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Clarke, Arthur C. / Lee, Gentry
Rama Series: RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA / RAMA II / GARDEN OF RAMA THE / RAMA REVEALED
Ballantine/Spectra 1975. 4 book set corners and edges are bumped/worn/and nicked edges are hand soiled creases on spines yellowed edges . #1 G with store stamp on ffep / #2 G 0-553-28658-7 1980 has crease on upper front corner / #3 Good 0-553-29817-8 1992 with rubbed spine edges / #4 G 1995 0-553-56947-3. We do not break sets but please e-mail as we may have an individual copy. Extra postage for multiple books is included in price. All 1st Printings. Mass Market Paperback. Good to G. Illus. by Fernandes Stanislaw. Ballantine/Spectra Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0011491 ISBN : 0345350561 9780345350565
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Clarke, Arthur C.
Rama Series: RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA ; RAMA II ; GARDEN OF RAMA ; RAMA REVEALED
Spectra 1974. 4 book set corners and edges are bumped and nicked creases on spine #1 has name printed on upper edges with fold-out inset picture intact & published by Ballantine / #2 is 0-553-28658-7 1990 / #3 is 0-553-18093-2 1992 / #4 is 0-553-56947-3 1995. We do not break sets but please e-mail as we may have an individual copy. Extra postage for multiple books is reflected in the price. All 1st Printings. Mass Market Paperback. G to G. Spectra Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 009708 ISBN : 0345241754 9780345241757
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Clarke, Arthur C.
Reach for Tomorrow
New York NY: Del Ray / Ballantine. Very Good. 1977. Fifteenth Printing. Mass Market Paperback. 0345258193 . Corners bumped slight edge wear. A clean bright copy. <p> Twelve memorable sci-fi tales filled with wonder and imagination including "Rescue Party" "A Walk in the Dark" and "Trouble with the Natives." Excellent examples of Clarke's dry humor and his unique brand of global disaster tales.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Del Ray / Ballantine paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 001813 ISBN : 0345258193 9780345258199
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Clarke, Arthur C. [Ian Ballantine copy]
Reach for Tomorrow First Edition Hardcover
New York: Ballantine Books 1956. First Edition . Yellow Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Yellow Cloth With Spine Lettering In Blue. First Printing. This Is The Publisher Ian Ballantine's Personal Copy Direct From The Publisher's Library. Book Clean No Wear Spine Lettering As New Pages Aged As Usual. Dj Complete Not Price-Clipped. Light Rubbing At Corner Edges And Top Edge Of Spine And At Top Edge Of Front Panel 1/2" Entirely Closed Tear At Top Of Rear Panel And A 3/4" Closed Tear At Top Of Rear Flap Fold Dj Clean And Front Panel Illustration Particularly Bright No Fading. <br/> <br/> Ballantine Books hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 022816
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Clarke, Arthur C.
Reach for Tomorrow
Ballantine 1956. #135 166 yellowed pages title is sidewise tan pictorial with black ltrs dark yellow printers ink on edges corners and edges are bumped and nicked. Second collection of short stories by Clarke. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Ballantine Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0013758
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Clarke, Arthur C. (Author)
Rendezvous with Rama Volume 1 Rama
New York New York: Del Rey Books / Ballantine Books 1975. Softcover. Good/No Jacket. Used Book: Mass Market Paperback Del Rey Books / Ballantine Books paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 986547 ISBN : 0345273443 9780345273444
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Clarke, Arthur C. (Author); McQuay, Mike (Author)
Richter 10
New York New York: Bantam Spectra Book / Bantam Dell / Random House Inc. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Used Book: Hard Cover Standard used condition. Reading copy or better. Poly dust jacket applied by previous owner. Sticker affixed to dust jacket under poly protector. Light staining near rear barcode. Bantam Spectra Book / Bantam Dell / Random House, Inc. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 962580 ISBN : 0553097083 9780553097085
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Clarke, Arthur C. and McQuay, MIke
RICHTER 10
New York:: Bantam 1996. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket. First printing. A near-future story set in a world of Chinese-held corporations and an America split along racial and religious lines. One seismotologist has developed a unique theory of quake predicition and he is struggling to avoid catastrophe in the form of a colossal earthquake more destructive than any in human history. Author's note 307 pp. Bantam, hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 13508
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Clarke, Arthur C.
Sands of Mars
New York: Pocket Books # 989 1st Printing 1954 ----------vintage paperback. Reading crease wear to front cover bottom left corner modest shelfwear store stamp inside a VG to near fine copy. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good to Near Fine. Illus. by Robert Schulz front cover. Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books. New York: Pocket Books # 989 1st Printing paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 013116
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Clarke, Arthur C.
