Search Results: Titles starting with B from Top Shelf Books

Hodder & Stoughton, 1998 Book. Illus. by Rostant, Larry. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover UK, first printing and true first edition. First Published statement on copyright page with "1" present in complete number line. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. A tale of ghosts and hauntings. A straight, square copy in clean jacket with price intact. "[A]n ambitious contemporary literary achievement, filled with writerly devices ranging from simple recursive in-jokes to sharp metafictional commentary about the storytelling art, not to mention a thoroughly unreliable narrator." Locus - September, 1998. Award History: 1998 Publisher's Weekly Best of 1998 List; 1999 British Fantasy Award Winner; 1998 Stoker Award Winner for Best Novel; 1999 Locus Award for Best Dark Fantasy/Horror Novel..

Underwood-Miller, 1990 Book. Illus. by Woodroffe, Patrick. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. A clean, straight copy in pristine condition. Jacket art and interior illustrations by Patrick Woodruffe..

Berkley Books, 1978. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Book Club, first hardcover edition and first printing. A fine copy in near fine jacket. Not remainder or ex-library copy. Issued by Science Fiction Book Club, this novel is based upon the original TV series. First printing code I47 on page 214 and code #1953 on rear jacket panel. (Published in December 1978, three months after the paperback edition by Berkely.) Light foxing at top edge of page block. Jacket lightly rubbed in spot at top corner of spine hinge and scattered small spots on rear jacket panel. A single small closed, but jagged tear at heel of spine panel. Blue boards with brown lettering. A clean, square copy without clipping..

Tor, 1988. Book. Illus. by Beekman, Doug. Fine. Hardcover. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Book Club, first printing and first hardcover edition. (First published in paperback as one of Ben Bova's Discoveries series. This BCE hardcover was published six months after the paperback.) Not a remainder or ex-library copy. Code #13632 at bottom corner of rear jacket. (First published by Tor in paperback, this Science Fiction Book Club edition is the first hardcover edition.) Rebecca Ore's first novel. A single small closed tear (1.0 cm in length) at top right corner of rear panel near spine, else fine (unread) copy in near fine jacket without clipping. Excellent condition for this title. Award History: 1988 Locus Poll Award Nominee for Best First Novel (lost to War for the Oaks by Emma Bull); 1988 Philip K. Dick Award Nominee (lost to Four Hundred Billion Stars by Paul J. McAuley)..

Tor Books, 1997. Book. Illus. by Lehr, Paul. Hold. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Stated First Edition with number line complete. Sequel to Beyond the Veil of Stars (1994)..

St. Martins Press, 1994 Book. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Hardcover first edition, first printing. <b>Presentation copy signed and inscribed on the title page "Richard Lupoff/@WHC 2006/San Francisco."</b> Not a book club, remainder nor ex-library copy. A Hobart Lindsey/Marvia Plum mystery. Murder investigation around the filming of a movie about black fighter pilots during WWII..

Ace, 1999 Book. Illus. by Stabin, Victor. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. <b>Signed by Hendrix on the title page and dated "11/12/99" only six weeks after the offical publication date of October 1, 1999.</b> A unique copy. Prequel to Lightpaths and Standing Wave. "[D]efies genre boundaries with great panache." - Locus, Dec 1999, pg. 19..

Ace Fantasy, 1999. Book. Illus. by Jenks, Aleta. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. By the same author of the well-received Looking for the Madhi (1996) and Farraday's Orphans (1996). A clean, square copy without price-clipping..

Little, Brown & Co., 1986 Book. Illus. by Breathed, Berke. Fine. Trade Paperback. First Edition. Oversized trade paperback. First Edition so stated on copyright page. Not a remainder nor ex-library. Moderate edgewear along textblock edges, minor bumping at top rear corner and creasing at bottom rear corner, else a clean, straight copy. Black & white and color iilustrations..

Little, Brown & Co., 1985. Book. Illus. by Breathed, Berke. Very Good. Trade Paperback. First Edition. Oversized trade paperback. No First Edition statement on copyright page. Not a book club, remainder nor ex-library copy. Moderate edgewear along textblock edges, else a clean, straight copy. Black & white and color iilustrations..

Bantam, 1996. Book. Illus. by Dixon, Don. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and First US edition. (Preceded by the UK edition published by Voyager.) Stated July 1996 printing on copyright page with "1" present in complete number line. Signed by Robinson on the title page. Hardcover copies are well into 3rd printings. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Page block edges show minimal age-related scuffs and smudges, but very lightly handled. Jacket is clean, without tears with $22.95 price intact. A clean, square copy. Final volume in the Mars trilogy. Award History: 1996 British Science Fiction Award Nominee (lost to Excession Iain M. Banks); 1997 Locus Poll Award Winner for Best SF Novel; 1997 Hugo Award Winner for Best Novel; 1997 John W. Campbell Award Nominee (lost to Fairyland by Paul J. McAuley); 1997 SF Chronicle Award Nominee (lost to Holy Fire by Bruce Sterling); 1997 Arthur C. Clarke Award Nominee (lost to The Calcutta… Read More

Scribner's, 1995 Book. Very Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing with "1" present in number line. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Copies well into 5th printings, of which this is a 1st printing. Very faint moisture stain on interior jacket radiating from the head and heel of spine panel. No bleed-through except at lower right tip of rear flap, else fine (unread) copy in near fine jacket. Sequel to Dunning's award-winning mystery Booked To Die, and an excellent bibliophile mystery in itself. Award history: 1996 Edgar Award Nominee (lost to Come to Grief by Dick Francis)..

