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rif. SB11217ABoston: John W. Luce & Company Circa 1923. Lightly aged several raggedly cut fore edges else textblock clean and tight; 10 ethereal plates by S.H. Sime including frontispiece; Black cloth spine light fraying to corners of spine rubbed and bumped board corners; Lightly scuffed and character-soiled; Lacks dust jacket; 219p. Quarter Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Black & White Plates by S.H. Sime. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. John W. Luce & Company Hardcover
2021rif. 031504New York: Privately Published 2021. Appears seldom if ever read. The cover is in Very Good condition but for a crease to the bottom corner of the front wrap and moderate surface rubbing. Flat uncreased spine. NO chips tears or fading. Near Fine condition inside. Two leaves with a mild inadvertent crease. Pages are otherwise crisp clean and unmarked -- apparently seldom if ever read. Bound in the original black pictorial wraps. From a 2023 review by kdav99: "5 stars. GET IT! Ah!! This is such an incredible read!! Its SO refreshingly imaginative; like nothing Ive read before! Im screaming for a sequel!!!!!!." From a 2021 review by Victor M: "The story is excellent! It covers many themes from coming of age to the fear we all have of stepping up to something much bigger than ourselves. An incredibly captivating journey that tells the tale of a young wolf who is constantly finding himself at odds with who he has to be for his people and who he wishes to be for himself. This journey of self discovery and facing adversity will leave you wanting more. A good read for young adults or those interested in well versed fiction. An up and coming gem and sure to be a welcomed change in a landscape of stories that have been told so many times before. Absolutely worth the purchase. 10/10." From a review by Jeffrey: "5 stars. I gotta say I'm a big vampire and werewolf guy. And I had lost a lot a hope in the books that have been put out and they've just been all the same. But now this book came out and I'm glued to it. I can't wait for more of this author's books to come out." "The worldbuilding on the werewolves and all the other supernatural beings felt very original.". 1st ed No additional printings listed. Softcover. Very Good - Near Fine. Illus. by NOT a library discard. iv 364pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Privately Published Paperback
1996rif. 027471London: Viking 1996. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/As New. First Printing Of First Uk Edition Different Cover Art. As New In As New Jacket And Signed By Gibson On The Title Page. Dj Not Price Clipped. Viking hardcover
rif. 116411ABLondon: Folio Society; 2018. 25 cm. xvii 251 S. Ill. OHln. - Dreikantblauschnitt. Exlibris im Einband. Gut bis sehr gut. Introduced by Joe Haldeman. - Illustrations by Stephen Hickman. 2018 unknown
1987rif. 012413Norwalk CT: The Easton Press 1987. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Katherine Field. Full red leather with gilt lettering and decoration. All edges gilt. xxviii 517 pages. Illustrated. Glossary. Easton Press bookplate tipped in. A clean attractive copy. Collector's Notes laid in. The Easton Press hardcover
rif. 006605New York: Harper & Row 1977. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Cloth spine. xii 303 pp. Jacket has a couple of tiny nicks stain to fore-edges of last few pages. Contents clean and tight. Signed by Isaac Asimov on the front free endpaper. Contributors include: Robert A. Heinlein Arthur C. Clarke C. S. Lewis John W. Campbell Aldous Huxley Brian W. Aldiss Poul Anderson James Blish Theodore Sturgeon and others. Harper & Row (1977). hardcover
1992rif. 019786Novato California and Lancaster Pennsylvania: Underwood Miller 1992. A beautiful copy that appears unread. Fine condition. NOT a library discard. Sharp corners. Hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. First Trade Edition with "First Edition" so stated on the copyright page. Edited and with an introduction by Dan Temianka. Bound in the original baby blue cloth stamped in shiny silver and bright pinkish-red metallic. First Edition so stated. Hardcover. Fine condition/No jacket as issued. 8vo. 136pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Underwood Miller Hardcover
