Robert a Robert Anson 1907 1988 Heinlein (50 results)

Soft cover. Condition: GOOD+. Painted Front Cover. (illustrator). 10TH Edition By Publisher. 192 pages Goodread notes = "North Power-Air was in trouble. Their aircraft had begun to crash at an alarming rate, and no one could figure out what was going wrong. Desperate for an answer, they turned to Waldo, the crippled genius who lived in a zero-g home in orbit around Earth. But Waldo had little reason to want to help the rest of humanity - until he learned that the solution to their problems also held the key to his own." >> Cover creasing; Store stamp to front end page. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. John Melo painted cover; (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. 248 Pages; 140 Grams; ** AI; Originally published under the title "The Day After Tomorrow," this work is set in a dystopian United States that has been overtaken by the PanAsians, a fictional enemy, and explores themes of resistance and ingenuity in the face of occupation. The story follows a group of six individuals who retreat to a secret mountain base to devise a plan to reclaim their country's freedom. Heinlein's narrative is a blend of speculative technology and compelling storytelling, reflecting the political tensions of his time while also delving into the resilience of the human spirit. "Sixth Column" stands as a testament to Heinlein's ability to intertwine science fiction with socio-political commentary, making it a thought-provoking read for fans of the genre. >> Vertical Reading Stress Line near spine, Scuffing to covers, Surface scratching & indents to covers; Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. Painted Cover (illustrator). 15th Edition By Publisher. 159 pages. >Complete & Unabridged. >>"He entered the Future - bent on Renvenge - and dfound himslef trapped in 2000 A.D." >>> Cover indents; spine slant; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Good to Very Good. Painted Cover (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. 256 pages. >Complete & Unabridged. >>"The novel that begins where On the Beach left off - the dramatic story of what happens to a middle-class American family who survive World War III." >Cover creasing; spine slant; staining to right edge of paper spine. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Good, Reading Copy. Painted Cover (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. 189 pages. >Complete & Unabridged. >" "Moon cities plunge underground and earth is a sinister planet dying in the sky. Extraterrestrial intelligence prowls the heavens and kipnaps man-creatures for its unearthly amusement. This is the day past tomorrow. Time has ended. And man has begun his endless journey toward the menacing stars." >> This is a reading copy. Cover creasing. Spine slant; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Good / Very Good. Painted Cover (illustrator). Third Edition by Publisher. 128 pages. ** Goodreads; One minute, down and out actor Lorenzo Smythe was - as usual - in a bar, drinking away his troubles as he watched his career go down the tubes. Then a space pilot bought him a drink, and the next thing Smythe knew, he was shanghaied to Mars. Suddenly he found himself agreeing to the most difficult role of his career: impersonating an important politician who had been kidnapped. Peace with the Martians was at stake - failure to pull off the act could result in interplanetary war. And Smythe's own life was on the line - for if he wasn't assassinated, there was always the possibility that he might be trapped in his new role forever! Cover creasing; spine slant; Black felt marker to front end page; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good/ Fine. Painted Front Cover. (illustrator). 32nd Edition By Publisher. 263 pages. >"The prize-winning novel of combat soldier - in training and in battle - 5000 years in the future." >> Minor creasing to backcover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Painted Cover (illustrator). Second Edition. 144 pages. >> Complete & Unabridged; Six daring men stage an incredible revolt to free a conquered America." >> Cover creasing; staining to front cover; Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Painted Cover (illustrator). Third Edition by Publisher. 128 pages. ** Goodreads; One minute, down and out actor Lorenzo Smythe was - as usual - in a bar, drinking away his troubles as he watched his career go down the tubes. Then a space pilot bought him a drink, and the next thing Smythe knew, he was shanghaied to Mars. Suddenly he found himself agreeing to the most difficult role of his career: impersonating an important politician who had been kidnapped. Peace with the Martians was at stake - failure to pull off the act could result in interplanetary war. And Smythe's own life was on the line - for if he wasn't assassinated, there was always the possibility that he might be trapped in his new role forever! Cover creasing; spine slant; pen to interior front cover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Good to Very Good. Painted Cover Art! (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. 176 pages. ** AI; The story follows the adventures of a young girl named Podkayne Fries and her troublesome younger brother, Clark, as they travel from Mars to Earth with their politically influential uncle. Set in a future where interplanetary travel is common, the novel explores themes of responsibility, maturity, and the complexities of family dynamics against the backdrop of space exploration. Heinlein's work is notable for its forward-thinking ideas and has been influential in shaping the science fiction genre; >> Cover creasing; rubbing to paper spine; ink to paper spine; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Good / Very Good. Painted Cover (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. 189 pages. >Complete & Unabridged. >" "Moon cities plunge underground and earth is a sinister planet dying in the sky. Extraterrestrial intelligence prowls the heavens and kipnaps man-creatures for its unearthly amusement. This is the day past tomorrow. Time has ended. And man has begun his endless journey toward the menacing stars." >> Heavy Cover creasing. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Rick Sternback Painted cover; (illustrator). 14th Edition By This Publisher. 252 Pages; 140 Grams; ** Goodreads; The stars were closed to Max Jones. To get into space you either needed connections, a membership in the Guild, or a whole lot more money than Max, the son of a widowed, poor mother, was ever going to have. What Max does have going for him are his uncle's prized astrogation manuals-book on star navigation that Max literally commits to memory word for word, equation for equation. From the First Golden Age of Heinlein, this is the so-called juvenile (written, Heinlein always claims, just as much for adults) that started them all and made Heinlein a legend for multiple generations of readers.