Stories Life by Chiang Ted, Signed (6 results)

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. 1st printing of the 2nd edition of the author's first book published in July 2003, 12 months after the 1st hardcover edition and 15 years prior to the special edition. This copy is SIGNED by Chiang on the title page with a black ballpoint pen, and he added the year, 2024. LAID-IN is event ephemera, including a 4-page, 4-colour program promoting Chiang's participation in the reading series. A trade paperback with card covers. No markings by a previous owner or retailer, and the spine is not creased. There is typical shelf wear to the surface of the covers, but they are otherwise unaffected by age or the sun. The covers have curled at the fore-edges from handling. The corners of the covers have softened, and three of the four corners show the beginnings of separation between the cover and the paper backing. The top and bottom corners of the first three dozen pages of the text have softened and curled, and the top corner of 5-6 pages spread throughout the text were creased. The collection includes "Story of Your Life", which served as the basis of the screenplay for the movie Arrival and a story published for the first time here: "Liking What You See: A Documentary." Chiang is one of the most highly-decorated writers of SF of our time. Canadian buyer will be charged GST. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Signed and numbered limited edition, 1 of 300. One of Sub Press's typically gorgeous volumes, and their first die-cut dust jacket! Lovely illustrated pages separate each story. No price clippings, no remainder marks, of course. The book is in an archival bag as opposed to the traditional Brodart cover, because the jacket, being oddly shaped, won't really fit in a Brodart easily; however, once ordered, if you want it Brodarted, happy to accommodate. Contains "The Story of Your Life," basis for that most extraordinary SF film 'Arrival.' When you receive this book you'll beam up, beam down, and shake it all around with sheer delight!. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First printing with number line to 1. Signed by Ted Chiang at the title page. Black boards with silver spine titles, very good with light rubbing to bottom edges, lightly bumped spine tips. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket has very light edgewear to top corners, corners of spine tips; very good to near fine in Mylar. Small scratch (< 1 in) to bottom of textblock. Pages clean and bright, text unmarked. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. McMurray, Jacob (illustrator). First Edition Thus, Limited, Signed. First edition thus, hardcover, signed by Chiang and marked no. 223/300 on the limitation page, the book has a minor lean to the binding, shallow bowing to the boards, and a touch of shelfwear to the spine ends and cover corners. Overall, this is a solid, tight and clean, Near Fine copy in a crisp, like dust jacket, which is wrapped in Mylar. Additional images are available by request.

Advance uncorrected proof. Octavo, printed wrappers. Signed by Chiang on the title page. The author's first book. Collects eight stories, including "Liking What You See: A Documentary," a story original to this collection. Two of these stories, the title story and "Tower of Babylon" (his first published story) won Nebula awards and "Hell Is the Absence of God" won both Hugo and Nebula awards. "Story of Your Life," inspired the hit film Arrival, considered one of the best films of 2016, and winner of the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. ".one of the most remarkable single collections to have been published in the sf field. Chiang received the John W Campbell Award for best new writer in 1992." - SFE online. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-239]. Penciled note on title page "July 02 / $24.95" (likely referring to the publication date and the jacket price). Slight lean, reading creases to spine, a very good copy. (31745).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Ted Chiang (2002) 'Stories of Your Life and Others', US first edition, first printing, published by Tor Book. Signed by Ted Chiang on the title page without personalisation. Provenance: signed at a sci-fi literature event in New York. The book will be accompanied by a letter of confirmation where and when the bok was signed. Condition: aboloutely fine with no issues. Dust jacket not price clipped and protected in removable mylar. Perhaps the best hard science-fiction short stories published in the 1990-2001 period, here collated for the first time in hardback format. The stories were originally published in magazines from 1990 onwards. 'Tower of Babylon' won the Nebula; 'Story of Your Life' also won the Nebula and was adapted as the Hollywood blockbuster film 'Arrival', directed by Denis Villeneuve. 'Hell is the Absence of God' won the Nebula, Hugo, and Locus Award. First and Fine. Signed by Author(s).