Friesner Esther Editor (70 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Assumed Book Club Edition as no price is given on the dust jacket flap. Minor corner bumping and slightly bowed text block. Edge wear andrubbing to the dust jacket. Chip to the bottom of the front dust jacket. Otherwise a clean, unmarked copy. Includes stories by Roger Zelazny, Elizabeth Moon and Harry Turtledove among others. Jacket illustration by Larry Elmore.

Paperback. Condition: F. Paperback Original. Baen Books #87867-0, 1998. Stated first printing, paperback original. Fine condition. Stories by Elizabeth Moon, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, and others. Cover art by Larry Elmore.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Used - Acceptable. Shelf and spine wear -- reader's copy.

Condition: New.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fine. Larry Elmore (illustrator). First Edition. Paper Back Original (PBO) First Edition, First Printing, February 1998. Signed and inscribed "For . Best, Esther Friesner" on the FULL title page. Fine book with lvery light shelf wear. Collector's condition. NO spine or front cover reading creases and NO previous owner markings or inscriptions. All our books are bubble wrapped and shipped in a sturdy box. Signed.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine +. Larry Elmore (illustrator). First Edition. Paper Back Original (PBO) First Edition, First Printing, May 1999. Signed and inscribed "For . Best, Esther Friesner" on the FULL title page. Near Fine Plus book with light corner creases and very light shelf wear. Collector's condition. NO spine or front cover reading creases and NO previous owner markings or inscriptions. All our books are bubble wrapped and shipped in a sturdy box. Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Robert Grace (illustrator). 1st Edition. Soft cover. MMPB. Edge wear. Small tears at upper wrap head. Corner bumped. Else, tight and square. FANTASY/SHORTSTORIES/SCIFI.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Signed by the editor on the title page. "Autographed" sticker on the front cover, old price sticker on the back cover. The book is a little edgeworn and the spine is slightly creased but the binding is tight. The text is clean. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 1st printing (1998). Trade-sized. Cover photo by John Payne. Includes "Introduction"; "The Year in Science Fiction and Fantasy: A Symposium" by Elizabeth hand, Lucius Shepard, Keith Ferrell, Ian Watson, Terry Dowling, Sean McMullen, Norman Spinrad, Robert Frazier; "Must and Shall" by Harry Turtledove; "In the Shade of the Slowboatman" by Dean Wesley Smith; "Da Vinci Rising" by Jack Dann; "A Birthday" by Esther M. Friesner; "The Chronology Protection Case" by Paul Levinson; "Grand Master Jack Vance" by Robert Silverberg and Terry Dowling; "The Men Return" by Jack Vance; "Yaguara" by Nicola Griffith; "Science Fiction Films of 1996" by Bill Warren; "Five Fucks" by Jonathan Lethem; "Lifeboat on a Burning Sea" by Bruce Holland Rogers. Rhysling Award Winners: Margaret Ballif Simon; Bruce Boston;."Appendixes: About the Nebula Awards; Selected Titles from the 1996 Preliminary Ballot; Past Nebula Award Winners; About the Science-Fiction and fantasy Writers of America". Minor handling wear; corner bump. Book.

