Blish James, Signed (31 results)

Condition: FAIR. Paperback. Second volume in this series of anthologies containing original stories - this includes fourteen stories by Alfred Bester, Hal Clement, Lester del Rey, C. M. Kornbluth, Jerome Bixby (his classic "It's a Good Life"), Robert Sheckley, Theodore Sturgeon, and others. SIGNED by Pohl on the title page. Note from editor. 195 pp. Fair condition only (small tear at top of spine, crease to front cover, bookstore stamp on first page, usual toning to the pages).

Condition: FAIR. Paperback. SIGNED by Pohl on the title page. Second volume in this series of anthologies containing original stories - this includes fourteen stories by Alfred Bester, Hal Clement, Lester del Rey, C. M. Kornbluth, Jerome Bixby (his classic "It's a Good Life"), Robert Sheckley, Theodore Sturgeon, and others. Note from editor. 195 pp. Fair condition only (glue in binding is beginning to deteriorate, usual toning to the pages).

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Rowena Morrill (illustrator). First Thus. Publisher's Code #56929. New introduction by Virginia Kidd. Cover art by Rowena Morrill. Inscribed "To Stuart, With best regards, Rowena" on the title page. Never read. Signed by Cover Artist.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Printing. Cover art by Rowena Morrill. As new, never read. Inscribed "To Stuart, Rowena Morrill" on the title page. Signed by Cover Artist.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. "A Belmont Science Fiction First" Publisher's Code 92-612; Original price $0.50; signed by Silverberg. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Book Club Edition. Mild wear to dustjacket. Now protected in a clear mylar cover. International orders may require additional postage. ; Simply signed by cover artist Janny Wurtz. SFBC Catalog ID: 1757 published in 1982, also confirmed by gutter code M38 on page 183.; 8.40 X 5.75 X 0.6 inches; 184 pages; Signed by Illustrator.

First Edition. STAR SCIENCE FICTION STORIES #2, Ballantine, 1953, first edition, small crease to lower fore edge corner tip of the front cover, else fine in wraps. An original anthology with stories by Alfred Bester, James Blish, Anthony Boucher, Hal Clement, Ted Sturgeon, Jack Williamson, et.al. Signed by editor/author Fred Pohl.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. SIGNED EDITION. First American Trade Edition ( following a mimeographed, stapled limited edition). This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean, with the exception of light sunning to the spine and spine joints. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. "Blish spent 19421944 as a medical technician in the United States Army. After the war he became the science editor for the Pfizer pharmaceutical company. His writing career progressed until eventually he gave up his job to become a full-time writer. He is credited with coining the term gas giant, in the story "Solar Plexus" as it appeared in the anthology Beyond Human Ken, edited by Judith Merril. (The story was originally published in 1941, but that version did not contain the term; Blish is thought to have added it in a rewrite done for the anthology, which was first published in 1952.) From 1962 to 1968, Blish worked for the Tobacco Institute. Then in 1968 Blish left his native United States and moved to Henley-on-Thames, England. From 1967 to 1977, Blish worked on a series of books for the Star Trek franchise. He died before the series was completed and the final volume, Star Trek 12, was co-credited to his wife." ; Signed by Author.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Eddie Jones (cover); Christopher Robinson, Chris Nolan, David Early, and Michael Holland (interior) (illustrator). 1st Edition. Published for the "Beyond this Horizon" Festival this soft cover is in overall Very Good or better condition with some evidence of handling (which you will see why in a moment). Total print run of only 180 signed and numbered copies. This is the so-called Limited Edition "D", one of only 75 copies (the present copy is 1/25 that were NOT for sale to general public) signed by all of the SF fiction writers within, including: James Blish, John Brunner, E.C. Tubb, Christopher Priest, Samuel Delaney, Kenneth Bulmer, Ramsey Campbell, Brian Aldiss, Peter Nichols, Bob Shaw, and Mark Adlard. A beautiful SF memory with some very tough to find signatures! Very uncommon. Signed by Author(s).

