| Brian Wilson Aldiss | Science Fiction Quiz | Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1983 First Edition First Printing - Issued Without Dust Jacket | Lower corners lightly rubbed else Fine book in laminated boards - as issued. | 4.00 | 128 pages of challenging questions. Maximum score 5,000 points. Answers given... (if needed) |
| Anonymous | S. F. Authors Checklist 1900-1985 | Self-Published 1985 ? - Issued Without Dust Jacket | A5 covers lightly creased, clip binding and page edges lightly marked - Very Good booklet | 5.00 | 150 pages with Authors' Dates, pseudonyms, Series, Novels, Alternate Titles, Short Stories & Collections, Non S/F Novels |
| Anonymous | Science-Fiction Fantasy Horror The World of Forrest J. Ackerman At Auction | Guernsey's 1987 (Paper) | Silver covers badly creased, a little rubbed small abraded area on rear cover - Good Book With Filmfax interview with Forry and Michael D. Stein who purchased the Monster Museum and a copy of the review of the disaster from File 770 | 20.00 | Mainly black & white illustrations, brief description and price estimates for over 2000 items: Manuscripts, Costumes, Artifacts and Ephemera, Artwork, Books, Magazines, Film Posters and Lobby Cards. Forry's expectation was in excess of $500,000... |
| Mike Ashley | The Work of William F. Temple An Annotated Bibliography & Guide | Borgo Press 1994 First Edition First Printing (Paper) | Front cover lightly curled else Fine A5 spine-glued Booklet | 15.00 | Preface; About Mike Ashley; 'Reminiscences' by Arthur C. Clarke; William F. Temple: A Short Biography: A William F. Temple Chronology; William F. Temple An Introduction to His Works; About the Format; THE BIBLIOGRAPHY; Quoth the Critics; Afterword by Forrest J. Ackerman; Selected Early Writings and more... |
| Charles Barren | Foundation The Review of Science Fiction Nos. 7/8-95 | The Science Fiction Foundation 1973-2011 | Mostly Very Good or better Copies | 3.00 | Nos. 57, 64, 65, 95 @ £1; 31, 37, 39, 41 @ £2; 28 @ £3; 15 @£4; 17 @£5; 7/8 @ £8 - prices reflecting age, condition and scarcity. |
| Stephen Baxter | Deep Future | Gollancz 2001 First Edition First Printing | Slightly bumped at top and base of spine and page edges lightly browned else Fine book in Dust Jacket with a tiny chip near the top of the front fold. | 5.00 | ''How different will life be at the end of the 21st century? Can technology save us from ecological disaster? What is to be learnt from the abortive Apollo and Shuttle proqrammes that will help us escape the bounds of Earth in the future? And if we do escape Earth can we make a home on the harsh planets and moons of our solar system?... '' |
| Gerald Bishop | Science Fiction Books Published in Britain January 1979 Vol. 1 No. 6 | Aardvark House 1979 | Lightly creased, lightly marked and tiny tear at the base of the fold - A4 centre-folded sheet with A5 addition | 1.00 | Publishing data for UK books: Author/Title/Publisher/Price/ISBN for November and December 1978 and forthcoming for January, February and March for 1979. |
| Laurent Bouzereau | Star Wars Episode I The Making of the Phantom Menace | Ebury Press 1999 First Edition in the UK First Printing (Paper) | Corners a little rubbed, spine lightly bumped - Very Good to Near Fine Book | 2.00 | ''...your exclusive entrée to the behind-the-scenes world where the wonders of the newest chapter in the Star Wars saga are brought to life by masters of movie-making magic... a tour de Force through every fascinating facet of production on the dream project of the decade... interviews with George Lucas as he discusses the genesis of the Star Wars story... '' |
| Poppy Z. Brite | Courtney Love: The Real Story | Orion 1995 First Edition in the UK First Printing | Top front corner bruised, top page edges quite badly foxed and a few page edges discoloured - Good book in Near Fine Dust Jacket | 5.00 | ''... renowned both as the driving force behind the greatest of the grrl rock bands, Hole, and as the widow of... the legendary lead singer of Nirvana who tragically committed suicide at the height of his international fame... With over thirty photographs... and extracts from ... letters and journals... first full account... '' For the completist? |
| John K. H. Brunner (Also as Henry Crosstrees, Jr., Ellis Quick & Keith Woodcott) | Childless Couples and Delinquent Children | Science and Public Policy 1985 - Volume 12 Number 3 June (Paper) | Slightly browned and marked - Near Fine | 5.00 | Three page article written by John Brunner. Stapled sheets provided by the Publisher as the Author's complimentary copies. Rare. |
