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1985Best.-Nr. 021936Huntington Woods MI: Phantasia Press 1985 First printing of the stated first edition in first issue/first state dust jacket. Signed by Harlan Ellison and Kelly Freas illustrator directly on the title-page additionally signed by the following contributors on the title-page of their title piece: Larry Niven Frederik Pohl Jack Williamson Poul Anderson & Robert Silverberg. Faint rubbing to board edge else book in fine condition; dust jacket in fine condition. Phantasia Press hardcover
1929Best.-Nr. 007150New York: Stellar Publishing Corporation 1929. Magazine. Near Fine. Frank R. Paul. NF. Vol. 1 No.1 ; June 1929. First issue. Covers and spine intact light overall rubbing and soiling old partially erased name and price in pencil to title logo small tear at fore-edge pages toned as to be expected. Stories by H. G. Wells David H. Keller and others. Stored in archival bag and board. Stellar Publishing Corporation unknown
1956Best.-Nr. 004768New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1956. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Clifford Geary. VG/VG dj; now in archival Brodart. Stated First Edition with correct publisher's code: A-8.56v. Blue cloth boards w/ black titles light rubbing to edges and tips boards show some light fading at top edge and along top spine as typical with this title. Light rubbing to edges and tips of unclipped jacket w/ original $2.75 price covered by small sticker - which can be seen in strong light small chips and tears at spine ends. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1953Best.-Nr. 021296Hicksville NY: Gnome Press 1953 First printing of the stated first edition publisher's original binding and dust jacket octavo 191pp. Signed association copy of a Gnome Press file copy signed by the publisher and Silverberg: "Gnome Press / File Copy/ Martin Greenberg" on the front pastedown and "Robert Silverberg" on the title-page. Interior page margins toned else book in fine condition; dust jacket with light wear and faint toning to folds else fine. Gnome Press hardcover
1976Best.-Nr. 223921976. African AmericanLGBTQSci-Fi Literature Delany Samuel R. Triton. New York: Bantam Books 1976. First edition. Signed by the author on dedication page "Samuel R. Delany Amherst '91". A work of queer science fiction by one of the most significant African American science fiction writers of the 20th century. Triton is an essential exploration of gender variance social structure and identity. Published in the wake of Ursula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness 1969 Delany's novel offers a pointed subversive response deepening the exploration of gender nonconformity by imagining a society where gender and sexual identities are not only fluid but technologically alterable. Set on the anarchic post-capitalist moon colony of Triton the novel follows Bron Helstrom a misfit and self-styled dissident whose inability to conform becomes a lens through which Delany critiques heteronormative power structures. As Bron undergoes elective gender reassignment surgery the novel dismantles essentialist notions of gender and challenges the fantasy of liberation without introspection. Unlike Le Guin's speculative treatment of androgyny through a unified race Delany himself a gay Black writer and theorist constructs a fractal intersectional society where race sexuality gender and desire constantly shift. Triton does not offer utopia but instead asks: who is truly capable of freedom and at what personal cost The book stands at the intersection of New Wave science fiction and early queer theory anticipating themes that would later define trans and nonbinary narratives in speculative literature. Toning and spotting to inner wrappers and end pages. Overall very good condition. A signed first edition of Delany's politically radical philosophically rich and narratively transgressive vision of queerness and selfhood. unknown
