Aiken James (146 results)

Condition: good. Includes dustjacket.

Condition: acceptable. Book is considered to be in acceptable condition. The actual cover image may not match the stock photo. Book may have one or more of the following defects: noticeable wear on the cover dust jacket or spine; curved, dog eared or creased page s ; writing or highlighting inside or on the edges; sticker s or other adhesive on cover; CD DVD may not be included; and book may be a former library copy.

Condition: good. This book is in good condition, with minimal signs of wear and tear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Free of markings.

Condition: Very Good. 1780914821. 6/8/2026 10:33:41 AM.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Please see any and all photos connected with this listing. A bit scuffed but all pages intact and legible. Good reading copy. Clean. No store stamps. --- Nov, 1982 issue. --- Crime stories including authors: ---- Peter Lovesey / James Powell / Donald Olson / John C. Boland / Ed Conrow / Margaret Yorke / Michael Bishop / John H. Dirckx / George Baxt / Charles R. McConnell / Joan Aiken / Barbara Owens / Patricia Moyes / Aubrey Davidson / Edward D. Hoch . . .See photos for additional content. . .

Wraps. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 80, No. 6, Whole No. 472. Edited by Eleanor Sullivan. Photo cover. Includes "Taking Possession" by Peter Lovesey; "A Bagdad Reckoning" by James Powell; "A Bit of Excitement" by Donald Olson; "Worth More Dead" by John C. Boland; "Not on the Menu" by Ed Conrow; "Threescore and Ten" by Margaret Yorke; "Unlikely Friends" by Michael Bishop; "The Assassination of Bulldog Dowd" by John H. Dirckx; "I Wish He Hadn't Said That" by George Baxt; "Waiting for Wayne" by Charles R. McConnell; "Something very Obsessional" by Joan Aiken; "Silent Witness" by Barbara Owens; "The Small Train Robbery" by Patricia Moyes; "The King of Chicago" by Aubrey Davidson; "The Theft of the Used Teabag" by Edward D. Hoch; "Mystery Newsletter"; R. E. Porter & Chris Steinbrunner; "The Jury Box" by Jon L. Breen. Several stains to rear; creasing; mild tanning. Magazine.

Paperback. Condition: New. It had taken, at most, three seconds for the elevator to pass downwards from the sixteenth to the twelfth . Mr Meldrum had ceased to be, and something hideously different took his place.A man convinced that he has developed a phantom beak edges towards a terrible metamorphosis. Interlopers dismissing the superstitions of hare-women in the countryside pay for their scepticism with blood. The cruel jokes of a girl at the village festival of the Green Man lead her to a crueller transfiguring in the woods.Tracing the quintessential horror concept of the strange transformation from the Victorian era through to the modern day, horror writer, expert and enthusiast Mark Morris presents a thrilling selection of metamorphic tales. Including stories of bestial shapeshifters such as the tiger-men, fox spirits and werewolves of world folklore, this collection also presents some of the weirder shifts of the horror genre, where a flatworm masquerades as a boy, a girl becomes one with a bridge, and a babe-in-arms and her beekeeper father come to reflect the creatures of the hives.

Paperback. Condition: New. It had taken, at most, three seconds for the elevator to pass downwards from the sixteenth to the twelfth . Mr Meldrum had ceased to be, and something hideously different took his place.A man convinced that he has developed a phantom beak edges towards a terrible metamorphosis. Interlopers dismissing the superstitions of hare-women in the countryside pay for their scepticism with blood. The cruel jokes of a girl at the village festival of the Green Man lead her to a crueller transfiguring in the woods.Tracing the quintessential horror concept of the strange transformation from the Victorian era through to the modern day, horror writer, expert and enthusiast Mark Morris presents a thrilling selection of metamorphic tales. Including stories of bestial shapeshifters such as the tiger-men, fox spirits and werewolves of world folklore, this collection also presents some of the weirder shifts of the horror genre, where a flatworm masquerades as a boy, a girl becomes one with a bridge, and a babe-in-arms and her beekeeper father come to reflect the creatures of the hives.

Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. ISSN # 0440-2316. From the collection of Robert Hershon.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, third printing # W 704 of this collection of 21 fantasy / horror short stories written by HG Wells, Rudyard Kipling, EM Forster, Edgar Allen Poe, Robert Louis Stevenson, Lord Dunsay, F Scott Fitzgerald and more. Light chipping to tips of the spine. Light edgewear. Reading crease near spine. In Very Good Condition.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paul Bacon (front cover) (illustrator). ----------vintage paperback, Canadian printing. A 485-page anthology with a self-explanatory title. Spine creases, edgewear, a VG copy.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good-. Vol. 2, No. 4. Edited by John Carnell. Cover art by Dennis. Includes "World in Shadow" (novelette) by John Brody; "The Cireesians" by Norman Lazenby; "Edge of Night" by John K. Aiken; "The Rebels" by E. R. James; "Position Line" by A. Bertram Chandler. Article: "The Shape of Ships to Come" by Arthur C. Clarke, B.Sc. Features: "Editorial"; "The Literary Line-up". Illustrated by Dennis and White. Cover torn with small loss and edge wear and chipping; cover glued on at hinge; rubbing; tanning; date in pen on first page. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. ISSN # 0440-2316. From the collection of Robert Hershon.

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Stapled magazine, missing front cover, wear to rear cover and partial damp staining affecting the magazine at the top blank margins. An acceptable reading copy.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. With very good dust jacket. Very Good hardcover with light shelfwear - NICE! Standard-sized.

Condition: New.

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Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Hardback. Condition: Good Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. The March 1933 issue, vol 151 # 3 of The Atlantic Monthly - pages 257 - 384 of text with 44 pages of ads. It contains most notably New Lands, an article by William Beebe (naturalist, ornithologist, marine biologist, entomologist, explorer, and author remembered for his deep dives in the Bathysphere), Prelude, a poem by Pulitzer Prize winning poet Conrad Aiken, The State of Being Bored, an essay by James Norman Hall (of Mutiny on the Bounty fame), A Civil War Boyhood: Soldier of the Union, an article by John W Burgess, Serpentine Wall: The Midst of Life III, part III of Mina Curtiss' compilation of letters to her husband, plus other articles and stories reflecting the Great Depression era. No cutouts or missing pages. Light edge wear to the covers. A very good copy.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good-. Vol. 2, No. 4. Edited by John Carnell. Cover art by Dennis. Includes "World in Shadow" (novelette) by John Brody; "The Cireesians" by Norman Lazenby; "Edge of Night" by John K. Aiken; "The Rebels" by E. R. James; "Position Line" by A. Bertram Chandler. Article: "The Shape of Ships to Come" by Arthur C. Clarke, B.Sc. Features: "Editorial"; "The Literary Line-up". Illustrated by Dennis and White. Heavy edgewear with chips, creasing and short tears; old tape at spine ends, heel piece is off with loss to heel; rubbing; minor soiling; marks in pen on rear. Book.