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	1	*Editor: Wollheim, Donald A.* *Adventures on Other Planets* U.S. Ace Books. 1955 #S-133. First Ace Books Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Water Touched 1955 is the only stated Copyright date mentioned. $.25 is the original price. 160 pages. Tight binding. Darker beige paper. Orange colour to the edging. Front Cover: A few wrinkles at the bottom, right corner (extending inward 3/4"). There's a faint line, parallel to the right edge (extending inward 1/4", where another book lay on top of this one. There's a bit of light edge wear at the top edge, mosty toward the corner. Spine: Slightly tilted to the left and has a bit of edge wear at the top and bottom edges. Back Cover: A triangular, wrinkle/creased corner is at the bottom, right (extending inward 1 1/2"). The Cover also has a sort of water bump at the middle (3" wide x 6" high). Back Cover, There's a slight bit of colour bleed at the top edge of the inside cover, mostly at the right corner, and one can see a circular outline left by water. The bottom third of the book has a bt of rolling, from water, but it's not too bad. Story: A collection of short sf. stories by Authors, such as : Williams, Simak, Leinster, Van Vogt, et al. 002154 Price: 10.29 USD
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	2	*Editor: Wollheim, Donald A.* *End of the World, The* U.S. Ace Books. 1956 #S-183. First Ace Books Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. 1956 is the last Copyright date stated. $.25 is the original price. Very tight binding. 160 pages. Darker beige paper. Orange colour on the edges. Front Cover: A horizontal crease is at the bottom edge (¼" - wide at the right front corner, gradually ending about 3" from the corner.) Some very light edge wear at the bottom edge. Spine: Light edge wear at the top and bottom edges. Back Cover: A light, ½" wrinkle/crease is at the middle of the bottom edge and there's a very small (1/8") creased corner at the bottom, left. 5-6 very small bits of edge wear, here-and-there, plus a few minor scratches/scuffs. In General: The bottom edges of the pages are lightly bent at the spot I mentioned for the Front Cover. Story: A collection of 6 short stories about what the Title says. Featured are such Authors as Heinlein, Hamilton, Arthur C. Clarke, et al. 001891 Price: 19.36 USD
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	3	*Editor: Wollheim, Donald, A.* *Hidden Planet, The* U.S. Ace Book. 1959 #D-354. First Ace Books Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Water Touched. 1959 is the last Copyright date stated. $.35 is the original price. 190 pages plus book advertising. Tight binding. Light beige paper. Light orange colour on the edges. Front Cover: A triangular corner crease is at the bottom right corner (extending inward ¼") and this produces a slight fold at this spot for about 12 pages. Spine: A faint wrinkle/crease down the middle and a ½" bit of edge wear at the bottom edge where it joins to the Front Cover. Back Cover: Creased horizontally along the left side (about ¾" from the edge). In General: A water stain and ink bleed at the bottom left corner. It's about 2" high x ½" - wide and extends inward at the same spot for 30 pages, becoming smaller. This book would be Fine plus if not for this mark. Story: A collection of short stories about Venus by good Authors. Wollheim usually put together good collections of sf. stories. 000526 Price: 11.77 USD
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	4	*Wollheim, Donald A.* *Mike Mars in Orbit* Canada/U.S. Paperback Library. 1966 #56-998. First Paperback Library Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Rdg. Copy. Water Tchd. Illustrations: Orbaan, Albert. Canada/U.S. #56-998. August, 1966. $.45 is the original price. 127 pages plus book advertising at the back of the book. Very tight binding. Red colour on the edges. 1/2 the bottom width and about 5" of the right edge has been touched by water and the colour is gone. Interior Art: Orbaan, Albert. Front Cover: Almost like a paper clip - type of indent is at the Spine side, middle, plus there are several light wrinkle/creases. The bottom edge has some edge wear. The Cover's been handled. Spine: Very small bits of edge wear are at the top and bottom edges. Back Cover: A triangular wrinkle/creased corner is at the bottom, left (extending inward 1 1/4"). A small bit of light water staining is at the top edge, plus there are a few indents, here-and-there, mostly very small. In General: The first 32 pages have very gentle ripples at the right edge (extending inward 1/2"). This is mostly the extent of where water touched and it becomes fainter as one goes toward the back of the book. The insides of both Covers have some colour bleed but it's not too bad. Story: This book is #4 in the series. Mike battles an explosion in his Space capsule. I suspect that the book is what I call a fluff story because there are so many illos. to flesh out the story. 001607 Price: 3.63 USD
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	5	*Editor: Wollheim, Donald A.* *Swordsmen in the Sky* U.S. Ace Books. 1964 #79276. First Ace Books Edition. Mass Market Paperback. V.Gd. Min. Water Touched. Cover: Frazetta, Frank. Illustrations: Gaughan, Jack. U.S. #79276. $.60 is the original price. 192 pages. Very tight binding. Cover: Frazetta, Frank. Interior Art: Gaughan, Jack. Front Cover: A wrinkle/crease extends from the top, left, to the middle of the bottom edge. Slightly beigey at the Spine side. Spine: Small wrinkles from water. Back Cover: Remains of another Cover's backing are still there as I wasn't able to remove all of it but I managed to clear about 95%. A small piece (about 4" high x 2" wide) has the Cover's surface missing and there are small bits, here-and-there, which have greyish stain from the other Cover or small bits of surface missing (1/8"-1/4"). In General: Light ink run on the first two pages and insides of both Covers. The first 60 pages have 5 small water channels which extend from the Spine outward to the right edge, then die out. Story: A collection of short science fiction stories by five excellent Writers: Kline, Anderson, Norton, Hamilton and Brackett. 001485 Price: 6.05 USD
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	6	*Editors: Wollheim, Donald A./Carr, Terry* *World's Best Science Fiction 1968* U.S. Ace Books Inc. 1968 #020-01015. First Ace Books Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Art: Gaughan, Jack. $.75 is the original price. Medium beige paper, slightly darker at the edges (1"). 319 pages plus some book advertising. Orange colour on the edges. Front Cover: 6-7 large fingernail indents/small indents, creased corner, edge wear. Spine: A crease from book opening plus edge wear on the right and bottom edges. Back Cover: A triangular corner crease at the bottom left (extending inward 1"). Edge wear and the usual Spine-side crease from book opening. Some fingernail indents and creases. The book's been handled. In General: Page 21 has a torn piece at the right edge (1¼" x 1" wide) but it's all there. Story: 16 Sf. short stories. 003798 Price: 6.60 USD
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