{"title":"Science Fiction \u0026 Fantasy","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"quadratic-olaf-stapledon-murray-leinster-first-edition-first-printing","title":"Quadratic, Olaf Stapledon \u0026 Murray Leinster. First Edition, First Printing.","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" face=\"Georgia\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eQuadratic, Olaf Stapledon \u0026amp; Murray Leinster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" face=\"Georgia\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst edition, first printing of this omnibus of Stapledon's 'Worlds of Wonder' and Leinster's 'Murder Madness', created by combining unbound sheets from the publisher's previous editions of the two volumes. Limited to 300 copies. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: -webkit-standard; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" face=\"Georgia\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLos Angeles: Fantasy Publishing Co., 1953. An about near fine in a very good, unclipped dust jacket. Binding is tight and sturdy, a very minor instance of discoloration to front board. Toning to second half of text block, else internally clean with no markings. Jacket shows light shelfwear with a small chip to spine crown, creasing to front panel and spine, protected in archival mylar. Very scarce. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"The Rare Book Sleuth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40407725899951,"sku":"","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/8846\/4815\/products\/quad.jpg?v=1628624023"},{"product_id":"solaris-stanislaw-lem-true-first-edition-first-printing-1","title":"Solaris, Stanislaw Lem. True First Edition, First Printing.","description":"\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003cspan face=\"Georgia\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSolaris, Stanislaw Lem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Georgia\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Georgia\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Georgia\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Georgia\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrue first (Polish) edition, first printing of Lem's philosophical science fiction masterpiece. The novel follows a crew of scientists on a research station as they attempt to understand an extraterrestrial intelligence, which takes the form of a vast ocean on the planet Solaris. Combining \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Georgia\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"profound philosophical speculation with the structure of traditional action-adventure SF, embodied in a clear, vivid writing style \" this is a major work by any measure (Anatomy of Wonder, 1995). Basis for three filmed adaptations, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Georgia\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe most successful of which was Andrei Tarkovsky's iconic 1972 film. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Georgia\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Georgia\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWarsaw: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Georgia\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWydawnictwo Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej, 1961. Publisher's original pictorial cloth wrappers and dust jacket. Book itself in good condition, sturdy binding a lean, mild crease to spine, one inch tear along the front panel and spine joint. Some discoloration to wraps, scattered foxing to edge of text block and internally. Dust jacket shows general shelfwear and rubbing, some loss at spine joints and to the front panel, tiny red paint splatters to front panel and flap. The front flap is detached, reinforced with archival tape to verso. An imperfect, yet still charming, copy of this sci-fi classic. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Rare Book Sleuth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41230961967279,"sku":"","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/8846\/4815\/products\/IMG_7780.jpg?v=1643133227"},{"product_id":"love-song-philip-jose-farmer-first-edition","title":"Love Song, Philip José Farmer. First Edition.","description":"\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Georgia\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLove Song, Philip José Farmer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cspan size=\"4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Georgia\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst edition, first printing of Farmer's erotic supernatural mystery. A paperback original. North Hollywood, CA: Brandon House, 1970. About very good. Slight lean, spine creased. Wraps show some general shelfwear, rubbing and light creasing. Internally toned, clean with no markings. Scarce. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\" size=\"4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Georgia;\" face=\"Georgia\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"The Rare Book Sleuth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41378195603631,"sku":"","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/8846\/4815\/products\/IMG_8413.jpg?v=1646415353"},{"product_id":"the-horror-on-the-asteroid-and-other-tales-of-planetary-horror-edmund-hamilton-first-edition","title":"The Horror on the Asteroid and Other Tales of Planetary Horror, Edmund Hamilton. First Edition.","description":"\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Georgia\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Horror on the Asteroid and Other Tales of Planetary Horror, Edmund Hamilton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cspan size=\"4\" face=\"Georgia\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst edition, first printing of the author's first book and one of the earliest collections of pulp science fiction stories. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" face=\"Georgia\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCollecting stories from Weird Tales and sci-fi specialty pulps of the late 1920s and early 1930s, the book was also one of the titles in the publisher's Creeps series of anthologies, highlighting how science fiction and horror as separate genres had not yet been established.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" face=\"Georgia\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLondon: Philip Alan, 1936. Publisher's original red cloth boards, spine lettered in black, pp. [1-8] 9-256. One of three variant bindings, priority not known. A very good or better copy in a fair to good, unclipped dust jacket. Binding sound, minimal wear to boards, area of light fading to spine. Jacket priced at \"2\/6 net\" on spine, below which is a sticker indicating a reduced price. Jacket shows an area of loss to spine where white paper has been affixed to verso with tape. Else, some general shelfwear, crease to back panel, a few closed tears reinforced with tape to verso, protected in archival mylar. Rare in the dust jacket. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"The Rare Book Sleuth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42299199324335,"sku":"","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/8846\/4815\/products\/IMG_0938.jpg?v=1675574004"},{"product_id":"philip-k-dick-typed-letter-signed-tls-to-norm-metcalf-april-12-1960","title":"Philip K. Dick ~ Typed Letter Signed (TLS) to Norm Metcalf ~ April 12, 1960","description":"\u003ch2 align=\"center\"\u003ePhilip K. Dick ~ Typed Letter Signed \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eTyped letter, signed \"Phil Dick,\" to noted science fiction collector and bibliographer Norm Metcalf. With the original mailing envelope. Dated April 12 1960, Dick thanks Norm for sending him Damon Knight's collection of critical essays \u003cem\u003eIn Search of Wonder\u003c\/em\u003e, praising both its appearance and content, and commenting on the chapter that deals with him. Dick discusses recent \"good luck in [his] writing\" with respect to \u003cem\u003eDoctor Futurity\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTime Pawn\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eVulcan's Hammer\u003c\/em\u003e, concluding with his positive reaction to the foreign rights to \u003cem\u003eTime Out of Joint\u003c\/em\u003e. He also writes \"But far more interesting to me and to my career is this: Harcourt-Brace has given me a project contract for a straight literary novel...the contract is signed and I have a $500 signature advance...Mind you, there is no novel yet. Not even an outline....I have nine months to do the whole thing, and it as all going to be tough, the whole business.\" In October of that year, Dick would submit the manuscript for \u003cem\u003eHumpty Dumpty in Oakland\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a reworking of a now lost novel titled \u003cem\u003eA Time for George Stavros\u003c\/em\u003e, written around 1955-1956. Harcourt Brace would ultimately reject it, and Dick was forced to return the $500 advance. The book was eventually published by Gollancz in 1986. (Rickman, 1989)\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eSingle page letter, measuring 8 1\/2 x 11\", with the original mailing envelope. Signed in blue ink by Dick, with \"x copy\" also written in blue ink, possibly in another hand. Letter in very good condition, showing little wear and folded to fit in the envelope. Protected in an archival sleeve. A scarce signed letter by one of sci-fi's greatest with notable content.\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"The Rare Book Sleuth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44423141621935,"sku":"","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/8846\/4815\/files\/IMG_60702.jpg?v=1727280237"},{"product_id":"sin-in-space-cyril-judd-first-edition","title":"Sin in Space, Cyril Judd. First Edition.","description":"\u003ch2 align=\"center\"\u003eSin in Space, Cyril Judd\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eFirst edition under this title, of this \"rocketing, sensational expose of sin in space: a story about a drug deadlier than heroin, more vicious than morphine - the Martian narcotic that drenched a planet in crime and perversion!\" Written by Cyril M. Kornbluth and Judith Merril and published under their pseudonym Cyril Judd, the novel was originally a three-part serial in Galaxy Science Fiction in 1951 under the title \"Mars Child\" and was first published under the title Outpost Mars in 1952 by Abelard Press, New York.