| Andrew M. Butler | Christopher Priest: The Interaction | Science Fiction Foundation 2005 First Edition First Printing (Paper) | Fine Book | 10.00 | Introduction by Andrew Butler. Ten articles on the author by Graham Sleight, Gilles Dumay, Nick Hubble, Andy Sawyer, Matthew Wolf-Meyer, Nicholas Ruddick, Thomas Van Parys, Victoria Stewart, Paul Kincaid and the Editor. 184 pages with full bibliography and index. |
| Barbara Cartland | I Seek The Miraculous | Sheldon Press 1978 First Edition First Printing | Bruised at base of spine, light spine crease, page edges a little marked & gift inscription on prelim page else Fine book in slightly spine-faded Dust Jacket with a small (2 x 3mm) print lamination chip missing from top of spine Signed and Personalised by | 10.00 | ''... This book is not an autobiography. I have set down the many incidents when I have been inspired, when I have had a glimpse of the World Behind the World. Also the times when I was disappointed and disillusioned. It has been a thrilling and absorbing search... '' |
| Cy Chauvin | A Multitude Of Visions | T-K Graphics 1975 First Edition First Printing (Paper) | Fine Book | 7.50 | Essays on SF: Editor's Introduction: Ursula K. Le Guin, Thomas M. Disch, Bruce Gillespie, Bob Rickard, Stanislaw Lem, Sheryl Smith, Jeff Clark and James Blish. 67 pages . |
| John Clute | Canary Fever: Reviews | Beccon 2009 First Edition First Printing - Paperback Issue | Fine book Signed by the Author on the Title Page. Cover Illustration by Judith Clute | 16.00 | ''... a collection of reviews... science fiction, fantasy and horror: the literatures Clute argues should be recognized as the central modes of fantastika in our times... the fourth such collection... Every review has been edited. Errors and incoherencies have been removed when possible... One piece, on John B Watson and Behaviorism, is previously unpublished.'' |
| John Clute | Canary Fever: Reviews | Beccon 2009 First Edition First Printing - Paperback Issue | Fine book Cover Illustration by Judith Clute | 16.00 | ''... a collection of reviews... science fiction, fantasy and horror: the literatures Clute argues should be recognized as the central modes of fantastika in our times... the fourth such collection... Every review has been edited. Errors and incoherencies have been removed when possible... One piece, on John B Watson and Behaviorism, is previously unpublished.'' |
| John Clute | Canary Fever: Reviews | Beccon 2009 First Edition First Printing Limited State (Number P.C./40) | Fine book in Dust Jacket with small scrape on front panel Signed by the Author on the Title Page. Cover Illustration by Judith Clute | 35.00 | ''... a collection of reviews... science fiction, fantasy and horror: the literatures Clute argues should be recognized as the central modes of fantastika in our times... the fourth such collection... Every review has been edited. Errors and incoherencies have been removed when possible... One piece, on John B Watson and Behaviorism, is previously unpublished.'' |
| John Clute | Pardon This Intrusion Fantastika in the World Storm | Beccon 2011 First Edition First Printing (Paper) | Fine book Signed by the Author on the Title Page. Cover Illustration by Judith Clute | 16.00 | ''...gathers together 47 pieces by John Clute... The addresses and essays in Part One... reflect upon the dynamic relationship between fantastika - an umbrella term Clute uses to describe science fiction, horror and fantasy - and the world we live in now. ... Six essays, some of considerable length, are now published for the first time.'' |
| John Clute | Pardon This Intrusion Fantastika in the World Storm | Beccon 2011 First Edition First Printing (Paper) | Fine book Cover Illustration by Judith Clute | 16.00 | ''...gathers together 47 pieces by John Clute... The addresses and essays in Part One... reflect upon the dynamic relationship between fantastika - an umbrella term Clute uses to describe science fiction, horror and fantasy - and the world we live in now. ... Six essays, some of considerable length, are now published for the first time.'' |
| John Clute | Scores Reviews 1993-2003 | Beccon 2003 First Edition First Printing (Paper Issue) | Fine paperback Signed by the Author on the Title Page. Cover Illustration by Judith Clute | 14.00 | ''... There are jokes in Scores, and curses and tirades, and apologies, and riffs; but every word in every review, in the end, is about how we understand the stories we tell about the world... '' |
