Clifford Simak Vogt Hal Clement (8 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Painted Cover (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. inventory = B 213 Pages; NY, New York, USA; Softcover Trade Paperback; 260 Grams; ** Goodreads; The Decade anthologies present the eighty-year history of science fiction in the most relevant way - by collecting the stories which have gone to make it up. Each volume, complete in itself, takes from a single decade the tales which are best, not only as history, but as entertainment.** Hobbyist - a novelette by Eric Frank Russell; The Xi Effect by Philip Latham (Robert Shirley Richardson); Huddling Place by Clifford D. Simak; The Last Objective - a novelette by Paul Carter; Fireproof by Hal Clement; Arena - a novelette by Fredric Brown; Co-operate or Else - a novelette by A. E. van Vogt; and Reason by Isaac Asimov. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Ken Leeder; (illustrator). First Edition. 213 pp. Red boards lettered in gilt on the spine. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. Dj art by Ken Leeder. This anthology contains: Hobbyist - a novelette by Eric Frank Russell; The Xi Effect by Philip Latham (Robert Shirley Richardson); Huddling Place by Clifford D. Simak; The Last Objective - a novelette by Paul Carter; Fireproof by Hal Clement; Arena - a novelette by Fredric Brown; Co-operate or Else - a novelette by A. E. van Vogt; and Reason by Isaac Asimov. Size: 8vo. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Poor. First Edition. cover replaced by card covers. Book.

good , creases, chips.

good clear taped edges.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Reading Copy. Vol. XXXII, No. 5. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by Timmins for "Technical Error" (novelette) by Hal Clement. Includes "The Leech" (novelette) by Malcolm Jameson; "Ogre" (novelette) by Clifford D. Simak; "As Never Was" by P. Schuyler Miller; "Far Centaurus" by A. E. van Vogt; "Alias the Living" by Frank B. Long. Articles: "A Matter of Taste" by Willy Ley; "Postwar Plan for Mars" by R. S. Richardson. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page: Soft-Boiled"; "In Times to Come"; "The Analytical Laboratory"; "Probability Zero". Illustrated by Kramer, Orban, and Williams. No back cover; tears, edgewear, and tanning. Reading copy.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1978. First Edition. Bookplate signed by Aldiss loosely laid in. Octavo; [iv], 212pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $8.95 price intact; book in red buckram with gilt lettering to spine. Jacket lightly shelfworn, but with no chips, tears, or marks. Boards are sturdy and square with nudging to spine ends. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Aldiss and Harrison's anthology includes the stories "Co-Operate - Or Else!" by A. E. van Vogt, "Reason" by Isaac Asimov, "Arena" by Fredric Brown, "Fireproof" by Hal Clement, "The Last Objective" by Paul Carter, "Huddling Place" by Clifford D. Simak, "Hobbyist" by Eric Frank Russell, and "The Xi Effect" by Philip Latham.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Typically attractive edition from Easton in full premium leather with 22K gilt lettering and designs on covers and spine, 22K gilt outer page edges, barred spine, silk moire end pages and satin page marker. All three volumes have a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown and a short gift inscription (from father to son) on reverse of the first free end page. The black book is spotless inside and out with a few light scratches to outer page edges. The red book has a single scratch in the outer page edges (on the bottom of the book) and a single tiny spot on the back cover. The blue volume has some scratches and scuff marks on the back cover and a few light scratches on the outer page edges. None of the volumes have bumped corners or rubbing to extremities. A very nice set. (Note: Photos may show a flash reflection.) PayPal always welcome. We pack all our books with care and ship in cardboard boxes. Shipment outside of the United States may require extra funds. Additional photos emailed upon request.