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eNew York: Galaxy Publishing Company (Beacon Books No. 312), 1961. Publisher's original illustrated wraps; pp. 190, [1]. Very good or better. Binding tight, spine uncreased, internally clean. Minor shelfwear and rubbing to wraps.\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"The Rare Book Sleuth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44991243485359,"sku":"","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/8846\/4815\/files\/IMG_9664.jpg?v=1742235151"},{"product_id":"grey-lensman-edward-e-smith-the-first-edition-library","title":"Grey Lensman, Edward E. Smith. The First Edition Library.","description":"\u003ch2 align=\"center\"\u003eGrey Lensman, Edward E. Smith \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eAn extraordinarily accurate reproduction of Smith's fourth (originally the second) book in the Lensman series and the second to focus on the adventures of Lensman Kimball Kinnison. With nearly identical paper weight, size, typeface, art, wrappers, finish, and texture as the original book appearance, published by Fantasy Press in 1961. With the publisher's slip laid in.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eShelton, CT: The First Edition Library, circa 1990s. Original blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; pp. (xii), 306. A near fine copy, showing just traces of rubbing to boards and foxing to text block edgegs, in a fine dust jacket. Slipcase in nice shape with just a hint of rubbing.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Rare Book Sleuth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45045085634735,"sku":"","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/8846\/4815\/files\/IMG_0066.jpg?v=1744041795"},{"product_id":"star-mans-son-2250-a-d-andre-norton-the-first-edition-library","title":"Star Man's Son: 2250 A.D., Andre Norton. The First Edition Library.","description":"\u003ch2 align=\"center\"\u003eStar Man's Son: 2250 A.D., Andre Norton\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eAn extraordinarily accurate reproduction of Norton's first science fiction novel and one of her best. With nearly identical paper weight, size, typeface, art, wrappers, finish, and texture as the original, published by Harcourt in 1952. With the original slipcase and with the publisher's slip laid in. \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eShelton, CT: The First Edition Library, circa 1990s. Original red cloth, lettered and decorated in black; pp. (viii), 248. A near fine copy with just traces of foxing to text block edges in a near fine or better jacket with a tiny spot of rubbing to spine. Slipcase in great shape, just a hint of rubbing.\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"The Rare Book Sleuth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45045096251567,"sku":"","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/8846\/4815\/files\/IMG_0061.jpg?v=1744042823"},{"product_id":"shambleau-and-others-c-l-moore-the-first-edition-library","title":"Shambleau and Others, C.L. Moore. The First Edition Library.","description":"\u003ch2 align=\"center\"\u003eShambleau and Others, C.L. Moore\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eAn extraordinarily accurate reproduction of Moore's fantastic collection of early science fiction. With nearly identical paper weight, size, typeface, art, wrappers, finish, and texture as the original, published by Gone Press in 1953. In the slipcase with the publisher's slip laid in.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eShelton, CT: The First Edition Library, circa 1990s. Original teal cloth, spine lettered in red; pp. 224. A touch of foxing to text block edges, else a fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Slipcase shows minor rubbing.\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"The Rare Book Sleuth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45045099888815,"sku":"","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/8846\/4815\/files\/IMG_0057.jpg?v=1744043436"},{"product_id":"earthman-come-home-james-blish-the-first-edition-library","title":"Earthman Come Home, James Blish. 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Slipcase shows just a hint of shelfwear.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Rare Book Sleuth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45045110046895,"sku":"","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/8846\/4815\/files\/IMG_0052.jpg?v=1744044323"},{"product_id":"the-weapons-makers-a-e-van-vogt-the-first-edition-library","title":"The Weapons Makers, A.E. van Vogt. The First Edition Library.","description":"\u003ch2 align=\"center\"\u003eThe Weapon Makers, A.E. van Vogt\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eAn extraordinarily accurate reproduction of van Vogt's second book. With nearly identical paper weight, size, typeface, art, wrappers, finish, and texture as the original, published by Hadley in 1947. With the original slipcase and with the publisher's slip laid in. \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eShelton, CT: The First Edition Library, circa 1990s. Original brown boards, spine lettered in yellow; pp. 224. Traces of foxing to text block edges, else a fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with the spine a touch faded. Slipcase fine.