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2012Best.-Nr. 9308New York: Tor Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. 0765316994 . Red clothe with black lettering 317 pp. Corners bumped slight edge wear and rubbing. Jacket in new Brodart slight edge wear. An attractive copy signed by author on title page. ; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; 317 pages; Hugo winner for best novel in 2013 and the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. "Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid flagship of the Universal Union since the year 2456. It's a prestige posting and Andrew is even more thrilled to be assigned to the ship's xenobiology laboratory with the chance to serve on "Away Missions" alongside the starship's famous senior officers. Life couldn't be better.until Andrew begins to realize that 1 every Away Mission involves some kind of lethal confrontation with alien forces 2 the ship's captain its chief science officer and the handsome Lieutenant Kerensky always survive these confrontations and 3 sadly at least one low=ranked crew member is invariably killed. Unsurprisingly the savvier members belowdecks avoid Away Missions at all costs. Then Andrew stumbles on information that completely transforms his and his colleagues' understanding of what the starship Intrepid really is.and offers them a crazy high-risk chance to save their own lives." ; Signed by Author . Tor Books hardcover
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
1909Best.-Nr. 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
1985Best.-Nr. 26060057Victor Gollancz UK 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. 379 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Victor Gollancz UK 1985. First Edition. This is the first UK edition. CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket has light creasing. Edges of dust jacket have superficial wear. The dust jacket has been price-clipped. Dust jacket is protected in clear plastic sleeve. Pages are reasonably tanned. ABOUT THIS BOOK: The long-established galactic order is passing. The Honoured Matres ruthless and all-conquering have destroyed the planet Dune. In opposition hard-pressed but still fighting back the Bene Gesserit sisterhood co-ordinate their resistance from their as-yet undiscovered home world Chapter House. Now as a new Scattering is planned they still have one carefully nurtured asset: the sandworms offspring of the only giant worm salvaged from Dune. Chapter House is to about to turn into a barren wasteland: Chapter House will be the new Dune. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0575035765. ISBN/EAN: 9780575035768. Inventory No: 26060057. 9780575035768 Victor Gollancz hardcover
2012Best.-Nr. 006356London U.K.: TITAN BOOKS 2012. Graphic Novels. Illus. by RAYMOND ALEX. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardcover - 1st. Print - NF in Illustrated Boards / No DJ as issued note: small price sticker on back cover; gold gilt starting to flake - Beginning the complete library of the greatest science fiction hero of all time this brand new collection of library editions features all new restorations that will preserve these legendary adventures. Starting with revered writer-artist Alex Raymond this volume sees the arrival of pulp hero Flash Gordon on the planet Mongo and his first encounter with the deadly Ming the Merciless. TITAN BOOKS Hardcover
1999Best.-Nr. 25515Portland OR: Collectors Press 1999. New in publisher's shrink-wrapped "Caution" box. May or may noy be signed and numbered and I'm not opening it to check; Additional postage required. Limited Edition of 2000. Illustrated Boards. As New. Folio. Hardcover. Collectors Press Hardcover
2004Best.-Nr. 052824004William Morrow 2004-10-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed. New York: Stephenson 2004. Hardcover. First edition first printing. Signed by Stephenson on the title page. The Third book in the Baroque Cycle. Winner of the Locus Award. Very Good with wrinkling at the spine ends. William Morrow hardcover
1996Best.-Nr. 073024001Villard 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. New York: Villard 1996. Hardcover. First edition first printing. First Edition Set of Russell's Hugo award winning series. Fine in like dust jacket. Villard hardcover
2007Best.-Nr. 1601543OFFFHNCHHarperCollins 2007-05-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Signed. New York: Harcourt 2006. Hardcover. First edition first printing. Signed by Chabon on the title page. Nebula and Hugo award winning alternative history featuring a Jewish state in Alaska. Near Fine with light edgewear. HarperCollins hardcover
1972Best.-Nr. 1616100161OFFNF51CRAlfred A. Knopf 1972-04-12. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Knopf 1972. Hardcover. First edition first printing. Foot of book is slightly rubbed dust jacket wrinkled at spine ends. Very Good in like dust jacket. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