Sands of Mars
NY: Gnome Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Boards rubbed jacket scuffed and . slightly sunned at spine. 1952. Hardcover. A classic science fiction novel about colonization of the planet Mars. ; Book Club Edition; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 216 pages . Gnome Press hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 36016
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Clarke, Arthur C.
Sands of Mars
New York: Perma Books 1959. Perma Book #M-4149. Reading copy only; covers are well creased and chipped. Protective sleeve. 2nd Paperback Edition - 1st Printing. Vintage Paperback. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Robert Schulz - Cover Art . 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Perma Books Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 016860
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Clarke, Arthur C.; James, Edwin; Pohl, Frederik; Shaw, Larry T.; Kennedy, Joe; Klass, Morton
Science Fiction Quarterly August 1951 Vol. 1 No. 2 1st appearance of Second Dawn by Arthur C. Clarke
Holyoke Mass: Columbia Publications 1951. Paperback. Good -. 130 p.: illustrations; 25 cm. Cover art by Leo Morey; illustrations by Finlay Kiemle Luros and Poulton. Contents: The Sun Came Up Last Night! by Edwin James; Danger Moon by James MacCreigh one of the many pen names used by Frederik Pohl; Second Dawn by Arthur C. Clarke first appearance in print of this story; Seeds of Insecurity by Larry Shaw Larry T. Shaw; No More Pencils No More Books by Joquel Kennedy Joe Kennedy; The Altruist by Morton Klass. In Good- Condition: 2.5 x 9 cm. section lacking at foot of front cover; lacking paper at ends of spine; fore-edge of cover chipped with small sections lacking from front fore-edge and upper edge; back cover faintly dampstained; upper corner of first few pages faintly dampstained; otherwise pages are clean and tight. Columbia Publications paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 001504
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Clarke, Arthur C.
Sentinel the
Berkley 1983. 203 pages mustard paper with black ltrs on spine B&W drawings by Bruce Preiss corners and head-heel of spine are bumped. DJ is gray pictorial with white and gold ltrs and corners/edges/& head-heel of spine are nicked/chipped/torn/and creased with a tear on the back at spine and taped head of spine. Book Club BCE/BOMC. Hardcover. G/Good. Illus. by Woods Lebbeus jacket illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Berkley Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0013222
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Clarke, Arthur C.
Sentinel the
Berkley 1983. 203 pages mustard paper with brown ltrs on spine B&W drawings corners and head-heel of spine are bumped. DJ is gray pictorial with white and gold ltrs and corners/edges/& head-heel of spine are nicked/chipped/torn/and creased with a tear on the back at spine. Book Club BCE/BOMC. Hard Cover. G/Good. Illus. by Woods Lebbeus. Berkley Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 008553
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Clarke, Arthur C.
Songs of Distant Earth The
New York: A Del Rey Book Ballantine Books a division of Random House Inc. 1987. Light Creasing on Front Rear Covers; Moderate Creasing on Spine; Front Rear Covers Lightly Chipped; Spine Moderately Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age; "05" Stamped on Lower Edge. The New York Times Bestseller. FIRST PAPERBACK PUBLICATION. BOOK NUMBER: 32240. CONTENTS: Author's Note; I. Thalassa; II. Magellan; III. South Island; IV. Krakan; V. The Bounty Syndrome; VI. The Forests of the Sea; VII. As the Sparks Fly Upward; VIII. The Songs of Distant Earth; IX. Sagan Two; Chronology; Bibliographical Note; Acknowledgments. SYNOPSIS: PARADISE LOST Just a few islands in a planetwide ocean Thalassa was a veritable paradise - home to one of the small colonies founded centuries before by robot Mother Ships when the Sun had gone nova and mankind had fled Earth. Mesmerized by the beauty of Thalassa and overwhelmed by its vast resources the colonists lived an idyllic existence unaware of the monumental evolutionary event slowly taking place beneath their seas . . . Then the Magellan arrived in orbit carrying one million refugees from the last mad days on Earth. And suddenly uncertainty and change had come to the placid paradise that was Thalassa. Arthur C. Clarke was born at Minehead Somerset England in 1917 and is a graduate of King's College London where he obtained First Class Honors in Physics and Mathematics. He is past Chairman of the British Interplanetary Society a member of the Academy of Astronautics the Royal Astronomical Society and many other scientific organizations. During World War II as an RAF officer he was in charge of the first radar talk-down equipment during its experimental trials. His only non-science-fiction novel Glide Path is based on this work. Author of fifty books some twenty million-plus copies of which have been printed in over thirty languages his numerous awards include the 1961 Kalinga Prize the AAAS-Westinghouse science-writing prize the Bradford Washburn Award and the Hugo Nebula and John W. Campbell Awards - all three of which were won by his novel Rendezvous with Rama. In 1968 he shared an Oscar nomination with Stanley Kubrick for 2001: A Space Odyssey and his thirteen-part TV series Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World has now been screened in many countries. He joined Walter Cronkite during CBS' coverage of the Apollo missions. His invention of the communications satellite in 1945 has brought him numerous honors such as the 1982 Marconi International Fellowship a gold medal of the Franklin Institute the Vikram Sarabhai Professorship of the Physical Research Laboratory Ahmedabad and a Fellowship of King's College London. The President of Sri Lanka recently nominated him Chancellor of the University of Moratuwa near Colombo. First Thus 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Illus. by Michael Whelan. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A Del Rey Book Ballantine Books, a division of Random House, Inc. Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 003072 ISBN : 0345322401 9780345322401
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Clarke, Arthur C.