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

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

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 313p. Some small chips and missing pieces in jacket edges. Lightly bumped to spine ends. Clean and bright inside. Sound binding. Jacket Condition: Good +. Size: 8vo. Year: 1999.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Jim Lebbad; (illustrator). First Paperback Printing. (ix) 373 pp. Light edge and corner wear with some creasing on the spine; some of the stories have had the titles circled. Cover art by Jim Lebbad. This anthology contains: Autopsy Room Four by Stephen King; Grandpa's Head by Lawrence Watt-Evans; Lonely Hearts by Esther M. Friesner; Lifeline by Yvonne Navarro; A Southern Night by Jane Yolen; Safe by Gary A. Braunbeck; The Forgiven by Stephen M. Rainey; Icewall by William D. Gagliani; Interview with a Psycho by Billie Sue Mosiman; The Rug by Edo van Belkom; So You Wanna Be a Hitman by Gary Jonas; Knacker Man by Richard Parks; Deep Down There by Clark Perry; Blameless by David Niall Wilson; Echoes by Cindie Geddes; Lighting the Corpses by Del Stone Jr.; Doctor Lawyer Kansas City Chief by Brent Monahan; Point of Intersection by Dominick Cancilla; The Lesser of Two Evils by Denise M. Bruchman; Please Help Me by Richard Christian Matheson; Out There in the Darkness by Ed Gorman; and Haunted by Charles Grant. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. Yvonne Gilbert; (illustrator). First Edition. (viii) 309 pp. DAW Collectors Book 1119. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Yvonne Gilbert. This anthology contains: Spinning a Yarn by Jody Lynn Nye; How I Came to Marry a Herpetologist by Nina Kiriki Hoffman; Puck in Boots, the True Story by Connie Hirsch; The Beanstalk Incident by Jane Lindskold; Gilly the Goose Girl by Nancy Springer; Feeding Frenzy, or the Further Adventures of the Frog Prince by Josepha Sherman; Mrs Myrtle Montegrande vs. the Vegetable Stalker/Slayer by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough; Case #285B by Esther M. Friesner; Fifi's Tale by Alan Rodgers; Thy Golden Stair by Richard Parks; True Love, or the Many Brides of Prince Charming by Todd Fahnestock and Giles Custer; Savior by John Helfers; Wolf at the Door by Lupita Shepard; The Castle and Jack by Tim Waggoner; Baron Boscov's Bastard by Jacey Bedford; The Emperor's New (and Improved) Clothes by Leslie What; One Fairy Tale, Hard Boiled by P. Andrew Miller; and A Leg Up, or the Constant Tin Soldier (Gonzo Version) by Gary A. Braunbeck. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. Larry Elmore; (illustrator). First Edition. 309 pp. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Larry Elmore. This anthology contains: No Pain, No Gain by Elizabeth Moon; The Old Fire by Jody Lynn Nye; A Bitch in Time by Doranna Durgin; The Attack of the Avenging Virgins by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough; Keeping Up Appearances by Lawrence Watt-Evans; A Night With the Girls - a novelette by Barbara Hambly; Armor Propre by Jan Stirling and S. M. Stirling; Blade Runner by K. D. Wentworth; Slue Foot Sue and the Witch in the Woods by Laura Frankos; A Young Swordswoman's Garden Primer by Sarah Zettel; Like No Business I Know - a novelette by Mark Bourne; A Bone to Pick by Marina Frants and Keith R. A. DeCandido; Oh Sweet Goodnight by Christina Briley and Walter Vance Awsten; Don't You Want to be Beautiful by Laura Anne Gilman; A Quiet Knight's Reading by Steven Piziks; La Difference by Harry Turtledove; Tales from the Slushpile - a novelette by Margaret Ball; Yes We Did Say Chicks by Adam-Troy Castro; and A Big Hand for the Little Lady by Esther M. Friesner. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. There is wear around the edges of the book and jacket; there is light foxing on the top of the page block.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. FAIR DJ HAS EDGE AND SURFACE WEAR WITH A FEW SMALL TEARS. JACKET ART BY LARRY ELMORE. BLACK COVER HAS LIGHT WEAR EXCEPT FOR TWO CORNER BUMPS. 309 PAGE TEXT HAS LIGHT WEAR. FANTASY. 5.75'' X 8.5''. WE USE BUBBLE MAILERS.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fine. 4" X 6 3/4." 341 pages. You can't run, 'cause they're faster than you, and you better not fight, 'cause they're tougher - and they have no mercy. Here they come, Chicks in Chainmail, and they're going to get you. Signed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condition: As New.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition Thus. Collects 17 stories. Near Fine copy. with top corner creasing last 8 pages and rear cover. clph.