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1999réf. 24995Wheaton IL: : Tyndale House 1999. SIGNED hardcover -. Fine in fine dust jacket as new. Later printing. The fifth novel in the Left Behind series. SIGNED by both authors Jerry Jenkins and Tim LaHaye in gold ink on the black front free endpaper and dated 5/99. 403 pp Tyndale House, hardcover
1998réf. 24527New York:: Bantam 1998. SIGNED first edition -. Fine in illustrated wrappers. Advance Reading Copy trade paperback format. A novel set in the near future in the last pure wilderness on earth. SIGNED by the author on the title page.Includes a letter to the reader from Robinson printed inside the front cover. Bantam, unknown
1969réf. 26908Los Angeles:: Nash Publishing Corporation 1969. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in very good dust jacket old price inked on front endpaper short closed tear to upper edge of dj but a nice tight and straight copy. First printing. Genetic engineering has produced the most perfect man on earth - in brains and body - superbaby! There is nothing which he cannot do and while he tries track golf boxing and chess baseball becomes his game of choice and in his first year in the majors he breaks all of the records. Interesting blend of fantasy and baseball very uncommon in this first hardcover edition. Nash Publishing Corporation, hardcover
1992réf. 30205New York:: St Martin's 1992. SIGNED hardcover -. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. . Book club edition. 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 FIVE authors at their stories: Karen Joy Fowler at her story 'The Dark'; Gregory Benford at "Matter's End"; William Gibson at "Skinner's Room"; Mark van Name at "Desert Rain" and Kim Stanley Robinson at "A History of the Twentieth Century." Included in this volume are stories by Walter Jon Williams James Patrick Kelly Nancy Kress Mike Resnick Connie Willis Robert Silverberg Kim Stanley Robinson Kristine Kathyrn Rusch Kathe Koja Alexander Jablokov Lois Tilton William Gibson Walter Jon Williams Greg Egan Karen Joy Fowler Ian MacLeod Kim Newman Robert Siverberg Pat Cadigan Robert Reed Gregory Benford Geoffrey A. Landis Ian MacDonald Rick Shelley Jack Dann Brian W. Aldiss Chris Beckett and Mark L. Van Name along with the editor's annual summary of the year - 1991 - and his list of Honorable Mentions. Dustjacket advertises'more than 250000 words of fantastic fiction'. 575 pp. St Martin's, hardcover
1976réf. 80563Tucson Arizona: Student Union Activities Board University of Arizona 1976. First Edition. Wraps. Near fine. Signed by six of the participants: Gene Roddenberry Robert Silverberg Robert Wise Edmond Hamilton Leigh Brackett and Donald E. Davis. Octavo: 40 pp. with photographic illustrations drawings and maps. Bound with staples in the original pictorial paper wrappers. Some very light toning and wear; else near fine. Desert Con was an annual science fiction and horror film convention held at the University of Arizona from 1973 to 1978; it predated TusCon and is thought to be the first fandom event in Tucson. It attracted major guests and screened an enviable array of genre films. The fourth iteration of Desert Con took place March 4-7 1976. More than 25 feature-length motion pictures were screened including Buck Rogers 1939 Dance of the Vampires 1967 Haunted Spooks 1920 Fahrenheit 451 1966 Frankenstein 1931 Twins of Evil 1971 and Gertie the Dinosaur 1909. Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry was a featured speaker alongside Don Davis Robert Silverberg and Robert Wise. The event also included an exhibit hall "teeming with robots miniatures and tons of literature and memorabilia" and "seminars on science fact as well as other revels." This official program includes a membership list providing the name and city of residence of 267 individuals. Student Union Activities Board, University of Arizona unknown
1899réf. 66874MacMillan London 1899. Later Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition. Illustrator: John Tenniel. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". 126 122pp. Rebound in hardcovers with gilt titles to spine. Binding firm spine slightly faded. Foxing front/rear pages. Pages browned. Previous owner's signature in ink. Covers marked. Corners bumped. Published over the period 1898 Through the Looking-Glass and 1899 Adventures. Macmillan's Sixpenny series. Illustrator: John Tenniel. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Children; Science Fiction & Fantasy. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 66874. . MacMillan hardcover
