Signed titles
THE WINDSCREEN WEEPERS AND OTHER TALES OF HORROR SUSPENSE AND FANTASY.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1969. Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed presentation copy by Aiken to her brother and sister-in-law. Collection of adult fiction by this noted writer.
BURNING MARCH.
New York: Dutton, 1994. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. Signed by the Albert. Third novel in the series.
THE FEBRUARY TROUBLE.
New York: Walker, 1992. Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed by the Albert. The second P.I. Dave Garrett novel.
THE JANUARY CORPSE.
New York: Walker, [1991]. Octavo, Hardcover. First edition. Signed by the Albert. The first P.I. Dave Garrett novel.
HOTHOUSE.
London: Faber and Faber, [1962]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Signed by Aldiss on the title page. Issued earlier in the U.S. in a shorter version as The Long Afternoon of Earth (1962). Novelization of five Hothouse stories that won the 1962 Hugo award for best short fiction published in 1961. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-3. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels 34.
COLL AND HIS WHITE PIG.
New York, Chicago, San Francisco: Holt, Rinehard and Winston, [1965]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed inscription by Alexander on the half title page it is additionally signed by the illustrator Evaline Ness. A childrens story set in Alexander's fantasy kingdom of Prydain, it is based on an incident from the Book of Three (volume 1 in the Chronicles of Prydain).
DEEP PURPLE.
[Sevenoaks, Kent]: New English Library, [1989]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed by Allbeury on the front free endpaper. Spy thriller involving Soviet defectors. Smith and White, Cloak and Dagger Fiction (3rd ed.) 470.
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BACKGROUND TO DANGER. [SPECIAL ADVANCE COPY].
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937. Octavo, pp. [1-12] [1-2] 3-280 [281-284], printed wrappers. Advance copy (uncorrected proof) of the first U. S. edition. Signed inscription by Ambler on the half title page to Otto Penzler: "To Otto, enviously, / I've never even seen / this book at this stage -- / Eric Ambler / 21 IX 81." Signed and dated a second time on the title page. This is an advance reading/review copy. Espionage thriller involving military secrets, Soviet agents, German agents and Rumanian oil. Filmed in 1943, directed by Raoul Walsh with George Raft, Sidney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre and Turhan Bey from a script by W.R. Burnett.
WAITING FOR ORDERS: THE COMPLETE SHORT STORIES OF ERIC AMBLER.
New York: The Mysterious Press, 1991. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of 26 lettered copies signed by the Amber. The 26 copy lettered edition is the only signed limited of this title. Ambler would not sign a numbered edition. Introduction by Ambler. Includes eight stories, six feature Dr. Czissar, a refugee Czech detective written during World War II.
NIGHT DOGS.
Tucson: Dennis McMillan, 1996. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Trade issue, signed by Anderson.
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EARTHMAN'S BURDEN. [first and second paperback editions].
New York: Camelot Books/Published by Avon [and] Avon. [1970] & [1979]. Octavo, pictorial wrappers. First paperback edition and second paperback edition. Both books with signed inscription from Poul Anderson. Collects six Hoka stories including "The Adventure of the Misplaced Hound," a Sherlockian pastiche. Vaughn Bode cover art on the first volume.
ORION SHALL RISE.
Huntington Woods: Phantasia Press, 1983. First edition. One of 600 numbered copies signed by Anderson. "A long, complex novel set in the world of Anderson's Maurai stories, centuries after the devastating war known variously as 'The Doom War,' 'The Downfall,' and the 'Death Time.' Among other matters this work details a plot by the Northwest Union (the northwestern portion of the former United States) to develop spacecraft powered by nuclear explosives to challenge the domination of their benevolent rulers who have restricted the development of technology ... A superior political thriller ..." - Brians, Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction, 1895-1984, p. 117. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 4-16. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 416.
BALLANTINE BOOKS THE FIRST DECADE. A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY & GUIDE OF THE PUBLISHER'S EARLY YEARS.
Rochester, MI: Bailiwick Books, [1987]. Small octavo, cloth. First edition. This copy signed by Aronovitz and also by publisher Ian Ballantine. Bibliographic checklist of hardcover books published by Ballantine Books, 1952-1961. Burgess, Reference Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror 247.
