Search Results: Titles starting with M from Top Shelf Books

Knopf, 1991 Book. Illus. by Ferguson, Archie. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition on copyright page. Faint dust soiling to top edge of text block with minor scuff mark to bottom edge of text block, else fine copy in fine jacket. Not a remainder, book club or ex-library copy. A straight, square copy without price-clipping. Supernatural horror novel, it traces the evolution of the anti-hero from his boyhood to adult monster. "[R]ich with insights, so beautifully written, poignant, and deeply, cruelly comic." - Faren Miller, Locus, May 1991, pg. 17..

Tor, 2006 Book. Illus. by Youll, Paul. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Faint handling-related edge wear, else fine copy in very fine jacket. A clean, square copy. A Company novel and the second to last in the series prior to Ms. Baker's passing in 2010..

Tor, 2006 Book. Illus. by Youll, Paul. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. A pristine, As New copy in protective Brodart wrapping. A clean, square copy in bright jacket with protective brodart cover. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. The seventh novel in The Company universe, Baker's innovative time police series..

Ballantine Del Rey, 1986 Book. Illus. by Sweet, Darryl. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. <b>Signed by Brooks on the ffep and inscribed "To Art, Magic from Somewhere within the [illegible] of Darkover" and dated "10/88".</b> Light, handling-related wear along page block edges with previous owner's stamp on title page. Jacket shows minor wear along top edge of jacket (handling related). A near fine copy in near fine jacket. The jacket is clean, intact without tears or chipping with $16.95 price intact. A clean, square copy of a popular book nearly 40 years old. This copy was read once, carefully, then kept on a shelf. Brooks fourth book and the first book in The Landover series, and NY Times Bestseller. A wonderful copy for collectors because of the inscription. It was once… Read More

Berkley Putnam, 1980 Book. Illus. by Di Fate, Vincent. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. First trade edition. (Preceded by the Phantasia Press limited edition.) First edition, first printing with no other printings stated on copyright page. Original $11.95 price intact on front flap with printing code "8006" present indicating an August, 1980 printing, bound in protective brodart cover. Black boards with gold lettering on spine. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. A clean, square copy without previous owner's marks or stains. Well preserved copy with intact jacket, rare thus. The fourth and final volume in the epic saga of Riverworld, begun some twenty years earlier. The fourth volume of the Riverworld series..

PS Publishing, 2000 Book. Illus. by Hardy, David A.. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Limited edition numbered to 200 signed copies. <b>Signed by McAuley and Introducer Michael Swanwick on the limitation page.</b> Full color, wrap-around jacket by David A. Hardy. PS Publising is a specialty publisher of mostly original works, all novellas, commissioned by Peter Crowther. Each one also comes with an original introduction, written by a fellow author. They are true firsts, limited to 200 hardbacks and 300 paperbacks, and signed and numbered. SF novella, chronologically the first of a series dealing with the aftermath of McAuley's "Quiet War" story..

Ace, 2005 Book. Illus. by Fiore, Annette. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. First Printing with "1" present in complete number line. Faint jacket wrinkles at top edges and corners, else very fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Award History: 2006 Locus Poll Award Nominee (lost to Accelerando by Charles Stross).

Gollancz, 2001 Book. Illus. by Barrett, Peter. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover UK, first printing and true first edition. Statement "[F]irst published in Great Britain in 2001" on copyright page. A very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. A clean, square copy in bright jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Transported to Mars as embryos as part of an effort to revive the species, the mammoths were left behind when the failed human colony returns to Earth. With mankind gone, only Icebones, the daughter of Silverhair, has the knowledge to teach her fellow Mammoths how to survive and flourish. Jacket illustration by Peter Barrett..

Bantam Press, 2004 Book. Illus. by Stone, Steve. Fine. Trade Paperback. First Edition. Trade paperback, first printing and first edition. First Printing with "1" present in complete number line. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. (The trade paperback is simultaneous with the UK hardcover edition. A US trade paperback edition was published later in 2005. No US hardcover edition.) Fine (unread) copy without dustjacket as issued. A pristine copy. Relatively unknown here, Kearney is a very talented Military-Fantasy author just becoming published in the US. Edgy adult fantasy with a 16th century flavor. A great read for military fantasy buffs comparable familiar with Joe Abercrombie and and Steven Erikson. Book One of a new series by the same author of the sharply written and critically well-received Monarchies of God series. Full color, wrap-around jacket by Steve Stone..

London: Gollancz, 2004 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover UK, first printing and true first edition. (Published later in the US as a trade paperback and later as a Book Club hardcover as Richard K. Morgan.) True First Edition and first printing with the statement "First published in Great Britain in 2004 by Gollancz" on the copyright page without any other statements. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Light, handling-related bumping at head and heel of spine panel with some tiny chipping at lower tips (caused by shelving), else a fine (unread) copy in fine jacket without tears and price intact. Morgan's third novel, SF noir by the author of Altered Carbon (2002) and Broken Angels (2003). Think a Mickey Spillane anti-hero set in Mad Max universe. Originally a short story, it was developed into a movie script before becoming the present novel..

