Search Results: Science Fiction from Lame Excuse Books

NESFA Press, 2012. Hardback. Fine/Fine. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, new and unread. Non-fiction essays on science fiction films.

First edition hardback (number line ending with 1), a Fine copy in decorated boards, sans dust jacket, as issued. A compendium of scripts, drafts, notes, sketches etc. from the archives of this Dr. Who and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy writer. I backed this on Kickstarter (which is where I got this copy, straight from the UK), and my name can be found on page 315. This book was actually a #1 Sunday Times bestseller, so I imagine it's gone through many multiple printings, but this is the true first. Only have one.

First edition trade paperback original, a Fine copy, new and unread. New Alien/Area 51/Roswell/conspiracy theory novel by the author of Door Number Three.

Sansato Press (AKA Ferret Fantasy), 2000. Hardback. Fine/Fine-. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine- dust jacket with a tiny bit of dust staining to rear yellow cover, read once (by me). Roman-a-clef that features a thinly-disguised Arthur C. Clarke (who provides the introduction) as a character, along with two pulp-era SF tales by Temple. Quite an enjoyable book, actually.

First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine- dust jacket with slight wear at head, heel and points, signed by Farmer. Sherlock Holmes tracks down Tarzan during World War I. Looks like great fun. Brizzi, The Reader's Guide to Philip Jose Farmer, page 69.

First edition hardback, one of only 100 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in decorated boards and a Fine dust jacket, new and unread. "On the trail of a missing con man, our private eye hero uncovers a vast conspiracy that stretches from the dawn of time to the Omega Point—and find himself central to the whole enigmatic game." Original novella. Looks like fun, and judging from the dust jacket art, it includes dinosaurs as well.

First edition hardback, a Fine copy in decorated boards and a Fine dust jacket, with
signature plate by Di Filippo laid in. "On the trail of a missing con man, our private eye hero uncovers a vast conspiracy that stretches from the dawn of time to the Omega Point-and find himself central to the whole enigmatic game." Original novella. Looks like fun, and judging from the dust jacket art, it features dinosaurs.

Timescape, 1983. Hardback. Near Fine-/Near Fine. First edition hardback, a Near Fine- copy with a remainder mark in a Near Fine dust jacket with a few nicks. David Hartwell sent these down for me to sell during the 2013 San Antonio Worldcon. Half the money goes to the Hartwell estate

First edition hardback, a Near Fine copy with bumping at head and heel and slight abrasion of letters on spine with a Good only dust jacket that is complete, but has a 3" tear down the top front cover outer corner right through the Mylar, plus other touches of wear. Short story collection, including great Sturgeon stories "It," "Microcosmic God" and "Bright Segment." Reading copy only.

Subterranean Press, 2011. Hardback. Fine/Fine. First edition hardback, one of 400 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, new and unread. Sold out from the publisher.

First edition hardback, a Fine- copy with a phantom crease down the middle of the first few pages a Fine- dust jacket with slight wrinkling at heel and on the middle bottom edge of the back panel, signed by Willis: "To Gina,/It's all up/to you!/Connie Willis." Time travel novel set during the London Blitz in World War II. Sequel to or continuation of Blackout, with which it collectively won the Hugo Award for Best Novel.

First edition hardback, a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as issued. Detailed, close-reading non-fiction critical analysis of Thomas Disch's "Angouleme," a segment of 334. Weedman, The Starmont Reader's Guide to Samuel R. Delany, page 22 ("Here Delany exercises himself as the critic's critic"). Chalker/Owings, page 132.

First edition trade paperback original, a Very Good copy with a previous owner's page of notes written on the dedication page (some Sapir-Whorf musings), spine slightly concave, slight edgewear at bottom, head, heel and points, and what appear to be two thin pencil lines near head. Hugo and Nebula award-winning novel. Not a great copy, but true firsts have gotten quite scarce as of late.

First trade edition hardback (Fingerprints on the Sky and the Ellison website says the Easton Press signed/limited precedes), a Near Fine copy with one half-quarter coffee-colored stain on bottom page block edge, plus one pinhead sized slightly lighter stain next to it, plus slight wear at head and heel, in a Near Fine, Mylar-protected dust jacket with slight wear at head, heels and points and a slight bit of haze-rubbing along spine join, signed by Ellison. Richmond, Fingerprints on the Sky page 44.

First edition paperback original (PBO), a Very Good copy with several small abrasions to to rear cover, a small wrinkle near the top of the spine, small split starting at bottom front cover, and general edgewear. Short story collection. This was evidently the last book published in the Dell SF line and it was not well-distributed, making it a notoriously difficult PBO.

First UK edition and first trade edition, trade paperback edition (as
per Hewett A79c, the trade paperback edition also precedes the Tor
hardback), with light spotting at head and characteristic darkening
of pages due to the paper used. First book in the Caldwell Chronicles.

First hardback edition, one of 400 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, still in shrinkwrap. Really interesting novel about a man transported to an alternate earth where Raccoons evolved as the planet's sentient life form. Originally published as an Ace paperback original back in 1986, never reprinted, and became something of a cult classic. I've sold a lot of PBO copies of this and Ariel over the years. Recommended. This signed edition is already sold out from the publisher. I'm hoping this new edition prods Boyett into revising and finishing the still-unpublished sequel, The Geography of Dreams.

First
edition paperback original (PBO), Near Fine+ with some very slight wear
at head and along spine, otherwise seemingly unread. Celebrated novel of
a man transported to an alternate Earth where raccoons evolved as the
planet's sapient species. Named by Orson Scott Card as one of the best
SF novels of the 1980s.

First edition hardback, a Near Fine- copy with purple remainder speckling at heel and slight glue wrinkling to inside rear gutter, in a Very Good dust jacket with price corner ripped and taped back in (quite well aligned), rubbing at head, heel and points, and age-darkening and slight grubbiness to white rear cover, and foxing to blind side. A mostly reprint anthology, though Harlan Ellison's "Shoppe Keeper" is an original. Zelany's "Museum Piece" is a reprint. With black and white illustrations by a variety of artists (though, curiously, not always next to the stories they illustrate).

Putnam, 1999. Hardback. Fine/Fine-. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine- dust jacket with the barest traces of wear. Dirk Pitt in a very Indiana Jones-sounding adventure.