1965rif. 191371965. Burgess Anthony. A Clockwork Orange 1965 first mass-market paperback edition brought Burgess's dystopian novel of juvenile violence state punishment behavioral conditioning and individual choice to an American paperback readership six years before Stanley Kubrick's 1971 film adaptation. Burgess constructs the novel around Alex and his teenage gang whose violence leads to Alex's imprisonment and compulsory submission to the Ludovico Technique a state conditioning program intended to make violent behavior physically intolerable to him. The conflict between Alex's brutality and the government's attempt to eliminate his capacity to choose gives the novel its central question: whether enforced good behavior can constitute moral goodness when the individual no longer possesses the freedom to act otherwise. Burgess Anthony. A Clockwork Orange. New York: Ballantine Books 1965. First mass-market paperback edition. 191 pages. Illustrated wrappers with cover art by Mozelle Thompson. The front shows a young man in sunglasses and black leather riding a motorcycle with two additional leather-clad men and a blonde woman grouped behind him. Ballantine explicitly marketed the novel through contemporary anxiety about juvenile delinquency placing above the title the line "Terrifying Shocker of a World Dominated by Teen-age Gangs." Thompson's imagery and the publisher's tagline differ markedly from the visual vocabulary subsequently associated with Kubrick's film preserving an American commercial interpretation of Burgess's novel before Alex and his droogs became inseparable in popular culture from the film's costumes and imagery. Published in paperback during a decade of sustained public debate over juvenile delinquency crime punishment and behavioral control this Ballantine edition shows how Burgess's novel was initially presented to American mass-market readers: not principally through the later film's imagery but as a sensational narrative of teenage gang violence. Minor scuffing and creasing to wrappers with an orange line beneath "Orange" in the title discoloration to rear wrapper and bumping at foot of spine. A few pencil notes occur throughout the text. Cover colors remain bright and crisp. Overall very good condition. First mass-market paperback edition with Mozelle Thompson's pre-Kubrick artwork and Ballantine's original emphasis on the novel's teenage gang culture. unknown
2004rif. 003227Colorado Springs CO: Gauntlet Press 2004. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Ray Bradbury. A Gauntlet original. Hardcover F/F dj by Bradbury; signed numbered and limited to 750 copies of which this is #616. 8 1/2 X 11 coffee-table sized book; this is a new unread copy. Gauntlet has put together the four screen treatments Bradbury wrote before the final screenplay along with photos original ads marketing posters reviews letters never before published Bradbury short stories essays and introductions from Bradbury scholars Jon Eller and Bill Touponce. Edited by Donn Albright. A must for Bradbury and '50's sf film fans as this is an in-depth study of how the classic 3-D SF film came to be. PLEASE NOTE: This is a large and heavy volume and will require extra shipping charges. Gauntlet Press hardcover
1947rif. 006656New York: Oxford University Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1947. First Edition. Library Binding. 159 pp. This copy has been rebound in durable dark green cloth. Spine shows some wear especially at ends corners bumped minor edge wear light soiling on a few pages. Ex-library with stamps sprinkled about rear pastedown has pocket and bar code sticker "JB" lettered on spine. Plain paper frontispiece full-page and chapter-head black and white line drawings by Ralph Ray throughout book on plain paper. Overall a nice copy of Burgwyn's first book. "Poor little Guy. He was so lonely. His mother died when he was little and then his father leaving him with a cross stepmother. He longed so for a real mother. . . One day he came upon a small white dog that had been hurt. He cared for it until it was nearly well. Through the little white dog Guy found a real home and a real father and mother to love him. Their love for him did not go unrewarded for Guy was the means of saving his foster father's life. If you like stories of fishing and dogs and searching for treasure you will enjoy this book." Age Level: Middle School; Ex-Library; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall . Oxford University Press unknown
