Wednesday 31 May 2023

STAR TREK EPIC EPISODES

Packed with colour stills and other images, here are the most epic episodes from the original series and Star Trek: The Next Generation. A big glossy softback Titan publication in which interviews were originally printed in Star Trek Magazine, some of which date back almost 20 years. Where no man has gone before, we speed through space and recollect the Doomsday Machine, Operation Annihilate, Three is A Magic Number: Kirk, Spock, McCoy. There is a Gene L. Coon tribute, a Khan Noonien Singh profile, a look at Kirk and Picard, the making of The Next Generation, and interviews with Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner, D. C. Fontana, Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner and other luminaries. The collection explores such classics as 'Space Seed', 'The City on the Edge of Forever', 'Yesterday's Enterprise', and 'When the Cast Gets Naked', of which the cast had a low opinion of the episode. Captain Kirk finds true love in 'The Paradise Syndrome', one of the most heart-breaking voyages of the original Enterprise which provides an interesting twist on Hodgkin's theory as an outside influence actively moves an entire culture to another world without its knowledge. The mission seems simple enough - use the Enterprise's deflector beam to save a Class-M planet from an approaching asteroid. But on the planet they discover a village impossibly populated by a tribe of Native Americans from Earth. Recall dozens of classic episodes and images from both generations in this beautifully produced big album of 176 pages. Extra large sized softback, glossy colour images.
Published price: £21.99
Bibliophile price: £8

LEGACY OF THE MASTERS: Painting and Calligraphy by WILL KWIATKOWSKI

An enigmatic crowd scene of the mid-17th century shows a Mughal noble and Abyssinian general embracing at the head of mounted nobles, with a row of elephants behind. A delicate 18th century Indian painting depicts the Virgin Mary. 192pp, over 100 superb colour illustrations.
Published price: £50
Bibliophile price: £27

GOLDEN COMPASS: His Dark Materials Book I by PHILIP PULLMAN

288pp, sumptuous large edition with numerous high-quality illustrations. Remainder mark on this rare US import.
Published price: $37.99
Bibliophile price: £14

COCA-COLA ART OF JIM HARRISON

Published price: £36.95
Bibliophile price: £12

MODERN VINTAGE ILLUSTRATION by MARTIN DAWBER

Published price: £18.99
Bibliophile price: £8

STEVIE WONDER: A Musical Guide to the Classic Albums

Lodder proceeds to a musical analysis of Stevie's five great albums from the seventies, with a postscript discussing his work between 1979 and 2005, and there are chapters on his development both as a pop artist and jazz musician. 240pp, softback, black and white photos.
Published price: £16.95
Bibliophile price: £6