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200069781London: Victor Gollancz 2000. First edition. 248 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Dated 25.07.00 and SIGNED by Roberts. London: Victor Gollancz unknown books
200069764London: Victor Gollancz 2000. First edition. 248 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. London: Victor Gollancz unknown books
1964122832London: Peace News Pamphlets 1964. 70p. wraps partly yellowed. Proposals for non-violent defense strategies. Peace News Pamphlets unknown books
2003153984Harrogate: PS Publishing 2003. Octavo boards. First edition. Limited to 800 copies of which this is one of 300 numbered hardbound copies signed by Roberts and introducer James Lovegrove. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #153984 PS Publishing unknown books
1976038752New York Etc.: Published for the International Institute for Strategic Studies Praeger Publishers 1976. 288p. original purple cloth two pages with a very slight bit of red ink annotation Praeger special studies in internatitonal politics and government. Published for the International Institute for Strategic Studies, Praeger Publishers unknown books
200194092London: Gollancz 2001. Octavo boards. First edition. Signed by Roberts. The author's second novel "depicts human societies scrabbling for existence on ledges protruding from an overwhelming cliff or wall that descends forever being in fact the surface of Earth following a scantily rationalized upheaval which as though the planet were transposed into a bizarre alternate cosmos has turned gravity sideways." - The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction online. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #94092 Gollancz unknown books
200194095Harrogate: PS Publishing 2001. Octavo boards. First edition. Limited to 900 copies of which this is one of 400 numbered hardbound copies signed by Roberts and introducer Roger Levy. "Ecological and corporate dystopia." - Sargent British and American Utopian Literature 1986-2009. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #94095 PS Publishing unknown books
2003139989London: Gollancz 2003. Octavo boards. First edition. Set "in an alternate cosmos a solar system whose planets which are only thousands of miles apart share one atmosphere as vacuum is impossible in this universe; the tale initially combines steampunk and mild satire through its protagonist who is clearly modeled on P. G. Wodehouse's Bertie Wooster; but deaths and war soon terminate the idyll. Daft young Polystom's search for reality gains a pyrrhic victory: the war-torn planet he may die on like the rest of the universe may be a virtual reality artifact housed within a computer platform in our own cosmos though the reverse may be true; whatever the truth the war he is caught in is likely to kill him." - The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction online. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #139989 Gollancz unknown books
2000140633London: Victor Gollancz 2000. Octavo boards. First edition. Signed on the title page by Roberts. The author's first novel in which "two groups of human migrants settle on the eponymous planet whose radical and demanding simplicity -- it is salt-covered -- make it into a sounding board against which the dire incompatibilities of the two societies become drastically clear: one of them being a patriarchic hierarchy and the other anarchical." - The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction online. Broderick and Di Filippo Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 #65. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #140633 Victor Gollancz unknown books
2000140358London: Victor Gollancz 2000. Octavo boards. First edition. The author's first novel in which "two groups of human migrants settle on the eponymous planet whose radical and demanding simplicity -- it is salt-covered -- make it into a sounding board against which the dire incompatibilities of the two societies become drastically clear: one of them being a patriarchic hierarchy and the other anarchical." - The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction online. Broderick and Di Filippo Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 #65. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #140358 Victor Gollancz unknown books
2000139991London: Victor Gollancz 2000. Octavo boards. First edition. The author's first novel in which "two groups of human migrants settle on the eponymous planet whose radical and demanding simplicity -- it is salt-covered -- make it into a sounding board against which the dire incompatibilities of the two societies become drastically clear: one of them being a patriarchic hierarchy and the other anarchical." - The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction online. Broderick and Di Filippo Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 #65. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #139991 Victor Gollancz unknown books
2002139992London: Gollancz 2002. Octavo boards. First edition. The author's third novel is set in an "exuberant far future utopian hedonistic galaxy-spanning venue -- seems at first an homage to Iain M Banks's Culture both universes being argued in terms of a non-scarcity economics with nanotechnology-assisted Immortality though without AIs in this case; but soon darkens into acerbic Satire as the Fantastic Voyage undertaken by its protagonist a man once a woman uncovers a series of viciously irresponsible societies almost it seems justifying his mission for he has been freed from prison in order to commit planetary genocide." - The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction online. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #139992 Gollancz unknown books
