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GATEWAY.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, [1986]. Octavo, Illustration by Vincent DiFate, full leather, a.e.g. Later edition. Collector's edition signed by Pohl on a special leaf. New introduction by Algis Budrys. First book of the Heechee series. Winner of the 1977 Nebula and 1978 Hugo awards for best novel. Part of the "Masterpieces of Science Fiction" series. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-860. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 858-64.
GATEWAY.
New York: St. Martin's Press, [1977]. Octavo, boards. First edition. First book of the Heechee series. Winner of the 1977 Nebula and 1978 Hugo awards for best novel. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-860. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 858-64.
GATEWAY.
New York: St. Martin's Press, [1977]. Octavo, boards. First edition. First book of the Heechee series. Winner of the 1977 Nebula and 1978 Hugo awards for best novel. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-860. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 858-64.
GATEWAY.
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, [1986]. Octavo, illustrations by Vincent DiFate, full leather, a.e.g. Limited edition. One of an unspecified number of copies signed by Pohl. New introduction by Algis Budrys. "This is a fine contemporary space opera, with some neatly ironic characterization."- Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-333. Hugo Award winner 1978, Nebula Award winner 1977, John W. Campbell award 1978. Collector's notes laid in. Issued as part of the Easton Press "Masterpieces of Science Fiction" series. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-860. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 858-64.
HEECHEE RENDEZVOUS ...
New York: Ballantine Books, [1984]. Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. Third book of the Heechee series, sequel to GATEWAY (1977) and BEYOND THE BLUE EVENT HORIZON (1980). See Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-333.
HEECHEE RENDEZVOUS.
New York: Ballantine Books, [1984]. Octavo, printed red wrappers. Advance copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Third book of the Heechee series, sequel to GATEWAY (1977) and BEYOND THE BLUE EVENT HORIZON (1980). See Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-333.
HOMEGOING.
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, [1989]. Octavo, frontispiece by Barclay Shaw, full leather, a.e.g. Limited edition. One of an unspecified number of copies signed by Pohl. Introduction by James Gunn. Part of the Easton Press signed first edition series.
JEM.
New York: St. Martin's, 1979. Octavo, Cloth backed boards. First edition. "An overpopulated, under-resourced future Earth manages to send out star probes in search of planetary lebensraum. One such a world is found, the eponymous Jem, and colonization commences. A dark novel, amounting to a lengthy and rather bitter mediation on humanity's capacity to screw things up." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 195. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-861. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 396.
JEM.
New York: St. Martin's Press, [1979]. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. "An overpopulated, under-resourced future Earth manages to send out star probes in search of planetary lebensraum. One such a world is found, the eponymous Jem, and colonization commences. A dark novel, amounting to a lengthy and rather bitter mediation on humanity's capacity to screw things up." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 195. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-861. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 396.
JEM.
New York: St. Martin's Press, [1979]. Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. "An overpopulated, under-resourced future Earth manages to send out star probes in search of planetary lebensraum. One such a world is found, the eponymous Jem, and colonization commences. A dark novel, amounting to a lengthy and rather bitter mediation on humanity's capacity to screw things up." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 195. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-861. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 396.
MAN PLUS.
New York: Random House, [1976]. Octavo, boards. First edition. An astronaut is surgically "rebuilt" to enable him to stay alive, without external artificial aids, on the surface of the planet Mars. Winner of the 1976 Nebula award. 1977 Hugo nominee. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-862. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 82. Survey of Science Fiction Literature III, pp. 1328-32.
THE MERCHANTS' WAR ...
New York: St. Martin's Press, [1984]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Sequel to THE SPACE MERCHANTS (1953) by Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth. See Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-147.
THE MERCHANTS' WAR.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1984. Octavo, Hardcover. First edition. Sequel to THE SPACE MERCHANTS.
THE MERCHANTS' WAR.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1984. Octavo, Hardcover. First edition. Signed inscription by Pohl. Sequel to THE SPACE MERCHANTS.
POHLSTARS.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1986. Octavo, boards. First British (and first hardcover) edition. Eleven stories with introduction and story notes by Pohl. Includes "Rem the Rememberer," "Growing Up in Edge City," and "The Way It Was." "Short stories from the 1970s and 1980s which prove that Pohl, even in his umpteenth collection, is still a considerable writer in the SF field. Notable items include 'Spending a Day at the Lottery Fair," "We Purchased People" and 'The Sweet, Sad Queen of the Grazing Isles' (though this last is scarcely SF)." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 284. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-863.
STARBURST.
New York: Del Rey, 1982. Octavo, Hardcover. First edition. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 4-419.
STARBURST.
New York: Ballantine Books, [1982]. Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. Expansion of the novella "The Gold at the Starbow's End," a 1972 Nebula and 1973 Hugo nominee. "... the original sharp little story is diluted to insipidity." - David Langford. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 4-419.
TURN LEFT AT THURSDAY.
New York: Ballantine Books, [1961]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Ballantine Books 476K. Paperback original. Collects seven stories.
STAR SCIENCE FICTION. (all published).
Derby, CT: Ballantine Magazines Inc., 1958. Small octavo, cover by Richard Powers, pictorial wrappers. Digest magazine. First and only issue. This was an attempt by Ballantine to conver the Star SF anthology book series into a magazine. Good quality stories by Algis Budrys writing as "John Sentry," Chan Davis, Poul Anderson, Isaac Asimov, Robert Bloch, Gavin Hyde and in his first American magazine appearance, Brian Aldiss with "Judas Dancing," a story often reprinted (as "Judas Danced"). Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 604-606.