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. C. B. Moran; Bruce Jensen; (illustrator). First Edition. Trade paperback format. Light edgewear with some minor creasing on the covers and a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Bruce Jensen; interiors by C. B. Moran. Associate editors: David Keller, Megan Miller and John Betancourt. Introduction by Isaac Asimov. This anthology contains: Pity the Monsters by Charles de Lint; A Writ of Habeas Corpus by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro; Victor by Karen Haber; Part Five - a novelette by Garfield Reeves-Stevens; Near Flesh by Katherine Dunn; Mad at the Academy by Esther M. Friesner; Summertime was Nearly Over by Brian Aldiss; The Creature on the Couch - a novelette by Michael Bishop; Fortitude by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.; Monsters of the Midway by Mike Resnick; Dreams by F. Paul Wilson; I Monster by Loren D. Estleman; Evil Be My Good by Philip Jose Farmer; The State versus Adam Shelley by Benjamin M. Schutz; Chui Chai by S. P. Somtow; The Icy Region My Heart Encircles by Steve Rasnic Tem and Melanie Tem; The Sons of Shock by David J. Schow; Frankie Baby by Joyce Harrington; The Last Supper and a Falafel to Go by George Alec Effinger; and Selected Filmography by Leonard Wolf. Size: 8vo. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Larry Elmore; (illustrator). First Hardcover Edition. Book Club edition. Black boards lettered in silver on the spine. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket; no interior markings. Dj art by Larry Elmore. This anthology contains: The Growling by Jody Lynn Nye; Teacher's Pet by Josepha Sherman; Lady of Steel by Roger Zelazny; The Guardswoman by Lawrence Watt-Evans; Amor Ella by Holly Lisle; And Ladies of the Club by Elizabeth Moon; Exchange Program by Susan Shwartz; Whoops by Nancy Springer; Blood Calls to Blood by Elisabeth Waters; Maureen Birnbaum in the MUD by George Alec Effinger; Goddess for a Day by Harry Turtledove; Career Day by Margaret Ball; Armor Amore by David Vierling; The Stone of War and the Nightingale's Egg by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough; The New Britomart by Eluki Bes Shahar writing as Rosemary Edghill; On the Road of Silver by Mark Bourne; Bra Melting by Janni Lee Simner; The Old Grind by Laura Frankos; Were Wench by Jan Stirling; and The Way to a Man's Heart by Esther Friesner. Size: 8vo. Book.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Printing. Minor creasing to the spine and front hinge, light corner rubbing. Text is clean. 314 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Esther M. Friesner(Editor) Martin H. Greenberg(Editor) (illustrator). First Edition. Blood Muse: Timeless Tales of Vampires in the Arts (First Edition) A sharp, square copy. Light bumping to spine edges. Light patch of foxing present on bottom text block, and a small indent in bottom of text block. A black, scarlet, and white cover. Minor dust rubbing present on front and back covers, and minor crease top area of back jacket flap. A First Edition collection of stories about vampires in the various arts by authors such as Christie Golden, Chuck Rothman, Jane Yolen, Susan Schwartz, and many more. Edited by Esther M. Friesner and Martin H. Greenberg. BOOK.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good+. Ron Walotsky (front cover) (illustrator). First Edition. ----------science fiction fantasy pulp magazine, digest size. Spine crease, a VG+ copy.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York: Davis Publications Inc. Very Good. 1988. First Edition. Softcover. First edition. Magazine. Digest sized pictorial wrappers, [176] pages [last numbered page is 175], illustrated. Very good with light rubbing to the covers. bx14.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Bob Eggleton; (illustrator). First Soft Cover Edition. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Bob Eggleton. This anthology contains: The Last Feast of Harlequin by Thomas Ligotti; On the Slab by Harlan Ellison; Shaft Number 247 by Basil Copper; 24 Views of Mr. Fuji by Hokusai by Roger Zelazny; The Faces At Pine Dunes by Ramsey Campbell; His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood by Poppy Z. Brite; The Big Fish by Kim Newman; I Had Vacantly Crumpled It into My Pocket but by God, Eliot, It Was a Photograph from Life by Joanna Russ; Black Man with a Horn by T.E.D. Klein; Love's Eldritch Ichor by Esther M. Friesner; The Barrens by F. Paul Wilson; Pickman's Modem by Lawrence Watt-Evans; The Adder by Fred Chappell; Fat Face by Michael Shea; H.P.L. by Gahan Wilson; The Unthinkable by Bruce Sterling; The Shadow on the Doorstep by James P. Blaylock; and Lord of the Land by Gene Wolfe. Size: 8vo. