Helliconia Summer by Aldiss Brian, First Edition (43 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. Reprint; First Printing. Some reading and cover creases, some edge and shelf wear, paper lightly age toned. ; First UK paperback edition, first printing with no other printings listed, 1985. Nice tight copy, no names inside. Wrap around cover artwork by Tim Gill. Heavy book and priced accordingly. ; 576 pages; With the arrival of Summer the Kingdom of Borlien has acquired a sea coast and is about to get an unusual visitor named Billy Xiao Pin who's won the lottery. Mass Market PB.

Condition: Good. First Edition. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Condition: Good. 1st. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. New York: Atheneum 1983 Hardcover. 0689113889 . First US edition. 398+ pages. Fine copy in Fine jacket clph.

Paperback. first editoin thus. fine, unread, , , trade paperback,

Hardcover first edition - First US printing. The secondl volume in his Helliconia trilogy - set on a planet where a winter is seven centuries long. Double page map by Margaret Aldiss. 398 pp. Fine in a near fine dustjacket (short closed tear to upper edge of front cover of dj).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. Slightly spotted gold-stamped green cloth spine w/ blue bds. No names, clean text. Looks unread. Designed by Mary Cregan, Gustave Moreau dust jacket w/ minor wear. 398 pgs 398 p. Book.

Hardcover. First Edition. Remainder dot on top edge. A near fine copy in very good dustjacket with two short closed tears and tiny chip at base of spine panel. The second volume in the Helliconia trilogy. ; Octavo.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Perfect, unread, first edition. All book jackets in mylar wraps.

Condition: Near Fine. Near fine 1st printing, Jacket in mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First edition. 8vo. [9], ix-x, [2], 3-398, [6] pp. Quarter green cloth over blue paper boards with gold lettering on the spine; yellow topstain. Price of $16.95 on front flap of jacket. Illustrated by a double-page map. Light edgewear to the jacket.

Hardcover. first edition hardcover. fine book, in a fine dust jacket ,

Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First U.S. edition. Published simultaneously with the British edition. Second book of the Helliconia trilogy. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-11. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#66).

Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First U.S. edition. Published simultaneously with the British edition. Second book of the Helliconia trilogy. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-11. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#10641).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First UK edition hardcover signed by Aldiss to the title page. Spine ends softened, textblock slightly toned else fine/fine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 398 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine hardcover with near fine unclipped dust jacket. Straight secure spine with tight hinges and clean interior. Signed by author. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Tear to jacket crown at front panel. Stated First Edition. ; Helliconia, V. 2; 1.5 x 9.5 x 6.5 Inches; 398 pages.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. ; 9.5 X 6.5 X 1.5 inches; 436 pages.

Large Trade Paperback. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Advance Reading Copy True First Edition with proof dust jacket. Large trade paperback. Shelf 320. Bright clean, tight and appears unread; signed on title page. Not a book club copy. No previous owner name, no marks, no underlining, not ex library, not a remainder. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Jackets by Mon Mohan (illustrator). 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. First edition, first priting hard cover, with unclipped dust jacket, both in very good condition for their age. From the collection of W.L. Webb, the Guardian's literary editor for many years. General shelf and handling wear, including tanning and light creasing and wear to cover, edges, corners and folds. Pageblock tanned, leading into page edges. Light wear to board edges, otherwise in fine condition. Within, pages tightly bound, content unmarked. CN. Used.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Very good hardcover with near fine unclipped dust jacket. Straight secure spine with tight hinges and clean interior. Minor damage on top page edges. Signed by author. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: 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.

Hardcover. near fine, New, First printing. Science Fiction Hardcover 1 First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Presentation copy signed, Dated and inscribed by Brian Aldiss directly to Title page. First edition/First printing published by Jonathan Cape, London 1983. No other marks or inscriptions. Usual tanning to pages. Clean and bright Blue cloth covers. Near fine dustjacket not price clipped. Protected in archive cover. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Jonathan Cape 1983, first edition. Binding firm. Pages clean and bright, no markings. Unclipped Dust Jacket. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Advance Reading Copy True First Edition Large trade paperback. Shelf 313. Bright clean, tight and appears unread; signed on title page. Not a book club copy. No previous owner name, no marks, no underlining, not ex library, not a remainder. Signed by Author(s).

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.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. A superb first edition set of the first two volumes in Aldiss' brilliant 'Helliconia' trilogy, a fantastic sci-fi epic. Each volume is a first edition, first impression, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.This U.K. editions of 'Summer' preceded the U.S. edition.The first two novels in the 'Helliconia' trilogy by Brian Aldiss, a fantastic sci-fi epic chronicling the rise and fall of a civilisation over the course of a thousand years.The trilogy is set on an Earth-like planet named Helliconia. Aldiss presents an impressive feat of world-building for Helliconia, a planet which has two suns, and incredibly long years, equivalent to 2,500 Earth years.In this sequence, Aldiss ruminates on the fragility of human civilisation in the face of environmental changes, and how humanity preserves and recreates their civilisation.'Helliconia Spring', published in 1982. This novel won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award in 1983.'Helliconia Summer', published in 1983. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, smart, with very light bumping to the head and tail of the spines. Dust wrappers are smart with very light edge wear, spines are a touch sunned. Price label to the front fly leaf of 'Summer'. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine. book.

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).