Rare Books, Science Fiction from callabooks
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21st Century Foss
by Chris Foss
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- Used - fine
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1978
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Turner, Maine, USA
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SGD 68.54
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Brighton UK: Dragon's Dream, 1978. First. paperback. fine/No DJ. 8.25 x 11.5. The unlimited, creative mind of Foss has made him one of the most important sci-fi artists. This book shows his designs for Jodorowsky's Dune which was never made, plus his other conceptual film work like Superman and Alien. The section on 21st century warfare shows his… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 68.54
The Science Fiction Novel, Imagination and Social Criticism
by Robert A. Heinlein, CM Kornbluth, Alfred Bester, Robert Bloch, Basil Davenport
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- Used - fine
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Published
- 1969
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Turner, Maine, USA
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SGD 20.56
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Chicago IL: Advent Publishers, 1969. hardcover. fine/good. 5.5 x 8.75. Four, distinctly different analyses of the question about science fiction as a force of social criticism by top sci-fi authors and an introduction by Davenport. Fine copy with owners stamp on inside front cover and good DJ with browning and bumping on spine. Item Price
SGD 20.56
All Our Yesterdays
by Harry Warner Jr
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- Used - fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1969
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Turner, Maine, USA
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SGD 61.69
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Chicago IL: Advent Publishers, 1969. First. hardcover. fine/fine. 5.5 x 9. A history of sci-fi fandom in the 1940s with excursions into earlier times, it deals with fans both famous and infamous, their publications, clubs, feuds and fanaticisms. Fine copy with penckil marks on ffep and fine DJ. Item Price
SGD 61.69
Diary of a Spaceperson
by Chris Foss
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- Used - fine
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1990
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781850280491
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Turner, Maine, USA
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SGD 47.98
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Limpsfield UK: Dragon's World, 1990. First. paperback. fine/No DJ. 8.25 x 11.5. A facsimile of parts of a diary discovered during the excavation of New Venice, it charts the adventures of a student who refers to herself as J. she describes her odyssey through space and time. Fine copy with inked name on inside front cover, pencil mark… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 47.98
The Starry Rift
by James Tiptree Jr
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- Used - fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1986
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780312937447
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- 1
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Turner, Maine, USA
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SGD 21.93
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New York: Tor Books, 1986. First. hardcover. fine/fine. 5.5 x 8.5. The author weaves a tapestry of individual courage and passion in to a saga of exploration, confrontation and crisis. A fine, unread copy with fine DJ. Item Price
SGD 21.93
The Universes of E.E. Smith
by Ron Ellik/Bill Evans
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- Used - fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1966
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Turner, Maine, USA
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SGD 24.68
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Chicago IL: Advent Publishers, 1966. First. hardcover. fine/very good. 5.5 x 8.75. A concordance to the Lensman and Skylark novels. Smith stands unchallenged as the inventor of ""space opera"". Fine copy with a very good DJ that has browning and bumping on the spine. Item Price
SGD 24.68
Virgil Finlay's Women of the Ages
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- Used - fine
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1992
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780887331374
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Turner, Maine, USA
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SGD 34.27
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Lancaster PA: Underwood-Miller, 1992. First. paperback. fine/No DJ. 8.5 x 11. Offers the best of Finlay's beautiful women from the legendary past to the fantastic future. Fine, unread copy with pencil marks on ffep. Item Price
SGD 34.27
Robert A. Heinlein, In Dialogue with His Century, Volume 1
by William H. Patterson Jr.