Songs of Distant Earth
Westminster Maryland U.S.A.: Ballantine Books 1986. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A Very Nice Copy - First edition First printing with the corresponding number line. Book is in Very Good condition. Boards are clean not bumped. Fore edges have a small amount of reading wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Near Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar wrapper. A very good reading copy. Thanks and Enjoy. Ballantine Books Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 001142 ISBN : 0345332199 9780345332196
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Clarke, Arthur C.
Space Odyssey Series: 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY / 2010: ODYSSEY TWO / 2061 ODYSSEY THREE / 3001 THE FINAL ODYSSEY
Signet & Del Rey 1968. 4 book set corners and edges are bumped and nicked clean & tight. Extra postage for multiple books is reflected in price. 33th 1st 7th 1st. Mass Market Paperback. Good to G. Signet & Del Rey Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0021697 ISBN : 0451118642 9780451118646
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Clarke, Arthur C.
Space Odyssey 2 2010: odyssey Two
New York: A Del Rey Book Published By Ballantine Books - Random House Inc. 1989. Light Creasing on Front Rear Covers Spine; Front Rear Covers Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. BOOK NUMBER: 30306. MOVIE TIE-IN: This novel was the basis for the 1984 feature film of the same name. SYNOPSIS: When 2001: A Space Odyssey first shocked amazed and delighted millions in the late 1960s the novel was quickly recognized as a classic. Since then its fame has grown steadily among the multitudes who have read the novel or seen the film based on it. Yet along with almost universal acclaim a host of questions has grown more insistent through the years: Who or what transformed Dave Bowman into the Star-Child What purpose lay behind the transformation What would become of the Star-Child What alien purpose lay behind the monoliths on the Moon and out in space What could drive Hal a stable intelligent computer to kill the crew Was Hal really insane What happened to Hal and the spaceship Discovery after Dave Bowman disappeared Would there be a sequel Now all those questions and many more have been answered. In this stunning sequel to his international bestseller Clarke has written what will truly be one of the great books of the '80s. Cosmic in sweep eloquent in its depiction of Man's place in the Universe and filled with the romance of space this novel is a monumental achievement. THIS IS FICTION IN THE GRAND TRADITION. BESIDE IT EVEN 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY IS MERE PROLOGUE! Arthur C. Clarke was born at Minehead Somerset England in 191 and is a graduate of King's College London where he obtained First Class Honors in Physics and Mathematics. He is past Chairman of the British Interplanetary Society a member of the Academy of Astronautics the Royal Astronomical Society and many other scientific organizations. During World War II as an RAF officer he was in charge of the first radar talk-down equipment during its experimental trials. His only non-science-fiction novel Glide Path is based on this work. Author of fifty books some twenty million-plus copies of which have been printed in over thirty languages his numerous awards include the 1961 Kalinga Prize the AAAS-Westinghouse science-writing prize the Bradford Washburn Award and the Hugo Nebula and John W. Campbell Awards - all three of which were won by his novel Rendezvous with Rama. In 1968 he shared an Oscar nomination with Stanley Kubrick for 2001: A Space Odyssey and his thirteen-part TV series Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World has now been screened in many countries. He joined Walter Cronkite during CBS' coverage of the Apollo missions. His invention of the communications satellite in 1945 has brought him numerous honors such as the 1982 Marconi International Fellowship a gold medal of the Franklin Institute the Vikram Sarabhai Professorship of the Physical Research Laboratory Ahmedabad and a Fellowship of King's College London. The President of Sri Lanka recently nominated him Chancellor of the University of Moratuwa near Colombo. First Thus 7th Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Michael Whelan. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A Del Rey Book Published By Ballantine Books - Random House, Inc. Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 003068 ISBN : 0345303067 9780345303066
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Clarke, Arthur C.
