SCIENCE FICTION, THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA by Clute, john - first edition hardcover

Dorling Kindersley, 1995. First American Edition. 4to 312 pp. Black textured paper covered boards. Spine stamped in silver. Book in fine condition./Dust jacket also fine.. John Clute takes you on an unforgettable journey to worlds beyond our imagining, covering the history of the genre in all its forms, and lavishly illustrated with images from books, films, magazines, comics, and Graphic novels, Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia presents one-of-a-kind, decade-by-decade time charts with fascinating insight into the cultural influences that shaped the Science Fiction of each period. You will see how excitement about the potential of 20th-century America inspired elaborate cityscapes in the art of the 1900s. And you will travel into the future with the artists of the 1920s, watch humanity's ride into space through the eyes of Science Fiction, be drawn into the visions engendered by the invention of the A-bomb, and see what today's writers and artists prophesy in our digitized future. In… Read More

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New York: Dorling Kindersley, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First American edition. Very good missing the front endpaper, in very good dustwrapper with the flaps glued to the book pastedowns, light wear at the spine ends, a sticker on the front panel stating this book is the winner of the 1996 Hugo Award for best non-fiction book.

New York:: Dorling Kindersly Publishing, Inc, 1995. Hardcover first edition -. Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in a near fine dj.. First edition. Winner of the1996 Hugo award for non fiction. Hundreds of authors' photos, printed examples of signatures, book covers. Award winners, biographies, history of science fiction in unique visual timeline pert charts. Movies, magazines and comics. Thematic entries. Detailed index. Large format (measuring 11 7/8 x10 x 1 inch), a very heavy book.

New York: Dorling Kindersley, 1995. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

London: Dorling Kindersley, 1995. First edition. Cloth binding, with dustjacket, 312 pp. Profusely illustrated in colour. Signs of use, but overall in good condition. ISBN 9780751302028.

Cape Town, South Africa: Human & Rousseau, 1995 A clean and tightly bound book. Heavy. Dust Jacket lightly scuffed. Packed with photos, information. Inscription on IFC.