. New York: Printed at the Spiral Press, New York, for members of the Imprint Society, Barre, Massachusetts, 1971. Sm 4to. 80pp. Near fine. Good slipcase. Paper peeling at foot of slipcase with moderate fading along fore-edge. Seller Inventory # MA01B-00392
Title: The brick moon;: From the papers of Captain ...
Publisher: Printed at the Spiral Press for members of the Imprint Society, Barre, Mass
Publication Date: 1971
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.65. Seller Inventory # G0876360126I4N00
Book Description Large octavo, illustrations by Michael McCurdy, buckram. Limited edition. There were 1950 numbered copies printed at the The Spiral Press signed by artist Michael McCurdy. This is an out-of-series copy that is not numbered or signed. Reprint of this early, perhaps first, story to describe the construction and launching of an artificial satellite. "The Brick Moon" was first published as a serial in THE ATLANTIC during 1869 and 1870. New introduction by Alden P. Johnson. Anatomy of Wonder (1981) 1-91; (1987) 1-48; and (1995) 1-48. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 984. A fine copy in paper slipcase (a bit rubbed and faded), missing the plain tissue dust jacket. (#159536). Seller Inventory # 159536
Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Limited edition, #299 of 1950 copies. Includes publisher's slipcase. Signed by illustrator and hand-numbered on limitation page. Slipcase edges faded. 1971 Hard Cover. 80 pp. Introduction by Alden P. Johnson, illustrations by Michael McCurdy. A short story by the author best known for The Man Without a Country, originally serialized in The Atlantic Monthly. This story is a work of speculative fiction containing the first know depiction of an artificial satellite. Signed by illustrator. Seller Inventory # 2332198
Book Description Couverture rigide. Condition: Assez bon. MICHAEL McCURDY. (illustrator). Seller Inventory # 007233
Book Description Condition: new. Seller Inventory # FrontCover0876360126
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Michael McCurdy. (illustrator). "The Brick Moon has been printed in an edition limited to 1950 copies for members of the Imprint Society. The book was designed and printed by Joseph Blumenthal at The Spiral Press in New York, This copy is number 1703. 80 pages. Illustrated, previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Seller Inventory # LIT045
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: NEAR FINE. Limited EDITION. IN ORIGINAL SLIPCASE. Signed by THE ARTIST. Seller Inventory # 32873
Book Description Decorative Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. McCurdy, Michael (woodcuts) (illustrator). First Edition. Barre: Imprint Society, 1971. First edition, one of 1950 copies (unnumbered). 4to. Decorative cloth binding in two tones, gilt decoration and titles. 80 pp. with woodcuts. In slipcase with decorative paste-on label. Fine in near fine slipcase. Seller Inventory # 007152
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Michael McCurdy (illustrator). Limited/Numbered. Over-sized hardbound (quarto). AS NEW. Number 590 of 1,953 copies signed by the illustrator on the colophon. AS NEW. No wear to the binding. No distortion from use or improper shelving. Pages are tight and clean with no marks. No name of previous owner. No odor. No water damage. No sun fading. No dust jacket as issued. No wear to the slipcase. Signed by Illustrator(s). Seller Inventory # MP23-2515B
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: In Slip Case. Michael McCurdy (illustrator). First Illustrated Edition. Has owner bookplate on front pastedown. Some slight discoloration on the front edge. Limited to 1950 copies. This book is not numbered and is not signed by McCurdy. Probably from an overrun of the small press issue. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Seller Inventory # 003402