| John Clute | Stay | Beccon 2014 First Edition First Printing (Paper) | Fine book Cover Illustration by Judith Clute | 16.00 | ''... John Clute's fifth collection of reviews and other pieces... Part One presents 100,000 words of reviews from late 2008 to now, none previously collected... Part Two contains short fiction published between 1987 and 2004. Part Three contains the unaltered reprinting of a well-received short book from 2006... The Darkening Garden: A Short Lexicon of Horror... '' |
| John Clute | Sticking To The End | Beccon 2022 First Edition First Printing (Paper) | Fine Book | 20.00 | ''... seventh collection of reviews and other pieces... broken into four parts... 100,000 words of reviews from late 2014 until now... short pieces in memory of some friends... some essays, highly selected... a number of essay/reviews of films and television miniseries... '' Cover Illustration by Judith Clute |
| Thomas G. L. Cockcroft | Index To The Weird Fiction Magazines | Self Published 1962 First Edition First Printing (Paper) | Covers lightly creased else Fine centre-stapled booklet | 7.50 | Weird Tales, Strange Stories, Strange Tales, The Thrill Book, Oriental Stories & The Magic Carpet Magazine, Strange Tales (English) and Golden Fleece Indexed by Title |
| Michael R. Collings | The Annotated Guide To Stephen King A Primary And Secondary Bibliography of America's Premier Horror Writer | Starmont 1986 First Edition First Printing (Paper) | Lower front corner lightly rubbed else Fine Paperback | 10.00 | Foreword; List of Abbreviations; Part One: Primary Bibliography A. Book-Length Fiction B. Collections of King's Fiction C. Short Fiction and Poetry D. Non-Fiction, Criticism, and Reviews E. The Audio-Visual King Part Two: Secondary Bibliography F. Bibliographic Studies G. Book-Length Critical Studies and Newsletters... |
| Jonathan Cowie | Essential Science Fiction A Concise Guide | Porcupine Books 2005 First Edition First Printing (Paper) | Fine book Can be signed by Publisher if wanted | 5.00 | ''... criteria for inclusion in the guide are... what the many... consider best... Hugo Award-winning novels and films, or Locus Awards... the Blackwood film poll... a systematic distillation of a mass of primarily Anglophone literature, cinematic production, TV series and graphic SF... '' Introduced by Vinc Clarke, with checklists, Index and notes. |
| Patrick Curry | Defending Middle Earth Tolkien, Myth and Modernity | Floris Books 1997 First Edition First Printing | Slightly bumped at top and base of spine and page edges lightly marked else Fine book in like Dust Jacket, a little creased and rubbed along the top edge, and with a couple of tiny tears. | 10.00 | ''The work of J. R. R. Tolkien has... been widely labelled as reactionary and escapist by critics... shows just how mistaken they are. he reveals Tolkien's profound and subtle advocacy of community, ecology and spiritual values against the destructive forces of runaway modernity... '' |
| Tony Curtis | Lyle Price Guide Printed Collectables | Lyle 1994 First Edition First Printing - Issued Without Dust Jacket | Slightly bumped at top and base of spine, corners lightly rubbed and page edges lightly age-darkened else Fine book in laminated boards - as issued Lavishly illustrated in colour and black and white | 5.00 | From Aeronautical to Womens Magazines via Childrens Books; Comic Books; Comics, American; Comics, British; Horror Magazines; Paperbacks: Detective, Science Fiction, Sensational, Teen Gang; Science Fiction Magazines and lots and lots of other things you didn't know people collected! |
| Andrew Darlington | ''Nebula'': But Far From Nebulous A personal history of Scotland's only professional S.F. magazine | Unpublished 1992 | A4 typed sheets, stapled top left hand corner, hole-punched, slightly creased, with pen annotations/corrections, underlinings and sno-pake | 4.00 | 9 pages: an article of 2,600 words (approx.) apparently unpublished |
| Kilmeny Fane-Saunders | RadioTimes Guide to Science Fiction | BBCWorldwide 2001 First Edition First Printing (Trade Paper) | Lower cover corners lightly creased else Fine Book | 3.00 | ... More than 1,500 films... 300 television series... Highlights from... radio broadcasting... Indexes to Actors, Directors, Writers... Who's Who in Science Fiction, Internet Guide, Alternative titles, Colour and black-and-white pictures, Trivia and Quizzes. Introduction by Brian W. Aldiss. |
| Radu Florescu | In Search Of Frankenstein Exploring the Myths Behind Mary Shelly's Monster | Robson 1996 First Edition Thus First Printing | Slightly bumped at top and base of spine and page edges a little marked else Fine book in like Dust Jacket | 7.50 | ''What is the link between Mary Shelly's 1818 novel... and the history and myth surrounding the barons Frankenstein... How much did Mary know of their dramatic history when she visited the castle in 1814? Did she know of the curse... or of the birth at the castle of the infamous alchemist Konrad Dippel... ?'' |