Pyr Books, 2007 Book. Illus. by Martiniere, Stephan. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and true first edition. (Precedes the UK edition by one month.) Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. <b> Signed by McDonald on the title page</b> Moderate bump with associated crinkling at top edge of spine panel and front tip, else fine (unread) copy in near fine jacket. A clean, straight copy with $25.00 price intact. All first printing points are present: number sequence 11 thru 07 in reverse order with the "07" present (indicating a 2007 printing) followed by the number sequence 5 thru 1 in reverse order with the "1" present, indicating a first printing. Award History: 2007 British Science Fiction Award Winner; 2008 Hugo Award Nominee (lost to The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon); 2008 Locus Poll Award Nominee (lost to The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon)..

Pyr Books, 2007 Book. Illus. by Martiniere, Stephan. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Book Bundle. Both books are sold together as a bundle. Each book is a hardcover first edition, first printing. Brasyl was published in 2007 by Pyr Books and Tendeleo's Story was published as Limited Edition in 1998 by UK specialty publisher PS Publishing in 2000 and are the true first editions. ISBN numbers are 9781591025436 and 1902880137 respectively. Brasyl is signed by McDonald and inscribed "Worldcon 2011" on the title page. This was at the 69th Worldcon held in Reno, Nevada. A nice associational copy. Brasyl: All first printing points are present: number sequence 11 thru 07 in reverse order with the "07" present (indicating a 2007 printing) followed by the number sequence 5 thru 1 in reverse order with the "1" present, indicating a first printing. Award History: 2007 British Science Fiction Award Winner; 2008 Hugo Award Nominee (lost to The Yiddish… Read More

Tor, 2002 Book. Illus. by Eggleton, Bob. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Very faint bumping at top edge of spine panel with two small scuff marks at bottom corner of page block, else fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. <b>Signed by the editor Lumley, cover artist and contributor Bob Eggleton on the half-title page and by Stephen Jones at this story contribution. </b> Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Anthology with contributions and appreciations regarding the life and works of Brian Lumley. Includes eight pages of art, private photographs and reproductions of jacket illustrations, many by contributor Bob Eggleton. Contributing authors include: Stanley Wiater, Robert M. Price, Stephen Jones, Melissa Ann Singer, Barbara Ann Lumley, Robb Coutinho, Golnar Dahesh, David Rigby, John Durant, Phill Garnett, Nathan Murray, Stephen Dillon, Tom Shearer, Deborah Alton, Peter McCabe, David McDougle, Nathan P. Murray and W. Paul Ganley.. Read More

Tor, 2002 Book. Illus. by Eggleton, Bob. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Very faint bumping at top edge of spine panel, else fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. <b>Signed by Lumley on the half-title page. Also signed by contributor Stephen Jones at his contribution "The Long, the Short, and the Tall Tales of Brian Lumley"</b> Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Anthology with contributions and appreciations regarding the life and works of Brian Lumley. Includes eight pages of art, private photographs and reproductions of jacket illustrations, many by contributor Bob Eggleton. Contributing authors include: Stanley Wiater, Robert M. Price, Stephen Jones, Melissa Ann Singer, Barbara Ann Lumley, Robb Coutinho, Golnar Dahesh, David Rigby, John Durant, Phill Garnett, Nathan Murray, Stephen Dillon, Tom Shearer, Deborah Alton, Peter McCabe, David McDougle, Nathan P. Murray and W. Paul Ganley..

Alfred A. Knopf, 2018 Book. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing and first US edition. Stated First Edition with "1" present in complete number line. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. <b>Publisher's copy signed by Zusak on tipped-in sheet.</b> By the same author of I Am The Messenger and The Book Thief. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy..

Harcourt Brace & Company, 1993 Book. Illus. by Rosenberg, Craig Stuart. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Stated First Edition with "A" present in letter line. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. A clean, straight copy without price-clipping. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Second novel by the author of Cold Allies. Tale of alien mind control in the White House. "Anthony is a fine prose stylist with a knack for creating believable characters in a small space." Barron (ed.) Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-13. This novel has been sold to a major studio for motion picture treatment..

Pocket Books, 2005 Book. Illus. by Youll, Paul. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover first edition, first printing. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Fine (unread) copy in fine jacket. <b>Signed by co-author Larry Niven on the title page.</b> A clean, square copy without price-clipping. Sequel to The Burning City..

Orbit, 2000 Book. Illus. by Wyatt, David. Very Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover UK, first printing and first UK edition. (The US edition was published by Pocket one month previously.) Statement "First Published in Great Britain by Orbit in 2000" on copyright page. Very fine (unread) copy in very fine jacket. Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. <b>Signed by both Niven and Pournelle and inscribed on the title page "Baycon 2006" at the convention.</b> (It is a great loss that Jerry Pournelle passed-away in 2017.) The UK edition has the beautiful full color, wrap-around jacket illustration by David Wyatt not seen in the US edition..