Editors Aldiss (90 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Dust Jacket. First American Edition. Pages unmarked. Dust jacket lightly worn. Binding square & firm.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good to Very Good+. First Edition. ----------paperback. A 381-page first edition paperback original science fiction anthology with titles asking questions and with question marks. Back cover corner crease, edgewear, a VG to VG+ copy. Richard Powers (front cover) (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Collects the Nebula winning short story, novella, and novelette for 1966 and eight runners-up. Includes We Can Remember It for You Wholesale by Philip K. Dick and Day Million by Frederik Pohl. With an introduction and an afterword by the editors. Mass market paperback. Publisher book number 75114, cover price $0.75. This is a used book. Pages are clean and bright with no markings, notes, or highlighting. Light brown toning to pages, a bit darker on endpapers. Covers show minor shelf wear and are not creased. No owner's marks or bookplates, not ex-library. Price sticker on front. Binding is tight and square. Corners not bumped. An excellent reading copy.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Browning of pages, visible age wear, may contain stamp of former owner.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. "First published in the U.S. by St Martin's Press 1978" and LCCN 77-15866 on its copyright page, so a first US edition. Publisher's original "$8.95" price on its jacket's front flap. This book is in very good condition, marred only light bumps on its covers' spine ends and bottom corners, some light wear on its spine ends, a tiny stain on the bottom edge of pages 56-66. and a trace of lean. Its binding is sound, with no spine crease. Covers are unmarked and otherwise unworn, with bright gilt titles on its spine. Pages are unworn and otherwise unmarked. Not a remainder. Its dust jacket, now protected by a removable mylar cover, is also in very good condition: whole, bright, and unmarked, with a 1/2" closed tear in its front top edge and some traces of edge wear, but otherwise unworn. I will ship this book in a moisture proof zip-loc bag, padded in bubble wrap, inside a sturdy box to assure it reaches its proud new owner in the same condition as my description. …

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good to Very Good-. [1st printing] Aug. 1966; #S1272. Cover art by Schoenherrs. Includes "Preface"; "Unreal Estates" by C. S. Lewis, Brian W. Aldiss, Kingsley Amis; "The Marching Morons" by C. M. Kornbuth; "Gadget vs. Trend" by Christopher Anvil; "Such Stuff" by John Brunner; "The Sellers of the Dream" by John Jakes; "The Large Ant" by Howard Fast; "Barrier" by Anthony Boucher; "The Great Nebraska Sea" by Allan Danzig; "Compassion Circuit" by John Wyndham; "A Planet Named Shayol" by Cordwainer Smith; "Into the Shop" by Ron Goulart; "The Secret Songs" by Fritz Leiber; "Stranger Station" by Damon Knight; "Hot Planet' by Hal Clement; "The Choice" by Wayland Young. Creasing; tanning; razor slices to spine. Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Light edge and corner wear with minor creasing on the spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Larry Kresek. The Undercity by Dean R. Koontz; Jesting Pilot by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore; Chicago by Thomas F. Monteleone; The Vanishing American by Charles Beaumont; Billennium by J. G. Ballard; Street of Dreams, Feet of Clay by Robert Sheckley; Total Environment by Brian W. Aldiss; Black Is Beautiful by Robert Silverberg; In Dark Places by Joe L. Hensley; East Wind, West Wind by Frank M. Robinson; Disposal by Ron Goulart; Gas Mask by James D. Houston; Traffic Problem by William Earls; Gantlet by Richard E. Peck; City's End by Mack Reynolds; The Slime Dwellers by Scott Edelstein; New York AD. 26660 by Hugo Gernsback; and A Happy Day in 2381 by Robert Silverberg. Larry Kresek; (illustrator). Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. 290 pp. Light edge and corner wear with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Danilo. This anthology contains: The Sun Spider - a novelette by Lucius Shepard; Cilia of Gold - a novelette by Stephen Baxter; Dawn Venus - a novelette by G. David Nordley; Touchdown by Nancy Kress; The Difficulties Involved in Photographing Nix Olympica by Brian W. Aldiss; The Very Pulse of the Machine by Michael Swanwick; Ex Vitro by Daniel Marcus; Into the Blue Abyss by Geoffrey A. Landis; Second Skin by Paul J. McAuley; and Good Bye Robinson Crusoe - a novelette by John Varley. Danilo Ducak; (illustrator). Book.…

Soft cover. Dust Jacket Included. Trade paperback, no printing stated, Very Good/pictorial wraps; front cover has vertical crease down the middle and a tiny chip, remainder mark on bottom edge, otherwise, a nice, tight copy., 0.0 0.0 0.0.