| James Gunn (Also as James E. Gunn and Edwin James) | The New Encyclopedia Of Science Fiction | Viking 1988 First Edition First Printing | Bruised at base of spine and ?tea? splash on top page edges and page edges lightly marked else Fine book in like, slightly creased Dust Jacket. | 5.00 | ''... Over 500 entries on the writers... over 250 science-fiction films... Poul Anderson on Alien Worlds... Greg Bear on Biology... Orson Scott Card on The Mainstream... Arthur C. Clarke on H. G. Wells... Gordon R. Dickson on Literary Conventions... Philip Jose Farmer on The Journey... Frederik Pohl on Eschatology... A. E. Van Vogt on Serials... Jack Williamson on Space Opera... '' |
| Sally Gunnell | Running Tall | Bloomsbury 1994 First Edition First Printing | Bruised at top and base of spine and some lower page corners else Fine book in like, lightly creased, Dust Jacket | 7.50 | ''Sally's own story of the long road to Olympic gold, World Championship and World Record'' Told with the assistance of Christopher Priest, and quite possibly the hardest job he's ever undertaken... |
| H. W. Hall | Science Fiction Book Review Index: 1971 (Volume 2) | SFRBI 1972 Second Printing - Issued Without Dust Jacket | Top corners bruised, front cover lightly part-faded, spine tape part-released - Very Good A4 spine-stapled, card-covered booklet Black & white cover illustration by Moffitt | 3.00 | Directory of magazines indexed; Abbreviations; Author index; Title Index; Addenda and Errata. 33 pages. |
| Kevin Hancer | The Paperback Price Guide | Overstreet 1980 First Edition First Printing (Paper) | Spine creased, lower corner of rear cover creased, cover edges/corners lightly curled/rubbed and page edges age-darkened and marked - Good paperback | 5.00 | Over 400 pages of prices realised for books in the preceding years, but sorted by publisher and number this book provides a thorough guide to the books issued by those publishers. With many black and white illustrations and eight colour pages. |
| Carl Hines | The B. F. S. Bulletin Vol. 8 No. 1 to Vol. 8 No. 4/5 plus Vol. 9 No. 6 | B. F. S. 1980-1982 (5 issues) | Generally Very Good 16-32 page A5 centre-stapled paper booklets | 7.50 | The Lot. Editorials; books received; book, film and TV reviews; articles; interviews; artwork; surveys; news; letters and more |
| L. Ron Hubbard (Also as Winchester Remington Colt, Elron, Rene Lafayette and Kurt von Rachen) | Three Items | Various 1982-86 | Covers a little creased, newspaper folded and browned - Very Good items | 10.00 | First Issue of 'Ron' Collector's Edition #1 - by and about L.R.H.'s life and work, includes the short The Dangerous Dimension & article from 1938: Tomorrow's Miracles; Extracted reprint of Rocky Mountain News Feb 20th 1983 headlined 'L. Ron Hubbard Speaks Out On 'Battlefield Earth' & Booklet 'L. Ron Hubbard The Man and His Work |
| Link Hullar | Favorites | Tattered Pages 1989 | Top of spine slightly bumped, other corners bruised, spine slightly creased and rubbed else Fine, centre-stapled magazine Many black & white pictures by Frank Hamilton | 10.00 | Celebrating the Great Pulp Heroes, Authors & Artists: Articles by Link Hullar: Preface; The Pulps and American History: An Informal Comment; Doc Savage and the Great Depression; D. S. and the Rebellious Sixties; Polished Bronze; The Bama Doc Savage Covers: A Personal Comment; The Big Bronze Apple, Vengeance is Mine... |
| B. T. Jeeves | A Checklist of Astounding Part 1 1930-1939 Author and Story Only | Jeeves 1963 First Edition (Paper) | Stapled spine has also been hole-punched, card covers slightly ragged - Very Good Book | 3.00 | Listing in two sections: By Author and By Title |
| B. T. Jeeves | Astounding Stories/Science Fiction Synopsis + N3F Checklist | ? 1984? | Card covers, clip bound, typed with annotations, one page torn | 5.00 | Largely complete listing of story title, author (to '35) story summary (1 sentence) and some artists from Jan. '32 to Oct '52 & 1956 26 pages - no trace of N3F Checklist |
| B. T. Jeeves | Index to If March 1952 - October 1958 | ? 1984? | A4 Card covers, clip bound, typed, with sno-pake corrections and a pen annotation | 5.00 | Full index for each issue, Cover Artist, stories, articles, letters - 12 pages |
