marlowe stephen pseudonym milton lesser (8 risultati)

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Photo Cover (illustratore). First Edition. ----------paperback. A first edition paperback original, a Brian Guy mystery, and an entry in the Ripley Believe It or Not Mystery Novel series. Small split to spine bottom, reading crease, corner crease, edgewear, a VG copy.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. Recreates the life story of the author of the classic novel DON QUIOTEe, in which he survives his humble beginnings and international espionage only to cross paths with such contemporaries as the real William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe. Milton Lesser (Stephen Marlowe) was an American author of science fiction, mystery novels, and fictional autobiographies of Christopher Columbus, Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes, and Edgar Allan Poe. He is best known for his detective character Chester Drum, whom he created in the 1955 novel The Second Longest Night. He is best known for his detective character Chester Drum, whom he created in the 1955 novel THE SECOND. He was awarded the French Prix Gutenberg du Livre in 1988, and in 1997 he was awarded the "Life Achievement Award" by the Private Eye Writers of America. Fine, first edition, first printing, in fine, mylar-protected dust cover. {Not remainder-marked or price-clipped} BUND.

Octavo, cloth. First edition. Civilization has deteriorated and the superstitious sixth generation of people aboard mankind's first starship must take immediate action or the ship, a hollowed out meteorite composed of four concentric circles, is doomed to crash. Part of the classic Winston science fiction series for young readers published between 1952 and 1961. Gutter margins tanned, a nearly fine copy in good first printing dust jacket (20 titles listed on the rear panel) with some of the rubbing to ink endemic to this jacket, chip from top edge of rear panel with tape ghost, and clipped price. Jacket illustration by Paul Calle. (#163485).

Octavo, cloth. First edition. A space cadet, the son of one of the first space captains, is forced by circumstances to help interplanetary criminals plunder the very space liners he was trained to protect. Part of the classic Winston science fiction series for young readers published between 1952 and 1961. Mild tanning to text paper (much less than usual), a fine copy in very good first printing dust jacket (listing four titles on the rear panel) with several abrasions to front panel. Jacket illustration by Peter Poulton. (#163480).

Octavo, cloth. First edition. Civilization has deteriorated and the superstitious sixth generation of people aboard mankind's first starship must take immediate action or the ship, a hollowed out meteorite composed of four concentric circles, is doomed to crash. Part of the classic Winston science fiction series for young readers published between 1952 and 1961. Mild tanning to endpapers along gutter margins, a fine copy in very good first printing dust jacket (20 titles listed on the rear panel) with light wear at edges including some shallow fraying to the upper spine end and some of the rubbing to ink endemic to this jacket, but here less than usually encountered. Jacket illustration by Paul Calle. Overall, a fairly nice copy of a book seldom found in superior condition. (#141251).

Octavo, cloth. First edition. A space cadet, the son of one of the first space captains, is forced by circumstances to help interplanetary criminals plunder the very space liners he was trained to protect. Part of the classic Winston science fiction series for young readers published between 1952 and 1961. Some modest insect tracking to cloth, mostly top edge of rear cover, text block age-darkened (less than usual for this book), else a fine copy in very good first printing dust jacket (listing four titles on the rear panel) with light wear at head and tail of spine panel and corner tips, tiny chip from tail of spine panel, and clipped price. Jacket illustration by Peter Poulton. Overall a decent example of the jacket. (#100047).

Octavo, cloth. First edition. A space cadet, the son of one of the first space captains, is forced by circumstances to help interplanetary criminals plunder the very space liners he was trained to protect. Part of the classic Winston science fiction series for young readers published between 1952 and 1961. Faint vertical crease to pages 81/82, text block age-darkened (less than usual for this book), a nearly fine copy in bright, about near fine first printing dust jacket (listing four titles on the rear panel) with light wear at spine ends and corner tips, a 10 mm closed tear and faint associated wrinkle at bottom edge of front panel, and clipped price. Jacket illustration by Peter Poulton. An attractive copy. (#88969).

Octavo, cloth. First edition. Civilization has deteriorated and the superstitious sixth generation of people aboard mankind's first starship must take immediate action or the ship, a hollowed out meteorite composed of four concentric circles, is doomed to crash. Part of the classic Winston science fiction series for young readers published between 1952 and 1961. A fine copy in bright, nearly fine price-clipped first printing dust jacket (20 titles listed on the rear panel) with just a touch of wear at the lower spine end and along the bottom edge of the front panel near the right corner. The jacket is virtually free of the rubbing to ink endemic to this jacket. Jacket illustration by Paul Calle. Overall, a very nice copy of a book seldom found in superior condition. (#156921).