Space Odyssey 4 3001: The Final Odyssey
New York: A Del Rey Book - The Ballantine Publishing Group 1997. Light Creasing on Front Rear Covers Spine; Front Rear Covers Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Light Moisture Damage; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. CONTENTS: Prologue: The Firstborn; I. Star City; II. Goliath; III. The Worlds of Galileo; IV. The Kingdom of Sulfur; V. Termination; Sources and Acknowledgments; Valediction. SYNOPSIS: One thousand years after the Jupiter mission to explore the mysterious Monolith had been destroyed after Dave Bowman was transformed into the Star Child Frank Poole drifted in space frozen and forgotten leaving the supercomputer HAL inoperable. But now Poole has returned to life awakening in a world far different from the one he left behind - and just as the Monolith may be stirring once again . . . Arthur C. Clarke is considered the greatest science fiction writer of all time and is an international treasure in many other ways including the fact that an article by him in 1945 led to the invention of satellite technology. Books by Mr. Clarke - both fiction and nonfiction - have more than one hundred million copies in print worldwide. First Thus 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A Del Rey Book - The Ballantine Publishing Group Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 003067 ISBN : 0345423496 9780345423498
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Clarke, Arthur C.
Space Odyssey 2 2010: odyssey Two
New York: A Del Rey Book Published By Ballantine Books - Random House Inc. 1984. Moderate Creasing on Front Rear Covers Spine; Front Rear Covers Spine Moderately Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. BOOK NUMBER: 30306. MOVIE TIE-IN: This novel was the basis for the 1984 feature film of the same name. SYNOPSIS: When 2001: A Space Odyssey first shocked amazed and delighted millions in the late 1960s the novel was quickly recognized as a classic. Since then its fame has grown steadily among the multitudes who have read the novel or seen the film based on it. Yet along with almost universal acclaim a host of questions has grown more insistent through the years: Who or what transformed Dave Bowman into the Star-Child What purpose lay behind the transformation What would become of the Star-Child What alien purpose lay behind the monoliths on the Moon and out in space What could drive Hal a stable intelligent computer to kill the crew Was Hal really insane What happened to Hal and the spaceship Discovery after Dave Bowman disappeared Would there be a sequel Now all those questions and many more have been answered. In this stunning sequel to his international bestseller Clarke has written what will truly be one of the great books of the '80s. Cosmic in sweep eloquent in its depiction of Man's place in the Universe and filled with the romance of space this novel is a monumental achievement. THIS IS FICTION IN THE GRAND TRADITION. BESIDE IT EVEN 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY IS MERE PROLOGUE! Arthur C. Clarke was born at Minehead Somerset England in 191 and is a graduate of King's College London where he obtained First Class Honors in Physics and Mathematics. He is past Chairman of the British Interplanetary Society a member of the Academy of Astronautics the Royal Astronomical Society and many other scientific organizations. During World War II as an RAF officer he was in charge of the first radar talk-down equipment during its experimental trials. His only non-science-fiction novel Glide Path is based on this work. Author of fifty books some twenty million-plus copies of which have been printed in over thirty languages his numerous awards include the 1961 Kalinga Prize the AAAS-Westinghouse science-writing prize the Bradford Washburn Award and the Hugo Nebula and John W. Campbell Awards - all three of which were won by his novel Rendezvous with Rama. In 1968 he shared an Oscar nomination with Stanley Kubrick for 2001: A Space Odyssey and his thirteen-part TV series Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World has now been screened in many countries. He joined Walter Cronkite during CBS' coverage of the Apollo missions. His invention of the communications satellite in 1945 has brought him numerous honors such as the 1982 Marconi International Fellowship a gold medal of the Franklin Institute the Vikram Sarabhai Professorship of the Physical Research Laboratory Ahmedabad and a Fellowship of King's College London. The President of Sri Lanka recently nominated him Chancellor of the University of Moratuwa near Colombo. First Thus 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Illus. by Michael Whelan. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A Del Rey Book Published By Ballantine Books - Random House, Inc. Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 002928 ISBN : 0345303067 9780345303066
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Clarke, Arthur C.
Space Odyssey Series: 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY / 2010: ODYSSEY TWO / 2061 ODYSSEY THREE / 3001 THE FINAL ODYSSEY
Signet & Del Rey 1968. 4 book set corners and edges are bumped and nicked #1 & 3 have creases on spine of #3 &4 #1 is 25th printing while other 3 are all first printints and have yellowed edges. #1 has yellow printers ink on edges/ #2 is 0-345-303-06-7 1984 / #3 is 0-345-35879-1 1989 / #4 is 0-345-42349-6 1998. Extra postage for multiple books is included in price. Mass Market Paperback. Good to G. Illus. by Whelan Michael cover art. Signet & Del Rey Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000737 ISBN : 0451066251 9780451066251
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Clarke, Arthur C.
