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1980ref. 000245London: New English Library 1980 Laymon's first work in the first UK paperback edition. VG with light reading crease at spine and near spine on upper cover also a faint crease line 30mm in from right edge of upper cover. a little rubbing to spine edges. minor small surface scratch that is about 20mm long pages age toned and a few spots of foxing very nice copy considering it is a mass market newsprint paperback. "The beast house scene of grisly killing with every victim immortalised in lifelike waxwork." . First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by David O'Connor. New English Library paperback
1998ref. 002125London: Headline 1998 near fine in same DW unclipped no tears or inscriptions just a little light creasing to extreme edges of DW 438pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Headline hardcover
1999ref. 002127London: Headline 1999 near fine in same DW unclipped no tears or inscriptions just a little light creasing to extreme bottom edges of DW 311pp. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7 - 9 tall. Headline hardcover
2010ref. 64785Royal Oak MI: Haffner Press 2010-2011. Two vols. 8vo. xv 1 588 4; 93 3 pp. First w/ colour-illustrated limitation page signed by both Silverberg & Pohl. Lavender-coloured publisher’s cloth w/ d.j. wraparound cover art by Richard Powers; 2nd w/ numerous text illustrations. Colour-illustrated softcovers signed by Malzberg on title F/F/F set preserved in original lavender coloured silk blend open-backed slipcase numbered on the 1st vol. First edition signed & numbered by Pohl Silverberg & Malzberg of this famed anthology intended to serve as the third in the “Otherness” anthology series from the famous husband and wife Science Fiction duo and featuring 8 additional stories as well as 3 additional stories in the companion volume. Haffner Press, paperback
1962ref. 61408New York: Avalon Books Thomas Bouregy & Co. Inc. 1962. 8vo. 224 pp. Red cloth black lettering on spine minor shelfwear w/ d.j. cover art by Ed Emshwiller minor dustsoiling slight rubbing still VG/VG copy. First edition of this scarce Avalon Science Fiction title of this post-apocalyptic alien invasion novel in which nearly all life on Earth is extinguished and resistance of a guerilla army. Holly 1932-1982 was a noted Lansing Michigan science fiction author who also published short stories and even a title in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. series. Avalon Books, Thomas Bouregy & Co., Inc., hardcover
1963ref. 61407New York: Avalon Books Thomas Bouregy & Co. Inc. 1963. 8vo. 192 pp. Beige-yellow cloth black lettering on spine minor shelfwear w/ d.j. cover art by Ed Emshwiller minor dustsoiling slight rubbing still VG/VG copy. First edition of this rare Avalon Science Fiction title of this menacing science fiction/horror novel with possible alien ghosts seances and truth of life beyond. Holly 1932-1982 was a noted Lansing Michigan science fiction author who also published short stories and even a title in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. series. Avalon Books, Thomas Bouregy & Co., Inc., hardcover
1966ref. 61409New York: Avalon Books Thomas Bouregy & Co. Inc. 1966. 8vo. 192 pp. Tan publisher’s cloth black lettering on spine w/ d.j. cover art by Gray Morrow slight rubbing very minor sunning to spine still a NF/VG copy. First edition of this scarce Avalon Science Fiction title of this science fiction/detective investigation into millions of kidnapped humans on an alien world. Holly 1932-1982 was a noted Lansing Michigan science fiction author who also published short stories and even a title in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. series. Avalon Books, Thomas Bouregy & Co., Inc., hardcover
1950ref. 61123New York: Simon and Schuster 1950. 8vo. 4 276 pp. Red tweed boards silver lettering front cover & spine minor spotting shelfwear w/ d.j. cover art by Edd Cartier minor edgewear couple minor chips VG/VG- copy. First edition of this anthology of 11 tales of fantasy science fiction interplanetary adventure and more by the famed husband and wife duo. Simon and Schuster, hardcover
1976ref. 88081London:: Victor Gollancz 1976. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket. First printing. Eleven papers delivered with one exception - that of P.K. Dick at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London in 1975. Contributors include Ursula K. Le Guin John Brunner Thomas M. Disch Robert Sheckley Alvin Toffler Alan Garner and others. Notable as the first publication of P. K. Dick's paper on 'Man Android and Machine.' 224 pp. Victor Gollancz, hardcover
1991ref. 86132New York:: St Martin's 1991. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. First printing. One of the best and most significant anthologies of modern science fiction with works by established prize-winning writers and newcomers to the field. SIGNED by Lethem at his story "Walking the Moons." Also includes stories by Nancy Kress Ursula K. Le Guin Charles Sheffield Lucius Shepard Robert Silverberg Bruce Sterling Kate Wilhelm Greg Egan Molly Gloss Michael Moorcock Lucius Shepard John Brunner Pat McCarthy James Patrick Kelly John Kress and others along with the editor's annual summary of the year - 1990 - and his list of Honorable Mentions. Cover advertises 'more than 250000 words of fantastic fiction'. xxxii 624 pp. St Martin's, hardcover
