THE CANOPY OF TIME by Aldiss, Brian W[ilson] - 1959

Faber & Faber, 1959. Hardcover. Good. 1959. 1st Published. 221 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Some foxing to pastedowns and endpapers with inscriptions and small area of loss to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean with sunning overall.

New English Library Ltd, 1975. Mass Market Paperback. VG-. used mass markte paperback edition. lightly shelfworn, corners a bit bumped, some creasing/scuffing/wear to covers. binding is straight and tight with no marks to text or other serious flaws.

London: Science Fiction Book Club, 1961. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good in a Good jacket, generally toned, stains at the front panel, foxed at the spine, a chip at the bottom of the front panel. Green cloth, stained and bumped at the corners, with a red ink panel on the spine. Firmly bound with a slight forward lean, foxed at the edges, clean internally.

The Science Fiction Book Club, 1961. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1961. Book Club Edition. 222 pages. Illustrated jacket over green cloth. Pages have slight foxing, tanning and minor thumbing. Boards have some moderate edge wear, with slight bumping to corners and minor bumping to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with small tears and creasing. Jacket is slightly rubbed and marked overall.

London: Four Square Books 821 1963 First Four Square Paperback Printing, 1963 GD+ Cover art by Roy Carnon.

London: London: New English Library May 1971 First NEL Paperback Printing ISBN 0-450-00708-1, 1971 Good reading copy. Cover art by Bruce Pennington.

London: New English Library May 1971 First NEL Paperback Printing ISBN 0-450-00708-1, 1971 VG. Light edgewear, light creasing to spine, otherwise an attractive copy, very clean throughout. Cover art by Bruce Pennington.

London: London: New English Library May 1975 NEL Paperback Reprint ISBN 0-450-02254-4, 1975 Near Fine. Light edgewear, light creasing adjacent to spine, otherwise an attractive copy. Cover art by Bruce Pennington.

London: The Science Fiction Book Club By Arrangement With Faber & Faber. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1961. 1st Book Club Edition. Original boards. With some foxing to edges and a few pages. Dustjacket in protective plastic cover. Slight wear to spine, covers, corners & dustjacket. ; GPT"The Canopy of Time" (also published as "Galaxies Like Grains of Sand") by Brian Aldiss is a collection of interlinked short stories that span billions of years, presenting a grand tapestry of humanity's future evolution and its interactions with the cosmos. Each story, while distinct, contributes to a cohesive narrative arc that explores themes of time, civilization's rise and fall, and human adaptability. Aldiss masterfully combines speculative science with deep philosophical questions, considering not just the technological advances of future societies but also their cultural, social, and ethical dimensions. From the dawn of humanity's expansion into space… Read More

London: Four Square 821 1963 First Four Square Paperback Printing, 1963 A Fine unread copy, with a trace of edgewear & slight warping of covers, not unusual with these editions. Cover art by Roy Carnon.