Padgett, Lewis (pseudonym of Henry Kuttner and Catherine Lucile Moore):
A GNOME THERE WAS AND OTHER TALES OF SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY - signed or inscribed book
1950, ISBN: 15ca1092eb76b871003ca4ec189f2347
Hardcover, First edition
[PU: Simon and Schuster, New York], SHORT STORIES, Jacket, Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-276 [277-280: blank], publisher's red boards, front and spine panels stamped in silver. First edition. A pre… More...
[PU: Simon and Schuster, New York], SHORT STORIES, Jacket, Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-276 [277-280: blank], publisher's red boards, front and spine panels stamped in silver. First edition. A presentation copy with an inscription on front free endpaper in Kuttner's hand that is signed by both authors: "For Herbert Alexander / With best regards / 'Lewis Padgett' / Catherine Moore Kuttner / Henry Kuttner." Kuttner and Moore's first collection of short fiction. Collects eleven short stories, including several classics: "The Twonky" and "Mimsy Were the Borogroves." All but two stories are reprinted from 1940s issues of ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION and UNKNOWN where Kuttner was a major star of the time under his own name and as "Lewis Padgett," often in collaboration with his wife, C. L. Moore. "Today . Kuttner's reputation rests primarily on the literate and sophisticated stories he and Moore wrote for John W. Campbell's ASTOUNDING STORIES during the 1940s ." - Gunn (ed), The New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, p. 261. A major collection of 1940s fantastic fiction. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1273. Light wear at upper spine end, rubbing to boards along portions of bottom edges and outer front joint, a very good copy in very good dust jacket with shallow chip from the upper spine end and wear to lower spine end and corner tips. Books signed or inscribed by both Kuttner and Moore are rare. (#161243)<
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Padgett, Lewis (pseudonym of Henry Kuttner and Catherine Lucile Moore):
A GNOME THERE WAS AND OTHER TALES OF SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY - signed or inscribed book
1950, ISBN: 15ca1092eb76b871003ca4ec189f2347
Hardcover, First edition
[PU: Simon and Schuster, New York], SIGNED . SF SC NOISBN, Jacket, Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-276 [277-280: blank], original red boards, front and spine panels stamped in silver. Presentation co… More...
[PU: Simon and Schuster, New York], SIGNED . SF SC NOISBN, Jacket, Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-276 [277-280: blank], original red boards, front and spine panels stamped in silver. Presentation copy warmly inscribed and signed by Kuttner as "Hank ("Lewis Padgett")" to Virgil Finlay and his family. Kuttner and Moore's first collection of short fiction. Collects eleven short stories, including several classics: "The Twonky" and "Mimsy Were the Borogroves." All but two stories are reprinted from 1940s issues of ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION and UNKNOWN where Kuttner was a major star of the time under his own name and as "Lewis Padgett," often in collaboration with his wife, C. L. Moore. "Today . Kuttner's reputation rests primarily on the literate and sophisticated stories he and Moore wrote for John W. Campbell's ASTOUNDING STORIES during the 1940s ." - Gunn (ed), The New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, p. 261. A major collection of 1940s fantastic fiction. [Reference: Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1273]. Bookplate of Virgil and Beverly Finlay affixed to front paste down, lower extremities a little bruised, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Publisher's review slip laid in. Kuttner died in 1957 and books inscribed or autographed by him are uncommon. (31234)<
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Padgett, Lewis (pseudonym of Henry Kuttner and Catherine Lucile Moore):
A GNOME THERE WAS AND OTHER TALES OF SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY - signed or inscribed book
1950, ISBN: 15ca1092eb76b871003ca4ec189f2347
Hardcover, First edition
[PU: Simon and Schuster, New York], SIGNED . SF SC NOISBN, Jacket, Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-276 [277-280: blank], original red boards, front and spine panels stamped in silver. Presentation co… More...
[PU: Simon and Schuster, New York], SIGNED . SF SC NOISBN, Jacket, Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-276 [277-280: blank], original red boards, front and spine panels stamped in silver. Presentation copy warmly inscribed and signed by Kuttner as "Hank ("Lewis Padgett")" to Virgil Finlay and his family. Kuttner and Moore's first collection of short fiction. Collects eleven short stories, including several classics: "The Twonky" and "Mimsy Were the Borogroves." All but two stories are reprinted from 1940s issues of ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION and UNKNOWN where Kuttner was a major star of the time under his own name and as "Lewis Padgett," often in collaboration with his wife, C. L. Moore. "Today . Kuttner's reputation rests primarily on the literate and sophisticated stories he and Moore wrote for John W. Campbell's ASTOUNDING STORIES during the 1940s ." - Gunn (ed), The New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, p. 261. A major collection of 1940s fantastic fiction. [Reference: Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1273]. Bookplate of Virgil and Beverly Finlay affixed to front paste down, lower extremities a little bruised, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Publisher's review slip laid in. Kuttner died in 1957 and books inscribed or autographed by him are uncommon. (31234)<
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Padgett, Lewis (pen name used by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore):
A GNOME THERE WAS - and Other Tales of Science Fiction and Fantasy - hardcover
2007, ISBN: 15ca1092eb76b871003ca4ec189f2347
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950. Book. Illus. by K. Chester; Edd Cartier;. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. This was the first book published under the pen name Lewis Padgett.… More...
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950. Book. Illus. by K. Chester; Edd Cartier;. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. This was the first book published under the pen name Lewis Padgett. Red boards lettered in silver on the front panel and spine; dustjacket by Edd Cartier and K. Chester. Edge and corner wear on the dustjacket with a few small chips; price clipped; no interior markings. This story collection contains: A Gnome There Was; What You Need; The Twonky; The Cure; Exit the Professor; See You Later; Mimsy Were the Borogoves; Jesting Pilot; This Is the House; Rain Check; and Compliments of the Author. Mimsy Were the Borogoves was filmed in 2007 as The Last Mimzy, directed by Robert Shaye and starring Chris O'Neil, Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, Joely Richardson, Timothy Hutton, Kathryn Hahn, Michael Clarke Duncan, and many others. The Twonky was filmed in 1953, directed by Arch Obeler and starring Hans Conried, Gloria Blondell, Janet Warren and more. Also, What You Need was shot as an episdoe of The Twilight Zone in 1959, starring Steve Cochran, Ernest Truex, Read Morgan, Arlene Martel and others.., Simon and Schuster, 1950, 3<
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Padgett, Lewis (pseudonym of Henry Kuttner and Catherine Lucile Moore):
A GNOME THERE WAS AND OTHER TALES OF SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY - signed or inscribed book
1950, ISBN: 15ca1092eb76b871003ca4ec189f2347
Hardcover, First edition
[PU: Simon and Schuster, New York], SHORT STORIES, Jacket, Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-276 [277-280: blank], original red boards, front and spine panels stamped in silver. First edition. A presen… More...
[PU: Simon and Schuster, New York], SHORT STORIES, Jacket, Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-276 [277-280: blank], original red boards, front and spine panels stamped in silver. First edition. A presentation copy with signed inscription by Moore to Joseph Wrzos on the title page. Kuttner and Moore's first collection of short fiction. Collects eleven short stories, including several classics: "The Twonky" and "Mimsy Were the Borogroves." All but two stories are reprinted from 1940s issues of ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION and UNKNOWN where Kuttner was a major star of the time under his own name and as "Lewis Padgett," often in collaboration with his wife, C. L. Moore. A major collection of 1940s fantastic fiction. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1273. Inked name on the front free endpaper. Slight spine lean, a very good copy in good dust jacket with wear along top and bottom edges and shallow chipping and fraying at spine ends. (#174507)<
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