An Internet Bookstore / specializing in science fiction the post apocalypse outdoorsy things and analog novels // with a clear bias // towards // mass market paperbacks var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-7914859-2’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @gorpbooks)http://gorpbooks.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv6wtlaF7O1r44hnlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv6wtlaF7O1r44hnlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>jean merrill</p> <p>a miraculous children’s book  - one of those books that goes to great lengths to convince you of its historical veracity - as an adult, the book turns into one of those perfect alternate histories of the world, perfectly imagined and, to borrow from woody allen, ‘unbearably wonderful’ - science fiction of the highest order, concerning stenography, truck driving, unionization, and cut flowers - and set, to top in all off, in one of the great new yorks</p> <p>“the pushcart war”</p> <p>tempo 1966. 1st thus. 12mo. 187pp. fair. a well worn copy, but still very readable, with a strong spine.</p> <p>$10</p> <p>/SOLD</p>http://gorpbooks.com/post/13275892071http://gorpbooks.com/post/13275892071Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:17:00 -0800jean merrillthe pushcart war<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv6urpxlXq1r44hnlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv6urpxlXq1r44hnlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv6urpxlXq1r44hnlo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv6urpxlXq1r44hnlo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv6urpxlXq1r44hnlo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv6urpxlXq1r44hnlo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>barry hughart</p> <p>presenting the complete output of the greatest american fantasist - that his “chronicles of master li and number ten ox” are two/thirds out of print stands as, in this bookseller’s opinion, a great stinking bibliographic tragedy - princess bride set in ancient china - the greatest word-prozac since wodehouse died - works of such complete and delightful imagination they seem not so much invented as transcribed - recommended with the highest assurance - you will love these books</p> <p>“bridge of birds”</p> <p>del ray 1991. 7th. 12mo. 278pp. near fine.</p> <p>$5</p> <p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=S95E64FGX7U4Y"><img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif"/></a></p> <p>“the story of the stone”</p> <p>bantam spectra 1989. 1st pb. 12mo. 289pp. vg. very slight tear on upper back cover. front cover weakening against first page. op and very hard to find.</p> <p>$15</p> <p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=B6ZXEQK39H4J4"><img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif"/></a></p> <p>“eight skilled gentlemen”</p> <p>bantam spectra 1992. 1st pb. 12mo. 255pp. g+. very pronounced crease on front cover. thrift store sticker on spine and marker line through title on spine. interior very clean, spine strong. op and very hard to find.</p> <p>$10</p> <p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=LQ924AYJFGKYS"><img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif"/></a></p>http://gorpbooks.com/post/13274012605http://gorpbooks.com/post/13274012605Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:33:22 -0800barry hughartworld fantasy awardbridge of birdsthe story of the stoneeight skilled gentlemen<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv6qhfZIVq1r44hnlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv6qhfZIVq1r44hnlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>harry harrison</p> <p>that great writer of ’60s hard sci-fi with a strong golden age influence and a lovely sense of humor - his books are reliable old friends on the shelf - action and character wrapped in a natural aversion to authority that has no doubt shaped many a young reader - presenting here one of his sharpest, a satire of the old school, a bizarro companion to starship troopers if there ever was one - belongs on the shelf right between mr. heller and mr. vonnegut</p> <p>“bill, the galactic hero”</p> <p>berkley medallion 1966. 1st pb. 12mo. 143pp. g+. small 1 inch by 1.5 inch chip missing from top of back cover. spine worn but strong. pages clean. fantastic richard powers cover.