helliconia trilogy spring summer winter de aldiss brian (13 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.2.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Jackets by Mon Mohan (illustrateur). 1st Edition. The set of three books of 'The Helliconia Trilogy', all first editions, first impressions. 'Spring' (pub 1982, 361pp), is an ex library copy, in a library binding, with usual stamps and defects, neither 'Summer' or 'Winter' are ex library. 'Summer' (1983, 398pp), 'Winter' (1985, 285pp), all have some edge wear to tops and bottoms of jackets and spines, corners slightly bruised, spines very slightly faded, none are price clipped, no inscriptions, internally clean tight and almost square, overall a vg+ set, map endpapers. The three volumes of Brian Aldiss's (1925-2017), monumental 'Helliconia Trilogy'. Helliconia is a planet that, due to the massively eccentric orbit of its own sun around another star, experiences seasons that lasts eons. Whole civilisations grow in the Spring, flourish in the Summer and then die in the brutal winters. The human like inhabitants have been profoundly changed by their experience of this harsh cycle. In orbit above the planet a terran mission struggles to observe and understand the effects on society of such a massive climatic impact. Thoroughly researched, minutely organised, full of action, pulp references and deep drama this is a classic trilogy. Quite a scarce set, extra postage will be required.

Soft cover. Etat : Fine. 1st Edition. All first editions, first impressions. A really nice clean set. 1. Helliconia Spring - Price-clipped otherwise Fine in a Fine dw/. 2. Helliconia Summer - NOT price-clipped. Fine in a Fine d/w. 3. Helliconia Winter - NOT price-clipped. Fine in a Fine d/w. PLUS, the very scarce: 12-page promotional booklet issued by Jonathan Cape before the publication of HELLICONIA SPRING, first volume in the Helliconia trilogy. A very uncommon item. Fine (as new) copy. Oversize magazine.

All First Editions. Helliconia Summer and Helliconia Winter are in very good plus condition in very good plus dust jackets, with Summer unclipped and Winter price clipped. Helliconia Spring is in good condition in a good unclipped dust jacket, with evidence of damp staining which shows on the inside of the jacket and the front board. Book.

18x11. 559, 576 y 400 pgs. Texto en tono ligeramente amarillento y en inglés. 660487.

3 vols. 8vo. First British editions. First two simultaneous with, and the last preceded by, the U.S. edition. 3 vols. 8vo. Original boards. Fine in fine , price-clipped dust jackets First British editions. First two simultaneous with, and the last preceded by, the U.S. edition.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Three volumes. First British editions. Volume 1 signed. First two simultaneous, last preceded the US edition. The complete set comprised of Helliconia Spring, Helliconia Summer, and Helliconia Winter. Very fine set in fine dust jackets. Signed by Author(s).

First British editions. Octavo, three volumes, boards. First two simultaneous, last preceded by the U.S. edition. The complete trilogy comprising HELLICONIA SPRING, HELLICONIA SUMMER, and HELLICONIA WINTER. A "massive attempt at world-creation: the evocation of an alien planet where 'winter' lasts many centuries. An epic narrative, impressively detailed. John W. Campbell award winner, 1983. The elaborate, brilliantly sustained sequels are HELLICONIA SUMMER (1983) and HELLICONIA WINTER (1985)." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 170. "Though science fiction often has this scope, it has never had this grandeur." - The Times Literary Supplement. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-11]. Age tanning to text block of all, the first volume is nearly fine, rear corner tips bruised, spine ends pushed in a nearly fine dust jacket for with slight wear with several mild creases to head of spine panel; volume two is a fine copy with corner tips bruised in a fine jacket with a touch of wear to corner tips; volume three is a fine copy with slight bruise to lower front corner tip and base of spine pushed in a fine jacket. (28969).

First British editions. Octavo, three volumes, boards. First two simultaneous, last preceded by the U.S. edition. The complete trilogy comprising HELLICONIA SPRING, HELLICONIA SUMMER, and HELLICONIA WINTER. A "massive attempt at world-creation: the evocation of an alien planet where 'winter' lasts many centuries. An epic narrative, impressively detailed. John W. Campbell award winner, 1983. The elaborate, brilliantly sustained sequels are HELLICONIA SUMMER (1983) and HELLICONIA WINTER (1985)." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 170. "Though science fiction often has this scope, it has never had this grandeur." - The Times Literary Supplement. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-11]. Age tanning to text block of all, the three volumes are fine copies in fine dust jackets with a mild bruising to the corner tips and spine ends of volume one. (28970).

Octavo, three volumes, boards. First British editions. HELLICONIA SPRING is signed on the title page by Aldiss. First two simultaneous, last preceded by the U.S. edition. The complete trilogy comprising HELLICONIA SPRING, HELLICONIA SUMMER, and HELLICONIA WINTER. A "massive attempt at world-creation: the evocation of an alien planet where 'winter' lasts many centuries. An epic narrative, impressively detailed. John W. Campbell award winner, 1983. The elaborate, brilliantly sustained sequels are HELLICONIA SUMMER (1983) and HELLICONIA WINTER (1985)." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 170. "Though science fiction often has this scope, it has never had this grandeur." - The Times Literary Supplement. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-11. Some mild tanning to text blocks of all three books, lower corners of HELLICONIA SUMMER lightly bumped, else a fine set in fine dust jackets; (#155187).

Octavo, three volumes, boards; cloth-backed boards. First editions. The complete trilogy comprising HELLICONIA SPRING (1982), HELLICONIA SUMMER (1983), and HELLICONIA WINTER (1985). SPRING is a Cape edition; SUMMER and WINTER are Atheneum editions. The first two books were published simultaneously in England and America, the American edition of the last volume preceded the British edition. "Superb world-building SF." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-6. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-11. All three books are fine copies in fine dust jackets. (#165499).

First British editions. Octavo, three volumes, boards. The first volume is signed by Aldiss on the title page. First two simultaneous, last preceded by the U.S. edition. The complete trilogy comprising HELLICONIA SPRING, HELLICONIA SUMMER, and HELLICONIA WINTER. A "massive attempt at world-creation: the evocation of an alien planet where 'winter' lasts many centuries. An epic narrative, impressively detailed. John W. Campbell award winner, 1983. The elaborate, brilliantly sustained sequels are HELLICONIA SUMMER (1983) and HELLICONIA WINTER (1985)." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 170. "Though science fiction often has this scope, it has never had this grandeur." - The Times Literary Supplement. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-11]. Age tanning to text block of all, the three volumes are fine copies in fine dust jackets. (29421).

8vo. 3 volumes, set. First editions. Original blue hardcovers, gilt. Edges a little browned and dust-spotted. The spine ends of Helliconia Spring are just slightly pushed. Volumes 1 & 2 signed on the title page; volume 3 is signed on the half-title. There's a little marking/staining to the rear flap of volume 3. The unclipped d/ws are uniformly slightly faded on the spines. Near fine in near fine d/w.s Signed first edition sets of this world-building sci-fi trilogy are very uncommon.