London published Fiction
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Seller: MIR, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Peter Goodfellow (illustrator). Wear to the edges and corners. Stains and scratches to the cover. Yellowing to the sides and pages. Seller Inventory # 081725A8
Seller: Laura Books, Georgetown, SA, Australia
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Peter Goodfellow (illustrator). First Edition. slight wear to cover edges, owners name front endpaper, clear adhesive cover, otherwise book clean and tight Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 041056
Seller: bbs, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Paperback: 7" x 4¼". Condition: Good: Moderate signs of wear. Cover Art: Peter Goodfellow (illustrator). 1st Edition. © 1978: A collection of 13 short stories by Robert Sheckley: 1st edition, 1st printing paperback:- Contents: The Robot Who Looked Like Me / Slaves Of Time / Voices / A Suppliant In Space / Sneak Previews / Zirn Left Unguarded, The Jenghik Palace In Flames, Jon Westerly Dead / Welcome To The Standard Nightmare . The Never-Ending Western Movie / What Is Life? / I See A Man Sitting On A Chair, And The Chair Is Biting His Leg / Is That What People Do / Silversmith Wishes / End City:- Synopsis: In this scintillating showcase of superlatively surreal and satirical Sheckley shenanigans, one of the wildest and most inventive talents in modern science fiction runs riot through a galactic gallery of robots, aliens, human beings, disembodied intelligences and a whole lot more. Chances are your going to be laughing so hard as you read that you'll never work out quite which is which. But who's worried?:- Review(s): The things they say about Sheckley: "His wicked and bizarre humour puts him in a class by himself" - Sunday Times / "Always he crackles with ideas" - Kingsley Amis / "The man with the most way-out sense of humour in SF. He can make the most frightening situation seem hilarious" - Yorkshire Post / "One of science fiction's most distinguished writers. One of the brightest stars in the science fiction galaxy" - Manchester Evening News:- (original cost £0.85). Seller Inventory # 20.050.00161
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
paperback. Condition: Very Good. Peter Goodfellow (illustrator). Signed. Inscribed by the author. Minimal wear to the cover. Pages are tanned. Seller Inventory # mon0003080772