Proofs
OPUS 200.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979. Octavo, printed wrappers. First edition. Advance uncorrected proof in printed wrappers. The author's 200th book with selections from his second hundred works.
THE ATROCITY EXHIBITION.
[London]: Jonathan Cape, [1970]. Octavo, printed wrappers. Advance uncorrected proof. "Fifteen avant-garde pieces which may or may not constitute a marginally sf "novel." Ranging from "You and Me and the Continuum" (1966) to "Tolerances of the Human Face" (1969), they deal with the contemporary media landscape, a world of motorways, multi-story car parks, TV screens and glossy advertising. The central character's name changes from segment to segment, but he appears to be a doctor who is suffering from a mental breakdown. The author's most difficult book, but some readers regard it as his masterpiece." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. [23]. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-24.
DISASTER AREA.
London: Jonathan Cape, [1967]. Octavo, decorated wrappers. Advance uncorrected proof. Signed by Ballard on the title page. Collects nine stories including "The Subliminal Man" and "The Impossible Man." Anatomy of Wonder (1981) 3-55.
CONSIDER PHLEBAS.
London: Macmillan, [1987]. Octavo, pictorial pink wrappers. Advance copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Signed by Banks and dated 28 August 1987 on the title page. "Conflict between two dystopian cultures, one Islamic, the other communist. First of his novels of the Culture, few of which have explicitly utopian content but can collectively be seen as utopian." - Sargent, British and Utopian Literature, 1986-2009. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-72.
A CASE OF CONSCIENCE ...
London: Faber and Faber Limited, [1958]. Octavo, original green wrappers printed in black. Advance copy (uncorrected proof) of the first British edition. Proof has "First published in mcmlviii" instead of "First published in mcmlix" on copyright page. A novel expanded from a 1953 novella of the same title. "A Jesuit priest visits the 'unfallen' planet Lithia, where he solves a biological riddle and wrestles with his conscience. A thoughtful and entertaining work, with a range of intellectual reference unusual for the American SF of its day -- one of the masterpieces of 1950s SF, and Blish's best book." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 59. "A rich, ambiguous, deep-cutting probe into the most ultimate of concerns." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-136. The final part of the "After Such Knowledge" trilogy. Winner of the 1959 Hugo award for best novel. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 26. Survey of Science Fiction Literature I, pp. 303-07.
THE UPLIFT WAR.
[New York: Bantam Books, 1987.]. Octavo, printed wrappers. Advance copy (uncorrected proof) of the first paperback edition. Sequel to STARTIDE RISING (1983). Winner of the 1988 Hugo award for best novel. This proof precedes the Phantasia Press editions. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-163.
MEMORY.
New York: Baen Books, 1996. Octavo, pictorial wrappers. Advance uncorrected proof. A Mildes Vorkosigan novel. A Hugo and Nebula award nominee.
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.
TRUNK MUSIC.
Boston... Little, Brown and Company, [1997]. Wrappers. First U.S. edition. Advance reader's copy/uncorrected proof. Signed by the Connelly on the title page. A Harry Bosch mystery.
ALL THAT REMAINS.
New York: Scribner's, 1992. Wrappers. First U.S. edition. Signed. Advance reading copy (proof). The third Kay Scarpetta novel.
BODY OF EVIDENCE.
New York: Scribner's, 1990. Wrappers. First edition. Signed. Advance uncorrected reading copy (proof).
INDIGO SLAM.
New York: Hyperion, [1997]. Octavo, pictorial wrappers. Advance reader's copy. Signed by Crais on the title page. An Elvis Cole novel.
AEGYPT.
Toronto, New York, London, Sydney, Auckland: Bantam, [1987]. Octavo, printed wrappers. Advance copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. The first volume in the AEGYPT quartet. "... whose subject is no less than the meaning of like, the nature of reality, and the secret history of the world." - Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror 7-83. "...a Gnostic explication of the world and its historical sea-changes-one which is currently underway-its action organized around the twelve houses of the zodiac..." - Pringle (ed.), St. James Guide to Fantasy Writers, pp. 133-135. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-77. Pringle, Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels 100.
