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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N° du livre: 350615

Catalogue: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Mots-clés: 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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N° du livre: 357293

Catalogue: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Mots-clés: fantasy science fiction Brian Aldiss

Atwood, Margaret

In Other Worlds: Sf and the Human Imagination

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, McLelland & Stewart, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A fine collection of essays and critical reviews on science fiction, fantasy, speculative fiction and historical fiction. Unique in the trade, being both SIGNED by the author Margaret Atwood and with a bookplate SIGNED by Ursula K. Le Guin laid in. Stated First Edition, with "1" in number line present. 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. Short octavo format, with 255 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . Signed by Author. . As New/As New,

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N° du livre: 351526

Catalogue: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Mots-clés: signed Margaret Atwood Ursula Le Guin 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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N° du livre: 351528

Catalogue: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Mots-clés: 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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N° du livre: 356954

Catalogue: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Mots-clés: Michael Crichton Rising Sun

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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N° du livre: 356925

Catalogue: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Mots-clés: 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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N° du livre: 353926

Catalogue: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Mots-clés: 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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N° du livre: 355733

Catalogue: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Mots-clés: Theodore Sturgeon