- Keyword = Science Fiction, fantasy, horror, science fiction anthologies
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THE BETWEEN.
Edition: First edition.
New York: Harper Collins, 1995. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A highly praised and unusual debut novel by this black writer - a combination of real and unreal, suspense and horror. SIGNED on the title page. The only African American elected judge in Dade County, Florida begins receiving racist hate mail from a man she once prosecuted, and her husband begins battling unseen horrors that haunt his dreams. The NY Times Review described this as 'a finely honed work that always engages and frequently surprises.' Stoker Award finalist for best first novel. 274 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0172509.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (remainder line)
Book ID: 64492More details Price: $30.00 -
ENCHANTRESS FROM THE STARS.
Edition: First thus.
New York: Walker, (2001) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An attractive new edition of this Newbery Honor Award winning fantasy book, originally published in 1970, with new illustrations by Leo and Diane Dillon, a foreword by Lois Lowry and a new afterword by the author. SIGNED by Lowry on the title page. 288 pp. ISBN: 0-439374898.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 48706More details Price: $40.00 -
WINTERWOOD.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Simon Pulse / Simon & Schuster, (2019). SIGNED first edition - A young adult novel "where dark fairy tales and enchanted folklore collide after a boy, believed to be missing, emerges from the magical woods and falls in love with the witch determined to unravel his secrets. Be careful of the dark, dark wood..." Boldly SIGNED on the dedication page and dated in Sept, 2019 - that is, before publication. 319 pp.
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 80992More details Price: $25.00 -
WICKED DEEP.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Simon Pulse / Simon & Schuster, (2018). First edition - A young adult novel - set in the "cursed town of Sparrow - Where, two centuries ago, three sisters were sentenced to death for witchery. Stones were tied to their ankles and they were drowned in the deep waters surrounding the town. Now, for a brief time each summer, the sisters return, stealing the bodies of three weak-hearted girls so that they may seek their revenge, luring boys into the harbor and pulling them under." 308 pp
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 83561More details Price: $15.00 -
WHISPERS II.
Edition: First edition.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1979. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Anthology based on the award-winning horror magazine - in addition to the contributors shown above, this includes stories by Russell Kirk, Richard Christian Matheson, Hugh B. Cave, Ray Russell and more. SIGNED by THREE authors: Dennis Etchison at his story "We Have All Been Here Before" ; David Drake at "The Red Leer" and Richard Christian Matheson at "Conversation Piece." 8 page insert of art from the magazine. Wraparound dust jacket art by Tim Kirk. A World-Fantasy Award nominee for Best Anthology. 237 pp. ISBN: 0-385-149670.
Condition: Ex-library with markings and significant reading wear, but in a very good dj. (cover bright, discoloration to flaps of dj from glue.)
Book ID: 29201More details Price: $24.50 -
A PAUSE IN THE DESERT: and Other Stories.
Edition: First printing.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1957. dj. Hardcover first edition - A rather uncommon collection of short stories by this Pulitzer Prize winning writer and noted anthrolopolist. He "covers many aspects of everyday life in these sixteen stories, which range from an old man facing death alone in the Mexican bush to some boys facing the responsibilities of life at St. Peter's school; from the science fiction world of computing machines to the world of gourmets; and from the violent death of a man off the Rhode Island coast to the quiet death of a marriage in New Mexico." 235 pp.
Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket.(some edgewear and short closed tears to dj, original price of $3.50 still present on flap)
Book ID: 61360More details Price: $35.00 -
OMNI Volume 16 No 3 December 1993.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Omni Publications International Ltd, 1993. SIGNED first edition - A single issue of this monthly magazine focusing on science and science fiction magazine. This issue features an article on Nostradamus and three science fiction short stories by John Kessel, Connie Willis and Michaela Roesner on the relativity of chaos. SIGNED by Connie Willis at her story and uncommon thus. Illustrated throughout in both full color and black and white, many ads. 112 pp.
Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (peeled spot on front cover from mailing label, otherwise fine).
