Magic Numbers, Signed (3 results)

VERY FINE GUARANTEED for both volumes. Very Fine without any flaws in a Very Fine slipcase. Personally signed by George R.R. Martin (5x), the best-selling novelist, screenwriter, and television producer, known world-wide for the series of epic fantasy novels. Personally signed by Gardner Dozois, Megan Lindholm, and all other contributors. 34 TOTAL SIGNATURES IN TWO SLIPCASED SIGNED LIMITED EDITIONS Subterranean Press (2014,2019) "The Book Of Swords", "The Book Of Magic". Signed Limited Edition Matching set. Each volume is number 147 of 300. Personally signed by each author and contributor. Thirty four signatures in all that include George R.R. Martin, C. J. Cherryh, Gardner Dozois, and all others. Hardcover books with dust-jackets. Slipcased Deluxe Editions. Very Fine collection without any flaws. Archival acid-free Mylar on dust jacket sleeves. The perfect addition to any fantasy collection or a gift for someone special. Two Volume S/L Set in One Shipment: 1) "The Book Of Swords" Slipcased Signed Limited Edition No. 147 of 300. Signed by George R.R. Martin, Gardner Dozois, and other contributors. 17 signatures in all. 2) "The Book of Magic" Slipcased Signed Limited Edition No. 147 of 300. Signed by George R.R. Martin, Megan Lindholm, and other contributors. 17 signatures in all. The Book Of Swords (2014). From the publisher: Dust jacket and interior illustrations by Ken Laager. We're excited to announce The Book of Swords, which will be illustrated and bound as a sort of "companion" volume to our editon of the landmark anthology, Rogues. Gardner Dozois has pulled together a great lineup of stories, as you'll see below. Our edition will be limited to only 300 numberd copies and 26 lettered copies, a much smaller print run than the aforementioned Rogues. We expect a quick sell out, so please don't hesitate to get your order in. Some of the features of our edition include: A full color dust jacket Story heading illustrations for each tale Full-color plates for the Martin and Lynch stories Oversize trim size Smyth sewn for a lifetime of enjoyment Limited Edition housed in a custom foil stamped slipcase Lettered Edition specially bound and housed in a custom foil stamped traycase One time limited edition printing of only 326 copies Limited: 300 numbered copies signed by the authors and editor THE BOOK OF MAGIC (2019) From the publisher: Dust jacket and interior illustrations by Tommy Arnold. About the Book: We're excited to announce The Book of Magic, which will be illustrated and bound as a sort of "companion" volume to our edition of the landmark anthology, Rogues, as well as The Book of Swords. Gardner Dozois has pulled together a great lineup of stories, as you'll see below. Our edition will be limited to only 300 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies. Tommy Arnold is contributing the dust jacket, a few color interior plates, and a b&w header illustration for each story. Some of the features of our edition include: A full color dust jacket Story heading illustrations for each tale Several full-color plates Oversize trim size Smyth sewn for a lifetime of enjoyment Limited Edition housed in a custom foil stamped slipcase Lettered Edition specially bound and housed in a custom foil stamped traycase One-time limited edition printing of only 326 copies.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. RARE signed book on numerology by famous mathematician and author Eric Temple Bell (haven't seen a signed copy of this ever come up for sale before) known by the pseudonym John Taine for his science fiction novels. Flat signed by author on the FFEP with a very curious inscription! Condition: GOOD/VERY GOOD ABOUT THE BOOK This is a tongue-in-cheek, humorous history of Numerology and its practice with some mathematics thrown in for good measure. Published in 1945 by United Book Guild in New York. First edition thus, first printing: in original cloth boards with black spine lettering. Octavo. With its original dust jacket. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Eric Temple Bell (February 1883 - December 1960) was a Scottish-born mathematician, educator and science fiction writer who lived in the United States for most of his life. He published non-fiction using his given name and fiction as John Taine. Bell was part of the faculty first at the University of Washington and later at the California Institute of Technology. While at the University of Washington, he taught Howard P. Robertson and encouraged him to enroll at Caltech for his doctoral studies. Bell researched number theory; see in particular Bell series. He is the eponym of the Bell polynomials and the Bell numbers of combinatorics. In 1924 Bell was awarded the B cher Memorial Prize for his work in mathematical analysis. In 1927, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1937. He also wrote several science fiction novels by the pseudonym John Taine, which independently invented some of the earliest devices and ideas of science fiction. Bell wrote a book of biographical essays titled Men of Mathematics which inspired notable mathematicians including Julia Robinson, John Forbes Nash, Jr., and Andrew Wiles to begin careers in mathematics. His book on Fermat's Last Theorem, The Last Problem, was published the year after his death and is a hybrid of social history and the history of mathematics. It inspired mathematician Andrew Wiles to solve the problem. CONDITION REPORT The book is in GOOD condition. Clean, unfaded cloth with a spot or two. Tight binding. Rubbing to extremities. Several pages with marginalia and some highlighting. Some creasing, bent corners and some smudges and stains. The unclipped dust jacket is VERY GOOD - some dust soiling (particularly on rear panel) and edge wear - chipping, small tears and some creases. A larger chip from head of spine. Overall, a rare SIGNED copy!. Signed by Author(s).

Octavo, five issues, pictorial wrappers bound in blue boards with gold stamping to spine. A bound volume of all five issues that were noted magician Joseph Dunningers copy, with his signed name and also inscribed and signed by editor/author Walter Gibson to Joe Dunninger. Gibson wrote several books about magic for Dunninger, they were lifelong friends. This is likely a presentation volume to Dunninger. Tales of Magic and Mystery was a short lived magazine which published stories and articles about magic and the occult, as well as some short fiction. The March, 1928 issue published the H. P. Lovecraft short story "Cool Air." Other authors of fiction include Frank Owen, Miriam Allen de Ford, Archie Binns, Robert Leslie Bellem and others. Gibson wrote most non-fiction material under his own name and also using the pseudonyms, Alfred Maurice and Bernard Perry. Issues slightly trimmed for binding, otherwise quite fine with little tanning to text paper, mostly cream colored. At the base of the spine is stamped "Dunninger Collection." A lovely presentation. (31906).