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réf. 001369Borderlands Press hardcover USA: Borderlands Press A Dr. Who novella written by Neil Gaiman. One of 52 signed lettered copies. This is "AA". Comes in a clamshell tray shaped like a London police call box. Includes an afterword by Joe Hill and a commentary by Brian Keene. All three gentleman signed on the signature page. Has never been read. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Tracking number supplied on domestic orders.
réf. 26636-Rich and Cowan 1955-. First edition second state 1955. Red cloth black lettering. Some very light offset tanning to endpages. Very good in edge-worn dustjacket with some minor loss to head and tail of spine. Ask to see our other Philip K. Dick titles. Philip K. Dick A Handful of Darkness -Rich and Cowan (1955)- hardcover
1909réf. 40264Arthur H. Stockwell London 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 12mo <7 3/4". 159 pp. Binding firm spine faded and slightly cocked. Foxing front/rear pages but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Edges foxed and browned. Covers slightly marked. Corners slightly bumped. An anti-feminist Satire whose protagonist awakes in Near Future 1930 where the disastrous consequences of allowing female suffrage are all too evident; eventually the men revolt and the women having learned their lesson return happily to their domestic duties. Though its circulation was limited the publisher Arthur H Stockwell was a vanity press the tale aroused mild attention. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Contains frontispiece. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Britain/UK; Women & Feminism. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 40264. . Arthur H. Stockwell hardcover
1971réf. 615303London: Victor Gollancz Ltd 1971. First edition hardcover with unclipped dust jacket in very good condition. Jacket and board spine ends are sunned and edges are creased and nicked. Spine ends are bumped. Page block head is lightly foxed. Boards are clean binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used. Victor Gollancz Ltd Hardcover
1911réf. 008664Munchen: Georg Müller 1911. Book. Very Good Plus. Decorative Cloth. Eighteenth Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Achtzehnte Auflage 18th edition stated at half-title page SCARCE in any early German edition. In original mustard decorative cloth Art Deco geometrical decorative end papers double illustrated title page 460 pages 4 unnumbered leaves of plates ribbon marker. text in German. Very Good Plus small tear to cloth at spine light soiling to boards. From the library of noted German conductor Helmuth Wolfes former conductor of the Berlin State Opera his signature in ink at half-title page. Basis for 5 films between 1918-1952. The 2nd book in the Frank Braun trilogy in which " Braun uses artificial insemination to breed from the dregs of society - by impregnating a whore with the semen of an executed criminal - the eponymous soulless female whose name reflects in German her likeness to a mandrake root and whose vampirical powers prove almost fatal to the Ubermensch experimenter". SFE - The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Georg Müller Hardcover
1930réf. 008761Chicago: Everyday Mechanics Publications Inc. 1930. SCARCE> Three issues from Vol. 2 Nos. 5 6. and 8 including the November issue featuring a space ship on the front cover and article on space flight by Hugo Gernsback the "Father of the Pulp". Near Fine. some light soiling to covers. Everyday Mechanics was published by Gernsback starting in 1929 and changed to Everyday Science and Mechanics as of the October 1931 issue. . First Edition. Magazine. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Everyday Mechanics Publications, Inc. Paperback books
1938réf. 34265London: Published by George Newnes Ltd. 1938-1939. Mild tanning to text paper some mild edge rubbing a fine set. 34265. Octavo three issues all covers by S. R. Drigin pictorial wrappers. Fantasy magazine was a combination of reprints and new materials as well as factual articles. Authors included John Beynon John Russell Fearn Eric Frank Russell and others. The magazine was canceled due to the war. "Fantasy 's lifetime was too short to make a value judgment on its position in SF but there is not denying that Sprigg had considerable editorial acumen and that Fantasy would no doubt have developed into a major magazine" - Tymn and Ashley eds Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 254-56. Published by George Newnes Ltd. unknown
1900réf. 006290New York: New Amsterdam Book Co. 1900. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. RARE in either the British or American First Editions this copy the American with the American publisher listed above the British on the title page and with different colors to the cloth and the artwork. 320 pp. printed without the 46 page publisher's catalogue seen in the British edition. In the original publisher's grey cloth lettering in green pictorial artwork to spine and front cover in green red black and white. Very Good cloth rubbed at spine ends corners a bit bumped and rubbed. small "Brentano's Booksellers" label bottom edge rear paste down. Contents clean and unmarked with absolutely no foxing or toning a quite handsome copy containing 12 stories from this master of the macabre Richard Marsh who is best known for his classic novel of supernatural horror "The Beetle" 1897. New Amsterdam Book Co. Hardcover