1976Best.-Nr. 223921976. African AmericanLGBTQSci-Fi Literature Delany Samuel R. Triton. New York: Bantam Books 1976. First edition. Signed by the author on dedication page "Samuel R. Delany Amherst '91". A work of queer science fiction by one of the most significant African American science fiction writers of the 20th century. Triton is an essential exploration of gender variance social structure and identity. Published in the wake of Ursula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness 1969 Delany's novel offers a pointed subversive response deepening the exploration of gender nonconformity by imagining a society where gender and sexual identities are not only fluid but technologically alterable. Set on the anarchic post-capitalist moon colony of Triton the novel follows Bron Helstrom a misfit and self-styled dissident whose inability to conform becomes a lens through which Delany critiques heteronormative power structures. As Bron undergoes elective gender reassignment surgery the novel dismantles essentialist notions of gender and challenges the fantasy of liberation without introspection. Unlike Le Guin's speculative treatment of androgyny through a unified race Delany himself a gay Black writer and theorist constructs a fractal intersectional society where race sexuality gender and desire constantly shift. Triton does not offer utopia but instead asks: who is truly capable of freedom and at what personal cost The book stands at the intersection of New Wave science fiction and early queer theory anticipating themes that would later define trans and nonbinary narratives in speculative literature. Toning and spotting to inner wrappers and end pages. Overall very good condition. A signed first edition of Delany's politically radical philosophically rich and narratively transgressive vision of queerness and selfhood. unknown books
2004Best.-Nr. 000913Royal Oak MI: Haffner Press 2004. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Fine. First edition hardcover F/F dj; as new unread copy complete with matching slipcase. Only 75 numbered and signed copies of which this is #56. Tipped-in autographed plate SIGNED by Jack Williamson Sir Arthur C. Clarke Connie Willis and the editors Stephen Haffner & Richard A. Hauptmann. The autograph plate is illustrated with artwork used on Williamson's signed first editions from Fantasy Press. Slipcase is copper foil-stamped with an anniversary diamond-motif and a facsimile of Jack Williamson's autograph from 1950. Landmark volume celebrating the seventy-fifth anniversary of a true SF Grandmaster. From 'The Metal Man' in 1928 to his recent Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novella 'The Ultimate Earth' this volume includes some of the best of Williamson's stories including excerpts of such classic novels as THE LEGION OF SPACE GOLDEN BLOOD and THE LEGION OF TIME. Also included are never-published gems such as a vintage 1930s tale 'The Crystal Castle' a collaboration with longtime friend Edmond Hamilton and a story originally commissioned for LAST DANGEROUS VISIONS 'Previews of Hell.' Sidebars with essays correspondence and articles are decorated with over 300 book and magazine covers and interior illustrations. A full-color 32-page section features an illustrated timeline of the author's career and reprints a complete story cycle from Jack Williamson and Lee Elias' 1950s Sunday comic strip BEYOND MARS. Foreword by Connie Willis. Introduction by Sir Arthur C. Clarke. Please Note: This is a large and heavy volume and will require extra shipping charges especially for international orders. Haffner Press hardcover
1946Best.-Nr. 036522New York: Random House 1946. First Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 997 Pp. First Issue Binding 8 5/8" Tall Using Medium-Quality Sheets Which Tend To Age A Little With Publisher's Name On Cloth Spine 1 1/4" Long The Second Binding Is 8 3/16" Tall Utilizes A Thinner And Finer White Paper Which Does Not Darken Over Time And Has A Publisher's Name 1 5/8" Long. From The Estate Of A E Van Vogt Author Of Two Stories Published Here "Black Destroyer" And "Asylum". Inscribed "To Dad Birthday Greetings And All Our Love October 28 1946 Edna And Alfred" On Front Endpaper Worn And Frayed Binding Cracked Before Half-Title Page. Book Very Good Lightly Used Would Be Very Good But Two Damp Spot On Front Cover One 2" Diameter The Other 1" Diameter. Dj Priced $2.95 Worn Small Chips And Tears Some Clear Tape Reinforcement No Loss Of Lettering Or Design. A E Van Vogt And His Wife E Mayne Hull Both Wrote For Astounding Although There Is Considerable Reason To Believe That She Either Co-Wrote Her Stories With Van Vogt Or He Wrote The Stories Published Under Her Name. Random House hardcover
