Signed titles
2010: ODYSSEY TWO.
Huntington Woods, MI: Phantasia Press, 1982. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of 650 numbered copies signed by Clarke. In this sequel to 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968), "a joint Russian/American expedition to Jupiter resurrects HAL and discovers life on Europa; then the intelligence controlling the monoliths of 2001 begins to move in its characteristically mysterious way, sending a messiah to Earth to save humankind and issuing a new commandment forbidding access to Europa. The combination of technological realism and awed mysticism works as well in these novels as anywhere else in Clarke's work, and the religious imagery is even more pronounced than in CHILDHOOD'S END (1953)." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-254. Made into a film in 1984 directed by Peter Hyams. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-110.
AGAINST THE FALL OF NIGHT.
[New York]: Gnome Press, Inc., [1953]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Inscribed and signed by Clarke on the front free endpaper. Expanded and rewritten as THE CITY AND THE STARS (1956). This earlier version utilizing the archetypal youth's quest and coming of age theme, a theme lost in the revised version, is still preferred by many readers. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-245. Survey of Science Fiction Literature I, pp. 374-77.
AGAINST THE FALL OF NIGHT.
[New York]: Gnome Press, Inc., [1953]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Label signed by Clarke affixed to half title page. Expanded and rewritten as THE CITY AND THE STARS (1956). This earlier version utilizing the archetypal youth's quest and coming of age theme, a theme lost in the revised version, is still preferred by many readers. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-245. Survey of Science Fiction Literature I, pp. 374-77.
CHILDHOOD'S END.
New York: Ballantine Books, [1953]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Signed on the title page by Clarke. An enormously popular novel presaging Clarke's major thematic statements in 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Recently aired as a miniseries on the SyFy channel in December 2015. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-246. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 9. Survey of Science Fiction Literature I, pp. 337-41.
THE CITY AND THE STARS.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, [1956]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Inscribed and signed by Clarke on the title page. A completely revised and expanded version of Clarke's first published novel, AGAINST THE FALL OF NIGHT (1948; 1953). "Arthur C. Clarke's 2001 (1968) is one of the most famous computer stories, but his THE CITY AND THE STARS (1956) may well be the profound artistically successful work of cybernetic fiction ... [It] is one of the most remarkable accomplishments of the imagination in all the literature that I am considering. Beyond imagining how computers might transform a society, Clarke also dramatizes the philosophical implications of life in a totally structured society. The novel is even more deserving of commendation because it is an early cybernetic novel, and computers and information theory were recent developments when it was written." - Warrick, The Cybernetic Imagination in Science Fiction, pp. 166-70. This novel "is perhaps his most characteristic and most enduring." - Survey of Science Fiction Literature I, pp. 374-7. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-245. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 22.
THE EXPLORATION OF SPACE.
London: Temple Press, 1951. Octavo, color and black and white illustrations, original black cloth, spine stamped in gold. First edition. Signed by Clarke on the title page. Clarke's second book on rocketry and space travel. "... this book by the charman of the British Interplanetary Society is written for a wider public" (Ley). International Fantasy Award, 1952 winner for non-fiction.
ISLANDS IN THE SKY ...
Philadelphia, Toronto: The John C. Winston Company, [1952]. Octavo, jacket and endpaper illustrations by Alex Schomburg, cloth. First edition. Signed by Clarke on title page. As his prize for winning a TV quiz show in the second half of the twenty-first century, a young man is given the opportunity to visit an orbiting space station. His adventures there include a runaway rocket ship, the making of a space film, and a confrontation with space pirates. A "plausible and accurate fictional tour of the space stations which are probably in our very near future." - Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Part of the classic Winston science fiction series for young readers published between 1952 and 1961. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-251.
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SKY.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1958. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. Inscribed and dated by Clarke to collector Stephen Takacs in the year of publication on the front free end paper. The authors own selection of stories from the period 1947-1957. Included are "The Nine Billion Names of God" and "The Star". The final story in this collection, "The Songs of A Distant Earth" was later developed into the novel of the same name. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-252.
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SKY.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1961. Octavo, boards. First British edition. Inscribed and dated by Clarke to Malcolm (Edwards) on the title page. Edwards has a long history in the science fiction field as an editor, notably with Victor Gollancz. The authors own selection of stories from the period 1947-1957. Included are "The Nine Billion Names of God" and "The Star". The final story in this collection, "The Songs of A Distant Earth" was later developed into the novel of the same name. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-252.
