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THE SPACE TRILOGY: OUT OF THE SILENT PLANET , PERELANDRA, and THAT HIDEOUS STRENGTH.
[London]: HarperCollinsPublishers, [2013]. Octavo, pictorial boards. New edition. This edition done for the 75th anniversary of the publication of the first book. Short foreword and afterword by J.R.R.Tolkien (excerpted from THE LETTERS OF J.R.R. TOLKIEN). The "Ransom Trilogy" (a.k.a. "The Perelandra Trilogy" or "The Cosmic Trilogy") comprising OUT OF THE SILENT PLANET (1938), PERELANDRA (1943), and THAT HIDEOUS STRENGTH: A MODERN FAIRY-TALE FOR GROWN-UPS (1945). This trilogy is Lewis's "best-known adult fiction, beginning as sf and slipstreaming into Christian fantasy." - Clute and Grant (eds), The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1997). p. p. 577. The trilogy "constitutes as a whole a highly sophisticated Christian rebuttal to the world-view -- today called 'secular humanism' -- of H. G. Wells." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-116. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (1976) 4-394; (1981) 3-499; (1987) 3-263; (1995) 3-116; and (2004) II-669. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-214. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature IV, pp. 1790-97. Survey of Science Fiction Literature IV, pp. 1632-36, IV, pp. 1669-73 and V, pp. 2250-54. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 216. Tymn (ed), Fantasy Literature, pp. 118-20. Bleiler (1978), p. 123. Reginald 09004, 09005 and 09011].
MANTIS.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, Limited, n.d., [1926]. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-320, original light blue cloth, front cover ruled in blind, front and spine stamped in black. First edition. From the rear cover, "Bold against the brilliant background of the African wild stand the characters of Gilfillan the Ulsterman, Antony the Englishman, Hugo the Cape Dutchman. But persistant above them all, and lingering when the tale is told, is the haunting music that flows from the sould of Jane Taighlir, the other-worldly child of nature from Dublin, who brought back the pipes of Pan to Naiko, the heir to the ages. A profound and impressive novel."
IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE: A NOVEL ...
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1935. Octavo, pp. [1-6] [1] 2-458, original decorated black cloth, front panel stamped in blind, spine panel stamped in gold, top edge stained yellow, cream endpapers. First edition. Semi-satirical dystopian political novel written during the rise of Adolf Hitler and also influenced by the Senator Huey Long. The novel poses a populist Democratic Senator running for and becoming President of the United States on a platform against immigration, the liberal media, elites and welfare cheats. The newly elected President leads the country into fascism. "In our brave imaginations, we undoubtedly do the right thing when fascism comes to America. In reality, we might not recognize it while it’s happening." - Beverly Gage, essay in the NY Times - 17 Janaury, 2017. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (1976) 3-34; (1981) 2-58; (1987) 2-62; (1995) 2-71; and (2004) II-670. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 68. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 508. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 207. Survey of Science Fiction Literature III, pp. 1089-93. Bleiler (1978), p. 124. Reginald 09036. Hanna, A Mirror for the Nation 2174].
THE BEST OF ASTOUNDING.
New York: Baronet Publishing Company, [1978]. Octavo, cover illustration by Alex Schomburg, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Trade paperback format. Collects seven stories, authors include Fred Brown, Kris Neville, Lewis Padgett, John Pierce, H. Beam Piper, Clifford Simak and Theodore Sturgeon. All first published in the 1940s.
THE BRASS RING.
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, [1946]. Octavo, illustration by Arthur Hawkins, Jr., boards. First edition. The authors first book and first mystery novel. Hard boiled.
THE DAY HE DIED.
New York: Bantam Books, [1948]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First paperback edition. Bantam 306. Mystery novel, one of two using the Padgett pseudonym.
THE DAY HE DIED.
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, [1947]. Octavo, jacket illustration by Arthur Hawkins, Jr., boards. First edition. Mystery novel, one of two using the Padgett pseudonym. [Reference: Hubin, p. 623].
A GNOME THERE WAS AND OTHER TALES OF SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950. Octavo, pp. [1-8] 1-276 [277-280: blank], original red boards, front and spine panels stamped in silver. First edition. Presentation copy warmly inscribed and signed by Kuttner as "Hank ("Lewis Padgett")" to Virgil Finlay and his family. Kuttner and Moore's first collection of short fiction. Collects eleven short stories, including several classics: "The Twonky" and "Mimsy Were the Borogroves." All but two stories are reprinted from 1940s issues of ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION and UNKNOWN where Kuttner was a major star of the time under his own name and as "Lewis Padgett," often in collaboration with his wife, C. L. Moore. "Today ... Kuttner's reputation rests primarily on the literate and sophisticated stories he and Moore wrote for John W. Campbell's ASTOUNDING STORIES during the 1940s ..." - Gunn (ed), The New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, p. 261. A major collection of 1940s fantastic fiction. [Reference: Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1273].
LINE TO TOMORROW.
New York: Bantam Books, [1954]. Small octavo, cover art by Mitchell Hooks, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Bantam Books 1251. Paperback original. Collects seven stories.
