The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Movie Poster)
2013. Poster. [43x29cm]. Mildly wavy and wrinkled. A promotional poster for the second film in Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy, based on the much-loved fantasy novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. More
Fantasy & Science Fiction
Walt Disney's Fantasia (Re-release Movie Poster)
1970. [40x28inches]. Creases where poster was at one point folded into twelfths. The 1970s technicolor vibrancy remains. From a special New Year's Eve show on Wednesday, December 31 of 1970. More
At the Caligula Hotel and Other Poems
London: Sinclair-Stevenson, 1995. First UK edition. Paperback. SIGNED. 99pp. Small octavo [20 cm] Illustrated wrappers. Inscribed by Aldiss on the half title page: "Dear Pat- Here's to all those discrete hotels! Brian Aldiss '95." More
My Country 'Tis Not Only of Thee: A Story of the World After the Vietnam War
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
A Romance of the Equator
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
Seasons in Flight
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
Somewhere East of Life: Another European Fantasia
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
Brothers of the Head
Great Britain and New York: Pierrot Publishing Limited, 1977. Ian Pollock. First edition. Paperback. SIGNED. 119pp. Slim square quarto [26 cm] Pictorial case bound wraps. The spine and covers show mild surface and edge wear. Original fiction illustrated by Ian Pollock. From the publisher- "This is the first book in..... More
Common Clay: 20-Odd Stories
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
The Eighty-Minute Hour: A Space Opera
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
The Eighty-Minute Hour: A Space Opera
London: Jonathan Cape, 1974. First UK edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 285pp. Octavo [20 cm] Blue cloth-effect paper over boards with the title stamped in gilt on the spine. Publisher's magenta top stain. The front board is just a trifle stained. In the dust jacket illustrated by Alan Tunbridge, with moderate edge..... More
An Island Called Moreau
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 361pp. Octavo [22 cm] Black boards with black cloth spine. The spine is slightly rolled. In a price-clipped dust jacket. This copy is inscribed by Brian Aldiss on the front free endpaper: "Best Wishes / for your future reading /..... More
Who Can Replace a Man? The Best Science-Fiction Stories of Brian W. Aldiss
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc, 1966. First American edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 253pp. Octavo [21 cm] Bright green cloth over boards with a silver stamped title on the spine. With moderate bumping to the extremities of the book. The dust jacket is toned and rubbed, and has periodic shallow..... More
The Last Days of Krypton
New York: HarperCollins, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. [SIGNED] 412pp. Octavo. [23.5cm]. 1/4 white paper over blue cloth-covered boards. Title is stamped in silver gilt on spine. Illustrated dust jacket. Dust jacket has sticker on front panel noting that this is an autographed copy. Signed by author in purple market on..... More
The Last Days of Krypton
New York: Harper Entertainment, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 412pp. Octavo [24 cm] 1/4 white paper with teal blue paper over boards. Very good, in a very good dust jacket, with an "Autographed Copy" sticker on the front panel. Signed by the author on the title page. More
The Peregrine
New York: Ace Books, 1978. Second Ace Edition. Paperback. SIGNED. 184pp. Duodecimo [18 cm] Illustrated wraps. Very good. The back cover has several light creases. Signed by Anderson on the title page. Poul Aderson was awarded the Hugo Award seven times and the Nebula Award three times. More
When Mankind Was Young
Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1927. First American edition. Hardcover. 282pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Dark blue cloth lettered in red. The spine is a bit faded, and has a light moisture stain, masuring approximately 1" in diameter. #56 in "American Lost-Race Fiction: The Stuart Teitler Collection," a catalog produced..... More
Shasta of the Wolves
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1923. Early Reprint. Hardcover. 276pp. Duodecimo [21 cm] Blue cloth lettered in gilt. Backstrip faded; covers spotted; previous owner's name on the front free endpaper. #66 in "American Lost-Race Fiction: The Stuart Teitler Collection," a catalog produced in 2008 by Serendipity Books of Berkeley..... More
The Man on the Other Side
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1922. First American edition. Hardcover. 277pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Forest green cloth over boards with the title stamped in gilt on the spine, and embossed designs on the front cover. The spine slants forward, and there are a handful of minor stains on the..... More
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[Original Bookplate Design]
Salt Lake City, UT: 1976. [32.5x40.5cm in frame] Original pen and ink line work overlaid with pastel watercolors. Depicts a fantastical character sipping an iced drink. Signed and dated by the artist. George Barr is a sci-fi & fantasy artist from Utah. He began his art career in 1960, and..... More
The Web of the Golden Spider (Ex-libris Lost-Race Collector Stuart Teitler)
Boston: Small, Maynard and Company, February, 1909. Second printing. Hardcover. 354pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Blue cloth over boards, front cover stamped in blind and designed in gilt; spine and front cover lettered in white. Text block cracked at the front and rear. *Lacking the plate at p. 278. #84 in..... More
Mr. Jacobs: A Tale of The Drummer The Reporter And The Prestidigitateur
Boston: W. B. Clarke & Carruth, 1883. Fifth edition. Hardcover. 39pp. Twenty-fourmo [14 cm] Light brown cloth covered boards with a dark brown ink stamped title and striped design on the front cover. Good only. The extremities are soiled and a little rubbed. The front hinge has been reinforced with..... More
Vitals
Norwalk, Conn. Easton Press, 2002. Adrian Chesterman. First Edition. Leather bound. SIGNED. 356pp. Red leatherbound volume in the Easton Press Signed First edition Series. #425 of 1150 copies signed by award winning author, Greg Bear. All edges gilt. Color frontispiece by Adrian Chesterman. Small white crack n' peel library label..... More
The Split Atom: Last Human Pair on Earth, The Whirling of Ideas
Los Angeles: Boris Ackerman, 1946. First edition. Hardcover. 478pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Blue cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the backstrip and front board. Very good. The extremities are just a trifle bumped and rubbed. In a good only, age-toned dust jacket, with tape along the edges and on..... More
The Vanguard: A Fantasia
New York: The Literary Guild of America, 1927. Reprint. Hardcover. 347pp. Duodecimo [20 cm] Bluish-gray cloth over boards. Spine ends bumped; front board just a trifle warped. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and letterpress printer, John Ruyle. A collection of 47 short stories. More