Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Hubbard, L. Ron. The Kingslayer. Fantasy Publishing Company Inc. ( FPCI), Los Angeles, 1949.
Price: US$128.27 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition first printing, paperback book is tight clean and square. Very gently bumped to head and foot of spine. Blue wraps clean with toning to lower edge. Text block clean, with toning to bottom edges of first and last handful of pages, other pages very clean.Has previous owners name and notation in red pen, and previous booksellers pencil price to FEP. Feels carefully read. Near Fine condition. Issued with jacket that has bold colours, with some minor rubbing to the fore-edges with a little toning, including slightly heavier toning to the rear white panel. Overall a very good close to near fine copy. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a quality addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. An very nice copy of this first printing title, extremely scarce in the paperback edition especially in this condition. Contains The Kingslayer, The Beast and The Invaders novelettes. An attractive copy for a Hubbard collector. Comes from the estate of Roger Earnshaw, SF collector, well known at British conventions and fandom.
Seller: Durdles Books (IOBA) (PBFA), Birmingham, United Kingdom
Price: US$247.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 208 Pp. One Of 1200 Copies. Blue Cloth Lettered In Yellow, Light Blue Endpapers. Clean, Unmarked, Slight Rubbing At Ends Of Spine And At Tips. Dj Price Clipped, Light Wear, No Fading Or Stains, Slight Browning At White Edges Of Flaps And Rear Panel, 3/4" Completely Closed Tear At Top Of Front Panel, Minute Losses At Corners.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: The Kingslayer by L. Ron Hubbard (First Edition) Firm square copy. Bright dust jacket with minor edge wear. Rubbing to flap hinges and spine ends. Price-clipped. First printing. Blue cloth, spine lettered yellow, "FPCI" on spine base. Collects three stories by Hubbard. The title story is published here for the first time.
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
L. Ron Hubbard. The Kingslayer. Fantasy Publishing [FPCI], New York, 1949.
Price: US$256.53 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: New York, Fantasy Publishing [FPCI], 1949. First Edition. First Impression. Hardback. A near fine copy. Some wear to the spine tips amd a little toning. A nice copy overall. From the collection of George Price, with his usual Hamlet quote to the front endpaper, and his stamp to the pastedown. Cover art by William Benulis [9368, Hyraxia Books].
Seller: Hyraxia Books. ABA, ILAB, Hutton Cranswick, United Kingdom
HUBBARD, L. Ron. The Kingslayer. Fantasy, Los Angeles, 1949.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Small 8vo, blue cloth, spine lettered in yellow; d.w. Los Angeles: Fantasy Press Publishing, 1949. First Edition. The unclipped dust wrapper has browning at the flap edges, and mild dust soil on the white back panel.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: The Kingslayer by L. Ron Hubbard (First Edition) A tight copy with minor wear to spine ends and mild offset tanning to endpapers. A bright jacket with small chips to upper spine and corners. Not price-clipped. Fresh Brodart protective cover. First printing. Blue cloth, spine lettered yellow, "FPCI" on spine base. Collects three stories by Hubbard. The title story is published here for the first time.
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Hubbard, L. Ron. The kingslayer. Fantasy Pub. Co, 1949.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. First edition, in original unclipped dust jacket. DJ shows minor wear, rubbing, and chipping, slight tape repair and staining at the top corners and crown of the spine. Pages are lightly tanned and clean.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$427.50 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: As New, Unusued Dj, Never On A Book, Never Folded. Uncut Margins [18 3/4" X 7 1/2"], Suitable For Framing. Only 1200 Copies Of The Book Were Hardbound By Fpci. Not A Copy, This Is The Original Dj, Uncut.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Hubbard, L. Ron. THE KINGSLAYER. Fantasy Pub. Co, 1949.
Price: US$431.25 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: ; Black cover is pristine. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Pages are clean and pristine. Dust jacket has very light. Frayed at top front corner, a couple of light wrinkles, and some very modest scuffs on back panel but clean, bright, and in very good+ condition. Publisher's price of $3.00 on DJ flap. DJ protected by a brand new, clear, acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. (If pictured, shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. ); 208 pages
Seller: Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA, Livonia, MI, U.S.A.
L. Ron Hubbard. THE KINGSLAYER. Fantasy Publishing Company, Los Angeles, 1949.
Price: US$1407.94 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Near Fine slipcase. Aged tape residue on front/rear flap inner edges. $3.00 price intact at top of front flap. 2nd issue jacket.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.