Search Results: FANTASY from Top Shelf Books

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1988. Book. Illus. by Ellison, Harlan. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Full number line with "1" present. Collects 17 of Ellison's short fiction stories, several are award-winning stories (including "Soft Monkey" and "Palladin of the Lost Hour" that won the 1986 Hugo Award), with an Introduction by Ellison. Faint jacket wear at edges and head of spine panel, with faint age-related wear on page block (normal handling for a book this age). Jacket is complete without tears and $18.95 price intact. A straight, square copy in excellent condition for collectible title such as this one. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Award History: 1988 Bram Stoker Award Nominee (lost to Charles Beaumont: Selected Stories by Charles Beaumont); 1989 Locus Poll Award Winner for Best Collection and 1989 World Fantasy Award Winner for Best Collection. .

HarperFlamingo, 1998 Book. Illus. by Geshick, Joe. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. A clean, straight unclipped copy not price-clipped. Difficult to find copies in very fine condition without remainder marks. Award History: 1998 World Fantasy Award Winner for Best Novel..

Hodder & Stoughton, 1998 Book. Illus. by Rostant, Larry. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover UK, first printing and true first edition. First Published statement on copyright page with "1" present in complete number line. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. A tale of ghosts and hauntings. A straight, square copy in clean jacket with price intact. "[A]n ambitious contemporary literary achievement, filled with writerly devices ranging from simple recursive in-jokes to sharp metafictional commentary about the storytelling art, not to mention a thoroughly unreliable narrator." Locus - September, 1998. Award History: 1998 Publisher's Weekly Best of 1998 List; 1999 British Fantasy Award Winner; 1998 Stoker Award Winner for Best Novel; 1999 Locus Award for Best Dark Fantasy/Horror Novel..

Ace Fantasy, 1999. Book. Illus. by Jenks, Aleta. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. By the same author of the well-received Looking for the Madhi (1996) and Farraday's Orphans (1996). A clean, square copy without price-clipping..

Little, Brown & Co., 1985. Book. Illus. by Breathed, Berke. Very Good. Trade Paperback. First Edition. Oversized trade paperback. No First Edition statement on copyright page. Not a book club, remainder nor ex-library copy. Moderate edgewear along textblock edges, else a clean, straight copy. Black & white and color iilustrations..

Pocket Books, 2005 Book. Illus. by Youll, Paul. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. <b>Signed by co-author Larry Niven on the title page.</b> A clean, square copy without price-clipping. Sequel to The Burning City..

Orbit, 2000 Book. Illus. by Wyatt, David. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover UK, first printing and first UK edition. (The US edition was published by Pocket one month previously.) Statement "First Published in Great Britain by Orbit in 2000" on copyright page. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. <b>Signed by both Niven and Pournelle and inscribed on the title page "Baycon 2006" at the convention.</b> (It is a great loss that Jerry Pournelle passed-away in 2017.) The UK edition has the beautiful full color, wrap-around jacket illustration by David Wyatt not seen in the US edition..

Harper & Row, 1984 Book. Illus. by Fehr, Terence. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. Not a remainder, book club or ex-library copy. Minor age-related dust soiling to top edge of textblock, else near fine copy in fine unclipped jacket. "[B]izzare, grotesque, hilarious novel..." - Barron (ed) Horror Literature, 4-98. "A quirky, wicked little masterpiece." Barron (ed) Fantasy Literature 4A-88. "The Businessman is The Exorcist in a playful mood.".

Earthlight, 2001 Book. Illus. by Rostant, Larry. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover UK, first printing and true first edition. (The first US was published in March 2003.) Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Book One of The Merlin Codex. Merlin, ageless and timeless, begins a quest for the lost ship Argo, the same ship he joined long ago in another journey..

Cemetery Dance Publications, 2001 Book. Illus. by Parks, Phil. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. One of 1,500 trade copies. Collection of poems, essays and story fragments written by Bradbury. A clean, crisp copy..

Baen, 1999 Book. Illus. by Elmore, Larry. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Book Club, first printing and first hardcover edition. (Published the same year in paperback.) Code 00951 on rear jacket panel. Baen Book Original statement on copyright page. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. <b>Signed by the editor Esther Friesner on the title page and contributor Harry Turtledove on the Contents page.</b> The third volume in the popular Chicks In Chainmail original anthology series. Front jacket flap and two following pages show a vertical fold crease with some faint wrinkles at bottom edge of rear jacket panel with faint handling-related wear to page block edges, else fine (unread) copy in near fine jacket. A clean, straight copy without clipping or previous owner's marks. Contributing authors include: Harry Turtledove, Steven Piziks, Elizabeth Moon, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Marina Frants, Susan Shwartz, Rosemary Edghill, Susan Casper, Laura Frankos,… Read More

Bantam Books, 2014 Book. Illus. by Biel, Scott. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. <b>Signed by Koontz on a special, tipped-in page.</b> Very fine (new and unread) copy in very fine jacket. A tipped-in sheet is an extra page added by the publisher, usually between the half-title page and the endpapers. The publisher will send a certain number of blank sheets to the author, the author signs the sheets (i.e. pages) and sends them back to the publisher who binds them into the book during the publication process. So, this is a Publisher's signed edition, signed prior to publication by Koontz. A very nice collectible copy. A coming of age story with magical elements centered on a young, gifted musician..

