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DESTINATION DAW: DAW Books Complimentary Fantasy and Science Fiction Sampler.
Edition: Trade paperback.
New York: DAW Books, (2010). SIGNED first edition - Includes stories by Camille Bacon-Smith, Nnedi Okorafor, Tracy HIckman, Diane Duane , Laura Resnick, Seanan McGuire, and an early sneak peek at Tad Williams' novel 'Shadowheart.' SIGNED by Seanan McGuire at her story "An Artificial Night." 138 pp. plus 2 pp publisher's lists of forthcoming books.
Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (corner slightly bumped) Uncommon.
Book ID: 70351More details Price: $20.00 -
HOT & COLD RUNNING CITIES: an Anthology of Science Fiction.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1974.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An anthology of nine provocative stories about urban life in the future - includes Enchanted Village by A.E. Van Vogt, The Deeps by Keith Roberts, The Menace from Earth by Robert Heinlein, Metropolitan Nightmare by Stephen Vincent Benet, The Luckiest Man in Denv by C.M. Kornbluth, The City That Loves You by Raymond Banks, The Place Where Chicago Was by James Harmon, Natural State by Damon Knight, and Plenitude by Will Worthington. 245 pp. ISBN: 0-03-0124166.
Condition: Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in a very good dj. sunning to the spine of the dj as is common with this title.)
Book ID: 34498More details Price: $12.50 -
THE WEIGHT OF WORDS.
Edition: First edition.
Burton, MI: Subterranean Press, (2017) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Twelve original stories inspired by the art of Dave McKean. Authors include McKean, Neil Gaiman, M. John Harrison, Maria Dahvana Headley, Joe Hill, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Joe R, Lansdale, Alastair Reynolds, Ian Sinclair and Catherynne M. Valente. Somewhat oversized square format. SIGNED by Joe Lansdale at his story "Robo Rapid." 243 pp plus 5 final illustrations. Cover art by Dave McKean. ISBN: 978-1596068254.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 76920More details Price: $75.00 -
SPINDLE'S END.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Putnam, (2000). Hardcover first edition - A retelling of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale by this award-winning writer - a mix of fairy tale, magic and romance. 422 pp. ISBN: 0-399234667.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 76926More details Price: $18.50 -
OTHER WORLDS, OTHER TIMES.
Edition: Paperback original - first printing.
New York: MacFadden Books, (1969). First edition - Macfadden #75-238. Stories on robots, distant stars, strange diseases and more by Erle Stanley Gardner, Charles Eric Maine, Eric Frank Russell, Isaac Asimov, Robert Bloch, Theodore Sturgeon, Edmond Hamilton, Philip K. Dick (the book appearance of his story: "Piper in the Woods".) 192 pp. Cover by Jack Faragasso.
Condition: Very good.
Book ID: 84100More details Price: $10.00 -
SCIENCE FICTION FROM CHINA.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Praeger, (1989) dj. Hardcover first edition - An anthology of eight stories by six major Chinese science fiction writers, "the first such collection to be published in English. The stories are enriched by China's ancient tradition of fantastic literature as well as that nation's fascination with futuristic science and technology, and they provide illuminating glimpses of Chinese attitudes, values, and daily life. Wu provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of Chinese science fiction together with a chronological bibliography of stories, novels, and related critical works." Includes a foreword by Frederik Pohl. xli, 176 pp. ISBN: 0-275933431.
Condition: Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket (light edgewear to dj)
Book ID: 83697More details Price: $25.00 -
SCIENCE FICTION AT LARGE: A Collection of Essays, by Various Hands, about the Interface between Science Fiction and Reality.
Edition: First printing.
London: Victor Gollancz, (1976). Hardcover first edition - Eleven papers delivered (with one exception - that of P.K. Dick) at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London in 1975. Contributors include Ursula K. Le Guin, John Brunner, Thomas M. Disch, Robert Sheckley, Alvin Toffler, Alan Garner and others. Notable as the first publication of P. K. Dick's paper on 'Man, Android and Machine.' 224 pp. ISBN: 0-575021780.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 88081More details Price: $30.00 -
EPOCH
Edition: Book club edition.
New York: Putnam, (1975.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - A collection of the most exciting and entertaining fiction of the 1970s. Includes stories by authors such as Lou Fisher, Gordon Ecklund, Brian W. Aldiss, Ward Moore, R.A. Lafferty, a complete novel by Jack Vance and more. 593 pp. ISBN: 0-399114602.
Condition: SIGNED by both Larry Niven and Gregory Benford at their stories. Near fine in very good dust jacket. (lower corner of front flap clipped, slight edge wear) Uncommon signed.