AEGYPT.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1987. Octavo, boards. Advance copy (uncorrected proof) of the British edition. Signed by Crowley on the title page. The first volume in the AEGYPT quartet. "... whose subject is no less than the meaning of like, the nature of reality, and the secret history of the world." - Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror 7-83. "...a Gnostic explication of the world and its historical sea-changes-one which is currently underway-its action organized around the twelve houses of the zodiac..." - Pringle (ed.), St. James Guide to Fantasy Writers, pp. 133-135. Pringle: Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels #100.
LITTLE, BIG.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1982. Octavo, printed wrappers. Advance copy (uncorrected proof) of the first British 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.
LORD BYRON'S NOVEL: THE EVENING LAND.
[New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 2005]. Octavo, pictorial wrappers. Advance copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. "Crowley's premise is a simple one. In the fall of 1813 -- a little more than two years before his wife left him (because of incest, attempted sodomy, "affairs with boys when he was in Greece" or some other impropriety) and he departed from England for good -- Byron claimed he had begun a novel but burned it "because the scene ran into reality." Crowley conjures Byron's lost novel, phoenix-like, from the ashes." - Christopher Benfey, NY Times book review, 6/19/05.
THE BLOOD KISS.
LA: Scream Press, 1987. Octavo, pictorial wrappers. Advance readers copy of the first edition. "Warning: Uncorrected Galleys/Review Only-Copy No." on the first leaf. "Promo Only / Restricted Use" printed on recto of half title leaf. This copy signed and dated by Etchison. Collects thirteen stories.
THE BLOOD KISS.
LA: Scream Press, 1987. Octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. "Warning: Uncorrected Galleys/Review Only-Copy No." on the first leaf. "Promo Only / Restricted Use" printed on recto of half title leaf. Collects thirteen stories.
FROM TIME TO TIME.
New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore: Simon & Schuster, [1995]. Octavo, printed wrappers. Advance uncorrected proof. Sequel to TIME AND AGAIN (1970).
THE DIFFERENCE ENGINE.
New York, Toronto, London, Sydney, Auckland: Bantam Books, [1991]. Octavo, printed wrappers. Advance reading copy of the first U.S. edition. Perhaps the classic steampunk novel. A tale set in a filthy, polluted Victorian England running Babbage's hardware and ruled by Lord Byron who had escaped death in Greece. A 1991 Nebula nominee. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-442.
IDORU.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, [1996]. Octavo, decorated wrappers. Advance reading copy. Signed by Gibson. A loose sequel to VIRTUAL LIGHT (1993). The Idoru is Rei Toei, the beautiful, entirely virtual media star adored by all Japan. Rei Toei is not human. not quite, but she's working on it.
BATTLEFIELD EARTH: A SAGA OF THE YEAR 3000.
[London]: New English Library, [1983]. Octavo, printed blue wrappers. Advance copy (uncorrected proof) of the projected first British edition. "Galactic goodies-versus-baddies. Hubbard's comeback novel after decades misspent as a religious prophet. Extremely long, and very old-fashioned, it has no virtues." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 27. "There is a degree of badness that is not even funny ... unremittingly dreadful." - Roz Kaveney, Foundation. The first part of the novel was adapted as a 2000 film starring (and partly financed by) John Travolta. Released to critical and commercial failure, "Battlefield Earth" is frequently described as one of the worst films of all time. New English Library did not publish the novel due to a contractual dispute with Bridge Publications. The book was published in the UK in 1984 by Quadrant Books. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 4-280.
BATTLEFIELD EARTH: A SAGA OF THE YEAR 3000.
New York: St. Martin's Press, [1982]. Octavo, blue wrappers printed in black. Advance copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. "Galactic goodies-versus-baddies. Hubbard's comeback novel after decades misspent as a religious prophet. Extremely long, and very old-fashioned, it has no virtues." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 27. "There is a degree of badness that is not even funny ... unremittingly dreadful." - Roz Kaveney, Foundation. The first part of the novel was adapted as a 2000 film starring (and partly financed by) John Travolta. Released to critical and commercial failure, "Battlefield Earth" is frequently described as one of the worst films of all time. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 4-280.
THE STORY OF THE STONE ...
New York, London, Toronto, Sydney: Doubleday, [1988]. Octavo, blue wrappers printed in black. Advance copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Second Master Li novel, sequel to BRIDGE OF BIRDS (1984). Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 7-185.
DARK RIVERS OF THE HEART.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. Octavo, printed wrappers. First edition. Advance reader's copy.