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1999réf. 56461New York:: Scholastic 1999. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in glossy illustrated boards in a fine dust jacket as new. First printing. An anthology of original stories for young adults which explore what the future - near and far - might be like. The contributors include Jon Scieszka Rodman Philbrick Ron Koertge Lois Lowry Katherine Paterson Tor Seidler Gloria Skurzynki Jacqueline Woodson James Cross Giblin & Cart himself. Edited and with an introduction by Michael Cart and SIGNED by THREE authors: by Cart on the title page and by Lois Lowry at her story "Rage" and by Woodson at her contribution "The Other Half of Me." Notes about the authors. 198 pp. Scholastic, hardcover
2004réf. 56029New York:: St Martin's 2004. SIGNED hardcover -. Fine in fine dust jacket. Book club edition. Thick book - on the cover it says more than 300000 words of fantastic fiction. Includes stories by Robert Reed Nancy Kress Kristine Katherine Rusch Michael Swanwick Harry Turtledove John Patrick Kelly Paolo Bacigalupi Vernor Vinge Charles Stross John Kessel Molly Gloss Kage Baker Paul di Fillippo Walter Jon Williams Terry Bisson and others as well as a summary of the year and a recommended reading list. SIGNED by THREE authors at their stories: Paolo Bacigalupi at "The Fluted Girl" Terry Bisson at his story "Dear Abbey" as in Edward Abbey and Harry Turtledove at "Joe Steele" which became the basis of his 2015 novel of the same title 776 pp. St Martin's, hardcover
1948réf. 55115Reading PA:: Fantasy Press 1948. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very good in very good dust jacket. missing front endpaper but otherwise tight and clean dust jacket has a few small chips tape reinforcement to interior at ends of spine but is still quite bright and attractive. Limited signed first edition. Of a total of 3000 copies printed this is one of 500 numbered subscriber copies INSCRIBED by De Camp "con muchas gracias del escrito" on a special glossy tipped in page. Contains two short novels "topsy-turvy tales of tomorrow" - "Divide and Rule" originally published in Unknown April-May 1939 and "The Stolen Doormouse" from Astounding Science Fiction April-May 1941. 231 pp. Dust jacket art by A. J. Donnell. Fantasy Press, hardcover
1989réf. 55635Kansas City MO:: Ursus Imprints 1989. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket and cloth slipcase. First edition. One of 400 numbered copies SIGNED on a special illustrated preliminary page by Cadigan Bruce Sterling who wrote the introduction and artists Vern Dufford and Robert A. Haas. Fourteen stories including her cyberpunk trilogy: "Rock On" "Pretty Boy Crossover" and the Nebula Hugo and World Fantasy Award nominee "Angel" as well as one story - "The Power and the Passion" - written especially for this collection and first published here. Full color frontispiece 207 pp plus colophon. Ursus Imprints, hardcover
1987réf. 53856New York:: Ace Books 1987. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in a fine dust jacket as new but with the usual toning to the pages. First printing. A recreation of the classic fairy tale set on the streets of modern-day Canada. SIGNED on the title page and dated '11. Introduction and foreword by De Lint. Frontispiece and dust jacket art by Thomas Cantry. vii 202 pp. Ace Books, hardcover
1979réf. 54269Garden City NY:: Doubleday 1979. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a very good dustjacket binding tight and straight dj is price clipped has some light creasing to upper edge few very small nicks at top of spine - better condition than this this book is usually found. First printing. The first autobiography by this prolific science fiction writer who was also a child prodigy and a renowned professor. This covers his childhood education and early years as a writer. Photographs index. 732 pp. Doubleday, hardcover
2008réf. 51495New York:: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates 2008. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket. First printing. His first collection of short stories - ranging from stories originally published in the 1970's to three new stories never before published. SIGNED on the title page by Modesitt and boldly SIGNED in silver on the front cover of the dust jacket by the artist John Picacio. 350 pp. TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, hardcover
1989réf. 51529London:: Simon & Schuster 1989. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a fine dustjacket usual toning to the pages appears unread. First printing. An anthology containing some of the best stories from the previous year. Introduction by John Clute. SIGNED by TWO authors at their stories: Lisa Goldstein at 'City of Peace' and Kim Stanley Robinson at 'Before I Wake.' Also includes stories by Brian Stableford J. G. Ballard Nicola Griffith Greg Egan and more. ix 208 pp. Simon & Schuster, hardcover
