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Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. Light wear. Cover art by Kelly Freas. Contains stories by Tak Hallus ("Stargate" part 1 of 3]; George R. R. Martin ("A Song for Lya"); Sydney J. Van Sycoc; Alfred Bester; and William T. Silent. Science article by Thomas A. Easton. Book reviews by P. Schuyler Miller.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good/ Fine. Painted Cover (illustratore). First Edition By This Publisher. 185 pages. >>> Surface scractching to covers; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

MassMarket. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. New York: Pyramid Books 1964. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Pyramid Books R-962 with 50 cents cover price. Stories that originally appeared in Unknown and Unknown Worlds magazines. 190 pages. A very good plus copy with light edge wear, Tight clean. See Photos 1/8.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Cver Art by W.T. Mars (illustratore). First Edition. Ziff Davis NY 1953 1st ed. 162pp. Very good condition wtih edge wear creasing to lower page edges, creasing and light chipping to spine ends.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Eddie Jones; (illustratore). First Paperback Printing. 296 pp. Edge and corner wear with creasing on the spine; store stamped. Wraparound cover art by Eddie Jones . This anthology contains: Introduction: The Father of Science Fiction by Isaac Asimov; Something Up There Likes Me by Alfred Bester; Lecture Demonstration by Hal Clement; Earlybird by Theodore R. Cogswell and Theodore L. Thomas; Probability Zero: The Population Implosion by Theodore R. Cogswell; The Emperor's Fan - a novelette by L. Sprague de Camp; Brothers - a novella by Gordon R. Dickson; Lodestar - a novelette by Poul Anderson; Thiotimoline to the Stars by Isaac Asimov; Black Sheep Astray - a novelette by Mack Reynolds; Epilog by Clifford D. Simak; Interlude by George O. Smith; Helix the Cat - a novelette by Theodore Sturgeon; and The Mothballed Spaceship by Harry Harrison. Book.

Paperbound. Condizione: Acceptable.

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. [1st printing, 1960] #D-455. Cover art by Emsh. Includes "Introduction"; "Fondly Fahrenheit" by Alfred Bester; "I Never Ast No Favors" by C. M. Kornbluth; "Heirs Apparent" by Robert Abernathy; "$1.98" by Arthur Porges; "The Immortal Game" by Poul Anderson; "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury; "The Accountant" by Robert Sheckley; "Brave New World" by J. Francis McComas; "My Boy Friend's Name Is Jello" by Avram Davidson; "The Test" by Richard Matheson; "Careless Love" by Albert Compton Friborg; "Bulletin" by Shirley Jackson; "Sanctuary" by Daniel F. Galouye; "Misadventure" by Lord Dunsany; "The Little Black Train" by Many Wade Wellman; "The Foundation of Science Fiction Success" by Isaac Asimov. Creasing; edge and corner wear; tanning. Book.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. (xi) 369 pp. Light edge and corner wear with some creasing on the spine; no interior markings. This contains: The Exit Door Leads In by Philip K. Dick; Galatea Galante, the Perfect Popsy - a novelette by Alfred Bester; Sandkings - a novelette by George R. R. Martin; Time Shards by Gregory Benford; In the Country of the Blind, No One Can See by Melisa Michaels; Re-deem the Time by David Lake; Down and Out on Ellfive Prime - a novelette by Dean Ing; Options - a novelette by John Varley; In Trophonius's Cave by James P. Girard; Fireflood by Vonda N. McIntyre; No More Pencils, No More Books by John Morressy; The Vacuum-packed Picnic by Rick Gauger; The Thaw - a novelette by Tanith Lee; and In a Petri Dish Upstairs - a novelette by George Turner. Book.