200294094London: Gollancz 2002. Octavo boards. First edition. The author's third novel is set in an "exuberant far future utopian hedonistic galaxy-spanning venue -- seems at first an homage to Iain M Banks's Culture both universes being argued in terms of a non-scarcity economics with nanotechnology-assisted Immortality though without AIs in this case; but soon darkens into acerbic Satire as the Fantastic Voyage undertaken by its protagonist a man once a woman uncovers a series of viciously irresponsible societies almost it seems justifying his mission for he has been freed from prison in order to commit planetary genocide." - The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction online. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #94094 Gollancz unknown books
2004153985San Francisco & Portland: Night Shade Books 2004. Octavo cloth. First edition. Signed and dated 2004 on the title page by Roberts. Collects twelve stories. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. #153985 Night Shade Books unknown books
1961139747N.p.: Continental Distributing 1961. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1961 French film. <br/><br/>An unlucky man's life is made worse by the sudden acquisition of an expensive vehicle. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Paris and Haut-de-Seine France. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine with light red fingerprints to the verso. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Continental Distributing unknown books
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1971020859Cambridge: University Press 1971. vi 217p. original cloth ex libris Cambridge papers in social anthopology 6. University Press unknown books
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2011130588Middleburg Virginia: The National Sporting Library and Museum 2011. Softcover. New. Deep red wraps with color illus. xl 208 pp. 148 color plates. Catalogue to accompany the inaugural exhibition at the National Sporting Library and Museum in Middleburg Virginia October 11 2011 - January 14 2012 designed to raise awareness of the importance of animal and sporting art as a reflection of American history and cultural life. Over 100 outstanding works of fine art representing every category of the genre have been selected. American artists include Albert Bierstadt Thomas Eakins Alfred Jacob Miller and Frederic Remington as well as John James Audubon Paul Manship Edward Troye Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait and William Tylee Ranney. The National Sporting Library and Museum unknown books
1961144268France: Limot 1961. Original black-and-white single weight photograph from the the 1961 French film. Actor Noiret is seen anxiously conversing on a telephone. Rubber-stamped on the verso crediting photographer Limot and with numerical annotations 641 in holograph pencil. <br/><br/>A businessman Noiret wants to buy land around the village of Cabosse claiming his desire for seclusion but with intentions to sell the water from the village fountain purportedly a fountain of youth. One of Clair's final films. <br/><br/>Shot on location throughout France. <br/><br/>5 x 7 inches tiny white border at the foot. Near Fine with light curling and faint foxing. Limot unknown books
1961144660Paris: Cinedis 1961. Archive of 749 vintage keybook photographs from the 1961 French-Italian film. Over 200 are loose the remainder being affixed with cello tape on thick stock in two folio sized spiral bound notebooks with one title label present. Each photograph is numbered in holograph pencil on the versos 13 photographs credit photographer Water Limot 18 with his name stamped on the verso and each notebook page with corresponding numerical annotations in holograph pencil. Also included is a vintage Cinedis manila mailing envelope.<br/><br/>Limot's action photographs are poignantly interlaced with on-the-set images including tender exchanged between actors Bourvil Annie Fratellini and Colette Castel herself seen in striking authority behind a handheld camera. A few feature Black musicians <br/><br/>in the background surrounded by paparazzi and a few photos are slightly more candid with subjects hamming for the camera. <br/><br/>A businessman wants to buy land around the village of Cabosse claiming his desire for seclusion but with intentions to sell the water from the village fountain purportedly a fountain of youth. <br/><br/>747 photos are 3.5 x 4.5 inches or slightly smaller with small white borders at the foot and 2 photos are 5 x 7 inches. Light curling and most with tape ghosts and discoloration else Near Fine. Envelope and notebooks Very Good overall. Cinedis unknown books
