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Van Vogt, A. E.. Slan. Arkham House, 1946.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Bumped at the head and heel of the spine and the corners. Bottom of the book exposed to some water, resulting in some discoloration on some pages. Original owner wrote his name on the front endpaper in London in December 1946. No jacket.
Seller: Uncle Hugo's SF/Uncle Edgar's Mystery, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Van Vogt, A. E.. SLAN. Arkham House, Sauk City, Wisconsin, 1946.
Price: US$43.21 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: CLEAN very good 1946 first edition hardcover. NO jacket.
Seller: Wm Burgett Bks and Collectibles, san diego, CA, U.S.A.
Van Vogt, A. E.. Slan. Sauk City, WI Arkham House 1946., 1946.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Description: G. Heavy edge wear, spine splitting, owner name and notations.
Seller: Crabtree's Collection Old Books, Sebago, ME, U.S.A.
Van Vogt, A.E.. Slan. Arkham House, Sauk City, 1946.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover. First Edition. Offsetting to endpapers, superficial spot of damage to front board, titles a bit dulled, else very good in publisher's black cloth; lacking the jacket.
Seller: Kenneth Mallory Bookseller ABAA, Decatur, GA, U.S.A.
Van Vogt, A. E.. Slan. Arkham House, Sauk City, Wisconsin, 1946.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: Near fine with gently rubbed edges and a few faint scuffs. Pages slightly yellowed Black cloth with gilt lettering on spine
Seller: Weller Book Works, A.B.A.A., Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
A. E. Van Vogt. Slan. Arkham House, 1946.
Price: US$120.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Arkham House, Sauk City, WI, 1946. First Edition black cloth Hardcover, gold design/lettering on spine, no DJ, 216 pp. 4051 copies printed. This copy is SIGNED "very sincerely, A. E. Van Vogt" on a bookplate pasted to ffep. Front pastedown has a former owner's name & date (1946). Book has the usual toning to text block ends & end papers. A good to very good, square, unbumped copy; interior is clean, unmarked.
Seller: JAC Books, Cortland, NY, U.S.A.
A E Van Vogt. Slan. Arkham House, Wisconsin, 1946.
Price: US$121.86 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First printing in book form. Neat owners signature, dated 1948. Dust jacket is price clipped. Spine browned and very slight rubbing to the top.
Seller: Vortex Books, Teddington, MIDDX, United Kingdom
A.E. Van Vogt. Slan. Arkham House, 1946.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, limited to 4,000 copies. Jacket protected in mylar. All pages are clean and unmarked aside from previous owner's colorful bookplate on front free endpaper. Binding and hinges remain firm, but with an ever so slight lean to spine. Moderate rubbing, soiling and edge wear to jacket. Possible previous liquid damage along bottom edge of back jacket, wrapping around spine and a small corner of front jacket. Spine tail on board also affected, but no interior pages affected.
Seller: Sparrow's Bookshop, IOBA, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
A. E. Van Vogt. Slan. Arkham House, Sauk City, Wisconsin, 1946.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: 19 x 13.5 cm. 12mo. 216 pages. Black boards in dust jacket. Limited to 4000 copies. Some toning and spotting to the pages. Previous owner's name on rear fixed endpaper. Dust jacket spine and edges are toned. Light chipping to edges of the spine. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Van Vogt, A[lfred] E[lton]. SLAN. Arkham House, Sauk City, Wisconsin, 1946.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. 4051 copies printed. The author's first, and perhaps best, book, a novel first published in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION in 1940. One of the landmarks of "Golden Age" SF. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1155. Survey of Science Fiction Literature V, pp. 2096-2100. In 333. A fine copy in very good or better dust jacket with mild wear at spine ends and corner tips, fading/tanning to spine panel, and light tanning along flap folds. Presents well overall. (#169333) (29986)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Van Vogt, A[lfred] E[lton]. SLAN. Arkham House, Sauk City, Wisconsin, 1946.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. First edition. 4051 copies printed. The author's first, and perhaps best, book, a novel first published in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION in 1940. One of the landmarks of "Golden Age" SF. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1155. Survey of Science Fiction Literature V, pp. 2096-2100. In 333. A fine copy in very good or better dust jacket with mild wear at spine ends and corner tips, fading/tanning to spine panel, and light tanning along flap folds. Presents well overall. (#169333)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Van Vogt, A. E.. Slan. Arkham House, 1946.
