THE PLATYPUS OF DOOM AND OTHER NIHILISTS by Cover, arthur byron - 1976 first edition

Paperback / softback. New.

U.S.A.: Warner Books, 1976. Book. Good.. Paperback. Light wear, covers show some creasing. Interior is clean..

warner, 1976 first edition. , near fine, paperback, ,

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

E-003: Warner Books. Very Good. 1976. Hardcover. Mass Market PB. 12mo. Published by Warner Books, New York. 1976. 222 pgs. Warner 88-079. First Edition/First Printing. Neal Adams wrappers. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. No ownership marks present. . Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. "The Platypus of Doom": This gigantic, bow-tie-wearing space monster can grant the winner of the "great game"* his or her heart's desire. Sounds great, right. Well, you know the old adage....Be careful what you wish for; you just might get it. [*The great game appears to be ping pong, by the way : -) ]""The Armadillo of Destruction": An immortal creature that feeds off the powerful negative energy of hate. He's often on the lookout for a new energy source--which always ends badly for the source. Leopold Janifer thinks he has found a way to beat the Armadillo's system. Is he right?""The… Read More

New York: Warner, 1976. Softcover. Very Good in illustrated wrappers.. 12mo., Neal Adams [illustrator]. PBO, Warner 88-079. Scarce copy. Described on the rear cover as "psycho science fiction." First short story collection by the author, a contributor to the legendarily unpublished "Last Dangerous Visions" and an early discovery of Harlan Ellison.

New York: Warner Books, 1976. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First paperback edition first printing. Book is tight clean and square. Wraps sharp and clean, with a couple of minor creases to the fore-edge corners. Sharp spine ends. Text block clean, with a little fading to the publishers stain on the top edge. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Feels tight and lightly read, no reading creases to spine. Near fine condition. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A solid original printing copy of this very uncommon cult novel, described as Psycho SF, humourous, bizarre, weird, whist at the same time an examination of such things as love, hate, motivation, and the meaning of existence itself. Features the stories: The Platypus of Doom, The Armadillo of Destruction, The Aardvark of Despair and The Clam of Catastrophe.