Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Hubbard, L. Ron. Slaves of Sleep. Shasta Publishers, 1948.
Price: US$185.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 207 pages. Contents very tight & clean. Very small name stamp (1 1/2" x 1/4")on ffep. Stated First Edition. Grey cloth clean, square with gold spine letters bright. Unclipped DJ is very bright, clean with tiny chips of top, bottom of spine & one top corner. Upper part of top of dustjacket has slight, light spotting (c. 1" x 2"). Great colorful wraparound dust jacket by Hannes Bok. Please "Ask Bookseller" if this is available before ordering.
Seller: Black Swan Books, Oakland, CA, U.S.A.
Hubbard, L. Ron. Slaves of sleep. Shasta Publishers, 1948.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. Stated first edition. Dust jacket with Hannes Bok wrap-around illustration. Dust jacket shows minor wear, tear, chipping, rubbing, and tanning, with tape repair at the inner crown of the spine. Cover shows minor wear and discoloration. Pages are lightly tanned and clean.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Hubbard, L. Ron. SLAVES OF SLEEP. Shasta Publishers, 1948.
Price: US$203.00 + shipping
Description: SLAVES OF SLEEP, Shasta Publishers, 1948, first edition, fine in vg full color wrap-around Hannes Bok dust-wrapper save for some slight chipping to the dust-wrapper spine extremities and 3 long closed tears.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Hubbard, L. Ron. Slaves of Sleep. Shasta Publishers, 1948.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Grey cloth with gilt spine titling, with thin lines of black ink staining along top and bottom edges (consistent with the old poorly designed DJ protectors); light edgewear, lightly bumped spine head. Spine tilted forward slightly. Binding sound. Dust jacket good in fresh Mylar with toning, light shelf-wear and edgewear. DJ cover price $3.00. Very slight blank ink color transfer along top and bottom edges of endsheets, light browning (possible tape ghosts) to both FEPs. Interior else clean, pages lightly toned, text unmarked.
Seller: The Book Bin, Salem, OR, U.S.A.
Hubbard, L[afayette] Ron[ald]. SLAVES OF SLEEP. Shasta Publishers, Chicago, 1948.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, jacket illustration by Hannes Bok, cloth. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-184. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 868. Cawthorn and Moorcock, Fantasy: The 100 Best Books 55. In 333. A fine copy in a very good dust jacket with slight wear to front corner tips, mild age darkening to the spine panel, 24 mm closed tear to upper left spine panel and long 32 mm closed tear to upper rear spine fold, dark stain to upper spine panel and upper left rear corner from tape repairs to verso which had browned (tape no longer present). (28448)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
L. Ron Hubbard. Slaves of Sleep. Shasta Publishers, Chicago, 1948.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Hannes Bok cover art. HC w/DJ. 207pp.
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$360.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition [Stated]. Book Is Lightly Used, No Wear Or Fraying, No Names Or Marks. Dj Is Not Browned Or Sunned At All, Which Is Unusual For This Book; The Dj Is Not Price-Clipped, Light Wear At Corners, Splits At Top And Bottom Of Rear Spine Edge And Bottom Of Rear Flap Fold, All Three Splits Are Closed And Without Loss Of Paper Or Design.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Hubbard, L[afayette] Ron[ald]. SLAVES OF SLEEP. Shasta Publishers, Chicago, 1948.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, jacket illustration by Hannes Bok, cloth. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-184. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 868. Cawthorn and Moorcock, Fantasy: The 100 Best Books 55. In 333. A fine copy in a nearly fine price clipped dust jacket with four color artwork by Hannes Bok, tiny chip to upper right front corner, mild wear to spine ends and some tanning, rubbing to folds. (28840)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
L. Ron Hubbard. SLAVES OF SLEEP [SIGNED]. Shasta Publishers, Chicago, 1948.
Price: US$3456.78 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: SIGNED by L. Ron Hubbard on front free end page. CLEAN near fine1948 first edition hardcover with very good dust jacket.
Seller: Wm Burgett Bks and Collectibles, san diego, CA, U.S.A.
Hubbard, L. Ron. SLAVES OF SLEEP. Shasta Publishers, 1948.
Price: US$4276.00 + shipping
Description: SLAVES OF SLEEP, Shasta Publishers, 1948, first edition, small insignificant crease to the cloth at the upper fore edge of the front panel, else very fine in like full color full wrap-around Hannes Bok pictorial dust-wrapper. One of an unknown number of subscribers copies SIGNED by the author on the front end-paper as usual.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.