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ALL THE TRAPS OF EARTH AND OTHER STORIES.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1962. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Collects nine science fiction stories.
A CHOICE OF GODS.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, [1972]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Signed by Simak on the title page. "Most of the Earht's population has been whisked away by mysterious aliens, leaving a few Amerindians, a colony of robots and an elderly philosophical hero who muses on the significance of it all. A fundamentally silly plot gains dignity from its lucid style and humane sentiments." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 65. 1973 Hugo nominee. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1028.
A CHOICE OF GODS.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, [1972]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. "Most of the Earth's population has been whisked away by mysterious aliens, leaving a few Amerindians, a colony of robots and an elderly philosophical hero who muses on the significance of it all. A fundamentally silly plot gains dignity from its lucid style and humane sentiments." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 65. 1973 Hugo nominee. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1028.
A CHOICE OF GODS.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, [1972]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Signed by Simak on the title page. "Most of the Earth's population has been whisked away by mysterious aliens, leaving a few Amerindians, a colony of robots and an elderly philosophical hero who muses on the significance of it all. A fundamentally silly plot gains dignity from its lucid style and humane sentiments." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 65. 1973 Hugo nominee. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1028.
THE COSMIC ENGINEERS.
New York: Gnome Press, 1950. Octavo, boards. First edition. Probable second binding of tan boards lettered in black. The author's first novel and first hardcover book. An expansion of a three-part serial first published in ASTOUNDING in 1939. A space opera in the tradition of E. E. Smith and Edmond Hamilton. The cosmic engineers are three billion year old evolved humanoid robots whose ancestors were created by an ancient vanished race. Anatomy of Wonder (1976) 3-50.
THE CREATOR.
[Los Angeles, CA]: A Crawford Publication, [1946]. Octavo, printed wrappers. First edition. The author's first book. This short story was first published in MARVEL TALES in 1935. Crawford's booklet was suppressed for a time due to Simak's portrayal of God, the central character, and is relatively uncommon.
SHAKESPEARE'S PLANET.
New York: Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation Distributed by G. P. Putnam's Sons, [1976]. Octavo, cloth. First edition.
STRANGERS IN THE UNIVERSE: SCIENCE FICTION STORIES.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1956. Octavo, Hardcover. First edition. See Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-162.
THE WEREWOLF PRINCIPLE.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, [1967]. Octavo, jacket illustration by Richard Powers, cloth. First edition. A 200 year old genetically engineered astronaut who can shape-shift.
WHY CALL THEM BACK FROM HEAVEN?
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1967. Octavo, cloth. First edition. In the 22nd century, "Much of humanity lies frozen in suspended animation, awaiting revival in a mythical golden age. But one man pits himself against the tyranny of the "Forever Center" - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 420.
NEBULA AWARD STORIES SIX.
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1971. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Collects seven stories by Theodore Sturgeon, Keith Laumer, Gene Wolfe, Fritz Leiber, R. A. Lafferty, Harry Harrison and Joanna Russ, and essay by Thomas D. Clareson. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1364.
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE TALISMAN.
New York: Ballantine Books, [1978]. Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-234. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature II, pp. 549-52.
SO BRIGHT THE VISION.
[London]: Severn House, [1986]. Octavo, boards. First hardcover edition. Collects four novellas, "The Golden Bugs," "Leg. Forst.," "So Bright the Vision," and "Galactic Chest."
ALL FLESH IS GRASS.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1965. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Nebula Award nominee 1965. Anatomy of Wonder (1981) 3-685.
ALL FLESH IS GRASS.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1965. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Nebula Award nominee 1965. "An invisible alien force-field surrounds a small midwestern town, and the narrator unravels its mysteries. A charming SF pastoral in Simak's best vein. Not exactly mind-stretching, but most enjoyable reading for those who like their SF to be gentle and predictable." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 8. Anatomy of Wonder (1981) 3-685.
CITY.
[New York]: Gnome Press, [1952]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed by cover artist Kelly Freas. Winner of 1953 International Fantasy Award. Anatomy of Wonder 3-163.
CITY.
[New York]: Gnome Press, [1952]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed by Simak on the front free end paper, "With all good wishes / Clifford D. Simak." Winner of 1953 International Fantasy Award. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1029. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, Additions. Survey of Science Fiction Literature I, pp. 369-73.
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE TALISMAN.
New York: Ballantine Books, A Del Rey Book. [1980]. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. Barron (ed.): Fantasy Literature 4A-239.
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE TALISMAN.
New York: Ballantine Books, A Del Rey Book. [1980]. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. Barron (ed.): Fantasy Literature 4A-239.
TIME AND AGAIN.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1951. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. "A complex space-and-time opera, all twists and turns, which bears some resemblance to Charles L. Harness's THE PARADOX MEN. Liberal, anti-racist and full of respect for the diversity of life -- its well-liked author's first notable book." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 374. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-347.
WHERE EVIL DWELLS.
New York: Del Rey, 1982. Octavo, Hardcover. First edition.