Collection: Science and Fiction

A selection of landmark 20th Century works crossing-over hard science and speculative science fiction. 

18 Items
  • A Brief History of Time
    New York: Bantam Books, 1988 First edition. First printing, with the introduction by Carl Sagan. The other issue points present: grey-blue endpapers, as well as no dedication...
  • Driving Blind
    New York: Avon Books, 1997  First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. A fine copy in a fine, unclipped dust jacket. 
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
    New York: Putnam, 1982 First edition. Inscribed by the author on the title page: "for Jonathan / William Kotzwinkle." Tiny traces of ink spots on...
  • Pebble in the Sky
    New York: Doubleday & Company, 1950 First edition. First printing. A near fine copy, only with the slightest foxing to the top edge of the outer...
  • Player Piano
    New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. First Edition. First Printing. A fine, crisp copy. In an all but fine, unclipped dust jacket, with only the...
  • Revolt in 2100
    Chicago: Shasta Publishers, 1954 First edition. Second printing. A near fine copy but for some wear to the bottom edges of the boards. In a...
  • S is for Space
    New York: Doubleday, 1966 First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. The slightest trace of offsetting to the first free endpaper, otherwise...
  • Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! Adventures of a Curious Character
    New York: W.W Norton & Company, 1985 First edition. First printing. In the unclipped first issue dust jacket with two reviews on the rear panel....
  • The Double Helix
    New York: Antheneum, 1968 First edition, first printing. Together with a photograph of Watson in his laboratory, signed by him in black felt tip. A...
  • The Garbage Collector, (together with) The Irritated People
    Description coming shortly
  • The Green Hills of Earth
    Chicago: Shasta Publishers, 1951 First edition. A near fine copy, but for a few tiny pinholes at the corners of the front board, as well...
  • The Handmaid's Tale
    London: Jonathan Cape, 1986. First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page: "For Mike - best wishes - Margaret Atwood." A...
  • The Long, Dark Tea-time of the Soul
    London: William Heinemann, 1988 First edition, first impression. Inscribed by the author on the title page: "To Michael / Douglas Adams." A very small remainder...
  • The Martian Chronicles
    New York: Doubleday, 1950 First edition. A remarkable early association copy,  inscribed on the first free endpaper:  “FOR / BEA - / WITH SPECIAL /...
  • The Paper Thunderbolt
    New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1951 The first American edition, published the same year in the U.K as Operation Pax. With a laid in...
  • The Stars, Like Dust
    New York: Doubleday & Company, 1951  First edition. First printing. A fine copy, only with the slightest edge wear to the boards and a little lean...