2014Quarto in illus pirple & blank jacket; 700 pages ; 25 cm "Frank Herbert, the New York Times bestselling author of Dune, is one of the most celebrated and commercially successful science fiction writers of all time. But while best known for originating the character of Paul Atreides and the desert world of Arrakis, Herbert was also a prolific writer of short fiction. His stories were published individually in numerous pulps and anthologies spanning decades, but never collected, until now." || Contents: Looking for something? (1952) -- Operation syndrome (1954) -- The gone dogs (1954) -- Pack rat planet (1954) -- Rat race (1955) -- Occupation force (1955) -- The nothing (1956) -- Cease fire (1956) -- A matter of traces (1958) -- Old rambling house (1958) -- You take the high road (1958) -- Missing link (1959) -- Operation haystack (1959) -- The priests of Psi (1960) -- Egg and ashes (1960) -- A-W-F Unlimited (1961) -- Mating call (1961) -- Try to remember (1961) -- Mindfield (1962) -- The tactful saboteur (1964) -- Mary Celeste move (1964) -- Greenslaves (1965) -- Committee of the whole (1965) -- The GM effect (1965) -- The primitives (1966) -- Escape Felicity (1966) -- By the book (1966) -- The featherbedders (1967) -- The being machine (1969) -- Seed stock (1970) -- Murder will in (1970) -- Passage for piano (1973) -- Gambling device (1973) -- Encounter in a lonely place (1973) -- Death of a city (1973) -- Come to the party (1978) with F.M. Busby -- Songs of a sentient flute (1979) -- Frogs and scientists (1979) -- Feathered pigs (1979) -- The daddy box. || Human-alien encounters -- Fiction. Space flight -- Fiction. Human-alien encounters -- Fiction. Space flight -- Fiction. Human-alien encounters. Space flight. Kurzgeschichte Erz‰hlung Science-Fiction-Literatur Amerikanisches Englisch
1949Best.-Nr. 022228Los Angeles: Fantasy Publishing COmpany Inc. FPCI 1949. First Edition First Issue . No Binding. No Book Included/Fine DJ. 700 Copies Were Bound By Fpci; This Is An Original Jacket Uncut Never Folded No Wear. 17 1/4" X 7 1/2" A Little Larger Than When Issued With The Book Which Is Not Present Here. Suitable For Framing. Fantasy Publishing COmpany, Inc. ( FPCI) unknown
1949Best.-Nr. 022225Los Angeles: Fantasy Publishing COmpany Inc. FPCI 1949. First Edition First Issue . No Binding. No Book Included/Fine Dustjacket. As New Unusued Dj Never On A Book Never Folded. Uncut Margins 18 3/4" X 7 1/2" Suitable For Framing. Only 1200 Copies Of The Book Were Hardbound By Fpci. Not A Copy This Is The Original Dj Uncut. Fantasy Publishing COmpany, Inc. ( FPCI) unknown
2000Best.-Nr. 012414Norwalk CT: The Easton Press 2000. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Joseph Mugnaini. Full burgundy leather with gilt lettering and decoration. All edges gilt. 291 pages. Introduction by Damon Knight. Illustrated. Blank Easton Press bookplate tipped in. Signed by the author. A clean attractive copy. Certificate of Authenticity and Collector's Notes laid in. The Easton Press hardcover
1884Best.-Nr. 006246Boston: James R. Osgood and Co. 1884. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bellamy's third novel preceding "Looking Backward 2000-1887" by 3 years and SCARCE especially so in collectible condition. In original brown cloth stamped at front cover and spine with black decorations and gilt titles. Copyright page states 1884 title page1885. Very Good cloth rubbed at the edges and corners end pages toned prior owner inscription front paste down. Binding solid contents are clean and unmarked. James R. Osgood and Co. Hardcover
1884Best.-Nr. 006246Boston: James R. Osgood and Co. 1884. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bellamy's third novel preceding "Looking Backward 2000-1887" by 3 years and SCARCE especially so in collectible condition. In original brown cloth stamped at front cover and spine with black decorations and gilt titles. Copyright page states 1884 title page1885. Very Good cloth rubbed at the edges and corners end pages toned prior owner inscription front paste down. Binding solid contents are clean and unmarked. James R. Osgood and Co. Hardcover books
1971Best.-Nr. 1114801971 Club du Livre, Philippe Lebaud, Editeur, 1971, 1 volume in-folio de 330 x 250 mm environ, 203 pages. Reliure (d'après la maquette de Henri Mercher) en plein maroquin bleu, dos lisse portant un titre en creux de couleur bleu métallique, plats aux décors de cuir en reliefs sur couche métallique, tranche de tête dorée. Volume sous chemise toilée au dos et rabats en cuir, doublée en suédine, étui assorti. Un des 225 exemplaires nuémrotés sur Lana (N° 105), complet des eaux-fortes originales de Coutaud. Chaque exemplaire a été signé par l'artiste. Etui et dos insolés, frottements sur les bords de l'ouverture de l'étui, gardes blanches en partie insolée parfait état pour le reste.