Cloth. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Limited Edition. A beautiful set of the four books that make up the After Such Knowledge Quartet. 1. A Case of Conscience 2. Doctor Mirabilis 3. Black Easter, and 4. The Day After Judgment Each book is #149 of a limitation of 300, and each volume is signed by Blish (facsimile) and the artists. A wonderfully produced set. Signed by Author(s).

First Edition. STAR SCIENCE FICTION STORIES #2, Ballantine, 1953, first edition, vg/vg+ in an attractive dust-wrapper with some chipping and some rubbing to the rear dust-wrapper panel. An original anthology with stories by Bester, Blish, Boucher, Clement, Sturgeon, Williamson, etc. Signed by the author/editor Fred Pohl. Among those titles listed in BALLANTINE BOOKS: THE FIRST DECADE, Bailiwick Books, 1987.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Signed 8th (1974) printing, Bantam small hardcover, 1971. Clean, tight, unmarked. Signed by James Doohan (Scotty), Star Trek novelist Myrna Culbreath and a third I can't make out. Includes program signed by George Takei (Lt. Sulu) from a 1978 Star Trek convention in Oklahoma where all these autographs were acquired. Free delivery confirmation. Signed by Author(s).

First Edition. *** ASSOCIATION COPY ***A TORRENT OF FACES, Doubleday, 1967, first edition, t.p.e.'s dusty, else near fine in vg+ dust-wrapper with some light tanning to the dust-wrapper spine. Complimentary card laid in and SIGNED in an unknown hand, "The Authors". Formerly HUGO winning author John Brunner's copy with his book-plate on the f.p.d. Nice association thus.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. One of 300 copies, this one marked xiii. Hardcover, bound in cloth with dust jacket. Still in shrinkwrap. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Fair. SIGNED! n.p., 1905. Sm 4to Hardcover. 366pp. B/W plates. Limited edition, number 22 out of 52 copies. Signed by author on verso title page. Poor book. Lacking boards. Preliminary and last pages detached, but present. Pages age toned. With typical period foxing throughout. In polypropylene bag. (genealogy, blish family, reference) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. (1957) 156 pp. Original pictorial wraps, lightly soiled w/ modest edge wear. Few creases to spine. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY JAMES BLISH ON FIRST LEAF, w/ author's name and address in pencil to bottom corner of first leaf. Approx. 1/2" tear to outer margin of title page. Edges of leaves age toned. Inscribed & Signed by Author.

*** ASSOCIATION COPY ***A MIDSUMMER CENTURY, Doubleday / SFBC, 1972, fine in like dust-wrapper. Inscribed by the author to fellow SF author and good friend Brian Aldiss. Wonderful association thus. Books SIGNED or INSCRIBED by Blish are most uncommon. Along with MIDSUMMER CENTURY in the April, 1972 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. The first appearance in print of this novel, fine in full color pictorial wraps.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 287pp. Brown cloth, gilt titles on spine. The gold lettering on the spine sparkles. Binding tight, spine straight, corners square. Pages bright and clean, unmarked. Dust jacket faintly sunned but otherwise in crisp condition, with original 25s net price on lower front flap. Signed by Blish on front free endpaper, inscribed to Mrs. Harriet Adams with best wishes, and dated 1964, New York. Mid-career Blish, in the original jacket, inscribed during the year of publication. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and Inscribed By the Author. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Stated first edition hardcover inscribed by Leiber to the ffep. Slight bumping; pages lightly toned. The DJ in mylar is chipped, rubbed, mildly toned. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First printing. Inscribed by Blish on the front flyleaf. Covers edgeworn. Dust jacket has mild edgewear.