2022rif. 006116Tarzana CA: Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc. ERB 2022. 1st Edition . Leather Bound. New/New. Eggleton/Frazetta/Sanjulian et al. As new in blue leather clamshell case. Limited to 648 numbered/signed sets. This gorgeous new set is the seventh title in the ERB Limited Edition Collection Series. Book and clamshell box are handcrafted in blue leather with smyth-sewn binding and illustrated endpapers. This edition is signed by two artists; Bob Eggleton and Jaime Case in addition to Phil Burger Preface and William Stout Artists Preface. The book features a beautiful wrap-around dust jacket by Bob Eggleton; also features 24 tipped-in color plates featuring artwork by Frazetta St. John Sanjulian Stout Yeates Jusko Jones and many more. And 100 B & W Illustrations throughout the text. featuring artwork by Frazetta Brom Foster Manchess St. John Jones Adams Miller Arting Yeates Kubert Pettee Patrick Jusko Hogarth and more. Bonus items included with this edition only include: Each set includes an authentic metal printing plate designed for the publication of this edition. At the Earths Core Collector Portfolio with 10 items including replica letters notebook pages pulp excerpts the 1st newspaper serialization advertising standee two posters of artwork and the A. C. McClurg postcard and book contract. All inside the beautiful custom case. A fantastic collectible! PLEASE NOTE: Retailers and collectors were made aware after the books shipped that all lettered and numbered sets were printed with page 302 missing. This is the last page of the book and the second page of the Acknowledgments; but does not affect any of the novel's pages. ERB books has provided a letterpress printed pg. 302 matching the book's other pages; same size platemaker paper and printing press. The page is sized to easily slip in behind page 301 into the inside of the binding the gutter. Also in addition is a replica of a newly discovered letter from ERB to J. Allen St. John expressing his delight in the artists illustrations for the first edition of AtEC. NOTE: THIS IS A LARGE AND HEAVY BOOK AND WILL REQUIRE EXTRA SHIPPING TO YOUR DESTINATION. Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. ERB hardcover
2002rif. 183301New York: Tor Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. 0312878079 . Book 1 has a black remainder mark on bottom edge. ; Signed by Author on Title Page. Dust jackets protected in new Brodart. Jacket art for Books 1 & 2 by Gary Ruddell. Jacket art for Books 3 4 & 5 by Romas. Books 1-4 are First Editions. Book 5 is a 2nd Printing. ISBN's: Bk 1 0-312-87807-9 Bk 2 0-312-87808-7 Bk 3 0-312-87809-5 Bk 4 0-312-87810-9 Bk 5 0-765-31246-8. Email for additional information. ; Winds of the Forelands; 7 ¾" - 9 ¾" Tall; "Winds of the Forelands is a five-book epic fantasy series. The magical Qirsi race oppressed for a millenium by the far more numerous Eandi are poised to rise again with the advent of a powerful new Weaver and plunge the Forelands into war. In an unlikely alliance Tavis an Eandi prince and Grinsa a Qirsi shaper risk death to save the land they love." ; Signed by Author . Tor Books hardcover
1976rif. 022181New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1976 First printing of the stated first edition. Publisher's original binding and dust jacket red top-edge. Book with light rubbing to board edge and a an unobtrusive stain area to outer page edge else book in fine condition; dust jacket with a short closed tear near the top and bottom front fold closed tear to upper back cover toning to inside flaps and moderate wear to spine ends. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
2001rif. 001713Easton Press 2001 One of the great satirical novels of the 20th century in an elegant blue leather binding with a full color illustration by Richard Powers. A lovely copy. Does not have collector's notes. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Tracking number supplied on domestic orders. Easton Press hardcover
1978rif. 223151978. Sci-FiAfrican AmericanLiterature Butler Octavia E. Mind of My Mind. New York: Avon 1978. First Avon Mass market paperback edition with striking psychedelic-style cover art depicting a green-skinned woman with glowing eyes and intersecting telepathic beams of light underscoring the novel's speculative and psychic themes. The second book in Butler's groundbreaking Patternist series Mind of My Mind centers on Mary a powerful telepath whose emergence signals a new evolutionary leap for humanity. Mary's narrative is deeply intertwined with African diasporic identity and the complexities of inherited power. As Mary asserts her own psychic authority she challenges patriarchal and racial legacies embedded in her father's centuries-long domination. The novel's intersection of speculative fiction and Black feminist thought marks Butler as one of the genre's most visionary figures. With its themes of collective consciousness reproductive agency and telepathic connection the book anticipates later scholarship on Afrofuturism and queer futurity. As literary scholar Sandra Govan noted Butler's Patternist series "presents a vision of a black future that transcends traditional genre boundaries" Govan 1986. Spine creased moderate edgewear and rubbing to wrappers some toning and corner creasing to rear. Text block uniformly toned but internally clean and unmarked. Overall very good condition. Mind of My Mind remains a pivotal work in Black speculative fiction exploring psychic liberation and the creation of a matriarchal future. unknown