Space Odyssey Series: 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY / 2010: ODYSSEY TWO / 2061 ODYSSEY THREE / 3001 THE FINAL ODYSSEY
Signet & Del Rey 1968. 4 book set corners and edges are bumped and nicked #1 #2 & 3 have creases on spine #1 is Good with scruffed covers and crease on lower edge and yellow printers ink on edges #2 0-345-30306-7 G #3 0-345-35879-1 G with tear on spine #4 0-345-42349-6 G. We do not break sets but please e-mail as we may have an individual copy. Extra postage for multiple books is reflected in the price. 42nd 1st 1st 7th Ptgs. Mass Market Paperback. Good to G. Signet & Del Rey Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 009250
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Clarke, Arthur C.
Space Odyssey Series: 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY ; 2010: ODYSSEY TWO ; 2061 ODYSSEY THREE ; 3001 THE FINAL ODYSSEY
Signet & Del Rey 1968. 4 book set corners and edges are bumped and nicked #1 G is movie-tie-in edition with b&w photographs with name on inside front cover / #2 G is scruffed on front edge of spine and indentations on covers / #3 G with gray stain on upper edge corners of last 50 pages and has a loose cover not glued to book / #4 G has creases on spine. We do not break sets but please e-mail as we may have an individual copy. Extra postage for multiple books is reflected in price. 30th 1st 1st 6th. Mass Market Paperback. Good to G. Signet & Del Rey Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 009166
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Clarke, Arthur C.
Space Odyssey Series: 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY / 2010: ODYSSEY TWO / 2061 ODYSSEY THREE / 3001 THE FINAL ODYSSEY
Signet & Del Rey 1968. 4 book set store stamp on ffeps corners and edges are bumped and nicked #1 & 3 have creases on spine tear on lower front cover of #1 from sticker removal. Extra postage for multiple books is reflected in price. 13th 1st 1st 1st. Mass Market Paperback. Good to G. Signet & Del Rey Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 002090
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Clarke, Arthur C.
Space Odyssey 2 2010: odyssey Two
New York: A Del Rey Book Published By Ballantine Books - Random House Inc. 1984. Heavy Creasing on Spine; Front Cover Lightly Chipped; Rear Cover Spine Moderately Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled. BOOK NUMBER: 30306. MOVIE TIE-IN: This novel was the basis for the 1984 feature film of the same name. SYNOPSIS: When 2001: A Space Odyssey first shocked amazed and delighted millions in the late 1960s the novel was quickly recognized as a classic. Since then its fame has grown steadily among the multitudes who have read the novel or seen the film based on it. Yet along with almost universal acclaim a host of questions has grown more insistent through the years: Who or what transformed Dave Bowman into the Star-Child What purpose lay behind the transformation What would become of the Star-Child What alien purpose lay behind the monoliths on the Moon and out in space What could drive Hal a stable intelligent computer to kill the crew Was Hal really insane What happened to Hal and the spaceship Discovery after Dave Bowman disappeared Would there be a sequel Now all those questions and many more have been answered. In this stunning sequel to his international bestseller Clarke has written what will truly be one of the great books of the '80s. Cosmic in sweep eloquent in its depiction of Man's place in the Universe and filled with the romance of space this novel is a monumental achievement. THIS IS FICTION IN THE GRAND TRADITION. BESIDE IT EVEN 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY IS MERE PROLOGUE! Arthur C. Clarke was born at Minehead Somerset England in 191 and is a graduate of King's College London where he obtained First Class Honors in Physics and Mathematics. He is past Chairman of the British Interplanetary Society a member of the Academy of Astronautics the Royal Astronomical Society and many other scientific organizations. During World War II as an RAF officer he was in charge of the first radar talk-down equipment during its experimental trials. His only non-science-fiction novel Glide Path is based on this work. Author of fifty books some twenty million-plus copies of which have been printed in over thirty languages his numerous awards include the 1961 Kalinga Prize the AAAS-Westinghouse science-writing prize the Bradford Washburn Award and the Hugo Nebula and John W. Campbell Awards - all three of which were won by his novel Rendezvous with Rama. In 1968 he shared an Oscar nomination with Stanley Kubrick for 2001: A Space Odyssey and his thirteen-part TV series Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World has now been screened in many countries. He joined Walter Cronkite during CBS' coverage of the Apollo missions. His invention of the communications satellite in 1945 has brought him numerous honors such as the 1982 Marconi International Fellowship a gold medal of the Franklin Institute the Vikram Sarabhai Professorship of the Physical Research Laboratory Ahmedabad and a Fellowship of King's College London. The President of Sri Lanka recently nominated him Chancellor of the University of Moratuwa near Colombo. First Thus 4th Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Illus. by Michael Whelan. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A Del Rey Book Published By Ballantine Books - Random House, Inc. Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000142 ISBN : 0345303067 9780345303066
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Clarke, Arthur C.