Book ID: 85510More details Price: $20.00 -
Thursday Next In FIRST AMONG SEQUELS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: The Viking Press, (2006.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The fifth novel in the Thursday Night series - - each of these books are an incredible blend of crime fiction, fantasy, word play and literary entertainment. Illustrations by Bill Mudron and Dylan Meconis; dustjacket art by Viktor Koen. SIGNED in red on the title page. 363 pp plus 2 pages of graphic "ads.". ISBN: 978-0670038718.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 82062More details Price: $30.00 -
Thursday Next In FIRST AMONG SEQUELS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: The Viking Press, (2006.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The fifth novel in the Thursday Night series - - each of these books are an incredible blend of crime fiction, fantasy, word play and literary entertainment. Illustrations by Bill Mudron and Dylan Meconis; dustjacket art by Viktor Koen. 363 pp plus 2 pages of graphic "ads.". ISBN: 9780670038718.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 50657More details Price: $15.00 -
1634: THE GALILEO AFFAIR.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Baen Books, (2004) dj. SIGNED hardcover - A title in the Ring of Fire series, involving both alternate history and time travel - in this novel, the Thirty Years War is continuing to ravage 17th century Europe. SIGNED on the title page by Eric Flint. Maps, 549 pp. Cover art by Tim KIdd. ISBN: 0-7434-88156.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 73483More details Price: $30.00 -
1634: THE GALILEO AFFAIR.
Edition: 2nd printing.
New York: Baen Books, (2004) dj. SIGNED hardcover - A title in the Ring of Fire series, involving both alternate history and time travel - in this novel, the Thirty Years War is continuing to ravage 17th century Europe. SIGNED on the title page by Eric Flint. Maps, 549 pp. Cover art by Tim KIdd. ISBN: 0-7434-88156.
Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (spotting to outer edge of textblock).
Book ID: 65286More details Price: $25.00 -
BLACK GLASS: Short Fictions.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Henry Holt, (1998.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Her second collection of short stories - 15 tales which combine the fantastic with the realistic , the familiar with the extraordinary: Carry Nation is brought to life again by a DEA agent, a class of Venusians learns about human love, Mrs. Gulliver's patience with Lemuel is wearing thin. SIGNED on the title page. 242 pp. ISBN: 0-8050-55576.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder line.)
Book ID: 36981More details Price: $30.00 -
BLACK GLASS: Short Fictions.
Edition: First thus.
New York: Putnam, (2015.) dj. Hardcover - A reissue of her second collection of short stories - 15 tales which combine the fantastic with the realistic , the familiar with the extraordinary: Carry Nation is brought to life again by a DEA agent, a class of Venusians learns about human love, Mrs. Gulliver's patience with Lemuel is wearing thin. Includes a new preface by Fowler. xvi, 286 pp. ISBN: 9780-399175794.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 75057More details Price: $15.00 -
ARTIFICIAL THINGS
Edition: Uncorrected proof / bound galley.
New York: Bantam, 1986. First edition - Fowler's rather uncommon and highly praised first book, a collection of short stories, in the earliest pre-publication format. Measures 8 1/2 by 11 inches, pad bound, cardboard backing as rear cover.
Condition: Very good in pale blue printed wrappers.
Book ID: 66681More details Price: $30.00 -
BLACK GLASS: Short Fictions.
Edition: First thus.
New York: Putnam, (2015.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - A reissue of her second collection of short stories - 15 tales which combine the fantastic with the realistic , the familiar with the extraordinary: Carry Nation is brought to life again by a DEA agent, a class of Venusians learns about human love, Mrs. Gulliver's patience with Lemuel is wearing thin. Includes a new preface by Fowler. SIGNED on the title page.xvi, 286 pp. ISBN: 9780-399175794.
Condition: Near fine in a fine dustjacket (some smearing to front endpaper).
Book ID: 73464More details Price: $25.00 -
WIT'S END.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Putnam, (2008.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A "sly and clever novel of mystery, intrigue and virtual reality. . . a highly original take on the way dedicated readers appropriate their favorite books." INSCRIBED on the title page. 321 pp. ISBN: 9780399154751.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 57748More details Price: $30.00 -
BLACK GLASS: Short Fictions.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Putnam, (2015). SIGNED - Advance issue for this reissue of Fowler's second collection of short stories, originally published in 1998: 15 tales which combine the fantastic with the realistic , the familiar with the extraordinary: Carry Nation is brought to life again by a DEA agent, a class of Venusians learns about human love, Mrs. Gulliver's patience with Lemuel is wearing thin. Includes a new preface for this edition. SIGNED on the title page. xvi, 286 pp.
Condition: Fine in printed white wrappers.
Book ID: 66476More details Price: $30.00 -
ARTIFICIAL THINGS
Edition: Paperback original - second printing.
