ADAMS, RICHARD

Maia

London, England: Viking, 1984. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 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. "Richard George Adams (9 May 1920 – 24 December 2016) was an English novelist and writer of the books Watership Down, Shardik and The Plague Dogs. He studied modern history at university before serving in the British Army during World War II. Afterwards, he completed his studies, and then joined the British Civil Service. In 1974, two years after Watership Down was published, Adams became a full-time author. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 39422

Catalogue: Science Fiction

Keywords: Science Fiction Richard Adams Beklan Empire Fantasy Science Fiction

ADAMS, DOUGLAS

Mostly Harmless

New York: Harmony Books, 1992. 1st American Edition; 1st Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Peter Cross. Cover Art; This book is in Fine condition and has a 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. "It's very easy to get a little disheartened when your planet has been blown up, the woman you love has vanished in a misunderstanding about the nature of space-time, the spaceship you are on crashes in flames on a remote and Bob-fearing planet and all you have to fall back on are a few simple sandwich-making skills. However, instead of being disheartened, Arthur Dent makes the terrible mistake of starting to enjoy life a bit and, immediately, all hell breaks loose." "After leaving university Adams moved back to London, determined to break into TV and radio as a writer. An edited version of the Footlights Revue appeared on BBC2 television in 1974. A version of the Revue performed live in London's West End led to Adams being discovered by Monty Python's Graham Chapman. The two formed a brief writing partnership, earning Adams a writing credit in episode 45 of Monty Python for a sketch called "Patient Abuse". He is one of only two people outside the original Python members to get a writing credit (the other being Neil Innes). The sketch plays on the idea of mind-boggling paper work in an emergency, a joke later incorporated into the Vogons' obsession with paperwork. Adams and Chapman also co-wrote the "Marilyn Monroe" sketch which appeared on the soundtrack album of Monty Python and the Holy Grail." ; Vol. 5. Fine in Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 34343

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: Science Fiction Douglas Adams The Hitchhiker's Trilogy Humor Humorous Stories Fantasy Fantastic Fiction Science Fiction

AGEL, JEROME (EDITOR)

The Making of Kubrick's 2001

New York: New American Library / Signet, 1970. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; 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 mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping and rubbing to the spine ends. The text pages are cleanand bright. "2001: A Space Odyssey was financed and distributed by American studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, but filmed and edited almost entirely in England, where Kubrick lived, using the facilities of MGM-British Studios and Shepperton Studios. Production was subcontracted to Kubrick's production company, and care was taken that the film would be sufficiently "British" to qualify for the Eady Levy, a UK tax on box-office receipts. [8]: 98 The film received mixed reactions from critics and audiences upon its release, but garnered a cult following and became the highest-grossing North American film of 1968. It was nominated for four Academy Awards; Kubrick received one for his direction of visual effects. A sequel, 2010: The Year We Make Contact, directed by Peter Hyams, was released in 1984.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 37142

Catalogue: Science Fiction

Keywords: Science Fiction Jerome Agel 2001 Stanley Kubrick Arthur C. Clarke Movies Movie Tie-in Science Fiction

ALDISS, BRIAN W.

Helliconia Winter

New York: Atheneum, 1985. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 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.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 39367

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: Science Fiction Brian W. Aldiss Helliconia Fantasy Science Fiction

ALDISS, BRIAN

Seasons in Flight

New York: Atheneum, 1986. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0689115385. This book is in Fine condition and has a Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "On an island near Sumatra, south of the equator, the inhabitants await the arrival of a special flight - perhaps the very last flight to leave the northern hemisphere. It carries high-ranking American officials, needing sanctuary from the nuclear holocaust for which they are partly responsible. But the destruction of Science by itself has unleashed primal terrors. The ancient owner of the island makes his long-anticipated comeback." "After the war, he (Aldiss) worked as a bookseller in Oxford. He wrote a number of short pieces for a booksellers' trade journal about life in a fictitious bookshop, which attracted the attention of Charles Monteith, an editor at the British publisher Faber and Faber. As a result, Aldiss's first book was The Brightfount Diaries (Faber, 1955) , a 200-page novel in diary form about the life of a sales assistant in a bookshop. About this time he also began to write science fiction for various magazines. According to ISFDB his first speculative fiction in print was the short story Criminal Record, published by John Carnell in the July 1954 number of Science Fantasy. Several of his stories appeared in 1955 including three in monthly issues of New Worlds, a more important magazine also edited by Carnell. IN 1954, The Observer newspaper ran a competition for a short story set in the year 2500, Aldiss's story Not For An Age was ranked third following a reader vote. The Brightfount Diaries had been a minor success, and Faber asked Aldiss if he had any more writing that they could look at with a view to publishing. Aldiss confessed to being a science fiction author, to the delight of the publishers, who had a number of science fiction fans in high places, and so his first science fiction book was published, [citation needed] a collection of short stories entitled Space, Time and Nathaniel (Faber, 1957). By this time, his earnings from writing matched his wages in the bookshop, so he made the decision to become a full-time writer.". Fine in Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 34439