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1930Best.-Nr. 39New-York E.P. Dutton et Cie 1930 In-8 (26,5 x 20 cm.), 50 ff. non chiffrées, couverture cartonnée.
1972Best.-Nr. SCFI0193München, Goldmann 1972. Gunn, James: Die Venus-Fabrik. / Zeichen aus einer anderen Welt. // Edmondson, G.C.: Der Alumininium Mann. / Kleines Schiff im Strom der Zeit. / Die A.N.D.E.R.E.N. / Wann erobern wir die Welt? // Ball, Brian N.: Zeitpunkt Null. / Die Nacht der Roboter. / Erstarrt in der Zeit. // Niven, Larry: Neutron Star. / Der Baum des Lebens. / Die Lücke im System. / Letztes Signal von Alpha Centauri. // Pohl, Frederik; Kornbluth, C.M.: Neue Modelle. / Invasion vom Sirius. / Katalysatoren. / Jenseits der Sonne. / Die gläsernen Affen. / Venus nähert sich der Erde. / Dick, Philip K.: Zehn Jahre nach dem Blitz. / Vulkan 3. / Die Zeit läuft zurück. / Nach dem Weltuntergang. / Die rebellischen Roboter. // Sturgeon, Theodore: Nach dem Exodus. / Licht von den Sternen. / Prognose: positiv. / Venus plus X. / Das Geheimnis von Xanadu. / Es. / Tausende Schiffe am Himmel. / Die lebenden Steine. // Blish, James: Eine Handvoll Sterne. / Die Supernova. // Silverberg, Robert: Die Schatten dunkler Flügel. / Jetzt. Plus Minus. / Visum für den Sirius. / Der neutrale Planet. / Der zweite Trip. // Shaw, Bob: Die grünen Inseln. / Augen der Vergangenheit. / Cocktailparty im All. / Orbitsville. / Magniluct. // Anderson, Poul: Planet ohne Wiederkehr. / Zwischen den Milchstraßen. / Terra gegen Avalon. / Die Zeit wird kommen. // Knight, Damon: Babel II. / Welt ohne Kinder und Das letzte Quartier. // Del Rey, Lester: Götter und Golems. / Psi-patt. // Brunner, John: Der galaktische Verbraucherservice: Zeitmaschinen für Jedermann. / Probe für die Zukunft. // Leiber, Fritz: Die Spiedelwelt. / Spekulationen. // Caidin, Martin: Die Straße der Götter. / Der korrigierte Mensch. // Galouye, Daniel F.: Das Reich der Tele Puppen. / Welt am Draht. / Jenseits der Barrieren. // Asimov, Isaac: Sterne wie Staub. / Der fiebernde Planet. // Cowper, Richard: Dämmerung auf Briareus. / Zwei Welten - ein Gedanke. / Gefährliches Paradies. / Die Zeitspirale. // White, James: Das schwarze Inferno. / Das Prometheus-Projekt. // Knight, Damon: Die Analog-Maschine. / Kornbluth, C.M.: Die Worte des Guru. / Mason, Douglas R.: Das Janus-Syndrom. / Wilson, Richard: Zwölf Schritte in eine bessere Welt. / Goulart, Ron: Als alles auseinanderfiel. / Clarke, Arthur C.: Inseln im All. / Darrington, Hugh: Satellit auf falscher Bahn. / Tucker, Wilson: Das Jahr der stillen Sonne. / Jones, D.F.: Der Sturz von Colossus. / Dickson, Gordon R.; Harrison, Harry: Kurs auf 20B-40. / Der große Tunnel // Farmer, Philip José: Prometheus. / Pratchett, Terry: Der Sonne dunkle Seite. / Boulle, Pierre: Der Planet der Affen. / Holdstock, Robert P.: Im Tal der Statuen. / Heinlein, R.A.: Die Ausgestoßenen der Erde. / McLaughlin, Dean: Noch tausend Meilen. / Sheckley, Robert: Der grüne Jademaond. / Hodder-Williams, Christopher: Die Gebetsmaschine. / Hughes, Zach: Die rote Flut. / Bulmer, Kenneth: Kontrollstation Altimus. / Moorcock, Michael: Eiszeit 4000. / Suvin, Darko (Hrsg.): Andere Welten andere Meere. OKart., alle Bände in ausgezeichnetem Zustand, ohne Gebrauchsspuren, nur vereinzelt leichte Lagerspuren.