</p> <p>$10</p> <p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=UEBUFPW3M9HXU"><img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif"/></a></p>http://gorpbooks.com/post/13269999248http://gorpbooks.com/post/13269999248Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:00:00 -0800harry harrisonbill the galactic herorichard powers<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv6q21vZoM1r44hnlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv6q21vZoM1r44hnlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>kem grimwood</p> <p>one of the great unsung fantasies of our time - by a writer of meager output and extraordinary imagination - don’t be put off by the book’s slow start - this man made magic out of the quotidian like no other - for anyone who loved groundhog day and daydreams of tesseracts - for anyone who fantasizes about second chances - for anyone who doesn’t take elves with their tea and for anyone who appreciates that magical gift that the best writers of imaginative fiction have of taking an outrageous idea far out the twisting paths of possibility with grace and a sure hand. one of gorp’s very favorite books, highly recommended - don’t be put off by the paperback’s cover - there’s magic within</p> <p>“replay”</p> <p>ace 1992. 12mo. 313pp. vg. appears unread. some slight damage to far upper right of back cover.</p> <p>$5</p> <p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=QAK44SKGFVJ9S"><img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif"/></a></p>http://gorpbooks.com/post/13269591979http://gorpbooks.com/post/13269591979Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:51:00 -0800ken grimwoodreplayworld fantasy award<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsz9kfo6DH1r44hnlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsz9kfo6DH1r44hnlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsz9kfo6DH1r44hnlo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsz9kfo6DH1r44hnlo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>j.g. ballard</p> <p class="p1">the great fetishist - true champion of flowers, buildings, businessmen - not quite as depraved as you’ve thought - one of the great fabulists of our modern boredom - more rigorous and more dangerous than most - an original and extraordinary writer - here presented his first post-apocalypse and a beat-up collection of stories from the third god (with dick and gibson) of the 20th century condition</p> <p class="p1">“the drowned world”</p> <p class="p1">penguin 1976. 12mo. 171pp. g+. cover shows substantial wear, pages and spine clean. cover by david pelham.</p> <p class="p1">$10</p> <p class="p1">/SOLD</p> <p class="p1">“the best short stories of j.g. ballad”</p> <p class="p1">washington square 1985. 12mo. 358pp. poor. a reading copy - spine falling apart, a few center pages loosening, a few lines highlighted in the anthony burgess introduction - rest of text unmarked. 19 stories from a collection dating to 1978. </p> <p class="p1">$3</p> <p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=7G4YDCNM4LZ38"><img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif"/></a></p>http://gorpbooks.com/post/11373933385http://gorpbooks.com/post/11373933385Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:05:00 -0700j.g. ballardthe drowned worldthe best short stories of j.g. ballard<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsviwtlWqU1r44hnlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsviwtlWqU1r44hnlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsviwtlWqU1r44hnlo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsviwtlWqU1r44hnlo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsviwtlWqU1r44hnlo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsviwtlWqU1r44hnlo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsviwtlWqU1r44hnlo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsviwtlWqU1r44hnlo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>stanislaw lem </p> <p>the polish cosmonaut - kafka with a sense of humor  - a shiny surfaced communist sort of science fiction - directly descended from voltaire - hyper lingual, political, imaginative - one of the great writers of false prefaces and introductions - highly recommended, and not just for ‘solaris’ - from the bureaucratic satires of vaclev havel to the psychological murking of heinlein’s juveniles, his darker myths and his comic dystopias make for excellent company -</p> <p>“solaris”</p> <p>berkley 1980.  7th thus. 12mo. 223pp. g++. cover worn, marked, chipped, and inside cover stamped, but copy otherwise clean and tight, spine strong. trans. by joanna kilmartin and steve cox. afterward by darko suvin.</p> <p>$10</p> <p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EQCL6V8FHKBU2"><img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif"/></a></p> <p>“memoirs found in a bathtub”</p> <p>avon 1976. 1st. 12mo. 192pp. vg-. spine worn, otherwise very clean. trans. by michael kandel and christine rose. cover by stanislaw fernandez.</p> <p>$15</p> <p>/SOLD</p> <p>“tales of pirx the pilot”</p> <p>avon/bard 1981. 1st bard. 12mo. 206pp. g++. cover worn, spine worn, interior clean. trans. by louis iribarne. </p> <p>$10</p> <p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=WHBW3C92AFG6Q"><img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif"/></a></p> <p>“the star diaries”</p> <p>avon 1977. 