1997rif. 204-3964New York: Knopf 1997. First Printing. Near Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Dark blue boards quarterbound in navy-blue cloth. The spine is stamped in gilt. Octavo. 326pps. There is very mild rubbing to the lower board-edges and a small remainder dot atop the textblock otherwise clean tight square and bright. Yet to be read. The dustjacket glossy in a mylar sleeve is as new; the original price is intact. ".The universe has broken wide and Lyra's friend lies dead. Desperate for answers and set on revenge Lyra bursts into a new world in pursuit of his killer. Instead she finds Will just twelve years old and already a murderer himself. He's on a quest as fierce as Lyra's and together they strike out into this sunlit otherworld. On this journey marked by danger Will and Lyra forge ahead. But with every step and each new horror they move closer to the greatest threat of all -- and the shattering truth of their own destiny." Purchase with confidence: all books gradings and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be promptly refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist in your decision photos can be emailed upon request. ISBN: 0-679-87925-0. First American Edition. Hard Cover. FANTASY FICTION CHILDREN S JUVENILE GENERAL SCIENCE MAGIC LITERATURE SWORD AND SORCERY DAEMONS HIS DARK MATERIALS LYRA OXFORD ENGLAND PHILIP PULLMAN THE SUBTLE KNIFE FIRST EDITIONS. Catalogs: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Children's. Knopf hardcover
1989rif. 011225London: Chatto & Windus 1989 first edition hardback with a price clipped dust jacket 436pp. A reasonably early title when she could still excite the reader. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Chatto & Windus hardcover
1954rif. 223831954. Magazines and PeriodicalsLiteratureSci-fi Five-issue pulp magazine archive of Startling Stories published by Better Publications and Standard Magazines 1954-55. The run includes work by notable authors such as Margaret St. Clair Judith Merril Richard Matheson Bryce Walton and Philip K. Dick. This period of Startling reflects pulp science fiction's evolving engagement with gender Cold War anxiety and postwar domesticity. Stories by women such as Margaret St. Clair Judith Merril and Miriam Allen deFord present unusual agency and narrative complexity for female characters within the male-dominated SF field of the era. 1 Startling Stories Vol. 32 No. 1 Summer 1954. Features "The Spiral of the Ages" by Fletcher Pratt a time-travel romance structured around male agency. Noteworthy contributions include "Finders Keepers" by Margaret St. Clair and "Stormy Weather" by Judith Merril-both rare instances of women-authored SF in a mainstream pulp. Merril's protagonist must telepathically track her missing son a complex female-centered narrative. St. Clair's story like much of her work blends domesticity with technological tension. 2 Startling Stories Vol. 32 No. 2 Fall 1954. Includes the full-length novel "Spacemen Lost" by George O. Smith and "Simple Psiman" by F.L. Wallace. Margaret St. Clair's "The Marriage Manual" returns with a satirical inversion of gendered advice culture: "If you can't beat the opposition join them." A rare example of feminist satire in a 1950s SF pulp. 3 Startling Stories Vol. 33 No. 1 Spring 1955. Includes Bryce Walton's "Too Late for Eternity" an aging-themed space opera with paternalist overtones and a novelet by William Morrison. Notable for short fiction by Philip K. Dick "Nanny" and Richard Matheson "Miss Stardust" the latter offering a proto-feminist beauty allegory. The issue's range also includes stories by Arthur Porges Roger Dee and Winston Marks. 4 Startling Stories Vol. 33 No. 2 Summer 1955. Contains three novelettes: "An Apple for the Teacher" by Robert F. Young "White Spot" by Murray Leinster and "Awakening" by Bryce Walton. "An Apple for the Teacher" is of particular note for its female educator protagonist whose students transcend earthly expectations. Also includes "Time Out for Redheads" by Miriam Allen deFord a prolific feminist and mystery writer whose tale involves female agency in matters of love and identity. Other contributors include Leslie Waltham and Gordon R. Dickson. 5 Startling Stories Vol. 33 No. 3 Fall 1955. Features "The Naked Sky" by James E. Gunn and "Jungle Doctor" by Robert F. Young. Margaret St. Clair contributes "Lazarus" a short about bodily resurrection and consent characteristic of her nuanced feminist themes. Leslie Waltham's "I Like a Happy Ending" offers psychological depth rarely given to women characters in pulp fiction. Includes seven short stories showcasing an unusual number of female-centered narratives. All issues exhibit moderate pulp toning and light edgewear with intact bindings and no major losses. Overall good condition. A compelling five-issue sequence within 1950s science fiction pulp culture including significant contributions by women writers. unknown
