The Philosopher's Stone by Colin Wilson, First Edition (20 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good Plus to Very Good. First Edition. Warner Paperback Library 59213; Wilson's novel of two scientists, who, armed with a newly discovered power of heightened consciousness, are able to penetrate other minds and probe prehistoric events; Warner Paperback Rediscovery Series, First Printing of the First Edition Thus; text is clean and tight, lightly age-browned, slight spine lean; wrappers show minimal surface and edgwear, light reading crease, two tiny spots on back cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First American edition (preceded by the UK). Black cloth with silver spine titling, very good with lightly bumped spine ends, thin margin of very slight sunning along top edges of spine and front panel. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket very good in Mylar, scuffed and edgeworn, price-clipped at front inner flap. Pages bright and unmarked.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. This novel is about a primeval confrontation which utilizes time travel to present a startling new view of the world. A young researcher, Howard Newman, and his friend Henry Littleway find themselves able to penetrate other minds and see the increasingly distant past. Light shelfwear to the jacket; otherwise, this HARDCOVER copy is clean and solid.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. First Edition. First american edition. Rubbing, light chips to edge of DJ. Light dust staining on top of pages. Light shelf wear. Else clean and tight.

First American edition. 8vo. 315 pp. Cloth binding in unclipped dustwrapper, very good condition. (93516).

First American Edition. Octavo; VG/VG; blue spine, tan text; jacket bumping on the head and tail of spine, age toning, rubbing on front and back, unclipped and has protective mylar cover; boards have rubbing around edges, light staining around edges; textblock have mild age toning, light spotting on head and tail edge; interior pages have light age toning; LP consignment; pp 315. 1285805. Full-priced Rockville.

Hardcover. first edition hardcover. fine book in a very good -fine jacket, some closed tears, soiling, bumped spine with creases.

First American edition. Cloth, with dustjacket. 315 pp. -good.-(The dustjacket is frayed at the edges, but otherwise the book is in good condition.).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. First U.S. Edition. Book has a price in pencil, else fine. Dust jacket has some light shelf wear at the corners and top and bottom of the spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. SF novel. "Two Scientists in a Primeval Confrontation." Fine in VG; slight edgewear and minor rubbing; jacket.

Paperback. first edition. near fine, unread paperback,

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First UK Edition. Bright, crisp, unclipped dust jacket very gently rubbed at spine ends and lightly age-toned in mylar cover. Tight binding, solid boards with sharp corners, light foxing to text block, otherwise clean, unmarked pages throughout. 1st U.K. edition.

First Edition 315pp. Octavo in brown boards with gilt lettering on spine. Dust jacket is price clipped with minor edgewear. Tight, clean textblock in fine condition. A macabre fantasy by the author of "The Outsider". Wilson was an English writer, philosopher and novelist.

Octavo, boards. First edition. A philosophical novel reprising several themes of THE MIND PARASITES (1967), his earlier Lovecraftian novel. "Perhaps the best of Wilson's rather mixed sf/occult novels. The complicated plot takes off from the notion that mathematicians live longer than other men, and launches out in all directions at once." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition, p. 278. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 4-611. Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 6-395. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 4-331. Cawthorn and Moorcock, Fantasy: The 100 Best Books 88. Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1674-77. A fine copy in near fine dust jacket with very light wear at head and tail of spine panel and three corner tips and 13mm closed tear at top edge of front panel. A nice copy of an uncommon book. (#88997).

Octavo, boards. First edition. A philosophical novel reprising several themes of THE MIND PARASITES (1967), his earlier Lovecraftian novel. "Perhaps the best of Wilson's rather mixed sf/occult novels. The complicated plot takes off from the notion that mathematicians live longer than other men, and launches out in all directions at once." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition, p. 278. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 4-611. Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 6-395. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 4-331. Cawthorn and Moorcock, Fantasy: The 100 Best Books 88. Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1674-77. A fine copy in near fine dust jacket with very light edge wear. A nice copy of a difficult title. (#81025).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing, Review copy with publisher's publicity slip laid in. Internally pages clean and bright, no markings. Dust jacket unclipped with light edgewear ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. Octavo, pp 315. Bound in brown cloth covered hard boards, gilt lettering to the spine and in the original dust jacket, un-clipped (30s net). VG+ condition book in VG jacket which is a little worn on the edges. An uncommon first edition, Wilson's second philosophical science fiction novel following "The Mind Parasites".

First edition. Octavo, boards. "Wilson's second philosophical science fiction story again successfully reinvents the Lovecraft mythos to illuminate a personal vision." - Barron (ed.), Horror Literature 4-331. [Reference: Cawthorn & Moorcock: Fantasy: The 100 Best Books #88]. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with some light rubbing along the edges. (15074).

First edition. Octavo, boards. "Wilson's second philosophical science fiction story again successfully reinvents the Lovecraft mythos to illuminate a personal vision." - Barron (ed.), Horror Literature 4-331. [Reference: Cawthorn & Moorcock: Fantasy: The 100 Best Books #88]. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with very light edge wear. A nice copy of a difficult title. (344).