1st. 12mo. 321pp. vg. very nice copy. cover unusually clean. trans. by michael kandel. line drawings by the author. cover by stanislaw fernandez.</p> <p>$15</p> <p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=RGBZRZ6EBSQCC"><img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif"/></a></p>http://gorpbooks.com/post/11293406273http://gorpbooks.com/post/11293406273Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:36:00 -0700stanislaw lempirx the pilotsolarisstar diariesmemoirs found in a bathtub<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsvh539rSS1r44hnlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsvh539rSS1r44hnlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsvh539rSS1r44hnlo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsvh539rSS1r44hnlo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsvh539rSS1r44hnlo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsvh539rSS1r44hnlo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsvh539rSS1r44hnlo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>robertson davies</p> <p>the canadian prince of letters - one of the great slipstream works of paperback lit - if borges’s mazes were in ontario instead of buenos aires - written with a twinkly eye for everyday enchantment - certainly not sci-fi but eminently concerned with the elastic real </p> <p>“the deptford trilogy” in slipcase</p> <p>penguin 1980. 12mo. 266pp, 281pp, 316pp. vg+, vg+, vg+. books show minimal cover wear, very tight, square, clean copies. slipcase, while lovely, is in only fair shape.</p> <p>$25</p> <p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=QXZ6PHNZZ5B6Q"><img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif"/></a></p>http://gorpbooks.com/post/11291543380http://gorpbooks.com/post/11291543380Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:58:00 -0700robertson daviesdeptford trilogyfifth businessmanticoreworld of wonders<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsveid2ITK1r44hnlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsveid2ITK1r44hnlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsveid2ITK1r44hnlo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsveid2ITK1r44hnlo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsveid2ITK1r44hnlo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsveid2ITK1r44hnlo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsveid2ITK1r44hnlo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>mervyn peake</p> <p>the great mysterious author of the great un-lord of the rings - his masterwork - that gothic high fantasy - containing no magic - firmly rooted in consonants and stone - dense as a brick and secretive and miraculous - difficult but never fussy - highly recommended and a great influence to many - for all students of architecture and the weird - one of the great works of pure and private imagination</p> <p>“the gormenghast trilogy” in slipcase</p> <p>penguin modern classics 1975. 12mo. 506pp, 511pp, 262pp. g++, vg-, vg-. very clean interiors with tight spines and varying degrees of wear to the covers. illustrated by the author. introduction by anthony burgess.</p> <p>$30</p> <p>/SOLD</p>http://gorpbooks.com/post/11288920816http://gorpbooks.com/post/11288920816Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:01:00 -0700mervyn peakegormenghast trilogytitus groangormenghasttitus alone<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsvdt2C7311r44hnlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsvdt2C7311r44hnlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsvdt2C7311r44hnlo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsvdt2C7311r44hnlo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>john christopher</p> <p><span>the very best of the nearly forgotten - wrote book after book about the end of the world - here presented is his masterpiece - his young adult trilogy about fear, bravery, and green aliens - for lovers of ‘a wrinkle in time’ and ‘the dark is rising’ and every other book that knocked you out when you were young - the sorts of book that cry out to be reread once a year on a rainy day - that these are so hard to find truly boggles the mind</span></p> <p><span>“the tripods trilogy” in slipcase</span></p> <p><span>“the white mountains”, “the city of gold and lead”, “the pool of fire”</span></p> <p><span>collier 1988. 12mo. 214pp, 218pp, 218pp. all three copies vg. “pool of fire” has crease on front cover. very tight reading copies in worn but sturdy slipcase.