Search Results: Titles starting with F from Bert Babcock - Bookseller, LLC

New York: Blue Jay Books, 1984. First Edition / First Printing. Softcover. Near fine. First Edition / First Printing. Softcover. Professional photographer Patti Perret has photographed 82 well-known science fiction authors for this book. Each author has also contributed a personal statement with there portrait. Introduction by Gene Wolfe. Signed by 36 different science fiction authors. This copy was used as a signature reference source by Dan and Barbara Kuenzig (of Intergalactic Bookworks, now retired) who would have authors sign their portrait photographs in this book when they would meet them. Authors who have signed their respective photograph include: Hal Clement, Jack Williamson, Joe Haldeman, Mike Resnick, Algis Budrys, Charles Sheffield, C. J. Cherryh, Greg Bear, George R. R. Martin, Octavia E. Butler, Larry Niven, Jack L. Chalker, Jeffrey A. Carver, Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Gene Wolfe, Gardner Dozois, Robert Silverberg, and Samuel R. Delany. Additionally, Gwyneth Jones has signed the… Read More

New York: McClure, Phillips and Company, 1903. First American Edition. Hardcover. Rear hinge starting but holding firm, else a bright very good copy with minimal wear to extremities. No dj. Very pleasing.. First American Edition. Hardcover. First American Edition and first printing of the "other stories" not included with the American edition of TYPHOON. "Copyright, 1903, ... Published, October, 1903" stated on copyright page. [Ahearn APG 010a]. (10)pp. ads in rear, plus laid in are two single 3.5" x 4.5" printed sheets advertising two other titles published by McClure (one of which is also listed in ads section in the book). 8vo dark blue cloth binding stamped in gilt and blind; deckled pages. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

New York: W. W. Norton Company, 2022. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Fine in fine unclipped dj (as new).. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED by Chang on the title page. A novel by this author who is also the first Asian American and the first female director of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. 8vo cloth. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

London: Dennis Dobson, 1961. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Small bookstore sticker on front pastedown, else near fine in near fine unclipped dj. A sharp copy.. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Collection of six stories, all previously published in the science fiction magazines in the fifties. First state dust jacket with "13s 6d net" price on front flap and GREAT WORLD MYSTERIES advertised on rear panel. 8vo blue paper covered boards, with gilt lettering on spine. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

New York: Grove Press, 1974. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Owner name on front fly leaf and some browning to pages, else fine in fine unclipped dj.. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Collection of short prose pieces that showcase Beckett's trademark minimalist style and dark humor. 8vo cloth. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

New York: Manor Books, 1976. First Edition / Paperback Original. Softcover. Very good. Light staining to cover and preliminary pages. Some wrinkling to spine, but otherwise binding is tight. Black remainder stripe on top edge. Scarce in any condition.. First Edition / Paperback Original. Softcover. Bestselling author Nelson DeMille wrote this biography of Barbara Walters under the pseudonym, Ellen Kay. It is a paperback original and very scarce. SIGNED & INSCRIBED by DeMille on the title page: "For ---, / with best wishes, / Nelson DeMille / writing as 'Ellen Kay.'" PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

Long Beach, CA: Applezaba Press, 1986. First Edition / First Printing. Softcover. Near fine with small ding a base of spine and lightly creased corner on rear cover. Both letters are near fine with minimal signs of handling.. First Edition / First Printing. Softcover. Wright was a novelist, artist, and poet, whose work was published widely in the small press and has become somewhat hard to find. This a PRESENTATION COPY is warmly signed & inscribed to bookseller, Bert Babcock. Also laid in is an enjoyable 1.5 page handwritten letter by the author, as well as a brief typed letter signed with its original mailing envelope. The handwritten letter mentions his first novel THE WHOREHOUSE and mentions challenges with getting its sequel published due to the publisher. He refers to his first novel as a "scatalogical" work, and humorously mentions his worry over the reaction to it by Miriam Patchen (Kenneth Patchen's wife) and his mom. Fun letter, by a very interestng and entertaining writer who was mostly… Read More

London: Gollancz, 1974. First UK Edition. Hardcover. Light foxing and soiling to page edges, slightly bumped corners, but otherwise near fine in like dust jacket.. First UK Edition. Hardcover. First UK edition of this PKD novel set in a dystopian future where a police state has formed in the U.S. after another civil war. The plot concerns a pop singer who one day wakes up in a world where he no longer seems to exist. Octavo, maroon paper boards with gold lettering on spine. [Levack 16b]. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

