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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 -
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 -
BEOWULF: The Script Book.
Edition: First printing, a large trade paperback original.
New York: Harper Collins, (2007). First edition - "Who will come to the aid of beleaguered King Hrothgar, whose warriors have become the prey of the vengeful outcast monster Grendel?" Includes the initial draft and final shooting script of the film from Paramount Pictures and Academy Award-winning director Robert Zemeckis, plus concept art, insights into the screenplay's evolution, an introduction by Avary, an afterword from Gaiman. Large format, illustrated. 264 pp. ISBN: 978-0061350160.
Condition: Very near fine in illustrated wrappers (an unread copy)
Book ID: 87630More details Price: $21.50 -
LIVING IN ETHER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper & Row, (1982.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The authors first novel, a combination of charm and strangeness, this is the story of a 25 year old medium who lives in two worlds: the Hollywood where she jogs and the spiritual world from which come the voices of her clients' contacts as well as her own guide, a Noel Coward like chap named Pallas. Her second novel won the PK Dick award. 212 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0149310.
Condition: Very good- in a fair only dust jacket. (several tears to dj, peeled spots, general wear.)
Book ID: 45221More details Price: $12.50 -
THE DAY STAR.
Edition: Paperback original - first printing.
New York: DAW Books, 1972. First edition - DAW #6. Cover painting and illustrations by George Barr.
Condition: Small piece of tape reinforcing upper spine, bit of rubbing to covers, overall very good.
Book ID: 16687More details Price: $10.00 -
NOBODY'S BUSINESS.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Viking, (1972.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Her second collection of short stories - one features the wonderfully named robot F.R.A.N.K - Family Robot Adapted to the Needs of Kinship. 185 pp. ISBN: 0-670-514977.
Condition: Very good in a good dust jacket. (remainder line, closed tears on lower edge of back cover of dj, price clipped.)
Book ID: 7587More details Price: $15.00 -
CHILD OF THE LIGHT, the Madagascar Manifesto.
Edition: Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. )
New York: St Martin's, 1992. First edition - Described as 'an alternate Holocaust fantasy.'
Condition: Fine in printed gray wrappers.
Book ID: 1509More details Price: $15.00 -
THE WORD EXCHANGE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Doubleday, (2014) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, a "dystopian novel for the digital age, . . . about the dangers of technology and the power of the printed word. In the not-so-distant future, the forecasted "death of print" has become a near reality. Bookstores, libraries, newspapers, and magazines are essentially things of the past, as we spend our time glued to handheld devices called Memes." 370 pp. ISBN: 978-0385537650.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 71710More details Price: $20.00 -
THE WORD EXCHANGE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Doubleday, (2014). Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, a "dystopian novel for the digital age, . . . about the dangers of technology and the power of the printed word. In the not-so-distant future, the forecasted "death of print" has become a near reality. Bookstores, libraries, newspapers, and magazines are essentially things of the past, as we spend our time glued to handheld devices called Memes." 370 pp. ISBN: 978-0385537650.
Condition: Ex-library with relatively few markings, and overall tight and clean in a fine unmarked dust jacket.
Book ID: 71250More details Price: $13.50 -
SHADOWS 5 (Five.)
Edition: First printing.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1982. dj. Hardcover first edition - An anthology with "11 brand-new stories of the macabre and bizarre" including The Gorgon by Tanith Lee; Stone Head by Steve Rasnic Tem; two stories - Pieta & Following the Way - by Alan Ryan; Boxes by Al Sarrantonio; And I'll Be With You By and By by Avon Swofford; Dark Wings by Phyllis Eisenstein; Estrella by Terry L. Parkinson; Singles by Marta Randall; and The Piano Man by Beverly Evans and Renewal by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. 182 pp. . ISBN: 0-385-17756-9.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket .
Book ID: 57148More details Price: $28.50 -
SHADOWS 5 (Five.)