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- Used - very good
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- No DJ
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 2010
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780765319623
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- 1
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Turner, Maine, USA
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SGD 16.45
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New York: Tor Books, 2010. First. paperback. very good/No DJ. 6 x 9. Learning Curve, 1907-1948 is about his life up to the end of the 1940s and the midlife crisis that changed him forever. Very good copy with bumping on cover edges. Item Price
SGD 16.45
Highway of Eternity
by Clifford D. Simak
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- Used - fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1986
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780345332202
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Turner, Maine, USA
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SGD 16.45
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New York: Del Rey Books, 1986. First. hardcover. fine/fine. 5.75 x 8.5. They were refugees from the far future fleeing the dread gift of immortality. Fine, unread copy with pencil marks on ffep and fine DJ Item Price
SGD 16.45
Virgil Finlay's Phantasms
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- Used - fine
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- No DJ
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1993
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780887331725
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- 1
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Turner, Maine, USA
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SGD 89.11
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Lancaster PA: Underwood-Miller, 1993. First. paperback. fine/No DJ. 8.5 x 11. Contains 135 of the best illustrations by Finlay. His monsters, celestial beings, ghostly children and believable aliens have illustrated sci-fi classics of the 30s, 40s and 50s. Fine, unread copy. Item Price
SGD 89.11
Kipling's Science Fiction
by Rudyard Kipling
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1992
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780312853556
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Turner, Maine, USA
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SGD 38.39
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New York: Tom Doherty Assoc., 1992. First. hardcover. Fine/Fine. 5.5 x 8.5. Science fiction from one of the finest writers in English Literature. Fine, new copy with fine DJ. Item Price
SGD 38.39
Modern Science Fiction, Its Meaning and Its Future
by Reginald Bretnor
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1955
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Turner, Maine, USA
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SGD 13.71
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New York: Coward-McCann, 1955. First. hardcover. Fine/good. 5.75 x 8.75. A symposium of essays by Boucher, Pratt, Asimov, Clarke, DeCamp and others. Fine copy with pencil marks on ffep, and good DJ. Item Price
SGD 13.71
Heinlein in Dimension
by Alexei Panshin
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Published
- 1968
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780911682120
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Turner, Maine, USA
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SGD 19.19
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Chicago IL: Advent Publishers, 1968. Fine/No DJ. 5.5 x 8.5. A critical analysis of Heinlein's writings, from early in his career. A discussion of his impact as the best all-round science fiction writer. Fine copy with pencil marks on ffep. Item Price
SGD 19.19
Isaac Asimov, The Foundations of Science Fiction
by James Gunn
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1982
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- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780195030600
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Turner, Maine, USA
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SGD 21.93
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New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1982. First. paperback. Fine/No DJ. 5.25.x 8. The author shows low Asimov's life was shaped by science fiction and he in turn shaped the field from its beginning in 1939 to recent times. Fine, unread copy with sunned edges on text bloack. Item Price
SGD 21.93
Science Fiction: What It's All About
by Sam J. Lundwall
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1971
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- Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Turner, Maine, USA
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SGD 13.71
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New York: Ace Books, 1971. First. paperback. Fine/No DJ. 4 x 7. A book about fantastic literature that is itself as fascinating as a dozen interplanetary epics.' Fine, unread copy with sunning on page edges. Item Price
SGD 13.71
The Immortal Storm
by Sam Moskowitz
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- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1974
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780883551608
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Turner, Maine, USA
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SGD 57.58
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Wesrtport CT: Hyperion Press, 1974. First. paperback. Very good/No DJ. 5.5 x 8.5. A lively history of the early days of sci-fi featuring a highly-talented group of writers, many of whom have become today's great names. Very good copy with sunning on covers and spine, black pen mark and discoloration on front plus pencil marks on ffep. Item Price
SGD 57.58
Pilgrims Through Space and Time
by J.O. Bailey
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- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1947
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Turner, Maine, USA
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SGD 16.45
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New York: Argus Books, 1947. First. hardcover. Very good/very good. 5.5 x 8.75. A history and analysis of scientific fiction. Very good copy with owners label on inside front cover and pencil marks on ffep. Bumping on top and bottom of spine, but tight text block and very good DJ Item Price
SGD 16.45
Of Worlds Beyond
by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1965
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Turner, Maine, USA
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SGD 20.56
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London UK: Dennis Dobson, 1965. First. hardcover. Fine/very good. 5.5 x 8.25. A symposium of essays by famed sci-fi writers like Heinlein, DeCamp, Van Vogt and more. Fine copy with pencil mark ln ffep, ink mark on publishers page, and very good DJ that is price clipped and marked on back cover. Item Price
SGD 20.56
The Engines of the Night
by Barry N. Malzberg
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1984
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780312941413
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Turner, Maine, USA
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SGD 16.45
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New York: Bluejay Books, 1984. First. paperback. Fine/No DJ. 5.5 x 8. A series of essays subtitled 'Science Fiction in the Eighties' but includes literary criticism over the whole history of the field. Fine copy with pen mark on inside front cover and penckl mark on ffep. Item Price
SGD 16.45
Jack Vance
by Tim Underwood, Chuck Miller
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1980
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780800842949
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Turner, Maine, USA
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SGD 27.42
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New York: Taplinger, 1980. First. hardcover. Fine/Fine. 5.5 x 8.5. From the Wrtiers of the 21st Century Series, this book presents Vance through analysis of his major works. Fine, unread copy and fine DJ with sunned spine. Item Price
SGD 27.42