Space Odyssey 2 2010: Odyssey Two
New York: A Del Rey Book Published By Ballantine Books - Random House Inc. 1982. BOOK: Repaired; Moderately Scuffed; Heavy Shelf Rub to Boards; Spine Heavily Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled. DUST JACKET: Missing. MOVIE TIE-IN: This novel was the basis for the 1984 feature film of the same name. First Edition 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Del Rey Book Published By Ballantine Books - Random House, Inc. Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000141 ISBN : 0345303059 9780345303059
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Clarke, Arthur C.
Space Trilogy 2 Earthlight
New York: A Del Rey Book Published By Ballantine Books - Random House Inc. 1977. Previous Dealer Markings; Light Creasing on Front Rear Covers Spine; Front Rear Covers Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. SYNOPSIS: THE TIE THAT BINDS The human race had been born on a unique world.a world loaded with mineral wealth unmatched elsewhere in the solar system. This accident of fate gave a flying start to man's technology - but it made man dependent on his home world. What were the independent republics on Mars and Venus to do United in a Federation they were still dependent on Earth for such essentials as mercury lead uranium - and modern technology could not survive without them. There had to be a better way. - and - TIME WAS RUNNING OUT Sadler knew that the discovery of heavy metals on the Moon could lead to a devastating war between Earth and the younger colonies of Mars and Venus. And someone in the quiet respectable group of scientists on the Moon - someone Sadler had to find - was passing information to the unseen warships in outer space. Was it Jamieson the young astronomer devoted to the peaceful pursuit of pure science.or Jenkins whose contacts in Supply gave him easy access to couriers from the rival planets.or even Director Maclaurin whose knowledge of Earth's plans made him the most dangerous if he chose to tell. If war came the Moon would be the target. But Sadler's job was to prevent that war if he could.while the uneasy days hours seconds ticked away. First Edition 17th Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Illus. by Stanislaw Fernandes. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A Del Rey Book Published By Ballantine Books - Random House, Inc. Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000145 ISBN : 0345272730 9780345272737
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Clarke, Arthur C.; and Baxter, Stephen
Sunstorm: A Time Odyssey #2
London England: Gollancz 2005. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Large softcover first edition 398gms 251 pages. Book #2 in the Time Odyssey series. 2037. The sun flares. Thousands die. Suddenly our high-technology civilisation seems terribly vulnerable. We recover. We rebuild. But this is just the precursor. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and moderate page discolouration throughout otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Gollancz Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : SCIFIC147 ISBN : 0575076542 9780575076549
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Clarke, Arthur C.
Tales from the White Hart
New York: Ballantine Books # 539 2nd Printing 1961 ----------paperback. The uncommon 2nd printing. Corner creases spine fold a VG to VG copy. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good to Very Good. Illus. by Richard Powers front cover. Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books. New York: Ballantine Books # 539 2nd Printing paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 013133
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Clarke, Arthur C.
Tales from the White Hart
New York: Ballantine Books # U2113 3rd Printing 1966 ----------paperback. The uncommon 3rd printing. A little front cover soiling store stamp on page block bottom edge some edgewear appears unread a VG copy. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Richard Powers front cover. Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books. New York: Ballantine Books # U2113 3rd Printing paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 013134
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Clarke, Arthur C
Tales From the 'White Hart'
New York: Ballantine Books 1975. A very nice copy full of some fine science fiction. Interiors are tightly bound and lightly tanned. Soft cover wraps show light rubbing and minor creasing. Spine is uncreased but is rubbed and chipped lightly. A very solid copy in a protective sleeve. 10th Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ballantine Books Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 014470 ISBN : 0345241657 9780345241658
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Clarke, Arthur C
Tales From the 'White Hart'
New York: Ballantine Books 1975. A very nice copy with interiors tightly bound and unmarked. Dustjacket is mylar protected showing only light creasing and chipping to the front panel and spine points. A very nice copy full of some fine science-fiction. Book Club BCE/BOMC. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Tony Gleeson - Cover Art. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ballantine Books Hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 012908
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Clarke, Arthur C.
