Science Fiction Awards (All SF, Fantasy, Horror).
PALADIN OF SOULS.
[New York]: Eos An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2003]. Octavo, pictorial wrappers. Advance copy, uncorrected proof, of the first edition. Signed by Bujold on the title page. Epic fantasy, a sequel to THE CURSE OF CHALION. Winner of the Hugo award, Nebula award and Locus award for best novel, 2004.
MURGUNSTRUMM AND OTHERS.
Chapel Hill, NC: Carcosa, 1977. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of the subscriber's copies with tipped in plate signed by Cave and artist Lee Brown Coye. Omnibus collection of twenty-six horror stories selected from the pulps. Winner of the 1978 World Fantasy Award for best collection. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-48. Jones and Newman (eds), Horror: 100 Best Books 74. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-63. Winter list, page 268.
MURGUNSTRUMM AND OTHERS.
Chapel Hill, NC: Carcosa, 1977. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Inscribed and signed by Cave on the front free end paper. Omnibus collection of twenty-six horror stories selected from the pulps. Winner of the 1978 World Fantasy Award for best collection. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-48. Jones and Newman (eds), Horror: 100 Best Books 74. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-63. Winter list, page 268.
THE YIDDISH POLICEMEN'S UNION.
New York: HarperCollinsPublishers, [2007]. Octavo, boards. First edition. In an alternate history novel in which Jews persecuted by the Nazis have a refugee settlement in Alaska. Detective Meyer Landsman investigates murder in the Federal District of Sitka with world wide religious implications. Winner of the Nebula (2008), Hugo (2008), Locus (2008) and Sidewise Alternative History (2007) SF awards and a finalist for crime fiction's Edgar. Also winner of the California Book Award Gold Medal for fiction (2007). Broderick and Di Filippo, Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels, 1985-2010 #88.
THE YIDDISH POLICEMEN'S UNION: A NOVEL ...
[New York]: HarperCollinsPublishers, [2007]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Detective Meyer Landsman investigates murder in the Federal District of Sitka, a refuge for Jews in Alaska. Winner of the Nebula, Hugo and Sidewise SF awards and a finalist for crime fiction's Edgar. Broderick and Di Filippo, Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels, 1985-2010 #88.
DOWNBELOW STATION.
New York: Daw Books, Inc., [1981]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. DAW 420. Paperback original. Part of the author's Alliance-Union Universe future history series. Winner of the 1981 Hugo award for best novel. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-232.
DOWNBELOW STATION.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, [1986]. Octavo, full leather, a.e.g. Later edition. New introduction by Donald Wollheim. Part of the author's Alliance-Union Universe future history series. Winner of the 1981 Hugo award for best novel. Collector's notes laid in. Issued as part of the Easton Press "Masterpieces of Science Fiction" series. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-232.
CYTEEN.
[New York]: Warner Books, [1988]. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. 1989 Hugo Award winner for best novel. "This powerful psychological study is Cherryh's longest novel and her most difficult, but there's plenty of meat here to reward the diligent reader." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-102. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-231. Broderick and Di Filippo, Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels, 1985-2010 #13.
THE FOUNTAINS OF PARADISE.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1979. Octavo, boards. First edition. Winner of the 1979 Nebula and 1980 Hugo awards for best novel. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-250.
THE FOUNTAINS OF PARADISE.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1979. Octavo, boards. First edition. "On an island in the Indian Ocean a twenty second -century engineer builds a colossal 'space elevator' which will connect with a station in geosynchronous orbit. A blend of old-fashioned Brunel-style technological heroics with Sri Lankan myth, effectively done in Clarke's best style." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), pp. 143-4. Winner of the 1979 Nebula and 1980 Hugo awards for best novel. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-250.
THE FOUNTAINS OF PARADISE.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1979. Octavo, boards. First edition. "On an island in the Indian Ocean a twenty second -century engineer builds a colossal 'space elevator' which will connect with a station in geosynchronous orbit. A blend of old-fashioned Brunel-style technological heroics with Sri Lankan myth, effectively done in Clarke's best style." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), pp. 143-4. Winner of the 1979 Nebula and 1980 Hugo awards for best novel. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-250.