| Jane Killick | The Making of Judge Dredd | Boxtree 1995 First Edition First Printing (Paper) | Slightly rubbed at the top of the spine else Fine book | 4.00 | ''... From the first stroke of a comic book artist's pen to the last snip of the film editor's scissors, this is the complete story of the year's most visually stunning movie.'' |
| Paul Kincaid | Call And Response | Beccon 2014 First Edition First Printing (Paper) | Fine Book | 16.00 | Introduction: What is Literary Criticism for?; Brian W. Aldiss; Paul Auster; Christopher Barzak; The Best; Arthur C. Clarke; John Crowley; Samuel R. Delany; Philip K. Dick; Hal Duncan; Steve Erickson; Lisa Goldstein; Jon Courtenay Grimwood; M. John Harrison; Robert Holdstock; Gwyneth Jones; Paul McAuley; Ian McDonald; Ken MacLeod; China Mieville; The New; Christopher Priest; Alastair Reynolds; Keith Roberts; Secret Histories; Lucius Shepard; Jo Walton; H.G. Wells; Gene Wolfe; Index |
| Gordon Larkin | The British Fantasy Society Bulletin Vol. 5 No. 3 to Vol. 6 No. 2 and Vol. 6 no. 6 | B. F. S. 1977-1979 (8 issues) | Generally Very Good 12-24 page A5 centre-stapled paper booklets | 12.00 | The Lot: Vol. 5 No. 3 to Vol. 6 No. 2 and Vol. 6 No. 6. Editorials; books received; book, film and TV reviews; artwork; surveys; news; letters and more |
| Gary Lovisi | Collector's Special #1: Novel Library A Bibliographic Investigation | Gryphon Books 1997 First Edition First Printing | Small scrape on cover else Fine book | 4.00 | 85 pages centre-stapled booklet with colour covers and 2 full pages colour spreads of all the Novel Library covers... details of 46 titles, authors, blurbs, and pieces on The Avon (Books) Connection, Jack Woodford - and with extra Addendum sheet |
| Hugh McDaid | Robot Warriors The Top Secret History of the Pilotless Plane | Orion Media 1997 First Edition First Printing | Edges slightly rubbed else Fine Copy in Like Dust Jacket | 5.00 | ''At a top secret base in the Nevada desert, deep inside a place known to the world as Area 51, the US government are testing their most secret weapon: an unmanned strike aircraft designed to destroy the most advanced air defences and render any nation open to destruction... '' |
| J. Gordon Melton | Chronicling The Vampire: A Collector's Guide to the Vampire Writings of Anne Rice | Transylvanian Society of Dracula 1997 First Edition Limited State First Printing (Paper) (No. 23/100) | Booklet slightly curled else Fine A5 centre-stapled booklet | 7.50 | Introduction; Complete (?) listing of known publications sorted chronologically by title . Includes Proofs, hardbacks, paperbacks, audio, graphic arts, Foreign Language Editions, Boxed Sets and Works About Anne Rice |
| Daniel Mersey | Arthur King of the Britons From Celtic Hero to cinema icon | Summerdale 2004 First Edition First Printing (Paper) | Edges/corners slightly rubbed else Fine book | 4.00 | Arthur, King of the Britons; Arthur, the medieval legend; Arthur, the Celtic warlord; Arthur of the Pre-Raphaelites and the Arthur of the movies... would the real King Arthur please stand up?... the many theories and myths surrounding this famous icon in his compelling biography.'' |
| Edward Milward-Oliver | The Len Deighton Companion | Grafton 1987 First Edition First Printing | Slightly bumped at top and base of spine and pages slightly damp-rippled else Fine book in like Dust Jacket, with a touch of wear at the fold tips. | 5.00 | Includes Interview with Len Deighton; Twenty-five-year Chronology of British and American First Editions; The Len Deighton Companion A-Z; Alphabetical List of Themes Explored; Register of Characters by Nationality; Bibliography: Fiction 1962-1987; Bibliography: Non-Fiction 1954-1987, Quiz Answes and Sources |
| Marcie Muir | Australian Children's Books A Bibliography Volume One 1774-1972 and Volume Two 1973-1988 | Melbourne University Press 1992 All Are First Edition Thus First Printing (Two Volumes) | Slightly bumped and rubbed at top and base of spine else Fine book in like, slightly rubbed Dust Jacket with a short (2mm) tear at the top edge of the rear panel. | 50.00 | Introduction; Acknowledgements; Locations; References; Abbreviations; Bibliography Australia; A Select Bibliography of the South West Pacific Area; Title Index; Illustrator Index for Vol 1 & Introduction; An Outline of the Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Select List of References; Abbreviations; Bibliography; Title Index; Illustrator Index for Vol 2. |
| Lee Anne Nicholson | Radio Times Official Collector's Edition Star Trek 30 Years | BBC 1996 First Edition in the UK First Printing (Paper) | Around 5mm of spine edge lightly bumped/rubbed covers a little creased else Fine Book | 5.00 | 100 Influential People in Star Trek; Leonard Nimmoy Looks Back; Over 400 Episode and Film Descriptions; Special First Ever Pull-Out Map of Federation Space; The Roddenberry Legacy; Behind the Scenes; The Fan Universe; Episode Log |