BANQUETS OF THE BLACK WIDOWERS.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1984. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. Signed inscription by Asimov to a mystery publisher and bookseller. Review slip and publishers promo flyer laid in. The fourth collection of Black Widower stories.
FOUNDATION AND EARTH.
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1986. Octavo, full brown leather, all edges gilt. First edition. One of 300 numbered copies signed by Asimov. "The space travelers from FOUNDATION'S EDGE journey from the sentient world of Gaia to Earth via various ancient planets familiar to readers of Asimov's "Robot" stories. More bloated, talky stuff for readers who are well steeped in the author's earlier works." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 143. Includes a continuation of the utopia in FOUNDATION'S EDGE and some dystopia.
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FOUNDATION [with] FOUNDATION AND EMPIRE [with] SECOND FOUNDATION.
New York: Gnome Press Publishers, later Gnome Press, Inc., [1951-1953]. Octavo, three volumes, first volume bound in cloth, others in boards. First editions, first printings. All volumes signed or inscribed by Asimov. The first three volumes of the Foundation series. Soon to released on the streaming service Apple TV as a series. Awarded a special Hugo in 1966 for best all-time series. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-46. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 819-31.
FOUNDATION'S EDGE.
[Binghamton]: Whispers Press, 1982. Octavo, leather-backed linen. First edition. One of 1000 numbered copies signed by Asimov and publisher Stuart Schiff, this is copy #799). "A belated sequel to the 'Foundation Trilogy,' marking Asimov's return to his distinctive brand of cerebral space opera after more than twenty years. In this yarn (and the related novels THE ROBOTS OF DAWN, ROBOTS AND EMPIRE, FOUNDATION AND EARTH and PRELUDE TO FOUNDATION) Asimov explains the galactic history of THE STARS LIKE DUST and the "Foundation" series as a plot by the robots (from the otherwise unconnected 'Robot' stories) to ensure the survival and happiness of the human race, and hints that the history-altering time travelers of THE END OF ETERNITY set up the whole thing." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 143. Winner of the 1983 Hugo award. 1982 Nebula nominee. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-47. Sargent, British and American Literature, 1516-1985, p. 410.
GOOD TASTE.
[Topeka, KS: Apocalypse Press, 1976]. Octavo, decorated wrappers, sewn. A chapbook. First edition. Limited to 1012 copies of which this is one of 500 numbered copies signed by Asimov.
GOOD TASTE.
[Topeka, KS: Apocalypse Press, 1976]. Octavo, decorated wrappers, sewn. First edition. Limited to 1012 copies of which this is one of 500 numbered copies signed by Asimov. A chapbook. Short story.
PEBBLE IN THE SKY.
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1950. Octavo, jacket art by Richard Powers, cloth. First edition. Signed inscription by Asimov in the year of publication: "For: Dave / Speaker / Regards, in / two installments / Isaac Asimov / 12/3/50." The author's first book and first sf novel. In the far future "Earth is largely a radioactive wasteland, populated by a few million inhabitants who are discriminated against by the rest of the galactic empire which has forgotten that Earth was humanity's original home." - Brians, Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction, 1895-1984, p. 122. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-51. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 237.
PEBBLE IN THE SKY.
New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, Auckland: Doubleday, 1950. Octavo, jacket art by Richard Powers, cloth. Reprint edition. Limitation of 1500 numbered and signed copies by Asimov, this is one of an undetermined number marked "P.C.". Facsimile reprint of the 1950 first edition of the authors first book on the 40th anniversary of publication. Laid in is the accompanying 4 page booklet with a new foreword by Asimov and an editor's note. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-51. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 237. In 333.
ROBOTS AND EMPIRE.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1985. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First trade edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-21.
TALES OF THE BLACK WIDOWERS.
Garden City, NY: Published For The Crime Club By Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1974. Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed inscription by Asimov to a mystery publisher and bookseller. The first collection of "Black Widowers" stories, a fictional club of mystery solvers. Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, pp. 29-30.
THE UNION CLUB MYSTERIES.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1983. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. Signed presentation inscription by Asimov on the title page to a mystery publisher and bookseller. Review slip laid in. Story collection.
THE WINDS OF CHANGE.
Garden City: Doublday & Company, Inc., 1983. Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed by Asimov on the title page. Collects twenty-one stories.