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PRIESTESS OF AVALON.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Viking, (2001) dj. Hardcover first edition - The third novel in Bradley's epic series set in Roman Britain published after her death and written in collaboration with Diana Paxson. . This tells the story of the British princess Eilan, known to the Romans as Helena, who became the mother of the Emperor Constantine. Lists of people and places, maps. xx, 394 pp. . Wraparound dust jacket art by Kinuko Y. Craft.. ISBN: 0-670-857831.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 80322More details Price: $19.50 -
THE HERE AND NOW.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Delacorte, (2014). SIGNED first edition - A very different novel for young adults by the author of 'The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.' A time travel novel, this is the story of Prenna James, who "immigrated to New York when she was twelve. Except Prenna didn't come from a different country. She came from a different time--a future where a mosquito-borne illness has mutated into a pandemic, killing millions and leaving the world in ruins." SIGNED on the title page. 242 pp.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 60366More details Price: $25.00 -
ELIXIR.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2000). First edition - His fourth novel, but the first written using this pseudonym - a biotech thriller which "takes as its premise the existence of a fountain of youth: when Chris Bacon, a dedicated medicinal chemist for Darby Pharmaceuticals, journeys to Papua, New Guinea, in search of 'miracle drugs that grow on trees,' he finds much more than the contraceptive plant steroids he was looking for. He discovers tabukari, the 'forbidden flower of the long day' - a blossom with the power to prolong life." 352 pp.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 71895More details Price: $18.00 -
THE GAP IN THE CURTAIN.
Edition: First edition.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1932. Hardcover first edition - A pyschological thriller with a supernatural element - a disparate group of people attempt to see into the future. Features Sir Edward Leithen.
Condition: Good overall in dark green cloth with gilt lettering - a lending library sticker on the front endpaper, some bumping and wear to the corners and ends of the spine, toning to the pages, but overall still sturdy and a good reading copy,
Book ID: 61606More details Price: $35.00 -
TERRITORY.
Edition: First printing.
New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2007) dj. Hardcover first edition - Novel set in Tombstone, Arizona in 1881. "Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday and Ike Clanton. You think you know the story? You don't." 318 pp. ISBN: 978-0312857356.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 74660More details Price: $19.50 -
HAUNTED AIRWAYS.
Edition: Later printing.
Garden City, New York: Sun Dial Press, n.d. (c 1930.). Hardcover - A combination of adventure, science fiction and mystery story for young adults - and a prediction of what the future of aviation might bring. Foreword by Alexander Klemin. Reprint as a title in the 'Young Moderns Bookshelf' series, no date (only orig copyright), probably late 40's or early 50's. 250 pp.
Condition: Good overall in orange covers (some wear to the covers, one corner bumped and fraying, previous owner's name in pencil)
Book ID: 40493More details Price: $12.50 -
HAUNTED AIRWAYS.
Edition: Later printing.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, n.d. (c 1930.). Hardcover - A combination of adventure, science fiction and mystery story for young adults - and a prediction of what the future of aviation might bring. Foreword by Alexander Klemin. Reprint for The Parents' Institute, Inc as a title in the 'Teen-age Mystery Classics' series, no date (only orig copyright), probably late 50's or early 60's, bound in dark blue cloth with red magnifying glass on front cover with 'Teen-age Mystery Classics' inside, red panel with title in dark blue on spine. 250 pp.
Condition: Good only (some wear to the covers, corner of front endpaper torn off.)
Book ID: 40114More details Price: $12.50 -
THE SNOWS OF JASPRE.
Edition: First printing.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1989. dj. Hardcover first edition - Young adult novel set in the 24th century on the new exotic ice planet Jaspre, where an artificial sun has awakened psychic powers. 234 pp. ISBN: 0-395-482925.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (toning to the pages, but a tight, clean copy)
Book ID: 84655More details Price: $17.50 -
STARSCAPE 2002: The Journey Begins Now. Folder with promotional material.
New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, 2002. First edition - An illustrated folder with promotional material to introduce a new line of fantasy and science fiction books for younger readers - the Starscape imprint. Included in the folder are 12 cards on heavy glossy stock showing the cover art for such classics as Ender's Game by Card, Jumper by Steven Gould and The Garden Behind the Moon by Howard Pyle. Publication info is given on verso of each card. Also included is a brochure, a letter from the publisher and other sheets with publication information. Uncommon, attractive and interesting both for science fiction collectors and those interested in the history of publishing.
