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Heinlein, Robert A.. The Man Who Sold The Moon. Shasta Publishers, Chicago, 1950.
Price: US$54.40 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Chicago: Shasta Publishers, 1950. As-Is; ex-library copy, standard library markings throughout; stated First Edition; cover very lightly rubbed/soiled; corners/edges/spine ends quite rubbed/bumped, 1.25" tear on top spine at front board; edges faintly rubbed/bumped/soiled/sunned; interior very lightly age-toned/soiled throughout, stamps on ffep and following page, small tears on several interior pages, library card sleeve on rfep; binding tight; cover, edges, and interior intact and clean, except where noted. First Edition. hardcover. Good/No Jacket.
Seller: Munster & Company LLC, ABAA/ILAB, Corvallis, OR, U.S.A.
Robert A. Heinlein. The Man who sold the Moon. Shasta, 1950.
Price: US$99.95 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition written by Robert A. Heinlein and published by Shasta Publisher Chicago in 1950. It s a science fiction novel about a man who s very determined to reach and take control of the moon after the first moon landing.
Seller: GardensofHansen, Salem, UT, U.S.A.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: "The Man Who Sold the Moon" - Harriman and the Escape from Earth to the Moon! by ROBERT HEINLEIN. 1950 1st edition (stated); Shasta Publishers; Chicago. The dust jacket is un-clipped with the original price intact on the front flap. From the dust jacket: "The history of the past is a fascinating subject - but more fascinating by far is the history of the future! The Man Who Sold the Moon is the first volume of Robert Heinlein's Future History Series, spanning the years of the near-future through which we ourselves will live." From a review: "D.D. Harriman is a billionaire with a dream: the dream of space for all mankind. The method? Anything that works. Maybe, in fact, Harriman goes too far. But he will give us the stars." Condition: The front and back covers each have a strip of tape remainder at the top and bottom edges. A tanned outline of the tape strips also appears at the top and bottom edges of the front and rear end papers. Clean spine. Sharp cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. The text pages are clean and appear unread with no issues found. Each pastedown has a light, thin tanned strip at the top and bottom edges. Overall the book is in Good- condition. The dust jacket is un-clipped with the original price intact on the front flap; the paper is crinkled/creased on the front and back covers; small pieces are missing at the flap corners, and at the bottom-right corner of the front cover; each flap has a vertical strip of clear foil affixed from a jacket sleeve that has since been removed.overall the dust jacket is in Fair condition.
Seller: CraigsClassics, Hudson, NH, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert. The Man Who Sold the Moon. Shasta Publishers, Chicago, IL, 1950.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo. A beautiful 1950 1st Edition from one of Sci-Fi's most acclaimed writers, in original publisher dust jacket. A part of his Future History and prequel to "Requiem", it covers events around a fictional first Moon landing in 1978 and the schemes of Delos D. Harriman, a businessman who is determined to personally reach and control the Moon. Black and beige cloth over boards, titling in gilt. Chronological chart endpapers, with the publisher's printed label "Future History, 1951-2600 A.D." on the bottom of the front and rear free endpapers, as issued. 288pp. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Mild offsetting to front board. Dust jacket with just the mildest of edge wear. Presents handsomely in archival mylar. A cornerstone work of any Heinlein or Sci-Fi collection.
Seller: Vintage Books and Fine Art, Oxford, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition stated. Publisher's printed labels "Future History, 1951-2600AD" present. 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 Book; binding tight, mild bumping to three corners and mostly bottom edges with small soil spot to rear cover else boards straight and clean; modest toning to edges else text free of marks, appears barely read. First state dust jacket ($3.00) has mild bumping and chipping with small paper loss to mostly spine and flap fold ends, mild toning and two rubbing spots to spine with one spot having BB sized hole. Color sharp to covers. Under archival quality mylar cover. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box.
Seller: Twinwillow Books, Los Alamitos, CA, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert A.. THE MAN WHO SOLD THE MOON. Shasta Publishers [1950], Chicago, 1950.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, illustrated by Hubert Rogers, cloth. A collection of short stories which constitute the first volume in Heinlein's "future history" series. See Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-89. Bookplate of Robert Briney to front paste-down, a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with shelf wear to corner tips and spine ends with slight loss. (17249)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo. 288 pp. Half-black cloth over beige boards, gilt lettering (minor shelfwear, thumbing to fore-edges, slight rubbing to spine), w/ d.j. cover art by Hubert Rogers (slight age toning, very slight shelfwear), still VG-/F copy, w/ former ownership marking on verso of ffep. First edition of this classic group of science fiction tales written as part of Heinlein's future history series, and featuring the namesake 30,000 word novella detailing the efforts of Delos Harriman in reaching and controlling the moon.