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 0689115385 Science Fiction Brian Aldiss Science Brian Aldiss Nuclear War Post Apocalypic fiction Science Fiction

ALDISS, BRIAN W. (WITH DAVID WINGROVE)

Trillion Year Spree the History of Science Fiction

London, England: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1986. 1st British Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright, but noticeably toned due to the acid content of the paper. The dust jacket is crisp and clean.. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 39377

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: Science Fiction Brian W. Aldiss David Wingrove Reference Science Fiction Reference History Of Science Fiction Science Fiction

ANDERSON, POUL (POUL WILLIAM ANDERSON)

The Broken Sword

New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1954. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Signed edition. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book cover have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. This copy has been signed on the title page by the author, Poul Anderson. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright. There is some very beginning wear to the spine ends of the dust jacket. "Anderson is probably best known for adventure stories in which larger-than-life characters succeed gleefully or fail heroically. His characters were nonetheless thoughtful, often introspective, and well developed. His plot lines frequently involved the application of social and political issues in a speculative manner appropriate to the science fiction genre. He also wrote some quieter works, generally of shorter length, which appeared more often during the latter part of his career. Much of his science fiction is thoroughly grounded in science (with the addition of unscientific but standard speculations such as faster-than-light travel). A specialty was imagining scientifically plausible non-Earthlike planets." (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Author. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 38398

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: Science Fiction Poul Anderson Fantasy Sword And Sorcery Signed Edition Science Fiction

ANDERSON, POUL

The Earth Book of Stormgate

New York: Berkeley Putnam, 1978. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book is in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, with some light rubbing and edge wear to the spine ends, corners, and flap joints.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 39540

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: Science Fiction Poul Anderson Stormgate Short Stories Science Fiction

ANDERSON, POUL / ANDRE NORTON

Planet of No Return / Star Guard an Ace Double

New York: Ace Books, 1956. Trade Edition. Paperback. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by Poul Anderson on the title page of his book. This is an Ace Double with two books in one. This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good only condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine joints have noticeable rubbing and wear, and there is some light rubbing and creasing to the front, top and bottom edges of the book covers. The spine of the book has several creases. The text pages are clean, but noticeably toned due to the acid content of the paper. This copy has been signed by Poul Anderson on the title page of Planet of No Return. "Poul William Anderson (November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was an American science fiction author who began his career during the Golden Age of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century. Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories. He received numerous awards for his writing, including seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards." ; Signed by One Author. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 32176

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: Science Fiction Poul Anderson Andre Norton Ace Double Space Opera Signed Editions Science Fiction

ANDREWS, ALLEN

The Pig Plantagenet

New York: Viking Press, 1981. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Michael Foreman. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. There is one nick to the top edge of the text block. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright. In the Pig Plantagenet author Allen Andrews has created a work of such freshness and breadth of appeal that it transcends category. Michael Foreman's illustrations - at once elegant and whimiscal - capture perfectly the wit and liveliness of a book that can be read both as an allegory about conservation and as a work of completely original - and most definitely adult - humor." " Allen Andrews: UK writer whose fantasy has been restricted to the Plantagenet Animal-Fantasy sequence – The Pig Plantagenet (1980) and Castle Crespin (1982) – featuring a pig named Plantagenet. The setting is 13th-century France. The forest is endangered by the lord of the château, who wishes to massacre the local family of boars. Plantagenet saves them; but they must now Quest for a safe place.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 33201

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: Science Fiction Fantasy Allen Andrews Michael Foreman Pigs Allegory Conservation Humor Science Fiction

ANNAN, DAVID

Robot the Mechanical Monster

New York: Bounty Books, 1976. Reprint. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized paperback book with illustrated covers and a glued spine. The book is in Very Good condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light edge wear, rubbing and with some light curling as well. The text pages are clean and bright.. Very Good .