Paperback. first edition. good paperback.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Berkley Medallion # F950. Clean text. Minor wear along the edges and corners. Small tear on the cover.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First US paperback edition, Berkley Medallion #S1742. This is an attractive, shelf-worthy reading copy in very good- condition, marred only by a former owner name in ink in top margin of first page, a remainder mark across top of the text block, plus shallow hinge creases, and light wear to cover edges. Its binding is sound and square, with no crease in its spine. Covers are bright and unmarked. Pages are unworn and otherwise unmarked. As with all Space Age Book purchases, I will ship this book in a moisture proof zip-loc bag, padded in bubble wrap, inside a sturdy box to assure it reaches its new owner in the same condition as my description.…

Paperback. reprint. almost near fine, reading crease jack vance, philip k dick, etc paperback.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 310 pp. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Walter Velez. This anthology contains: Killer - a novelette by Karl Edward Wagner and David Drake; The Kokod Warriors - a novelette by Jack Vance; Arena - a novelette by Fredric Brown; Diplomat at Arms - a novella by Keith Laumer; In the Arena by Brian W. Aldiss; Fiesta Brava - a novella by Mack Reynolds; Brood World Barbarian - a novelette by Perry A. Chapdelaine; and The Dueling Machine - a novella by Ben Bova. Walter Velez; (illustrator). Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 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. Ken Leeder; (illustrator). Book.…

Paperback. first edition. almost near fine, tiny edge chip jack vance, philip k dick, etc paperback.

Paperback. Very Good- with no dust jacket; Wear at edges. Creases in cover and spine. Tape on spine. Marks on fep. ; Short stories; Mass Market PB; 244 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. "First published in the U.S. by St Martin's Press 1978" and LCCN 77-15865 on its copyright page, so a first US edition. This book is in very good condition, marred only by some light wear on its covers' spine ends and bottom corners. 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. Not a remainder. Its dust jacket, now protected by a removable mylar cover, is in near fine condition: whole, bright, and unmarked, with traces of wear on the ends of its spine and flap folds, but otherwise unworn. I will ship this book in a moisture proof zip-loc bag, padded in bubble wrap, inside a sturdy box to assure it reaches its proud new owner in the same condition as my description.…

Paperback. first edition. near fine, unread jack vance, philip k dick, etc paperback.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Tanned pages, some wear to cover edges, creased spine and cover, rubbed hinges, small tear to back cover upper right and front endpaper top, spine lean, faint writing in pencil to front endpaper. David Davies (illustrator).

Condition: FINE. Paperback original - first printing. Anthology of 17 original stories - in addition to those listed above, the authors include Michael Moorcock, Lisa Tuttle, Tanith Lee, etc. Fine in wrappers.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 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. Painted Cover (illustrator). Book.…