1961144266France: Limot 1961. Collection of 86 original single weight photographs from the set of 1961 film. Members of the cast and crew are seen in action shots pinup images of actress Castel Bourvil mending fences and several images of the camera crew during filming. Sprawling landscapes gunfights in the town square and charming taproom images candidly showcase one of Clair's final films. Nearly all are rubber-stamped on the verso crediting photographer Limot and all with numerical annotations in holograph pencil. Housed in an original French Kodak photo paper box. <br/><br/>One photograph shown. Please inquire for others.<br/><br/>A businessman Noiret wants to buy land around the village of Cabosse claiming his desire for seclusion but with intentions to sell the water from the village fountain purportedly a fountain of youth. <br/><br/>Shot on location throughout France. <br/><br/>Photos 5 x 7 inches with a few trimmed slightly smaller and box slightly larger. Photos Near Fine with light curling and faint foxing and box Very Good Plus two splits to the lid. Limot unknown books
1961140159France: N.p. 1961. Collection of 91 vintage candid photographs featuring director Rene Clair and members of the cast and crew at release parties for the 1961 film. Clair is seen with fans giving a speech signing autographs conducting a recorded interview and cavorting with stars of the film like Colette Castel Alfred Adam and Annie Fratellini. The festivities seem to take place in a large music hall with musicians and traditional instruments appearing in a few photos. Bourvil is also present in two contact prints seen traveling cavorting with Clair getting a shave and playing bocce. Several with brief numerical annotations in holograph pencil and a few double weight photographs with rubberstamps crediting photographer Martin on the versos. <br/><br/>A businessman Noiret wants to buy land around the village of Cabosse claiming his desire for seclusion but with intentions to sell the water from the village fountain purportedly a fountain of youth. <br/><br/>Shot on location throughout France. <br/><br/>Photos range from 4.5 x 7 inches to 8 x 10.5 inches most are 7.25 x 9.25 inches with 87 frames on 35mm and medium-format negative strips. Very Good plus overall with light curling and foxing negatives lightly rubbed. N.p. unknown books
1961144105Nice: Gaumont-Palace 1961. Vintage French program and two invitations for the 1961 film here under the original French titles. The collection both predates and postdates November 1 1961 generally considered the original release. <br/><br/>A small invitation "for two" doubles as a folding RSVP for the October 17 showing at the Cyrano theatre in Villeneuve-sur-Lot a Southwest France commune with the Lot River running through the middle. The invitee's RSVP is unsigned. The two remaining pieces are from a slightly later November 15 1961 showing at the Gaumont-Palace in Nice in the Southeast of France the Riviera. A folding invitation stamped in blind with the theatre's coat of arms credits the president of the Societe Nouvelle des Etablissements Gaumont Jean Le Duc suggests formal wear and the invitee has inscribed in holograph blue ink in French "one chair." A large program accompanies printed by Havas for the Gaumont-Palace showing details film credits and synopsis greetings from the Gaumont and advertisements for businesses in Nice. Formal programs often omitted still images from the film like this example opting for candor instead of promotion. <br/><br/>The film echoes director's Clair's early silent films interweaving separate themes of comedy and fantasy involving a well with supernatural powers that lengthens life expectancy. <br/><br/>Cyrano invitation 4 x 5.25 inches Gaumont invitation 4 x 8.25 inches the program 8.25 x 10.75 inches. Light rubbing and foxing overall and a vertical crease to the Gaumont invitation else Near Fine. Gaumont-Palace unknown books
1962139131France Italy: Cineriz 1962. Archive of press material related to the 1961 French-Italian film. Includes film production-related material like shooting schedules and synopses a cinema magazine reviewing the film and several leaves of correspondence addressed from various members of film production to Maryse Martin Martres a prolific French actress who was also involved in press relations in France. Brief annotations in holograph ink throughout. More than 150 leaves of correspondence and notes. <br/><br/>A glimpse inside the behind-the-scenes process of French press and the attention paid to prolific French figures of cinema notably Rene Clair. Maryse Martin whose film credits include "The Happy Road" 1957 "Bonjour Tristesse 1958 and several films each for directors Jacqueline Audry Maurice Labro and Jean Gourguet was a popular "B" actress who played supporting roles in over 40 films. She presumably worked for a press agency involved in publication of film reviews press kits photographs and more. Several letters are represented addressed to and from Maryse from persons like Gay-Lussac Gordon Reid A. Sergio Berrocal George L. George Monsieur Bergougnous Monsieur Lourau J.D. van Leeuwen Edmundo Duran members of UniFrance Film Alessandro Ferrau R. Betmalle Clare Simpson Pierre Lazareff Francois Timmory I. Dally and even Rene Clair's secretary. <br/><br/>A businessman Noiret wants to buy land around the village of Cabosse claiming his desire for seclusion but with intentions to sell the water from the village fountain purportedly a fountain of youth. Shot on location throughout France. <br/><br/>All material Very Good overall housed in Martin's file folder with the film title in holograph ink. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available upon request. Cineriz unknown books
