1st US,signed by author,A Tupolev Too Far & Other Stories by Brian W Aldiss(1994
A Tupolev Too Far and Other Stories by Brian W. Aldiss (signed) Cover by Sergei Sharov St. Martin’s Press First American Edition Description: Hardback book published by St. Martin’s Press in 1994. The copyright page states ‘First U.S. Edition: February 1994’ and the printing status bar is complete, making this a first printing. Published the previous year before in the UK. Signed by the author on the title page without inscription or personalization. We have more books autographed by Brian W. Aldiss for sale, to see a list, click on the link below: Autographed Brian W. Aldiss items for sale From the front flap: When his first collection of stories, Space, Time and Nathaniel, appeared in 1957, Brian Aldiss was hailed as one of the poets of science fiction. He has since become one of the genre’s leading figures, but the poetry remains, honed and hardened over the years. Aldiss is a storyteller who recognizes that joy – or sorrow, for that matter – is ever on the wing. The twelve stories in this outstanding collection assemble a mindscape of places as close as Prague, Moscow, Malaysia, and the Oxford garden that hosts a bizarre orgy; and as distant as the Afterworld, a cabbage planet, and the heart of our galaxy. The voices too are various:: the man in Budapest without memory, the solitary who sailed round the globe, the dedicated North Korean with a strange wife, the cockroach who finds he’s Kafka. The imaginative and often erotic strain of Aldiss’s fiction is captured here more strongly than ever, frequently distilled in glittering black humor. Table of Contents: • A Tupolev Too Far • (1989) • novelette by Brian W. Aldiss • Ratbird • (1992) • short story by Brian W. Aldiss • FOAM • (1991) • novelette by Brian W. Aldiss • Summertime Was Nearly Over • (1991) • short story by Brian W. Aldiss • Better Morphosis • (1990) • short story by Brian W. Aldiss • Three Degrees Over • (1989) • novelette by Brian W. Aldiss • A Life of Matter and Death • (1990) • novelette by Brian W. Aldiss • A Day in the Life of a Galactic Empire • (1989) • short story by Brian W. Aldiss • Confluence • (1967) • short story by Brian W. Aldiss • Confluence Revisited • (1988) • short story by Brian W. Aldiss • North of the Abyss • (1989) • novelette by Brian W. Aldiss • Alphabet of Ameliorating Hope • (1993) • poem by Brian W. Aldiss Condition: Binding – near fine, top of spine bumped, bottom of spine slightly bumped, page edges very very slightly soiled. Dust jacket – fine, slight edgewear, not price clipped, in dust jacket protector. Our Business Policies: Use the Contact Seller link near the top of this listing to see our FAQs, which should answer most questions about our business and listing policies. We have moved the extensive text we used to have here to those FAQs. Shipping and Packing: General Information: We always ship in sturdy new boxes with premium heavy duty packing tape, bubblewrap and filler to keep the item(s) away from the sides of the box. The pictures below show the boxes that we use for shipping. A Note On Customs: When customs forms are required for a shipment, we fill them out honestly, stating that the contents are merchandise and giving the price you paid for the item (not including the shipping) as the value. Please do not ask us to do otherwise. Take any customs duty that you will have to pay into consideration before making your purchase. Please note that many countries have restrictions on the import of certain goods and sometimes on the maximum value that can be shipped to the country by various shipping methods. Priority Mail International insurance cannot be purchased for all countries and some limit the amount of insurance that can be purchased (default indemnity coverage seems to apply to all countries). Details on shipping conditions by country can be found on the United States Post Office web site.
1st US,signed by author,A Tupolev Too Far & Other Stories by Brian W Aldiss(1994
A Tupolev Too Far and Other Stories by Brian W. Aldiss (signed) Cover by Sergei Sharov St. Martin’s Press First American Edition Description: Hardback book published by St. Martin’s Press in 1994. The copyright page states ‘First U.S. Edition: February 1994’ and the printing status bar is complete, making this a first printing. Published the previous year before in the UK. Signed by the author on the title page without inscription or personalization. We have more books autographed by Brian W. Aldiss for sale, to see a list, click on the link below: Autographed Brian W. Aldiss items for sale From the front flap: When his first collection of stories, Space, Time and Nathaniel, appeared in 1957, Brian Aldiss was hailed as one of the poets of science fiction. He has since become one of the genre’s leading figures, but the poetry remains, honed and hardened over the years. Aldiss is a storyteller who recognizes that joy – or sorrow, for that matter – is ever on the wing. The twelve stories in this outstanding collection assemble a mindscape of places as close as Prague, Moscow, Malaysia, and the Oxford garden that hosts a bizarre orgy; and as distant as the Afterworld, a cabbage planet, and the heart of our galaxy. The voices too are various:: the man in Budapest without memory, the solitary who sailed round the globe, the dedicated North Korean with a strange wife, the cockroach who finds he’s Kafka. The imaginative and often erotic strain of Aldiss’s fiction is captured here more strongly than ever, frequently distilled in glittering black humor. Table of Contents: • A Tupolev Too Far • (1989) • novelette by Brian W. Aldiss • Ratbird • (1992) • short story by Brian W. Aldiss • FOAM • (1991) • novelette by Brian W. Aldiss • Summertime Was Nearly Over • (1991) • short story by Brian W. Aldiss • Better Morphosis • (1990) • short story by Brian W. Aldiss • Three Degrees Over • (1989) • novelette by Brian W. Aldiss • A Life of Matter and Death • (1990) • novelette by Brian W. Aldiss • A Day in the Life of a Galactic Empire • (1989) • short story by Brian W. Aldiss • Confluence • (1967) • short story by Brian W. Aldiss • Confluence Revisited • (1988) • short story by Brian W. Aldiss • North of the Abyss • (1989) • novelette by Brian W. Aldiss • Alphabet of Ameliorating Hope • (1993) • poem by Brian W. Aldiss Condition: Binding – near fine, top of spine bumped, bottom of spine slightly bumped, page edges very very slightly soiled. Dust jacket – fine, slight edgewear, not price clipped, in dust jacket protector. Our Business Policies: Use the Contact Seller link near the top of this listing to see our FAQs, which should answer most questions about our business and listing policies. We have moved the extensive text we used to have here to those FAQs. Shipping and Packing: General Information: We always ship in sturdy new boxes with premium heavy duty packing tape, bubblewrap and filler to keep the item(s) away from the sides of the box. The pictures below show the boxes that we use for shipping. A Note On Customs: When customs forms are required for a shipment, we fill them out honestly, stating that the contents are merchandise and giving the price you paid for the item (not including the shipping) as the value. Please do not ask us to do otherwise. Take any customs duty that you will have to pay into consideration before making your purchase. Please note that many countries have restrictions on the import of certain goods and sometimes on the maximum value that can be shipped to the country by various shipping methods. Priority Mail International insurance cannot be purchased for all countries and some limit the amount of insurance that can be purchased (default indemnity coverage seems to apply to all countries). Details on shipping conditions by country can be found on the United States Post Office web site.