bkplte signed by IA,all signed by ed,art,Isaac Asimov's Lucky Starr,Gregg,6 vols

Description: Lucky Starr Space Ranger Adventures David Starr: Space Ranger Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus Lucky Starr and the Big Sun of Mercury Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter Lucky Starr and the Rings of Saturn by Isaac Asimov (1 signed bookplate) Series Edited by David G. Hartwell (signed) Cover and Title Page Art by Wayne Barlowe (signed) New Prefaces Written by the Author Gregg Press First Printings Description: A set of six hardback book published by Gregg Press in 1978. The copyright pages state 'First Printing, October 1978'. All are first printings by Gregg Press with new prefaces by the author written specifically for this edition. Bookplate signed by the author without inscription or personalization laid into book one. All books signed by series editors David G. Hartwell on the left half of the double title page without inscription or personalization. All books signed by artist Wayne Barlowe on either the right or left half of the double title page without inscription or personalization. We have more books by Isaac Asimov, most with autographs - some even with Asimov's signature, to see a list, click on the link below: Isaac Asimov items for sale We still have many of the Science Fiction books published by Gregg Press for sale individually and as sets, use the link below to see a list of what is currently available: Gregg Press items for sale From the front flap (David Starr: Space Ranger): Six billion people on Earth, dependent on imports from the farms of Mars for their daily bread, are threatened with extinction by an insidious poison in their Martian foods. And only the Council of Science is aware that certain men are planning to attack Earth at it weakest point, by denying it the food it desperately needs. The Council's newest member, young David "Lucky" Starr, undertakes a trip to Mars, determined t find a solution to this threat of disaster. From the moment he takes a job as "farmboy" on Mars' largest domed farm, the mystery of the poisoned food takes on fantastic proportions. Fortunately, he meets up with John "Bigman" Jones, a cocky pint-sized native who soon becomes his fast friend and partner in adventure. With Bigman's help, Lucky fights a strange duel without protection from the poisonous Martian atmosphere, survives a dust storm, penetrates deep into the ravines which are the gateways to the world of the ancient Martians. It is then he realizes his true mission in life - and the Space Ranger is born! David Starr: Space Ranger is the first volume in The Lucky Starr Series by Isaac Asimov, a six volume collection of sturdy, hardcover editions published by Gregg Press. Each volume contains a new preface by the author. From the front flap (Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids): Suddenly after 25 years of peace, space pirates are active again, preying on helpless trading ships from earth and their hideouts among the countless small worlds in the asteroid belt. In an attempt to smoke out the space pirates from their unknown base, the Council of Science decides to send out a decoy trading ship, manned only with mechanical instruments for acquiring information and designed to explode when it is taken to the pirates' base. But Lucky Starr, space ranger and member extraordinary of the Council, is unwilling to trust science entirely and stows away to view the situation with his own eyes. He is determined to prove that the arch-rival Sirians are behind the pirate menace, trying to provoke reprisals against the asteroids by Earth that will lead to war. In the course of his adventures, Lucky endures an attempt to kill him by leaving him adrift in space, and attack by the pirates on an Earth outpost, and a dangerous high speed chase to catch the pirate leader that takes him almost into the sun itself! From the front Flap (Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus): How can Lou Evans, member of Earth's Council of Science and Lucky Starr's friend, be guilty of treason? Who is trying to steal top-secret Venusian yeast formulas? What on the planet Venus has the terrible power to control men's minds? These are some of the questions that must be answered by Luck Starr, youngest member of the Council of Science, before he can fight the awesome danger to the bubble-like city of Aphrodite, built beneath the Venusian ocean. The entire city is threatened with flooding, spurring the tough young Councilman and his tiny Martian sidekick, Bigman Jones, into action that is soon jet-propelled. A titanic struggle with a monster beneath the eerie ocean waters, Lucky's unique fight to resist mental controls are only two of the thrills in store before all the mysteries are solved and final combat waged with the mysterious evil power. From the front flap (Lucky Starr and the Big Sun of Mercury): When Lucky Starr and his cocky little pal Bigman arrive on Mercury, they are under orders from the Council of Science to put a stop to sabotage that is threatening Project Light. But they step into a tangle of mysteries that appears to have no possible solution. Is the sabotage being done by Sirians - humans from the warlike planet of Sirius, who are known to want Earth's resources? Or by Dr. Scott Mindes, head of Project Light, for his own twisted reasons? And what part does Jonathan Urteil, roving investigator for an unscrupulous senator, play in the intrigue on Mercury? Lucky and Bigman must face a variety of deadly enemies - a mad robot, tentacles of living rock - before they find the shocking answers to their questions. From the front flap (Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter): Is sabotage going to wreck the test flight of the first anti-gravity space ship? Are all the secrets of Project Agrav on the satellite Jupiter Nine being sent to Sirius, Earth's powerful and ruthless enemy? And if so, which of a handful of men on Jupiter Nine is responsible for passing on the information? Or do the Sirians have a form of telepathy so strong it could literally pick brains? Earth's Council of Science needs the answers to these questions in a hurry. So Lucky Starr, youngest Council Member, and his side-kick Bigman Jones set off on one of their most hazardous and exciting investigations. A weird fight in the anti-gravity corridors of Jupiter Nine, a near drowning in a river of ammonia; and the terrifying first flight of the Agrave ship that nearly ends in disaster are a few of the adventures that Lucky and Bigman encounter. And the trail ends in the discovery of a saboteur so fantastic that the reader will be kept guessing right up to the book's thrilling climax. From the front flap (Lucky Starr and the Rings of Saturn): Lucky Starr is in a tight spot - what his friend Bigman Jones considers the tightest of a danger-packed career as a member of Earth's Council of Science. For the first time Lucky and Bigman are face to face with the Sirians, Earth's most dangerous enemy. And he and Bigman are prisoners! The scene: a great dome on Titan, one of the moons of Saturn. The occasion: Lucky's arrest by the Sirians for "invading" their domain in Earth's Saturnian system, which the Sirians are claiming by right of colonization. Lucky is up against Devoure, the unscrupulous nephew of the Director of the Sirian Central Council, and his great army of Sirian robots. Bigman sees no way out, and yet Lucky must find a way. Otherwise there will be an interstellar war - and Earth will be fighting without a single ally! Note on Gregg Press printings: Many of the Gregg Press SF books were printed in editions of only 200 to 300 copies. Quite a few of these were sold to libraries, so finding non-exlibrary copies of all the books can be challenging. Some of the books that sold well were reprinted. It is possible to tell on many of those that were reprinted if a book is a first printing or not but not in all cases. Most first printings stated this on the copyright page but according to Hartwell, a few first printings had no statement of first printing and a few reprint runs didn't get the first printing statements removed. According to Currey, the twenty books published in the the first year (1975) had no printing statements. Condition: Bindings - very good to near fine, some of the spines are slightly to a little bumped at top and/or bottom, no bumped corners, slight to minor edgewear and slight soiling of the boards, page edges very slightly soiled, penciled catalog numbers or prices on the red endpapers and/or the title pages. Dust jackets - good to very good, all have slight to moderately faded spines and light to moderate rubbing, two have edge tears - all have moderate edgewear and wrinkling, all have light to moderate soiling, all have slight damage and wrinkling at top and bottom of spine and the flap folds, none are price clipped but no prices are listed, in dust jacket protectors. Our Business Policies: Use the Contact Seller link near the top of this listing to see our FAQs, which should answer most questions about our business and listing policies. 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