Moon Down (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. it ignited the spark of human consciousness, "transforming ape into man." "It continued at the down of the twenty-first century when an identical black monolith was excavated on the moon-beginning the adventures of Dave Bowman, his deputy, Frank Poole a (illustrator). 1st Edition. It began four million years go with a gleaming black monolith-an inexplicable apparition that ignited the spark of human consciousness, transforming ape into man. It continued at the dawn of the twenty-first century when an identical black monolith was excavated on the moon-beginning the adventures of Dave Bowman, his deputy, Frank Poole, and the supercomputer HAL. Only Dave Bowman would survive to encounter a third, and far more massive, monolith on Jupiter's moon Europa-and be forever transformed into the star child. It is the world of 2001: A Space Odyssey. And now the odyssey enters its perilous, ultimate stage. In 3001, the human race incredibly, has survived, fearful of the trio of monoliths that dominate the solar system. Then a single hope flickers. The body of Frank Poole, believed dead for a thousand years, is recovered from the frozen reaches of the galaxy. Poole is restored to conscious life, and readied to resume the voyage that HAL abruptly terminated a thousand years ago. He knows he can't proceed without Dave Bowman. But first he must fathom the terrifying truth of what Bowman-and HAL-have become inside the monolith. In 3001: The Final Odyssey, Arthur C. Clarke brings the greatest and most successful science fiction series of all time to its magnificent, unforeseen conclusion. Clarke brilliantly leaps one thousand years into the future to reveal a truth we can only now comprehend. An Epic masterpiece at once dazzlingly imaginative and grounded in scientific fact, 3001 is a story that only Arthur C. Clarke could tell.

Hardcover. Condition: Good with no dust jacket. Black Cloth, Usual Library Markings, Pages Clean, Binding Good; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good in like dust jacket. Blue cloth, title stamped in silver on spine. Book slightly cocked. First printing, second issue, lacking the period between "talk" and "this" on page 112. Steinbeck's powerful novella explores resistance during military occupation, focusing on a small town invaded by an unnamed totalitarian regime. The narrative examines how ordinary people respond to oppression, highlighting themes of human dignity, freedom, and the indomitable spirit of communities confronting an overwhelming force. John Steinbeck wrote "The Moon is Down" in 1942 as a powerful piece of wartime propaganda during World War II. The novel was specifically written to support the resistance movements in countries occupied by Nazi Germany. Steinbeck's primary motivation was to inspire hope and resistance among occupied peoples by depicting a small town's resilience in the face of foreign invasion. The story follows a town invaded by an unnamed but clearly Nazi-like occupying force, and shows how the local townspeople maintain their dignity and spirit of resistance despite military defeat. Interestingly, the book was so effective that it was banned in occupied countries by the Nazis, which Steinbeck saw as a validation of its potential impact on morale and resistance movements. The novel was also widely distributed by the U.S. Office of War Information as part of its propaganda efforts during the war.

[0-920080-72-3] [1983]. (4to) Very good in very good dust jacket. 287pp. Gilt lettering, map endpapers, color frontispiece, photographs, black and white and color illustrations, maps, index. Contributors include Earle Birney (Moon Down Elphinstone), W.P. Kinsella (Marco in Paradise), Dorothy Livesay (Seagulls), Susan Musgrave (Shadow Shamans), George Woodcock (Remembering Roderick Haig-Brown). Foreword by Paul St. Pierre. Locale: British Columbia. (Western Canada, Essays, Indians of N.A., Lectures, Poetry, Short Stories).

Cloth. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First edition of The Moon Is Down by John Steinbeck, in first state dust jacket. (illustrator). First Edition, Second Printing. Octavo, 188pp. Blue cloth, title stamped in silver on spine, title stamped in blind on front cover. Lacking the "First Published" statement on copyright page, signifying second printing. Top edge dyed blue. Solid text block, dampstain to top edge of text block, light wear to corners. In the publisher's first state dust jacket in very good condition, $2.00 retail price on front flap, light toning to spine and top edge, closed tear along front edge of spine. With bright illustrations, vibrant colors, and untrimmed corners. Previous ownership inscription on front free endpaper. (Goldstone & Payne A16). An important work by John Steinbeck, this novel tells the story of the military occupation of a Northern European town by an unknown militant government. A timely work, first published in 1942 at the height of World War II.