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THE REEFS OF SPACE.
London: Dennis Dobson, [1965]. Octavo, boards. First edition. The first volume in the Starchild Trilogy.
THE STARCHILD TRILOGY: THE REEFS OF SPACE, STARCHILD, ROGUE STAR.
Garden City, New York: Nelson Doubleday, Inc., nd. [1977]. Octavo, boards. Later printing of the first combined (and first U.S. hardcover) edition. Code I20 on page 435. Issued by the Science Fiction Book Club. Collects THE REEFS OF SPACE (1964), STARCHILD (1965), and ROGUE STAR (1969). "Authoritarian dystopia" - Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, pp. 288; 296.
STARCHILD.
London: Dennis Dobson, [1966]. Octavo, boards. First edition. The second volume in the Starchild Trilogy. "Authoritarian dystopia" - Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 296.
UNDERSEA CITY.
Hicksville, New York: The Gnome Press, Inc., Publishers, [1958]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Third volume in the Undersea trilogy.
SEETEE SHOCK.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950. Octavo, boards. First edition. Sequel to Seetee Ship. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-195.
BROTHERS TO DEMONS, BROTHERS TO GODS.
Indianapolis, New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., [1979]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Science fiction novel.
THE COMETEERS.
Reading, Pennsylvania: Fantasy Press, 1950. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of 500 numbered copies signed by Williamson. This copy, #46, inscribed to Frank McSherry. Collects two short novels, "The Cometeers" (ASTOUNDING 1936) and "One Against the Legion" (ASTOUNDING 1939), that feature the same characters appearing in THE LEGION OF SPACE (1934; 1947). Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 2-134.
DARKER THAN YOU THINK
Reading: Fantasy Press, 1948. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of 500 numbered copies signed by Williamson. Classic novel of a werewolf species, Homo Lycanthropus. "...the narrative is gripping and the imagery very effective." - Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-214. "This...may be Williamson's finest work, a pioneering effort to "supernatural" phenomena, in this case lycanthropy, a scientific rationale." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1256. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1720. Cawthorn and Moorcock, Fantasy: The 100 Best Books 58. Pringle, Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels 4. Schlobin, The Literature of Fantasy 1131. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-231. In 333.
DARKER THAN YOU THINK
Reading: Fantasy Press, 1948. Octavo, cloth. First edition, first binding. Signed inscription by Williamson on the half title page. Classic novel of a werewolf species, Homo Lycanthropus. "...the narrative is gripping and the imagery very effective." - Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-214. "This...may be Williamson's finest work, a pioneering effort to "supernatural" phenomena, in this case lycanthropy, a scientific rationale." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1256. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1720. Cawthorn and Moorcock, Fantasy: The 100 Best Books 58. Pringle, Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels 4. Schlobin, The Literature of Fantasy 1131. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-231. In 333.
DARKER THAN YOU THINK
Reading: Fantasy Press, 1948. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of 500 numbered copies signed by Williamson. Classic novel of a werewolf species, Homo Lycanthropus. "...the narrative is gripping and the imagery very effective." - Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-214. "This...may be Williamson's finest work, a pioneering effort to "supernatural" phenomena, in this case lycanthropy, a scientific rationale." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1256. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1720. Cawthorn and Moorcock, Fantasy: The 100 Best Books 58. Pringle, Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels 4. Schlobin, The Literature of Fantasy 1131. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-231. In 333.
GOLDEN BLOOD.
[Edgewater, MD]: Tamerlane Press, [1978]. Octavo, jacket cover by J. Allen St. John, cloth. First edition. Originally published as a serial in Weird Tales, this edition incorporates textual revisions.
THE HUMANOIDS.
NY: Simon and Schuster, 1949. Octavo, boards. First edition. Inscribed and signed by Williamson on the title page. Sequel to "With Folded Hands" (ASF, 1947), this was first published in ASF in 1948 as "...And Searching Mind." "Intelligent robots, instructed to let no come to harm, serve their masters so well that they institute a new tyranny of kindness which provokes rebellion." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 178. "...early in the genre's timetable of speculative insights, the [Humanoids] series confronted the near impossibility of assessing the pluses and minuses of a humanoid (i.e., AI-driven) hegemony over the world, however benevolent." - SFE online. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1257. Berger, Science Fiction and the New Dark Age, pp. 34-6. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 237. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 981-85. In 333.