1978réf. 25110013Corgi UK 1978. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. 146 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Corgi UK 1978. First Edition. This is the first UK edition. CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine has mild fading. . Pages are reasonably tanned. ABOUT THIS BOOK: With the computer system destroyed Earth has reverted to savagery. Scattered tribes now rule a charred world. Scavengers who prowl the broken cities. Surviving corps of the elite killers led by a psychotic ex-Sandman. Sadistic bands of gypsy riders who kill and plunder. When tragedy strikes his loved ones Logan sets out on a death-haunted vengeance trail across a ravaged world that leads to a startling confrontation and ultimate destruction. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0552107344. ISBN/EAN: 9780552107341. Inventory No: 25110013. 9780552107341 Corgi paperback
1926réf. 63484Methuen London 1926. Nineteenth Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Graham Robertson. Size: 12mo 6 3/4 - 7 3/4". 302 8pp. Binding firm spine cocked with chips to ends. Slight foxing front/rear pages but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. School prize book-plate. Edges foxed and browned. Covers creased. Corners bumped. Illustrator: Graham Robertson. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Children; Science Fiction & Fantasy. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 63484. . Methuen hardcover
1986réf. 022038New Haven Connecticut: The Easton Press 1986. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover bound in red gilt stamped decorative leather. 341 pages. Illustrated by Pat Morrissey with full page color frontispiece and one other full page color plate plus black and white drawings Introduction by Frederik Pohl. A quality Easton Press production with all the refinements that go to make this a truly fine binding: silk moire end-papers and bound in ribbon marker all edges gilt raised spine 22kt gold stamping smyth-sewn binding and full genuine leather. Collector's notes laid in. Collector's Edition issued in the Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction series. This classic science fiction work won the 1974 Nebula and 1975 Hugo awards for best novel. A pristine unread and like new copy. Pringle Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 74; Survey of Science Fiction Literature II pp. 548-53. Fine. . The Easton Press Hardcover
1939réf. 223811939. Campbell John W. ed. Astounding Science-Fiction archive 1939 documents a central moment in American science fiction publishing when pulp magazines helped consolidate the genre's Golden Age through technologically oriented storytelling serialized fiction scientific essays and editorial emphasis on rational problem solving. Campbell became editor of Astounding Science-Fiction in late 1937 and remained associated with the magazine through its later identity as Analog making these 1939 issues part of the editorial period most closely linked to the rise of hard science fiction and the professionalization of modern speculative fiction. The archive supports research into pulp publishing prewar technological imagination serialized genre fiction and the early publication context for writers including Clifford D. Simak L. Sprague de Camp Manly Wade Wellman and Theodore Sturgeon. Astounding Science-Fiction. Vols. XXII-XXIV. New York: Street & Smith Publications 1939. Five issues. Archive of five pulp magazine issues from January March April June and September 1939 with pictorial wrappers serialized novels novelettes short fiction scientific articles cover art and reader-oriented genre material. The issues appear during the magazine's Campbell editorship and show the cultural sphere of late-1930s science fiction through adventure plots scientific speculation alien contact technological conflict planetary engineering future war anxieties humor and experiments in scale that linked pulp entertainment to scientific literacy. 