Structure, Verses, Agency Books: Science Fiction
found: 8 books

 
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
USD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 46.25 | £UK 38.75 | JP¥ 7607]
Keywords: Brian Aldiss James Gunn G.B. Tiepolo Francesco Maggiotto|science fiction

 
Aldiss, Brian
The Malacia Tapestry
Norwalk, Connecticut, Easton Press, 1996. . Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sterling condition hardcover copy, handsomely produced as per usual Easton Press Collector's Edition standards, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only the slightest shelf- and edge-wear. Featuring moire endpapers, bound-in silk ribbon bookmark, raised bands, all edges gilt, rich, red, colorful leather covers, classy gilt decoration to cover and spine. Gift-quality condition inside and out.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New
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Book number: 357293
USD 48.00 [Appr.: EURO 44.25 | £UK 37.25 | JP¥ 7302]
Keywords: fantasy science fiction Brian Aldiss

 
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
USD 55.00 [Appr.: EURO 50.75 | £UK 42.5 | JP¥ 8367]
Keywords: signed Margaret Atwood

 
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
USD 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 13 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 2130]
Keywords: Michael Crichton Rising Sun

 
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
USD 24.00 [Appr.: EURO 22.25 | £UK 18.75 | JP¥ 3651]
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
USD 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 13 | £UK 11 | JP¥ 2130]
Keywords: David Eddings Demon Lord of Karanda The Malloreon

 
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
USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.25 | £UK 19.5 | JP¥ 3803]
Keywords: C.M. Kornbluth Gladiator-at-Law Wolfbane The Wonder Effect The Explorers A Mile Beyond the Moon The Marching Morons The Syndic

 
Sturgeon, Theodore
The Dreaming Jewels; the Cosmic Rape; Venus Plus X
Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Book-of-the-Month Club, 1990. . Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. An unusual omnibus edition of three novels by the beloved science fiction novelist. Shart, squat hardcover format, two-tone blue and green cloth over boards. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected by a plastic coat. The Dreaming Jewels, Sturgeon's first novel, features the story of Harty Bluett, an eerily bright nine-year-old who happens to eat ants and whose fingers, once severed, begin to grow back. The Cosmic Rage explores the paradox between our longings for paradise and for control over our destinies. The third novel, Venus Plus X, was Sturgeon's groundbreaking novel of sex and gender, greeted in 1960 with both admiration anger, says the publisher's blurb. 217 pp.; 160 pp.; 160 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good/Very Good,
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Book number: 355733
USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.25 | £UK 9.5 | JP¥ 1826]
Keywords: Theodore Sturgeon

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