BRACKETT, LEIGH (LEIGH DOUGLASS BRACKETT)

The Long Tomorrow

New York, NY: Doubleday Science Fiction, 1955. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Irv Docktor. Cover Art; This is a stated First Edition. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has edge wear, rubbing, bumping, several small edge nicks and tears and several small to smallish chips missing, mostly to the spine ends and corners. "Leigh Douglass Brackett (December 7, 1915 – March 18, 1978) was an American science fiction writer known as "the Queen of Space Opera." She was also a screenwriter, known for The Big Sleep (1946) , Rio Bravo (1959) , and The Long Goodbye (1973). She worked on an early draft of The Empire Strikes Back (1980) , elements of which remained in the film; she died before it went into production. In 1956, her book The Long Tomorrow made her the first woman ever shortlisted for the Hugo Award for Best Novel, and, along with C. L. Moore, one of the first two women ever nominated for a Hugo Award. In 2020, she posthumously won a Retro Hugo for her novel The Nemesis From Terra, originally published as Shadow Over Mars (Startling Stories, Fall 1944). " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 47082

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: Science Fiction And Fantasy Leigh Brackett Queen Of Space Opera Dystopian Fiction Post Apocalypic Fiction Irv Docktor

BRADBURY, RAY

Death Is a Lonely Business

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0394547020. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Death Is a Lonely Business is a mystery novel by American writer Ray Bradbury, published in 1985. The story, set in 1949, is about a series of murders that happen in Venice, California, then a declining seaside community in Los Angeles where Bradbury lived from 1942 to 1950. The main character and narrator (who never mentions his name) is a sensitive, modest writer, with a girlfriend studying in Mexico City. In the course of the story he meets Elmo Crumley, a detective who helps him solve the mystery behind all the semi-murders occurring among a series of eccentric characters in the forgotten town" (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 40702

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 0394547020 Science Fiction Ray Bradbury Mystery Science Fiction

BRADBURY, RAY

The Haunted Computer and the Android Pope

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0394514440. SIGNED EDITION. This book is in Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has beginning generalized toning to the rear panel, along with one small, semi-closed edge tear to the top rear panel. "Ray Douglas Bradbury (August 22, 1920 – June 5, 2012) was an American author and screenwriter. He worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, and mystery fiction. Widely known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) , and his science fiction and horror story collections, The Martian Chronicles (1950) , The Illustrated Man (1951) , and I Sing the Body Electric (1969) , Bradbury was one of the most celebrated twentieth- and twenty-first-century American writers. While most of his best known work is in speculative fiction, he also wrote in other genres, such as the coming-of-age novel Dandelion Wine (1957) and the fictionalized memoir Green Shadows, White Whale (1992)." ; Signed by Author. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 35141

Catalogue: Science Fiction

Keywords: 0394514440 Science Fiction Signed Editions Ray Bradbury Poetry Science Fiction

BRADBURY, RAY & ANITA KUNZ

The Toynbee Convector

Atlanta, GA: Turner Publishing, 1992. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1878685155. Illustrated by Anita Kunz. Color Illustrations; First Illustrated Edition and First Separate Edition. This book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. "Kunz states that studying the works of British artists like Sue Coe, Richard Mills and Ian Pollock helped her to understand that illustration could be used to personally express "a strong political or social viewpoint." As a Canadian who recognizes the extent to which Canada is immersed in American culture and politics, she believes that responding visually from a Canadian perspective is imperative. Consequently, she sought work in the United States and acquired the majority of her clients there. In particular, she caught the attention of American art director Fred Woodward when he commissioned an illustration of Ray Charles for Westward magazine in 1982. Her depiction of Charles "with piano keys for teeth" exceeded Woodward's expectations and prompted their working relationship through his transitions to Texas Monthly, Regardie's, and Rolling Stone. For Woodward, Kunz was an obvious choice to be one of the two artists illustrating for his back-of-the-magazine series called "The History of Rock and Roll," which ran from 1988 to 1990. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine .

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Book number: 45076

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 1878685155 Science Fiction And Fantasy Ray Bradbury Anita Kunz Short Story Illustrated Editions

BRADLEY, MARION ZIMMER

Exile's Song

New york: Daw Books, 1996. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0886777054. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Bradley made her first sale as an adjunct to an amateur fiction contest in Amazing Stories in 1949 with the short story "Outpost". "Outpost" was published in Amazing Stories Vol. 23, No. 12, the December 1949 issue; it had previously appeared in the fanzine Spacewarp Vol. 4, No. 3, in December 1948. Her first professional publication was a short story "Women Only", which appeared in the second (and final) issue of Vortex Science Fiction in 1953. Her first published novel-length work was Falcons of Narabedla, first published in the May 1957 issue of Other Worlds." (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 41336

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 0886777054 Science Fiction Marion Zimmer Bradley A Darkover Novel Darkover A Novel of Darkover

BRADLEY, MARION ZIMMER

Greyhaven an Anthology of Fantasy

New York: DAW Books, 1983. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. ISBN: 0879978155. Illustrated by Victoria Poyser. This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There is a crease to the front spine joint and several light creases to the spine of the book. The rear cover has a spot of foxing / toning towards the bottom spine joint. The text pages are clean and bright. This is a book of short stories and includes authors: Diana L. Paxson, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Joel Hagen, Vicki Ann Heydron, Anodea Judith, James Ian Elliot, Robert Cook, Ian Michael Studebaker, Fiona Zimmer, Elisabeth Waters, Randall Garrett, Adrienne Martine Barnes, Phillip Wayne, Jon de Cles, Susan Shwartz, Patricia Shaw Mathews, Caradoc A. Cador, and, Paul Edwin Zimmer.. Very Good- .

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Book number: 41619

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 0879978155 Science Fiction Marion Zimmer Bradley Greyhaven Anthologies Short Stories Fantasy Science Fiction

BRADLEY, MARION ZIMMER

Spells of Wonder

New York: Daw Books, 1989. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0886773679. Mass Market PB. This is a stated First Edition with the complete number line. This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light rubbing and edge wear to the spine ends, cover corners, and some light creasing to the spine. The text pages are clean and bright. "Bradley made her first sale as an adjunct to an amateur fiction contest in Amazing Stories in 1949 with the short story "Outpost". "Outpost" was published in Amazing Stories Vol. 23, No. 12, the December 1949 issue; it had previously appeared in the fanzine Spacewarp Vol. 4, No. 3, in December 1948. Her first professional publication was a short story "Women Only", which appeared in the second (and final) issue of Vortex Science Fiction in 1953. Her first published novel-length work was Falcons of Narabedla, first published in the May 1957 issue of Other Worlds. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 42155

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 0886773679 Science Fiction Marion Zimmer Bradley Short Stories Fantasy Magic

VARIOUS & MARION ZIMMER BRADLEY

Sword and Sorceress XIX

New York, NY: Daw Books, 2002. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 075640049X. Mass Market PB. Illustrated by Michael Whelan. Cover Art; This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning rubbing and wear. The text pages are clean and bright. The contents include: The Curse of Ardal Glen by Laura J. Underwood, When the King is Weak by Barbara E. Tarbox, The Sign of the Boar by Diana Paxson, A Matter of Focus by Susan Wolven, A Matter of Focus by Penny Buchanan, Inner Sight by Susan Wolven, Familiars by Michael H. Payne, Ordeal by Robyn McGrew, Grain by Esther Friesner, Gifts of the Kami by Carol E. Leever, One in Ten Thousand by Aimee Kratts, and more.. Very Good .

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Book number: 46129

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 075640049X Science Fiction And Fantasy Marion Zimmer Bradley Sword & Sorceress Series Short Stories Michael Whelan

BRADLEY, MARION ZIMMER

Sword and Sorceress XVIII

New York, NY: Daw Books, 2001. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0886779960. Mass Market PB. This is a mass market paperback book . (PBO) The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There are three small spots where the cover has rubbed away from the front spine joint, othewise the book is in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 46675

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 0886779960 Science Fiction And Fantasy Sword And Sorceress Series Marion Zimmer Bradley Short Stories Lawrence Watt-evans Diana L. Paxson

VARIOUS & MARION ZIMMER BRADLEY

Sword and Sorceress II

New York, NY: Daw Books, 1986. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0886770416. Mass Market PB. This is a mass market paperback book (PBO) This book is in Very Good- condiiton and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have some rubbing, bumping and wear to the spine ends, corners and edges, along with several creases to the spine. The text pages are clean and bright, though there is a bit of light generalized toning.. Very Good- .

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Book number: 46676

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 0886770416 Science Fiction And Fantasy Marion Zimmer Bradley Sword & Sorceress Series C. J. Cherryh Diana Paxson Charles De Lint

BRADLEY, MARION ZIMMER (EDITOR)

Sword and Sorceress I

New York, NY: Daw Books, 1984. 6th Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB. Illustrated by Victoria Poyser. Cover Art; This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good- condiiton and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have some rubbing, bumping and wear to the spine ends, corners and edges, along with several creases to the spine and corners. The text pages are clean and bright, though there is a bit of light generalized toning. The contents include: Severed Heads by Glen Cook, Taking Heart by Stephen L. Burns, The Rending Dark by Emma Bull, Gimmile's Songs by Charles R. Saunders, Blood of Sorcery by Jennifer Roberson, and more.. Very Good- .