1 Campbell John W. ed. Astounding Science-Fiction. Vol. XXII No. 5. New York: Street & Smith Publications 1939. The January issue includes "The Blue-Men of Yrano" by Warner Van Lorne "Maiden Voyage" by Vic Phillips short fiction by L. Sprague de Camp Malcolm Jameson Arthur J. Burks and Norman L. Knight and a science article comparing photographic and telescopic observation. With cover art by John Frew the issue shows Astounding's mix of adventure fiction technical explanation humor and speculative treatment of contact and invention. 2 Campbell John W. ed. Astounding Science-Fiction. Vol. XXIII No. 1. New York: Street & Smith Publications 1939. The March issue includes "Cloak of Aesir" by Don A. Stuart Campbell's pseudonym alongside "Children of the 'Betsy B'" by Malcolm Jameson work by H. L. Gold and Part 2 of Clifford D. Simak's "Cosmic Engineers." The issue is useful for tracing Campbell's dual role as editor and writer and for documenting how Astounding combined alien-human tension technologically mediated emotion youth-centered rebellion and large-scale cosmic engineering within a single issue. 3 Campbell John W. ed. Astounding Science-Fiction. Vol. XXIII No. 2. New York: Street & Smith Publications 1939. The April issue features "Worlds Don't Care" by Nat Schachner "Revolt" by A. M. Phillips fiction by Eando Binder and Harry Walton and the concluding installment of Simak's "Cosmic Engineers." The issue's plague exile revolt and working-life motifs place scientific speculation in relation to social strain showing how late-1930s pulp science fiction used adventure forms to process crisis labor and planetary risk. 4 Campbell John W. ed. Astounding Science-Fiction. Vol. XXIII No. 4. New York: Street & Smith Publications 1939. The June issue includes Clifford D. Simak's "Hermit of Mars" Harl Vincent's "The Morons" Nat Schachner's "When the Future Dies" and L. Sprague de Camp's science feature "Design for Life" with cover art by Graves Gladney. Its contents bring together Martian conflict dehumanization future collapse and speculative biology illustrating how Astounding paired fiction with scientific commentary in the same editorial environment. 5 Campbell John W. ed. Astounding Science-Fiction. Vol. XXIV No. 1. New York: Street & Smith Publications 1939. The September issue includes "Forces Must Balance" by Manly Wade Wellman "Masson's Secret" by Raymond Z. Gallun "Atmospherics" by Victor Valding and Theodore Sturgeon's "Ether Breather" with cover art by Hubert Rogers. "Ether Breather" is identified by bibliographic sources as Sturgeon's first published science fiction story giving this issue particular importance within the archive as evidence of a major writer's entrance into the field through Campbell's Astounding. Typical pulp toning modest edge wear and some spine wear with interiors complete; good to very good overall. Substantive five-issue 1939 run of Astounding Science-Fiction showing Campbell-era editorial direction prewar hard science fiction serialized genre experimentation and an early appearance by Theodore Sturgeon within one of the defining American science fiction magazines of the twentieth century. unknown
2013réf. 007645Santa Cruz CA: Children's Art Foundation 2013. Edited by Gerry Mandel William Rubel and Michael King 8vo size trade paperback; 135 pages From back cover: "Since its founding in 1973 Stone Soup has published more than 9000 pages of stories poems and artwork by children ages 8 to 13. we offer anthologies of stories on a single theme or in a single genre as well as poetry anthologies." Contributors to this volume include: Jordan Coble Hugh Cole Veronica Engler Talitha Farschman Annakai Hayakawa Adam Jacobs Justin Mai Virginia Mason Ben Mast Elena Rosenthal Lightly worn bottom tips. Dealer Direct Payment Only. Trade Paperback. As New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Children's Art Foundation Paperback
2000réf. 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
1937réf. 218581937. Magazines and PeriodicalsLiteratureSci-fi Astounding Science Fiction archive of three issues. New York: Street & Smith Publications 1937-1942. Three issues with color-illustrated wrappers. A significant three-issue archive from the formative years of Astounding Science Fiction the flagship pulp magazine that defined mid-20th-century science fiction under editor John W. Campbell Jr. These issues-dating from 1937 1938 and 1942-capture the emergence of hard science fiction and its consolidation as a genre grounded in technological rigor speculative futurism and serialized world-building. Notable for early appearances by many of the key architects of the Golden Age these issues exemplify Astounding's unique editorial voice and influence as well as its role in shaping American popular conceptions of science progress and modernity. Archive includes: 1 Astounding Science Fiction Volume XIX No. 2 April 1937. Published under the earlier "Astounding Stories" banner this issue features Ross Rocklynne's novella Water for Mars described as "a great novel of supernal forces" alongside stories by P. Schuyler Miller Nelson S. Bond and Ray Cummings. Additional science features include John W. Campbell Jr.'s Beyond the Life Line and Battell Loomis's A Talking Hill a speculative exploration of the Great Pyramid. 