Ben Bova Schmidt (44 results)

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

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

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

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Tight binding. Clean and very sharp copy. Science Fiction Volume LXXXVIII Number 4 in Very Good Minus condition. Cover art by Kelly Freas. Serial: "A Spaceship for the King" (Part One of Three Parts) by Jerry Pournelle. Novelettes: "Foundlings Fathers" by Jack Wodhams and "Just Peace" by William Rupp & Vernor Vinge. Short Stories: "The Incompetent" by Chris Butler, "Ecology Now!" by Wade Curtis (Jerry Pournelle), and "Priorities" by Ben Bova. Science Fact: "A Matter of Perspective" by Gordon R. Dickson & Kelly Freas. Readers' Departments: The Editor's Page, The Analytical Laboratory, The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, and Brass Tacks.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Tight binding. Very light wear. Science Fiction Volume LXXXVIII Number 4 in Very Good Minus condition. Cover art by Kelly Freas. Serial: "A Spaceship for the King" (Part One of Three Parts) by Jerry Pournelle. Novelettes: "Foundlings Fathers" by Jack Wodhams and "Just Peace" by William Rupp & Vernor Vinge. Short Stories: "The Incompetent" by Chris Butler, "Ecology Now!" by Wade Curtis (Jerry Pournelle), and "Priorities" by Ben Bova. Science Fact: "A Matter of Perspective" by Gordon R. Dickson & Kelly Freas. Readers' Departments: The Editor's Page, The Analytical Laboratory, The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, and Brass Tacks.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Tight binding. Clean and very sharp copy. Science Fiction Volume LXXXVIII Number 4 in Very Good Minus condition. Cover art by Kelly Freas. Serial: "A Spaceship for the King" (Part One of Three Parts) by Jerry Pournelle. Novelettes: "Foundlings Fathers" by Jack Wodhams and "Just Peace" by William Rupp & Vernor Vinge. Short Stories: "The Incompetent" by Chris Butler, "Ecology Now!" by Wade Curtis (Jerry Pournelle), and "Priorities" by Ben Bova. Science Fact: "A Matter of Perspective" by Gordon R. Dickson & Kelly Freas. Readers' Departments: The Editor's Page, The Analytical Laboratory, The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, and Brass Tacks.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Tight binding. Slight waviness to pages. Clean and very sharp copy. Science Fiction Volume LXXXVIII Number 4 in Very Good Minus condition. Cover art by Kelly Freas. Serial: "A Spaceship for the King" (Part One of Three Parts) by Jerry Pournelle. Novelettes: "Foundlings Fathers" by Jack Wodhams and "Just Peace" by William Rupp & Vernor Vinge. Short Stories: "The Incompetent" by Chris Butler, "Ecology Now!" by Wade Curtis (Jerry Pournelle), and "Priorities" by Ben Bova. Science Fact: "A Matter of Perspective" by Gordon R. Dickson & Kelly Freas. Readers' Departments: The Editor's Page, The Analytical Laboratory, The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, and Brass Tacks.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Light wear. Illustrated by David A. Hardy (illustrator). First Edition Thus. First Printing. Featuring "The Precipice" by Ben Bova, "The King Who Wasn't" by Lloyd Biggle, Jr., "The Upgrade" by Brian Plante, "A Moment Of Integrity" by Jeffery D. Kooistra, in addition to others.

Hard Cover/Pictorial. Condition: Very Good+. American First. Complete number line from 1 to 5; minimal wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of three novellettes, one Science Fact and four short stories. Featured are The Road Not Taken by Harry Turtledove, Second Helpings by George R.R. Martin, The Darkling Plain by P.M. Fergusson. The Science Fact: The Postdiluvian World by Stephen L. Gillett, PHD. The Short Stories: The Efficiency Expert by W.R. Thompson, Random Sample by Heidi Heyer, Siblings by Larry Powell, Beisbol by Ben Bova. Slight edge wear. Address label on the front cover. In very good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Very light wear. Illustrated by Bob Eggleton (illustrator). First Edition Thus. First Printing. Double issue featuring "Bug Out!" by Michael A. Burstein & Shane Tourtellotte, "The Precipice" by Ben Bova, "He Who Carried The Moon" by Dean McLaughlin.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Science Fiction Writing Series; Brief inscription of a name on the inside of the front cover board. Great overall condition. Minor cosmetic wear. No noteworthy blemishes. No writing.; - We offer free returns for any reason and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your order will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. X7.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of short science fiction stories. Light creasing to the rear cover. In near fine condition.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Used - Good. Cover torn from previous owner removing address label.

Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Bob Eggleton (illustrator). First Edition Thus. First Printing. Double issue featuring "Bug Out!" by Michael A. Burstein & Shane Tourtellotte, "The Precipice" by Ben Bova, "He Who Carried The Moon" by Dean McLaughlin, in addition to others. Library and shipping labels on front, nicked edges, wear evident along spine, else fine. VERY GOOD. . Analog Series. Ex-Library. Cover Art. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 240 pp.

Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by David A. Hardy (illustrator). First Edition Thus. First Printing. Featuring "The Precipice" by Ben Bova, "The King Who Wasn't" by Lloyd Biggle, Jr., "The Upgrade" by Brian Plante, "A Moment Of Integrity" by Jeffery D. Kooistra, in addition to others. . Library and shipping labels on front, nicked edges, back cover slightly torn, else fine. VERY GOOD. . Analog Series. Ex-Library. Cover Art. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 144 pp.

Magazine. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by John Berkey (illustrator). First Edition Thus. First Printing. Cover by John Berkey for "Beacon" (novella) by Rick Shelley. Includes "The Question" (novelette) by Ben Bova; "The Eumenide" (novelette) by H. G. Stratmann; "Organizing Ourselves for Contact" (science feature) by Michael A. G. Michaud; "A Jury of His Peers" by Joseph H. Delaney; "Advantage, Bellarmine" by Paul Levinson; "A Brief History of (Eat Chippos Now!) Intellectual Property" (Probability Zero) by Marc Stiegler. Library and shipping labels on front cover, else fine. VERY GOOD +. . Analog Series. Ex-Library. Vol. 118. Cover Art. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. 160 pp.

Magazine. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Rick Sternbach (illustrator). First Edition Thus. First Printing. Cover by Rick Sternbach. Includes "Dark Age" by Schmidt; "Then and Now" by Gallun; "Now You See Her" by Nicholson; "Antithiotimoline" by Bar; "Of Future Fears" (conclusion) by Reynolds. Article: "Flying the Space Shuttle" by Ragsdale. Creasing on front cover, else fine. NEAR FINE. Analog Series. Cover Art. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. 178 pp.

Magazine. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by George Schelling (illustrator). First Edition Thus. First Printing. Cover by George Schelling. Includes "The Wonderful Secret" (pt. 1) by Keith Laumer; "Pinocchio" (novelette) by Stanley Schmidt; "Have You Been Converted?" by Rachel C. Payes; "The Last Battalion" by David Drake; "The Astrological Engine" by Charles Ott; "Griggs and the Einstein Fallacy" by Sam Nicholson; "Amnesty" by Ron Goulart; "Pelotas" by Edmundo Hamiltowne. Article: "Exploring Infrastellar Space" by Dr. Robert L. Forward. Mild water damage to front cover, else fine. VERY GOOD +. . Analog Series. Cover Art. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. 178 pp.

Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Bob Eggleton (illustrator). First Edition Thus. First Printing. Featuring "Escape Horizon" by Michael A. Burstein, "Death On Venus" by Ben Bova, "The Suspended Fourth" by Paul Levinson, in addition to others. . Library stickers and shipping label on front, wear evident along spine, else fine. VERY GOOD. . Analog Series. Ex-Library. Cover Art. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 144 pp.

Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by David A. Hardy (illustrator). First Edition Thus. First Printing. Featuring "Slow Life" by Michael Swanwick, "Garbage Day" by Wil McCarthy, "The Hunters of Pangea" by Stephen Baxter, "The New Outlook For Astrobiology" by Ben Bova, and several more. . Library sticker on front, shipping label on front, else fine. VERY GOOD. . Analog Series. Ex-Library. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 144 pp.

Magazine. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Alex Schomburg (cover) (illustrator). First Edition Thus. First Printing. Cover by Alex Schomburg for "Actions Speak Louder" (novelette) by Sam Nicholson. Includes "Devil You Don't Know" (novelette) by Dean Ing; "The Promised Land" (novelette) by Stanley Schmidt; "The Island of Stability" (article) by Margaret L. Silbar; "Reaction Time" by L. E. Modesitt; "The Tank and It's Wife" by Arsen Darnay; "The Gift of Prometheus" by Kevin O'Donnell, Jr. Features: "The Editors's Page: Courage" by Ben Bova; "Biolog: Alex Schomburg"; "The Reference Library" by Lester del rey; "Brass Tacks". Wear evident along spine, else fine. FINE. . Analog Series. Vol. 98. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. 178 pp.

Condition: FAIR. First printing. Cover by Freas for the novelette "The Horus Errand" by William E. Cochrane. Features a guest editorial by Robert A. Heinlein. Also includes "The Amazing Dr. Amizov" by R. F. DeBaun; the Hugo award winning short story "The Hole Man" by Larry Niven; and the conclusion of "The Sins of the Fathers" by Stanley Schmidt. Illustrated, ads. 178 pp Fair condition only (tear to front cover near spine, rubbing and wear to covers, etc).