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Soft cover. Condizione: Fair to Good, Reading Copy. 7th Edition By This Publisher. ** [ CANADA BUYERS; This is a THICK BOOK (TWO CM or More in Thickness), thus can only be shipped by Expedited Mail in CANADA, Standard Pre-Set Postage Rates DO NOT APPLY, EXTRA Shipping Charges will be Required, to cover our actual Costs ] ** AVON 52282; 572 Pages; (295 Grams) 7th Printing; Circa late 1970's; $2.95 Original cover price; ** Eleven Classic Novellas by the most honored authors of science fiction; ** Goodreads; This volume is the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas between 1929 to 1964 and contains eleven great classics. There is no better anthology that captures the birth of science fiction as a literary field. Published in 1973 to honor stories that had come before the institution of the Nebula Awards, The Science Fiction Hall of Fame introduced tens of thousands of young readers to the wonders of science fiction and was a favorite of libraries across the country. ** Contents: Introduction Ben Bova / Call Me Joe Poul Anderson / Who Goes There? [as by Don A. Stuart] John W. Campbell, Jr./ Nerves Lester del Rey / Universe [Hugh Hoyland] Robert A. Heinlein / The Marching Morons C. M. Kornbluth / Vintage Season [as by Lawrence O'Donnell] Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore / .And Then There Were None Eric Frank Russell / The Ballad of Lost C'Mell Cordwainer Smith/ Baby Is Three Theodore Sturgeon / The Time Machine - H. G. Wells/ With Folded Hands. [Humanoids] Jack Williamson>>> This is a reading copy. ** Multiple Creases to covers, wear to paper spine; Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Illustrated Cover art! (illustratore). Book.…

Magazine. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket As Issued. 1st Edition. New York, Better Publications 1951 First Edition 146 pages. Vintage Pulp Magazine Covers detached fromt text block, Light staining along spine edge of rear cover, creasing and small edge tears to covers. See photos mag11E.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. 130 pp. Digest format. Edge and corner wear. Cover art by George Salter. This issue contains: Against Authority - a novelette by Miriam Allen deFord; Witness for the Persecution - a novelette by Randall Garrett; The Mountains of Magnatz - a novelette by Jack Vance; The Gadge System by Reginald Bretnor; An Afternoon in May by Richard Winkler; The New Men by Joanna Russ; The Way Back by D. K. Findlay; Girls Will Be Girls by Doris Pitkin Buck; Desynchronosis by Theodore L. Thomas; Science: Up and Down the Earth by Isaac Asimov; a cartoon by Gahan Wilson; and the usual features. Size: 12mo. George Salter; (illustratore). Book.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. 130 pp. Digest format. Light wear. Cover art by George Salter. This issue contains: Against Authority - a novelette by Miriam Allen deFord; Witness for the Persecution - a novelette by Randall Garrett; The Mountains of Magnatz - a novelette by Jack Vance; The Gadge System by Reginald Bretnor; An Afternoon in May by Richard Winkler; The New Men by Joanna Russ; The Way Back by D. K. Findlay; Girls Will Be Girls by Doris Pitkin Buck; Desynchronosis by Theodore L. Thomas; Science: Up and Down the Earth by Isaac Asimov; a cartoon by Gahan Wilson; and the usual features. Size: 12mo. George Salter; (illustratore). Book.…

Condizione: FINE. Book club edition. An anthology containing stories selected by the authors themselves, each with a personal introduction by the author. SIGNED by Harry Harrison on the title page. Includes All of Us Are Dying by George Clayton Johnson; Old Hundredth by Brian W. Aldiss; Et in Arcadia Ego by Thomas M. Disch; Ullward's Retreat by Jack Vance; The Forgotten Enemy by Arthur C. Clarke; The Fire and the Sword by Frank M. Robinson; Fair by John Brunner; Warrior by Gordon R. Dickson; But Soft What Light by Carol Emshwiller; The Misogynist by James Gunn; Bad Medicine by Robert Sheckley; The Autumn Land by Clifford D. Simak; A Sense of Beauty by Robert Taylor; and The Last Flight of Dr Ain by James Tiptree Jr. and The Man Who Loved the Faioli by Roger Zelazny. Dust jacket art by Paul Lehr. Introduction by Harrison. x, 271 pp. Fine in very good dust jacket.…