1987réf. 49160New York:: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1987. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Ex-library with a pocket and in a sturdy black buckram binding but overall tight and clean with relatively few markings. in a near fine dustjacket. Surprisingly uncommon especially in hardcover presumably since most copies went to libraries - as this did. . First printing. SIGNED by SIX authors at their award winning stories: 'Out of All Them Bright Stars' by Nancy Kress; 'Portraits of His Children' by George R. R. Martin; 'Sailing to Byzantium' by Robert Silverberg; Joe Haldeman at his nominated story 'More than the Sum of His Parts'; James P. Blaylock at 'Paper Dragons' and Gregory Benford at "Effing the Ineffable." Also includes a short story by Card who won the Nebula for his novel 'Ender's Game' and nominated stories by James P. Blaylock Bruce Boston and others. Essay on science fiction films. Also includes an appendix of the SFWA The Guild about the Nebula Award and The 1985 Nebula Awards ballot and the past Nebula Award Winners from 1965 to 1984. 333 pp. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, hardcover
1996réf. 48572New York:: St Martin's 1996. SIGNED hardcover -. Very good in 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 SIX authors: by Dozois on the title page and by Joe Haldeman Allen Steele Robert Reed Pat Cadigan and Michael Swanwick. Also included in this volume are stories by Dan Simmons Ian R. MacLeod Terry Bisson John Kessel Greg Egan Nancy Kress Ursula LeGuin and others along with the editor's annual summary of the year - 1995 - and his list of Honorable Mentions. Cover advertises 'more than 250000 words of fantastic fiction'. 704 pp. Dust jacket art by Bob Eggleton. St Martin's, hardcover
1996réf. 42315New York:: Warner 1996. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket. First printing. The conclusion to The Crimson Shadow epic saga. SIGNED on the title page. Map frontispiece. 344 pp. Dust jacket art by Ciruelo Cabral. Warner, hardcover
2007réf. 38584Riverdale New York : Baen Books 2007. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a fine dustjacket. First printing. The author's first novel - cover praise from Orson Scott Card who says "I want this to be a series" and Jack McDevitt among others. Terrorist groups and elite mercenaries gun runners confronted by a man with a violent past but a sense of honor on the frontier of space. SIGNED on the title page. 293 pp. Baen Books, hardcover
1973réf. 37182New York:: Hawthorn Books 1973. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. First printing. Original short novels by three Hugo award winning writers. From the dustjacket: In 'Flash Crowd' Larry Niven describes some of the social perils that may follow instantaneous travel. In 'You'll Take the High Road' John Brunner's hero finds that man's technological accomplishments are steadily matched by his perfection of the snafu. 'Rumfuddle' is Jack Vance's eerie tale of historical coincidences. Foreword by Robert Silverberg. SIGNED by Niven at his novella. 193 pp. Hawthorn Books, hardcover
2002réf. 38024New York:: Del Rey Ballantine 2002. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket. First printing. Book Two of the Second DemonWars Saga. Epic fantasy novel. SIGNED on the title page. 441 pp. Map endpapers of the Lands of Corond. Dustjacket art by Dean Williams. Del Rey (Ballantine), hardcover
1988réf. 35425New York:: Congdon & Weed 1988. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Near fine in a near fine dustjacket inexpensive paper is beginning to yellow. First printing. The uncommon hardcover edition of Barnes' second novel - a title in the "Isaac Asimov Presents" series with an introduction by Asimov. INSCRIBED on the title page "for. with a long memory" and dated. 269 pp. Congdon & Weed, hardcover
1994réf. 28820London:: Headline 1994. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket a tight clean copy but with the almost inevitable light toning to the pages. First printing. SIGNED by Koontz on the half title page and also SIGNED by Charles de Lint at his article "The Heart of the Tick-Tock Man." A comprehensive bibliography and chronology of the life and career of author. Includes an in-depth interview his first published short story and a complete annotated guide to his work. 314 pp. Headline, hardcover