| Mark Owens | The Index to the The Science-Fantasy Publishers | Anthem 1966 First Printing Second Edition (Paper) (Actually First Issued Edition - No. 51/300) | A little wear at the base of the spine, plain blue card covers a little creased - Very Good A4 - probably a rebound photocopy | 30.00 | Introduction; How to Use the Index; The Index - Main Text (Advent to Visionary Press); The Also-Rans; Cross Index: Title & Author; Appendices A & B (Geographic Breakdown & Numerology - Books Published or Solely Distributed by) |
| Mark Owens | The Index to the The Science-Fantasy Publishers | Anthem 1966 First Printing Second Edition (Paper) (Actually First Issued Edition - No. 293/300) | Covers lightly creased, marked and discoloured, a number of pen marking against specific edtions/stories and page edges lightly age-darkened , - Very Good A4 book With Index Suppliment No. 1 | 40.00 | Introduction; How to Use the Index; The Index - Main Text (Advent to Visionary Press); The Also-Rans; Cross Index: Title & Author; Appendices A & B (Geographic Breakdown & Numerology - Books Published or Solely Distributed by) |
| Terry Pratchett | A Slip of the Keyboard Collected Non-Fiction | Doubleday 2014 First Edition First Printing | Bruised at top and base of spine, a few page corner tips and fore edges slightly bumped and page edges lightly browned else Fine book in like Dust Jacket. | 10.00 | ''... the finest examples of Pratchett's non-fiction writing, both serious and surreal: from musings on mushrooms to what it means to be a writer (and why banana daiquiris are so important)... '' |
| Terry Pratchett | The Science Of Discworld | Ebury Press 1999 First Edition First Printing | Slightly bumped at top and base of spine and page edges lightly age-darkened else Fine book in lightly creased Dust Jacket. | 10.00 | ''... uses the magic of Discworld to illuminate the scientific rules that govern our world. When a wizardly experiment goes adrift, the wizards of Unseen University find themselves with a pocket universe on their hands: Roundworld, where neither magic nor common sense seems to stand a chance against logic... '' |
| Terry Pratchett | The Science Of Discworld IV Judgement Day | Ebury Press 2013 First Edition First Printing | Slightly bumped at top of spine, spine a nlittle creased and leant and page edges lightly age-darkened else Fine book in lightly creased Dust Jacket. | 10.00 | ''The Omnians want control of Roundworld - its very existence makes a mockery of theit religion. The wizards of Unseen University, however, are extremely reluctant to part with it. After all, they created it! Enter Roundworls librarian, Marjorie Daw... '' |
| David Pringle | Bibliography | ??? 2009? | Black and white photocopy of an illustrated A4 top-left-stapled 13 page unnamed magazine (?) article with the corners lightly curled/creased | 10.00 | Very detailed listing of J. G. Ballard's works: Books; Short Fiction; Miscellaneous; Short Non-Fiction |
| David Pringle | The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Science Fiction The Definitive Illustrated Guide | Colour Library 1997 | Fine book in like Dust Jacket | 10.00 | ''... Illustrated with over 200 colour photographs, it explains the nature of sf's astounding stories, and gives you a comprehensive guide to the great craftsmen in science fiction, as well as the heroes, villains they created. It also charts the meteoric rise of sf from its earliest pulp fiction status to that of the largest grossing film and television genre ever... '' |
| Frank M. Robinson | Science Fiction Of The 20th Century An Illustrated History | Collectors Press 1999 First Edition First Printing | Lower spine corners slightly rubbed else Fine book in slightly rubbed Dust Jacket | 20.00 | Wonderful Lavishly Illustrated Indexed History: The Future is Here... It's 1901!; Isn't it Amazing?; No, It's Wonderful; Astounding, The Class Act; Stellar Companions and Dwarf Stars; The Major Moons of Jupiter; The Big and the British; Good Things in Small Packages; Bound to be Read; Future Dreams; The Death of Science Fiction? and For Sale - The Future. Note: Very Large Book! |
| Roger Robinson | The Writings of Henry Kenneth Bulmer | Beccon 1983 First Edition First Printing (Paper) | Covers a little marked, page edges a little foxed - Good to Very Good A5 centre-stapled booklet | 5.00 | Contents; Editor's Notes; 'On the Pen-name Trail; Appreciation by John Clute; Pseudonyms and Collaborations; Alphabetic listing of fiction; Alphabetic listing of non-fiction; List of edited works; Career Schematic; Book Series; Story Series; Chronological Listing of all work; Other BECCON publications |
