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
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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
The Early Asimov or, Eleven Years of Trying.
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
Foundation and Earth
New York: Doubleday, 1986. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Doubleday, 1986. First Edition. Fine. Review copy. More
Foundation and Earth
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
The Naked Sun.
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
Pebble in the Sky
Garden City: Doubleday, 1950. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Garden City: Doubleday, (1950. First Edition. The author's first book (of about 500). A very good + copy, with the exception of a fold on the upper corner of the dust wrapper reinforced with a small piece of yellowed tape. The original $2.50 price is on the dust wrapper flap. More
Robots and Empire
New York: Doubleday, 1985. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Doubleday, 1985. First Edition. Fine. Review copy. 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
Handwritten postscript signed "Isaac" on Ciardi's letter
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
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
Asimov's Mysteries
Garden City: Doubleday, 1968. 228 pages. 8vo, black cloth, dust wrapper; wrapper lightly soiled with a 2" tear at top edge, small tears and wear at folds. Doubleday: Garden City, (1968). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good wrapper. Inscribed by Asimov on title page: "To [...] with superlatives Isaac Asimov 9 OCt 79" More
Astounding Stories: The 60th Anniversary Collection.
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
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
Crash: Homage to JG Ballard
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
When Worlds Collide.
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
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
Out There: The Government's Secret Quest for Extraterrestrials.
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
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. Firt 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