1896réf. 003496London: John Lane 1896. Book. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. First British Edition. First British Edition First Issue with catalog at rear dated 1896. In light brown decorative cloth boards spine titles gilt red decorations and title front board and red key decoration spine and rear board along with 1896 date. Pagination error on title page 26 pages of ads at rear. A Very Good copy. Small booksellers sticker bottom edge rear pastedown that of J.L. McCallum Surrey. About 1/4" of cloth loss at head of spine not affecting title. Contents are clean tight and free of any foxing whatsoever. Edges of pages just starting to brown SCARCE in the true British First Edition and in quite collectible condition. John Lane Hardcover
1948réf. 021483Los Angeles California: Fantasy Publishing Company 1948 First printing of the stated first edition first state with publisher's original blue mesh weave cloth spine panel lettered in gold. Signed by A. E. Van Vogt directly on title page. Light age-toning to page margins dust jacket with a short crease to upper corner oj front flap light creasing to upper edge of rear flap else in fine condition. Fantasy Publishing Company hardcover
1817réf. 025441London: John Murray 1817. First Edition Thus . Original Quarter Calf. Very Good. 8 3/8 " Tall. I 210; I Viii 214. Quarter Calf 6 Compartments Black Morocco Title Label. First Combined And Complete Edition With Fifth Edition Of The First Part Third Edition Of The Second Part Including The Appendix At The End Of The Second Part First Printed Here In This Third Edition Of Part Ii. Original Quarter Morocco Over Marbled Boards With Preliminary And Final Blanks No Ads No Pages Between The Two Parts Except The Title Page For Part Ii. Wear To Edges Joints And Hinges Solid Joints Beginning To Crack At Edges Fraying To Tips. Ancient Ownership Name Of George Wood No Other Names Or Marks. This Edition With The First Printing Of The Appendix Is Quite Scarce. John Murray unknown
1817réf. 025442London: John Murray 1817. 1st Edition . Original Quarter Calf. Good. 9 3/8" Tall. I Viii 214. With Preliminary And Final Blanks In Original Blue Boards Spine Mostly Perished But With Most Of Original Paper Spine Label Intact. Uncut Deckled Edges Note Height Of Book Is 9 3/8". Boards Worn Frayed Through Along Most Of Edges. Edges Of Pages Dusty Contents Immaculate And Fine. John Murray unknown
1944réf. AMO-2426Editions des Moulins d'Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, 1944 (Imprimerie X. Perroux et Fils à Mâcon) 1 volume in-4 (24 x 19 cm), en feuilles, sous couverture rempliée imprimée et emboîtage toile de l'éditeur. Excellent état, proche du neuf. ÉDITION BIBLIOPHILIQUE. TIRAGE A 400 EXEMPLAIRES. CELUI-CI, 1 DES 50 EXEMPLAIRES HORS-COMMERCE AVEC SUITE EN BISTRE, RÉSERVÉS AUX COLLABORATEURS. Tous les exemplaires ainsi que les suites sont tirés sur papier d'Auvergne pur fil, fait à la main, comme au moyen âge. Texte établi par P. Bondois, archiviste paléographe au Département des Manuscrits de la Bibliothèque Nationale. Préface d'Emile Magne. Quinze illustrations à l'eau-forte, dessinées et gravées par Maurice de Becque. Très belle édition bibliophilique illustrée (posthume) avec une grande finesse et l'esprit qui sied à Cyrano par Maurice de Becque (1878-1938). Edition publiée 6 ans après le décès de l'illustrateur. Trop éclipsé par l'excellent Cyrano d'Edmond Rostand, le véritable Cyrano de Bergerac existe bel et bien et a laissé des textes d'une philosophie majeure. Les Etats et Empires du Soleil et de la Lune (parus pour la première fois en 1657. Certains commentateurs, dont Madeleine Alcover, considèrent les deux Voyages comme les deux volets d'un même projet romanesque, intitulé L'Autre monde. L'œuvre raconterait les voyages d'un même personnage, Je sur la Lune, et Dyrcona sur le Soleil (Dyrcona étant l'anagramme de D(e) Cyrano). La structure de chacune des deux parties est assez similaire : sur la Lune comme sur le Soleil, le narrateur rencontre différentes personnes avec lesquelles il aborde toutes sortes de sujets, et subit un procès dont une intervention extérieure le sauve. Cette œuvre est considérée comme un des premiers romans de science-fiction. L'auteur y décrit ses voyages dans la Lune et le Soleil et rend compte des observations qu’il a pu y faire de sociétés indigènes, dont le mode de vie est parfois totalement différent de celui des terriens, voire choquant, et parfois au contraire identique, ce qui lui permet d’en dénoncer indirectement les limites. Ces voyages imaginaires sont avant tout prétextes à exprimer une philosophie matérialiste. Le voyage de Je-Dyrcona est un voyage initiatique, il se qualifie lui même comme une « personne qui n'avait risqué les périls d'un si grand voyage que pour apprendre ». Ce dernier ne cesse de questionner tous ceux qu'ils rencontrent pour s'instruire sur leurs mœurs, leurs sciences, leur philosophie … Cependant, à l'inverse du roman d'apprentissage classique, Je-Dyrcona ne va pas découvrir des vérités, et bien au contraire, ce qu'il tenait pour vrai va être détruit. En effet, chacun de ses interlocuteurs énonce des vérités qui seront par la suite détruites par un autre interlocuteur. Il s'agit donc bien plus d'un roman épistémologique. On peut y voir une sorte de mise en garde contre la Vérité, rappelant la relativité de toute connaissance et de tout savoir (d'autant plus vrai à l'époque) ; ce qui donne toute sa place à cette œuvre dans le mouvement du libertinage intellectuel du xviie siècle. L'Histoire des Oiseaux est quant à elle extraite des Empires de la Lune. Cet épisode ou « histoire » des Oiseaux natifs du Soleil expose en effet les marques d’un système politique et sociétal assez original, car tout à fait opposé, ou presque, à celui des humains. SUPERBE EXEMPLAIRE.
