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The Drowned World and The Wind from Nowhere

By: Ballard, J.G.

Price: $65.00

Publisher: Garden City, Doubleday & Company, Inc.: 1965

Seller ID: 004011

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1965. Two of Ballard's early classic novels together in Book Club Edition. Black cloth binding with gilt titling on the spine. Clean text; 316 pages, very fresh. Previous-owner signature on the FFEP, else a Fine copy. The dustjacket is unclipped; tiniest hints of wear at the head and foot of the spine, else Fine. In an archival plastic protector.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Dust jacket present.
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Hello America

By: Ballard, J.G.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, Carroll & Graf: 1988

Seller ID: 001285

ISBN: 0881844551

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

New York: Carroll & Graf, 1988. One hesitates to pigeonhole the late great English writer within the confines of "science fiction," but there he is. This is also a "wicked satire" on America. This is a Fine copy of the First American Edition. Gray paper boards with a blue cloth spine and silver lettering. The dustjacket is Very Good Plus, with a crease and small closed tear on the bottom of the front panel. In a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good Plus. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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The Crystal World

By: Ballard, J.G.

Price: $65.00

Publisher: New York, Farrar, Straus & Giroux: 1966

Seller ID: 004010

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1966. This is a Fine copy of the Book Club Edition of one of Ballard's signature early works. Black cloth binding with a crystal in white on the front cover; white lettering on the spine. Clean text; 210 pages. The dustjacket is unclipped; shows just a tiny hintof wear at the foot of the spine. For the collector, an admirable place-holder. In an archival plastic protector.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Decorative Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Dust jacket present.
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The Day of Creation

By: Ballard, J.G.

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Toronto, Lester & Orpen Dennys: 1987

Seller ID: 000245

ISBN: 0886191815

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1987. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Canadian Edition (stated First Edition) Black cloth binding withgilt titling on the spine. Clean text; 254 pages. two faint erasures on the FFEP; else Fine. The dustwrapper is Fine; unclipped, in an archival plastic protector.. First Canadian Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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Looking Backward 2000-1887

By: Bellamy, Edward

Price: $125.00

Publisher: Cleveland/New York, The World Publishing Company: 1945

Seller ID: 005092

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Cleveland/New York: The World Publishing Company, 1945. This version of Bellamy's famous speculative novel includes an Introduction by his son, Paul Bellamy, First Edition Thus. A Near Fine copy, in an edition that is LIMITED to 950 copies "for private distribution to friends of the publisher." Tan cloth binding with a blue spine; gilt titling in a black label on the spine. The front cover has a decorative lozenge ("E.B.") in black and gilt. Clean text; 311 pages, fresh as new; top edge is gilt. Chapter decorations by George Salter. Sun-darkened on the top and bottom of the spi...
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Looking Backward 2000-1887

By: Bellamy, Edward

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Boston and New York, Houghton, Mifflin and Company: 1889

Seller ID: 005073

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1889. First issued by Ticknor in 1888, Bellamy's utopian novel was hugely successful. This is a Very Good copy of a Later Printing from a year later ("Three Hundred and Ninety-Fourth Thousand"). Olive green cloth binding titled in black on the front cover; gilt titling on the spine. Clean text; v, begins at page 7 and continues to 337. Contains a Postscript by the author. Mild rub at margins, slight lean. A solid copy of this famous book.. Later Printing. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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A Clockwork Orange

By: Burgess, Anthony

Price: $100.00

Publisher: New York, W.W. Norton & Company Inc: 1962

Seller ID: 004146

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

New York: W.W. Norton & Company Inc, 1962. This famous dystopian novel also became a famous cult movie directed by Stanley Kramer. This is a Fine copy of the Book Club Edition, which in itself is rather a nice production. Orange cloth with black lettering on the spine. Clean text; 185 pages. Helpfully, includes a Glossary of the Nadsat language. The dustjacket is similar to the First Edition, with the same artwork, but rearranged. It is unclipped. The spine has faded a bit and has a bit of wear at its foot. In an archival plastic protector. . Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 1...
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Krakatit

