Fantascienza e fantasy

Science-Fiction Carnival

Fredric Brown; Mack Reynolds [editors] · 1953 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,439)

Chicago, Shasta Publishers, 1953. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition, second printing of this collection of science fiction stories, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition, second printing. A collection of thirteen exciting and entertaining science fi...

The Best from Startling Stories

Samuel Mines [editor] · 1953 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1953. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of stories from US pulp magazine Startling Stories. First edition, first impression. A scintillating collection of science-fiction tales representing the cream of the fiction...

Space on My Hands

Fredric Brown · 1951 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

Chicago, Shasta Publishers, 1951. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of science fiction short stories from American writer Fredric Brown. First edition. A superb collection of nine short science fiction stories, sparkling with elements of fantastic ...

Worms of the Earth

Robert E. Howard · 1974 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,713)

Rhode Island, Donald M. Grant, 1974. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this collection of short fantasy stories from American writer Robert Ervin Howard, with illustrations. First edition. Illustrated with four plates. Collated complete. A collection of the Pict s...

A Requiem for Astounding, All Our Yesterdays, More Issues at Hand

Alva Rogers; Harry Warner Jr; William Atheling Jr · 1967 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

Chicago, Advent Publishers INC, 1967-74. First edition. Paperback. A set of three scholarly critical works on science fiction, published by the first scholarly publisher of the genre, Advent. A set of three literary criticism works on science fiction, published by Advent:Publi...

The History of the Science Fiction Magazine: Part 2, 1936-1945

Michael Ashley · 1975 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.54 | ¥25,316)

London, New English Library, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of Part 2 of Ashley's history of American science fiction magazines, covering 1936 until 1945. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original un...

I Sing the Body Electric!

Ray Bradbury · 1970 · Rooke Books

£148.00 (€177.40 | $195.53 | ¥31,223)

London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1970 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of Ray Bradbury's brilliant collection of short stories, with a lovely example of the original, unclipped dust wrapper. The first UK edition. Published in the US the previous year. In the publis...

The Inner Wheel

Keith Roberts · 1970 · Rooke Books

£145.00 (€173.81 | $191.57 | ¥30,590)

London, Doubleday & Company Inc, 1970 . First edition. Cloth. A signed first US edition of Keith Roberts's collection of three interconnected tales. Inscribed to the front free endpaper 'with thanks, and all good wishes, Keith Roberts, August 1970&apos.The first US e...

What Will Mrs. Grundy Say?

Michael Rustoff; [Forbes Edward Winslow] · 1894 · Rooke Books

£280.00 (€335.62 | $369.92 | ¥59,071)

London, David Stott, 1894. Cloth. A very scarce satirical science fiction novel by Forbes Edward Winslow, the second edition. The second edition of this very scarce work, published three years after the first edition.'What Will Mrs. Grundy Say?' is an intriguing and ...

The Golden Apples of the Sun

Ray Bradbury · 1953 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.87 | $125.51 | ¥20,042)

London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953 . First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of Ray Bradbury's science fiction short story collection, illustrated by Joe Mugnaini. The first UK edition, first impression.With vignette illustrations throughout from Joe Mugnaini.An entertain...

Anti-Man

Dean R. Koontz · 1970 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

New York, Paperback Library, 1970 . First edition. Paperback. The first edition of Dean Koontz's thrilling science fiction novel about an Android named sam. The first edition of this work, first printing.With correct publisher's issue number 63-384.A science fiction ...

The Sorrows of Jupiter

Julius · 1904 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.17 | ¥31,645)

London, Greening & Co Limited, 1904. First edition. Cloth. A scarce fantasy sci-fi work about Greek Gods, the first edition, signed by the author. The first edition of this scarce work.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, recipient's name has been rubb...

Charisma, and, the Stars in Shroud

Michael Coney; Gregory Benford · 1975 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.09 | ¥15,823)

London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1975-79. First edition. Cloth. Two fine first edition science fiction novels by Michael Coney and Gregory Benford. The first editions, first impressions.In the original unclipped dust wrappers. Two striking Gollancz science fiction novels.'Ch...

Skyraft

Charles Clarke · 1937 · Rooke Books

£380.00 (€455.49 | $502.03 | ¥80,168)

London, Newnes, 1937. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon science fiction novel on time travel, the first edition, signed by the author. The first edition of this uncommon work.Inscribed by the author to the title page, "To "33", affectionately, Charles Clark, Ramsay".In the ori...

The Magnet

David McLean · 1926 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.26 | $726.63 | ¥116,033)

London, Geoffrey Bles, 1926. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce sci-fi novel about metempsychosis, by David McLean. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work, held in only four insitutitions; University of Oxford Libraries, the British L...

The Edge of Space

George Locke [ed.] · 2007 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,987)

London , Murqi Press , 2007. Paperback. A very scarce anthology of science-fiction stories set in the upper reaches of the Earth's atmosphere, printed in facsimile with illustrations throughout. A very scarce anthology of short science-fiction stories. Illustrated through...

Takeoff!

Randall Garrett; Polly Freas; Kelly Freas [editors] · 1980 · Rooke Books

£39.00 (€46.75 | $51.52 | ¥8,228)

Virginia Beach, Starblaze Editions Donning Company, 1980. Paperback. A smart Starblaze edition of this illustrated collection of short stories from American writer Randall Garrett. Starblaze edition. Scarce edition. Illustrated throughout. A collection of science fiction and f...

Here Is Thy Victory

Iris Barry · 1930 · Rooke Books

£190.00 (€227.75 | $251.02 | ¥40,084)

London, Elkin Mathews & Marrot, 1930. Paperback. A very scarce science fiction novel by the early film critic Iris Barry, a proof copy. The proof copy of this very scarce science fiction novel by Iris Barry.'Here is Thy Victory' follows a plague of involuntary immort...

The Ways of June

H. Herman Chilton · 1925 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

London, Edward Arnold & Co. 1925. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of this work of futurism, written through the lens of a traditional romance novel, but with the addition of vertical take off planes and other advanced technology. The vanishingly scarce firs...

Tourmalin&Apos;S Time Cheques

F. Anstey [Thomas Anstey Guthrie] · 1891 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.53 | $462.40 | ¥73,839)

Bristol, J. W. Arrowsmith, 1891 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this time-bending science fiction tale by F. Anstey, in the very scarce publisher's original paper wraps. The scarce first edition.The work of Thomas Anstey Guthrie, an author and humouris...