JONATHAN STRANGE & MR NORRELL.
[London]: Bloomsbury, [2004]. Octavo, boards. First British edition. Signed by Clarke on the title page. The U.S. edition preceded the UK edition by two weeks. Alternate world fantasy. Winner of the 2005 Hugo Award, the 2005 World Fantasy Award, the Locus Award for best first novel, a Nebula nominee, and a Booker Prize long list candidate. A 2012 BBC made for TV movie was based on this novel.
THE ABANDONED.
Baltimore: Cemetery Dance Publications, 2005. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of 750 numbered copies signed by Clegg. Horror novel.
MISSION OF GRAVITY.
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1954. Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed on the title page by Stubbs as "Hal Clement" and Harry C. Stubbs. "At the behest of human space-farers, flat centipede-like creatures set out on a heroic mission across the surface of the heavy planet Mesklin. Scrupulously thought out, this is one of the best-loved examples of hard SF." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 241. Runner-up for the 1955 International Fantasy Award. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-260. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 15. Survey of Science Fiction Literature III, pp. 1424-28.
THE NITROGEN FIX.
New York: Ace Books, [1980]. Octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Trade paperback format. Signed by Clement/Stubbs on the title page.
MIRACLE CURE.
Latham, New York: British American Publishing, 1991. Octavo, Hardcover. First edition. Signed inscription by Coben on the half-title and signed again (no inscription) on the title page. Author's second novel. A suspense thriller concerning a serial killer and a cure for Aids.
UNDER THE TRIPLE SUNS.
Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, [1955]. Octavo, cover art by Hannes Bok, cloth. First edition. One of 300 numbered copies signed by Coblentz on an inserted plate.
LUCKY DIP AND OTHER STORIES.
Norfolk, VA: Crippen & Landru Publishers, 2003. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of 250 numbered copies signed by Cody. Collects seventeen stories, with one original to this volume. Includes a introduction by the author, a checklist of her work and also a laid in pamphlet "White Knights and Giggling Bimbos", an essay on the author's writing influences.
THE FACE OF FEAR.
Indianapolis/NY: Bobbs-Merrill, 1977. Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed notecard by Koontz laid in; "Strange book. Strange writer. Strange reader?"
A KILLING IN QUAIL COUNTY.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1996. Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed. Author's first book.
THE MAGIC PEN OF JOSEPH CLEMENT COLL.
West Kingston: Donald M. Grant, 1978. Octavo, boards. First edition. One of 750 numbered copies signed by Reed. Coll (1881-1921) was a master of pen and ink illustration in the early 20th Century. His drawings illustrated works by Arthur Conan Doyle, Talbot Mundy, Sax Rohmer and others. Barron (ed.): Fantasy Literature 10- 56. Barron (ed.): Horror Literature 10-56.
WITCH'S MONEY.
New York: The Viking Press Publishers, 1940. Octavo, pp. [1-2] [1-6] 7-30 [31-32: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], title page printed in red and black, original decorated red cloth, front panel stamped in white and gold. First edition. Limited to 350 copies signed by Collier. Privately distributed to friends of the author and the publisher. The story was first published in The New Yorker magazine in 1939, later collected in PRESENTING MOONSHINE (1941). Schlobin, The Literature of Fantasy 234.
WITCH'S MONEY.
New York: The Viking Press Publishers, 1940. Octavo, pp. [1-2] [1-6] 7-30 [31-32: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], title page printed in red and black, original decorated red cloth, front panel stamped in white and gold. First edition. Limited to 350 copies signed by Collier. Short story. Privately distributed to friends of the author and the publisher. Later collected in PRESENTING MOONSHINE (1941). Schlobin, The Literature of Fantasy 234.
KILL YOUR DARLINGS.
New York: Walker and Company, [1984]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. The third Mallory novel, set at a Bouchercon.
NICE WEEKEND FOR A MURDER.
New York: Walker and Company, [1986]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed on the title page. A Mallory novel, set at a murder mystery game weekend.
NO CURE FOR DEATH.
New York: Walker and Company, [1983]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Author's second hardcover mystery. Signed by the author on the title page. A Mallory novel, chronologically a "prequel" to THE BABY BLUE RIP-OFF.
DEAD ROSES FOR A BLUE LADY.
Holyoke, MA: Crossroads Press, [2002]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of 400 numbered copies signed by Collins. Collects seven Sonja Blue stories, three original to this volume and an interview with Collins.