Editor Nicholls Peter (55 results)

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

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. bbc01 8½"x11"; 98 pages; Soft Pictorial Cover; The binding and pages are clean, tight and square. There is no underlining, highlighting or margin notes. A used copy with normal reading wear. Due to USPS regulations, this item may require additional postage. If you order multiple titles, I will combine them in order to reduce postage costs. If you have any questions, contact me before ordering for details. BBC Music Magazine is a British monthly magazine that focuses primarily on classical music. Each edition comes together with an audio CD, often including BBC recordings of full-length works. The first issue appeared in September 1992. The magazine includes regular columns and reviews of new releases as well as several in depth feature articles by noted music writers. Each issue contains a CD featuring complete works by the greatest composers, performed by world-class artists and ensembles. This issue includes the audio CD "Mozart Violin Sonatas in B flat K454, in G K379, and in A K526" performed by Gyorgy Pauk (violin) and Peter Frankl (piano). This issue contains the following articles: "A musical joke in perfect style" (Discovered Sonatas May Be Faked Haydn) by H. C. Robbins Landon; "tuning up: Option, shift, leap into the dark" (computers make music more accessible) by Geoff Nicholls; "Music in art: Portrait of Berg" ('Portrait of Alban Berg' by Arnold Schoenberg) by Tom Phillips; "I like intensity" (composer Mark-Anthony Turnage) interview by Jessica Duchen; "The art of sisterhood" (pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque) by Mark Pappenheim; "Recorded Reputations: Beaux Arts Trio" by Misha Donat; "comic opera" (six operas transformed into half-hour cartoons) by Susan Elkin; "Composer of the Month: Frederic Chopin" by Jeremy Siepmann; "Building a Library: Schoenberg, 'Gurrelieder'" by Peter Paul Nash; "Brian Kay's Starter Collection" (recommended essentiel performances from the classical repertoire) by Brian Kay; "Jazz: The Good Sheppard" (Saxophonist Andy Sheppard) by Ian Carr; "Specialist Music Schools" (Wells Cathedral School, The Purcell School, The Yehudi Menuhin School, St Mary's Music School Edinburgh, Chetham's School of Music) by Wendy Thompson; "Music that changed me" (accompanist Graham Johnson) interview by Jessica Duchen.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. "FIRST U.S. EDITION" and full printing line with "1" on its copyright page. If you are a fan and reader of science fiction, prepare to be startled, informed and entertained by this "collection of essays about the interface between science fiction and reality." This book is in near fine condition, marred only by light wear on its spine ends. Its binding is sound and square, with no spine crease. Covers are unmarked and otherwise unworn, with bright gilt titles on its spine. Pages are unmarked and unworn. Its dust jacket, now protected by a removable mylar cover, is also in near fine condition: whole, bright, and unmarked, with traces of wear on its spine ends, but otherwise unworn. I will ship this book in moisture resistant packaging, padded in bubble cushion, inside a sturdy box to assure it reaches its new owner in the same condition as my description.…

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Ships quickly. Mild shelf/reading wear. Orphans Treasure Box sells books to raise money for orphans and vulnerable kids.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Publisher: Harper & Row, NY., 1977. First Edition, First Printing. NEAR FINE hardcover book in VERY GOOD+ dust-jacket. Crinkle/closed tear on upper left corner of dj's front panel. Edgewear. Not remainder marked. Not price-clipped. Not a book club edition. Not an ex-library copy. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. 1st Printing. First printing of the large Trade Pb edition bound in pictorial wrappe rs. 4to (10" X 7") size, illustrated through-out, 672 pages. A worn bu t still servicable reference copy. Rubbing along edges,mild corner cre ase.Owners name stamped on front fly.Inside unmarked, glue is still ti ght.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First US Edition. Garden City: Doubleday, 1979. First American Edition. 4to. 672 pages, triple column. Hardcover, near fine, no owner's name. Dustjacket lightly soiled, moderately worn, several short tears, unclipped. Illustrated. ISBN 0385130007; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 672 pages. …

Paperback. Condition: As New. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDfine.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good dust jacket. Ex-library with standard stamps/labels/markings. Minor shelf-wear. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hundreds of b/w illustrations (photos, reproductions) . The over 2, 800 entries cover authors, themes, films, magazines, illustrators, editors, critics, film-makers, publishers, pseudonyms, series, television programs, original anthologies, comics, sf in various countries, terminology, awards and fanzines, as well as such miscellanea as conventions, important scientists, etc. This is a book to be read as well as consulted for reference. Not only does it present its facts accessibly, but it records them coherently and interestigly, bringing out their interrelationshps wherever possible; a definitive history and a commentary on the genre. Book is VG-NF, one small pressure mark on the back cover board. Dust cover is VG. A must have for a sci fi collector. 1st editon, 1979. Nice, solid copy. Various (illustrator). Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. Contributions by Ursula K. Le Guin, John Brunner, and Philip K. Dick, among others. First American printing. Some discoloration to the paper covered boards, else near fine in a near fine (small spot of abrasion on front panel) dust jacket.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. B&W illustrations and photos through out. Nice, better than average copy of this reference work. No deep creases or markings. Not library, not remaindered.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good +. 1st British Paperback. An uncreased spine with very light edge rubbings. No store stamp. Stories by :t Winter-Damon, Charles L.Grant, Colin Greenland, Adam Corbins Fusco, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Paul Lewis, Steve Lockley, Yuonne Navarro, John Brenner, Karl Edward Wagner, Spider Robinson, Stan Nicholls, Charles de Lint, Bill Pronzini, Stella Hargreaves, Micheal Marshall Smith, Bentley Little, Simon Ings, Neil Gaiman, William Relling Jr., Garry Kilworth, Christopher evans, Thomas F.Monteleone, Gahan Wilson, D.F.Lewis. Potter, J. K. (illustrator).…