Orbit, 2020 Book. Illus. by Arcangel. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and true first edition. Precedes the UK edition by two days. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. <b>Publisher's copy. Signed by Jemisin in red ink on tipped-in page.</b> Fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. A clean, square copy in pristine jacket. Award History: 2020 British Science Fiction Award Winner for Best Novel; 2021 Locus Poll Award Winner for Best Fantasy Novel; 2021 Hugo Award Nominee..

Santa Rosa, CA: United State Postal Service, 2001 Letter. Illus. by Schultz, Charles. Very Fine. No Binding. First Edition. Mint Condition envelope, stamp and pictorial border. Limited edition commemorative stamp depicting Snoopy as the "World War I Flying Ace" wearing his helmet and scarf while flying his doghouse while against his arch-nemesis, the Red Baron. Each stamp was hand-placed on a crisp, white No. 10 envelope by the postal clerk in Santa Rosa, then canceled by the Post Office. In addition to each stamp, the postal clerk placed the pictorial border from the same sheet of 20 stamps which includes the figures of Linus, Lucy and Charlie Brown and placed it onto the top-edge of the envelope creating a truly unique Peanuts item. The stamp was then cancelled using a special pictorial hand-cancel stamp. First Day Of Issue was May 17, 2001. Only four of these unique hand-stamps were created by the United States Postal Service to commemorate Charles Schultz' creation of the Peanuts.… Read More

Santa Rosa, CA: United State Postal Service, 2001 Letter. Illus. by Schultz, Charles. Very Fine. No Binding. First Edition. Mint condition envelope and stamp. Commemorative, limited edition stamp with First Day Cover (FDC) depicting Snoopy as the "World War I Flying Ace" wearing his helmet and scarf on top his red doghouse once again fighting the Red Baron. First Day Of Issue was May 17, 2001. First day cancellation by the Post Office using a rubber pictorial hand-cancel stamp also depicting Snoopy with the "First Day of Issue" statement. Each stamp was hand-placed on a crisp, white No. 10 envelope by the postal clerk in Santa Rosa, then canceled by the Post Office. Only four of these unique hand-stamps were created by the United States Postal Service to commemorate Charles Schultz' creation of the Peanuts. Cancellation using the special hand-stamp was only done at the main post office in Santa Rosa, California (home to the Schultz family and Peanuts' museum), and ceased as… Read More

Science Fiction Book Club, 2007 Book. Illus. by Jensen, Bruce. Very Fine. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. Book Club Edition, first edition and first printing. State First Printing: July 2007 on copyright page. Not a remainder or ex-library copy. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. A pristine, As New copy with jacket is wrapped in protective Brodart wrapper. Omnibus collecting The Machine's Child (2006) and The Sons of Heaven (2007), novels seven and eight respectively set in The Company universe..

Gollancz, 2002 Book. Illus. by Sudworth, Anne. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover UK, first printing and true first edition. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. First Published statement on copy right page, making this a first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. The Second Volume in the Chronicles of Magravandias, preceded by Sea Dragon Heir. The boy Shan is left physically and emotionally abused by invading Magravandian soldiers. He's adopted by a Mage, who will teach this boy to use magic as a weapon, and hone his hatred of the Magravandian Empire. Classify it as Gothic fantasy, but really sociological and psychological storytelling at its best, set in the fantastical land of Magravandia. Wonderful full color, wrap-around jacket illustration by Anne Sudworth..

Putnam, 1993 Book. Illus. by Wood, Rob. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and first US edition. (Previously published in the UK as "Crybbe" in 1993.) Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. The author's first book. A clean, square copy without price-clipping..

Doubleday, 1971 Book. Illus. by Frazetta, Frank. Fine. Hardcover. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Book Club Edition and first world edition. Not a remainder or ex-library copy. Seven binding priorities, which this is Currey binding priority (A) with Code 29 M on page 179. Jacket code 3411 on rear flap. Light dust soiling on top edge of text block. Jacket is chipped at top and bottom of spine panel, two closed 3cm vertical tears at bottom edge of jacket, "91335" inscribed by previous owner on rear panel, and spots, possibly from a spill, on front and side jacket panels. Although the jacket for this copy is poor, the copy itself in fine condition. Page block is clean and square, not leaned. A bright, straight copy for book club this age. A great copy for a collector to marry to a superior jacket..

Tor, 2000 Book. Illus. by Eggleton, Bob. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. First Edition stated on copyright page with "1" present in complete number line. <b>Signed by Turtledove on the title page.</b> Minor jacket crinkling at the top-right corner of spine panel, without associated bumping to board. Else a fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder nor ex-library copy. Sequel to Into The Darkness. Jacket art by Bob Eggleton. Award History: 2000 Chesley Award Nominee for Best Cover Illustration..