Octavo, cloth. First edition. A presentation copy with signed inscription dated 1962 by Blish to SF author and fan Jack L. Chalker on the front free endpaper. Issued later in Britain as THE FALLEN STAR (1957). A fine copy in very good or better dust jacket with rubbing along top and bottom edges and three short tears at top edge of rear panel with unnecessary small internal tape mends at spine ends, corner tips and top edge of rear panel. This book is rarely found signed or inscribed by Blish. (#162387). Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First UK edition first impression in near fine condition, signed dated and located 'Birmingham 1971' by author to front endpage, no internal markings, pages clean, binding firm, the jacket has a mark from tape removal to top of rear flap, no other markings, now in removable protective sleeve, please see pics, PayPal accepted, any questions please get in touch. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. Signed. Book club edition. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper (on Sept. 1, 1956, likely at the 14th World Science Fiction Convention at the Biltmore Hotel in New York City). Dust jacket shows minor to moderate wear, tear, chipping and rubbing. Pages are lightly tanned and clean.

Hardcover. First editions thus. All four volumes in the After Such Knowledge sf series: A Case Of Conscience, Doctor Mirabilis, and Black Easter (1968) and The Day After Judgment; the author regarded the last two books as one novel - hence his use of the term ''trilogy''. LIMITED EDITIONS: 300 numbered sets signed by the the various artists/introducers to each volume, plus the facsimile signature of James Blish. Matching numbers for all four volumes. fine copies in fine dustjackets (as new).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Four volume set, each one of 300 numbered copies signed by the artists with an estate-approved facsimile signature by James Blish. All bound in cloth with dust jackets. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Octavo, boards. First edition. A presentation copy with signed inscription by Blish signed "Jim Blish" on the front free endpaper. The author's third book. Chronologically, the third book of the "Cities in Flight" tetralogy. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-137. Survey of Science Fiction Literature I, pp. 358-62. Boards lightly rubbed at spine ends and upper corner tips, else a fine copy in very good dust jacket with light wear at spine ends and 12x25 v-chip from upper left corner of rear panel. Books signed Blish are uncommon. (#138785). Signed.

First edition. Octavo, boards. Inscribed and signed by Blish to Dirce Archer, dated 1956. The author's first book. "The hero discovers that he has precognitive and telekinetic abilities, and sets out to gain understanding and control of his growing powers. A thoughtful, scrupulously 'scientific' treatment of psi phenomena." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. [194]. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-46]. Some faint marks of tape to free end papers, foxing to page edges, a nearly fine copy in a just about fine dust jacket with some foxing to the verso with some bleed through to the rear panel, two small closed tears to upper and lower rear panel, 20 mm and 15 mm respectively. Rare signed. (27953).

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. The Other Lovecraft (Manuscript) by James Blish Signed Original typed manuscript for an article on Howard P. Lovecraft by James Blish, with the author's penned corrections. With a signed letter by the author to George Zebrowski (24 March 1971). And a signed note (19 June 92) by Zebrowski, on the publication of the article, "in the Oct. 64 issue of my magazine Epilogue.". BOOK.

xiii, 239 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. First edition. First edition. xiii, 239 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The first published book, and third in the chronological sequence, of Blish's Okie or Cities in Flight cycle, assembled from stories published in Astounding and elsewhere: "Okie", "Bindlestiff", "Sargasso of Lost Cities", and "Earthman, Come Home". The book is dedicated to influential editor John W. Campbell, and Blish later acknowledged his debt to Campbell, noting that but for his editor, he would have finished off "an idea of Wagnerian proportions within the compass of 10,000 words." Inscribed on the front flyleaf: "With best wishes to Dirce Archer James Blish Sept. 1, 1956" Dirce Archer (1906-1972) was a Pittsburgh fan, reviewer for Astounding, and chair of the Pittcon science fiction convention in 1960. A nice association and a major work by Blish. Currey p. 41 Blue cloth stamped in yellow. Fine, fresh copy in fine dust jacket.

233 pp. 8vo. First British edition. First British edition. 233 pp. 8vo. Inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf "Love to Dirce / Jim Blish". Dirce Archer (1906-1972) was a Pittsburgh fan, reviewer for Astounding, and chair of the Pittcon science fiction convention in 1960. Rarely found inscribed by Blish. A sharp copy. Red boards. Fine in fine dust jacket by John Griffiths.