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert. The Man Who Sold the Moon. Shasta Publishers, Chicago, 1950.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A beautiful bright copy in a brilliant jacket! Mild trace of fade to red of rocket exhaust on spine else near flawless jacket. The very scarce alternate binding of cloth (rather than boards) with headbands of red and yellow. Great copy.
Seller: Gerry Kleier Rare Books, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert A.. THE MAN WHO SOLD THE MOON .. Shasta Publishers, Chicago, 1950.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. Short stories forming part of Heinlein's "future history" series. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-514. See Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1645-54. A touch of tanning to front endpapers, else a fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with some tanning, with show through mainly to spine panel, rear flap fold, and along upper edge of flaps. The jacket presents well overall. (#150118)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert. The Man Who Sold The Moon. Shasta Publishers, Chicago, 1950.
Price: US$523.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A beautiful copy of this First Edition (so stated) by Robert Heinlein. ntroduction by John W. Campbell, Jr. Bound in original black cloth-backed beige boards,the spine lettered in gilt. The chronological chart is featured on the endpapers and the publisher's printed label, "Future History, 1951-2600 AD" are on the bottom of the front and rear endpapers, as issued. The book is in near fine condition with natural tanning to the page edges. The dustjacket is in near fine condition also, protected by an archival dustjacket; the dustjacket is complete with the original price ($3.00) but shows minor chipping at the fold ends and tanning. A very nice copy despite the fact that it over 65 years old.
Seller: Parrish Books, Sandy, OR, U.S.A.
Robert A Heinlein. The Man Who Sold The Moon. Shasta Publishers, Chicago, 1950.
Price: US$547.51 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: The first edition of this science fiction novel from Heinlein's Future History series. With original unclipped dustwrapper. The first edition, as stated to the verso of title page, alongside the copyright details from ten years previously, when Heinlein began his Future History Series. The Future History books describe a projected future of the human race from the middle of the 20th century to the early 23rd century. The Man Who Sold The Moon is a prequel to Heinlein's 'Requiem' and it discusses events around a fictional first Moon landing in 1978 and the schemes of Delos D Harriman, a businessman who has the determination to personally reach and control the moon. Robert A Heinlein was an American science-fiction writer. He was an influential writer and somewhat controversial to the genre of science-fiction in his time. He was one of the first science-fiction authors to break into mainstream magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post and wa some of the best selling science-fiction novelists for decades. In original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Held in original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear to the head and tail of spine. Dustwrapper is very smart, although rather sunned. Just some minor bumping to the head and tail of spine resulting in a very small amount of chipping. Some rubbing to the extremities also. Prior owner's inscription to the verso of front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean throughout. Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$595.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: FIRST EDITION. Includes a "BOOK FOR REVIEW" slip from Doubleday & Company "Publication date: February 23, 1951". Also incudes an addition "Dear Reviewer." letter from Shasta Publishers listing the publication date as "NOW" in bright red pencil. Grey cloth hard cover boards with black cloth spine with gilt lettering. Interior of the book is flawless. Pages are neat, clean, and crisp with no marks or foxing. Dust Jacket is in very good condition with some light soiling on back and edge wear and a few small tears. 288 pages. Overall a EXCELLENT book in VERY GOOD unpriceclipped dust jacket. The Man Who Sold the Moon is a science fiction novella by Robert A. Heinlein written in 1949 and first published on February 23, 1951, part of his "Future History" of stories sharing a common background from "Life-Line" to "Da Capo". This story, which has the sequel "Requiem", covered events around a fictional first moon-landing, in 1978. It follows the story "Blowups Happen" in the Future History chronology. In that story, space flight was supposedly assured by a new nuclear fuel produced in an orbiting reactor. In this episode the reactor has been destroyed and the nuclear rocket has been found to be a dead-end. The Man Who Sold the Moon follows the machinations of Delos D. Harriman, "the first of the new robber barons," who is determined to reach and control the Moon. The story centers on Harriman's wheelings and dealings to accomplish his dream. "I," he tells his business partner, "would cheat, lie, steal, beg, bribe -- do anything to accomplish what we have accomplished". Harriman's determination is rooted in his childhood desire to travel to the moon himself, but the responsibilities of running his lunar empire may make this dream impossible. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, MO, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert A.. The Man Who Sold the Moon. Shasta Publishers, 1950.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Quarter bound black cloth spine with beige cloth sides. The binding is tight, corners sharp. A faint dent on the back panel. Text unmarked. Light soiling on the fore edge of the text block. Publisher applied labels on the FFEP and rear pastedown. The dust jacket shows some light handling and tanning, light soiling on the back panel, unclipped ($3.00), in a mylar cover. 8vo. 288pp.
