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.
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.
Movie Fantastic: Beyond the Dream Machine.
Profusely illus. 4 color plates. Tall thin 8vo, d.w. N.p., (1974).
Fantastic Voyage II: Destination Brain
New York: Doubleday, 1987. Color frontispiece. 8vo, dark red leather; matching slipcase. New York: Doubleday, (1987). Limited First Edition. Fine. One of 450 copies, numbered & signed by Asimov.
Foundation and Earth
New York: Doubleday, 1986. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Doubleday, 1986. First Edition. Fine. Review copy.
Foundation and Empire
New York: gnome, 1952. 8vo, red cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Gnome Press (1952). First Edition. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Second book in the Foundation Series, and the fourth in the in-universe chronology.
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.
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.
Robots and Empire
New York: Doubleday, 1985. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Doubleday, 1985. First Edition. Fine. Review copy.
The Robots of Dawn
New York: Doubleday, 1983. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New YOrk: Doubleday, 1983. First Edition. Fine. With a glossy publicity photo of the author.
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.
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...
Foundation's Edge.
New York: Doubleday, 1982. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. N.Y.: Doubleday, 1982. First Edition. First issue, with printer's mark M36. With Review Copy slip and a glossy promotional photograph of Asimov.
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.
Astounding Stories:; The 60th Anniversary Collection
Norwalk: Easton, 1990. Introduction by Poul Anderson. 8vo, full black leather, colored pictorial label, all edges gilt. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1990). Limited First Edition.
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.
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.
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.
Cabal
New York: Poseiden, 1988. 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Poseiden Press, (1988). First edition. Fine. Presentation copy, signed in full + a full page drawing, also signed in full.
The Inhuman Condition: Tales of Terror
New York: Poseidon Press, 1986. Small 8vo, cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Poseidon Press (1986). First Edition.
The Saucerian Review: A Report on Flying Saucers
Clarksburg, W.Va. Gray Barker, 1956. Illustrated with both black-and-white photographs and drawings. 99pp, 8vo, printed wrappers; minor wear at corners and small ownership stamp on first blank page Everybody's Book Shop. Clarksburg, W. Va.: Gray Barker, (1956). Very good(+) copy, in plastic sleeve. Gray Barker introduced the notion of Men In Black to UFO lore. In addition to Barker, this volume includes text penned by Jacqueline Sanders, M.K. Jessup, Alice K. Wells, George Adamski, Laimon A. Mitris, Justin Case, R....
The Saucerian. Vol. 3, No. 2
Clarksburg, W. Va. Gray Barker, 1955. Illustrated with both black-and-white photographs, drawings, and cartoons. 62pp, 8vo, printed wrappers; minor edge wear, last five pages upper corners repaired, small ownership stamp on first blank page Everybody's Book Shop. Clarksburg, W. Va.: Gray Barker, (1955). Very good(-) copy, in plastic sleeve. Gray Barker introduced the notion of Men In Black to UFO lore. In addition to Barker's name, this volume includes text penned by Frank Edwards, Vaughn Maynard Greene, George Adamski, John...
Blood Music
New York: Arbor House, 1985. 8vo, black boards d.w. New York: Arbor House, (1985). First Edition. Presentation copy, signed, and inscribed with a doodle, entitled "Luke O'Cyte"
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.
COSM
Norwalk: Easton, 1998. 8vo, full red leather, gilt. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1998). Limited First Edition. One of 1100 copies, signed by the author.