London; Tyne & Wear: Little, Brown; Soundings Audio Books, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 264pp. Olive green cloth-effect paper over boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. The covers are cocked, and the edges of the spine and covers are a bit dinged. In a dust jacket, with..... More
Printed for the Aldiss Appreciation Society, 1986. Limited Edition. Paperback. 27pp. Very slim octavo [21 cm] Saddle-stiched yellow and black printed wrappers. Frontispiece illustration reproducing Gustave Dore's woodcut, "London." One in an edition limited to 100 copies (this copy is not numbered). Inscribed by Brian Aldiss on the title page..... More
London: Victor Gollanz Ltd, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 345pp. Octavo [22 cm] Blue paper over boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. The spine ends and corners of the covers are bumped, and there is a minor lean to the spine. The dust jacket is rubbed, and..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1984. First UK edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 157pp. Octavo [20 cm] Brown cloth-effect paper over boards, with a gilt stamped title on the backstrip. With a minor slant to the spine. Light scratching to the dust jacket. Uniquely inscribed by the author, with a sketch, on a specially..... More
London: Flamingo (HarperCollins), 1994. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 390pp. Octavo [24 cm] in boards with gilt-stamped spine. Signed and inscribed by author on title page: "To my good friend P---, who knows how vital it is to be Somewhere Else! Regards, Brian '94". Also with signed Christmas card and warmly..... More
Salt Lake City: Green Cat Press, 2004. Patrick Eddington. 1/85. Broadside. 46 cm by 27.5 cm. Broadside of an original poem by Brian Aldiss. Signed by the author and the artist. Illustrated by Patrick Eddington. Printed by The Green Cat Press. 13/85. More
London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1966. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 291pp. Octavo [22 cm] Red cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title on a black ink stamped panel on the backstrip. With only minor rubbing and bumping to the extremities. The jacket is moderately age-toned, and has a 1/2"..... More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1996. First American edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 333pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Blue paper over boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. The dust jacket has subtle surface and edge wear. Illustrations by Rosamund Chorley and Brian W. Aldiss. Inscribed by Aldiss on the title..... More
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1974. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 226pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Blue cloth covered boards with the title stamped in gilt on the spine. The boards are rubbed, and the spine ends are bumped and rubbed. In a dust jacket with moderate scuffing and soiling to..... More
New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1971. First American edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 272pp. Octavo [22 cm] Magenta cloth over boards. The boards are just a trifle cocked. In the illustrated dust jacket with light rubbing. An honest and unforgettable account of soldiers away from home. Signed by Brian Aldiss on..... More
London: Little, Brown and Company, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. Octavo [22 cm] Black paper over boards, with gentle bruising to the head of the spine. In a dust jacket with general light rubbing and multiple light scratches. A poignant memoir. Based on journals that the author and his wife..... More
Brian Wilson Aldiss (1925-2017), born in Norfolk, England, was not only a prolific writer of science fiction short stories and novels, but also anthologized science fiction and studied the history of the genre as well. Much of the background material in his works stemmed from his military service from 1943..... More