Tales from the "White Hart"
New York: A Del Rey Book Published By Ballantine Books - Random House Inc. 1977. Light Creasing on Front Rear Covers; Front Rear Covers Spine Lightly Chipped; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. CONTENTS: Silence Please; Big Game Hunt; Patent Pending; Armaments Race; Critical Mass; The Ultimate Melody; The Pacifist; The Next Tenants; Moving Spirit; The Man Who Ploughed the Sea; The Reluctant Orchid; Cold War; What Goes Up; Sleeping Beauty; The Defenestration of Ermintrude Inch. SYNOPSIS: WELCOME TO THE "WHITE HART" You come upon the White Hart quite unexpectedly in one of these anonymous little lanes leading down from Fleet Street to the Embankment. It's no use telling you where it is.for the first dozen visits a guide is essential. From the outside it looks like any other pub. And so the reader embarks on 15 hilarious and wholly delightful adventures in Tales from the "White Hart" - and - INGENIOUS HILARIOUS WHOLLY DELIGHTFUL stories such as these could come only from a man who has mastered both science and fiction - in short from Arthur C. Clarke. In the smoky and comfortable gloom of the White Hart pub - "somewhere in London" - the fraternity of British scientists S-F writers and fans gather nightly to listen to the magnificent stories of Harry Purvis. Whether you believe all that Harry Purvis says or not Mr. Clarke doesn't commit himself you will be astonished amused and amazed by his hilarious tales of .a home-brew whiskey of explosive power .a meat-eating orchid with a vicious disposition .the curious fate of Ermintrude Inch. The mixture is definitely not "as before" and the book is definitely surprising. For Mr. Clarke who has established a reputation for impeccable science - both in his nonfiction and his novels - appears here in a new role: the Baron Munchausen of science fiction. First Edition 12th Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Stanislaw Fernandes. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A Del Rey Book Published By Ballantine Books - Random House, Inc. Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000214 ISBN : 0345241657 9780345241658
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Clarke, Arthur C.
TALES OF TEN WORLDS
NY: Signet 1973. 10th printing; #Q5452. Cover art is uncredited. Front cover foredge corner loss; creasing; tanning; edge and corner nicks and wear. Mass Market Paperback. Good-. Signet Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : NO2296
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Clarke, Arthur C.
Tales of Ten Worlds
New York: Dell Publishing Co. Inc. 1964. 1st Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good-. VG- in wraps now bagged in archival mylar. Dell 8467. Rubbing to edges and covers crease and tear at spine owner's stamp to ffep interior toning. <br/> <br/> Dell Publishing Co., Inc. paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 005859
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Clarke, Arthur C.
TALES OF TEN WORLDS
NY: Signet 1973. 4th printing; #Y7241. Cover art by Fernando Fernandez. Has been wet at lower foredge and is mildly stainmed; a little soiling mostly rear cover. Reading copy. Mass Market Paperback. Reading Copy. Signet Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : QAR146
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Clarke, Arthur C.
Tales of Ten Worlds
Scarborough ON: New American Library Signet Book # Q5452 1st Printing 1973 ----------paperback Canadian printing. The 1st Signet printing of a book later reprinted several times. Cover creases edgewear a little browning inside covers a VG copy. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books. Scarborough, ON: New American Library Signet Book # Q5452 1st Printing paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 013137
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Clarke, Arthur C.
Tales of Ten Worlds
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Inc. Previous Dealer Markings; Light Creasing on Front Rear Covers; Moderate Creasing on Spine; Front Rear Covers Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Moderately Cocked; Edges Moderately Soiled. by Arthur C. Clarke Co-author of 2001: A Space Odyssey. BOOK NUMBER: HPL 47. CONTENTS: I Remember Babylon; Summertime on Icarus; Out of the Cradle Endlessly Orbiting.; Who's There; Hate; Into the Comet; An Ape About the House; Saturn Rising; Let There Be Light; Death and the Senator; Trouble With Time; Before Eden; A Slight Case of Sunstroke; Dog Star; The Road to the Sea. SYNOPSIS: Fifteen stories by "our ablest practitioner of science fiction" ranging from the sinister rescue of a sputnik in the Pacific to startling and amusing adventures on the moon in a comet's tail on Mars and Venus in the rings of Saturn and on the asteroid Icarus only seventeen million miles from the sun. The long concluding story The Road to the Sea is set thousands of years in the future when men have ventured beyond our solar system and the last civilizations on earth are being evacuated. Harbrace Paperbound Library. Mass Market Paperback. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc. Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000150 ISBN : 0156881586 9780156881586
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Clarke, Arthur C.
Tales of Ten Worlds
Scarborough: A Signet Book - The New American Library of Canada Limited 1973. Previous Dealer Markings; Moderate Creasing on Front Cover Spine; Light Creasing on Rear Cover; Front Rear Covers Spine Moderately Chipped; Spine Moderately Cocked; Edges Moderately Soiled; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. CONTENTS: I Remember Babylon; Summertime on Icarus; Out of the Cradle Endlessly Orbiting.; Who's There; Hate; Into the Comet; An Ape About the House; Saturn Rising; Let There Be Light; Death and the Senator; Trouble With Time; Before Eden; A Slight Case of Sunstroke; Dog Star; The Road to the Sea. SYNOPSIS: THE GRAND TOUR OF OUTER SPACE AWAITS YOU. FROM THE EARTH TO THE UNIVERSE - FIFTEEN TALES OF MAN AND THE STARS. Moons comets planets the stars - all these are the realm of "the acknowledged king of science fiction" Arthur C. Clarke. Delight in the wonder of Saturn's rings. Ponder how man can escape from the heart of a comet. Learn how a simple tool of astronomy can be the perfect murder weapon. Ride the asteroid Icarus in a race of death with the sun. And in the long concluding story The Road to the Sea realize the ultimate fate of man as he takes to the universe leaving his dying Earth behind. First Thus 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A Signet Book - The New American Library of Canada Limited Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000151
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Clarke, Arthur C. (Author)
The Baen Big Book of Monsters
Riverdale New York: Baen Books 2014. First Thus. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Used Book: Trade Paperback Standard used condition. Reading copy or better. Baen Books paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 795540 ISBN : 1476736995 9781476736990
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Clarke, Arthur C.