1956Best.-Nr. 61176Geoffrey Bles London 1956. Reprint. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Pauline Baynes. Second impression of the First Edition. Size: 8vo. 199 pp. Binding firm spine cocked. Dust jacket marked creased stretched and chipped with a couple of more substantial tears and slight loss. Previous owner's inscription in ink. Edges foxed and browned. Brown marks from adhesive tape on front and rear endpapers. Corners slightly bumped. Illustrator: Pauline Baynes. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Children. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 61176. . Geoffrey Bles hardcover
2008Best.-Nr. 103624United Kingdom: PS Publishing. Fine with no dust jacket. Limited Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. Book is in FINE condition in a FINE condition Slipcase. 2008. PS Publishing. 383 pages. SIGNED by Kelly Barnhill Alex Irvine Terry Bisson Chris Roberson Jack Dann Steven Utley Brian Aldiss Jay Lake Stephen Baxter Robert Reed Matthew Hughes Mike Resnick Keith Brooke James Lovegrove Eric Brown Paul McAuley Garry Kilworth Brian Stableford Beth Bernobich Ian McDonald Paul Di Filippo Michael Moorcock Scott Edelman Justina Robson Ben Baldwin Liz Clarke Al Feldstein James Hannah and Ian Simmons. This is copy "N" of a Limited Numbered Edition of 100 copies. This is one of hundreds of Like-New condition Limited Editions "Mostly Lettered" recently acquired from a major Collector of Fantastic Dark Fantasy and Horror Literature. Presses include Centipede Gauntlet PS Publishing Bloodletting Cargo Cult Biting Dog Night Shade Subterranean Cemetery Dance Delirium Overlook Connection Borderlands Dark Regions Earthling Publications and Charnel House. Inquiries Welcome.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 383 pages; Signed by All Authors . 2008. 1906301999 . PS Publishing hardcover
1857Best.-Nr. 006183Paris: Librairie des Publications Illustrées 1857. Hardcover. Very Good -. Doré Gustave. Nouvelle Édition revue sur les meilleurs textes et particulièrement sur les travaux de J. Le Duchat et de S. L'Aulnaye; Éclaircie quant à l'Orthographie et à la ponctuation et accompagnée de notes succinctes et d'un glossaire par Louis Barré; illustrations par Gustave Doré." 2 339 3 p. frontispiece and 14 leaves of plates: in-text illustrations; 28 cm. Plain red cloth with gilt-stamped spine title. All page edges speckled red. Text is in columns. Includes a glossary. Bookdealer's label on back fixed endpaper of Joseph McDonough Co. Albany N.Y. In Very Good- Condition: edges are rubbed; cover lightly soiled; scattered foxing; otherwise clean and tight. Librairie des Publications Illustrées hardcover
1911Best.-Nr. HDA19NY: Frederick A. Stokes 1911. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First American Edition. 1st American printing from UK sheets 1911. Burgundy cloth lettered in gilt on front and spine; 320pp. "Arguably Pain best short story collection. The work includes several imaginative & sophisticated macabre tales." Wilson Shadows in the Attic p.401. Gilt lettering on spine faded but legible; gilt lettering on cover bright; top edge dust-soiled; mild tanning; else nice. Frederick A. Stokes Hardcover
2000Best.-Nr. 13896Access Press Perth 2000. First Edition. Hardcover Printed Boards. As New/No Dust Jacket. Size: A4 300 x 210mm approx. Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean neat and free of foxing. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 3. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Science & Technology; Ecology; Australia; ISBN: 0864451504. ISBN/EAN: 9780864451507. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item not stock photos. Inventory No: 13896. . 9780864451507 This book is extra heavy and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Access Press hardcover
1920Best.-Nr. 12182Self published 1920. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Part of a specialist collection of Insurance-company related material covering primarily British companies and associations from the mid-19th Century to around 1930 all of which are listed for sale separately on this site under the category "Business & Finance". Size: Quarto. Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight covers and spine fully intact. Previous owner's signature in ink. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. Book comes in its original quarter leather slipcase. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Business Finance & Marketing; All our pictures shown here are of the actual item not stock photos. Inventory No: 12182. . Self published hardcover
1950Best.-Nr. 1750677618Greenberg Publisher 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. First edition. SIGNED by the author. Minor shelf and handling wear overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Greenberg Publisher hardcover
