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Science-fiction & fantasy literature: a critical list with discussions.
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A Rose for Ecclesiastes: Available Copies
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Seller: Lost Worlds Books (Bristol, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Fair
Book Price: $8.01
Shipping: $10.37
TOTAL Cost: $18.38
Tanned pages, some wear to cover edges, spine and cover creasing, spine lean, some browning to cover and spine, rubbed hinges, marks to page edges and cover, some water staining to first few pages.
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A Rose For Ecclesiastes by Zelazny, Roger
Paperback
ISBN:
Publisher: Panther (1969)
Seller: Aucott & Thomas (Ibstock, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Fair
Book Price: $8.01
Shipping: $19.45
TOTAL Cost: $27.46
Clean and tightly bound paperback, spine creased, card covers rubbed at edges, scratch on front cover, no inscriptions. 189 pages + 3 pages of publisher's adverts
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A Rose for Ecclesiastes (The Furies; The Graveyard Heart; The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth; A Rose for Ecclesiastes) by Zelazny, Roger (ed by Theodore Sturgeon)
Paperback
ISBN: 9780586029206
Publisher: London: Panther Books 1969 First Panther Paperback Printing ISBN 0-586-02920-6 (1969)
Seller: N & A Smiles (Kellerberrin, WA, Australia)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $7.50
Shipping: $30.00
TOTAL Cost: $37.50
VG
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Four for Tomorrow; "The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth" & "A Rose for Ecclesiastes" by Zelazny, Roger & Jack Gaughan (Cover Art) & Theodore Sturgeon (Intro)
Paperback
ISBN:
Publisher: Ace Books, New York (1966)
Seller: DogStar Books (Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $45.00
Shipping: $5.95
TOTAL Cost: $50.95
Ace M-155; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 191 pages; [SIGNED] 1966 Ace Books M-155. Mass market paperback in glossy color pictorial covers from art by Jack Gaughan. 1st book printing of Zelazny's Nebula Award winning novelette, The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth. Signed by the author in ballpoint on the title page. Light shelf rubbing to cover edges and trace soiling to covers. Solid clean copy, uncommon in signed examples. VG ; Signed by Author
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A Rose for Ecclesiastes by Zelazny, Roger
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Rupert Hart-Davis, London (1969)
Seller: Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery (truth or consequences, NM, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $45.00
Shipping: $7.00
TOTAL Cost: $52.00
207pp.; HB lt.burgundy w/silver; some rub w/wear on edges&corners; library glue residue, pastdwns.&ft.endpaper; library marks & stamps; clean,tight pgs. Four Stories: The Furies; The Graveyard Heart; The Doors of His Face, Lamps of His Mouth; & A Rose for Ecclesiastes
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A Rose For Ecclesiastes by Roger Zelazny and Theodore Sturgeon (introduction)
Paperback
ISBN:
Publisher: Panther London (1969)
Seller: THE BOOKSNIFFER (Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Fine
Book Price: $53.41
Shipping: $25.93
TOTAL Cost: $79.34
A superb copy of this paperback from 1969. It is almost unread looking. Clean and tight, and firm bound. No loose pages or names written inside. Great 1960s cover design. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng
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A Rose For Ecclesiastes. ( Signed ). by Zelazny , Roger.
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Rupert Hart & Davis, UK (1969)
Seller: Somewhere In Time Books (St. James, NY, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Fine
Book Price: $85.00
Shipping: $5.00
TOTAL Cost: $90.00
First edition , first printing , 1969 , UK. A fine book in the original binding. Clean with contents excellent. In a fine dust jacket Not price clipped. This copy contains a loosely laid in Autographed card stating Autographed for the University Book Store , Seattle Washington.
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Seller: curtis paul books, inc. (Northridge, CA, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $99.99
Shipping: $4.49
TOTAL Cost: $104.48
First UK edition hardcover. Spine a bit ridged, slight shelfwear and soil, endsheets toned. The DJ in mylar is price clipepd, worn to spine ends. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 207 pages
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A ROSE FOR ECCLESIASTES by ZELAZNY, Roger
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780246985965
Publisher: Rupert Hart-Davis, London (1969)
Seller: Uncle Peter's Books (Clunes, NSW, Australia)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $81.48
Shipping: $37.00
TOTAL Cost: $118.48
Book leans slightly to the right. Red boards and spine, silver printing on spine. Spine slightly stained and faded at head and tail. Indentation in top left corner of back cover. Edges, endpapers and some pages foxed and stained. Pages browned and thumbed. Else book is in good condition. Dustwrapper is lightly rubbed, with some staining and foxing, most noticeably on flaps. *We try to describe the faults of our books meticulously but they usually present better than they sound.
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A Rose For Ecclesiastes by Zelazny, Roger
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780246985965
Publisher: Rupert Hart-Davis: London (1969)
Seller: COLD TONNAGE BOOKS (Colyton, DEVON, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $184.28
Shipping: $19.45
TOTAL Cost: $203.73
Collects four long stories: introduction by Theodore Sturgeon. The author's third book and first short story collection, issued earlier as a paperback original in the USA as FOUR FOR TOMORROW (1967). Top of page edges shows light scattered spotting, part-browning to both free endpapers, an almost fine copy in a VG+ pictorial (bright, unfaded) dustjacket. First hardcover edition (& 1st printing).
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A Rose for Ecclesiastes by Zelazny, Roger
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Rupert Hart-Davis, London (1969)
Seller: Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery (truth or consequences, NM, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
Book Price: $240.00
Shipping: $7.00
TOTAL Cost: $247.00
207pp.; HB lt.burgundy w/silver; some rub w/lt.fox,forede; lt.sun on spine w/clean,tight pgs. DJ orange w/blk.&white-pic.cover; slight rub w/lt.fox on flaps, corner-cut. Four Stories: The Furies; The Graveyard Heart; The Doors of His Face, Lamps of His Mouth; & A Rose for Ecclesiastes
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A ROSE FOR ECCLESIASTES by Zelazny, Roger
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Rupert Hart-Davis, London (1969)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (Laurel, MD, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $300.00
Shipping: $7.00
TOTAL Cost: $307.00
Octavo, boards. The author's third book and first short story collection, issued earlier as a paperback original in the U.S. as Four For Tomorrow (1967). [Reference: See Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-514]. Tape ghosts to paste downs with some stains to front and rear covers, a very good copy in a fine dust jacket with no tape markings. (31728) First British (and first hardcover) edition.
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A ROSE FOR ECCLESIASTES by Zelazny, Roger
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Rupert Hart-Davis, London (1969)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (Laurel, MD, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $350.00
Shipping: $7.00
TOTAL Cost: $357.00
Octavo, boards. The author's third book and first short story collection, issued earlier as a paperback original in the U.S. as Four For Tomorrow (1967). [Reference: See Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-514]. A fine copy in fine dust jacket with a 12 mm closed tear to the upper left rear panel, a touch of rubbing to extremities and slight foxing to the flaps, a bright copy. (7419) First British (and first hardcover) edition.
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A ROSE FOR ECCLESIASTES by Zelazny, Roger
Hardcover
ISBN:
Publisher: Rupert Hart Davis (1969)
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979 (ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $458.20
Shipping: $12.50
TOTAL Cost: $470.70
A ROSE FOR ECCLESIASTES, Rupert Hart Davis, 1969, first English edition and first hard-cover edition of the work published in the U.S. as FOUR FOR TOMORROW, some light dust-soiling to the t.p.e.'s, else just about fine in fine dust-wrapper.
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