Karel CapekIOBA
38 résultats
1975001006Gregg Press hardcover Boston MA: Gregg Press 1975 Reprint of the classic SF satire that presaged the Nazi menace. No remainder mark slight bumping to top edges NOT ex-library. Published without dust-jacket. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Tracking number supplied with domestic orders.
1996001314Arkham House Pub hardcover Sauk City: Arkham House Pub 1996 Signed by the author without inscription at the 2019 Worldcon. A collection of short stories by a master of the form. No remainder mark not bumped. Comes in a Brodart protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and packed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed.
1985000450Donald I. Fine hardcover U.S.A.: Donald I. Fine 1985 First edition complete number line. Signed not inscribed by the author. No remainder mark not price-clipped not bumped. Back and inside flaps of dust jacket are lightly toned but otherwise the dj is fine. Comes in a Brodart protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed on a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Books are normally sent within 24 hours of order often on same day.
1997001319Golden Gryphon Pr hardcover USA: Golden Gryphon Pr 1997 Signed without inscription at the 2019 Worldcon. The title story in this collection won a Hugo. No remainder mark not price-clipped not bumped. Some edge wear along the spine several small spots along book edge but overall a very nice copy. Comes in a Brodart protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Tracking number supplied on domestic orders.
1975001300Gregg hardcover USA: Gregg 1975 The screenplay of the film. Some wear to the bottom of spine. The inside back cover and the corresponding section of the page facing it have a small streak. Otherwise the book is fine. No names marks or book plates. Published without dust jacket. This is NOT ex-library. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Tracking number supplied on domestic orders.
1980000402Victor Gollancz hardcover London: Victor Gollancz 1980 A collection of three short stories: "Drink Me Francesca"" Out There Where the Big Ships Go" "The Attleborough Poltergeist" and the novella "The Web of the Magi". No remainder mark not bumped not price-clipped. Comes in a mylar protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed.
1977001334George Allen & Unwin hardcover London: George Allen & Unwin 1977 This is the rare export edition which was actually the first printing. This edition was published with no price on the dust jacket and includes a few distinctive typos: on page 330 there is not a full stop after "feanor" and on page 352 the word "and" is italicized. The top edge of the pages are stained blue. There is a fold out map in the back of the book. There are no tears bumps or remainder marks. Page 337 is dog-eared and the dust jacket flaps are slightly faded bit otherwise a vary attractive copy. All books ar bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy box when mailed. Tracking number supplied on domestic orders.
1997001228Science Fiction Collection Book Club hardcover USA: Science Fiction Collection Book Club 1997 Winner of both the Hugo and the Nebula in 1982 for best novella. No remainder mark no tears not bumped. A handsome cope encased in a Brodart protective cover to keep it that way. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Tracking number supplied on domestic orders.
1951000594Shasta hardcover New York: Shasta 1951 A collection of stories comprising a "future history" of the earth. No remainder mark not price-clipped not ex-library. The front and spine of the dust jacket are nearly prisine but the rear of the jacket has a tear at the top approximately 12 mm 0.5 inches long and also has a moderate amount of soiling see photos. The bottom edges of the book are slightly bumped and the pages are somewhat faded but is otherwise in fine shape. Comes in a mylar protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Orders are normally processed within 24 hours often on the same day they are received.
1997001472Tor Books hardcover Tor Books 1997 First printing complete number line. A short novel about a lone scientist working in his California laboratory who plunges beyond the bounds of time and space. Things do not go well. Originally written in the 1930s the manuscript was lost and did not resurface until the 1990s. No remainder mark not price-clipped not bumped. Comes in a Brodart protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Tracking number supplied on domestic orders.
1991000484Grafton hardcover U.S.A.: Grafton 1991 First British edition and first hardcover edition of the sequel to "The Sorcerer's Son". No remainder mark not price-clipped not bumped. Flawless dust jacket. The only thing preventing this from being a pristine copy is the presence of the previous owner's name stamped onto the forward facing end page. Comes in a mylar protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Books are normally sent within 24 hours of order often on the same day.
1956000775Harcourt Brace & Company hardcover USA: Harcourt Brace & Company 1956 An expansion of Clarke's first novel "Against the Fall of Night". First edition. Not price-clipped not bumped. There is a bookplate from a previous owner on the back of the front cover. The front of the dust jacket has three small tears at the bottom all approximately a quarter-inch 6 mm long. Aside from these flaws this is a very sharp looking copy of this seminal work see photos. Comes in an archival protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed.