Seller: Chaparral Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Robert A. Heinlein. The Man Who Sold the Moon. Shasta Publishers, Chicago, 1950.
Price: US$725.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition in the rare Variant Binding with black spine and tan boards of this famous book by Heinlein. This copy is clean and unmarked throughout and may well be unread. Pages are bright and show no age toning. The boards are fresh and show no wear or soiling. An amazingly clean copy. The jacket is as new and was purchased from old unused stock from the publisher. It is spotless and not price clipped. The jacket is housed in a Brodart cover for protection. This is the first book in the author's famous Future History series. Probably one of the nicest copies of this book in existence and a definite must for any Heinlein fan. Hate to see it go but time marches on.
Seller: BDC Books, Stratford, ON, Canada
Heinlein, Robert. THE MAN WHO SOLD THE MOON. Shasta Publishers, 1950.
Price: US$776.00 + shipping
Description: ***** RARE VARIANT BINDING *****THE MAN WHO SOLD THE MOON, Shasta, 1950, first edition, fine in bright vg/vg+ dust-wrapper with some light wear and tear. The first book of the authors famed FUTURE HISTORY SERIES. This copy is bound with a black cloth spine as is the usual case, but with a tan front and rear panel in cloth as well (as opposed to paper boards). Also, the head and tail bands are striped red & yellow as opposed to black & white. With the release of the new Heinlein biography, Robert A. Heinlein, Volume 2: In Dialogue with His Century: 1948-1988: The Man Who Learned Better, it is apparent that Heinlein did not know of the existence of this issue. When mentioned to the publisher, Mel Korshak, he stated that he was unaware of it also! Only the second copy I've had in more than a dozen years in this format. The title story won the retro HUGO award for best novella of 1951.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Robert Heinlein. The Man Who Sold the Moon (inscribed first edition). Shasta Publishers, 1950.
Price: US$1300.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: "The Man Who Sold the Moon" by Robert Heinlein. Shasta Publishers, Chicago. 1950 first US edition first printing. Black cloth backed beige boards, spine lettered in gilt, chronoligical chart on endpapers, color pictorial jacket. Inscribed and signed on half title page in ballpoint by Heinlein: "To Toni Sillman From BOb Heinlein, by Frank Scully P.A." Scully had Heinlein sign the book to Sillman. Frank Scully was a columniston the show business magazine Variety who in 1950 published his best-selling "Behind the Flying Saucers". A Centerpiece of the book plateau close to the small town of Aztec. A Collection of short stories that make up Heinlein's future history series. WIht the publisher's printed label future history 1951-2600 AD, on the bottom of the front and rear free endpapers, as issued. Light edge wear and rubbing overall, large splits to darkened jacket spine, scattered mild insct wear, book in very good condition.
Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands
Heinlein, Robert. THE MAN WHO SOLD THE MOON. Shasta Publishers, 1950.
Price: US$1363.75 + shipping
Description: THE MAN WHO SOLD THE MOON, Shasta, 1950, first edition, near fine in vg+ dust-wrapper with some light wear to the head of the dust-wrapper spine and some dust-soil to the rear dust-wrapper panel . The first book of the authors famed FUTURE HISTORY SERIES. Allegedly 1/500 copies SIGNED by the author. The title story won the retro HUGO award for best novella of 1951. (A seemingly similar copy sold at auction on 9/12/2011 to an over enthusiastic and very ill informed collector for $1,554.00!)
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
Robert A. Heinlein. The Man Who Sold the Moon. Shasta, 1950.
