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Paperback. Condizione: Fine. First Edition. 1st printing. A 112-page perfect-bound chapbook honoring the career of Grand Master Jack Williamson with memorial appreciations from friends, family and some of the most prominent members of the science fiction field. Also included are Williamson's 1939 pulp story "Nonstop to Mars," his last work "The Mists of Time" from 2006, a facsimile reproduction of his 1928 editorial "Scientifiction--Searchlight of Science," and pages from his 1950s newspaper comic strip, Beyond Mars. Contributions by Kevin J. Anderson, Greg Bear, David Brin, Charles N. Brown, Patrice Caldwell, John Clute, Stephen R. Donaldson, James Frenkel, James Gunn, Joe Haldeman, Rick Hauptmann, Elizabeth Anne Hull, Bradford Lyau, Frederik Pohl, Mike Resnick, Frank M. Robinson, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Robert Silverberg, Michael Swanwick, Walter Jon Williams, Betty Williamson, and Connie Willis. Only 500 copies produced. Condition is New/Fine. Lee Elias (illustratore). Book.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. "FIRST EDITION", "Copyright © 2012", LCCN 2011962796 and ISBN on its copyright page, with publisher's original "$32.00" price on its jacket's front flap. SIGNED, with no personalization or inscription, on the title page of his story by author James E. Gunn. This book is in near fine condition, marred only by a very slightly concave spine (with no crease.) Its binding is sound and square. Covers are unmarked and unworn, with bright gilt titles on its spine. Pages are unworn and otherwise unmarked. Its dust jacket, now protected by a removable mylar cover, is in fine condition: bright, whole, unmarked, and unworn. I will ship this book in a moisture proof zip-loc bag, padded in bubble wrap, inside a sturdy box to assure it reaches its new owner in the same condition as my description. Frank Kelly Freas (illustratore). Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. [1st printing.] Dj art by Frank Kelly Freas. Includes "Introduction" by Robert Silverberg; "Catch 'Em All Alive" by Robert Silverberg; "Who Am I?" by Henry Slesar; "Every Day is Christmas" by James E. Gunn; "I'll Take Over" by A.Bertram Chandler; "Song of the Axe" by Don Berry; "Broomstick Ride" by Robert Bloch; "Worlds of Origin" by Jack Vance; "The Tool of Creation" by J.F. Bone; "I Want to Go Home" by Robert Moore Williams; "Hostile Life-Form" by Daniel L. Galouye; "The Gift of Numbers" by Alan E. Nourse; "First Man in a Satellite" by Charles W. Runyon; "A Place Beyond the Stars" by Tom Godwin; "The Loathsome Beasts" by Dan Malcolm [Robert Silverberg]. Illustrated by Ed Emshwiller, Frank Kelly Freas, Paul Orban, and William Bowman. Brand new. Frank Kelly Freas (illustratore). Book. …

Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-370 [371-372: blank], illustrations, pictorial wrappers. First edition. "This book collects transcripts of speeches and presentations from a varity of Lectureship guests from the past 35 years . Also included is coverage of several Lectureships in LOCUS magazine by Charles N. Brown and a chronology by Williamson's bibliographer Richard A. Hauptmann. Closing the book is a gallery of promotional artwork and a 1000-word story by Jack Williamson from 2004, "Dream of Earth" (publisher's blurb). Contributors include C. J. Cherryh, James Gunn, Joe Haldeman, Frederik Pohl, Tim Powers, Robert Silverberg, Connie Willis and others. This copy is signed on the title page by seven contributors, including the editors, Connie Willis and Edward Bryant. Trade paperback format. A fine copy. (#178140). Signed. …

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Fine. First edition. Signed on the title page by Walter Jon Williams, Connie Willis, Frank M. Robinson, Stephen Haffner, Betty Williamson, Edward Bryant, Rick Hauptmann, Patrice Caldwell, and one other I can't make out. Twenty-two appreciations by Greg Bear, David Brin, James Gunn, Elizabeth Anne Hull, Frederik Pohl, Frank M. Robinson, Robert Silverberg, and many others. A fine and bright, as new copy. Lee Elias (illustratore). Signed by the contributors. Book. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. First Edition. First edition, hardcover, has a shallow pull to the title page but remain solid, a slight lean to the binding, mild bumps to the spine ends, and a hint of smudging to the edges of the text block. Overall, a solid, Very Good+ copy in a like, unclipped udst jakcet, which has mild bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, slight wear to the edges, and a touch of rubbing to the covers. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. 1st printing. Foreward by Edward Bryant. Dents and bumps. Rudolph Belarski; Margaret Brundage (illustratore). Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. First edition, first printing. Collects Williamson's stories with sidebar essays, correspondence and articles by him. Foreword by Connie Willis. Introduction by Sir Arthur C. Clarke. 599 pages with illustrations and photographs. Upper corners bumped, else fine in near fine dust jacket. Book.…

