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
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
Pp. [vi]+312(last blank); med. 8vo; dust wrapper; Baen, New York, 2002. First edition. *A Vorkosigan Saga science fiction novel. More
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, the cloth slightly marked, including a few small damp spots; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; Hodder..... More
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
With Four Illustrations in Colour and Black-and-White by John de Walton. Pp. viii+214(last colophon), coloured frontispiece, plus 3 black & white plates; cr. 8vo; light brown cloth, spine and upper board lettered and decorated in in black, with oval coloured pictorial onlay on upper board, the boards a trifle canted..... More
Pp.[vi]+502; med. 8vo; dust wrapper; Macmillan, London, 2005. First edition. *The author's first book, signed by him on the title page. Nominated for the World Fantasy Award and the Locus Award; winner of the Spectrum and Tahtivaeltaja Awards. A sequel, Ink, was published in 2007. More
Preface by Michael Holroyd. Pp. 276(last blank); post 8vo; brown boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, slightly foxed (mainly on reverse), edges a trifle rubbed and split the backstrip lightly faded; bookplate of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, blank verso of last text page lightly offset, a little..... More
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
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
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
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
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
Pp. 224(last blank); dust wrapper; Walker Books, London, 1997. First edition. More
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
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 lower pastedown, the first couple of..... More
A story of Interplanetary Exploration. Pictures by Stead. Pp. 192, coloured frontispiece and 5 plates; cr. 8vo; red boards, lettered and decorated in black, price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly soiled and creased, edges and split, with a couple of tiny chips; inked signature partially rubbed from upper free endpaper, small piece..... More
A story of Space Exploration. Pp. 157(including recto of lower free endpaper), text illustrations (mainly pictorial headpieces); cr. 8vo; blue boards, spine lettered in black, fore-corners of boards slightly bruised; dust wrapper, faintly soiled and foxed, edges a trifle rubbed; outer leaves faintly offset, edges of leaves foxed; The Children's..... More
More adventure in Space. Pp. 160, title page vignette, plus text illustrations; cr. 8vo; green boards, spine lettered in black, fore-corners of boards faintly bruised, the spine slightly faded; dust wrapper, edges slightly browned, the back panel faintly soiled; edges of leaves foxed; The Children's Book Club, London, n.d.[196-]. Children's..... More
More adventures in Space. Pp. 160, coloured frontispiece, black & white title page vignette and text illustrations; cr. 8vo; pictorial dark blue boards, lettered and decorated in green, the boards a trifle canted, bottom fore-corner of upper board faintly bruised; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and creased, with..... More
Pp. [vi]+250; bottom fore-corner of lower board slightly bruised; dust wrapper; edges of leaves faintly foxed; St. Martin's Press, New York, 1999. First U.S. edition. *Set in the year 202. Winner of the John Creasey Award for the best first crime novel of the year. With the publisher's folded publicity..... More
Illustrated article in NEW WORLDS, Speculative Fiction, Volume 51, Number 176, comprising pp. 51-54 of a total of 64 pages, illustrated; demy 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, lightly soiled and foxed, edges slightly rubbed; a little light foxing and soiling; Magnelist Publications Ltd., London, 1967. *Also contains a story..... More
Pp. [iv]+184; dust wrapper; edges of leaves slightly foxed; Viking Kestrel, Melbourne, 1988. First edition. White (Volume 2) 5110. *Inscribed and signed by the author (to Melbourne bookseller Albert Ullin) on the title page. Born in New Zealand, Caroline MacDonald (1948-1997) lived in Australia for many years. The Lake at..... More
Edited, with an introduction and notes, by Andrew Enstice & Janeen Webb. Pp. xxxiv+350, full page illustrations, notes, selected bibliography; demy 8vo; yellow cloth, spine lettered in silver, upper board lettered and ruled in red, the upper board a trifle soiled, faint bruise to bottom edge of lower board; Wesleyan..... More
Pp. xii+452, double page map, dated, names of places and people, short history of the Roman Empire; med. 8vo; small bump to bottom edge of upper board; dust wrapper; edges of leaves faintly foxed; Orion, London, 2005. First edition. *Author's first book; signed by her on the title page. More