Aldiss, Brian W.

The Malacia Tapestry

Norwalk, Connecticut, Easton Press, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Eight illustrations hors-text by G.B. Tiepolo and Francesco Maggiotto including in full-color, full-page at frontis, make this an especially welcome addition to the Masterpieces of Fantasy series, edited by James Gunn. 313 pp. and publisher's newsletter laid in, penned by Gunn. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, minimal rubbing to extremities, handsomely produced as per usual Easton Press Collector's Edition standards, with unbruised tips, and clean internals but for a neatly affixed signed-by-owner bookplate at first free endpaper and a penned inscription at top of inside front flap. Featuring moire endpapers, bound-in silk ribbon bookmark, raised bands, all edges gilt, rich, copper-colored leather covers, classy gilt decoration to cover and spine.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

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Book number: 350615

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Keywords: Brian Aldiss James Gunn G.B. Tiepolo Francesco Maggiotto|science fiction

Atwood, Margaret

Life Before Man

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, McLelland and Stewart, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. SIGNED by the author Margaret Atwood at the half-title. Margaret Atwood would later win the 1993 Trillium Award and a number of others. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out. 317 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/As New,

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Book number: 351528

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Atwood, Margaret

The Robber Bride

New York, A Nan Talese Book, an imprint of Doubleday, 1993. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Stated First Trade Edition, with "1" in number line present. Winner of the 1993 Trillium Award. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format, clean and unmarked but for previous owner's ink-stamp. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Protagonist Zenia is a woman who is by turns manipulative, vulnerable, dreamy, needy, narcissistic and ruthless--and apparently dead. The other main characters attended her funeral, and then five years later she is back and quite well. Inspired by "The Robber Bridegroom," a terribly grisly tale from the Brothers Grimm, but Atwood's version features Zenia as the villainess of demonic proportions, and sets her loose in the lives of three friends. 466 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Near Fine,

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Book number: 351527

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Atwood, Margaret

The Robber Bride

New York, A Nan Talese Book, an imprint of Doubleday, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Stated First Trade Edition, with "1" in number line present. Winner of the 1993 Trillium Award. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format, clean and unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, covered with plastic protector. Protagonist Zenia is a woman who is by turns manipulative, vulnerable, dreamy, needy, narcissistic and ruthless--and apparently dead. The other main characters attended her funeral, and then five years later she is back and quite well. Inspired by "The Robber Bridegroom," a terribly grisly tale from the Brothers Grimm, but Atwood's version features Zenia as the villainess of demonic proportions, and sets her loose in the lives of three friends. 466 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Near Fine,

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Book number: 359543

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Crichton, Michael

Rising Sun

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. First Trade Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Stated First Trade Edition. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format, generally clean, lightly toned at worst, minimal rubbing to extremities, spot of foxing along top edge, very slight bowing to front board. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn but along edges. This was the author Michael Crichton's eighth novel published under his own name (and eighteenth overall). It recounts a murder in the Los Angeles headquarters of Nakamoto, a fictional Japanese corporation, a fine, deep and culture detective/murder mystery but that examines "Western" and "Eastern" ethoses as regards culture, commerce and business practices. 355 [1] pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Near Fine,

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Book number: 356954

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Dreyfuss, Richard; Turtledove, Harry

The Two Georges

New York, Tor Books, 1996. First Edition. . Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Alternate history developed to a fever pitch. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected by a plastic coat. Nearly gift-quality condition inside and out. An unusual combo, comprised of the award-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss and fantasy author Harry Turtledove, who pen a big, fat, racing, engrossing alternate America in 1996. Laid in are three publisher advertisements, one about the book and one each from one author about the other. 384 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/Fine,

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Book number: 357707

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Keywords: fantasy Harry Turtledove RIchard Dreyfuss

Eddings, David

Demon Lord of Karanda

New York, Del Rey, for Ballantine Books, 1988. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Book Three of The Malloreon series. Superior copy, gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear, bright and shiny dust jacket. Apparently unread, spine still crackles. 422 pp. plus a Prologue to the fourth novel in the series.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/Fine,

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Book number: 356925

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Keywords: David Eddings Demon Lord of Karanda The Malloreon