By: Capek, Karel

Price: $450.00

Publisher: New York, The Macmillan Company: 1925

Seller ID: 002643

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1925. Karel Capek's most famous work, always on any "top 10" list of great novels of speculative fiction, is "War with the Newts." He and his artist brother Joseph were prominent members of the European avant-garde, Capek (1890-1938), a Czech Jew, avoided the death camps by dying from natural causes, a fate not accorded his brother. "Krakiatit" can be read as a foreshadowing of the nuclear dilemma, with the scientific Genie once again released from its bottle. This is a Near Fine copy of the First American Edition, less common than the E...
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Krakatit

By: Capek, Karel

Price: $300.00

Publisher: New York, The Macmillan Company: 1925

Seller ID: 002498

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1925. Karel Capek's most famous work, always on any "top 10" list of great novels of speculative fiction, is "War with the Newts."He and his artist brother Joseph were prominent members of the European avant-garde, Capek (1890-1938), a Czech Jew, avoided the death camps by dying from natural causes, a fate not accorded his brother. "Krakiatit" can be read as a foreshadowing of the nuclear dilemma, with the scientific Genie once again released from its bottle. This is a Very Good copy of the First American Edition, less common than the En...
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Meteor

By: Capek, Karel

Price: $400.00

Publisher: London, George Allen & Unwin LTD: 1935

Seller ID: 004580

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

London: George Allen & Unwin LTD, 1935. Karel Capek is famed for his first use of the word "robot," and his iconic novel "War with the Newts." He was nominated for the Nobel prize seven times. This is the second volume in his "Noetic Trilogy" (the others are "Hordubal" and "An Ordinary Life"). First published in Prague in 1934; this is a Very Good copy of the First English Edition, translated by M. & R. Weatherall. An uncommon to scarce title, certainly the hardest to find within the Capek canon. This is a Very Good copy of the First English Edition. Gra...
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The Absolute at Large

By: Capek, Karel

Price: $75.00

Publisher: London, Macmillan and Co., Limited: 1927

Seller ID: 002693

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good Plus

London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1927. Capek (1890-1938 ) is most known today as a founding author of modern speculative fiction (War with the Newts, Rossum's Universal Robots) in the vein of Orwell and Huxley. "The Absolute at Large" is of that genre. This is a Very Good (plus) copy of the Second printing (August 1927) of the First English Edition. An uncommon title. Yellow decorative cloth binding; illustrated & lettered in black. Clean text; viii, 294 pages. The textbloack is exceptionally bright and clear; the binding is bright, but shows some foxing on the rear cover. ASSOCIATI...
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Meteor

By: Capek, Karel

Price: $500.00

Publisher: New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons: 1935

Seller ID: 004034

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1935. Karel Capek is famed for his first use of the word "robot," and his iconic novel "War with the Newts." He was nominated for the Nobel prize seven times. This is the second volume in his "Noetic Trilogy" (the others are "Hordubal" and "An Ordinary Life"). First published in Prague in 1934; this is a Near Fine copy of the First American Edition, translated by M. & R. Weatherall. This is a scarce title, certainly the hardest to find within the Capek canon. Dark blue cloth binding with silver lettering on the front cover a...
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An Atomic Phantasy. Krakatit

By: Capek, Karel

Price: $350.00

Publisher: New York, Arts, Inc.: 1951

Seller ID: 002733

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

New York: Arts, Inc., 1951. Karel Capek's most famous work, always on any "top 10" list of great novels of speculative fiction, is "War with the Newts." He and his artist brother Joseph were prominent members of the European avant-garde, Capek (1890-1938), a Czech Jew, avoided the death camps by dying from natural causes, a fate not accorded his brother. "Krakiatit" can be read as a foreshadowing of the nuclear dilemma, with the scientific Genie once again released from its bottle. Originally written in Czech (1922). The first English edition was published by Geoffrey B...
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The Absolute at Large