Condition: Fine.
Book ID: 78450More details Price: $45.00 -
THE PANIC HAND: Stories.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: St Martin's, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - First collection of short fiction by this inventive and award-winning writer. Includes the novella 'Black Cocktail' and the award-winning 'Friend's Best Man.' 295 pp. ISBN: 0-312146981.
Condition: Fine in a very near fine dust jacket (crease to lower corner of rear dj flap).
Book ID: 63654More details Price: $30.00 -
FROM THE TEETH OF ANGELS.
Edition: Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. )
New York: Doubleday, (1994.). First edition - A brilliant dark fantasy - selected as a NY Times Notable book, finalist for both the Bram Stoker Award and the World Fantasy Award. 212 pp.
Condition: Very good in pale grey printed wrappers (a bit of wear to covers, corners slightly bumped.) An uncommon advance issue.
Book ID: 50764More details Price: $25.00 -
THE BRONZE KING.
Edition: First printing.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A young adult novel by this Hugo and Nebula award winning author - the first book in the Valentine Marsh series, set in New York City, "When Valentine starts noticing odd things are vanishing from New York City, she unknowingly summons a wizard from Sorcery Hall who enlists her help in his fight against a dreaded monster of darkness." SIGNED on the title page. 196 pp. ISBN: 0-395383943.
Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket (small chip to bottom edge of rear cover of dj)
Book ID: 69488More details Price: $28.50 -
IN SEARCH OF AN UNKNOWN RACE.
Edition: Reprint.
New York: David McKay, n.d. (ca 1920). Hardcover - A lost race adventure written for boys and set in the Brazilian jungle. Young Van Briscoe finds his uncle in Itambez, a remote pre-Incan city surrounded by volcanoes inhabited by a Lilliputian white race. Despite the fact that it was reprinted many times after its first publication in 1891, it remains quite hard to find - which is the only reason why we are offering this defective copy which is the title page and all of the pages preceding pg 17. 249 pp plus 8 pp of publisher's ads.
Condition: POOR condition (missing several pages) - the tan illustrated boards are in good condition. Price is based on condition.
Book ID: 83945More details Price: $20.00 -
THE WRENCHIES.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.
New York: First Second / Roaring Brook Press, (2014). SIGNED first edition - A young adult science fiction graphic novel by this award-winning author and illustrator "about regret, obsession, and the uncertainty of growing up. . . In this demented future, whatever life remains on earth is oppressed by the evil shadowsmen. Only a gang of ruthless and powerful children called the Wrenchies can hope to stand against them. When Hollis, a lonely boy from our world, is magically given access to the future world of the Wrenchies, he finally finds a place he belongs. But it is not an easy world to live in, and Hollis's quest is bigger than he ever dreamed of." SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 303 pp. ISBN: 978-1596434219.
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers with self-flaps (as new)
Book ID: 82673More details Price: $50.00 -
SEEKER.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
Condition: Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (slight bump to top of spine).
Book ID: 72230More details Price: $21.50 -
SEEKER.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 72231More details Price: $27.50 -
THE DELANY INTERSECTION: Samuel R. Delany Considered as a Writer of Semi-Precious Words: The Milford Series, Popular Writers of Today Volume Ten.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.
San Bernardino, CA: R. Reginald / Borgo Press, 1977. First edition - A discussion of Samuel R. Delany's work, from his first novel, 'The Jewels of Aptor" published in 1962 in paperback when he was still a teenager, through "Triton." Brief biography and bibliography. The Milford Series, Popular Writers of Today Volume Ten. 64 pp. ISBN: 0-893702145.
Condition: Very good in stapled red and white wrappers (some toning to pages).
Book ID: 86905More details Price: $18.00 -
LITTLE BROTHER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2008.) dj. Hardcover first edition - "A rousing tale of techno-geek rebellion" (Scott Westerfield) for young adult readers, involving a terrorist attack in San Francisco (the title is a reference to 'Big Brother' in Orwell's 1984). Winner of the 2009 John W. Campbell Award. Afterword, bibliography. 382 pp. ISBN: 0-765319853.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 88494More details Price: $23.50 -
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 -
THE COYOTE KINGS OF THE SPACE-AGE BACHELOR PAD
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.
Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (gift inscription on first page)
Book ID: 89151More details Price: $16.50 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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