1956réf. 000775Harcourt Brace & Company hardcover 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.
19118vo., First Edition, endpapers moderately browned; original blue cloth, upper board and backstrip lettered in gilt, boards very lightly age-marked, backstrip slightly browned (but all gilt bright and entirely legible), a very good, bright, firm copy. With the small neat contemporary signature of Claude Sisley [second cousin of the artist] on front paste-down. One of the finest 'homo-superior' novels and a classic of Edwardian fantasy. Very scarce.
1962réf. 005220London: Faber and Faber 1962 1962. First Edition . Blue Wrappers. Very Good /No Dust Jacket. 253 Pp. Advance Uncorrected Proof In Light Blue Wrappers Slight Wear And Fading To Covers Tiny Losses Of Paper At Spine Corners. London: Faber and Faber, 1962 unknown
1950réf. 030974New Yor: Scribner And Sons 1950. First Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good DJ. 216 Pp. Blue Cloth.First Edition With Scribners Seal And "A" On Copyright Page. Nice Copy Slight Wear Lower Spine End Of Book With Shallow Bumping A Little Surface Roughness At Bottom 1" Of Front Panel No Loss Of Color Or Cloth. Very Good First Issue Dj Priced $2.50 With Wear And Small Losses At Corners. Scribner And Sons hardcover
1941réf. 015300New York 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1951: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company 1941. First Edition . Illustrated Wrappers. Very Good. A Long But Incomplete Run Of 44 Issues 1941 - 1951 Mostly With Complete Bright Covers And Spines 1945 Issues With Spines Faded Light Edge Wear Usual 1/8" Tears And Longitudinal Creasing At Cover Overlap Some With Tiny Erased Pencil Marks And A Few With An "A" Stamp Or Mark Most Vg. 1940: June Good August Vg 1/4" Chip Rear Cover Sept Vg ; 1941: January Vg 1/4" Chip And 1" Tear At Foot Of Spine 1/2" Triangular Chip Lower Tip Rear CoverMay G Worn And 1 1/2" Closed Tear Rear Cover Few Faint Marks June G Faint Stamp Front Cover August Vg September Vg October Near Fine December Vg 1/4" Closed Tear Top Spine Edge Faint Creasing Near Spine But No Chipping 1942 January G February G Soiling 1/4" Chipping To Right Corner And Foredge X 1 1/2" April G 3/4" X 1/4" Chip Right Foredge November A Bright Vg Two Shallow Chips At Foredge Shallow Chip And 3" Split Along Rear Spine Fold Without Loss Of Lettering Or Design 1943 January Vg 1" Faint Spot Front Cover February Vg 1/8" Chipping Top And Bottom Of Spine March Vg 1" Splits Each Side Of Top Of Spine April Vg But Split Along 2/3 Length Of Rear Spine Fold May G Rear Cover Detached But Present June G Rear Cover Detached Smallhole At Lower Staple Of Front Cover July Vg October Covers Detached With Small Edge Chips And Tears. 1944 April G No Rear Cover Spine Taped; 1945 January 1" Tear Front Cover And Rear Cover At Edge April Vg July Vg Small Stamp On Cover October Vg 1/4" Chip Bottom Of Front Cover December Vg ; 1946 February Vg A Few Shallow Chips On Rear Cover May Vg July Vg September Vg November Vg ; 1947 January G 1/4" Chip Bottom Of Spine 1/8" At TopMarch G 1/2" Chip Below Top And Above Bottom Of Spine July Vg September Vg October Vg November Vg December Vg 1/2" Tear Rear Cover; 1948 October Very Good Fading To Spine Panel; 1951 January Vg 1/4" Chip Upper Right Corner Fair Spine Chipped Away. All From Science Fiction Writer Kris Neville's Library And A Nice Group. Ziff-Davis Publishing Company unknown
1905réf. 003495London: Ward Lock and Co. Ltd. 1905. Book. Illus. by Austin Henry. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. First Edition and quite SCARCE in collectible condition. In decorative yellow cloth frontis illustration and 2 others by Henry Austin. Author's name misspelled "Sheil" on title page. Lettering a bit rubbed front board red decoration at spine faded but still showing some red.Prior owner name front pastedown small Brentano's sticker bottom edge rear pastedown. Endpages and tissue guard for frontis foxed and a bit of light internal foxing. Binding is sound. Overall a Very Good copy of a very SCARCE book. Ward Lock and Co., Ltd. Hardcover