1965Best.-Nr. 26010208Collins UK 1965. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Hardcover. 224 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Collins UK 1965. Reprint. CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in good dust jacket. More specifically: Edges of boards have superficial wear. Spine has minor lean. Dust jacket has light creasing. Edges of dust jacket have superficial wear and moderate chips and/or tears. The dust jacket has been price-clipped. Dust jacket is protected in clear plastic sleeve. Pages are lightly tanned. Front end page has an ex-libris sticker as well as an ink-stamp ex-libris with a different previous owner's name. ABOUT THIS BOOK: When Colin and Susan are pursued by eerie creatures across Alderley Edge they are saved by the Wizard. He takes them into the caves of Fundindelve where he watches over the enchanted sleep of one hundred and forty knights. But the heart of the magic that binds them - Firefrost also known as the Weirdstone of Brisingamen - has been lost. The Wizard has been searching for the stone for more than 100 years but the forces of evil are closing in determined to possess and destroy its special power. Colin and Susan realise at last that they are the key to the Weirdstone's return. But how can two children defeat the Morrigan and her deadly brood Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; 1001 Children's Books You Must Read; Science Fiction & Fantasy. Inventory No: 26010208. Collins hardcover
1901Best.-Nr. 43425NY: J. F. Taylor & Company. Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed especially at spine corners . worn front hinge tender foxing to leaves surrounding frontispiece. 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Original navy decorated cloth. Top edges gilt. Black and white illustrations by Bernard J. Rosemeyer and Chauncey Gale. 327pp 16pp of publishers ads. A lost race novel purporting to be an explorers account of an expedition to Antarctica and the South Pole. Signed by Albert Bigelow Paine on the title page. Further inscribed on the front free endpaper To A Scientist but not the scientist. From The Author. Stamp on front pastedown notes From Edward F. Bigelow Stamford Conn. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . J. F. Taylor & Company hardcover
1928Best.-Nr. 44041NY: B. Westermann Co. Inc. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Owner writing on front free endpaper . jacket lightly tattered with wedge missing at lower right corner of rear . jacket panel. 1928. Hardcover. Red cloth binding. Color jacket art. Fantasy novel about a planet where inhabitants are divided into seven sexes by the English Baronet Sir Walter William Strickland. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 409 pages . B. Westermann Co. , Inc. hardcover
1895Best.-Nr. JBA02Atlanta: Third World Publishing Co. Press of C. P. Byrd 1895. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st printing 1895. Blue cloth lettered in gold on front and black on spine; 313pp. Lost race of Polarians in arctic whose origin appears Roman. In Bleiler Science Fiction: The Early Years. Minor ink markings bottom of one page; small piece off margin of two pages at foredge; pages tanning. Rare. Third World Publishing Co., Press of C. P. Byrd Hardcover
1891Best.-Nr. HW08NY: Fords Howard and Hulbert 1891. Book. Very Good to Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st printing 1891. Blue cloth lettered & decorated in gilt on spine; 222 pages 7 pages of ads. Wright III 1875 listing only 2 holdings; Sargent Utopian Literature 1891 "Eutopia of perfected human beings after death"; "After-life fantasy a substantial proportion of which is devoted to describing a Utopian civilisation on a planet round a star remote from our solar system." Locke Spectrum of Fantasy Vol. 1 p.84. Several tiny spots foredge; mild extremity wear; small round purple ink stamp on front free endpaper; on last 2 blanks in very neat pencil there are comments about the book's theme etc. Hinges sound text paper and cloth clean; gilt lettering bright. Scarce. Fords, Howard, and Hulbert Hardcover
1921Best.-Nr. HAA38East Sussex Strand W.C.: Greening & Co. 1921. Book. Good to Very Good-. Hardcover. Second edition; photoplay. Red cloth lettered and decorated in blind on front and bronze on spine with 11 B&W plates. Worn at corners with tears at spine ends; many erasures ffep; name in pencil on ffep; marks and erasures on rear endpages; a couple of minor internal stains and tears. Greening & Co. Hardcover
1916Best.-Nr. MSC749London: John Long 1916. Book. Good to Very Good-. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st printing 1916. From the library of Donald A. Wollheim. Original orange cloth a tad grubby; spine somewhat darkened; edges a bit worn and dusty; rear fep bears Donald A. Wollheim's stamp. John Long Hardcover
1954Best.-Nr. D415Philadelphia & NY: J. B. Lippincott Co. 1954. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First American Edition. 1st printing 1954. A small bump to lower edge of rear board; a few minor chips at dj edges; previous owner's name on ffep in pen; spine panel a tad faded. J. B. Lippincott Co. Hardcover
