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(New York): Gnome Press, 1953. Hardcover. Good/Good. First edition. A chip at the crown of both the book and the jacket, thus good or a little better in an about very good dustwrapper. Inscribed by Arthur C. Clarke to his protégé, one-time secretary, and longtime friend Ian Macauley, who was the dedicatee of his first hardcover novel (*Islands in the Sky*): "To Ian, my favorite American, on - appropriately enough - the day of the solar eclipse - 30 June 56. Arthur." Macauley was an award-winning *New York Times* journalist who also edited Clarke's book of collected essays, *Greetings, Carbon-Based Bipeds!* (2000). Clarke wrote the last chapter of *Childhood's End*, while visiting Macauley in Atlanta in 1952, where he was reportedly greatly influenced by their discussions. A splendid association copy.
NORTHWEST OF EARTH by Moore, C[atherine] L[ucille] - 1954
by Moore, C[atherine] L[ucille]
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NORTHWEST OF EARTH
by Moore, C[atherine] L[ucille]
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New York: Gnome Press, 1954. Octavo, boards. First edition. Presentation copy with signed inscription by Moore on front free endpaper: "For Jean & Julie Schwartz / with the best wishes of / C. L. Moore". A significant inscription from a fine writer to an important editor, agent and fan in the science fiction field. Julie Schwartz, a fanzine publisher (along with close friend Mort Weisinger), opened the first literary agency to specialize in SF authors (with Weisinger) and later became an editor at DC comics where he played a major role in the revival of their super-hero line in the late 1950s. A collection of Moore's early melodramatic and uninhibited stories featuring Jirel of Joiry, pulp fiction's first sword-and-sorcery Amazonian warrior, and Northwest Smith, hero of a series of exotic space operas. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1192. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature, pp. 805-07. Boards rubbed along lower edge, lower corner bumped, a very good to near fine copy in very good dust jacket with mild shelf wear and rubbing, and touch of fading to spine panel. A nice association copy. (#111936)
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- Keywords Heroic Fantasy; Supernatural; Women in SF; Space Opera; (Short Stories)
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Against the Fall of Night
by CLARKE, Arthur C.
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The Dawning Light
by Randall, Robert [Joint pseudonym of Robert Silverberg and Randall Garrett]
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Hicksville, NY: Gnome Press, 1953 First printing of the stated first edition, publisher's original binding and dust jacket, octavo, 191pp. Signed association copy of a Gnome Press file copy, signed by the publisher and Silverberg: "Gnome Press / File Copy/ Martin Greenberg" on the front pastedown and "Robert Silverberg" on the title page. Interior page margins toned, else book in fine condition; dust jacket with light wear and faint toning to folds, else fine.
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Against the Fall of Night
by CLARKE, Arthur C.
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(New York): Gnome Press, 1953. Hardcover. Good/Good. First edition. A chip at the crown of both the book and the jacket, thus good or a little better in an about very good dustwrapper. Inscribed by Arthur C. Clarke to his protégé, one-time secretary, and longtime friend Ian Macauley, who was the dedicatee of his first hardcover novel (*Islands in the Sky*): "To Ian, my favorite American, on - appropriately enough - the day of the solar eclipse - 30 June 56. Arthur." Macauley was an award-winning *New York Times* journalist who also edited Clarke's book of collected essays, *Greetings, Carbon-Based Bipeds!* (2000). Clarke wrote the last chapter of *Childhood's End*, while visiting Macauley in Atlanta in 1952, where he was reportedly greatly influenced by their discussions. A splendid association copy.
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The Dawning Light
by Randall, Robert [Joint pseudonym of Robert Silverberg and Randall Garrett]
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Hicksville, NY: Gnome Press, 1953 First printing of the stated first edition, publisher's original binding and dust jacket, octavo, 191pp. Signed association copy of a Gnome Press file copy, signed by the publisher and Silverberg: "Gnome Press / File Copy/ Martin Greenberg" on the front pastedown and "Robert Silverberg" on the title page. Interior page margins toned, else book in fine condition; dust jacket with light wear and faint toning to folds, else fine.
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NORTHWEST OF EARTH
by Moore, C[atherine] L
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New York: Gnome Press, Inc., Publishers, [1954]. First edition. A very good to near fine copy, rubbing along lower edge, lower corner bumped in a very good dust jacket, mild shelf wear and rubbing, touch of color fade to spine panel. (11232). Octavo, boards. Presentation copy with signed inscription by Moore on front free endpaper: "For Jean & Julie Schwartz / with the best wishes of / C.L. Moore." Very nice association from a fine writer to an important editor, agent and fan in the field of science fiction. Julie Schwartz was a fanzine publisher (along with close friend Mort Weisinger), opened the first literary agency to specialize in SF authors (also with Weisinger) and later became an editor at DC comics and played a major role in the revival of their super-hero line in the late 1950s. Collects seven stories, five featuring Northwest Smith and two with Jirel of Joiry. All first published in Weird Tales magazine. The Jirel stories are notable as being pulp fiction's first sword-and-sorcery…
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