Hilbert Robert (82 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. A distinctive clarinetist and legendary story-teller, Pee Wee Russell was ostensibly a living parody of the jazz musician's lifestyle. A key figure in Jazz Age Chicago, he moved to New York in the 1930s and co-founded Nick's, the famous jazz spot in Greenwich Village. In addition to recounting tales of Pee Wee's drinking sessions with Bix Beiderbecke, Robert Hilbert goes behind the dishevelled Bohemian facade to reveal a sensitive and original musician, who won not only the respect of such giants as Red Nichols and Jack Teagarden, but also several music awards in the 1940s over such competitors as Benny Goodman.…

Condition: Good. 1st Printing. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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

Condition: good. Signs of wear and consistent use.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Digest-size Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Volume 58, No. 3, Whole No. 346. March 1980. Digest-size Magazine. Special All-Star Issue. Very Good. Spine clean and tight. Light edge wear. Interior unmarked. Mailing label on front cover. Edited by Edward L. Ferman. Cover art by Barclay Shaw illustrates "Steele Wyoming" by Ron Goulart. Includes "Buoyant Ascent" (Locus nominee for Best Novella) by Hilbert Schenck; "The Lordly Ones" [Comfort Station Attendant] (BSFA, Hugo, and Locus nominee for Best Short Fiction/Novelette) by Keith Roberts; "What of the Night" by Manly Wade Wellman; "Before Willows Ever Walked" by Tom Godwin; "Steele Wyoming" by Ron Goulart; "Secrets of the Heart" (Nebula and Locus nominee) by Charles L. Grant; "'As a Color, Shade of Purple-Grey'" by David Lubkin; "'The Mindanao Deep'" (aka "Beneath the Painted Ocean") [Spacewhale] by Robert F. Young; "Achronos" by Lee Killough. Departments: "Cartoon: That's tone control. The volume's up there" by Gahan Wilson; "Books" by Algis Budrys; "Films: An Englishman's Castle" by Baird Searles; "Science: The Noblest Metal of Them All" by Isaac Asimov. Very Good. Spine clean and tight. Light edge wear. Interior unmarked. Mailing label on front cover. See photo. Barclay Shaw; Gahan Wilson (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Light wear-address label. Tight binding. Edited by Edward L. Ferman. Cover art by Barclay Shaw illustrates "Steele Wyoming" by Ron Goulart. Includes "Buoyant Ascent" (Locus nominee for Best Novella) by Hilbert Schenck; "The Lordly Ones" [Comfort Station Attendant] (BSFA, Hugo, and Locus nominee for Best Short Fiction/Novelette) by Keith Roberts; "What of the Night" by Manly Wade Wellman; "Before Willows Ever Walked" by Tom Godwin; "Steele Wyoming" by Ron Goulart; "Secrets of the Heart" (Nebula and Locus nominee) by Charles L. Grant; "'As a Color, Shade of Purple-Grey'" by David Lubkin; "'The Mindanao Deep'" (aka "Beneath the Painted Ocean") [Spacewhale] by Robert F. Young; "Achronos" by Lee Killough. Departments: "Cartoon: That's tone control. The volume's up there" by Gahan Wilson; "Books" by Algis Budrys; "Films: An Englishman's Castle" by Baird Searles; "Science: The Noblest Metal of Them All" by Isaac Asimov. Very Good. Spine clean and tight. Light edge wear. Interior unmarked. Mailing label on front cover. See photo. Barclay Shaw; Gahan Wilson (illustrator). …

Hardback. Condition: Good. A distinctive clarinetist and legendary story-teller, Pee Wee Russell was ostensibly a living parody of the jazz musician's lifestyle. A key figure in Jazz Age Chicago, he moved to New York in the 1930s and co-founded Nick's, the famous jazz spot in Greenwich Village. In addition to recounting tales of Pee Wee's drinking sessions with Bix Beiderbecke, Robert Hilbert goes behind the dishevelled Bohemian facade to reveal a sensitive and original musician, who won not only the respect of such giants as Red Nichols and Jack Teagarden, but also several music awards in the 1940s over such competitors as Benny Goodman.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Printing. Dust jacket is rubbed, with a bit of scratching.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of a novella, a novelet and five short stories. Featured are To The Storming Gulf by Gregory Benford (novella), The Shadow of the Starlight by Gael Baudino (novelet), Send Me A Kiss By Wire by Hilbert Schenck (short story), The SF Book of Lists by Larry Tritten (short story), The Snail Out of Space by Phyllis Eisenstein (short story), Collectible by Alan Dean Foster (short story) and Rift by Robert Grossbach (short story). Slight edgewear. In Near Fine Condition.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of a novel, a novelet and four short stories. Featured are Steam Bird by Hilbert Schenck (novel), The Herders of Grim by Brad Strickland (novelet), Salvador by Lucius Shepard (short story), Me and the Devil by Ron Goulart (short story), Rosinante by Chet Williamson (short story) and Divine Wind by Robert F Young (short story). Slight edgewear. Light age toning to the cover and the pages. In Near Fine Condition.…

MassMarket. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. [New York]: Zebra Books / Kensington Publishing Corp. [1979]. Near Fine. 1979. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. 0890835187 . First edition. 288 pages collecting 14 stories plus an introduction. Near Fine with paper tanning. See photo 7/6.

