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Brown, Fredric. Space on My Hands. Shasta Publishers, Chicago, IL, 1951.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Brown cloth with minor rubbing and soil; spine ends barely bumped; light uneven sunning along spine and board fore edges. Binding sound, text clean. Interior lightly toned and soiled from handling. No ownership marks, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 224 pages
Seller: Old Editions Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, North Tonawanda, NY, U.S.A.
Brown, Fredric. Space on My Hands. Shasta Publishers, Chicago, IL, 1951.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: DJ lightly chipped and rubbed at bottom edge and corners; soiling on rear DJ panel.
Seller: Acme Book Company, Fayetteville, NY, U.S.A.
Fredric Brown. Space on my Hands. Shasta Publishers, Chicago, 1951.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo. (8" x 5") 224pp. Dust jacket shows some light wear at spine. Toning to endpapers near front and rear gutters. Stated first edition. A very nice copy in dust jacket. very good in very good dust jacket
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
(Science Fiction) BROWN, Fredric. Space on My Hands. Shasta Publishers, Chicago, 1951.
Price: US$82.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 5 1/8 X 7 1/2 Inches. 224 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $2.50 intact on front flap. Collection of short stories by one of the better practitioners of that form. DJ design by Malcolm Smith. Hint of wear to top edge and crown of spine, else a NF jacket. A much nicer copy than typically encountered.
Seller: Back in Time Rare Books, ABAA, FABA, Jacksonville, FL, U.S.A.
Brown, Fredric. SPACE ON MY HANDS. Shasta Publishers, Chicago, 1951.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. First edition. Brown's second SF book and first collection of SF stories. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-169. Spine lean, else a fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket. (#165623)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Brown, Fredric. Space On My Hands. Shasta Publishers, Chicago, 1951.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Chicago: Shasta Publishers 1951 Hardcover. First edition. Possible---but dubious in my opinion---author's signature to the half title page. Collects 9 stories plus the author's introduction. Brown cloth with black lettering, top edge stained brownish as issued, 224 pages collecting 9 stories plus the author's introduction. Very Good copy in Very Good Dust Wrapper with 2 short tears. [I have priced the item on the assumption that the signature is not that of the author]. See photos LR2/1
Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.
Brown, Fredric. Space On My Hands. Shasta Publishers, Chicago, 1951.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Chicago: Shasta Publishers 1951 First Edition. Hardcover in Brown cloth with black lettering, top edge stained brownish as issued, 224 pages collecting 9 stories plus the author's introduction. Owner's [Joseph Shaller] bookplate, name and date else Near Fine copy in attractive VG+ or better Dust Wrapper nicked at the head of the spine and with a 1/4" tear to the top edge of the rear panel. See Photos LR2/6E
Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.
BROWN, Fredric. SPACE ON MY HANDS. Chicago: Shasta Publishers., 1951.
Price: US$128.83 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing. Publisher's original brown cloth with black lettering on the spine and upper board, in the Malcolm Smith illustrated dustwrapper. Top edge brown. A lovely fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents, with a previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown, are otherwise clean an bright throughout. Complete with the spectacularly fine original dustwrapper that remains without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped ($2.50 to the upper front flap). A superb copy. The author's second book of science fiction and first collection of science fiction short stories. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom
Brown, Fredric. Space on my hands. Shasta Publishers, 1951.
Price: US$135.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover, Stated First Edition 1951 Shasta Publishers 224 pages. Very Good+, in a VG+ DJ. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to brown cloth boards with black titles - corners sharp. A few tiny spots to red topstain and two very small written dates on the FFEP keep this classic from Near Fine. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to unclipped original DJ - now in mylar. Slight age-toning to DJ interior flap edges and some dust soiling to rear panel. Very light off-setting to endpapers. The author's second SF book and first collection of SF short stories. Includes "Daymare," his classic SF detective story and Knock ( a science fiction short story that starts with a description of "a sweet little horror story that is only two sentences long." It then goes on to elaborate on those two sentences and build a more complete story around them. Believe me, no one compares to Fredric Brown. Dust Wrapper design by Malcolm Smith (illustrator). Anatomy of Wonder by Neil Barron (2004) 4-108. A superb copy. LOC FB-04
Seller: Eyebrowse Books, MWABA, Dearborn, MI, U.S.A.