| Jon Ronson | The Men Who Stare At Goats | Picador 2004 First Edition First Printing | Bruised at top and base of spine, slight spine lean and page edges lightly browned else Fine book in lightly rubbed Dust Jacket, with 'The Crazy Rulers of the World' sticker on the front panel | 10.00 | ''In 1979 a secret unit was established by the most gifted minds within the US army. Defying all known military practice - and, indeed, the laws of physics - they believed that a soldier could adopt the cloak of invisibility, pass cleanly through walls and, perhaps most chillingly, kill goats just by staring at them... '' Basis for the film. |
| H. M. Saxby | A History of Australian Children's Literature 1841-1941 & 1941-1970 | Wentworth Books 1969-71 All Are First Edition First Printing (Two Volumes) | Slightly bumped at top and base of spines and page edges a little browned and marked else Fine copies in slightly worn Dust Jacket | 20.00 | ''... a guide for parents, teachers, librarians and students... outlines possible trends and patterns... an essential tool and a vital work of reference... '' |
| Andy Serkis | The Lord of the Rings Gollum How We Made Movie Magic | Collins 2003 First Edition in the UK First Printing (Paper) | Edges lightly rubbed, else Fine Book | 4.00 | ''... Andy Serkis tells his own story about how a three-week commission to provide a voiceover for Gollum grew into a five-year commission to breathe life and soul into The Lord of the Rings' most challenging creation... '' |
| Brian Sibley | The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey Official Movie Guide | HarperCollins 2012 First Edition First Printing (Paper) | Fine book | 5.00 | ''... exclusive interviews with director Peter Jackson, Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen and... filmmakers, who share film-making secrets and tales of what it was actually like making movie magic in Middle-earth. Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of behind-the-scenes photos of the actors, locations, sets, creatures and costumes... '' |
| Brian Sibley | The Lord Of The Rings Official Movie Guide | HarperCollins 2001 First Edition First Printing (Paper) | Slightly rubbed at top and base of spine else Fine book | 5.00 | ''... lavishly illustrated behind-the-scenes guide... includes full-colour photos of the cast, locations, sets, monsters and costumes, together with exclusive interviews with peter Jackson and all of the principal cast... an entertaining overview of the conception, design and filming of the trilogy... '' |
| Brian Sibley | The Lord Of The Rings The Making Of The Movie Trilogy | HarperCollins 2002 First Edition First Printing (Paper) | Slightly bumped at base of spine and top front corner slightly creased and curled else Fine book. | 4.00 | ''... a lavishly illustrated, behind-the-scenes guide which includes more than 300 photos from all three films, together with exclusive interviews with all the cast and crew... '' |
| Dan Simmons | Summer Sketches | Lord John Press 1992 First Edition First Printing | Tape 'ghosts' on end papers and small stain on one page edge (not affecting text) else Fine Book in Fine Dust Jacket | 20.00 | ''... the notebook Dan Simmons carried with him on his travels, recording the sights and impressions that later made their way into his books... Calcutta... Romania... his thoughts and experiences, and his sketches... a rare opportunity to view the creative process from its infancy, as an observation or drawing, to its final maturation... '' |
| Noble Smith | The Wisdom of the Shire A Short Guide to a Long and Happy Life | Hodder & Stoughton 2012 First Edition in the UK First Printing | Bruised at base of spine else Fine book in like Dust Jacket | 5.00 | Foreword by Peter S. Beagle ''... there is much we can learn from Frodo's determination, Bilbo's sense of homeliness, Sam's fierce allegiance, and Merry and Pippin's love of food and fun... we can apply these Hobbit practices to everyday life... '' |
| Brian Stableford (Also as Brian Craig) | The Way To Write Science Fiction | Elm Tree 1989 First Edition First Printing (Paper) | Page edges a little browned else Fine book | 2.00 | Designing an alien world, adapting human biology and geology, developing imaginary technology as well as practical guidance on markets and the contemporary scene... |