Paperback. Condition: Good - Cash. General reader wear to the corners, edges, and cover. The covers/corners have some creasing. A few small tears. The pages show some general reader wear as well. The book is in good condition with some normal reader wear. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. ENCOUNTER MAGAZINE was a leading and influential literary & cultural journal "Encounter", founded in 1953 by poet Stephen Spender and author Irving Kristol, was an English literary and cultural monthly magazine that covered the arts, literature, history and politics. Its contributors consisted of some of the leading intellectual and literary lights of the day. Melvin Lasky replaced Kristol as editor in 1958. Spender resigned as editor in 1967, and the journal ceased publication in 1990. This issue is notable for the inclusion of the First Appearance of a piece on Trieste by famed Science Fiction author Brian W. Aldiss. Also the First Appearances of three stories by Kurt Kusenberg. The article, "Has Futurology a Future?" by Robert Nisbet has considerable underlining. The piece by Nisbet is Illustrated by Czech artist Jaroslav Bradác. There are also pieces on authors Günter Grass, Bronowski, Arthur Miller, and Saul Bellow. There is much more in this issue (see table of contents given below) THE ARTICLE "HAS FUTUROLOGY A FUTURE?" IS CONSIDERABLY UNDERLINED IN RED AND GREEN PENCIL, ELSE THE REST OF THE ISSUE IS FREE OF MARKING CONTENTS : --- Three Stories by Kurt Kusenberg : "A Look of Contempt", "One Match in Three", "There's Not All That Much Difference" --- Modest Atmosphere with Monsters : Writer's Notebook in Trieste - by Brian W. Aldiss (First Appearance) --- Has Futurology a Future? - by Robert Nisbet (with an Illustration by Czech artist Jaroslav Bradác) [UNDERLINED] --- The Novelty of Revolution : A Study in 17th-Century English Ideology - by Melvin J. Lasky --- Column [ on the appearance at various times to various persons of the face of Jesus] - by Anonymous (R.) --- Bellow & Herzog … by Gabriel Josipovici- Post - Imperial Blues (Theatre) - by John Weightman --- Günter Grass, or Dragon Hunting - by Hellmut Jaesrich --- The Innocence of OZ - by Keith Botsford --- Arthur Miller : Between Sartre & Society - by Ronald Hayman --- Alban Berg : An Index to Vienna - a review of "Alban Berg: Letters to His Wife" - by Peter Porter --- Children's Hour - a review of "A Collection of Poetry by Stepney Children Aged 11 to 15 Years" - by D. J. Enright --- Worsthorne's Myth - A review of "The Socialist Myth" - by John Vaizey --- The Disestablishment of Science : On Dr. Brownowski's Proposal - by Edward Shils --- Letters from : Hans-Joachim Reiss, Roland R. Towe, Erling Eng --- Poetry by Lawrence Raab, John Welch, Daniel Huws, Edward Lowbury, Richard E. Sherwin, David Gill, Robert Conquest TITLE : ENCOUNTER ISSUE : Vol. XXXVI, No. 5 DATE : November 1971 EDITORS : Melvin J. Lasky & D. J. Enright PLACE : 25 Haymarket, London DETAILS: Monthly Periodical ; 7 1/4" x 10", printed wraps (paper covers, glued) ; 96 pages STATUS : OP. CONDITION -- GOOD ONLY --This is a previously owned periodical that has underlining through one article, but else remains clean and unmarked, with the following particulars noted : EXTERIOR - Modest wear, including some nicking and crimping about the edges; mild surface rub; the spine is slightly faded - the text-block edges are darkened - else the cover is clean and attractive. BINDING - Solid / INTERIOR - THE ARTICLE "HAS FUTUROLOGY A FUTURE?" IS CONSIDERABLY UNDERLINED IN RED AND GREEN PENCIL, ELSE THE REST OF THE ISSUE IS FREE OF MARKING. The paper is somewhat toned. No marginalia , no signatures. The illustration by Jaroslav Bradáč displays cleanly. Jaroslav Bradáč (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, a rare book.Ex library. Dust jacket is good, some scuffing on spine, 7.95 price is on flap.Text is solid, cocked. Shows its age. Shelf wear on edge. For all that, a terrific reading copy. In protective covers.

Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing. Square solid copy with reading crease along spine on front cover and light cover wear.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Tanned pages, some wear to cover edges, some spine lean, some rubbing to hinges, a few marks to cover.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Tanned pages, some wear to cover edges, faint spine creasing, some fading to spine lettering, slight spine lean, some browning to inside covers, some marks to cover.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. See contents page in photos. 46pp Light wear to covers. See photos mag28E.

Paperback. first edition. 2381 near fine, unread paperback.