The Avatars.
London: Macmillan, 1933. A Futurist Fantasy. 8vo, blue cloth (one corner bumped; fore-edge foxed), d.w. London: MacMillan, 1933. First Edition. In a bright, price-clipped dust wrapper. More
SCIENCE FICTION
Vault of Ages
Philadelphia: Winston, 1952. Endpaper design by Alex Schomburg. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Philadelphia: Winston, (1952). First Edition. The dust wrapper, illustrated by Paul Orban, has a bright front cover, but a triangular chip on the bottom edge of the back cover; bookplate. More
Movie Fantastic: Beyond the Dream Machine.
Profusely illus. 4 color plates. Tall thin 8vo, d.w. N.p., (1974). More
Foundation and Earth
Garden City: Doubleday, 1986. 356 pages. 8vo, full maroon simulated leather all edge gilt, in matching slipcase. Garden City: Doubleday, 1986. Limited First edition. Fine. One of 300 specially bound, autographed copies, commemorating Asimov's 100th book published by Doubleday. More
The Naked Sun
London: michael Joseph, 1958. 8vo, black cloth, spine lettered in white, d.w. London: Michael Joseph (1958). First English Edition. The book is foxed on the front & back flyleaves as well as the fore-edge. The dust wrapper is mended with tape on the verso, price-clipped and edge-chipped. Ownership signature. More
The Robots of Dawn
New York: Doubleday, 1983. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Doubleday, 1983. First Edition. Fine. More
Sucker Bait [Astounding Science Fiction. February & March, 1954. Volume LII, no. 6 & LIII, no. 1]
New York: Street & Smith, 1954. 2 consecutive volumes with serial story "Sucker Bait" by Asimov, among others. 12mo, pictorial wrappers with color cover art by Kelly Freas. New York: Street & Smith, 1954. First edition. Minor bumping at head of first volume, still a very good(+) copy. More
Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus
Garden City: Doubleday, 1954. 8vo, green tweed cloth, d.w. Garden City: Doubleday, 1954. First Edition. The end-leaves have light offset. The dust wrapper, with the original price has minor closed tears & is foxed on the verso. More
In Memory Yet Green: The Autobiography of Isaac Asimov, 1920-1054.
Garden City: Doubleday, 1979. Illus., 732pp., thick 8vo, cloth, d.w. Garden City: Doubleday, 1979. First Edition. More
The Issue At Hand; More Issues At Hand
Chicago: Advent, 1964. Edited with an Introduction by James Blish. 2 vols., 8vo, pictorial wrappers. Chicago: Advent, 1964; 1970. First Editions. Most of these essays originally appeared in science fiction fan magazines. More
Abaret
New York: Harper Collins/Joanna Cottler, 2002. Illustrated by the author. 8vo, colored pictorial wrappers; (one corner bent, otherwise fine). New York: Harper Collins/Joanna Cottler, (2002). First Edition. Advance Reading Copy. The illustrations, unlike in the final book are not in color. Presentation copy, signed "Clive" on the title page, and a full page ink drawing, signed in full, on the blank page facing the title, of character from the book. More
From The Earth To The Moon.
14p., 32mo, wrappers, printed label. New Haven: Privately Printed, 1958. Fine. Unpublished sketch for a moving picture scenario. Printed in an edition of 250 copies "for the Lunar friend of Richard Gimbel". Autographed by Gimbel. Sketch for a movie picture scenario. More
Ahmed et les Prison du Temps
Paris: Mille et Une Nuits, 1998. Illustre par Chris Lane.92pp Square 8vo, printed wrappers. Paris" Editions Mille et Une Nuits, 1998. First French edition. French translation of Ahmed ant the Oblivion Machine. Presentation copy, sighed in full, "....Head for the shore!/ but where is the dam thing?/ Love," More
The Golden Apples of the Sun
New York: Doubleday, 1953. Illustrations. 8vo, grey cloth, spine lettered in yellow. New York: Doubleday, (1953). First Edition. Fine copy in a very good dust jacket deigned by Joe Mugnaini, with the original $3.00 price. More
The Martian Chronicles
New York: Doubleday, 1950. 8vo, pale green cloth, spine & edges lightly sunned under the dust wrapper, as is typical of this book; very faint staining on the front board; bright jacket with the original $2.50 price. New York: Doubleday, 1950. First edition. A collectible copy of Bradbury's first major work and a science fiction landmark. More
Unusual Collectible with Two Signatures
1993. Original oversize Doubleday Books Marketing postcard, 5.25 x 8.5 inches, distributed to promote the 41st anniversary of the release of Ray Bradbury's "The Martian Chronicles." To commemorate the event, Doubleday released a collector's edition volume featuring a new foreword by Bradbury and an additional story, "The Fire Balloons," which was removed from the original book. The front features a fantasy illustration depicting Martians on an alien landscape, in a style reminiscent of Frank Frazetta, signed: "Good Wishes to Howard..... More
Out of Time; Designs of the Twentieth-Century Future
New York: Abrams, 2000. Many color and b/w Illus. 96pp. 4to, pictorial wrappers. (New York): Abrams, (2000). Near Fine. More
A Maze of Stars
Norwalk: The Easton Press, 1991. Color plate by John Berkey. Introduction by James Gunn. viii + 393 pages, 8vo, gilt-decorated blue leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: The Easton Press, (1991). First edition. A fine copy, signed by John Brunner. Easton Press, signed first edition. More
Stand on Zanzibar.
505pp., illus. by Vincent DiFate. Thick 4to, gilt stamped brown leather, a.e.g. Easton Press, (1987). Fine. More
The White Cat
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1907. 8vo, olive green cloth stamped in white & light green; spine dulled; oval pictorial label, small brown spot on flyleaf, some tape repairs on pages. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1907). First Edition. Uncommon science fiction story. More
The Black Star Passes.
Reading: Fantasy Press, 1953. 8vo, purple cloth lettered in gilt; author's name on the spine. d.w. Reading: Fantasy Press, (1953). First Edition. Fine, in a price clipped dust wrapper. More
Cloak of Aesir
Chicago: Shasta, 1952. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. (lightly edge-rubbed & dust soiled). Chicago: Shasta, (1952). First Edition. Autographed by Campbell. More
The Mightiest Machine
Providence: Hadley, 1935. Illustrated by Robert Pailthorpe. 8vo, blue pebbled cloth, d.w. Providence: Hadley Publilshing Co., (1935). First Edition. The dust wrapper is edge-chipped and browned at the folds, but is not price-clipped. More