2 Astounding Science Fiction Volume XXII No. 2 October 1938. Marking the magazine's transitional moment as Astounding Science-Fiction this issue includes L. Ron Hubbard's serialized novel The Tramp part two alongside early work by Clifford D. Simak "Hunger Death" Raymond Z. Gallun "Magician of Dream Valley" and Eando Binder "Orestes Revolts". With Peter van Dresser's article "Why Rockets Don't Fly" the issue demonstrates Campbell's programmatic blending of scientific speculation and narrative fiction. 3 Astounding Science Fiction Volume XXIX No. 6 August 1942. A landmark issue containing the first appearance of Waldo by Anson MacDonald a pseudonym for Robert A. Heinlein. The novella introduced the concept of remote manipulator arms-"Waldoes"-which would enter the scientific and technical lexicon. Additional contributions include Hal Clement's Impediment Cleve Cartmill's The Link and Lewis Padgett's Deadlock. The article "Bombing is a Fine Art" by Willy Ley presents a technical perspective on aerial warfare at the height of World War II. This trio highlights the early pulp-to-prestige transition ushered in by Astounding Science Fiction cementing its role in launching the careers of Heinlein Hubbard Clement Simak and others. All issues with significant creasing and chipping. April 1937 issue with loss to top left corner of front wrapper front wrapper separated. In overall fair condition. A fascinating primary source for scholars of speculative fiction Cold War futurism and American literary science fiction's institutional evolution. Scarce in any condition. unknown
1957réf. SVA14NY: Ballantine 1957. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st printing Feb. 1957; #H-192. Cover art is uncredited. Signed. Simultaneous release with paperback run - no priority. Sticker pull with some residue remaining from ffep; edge nicks; minor soiling. Signature card laid in with adhesive strip which no longer sticks on rear. Ballantine Hardcover
1954réf. 537669London: The Bodley Head 1954. First edition hardcover with unclipped dust jacket in good condition for its age. Jacket is marked worn and discoloured throughout and edges are creased and torn including a closed tear along the spine at the front cover. Page block is tanned and lightly foxed as are the pastedowns and endpapers. Ex-Libris label to FEP. Pages and text are clear and unmarked throughout. LW. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illus. by Stewart Charles W. Used. The Bodley Head Hardcover
1974réf. 538079London: New English Library 1974. First UK edition hardcover with unclipped dust jacket in very good condition. Jacket interior is discoloured and edges are creased and nicked. Page block and page edges are tanned and board edges are lightly bumped. Pages and text are clear and unmarked throughout. LW. First Edition UK. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used. New English Library Hardcover
2010réf. 21100107Harper Collins UK 2010. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover. 694 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Harper Collins UK 2010. Reprint. CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in near fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear rubbing or soiling. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping. Dust jacket is unclipped. Dust jacket is protected in clear plastic sleeve. Edges of pages are lightly browned. ABOUT THIS BOOK: This edition contains errors on the copyright page stating the original publication date of 1995 instead of 2010 as it would be for the 15th anniversary and also Robin Hobb as being the author. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN/EAN: 9780007876440. Inventory No: 21100107. 9780007876440 Harper Collins hardcover