Book ID: 13158More details Price: $25.00 -
STELLAR #2: SCIENCE FICTION STORIES.
Edition: Paperback original - first printing.
New York: Ballantine, (1976.). SIGNED first edition - Ballantine Books 24584. Original anthology collecting eight stories: 'Custom Fitting' by James White, 'Stuck With It' by Hal Clement, 'Songs of Dying Swans' by Jack C. Haldeman II, 'Mistake' by Larry Niven, 'The Bicentennial Man' by Isaac Asimov, 'Tindar-B' by Patrick G. Conner, 'Sic Transit . . .? A Shaggy Hairless-Dog Story' by Steven Utley & Howard Waldrop, and 'Unsilent Spring' by Richard S. Simak & Clifford D. Simak. SIGNED by Niven at his story. Cover art by The Brothers Hildebrandt. ISBN: 0-353-245849.
Condition: Very good+ (usual toning to pages.)
Book ID: 37157More details Price: $15.00 -
CALIFORNIA SORCERY: A Group Celebration.
Edition: Limited, signed first edition.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 81693More details Price: $35.00 -
A WILDERNESS OF STARS: STORIES OF MAN IN CONFLICT WITH SPACE.
Edition: First printing.
Los Angeles: Sherbourne Press, (1969) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A collection of ten classic stories of the future, none previously anthologized, by Ray Bradbury, Walter M. Miller, Jr., Poul Anderson, Arthur C. Clarke, Chad Oliver, Robert Sheckley and others. SIGNED by William F. Nolan on the title page, and uncommon thus. Introduction by Shelly Lowenkopf, xiii, 276 plus a postscript by Nolan.
Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (stamp on top edge of textblock, otherwise a clean tight copy, light overall edgewear to dj)
Book ID: 73261More details Price: $35.00 -
THE FUTURE IS NOW: ll-New All-Star Science Fiction Stories.
Edition: First printing.
Los Angeles: Sherbourne Press, (1970.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An anthology of 12 original, previously unpublished stories including a newly discovered time travel story by Anthony Boucher, compiled and edited by Nolan. Other contributors include Robert F. Young, Frank Anmar, Richard C. Meredith, Norman Corwin, Tom Purdom, Terry Dixon, Raymond E. Banks, Ray Russell and Ron Goulart. SIGNED by Nolan in 3 places: on the title page, at his short story 'Toe to Tip, Tip to Toe, Pip-Pop as You Go' and at his story published under the pseudonym Frank Anmar 'Jenny Among the Zeebs.' (Anmar was Nolan's mother's maiden name.) and also SIGNED by Dennis Etchison at his story 'Damechild.' 248 pp
Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 34647More details Price: $40.00 -
CROSS-CURRENTS: Storm Season, The Face of Chaos and Wings of Omen.
Edition: Book club edition - first thus.
Garden City, New York: Nelson Doubleday, 1984. dj. SIGNED hardcover - Ominbus edition includes 3 volumes of the anthologies about the Sanctuary universe Sanctuary, a dangerous, degenerate, and engrossing city provides the background for many of these stories by authors such as Diane Duane, David Drake, Andrew J. Offutt, Robin W. Bailey, and more. SIGNED by Diane Paxon THREE times - at each of her stories in each volume - 'Fugitive Art,' 'Mirror Image' and 'Breath of Power.' 628 pp. Map endpapers.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket. (prev owner's name on rear endpaper.)
Book ID: 13147More details Price: $28.00 -
CROSS-CURRENTS: Storm Season, The Face of Chaos and Wings of Omen.
Edition: Book club edition - first thus.
Garden City, New York: Nelson Doubleday, 1984. dj. SIGNED hardcover - Ominbus edition includes 3 volumes of the anthologies about the Sanctuary universe Sanctuary, a dangerous, degenerate, and engrossing city provides the background for many of these stories by authors such as Diane Duane, David Drake, Andrew J. Offutt, Robin W. Bailey, and more. SIGNED by Diane Paxson. 628 pp. Map endpapers.
Condition: Fine in a near fine dust jacket (sunning to spine of dj)
Book ID: 45974More details Price: $30.00 -
THE YOUNG OXFORD BOOK OF ALIENS.
Edition: First printing.
Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A wide-ranging collection - selected for young adults - of stories about aliens and encounters with aliens, from back in time to far into the future. Includes both classic stories by writers like Arthur C. Clarke, Avram Davidson, Philip K. Dick, Harry Harrison, Fredric Brown, Robert Bloch and A.E. van Vogt as well as some written specifically for this anthology by Marian Abbey, Francis Beckett, Stephen Bowkett, and Sue Welford. SIGNED by William E. Nolan at his story "The Underdweller." Illustrated with line drawings throughout by David Wyatt, Paul Fisher Johnson and others. vii, 212 pp. Dust jacket art by John Walker. ISBN: 0-192781553.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 87107More details Price: $40.00 -
NEBULA WINNERS FOURTEEN (14.)