1965rif. 006067Moscow: Mir 1965. First Russian Edition . Beige Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 6 3/4 " Tall. Black and White Drawings. 333 Pages. Modernist Color Dust Jacket. An Unauthorized And Probably First Russian Translation - Without Authorization Of American Author Or Publisher As All Translations In The Ussr Were. In Early 2004 Bradbury Himself Did Not Remember Seeing Any Copy Of This Before I Showed It To Him. Russian / Ussr Literature And Science Relied On Using The Intellectual Resources Of The World Without Fee An Incomparable Competitive Advantage For Government Sponsored Work But Showing No Support In Particular For Scientists And Authors In The Disadvantaged World Who Somehow Overlooked This In Their Own Support For The Ussr. Particularly Scarce In Dust Jacket Mir hardcover
1925rif. 035890New York: Macmillan 1925. First American Edition 1st Printing. Blue Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Jacket. 408 Pp. Blue Cloth With Spine And Cover Labels Printed In Many Colors Red Lettering. First American Edition 1925 Date On Title And Copyright Pages. Bright Clean Almost New; In A Lightly Used Very Good Dust Jacket Price Clipped With Some Darkening/Discoloration To Yellow Spine 1/8" Chip At Lower Rear Tip Three 1/8" To 1/4" Closed Tears 1" Apart At Base Of Front Panel With Associated Wrinkling And Wear At Base Of Front Panel And At Adjacent Area Of Base Of Spine. Macmillan hardcover
1965rif. 031999New York: Simon & Schuster 1965. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Turquoise Cloth / Navy Boards. Fine/Near Fine DJ. 245 Pp. Turquoise Cloth Over Green Boards. First Printing Stated. Book Just About Fine Tiny Rub At Lower Front Tip No Names Or Marks. Dj With Light Wear At Corners No Fading Not Price Clipped $4.95. Scarce In Such Condition; No Particular Reason For Its Scarcity Except People May Feel Attached To The Title's Articulation . Simon & Schuster hardcover
1956rif. 027956New York: Gnome Press 1956. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 192 Pp. First Edition First Binding Of Beige Boards Lettered In Black. Book Is Near Fine No Wear Or Marks Slight Corner Bump At Top And Bottom Of Spine Pages With Average Browning. Dj Complete Not Price Clipped Some Fading Of Spine Background Color To A Lighter Blue No Chips Two Short Tears At Top Edges Of Spine Slight Rubbing At Top Edge And Lower Corners Of Spine And At Upper Front Tip Altogether Very Clean No Dust. Gnome Press hardcover
1954rif. 036511New York: Doubleday 1954. First Edition stated 1st Printing. Boards. Near Fine/Near Fine. 222 Pp. Black Boards Lettered In Yellow. First Edition Stated. Award-Winning Science Fiction Novel. Book Near Fine Bright And Clean Rubbing Along Bottom Edge Of Boards Only. Dust Wrapper Has Light Wear At Corners With A Little Rubbing To Parts Of Top And Bottom Of Spine At Tips And In Part Of Center Of Front Flap Fold; Fading To The Pink Doubleday Emblem On Spine; And A 1/4"Closed Tear At Top Of Rear Panel. A Very Attractive Copy Of This Classic Which Won The World Fantasy Award In 1955. Doubleday hardcover
1964rif. 028642Chicago: Advent Publishers 1964. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. B/W Illustrations Throughout. Xiv 224 Pp. Including Extensive Index At End. Grey Cloth Gilt. A Fine Book Inscribed By The Author Alva Rogers On Front Free Endpaper To A Friend And Fellow Sf Fan And His Wife. In A Very Good Or Near Fine Dj Not Price Clipped Light Browning To Spine And Edges Sliver Of Loss Along Bottom Of Spine 1/8" V-Chip At Bottom Front Flap Fold Thin 1/8" V-Shaped Loss At Upper Rear Spine Edge Tiny Losses At Other Corners. Advent Publishers hardcover
1943rif. 016140New York: Famous Fantastic Mysteries / Fantasy Publishing Company Inc. FPCI 1943. Manuscript . No Binding. Very Good. Pp9-113 Reproduced Pages From Famous Fantastic Mysteries 1943. Author's Agent's Copy Forrest Ackerman With New And Important "Politically Correct" Revisions In Ink And A Lot Of Yellow Marker To Prepare For The 1951 Fpci Hardcover Printing. Color Label Of The Forrest J Ackerman Science Fiction Agency. Not Signed But Obtained Directly From Mr. Ackermn. Famous Fantastic Mysteries / Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. FPCI unknown