1934réf. 32381Everett Pennsylvania: : Fantasy Publications 1934. . First edition -. Both items are in good only condition with toning to the pages some wear to the spines. The Marvel Tales has a triangular piece missing from the upper corner of the back cover; the Crawford publication in yellow wrappers has some dampstaining to the bottom edge not noticeable on the front cover previous owner's name taped onto the title page. . First printing. A very scarce and fragile issue primarily notable for containing the first appearance of Howard's "The Garden of Fear" the first story in the James Allison series. This second issue of the short-lived Marvel Tales series published by William L. Crawford who also owned a printing press had 3 variant covers - in different colors and on different paper stock: this copy is orange with a green woodcut illustration and black lettering superimposed on the illustration. Mike Ashley in his article on Marvel Tales describes the importance of Crawford as an editor who tried to shape the future of SF and as one who was able to prove that there were writers in science fiction who were willing to challenge the establishment and break out of the rut of formula fiction Tymm and Ashley editors "Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines" pp 401-404 Other stories in this issue are "Synthetic" by Harl Vincent "The Dark Beasts" by Frank B. Long Jr. "Antidote" by Robert M. Hyatt "The Torch of Life" by Joe W. Skidmore and "A Horror in Profile" by Wilfred Blanch Talman plus editorial scribblings and poems. Illustrated. 60 pp. Also included is "The Garden of Fear and Other Stories of the Bizarre and Fantastic" by Robert E. Howard an anthology published in 1945 by Crawford Publishing House of Los Angeles; this is the 2nd appearance of this story and the first in book form. Other stories in the anthology are 'The Man with the Hour Glass' by L.A. Eshbach 'Celephais' by H.P. Lovecraft 'Mars Colonizes' by Miles J. Breuer and 'The Golden Bough' by David H. Keller. Cover art by Alva Rogers. 80 pp bound in stapled wrappers. Fantasy Publications, unknown
1928réf. 19050Boston:: Little Brown 1928. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in very good dust jacket some chipping to the edges of the fragile dj darkening to the spine. First US printing. Novel of fantasy and heroism set during the Trojan war. Bleiler p. 180 Reginald 13202. 343 pages. Bound in blue cloth with gold lettering on the spine in an attractive and unusual gold foil dustjacket with a blue and black design and lettering. Little Brown, hardcover
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
1978réf. 223151978. Sci-FiAfrican AmericanLiterature Butler Octavia E. Mind of My Mind. New York: Avon 1978. First Avon Mass market paperback edition with striking psychedelic-style cover art depicting a green-skinned woman with glowing eyes and intersecting telepathic beams of light underscoring the novel's speculative and psychic themes. The second book in Butler's groundbreaking Patternist series Mind of My Mind centers on Mary a powerful telepath whose emergence signals a new evolutionary leap for humanity. Mary's narrative is deeply intertwined with African diasporic identity and the complexities of inherited power. As Mary asserts her own psychic authority she challenges patriarchal and racial legacies embedded in her father's centuries-long domination. The novel's intersection of speculative fiction and Black feminist thought marks Butler as one of the genre's most visionary figures. With its themes of collective consciousness reproductive agency and telepathic connection the book anticipates later scholarship on Afrofuturism and queer futurity. As literary scholar Sandra Govan noted Butler's Patternist series "presents a vision of a black future that transcends traditional genre boundaries" Govan 1986. Spine creased moderate edgewear and rubbing to wrappers some toning and corner creasing to rear. Text block uniformly toned but internally clean and unmarked. Overall very good condition. Mind of My Mind remains a pivotal work in Black speculative fiction exploring psychic liberation and the creation of a matriarchal future. unknown
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
1954réf. 223831954. Magazines and PeriodicalsLiteratureSci-fi Five-issue pulp magazine archive of Startling Stories published by Better Publications and Standard Magazines 1954-55. The run includes work by notable authors such as Margaret St. Clair Judith Merril Richard Matheson Bryce Walton and Philip K. Dick. This period of Startling reflects pulp science fiction's evolving engagement with gender Cold War anxiety and postwar domesticity. Stories by women such as Margaret St. Clair Judith Merril and Miriam Allen deFord present unusual agency and narrative complexity for female characters within the male-dominated SF field of the era. 1 Startling Stories Vol. 32 No. 1 Summer 1954. Features "The Spiral of the Ages" by Fletcher Pratt a time-travel romance structured around male agency. Noteworthy contributions include "Finders Keepers" by Margaret St. Clair and "Stormy Weather" by Judith Merril-both rare instances of women-authored SF in a mainstream pulp. Merril's protagonist must telepathically track her missing son a complex female-centered narrative. St. Clair's story like much of her work blends domesticity with technological tension. 