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Science Fiction Books & Ephemera

The Telling

The Telling

by Le Guin, Ursula K

New York: Harcourt, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A novel in the Hainish cycle (Left Hand of Darkness etc.), winner of the Locus award for best novel. First edition (first printing with a line of letters ending in A). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Le Guin on the title page.
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£72.86
Oh, Sherlock Holmes (1984) / Song of the Sixty (1985)

Oh, Sherlock Holmes (1984) / Song of the Sixty (1985)

by Asimov, Isaac

[Isaac Asimov?], 1980. Ephemera. Near fine. A single sheet reprinting lyrics to two songs about Sherlock Holmes written by Isaac Asimov to the tunes of Danny Boy and The Minstrel Boy. The first song begins, "Oh, Sherlock Holmes, the Baker Street Irregulars / Are Gathered here to honor you today" and the second concludes "And bless that clever design, / That gave the Baker Street Irregulars / Fully sixty tales, not fifty-nine." Asimov was the "Resident Genius" of the Baker Street Irregulars and in... Read more about this item
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£437.13
Rocannon's World

Rocannon's World

by Le Guin, Ursula K

New York: Harper and Row, 1977. First Thus. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. Le Guin's first science fiction novel, first published as a paperback original Ace Double (with a novel by another writer) in 1966. The first separate edition was hardcover edition for libraries in 1975, which did not have a dust jacket. This is technically the second hardcover edition, but it's also the first one that looks like a proper novel. This is also the first of the Hainish novels, a cycle that ended with The Left Hand of... Read more about this item
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£582.84
The Dumb Gods Speak

The Dumb Gods Speak

by Oppenheim, E. Phillips

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. A political thriller set ten years in the future, when a secret cabal, led by a Chinese national, plot to reorganize the world order. Oppenheimer was a hugely prolific author, publishing two or more books a year for more than half a century. This is an uncommon Canadian edition. First Canadian edition (no statement of later printings on the copyright page). A very good or better copy in a like dust jacket.
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£72.86
Atomic Chili: The Illustrated Joe R. Lansdale

Atomic Chili: The Illustrated Joe R. Lansdale

by Lansdale, Joe R

Austin, TX: MoJo Press, 1996. First Edition. Trade paperback. Near fine. Graphic novel / comic adaptations of Lansdale's fiction. With contributions from Neal Barrett Jr., Richard Klaw, Jack Jackson (Jaxon), and others. 304 pages. First edition (stated first printing). A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Inscribed on the title page by Joe R. Lansdale, Neal Barrett, Jr., Jaxon, and others.
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£82.57
A Little Blue Book of Rose Stories

A Little Blue Book of Rose Stories

by Straub, Peter

Grantham, NH: Borderlands Press, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Three short stories published in an edition of 500 copies as part of a series of small format (4-3/4 by 6-1/4 inches) books of horror stories with colors in their titles. 127 pages. First edition (first printing). A fine hardcover copy. No dust jacket, as issued. This is copy 111 signed by Straub.
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£97.14
Shadow Show: All New Stories in Honor of Ray Bradbury [ARC]

Shadow Show: All New Stories in Honor of Ray Bradbury [ARC]

by [Bradbury, Ray] Weller, Sam and Mort Castle (editors)

Baltimore and Colorado Springs: Borderland Press and Gauntlet Press, 2012. Uncorrected Proof. Trade paperback. Fine. An anthology of short fiction with contributions by Joe Hill, Harlan Ellison, Margaret Atwood, Joe Hill, Neil Gaiman, Ramsay Campbell, Robert McCammon, Audrey Niffenegger, Alice Hoffman, Dave Eggers, David Morrell, Charles Yu, and a dozen (or so) others. The trade edition was fewer than 600 copies; this advance reading copy (ARC) was likely printed in far fewer copies. 437, [5] pages.... Read more about this item
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£38.86
Swordsman of Mars [ Ace D-516 ]

Swordsman of Mars [ Ace D-516 ]

by Kline, Otis Adelbert

New York: Ace Books, 1960 12mo pp174 G+ Originally published in 1933. A nice copy.
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£1.67
The Men of Baldfolk and Other Fanciful Tales

The Men of Baldfolk and Other Fanciful Tales

by Dunsany, Lord (Edward Plunkett)

Olympia, WA: Pegana Press, 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Nine short stories, four previously unpublished and five never collected in book form, from the popular fantasy specialist fine press, Pegana Press. With a color frontispiece from artwork by S. H. Sime. This is one of 80 numbered copies. Printed from handset letterpress on sage green Hahnemühle laid and watermarked paper and handbound in decorative paper-covered boards. [8], 36 pages. 6-3/16 by 9-1/4 inches. First edition. A fine copy.... Read more about this item
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£388.56
Cemetery Dance Presents Grave Tales #5 [Signed, Limited]

Cemetery Dance Presents Grave Tales #5 [Signed, Limited]

by [Cemetery Dance] Richard Laymon and William F. Nolan et al. (contributors)

Baltimore, MD: Cemetery Dance, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. The fifth issue of Cemetery Dance's horror graphic novel journal. This is one of 100 copies signed by many of the contributors on a limitation sheet mounted on the inside front cover. First edition (first printing). A fine hardcover copy; no jacket as issued. Copy 96 of 100 signed by the contributors.
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£97.14
Aegri Somnia: The 2006 Apex Digest Featured Writer Anthology

Aegri Somnia: The 2006 Apex Digest Featured Writer Anthology

by Sizemore, Jason and Gill Ainsworth (editors)

Lexington, KY: Apex Publications, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 189 pages. Short stories. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the contributors on a tipped-in sheet.
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£29.14
J. N. Williamson's Illustrated Masques [Signed, Numbered]