Soft cover. Condizione: FINE+, Near New. Eddie Jones Painted Cover. (illustratore). First Edition By This Publisher. 296 pages.CONTENTS = Introduction by Isaac Asimov; Something Up There Likes Me by Alfred Bester; Lecture Demonstration by Hal Clement; Earlybird by Theodore R. Cogswell and Theodore L. Thomas; Probability Zero: The Population Implosion by Theodore R. Cogswell; The Emperor's Fan by L. Sprague de Camp; Brothers by Gordon R. Dickson; Lodestar by Poul Anderson; Thiotimoline to the Stars by Isaac Asimov; Black Sheep Astray by Mack Reynolds; Epilog by Clifford D. Simak; Interlude by George O. Smith; Helix the Cat by Theodore Sturgeon; and The Mothballed Spaceship by Harry Harrison. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Jack Freas; (illustratore). First Edition. (viii) 231 pp. Beige cloth lettered in gilt on the spine; headband. Wear at the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. Dj art by Jack Freas. This anthology contains: Oh, to be a Blobel - a novelette by Philip K. Dick; Venus and the Seven Sexes - a novella by William Tenn; Babel II - a novelette by Damon Knight; Useful Phrases for the Tourist by Joanna Russ; Conversational Mode by Grahame Leman; Heresies of the Huge God by Brian W. Aldiss; Now + n, Now - n - a novelette by Robert Silverberg; Slow Tuesday Night by R. A. Lafferty; Help, I am Dr Morris Goldpepper by Avram Davidson; Hobson's Choice by Alfred Bester; and I Plinglot, Who You? - a novelette by Frederik Pohl. Size: 8vo. Book.

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Very Good+. ----------2 paperbacks, Canadian printings. Two major Damon Knight edited anthologies of SF tales over the century 1860-1960, one book of short stories, the other of short novels, over 800 pages in total. Century of Science Fiction has a small split to the spine top, a back cover scuff, some edgewear, and is VG. Century of Great Science Fiction Short Novels has minor shelfwear and is near fine.

