{"id":112792,"date":"2020-06-15T17:54:32","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T16:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/?p=112792"},"modified":"2020-10-27T11:32:01","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T11:32:01","slug":"rare-fantasy-and-science-fiction-books-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/news\/rare-fantasy-and-science-fiction-books-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare fantasy and science fiction books available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rare book seller Peter Harrington has launched its latest literature catalogue which includes rare fantasy and science fiction books spanning a broad selection of popular and specialist genres.<\/p>\n<p>Entitled <em>In Other Worlds: Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Beyond,<\/em> the 180-item catalogue spans several centuries and genres, from dystopian and apocalyptic fiction to imaginative tales that have defined enduring classics of children\u2019s literature.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Catalogue highlights include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A deluxe signed limited edition of George R.R Martin\u2019s<em> <strong>A Song of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones; A Clash of Kings; A Storm of Swords; A Feast For Crows; A Dance of Dragons<\/strong><\/em> \u2013 one of only 52 lettered sets signed by the author and illustrators with an original drawing in each volume. (<strong>\u00a327,500)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>First edition, in the rare and desirable first state of both text and binding of <em style=\"font-weight: bold;\">The<\/em> <em><b>Wonderful Wizard of Oz<\/b><\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Frank Baum. <strong>(\u00a355,000)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>First edition, a very scarce example inscribed by the author, of Frank Herbert\u2019s <em><b>Dune<\/b>\u00a0<\/em><strong>(\u00a312,500)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A signed first hardcover edition of <strong><em>I Am Legend<\/em><\/strong> by Richard Matheson <strong>(\u00a32,250)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>First editions of R.R Tolkien\u2019s <strong><em>The Lord of the Rings<\/em><\/strong> trilogy\u00a0<strong>(\u00a327,500)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>First hardcover edition, first impression, of Jack Finney\u2019s <strong><em>Invasion of the Body Snatchers<\/em><\/strong> <strong>(\u00a31,500)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A first edition of <strong><em>Alice\u2019s Adventures in Wonderland<\/em><\/strong> by Lewis Carroll\u00a0<strong>(\u00a339,500)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>First edition, first impression of Pierre Boulle\u2019s <strong><em>La Plan\u00e8te des singes<\/em><\/strong> which was the inspiration for the <em>Planet of the Apes<\/em> film series. <strong>(\u00a3950)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-112795\" src=\"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/139888_3_Tolkien-300x159.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/139888_3_Tolkien-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/139888_3_Tolkien-600x317.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/139888_3_Tolkien-768x406.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/139888_3_Tolkien-616x326.jpg 616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Other highlights include\u00a0a signed first edition of Philip Pullman\u2019s <em><strong>His Dark Materials;<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<em><strong>Metropolis<\/strong><\/em> by Thea Von Harbou and Fritz Lang, the first illustrated edition of Mary Shelley\u2019s <em><strong>Frankenstein;<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0an inscribed copy of Bram Stoker\u2019s <em><strong>Dracula;<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0T. H White\u2019s <em><strong>The Sword In The Stone<\/strong><\/em>, presented as original proof pages bound with the original wrappers; the first edition of J. M Barrie\u2019s <em><strong>Peter And Wendy<\/strong><\/em>, an adapted novel form of the 1904 stage play <em><strong>Peter Pan;<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0signed galley proofs of Diana Wynne Jones\u2019 <em><strong>H<\/strong><strong>owl\u2019s Moving Castle.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-112796\" src=\"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/139370-Jones-300x315.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/139370-Jones-300x315.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/139370-Jones-600x630.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/139370-Jones-768x807.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/139370-Jones-616x647.jpg 616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0items in the catalogue will be on display at Peter Harrington&#8217;s Dover Street branch in Mayfair. Its\u00a0online store is open and its specialists are also available to give consultations by Zoom video chat or FaceTime.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For more information, visit Peter Harrington&#8217;s website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peterharrington.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peter Harrington has unveiled some stunning rare science fiction and fantasy books in its latest catalogue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":112797,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"MSN_Categories":"Uncategorized","MSN_Publish_Option":false,"MSN_Is_Local_News":false,"MSN_Is_AIAC_Included":"Empty","MSN_Location":"[]","MSN_Add_Feature_Img_On_Top_Of_Post":false,"MSN_Has_Custom_Author":false,"MSN_Custom_Author":"","MSN_Has_Custom_Canonical_Url":false,"MSN_Custom_Canonical_Url":""},"categories":[1624,3],"tags":[869,1306,1342,397,473,540,6860],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Fantasy-Catalogue-cover.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112792"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/52"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112792\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}