Condizione: VERY GOOD. Book club edition. An anthology containing stories selected by the authors themselves, each with a personal introduction by the author. SIGNED by George Clayton Johnson (in red, with a box around his signature) at his story 'All of Us Are Dying' Also includes Old Hundredth by Brian W. Aldiss; Et in Arcadia Ego by Thomas M. Disch; Ullward's Retreat by Jack Vance; The Forgotten Enemy by Arthur C. Clarke; The Fire and the Sword by Frank M. Robinson; Fair by John Brunner; Warrior by Gordon R. Dickson; But Soft What Light by Carol Emshwiller; The Misogynist by James Gunn; Bad Medicine by Robert Sheckley; The Autumn Land by Clifford D. Simak; A Sense of Beauty by Robert Taylor; and The Last Flight of Dr Ain by James Tiptree Jr. and The Man Who Loved the Faioli by Roger Zelazny. Dust jacket art by Paul Lehr. Introduction by Harrison. x, 271 pp. Very good in very good dust jacket.…

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. Fading to spine and cover. Pages clean. Same day dispatch (Mon- Fri) from the UK if ordered by 1pm.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 435 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 296 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.80 inches. In Stock.

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. No publication date but this UK edition dates from around June 1952 and includes some of the content of the September 1951 US edition along with the Sprague story from the July 1951 issue. Contains 'This Way to Mars' by Gault, 'The Masquerade on Dicantropus' by Vance, 'Yes, Sir!' by Fyfe, 'The White Fruit of Banaldar' by MacDonald, 'The Last Story' by Samalman and 'The Ultiimate Engine' by Sprague (Merwin). It also includes 'The Ether Vibrates' by the editor which has readers' letters. The cover illustration is also from the September 1951 US edition and is by Earl Bergey. The interior illustrations are by Poulton, Orban and Schomburg. There is a little chipping at the top and bottom of the spine which also has some light surface and edge wear. There is a small crease to the top corner of the front cover but the covers are otherwise clean and unmarked. The pages are a little browned but otherwise unmarked. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed. Bergey, Earle; Poulton, Paul; Orban Paul; Schomburg, Alex (illustratore).…

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Good. First Edition. Contains 'What Mad Universe' by Brown, 'Tetrahedra of Space' by Miller, 'Rat Race' by the de Courcys, 'Shenadun' by MacDonald, 'Sanatoris Short-Cut' by Vance and 'First Target in Space' by Farnsworth. The cover illustration is by Earl Bergey and the interior illustrations are by Lawrence and Virgil Finlay. There are tears and chips to the edges of the covers and the reverse of the front cover has been reinforced with tape along the left edge with this heavily browned now. The front cover has a bookshop stamp and a price in pen on it. The back cover is browned. The spine has fading and a small chip at the bottom. The pages are browned spotting and some small tears to the edges and a little spotting to a number of pages. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed. Bergey, Earle; Lawrence; Finlay, Virgil (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Heavy EX-LIBRARY hardback, no dustjacket, published by the Geological Society, 2003. 266pp, illustrated. Usual library marks & stamps. Slight bumping to spine & corners, some wear to spine & covers. Good. book.

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Good. First Edition. Contains 'What Mad Universe' by Brown, 'Tetrahedra of Space' by Miller, 'Rat Race' by the de Courcys, 'Shenadun' by MacDonald, 'Sanatoris Short-Cut' by Vance and 'First Target in Space' by Farnsworth. The cover illustration is by Earl Bergey and the interior illustrations are by Lawrence and Virgil Finlay. There are tears and chips to the edges of the covers which have been reinforced with tape - fortunately this has been done with tape that does not brown and the tape is not particularly noticeable. The back cover also has a vertical crease down the centre and a small date stamped on the top right corner. The pages are browned with a little spotting to the first and last pages but otherwise unmarked. Bergey, Earle; Lawrence; Finlay, Virgil (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Xxii, 551 Pp. Beige Cloth , Spine Stamped In Gilt And Black. First Printing Stated. Fine In Very Near Fine Dust Jacket Priced $8.50. Selections Of Sophisticated Writing About Or By Immigrants, Like The Majority Of Politicians, And Like Them Without Insight Into Their Own Characters, Focusing Always On Appearance, Feeling, And Achievement.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 276 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 1st edition. 432 pages. 9.61x6.89x1.14 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 272 pages. 9.21x6.14x0.69 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. volume 176 edition. 240 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 1st edition. 432 pages. 9.76x6.69x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. volume 176 edition. 240 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.