Search Results: Authors starting with H from Top Shelf Books

Ace, 2000 Book. Illus. by Ducek, Danilo. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. <b>Signed by Haldeman on the title page.</b> Mankind, inhabiting an Earth devastated by pollution and on the brink of war, receives a transmission from space announcing the impending arrival of extraterrestrials. But the astronomer who received the transmission begins to doubt its authenticity, and her investigation amidst the world-wide media circus leaves the question as to who, or what, the world is actually waiting for. By the author of Forever Peace (winner of the 1998 Nebula and Hugo awards) and The Hemingway Hoax (winner of the 1990 Nebula and 1991 Hugo awards.).

Warner Books, 2000 Book. Illus. by Burns, Jim. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and first US edition. (Previously published by Macmillan UK in 1999.) Stated first printing with "1" present in complete number line. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Page block lightly tanned (normal when the printing process used acid-based pages), else fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. The concluding volume to the Night's Dawn trilogy. Stunningly awesome, full color, wrap-around jacket by Jim Burns - captures the Sense of Wonder we all read SF to experience. Award History: 2000 Locus Poll Award Nominee (lost to Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson)..

Macmillan UK, 2008 Book. Illus. by Burns, Jim. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover UK, first printing and true first edition. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Moderate bumping and jacket crinkling at head of spine panel with very small tear at bottom tip of front panel, else fine copy in fine jacket. Appears to have been read once, still a collectible copy with jacket intact. A straight, square copy. Second volume in The Void Trilogy, preceded by The Dreaming Void (2007). Another outstanding full color, wrap-around jacket illustration by Jim Burns..

HarperPrism, 1997 Book. Illus. by Eguchi, Shinichi and Gene Mydlowski. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. First Printing with "1" present in complete number line. Not a remainder, book club or ex-library copy. Two pin-head sized specks on top edge of page block, else near fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. A square, straight copy without price-clipping. Copies without remainder marks in pristine condition are scarce. Award History: 1998 Arthur C. Clarke Award Nominee (lost to The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell); 1998 Locus Poll Award Nominee (lost to The Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons)..

Little, Brown & Company, 2011 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition on copyright page with "1" present in complete number line. Not book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Minor scuffing on top edge of page block, else square and bright without dents. Jacket nicked and chipped at tips and corners, else a straight, square copy in very good jacket with $25.99 price intact..

HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017 Book. Illus. by Arrasmith, Patrick. Hold. 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. First printing code "0817" on front flap. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. A pristine copy with textblock clean and square and bright jacket..

Tor, 2006. Book. Fine. Trade Paperback. First Edition. Trade paperback, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. Uncorrected Proof. Fine (unread) copy without jacket as issued..

AvoNova Morrow, 1993. Book. Illus. by Craft, Kinuko Y.. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Fine copy with only trace of shelfwear in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. A clean, straight copy without price-clipping. Hazel's fourth book. Hazel's book The Winter King was nominated for the 1986 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. (Lost to Song of Kali by Simmons.).

Simon & Schuster, 1992 Book. Illus. by Metz, Julie. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. "[A] subtle, character driven novel of the supernatural at work in one woman's life." - Locus, May 1992. Her novel Deadline was nominated for an Edgar for Best First Novel..

Ace, 1999 Book. Illus. by Stabin, Victor. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. <b>Signed by Hendrix on the title page and dated "11/12/99" only six weeks after the offical publication date of October 1, 1999.</b> A unique copy. Prequel to Lightpaths and Standing Wave. "[D]efies genre boundaries with great panache." - Locus, Dec 1999, pg. 19..

Sceptre, 2018 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover UK, first printing and true first edition. Special edition in association with Goldsboro Books. Signed, numbered and stamped by the author on the title page. Promotional book mark also included. Signed and numbered 174 out of 250 copies on the title page. Blue tinted endpapers with matching text block edge stain with Promotional bookmark present..

Tor, 2000 Book. Illus. by Pollack, Alan. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. Fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Award History: 2001 Locus Poll Award Nominee for Best First Novel (lost to Mars Crossing by Geoffrey A. Landis)..

William Morrow, 2016 Book. Illus. by Kain, Amanda. New. 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. Publisher's edition, specially signed by Hill on tipped-in page. Jacket protected in brodart wrapper. Very fine, as new (unread) copy in very fine jacket wrapped in brodart jacket protector. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy..

Gollancz, 2019 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and first UK edition. (Preceded by the US edition by William Morrow.) First Published statement on copyright page with "1" present in complete number line. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Collects 13 stories, one collaborated with his Stephen King. The UK edition contains the story "In the Tall Grass" which is now on Netflix. Minor bumping and jacket crinkling to upper corners with faint vertical crease to front jacket near right flap (due to shelving), else a fine (unread) copy in near fine jacket with UK price intact..

Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1993 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. First US edition, first English translation and Hoeg's first English language book. (Previously published in Danish in 1992.) Mystery novel with science fiction overtones. Not a book club, remainder nor ex-library copy. Very faint handling-related soiling to side edge of textblock, else a fine copy in fine jacket. A square, straight copy without price-clipping. Turned into an wonderfully haunting film in 1997 starring Julia Ormond. Award History: 1994 Edgar Award Nominee for Best Novel; Winner of the 1994 Dilys Winn Award..

Roc, 1994. Book. Illus. by Pallencar, John Jude. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and first US edition. This First US edition is also the first hardcover edition. (Previously published in UK by HarperCollins in paperback. The UK hardcover followed the US hardcover edition.) Not a remainder, book club or ex-library copy. A tight, straight copy without price-clipping. Small, faint smudge mark on side edge of page block with minor handling-related wear on edges and very faint jacket crinkling at top and bottom edges of spine panel, else near fine copy in fine jacket. Excellent condition for a book this age. Full color, wrap-around jacket by Pallencar. Award History: 1994 Locus Poll Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (lost to The Innkeeper's Song by Beagle); 1995 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Nominee (lost to Something Rich and Strange by McKillip)..

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..

Knopf, 1985. Book. Illus. by Bralds, Braldt. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Fine copy in fine jacket. Not a remainder, book club or ex-library copy. Fine condition for a book this age. Historical fiction set in Neolithic Britain during the time of Stonehenge's construction. Fine <a href=http://www.topshelfbooks.com/home/pages/pillarofthesky_full.html>full color, wrap-around jacket illustration</a> by Braldt Bralds..

World Fantasy Convention, 1998 Book. Illus. by Wilson, Gahan. Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Magazine. Fine (unread) copy in fine pictorial cover. Souvenir Book magazine presented at Golden Ages, The 24th World Fantasy Convention held from October 29th to November 2nd, 1998 at Monterey, California. <b>Signed by Special Guest Cecelia Holland on the title page.</b> Over 100 pages of original short stories, articles and essays by the Guests of Honor including: Gahan Wilson, Frank M. Robinson, Cecelia Holland, Richard Laymon and Richard A. Lupoff..