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Book number: 48369

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: Science Fiction And Fantasy Marion Zimmer Bradley Sword & Sorceress Series C. J. Cherryh Diana Paxson Science Fiction And Fantasy Marion Zimmer Bradley Short Stories

BRADSHAW, GILLIAN

Hawk of May

New York, NY: Roc, 1981. 1st Paperback Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0451097653. Mass Market PB. This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. "Bradshaw's first published novels were the Arthurian historical fantasy trilogy, Down the Long Wind. These three young adult books — Hawk of May, Kingdom of Summer, and In Winter's Shadow — were released between 1980 and 1982. Set in Sub-Roman Britain, the trilogy's main character is Gwalchmai (Gawain) , who must choose between supporting his evil mother Morgawse or his maternal uncle King Arthur. The title Down the Long Wind is taken from Alfred, Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the King: " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 47490

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 0451097653 Science Fiction And Fantasy Gillian Bradshaw Author's First Novel Historical Fiction Arthurian Legend

BRETT, LEO (LIONEL FANTHORPE)

The Microscopic Ones

London, England: John Spencer & Co, 1960. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB. Illustrated by Ed Valigursky. Cover Art; This is a slightly larger than mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is a very slight bow to the book. There is some beginning bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright, but there is some beginning generalized toning throughout. "The cover of this book copies the cover of Ace Double D-249: Philip K. Dick's "The Cosmic Puppets" (from ISFDB) (1957)." from "Fanthorpe began working for Badger Books in the early 1950s, and over the period of the next 15 years produced many books under different pseudonyms, some of which were pen-names shared with other of Badger Books' writers. These included: Victor La Salle, John E. Muller, and Karl Zeigfreid. Pseudonyms exclusive to Fanthorpe's short story output include Neil Balfort, Othello Baron, Noel Bertram, Oben Leterth, Elton T. Neef, Peter O'Flinn, René Rolant, Robin Tate, and Deutero Spartacus. Names he used for novels include Erle Barton, Lee Barton, Thornton Bell, Leo Brett, Bron Fane, L. P. Kenton, Phil Nobel, Lionel Roberts, Neil Thanet, Trebor Thorpe, Pel Torro, and Olaf Trent. Using several of these pen names, he would often even write the entire contents of a pulp magazine such as "Supernatural Stories". " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 47398

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: Science Fiction And Fantasy Leo Brett Lionel Fanthorpe Ed Valigurski

BRIARTON, GRENDEL (PSEUDONYM OF REGINALD BRETNOR)

Through Time and Space with Ferdinand Feghoot (the First Forty-Five Feghoot Adventures with Five More Never Previously Heard of)

Tokyo & Berkeley: The Paradox Press, 1962. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Paperback. Illustrated by Bruce Ariss. Cover Art; This is a smaller than trade sized paperback book. This Tis a first edition of these stories in book form (the individual stories were all previously issued in magazine format) . The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers are mostly clean and bright, with some very light toning to the white portions of the spine. The text pages are clean and bright. "Under the pseudonym Grendel Briarton (an anagram of Reginald Bretnor) , he published a series of over eighty science-fiction themed shaggy-dog vignettes featuring the time-traveling hero Ferdinand Feghoot. Known as "Feghoots", the stories involved Feghoot resolving a situation encountered while traveling through time and space (à la Doctor Who) with a bad pun. In one example, he explained his inability to pay his dues for a Sherlock Holmes fan society by turning out his empty pockets and declaring "share lack". In his adventures, Feghoot worked for the Society for the Aesthetic Re-Arrangement of History and traveled via a device that had no name but was typographically represented as the ") ("." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .

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Book number: 48039

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: Science Fiction And Fantasy Grendel Briarton Reginald Bretnor Short Stories Ferdinand Feghoot

BRIN, DAVID

Earth

New york: Bantam Books, 1990. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0356190994. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping. The text pages are clean and bright. "Glen David Brin (born October 6, 1950) is an American scientist and author of science fiction. He has received the Hugo, Locus, Campbell and Nebula Awards. His novel The Postman was adapted as a feature film and starred Kevin Costner in 1997. Brin's nonfiction book The Transparent Society won the Freedom of Speech Award of the American Library Association and the McGannon Communication Award. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 37666

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 0356190994 Science Fiction David Brin Black Holes Space Opera