Arthur clarke copy (4 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 281 pages. stickers on over, ex-library Futurists will welcome this book by the science fiction community's prolific dean whose 1963 classic Profiles of the Future defined possible futures, some of which already have come true. Clarke rejects any label as prophet; as per Profi les' subtitle, he deals with limits of the possible. In July 20, 2019, he views a day in the life of the 21st century. The oversize, illustrated book forecasts how people are born, live, and die. We ride orbiting space stations, watch 60-ye ar-old, 8-foot athletes, see that people have been replaced with computers and r obots, view most aspects of life?schools, transportation, medicine, work, movies . These are astonishing but realistic perceptions by a master of the craft who a s always writes with skill, wit, clarity, and remarkable intelligence.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First printing of the stated first edition, with the correct letter code listed on the copyright page. A scarce, signed association copy from Arthur C. Clark to Robert Bloch (Psycho): Signed twice by Clarke, on the publisher's "Compliments of the Author" card: "Dear Bob - this / is the novel! / all the best / Arthur"; and signed on a bookplate laid in to the half-title page, "Arthur C Clarke / 1.1.85" Book in fine condition; in price-clipped dust jacket with minor shelf wear. Signed by Author(s).…

Yellow Cloth. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First Edition. Yellow Cloth With Spine Lettering In Blue. First Printing. This Is The Publisher Ian Ballantine's Personal Copy, Direct From The Publisher's Library. Book Clean, No Wear, Spine Lettering As New, Pages Aged As Usual. Dj Complete, Not Price-Clipped. Light Rubbing At Corner Edges And Top Edge Of Spine, And At Top Edge Of Front Panel, 1/2" Entirely Closed Tear At Top Of Rear Panel, And A 3/4" Closed Tear At Top Of Rear Flap Fold, Dj Clean And Front Panel Illustration Particularly Bright, No Fading. …

Cloth. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good Plus. First Edition. New York: Gnome Press, 1950. First Edition. Introduction by Willy Ley. Edited by Martin Greenberg, this copy signed, inscribed and presented by him to Arthur C. Clarke. Octavo, 351 pp. Purple cloth-backed gray cloth boards, with silver spine titling and blindstamped launching-spaceship and star motif on purple margin. Pictorial dustjacket by sci-fi illustration luminary Edd Cartier. A near fine book, with only minor page edge soiling and a trace of partial spine fade, in a Very Good + jacket, showing light perimeter wear. Singular copy, inscribed and presented to Arthur C. Clarke by Greenberg, with provenance of unimpeachable order accompanying the book. An increasingly classic collection of short stories by some of the now-timeless sci-fi names. Willy Ley: "Here is a different type of anthology. This book, taken in its entirety, tells a story: the conquest of space. Moving from man's first attempt to reach the moon to the exploration of the ends of the universe, these stories are among the finest ever published." - Willy Ley. Hailed by critics at the time of its publication as a quantum leap forward in both quality and concept for science fiction anthologies, Martin Greenberg's thematically edited Men Against the Stars is a collection of twelve lengthy stories whose authors read like a Who's Who of Golden Age sci-fi, including Isaac Asimov, Murray Leinster, A.E. Van Vogt, L. Ron Hubbard [Hubbard's "When Shadows Fall" is here], and E.M. Hull. Not a slap-dash aggregation to get to the printer quickly, Greenberg's collection was a thoroughly contemplated and planned project, a selection of the very finest available stories on theme, ranging back as far as 1939. Nicely complimented by a Cartier's funky pure genre period stylization jacket. A sci-fi presentation copy of the highest sort, that of a veteran and astute editor to a future superstar. Arthur C. Clarke's reputation at the time was already becoming established, and Greenberg shows the admiration in his skilled critical eye for Clarke's sci-fi talents in his presentation remark. As always, please feel free to ask questions or request additional scans. L53n. Cartier, Edd [jacket] (illustratore). Signed, Inscribed By Editor.…