1987réf. 618403London: William Heinemann Ltd 1987. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket in very good condition. Signed by the author. Jacket is sunned. Edges are a little creased. Lean to the spine with a crease along the length. Page block and page edges are tanned. Binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Signed by Author. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used. William Heinemann Ltd Hardcover
1985réf. 27097Allen W H 1985. Book. Illus. by Bennett Gail. As New. Hardback. Signed by Authors. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed by the Author Gary Downie 17 July 1940 -19 January 2006 was a production manager on many 1980s episodes of the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who. Allen W H Hardcover
1980réf. 008383New English Library 1980. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good//Very Good. 9x6x4. Robert A. Heinlein - The Number of the Beast - True First Edition. Black dj spine. UK first Edition True First for this title. the book was published in UK prior to the USA edition A Classic by the Grand Master of SF. FREE Media Mail Shipping! Images available for any item just ask. Any images shown next to the listing that have our www.aCastleofBooks.com watermark on them are the exact item you will receive all other images are for reference only. Free delivery confirmation for domestic orders. Books with Author signatures are guaranteed authentic. We understand collectors needs in terms of accurate grading and proper packaging. We stand behind our descriptions 100%. All items will be shipped securely to insure that they arrive in exactly the same condition in which they left. May have small easily erasable pencil markings on first page. Our Packing Slips do not contain any pricing information so you may order items as Gifts or for Dropship without concern. We ship every Monday Wednesday & Friday morning. All items subject to prior sale. Why the odd prices We run a percent discount for our Biblio listings which insures Biblio has our lowest prices online but does give odd change. New English Library hardcover
1977réf. 010309New York: Random House 1977 Stated first edition of the first Shannara book with publisher's number line starting at 2 which is correct for the first edition from Random House Illustrated by The Brothers Hildebrandt in two full page black and white and one full colour folding plate at the centre of the book. Quarter black cloth over fawn papered boards with TB initial stamped on upper board by publisher unclipped DW has minor rubbing to edges not sunned or faded except to very edge of the upper joint export version and bears no publishers price nice bright copy SCARCE there is some slight faint scattered foxing to prelims and closed edges EXPEDITED SHIPPING REQUIRED. First Edition. Quarter cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Hildebrandt. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Random House hardcover
1977réf. 006663New York: Random House 1977 Stated first edition of the first Shannara book with publisher's number line starting at 2 which is correct for the first edition from Random House Illustrated by The Brothers Hildebrandt in two full page black and white and one full colour folding plate at the centre of the book. Quarter black cloth over fawn papered boards with TB initial stamped on upper board by publisher head and tail of cloth spine sunned to very edges where light crept under the wrapper and leached the pigment unclipped DW has minor edgewear with light rubbing to corners and a few small edge splits and bears no publishers price Light crease to front fold in flap. DW spine is sunned with the title now a pale blueish colour the background still deep black nice bright copy SCARCE EXPEDITED SHIPPING REQUIRED. First Edition. Quarter cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Hildebrandt. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Random House hardcover
1972réf. 009297London: Sidgwick & Jackson 1972 scarce first UK issue price clipped dust jacket with tiny split at top coner of front panel otherwise tidy name and address in biro to fep hinges split but holding but boards a little loose otherwise good copy Kubrick asked Clarke to rework his story 'The Sentinel' into a film script this book gives the different versions and evolution of Clarke's story into the basis of Kubrick's film classic 240pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6 - 7 tall. Sidgwick & Jackson hardcover