\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"The Rare Book Sleuth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45052728705199,"sku":"","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/8846\/4815\/files\/IMG_0194.jpg?v=1744309015"},{"product_id":"the-legion-of-space-jack-williamson-the-first-edition-library","title":"The Legion of Space, Jack Williamson. The First Edition Library.","description":"\u003ch2 align=\"center\"\u003eThe Legion of Space, Jack Williamson\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eAn extraordinarily accurate reproduction of Williamson's first book, originally serialized in Astounding Stories in 1934. With nearly identical paper weight, size, typeface, art, wrappers, finish, and texture as the original, published by Fantasy Press in 1947. With the original slipcase and with the publisher's slip laid in. \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eShelton, CT: The First Edition Library, circa 1990s. Original cloth boards, spine lettered in gilt; illustrated endpapers, pp. (x), 259. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Slipcase shows just a hint of rubbing. \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Rare Book Sleuth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45052843819183,"sku":"","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/8846\/4815\/files\/IMG_0186.jpg?v=1744314917"},{"product_id":"dreadful-sanctuary-eric-frank-russell-the-first-edition-library","title":"Dreadful Sanctuary, Eric Frank Russell. The First Edition Library.","description":"\u003ch2 align=\"center\"\u003eDreadful Sanctuary, Eric Frank Russell\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eAn extraordinarily accurate reproduction of Russell's second sci-fi novel. With nearly identical paper weight, size, typeface, art, wrappers, finish, and texture as the original, published by Fantasy Press in 1951. With the original slipcase and with the publisher's slip laid in. \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eShelton, CT: The First Edition Library, circa 1990s. Cloth boards, spine lettered in gilt; pp. 276. A hint of foxing to text block edges, else a fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Slipcase shows very minor rubbing.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Rare Book Sleuth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45053164781743,"sku":"","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/8846\/4815\/files\/IMG_0181.jpg?v=1744330955"},{"product_id":"chapter-house-dune-frank-herbert-signed-first-uk-edition","title":"Chapter House Dune, Frank Herbert. Signed First UK Edition.","description":"\u003ch2 align=\"center\"\u003eChapter House Dune, Frank Herbert\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eFirst UK edition, first printing of the sixth and final book in Herbert's Dune series. Signed by Herbert to the title page. \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eLondon: Victor Gollancz. 1985. Publisher's original burgundy cloth boards, spine lettered in gilt; pp. 379. A near fine copy in a near fine, unclippd dust jacket. Binding remains tight, sturdy and square, possibly unread. Minor softening to spine heel with a light bump to rear corner. Pages typically toned, else internally clean and fine. Jacket remains bright and vivid, a touch of toning to spine and a couple superficial scratches to back panel. A very nice copy, protected in archival mylar. \u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"The Rare Book Sleuth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45963112808623,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/8846\/4815\/files\/IMG_3462.png?v=1760106205"},{"product_id":"snow-crash-neal-stephenson-uncorrected-proof","title":"Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson. 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Scarce. \u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"The Rare Book Sleuth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46214971752623,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/8846\/4815\/files\/IMG_4228.png?v=1762879215"},{"product_id":"under-the-dome-stephen-king-signed-first-edition","title":"Under the Dome, Stephen King. Signed First Edition.","description":"\u003ch2 align=\"center\"\u003eUnder the Dome, Stephen King\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eFirst edition, first printing of King's epic science fiction novel. Signed by King to the title page and housed in a custom slipcase. \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eNew York: Scribner, 2009. Publisher's dark blue paper-covered boards over cloth spine, lettered in metallic silver; pp. xii, [2], 1074. A near fine or better copy in a near fine or better, unclipped dust jacket, showing just the slightest traces of shelfwear and protected in archival mylar. Very presentable. \u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"The Rare Book Sleuth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46485528543407,"sku":null,"price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/8846\/4815\/files\/IMG_5456.png?v=1768431901"},{"product_id":"neuromancer-william-gibson-signed-first-american-edition-phantasia-press","title":"Neuromancer, William Gibson. Signed First American Edition ~ Phantasia Press","description":"\u003ch2 align=\"center\"\u003eNeuromancer, William Gibson\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eFirst American hardcover edition of Gibson's debut novel and cyberpunk classic, one of the earliest and best-known works in the genre. Signed by Gibson to the title page and in the fantastic original dust jacket designed by Barclay Shaw. Winner of the Nebula Award, the Philip K. Dick Award, and the Hugo Award, the only novel to have ever won all three.  