Universes of E.E. Smith by Ron Ellik; Bill Evans - 1972

Advent Pub Inc, 1972-01-01. Paperback. Good. .

Advent: Publishers, Chicago, 1974. Book. Illus. by Illustrated in Black & White . Good Plus. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Wear & aging to covers. Wear to tips & spine ends. Vertical crease to spine. Binding is firm. Light bruising to bottom page corners; otherwise interior is age toned, free of markings..

Chicago: Advent, 1966. Trade paperback, Fine. Chicago: Advent, 1966. Trade paperback, Fine. 272 pp.<br/>

Chicago: Advent Publishers, Inc., 1974. [Reprint] Apr. 1974. Trade-sized. Cover art by Schneeman; interios by Bjo. Mild tanning.. Paperback. Fine.

Advent Pub Inc, 1974. 3rd Printing. Soft cover. Fine. 3rd printing. A very nice copy with no creases and very little shelf wear.

A fine first paperback edition, no spine creases or remainder marks, binding is square straight and tight, an exceptional copy for a collector Synopsis:This is the definitive concordance to the epic "Lensman" and "Skylark" novels with which the late "Doc" Smith enthralled science fiction readers for so many years. Edward E. Smith stood unchallenged as the inventor and foremost author of science fiction interstellar stories on the grand scale. He was known as the man who opened the Galaxy to science fiction. He wrote The Skylark of Space in 1920, but the vastness of its concepts was so far in advance of the rudimentary science fiction of the time that it was not sold until 1927, to the newly founded Amazing Stories. This comprehensive concordance has entries for characters, places, events, and many other topics in the "Lensman" and "Skylark" novels. The entries range from only a few words for such minor subjects as "X-plosive" to almost six pages for "Kinnison, Kimball." Both scholarly and sprightly,… Read More

Chicago: Advent Publishers. Used - Very Good. 1966. paperback. Octavo. 272 pp. Illustrated. Mild shelf wear to wraps. Small penciled notations to half-title page and last page. Altogether a copy in Very Good condition. Very Good. (Subject: Books on Books).

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Chicago, Il: Advent Pub Inc, 1964. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Issued Without Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition third printing 1970. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with a hint of toning to edges. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Feels very lightly read. Fine condition. This is a privately bound copy and has no jacket as bound. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A lovely very tight example of this title, a collection of SF criticism essays collected primarily from fanzines of the late '50s and early '60s. Originally issued under James Blish's pen name William Atheling Jr. A fascinating volume for SF collectors, and an uncommon title in the UK.

Chicago, Il: Advent Pub Inc, 1966. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Issued Without Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Trimble, Betty Jo (Bjo). First edition third printing 1972. Hardback book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, title gilt perfect. Text block clean, with a hint of toning to edges. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Feels very lightly read. Fine condition. This is a privately bound copy and has no jacket as bound. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A lovely very tight example of this title, where the authors examine the Lensman and Skylark novels of E E 'Doc' Smith, with summaries of the works followed by separate concordances for each series. Introduced . by James H. Schmitz, with a Bibliography by Al Lewis, and 13 Illustrations by Bjo AKA Betty Jo Trimble. Recognised as an essential volume for 'Doc' Smith collectors, and an uncommon title in the UK.