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Look to Windward
First Edition, Iain Banks, Modern First Editions, Science Fiction, Signed First EditionsLook to Windward By Iain M. Banks First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. The sixth novel in the Culture series. Original black cloth with bronze lettering to spine. Some toning to edges. Very slight wear to top edge of the original and unclipped dust jacket with some fading to spine panel, otherwise near fine with a round retailer sticker to upper panel.£150.00 -
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Mockingbird
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Science FictionMockingbird By Walter Tevis First UK edition, first impression. Nominated for a Nebula Award in 1980. Original brown cloth with letting to spine in gilt. Some dustiness to top edge, but otherwise excellent, in the original dust jacket with a couple of tears to edges that have caused a couple of associated creases to bottom edge of upper panel and top of lower panel; a little abrasion to rear flap fold and general moderate edge wear in places, otherwise very good.£125.00 -
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Never Let Me Go
Kazuo Ishiguro, Modern First Editions, Science Fiction, Signed First EditionsNever Let Me Go By Kazuo Ishiguro First edition, first impression. Signed by the author to the title page. Adapted to film in 2005 and shortlisted for the Booker Prize and Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2005 and 2006 respectively. Original green cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A fine book that is seemingly unread, in the original and unclipped dust jacket with one instance of mild wear to the top edge of upper panel, else fine. An excellent, bright and sharp example.£600.00 -
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New Worlds Science Fiction: The Voices of Time
Science FictionNew Worlds Science Fiction: The Voices of Time Issue no 99 of New Worlds Science Fiction from 1960, featuring the first appearance of 'The Voices of Time' by J. G. Ballard and signed by J. G. Ballard to the top of the contents page. The story was later published in the 1962 collection "The Voices of Time and Other Stories". Some wear to the spine and hinges with toning to edges. Very good.£125.00 -
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New Worlds Science Fiction: The Waiting Grounds
Science Fiction'The Waiting Grounds' by J. G. Ballard, first published in the present issue of New Worlds Science Fiction in 1959. Signed by Ballard to the opening title/contents page. Some moderate reading wear and a few areas of light rubbing and soft creasing. Very good overall.£125.00 -
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Red Planet
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Science FictionRed Planet By Robert A. Heinlein First UK edition, first impression. The first appearance of Heinlein's Martian elder race. Original red cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Some toning and spotting to edges with a touch of pushing to spine foot. The original and unclipped dust jacket - featuring cover art by Alan Breese - has a small chip to spine head, which has been inconspicuously repaired, a few small nicks to edges and a couple of areas of water marking to spine panel verso, otherwise very good. A very good copy indeed.£300.00 -
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The Dead Zone
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Science Fiction, Stephen KingThe Dead Zone By Stephen King First UK edition, first impression. Nominated for the 1980 Locus Award and the first of the author's stories to be set in the fictional town of Castle Rock. Original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt and white endpapers and paste-downs. Some spotting to top edge, a couple of minor knocks to corners and a little rubbing to top edge of boards, otherwise very good indeed. The price-clipped dust jacket has some moderate edge wear and fading to spine panel with a minuscule nick to bottom edge and some spotting to verso, primarily to top edge, else very good. A rare edition.£265.00 -
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The Domes of Mars
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Science FictionThe Domes of Mars By Patrick Moore First edition, first impression. Accompanied by an envelope signed by the author. Original blue cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A very good copy with a stain to lower board and some spotting to edges. The original and unclipped dust jacket, featuring striking cover art by Patricia Cullen, has some chipping to edges and rubbing in places with a few nicks and a relatively small stain to lower panel, very good otherwise. A rare title.£300.00 -
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The Dragon in the Sea
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Science FictionThe Dragon in the Sea By Frank Herbert First UK edition, first impression, published in 1960. Original red cloth with black lettering to spine. A couple of moderate knocks to top corners and spotting to edges. Subtle traces of page remnants present following copyright page. All pages are present, however, indicating that this is an uncommon feature of its original production. The original and unclipped dust jacket has a little peripheral toning to upper and lower panels and to spine panel with traces of moderate edge wear, shallow chipping and a couple of small nicks. A very good example of the author's first novel issued, in the case of this first UK edition, five years prior to the first appearance of 'Dune' in book form.£250.00 -
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The Hydrogen Sonata
Iain Banks, Modern First Editions, Science Fiction, Signed First EditionsThe Hydrogen Sonata By Iain M. Banks First edition, first impression. Signed and dedicated by the author to the title page. Original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. A fine copy, with a touch of toning to edges, in a fine dust jacket.£250.00 -
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The Mars Trilogy: Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars
First Edition, Modern First Editions, Science FictionThe Mars Trilogy By Kim Stanley Robinson A set of first editions, first impressions of the three books comprising 'The Mars Trilogy'. 'Red Mars' received the BSFA Award in 1992 and the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1993. 'Green Mars' won the Hugo Award for Best Novel and the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in 1994, and 'Blue Mars' was given the Hugo and Locus Awards in 1997. 'The Mars Trilogy' explores humanity's ambitious project to terraform Mars. Spanning nearly two centuries, the series contrasts a utopian vision of Martian society marked by egalitarianism and scientific innovation with a dystopian Earth grappling with overpopulation and environmental collapse. Publisher's original cloth. Some toning to edges of 'Blue Mars' with a few faint spots to the top edge of 'Green Mars', else near fine. A little edge wear to the bottom edge of the original and unclipped dust jackets, with a very small nick to the bottom edge of 'Red Mars', otherwise near fine.£600.00 -
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The Outward Urge
First Edition, John Wyndham, Modern First Editions, Science FictionThe Outward Urge By John Wyndham First Edition, First Impression (Michael Joseph, 1959). Light toning to edges; dustiness to top edge of text block; spotting to top edge of and rear paste-downs. Original and unclipped dust jacket has a closed tear to top edge of front panel; some abrasion and a small nick to bottom corner; abrasion to top edge of spine panel; light edgewear with some soiling to rear panel.£150.00