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Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood, 1871. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. Some light wear at spine and front fore-edge, covers a bit faded. A very good copy. Small 8vo. 64 pages, plus ads. Original purple pictorial wrappers. First separate edition of perhaps the single most influential future war story: "Before Chesney there had been little effective method in the few tales of the war-to-come that had appeared. After Chesney there were very few of these tales that did not employ the devices that had alarmed a nation, angered a Continent, and annoyed the Prime Minister" (Clarke, 'Voices Prophesying War: Future Wars 1763-3749', 1992, p. 34). "The first significant British imaginary war story and also the finest and most influential example of the subgenre" (Bleiler, 'Science-Fiction: The Early Years' 412). Ink ownership inscription at top of front cover of a member of the "Coldstream Guards/Guards' Club," 1871. Bleiler (1978), p. 42; Clarke, 'Tale of the Future' (1978), p. 5; Tom Reiss,…
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The Battle of Dorking. Reminiscences of a Volunteer
by [CHESNEY, Sir George Tomkyns]
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The Bridge of Lost Desire
by DELANY, Samuel R.
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Ultramarine Press, 1987. Fine as issued. 8vo. 310 pages. 7 illustrations by Gregory W. Frux [the Arbor House edition is not illustrated]. Specially bound in morocco-backed marbled boards by Denis Gouey. FIRST EDITION, limited issue, number 12 of 50 copies signed by Delany.
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Grendel
by GARDNER, John
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1971. 8vo. 174pp. Original cloth; dust jacket. A near-fine copy with fading as usual to spine panel of jacket. FIRST EDITION, review copy, with slip laid-in.
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The Man in the High Castle
by DICK, Philip K.
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1962. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. Slightest wear to jacket at top of spine and fore-corner tips, light spotting on front, upper corner of front inside flap price clipped, essentially a fine copy. 8vo, Original black cloth, lettered in red; pictorial dust jacket. First edition, first printing of the author's Hugo Award winning alternative history novel. "It is probably Dick's best work, and the most memorable alternative world tale, or fantasia of historical possibility, ever written" - Pringle, 'Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, 37; Currey, p. 157. Small rubber stamp of the Wissners Library on front pastedown. With D36 code on p. 239. (BA).
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Matter's End
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Cheap Street, 1991. First. 8vo. 76pp. Illustrations by Judy J. King. Original cloth; folding case; cloth folding case. A fine copy. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED DELUXE ISSUE, one of 51 numbered copies signed of the "Publisher's Edition" from an edition of 177.
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Of Space / Time and the River
by BENFORD, Gregory
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New York: Cheap Street, 1991. 8vo. 68pp. Illustrations by Judy J. King-Rieniets. Original cloth; dust jacket; slipcase. A fine copy. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED DELUXE ISSUE, letter 'K" of nine lettered copies signed of the "Collector's Edition" from an edition of 177. PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed on the colophon.
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Songs from the Stars
by SPINRAD, Norman (b. 1940)
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New York: Simon and Schuster, 1980. The original typed manuscript: the setting copy with all the editor's and proof-reader's marks. Complete book: 400 pages, 4to. Predominantly mechanically reproduced leaves, with some original typescript insertions. Original typed insertion leaves include those for the Dedication to David Hartwell; the leaf listing other books by Spinrad; and the About the Author leaf. The editorial corrections average some ten per page, and there are occasional annotations in Spinrad's hand. Songs from the Stars was Spinrad's ninth novel. Kirkus wrote: "Earth is in the post-Smash era: much of the northern hemisphere east of California is radioactive; tribes are now divided between white and black sorcery (science); chief transport is helium-winged hang gliders with pedals. Clear Blue Lou, something of a legal circuit rider, sails over to the Sunshine tribe to settle a dispute among rival Aquarians but himself settles into the druggy, free-sex nightlife for a…
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Tales of the Flying Mountains
by ANDERSON, Poul
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[New York]: Macmillan, 1970. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. A fine copy. 8vo. Original blue cloth; pictorial dust jacket designed by Anthony Sini. First edition. The book is dedicated "To Peg Campbell," the wife of John W. Campbell, renowned editor of 'Astounding Science Fiction' (later 'Analog Fiction/Science Fact'), in which parts of this novel first appeared. This is the dedication copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "Best wishes to Peg and John Campbell / Poul Anderson." Currey, p. 13. (BA).
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This Delicate Creature
by O'LEARY, Con
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London: Constable & Company, 1928. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. A few small stains and some light discoloration to covers, otherwise a very good copy without the dust jacket. 8vo. Original cloth. First edition. The dedication copy, inscribed by the author beneath the printed dedication ("To Caradoc Evans"): "From Con O'Leary Aug. 4, 1928." Caradoc Evans (1878-1945) was a Welsh story writer, novelist and playwright. This is the Irish writer Con O'Leary's best known work, a science fiction novel in which "a woman is given a drug that induces a range of Identity Transfer experiences, including life as a mouse and as her own betrayed husband" (Science Fiction Encyclopaedia, online).
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The War Hound and the World's Pain. A Fable
by MOORCOCK, Michael
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New York: Timescape Books, 1981. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. Minor production fault affecting blank portion of verso of last leaf; in very good condition. Small, narrow folio (10 3/4 x 6 inches), original printed yellow wrappers. Advance uncorrected galley proofs for the first edition, printed on both sides, perfect bound, entirely different in format from the published version. A dedication copy, signed and dated ("NY, October, 1981") by Moorcock on the title-page and inscribed by him on the dedication page: "To Charles [Platt], Who probably understands all the implications of this dedication more than anyone. Cheerio, you bastard. Mike." The printed dedication reads: "For Doctor A. C. Papadakis, Valerie, Amanda, Charles Platt and all those others who, with Jill [Moorcock's wife], helped create the circumstances that led to the writing of this book." This fantasy novel , set during the Thirty Years War, grew out of the breakdown of Moorcock's marriage - fact ironically reflected in the…
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