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. Julek Heller; (illustrator). Second Printing. (xiv) 494 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Julek Heller. This anthology contains: A Hedge Against Alchemy by John Morressy; Uncle Harry Passes by Esther Friesner; The Shoemaker and the Elvis by Lawrence Schimel; The Birthday Gift by Elisabeth Waters; Escape from the Planet of the Bears by Tom Holt; The Star of the Farmyard by Terry Jones; The Affliction of Baron Humpfelhimmel by John Kendrick Bangs; Neander Tale by James P. Hogan; A Dealing with Demons - a novelette by Craig Shaw Gardner; The Case of Jack the Clipper by David Langford; Dances with Elves by Cynthia Ward; A Slow Day in Hell by Julia S. Mandala; How I Got Three Zip Codes by Gene Wolfe; The Failure of Hope and Wandel by Ambrose Bierce; Captain Honario Harpplayer R. N. by Harry Harrison; The Aliens Who Knew I Mean Everything by George Alec Effinger; History Book: A Thog the Mighty Text - a novelette by John Grant; Elija P. Jopp and the Dragon by Archibald Marshall; The Dragon Doctor's Apprentice - a novelette by Charles Partingan; Rules of Engagement by Molly Brown; The Triumph of Vice by W. S. Gilbert; The Top 50 Things I'd Do if I Ever Became an Evil Overlord - an essay by Peter Anspach; How to be Fantastic by Elizabeth Counihan; Hershey's Kisses by Ron Goulart; Quest by Sue Anderson; The Hills Behind Hollywood High - a novelette by Avram Davidson and Grania Davis; The Case of the Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Neil Gaiman; The Man Who Hated Cadillacs - a novelette by E. K. Grant; The Ultimate - a novelette by Seamus Cullen; Diamonds - Black and White by Anthony Armstrong; Malocchio by Eliot Fintushel; The Metrognome - a novelette by Alan Dean Foster; The Eye of Tandyla - a novelette by L Sprague de Camp; and The Outpost Undiscovered by Tourists by Harlan Ellison. Size: 12mo. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Joe DeVito; (illustrator). First Edition. (xi) 273 pp. Red boards decorated in gilt on the spine; headband. Lightly rubbed at the corners; price intact; no interior markings. Dustjacket art by Joe DeVito. This anthology contains: Introduction by Lawrence Block; Daisy and the Silver Quaich by Anne Perry; The Dark One by Lilian Jackson Braun; A Hamster of No Importance by Esther M. Friesner and Walter J. Stutzman; Final Vows by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough; Where Does a Herd of Elephants Go by Toni L. P. Kelner; Dr Couch Saves a Bird by Nancy Pickard; Fetch by Dorothy Cannell; Kittens Take Detection 101 by Jan Grape; El Lobo Rides Alone by Bill Crider; Mandy, Free to a Good Home by J.A. Jance; On the Take by Carolyn Wheat; Harbinger by Jean Hager; Final Reunion by Lisa Lepovetsky; Go to the Devil by Barbara Paul; Masked Marauders of the Mossbelt by Bruce Holland Rogers; The Cage by Ed Gorman; and A Baker Street Irregular by Carole Nelson Douglas. Size: 8vo. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Julek Heller; (illustrator). First U.S. Edition. (xiv) 494 pp. Dark gray boards lettered in gilt on the spine. Light rubbing at the corners of the dustjacket; bumped at the foot of the spine; no interior markings. Dj art by Julek Heller. This anthology contains: The Metrognome - a novelette by Alan Dean Foster; The Eye of Tandyla - a novelette by L Sprague de Camp; The Outpost Undiscovered by Tourists by Harlan Ellison; A Hedge Against Alchemy by John Morressy; Uncle Harry Passes by Esther Friesner; The Shoemaker and the Elvis by Lawrence Schimel; The Birthday Gift by Elisabeth Waters; Escape from the Planet of the Bears by Tom Holt; The Star of the Farmyard by Terry Jones; The Affliction of Baron Humpfelhimmel by John Kendrick Bangs; Neander Tale by James P. Hogan; A Dealing with Demons - a novelette by Craig Shaw Gardner; The Case of Jack the Clipper by David Langford; Dances with Elves by Cynthia Ward; A Slow Day in Hell by Julia S. Mandala; How I Got Three Zip Codes by Gene Wolfe; The Failure of Hope and Wandel by Ambrose Beirce; Captain Honario Harpplayer R. N. by Harry Harrison; The Aliens Who Knew I Mean Everything by George Alec Effinger; History Book - a novelette by John Grant; Elija P. Jopp and the Dragon by Archibald Marshall; The Dragon Doctor's Apprentice - a novelette by Charles Partingan; Rules of Engagement by Molly Brown; The Triumph of Vice by W. S. Gilbert; The Top 50 Things I'd Do if I Ever Became an Evil Overlord - an essay by Peter Anspach; How to be Fantastic by Elizabeth Counihan; Hershey's Kisses by Ron Goulart; Quest by Sue Anderson; The Hills Behind Hollywood High - a novelette by Avram Davidson and Grania Davis; The Case of the Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Neil Gaiman; The Man Who Hated Cadillacs - a novelette by E. K. Grant; The Ultimate - a novelette by Seamus Cullen; Diamonds Black and White by Anthony Armstrong; and Malocchio by Eliot Fintushel. Size: 8vo. Book.