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Avon Eos, 1999 Book. Illus. by Halperin, Amy. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. Faint diagonal jacket crease at top right corner of front jacket panel and tiny bump with associated crinkling to top edge of spine panel, else a fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. <b>Signed on the Contents page by each of the following authors: Robert Silverberg, Joe Haldeman, David Brin, Nancy Kress and Greg Bear. Signed on the half-title page by Gregory Benford.</b> Subtitled "Eleven Masters of Science Fiction Return to Their Legendary Worlds." Original anthology, the finest of the year (per Locus Magazines 1999 Recommended Reading List), where some of Science Fiction's greatest writers contribute original stories to their most famous universes: Orson Scott Card, Joe Haldeman, Ursula Le Guin, Anne McCaffrey, Robert… Read More

White Wolf Publishing, 1997 Book. Illus. by Bauman, Jill. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder nor ex-library copy. <b>Signed by Ellison on the title page in bright blue ink.</b> Very faint bump with associated jacket crinkling at bottom corner of rear panel, else fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. First omnibus edition collecting The Harlan Ellison Hornbook and Harlan Ellison's Movie. This is Volume 3 of what was a projected series of 20 volumes titled "The Collected Ellison." A clean, straight copy without price-clipping..

Berkley Putnam, 1975 Book. Illus. by Lehr, Paul. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. No Additional Printings (NAP) on copyright page making this copy a first printing. Code "7502" on front jacket flap indicating a February, 1975 printing.The page block is tanned, normal for a book this age manufactured before acid-free paper. Minor foxing at top edge of text block. Jacket edges slightly worn with some liver-spotting to white rear cover. One small horizontal scuff at top edge of front jacket panel with jacket crease at front corner of spine. One small (1cm in length) closed tear at bottom edge of front jacket panel. Else a straight, square near fine copy in near fine jacket with original $6.95 price intact. A complex story taking place in the far-future, this title was the last SF novel Koontz wrote before turning his talents to the supernatural horror genre. Iconic jacket illustration by Paul Lehr..

Little, Brown & Company, 2009 Book. Illus. by Warner, Allison J.. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and true first edition. (This trade edition precedes the limited edition published by Subterranean Press.) Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. <b>Signed by Simmons and dated "2/19/09" on the title page, just ten days after its February 9th publication date.</b> The jacket is free of smudges and marks common with this title. (The jacket is un-laminated, making it very prone to these handling issues.) A stunning novel and scarce to find signed and dated by Simmons. Award History: 2010 Locus Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (lost to The City & The City by China Miéville)..

Daw, 1999 Book. Illus. by Whelan, Michael. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. <b>Signed by Williams on the title page. Signature only, there is no dedication which usually accompanies signed copies of this title. Unusual thus.</b> Very small (1cm in length) pen strike on side edge of page block, else fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. A straight, square copy without price-clipping or the usual previous owner's marks. Volume 3 in the Otherland series. Jacket painting by Michael Whelan..

Atheneum, 1971 Book. Illus. by Cuffari, Richard. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Stated First Edition with original $6.50 price on jacket flap intact. Grey boards with a etch of flying saucer in red on front board. Interior drawings by Richard Cuffari. Closed, but jagged tear at top edge of spine panel near hinge. Moderate foxing to the top and side page block edges. Aside from these defects a straight, square copy and very scarce without the library stamps and markings usually found on copies of this book. Second of the Elana novels and sequel to Enchantress From the Stars (1970). Anatomy of Wonder (1987), 5-48. SF novel for teen readers and Young Adults about an extraterrestrial female agent sent to less advanced planets where her technology and science are seen as "magic" by the natives..

Scholastic Press, 1999 Book. Illus. by GrandPre, Mary. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and First US Edition. Not a remainder, book club or ex-library copy. The second Harry Potter novel. All First Printing points are present: First printing with full number line "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 9/9 0/0 1 2 3 4, Printed in the U.S.A. 37, First American Edition, June 1999" stated on copyright page and Code "51795" above smaller barcode line on rear jacket panel. The "Year 2" badge IS NOT present on the spine or jacket and silver lettering is raised on the front and spine of the dust jacket. (The "Year 2" badge was added on later printings. If "Year 2" badge appears on the jacket or spine, it IS NOT a first printing.) First printing typo with "ancestor" instead of "decedent" on page 332. The "Also By" list on the ffep also includes the typo "Sorceror's" instead of… Read More