Science Fiction
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1968 The Memory of WhitenessLondon: 1968A signed first UK edition of Kim Stanley Robinson's thrilling science fiction novrl. -
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1898 The New GulliverJamaica, Queensborough, New York: 1898A signed presentation copy of Wendell Phillips Garrison's satirical lost race satire, with an additional signed dust wrapper. -
1914 The Napoleon of Notting HillLondon: 1914An attractive example of G. K. Chesterton's work of speculative alternate-reality fiction, illustrated throughout.
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1927 The Sense of the PastLondon: [1927]Henry James' unfinished comedy of manners featuring time travel, in the original very scarce dust wrapper.
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1925 Star DustLondon: 1925A smart first edition of this very scarce science fiction work from British author and editor Evelyn Charles Vivian.
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2008 Space Travels Doctor WhoLondon: 2008A smart first edition of this interactive pop-up book following the adventures of Doctor Who.
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1904 The Napoleon of Notting HillLondon: 1904The scarce first edition of this work of speculative fiction set in an alternative future reality, following an unserious king and written by Gilbert K. Chesterton.
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1996 These Are the Voyages: A Three-Dimensional Star Trek AlbumNew York: 1996An excellent copy of the first Star Trek interactive, three-dimensional adventure book, with pop-up depictions of some of the most incredible voyages of Starfleet's finest vessels.
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2010 Frankenstein: A Pop-Up BookNew York: 2010A first edition of this marvelously bright pop-up retelling of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
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1923 Tales of Life and AdventureLondon: 1923A scarce collection of twenty-one science fiction short stories by H. G. Wells. From the library of Brian Aldiss, vice-president of the H. G. Wells Society.
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1885 The Moon: Considered as a Planet, a World, and a SatelliteLondon: 1885The third edition of Nasmyth and Carpenter's innovative study of the moon, illustrated with photographs of meticulously crafted models which were instrumental in educating the public about the moon.
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1955 The InheritorsLondon: 1955Brian Aldiss's copy of the first edition of William Golding's second novel, a work of prehistoric fiction following the extinction of a Neanderthal tribe.
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1904 The Sorrows of JupiterLondon: 1904A scarce fantasy sci-fi work about Greek Gods, the first edition, signed by the author. -
1893 The Quickening of CalibanLondon: [1893]A scarce, first edition of J. Compton Rickett's only science-fiction novel, surrounding the evolution of a new species of human.
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1838 A World of WondersBoston: 1838A very scarce early sci-fi novel about lifeforms on other planets by Joel R. Peabody, complete with plates.
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1936 The Man Who Was Seven Times GodLondon: 1936A very scarce science fiction novel, following a man who declares himself a god in seven places, the first edition.
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1930 The Moon GodsLondon: 1930An exciting Lost Race novel by Edgar Jepson, the first edition of this very scarce work.
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1893 The Quickening of CalibanLondon: [1893]The first edition of this scarce sci-fi novel by Joseph Compton Rickett, following the discovery of a lost race in Africa.
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1900 The Mystery of LadyplaceLondon: [1900]A scarce science fiction novel by Percy Brebner, following an evil scientist, the first edition of this work.
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1930 The Red SnowNew York: 1930The first edition of Frank Wright Moxley science fiction novel in which humanity faces extinction due to the mass sterilization of women.
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1909 Atalanta, or, Twelve Months in the Evening StarBrighton; London: [1909]A scarce sci-fi novel by Charles Napier Richards, following an expedition to space, a first edition copy.
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1938 Peace Under EarthLondon: 1938A scarce science fiction novella set in the near future, the first edition of this work by Beatrice Warde.
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1904 DwalaLondon: 1904An intriguing and satirical sci-fi romance by George Calderon, the first edition of this very scarce work.
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1895 Beyond the Palaeocrystic Sea or The Legend of HalfjordSt Paul, Minn: 1895An later issue of the first edition of A. S. Morton's fantastical novel about the discoveries of a polar explorer in the Arctic.
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1927 Red RadioLondon: 1927The first edition of this very scarce science fiction novel, revolving around a powerful Death Ray.
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1923 AtomsLondon: 1923The first edition of Wignall and Knox's 1923 science fiction novel about abundant nuclear energy and broadcast power.
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1930 His Monkey Wife: Or, Married to a ChimpLondon: 1930A proof copy of John Collier's highly unusual 1930 novel about the marriage of a lonely man in the Upper Congo and a female chimpanzee.
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1933 King CobraLondon: 1933A signed presentation copy of the very scarce first edition of Mark Channing's first Captain Colin Gray science-fiction adventure novel. -
1993 OvertimeLondon: 1993An excellent first edition time travelling novel based on the legend of Blondel de Nesle.
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1906 A Woman of the Ice AgeNew York: 1906A scarce science fiction novel set in the Ice Age by Louis Pope Gratacap, the first edition of this thought provoking work.
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1884 The Life and Adventures of Peter WilkinsLondon: 1884A fine first edition thus of Robert Paltock's 'Gulliver's Travels' inspired novel, in crushed half morocco Bayntun bindings.
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1894 The Artificial MotherNew York; London: 1894The first edition of this curious sci-fi novel revolving around robots, an illustrated and scarce work.
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1929 The Woman Who Couldn't DieIndianapolis: 1929The first edition of Canadian author Arthur Stringer's science-fiction novel about the revival of a Viking woman who has been frozen in Arctic ice for 900 years.
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1975-59 Charisma, and, The Stars in ShroudLondon: 1975-79Two fine first edition science fiction novels by Michael Coney and Gregory Benford.
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1926 The Connoisseur and Other StoriesLondon: 1926A very smart limited edition signed copy of this short story collection from reputable author Walter de la Mare. -
1970-1976 The Devil's Children; The Green Gene; The Blue HawkLondon: 1970-1976Uncorrected proof copies of the first editions of three novels by English author and poet Peter Dickinson: The Devil's Children, The Green Gene, and The Blue Hawk.