Bloodchild Stories by Butler Octavia (137 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Softcover. Condition: New. The award-winning author of The Parable of the Sower explores the paradoxes of power and inequality in this highly imaginative collection of parables for the contemporary world. "Bloodchild, " the title piece, has received both Hugo and Nebula Awards.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Stated first printing hardcover with full number line. Remainder mark else fine condition in like DJ in mylar. Appears unread. ; 5.5 X 0.75 X 7.75 inches; 145 pages.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine (see description). Dust Jacket Condition: Fine (see description). Photo Cover (illustrator). First Edition. -----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Fine example, unread, in a Fine dustjacket, 774 pages, this includes: Kindred, Fledgling, and the following storie:. Childfinder; Crossover; Near of Kin; Speech Sounds; Bloodchild; Amnesty; Book of Martha; The Evening and the Morning and the Night;--- Essays include: Lost Races of Science Fiction; Positive Obsession; Furor Scribendi; The Monophobic Response; Preface to Bloodchild and Other Stories --- Chronology; Notes on the Text; Notes, ---"An original and eerily prophetic writer, Octavia E. Butler used the conventions of science fiction to explore the dangerous legacy of racism in America in harrowingly personal terms. She broke new ground with books that featured complex Black female protagonists I wrote myself in, she would later recall -establishing herself as one of thepioneers of the Afrofuturist aesthetic. In 1995 she became the first science fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship, in recognition of her achievement in creating new aspirations for the genre and for American literature. ---This 1st volume in the Library of America edition of Butler's collected works opens with her masterpiece, Kindred, one of the landmark American novels of the last half century. Its heroine, Dana, a Black woman, is pulled back and forth between the present and the pre-Civil War past, where she ?nds herself enslaved on the plantation of a white ancestor whose life she must save to preserve her own. In Fledgling, an amnesiac discovers that she is a vampire, with a difference: she is a new, experimental birth with brown skin, giving her the fearful ability to go out in sunlight. Rounding out the volume are eight short stories and five essays -including two never before collected, plus a newly researched chronology of Butler's life and career and helpful explanatory notes prepared by scholar Gerry Canavan. Butler's friend, the writer and editor Nisi Shawl, provides an introduction. "---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)--- Size: 5w x 8.25h Inches. Not Signed. NOT Price Clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. First edition, hardcover, has a mild skew to the binding, moderate bumps with some slight creasing to the spine ends and cover corners, and faint smudging to the edges of the text block. Otherwise, this is a solid, tight, Very Good copy in an unclipped Very Good+ dust jacket, which has light bumps with thin creasing to the spine ends and corners, a hint of wear to the edges, and a small, faint sticker shadow to the back. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Seven Stories Press. New York. 1996. Stiff card covers. A handsome little copy of this novella 'Bloodchild' and other stories by Octavia E Butler. 'Bloodchild' won the Hugo Award and Nebula Award A near fine copy in strong covers and with very good, solid spine which has a little fading. The spine is straight and unbroken, book is unread. Contents are clean and bright. Not exlib and packed and sent with care.

First edition. Octavo, boards. Collects five stories and two essays.the The title story is the winner of the 1985 Hugo and 1984 Nebula awards for best novelette, and "Speech Sounds," the winner of the 1984 Hugo Award for best short story. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-196]. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (29420).

Octavo, boards. First edition. Collects five stories and two essays. Includes the title story winner of the 1985 Hugo and 1984 Nebula awards for best novelette, and "Speech Sounds," winner of the 1984 Hugo Award for best short story. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-196. Hartwell, 200 Significant SF Books by Women, 1984-2001. Small remainder stripe to bottom edge of text block, a fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#168095).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by Octavia E. Butler on title page. First edition, first printing. Published by Four Walls Eight Windows, 1995. Hardcover in jacket, price intact on jacket flap. Clean and unmarked. Binding strong. Small bump to spine ends, light edge wear. Tiny tear to upper jacket edge. Jacket now in fresh Mylar. Very good condition. Additional photos available upon request. All of our books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box. Signed by Author.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First Printing 1995 (stated) with full number line SIGNED by Octavia E. Butler without inscription direct to title page, Fine in Fine $18.00-priced dust jacket with small crease to rear flap corner, no markings, a bright tight unread signed copy of Butler's only story collection, featuring the Hugo & Nebula Award-winning title story; sm 8vo; (x); [2]; 145pp. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Jacket design by Stark Design (illustrator). 1st Edition 1st Printing. The book has a red remainder mark to bottom of pages. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 number line. Unclipped dust jacket ($18.00). Signed by the author on the title page.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1ST. Excellent Copy - Signed By The Author On The Title Page. A First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Near Fine Condition. Boards Are Clean, No Real Shelf Wear. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Is Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Near Fine Condition. Not Chipped Or Crinkled. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks, And Enjoy. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Signed By The Author On The Title Page. A First Edition, First Printing. Zero markings or blemishes on the pages or cover. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fine in fine. Nice inscription by Butler on title page. Review materials laid in. NO remainder mark. Also comes with an original business card from author that has age-toning. I have never seen a business card from this author before. Butler's award-winning collection of stories. Full number line. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition **INSCRIBED** Uncorrected Proof! Near fine illustrated wraps. Straight, secure, uncreased spine with tight hinges and clean interiors. Scarce!. Inscribed by Author(s).