Search Results: Science Fiction from Granny Goose Books

New York: Viking Press, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. This is a stated first edition, with a complete number line. The interior of the book is fresh. There is a small gift inscription to a former owner on the fixed front end paper, but no other marks and very few signs of use. The reinforced, illustrated binding is bright, with minor wear at edges and corners. The dust jacket is price-clipped, and unfortunately, is only in good condition, with edge wear, chipping, and a badly faded spine. The attached scan should give a better idea of condition. . Synopsis: When desperate measures could not stop an epidemic virus born of experimentation, humans evacuated Earth. Men died from the virus, but their animals thrived. Cats, in particular, gained heightened intelligence and increased manual dexterity. Gammage, exceptionally intelligent even among Cats, went to live in the ruins of a university to study human knowledge. When the Demons -- as men were called -- were preparing to return and reclaim the… Read More

Walker & Co., 1985. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. This is a first printing of the first edition, with a complete number line. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, with no marks or signs of wear. The brown covers are fresh, with just a touch of wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is not corner clipped ($9.85 price on bottom corner) and is also in excellent condition. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. A lovely copy. Synopsis: This is a collection of Asimov's science fiction for children. Contents: The Disappearing Man; -- Lucky Seven; -- The Christmas Solution.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1962. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. This is a first edition, with the series listings at the front of the book and on the back cover ending with this title. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is a small sticker pull on the front fixed end paper, but no other marks, damage or signs of wear. The burgundy stain on the top edge of the text block is unmarked. The illustrated laminate covers are fresh, with light bumps to the top and bottom of the spine, but little wear else. The attached scan should give a better idea of condition.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1973. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or previous use. The navy covers are fresh, with just a touch of wear at tips and corners. The gilt spine lettering is still bright. The dusj jacket is not price-clipped, and looks almost new. A lovely copy. The attached scan gives a better idea of condition. Synopsis: "Barbara, Barry and Rupert are an oddly assorted trio to end up alone on a deserted island, with no boat, no radio and no means of escape. For the storm which wrecked spoilt, willful Barbara's yacht (or rather her millionaire father's yacht), and injured Barry's leg, has cast them upon an island where there are curious installations apparently abandoned which tick and click in an ominous way. Escape is therefore vital, and it is the despised Rupert who concocts a plan which on the face of it seems impossible and highly dangerous, and moreover requires the co-operation of all three.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1983. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean. There is a small remainder mark ("R" in black ink) on the front fixed end paper, but no other marks or signs of previous use. The light brown covers are fresh, with just a touch of wear at tips and corners. The gilt spine lettering is still shiny. The dust jacket is price-clipped, but is otherwise in excellent conditions -- no tears or damage. The attached scan should give a better idea of condition. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: "Great Hemming is an unremarkable place - school, duck pond, main street. But then something very unusual happens to the children of Great Hemming. Peter Theale first notices it one morning when he joins his classmates for school. His teacher, Jenny Marsh, notices it, too. Something has taken over the minds of the children of Great Hemming. Could it be connected with the Department of Paranormal Psychology… Read More

New York: Viking Kestrel, 1987. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. This is a first printing of the first edition, with a complete number line. The book looks new. The interior is crisp and clean, with no marks or wear. The orange and blue covers are fresh, with just a touch of wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is price-clipped, but this is the only flaw. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: "Toby ahs been to amost every space colony built, but she's never seen anything like Orvis. Encrusted with haphazardly added sensors and probes, highly intelligent and decidedly eccentric, the ancient robot is wanted by no one -- except Toby. Forced to leave her Earth school and Thaddeus, her only friend, Toby feels a strange kinship with the obsolete machine. Before returning to the colonies, she decides on one last act of rebellion: she will find a home for Orvis. But such an act holds perils of its own, for Earth hs become an inhospitable wilderness, abandoned… Read More

London: Andre Deutsch, 1975. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, with no marks or wear. The brown covers are fresh, with just a touch of wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is not price-clipped, and is also in excellent conditon, with several small spots on the jacket flaps, but no rips or damage. Synopsis: In a dystopian, post-disaster Britain, three children escape from their totalitarian village, and go north in search of a place where people can be free. The "Ransome" of the title is Arthur Ransome, who wrote the Swallows and Amazons series. One of the children found one of Ransome's books in an abandoned village, and it provided inspiration for the decsion to go north.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1960. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good -. The series listings at the front of the book and on the back dust jacket flap ends with this title, so this is a first or early printing of the first edition.. The interior of the book is clean and fresh, with no marks or damage. The blue top stain has no marks or water damage. The blue tweed covers are fresh, with moderate wear/rubs at edges and corners. The dust jacket is bright, with moderarte wear overall, and shallow chipping at the top and bottom of the spine. The attached scan should give a better idea of appearance.

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1988. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. This is a stated first American edition, with a complete number line. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The green and black covers are fresh, with just a hint of wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is price-clipped, but is otherwise in excellent condition. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: This is a prequel to the Tripods trilogy. "Fourteen-year-old Laurie and his family attempt to flee England when the Tripods descend from outer space and begin brainwashing everyone with their hypnotic Caps.