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Scholastic Press, 1999 Book. Illus. by GrandPre, Mary. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and First US Edition. Not a remainder, book club or ex-library copy. The second Harry Potter novel published in the US. All First Printing points are present: First printing with full number line "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 9/9 0/0 1 2 3 4, Printed in the U.S.A. 37, First American Edition, June 1999" stated on copyright page and Code "51795" above smaller barcode line on rear jacket panel. The "Year 2" badge IS NOT present on the spine or jacket and silver lettering is raised on the front and spine of the dust jacket. (The "Year 2" badge was added on later printings. If "Year 2" badge appears on the jacket or spine, it IS NOT a first printing.) First printing typo with "ancestor" instead of "decedent" on page 332. The "Also By" list on the ffep also includes the typo "Sorceror's"… Leer más

Timescape Books, 1981 Book. Illus. by Maitz, Don. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and true first edition. (Precedes the UK edition by Sidgwick & Jackson) . Number "1" present in complete number line. <b>Signed by Wolfe on the title page.</b> Not a remainder, book club or ex-library copy. Light edge-wear to bottom edge of boards with some rubbing at spine with very minor handling-related wear to page block edges, else fine copy in fine jacket. A clean, bright and square copy with $15.50 price intact, no remainder or owner's marks and wrapped in a brodart protective jacket. Wonderful condition for a scarce book this age. Volume Three Wolfe's award-winning The Book of the New Sun series. Award History: 1982 Nebula Award Nominee (lost to No Enemy But Time by Bishop); 1982 British Science Fiction Award Nominee (lost to Helliconia Spring by Brian Aldiss); 1983 Locus Poll Award Winner for Best Fantasy Novel; 1983… Leer más

Tordotcom, 2021 Book. Illus. by Martiniere, Stephan. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. A clean, square copy in pristine jacket. The award-winning first book in the Ministry of Alchemy series, but preceded by several very well received stories published in anthologies. A very deep and rewarding dive into a blend of steampunk and Islamic culture with a smartly written heroine. Award History: 2022 Mythopoeic Award Nominee (lost to Or What You Will by Jo Walton); 2022 Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel (lost to A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine); 2022 Locus Award Winner for Best First Novel; 2022 Nebula Award Winner for Best Novel; 2022 World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novel (lost to The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri)..

Daw Books, 2011 Book. Illus. by G-Force Design. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and first US edition. (Simultaneous with the UK edition by Gollancz, but the time zone difference makes the UK edition the true first.) Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Daw Collectors #1540. First Printing with DAW Book Collectors No. 1540 and the date 2011 on the copyright page with no other dates or later printings listed. No First Edition Statement on copyright page. This is the true first printing and the rare variant without the standard number line or first edition statement printed on the copyright page, confirmed by Rothfuss on his website. Black boards with gold lettering on spine. Near fine (unread) copy in near fine jacket. Jacket shows light crinkling wear at top edge and top and bottom of spine panel, else is clean with $29.95 price intact. Page block is square and solid, but with two very small, pencil tip specks at lower side edge of page block,… Leer más

White Wolf Publishing, 1997 Book. Illus. by Bauman, Jill. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder nor ex-library copy. <b>Signed by Ellison on the title page in bright blue ink.</b> Very faint bump with associated jacket crinkling at bottom corner of rear panel, else fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. First omnibus edition collecting The Harlan Ellison Hornbook and Harlan Ellison's Movie. This is Volume 3 of what was a projected series of 20 volumes titled "The Collected Ellison." A clean, straight copy without price-clipping..

Tor, 2019 Book. Illus. by Arnold, Tommy. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. A true first printing with black tinted pages, black cloth over black boards, black endpapers, gold lettering on spine and gold skull logo with "IX" on the skull's brow on front board. Later printings have red endpapers and white page edges. As New condition. This copy is pristine, in very fine (unread) condition in pristine jacket with price intact. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Award History: 2020 Chesley Awards Nominee for Best Cover Illustration (TBA); 2020 World Fantasy Awards Nominee for Best Novel (lost to Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender); 2020 Locus Poll Award Winner for Best First Novel; 2020 Nebula Awards Nominee (lost to A Song for a New Day by Sarah Pinsker); 2020 Hugo Awards Nominee for Best Novel (lost to A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine)..

