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
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
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
Profusely illus. 4 color plates. Tall thin 8vo, d.w. N.p., (1974). More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1972. Tall, thick 8vo., gray cloth, 536 pages. d.w. chipped and lightly soiled. Garden City; Doubleday, 1972. First edition. Very good. Inscribed by the author on the half-title, "To Judy, Best Wishes." More
New York: Doubleday, 1986. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Doubleday, 1986. First Edition. Fine. Review copy. More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1986. 356 pages. 8vo, red cloth backed boards, dust wrapper. Garden City: Doubleday, 1986. First edition. Fine. Inscribed by Assimov on title page: "To [...] with admiration Isaac Assimov 7 Dec 86. More
New York: Doubleday, 1957. 8vo, yellow cloth, d.w. New York: Doubleday, (1957). First Edition. Presentation copy, signed in full. The dust jacket presents well, but is extensively re-inforced on the verso, with a large chip on the back panel. More
New York: Doubleday, 1985. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Doubleday, 1985. First Edition. Fine. Review copy. More
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
Middlebury College, Vermont: 1972. 2 pages, 11 x 8.5 inches, Middlebury College, Vermont, August 27, 1972. Written on a letter sent by his friend John Ciardi (1916 - 1986), acclaimed poet and etymologist, to his wife Janet Jeppson Asimov, whereby the poet jokingly compares Isaac's behavior at a Bird Watchers Conference to that of new species of a promiscuous bird, in part: "...It seems only fair to tell you that the Conference Bird Watchers Club has compiled a series of..... More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1979. Illus., 732pp., thick 8vo, cloth, d.w. Garden City: Doubleday, 1979. First Edition. More
Norwalk: Easton, 1990. Introduction by Poul Anderson. 367 pages. 8vo, full black leather, colored pictorial label, all edges gilt. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1990). Collector's edition. One scratch on gilt at bottom edge and very light scuffs on front label, else a near fine copy. More
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
London: Gagosian Gallery, 2010. Exhibition catalog illustrated in color and black & white. 201 pages. 4to, plastic and foam covers with photographs in colored plastic pockets on front and back. London: Gagosian Gallery, (2010). Fine. More
New York: Stokes, 1933. 8vo, red cloth, lettered in black; bookplate, d.w. New York: Stokes, 1933. Early edition of this very popular book that sparked interest in sc-fi, and was the basis for a 1951 motion picture. The dust wrapper is chipped, missing a one inch piece at the top of the spine and price-clipped. The back flap advertises the book "After Worlds Collide", which was published in 1934. More
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
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
Norwalk: Easton, 1990. 300pp. 8vo, gilt-stamped green leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: The Easton Press, (1990). A fine copy. Limited edition, signed by the author on a preliminary page. More
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
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
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
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
New York: Abrams, 2000. Many color and b/w Illus. 96pp. 4to, pictorial wrappers. (New York): Abrams, (2000). Near Fine. More
190pp., illus. by frank Mayo. 8vo, gilt stamped blue leather, a.e.g. Easton Press, (1986). Fine. More
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