</span></p> <p><span>$25</span></p> <p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=GCTPJKX8XZLLJ"><img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif"/></a></p>http://gorpbooks.com/post/11288236471http://gorpbooks.com/post/11288236471Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:46:00 -0700john christophertripods trilogythe white mountainsthe city of gold and leadthe pool of fire<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsvd9xTcTS1r44hnlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsvd9xTcTS1r44hnlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsvd9xTcTS1r44hnlo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsvd9xTcTS1r44hnlo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsvd9xTcTS1r44hnlo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsvd9xTcTS1r44hnlo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsvd9xTcTS1r44hnlo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsvd9xTcTS1r44hnlo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>john christopher</p> <p>the very best of the nearly forgotten - wrote book after book about the end of the world - his young adult ranks among the best ever written - his many novels of the post-apocalypse as matter-of-fact as you please, at once hyper modern and rooted in the 1950’s and early 1960’s - here presented for you are three of his strange post-apocalypses - death by plague, death by comet, death by ice age - and the first in the second of his masterful post-apoc-young-adult trilogies - the unusually dark ‘sword in the spirits’ trilogy - with an unusually fine cover</p> <p>“no blade of grass” </p> <p>avon 1967. 1st thus. 12mo. 190pp. vg. very clean copy, tight spine, slight foxing, some wear on back cover. hector garrido cover.</p> <p>$15</p> <p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=CQQK544H8NUEA"><img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif"/></a></p> <p>“planet in peril”</p> <p>avon 1959. 1st thus. 12mo. 159pp. g+. clean interior, some wear on covers, faint grease pencil marking on front cover, chipped spine. lovely ed emshwiller cover.</p> <p>$15</p> <p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=LKBNBSJ2M7B5W"><img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif"/></a></p> <p>“the long winter”</p> <p>fawcett gold medal 1968. 12mo. 208pp. g. clean interior, some foxing, worn cover, severely abraded back cover, stamped from used bookstore on inside front and back covers. suspected paul lehr cover.</p> <p>$10</p> <p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=25GA4PC2VKWHS"><img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif"/></a></p> <p>“the prince in waiting”</p> <p>collier 1974. 1st thus. 12mo. 218pp. vg. nice copy. some minor wear to back cover by spine. very op. </p> <p>$20</p> <p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=6YG5J85F96YCU"><img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif"/></a></p>http://gorpbooks.com/post/11287758648http://gorpbooks.com/post/11287758648Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:34:00 -0700john christopherno blade of grassthe prince in waitingplanet in perilthe long winterthe sword of the spirits<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lskyxyA12i1r44hnlo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lskyxyA12i1r44hnlo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lskyxyA12i1r44hnlo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lskyxyA12i1r44hnlo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lskyxyA12i1r44hnlo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lskyxyA12i1r44hnlo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>robert a. heinlein</p> <p>the ‘dean of science fiction’ - a truly fascinating polymath possessed of enormous wit, strong opinions, and a gold ear for dialogue - one of the great idea men of the golden age and one of the best writers - in this bookseller’s opinion easily the best of the ‘big three’ (the others being asimov and clarke) - here presented are three works from his early and middle periods - ‘beyond’ being his only published adult novel from the first third of his career - ‘starship’ being the latest in a long string of fantastic juveniles (all highly recommended) until it was summarily rejected by scrivener and became the first of his adult novels in his ‘middle’ period - and ‘glory road’ being a slight departure and an homage to edgar rice and others and in this bookseller’s opinion one of the unsung highlights of a long career - don’t be swayed by reductive and retroactive discursions on the man’s politics - read him for yourself</p> <p>“beyond this horizon”</p> <p>signet (date unknown). (c) 1948. suspected 7th printing. 12mo. 158pp. vg. very clean copy, with small chips on covers.</p> <p>$10</p> <p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=YFK2QAN9G5VLQ"><img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif"/></a></p> <p>“starship troopers”</p> <p>berkley medallion 1968. 2nd thus. 12mo. 208pp. g+. tight copy, slightly worn spine, some foxing in otherwise clean pages. paul lehr cover.</p> <p>$10</p> <p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=BJAFVUTPWZ6SU"><img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif"/></a></p> <p>“glory road”</p> <p>berkley medallion 1972. 