1966Best.-Nr. 49524Allen & Unwin London 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Twelfth Impression. Size: 8vo - over 7.75 - 9.75" tall. 352 pp. Binding firm spine cocked. Slight foxing front/rear pages but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Dust jacket is marked and chipped with minor loss and faded spine. Edges foxed and browned. Corners slightly bumped. Large fold-out map of Middle Earth at rear. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Fiction. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 49524. . Allen & Unwin hardcover
1998Best.-Nr. 02446Norwalk Conn.: Easton Press 1998. First Edition. Full-Leather. Fine. Fine. No DJ Issued Signed by Author A Beautiful gold guilded leather limited edition signed by author. Comes with certificate of autenticity This is a Limited edition book by Easton Press. No. 95 of only 1000. Very Rare. Easton Press hardcover
1930Best.-Nr. 011373London: Methuen 1930 light rubbing to tips and spine ends faint small area of fade to heel of spine and top edge of lower board very faint sunning almost unnoticeable blind embossed bookseller stamp to fep owners ink name and address to fep in nice copperplate hand original booksellers pencil price as well tight copy with foxed closed edges which shows to the very edges of the pages only first edition and first state with the 8pp catalogue at rear with 630 dating xii 355 8pp adverts. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Methuen hardcover
1980Best.-Nr. 003044London: Victor Gollancz 1980 excellent near fine book and DW DW price clipped translated by Aan Meyers closed top edge foxed 243pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6 - 7 tall. Victor Gollancz hardcover
1909Best.-Nr. 1409London: Charles Griffin & Company Ltd 1909. First Edition Second Issue. Hardcover. At least Very Good/Very Good. Light blue linen over boards title printed in black onto upper board and spine all edges trimmed 8vo 7-1/4 inches tall pp. vii viii 1 - 317 3 ads. Volume with slight fade to spine minor rubbing to tips and bottom edge p.o. name in pencil ffep toning and a few spots of foxing to title page front hinge a trifle loose. DJ with slight fade to spine some short closed tears tiny chips to flap corners and chips to spine ends - not affecting title with a single tape repair verso at head of spine. A nice copy in an early and complete century old Science Fiction dust jacket. Interplanetary voyages in the solar system from the perspective of the turn of the last last century. A companion volume to his The Stolen Planet novel. Bleiler Checklist. Charles Griffin & Company, Ltd hardcover
1891Best.-Nr. 035530Chicago: F. J. Schulte & Company 1891. 1st Edition Printing Unknown. Hardcover. Good. 309 Pp 10 Pp Publisher's Catalog At Rear. Dark Brown Cloth Gilt Top Edge Gilt Pink Endpapers 10 Pp Ads At Rear. First Hardcover Printing A Mixture Of The Two States Identified In Bal No Priority; Previous Owner's Consolatory Gift Inscription On Front Free Endpaper Dated Christmas 1891. Worn Cover Gilt Strong But Spine Gilt Weak Although Complete And Readable. Cloth Frayed Along Top And Bottom Edges Of Spine Tiny Frays At Tips; Front Hinge Cracked And A Little Webbing Visible And A Little Loose Towards Bottom; Rear Hinge With A Few Short Splits On Gutter Edge Of Rear Pastedowns. F. J. Schulte & Company hardcover
2020Best.-Nr. 002281Clarkesworld 2020 Signed by the author on a tipped-in page. The author also drew a charming doodle on that page. A collection of imaginative short stories by an author of growing repute. This copy was either unread or the previous owner was extremely gentle in handling the book. A lovely copy made more so by the addition of a Brodart protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Tracking number supplied on domestic orders. Clarkesworld hardcover
