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.
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.
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.
SPHERE.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, [1987]. Octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Advance reader's copy with a review slip laid in. A space ship is discovered on the base of the ocean floor. Filmed in 1998, directed by Barry Levinson, starring Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone and Samuel L. Jackson.
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.
DEATHBIRD STORIES: A PANTHEON OF MODERN GODS.
New York: Harper & Row, 1975. Wrappers. First edition. Advance uncorrected proof. Signed presentation copy: slip stapled in "with compliments of author", signed by Ellison to Tom (Disch).
AMERICAN GODS.
[New York]: William Morrow, An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2001]. Octavo, pictorial wrappers. Advance uncorrected proof copy. Full page signed inscription from Gaiman to Harlan Ellison: "For Harlan Ellison, / International Man of Mystery / on the occcasion of his 67th birthday...." In the inscription Gaiman reveals the name of Shadow, the main character in the novel. Laid in is a signed postcard from Gaiman to Susan [Ellison] asking her to surprise Harlan with the gift. "The central premise of the novel is that gods and mythological creatures exist because people believe in them (a type of thoughtform). Immigrants to the United States brought with them spirits and gods. The power of these mythological beings has diminished as people's beliefs wane. New gods have arisen, reflecting America's obsessions with media, celebrity, technology, and drugs, among other things." - Wikipedia. Nominated for virtually all the major genre awards it won the 2002 Hugo, Nebula, Locus and Bram Stoker awards.
DARK RIVERS OF THE HEART.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. Octavo, printed wrappers. First edition. Advance reader's copy.
INTENSITY.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. Octavo, printed wrappers. First edition. Advance reader's copy with publisher slip laid in.
MR. MURDER.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, [1993]. Octavo, printed wrappers. First U.S. edition. Advance uncorrected proof, promotional note laid in. The British edition precedes the American edition. Suspense novel involving a serial killer. Produced as a made for TV film in 1998.
FOOTFALL.
New York: A Del Rey Book / Ballantine Books, [1985]. Octavo, printed wrappers. Advance copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-809.
FOOTFALL.
New York: A Del Rey Book / Ballantine Books, [1985]. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-809.
FIREHAND.
New York: TOR, [1994]. Printed wrappers. First edition. Advance uncorrected proof of a Time Traders novel.
ATLANTIS ENDGAME: A NEW TIME TRADERS ADVENTURE.
New York: TOR, [2002]. Printed wrappers. First edition. Advance uncorrected proof of a Time Traders novel. Publishers letter laid in.
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TIME TRADERS [TIME TRADERS with GALACTIC DERELICT] & TIME TRADERS II [THE DEFIANT AGENTS & KEY OUT OF TIME] (2 VOLUMES).
Riverdale, New York: Baen Books, 2000 & 2001. Octavo, pictorial wrappers. New edition. Advance uncorrected proofs of the Baen books editions of the Time Traders series, collects the four novels first published 1959-63. The artwork on volume one was replaced before publication.
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TIME TRADERS [TIME TRADERS with GALACTIC DERELICT].
Riverdale, New York: Baen Books, 2000. Octavo, pictorial wrappers. New edition. Advance uncorrected proof of the Baen book edition of the first volume in there new release of the Time Traders series. Letter from the publisher laid in stating that the cover artwork is going to be replace upon release of the book, a color copy of the new art is laid in.
SONG OF KALI.
[New York]: Bluejay Books Inc., [1985]. Octavo, pictorial wrappers. Advance uncorrected proof. The author's first book, "a stunningly original horror novel, one of the best published in the 1980s." - Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 6-337. Winner of the 1986 World Fantasy Award for best novel. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 4-272. Jones and Newman (eds), Horror: 100 Best Books 94.
A DOOR INTO OCEAN.
New York: Arbor House, [1986]. Octavo, wrappers. Proof. Advance uncorrected proof. Press materials laid in. Winner of J.W. Campbell award (1987). Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1047. Sargent, British and Utopian Literature, 1986-2009. Broderick and Di Filippo, Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels, 1985-2010 #9.
KOKO.
New York: E.P. Dutton, [1988]. Octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Advance readers copy. Publishers promotional letter laid in. Thriller involving several Viet-Nam war veterans.