1928ref. 59611London & New York: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. E.P. Dutton & Co. Ltd. 1928. 4to. xxvii 342 pp. Colour frontisp. 16 colour plates 4 double-page numerous black & white plates illustrations. Blue publisher’s cloth gilt armorial front cover colour-illustrated endpapers minor shelfwear slight bumping to corners edgewear w/ d.j. cover art by Bawden minor edgewear slight chipping head & foot of spine creasing dustsoiling still VG/G copy from the library of Otto C. Winzen 1917-1979 pioneering German-American aeronautical engineer was interned during World War II and later significantly advanced material and construction of high-altitude balloons after World War II. First edition thus of Edward Bawden’s first book as an illustrator and featuring many elements of illustrated garden designs which would appear in his later artwork. First published in 1750 this early science fiction/fantasy novel combines elements of Gulliver’s Travels Robinson Crusoe Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Pellucidar along with objections to slavery and a race of flying men and women on the island of Nosmnbdsgrutt. Bawden 1903-1989 was a noted printmaker illustrator watercolourist and designer as well as garden designer. He is perhaps best remembered for his commercial art for Twinings and Fortnum & Mason -- linocuts depicting everyday England. J.M. Dent & Sons, Ltd., E.P. Dutton & Co., Ltd., hardcover
1950ref. 83971New York:: World Editions Inc 1950-1952. First edition -. All issues are in a solid very good to near fine condition with only minor wear usual toning to the pages no mailing labels and bright and attractive covers. Uncommon in this condition. . First printings - digest magazines. A set of six complete issues from the first two years of Galaxy Science Fiction digest arguably the most influential science fiction magazine of its time one which brought a new maturity to the stories and an emphasis on how changes in the future affected people rather than on the technology. Frederik Pohl who worked with Gold and succeeded him as editor said that Gold brought a "sophisticated intellectual subtlety" to magazine science fiction The magazine published all new and original stories. Among the authors contributing to these issues are James Schmitz. Richard Matheson John D. MacDonald Katherine MacLean Gordon R. Dickson Frederik Pohl C. M. Kornbluth Judith Merril Isaac Asimov Damon Knight and of course Willy Ley who contributed an article for each issue. Each is 160 pp illustrated throughout. Among the notable covers in this group is that by Chesley Bonestall for the May 1951 issue and that of Emsh for the second birthday party issue with caricature portraits of the leading science fiction writers of the day - including Ray Bradbury Fritz Leiber Robert A. Heinlein - filling the front and back covers. World Editions Inc unknown
2008ref. 81791San Francisco:: Night Shade Books 2008. SIGNED first edition -. Very near fine in illustrated wrappers usual light toning to the pages Uncommon signed. First printing a trade paperback original. An anthology which gathers together some of the best postapocalyptic literature of the last two decades by renowned authors of speculative fiction - including George R. R. Martin Paolo Bacigalupi Gene Wolfe Orson Scott Card Carol Emshwiller Jonathan Lethem Cory Doctorow Octavia E. Butler and Stephen King edited and with an introduction by John Joseph . A book which explores the scientific psychological and philosophical questions of what it means to remain human in a postapocalyptic world. "Whether the end of the world comes through nuclear war ecological disaster or cosmological cataclysm these are tales of survivors in some cases struggling to rebuild the society that was in others merely surviving." SIGNED by THREE authors at their stories: Nancy Kress at "Inertia"; James Van Pelt at "The Last of the O-Forms" by Doctorow at "When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth." Each story contains an introduction by Adams. List of futher readings. 333 pp plus publisher's ads. Night Shade Books unknown
1996ref. 81904New York:: St Martin's 1996. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket. First printing. Twelve authors select one of their stories and include an essay which focuses on how they crafted a particular aspect of that story: style character etc. SIGNED by FOUR authors: Nancy Kress on the title page; Greg Bear at his story "Sisters"; John Kessel at "Buddha Nostril Bird" and Joe Haldeman at "Feedback." Other authors include Pat Cadigan Bruce Sterling Lucius Shepard Harold Waldrop Kim Stanley Robinson Pat Murphy Karen Jay Fowler James Patrick Kelley. xii 368 pp St Martin's, hardcover
2008ref. 81902New York:: Baen Books 2008. SIGNED first edition -. Near fine usual toning to the pages. First printing a large trade paperback original. Collects 22 short stories - 13 science fiction and 9 fantasy - with a preface by Flint and Resnick. SIGNED by SIX contributors: by Mike Resnick on the title page and by Kevin Anderson Elizabeth Bear Nancy Kress Garth Nix and L. E. Modesitt at their stories. 487 pp. Baen Books, unknown
1969ref. 76721New York:: Conde Nast. 1969-1970. SIGNED first edition -. Near fine Dec and Jan to very good condition - usual toning to the pages some minor rubbing to covers no address labels. Uncommon signed. . First appearance in print of these works. Set of 3 digest magazines SIGNED by Harry Harrison in the April 1972 issue at the first installment of his serial novel "In Our Hands the Stars." Also includes stories by Poul Anderson Robert Chilson Hayden Howard Jack Wodhams Tak Hallus Steve Chapman Thomas M Scortia Richard Lippa A Bertram Chandler and more. Cover art by Kelly Freas and J. Russell Seitz. 178 pp. each issue. Conde Nast. unknown