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper & Row, (1980.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Edited and with an introduction by Pohl. Includes stories by John Varley, Edward Bryant, Charles L. Grant, Vonda N. McIntyre (excerpt from "Dreamsnake"), C. J. Cherryh and Gene Wolfe, and articles by Isaac Asimov, Norman Spinrad and L. Sprague de Camp. SIGNED by Pohl on the title page, xi, 259 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0133821.
Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket.
Book ID: 33678More details Price: $45.00 -
NEBULA WINNERS FOURTEEN (14.)
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper & Row, (1980.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Edited and with an introduction by Pohl. Includes stories by John Varley, Edward Bryant, Charles L. Grant, Vonda N. McIntyre (excerpt from "Dreamsnake"), C. J. Cherryh and Gene Wolfe, and articles by Isaac Asimov, Norman Spinrad and L. Sprague de Camp. SIGNED by Pohl on the title page. xi, 259 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0133821.
Condition: Very good- in a fine dustjacket. (glue remnants on endpapers and discoloration from tape, slight spine slant, no other marks in book.)
Book ID: 33679More details Price: $25.00 -
STAR SCIENCE FICTION STORIES No. 2
Edition: Paperback.
New York: Ballantine, (1953.). SIGNED - SIGNED by Pohl on the title page. Second volume in this series of anthologies containing original stories - this includes fourteen stories by Alfred Bester, Hal Clement, Lester del Rey, C. M. Kornbluth, Jerome Bixby (his classic "It's a Good Life"), Robert Sheckley, Theodore Sturgeon, and others. Note from editor. 195 pp.
Condition: Fair condition only (glue in binding is beginning to deteriorate, usual toning to the pages)
Book ID: 59080More details Price: $18.00 -
STAR SCIENCE FICTION STORIES No. 2
Edition: Paperback.
New York: Ballantine, (1953.). SIGNED - Second volume in this series of anthologies containing original stories - this includes fourteen stories by Alfred Bester, Hal Clement, Lester del Rey, C. M. Kornbluth, Jerome Bixby (his classic "It's a Good Life"), Robert Sheckley, Theodore Sturgeon, and others. SIGNED by Pohl on the title page. Note from editor. 195 pp.
Condition: Fair condition only (small tear at top of spine, crease to front cover, bookstore stamp on first page, usual toning to the pages)
Book ID: 80144More details Price: $16.50 -
THE FIFTH GALAXY READER
Edition: Book club edition.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1961. dj. Hardcover - An anthology of the best science fiction stories from Galaxy by such authors as Fritz Leiber, Robert Silverberg, Gordon R. Dickson, Frederik Pohl, Raymond E. Banks, Cordwainer Smith and more. 260 pp,
Condition: SIGNED by Pohl at his story, 'The Bitterest Pill.' Near fine in very good dust jacket. (dj- lower corner of flap clipped) Uncommon signed.
Book ID: 13110More details Price: $25.00 -
GALAXY: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Playboy Press, (1980.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Includes long time Galaxy editor Horace L. Gold on Galaxy and stories by Frederik Pohl, Ursula K. Le Guin, Robert Silverberg, Issac Assimov, James Tiptree Jy, Harlan Ellison, Zenna Henderson, Judith Merril, Fritz Liver, Alfred Bester, Damon Knight, Philip K Dick, Larry Niven, Theodore Sturgeon and many others. Introduction by Frederik Pohl. Includes a complete index to Galaxy magazine. xiii, 465 pp. ISBN: 0-87223-5688.
Condition: Ex-library with relatively few markings, in a very good dust jacket (spine label)
Book ID: 57502More details Price: $15.00 -
THE BOYS' LIFE BOOK OF OUTER SPACE STORIES.
Edition: Early printing.
New York: Random House, (1964). Hardcover - Collects 10 stories, all originally published in Boys' Life Magazine, by Ray Bradbury, A.M. Lightner, Gene L. Henderson, Don Wilcox, William F. Hallstead III, Edward W. Wood, James V. Hinrichs, Richard Harper, William W. Greer. The Bradbury story is "The Man." The fifth in a series of books on different topics. 182 pp plus a list of 7 titles in this series.
Condition: Near fine in illustrated boards.