J. N. Williamson's Illustrated Masques [Signed, Numbered]

by Castle, Mort and David Campiti (editors)

Colorado Springs, CO: Gauntlet Publications, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Graphic novel versions of horror stories by Clive Barker, Stephen King, Robert McCammon, F. Paul Wilson, and others. With art by Jose Pimentel, Tim Vigil, Mark Evans, Ted Naifeh, Matt Thompson, and Mike Okamoto. This is one of 500 copies in a slipcase with a lenticular graphic onlay. These numbered copies are signed by all the artists and all the authors EXCEPT Stephen King. First edition (first printing). A fine... Read more about this item
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£97.14
The Buffalo Hunter [Signed, Limited]

The Buffalo Hunter [Signed, Limited]

by Straub, Peter

Baltimore, MD: Cemetery Dance, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. One of 450 copies signed by Straub. 155 pages. 5-3/8 by 7-3/4 inches. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Straub on the limitation page.
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£58.28
The White Paternoster and Other Stories

The White Paternoster and Other Stories

by Powys, T. F. [Theodore Francis]

London: Chatto and Windus, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Twenty-six short stories. "The best of his more conventional supernatural fictions"-Clute and Grant, The Encyclopedia of Fantasy. viii, 278 pages. First edition (1930 on the title page, blue cloth binding). A very good or better copy in an attractive cream-colored dust jacket. There are stacked Centaur Library and a 4/- "cheap edition" stickers on the spine. Small previous owner's name inside, dated 1946.
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£97.14
The Shadow Saint [Signed, Numbered]

The Shadow Saint [Signed, Numbered]

by Hanrahan, Gareth

London: Orbit in Association with Goldsboro Books, 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book two of the Black Iron Legacy. This is one of 500 numbered copies, signed on the title page; with rose-dyed page edges. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. This is no. 178, signed by Hanrahhan.
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£38.86
The Ballad of Ballard and Sandrine [Signed, Numbered]

The Ballad of Ballard and Sandrine [Signed, Numbered]

by Straub, Peter

Burton, MI: Subterranean Press, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. One of 350 signed and numbered copies. 93 pages. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Straub.
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£58.28
Dead in the West

Dead in the West

by Lansdale, Joe

New York: Space and Time, 1986. First Edition. Trade paperback. Fine. The first edition in book form of this zombie Western, one of Lansdales classic weird tales. The novel was first published in parts in Eldritch Tales, nos. 10 to 14. [10], 119, [6] pages. First edition (states "First printing: May 1986" on the copyright page, with no additional printings noted). A fine, tight copy (paperback original). Inscribed by the author, "To Tom, Joe R. Lansdale.
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£38.86
Dark Delicacies [Signed, Numbered]

Dark Delicacies [Signed, Numbered]

by Howison, Del and Jeff Gelb (editors)

Baltimore, MD: Cemetery Dance, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Tales of terror and the macabre, first published in 2005 and here issued in an illustrated edition of 500 signed and numbered copies. Among the contributors are Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, F. Paul Wilson, Brian Lumley, Chelsea Quinn Yarbo, Ramsey Campbell, Gahan Wilson, and Clive Barker. Glenn Chadbourne, Alex McVey, and Vincent Chong are some of the illustrators. The book is signed by some of the contributors, but NOT by... Read more about this item
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£48.57
Hereafter Gang [Typescript; Rejection Letters; First Edition; and Proof]

Hereafter Gang [Typescript; Rejection Letters; First Edition; and Proof]

by Barrett, Neal Jr

Shingletown, CA: Mark V. Ziesing Books, 1991. This novel, set in Texas, focuses "on the churning psyche of a middle-aged man in crisis [and] turns into a sharp and garish parody of a sentimentalized small-town past over which it is easy, but dangerous, to pine."--Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. The book came out shortly after Through Darkest America, which after a 30-year writing career, seemed to be Barrett's breakout book. But the Hereafter Gang was not well received and ultimately was published by a... Read more about this item
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£728.55
The Gripping Hand

The Gripping Hand

by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle

Pocket Books; New York; 1993. Condition: Near fine, light edge wear, slightly bowed.From the publisher: For the safety of mankind, the aliens called Moties have been quarantined for 25 years and are now poised to break out of their solar system and spread rapidly into humanity's space. Kevin Renner, Horace Bury, Rod Blaine and other characters introduced in The Mote In God's Eye must now find new ways to cope with the inevitable Motie expansion while trying to protect humanity. Sequel to the novel Robert... Read more about this item
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£5.90
Futile Efforts

Futile Efforts

by Piccirilli, Tom

Baltimore, MD: Cemetery Dance, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A large (491 pages) collection of mostly previously-published horror short stories, many with introductions by other writers. Limited to 1000 signed copies. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Piccirilli on the limitation page.
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£29.14
Salome [Proof]

Salome [Proof]

by Garris, Mick

Baltimore, MD: Cemetery Dance, 2015. Uncorrected Proof. Trade paperback. Fine. A mystery set in Hollywood. Garris was the producer of Showtime's Masters of Horror series. 200 pages. Uncorrected proof of the limited edition.
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£24.28
A Scanner Darkly [Suntup Artist Edition]

A Scanner Darkly [Suntup Artist Edition]

by Dick, Philip K

Irvine, CA: Suntup Editions, 2021. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The Artist Gift edition is limited to 750 copies with a dust jacket illustrated by Vanessa Lemen. It is a full cloth, smyth sewn binding with two-hits foil stamping. It is the only edition of the three with the dust jacket, and is signed by artist Vanessa Lemen. The edition is housed in a paper covered slipcase."-the publisher's website. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket and slipcase. Still sealed in the publisher's shrinkwrap.
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£194.28