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Book number: 37349

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: Science Fiction David Annan Monsters Robots Non Fiction Science Fiction

ANONYMOUS (PSEUDONYM OF MRS. CRAIK - NEE DINAH MARIA MULOCK)

The Unkind Word, and Other Stories

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1870. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Several of the stories included in this compilation are supernatural or fantastic in nature. This book is in Very Good+ condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in 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. There is a n early booksellers label pasted to the front pastedown page (E. F. Arnold, Kearny St, San Francisco, CA). Included are the short works: The Unkind Word, A Child's Life, His Young Lordship, Elizabeth and Victoria: From a Woman's Point of View, A Woman's Book, The Age of Gold, Living in Perspective, Sermons, The House of Commons, A Few Words About Sorrow, A Hedge-Side Poet, The Last Great Exhibition, To Novelists, and a Novelist, Bodies and Souls, Blind, Children of Israel, Give Us Air! , In the Ring, A Dreadful Ghost, Meadowside House, In her Teens, Clothes, The History of a Hospital, Death on the Seas, To Parents, Misery-Mongers, An Old Scotch Love-Story, A Garden Party, and, The Tale of Two WalksTold to Sick Children "Dinah Maria Craik (born Dinah Maria Mulock, also often credited as Miss Mulock or Mrs. Craik) (20 April 1826 – 12 October 1887) was an English novelist and poet.... Another collection, titled The Unkind Word and Other Stories, included a scathing criticism of Benjamin Heath Malkin for overworking his son Thomas, a child prodigy who died at seven. Later on, Craik returned to more fanciful tales and achieved a great success with The Little Lame Prince (1874). In 1881 she published a collection of her earlier poems under the title Poems of Thirty Years, New and Old; some, such as Philip my King addressed to her godson Philip Bourke Marston and Douglas, Douglas, Tender and True achieved a wide popularity.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 33731

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: Science Fiction And Fantasy Anonymous Mrs. Craik Dinah Maria Mulock Supernatural Fiction Fantastic Fiction Short Stories Short Fiction Science Fiction

ARNOLD, EDWIN LESTER

The Wonderful Adventures of Phra the Phoenician

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1917. New Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends, corners and spine joints of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and beginning fraying. The covers have several spots of ground-in dirt. The text pages are clean and bright. This copy has a previous owner's inked name and book plate on the front endpaper (Charles Haynes Mason). Illustrated with 15 illustrations by H. M. Paget. "Edwin Lester Linden Arnold (14 May 1857 – 1 March 1935) was an English author. Most of his works were issued under his working name of Edwin Lester Arnold. Arnold was born in Swanscombe, Kent, as son of Sir Edwin Arnold. Most of his childhood was spent in India, but he returned to England to study agriculture and ornithology. He became a journalist in 1883, and published his first books A Holiday In Scandinavia (1877) and Bird Life In England (1887) before writing his first novel The Wonderful Adventures of Phra the Phoenician, the adventures of a warrior who goes in and out of an unexplained state of suspended animation in order to be a witness to invasions or attempted invasions of England. Phra was first published in 24 parts in the prestigious Illustrated London News, and later published in book form in the United States and the United Kingdom.". Very Good .

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Book number: 35280

Catalogue: Science Fiction

Keywords: Science Fiction Edwin Lester Arnold Phoenicians Suspended Animation Historical Fiction Invasion Of England Science Fiction

ASIMOV, ISAAC

Have You Seen These? a Boskone Book

Boston, MA: NESFA Press / BOSKONE, 1974. Limited Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Limited to 500 numbered copies, this is book number 107. This book is in Fine condition and has a 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. This copy has been signed by the author on title page. "Asimov wrote hard science fiction. Along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke, Asimov was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers during his lifetime. Asimov's most famous work is the "Foundation" series, the first three books of which won the one-time Hugo Award for "Best All-Time Series" in 1966. His other major series are the "Galactic Empire" series and the Robot series. The Galactic Empire novels are set in earlier history of the same fictional universe as the Foundation series. Later, with Foundation and Earth (1986) , he linked this distant future to the Robot stories, creating a unified "future history" for his stories much like those pioneered by Robert A. Heinlein and previously produced by Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson." (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Fine in Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 37883

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

ASIMOV, ISAAC, PATRICIA S. WARRICK AND MARTIN H. GREENBERG (EDITED BY)

Machines That Think the Best Science Fiction Stories About Robots & Computers

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1984. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 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, with some beginning wear to the spine ends. "Isaac Asimov (born Isaak Ozimov; c. January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. He was known for his works of science fiction and popular science. Asimov was a prolific writer, and wrote or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. His books have been published in 9 of the 10 major categories of the Dewey Decimal Classification. Asimov wrote hard science fiction and, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke, he was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers during his lifetime. Asimov's most famous work is the Foundation Series; his other major series are the Galactic Empire series and the Robot series. The Galactic Empire novels are explicitly set in earlier history of the same fictional universe as the Foundation series. Later, beginning with Foundation's Edge, he linked this distant future to the Robot and Spacer stories, creating a unified "future history" for his stories much like those pioneered by Robert A. Heinlein and previously produced by Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 34919

Catalogue: Science Fiction

Keywords: Science Fiction Isaac Asimov Patricia S. Warrick Martin H. Greenberg Short Stories Machines Robots Science Fiction