MUTANT.
New York: Gnome Press, Inc., Publishers, [1953]. Octavo, illustration by Ric Binkley, boards. First edition. Linked post nuclear holocaust stories of mutant telepaths, the "Baldies." [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-618].
MUTANT.
New York: Gnome Press, Inc., Publishers, [1953]. Octavo, illustration by Ric Binkley, boards. First edition. Post nuclear holocaust story of mutant telepaths. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-107.
MUTANT.
New York: Gnome Press, Inc., Publishers, [1953]. Octavo, illustration by Ric Binkley, boards. First edition. Linked post nuclear holocaust stories of mutant telepaths, the "Baldies." [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-618].
MUTANT.
New York: Gnome Press, Inc., Publishers, [1953]. Octavo, illustration by Ric Binkley, boards. First edition. Linked post nuclear holocaust stories of mutant telepaths, the "Baldies." [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-618].
MUTANT.
New York: Gnome Press, Inc., Publishers, [1953]. Octavo, illustration by Ric Binkley, boards. First edition. Linked post nuclear holocaust stories of mutant telepaths, the "Baldies." [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-618].
ROBOTS HAVE NO TAILS.
New York: Gnome Press Inc., [1952]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Inscribed and signed by Moore on the title page. A collection of five linked stories featuring Gallegher, an alcoholic inventor, first published in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION in the 1940s. "Amusing adventures of Gallegher, who is capable of inventing fantastic devices only when he is drunk. He has a robot sidekick. All very silly, but they were regarded as among the best humorous SF of their day." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 309. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-245].
TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND THE FAIRY CHESSMEN...
New York: Gnome Press, Inc. Publishers, [1951]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Collects two short novels first published in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION as two-part serials in January-February 1947 and January-February 1946. "Two complexly plotted but superior short novels with grim and bitter dystopian views." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-108. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-619].
TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND THE FAIRY CHESSMEN...
New York: Gnome Press, Inc. Publishers, [1951]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Collects two short novels first published in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION as two-part serials in January-February 1947 and January-February 1946. "Two complexly plotted but superior short novels with grim and bitter dystopian views." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-108. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-619].
TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND THE FAIRY CHESSMEN...
New York: Gnome Press, Inc. Publishers, [1951]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Collects two short novels first published in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION as two-part serials in January-February 1947 and January-February 1946. "Two complexly plotted but superior short novels with grim and bitter dystopian views." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-108. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-619].
TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND THE FAIRY CHESSMEN...
New York: Gnome Press, Inc. Publishers, [1951]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Collects two short novels first published in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION as two-part serials in January-February 1947 and January-February 1946. "Two complexly plotted but superior short novels with grim and bitter dystopian views." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-108. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-619].
TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND THE FAIRY CHESSMEN...
New York: Gnome Press, Inc. Publishers, [1951]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Inscribed and signed by Moore on the title page. Collects two short novels first published in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION as two-part serials in January-February 1947 and January-February 1946. "Two complexly plotted but superior short novels with grim and bitter dystopian views." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-108. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-619].
DESERTED CITIES OF THE HEART.
New York, London, Toronto, Sydney: Doubleday, [1988]. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. Signed by Shiner. More of a contemporary thriller with an sf element set in Mexico. Centered around several protagonists who converge on an ancient Mayan city which comes under siege by mercenaries. "A thoughtful, convincing drama that maintains a fine balance between happen-stance and fate, past and present, with flashes of real insight--there's nothing here that couldn't be happening right now. Engrossing, promising work from a major new talent." - Kirkus review, 15 July, 1988.
DESERTED CITIES OF THE HEART.
New York, London, Toronto, Sydney: Doubleday, [1988]. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. More of a contemporary thriller with an sf element set in Mexico. Centered around several protagonists who converge on an ancient Mayan city which comes under siege by mercenaries. "A thoughtful, convincing drama that maintains a fine balance between happen-stance and fate, past and present, with flashes of real insight--there's nothing here that couldn't be happening right now. Engrossing, promising work from a major new talent." - Kirkus review, 15 July, 1988.
DESERTED CITIES OF THE HEART.
New York, London, Toronto, Sydney: Doubleday, [1988]. Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. Signed on the title page by Shiner. Additionally inscribed by Shiner to "Clark" on the half title page. "DESERTED CITIES OF THE HEART (1988), set in a magic-realist Mexico, features a complexity of plots, involving imagined time travel back to the age of the Mayas, heated sexual and political intertwinings, and moments of not entirely convinced transcendence; but the style of the tale is shining and faceted, and its various protagonists are vividly realized as they hover closer and closer to a long-predicted Holocaust." - John Clute, SFE (online). The author's second book and best novel.
NINE HARD QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NATURE OF THE UNIVERSE.
Eugene, OR: Author's Choice Monthly Pulphouse Publishing, [1990]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of 300 numbered clothbound copies signed by Shiner. Collects nine stories. Author's Choice Monthly, Issue Four.