New York: Bantam, 1986. SIGNED - Fowler's rather uncommon first book, a collection of short stories, SIGNED on the title page. A Bantam Sprecta book 26219-X. Her highly praised first book: Orson Scott Card called it "the best new short fiction book of the year." 218 pp. ISBN: 0-553-26219x.
Condition: Very near fine (toning inside the covers, light toning to the pages, but no creasing to the spine or covers - appears unread)
Book ID: 79194More details Price: $24.50 -
WIT'S END.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Putnam, (2008.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A "sly and clever novel of mystery, intrigue and virtual reality. . . a highly original take on the way dedicated readers appropriate their favorite books." SIGNED on the title page. 321 pp. ISBN: 9780399154751.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 58445More details Price: $30.00 -
WIT'S END.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Putnam, (2008.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A "sly and clever novel of mystery, intrigue and virtual reality. . . a highly original take on the way dedicated readers appropriate their favorite books." SIGNED on the title page. 321 pp. ISBN: 9780399154751.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (a bit of toning to the edges of the textblock)
Book ID: 59039More details Price: $25.00 -
THE THIEF LORD.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
Condition: Near fine in illustrated wrappers. Uncommon advance issue, and especially so signed.
Book ID: 25537More details Price: $100.00 -
INKHEART.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers (a new copy.)
Book ID: 35601More details Price: $225.00 -
INKDEATH.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Scholastic -The Chicken House, (2008.). SIGNED first edition - SIGNED on the title page. The final book in the innovative fantasy trilogy from the award-winning author of 'The Thief Lord. ' Life in the Inkworld has been more tragic than magical, ever since Maggie and her bookbinder father Mo were drawn into this world, but now Mo is inking a dangerous deal with death itself. Translated from the German by Anthea Bell. Includes a letter from Funke inside the front cover. Illustrated with drawings at the head of each chapter. A lovely book in an unusual wide format. Cover illustration by Carol Lawson. 663 pp. plus a list of names and places in the Inkworld trilogy.
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers (as new.)
Book ID: 40972More details Price: $60.00 -
THE THIEF LORD.
Edition: Early printing (4th)
Condition: SIGNED on title page. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 42258More details Price: $40.00 -
THE THIEF LORD.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
Condition: Very good+ in illustrated wrappers. Uncommon advance issue, especially so signed.
Book ID: 43053More details Price: $75.00 -
INKSPELL.
Edition: First US printing.
Condition: Fine in a very good dust jacket (closed tear to dj at base of spine, almost invisible with archival protector on the dj.)
Book ID: 45354More details Price: $65.00 -
INKSPELL.
Edition: First US printing.
Condition: Near fine in a very good dust jacket (chip at base of spine, light crease to upper edge, original price of 19.99 on dj flap).
Book ID: 45445More details Price: $60.00 -
INKDEATH.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Scholastic -The Chicken House, (2008.). SIGNED first edition - The final book in the innovative fantasy trilogy from the award-winning author of 'The Thief Lord. ' Life in the Inkworld has been more tragic than magical, ever since Maggie and her bookbinder father Mo were drawn into this world, but now Mo is inking a dangerous deal with death itself. Translated from the German by Anthea Bell. Includes a letter from Funke inside the front cover. SIGNED on the title page with her full name in green ink. Illustrated with drawings at the head of each chapter. A lovely book in an unusual wide format. Cover illustration by Carol Lawson. 663 pp. plus a list of names and places in the Inkworld trilogy.
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers (as new.)
Book ID: 80452More details Price: $65.00 -
INKHEART.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Scholastic -The Chicken House, (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first book in the innovative fantasy trilogy from the award-winning author of 'The Thief Lord' in the true first US printing with the original price of $19.95 on the dustjacket, and all of the other correct points. SIGNED on the title page by Funke. A tale of magic and adventure about a young girl living with her book-binder father (and with her 'bookworm' - book collecting - great aunt) who has the magical power to bring characters from books to life by reading them aloud. Translated from the German by Anthea Bell. Illustrated with drawings at the tail of each chapter. A lovely book in an unusual wide format. Cover illustration by Carol Lawson. 534 pp. ISBN: 0-439-531640.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 53615More details Price: $200.00 -
THE THIEF LORD.
Edition: Later printing.
Condition: Near fine in blue boards in a very good dust jacket (small tear to dj at side of spine, now in an archival protector.)
Book ID: 53836More details Price: $32.00