CASTLE CRESPIN.
Pp. 238; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed and split; outer leaves and edges lightly foxed; Hutchinson, London, 1982. First edition. More
Science Fiction & Fantasy
THE SECOND PACIFIC BOOK OF SCIENCE FICTION.
Chosen by John Baxter. Pp. [x]+150(last blank); f'cap. 8vo; black papered boards, spine lettered in gilt, the boards faintly scuffed; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and worn, edges lightly rubbed and split; text block browned, edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1971. First edition. *Anthology of fantasy..... More
THE SIMULTANEOUS MAN.
Pp. [viii]+232; edges of boards slightly bruised; dust wrapper, lightly soiled, edges slightly creased; free endpapers faintly offset, edges of leaves foxed; Andre Deutsch, London, 1970. First U.K. edition. More
CIVIL CAMPAIGN.
A comedy of biology and manners. Pp. [viii]+408; med. 8vo; tiny bruise to bottom edge of lower board; dust wrapper; edges of leaves faintly foxed; Baen, New York, 1999. First edition. *A Vorkosigan Saga science fiction novel. More
DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY.
Pp. [vi]+312(last blank); med. 8vo; dust wrapper; Baen, New York, 2002. First edition. *A Vorkosigan Saga science fiction novel. More
QUEEN VICTORIA'S BOMB.
Pp. 256, frontispiece portrait, pictorial endpapers, index; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, the spine extremities and bottom fore-corner of lower board slightly bruised; top edges pink; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split, with a couple of tiny chips; a couple of spots of..... More
THRUMP-O-MOTO.
A Fantasy. Designed & illustrated by George Sharp. With Typography by Ken Wilson. Pp. [vii]+89, illustrated in colour throughout (some double page); tall demy 4to; red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, upper board in blind; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; Hodder & Stoughton, Sydney, 1986. First Australian edition. *'A..... More
THE BRIDGE IN THE CLOUDS.
Being the Fourth and Last Book of The Magician's House. Pp. [viii]+288(last blank), full page sketch map; pictorial glazed papered boards, a trifle soiled and scuffed; The Bodley Head, London, 1992. First edition. More
BEYOND THE GASLIGHT.
Science in popular fiction, l895-l905. With illustrations from the Mary Evans Picture Library. Pp. 160, text illustrations, pictorial endpapers; cr. 4to; dust wrapper; Vanguard Press, New York, 1977. First U.S. edition. More
THE ETERNAL MOMENT and other stories.
Pp. [viii]+188; maroon cloth, lettered and ruled in gilt, edges lightly rubbed; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, hinges starting, outer leaves lightly offset, top edges slightly soiled, faint blind impression near bottom edge of last couple of leaves, a little faint foxing; Sidgwick & Jackson, London, 1928. First..... More
INTO OTHER WORLDS.
Space-Flight in Fiction, from Lucian to Lewis. Pp. 190, half-title page vignette, appendix; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, edges of boards a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Abelard, London, 1958. First edition. *'The..... More
THE BRICK MOON
from the papers of Captain Frederic Ingham. With illustrations by Michael McCurdy and an Introduction by Alden P. Johnson. Pp. 80, text illustrations printed in brown; sup. roy. 8vo; two colour cloth, upper board decorated in gilt; within slipcase; printed at The Spiral Press, New York, for members of the..... More
RUNEMARKS.
Pp. [xiv]+506; title and text decorations printed in grey, 3 full page maps, med. 8vo; dust wrapper; a couple of spots of foxing; Doubleday & Company, London, 2007. First edition. *Signed by the author on the title page. First novel in a fantasy trilogy by the author of Chocolat. More
HIGHER THINGS.
Pp. 188(last blank); spine cloth faintly faded, corners a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed, the back panel slightly soiled; Macdonald, London, n.d.[194-]. First edition. More
FACIAL JUSTICE.
Pp. 256; top fore-corner of boards a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed and split, the back panel slightly soiled; edges of leaves lightly foxed; Hamish Hamilton, London, 1960. First edition. *From the library of Australian journalist and critic Neil Jillett, with his bookplate, by Spooner, on the..... More
THE DARK RIVER.
Book Two of The Fourth Realm Trilogy. Pp. xii+368, pictorial double title page and headpiece decorations printed in grey & black; med. 8vo; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper, with 3 small circular die-cut holes to front panel, revealing part of the illustration on the board below; Doubleday & Company..... More
GRAY MATTERS.
A novel. Pp. boards a trifle bowed and faintly scuffed; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and creased, the back panel faintly soiled; endpapers slightly offset, edges of leaves lightly foxed; Science Fiction Book Club, Newton Abbot, 1974. Readers Union edition. *'A projection of life in the 25th century where people..... More
MAPHEAD 2.
Pp. 224(last blank); dust wrapper; Walker Books, London, 1997. First edition. More
A FOR ANDROMEDA.
A novel of tomorrow. Pp. 206; boards a trifle canted; price-clipped dust wrapper, lightly soiled and worn, edges rubbed and slightly chipped, with piece torn from backstrip (affecting first four letters of title); edges of leaves foxed; Souvenir Press, London, 1962. First edition. *Novelisation of the television science fiction series..... More
A CRYSTAL AGE.
Pp. viii+316, the title page printed in red & black; pictorial green cloth, spine lettered and decorated in yellow & white, the upper board lettered in white and decorated in yellow, navy & white, edges lightly rubbed, spine faded and dulled, the fore-corners and spine extremities a trifle frayed; text..... More
GREEN MANSIONS:
A Romance of the Tropical Forest. With an Introduction by John Galsworthy. Pp. xviii+350; maroon cloth, spine and upper board lettered in green, publisher's device in blind on lower board, corners slightly rubbed; top edges maroon, others uncut; inked ownership inscription on upper free endpaper, bookseller's sticker at foot of..... More
SOUTH AMERICAN ROMANCES:
The Purple Land; Green Mansions; El Ombu. Pp. [viii]+824(last blank); dark green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, boards slightly flecked, spine cloth a trifle faded; text block faintly browned, the upper free endpaper slightly creased, a little light foxing; Duckworth, London, 1930. First edition. Payne A56a. *Omnibus edition of three..... More
MY DIRTY LITTLE BOOK OF STOLEN TIME.
Pp. [vi]+312(last blank), full page illustrations; dust wrapper; ribbon marker; top edges of leaves faintly foxed; Bloomsbury, London, 2006. First edition. *Signed by the author (in gilt ink) on the title page. 'Outlandishly entertaining novel, in which the seemingly insurmountable obstacle of spacetime proves no match for human ingenuity and..... More