1985000995Putnam Pub Group (T) hardcover USA: Putnam Pub Group T 1985 First printing complete number line. No remainder mark not price-clipped. One edge slightly bumped. Pages are yellowed and the rear of the dust jacket has a triangular rent at the bottom see photo. Comes in a Brodart protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Tracking number supplied with domestic orders.
1968000761Ace paperback USA: Ace 1968 Two Ace doubles. The top right cover of the "Proxima Project" is lightly creased and there are lines drawn on the top edge of and bottom edges of the Murray Leinster volume and the bottom edges of both books See photos. All books are bubble wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Orders are normally shipped within 24 hours.
1976000763Western Publishing Company paperback Western Publishing Company 1976 Three issues of "Starstream" that published science fiction stories in graphic form. The condition ranges from Very Good to Near Fine. Issue #4 has a crease on it's back cover and a half inch tear at the top of the spine. The other two issues have no creases or tears. All books are carefully packed in sturdy shipping boxes. I do NOT use padded envelopes. Orders are normally mailed within 24 hours.
1991000826CENTURY/LEGEND hardcover London: CENTURY/LEGEND 1991 A novella of the far future in which humanity is essentially immortal except for one man who has to deal with being mortal. A witty satire on Utopia with illustrations by steve Crisp. Signed by the author on the title page. No remainder mark not price clipped not bumped. Comes in an archival protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Orders are normally processed within 24 hours.
1996001466Harcourt hardcover Harcourt 1996 First printing contains the complete letter line ABCDE. Not price-clipped not bumped no remainder mark. Comes in a Brodart protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Tracking number supplied on domestic orders.
1990000841Gollancz hardcover London: Gollancz 1990 A satire set in the very distant future in which advanced alien civilizations with a taste for primitive cultures recruit people from Earth as entertainers. First British edition. No remainder mark not price-clipped not bumped. The title page and page 317 are dog-eared and there is some yellowing of the pages. The top of the dust jacket has some edge-wear and there is a tiny tear at the right top edge. The title on the spine seems a little sun faded. Overall though a nice copy. Comes in an archival protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed.
1989000702Easton hardcover Norwalk: Easton 1989 Satire of a future in which some people have evolved through genetic manipulation into nearly immortal god-like beings. Red leather binding. Does not appear to have been read if it was the owner was very gentle with it. Comes with "Collector's Notes". All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Orders are normally processed within 24 hours.
1979000305Rune hardcover USA: Rune 1979 A collection of three stories: "Maturity" "Bulkhead" and "The Graveyard Reader". One of 700 copies signed by the author. The dust jacket has some tanning and there is a very tiny tear on the back of the jacket but is otherwise fine. The book itself is fine with no bumping of edges and no remainder mark. Comes in a mylar protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed.
1990001469Axolotl Press hardcover Axolotl Press 1990 One of 75 signed leather-bound copies this is #58. Issued without dust jacket. Not bumped. If this copy was ever read the reader was very gentle with it. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Tracking number supplied on domestic orders.
2000000871Pequod hardcover USA: Pequod 2000 Limited first edition one of 1000 copies. The sequel to "The Great King's War". No remainder mark not price-clipped not bumped. The wrap-around dust jacket is striking and has just the slightest trace of edge-wear at the top of the spine. Comes in an archival protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Tracking number provided when mailed.
1988000140Morrigan Publications hardcover Morrigan Publications 1988 Signed by the author the illustrator and Keith Roberts who wrote the introduction. Early steampunk novel that includes zombies a dirigible and a mad scientist. This is copy #235 of 310. Dust jacket and book are both fine. Comes in a green slipcase. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping container when mailed.
1989000102Doubleday hardcover U.S.A.: Doubleday 1989 Signed first edition. Not price-clipped no remainder marks. Dust jacket is bright binding is tight. Comes in a Brodart protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy box when mailed.
1993000463Tor Books hardcover U.S.A.: Tor Books 1993 Novel about the discovery of an alien interstellar drive that permits humans to explore the cosmos. Then all of a sudden the spaceships stop visiting the newly colonized worlds. First printing of first edition. No remainder mark not price-clipped not bumped. The dust jacket has a few scratches but no tears. Cones in a Brodart protective cover. All books are bubble-wrapped and placed in a sturdy shipping box when mailed. Books are normally sent within 24 hours of order often the same day.