MassMarket. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. New York Zebra Books / Kensington Publishing Corp. 1979. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. 0890835187 288 pages collecting 14 stories plus an introduction. Near Fine with pages lightly toned. 6/10.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Very light wear. Square and tight binding. Cover by Ron Cobb ("Discovery on the Moon"). Includes "To Fell a Tree" (novelet) by Robert F. Young; "Snip, Snip" (verse) Hilbert Schenck, Jr.; "Author, Author" by Avram Davidson; "For Sale, Reasonable" by Elizabeth Mann Borgese; "Space Burial" (verse) by Brian W. Aldiss; "Impasse" by Jane Roberts; "The Harley Helix" by Lou Tabakow; "Classical Query" (verse) by Doris Pitkin Buck; "Success Story" (short novelet) by H. M. Sycamore; "Rabbits to the Moon" by Raymond E. Banks; "Ferdinand Feghoot: XVI" by Grendel Briarton (R. Bretnor); "The Cold, Cold Box" by Howard Fast. Science: "Battle of the Eggheads" by Isaac Asimov.…

Hardcover, with photos. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Book and DJ Fine. No notes, names or ANY markings. DJ not price clipped ($25) ; 300 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Light wear. Square and tight binding. Nice color. Cover art by Mel Hunter. Includes "The Red Hills of Summer" (novelet) by Edgar Pangborn; "Science: Varieties of the Infinite" by Isaac Asimov; "Quintet" by Sonny Powell [Alfred Bester], John Cunningham, Nina Pettis, Billy Watson [Theodore Sturgeon] and Mary Auston [Jane Rice]; "The Devil's Garden" by Robert Arthur; "To Give Them Beauty for Ashes" (verse) by Winona McClintic; "Who Is Going to Cut the Barber's Hair?" by Will Stanton; "Nor Custom Stale" (1st story) by Joanna Russ; "Snip, Snip" (verse) by Hilbert Schenck, Jr.; "Interview with a Dead Man" by Robert Graves; "The Makers of Destiny" (novelet) by Edward S. Aarons; "Through Time and Space with Ferdinand Feghoot: XVIII" by Grendel Briaton (R. Bretnor); "Game with a Goddess" by Leslie Bonnett. …

hardcover. Condition: Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 1st. 8vo, 300 pp. Illus. with photos (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Light wear. Square and tight binding. Cover art by Mel Hunter. Includes "The Red Hills of Summer" (novelet) by Edgar Pangborn; "Science: Varieties of the Infinite" by Isaac Asimov; "Quintet" by Sonny Powell [Alfred Bester], John Cunningham, Nina Pettis, Billy Watson [Theodore Sturgeon] and Mary Auston [Jane Rice]; "The Devil's Garden" by Robert Arthur; "To Give Them Beauty for Ashes" (verse) by Winona McClintic; "Who Is Going to Cut the Barber's Hair?" by Will Stanton; "Nor Custom Stale" (1st story) by Joanna Russ; "Snip, Snip" (verse) by Hilbert Schenck, Jr.; "Interview with a Dead Man" by Robert Graves; "The Makers of Destiny" (novelet) by Edward S. Aarons; "Through Time and Space with Ferdinand Feghoot: XVIII" by Grendel Briaton (R. Bretnor); "Game with a Goddess" by Leslie Bonnett.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. Binding Tight Pages Clean Light Edge Wear. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A nice, solid copy. ; B & W Ilustrations; 5.75 X 1.075 X 8.56 inches; 300 pages.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Based on hundreds of interviews with musicians and friends, "Pee Wee Russell" fills in much that was not known about Russell's life, illuminating his fifty year career from his early days as a teenage dance band musician, to his final work with musicians such as Thelonious Monk and Gerry Mulligan. In this book, Hilbert does full justice to this remarkable figure in American jazz. Included are photographs and a selected discography. This copy is clean and solid.…

Hardcover. Condition: Used - very good.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition; First Printing. Black cloth spine on gray boards, bright and sharp, mild shelf wear to lower edge. As New. Protected, price unclipped, dustjacket, clean and crisp. As New. Book is firm in binding, b&w photographs, 300 pages include Index. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 300 pages.…