New York: Harmony Books, 2004. 25th anniversary facsimile ed. First printing thus (full number line). Hardcover. Small octavo in blue color illus jacket; 215 pages ; 20 cm. "This is the story of Arthur Dent, who, seconds before Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, is plucked..... More
New York: Avon Books, 1975. First equinox printing. Paperback. Paperback green octavo with color illustrated cover. 221 pages ; 20 cm. Series: SF rediscovery series: no. 8. || "A major work of science fiction in which...three explorers discover a strange alien ecosystem-which carries the seeds of Earth's destruction."-front cover. Science..... More
(Milano): Arnoldo Mondadori, 1985. Presumably the first Italian edition. Paperback. Octavo in color illus wrappers; 286 pp; adverts to front and rear wrapper versos. Italian version of: Robots of Dawn. Uncommon. Part of Mondadori's URANIA series science fiction titles. Science Fiction literature in translation. More
New York: Harcourt Brace, 1997. 1st U.S. ed. ; first printing (full letter line: A-E). Hardcover. Octavo in dark, color-illus DJ ; 329 p. : 22 cm. Time travel -- Fiction. Immortalism -- Fiction. Dr. Zeus Incorporated (Imaginary organization) -- Fiction. Science fiction. England -- Fiction. More
New York: Basic Books, 1999. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Quarto in black DJ; 190 p ; b&w ill. ; 25 cm. Contents: Notional clock -- Kairos and Chronos -- Moore's wall -- The singularity -- Rush -- The long now -- The order of civilization --..... More
Tokyo ; Berkeley, CA: Paradox Press, 1962. First ed. Paperback. Octavo in b&w illus wraps; [69] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. Scarce. || Science fiction, American. American wit and humor. Time travel. More
New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1984. First edition (stated) ; first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Large octavo in brown pictorial DJ; 306 p. : 1 map ; 24 cm. Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Fiction. Life on other planets -- Fiction. Imaginary wars and battles..... More
New York: Newmarket Press, 2001. First edition, first printing (full number line). Paperback. Multicolored quarto; 176 p : col. ill. ; 28 cm. Great color illustrations. || Planet of the apes (Motion picture). More
Praha: Ceskoslovensk spisovatel, 1959. First edition (unstated). Paperback. Narrow Octavo in black and white color-illus (abstract greeen and red faces) wrappers; 140 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Scarce // Text in Czech. // Uncommon. // Science Fiction // Written in the author's native language. More
New York: Avon Books, 1975. First equinox printing. Paperback. Paperback mustard octavo with color illustrated cover. 190 pages ; 20 cm. SF Rediscovery series ;; 11; Variation: Equinox books ;; 23903. || Originally published in London in 1956 under title: The death of grass. || "A major work of science..... More
New York: Tor, 2015. Uncorrected Advance Reading Copy. Paperback. Uncorrected proof; black small quarto; 380 pages ; 25 cm. "Convicted criminal James Griffin-Mars is no one's hero. In his time, Earth is a toxic, abandoned world, and humans have fled into the outer solar system to survive, eking out a...... More
New York: Avon Books, 1975. First equinox printing. Paperback. Paperback purple octavo with color illustrated cover. 156 pages, 20 cm. Series: SF rediscovery series ;; no. 7; Variation: SF rediscovery series ;; no. 7. || "A major work of science fiction in which...two men and a woman plot a daring..... More
New York: Avon Books, 1975. First equinox printing. Paperback. Paperback yellow octavo with color illustrated cover. 185 pages ; 20 cm. Abstract: He was just plain Bill, enrolled in a correspondence course for a career as Technical Fertilizer Operator down on the farm--until a recruiting robot turned his head with..... More
Brescia: La Scuola, 1978. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Octavo in color illus wraps, 156 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Signed by the author. In Italian. Series: L'Alfiere, 3. ser., 14. Juvenile (no specific ages). More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. First edition, second printing. Hardcover. Black-cloth quarto in black DJ, gilt to spine; 241 p ; 25 cm. In this postapocalyptic novel, a father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind..... More
New York: Avon Books, 1976. First equinox printing. Paperback. Paperback red octavo with color illustrated cover. 160 pages ; 18 cm. SF rediscovery series ;; no. 22; || "A major work of science fiction in which...a traveler through time discovers Christ the man-and is caught in the grip of an..... More
San Francisco, CA: MacAdam/Cage, 2003. First edition, third printing. Hardcover. Large octavo in black DJ; 518 p ; 24 cm. Passionately in love, Clare and Henry vow to hold onto each other and their marriage as they struggle with the effects of Chrono-Displacement Disorder, a condition that casts Henry involuntarily..... More
New York: EOS, 2002. First printing of the US ed., with full number line. Paperback. Large quarto in glossy full color illus wraps; 174 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. "Includes 16 pages of all-new illustrations"--Cover. Wild and whacky high quality illustrations in full color. || Discworld (Imaginary place)..... More
New York: Viking, 2004. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Large square quarto in glossy color illus boards; 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM. Inscribed and signed by both authors with an original signatory drawing of a dinosaur. // "When the teacher tells his class..... More
New York: Avon Books, 1976. First equinox printing. Paperback. Paperback purple octavo with color illustrated cover. 190 pages ; 21 cm. SF rediscovery series ;; no. 21; || "The Sentinel"-back cover. || Contents: I. Nightwings -- II. Among the rememberers -- III. Road to Jorslem. || "A major work of..... More
New York: Parachute Press, 2000. First edition, first printing (full number line). Paperback. Octavo in glossy color pictorial wraps; 61 p. ; 20 cm. Horror tales -- Juvenile fiction. Horror stories. More
Ann Arbor: UMI Research Press, 1988. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Octavo in grey and red DJ; viii, 196 p. ; 25 cm; index; bibliography: p. [181]-189. A very nice copy. Studies in speculative fiction, no. 17. || Fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism. Utopias..... More