Book ID: 87685More details Price: $16.50 -
NEBULA AWARDS 29: SFWA's Choices for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: SIGNED by SIX of the authors at their contributions: by Connie Willis at her novella "Death on the Nile"; by Terry Bisson at "England Underway"; by John Kessel at "The Franchise," by Joe Haldeman at "Graves" and by Gregory Benford at his essay "Conversations and Constraints" and Michael Swanwick at his essay "The Rise of Ambition, the Fall of the Future." Fine in near fine dust jacket (crease on front flap of dj.)
Book ID: 42386More details Price: $65.00 -
NEBULA AWARDS 29: SFWA's Choices for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year.
Edition: Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. )
Condition: Fine in printed yellow wrappers. An uncommon advance issue.
Book ID: 79751More details Price: $25.00 -
ANALOG'S EXPANDING UNIVERSE.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Longmeadow Press, (1986) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Eleven stories culled from 50 years of Analog / Astounding including Asimov's Nightfall and stories by George R. R. Martin, Hal Clement, Poul Anderson and others. SIGNED on the title page by Schmidt. 285 pp. ISBN: 0-681400323.
Condition: Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket (some wear to the dj at the corners of the folds of the flaps).
Book ID: 83564More details Price: $30.00 -
HOW TO SAVE THE WORLD.
Edition: First printing.
New York: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, (1995.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An anthology containing 13 original stories which address the central question of the new millennium: how to save the world. Contributors include Ray Hogan, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Geoffrey Landis, James Kirkwood, Larry Niven, Kathy Koja & Barry Malzberg, Arlan Andrews, Nick Pollotta, B.W. Clough, Jerry Oltion, Doug Beason, Mary Turzillo, Jerry Pournelle & Charles Sheffield. In his introduction, Sheffield states 'Some of the stories in this book may offend. I certainly hope so. In fact, if every reader finds something disturbing in at least one tale, I will feel that the contributors to this volume and I have satisfied our objective.' 349 pp. ISBN: 0-31285577X.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 38000More details Price: $18.00 -
INTERFICTIONS: An Anthology of Interstitial Writing.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.
Boston: Interstitial Arts Foundation, (2007). SIGNED first edition - A collection of stories by 19 writers set in the imaginative spaces between conventional genres: realistic and fantastical, scholarly and poetic, personal and political: interstitial fiction. Includes stories from Christopher Barzak, Colin Greenland, Holly Phillips, Rachel Pollack, Vandana Singh, Anna Tambour, Catherynne Valente, Leslie What, and others. SIGNED on the title page by editor Theodora Goss. Notes on contributors. 291 pp. ISBN: 978-1931520249.
Condition: Fine in illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 76492More details Price: $24.50 -
NEW DIMENSIONS: Science Fiction Number 10.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper & Row, (1980) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The tenth volume in this annual series of original science fiction stories. Collects previously unpublished stories from Orson Scott Card, Marta Randall, Carter Scholz, John Kessel, Sydelle Shamah, Bruce Taylor, Peter Santiago C., Stephen W. Potts, Felix C. Gotschalk and a debut story from Joseph V. Francavilla. 188 pp. ISBN: 0-060140194.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 83091More details Price: $21.50 -
NEW DIMENSIONS: SCIENCE FICTION NUMBER 5 (FIVE).
Edition: Book club edition.
New York: Harper & Row, (1975.) dj. SIGNED hardcover - The fifth in an annual series of original short story anthologies featuring new authors. 16 stories, by such authors as Jack Dann ("The Dybbuk Dolls"), Michael Bishop ("Rogue Tomato"), and Marta Randall ("A Scarab in the City of Time"), George Alec Effinger ("The Mothers March on Ecstacy") and others. SIGNED by Silverberg on the title page and also SIGNED by Richard Lupoff at his story "Sail the Tide of Mourning" and by Gregory Benford at "White Creatures" 211 pp. ISBN: 0-06013870X.
Condition: Near fine in a very good+ dust jacket (lower corner of dj flap clipped.)
Book ID: 37179More details Price: $28.00 -
NEW DIMENSIONS: Science Fiction Number 10.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper & Row, (1980) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The tenth volume in this annual series of original science fiction stories. Collects previously unpublished stories from Orson Scott Card, Marta Randall, Carter Scholz, John Kessel, Sydelle Shamah, Bruce Taylor, Peter Santiago C., Stephen W. Potts, Felix C. Gotschalk and a debut story from Joseph V. Francavilla. SIGNED by Card at his story 'Holy.'. 188 pp. ISBN: 0-060140194.
Condition: Ex-library with the usual markings, tape on boards, but overall a tight copy in a near fine, price-clipped dj.
Book ID: 28437More details Price: $20.00