls. First is the fleet that they call the wooden wall. Then there is a giant of living brass - he is the second wall. Then there is another barrier about the power of Minos, the Wall of Wizardry. Theseus, the tall Achean, the man they called Captain Firebrand, vowed to scale and destroy all three, and to rid the world of the evil yoke of Crete.

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

Taschenbuch. Condition: Gut. First. Innerhalb Deutschlands Versand je nach Größe/Gewicht als Großbrief bzw. Bücher- und Warensendung mit der Post oder per DHL. Rechnung mit MwSt.-Ausweis liegt jeder Lieferung bei. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 100.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 310 pages; Description: 310 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Form/Genre: Science fiction. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 310 pages; Description: 310 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Form/Genre: Science fiction. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Hardcover, Stated First Edition 1950 Fantasy Press 310 pages. Very Good+, in a VG+ DJ. Teal cloth boards with gilt titles - corners sharp. Just a hint of wear to the gilt on the spine accents and some very faint edge fading to the boards. Minor shelf/edge wear and some soiling to the rear panel of the unclipped DJ - now in mylar. Jack Williamson, was an American science fiction writer, often called the "Dean of Science Fiction. His first published story went to the pulp magazine ?Amazing Stories? when he was 20 years old. By the 1930s he was an established genre author, and the teenaged Isaac Asimov was thrilled to receive a postcard from Williamson, whom he had idolized, which congratulated him on his first published story and offered "welcome to the ranks". Williamson remained a regular contributor to the pulp magazines trough the years. Williamson continued to write as a nonagenarian and won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards during the last decade of his life, by far the oldest writer to win those awards.A very nice First Edition copy in the scarce DJ. LOC FB-04.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 310 pages; Description: 310 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Subjects: Williamson, Jack (1908-2006) --Science fiction. Form/Genre: Fantasy fiction. Contents: The cometeers -- One against the legion. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 310 pages; Description: 310 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Subjects: Williamson, Jack (1908-2006) --Science fiction. Form/Genre: Fantasy fiction. Contents: The cometeers -- One against the legion. 1 Kg.