Compton d avid g uy (22 Ergebnisse)

Octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Borgo Press B-225. Includes a critical afterword by George Edgar Slusser. Trade paperback format. A fine copy. (#1528).

Octavo, boards. First U.S. edition. "Energy-giving 'manna' falls from the sky. The world's economy booms, but then people start disappearing mysteriously." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 20. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 4-142. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#1510). …

Octavo, printed wrappers. Advance copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. Sequel to THE CONTINUOUS KATHERINE MORTENHOE, a.k.a. THE UNSLEEPING EYE (1974). "A good sequel to a fine original -- but barely SF." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 422. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-272. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 392. A fine copy. (#22026). …

Octavo, printed wrappers. Advance copy (uncorrected proof) of the first U.S. edition. "Energy-giving 'manna' falls from the sky. The world's economy booms, but then people start disappearing mysteriously." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 20. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 4-142. A fine copy. (#22024).…

Octavo, printed wrappers. First edition. Limited to 650 numbered copies of which this is one of 350 paperbound copies. 62-page booklet collecting two 30-minute radio play scripts. A fine copy. (#1518).

Octavo, boards. First edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#1519).

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Gut. 220 Seiten 1973 Heyne Verlag, Broschur Softcover, 220 Seiten, Stempel auf dem Kopfschnitt, in gutem Zustand Interne Angebotsnummer: 1121QV173GD SF-796 21.11.2016 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 500.

Octavo, boards. First edition. "Energy-giving 'manna' falls from the sky. The world's economy booms, but then people start disappearing mysteriously." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 20. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 4-142. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#169578). …

Octavo, boards. First edition. "Energy-giving 'manna' falls from the sky. The world's economy booms, but then people start disappearing mysteriously." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 20. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 4-142. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#1509). …

Broschiert. Zustand: Gut. Alterbedingte Gebrauchsspuren, evtl. auch gutes Mängelexemlar---. nein.

Broschiert. Zustand: Befriedigend. Papier altersgerecht vergilbt! ---. nein.

Octavo, boards. First edition. Sequel to THE CONTINUOUS KATHERINE MORTENHOE, a.k.a. THE UNSLEEPING EYE (1974). "A good sequel to a fine original -- but barely SF." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 422. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-272. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 392. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. Publisher's review slip and publicity material laid in. (#169088).…

First edition. Octavo, boards. Sequel to THE CONTINUOUS KATHERINE MORTENHOE, a.k.a. THE UNSLEEPING EYE (1974). "A good sequel to a fine original -- but barely SF." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 422. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-272. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 392]. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. Publisher's review slip and publicity material laid in. (#169088) (29795). …

Octavo, boards. First British (and first hardcover) edition. Issued earlier in the U.S. as CHRONOCULES (1970). A fine copy in fine dust jacket with touch of dust soiling to rear panel. (#76714).

Octavo, boards. First British (and first hardcover) edition. Issued earlier in the U.S. as CHRONOCULES (1970). A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#1514).

Octavo, boards. First edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket with just a touch of rubbing to head of spine panel. The author's scarcest book. (#1516).

Octavo, cloth. 250 copies printed. "The Colindale Institute functions ostensibly to anticipate new developments in research so as to be in a position to encourage or suppress them. A major special project aims to generate a new messiah to better control the masses. The work is aided by a computer system capable of highly sophisticated, associative retrieval, and naturally, the computer nominate itself for the role of messiah." - Mowshowitz, p. 303. Text offset from that of the 1970 Hodder and Stoughton edition published as THE ELECTRIC CROCODILE. New introduction by David G. Hartwell. 1970 Nebula nominee. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-273]. Mild foxing to top page edges, a fine copy without dust jacket as issued. (33320) First U.S. hardcover edition, first printing.…

Octavo, cloth. First edition in English. 1026 copies printed of which this is one of 250 numbered copies signed by Compton comprising the "Collector's Edition." Preceded by a 1985 German-language edition. SF novel of an imperfect near-future "utopia" with illustrations by Keith Roberts. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1986-2009. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. Enclosed in cloth slipcase with copy of the hardbound issue (300 numbered copies) of Compton's Radio Plays that collects two 30-minute scripts. (#1520). Signed. …

Octavo, black buckram, spine stamped in gold. First edition. The hardbound issue, limited to 61 copies signed by Compton, of which this is number 44 of 50 numbered copies. Some bowing to binding, else a fine copy in fine dust jacket (reproduced from the artwork for the paperback issue by color xerography). (#125682). Signed.…

Octavo, black buckram, spine stamped in gold. First edition. The hardbound issue, limited to 61 copies signed by Compton, of which this is letter "I" of eleven lettered copies "reserved for distribution to the author and his friends ." A fine copy in fine dust jacket (reproduced from the artwork for the paperback issue by color xerography). (#168799). Signed.…

First edition. Octavo, black buckram, spine stamped in gold. The hardbound issue, limited to 61 copies signed by Compton, of which this is letter "I" of eleven lettered copies "reserved for distribution to the author and his friends ." A fine copy in fine dust jacket (reproduced from the artwork for the paperback issue by color xerography). (#168799) (29599).…

First edition. Octavo, Hardcover. One of 50 signed copies done in hardcover produced by Barry Levin and the Borgo Press. A fine copy with some bowing to the boards in a dust jacket which is a photo copy of the Borgo wraps. (8507).