4th thus. 12mo. 288pp. vg+. very clean fresh copy. very slight wear to tops and edges of cover. spine strong. paul lehr cover.</p> <p>$10</p> <p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=9Q79HYBVBRRKL"><img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif"/></a></p>http://gorpbooks.com/post/11054008661http://gorpbooks.com/post/11054008661Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:49:00 -0700robert a heinleinbeyond this horizonstarship troopersglory road<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lskxizIzpR1r44hnlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lskxizIzpR1r44hnlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>j.r.r. tolkein</p> <p>no introduction necessary - whether beloved or reviled - a great influence - this ‘reader’ of particular interest as it contains ‘on fairy-stories’ - an essay on speculative fiction that will intrigue both fans of the genre and the oxford prof himself - also contains a fine essay by peter s. beagle - and ‘the homecoming of beorhtnoth beorhthem’s son’ - and ‘leaf by niggle’ - and ‘farmer giles of ham’ - and ‘the adventures of tom bombadil - this edition predates the ‘ballantine adult fantasy’ collection but can be considered a companion piece - beautiful cover and in-copy illustrations by the great pauline baynes</p> <p>“the tolkein reader”</p> <p>ballantine 1966. 1st. 12mo. vg. a very clean copy with a tiny chip on top right of cover and two small smudges on back cover.</p> <p>$15</p> <p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=8PS2PT4ANQNL6"><img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif"/></a></p>http://gorpbooks.com/post/11053501021http://gorpbooks.com/post/11053501021Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:18:00 -0700tolkeinon fairy-stories<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lskwt1UEye1r44hnlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lskwt1UEye1r44hnlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>peter s. beagle</p> <p>a rather mystical gentleman - author of one of the greats - if you like ‘the princess bride’ - or ‘the phantom tollbooth - then you will like this fairy story - particularly recommended for the young at heart - this edition part of the legendary ‘ballantine adult fantasy’ series - with a gervasio gallardo cover and the trademark unicorn on the top right</p> <p>“the last unicorn”</p> <p>ballantine 1973. 6th us. 12mo. 248pp. g. cover chipped and creased. pages mostly clean.</p> <p>$10</p> <p>/SOLD</p>http://gorpbooks.com/post/11053219615http://gorpbooks.com/post/11053219615Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:03:00 -0700peter s. beaglethe last unicornballantine adult fantasy<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lskfp7npir1r44hnlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lskfp7npir1r44hnlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>matt ruff</p> <p>a rather lovely writer - this, his first novel - written when he was very young - a pastoral fantasy full of charm and melancholy and dogs - his second novel, involving robots, pirates, and ayn rand, is also highly recommended</p> <p>“fool on the hill”</p> <p>warner brothers 1989. 1st mm. 12mo. 436pp. vg. a very nice copy with some wear on the exterior of the spine.</p> <p>$12</p> <p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=49B9WX4UCFEAW"><img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif"/></a></p>http://gorpbooks.com/post/11039644492http://gorpbooks.com/post/11039644492Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:53:00 -0700matt rufffool on the hill<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lskeseeDlA1r44hnlo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lskeseeDlA1r44hnlo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lskeseeDlA1r44hnlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lskeseeDlA1r44hnlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lskeseeDlA1r44hnlo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lskeseeDlA1r44hnlo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lskeseeDlA1r44hnlo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lskeseeDlA1r44hnlo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><span> </span></p> <p>john crowley</p> <p>in this bookseller’s opinion the most underrated writer of the 20th century - one of the greats - and, unrelatedly, this bookseller’s very favorite writer -  make no mistake - he will be studied and beloved and ruined for centuries to come - his first four novels, his only four long-form fantasies - chess, lions, stories, country mice - ‘engine summer’ and ‘little, big’ - the latter the greatest fantasy of the 2nd half of the 20th - in particular stand as desert island picks  - and this edition of ‘little, big”s cover is to be vastly preferred over harper’s ponderous reissue</p> <p>“the deep”</p> <p>bantam 1984. 