Sturgeon theodore contributors (15 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Fantasy House, Inc.; , May 1957 (Vol. 1, No. 3). Soft cover. CONDITION: Very Good+, UNREAD 1st printing. Covers in VG-NF condition; very light chipping to bottom edge near spine, sharp corners, no surface wear, Emsh cover art bright and unfaded. Spine tight and straight, no chipping or creasing, a touch faded. 130 pages, lightly tanned, clean and unmarked, no bent or creased corners. Contains stories by Theodore Sturgeon, James E. Gunn, Poul Anderson, Walter M. Miller, and Marion Zimmer Bradley. Ed Emshwiller (illustratore).…

Condizione: NEAR FINE. First printing - a digest magazine. Includes the novella 'Baby Is Three' by Theodore Sturgeon and the short story 'Game for Blondes' by John D. MacDonald, and more. Illustrated by Don Sibley, Freas, and others. 160 pp. Cover art by Emsh on both the front and the back covers with caricature portraits of the leading science fiction writers of the day - including Ray Bradbury, Fritz Leiber, Robert A. Heinlein, Damon Knight, Isaac Asimov, Poul Anderson - celebrating Galaxy Magazine's second birthday with robots serving cake and cocktails. Near fine condition with only minor wear, usual toning to the pages, no mailing labels and bright and attractive covers.…

Condizione: FAIR. Paperback. Second volume in this series of anthologies containing original stories - this includes fourteen stories by Alfred Bester, Hal Clement, Lester del Rey, C. M. Kornbluth, Jerome Bixby (his classic "It's a Good Life"), Robert Sheckley, Theodore Sturgeon, and others. SIGNED by Pohl on the title page. Note from editor. 195 pp. Fair condition only (small tear at top of spine, crease to front cover, bookstore stamp on first page, usual toning to the pages).…

Condizione: FAIR. Paperback. SIGNED by Pohl on the title page. Second volume in this series of anthologies containing original stories - this includes fourteen stories by Alfred Bester, Hal Clement, Lester del Rey, C. M. Kornbluth, Jerome Bixby (his classic "It's a Good Life"), Robert Sheckley, Theodore Sturgeon, and others. Note from editor. 195 pp. Fair condition only (glue in binding is beginning to deteriorate, usual toning to the pages). …

Condizione: GOOD. First appearance in print of these works. Cover by Wenzel for "The Snowbank Orbit" by Leiber. SIGNED by Jim Harmon at this story, "The Big Headache." Also includes "The Winning of the Moon" by Neville; "Once Around Arcturus" by Green; "Cultural Exchange" by Laumer; "1,492,633 Marlon Brandos" by Aandahl; "And Then There Was Peace" by Dickson; "Transient' by Harris; "World in a Mirror" by Teichner. Article: "Just Westing" by Sturgeon. Illustrated by Mack, Burns, Gaughan, and others. 130 pp. Good condition overall - usual toning to the pages, crease to front cover.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. "Today's Science Fiction - Tomorrow's Fact". CONTENTS: Journey to Misenum (Merwin); The Wages of Synergy (Sturgeon); The Runaway Tricycle (Sloan); Never Tempt the devil (Ratigan), The Last Spring (Smith); The Ether Vibrates (editorial - Leinster); Video-Technics (electronics article - Jones); Quantum Relativity (verse - Kulik). 146 pages. CONDITION: a bright, solid, square, unmarked, uncreased copy (clearly Near Fine by vintage 60-year-old pulp-digest standards) with minimal shelf-wear and only the faintest suggestion of age-tanning to its pages. (There is some light rippling along the spine from glue shrinkage.) This handsome, highly collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with backing board. Walter Popp (cover art) (illustratore).…

Book Club Edition (as stated on dj front flap). xviii, 585 pages. Hardcover: H 21.75cm x L 14.25cm. Dust jacket with color design to front panel and spine by Leo Manso; shallow wear, tears, and scuffing at edges; slender abrasions along front panel's spine fold; white rear panel toned and soiled with some staining; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Reddish-brown boards; light spotting to rear board. Light foxing to text block edges; yellow top edge, deckle fore-edge. Some toning/foxing to endpapers; interior leaves are clean. Binding is firm. Features twenty-three stories including: "Blowups Happen" by Robert Heinlein; "Vault of the Beast" by A.E. van Vogt; "Nightfall" by Isaac Asimov; "When the Bough Bends" by Lewis Padgett; "Invariant" by John Pierce; "First Contact" by Murray Leinster; "Thunder and Roses" by Theodore Sturgeon; "Cold War" by Kris Neville; "Eternity Lost" by Clifford D. Simak; "Over the Top" by Lester Del Rey; et al.…

Softcover. First Edition. 8vo., 128 pp. Square-bound in color illustrated science fiction art work paper covers. Monochrome illustrations throughout. Very Good with some uniform age-toning to the pages and light handling.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Pages clean and bright, no markings, light wear to edges. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, 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.…