Scholastic Press, 1999 Book. Illus. by GrandPre, Mary. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and First US Edition. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. The third Harry Potter novel to be published in the US. A fine copy in near fine jacket. A handsome copy in near pristine condition. Very light jacket crinkling at top edge of spine panel with faint smudging along top edge of page block (age and handling related wear), else the page block is bright and square with jacket intact. Collector's note that all first printing points are present: Full number sequence "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1" and " 9/9 0/0 1 2 3 4" on the same line with the notations "Printed in the U.S.A. 37" and "First American Edition, October 1999" each stated on copyright page. The $19.95 price is intact on the front jacket flap with the code 51995 above smaller bar code line on the rear jacket panel. Dark green boards with embossed diamond quilt pattern,… Leer más

Tor, 2016 Book. Illus. by Staehle, Will. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. <b>Signed by Charlie Jane Anders on the title page. Rare thus, because the author usually signs on the half title page because of the tree illustration covering both leaves of the title page.</b> Fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. A straight, square copy in clean jacket without marks or price-clipping. Award History: 2017 Nebula Award Winner for Best Novel; 2017 Locus Poll Award Winner for Best Fantasy Novel; 2017 Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel (lost to The Obelisk Gate, N.K. Jemisi)..

Avon Eos, 1999 Book. Illus. by Halperin, Amy. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. Faint diagonal jacket crease at top right corner of front jacket panel and tiny bump with associated crinkling to top edge of spine panel, else a fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. <b>Signed on the Contents page by each of the following authors: Robert Silverberg, Joe Haldeman, David Brin, Nancy Kress and Greg Bear. Signed on the half-title page by Gregory Benford.</b> Subtitled "Eleven Masters of Science Fiction Return to Their Legendary Worlds." Original anthology, the finest of the year (per Locus Magazines 1999 Recommended Reading List), where some of Science Fiction's greatest writers contribute original stories to their most famous universes: Orson Scott Card, Joe Haldeman, Ursula Le Guin, Anne McCaffrey, Robert… Leer más

Ace Science Fiction, 1989. Book. Illus. by Harris, John. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. State First Edition with "1" in number line present. Signed by both co-authors Cynthia Felice and Connie Willis on the title page. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Page block edges slightly tanned (normal for a book this age manufactured before acid-free pages). Narrow ripple in rear paste-down page at hinge near spine, a manufacturing defect. Aside from these defects, a fine copy in fine jacket. Jacket is bright with $17.95 price intact. A clean, square copy without previous owner's marks. .

Berkley Putnam, 1975 Book. Illus. by Lehr, Paul. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. No Additional Printings (NAP) on copyright page making this copy a first printing. Code "7502" on front jacket flap indicating a February, 1975 printing.The page block is tanned, normal for a book this age manufactured before acid-free paper. Minor foxing at top edge of text block. Jacket edges slightly worn with some liver-spotting to white rear cover. One small horizontal scuff at top edge of front jacket panel with jacket crease at front corner of spine. One small (1cm in length) closed tear at bottom edge of front jacket panel. Else a straight, square near fine copy in near fine jacket with original $6.95 price intact. A complex story taking place in the far-future, this title was the last SF novel Koontz wrote before turning his talents to the supernatural horror genre. Iconic jacket illustration by Paul Lehr..

Gollancz, 2005 Book. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover UK, first printing and true first edition. (The first US edition was published later in March.) Fine (unread) copy with tiny (1cm) jacket dent at front edge near spine panel. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. <b>Signed by Joyce on the title page.</b> Magic in 1960's England. "[A]s solid, balanced, and finely tuned as anything Joyce has written, and that is tantamount to saying it's about as finely tuned as any recent fiction we have." - Gary K. Wolfe, Locus, February 2005. Award History: 2006 World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novel (lost to Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami); 2006 Locus Poll Award Nominee (lost to Anansi Boys by Gaiman)..

Ballantine Books, 2003 Book. Illus. by Metz, Julie. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition on copyright page with "1" present in complete number line. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Nebula award winning novel. Faint bumping at top and bottom edges of spine panel (caused by light handling and shelving). Page block is clean, bright and without marks. A fine (unread) copy in near fine jacket. Creme white boards with white cloth on spine with gold lettering. (The white boards are susceptible to smudges, but the boards on this copy are clean and white.) An uncommon book, and rare to find in fine condition. "'If I had not been what I am, what would I have been?'" wonders Lou Arrendale, the autistic hero of Moon's compelling exploration of the concept of "normalcy" and what might happen when medical science attains the knowledge to "cure" adult autism. Arrendale narrates most of this… Leer más

Bantam, 2007 Book. Illus. by Stone, Steve. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and first US edition. (Published one month after the UK edition by Gollancz.) Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Copies in First Printing state are increasingly rare. First printing with "1" present in complete number line. Dark orange board with black cloth and gold lettering on spine. This copy shows light handling-related wear from having been read once, and carefully. Light edgewear at top and bottom edges of jacket. Text block at spine has some play, again due to having been read, so it not tight like a new book. Aside from these details, jacket is bright, without tears or scratches with $23.00 price intact. Text block is square without marks. A near fine copy in near fine jacket..