1959réf. SK08Philadelphia & NY: J. B. Lippincott Co. 1959. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. 1st printing 1959. Cover art by Eric Carle. Signed by Anderson to publisher and editior David Hartwell. Dj has small losses at heel and mid-rear hinge edge. J. B. Lippincott Co. Hardcover
1978réf. 20080154Victor Gollancz UK 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor ex-library/Fair. Hardcover. 365 pages. PUBLISHING DETAILS: Victor Gollancz UK 1978. First Edition. CONDITION: The book itself is in poor ex-library condition and comes in fair dust jacket. More specifically: Ex-library with usual marks stamps stickers. Edges of boards have moderate wear. Spine has moderate lean and mild fading. Dust jacket has moderate creasing. Edges of dust jacket have moderate bumping and moderate wear. Dust jacket is unclipped. Dust jacket is protected in clear plastic sleeve. Edges of pages are mildly foxed. Pages are reasonably tanned and moderately creased. Boards are starting to detached both front and back 1st end page has been removed last end page has been ripped along spine for about 1/3 of length of page. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Frist UK Edition Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; ISBN: 0575023953. ISBN/EAN: 9780575023956. Inventory No: 20080154. 9780575023956 Victor Gollancz hardcover
1968réf. 021935New York: Trident Press 1968 First printing of the first edition. Signed by Harlan Ellison directly on the title-page. Light bump to upper corner else book is in fine condition; dust jacket with mild edge wear creasing and light soiling else fine. Trident Press hardcover
1961réf. 000885London: Victor Gollancz 1961 First edition second printing. The book has the name of a previous owner written in pen on the front end page and a slight musty odor. The dust jacket has two small tears one at top of the front cover near the gutter the other at the bottom of the rear page also near the gutter. Neither are very noticeable with the archival protective cover is on the photos are with the cover off. Overall a nice copy of an early Clarke work. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Tracking number provided with domestic shipments. Victor Gollancz hardcover
1990réf. 2221738Bantam edition. 6 3/4" x 4". Original stiff color pictorial wrappers. Very good. 342 pages. Signed and inscribed by Bradbury on title page with large drawing of a monster: "Gerry! From Ray Bradbury 2/8/92." Bantam Books paperback
1977réf. 002715Caedmon 1977. First Thus . Illustrated Box. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 10" Tall. Riddett. Contents: 4 cassettes in a box with a full-color poster map from "The Silmarillion original art by J.R.R. Tolkien color by H.E.Riddett 18" x 24" and an 8 page program booklet. Cassette I: Christopher Tolkien reads his father's "The Silmarillion: Of Beren and Luthien".Cassette II: J.R.R. Tolkien reads and sings excerpts from his "The Hobbit" and "The Fellowship of the Ring" part one of "The Lord of the Rings". Cassette III: J.R.R. Tolkien reads and sings excerpts from "The Two Towers" part two of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Return of the King" part three of "The Lord of the Rings". Cassette IV: J.R.R. Tolkien's "Poems & Songs of Middle Earth" directed by Pulitzer Prize winner Howard Sackler. J.R.R. Tolkien reads from "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil". "The Road Goes Ever On" sung by William Elvin pianist Donald Swann. The poster is as new. The booklet has commentaries by Christopher Tolkien George Sayer Ward Botsford and W.H. Auden. Program Booklet included as new. Caedmon unknown
réf. SONG0873384164Used: Good unknown
réf. 31115NY1962: Doubleday First edition first prnt. Inscribed by Bradbury on the front free endpage. "Nan! Jessie! Merry Christmas! 1962! and Love! from Ray Bradbury." The inscriptee's small Hollywood address label has been affixed on an angle on the page and partially covers the date. Touch of shelfwear mostly at the spine ends lower board corners lightly bumped beginning toning on the endpages; dustjacket with wear at the corners and spine ends tiny chips and wrinkling on the topedge. A bright and tight copy in Very Good condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Bradbury;s eighth story collection. Contains two previously uncollected storeies. Inscribed & Dated by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Doubleday hardcover