Condizione: GOOD. First printing, 2 digest magazines. Set of two issues which include both parts of 'The Fabulous Riverboat' , a serial by Philip Jose Farmer; Also included are Occam's Scalpel, a novellette by Theodore Sturgeon; Arnten of Ultima Thule by Avram Davidson; Easy Way Out, a novelette by John Brunner and more . Ads illustrated. Cover art by Jack Gauguin. 176 pp ea. Good condition overall (usual toning to the pages, minor wear to the covers, no mailing label).…

Condizione: NEAR FINE. First printings - digest magazines. A set of six complete issues from the first two years of Galaxy Science Fiction digest, arguably the most influential science fiction magazine of its time, one which brought a new maturity to the stories, and an emphasis on how changes in the future affected people rather than on the technology. Frederik Pohl who worked with Gold and succeeded him as editor said that Gold brought a "sophisticated intellectual subtlety" to magazine science fiction, The magazine published all new and original stories. Among the authors contributing to these issues are James Schmitz. Richard Matheson, John D. MacDonald, Katherine MacLean, Gordon R. Dickson, Frederik Pohl, C. M. Kornbluth, Judith Merril, Isaac Asimov, Damon Knight and, of course, Willy Ley who contributed an article for each issue. Each is 160 pp, illustrated throughout. Among the notable covers in this group is that by Chesley Bonestall for the May 1951 issue and that of Emsh for the second birthday party issue with caricature portraits of the leading science fiction writers of the day - including Ray Bradbury, Fritz Leiber, Robert A. Heinlein - filling the front and back covers. All issues are in a solid very good to near fine condition with only minor wear, usual toning to the pages, no mailing labels and bright and attractive covers. Uncommon in this condition.…

Original Wraps. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket, as Issued. First Edition. Vol. 4, No. 2 January 1963 - British edition, printed and published in the UK, with a price of 2/6 on the front cover. This issue contains a featured story "When you care, when you love" by Theodore Sturgeon, and the first publication of a scientific article "The Shape of Things" by Isaac Asimov, plus stories and articles by James Blish, Robin Sturgeon, Kit Reed et al (please see scan of Contents page for a full list of the authors). ***Very good in colour illustrated paper covers. The covers have some light wear commensurate with age and handling, but are generally very clean. The edges of the covers are slightly rubbed and creased, mainly at the fore-edge of the page block, but the spine is still flat and untorn, with light reading creases. No fading. Internally also very good, with an ink note at the top of the title page, but no other inscriptions or annotations. No creases or tears. Cheap pulp paper stock tanned as usual. Pages clean. Spine tight. ***194mm x 130mm. 112 pages. ***'Theodore Sturgeon, born Edward Hamilton Waldo, Feb 26, 1918 - May 8, 1985) was an American fiction author of primarily fantasy, science fiction, and horror, as well as a critic. He wrote approximately 400 reviews and more than 120 short stories, 11 novels, and several scripts for Star Trek: The Original Series. Sturgeon's science fiction novel "More Than Human" (1953) won the 1954 International Fantasy Award (for SF and fantasy) as the year's best novel, and the Science Fiction Writers of America ranked "Baby Is Three" number five among the 'Greatest Science Fiction Novellas of All Time' to 1964. Ranked by votes for all of their pre-1965 novellas, Sturgeon was second among authors, behind Robert Heinlein.' (Wiki) ***A collection of Science Fiction stories, novellas and articles, including a scientific astronomical article "The Shape of Things" by Isaac Asimov about the spherical Earth. ***A classic original 1960s American issue of pulp magazine Fantasy and Science Fiction, published in January 1963, in very good condition for its age. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. Oversize Pulp Format. Squared binding. First Edition. With beautiful color illustrated cover and many black/white interior illustrations by Edd Cartier. 130 pages. 25 cent cover price. FINE. Without creases or tears. Cover clean and bright without rubbing. Spine square and without creases from use. Pulp paper with some yellowing. Corners slightly blunted. In remarkable condition given age and delicate nature. Photos available upon request. All items carefully wrapped and sent boxed. …

Softcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. A very good copy in pictorial pulp wrappers. (Tears & cracking along spine. Shelf soiling & tears to covers. usual age toning to text) Features Manly Wade Wellman"s novelette "Forces Must Balance" & Theodore Sturgeon's first published Science Fiction story "Ether Breather.".…

Softcover. Condizione: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. Moderate creasing and rubbing to spines and covers. Fading to spines. March 1960 issue with heavy rubbing and abrasions to spine. May 1960 issue with 20mm tear at head of spine. August 1960 issue with piece of adhesive tape at tail of spine. Moderate age toning / browning to leaves.; A run of 6 issues of the British edition of "The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction". Six issues, March through August 1960. The March 1960 issue includes the story "Gentlemen, Be Seated" by Robert A. Heinlein. The April 1960 issue includes the stories "Nor Custom Stale" by Joanna Russ, and "The Long Watch" by Robert Heinlein. The June 1960 issue includes the stories "Like Young" by Theodore Stugreon and "The Wrens in Grampa's Whiskers" by Edgar Pangborn. The July and August issues include the first two parts (of three) of Robert Heinlein's "Starship Soldier". There is a science column by Isaac Asimov in each of the six issues. …