By: Capek, Karel

Price: $65.00

Publisher: Westport, Hyperion Press, Inc.: 1974

Seller ID: 003089

ISBN: 0883551047

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Westport: Hyperion Press, Inc., 1974. Originally published serially in 1922, this is a dystopian satire, with religious fervor somehow released by nuclear fission. Capek, a master of dystopia, eventually would write "War With the Newts," considered one of the greatest speculative fiction novels of the XXth Century. This is a Fine copy of a reprint of the 1927 Macmillan edition, part of the "Classics of Science Fiction" series. Gray cloth binding, decorated and lettered in black. Clean text; v, 242 pages. The Introduction is by William E. Harkins. No dustjacket; in an archival ...
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An Atomic Phantasy. Krakatit

By: Capek, Karel

Price: $300.00

Publisher: London, George Allen and Unwin Ltd: 1948

Seller ID: 005010

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1948. Capek's prophetic novel about an atomic explosive was first published in 1925 as "Krakatit." This is the reprinted edition, issued with a different titling. An American edition came out A Near Fine copy. Bright orange cloth binding with titling in black on the spine. Clean text; 294 pages. The dustwrapper, an evocative design, is Very Good, showing some edgewear, mostly at head and foot of spine. Unclipped; in an archival plastic protector.. Reprint Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Dust jacket pres...
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Krakatit

By: Capek. Karel

Price: $350.00

Publisher: New York, The Macmillan Company: 1925

Seller ID: 002694

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Altered States

By: Chayefsky, Paddy

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, Hagerstown, San Francisco, & London, Harper & Row: 1978

Seller ID: 001300

ISBN: 0060107278

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good Plus

New York, Hagerstown, San Francisco, & London: Harper & Row, 1978. Paddy Chayefsky (1923-1981), renowned dramatist and screenwriter (three Oscars) turned to science fiction in this late work, which was also turned into a great film.This is a Fine copy of the First Edition (stated). Tan paper boards with black cloth spine, gilt lettering. Clean and fresh text. The dustjacket is unclipped, with some minor edgewear and a small chip at the top corner of the spine. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Near Fine. Dust...
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The Wind from the Sun. Stories of the Space Age

By: Clarke, Arthur C.

Price: $65.00

Publisher: New York, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich: 1972

Seller ID: 004280

ISBN: 0151968101

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1972. Clarke states in his Preface that these are all of the stories (18 here) that he wrote during the 1960s. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Turquoise cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine. Clean text; 193 pages. Tiny bit of rubbing at the margins, else Fine. The dustjacket is also Near Fine: unclipped, with only a tiny bit of edgewear. In an archival plastic protector. An attractive copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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Outpost of Jupiter

By: Del Ray, Lester

Price: $65.00

Publisher: New York, Chicago, & San Francisco, Holt, Rinehart & Winston: 1963

Seller ID: 002590

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

New York, Chicago, & San Francisco: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1963. Lester del Rey (1915-1993) began publishing in the "Golden Age" of pulp science fiction; he was named as a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America in 1990. This is a Near Fine copy of the First American Edition (stated), which precedes the English. Bright yellow/orange paper-covered boards with black lettering. Clean text; 191 pages. Hint of a bump and the FFEP has been clipped; else a Fine copy. The dustjacket has just the tiniest bit of edgewear, also else Fine; in an archival plastic protector. Size: ...
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The Outer Reaches. Favorite Science-Fiction Tales Chosen By Their Authors

By: Derleth, August (Editor)

Price: $50.00

Publisher: New York, Pellegrini & Cudahy, Publishers: 1951

Seller ID: 004109

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

New York: Pellegrini & Cudahy, Publishers, 1951. This is a great anthology featuring seventeen stories by such greats as Poul Anderson, Isaac Asimov, Fritz Lieber, Theodore Sturgeon. A Fine copy of the First Edition. Black cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine. Clean text; 342 pages; very fresh. The dustjacket is unclipped; there is a tiny bit of edgewear at the top of the spine and rear cover, and the spine is a bit faded; else a Fine copy and a great read.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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