Tordotcom, 2021 Book. Illus. by Martiniere, Stephan. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. A clean, square copy in pristine jacket. The award-winning first book in the Ministry of Alchemy series, but preceded by several very well received stories published in anthologies. A very deep and rewarding dive into a blend of steampunk and Islamic culture with a smartly written heroine. Award History: 2022 Mythopoeic Award Nominee (lost to Or What You Will by Jo Walton); 2022 Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel (lost to A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine); 2022 Locus Award Winner for Best First Novel; 2022 Nebula Award Winner for Best Novel; 2022 World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novel (lost to The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri)..

Tor, 1998. Book. Illus. by Bolinger, Peter. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and first US edition. (Preceded by the Hodder & Stoughton, UK edition published in 1997 as The House of Doors: Second Visit.) Fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder nor ex-library copy. <b>Signed by Lumley on the title page</b>. Sequel to The House of Doors..

Hyperion, 2003 Book. Illus. by Selznick, Brian. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Top edge of spine panel lightly bumped due to shelving, else fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. First Edition stated with "1" present in complete number line. (Copies in multiple printings, of which this is a 1st printing.) Sequel to The Doll People (2004). Fantastical jacket and interior illustrations by Brian Selznick. Brian Selznick illustrated this children's story and is the author and illustrator for the critically acclaimed children's novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret (2008), which was made into a major film..

HarperPrism, 1995 Book. Illus. by Heffernan, Phil. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Printing with "1" present in complete number line. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Jacket lightly curled at top edge of spine panel, else a fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. <b>Signed by Williams on the title page.</b> A world-city where technology is powered by geomancy. A limited, signed edition was published simultaneously by Easton Press. Metropolitan's sequel, City On Fire, was published by HarperPrism to excellent reviews in the NY Times Book Review - "[R]arest of entertainments, a sequel that improves on a successful predecessor." Gerald Jonas, NYTBR, 23 Feb. 1997. The sequel, City On Fire was named a 1997 Notable Book by the NY Times Book Review, and nominated for the 1997 Nebula Award. Award History: 1995 Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (lost to The Terminal Experiment [vt… Read More

Ballantine Books, 1998 Book. Illus. by Laslo, Rudy. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Small jacket wrinkle at bottom edge of spine panel, else very fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. <b>Signed by Bernhardt on the title page.</b> Suspense novel where an attorney tries to stop the estranged husband of a client from carrying out threats against the couple's child during Christmas..

Warner Books, 2003 Book. Illus. by Heffernan, Phil. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. <b>Signed by Yarbro and dated "13FB16" on the title page.</b> A Saint-Germain novel..

Nelson Doubleday, 1979. Book. Illus. by Stone, D. K.. Fine. Hardcover. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Book Club, first printing and first hardcover edition. At least the first US hardcover or possibly the true first edition. (A paperback was published by Del Rey in 1979 and reportedly a UK hardcover by NEL the same year, but precedence unknown.) Issued by SFBC with code J03 on page 281 and code 3373 on rear jacket flap. Not a remainder or ex-library copy. Some faint scratches on rear jacket panel with very light wear at tips, else a fine copy in fine jacket. A beautiful copy of one of Foster's more important books without the tears and stains so common with book club editions. A straight, square copy without clipping or previous owner's marks. Wonderful glossy jacket illustration by D. K. Stone. Sequel to Icerigger (1974) and the second book in the Icerigger Trilogy. "[T]he [Ice Rigger Trilogy] comprising his best work to date." - Clute and Nicholls, The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, pg. 441..

Tor, 1991. Book. Fine. Mass Market Paperback. First Edition. First printing, paperback. Fine (unread) copy in fine pictorial wrappers. Not a remainder or ex-library copy. A clean, straight copy. Award History: 1992 Locus Poll Award Nominee for Best First Novel (lost to The Cipher by Kathe Koja); 1991 Philip K. Dick Award Nominee (lost to King of Morning, Queen of Day by Ian McDonald)..

Pocket Books, 1997 Book. Illus. by Halsey, Gary. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. A fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. <b>Signed by McIntyre on the title page. In addition to the signature is a unique bookplate, especially printed for this edition, also signed by McIntyre in gold ink.</b> (The bookplate is laid in the book, not attached or adhered to the page in any way.) A clean, straight copy without price-clipping. Alternate history with fantasy elements, set in the court of Louis XIV of France, The Sun King. A "scientific" investigation conducted on a pair of captured sea monsters within the pomp and splendor of Louis XIV's court. A marvelous novel and well-deserved Nebula Winner. Award History: 1997 Nebula Award Winner for Best Novel; Publisher's Weekly's Best SF Novels of 1997..

Pocket Books, 1997 Book. Illus. by Halsey, Gary. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. Not a book club, remainder or an ex-library copy. Signed by McIntyre on the title page. (Vonda McIntyre passed away in April, 2019. Her voice will be missed.) Tiny nick at upper front tip with faint jacket ripple at lower edge of spine panel (from shelving), else a fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. A clean, straight copy without price-clipping. Alternate history with fantasy elements, set in the court of Louis XIV of France, The Sun King. A "scientific" investigation conducted on a pair of captured sea monsters within the pomp and splendour of Louis XIV's court. A marvelous novel and well-deserved Nebula Winner. Award History: 1997 Nebula Award Winner for Best Novel; Publisher's Weekly's Best SF Novels of 1997..