Price: US$168.20 + shipping
Description: SLAN, Arkham House, 1946, first edition, vg in like dust-wrapper with what seems to be the usual ubiquitous fading to the dust-wrapper spine and some tiny chips missing from the fore edge corner tips and the base of the dust-wrapper spine. 1/4,000 copies. The authors first book (save for a stapled pamphlet of a guest of honor speech issued several weeks earlier). SIGNED by the author on a bookplate laid in. Winner of the Retro HUGO award for best novel of 1941.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Van Vogt, A.E.. Slan. Arkham House, Sauk City. WI, 1946.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Small 8vo., 216pp. Beautiful First Printing, one of 4051 copies. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A hint of page toning. Very well-preserved. Very attractive unclipped, dust-jacket, ($2.50) has a toned spine and folds as is almost always found on this title. A few tiny nicks at the spine ends and some rubbing along the spine. Still is fresh and bright with no creases or tears. A sharp collectable copy of the author's first novel and first publication in book form. (Jaffrey - Horrors and Unpleasantries - pg. 31-32).
Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books ABAA, IOBA, Manasquan, NJ, U.S.A.
A. E. Van Vogt. Slan. Arkham House, 1946.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardback book (216 pages)titled Slan by A.E.Van Vogt. Published by Arkham House in 1946 - first trade edition. Dust jacket has toning/moderate wear at edge. Bookseller since 1995 (ULTV-TS-down-R) rareviewbooks
Seller: rareviewbooks, Kensington, MD, U.S.A.
Van Vogt, A. E.. Slan (First Edition). Arkham House, 1946.
Price: US$185.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover. 1946. Arkham House. 216 pages. First Printing. Book has owners label and stamp on endpaper, else Very Good Plus condition. Dust Jacket has light wear and toning to spine, else Very Good Plus condition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 216 pages
Seller: Book Gallery // Mike Riley, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.A.
VAN VOGT, A.E. Slan. Sauk City Arkham House 1946, 1946.
Price: US$185.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition of the AuthorÕs First Book. Tiny ownership signature on endpaper, a few spots to cloth, very good in a very good dust jacket with some dust soiling, a couple of small chips and tears.
Seller: James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
A. E. Van Vogt.. Slan. Arkham House, Sauk City Wisconsin, 1946.
Price: US$195.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Slan, A. E. Van Vogt. Sauk City Wisconsin, Arkham House, 1946, 1st edition, Sm 8vo. NF/NF. Lower corners bumped, mild pushing to spine ends, some wear to gilt on spine, toning to spine and folds of jacket, mild light stain to top of front panel. "Arkham House's first straight science fiction title originally published in the September-December issues of Astounding 1940." (Jaffery, Horrors and Unpleasantries, pg. 31) " van Vogt's mention of atomic weapons five years before Hiroshima may have seemed prophetic at the time " (Magill, Survey of Science Fiction Literature, pg. 2099.) ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall
Seller: Fantasy Illustrated, Silvana, WA, U.S.A.
Van Vogt, A[lfred] E[lton]. SLAN. Arkham House, Sauk City, 1946.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. The author's first book. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-180. A near fine copy, previous owners name and date in ink to front past down in a very good plus price clipped dust jacket, slight rubbing to corners and spine folds, age darkening to spine panel and edges of rear panel. (10102)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
A. E. Van Vogt. Slan by A. E. van Vogt (First Edition). Arkham House, Sauk City, Wisconsin, 1946.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Slan by A. E. van Vogt (First Edition) A firm square copy with minor rubbing to extremities. Bookplate of H. Orlo Hoadley to pastedown. Mild sunning to Jacket. Original $2.50 price intact. Clear protective cover. 4,051 copy printing statement. The author's first book.