>>> Minor sticker residue at upper right cover corner, surface scratching to glossy covers; Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. GGA (Good Girl Painted Cover) (illustrator). 5th Edition By This Publisher. 159 pages. ** AI; The story follows the adventures of a young girl named Podkayne Fries and her troublesome younger brother, Clark, as they travel from Mars to Earth with their politically influential uncle. Set in a future where interplanetary travel is common, the novel explores themes of responsibility, maturity, and the complexities of family dynamics against the backdrop of space exploration. Heinlein's work is notable for its forward-thinking ideas and has been influential in shaping the science fiction genre; ** Cover creasing; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Painted Cover (illustrator). Second Edition By Publisher. 189 pages. >Complete & Unabridged. >" "Moon cities plunge underground and earth is a sinister planet dying in the sky. Extraterrestrial intelligence prowls the heavens and kipnaps man-creatures for its unearthly amusement. This is the day past tomorrow. Time has ended. And man has begun his endless journey toward the menacing stars." >> Cover creasing. spie slant; pen to last page. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good/ Fine. Barclay Shaw Painted Cover Art (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. 291 pages. >>>"He entered the Future - bent on Renvenge - and dfound himslef trapped in 2000 A.D." >> Cover creasing; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Good to Very Good. Painted Cover Art! (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. 207 pages. Stories include; I'm scared / Jack Finney; The Silly Season by C.M. Kornbluth; The Report on the Barnhouse effect by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.; The Tourist Trade by Bob Tucker; Rainmaker by John Reese; Absalom by Henry Kuttner; The Monster by Lester del Rey; Jay Score by Eric Frank Russell; Betelgeuse Bridge by William Tenn; Survival Ship by Judith Merril; Keyhole by Murray Leinster; Misbegotten Missionary by Isaac Asimov; The Sack by William Morrison; Poor Superman by Fritz Leiber; .>> Cover creasing; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair to Good, Reading Copy. Painted Cover (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. 189 pages. "Wonder and excitment, in a new science-fiction collection.' >> This is a reading copy. Heavy cover creasing; Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Book.

Paperback edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 192p. ; 22 cm. Subjects; English fiction. English fiction; 20th century. Drama. English literature; 20th century. English literature. 1 Kg.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good to Fine. Painted Cover (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. 191 pages. "He controlled the world from his satellite stronghold! >> Minor shelf wear. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Painted Cover (illustrator). 11th Edition By Publisher. 128 pages. >** Goodreads; One minute, down and out actor Lorenzo Smythe was - as usual - in a bar, drinking away his troubles as he watched his career go down the tubes. Then a space pilot bought him a drink, and the next thing Smythe knew, he was shanghaied to Mars. Suddenly he found himself agreeing to the most difficult role of his career: impersonating an important politician who had been kidnapped. Peace with the Martians was at stake - failure to pull off the act could result in interplanetary war. And Smythe's own life was on the line - for if he wasn't assassinated, there was always the possibility that he might be trapped in his new role forever!>> Minor edge wear to covers. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Good to Very Good. Bill Skurski Cover. (illustrator). 5th Edition By This Publisher. 191 pages. >> Cover creasing, slight bend to book; Staining to top edge of book; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Good / Very Good. Painted Cover Art! (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. 302 pages. Hugo Award-winning futuristic political fable; Goodreads; It is a tale of revolution, of the rebellion of a former penal colony on the Moon against its masters on the Earth. It is a tale of a culture whose family structures are based on the presence of two men for every woman, leading to novel forms of marriage and family. It is the story of the disparate people, a computer technician, a vigorous young female agitator, and an elderly academic who become the movement's leaders, and of Mike, the supercomputer whose sentience is known only to the revolt's inner circle, who for reasons of his own is committed to the revolution's ultimate success. >> Creasing, scuffing to covers; spine slant; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good to Fine. A. Roberts Wrap-Around Painted Cover (illustrator). 6th Printing By Publisher. 143 pages. >** Goodreads; One minute, down and out actor Lorenzo Smythe was - as usual - in a bar, drinking away his troubles as he watched his career go down the tubes. Then a space pilot bought him a drink, and the next thing Smythe knew, he was shanghaied to Mars. Suddenly he found himself agreeing to the most difficult role of his career: impersonating an important politician who had been kidnapped. Peace with the Martians was at stake - failure to pull off the act could result in interplanetary war. And Smythe's own life was on the line - for if he wasn't assassinated, there was always the possibility that he might be trapped in his new role forever! >> Surface scratching to covers; cover creasing; sticker to front end page. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Painted Cover Art! (illustrator). Fourth Edition By Publisher. 176 pages.** AI; The story follows the adventures of a young girl named Podkayne Fries and her troublesome younger brother, Clark, as they travel from Mars to Earth with their politically influential uncle. Set in a future where interplanetary travel is common, the novel explores themes of responsibility, maturity, and the complexities of family dynamics against the backdrop of space exploration. Heinlein's work is notable for its forward-thinking ideas and has been influential in shaping the science fiction genre; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.