Edition: First printing.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1982. dj. Hardcover first edition - An anthology with "11 brand-new stories of the macabre and bizarre" including The Gorgon by Tanith Lee; Stone Head by Steve Rasnic Tem; two stories - Pieta & Following the Way - by Alan Ryan; Boxes by Al Sarrantonio; And I'll Be With You By and By by Avon Swofford; Dark Wings by Phyllis Eisenstein; Estrella by Terry L. Parkinson; Singles by Marta Randall; and The Piano Man by Beverly Evans and Renewal by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. 182 pp. . ISBN: 0-385-17756-9.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (light remainder spray bottom edge.)
Book ID: 52114More details Price: $25.00 -
THE ENTROPY EXHIBITION: Michael Moorcock and the British "New Wave" in Science Fiction.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 83483More details Price: $125.00 -
OMNI : Special Anniversary Issue Volume 12 No 1 October 1989.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Omni Publications International Ltd, 1989. SIGNED first edition - A single issue of this monthly magazine focusing on science and science fiction magazine. This issue features several articles on trends and predictions for the year 2000 and beyond, an article on Anne Rice in San Francisco on a book signing tour and SIGNED by Connie Willis at her novella "At the Rialto" and uncommon thus. Illustrated throughout in both full color and black and white, many ads. 168 pp.
Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (peeled spot on front cover from mailing label, otherwise fine).
Book ID: 85511More details Price: $21.50 -
1968: A Novel.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 87532More details Price: $35.00 -
STARS & STRIPES IN PERIL.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Del Rey / Ballantine, (2000) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second book in his alternative history series based during the Civil War - "at the dawn of the U.S. Civil War, Britain itself committed an act of war by seizing a U.S. packet ship. In retaliation, the Confederate States rejoined the Union and took up arms against England." Now England is massing on the Mexican border with plans to invade Texas, and a war weary Lincoln has sent Grant to the border. " SIGNED on the title page. Illustrations by Angela Tomlinson. List of characters. 322 pp. ISBN: 0-345409353.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 69558More details Price: $40.00 -
STARS & STRIPES TRIUMPHANT.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 69543More details Price: $40.00 -
THE MAIN EXPERIMENT.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Putnam, (1965) dj. Hardcover first edition - Suspense novel set against the backdrop of a nuclear power station in England. 250 pp.
Condition: Near fine in a good only dust jacket. (edgewear to dj, rubbing to the folds, original price of $4.95 still present.)
Book ID: 58370More details Price: $15.00 -
THE SECRET.
Edition: 2nd printing.
New York: Public Affairs, (2002.) dj. Hardcover - The author's first novel (following three non-fiction books), a story of a young woman's search to know more about her identity set in a 'creepily plausible near future.' 265 pp. ISBN: 1-58648-1509.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket. (remainder line.)
Book ID: 38167More details Price: $12.50 -
SPACE BALTIC / ALL THE VISIONS.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with a limited edition hardcover.
Mountain View, CA: Ocean View Books, 1991. SIGNED first edition - An uncommon back-to-back book - these books are designed to pair a science fiction writer with a mainstream writer to reveal their commonalities. In this pairing, poet Anselm Hollo, who is associated with the Jack Kerouac School of Poetics at Naropa is matched with P.K. Dick winning writer Rucker - whose contribution is a novel written, as Kerouc's 'On the Road' was, on a continuous scroll of paper. Uncommon both in its conception, and rather difficult to find. SIGNED by Rudy Rucker on the title page of his novel. ISBN: 0-938075-128.
Condition: Fine in wrappers.
Book ID: 18146More details Price: $40.00 -
NEVER LET ME GO.
Edition: Trade paperback.
New York: Vintage Books, (2006.). A novel both unforgettable, unsettling, thought-provoking, and sadly beautiful - one of Ishiguro's best works - shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. 288 pp. ISBN: 1-4000-78776.
Condition: Near fine in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 87666More details Price: $12.50 -
THE CEREMONIES.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Viking, (1984) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, a story of satanic intrigue - "Graduate student Jeremy Freirs and aspiring dancer Carol Conklin, summering in the New Jersey village of Gilead, are trapped in a nightmare of terror, with an evil force emanating from a place once called Maquineanok, the Place of Burning." 502 pp. ISBN: 0-670209821.
Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (remainder mark, edges of boards and upper corner of textblock bumped, some short tears to dj, crease on front flap)
Book ID: 84288More details Price: $60.00 -
JAPAN SINKS.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Harper & Row, (1976) dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel which was both an enormous best seller in Japan and the basis for a very popular film. The Japanese archipelego is being wrenched by enormous forces - a parable for our times on how we deal with natural disasters, the consequences of global warming, national identity and the essential relocation of millions of people. Translated from the Japanese by Michael Gallagher. 184 pp. ISBN: 0-060124490.
Condition: Very good in a good dust jacket (some sunning to the edges of the boards, rubbing and edgewear to the dj)
Book ID: 67585More details Price: $50.00 -
STRANGE HIGHWAYS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Warner, (1995) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A collection of shorter fiction, including the title novel, nine novellas, and six stories, all which explore the variety of human experiences, including failures, triumphs, adventures, terrors, joys, and more. INSCRIBED on the half title page and dated in the year of publication. Notes to the reader. 561 pp. ISBN: 0-44651974X.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 81879More details Price: $35.00 -
ESCAPEMENT.
Edition: First printing.
New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (2008.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An alternate history fantasy where Queen Victoria still rules New England and her American possessions and the Royal Navy rules the skies with their mighty airships. 383 pp. ISBN: 0-7653-17095.
Condition: Very good in a near fine dust jacket (tape ghosts on boards, sticker remnant on front endpaper, crease to lower edge of back cover.)
Book ID: 63855More details Price: $15.00 -
WAR IN 2080:The Future of Military Technology.
Edition: First printing.
Newton Abbot, UK: Westbridge Books, (1979.) dj. Hardcover first edition - "Looks at the trends of current military technology and scientific progress and extrapolates these into the future, working on the assumption that human civilization will expand too swiftly to be destroyed by the military." Includes chapters on nuclear war, the edge of science fiction, war in near space, additions to the arsenal, etc. Illustrated with many glossy plates, photographs, cartoons. Bibliography, index. 229 pp. ISBN: 0-715376616.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 41863More details Price: $18.00 -
NO TIME TO SPARE: Thinking About What Matters.
Edition: 2nd printing.
New York & Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, (2017) dj. Hardcover - But take the time to dip into this wonderful book - both funny (on the absurdity of denying your age: 'If I'm ninety and believe I'm forty-five, I'm headed for a very bad time trying to get out of the bathtub.') and serious. Introduction by Karen Joy Fowler. 215 pp. ISBN: 978-1328661593.
Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)
Book ID: 84989More details Price: $18.50 -
SHADOWS WITH EYES.
Edition: Paperback original - first printing.
New York: Ballantine, (1962). First edition - A collection of horror stories from 1941 through 1962 - "Six tales of crawling horror." BB 577, cover price 35c. 128 pp.
Condition: Inevitable toning to pages, otherwise just about fine - no creases or signs of reading.
Book ID: 87558More details Price: $15.00 -
GIRL IN LANDSCAPE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Doubleday, (1998.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An unconventional tale that is a genre-bending post-apocalypic science fiction novel as well as "an exploration of the nature of sexual awakening, a meditation on language and perception, and a homage to the great American tradition of the western." SIGNED on the title page. 280 pp. ISBN: 0-385485182.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 75609More details Price: $60.00 -
AS SHE CLIMBED ACROSS THE TABLE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Doubleday, (1997) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A modern day Alice Through the Looking Glass - but the looking glass is now a hole in the universe created by a team of physicists - they call it 'Lack.' "The novel is at the same time an astute and wise portrait of unrequited love (albeit of a very unusual kind) a hilarious academic parody, a novel of ideas and a social satire." Boldly SIGNED on the title page. 212 pp. ISBN: 0-385485174.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 75610More details Price: $35.00