Condition: NEAR FINE. First US printing. Eleven papers delivered (with one exception - that of P.K. Dick) at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London in 1975. Contributors include Ursula K. Le Guin, John Brunner, Thomas M. Disch, Robert Sheckley, Alvin Toffler, Alan Garner and others. Notable as the first publication of P. K. Dick's paper on 'Man, Android and Machine.' 224 pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine (protected). 1st Edition. First Edition, 2nd printing. B&W illustrations and photos through out. Very Good with Near Fine protected dust jacket. Nice, better than average copy of this reference work. No creases or markings. Not library, not remaindered. Will require some extra postage.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A detailed study in media. Larger format softback with photo covers in colour. Softback original.

First edition. Octavo, pictorial wrappers. The most comprehensive science fiction encyclopedia, now succeeded by a second, expanded edition and an up to date online edition. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 7-22. Burgess, Reference Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror (2002) 12]. A nearly fine copy. Note: Oversize heavy volume, extra postage likely. (30980).…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Devised for a broad audience of those involved in the management of the audio-visual industry. In perfect condition throughout. All profits to Amnesty International.

Hardcover. first edition hardcover. fine in a fine dust jacket 1976.

Hardcover. Condition: UsedGood. Hardcover; meeting held in 1977 in Copenhagen; surplus library copy with th e usual stampings; reference number taped to spine; bar code on back cover; light fading and shelf wear to exterior; otherwise in good condition with clean text and tight binding.

Condition: FINE. First printing. Eleven papers delivered (with one exception - that of P.K. Dick) at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London in 1975. Contributors include Ursula K. Le Guin, John Brunner, Thomas M. Disch, Robert Sheckley, Alvin Toffler, Alan Garner and others. Notable as the first publication of P. K. Dick's paper on 'Man, Android and Machine.' 224 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. Very good in good dustwrapper. Hardcover has dustwrapper nicked at edges, corners and spine with 1 inch closed tear top front.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 336 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Contains an editorial by Edwards, The Profession of Science Fiction XV by Lem, New Worlds: A Personal History by Moorcock, An Assessment of Brian Stableford's novels by Pringle, Notes Towards a Sociology of Science Fiction by Stableford, A Closer Look at Close Encounters by Disch, Myth, Symbol and Dialectic in the Novels of Olaf Stapledon by K.V. Bailey and the reviews include Gloriana by Moorcock and two books by Brian W. Aldiss and Involution Ocean by Bruce Sterling. There is a trace of a price in pencil on the first page but otherwise near Fine. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Ex library hardback with DJ; usual stamps/markings. Published in 1979 by Granada Publishing Ltd., St. Albans. Some shelf wear to DJ/boards otherwise a good, clean copy. Heavy book will overseas for extra postage. Ready for immediate despatch from UK. 6E*.…

First edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. Faint foxing and rubbing on edges, ownership stamp on half-title, o/w fine in like dustjacket a little worn at extremities. Profusely illustrated and very comprehensive. This heavy book will cost more to send overseas, than any default postage rate noted.

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. 672pp. illus card covers. spine ends bumped. edges rubbed. covers creased. pages browning. 15mm tear to front bottom LH corner. NOT p/clip. NO inscrip. b/w illus.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good +. 1st Edition. A square solid tight carefully read copy. This copy has some rubbing wear, cover edgewear, some light cover soil, a light corner bump, some light poagedge browning, some pagedge soil, some light reading creases in the spine area, several shorter lighter creases to the bottom edge of the front cover. 672 pages, a monster with none of the wear and lean that you would expect from a volume this size, this old. Book.…

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Contains an editorial by Pringle, a special Philip K. Dick section wth articles by Aldiss, Nicholls, Strick, Wingrove and Burden. The Profession of Science Fiction 30: The Way it Was by Williamson, Pamela Sargent by Elliot, SF in China by Yunji, letters from Goddard, Clute, Jenkins and Schlobin and the reviews include The Transmigration of Timothy Archer by Dick, Friday by Heinlein, The Man Who had No Idea and Burn This by Thomas M. Disch and The Sword of the Lictor by Gene Wolfe. There is a trace of a price in pencil on the first page and the spine has some fading but otherwise clean and unamrked. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed. …

Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Contains an editorial by Nicholls, The Profession of Science Fiction X by Cowper, Jerry Cornelius at the Atrocity Exhibition by Nicholls, Some Words About Crash! by Ballard, The Death of James Blish by Nicholls, Olaf Stapledon's Odd John and Sirius by Bengels and the reviews include The Dispossesed by Ursula Le Guin and 334 by Thomas M. Disch among others. Quite a bit of browning to the spine and the covers, browning to the pages and a trace of a price in pencil on the first page. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.…