THE HUMANOIDS.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, [2003]. Octavo, illustrations by David G. Klein, full leather, a.e.g. Later edition. New introduction by F. M. Busby. Sequel to "With Folded Hands" (ASF, 1947), this was first published in ASF in 1948 as "...And Searching Mind." "Intelligent robots, instructed to let no come to harm, serve their masters so well that they institute a new tyranny of kindness which provokes rebellion." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 178. "...early in the genre's timetable of speculative insights, the [Humanoids] series confronted the near impossibility of assessing the pluses and minuses of a humanoid (i.e., AI-driven) hegemony over the world, however benevolent." - SFE online. Part of the "Masterpieces of Science Fiction" series. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1257. Berger, Science Fiction and the New Dark Age, pp. 34-6. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 237. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 981-85. In 333.
THE LEGION OF SPACE.
Reading: Fantasy Press, 1947. Octavo, illustration by A. J. Donnell, cloth. First edition. Space opera. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 2-144.
THE LEGION OF TIME.
Reading: Fantasy Press, 1952. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of 350 numbered and signed copies on the limitation page. Space opera first published as a three-part serial in ASTOUNDING, May - July 1938. "...in many ways the epitome of the pulp science fiction story, a brilliant example of that peculiar kind of artistry." - Survey of Science Fiction Literature III, pp. 1178-81. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 2-145.
THE LEGION OF TIME.
Reading: Fantasy Press, 1952. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Space opera first published as a three-part serial in ASTOUNDING, May - July 1938. "...in many ways the epitome of the pulp science fiction story, a brilliant example of that peculiar kind of artistry." - Survey of Science Fiction Literature III, pp. 1178-81. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 2-145.
THE LEGION OF TIME.
Reading: Fantasy Press, 1952. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Space opera first published as a three-part serial in ASTOUNDING, May - July 1938. "...in many ways the epitome of the pulp science fiction story, a brilliant example of that peculiar kind of artistry." - Survey of Science Fiction Literature III, pp. 1178-81. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 2-145.
THE METAL MAN AND OTHERS: THE COLLECTED STORIES OF JACK WILLIAMSON VOLUME ONE.
Royal Oak, Michigan: Haffner Press, 1999. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Collects nine stories first published between December 1928 and March 1931 and several early articles and letters to the editor by Williamson. Introduction by Hal Clement and afterword by Jack Williamson.
SPIDER ISLAND: THE COLLECTED STORIES OF JACK WILLIAMSON VOLUME FOUR.
Royal Oak, Michigan: Haffner Press, 2002. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Collects twelve stories, novelettes and short novels, published between April 1936 and July 1938, an interview and six short nonfiction pieces. Foreword by Edward Bryant and afterword by Jack Williamson.
SPIDER ISLAND: THE COLLECTED STORIES OF JACK WILLIAMSON VOLUME FOUR.
Royal Oak, Michigan: Haffner Press, 2002. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Collects twelve stories, novelettes and short novels, published between April 1936 and July 1938, an interview and six short nonfiction pieces. Foreword by Edward Bryant and afterword by Jack Williamson.
WITH FOLDED HANDS...AND SEARCHING MIND: THE COLLECTED STORIES OF JACK WILLIAMSON VOLUME SEVEN.
Royal Oak, Michigan: Haffner Press, 2010. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Collects fifteen stories, published between August 1941 and November 1958, also two letters, two articles, an essay and an introduction. Foreword by Robert Silverberg and afterword by Jack Williamson.
WIZARD'S ISLE: THE COLLECTED STORIES OF JACK WILLIAMSON VOLUME THREE.
Royal Oak, Michigan: Haffner Press, 2000. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Collects sixteen stories, published between Fall 1932 and December 1935, and two short nonfiction pieces, one a previously unpublished preface to "Invaders of the Ice World," by Williamson. Introduction by Ray Bradbury and afterword by Jack Williamson.
WOLVES OF DARKNESS: THE COLLECTED STORIES OF JACK WILLIAMSON VOLUME TWO.
Royal Oak, Michigan: Haffner Press, 1999. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Collects ten stories first published between April 1931 and September 1932 and an early article and several letters to the editor by Williamson. Introduction by Harlan Ellison and afterword by Jack Williamson.
WOLVES OF DARKNESS: THE COLLECTED STORIES OF JACK WILLIAMSON VOLUME TWO.
Royal Oak, Michigan: Haffner Press, 1999. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Collects ten stories first published between April 1931 and September 1932 and an early article and several letters to the editor by Williamson. Introduction by Harlan Ellison and afterword by Jack Williamson.
THE LEGION OF TIME.
Reading: Fantasy Press, 1952. Octavo, cloth. First edition, trade issue. Inscribed and signed by Williamson on the front free end paper. Space opera first published as a three-part serial in ASTOUNDING, May - July 1938. "...in many ways the epitome of the pulp science fiction story, a brilliant example of that peculiar kind of artistry." - Survey of Science Fiction Literature III, pp. 1178-81. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 2-145.