Search Results: Titles starting with D from Top Shelf Books

Pulphouse Puplishing, 1989 Book. Illus. by Barr, George. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and first signed and limited edition. Very fine (unread) condition in uncoated, multi-color paper dustjacket. (Few of this series had multi-tone jacket designs.) <b>Signed by Goldstein on the title page.</b> Collects five stories plus author's Introduction. Issue No. 3 in the Pulphouse Author's Choice Monthly series. Nicely crafted limited edition, one of 300 signed and unnumbered copies..

Morrow, 1991 Book. Illus. by Backus, Michael. Near 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 Block (signature only) in blue ink on the half-title page.</b> Small (0.75 cm) chip on top edge of board, else Near Fine (unread) copy in jacket with very faint crinkling at lower end of front jacket panel. Burnt orange cloth over burnt orange boards. Aside from the stated defects, a clean, square copy in jacket with price intact. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Award History: 1992 Edgar Award Winner for Best Novel..

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..

Orbit, 2001 Book. Illus. by Gibbons, Lee. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover UK, first printing and true first edition. Fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. (Precedes the US edition by Tor.) Second book in the interstellar Engines of Light series, and sequel to Cosmonaut Keep (2000)..

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..

Tor, 1998 Book. Illus. by Nielsen, Cliff. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Debut novel with publisher's original publicity letter laid in. Award History: Co-winner of the 1998 International Horror Guild Award for Best First Novel (tied with Silk by Caitlin R. Kiernan). 1998 Stoker Award Winner for Best First Novel..

St. Martins Press, 1995 Book. Illus. by Rostant, Larry. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and first US edition. (Preceded by the HarperCollins UK, edition published in 1993). 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. SF novel about a plague that turns women into plastic dolls. Calder's well received first novel and the first book in the trilogy. Award History: 1996 Locus Poll Award Nominee for Best First Novel (lost to The Bohr Maker by Linda Nagata)..

Mysterious Press, 1993. Book. Illus. by Mattos, John. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated first edition with number line complete. Fine (unread) copy showing only age-related edgewear in fine jacket. <b>Signed by Gores on the title page.</b> Not a book club, remainder nor ex-library copy. Suspense novel by the author of Come Morning and Interface..

Tor, 2018 Book. Illus. by Youll, Stephen. 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 Kenyon in purple ink on tipped-in page.</b> A very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy..

PS Publishing, 2003 Book. Illus. by Miller, Edward. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Limited Edition. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. <b>Signed on the statement of limitation page by Terry Bisson and Brian Aldiss, who provided the Introduction.</b> One of 300 signed and numbered hardcover copies..

Tor, 2018 Book. Illus. by Youll, Stephen. 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 Kenyon in silver ink on tipped-in page.</b> A very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy..

Forge, 1996 Book. Illus. by Jersey Boys Studio. 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 both authors and inscribed "Walk in beauty" on the title page.</b> Moderate scuffing on the side edge of page block, with some minor bumping at corners and upper and lower spine panel edges (caused by shelving). Jacket shows moderate crinkling at upper and lower edges of spine panel and at tips. Aside from this noticeable wear, copy is square and jacket is without tears with $23.95 price intact..

Bluejay Books, 1987 Book. Illus. by Shaw, Barclay. Fine. Hardcover. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Book Club Edition. Code R24 on page 294 and code #01100 on rear jacket panel. Not a remainder or ex-library copy. First Thus with "First Bluejay Edition: December 1983" on copyright page, however the Code R24 indicates a later BCE printing in 1987. Two small, closed tears (1cm and 2cm respectively) on bottom edge of rear jacket panel. Moderate jacket crinkling at top edge of panel, else jacket is Near Fine condition. Copy is straight, bright without stains, previous owner's marks and the binding at spine is intact, unusual for book clubs this age . Collects 19 short stories with new Introduction by Ellison. Re-issued in 1984, this BCE reissue of Ellison's celebrated short story collection originally published in 1975 by Harper & Row. (Revised by Ellison, this Book Club Edition restores missing material to match Ellison's preferred text. Many of the stories had been liberally edited over time causing mistakes and… Read More