Newton Abbott, U.K.: Reader's Union (British Book Club), 1975. Second UK Hardcover, British Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy with spine lean and light foxing to top edge, in a very good to near fine dust jacket.. Second UK Hardcover, British Book Club Edition. Hardcover. British Book Club edition of this PKD novel set in a dystopian future where a police state has formed in the U.S. after another civil war. The plot concerns a pop singer who one day wakes up in a world where he no longer seems to exist. Published by the Reader's Union in 1975 this edition is technically the second U.K. hardcover edition after the Gollancz version. Small octavo, black paper boards with gold lettering on spine. [Levack 16e]. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

Newton Abbott, U.K.: Reader's Union (British Book Club), 1975. Second UK Hardcover, British Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very good to near fine copy in unclipped dj.. Second UK Hardcover, British Book Club Edition. Hardcover. British Book Club edition of this PKD novel set in a dystopian future where a police state has formed in the U.S. after another civil war. The plot concerns a pop singer who one day wakes up in a world where he no longer seems to exist. Published by the Reader's Union in 1975 this edition is technically the second U.K. hardcover edition after the Gollancz version. Small octavo, black paper boards with gold lettering on spine. [Levack 16e]. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

New York: New York University, 1966. First Edition. Stapled Sheets. Near fine.. First Edition. Stapled Sheets. Copy of a keynote address by Bellow, printed on 9 xeroxed and stapled pages (8.5" x 11"), assembled and distributed at the 1966 P.E.N. conference. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

Dublin, Ireland: Dolmen Press, 1962. First Edition / Signed Limited Edition. Wrappers. Near fine with some slight edge wear, in very good original glassine dust wrapper which is nicked along the edges.. First Edition / Signed Limited Edition. Wrappers. Signed by the author. Limited edition numbered 118 out of 200 copies. Commissioned by the Arts Council of Great Britain for the Poetry at the Mermaid Festival, London 1961. 8vo, decorated stiff wrappers, with calf label with gilt titling on front cover. Also, laid in is a slip from The Dolmen Press which states "with compliments" and is signed "from Ada B. Nisbet." PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

New York: Boosey & Hawkes, 1946. First Edition. Softcover. Near fine.. First Edition. Softcover. Ballet Score. Hawkes Pocket Scores No. 684. SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY COPLAND to John Carroll Collins in 1975. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

North Brookfield, MA / New York: Eudora Press, 1976. First Edition. Softcover. Near fine or better.. First Edition. Softcover. Attractive poetry chapbook designed by artist Nell Blaine, containing four poems by the late poet. Of a total edition of 80 numbered copies, this is copy #9. Only 40 copies were for sale. Includes two original etchings by artist Nell Blaine, both numbered and signed (#9/80). Additionally, this copy is INSCRIBED by Blaine on the colophon page: "For Bill / with fond affection / best wishes always / Nellie / 4-13-76." May have been one of the 10 copies reserved for the printer and artist. Lovely copy. 8vo, stiff sewn wrappers with printed paper label on front. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

New York: Mariner Books, 2018. First Edition / First Printing. Softcover. Fine.. First Edition / First Printing. Softcover. SIGNED & DATED BY AUTHOR on the title page. Strong debut story collection that takes a satirical look at what it's like to be young and black in America. The stories are set in a variety of twisted near-future and dystopian settings. A paperback original. 8vo wraps, with deckled fore edge pages and folded flaps. There was also a UK hardcover issued simultaneously. Included with the book is some folded sheets of review material. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

London: Riverrun, 2018. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Fine in fine unclipped dj.. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Strong debut story collection that takes a satirical look at what it's like to be young and black in America. The stories are set in a variety of twisted near-future and dystopian settings. 8vo cloth. This is the UK first edition hardcover, issued simultaneously with the U.S. paperback original. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

New York: HBJ, 1973. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Minor foxing to page edges, else mainly a fine copy in a bright, unclipped dust-jacket with only a few very minor nicks. A very nice overall copy.. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Boldly signed by Grass on the front flyleaf. Stated first edition, first printing with "BCDE" on copyright page (note: HBJ did not use the "A" from 1973-83; thereafter, they did). Translated from the German by Ralph Manheim. Grass' autobiographical novel about German politics in the 1960's interlaced with memories of treatment of Jews in Danzig during the Hitler era. Grass won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1999. 8vo green cloth. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.

London: 4th Estate, 2023. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Fine in fine unclipped dj. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED by Alderman on a publisher's sticker affixed to the title page. Dystopian novel that combines elements of a technological thriller with social commentary. The story revolves around Martha Einkorn, a woman escaping her father's cult, who finds herself in the grips of a tech mogul intent on dominating the world. The narrative intertwines with that of Lai Zhen, an internet-famous survivalist in Singapore, who encounters a mysterious life-saving software. As their paths cross, the novel escalates into a high-stakes confrontation against powerful tech giants. 8vo, black cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine.. PLEASE NOTE that all our First Editions are also First Printings, unless we specifically note otherwise. All our dust jackets are protected in clear mylar covers.