12mo. 176pp. vg. a very clean copy with some rubbing on exterior lower fifth of spine.</p> <p>$10</p> <p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=H9KM3356WGRNU"><img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif"/></a></p> <p>“beasts”</p> <p>bantam 1978. 12mo. 211pp. g. somewhat worn and bent exterior. clean pages.</p> <p>$10</p> <p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=J9XGHB968AJWE"><img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif"/></a></p> <p>“engine summer”</p> <p>bantam 1980. 12mo. 209pp. vg. a very clean copy. </p> <p>$20</p> <p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=8PZ6TXWJ4XFBQ"><img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif"/></a></p> <p>“little, big”</p> <p>bantam 1983. 12mo. 627pp. g+. front cover and spinned worn and in places chipped. clean pages.</p> <p>$12</p> <p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=X22W8SB8QHM2Y"><img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif"/></a></p>http://gorpbooks.com/post/11038813047http://gorpbooks.com/post/11038813047Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:33:00 -0700john crowleythe deeplittle bigengine summerbeasts<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsd7wkHtoF1r44hnlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lsd7wkHtoF1r44hnlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>william gibson</p> <p>the brand culture cyberpunk - true inventor of the internet, and the most humanist of the 20th century’s holy trinity of sanity-negators (the other gods being dick and ballard) - his first, his best, in the ultimate globalized wrapping paper - a dirty anonymous paperback </p> <p>“neuromancer”</p> <p>ace (date unknown, suspect 1986). 15th. 12mo. 271pp. g-. spine worn and weakening.</p> <p>$10</p> <p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=CZ67PBH8DG46C"><img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif"/></a></p>http://gorpbooks.com/post/10872118638http://gorpbooks.com/post/10872118638Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:21:00 -0700william gibson12mo<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lscyfaOwHb1r44hnlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lscyfaOwHb1r44hnlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>david lindsay</p> <p>the scottish gnostic - truly one of the strangest books of the 20th century - an influence to many that are great - and, for those who care, one of the few works of science fiction to make it into bloom’s ‘canon’</p> <p>“a voyage to arcturus”</p> <p>ballantine 1968. 1st mm. 12mo. 287pp. g+. spine worn. slight foxing. pages clean.</p> <p>$15</p> <p>/SOLD</p>http://gorpbooks.com/post/10863745461http://gorpbooks.com/post/10863745461Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:57:00 -0700david lindsay12mo<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lscxzq7qTE1r44hnlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lscxzq7qTE1r44hnlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>ursula k. le guin</p> <p>the anthropologist queen - one of the great works of political science fiction - for that special someone who overuses the word ‘capitalism’</p> <p>“the dispossessed”</p> <p>avon (date unknown - suspect 1975). (unknown printing suspect 11th). 12mo. 311pp. sensitive spine. pages clean. copyright page neatly torn out.</p> <p>$10</p> <p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=XE6T45VJQQKAE"><img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif"/></a></p>http://gorpbooks.com/post/10863373613http://gorpbooks.com/post/10863373613Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:47:00 -0700ursula le guin12mo<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lscxj7stk31r44hnlo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lscxj7stk31r44hnlo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lscxj7stk31r44hnlo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lscxj7stk31r44hnlo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>philip k. dick</p> <p>the philosopher king - inventor of the reality breakdown - two of his early 1960’s paranoias - simulacra, hallucination, nazis and the i ching</p> <p>“the man in the high castle”</p> <p>berkley 1982. 10th. 12mo. 249pp. g-vg. spine worn. pages clean. </p> <p>$10</p> <p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=RKJMWYTTFBSZJ"><img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif"/></a></p> <p>“martian time-slip”</p> <p>ballantine 1976. 2nd. 12mo. 220pp. g-vg. spine worn. pages clean.</p> <p>$10</p> <p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=J9J99JNZDTKM4"><img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_cart_LG.gif"/></a></p>http://gorpbooks.com/post/10862984982http://gorpbooks.com/post/10862984982Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:37:00 -0700philip dick,12mo