Soft Cover. Condizione: Very Good+. Gerard Quinn (front cover) (illustratore). First Edition. ----------science fiction fantasy pulp magazine, digest size. Printed in the UK for the Canadian market, this issue has the same contents as the UK February 1955 issue. It differs from the UK issue by having a 35 cents cover price, and some Canadian wording on the copyright page and back cover. Reading crease, tiny front cover corner crease, a VG+ copy.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. First Thus. Panther Book 2124. Light edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. This anthology contains: Memento Homo by Walter M. Miller Jr; A Miracle of Rare Device by Ray Bradbury;All You Zombies by Robert A. Heinlein; The Ugly Little Boy by Isaac Asimov; The Quest for Saint Aquin by Anthony Boucher; The First Men by Howard Fast; A Work of Art by James Blish; Evening Primrose by John Collier; Faq by George P. Elliott; Babel II by Damon Knight; A Saucer of Loneliness by Theodore Sturgeon; Night Piece by Poul Anderson; Now Let Us Sleep by Avram Davidson; The Strange Girl by Mark Van Doren; The War in the Air by R. V. Cassill; and My Private World of Science Fiction by Alfred Bester. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. First Printing.Appears unread. NEAR FINE hardcover book (No DJ as published). Small white streak on spine about two inches long. .ShelfBR3-3a.Cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon marker, printed on premium acid-free paper, glossy cardboard slipcase with lining and emblem of Library of America in gilt.Titles & LOA colophon elegantly gold-stamped on book spine.Not a book club (BC)copy. We ship within one business day of receiving your order.Binding is tight.//Pages are clean, legible, and bright // No previous owner name//No writing in the book margins or blank spaces // No highlighting// No foxing// Not remainder marked // / Not Ex Library// Not a Book Club 0.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. Stanislaw Fernandes; (illustratore). First Edition. (xiv) 352 pp. Quarter-bound in Navy blue cloth on blue boards; blue endpapers; lettered in gilt on the spine; headband. Lightly rubbed on the corners on the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. Dj by Stanislaw Fernandes. This anthology contains: Colony - a novelette by Philip K. Dick; The New Prime - a novelette by Jack Vance; Home Is the Hunter by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore; No Woman Born - a novella by C. L. Moore; Four in One - a novelette by Damon Knight; Fondly Fahrenheit - a novelette by Alfred Bester; The Monsters by Robert Sheckley; Common Time by James Blish; Scanners Live in Vain - a novelette by Cordwainer Smith; Hothouse - a novelette by Brian W. Aldiss; The Little Black Bag - a novelette by C. M. Kornbluth; Light of Other Days by Bob Shaw; and Day Million by Frederik Pohl. Size: 8vo. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dark green boards with gold lettering on spine. Bottom and top page edges are tinted green. Gray end papers. Binding is tight and square. Pages are clean throughout. Stated First Printing. The dust jacket has original price intact with small chips and tears to edges. Rubbing down back side edge. Contains four science fiction novels of tomorrow; The Flowered Thundermug, Lorelei of the Red Mist, Half-Past Eternity and Novelty Act.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. First Thus. Dell Book 9775. Lightly rubbed on the corners with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. This anthology contains: Mourning Song by Charles Beaumont; The Jazz Machine by Richard Matheson; 237 Talking Statues, Etc. by Fritz Leiber; Double Standard by Fredric Brown; Bernie the Faust - a novelette by William Tenn; Fortress Ship by Fred Saberhagen; Mr Waterman by Peter Redgrove; Mrs Pigafetta Swims Well by R. Bretnor; Tree Trunks by John Gallagher; They Don't Make Life Like They Used To - a novelette by Alfred Bester; The Great Nebraska Sea by Allan Danzig; The Faces Outside by Bruce McAllister; A Slight Case of Limbo by Lloyd Biggle Jr; Dog Eat Dog by Jules Feiffer; The Jewbird by Bernard Malamud; On the Fourth Planet by J. F. Bone; Poppa Needs Shorts by Leigh and Walt Richmond; Interview by Frank A. Javor; Eight O'Clock in the Morning by Ray Nelson; Where Is Everybody? by Ben Bova; Earth Dwellers - a novelette by Andre Maurois; The Nobel Prize Winners by W. J. J. Gordon; Hot Planet by Hal Clement; IBM by Mort Greenberg; Confessions of the First Number by Cliff Owsley; The Ming VAse - a novelette by E. C. Tubb; A Bargain with Cashel by Gerald Kersh; and Drunkboat - a novelette by Cordwainer Smith. Size: 8vo. Book.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good+. James Warhola; (illustratore). First Edition. (xiv) 210 pp. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by James Warhola. This anthology contains: The Malaysian Mer by Jane Yolen; The Cloak by Robert Bloch; The Cheese Stands Alone by Harlan Ellison; Drink Entire: Against the Madness of Crowds by Ray Bradbury; Shottle Bop - a novelette by Theodore Sturgeon; Woman in the Designer Genes by Daniel Gilbert; Junk Shop by John Brosnan; Of Time and Third Avenue by Alfred Bester; Bottle Party by John Collier; As Is by Robert Silverberg; Touchstone by Terry Carr; The Bazaar of the Bizarre - a novelette by Fritz Leiber; Elephas Frumenti by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt; and The Crystal Egg by H. G. Wells. Book.

Magazine. Condizione: Very Good. Illustrated by Mel Hunter (illustratore). 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Cover Art; This is a trade sized magazine. The magazine is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends of the magazine have bumping, a small edge tear and edge wear. The text pages are clean, but have some light generalized toning. The cover art is by Mel Hunter. The contents include: The Kappa Nu Nexus by Avram Davidson & Morton Klass, Survival Planet by Harry Harrison, Cogi Drove his Car Through Hell by Vance Aandahl, Piggy by Kit Reed, The Case of the Homicidal Robots by Murray Leinster, The Haunted Village by Gordon R. DIckson, and more.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. From estate of Alfred Bester, with signature of Rollie Bester on front Pastedown. Part of my purchase of Alfred Bester's office books. Price clipped jacket , but decent copy overall.

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. Tabloid Size Magazine. In two sections, one inside the other. First Printing. With black/white illustrations and photos throughout. $1.75 cover price. 40 pages. NOT FOLDED. FINE. Not Read. Binding tight, without stress creasing and firm. All corners pointed. With wear and creasing to 2 pages that were extended 1/4 inch above top edge. Without tears, other creases or chips. Not marked in any way and very clean and bright. All items carefully wrapped and sent boxed.