This edition was issued in a print run of 1,575 copies with the first 350 signed and numbered, this copy being an unnumbered copy. \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eWest Bloomfield, MI: Phantasia Press, 1986. Publisher's original cream colored cloth boards, spine lettered in gilt; pp. 231. A near fine copy in a near fine, unclipped dust jacket. Binding remains tight, sturdy and square. Minimal shelfwear to boards with minor toning\/foxing to board extremities, scattered foxing to text block edges. Light rubbing to front pastedown, else internally clean. Jacket shows the slightest hint of shelfwear with a couple light creases to rear flap. Protected in archival mylar. \u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"The Rare Book Sleuth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46541261799599,"sku":null,"price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/8846\/4815\/files\/IMG_5966.png?v=1770232953"},{"product_id":"king-kong-novelization-by-delos-lovelace-first-edition-in-unrestored-original-dust-jacket","title":"King Kong, Novelization by Delos Lovelace. First Edition in Original Dust Jacket.","description":"\u003ch2 align=\"center\"\u003eKing Kong, Delos W. Lovelace\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eRare first edition, first printing of the novelization of one of the great classics of cinema. Published in late 1932, the book was written at the request of producer Merian C. Cooper as a promotional tie-in before the movie's release, thus preceding the appearance of Kong in any other media. A very attractive copy in a remarkably vibrant and unfaded first issue dust jacket, identified by the redundant \"by\" before Wallace's name on the front panel.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eNew York: Grosset \u0026amp; Dunlap, 1932. Publisher's original green cloth, lettered in brown; pictorial endpapers, pp. (vi), 249, [1]. A very good copy in a very good, unclipped dust jacket. Binding remains sturdy and square, minimal shelfwear, typical minor toning to boards, a couple tiny instances of foxing to foredge. Internally clean with no markings. The dust just has benefited from expert repairs and restoration along extremities with careful retouching to spine, all nearly imperceptible to the eye. Light horizontal crease to back panel. Overall, a very presentable copy with a bright and very attractive dust jacket. Housed in a custom drop-back box. \u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"The Rare Book Sleuth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46543435202735,"sku":null,"price":12500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/8846\/4815\/files\/IMG_5980.jpg?v=1778600074"},{"product_id":"a-song-of-ice-and-fire-a-game-of-thrones-george-r-r-martin-first-edition-set","title":"A Song of Ice and Fire (A Game of Thrones), George R.R. Martin. First Edition Set.","description":"\u003ch2 align=\"center\"\u003eA Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eFirst editions, first printings of each of the five volumes of Martin's epic high fantasy series – A Song of Ice and Fire. Consisting of A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons. \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eNew York: Bantam Books, 1996-2011. All volumes bound in original boards with original unclipped dust jackets and are in very good or better condition. A Game of Thrones shows just traces of shelfwear, binding tight and sturdy. Light shelfwear to the jacket with a few imperfections\/creases, closed slice to rear flap and panel. A Clash of Kings shows some general light shelfwear to boards and jacket. The remaining three volumes are all near fine or better, appearing unread. Each jacket protected in archival mylar. 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The book uses the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to satirise the class and gender hierarchies of Victorian society, but the novella's more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions. The first two editions of Flatland were published in rapid succession in 1884, after which the work went out of print. Blackwell brought it back with this third edition in 1926, forty-two years later. Although the text includes a small number of revisions from the second edition, the book’s physical presentation is nearly identical to the earlier editions. \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eOxford: Basil Blackwell, 1926. Publisher's original illustrated wraps; pp. xvi, 102. An about very good copy. Wear and toning to wraps with a minor stain to front wrap and text block edge. Front hinge a touch overopened, small owner's inscription to half-title else internally clean. Uncommon. \u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"The Rare Book Sleuth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46910694195375,"sku":null,"price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/8846\/4815\/files\/IMG_8110.jpg?v=1778688926"},{"product_id":"the-war-of-the-worlds-h-g-wells-first-edition-first-state","title":"The War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells. First Edition, First State.","description":"\u003ch2 align=\"center\"\u003eThe War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eFirst edition of Wells' landmark science fiction novel, one of the first to to detail a conflict between mankind and an extraterrestrial race. Currey's state (A) with 16 pages of publisher's advertisements at end dated Autumn 1897, headed by New Letters of Napoleon I on the second page.