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Van Vogt, A. E.. SLAN. Arkham House, 1946.
Price: US$348.00 + shipping
Description: SLAN, Arkham House, 1946, first edition, near fine in like dust-wrapper with some fading to the dust-wrapper spine and some light tanning to the margins of the rear dust-wrapper panel. The authors first book (save for a stapled pamphlet of a guest of honor speech issued several weeks earlier). Quite nice. Winner of the Retro HUGO award for best novel of 1941.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Van Vogt, A. E.. Slan. Arkham House, Sauk City, 1946.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo., 216 pp. Very good in publishers black boards with gold lettering to spine. Some spine wear is evident and previous owners bookplate is hidden behind DJ panel. Dust jacket is very good with a nice bright front panel, age-tanning to the spine and back panel, $2.50 price intact. The author's first book, only 4000 +- copies printed. First edition/VG/VG. Shipped bubble-wrapped in a box, not a padded envelope.
Seller: Dubliners Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Van Vogt, A[lfred] E[lton]. SLAN. Arkham House, Sauk City, Wisconsin, 1946.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. First edition. 4051 copies printed. The author's first, and perhaps best, book, a novel first published in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION in 1940. One of the landmarks of "Golden Age" SF. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1155. Survey of Science Fiction Literature V, pp. 2096-2100. In 333. A fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with spine panel faded from blue gray to gray (less than is usually the case) and light patchy tanning to front panel and along spine panel and flap folds. A nice copy. This book is uncommon in superior condition. (#86297)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
van Vogt, A. E.. Slan. Arkham House, Sauk City, 1946.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: Charmingly signed copy of this first book from the influential Canadian author of science fiction, Alfred Elton van Vogt (1912-2000).Slanwas originally published as a serial in John W. Campbell'sAstounding Science Fiction,in 1940. A classic Arkham House title from the 40's. 8vo, 216, [1]pp. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering and design in illustrated jacket by Robert F. Hubbell. Signed by van Vogt on the title page with "Slancere" best wishes. Page block edge a bit toned and soiled, with some light foxing to preliminaries, and boards a bit dusty. Price-clipped jacket with toning to spine, typical wear and light chipping at spine ends and corners. A very good copy
Seller: Peruse the Stacks, Gig Harbor, WA, U.S.A.
Van Vogt, A.E.. Slan. Arkham House, 1946.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Description: 1st printing. SIGNED by Van Vogt. 7.5x5.5", 216 pp. Light stain on edge of cover (does not penetrate), else VG, clean and solid, in Good dj with very light chipping, dust soiling and rubbing.
Seller: Aardvark Book Depot, Shorewood, WI, U.S.A.
A.E. VAN VOGT. SLAN (Signed and Inscribed). Arkham House, 1946.
Price: US$1295.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing Signed and Inscribed Fine condition book in a near fine dust jacket. SIGNED by Van Vogt “For Dirce Archer, This is the most popular story I ever wrote. all the best to you, A. E. Van Vogt”. First book publication of this classic Golden Age tale of rivalries between humans and mutants, originally serialized in Astounding in 1940. The book is in fine condition, still maintaining the original sheen, with bright titles and decor to the spine. The book has sharp corners, one very tiny tip bump, and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. The end papers are in perfect condition and include the bold inscription SIGNED by Van Vogt “For Dirce Archer, This is the most popular story I ever wrote. all the best to you, A. E. Van Vogt”. . The interior pages are clean, bright and flat with no handling marks, no stains, no foxing, and no bent pages, appearing internally as unread! The original unrestored dust jacket has some fading to the spine and some slight rubbing/toning. The jacket is not price clipped and has a stated price of $2.50. A superb rare signed and inscribed copy of the landmark first book by this author. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for other rare book titles.
Seller: Meier And Sons Rare Books, New Canaan, CT, U.S.A.