2 Startling Stories Vol. 32 No. 2 Fall 1954. Includes the full-length novel "Spacemen Lost" by George O. Smith and "Simple Psiman" by F.L. Wallace. Margaret St. Clair's "The Marriage Manual" returns with a satirical inversion of gendered advice culture: "If you can't beat the opposition join them." A rare example of feminist satire in a 1950s SF pulp. 3 Startling Stories Vol. 33 No. 1 Spring 1955. Includes Bryce Walton's "Too Late for Eternity" an aging-themed space opera with paternalist overtones and a novelet by William Morrison. Notable for short fiction by Philip K. Dick "Nanny" and Richard Matheson "Miss Stardust" the latter offering a proto-feminist beauty allegory. The issue's range also includes stories by Arthur Porges Roger Dee and Winston Marks. 4 Startling Stories Vol. 33 No. 2 Summer 1955. Contains three novelettes: "An Apple for the Teacher" by Robert F. Young "White Spot" by Murray Leinster and "Awakening" by Bryce Walton. "An Apple for the Teacher" is of particular note for its female educator protagonist whose students transcend earthly expectations. Also includes "Time Out for Redheads" by Miriam Allen deFord a prolific feminist and mystery writer whose tale involves female agency in matters of love and identity. Other contributors include Leslie Waltham and Gordon R. Dickson. 5 Startling Stories Vol. 33 No. 3 Fall 1955. Features "The Naked Sky" by James E. Gunn and "Jungle Doctor" by Robert F. Young. Margaret St. Clair contributes "Lazarus" a short about bodily resurrection and consent characteristic of her nuanced feminist themes. Leslie Waltham's "I Like a Happy Ending" offers psychological depth rarely given to women characters in pulp fiction. Includes seven short stories showcasing an unusual number of female-centered narratives. All issues exhibit moderate pulp toning and light edgewear with intact bindings and no major losses. Overall good condition. A compelling five-issue sequence within 1950s science fiction pulp culture including significant contributions by women writers. unknown
1976réf. 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
1937réf. 223771937. LiteratureSci-fi Four-issue archive of Astounding Stories published by Street & Smith during a pivotal year in American science fiction. These 1937 issues each contain original content and are distinguished by visually arresting pulp cover art and contributions from some of the genre's early luminaries. Together they offer insight into science fiction's evolution prior to its "Golden Age" highlighting key works by underrecognized women writers and reflecting contemporary concerns about gender race and modernity. 1 Astounding Stories Volume XVIII Number 6. February 1937. Includes "At the Perihelion" by Robert Willey "The Saga of Pelican West" by Eric Frank Russell and short fiction by Stanton A. Coblentz and Jack Williamson. Features a science article by John W. Campbell Jr. titled "Other Eyes Watching." Issue contains early science journalism exploring the structure of the solar system. 2 Astounding Stories Volume XIX Number 2. April 1937. Lead novel is "Water for Mars" by Ross Rocklynne with additional fiction by P. Schuyler Miller and A. Macfadyen Jr. Stories include "The Endless Chain" "The Eye of Madness" and "Winter on the Planet." Notable for thematic emphasis on protoplasmic disintegration and sentient planetary life mirroring fears of biological destabilization during the interwar years. 3 Astounding Stories Volume XIX Number 5. July 1937. Features "Seeker of To-Morrow" by Eric Frank Russell and Leslie T. Johnson as well as "The Great Ones" by Leslie F. Stone one of the few known women writing speculative fiction in this era. Stone's story engages with themes of biological balance and evolutionary survival subtly confronting male-dominated narratives of scientific supremacy. Her inclusion in this issue marks a rare acknowledgment of female speculative authorship in 1930s pulp culture. Very scarce. 4 Astounding Stories Volume XX Number 2. October 1937. Contains Part II of "Galactic Patrol" by E.E. Smith and "Out of Night" by Don A. Stuart John W. Campbell plus "Stardust Gods" by Dow Elstar and Robert S. McCready. While dominated by space opera tropes the issue reflects growing interest in interplanetary mythology and militarized masculinity. An early archive of Astounding Stories in the pre-Campbell editorship period showcasing early contributions to the sci-fi genre and a significant seldom-seen appearance by a pioneering woman author. Light chipping paper brittleness and spine wear present across issues with many exhibiting partial separation of front wrapper. Interiors complete bindings fragile. Overall condition ranges from fair to good. A scarce early pulp magazine archive highlighting the early emergence of a notable female writer within the male-dominated pulp science fiction field of the 1930s. unknown