Thick 8vo. x, 572, [2] pp. Black publisher's cloth, gilt lettering on spine, lavender-coloured illustrated endpapers, w/ d.j. cover art by Frank Kelly Freas, F/F copy. First Haffner edition, stated, 1 of 1000 trade edition copies printed, of this omnibus volume assembling the final collection of volumes intended to present all the science fiction short stories of the "undisputed Queen of Space Opera.". Frank Kelly Freas; Ed Emshwiller (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, one of 1000 trade copies bound in green cloth. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. The end papers contain reproductions of the original pulps in which these stories first appeared.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. "FIRST EDITION" on its copyright page. This book and its dust jacket are in fine "as new" condition. The book's binding is sound and square, with no spine crease. Covers are unmarked and unworn, with bright gilt titles on its spine. Pages are unmarked and unworn. Not a remainder. Its dust jacket, now protected by a removable mylar cover, is whole, bright, unmarked, and unworn. I will ship this book in a moisture proof zip-loc bag, padded in bubble cushion, inside a sturdy box to assure it reaches its new owner in the same condition as my description. NOTE: orders for priority or international shipping may require an additional charge for this very heavy (2.3 pound) book.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. First edition, hardcover, F/F dj; as new unread copy still in publishers shrinkwrap. Landmark volume celebrating the seventy-fifth anniversary of a true SF Grandmaster. From 'The Metal Man' in 1928 to his recent Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novella 'The Ultimate Earth,' this volume includes some of the best of Williamson's stories, including excerpts of such classic novels as THE LEGION OF SPACE, GOLDEN BLOOD and THE LEGION OF TIME. Also included are never-published gems such as a vintage 1930s tale 'The Crystal Castle,' a collaboration with longtime friend Edmond Hamilton, and a story originally commissioned for LAST DANGEROUS VISIONS, 'Previews of Hell.' Sidebars with essays, correspondence, and articles are decorated with over 300 book and magazine covers and interior illustrations. A full-color 32-page section features an illustrated timeline of the author's career, and reprints a complete story cycle from Jack Williamson and Lee Elias' 1950s Sunday comic strip, BEYOND MARS. Foreword by Connie Willis. Introduction by Sir Arthur C. Clarke. NOTE: This is a large and heavy volume and will require extra shipping charges for international orders.…

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. First Edition. 1st printing. Foreward by Edward Bryant. New in dj. Rudolph Belarski; Margaret Brundage (illustratore). Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. 1st Trade Edition. First trade edition, hardcover, has a minor lean to the binding with a small gap starting between the text block and case at the head, mild bumps to the spine ends and cover corners, and a hint of toning to the head of the text block. Otherwise, this is a solid, tight Very Good+ copy in two like dust jackets, which a laid in note indicates as first & second states. Both jackets have a touch of wear to their spine ends and corners, while the outer jacket also has a hint of sunning to its spine. The jackets are layered and wrapped in Mylar. Frank Kelly Freas; Ed Emshwiller (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. 1st Trade Edition. First trade edition, hardcover, has a tiny skew to binding, some faint smudges to edges of text block, and tiny bumps to spine ends, otherwise a solid, tight VG+ copy in like dust jacket which has a touch of wear to spine ends and corners. Laurel Blechman (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. [1st printing.] No jacket; minor handling wear. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: New. First Edition. [1st printing] Dj art by Laurel Blechman. Intro by Richard Lupoff; Afterward by Melissa Flagstad. New, unread. Laurel Blechman (illustratore). Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. 1st printing. Dj illustrated by Vincent Di Fate. Forward by Fred Pohl & Intro by James Gunn. This copy comes with pre-publication pamphlet, "The Cat That Loved Shakespeare" by Williamson laid in. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. 1st printing. Dj illustrated by Vincent Di Fate. Forward by Fred Pohl & Intro by James Gunn. This copy comes with pre-publication pamphlet, "The Cat That Loved Shakespeare" by Williamson laid in. Book.

First edition. Octavo, cloth. One of 1,000 copies of the trade edition. This volume collects eighteen stories All first published in Weird Tales, Wonder Stories, Astounding and Amazing Stories from 1930 to 1932. Introduction by Mike Ashley. One hundred sixteen page Appendix with an illustration gallery, letter correspondence and reprints from magazine letter columns. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (24505).…

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. First Editiion. Volume three in the series special signed bookplate from the publisher lais in. Margaret Brundage; Frank R. Paul (illustratore). Special Signed Bookplate Laid in. Book.

First edition. Octavo, cloth. One of 1,000 copies of the trade edition. Collects seventeen stories published from 1950-1973, most first published in pulp and digest magazines. Also includes an interview from 1975, conducted at Youngstown State University. Introduction by Anne McCaffrey. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (32537).…

First edition. Octavo, boards. Collects fifteen stories of interplanetary adventure from pulp magazines, many reprinted here for the first time. Also includes an unpublished story that Kuttner wrote when he was a teenager. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (32540).

First edition. Octavo, cloth. One of 1,000 copies of the trade edition. This volume collects eighteen stories All first published in Weird Tales, Wonder Stories, Astounding and Amazing Stories from 1930 to 1932. Introduction by Mike Ashley. One hundred sixteen page Appendix with an illustration gallery, letter correspondence and reprints from magazine letter columns. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (32123).…

Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of 1000 trade copies. Among the stories collected here are three that are previously unpublished: "The Moon Bird," "The Forbidden Window" and "The Golden Glass." Also included is "The Planets are Calling,"a previously unpublished film treatment from 1957, four essays on Williamson's works, and Williamson's 1957 Master's thesis, "A Study of the Sense of Prophecy in Modern Science Fiction." A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#168338).…

Soft cover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: None as Issued. 1st Edition. Fine soft cover, Signed by Betty Williamsom, Patrice Caldwell, Rick Hauptmann, Walter Williams, Connie Willis, Frank Robinson, Stephen HaffnerRobert Silverburg, Joe Haldeman and others in protective sleeve. Lee Elias (illustratore). Signed by Author(s).…

Cloth. Condizione: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. First Edition. xx, 622 pages. 8vo. Publisher's black cloth with pictorial dust jacket. One of a thousand copies printed. A touch dusty, otherwise a great copy. Cloth.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. 1st printing. Foreward by Ray Bradbury. Limitation page is signed but not numbered; no slipcase. Minor bumps and dings. Margaret Brundage; Frank R. Paul (illustratore). Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. First Edition First Printing. Volume three in the series. Book.

First edition. Octavo, boards. Collects thirty-nine stories published in the pulps 1938-1942. Introduction by Jack Seabrook. Ding to upper right front edge, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (32541).