1954ref. 76106New York:: Specific Fiction Corp 1954. First edition -. Fair condition only rubbing and creasing to the covers covers beginning to separate along the side of the spine usual toning to the pages no label. First printing. The second and final issue in this very short lived digest magazine. While most of the stories published in these issues - including two by Robert Sheckley - several of the articles which leaned towards the occult were first published here including My Experience with the Supernatural by Eartha Kitt and Has Hollywood Gone Science Fiction Mad By George Pal. Color illustration from Creature of the Black Lagoon illustration on front cover several small black and white photographs from the film inside the cover. Illustrated. This second issue seems to be harder to find than the first issue. 160 pp. Specific Fiction Corp, unknown
1972ref. 73269Garden City NY:: Doubleday 1972. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Close to fine in a fine dust jacket some discoloration from binder's glue on endpapers. First printing. A collection of fourteen stories that "trace the development of modern science fiction" from Ambrose Bierce in 1893 to Robert Silverberg in 1969. Also includes stories by H. G. Wells Jack London Jack Williamson Stephen Vincent Benet Isaac Asimov J. G. Ballard Samuel Delany and more. SIGNED by Harry Harrison at this story "Captain Honario Hornplayer RN." Includes an introduction and notes to each story by Clareson. 311 pp. Doubleday, hardcover
1978ref. 70829New York:: Mysterious Press 1978. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in a very near fine dust jacket with just a hint of sunning to the spine in a like slipcase. . Limited signed first edition. Asimov's fourth collection of limericks and "the first to be entirely respectable." Contains 60 limericks one for each of the Sherlock Holems canonical tales. Illustrated with a full color frontispiece by Gahan Wilson. #136 of 250 copies signed by Asimov and illustrator Gahan Wilson 60 pp plus author information and the limitation page. Mysterious Press, hardcover
1987ref. 70647New York:: Bantam 1987. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a very good dustjacket short closed tear. First printing. Willis's first separately authored novel and winner of the Campbell Award for Best Novel. A love story a novel about the Civil War an exploration of the dream world and a compelling book. INSCRIBED on the title page. 212 pp. Bantam, hardcover
1989ref. 68867London:: Century / Legend 1989. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in gray cloth with silver lettering in a fine slipcase as new. Limited signed edition. His fifth novel a modern version of Faust described as a "pyschological descent into evil set in the chic world of film." SIGNED on a laid-in bookplate and numbered 127/250. Legend Limited Edition Number 1. 248 pp. Silvered edges marbled endpapers. Century / Legend, hardcover
1984ref. 67961Garden City New York:: Doubleday 1984. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket. First printing. An anthology of ten original science fiction stories. SIGNED by THREE authors at their stories: Kim Stanley Robinson Pat Murphy and Gregory Benford . Also includes stories by Lucius Shepard Robert Silverberg Damon Knight Molly Gloss Sharon N. Farber Joel Richards and Carter Scholz. Doubleday, hardcover
2008ref. 66086New York:: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates 2008. SIGNED first edition -. Fine in printed white wrappers. An uncommon advance issue and especially so signed. . Uncorrected proof trade paperback format. A Wild Cards Novel set in an alternate 2008 a world which came into existence after an alien virus accidently released in 1946 rewrote human DNA. Written and edited by Martin and Snodgrass and with contributions by Carrie Vaughn Caroline Spector John Jos. Miller Ian Tregillis Stephen Leigh Victor Milan Kevin Andrew Murphy and Walter Simons. SIGNED on the title page by BOTH George R. R. Martin and Melinda Snodgrass. 400 pp. TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, unknown
1999ref. 66457New York:: Avon 1999. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket. First printing. An original anthology in which 11 science fiction writers revisit the universes they created. Includes stories by Greg Bear David Brin Gregory Benford Ursula Le Guin Orson Scott Card Anne McCaffrey Robert Silverberg Dan Simmons Frederick Pohl Joe Haldeman and Nancy Kress. SIGNED by FOUR authors at their stories: Benford at "The Galactic Center Series"; Bear at "The Way of All Ghosts" Haldeman at "A Separate War" and Brin at "Temptation." 482 pp. Avon, hardcover
1972ref. 67083Garden City NY:: Doubleday 1972. Hardcover -. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. First book club edition. A collection of 27 of Asimov's early stories each prefaced by Asimov's often amusing biographical details about how and when he came to write it as well as his own critical evaluations of it. Appendix with a list of 60 short stories published during the Campbell years. vii 568 pp. Code of M35 indicating that this was published in 1971 probably preceding the trade edition. Rather uncommon in any Doubleday printing. Doubleday, hardcover
