stapledon olaf william (84 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: New. New paperback. An unread/unopened copy. May have VERY minor rubbing and scuffing from shelf wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Moderate shelf/edge wear. Binding is intact. Pages are tanned with age, moderate foxing. Tracking available on most domestic orders.

Octavo, pictorial wrappers. Later edition. "LAST AND FIRST MEN and STAR MAKER soar far beyond the accepted limits of science fiction . Stapledon is the great classical example, the cold pitch of perfection as he turns scientific concepts into vast ontological epic prose poems, the ultimate SF writer." - Aldiss, Trillion Year Spree: The History of Science Fiction, p. 198. Trade paperback format. A fine copy. (#178064).

Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5-107 [108: blank] [109-112: ads], pictorial wrappers. First edition. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 10-139. A fine copy. (#132433).

Octavo, boards. First U.S. edition. Collects two posthumously published works. "Nebula Maker" is an early, heretofore unpublished version of STAR MAKER (1937). This edition includes a new introduction by Arthur C. Clarke as well as the introduction to the earlier 1976 UK edition by Harvey Satty. The philosophical "Four Encounters" includes the introduction to the earlier 1976 UK edition by Brian W. Aldiss. See Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1072. A fine copy with light wear at spine ends and 10 mm closed tear at lower spine end. (#178066).

Octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii-ix [x-xii] [1-2] 3-236 [237-244: blank] [note: last four leaves are blanks], cloth-backed boards. First edition. Study of the themes and images of Stapledon's fiction. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 9-107. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#178071).

Octavo, printed wrappers. First U.S. edition. Text offset from that of the 1942 Methuen edition. New introduction by Sam Moskowitz. "Two possible courses of future development are opposed to each other. On the one hand there is destruction and darkness, on the other spiritual rebirth and light. Both imaginary histories are presented in detail." - Gerber, Utopian Fantasy (1973), p. 155. Trade paperback format. Anatomy of Wonder (1976) 3-55. Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 77. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 224. Bleiler (1978), p. 185. Reginald 13550. Satty and Smith A11.1.2.1. Small glue stain to rear cover, else a fine copy. (#178050).

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Dust jacket missing. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. CLEAN CONTENT PAGES. See photos for more information. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition, first printng. A miscellany including previously unpublished writings. Trade paperback format. A fine copy. (#178072).

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 309 pages. 8.50x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. First US edition. Spine ends/points lightly bumped. Textblock mildly toned. The DJ in mylar is rubbed, mildly edgeworn. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Octavo, gray cloth, spine panel stamped in black. First combined edition. First binding. Collects THE FLAMES, DEATH INTO LIFE and OLD MAN IN NEW WORLD. First U.S. publication of all titles. Satty and Smith AA2. A fine copy in very good dust jacket with wear along top and bottom edges and shallow chipping at upper spine end. (#173795).

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: USED Good. No Jacket. Stated First Edition in red cloth boards previous owner's name on bookplate on FEP.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Octavo, boards. First edition. Four philosophical essays; dialogues in which the Stapledon personna encounters a Christian, a Scientist, a Mystic, and a Revolutionary. Introduction by Brian W. Aldiss. Afterword by Richard Kirby. This book was suppressed and most of the edition was withdrawn from sale by the publisher. Mild bruises to corner tips (minor shipping damage), else a fine copy in fine dust jacket with faint matching bruises. (#76731).

Zustand: New. Print on Demand.

Octavo, pp. [i-vii] viii-xiii [xiv] xv-xviii [xix-xx] 1-474 [475-476: blank], illustrations, cloth. First edition, first printing. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#178069).

Octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii [viii] ix-xli [xlii] [1-2] 3-382, illustrations, cloth. First edition. See Anatomy of Wonder (1995), p. 583. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#178068).

Octavo, boards. First edition. Four philosophical essays; dialogues in which the Stapledon personna encounters a Christian, a Scientist, a Mystic, and a Revolutionary. Introduction by Brian W. Aldiss. Afterword by Richard Kirby. This book was suppressed and most of the edition was withdrawn from sale by the publisher. A fine copy in fine dust jacket with some fade to the spine panel. (#173849).

Octavo, pp. [i-vii] viii [ix] x [xi-xii] [1] 2-132, cloth. First edition. Collects Stapledon's previously unpublished "Letters to the Future" and six essays on Stapledon by Patrick A. McCarthy, Charles Elkins, Curtis C. Smith, and others. "An "excellent and important collection of six well-researched, well-written contextual essays." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 9-110. A fine copy without dust jacket as issued. (#173850).

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Star Maker | William Olaf Stapledon | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2025 | E-Kitap Projesi & Cheapest Books | EAN 9786256310056 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Bookmundo, Delftsestraat 33, 3013 AE ROTTERDAM, NIEDERLANDE, info[at]bookmundo[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

Small octavo, two volumes, printed wrappers. First edition, first impression, first issue. Pelican Books A53 and A54. Satty and Smith A10.1.1.1. Text blocks a bit age-darkened, first volume slightly leaned, a nearly fine to fine set. Both volumes were issued in dust jackets, neither of which is present here. (#94598).

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Evanston, IL: Clark Publishing Company, 1950. The September, 1950 issue of Fate Magazine, Volume 4, Number 5, a scarce issue in Raymond A. Palmer's now-legendary paranormal-reporting non-fiction enterprise, which began with, in its first issue, Kenneth Arnold's cover account of flying crescents which "skipped like saucers across a pond", an event which, for whatever reason, kicked off the modern era of UFO events. After that, Fate introduced countless events which remain, to this day, fodder for paranormal documentaries and investigation. 12mo, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 98 pp. A much better than Very Good example, approaching Near Fine copy but for an small-scale top edge and a lightly touched lower right corner (see scans). As always in 50s pulps, some modest age-toning to the newsprint paper pages, which remain fully supple. See scans. High grade condition for a periodical which often shows substantial wear from use. See scans. Cover has the look of a J. Allen St. John work, but is in fact uncredited. See the scanned image of the contents page for the articles herein, which cover such topics as Hypnotism, Possessed Theater Jacket, Bleeding Sugar Cane, Oliver Lerch, Phantom Billiard Player, Hex, Bleeding Saint, Pan, Spirit Sculpting, Black Magic, Lincoln Prophecies, Flyings Saucers, Midget Mummy (a piece by founder Ray Palmer on a 14" tall adult mummy, Interplanetary Man, and of course much, much else, including the standard Departments, always engrossing in themselves, all on various other paranormal or inexplicable phenomena. Interior art and photography is largely uncredited. A piece of paranormal history, and an example of a unique branch of Americana, in very highly collectible condition. A very rare issue. Please see scans. l33n.

Hardback. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Stapledon, William Olaf. Sirius: A Fantasy of Love and Discord. London: Secker & Warburg, 1944. First edition, second impression. Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5 [6] 7-200. Original light brown cloth, spine panel stamped in dark brown. Ownership signature on front free endpaper, a fine copy in good pictorial dust jacket (marked "Second Edition" at base of front flap, priced 8/6) with minor edge-wear. #1926. $75. A science-fiction fantasy about the creation of a sheep-dog with human intelligence. The protagonist is in love with the dutiful daughter of the scientist who is responsible for this prodigy. "This may well be Stapledon's finest novel." -- Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s, #721. Bleiler (1978), p. 185. Reginald 13561.