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eLondon: William Heinemann, 1898. Publisher's original grey cloth, lettered in black; pp. viii, 303, [1], 16 ads. About very good. Binding a touch shaken and overopened at points, hinges starting, spine a bit cocked, still secure. Light general shelfwear and rubbing to boards. A handful of scattered stains and instances of foxing to pages, a couple small stickers neatly removed from endpaper edges, presumably from a former protective jacket. Overall, a very presentable copy. \u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"The Rare Book Sleuth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46915485466799,"sku":null,"price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/8846\/4815\/files\/IMG_8118.jpg?v=1778766592"},{"product_id":"neuromancer-william-gibson-signed-easton-press-20th-anniversary-edition","title":"Neuromancer, William Gibson. 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In fine condition. \u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"The Rare Book Sleuth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46975129780399,"sku":null,"price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/8846\/4815\/files\/neuro1.jpg?v=1779893375"},{"product_id":"the-crystal-world-j-g-ballard-first-edition","title":"The Crystal World, J.G. Ballard. First Edition.","description":"\u003ch2 align=\"center\"\u003eThe Crystal World, J.G. Ballard\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eFirst edition, first printing of Ballard's classic fourth novel, the story of a physician who travels up a river in West Africa to find his former mistress, only to discover the jungle is undergoing a mysterious, expanding crystallization, turning everything—plants, animals, and people—into beautiful but lifeless crystal. \u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eLondon: Jonathan Cape, 1966. Publisher's original off-white cloth, spine lettered in gilt; pp. 221. A near fine copy in a near fine, price-intact dust jacket. Binding remains tight, sturdy and square, seemingly unread with minimal wear to boards and the slightest hint of offsetting to endpapers. Jacket shows traces of shelfwear with a small price sticker removed from front flap. A very presentable copy, protected in archival mylar. \u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"The Rare Book Sleuth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46978478145711,"sku":null,"price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/8846\/4815\/files\/IMG_8355.jpg?v=1779979006"},{"product_id":"love-napalm-j-g-ballard-first-american-edition","title":"Love \u0026 Napalm, J.G. Ballard. First American Edition.","description":"\u003ch2 align=\"center\"\u003eLove \u0026amp; Napalm: Export U.S.A., J.G. 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Very presentable, protected in archival mylar.\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"The Rare Book Sleuth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46991627223215,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0515\/8846\/4815\/files\/IMG_8435.jpg?v=1780328681"},{"product_id":"solaris-stanislaw-lem-first-american-edition","title":"Solaris, Stanislaw Lem. First American Edition.","description":"\u003ch2 align=\"center\"\u003eSolaris, Stanislaw Lem\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch4 align=\"left\"\u003eFirst American edition, first printing and the first edition in English of Lem's philosophical science fiction masterpiece. Translated from French by Joanna Kilmartin and Steve Cox. The novel follows a crew of scientists on a research station as they attempt to understand an extraterrestrial intelligence, which takes the form of a vast ocean on the planet Solaris. Combining \"profound philosophical speculation with the structure of traditional action-adventure SF, embodied in a clear, vivid writing style \" this is a major work by any measure (Anatomy of Wonder, 1995). Basis for three filmed adaptations, the most successful of which was Andrei Tarkovsky's iconic 1972 film.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eNew York: Walker and Company, 1970. Publisher's white boards, spine lettered in black; pp. (vi), 216. A very good copy in a very good, unclipped dust jacket. Binding remains sturdy with a trace of a lean, light shelfwear and toning to board edges with a few small bumps. Internally clean. A few small indentations to the back of jacket and book.Jacket shows general shelfwear and rubbing with a few ships, spine toned. 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