| Tim Underwood | Bare Bones: Conversations on Terror with Stephen King | New English Library 1989 First Edition in the UK First Printing | Lower corners and lower edge of front board a litle bumped and page edges lightly browned and a little foxed - Very Good Book in like Dust Jacket | 4.00 | ''... a cornucopia of rare insights into Stephen King, the man and the writer... a series of revealing interviews King... discusses his life, his work, his fears and dreams. He talks in detail about his books... and what he plans for the future.'' |
| Virgil Utter | Raymond King Cummings Explorer of the Infinite A Working Bibliography | Galactic Central 1999 First Edition First Printing (Paper) | Lower rear corner bruised and creased and light brown splash mark on rear cover - Very Good A5 Booklet | 3.00 | Introduction; Prose Fiction; Prose Fiction Books; Series; Poetry & Drama; Poetry & Drama Books; Articles; Miscellaneous; Non-Fiction Books; Publications Edited by Ray Cummings; Reviews; Other Media; Articles on Ray Cummings; Reviews; Books about Ray Cummings; Phantom and Forthcoming Titles; Textural Variations..., Chronological Index of Prose Fiction |
| Sean Wallace | The Tall Adventurer The Works Of E. C. Tubb | Beccon 1998 First Edition First Printing (Paper) | Fine Book | 12.00 | Trade paperback original. Full bibliographical listing, plot synopses, pseudonyms, series, non-SF, and indexes... |
| Sean Wallace | The Tall Adventurer The Works Of E. C. Tubb | Beccon 1998 First Edition First Printing (Paper) | Page edges a little bumped, marked and creased else Fine book Signed by Phil Harbottle and Ted Tubb and Roger Robinson (publisher) | 12.00 | Trade paperback original. Full bibliographical listing, plot synopses, pseudonyms, series, non-SF, and indexes... |
| Kate Wilhelm | The Hills Are Dancing | Corroboree Press 1986 First Edition First Printing | Slightly bumped and rubbed at top and base of spine else Fine book in like Dust Jacket. | 20.00 | ''We are all searching... Dick and I are sharing a search; we are looking for something elusive, something important to both of us... about boundaries... mothers and sons... continuity... It has to do with time... and change. Impermanence. Continuity. Where will my people be in ten thousand years?'' Photography and philosophy in Oregon |
| Gary K Wolfe | Bearings Reviews 1997-2001 | Beccon 2010 First Edition First Printing (Paper) | Fine book Cover Illustration by Judith Clute | 16.00 | Introduction by Peter Straub. Second in the series of collected Locus reviews, covering most of his review columns from the beginning of 1997 up to the end of 2001 - nearly 200 books. |
| Gary K Wolfe | Sightings: Reviews 2002-2006 | Beccon 2011 First Edition First Printing (Paper) | Fine book Cover Illustration by Judith Clute | 17.00 | Third in the series of collected Locus reviews, covering over 200 books. Including Barth Anderson; Margaret Atwood; Stephen Baxter; Greg Bear; Gregory Benford; Terry Bisson; Ray Bradbury; David Brin; Damien Broderick; Fredric Brown; Tobias S. Buckell; Mark Budz; Octavia E. Butler; Jack Cady; John W. Campbell Jr; Orson Scott Card; Jonathan Carroll and many others |
| Gary K Wolfe | Sounding: Reviews 1992-1996 | Beccon 2005 First Edition First Printing (Paper) | Fine book. | 20.00 | His first collection of reviews - these originally appeared in Locus. |
| Philip Wylie | Generation of Vipers | Rinehart 1946 First Edition Thus First Printing (Prefatory material excised and 15 page chapter 'Postscript, 1945' added) | Bruised at top and slightly bumped and worn at base of spine, end papers a little marked and page edges age-darkened - Very Good book | 10.00 | A Survey of Moral Want; A Philosophical Discourse suitable only for the Strong; A Study of American Types and Archetypes and a Signpost on the two Thoroughfares of Man: the Via Dolorosa and the Descensus Averno; together with sundry Preachments, Epithets... Moodal Adventures... Political Impertinences... Allegories... Aspirations... Visions and Jokes as well as certain Homely Hints for the care of the Human Soul |
| M. H. Zool (Oxford University Speculative Fiction Group) | Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy | Bloomsbury1989 First Edition First Printing (Paper) | Cover edges lightly rubbed, lower front corner creased and page edges lightly browned (as usual) else Fine book | 4.00 | Clute ''... a compact and knowledgeable biographical and bibliographical dictionary... '' with authorial summaries and highlights, and a very useful 'if you liked that you will probably like this' recommendation section. Scarce and very good. |
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