Soft cover. Condizione: FINE+, Near New. Painted Cover (illustratore). First Paperback Ed 1st Printing. 224 pages. >> Very Nice, unread copy. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good +. Schomburg, Alex (illustratore). 1st Printing. An uncreased spine with light edge rubbings. No store stamp. Contents: Intro by Ben Bova / Persephone and Hades by Scott W. Schumack / Common Denominator by David Lewis / The Four-Hour Fugue by Alfred Bester / How I Lost the Second World War and Helped Turn Back the German Invasion by Gene Wolf / A Song for Lya by George R. R. Martin / Unlimited Warfare by Hayford Peirce / Tricentennial by Joe Haldeman / The Present State of Igneos Recearch by Gordon R. Dickson / Child of All Ages by P. J. Plauger / The Hole Man by Larry Niven / Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand by Vonda N. McIntyre / A Thing of Beauty by Norman Spinrad / When I was in Your Mind by Joe Allred / Unified Field Theory by Tim Joseph / Home is the Hangman by Roger Zelazny.

Soft cover. Condizione: As New. 1st Edition. Tabloid Size Magazine. In two sections, one inside the other. First Printing. With black/white illustrations and photos throughout. $1.75 cover price. 40 pages. NOT FOLDED. AS NEW. Not Read. Binding tight, without stress creasing and firm. All corners pointed. Without tears, creases, bumps or chips. Not marked in any way and very clean and bright. All items carefully wrapped and sent boxed.

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Quinn, Gerard; Lewis, Brian (illustratore). First Edition. Contains The Messengers by Lan Wright; The Remorseful by C.M. Kornbluth; Disappearing Act by Alfred Bester; Rockfall by E.R. James; Into Thy Hands by E.C. Tubb; an Editorial by John Carnell and reviews by Leslie Flood. Slight edge wear and slight staining around the staples but otherwise clean and unmarked with a bright cover. Cover illustration by Quinn and interior illustrations by Quinn and Lewis. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.

Second Edition, Revised. Very Good to Near Fine condition.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 24 pages. Illustrated. D W Hughes "The Song of the Shapes" / Alan Garside "The Game" / James Mitchum "Time Bomb" / Alfred Bester "The Computer Connection" / D F Lewis "A Stitch In Time" / Steve Antczak "The Wizard and The Warlock" (SL#75).

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Good. Finlay, Virgil; Bok, Hannes; Giunta, John; Morey, Leo; Musacchia, J.B. (illustratore). First Edition. Contains 'Out of the Sea' by Brackett; 'Storm Cloud on Deka' by Smith; 'The Crystal Circe' by Kuttner; 'The Impossible Invention' by Williams; 'The Unseen Blushers' by Bester; 'The Band Played On' by Shook. Chipping around the edges with a number of small tears and one small piece missing at the bottom right corner of the front cover which also has a thin patch of label residue at the centre. Tape marks around the top and bottom of the spine. Browning to the back cover. Pages browned but otherwise clean and unmarked. Cover illustration by Virgil Finlay. Interior illustrations by Bok, Giunta, Morey and Musacchia.

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Printing. A lightly creased spine with edge rubbings. No store stamp. Stories by : Burt Filer, Robert Heinlein, Alfred Bester, John Wyndham, R.A. Lafferty, Nelson Bond, Charles L. Harness, Martin Gardner, Isaac Asimov, E.G.Von Wald, Tuli Kupferberg, Harlan Ellison, Ron Goulart, Damon Knight, Robert Sheckley, Arhtur C. Clarke, Cordwainer Smith, Joseph Green, Clifford Simak, J.G.Ballard, Will Worthington, Frederik Pohl, Ursula K.LeQuin, Kit Reed, Andrew J.Offutt, Alice Glaser.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. First UK edition. An anthology of 24 of the best stories by John Collier, Isaac Asimov, John Wyndham, Jack Finney, Cordwainer Smith, Larry Niven, Frederick Pohl, Robert Sheckley, H. Beam Piper, Fritz Leiber, Poul Anderson, and others, plus two full-length classic novels by Theodore Sturgeon, "More Than Human," and Alfred Bester, "The Demolished Man." A mammoth collection of 826 pages. One tiny corner bump, else fine in fine and bright dust jacket with corresponding bump to corner.