THE FOUNTAINS OF PARADISE.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1979. Octavo, boards. First edition. Winner of the 1979 Nebula and 1980 Hugo awards for best novel. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-250.
THEY'D RATHER BE RIGHT.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, [1995]. Octavo, frontispiece by Frank Mayo, full leather, a.e.g. Later edition. New introduction by Barry Malzberg. 1955 Hugo Award winner. Part of the "Masterpieces of Science Fiction" series.
THEY'D RATHER BE RIGHT.
New York: Gnome Press, Inc., Publishers, 1957. Octavo, boards. First edition. A supercomputer helps humans attain paranormal powers and longevity. Winner of the 1955 Hugo award for best novel. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-262. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 250. Survey of Science Fiction Literature V, pp. 2255-59.
SCIENCE FICTION: THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA.
London, New York, Stuttgart: Dorling Kindersely, [1995]. Large octavo, numerous illustrations, boards. First U. S. edition. Covers the history of the genre in all forms, books, film, magazine, comics, etc. Many illustrations, biographies, timelines. Winner of the 1996 Hugo Award for best non-fiction book.
SUNGLASSES AFTER DARK.
London: Kinnell, 1990. Octavo, boards. First British and first hardcover edition. Signed by Collins. The author's first book and first Sonja Blue vampire novel. Winner 1990 Bram Stoker award for best first novel. "Sonja Blue is one of the more interesting series of characters in modern horror fiction: a strong female whose cool and compassionate human side is in perpetual conflict with the brutal vampire nature..." - Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror 6-97.
SUNGLASSES AFTER DARK.
New York: An Onyx Book, New American Library, [1989]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Onyx JE 147. Paperback original. The author's first book and first Sonja Blue vampire novel. Winner 1990 Bram Stoker award for best first novel. "Sonja Blue is one of the more interesting series of characters in modern horror fiction: a strong female whose cool and compassionate human side is in perpetual conflict with the brutal vampire nature..." - Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror 6-97.
SUNGLASSES AFTER DARK.
London: Kinnell, 1990. Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed and dated by Collins on the title page. The author's first book and first Sonja Blue vampire novel. Winner 1990 Bram Stoker award for best first novel. "Sonja Blue is one of the more interesting series of characters in modern horror fiction: a strong female whose cool and compassionate human side is in perpetual conflict with the brutal vampire nature..." - Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror 6-97.
LITTLE, BIG.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1982. Octavo, boards. First British and first hardcover edition. 1982 World Fantasy award winner. "A now recognized landmark of modern fantasy, Crowley's novel encompasses many worlds in its ambitious scope and triumphs on all counts ..." "A literate, touching and unassuming masterpiece." - Barron (ed.), Fantasy Literature, 4A-79. Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 7-85. Pringle, Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels #76.
NOVELTY.
New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, Auckland: Doubleday, [1989]. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. Collection of four short novels, "Great Work of Time" won the 1990 World Fantasy Award for best novella. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-292.
NOVELTY.
New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, Auckland: Doubleday, [1989]. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. This copy signed by Crowley. Collection of four short novels, "Great Work of Time" won the 1990 World Fantasy Award for best novella. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-292.
NOVELTY.
New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, Auckland: Doubleday, [1989]. Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. Collects four short novels, "Why the Nightingale Sings at Night," "Great Work of Time," "In Blue," and "Novelty." "Great Work of Time" won the 1990 World Fantasy Award for best novella. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-292.
BABEL-17.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1967. Octavo, boards. First British and first hardcover edition. Co-winner of the 1966 Nebula award for best novel. "Clever, colorful, and highly original..." Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-126.
BABEL-17.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1967. Octavo, boards. First edition. Co-winner of the 1966 Nebula award for best novel. "Clever, colorful, and highly original..." Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-126.
THE EINSTEIN INTERSECTION
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, [1986]. Octavo, frontispiece by Frank Mayo, full leather, a.e.g. Later edition. New introduction by George Zebrowski. "A computer named PHAEDRA orchestrates the bizarre happenings in this fantasy patterned after the myth of Orpheus." - Mowshowitz, p. 304. Winner of the 1967 Nebula award for best novel (tied with FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON). 1968 Hugo nominee. Collector's notes laid in. Issued as part of the Easton Press "Masterpieces of Science Fiction" series. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-316. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 703-7.