Ballantine Del Rey, 1986 Book. Illus. by Sweet, Darryl. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. <b>Signed by Brooks on the ffep and inscribed "To Art, Magic from Somewhere within the [illegible] of Darkover" and dated "10/88".</b> Light, handling-related wear along page block edges with previous owner's stamp on title page. Jacket shows minor wear along top edge of jacket (handling related). A near fine copy in near fine jacket. The jacket is clean, intact without tears or chipping with $16.95 price intact. A clean, square copy of a popular book nearly 40 years old. This copy was read once, carefully, then kept on a shelf. Brooks fourth book and the first book in The Landover series, and NY Times Bestseller. A wonderful copy for collectors because of the inscription. It was once… Leer más

SST Publications, 2022 Book. Illus. by Serra, Daniele. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover UK, first edition and first printing. First hardcover edition. (First published in trade paperback by Holt in 2009.) Limited Edition, No. 101 of 400 signed and numbered copies. Signed by Tremblay on full-color signature page. Two-page full color foldout with black and white interior illustrations also by Daniela Serra. Award History: 2009 Bram Stoker Award Nominee for Best First Novel (lost to Damnable by Hank Schwaeble)..

Bantam Spectra, 2000 Book. Illus. by Youll, Stephen. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and first US edition. (Preceded by the Voyager UK edition published August 8, 2000.) First printing with "1" present in complete number line. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. A fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. Faint hint of age and handling-related wear to side edge of page block with light spotting on top edge (common for a book this age), else this copy is clean, square and bright without marks. Jacket is pristine without tears or creases with original $26.95 price intact. Shipping Note: This is a thick, heavy book nearly 1,000 pages. Extra shipping may apply. Book Three in A Song of Ice and Fire series. Award History: 2001 Locus Poll Award Winner for Best Fantasy Novel; 2001 Hugo Award Nominee (lost to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling); 2002 Nebula Award Nominee (lost to The Quantum Rose by Catherine Asaro). 2001 Hugo Award Nominee for Best… Leer más

Bloomsbury, 2003 Book. Illus. by Cockcroft, Jason. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover UK, first printing and true first edition. The "Children's Edition" with all first printing points present: "First Published in Great Britain in 2003 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc" with "First Edition" stated on copyright page. The UK Children's Edition are rare because they were banned for export to the US because of the contemporaneous US edition by Scholastic. This is a fine (unread) copy in fine jacket with moderate bump, associated crinkling at top left corner of front jacket at spine hinge caused by a clumsy shelving. Otherwise, the jacket is clean without tears with clean edges (but for the flaw described above), with the 16.99 GBP price intact on lower front flap. Page block is square, bright and dent-free without previous owner's marks or personalization. The spine is straight and square without any lean. Illustrated boards identical with the dust jacket… Leer más

Morrow, 2001 Book. Illus. by Stevenson, David. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and first trade edition. (Preceded by the Subterranean Press limited edition published in 2000.) <b>Signed upside down by Powers as is his practice and dated "01/23/01" placing this copy in the same month as publication, a unique copy beyond just having a signature.</b> Copies of Declare now run into the 3rd printings. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Supernatural espionage novel set in 1963. Award History: 2002 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Finalist, Adult Literature. (Lost to The Curse of Chalion by Bujold.) Co-Winner of the 2001 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. (Tied with Galveston by Sean Stewart.) Winner of the International Horror Guild Award for Best Horror Novel. San Francisco Chronicle Book Review Best of 2001 List..

Gnome Press, 1949. Book. Illus. by Gibson, James. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Slight spine lean with faint rubbing to board bindings at head and tail of spine panel and corners, and age-darkening to text block. Tiny chips and closed tears at corners, head and tail of spine panel, and one closed 1.5cm tear at top edge of front panel. Small, white spot on front of jacket caused by spill. By the same author of "Mr. Mergenthwirker's Lobblies and Other Fantastic Tales". Barron (ed) Fantasy Literature, 3-42. Award History: Nelson S. Bond won the the 2005 SESFA Award for Lifetime Achievement..