New York: Signet / New American Library, 1971. First Edition. An important anthology of speculative fiction, comprised of work by the faculty and students of Damon Knight and Kate Wilhelm's Clarion Workshop for aspiring writers in the genre. Established in 1968, the contributors here were part of the third and..... More
London: New English Library, 1980-1983. First U.K. Editions. An attractive set of the first four books written under King's Richard Bachman pseudonym, originally issued as paperback originals by Signet between 1977-1982. With exception to Rage, nice copies of the UK editions appear with less frequency than their American counterparts. Brooks..... More
New York: Ballantine Books, Inc., 1953. First Edition. Bradbury's best-known work, based on his 1951 short story "The Fireman." "Totalitarian state outlaws virtually all books, especially the classics; an underground form of people who memorize great books to preserve them for posterity. The plot revolves around a "fireman's" conversion from..... More
New York: Doubleday, 1989. First Edition. First Printing, wrappered issue. Octavo (21cm); pictorial card wrappers; [viii],[2],3-481,[7]pp. Inscribed by the author on the title page: "To Marcie / All best wishes! / Dan Simmons." Trivial surface wear to wrappers, else Fine, with the spine unbroken. A well-preserved copy of Simmons's Hugo..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1949. First American Edition. Orwell's towering work of dystopian fiction, the vocabulary of which has become a part of the fabric of our culture. "The title marks the triumph of the totalitarian state. Three superpowers divide the world and conduct sham wars. Newspeak is..... More