London: Severn House, 1984. Book. Illus. by Whelan, Michael. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover UK, first printing and first hardcover edition. (Previously published in 1982 in paperback by Tor.) First UK hardcover edition stated on copyright with original price intact. Not a book club, remainder nor ex-library copy. Page block lightly scuffed at bottom corner and bottom corners lightly bumped, else a near fine in fine jacket. A straight, square copy without price-clipping..

Morrow, 2001 Book. Illus. by Stevenson, David. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and first trade edition. (Preceded by the Subterranean Press limited edition published in 2000.) <b>Signed upside down by Powers as is his practice and dated "01/23/01" placing this copy in the same month as publication, a unique copy beyond just having a signature.</b> Copies of Declare now run into the 3rd printings. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Supernatural espionage novel set in 1963. Award History: 2002 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Finalist, Adult Literature. (Lost to The Curse of Chalion by Bujold.) Co-Winner of the 2001 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. (Tied with Galveston by Sean Stewart.) Winner of the International Horror Guild Award for Best Horror Novel. San Francisco Chronicle Book Review Best of 2001 List..

Avon Books, 1988. Book. Illus. by Walotsky, Ron. Fine. Hardcover. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Book Club, first printing and first hardcover edition. (Previously published in only paperback this edition issued by the SFBC is the first hardcover edition.) Code 13539 on rear jacket panel. Minor chips and wrinkling at tips of jacket panels with some faint crinkling at head and heal of spine panel. Jacket is moderately scuffed at top corner of rear jacket panel near spine. Not a remainder nor ex-library copy. Aside from the these defects, the jacket is clean, un-clipped and without tears. A straight, square copy with original publisher's stamp on rear flyleaf. Known primarily for fantasy, this was Watt-Evans' first SF novel..

Avon Books, 1988 Book. Illus. by Walotsky, Ron. Fine. Hardcover. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Book Club Edition, first printing and first hardcover edition. (Previously published in only paperback, this edition issued by the SFBC is the first hardcover edition.) Not a remainder or ex-library copy. Printing code #13539 on rear jacket panel. Jacket is clean, un-clipped and without tears. A clean, square copy without previous owner's marks. Known primarily for fantasy, this was Watt-Evans' first SF novel..

Macmillan, 2000 Book. Very Fine. Trade Paperback. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Trade paperback UK, first printing and the first world edition. (The first hardcover was published later in the US by Tor in July, 2001.) Very fine (unread) copy. <b>Signed by Cadigan on the title page.</b> Mystery/SF novel with the return of Doré Konstantin, the embattled investigator of the TechnoCrime, Artificial Reality Division first introduced in the novel Tea from an Empty Cup. Tea was called by Salon magazine "a tightly plotted, crisply written novel that fits the classic noir mystery template set down by the likes of Raymond Chandler more comfortably than anything William Gibson has ever written." Cadigan is the two-time winner of the Arthur C Clarke Award for best science fiction novel of the year..

Tor, 1997. Book. Illus. by Whelan, Michael. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. <b>Signed by Niven on the title page.</b> Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. An excellent SF adventure, strong characters and a backdrop of a marooned colony. A wonderful read. A clean, square copy without price-clipping. Award History: 1998 Locus Poll Award Nominee (lost to The Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons)..

Ziesing, 1993 Book. Illus. by Berry, Rick. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and first trade edition. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. State First Edition on copyright page. <b>Signed by Cadigan on the title page.</b> Not a book club, remainder nor ex-library copy. Collection of 18 stories including "Lost Girls" first published here. Each story is preceded by an author introduction. "[P]assionate, fiesty, lyrical when it needs to be. But above all it's powerful." - Locus, November 1993..