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SCARCE SET OF HARDBACK FIRST PRINTINGS: SEETTEE SHIP: Gnome Press, Inc, New York, 1951 Stated First Edition, First printing: Beautiful clean book with original very good dust jacket The book is great condition with crisp black boards, still maintaining their original sheen with unfaded light red titles to the spine. The boards have sharp corners and no edgewear, but with slightly pushed in spine along the bottom edge. The binding is tight and square. The end papers are clean and bright with no inscriptions, no bookplates and no book store stamps. The interior pages are clean, bright and flat (which is most unusual as Gnome Press books are often found with age toned paper). The pages have no stains, no bent pages, no handling marks, no writing and are in perfect condition. Stunning book appearing internally as unread! The original first edition Ed Cartier jacket is unrestored and in great condition with bright vibrant colors. The dust jacket has slight rubbing to the fold creases and slight nicking mostly to the spine tips. Otherwise the jacket has no edgewear, no chips, no rips, no creases, no fading, no rubbing, and no foxing. The spine still has strong orange tones which is unusual for this title as the spine is found more commonly faded. And the rear panel is still a bright white. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of $2.75. The Please see multiple images. SEETEE SHOCK: Simon and Schuster, 1950: First edition, First printing: (sequel to Seetee Ship): Clean crisp book in the original jacket The book is great condition with crisp red boards which have a touch of rubbing along the foreedge, otherwise the boards still maintain their original sheen and the book has unfaded silver titles to the spine. The book has sharp corners and no edgewear, but with a slight touch of rubbing along bottom edge. The binding is tight and square. The end papers are clean and bright with no inscriptions, no bookplates and no book store stamps. The interior pages are clean, bright and flat (which is most unusual as Gnome Press books are often found with age toned paper). The pages have no stains, no bent pages, no handling marks, no writing and are in perfect condition. Beautifully clean book, internally as unread! The original lightly nicked and chipped jacket has bright vibrant colors. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of $2.50 A very handsome set, presenting nicely on the shelf, and a great gift for a SciFi lover of the early classics! ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our Abe store for other SciFi rare books. Seller Inventory # 001097
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