Gabaldon, Diana

Voyager

New York, Delacorte Books, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format, generally clean but for two previous owners' signatures at first free endpaper, lightly toned at worst, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Stated First Edition, First Printing, with "1" or "a" in "number" line present. From the publisher's blurb, " "From the author of the breathtaking bestsellers Outlander and Dragonfly in Amber, the extraordinary saga continues. Their passionate encounter happened long ago by whatever measurement Claire Randall took. Two decades before, she had traveled back in time and into the arms of a gallant eighteenth-century Scot named Jamie Fraser. Then she returned to her own century to bear his child, believing him dead in the tragic battle of Culloden. Yet his memory has never lessened its hold on her. and her body still cries out for him in her dreams. Then Claire discovers that Jamie survived. Torn between returning to him and staying with their daughter in her own era, Claire must choose her destiny. And as time and space come full circle, she must find the courage to face the passion and pain awaiting her.the deadly intrigues raging in a divided Scotland. and the daring voyage into the dark unknown that can reunite - or forever doom - her timeless love." 870 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Fine,

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Book number: 360128

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Kornbluth, C.M.

A Lot of Seven (7) Items by C.M. Kornbluth Et Al. : Gladiator-at-Law; Wolfbane; the Wonder Effect; the Explorers; a Mile Beyond the Moon; the Marching Morons; the Syndic

, Avon , . . Softcover. Size: 16mo 6" - 7" tall. A lot of seven (7) items by C.M. Kornbluth and associate, housed in a simple publisher's slipcase, festooned with two owner-stickers. All but one is good-looking and structurally sound, each is in mass market paperback format, each measures 7" x 4 1/2" tall and wide, respectively. They are: Gladiator-at-Law, Second Avon Printing, 1962, Fair, 171 pp.); Wolfbane, with Fredrik Pohl (Second Printing of Ballantine Books edition, 1969, Very Good, 140 pp. plus publisher's ads); The Wonder Effect, with Fredrik Pohl (1962, First Ballantine Books edition, Good, 159 pp.); The Explorers (1963, Second Ballantine Books edition, Very Good, 145 pp. plus two-page Note About the Author); A Mile Beyond the Moon (1962, First Macfadden Book, Good, 175 pp.); The Marching Morons (1959, First Ballantine Books edition, Good, 158 pp.); The Syndic (1965, First Berkeley Books edition, Very Good, 144 pp.);Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good

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Book number: 353926

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Keywords: C.M. Kornbluth Gladiator-at-Law Wolfbane The Wonder Effect The Explorers A Mile Beyond the Moon The Marching Morons The Syndic

Lessing, Doris

The Making of the Representative for Planet 8: Canopus in Argos: Archives

New York, Alfred A. knopf, 1982. First U.S.Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Superior copy, gift-quality condition, inside and out, no discernible wear, bright and shiny dust jacket, protected. Apparently unread, spine still crackles. Black cloth over boards, sharp and distinct lettering to spine. First American edition. Big, tall, Imperial octavo hardcover format. 147 pp. This is the fourth in the lengthy series of novels that comprise the Canopus in Argos: Archives series. The author was born 1919 and in 2007 won the Nobel Prize for Literature.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Near Fine,

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Book number: 360219

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Lessing, Doris

The Sentimental Agents in the Volyen Empire 5: Canopus in Argos: Archives

London, England, Jonathan Cape, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Uber-scarce in the trade in this state (SIGNED) and condition, being a sturdy, attractive copy, little discernible wear, bright and shiny dust jacket, protected, and with only slight foxing to fore-edge. SIGNED by the author at half-title, Doris Lessing, 8, February, 1985. Apparently unread, spine still crackles. Black cloth over boards, sharp and distinct lettering to spine. True First edition. Big, tall, Imperial octavo hardcover format. 178 [1] pp. This is the fifth in the lengthy series of novels that comprise the Canopus in Argos: Archives series. The author was born 1919 and in 2007 won the Nobel Prize for Literature. She won two additional titles in the 1980s for her science fiction storytelling.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . Near Fine/Near Fine,

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Book number: 360220

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Pullman, Philip

The Amber Spyglass

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. First American edition, stated, with complete number line. Clean pictorial hardcover, gently shelfworn only, with slight forward cock to spine. Interior clean, bright, and unmarked, binding secure. Pictorial boards, shown in cameo cut-out of dust jacket, fully intact and crisp, minor shelfwear only. His Dark Materials, Book 3. 518 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Near Fine,

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Book number: 321696

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Keywords: Science Fiction|Fantasy|First edition|Pullman|Children's