Price: US$1449.99 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Stated First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($3.00 price intact). Published by Shasta, 1950. Octavo. Black cloth over gray cloth boards stamped in gold with illustrated timeline endpapers. Signed by author Robert A. Heinlein on publisher s tipped-in page after flyleaf. Has publisher s stickers that state Future History 1951-2600 A.D. affixed to bottom of front and back endpapers as issued. Book is like new; clean and crisp with no writing or names. Binding tight and pages crisp. Sharp corners and spine straight. Dust jacket is like new with only some very light shelf wear and a few small nicks. Jacket artwork by Hubert Rogers. An uncommonly fine copy of this early Heinlein masterpiece. Comes in a custom black cloth over boards slipcase. 288 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
Seller: Southampton Books, Southampton, NY, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert A.. THE MAN WHO SOLD THE MOON .. Shasta Publishers [1950], Chicago, 1950.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth backed boards. Inscribed and signed on the title page in Virginia Heinlein's hand. Inscribed and signed on the dedication page as Robert & Ginny in Heinlein's hand. (Note: the dedication of the book is to Ginny [Heinlein]. A collection of short stories which is the first volume in Heinlein's "future history" series. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-514. See Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1645-54. Foxing to top page edges, a very good copy in a bright, fine dust jacket. (28094)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert A.. THE MAN WHO SOLD THE MOON .. Shasta Publishers, Chicago, 1950.
Price: US$2250.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. One of an undetermined number of subscriber's copies with blank leaf signed by Heinlein inserted between the front free endpaper and half title leaf. Short stories forming part of Heinlein's "future history" series. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-514. See Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1645-54. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. A sharp copy. (#106931)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$2450.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First printing of the first edition, review copy, with publisher material, laid-in, including: a photocopied typed letter to the prospective reviewer, a 5x4" black and white glossy photograph portrait of Heinlein on modern Kodak paper, and a short photocopied typed note from the publisher to Van [Allan Bradley], then reviewer for the Chicago Daily News (as identified with a hand-written post-it note). Black cloth-backed beige boards, spine lettered in gilt, chronological chart on endpapers, with the publisher's printed label "Future History, 1951-2600 A.D." on the bottom of the front and rear free endpapers, as issued [Currey p. 233; Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-89; Reginald 07048]. Signed by the publisher, Mel Korshak directly on the title page. The first book of Heinlein's Future History Series. Mild wear and aging, else book and dust jacket in fine condition.
Seller: Idler Fine Books, Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of this classic work by the author of Stranger in a Strange Land. Octavo, original cloth, chronological chart on endpapers, with the publisher's printed label "Future History, 1951-2600 A.D." on the bottom of the front and rear free endpapers, as issued. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page and again signed in full on the title page, "From one Bob to another! R.A.H." Additionally inscribed by the publisher on the half-title page in the year of publication, "8/30/50 To Bob Cook- With the best wishes of the Publisher Melvin Korshak." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. (Currey p. 233; Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-89; Reginald 07048). An exceptional example, rare and desirable signed twice by Heinlein. A part of Heinlein's Future History and prequel to "Requiem", The Man Who Sold the Moon follows a series of events leading up to the fictional first Moon landing in 1978 and the schemes of Delos D. Harriman, a businessman who is determined to personally reach and control the Moon. Although the science fiction film Destination Moon is generally described as being based on Heinlein's novel Rocket Ship Galileo, the story in fact bears a much closer resemblance to The Man Who Sold the Moon. The novella also inspired David Bowie's song "The Man Who Sold the World", in both its title and its central themes.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Heinlein, Robert A.. The Man Who Sold The Moon. Shasta Publishers, Chicago, 1950.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with the words "FIRST EDITION" printed on the copyright page. A beautiful copy authentically SIGNED by Robert A. Heinlein. The book is in fantastic shape and appears UNREAD. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. The pages are exceptionally clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A superb subscriber's copy signed by Heinlein on inserted blank leaf. We buy SIGNED Heinlein.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Price: US$7453.00 + shipping
Description: FUTURE HISTORY SERIES: THE MAN WHO SOLD THE MOON, THE GREEN HILLS OF EARTH & REVOLT IN 2100, Shasta Publishers, all in first edition, 1950, 1951 & 1953 respectively, all 3 volumes fine in like first issue color pictorial dust-wrapper with the first and third volume being the SIGNED /limited edition and the second volume (with some light age toning to the page edges) being INSCRIBED by the author on the half-title page. A very handsome set and a cornerstone work for those collecting this most esteemed and important genre writer.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.