Search Results: The Wheels Of If and Other Science-Fiction by L Sprague De Camp

Chicago Shasta Publishers, 1948. Hardcover. Good. 1948. First Edition. 222 pages. No dust jacket. Tan cloth. Pages have mild tanning and foxing throughout, moderate at end-papers, paste-downs and text-block edges. Removal of front free end paper has left the end paper ripped and binding materials visible. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding is shaky. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Cloth has moderate damp and dust stains. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean.

Chicago, IL: Shasta Publishers, 1948. First edition, first printing . Hardcover. A collection of seven of de Camp's stories. Slight mottling to the leading edges of the book covers. Very good in a fine custom made dust jacket. From the collection of George W. Earley. George had a habit of making his own dust jackets for books without a jacket.

Chicago: Shasta, 1949. Book. Illus. by Hannes Bok. Good Plus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Printing. Some black marker spots on spine and covers. Spine is still solid however and boards are firm though tips a little mushy.Soiling to text block top and small spotting on text block edges. Slight wear to covers and tanning to endpapers. Labels glue remains on back of front free endpaper otherwise, internally clean however has previous owner's signature. Jacket has been cut up and mounted on construction paper! Spine almost complete gone with no back flap. Hannes Bok artwork is in good condition. Placeholder copy..

222pp, unmarked, edgewear and a few closed tears to bright dustjacket.

Chicago, Illinois: Shasta Publishers, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. Used Book: Hard Cover Beige cloth covers with black lettering on the spine. Some bumping mostly on the corners and head and foot. Some small stains on the covers. Hinges and binding feel as if weakening but are still very much intact. Previous owner marks on the front end pap

Chicago: Shasta Publishers, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The personal copy of science fiction author Chad Oliver with his stamp on the front endpaper, additionally signed by de Camp on the front endpaper. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket designed by Hannes Bok, unclipped ($3.00), toned at the edges, some chips at the head and foot of the spine. Orange buckram, faintly rubbed, with black ink lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, a few stains at the top edge, clean internally. A collection of de Camp's stories, praised by P. Schyuler Miller as representing "de Campian whimsy and reverse plot-twists.

Chicago: Shasta Publishers, 1948. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. vii,[2],222,[1]pp. Octavo (approximately 20cm tall) in original tan cloth and pictorial dust jacket with slightly darkened spine and bookplate of previous owner on front pastedown. Inscribed and signed to previous owner on front free endpaper. very good A collection of seven early de Camp stories first published in Astounding Science- Fiction and Unknown between 1938 and 1942. 1948