Search Results: Titles starting with C from Top Shelf Books

Tor, 2000 Book. Illus. by Youll, Stephen. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition on copyright page. Not a remainder, book club or ex-library copy. Jacket moderately bumped at tips and more severely at head of spine panel, else fine copy in near fine jacket. Award History: 2001 Locus Poll Award Nominee (lost to The Telling by Ursula Le Guin); 2001 Prometheus Award Nominee (lost to Forge of the Elders by L. Neil Smith). Full color, wrap-around jacket by Stephen Youll..

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..

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)..

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

Eos, 2001 Book. Illus. by Targete, Jean. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Jacket faintly bumped at top edge of spine panel and a shallow, very faint vertical scratch running from the top to the bottom edges of the rear panel. Other than these defects, a fine (unread) copy in near fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. A clean, straight copy without price-clipping. The final book in the Venus trilogy. "The author of Venus of Shadows and Venus of Dreams concludes her trilogy set in the far future with a tale of redemption and bravery that belongs in most sf collections." - Library Journal. Stunning full color, wrap-around jacket by Jean Pierre Targete. Award History: 2002 Nebula Award Nominee (lost to American Gods by Gaiman)..

Gollancz, 1997 Book. Illus. by Young, Paul. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover UK, first printing and true first edition. (The first US edition was published by Avon Eos in June 1998.) Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or an ex-library copy. "McAuley has begun shaping a powerful epic that could be one of the most important in recent SF." - Locus, December 1997, pg. 68. "It promises to be a major work that will undoubtedly be compared to Majipoor and other SF creations." - Science Fiction Chronicle, February 1998, pg. 59. "On a distant planet seeded with 10,000 bloodlines, beset by crumbling technology and feral machines, a young man seeks his destiny. In this assured and dazzlingly inventive novel, the ever-versatile McAuley tackles the tale of the far future and makes it his own." - Publisher's Weekly. Award History: 1998 Publisher's Weekly Best of 1998 List..

Gollancz, 1997 Book. Illus. by Young, Paul. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Book Bundle. All three books are sold together as a bundle. Each book is a UK hardcover first edition, first printing. Child of the River published in 1997, Ancients of Days published in 1998 and Shrine of Stars published in 1999 all by Gollancz UK and are the true first editions. All three books in The Books of the Confluence series. ISBN numbers are 0575064277, 0575064285 and 0575064293 respectively. None of the books are book clubs, remainders or ex-library copies. Each book is a fine (unread) copy in fine condition. EXTRA SHIPPING will apply as multiple books are being shipped on one order transaction..

Tor, 2005 Book. Illus. by Youll, Paul. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Book Bundle. All three books are sold together as a bundle. Each book is a hardcover first edition, first printing. First Edition stated with "1" present in complete number on copyright page of each book. ISBN numbers are 076531455X, 0765315513 and 0765315521 respectively. None of the books are book clubs, remainders or ex-library copies. Each book is a fine (unread) copy in fine condition. EXTRA SHIPPING will apply as multiple books are being shipped on one order transaction. Baker's innovative time police novels set in the award-winning The Company series universe. Sadly, we lost Baker's voice in 2010..

Doubleday, 1983. Book. Illus. by Barber, Tom. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. <b>Signed by contributors Thomas F. Monteleone and Steve Rasnic Tem at their respective story contributions and Connie Willis on the Contents page.</b> Heavy jacket crinkling to top edge of spine panel and moderate crinkling at top right corner. Dust soiling at top edge of page block, else very good copy in very good jacket. The copy is clean and square with $10.95 price intact, unusual for a book this age. Original anthology featuring stories by the following authors: Jay A. Parry, David F. Bischoff, Tanith Lee, Steve Rasnic Tem, Andrew Weiner, Roger Zelazny, Thomas F. Monteleone, Tetsu Yano, Leanne Frahm, Connie Willis and Gardner Dozois. Neat jacket illustration by Tom Barber..

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..

William Morrow & Co, 2003 Book. 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 nor ex-library copy. A clean, straight copy without price-clipping.<b>Signed by Robinson on tipped-in signature page specially printed by the publisher.</b> 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 copy of signed prior to publication by Robinson. A very nice collectible copy. An Inspector Bank's mystery..

Harcourt Brace & Company, 1993 Book. Illus. by Rosenberg, Craig Stuart. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "A" present indicating a first printing. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. A clean, straight copy without price-clipping. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Anthony's first novel. She's also the author of Brother Termite, Happy Policeman and Flanders. "A fine first novel." Barron, Anatomy of Wonder 5, II30. Clute, Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, Debuts, pg. 207. Anthony's novel Flanders made the Publisher's Weekly Best of 1998 list. Award History: 1994 Locus Award Winner for Best First Novel..

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.).

Santa Rosa, CA: United State Postal Service, 2001 Letter. Illus. by Schultz, Charles. Very Fine. No Binding. First Edition. Mint Condition envelope and stamp. Limited edition commemorative stamp depicting Snoopy as the "World War I Flying Ace" wearing his helmet and scarf while flying his doghouse in a dogfight against his arch-nemesis, the Red Baron. Each stamp was hand-placed by the postal clerk in Santa Rosa onto a limited edition, No. 10 sized commemorative envelope also issued by the Post Office that illustrates Snoopy walking a letter to a mailbox. The stamp was then canceled by the postal clerk and bears the first day cancellation by the U.S. Post Office using the special rubber pictorial hand-cancel stamp. Day Of Issue was May 17, 2001. The stamp and envelope (size No. 10) are in mint condition and bear the May 17, 2001 cancellation date stamped on the front by the U.S. Postal Service. Only four of the unique hand-stamps were created by the United States Postal Service to commemorate… Read More

Santa Rosa, CA: United State Postal Service, 2001 Postcard. Illus. by Schultz, Charles. Very Fine. Postcard. Postcard. Mint Condition stamp and postcard. Black & white postcard commemorating the Snoopy & Charlie Brown bronze sculpture dedicated March 3, 2001 in Railroad Square, Santa Rosa, California. Hand-placed onto the back of the postcard by the postal clerk in Santa Rosa is the limited issue commemorative stamp with Snoopy depicted as the "World War I Flying Ace", then canceled by the Post Office using the special commemorative stamp.The stamp is First Day Of Issue with cancellation date (May 17, 2001) by the Postal Service using the rubber pictorial hand-cancel stamp. (Hand-stamp cancellation ceased as of June 15, 2001. After June 15th, of the four hand-stamps, one went to the Schultz family, one to the Peanuts museum and one to the Smithsonian. The fourth hand-stamp was destroyed.) A unique item for the stamp collector and Peanuts fan alike..

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..