Brown, Fredric. SPACE ON MY HANDS. Shasta Publishers, Chicago, 1951.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. First edition. The author's second SF book and first collection of SF short stories. Includes "Daymare," his classic SF detective story. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-169. Lower corner tips lightly bumped, a fine copy in a fine, like new dust jacket. (#155241)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Brown, Fredric. SPACE ON MY HANDS. Shasta Publishers, Chicago, 1951.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. First edition. The author's second SF book and first collection of SF short stories. Includes "Daymare," his classic SF detective story. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-169. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. Formerly Donald A. Wollheim's copy with his name ink stamped on rear free endpaper. (#85955)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Brown, Fredric. SPACE ON MY HANDS. Shasta Publishers, 1951.
Price: US$226.20 + shipping
Description: SPACE ON MY HANDS, Shasta, 1951, first edition, fine in near fine dust-wrapper with some slight soil to the rear dust-wrapper panel. Very nice.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Brown, Fredric. SPACE ON MY HANDS. Shasta Publishers, Chicago, 1951.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. The author's second SF book and first collection of SF short stories. Includes "Daymare," his classic SF detective story. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-169. Lower corners slightly bumped, a fine copy in a sharp, fine dust jacket. (16939)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Science Fiction - Brown, Fredric. Space On My Hands. Shasta Publishers, Chicago, 1951.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition of this collection of science fiction stories. A very good plus copy in brown cloth in fine, as new, dustwrapper.
Seller: Derringer Books, Member ABAA, Avon, CT, U.S.A.
Brown, Fredric. SPACE ON MY HANDS. Shasta Publishers, 1951.
Price: US$348.00 + shipping
Description: SPACE ON MY HANDS, Shasta Publishers, 1951, first edition, fine in near fine dust-wrapper. SIGNED by the author.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Brown, Fredric. SPACE ON MY HANDS. Shasta Publishers, Chicago, 1951.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of an undetermined number of subscriber's copies with Brown's signature on front free endpaper. The author's second SF book and first collection of SF short stories. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-169. Tiny spot of fading at upper edge of spine panel, else a fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#139040)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Brown, Fredric. SPACE ON MY HANDS. Shasta Publishers, Chicago, 1951.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of an undetermined number of subscriber's copies with Brown's signature on front free endpaper. Brown's second SF book and first collection of SF stories. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-169. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. A sharp copy. (#86859)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Brown, Fredric. SPACE ON MY HANDS. Shasta Publishers, Chicago, 1951.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of an unknown number of subscriber's copies signed by Brown. The author's second SF book and first collection of SF short stories. Includes "Daymare," his classic SF detective story. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-169. Some mild, very faint spotting to rear cover, else a fine copy in fine dust jacket. A very nice copy. (#162230)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Brown, Fredric. SPACE ON MY HANDS. Shasta Publishers, Chicago, 1951.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of an unknown number of subscriber's copies signed by Brown. The author's second SF book and first collection of SF short stories. Includes "Daymare," his classic SF detective story. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-169. A fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with mild wear at upper spine end and upper corner tips. A very nice copy. (#171984)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Brown, Fredric. SPACE ON MY HANDS. Shasta Publishers, 1951.
Price: US$377.00 + shipping
Description: SPACE ON MY HANDS, Shasta, 1951, first edition, fine in just about fine dust-wrapper. SIGNED by the author.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Brown, Fredric. SPACE ON MY HANDS. Shasta Publishers, Chicago, 1951.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth. One of an unknown number of subscriber copies, signed by Brown on the front free end paper. The author's second SF book and first collection of SF short stories. Includes "Daymare," his classic SF detective story. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-169. Previous owner's name printed in ink at top edge of front free end paper. Mild spine lean, else a fine copy in fine dust jacket. (6345)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Brown, Fredric. Space on My Hands. (Signed First Edition). Shasta Publishers, Chicago, 1951.
Price: US$540.00 + shipping
Description: 224pp. Brown cloth stamped in black on the front panel and the spine panel, top edge stained brown. Signed by Fredric Brown on the front free endpaper. Collects nine short stories. There is a tiny bruise to the upper corner of text. A bright, fine copy in fine dustjacket in superior condition. ; Octavo; Signed by Author.
Seller: Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare, Schenectady, NY, U.S.A.