THE CITY AND THE STARS
NY: Signet 1971. 3rd printing undated Apr. 1968; #P3429. Cover art by Powers. Tanning; slight lean; edge and corner wear. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Signet Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : VMA27
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Clarke, Arthur C.
The City and the Stars
USA: Harcourt Brace & Company 1956 An expansion of Clarke's first novel "Against the Fall of Night". First edition. Not price-clipped not bumped. There is a bookplate from a previous owner on the back of the front cover. The front of the dust jacket has three small tears at the bottom all approximately a quarter-inch 6 mm long. Aside from these flaws this is a very sharp looking copy of this seminal work see photos. Comes in an archival protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Harcourt Brace & Company hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000775
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Clarke, Arthur C.
THE DEEP RANGE
NY: Bantam 1991. 1st printing Apr. 1991. Cover art by Paul Swendsen. Tnning; light wear. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good to Near Fine. Bantam Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : TV52 ISBN : 055328925X 9780553289251
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Clarke, Arthur C.
THE DEEP RANGE
NY: Signet 1958. 1st printing Nov. 1958; #S1583. Cover art by Paul Lehr. Creasing; lean; corner wear; uneven edges; mild tanning; odd marks on top end. . Mass Market Paperback. Good to Very Good-. Signet Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : RWA44
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Clarke, Arthur C. (Author)
The Deep Range
New York New York: Signet / New American Library 1958. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Used Book: Mass Market Paperback Very light shelf wear with a light shelf lean. Signet / New American Library paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 843188
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Clarke, Arthur C.
The Deep Range
New York: New American Library Signet Book # S1583 1st Printing 1958 ----------vintage paperback. Minor dent front cover near top right corner and unread almost as new copy. . Mass Market Paperback. As New. Illus. by Paul Lehr front cover. Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books. New York: New American Library Signet Book # S1583 1st Printing paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 013129
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Clarke, Arthur C.
The Deep Range
New York NY: Signet. Good. 1958. Eighth Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Spine a bit creased slanted corners bumped minor edge wear. Some yellowing but text is clean and unmarked. <p> "Whaleboys: Don Burley-hero of tomorrow tall handsome. . . and shepherd of the mammoth whale herds which graze the seas growing fat and healthy and ripe for man's dinner table. And Walt Franklin-mystery man of The Reefs. What secret from his past waited to plunge him into a life-and-death struggle with the sea Could he conquer the old terror that kept him apart from his fellows and drove him to search for the treasures of the oceans which could change man's future"; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Signet paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 001822
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Clarke, Arthur C
The Deep Range
New York: New American Library 1958. S1583. Reading copy only with the front cover loosening from the text book and spine. Bookstamp to the first page. Interiors are tightly bound and only lightly tanned. Covers are creased and rubbed. Hard rubbing and chipping to the spine. A reading copy but with many years left. Protective sleeve. First Paperback Edition - First Printing. Vintage Paperback. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Paul Lehr - Cover Art. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. New American Library Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 015245
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Clarke, Arthur C.
The Exploration Of Space First American Edition Signed By Arthur C. Clarke
New York: Harper & Brothers 1951. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Xiii199 Pp. Blue Cloth Gilt. First American Edition "First Edition" Stated On Copyright Page. Signed By Clarke On The Title Page. Near Fine Very Clean And Bright Gilt Brilliant Slight Rubbing At Corners. Very Faint Dampstain 1/2" Deep At Foredges Of Pastedowns And Free Endpapers And 1/4" Deep At Top Half Of Foredge Of Blank Side Of Frontispiece. No Dust Jacket. <br/> <br/> Harper & Brothers hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 034970
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Clarke, Arthur C.
THE FOUNTAINS OF PARADISE
NY: Ballantine / Del Rey 1980. 1st printing Feb. 1980. Cover art by Terry Oakes. A little creasing edge and corner wear and mild tanning. SingleIssueMagazine. Very Good. Ballantine / Del Rey Paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : UMA1159 ISBN : 0345253566 9780345253569
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