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First Edition of Arthur C. Clarke's 2010: Odyssey Two
CLARKE, ARTHUR C.
2010: Odyssey Two.
New York: Ballentine Books 1982.
First edition of the second volume in Clarke’s acclaimed Odyssey series. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Gary Friedman. Cover painting by Michael Whelan.
Price: $30.00 Item Number: 145180
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First on the Moon; Inscribed by Buzz Aldrin
ARMSTRONG, NEIL; MICHAEL COLLINS; EDWIN [BUZZ] E. ALDRIN JR.; EPILOGUE BY ARTHUR C. CLARKE.
First On The Moon: A Voyage With Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company 1970.
First edition, early printing of this work, which describes the events leading up to and during the Apollo 11 mission, the first manned landing on the Moon. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Buzz Aldrin on the half-title page, “To Bob Best Wishes Buzz Aldrin.” Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Written with Gene Farmer and Dora Jane Hamblin. Epilogue by Arthur C. Clarke.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 144499
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“To expect the universe to be benevolent was like imagining one could always win at a game of pure chance:" First Edition of Arthur C. Clarke's The Songs of Distant Earth
CLARKE, ARTHUR C.
The Songs of Distant Earth.
New York: Ballantine Books 1986.
First edition of the author’s first book after ‘2010: Odyssey Two.’ Octavo, original blue half cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket painting by Michael Whelan. Jacket design by Anthony C. Russo.
Price: $25.00 Item Number: 145176
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First on the Moon; Signed by Astronaut Buzz Aldrin
ARMSTRONG, NEIL; MICHAEL COLLINS; EDWIN E. ALDRIN JR. [BUZZ]; EPILOGUE BY ARTHUR C. CLARKE.
First On The Moon: A Voyage With Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company 1970.
Early printing of this work, which describes the events leading up to and during the Apollo 11 mission, the first manned landing on the Moon. Octavo, original black cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Buzz Aldrin on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with light wear. Written with Gene Farmer and Dora Jane Hamblin. Epilogue by Arthur C. Clarke. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 140419
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"The truth, as always, will be far stranger": First Edition of 2001: A Space Odyssey; Signed by Arthur C. Clarke
CLARKE, ARTHUR C. AND STANLEY KUBRICK.
2001: A Space Odyssey.
New York: New American Library 1968.
First edition of the novel of the landmark “proverbial good science fiction movie” he and Stanley Kubrick created. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Arthur C. Clarke on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery.
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 135603