Mary Carter Roberts (46 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of a novel, two novelets and five short stories. Featured are The Stochastic Man by Robert Silverberg (novel 3rd of 3 parts), The Black Hole Passes by John Varley (novelet), He Descended into Hell by Mary-Carter Roberts (novelet), Coming Again by Bill Pronzini and Barry N Malzberg (short story), Annabelle, I Love You by Mildred Clingerman (short story), Non Sub Homine by HW Whyte (short story), Flies by Night by Lisa Tuttle and Steven Utley (short story) and Risk by Joanna Russ (short story). Slight edgewear. Age toning to the cover and pages. In Near Fine Condition.

Paperback. 1626 very good, spine chipping paperback,

First printing. Her second book, a novel based on the three greatest American murder cases of the twenties. VG/VG (corners bumped, soiling to outside edge of textblock.).

Hardcover. Black cloth, gold lettering on faded spine, rubbed. Novel; 16622.

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

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 50, No. 3. Edited by Edward L. Ferman. Cover art by Gaughan for "Piper at the Gates of Dawn" (novella) by Richard Cowper. Includes "A Stillness at Sordera" (novelet) by Thayer Waldo; "Positively the Last Pact with - The Devil?" by J. O. Jeppson; "Changing Styles" by Gordon Eklund; "Brain Diver" by Charles W. Runyon; "Ride, Colonel, Ride!" by Mary-Carter Roberts; "Final Cut" by Larry Tritten. Departments: "Books" (reviews) by Algis Budrys; "Cartoon" by Gahan Wilson; "Films: Space 1949 (cont.)" by Baird Searles; "Science: The Nightfall Effect" by Isaac Asimov; "An Extrusion of Lions" (verse) by Bertrand Gironel; "F&SF Competition." Top front edge is scuffed, or perhaps slightly nibbled; tanning. Book.

Condition: Fair. 1961. Reprinted. 238 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and sunning.

Paperback. 1626 very good -fine, reading crease paperback,

Singleissuemagazine. Condition: Very Good. Ron Walotsky (illustrator). First Edition. Cornwall: Mercury Press Inc. 1975. First edition. Magazine. Digest sized pictorial wrappers [about 5.25" x 7.5"], [162] pages [last numbered page is 159], illustrated, index to Volume 48. Very good copy, mailing label and a short impression line to the rear cover, paper tanning bx294.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 48, No. 6. Edited by Edward L. Ferman. Cover art by Ron Walotsky for "The Black Hole Passes" (novelet) by John Varley. Includes "The Stochastic Man" (pt. 3 of 3) by Silverberg; "He Descended into Hell" (novelet) by Mary-Carter Roberts; "Coming Again" by Bill Pronzini & Barry N. Malzberg; "Annabelle, I Love You" by Mildred Clingerman; "Non Sub Homine" by H. W. Whyte; "Flies by Night" by Lisa Tuttle & Steven Utley; "Risk" by Joanna Russ. Features: "Cartoon" by Gahan Wilson; "That Buck Rogers Stuff" by Ron Goulart; "Films: Dracula Redux" by Baird Searles; "Science: The Olympian Snows" by Isaac Asimov; "F&SF Competition"; "Index to Volume 48". tanning; rubbing. No label, never was. Book.

Condition: Good. 1961. No Edition Remarks. 238 pages. Pictorial paperback 1626. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing.Binding remains firm. Paper cover has slight edge wear with minor marks, curled corners and slight creases.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 14, No. 2. Edited by Anthony Boucher. Cover art by Emsh for "Baby" by Carol Emshwiller. Includes "Pilgrimage" by Chad Oliver; "The Better Bet" (verse) by Anthony Brode; "Love Me, Love My -" by Rog Phillips; "The Man Who Never Forgot" by Robert Silverberg; "The Last Step" by Zenna Henderson; "The Exchange Student" by Allen Kim Lang; "I Do Not Hear You, Sir" by Avram Davidson; "The Last of the Deliverers" by Poul Anderson; "One Sent" by Mary-Carter Roberts; "Curved Universe" (verse) by Doris P. Buck; "Recommended Reading" (department) by anthony Boucher; "A Summer Afternoon" by Charles L. Fontenay; "I Just Make Them Up, See!" (verse) by Isaac Asimov. Wear and stress t spine; tanning; creasing. Book.

Condition: Good. 1958. No Edition Remarks. 250 pages. Yellow dust jacket over red cloth. File copy with associated stamps and inscriptions. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 14, No. 2. Edited by Anthony Boucher. Cover art by Emsh for "Baby" by Carol Emshwiller. Includes "Pilgrimage" by Chad Oliver; "The Better Bet" (verse) by Anthony Brode; "Love Me, Love My -" by Rog Phillips; "The Man Who Never Forgot" by Robert Silverberg; "The Last Step" by Zenna Henderson; "The Exchange Student" by Allen Kim Lang; "I Do Not Hear You, Sir" by Avram Davidson; "The Last of the Deliverers" by Poul Anderson; "One Sent" by Mary-Carter Roberts; "Curved Universe" (verse) by Doris P. Buck; "Recommended Reading" (department) by anthony Boucher; "A Summer Afternoon" by Charles L. Fontenay; "I Just Make Them Up, See!" (verse) by Isaac Asimov. Tanning; small tears; minor lean. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Plus. First Edition, First Printing. Roberts' second book is based on three famous U.S. murder cases of the 1920's; boards and text are clean, tight, square; dustjacket shows some edgewear with one-inch tear on upper end of fold between front cover and flap. Hard To Find.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 14, No. 2. Edited by Anthony Boucher. Cover art by Emsh for "Baby" by Carol Emshwiller. Includes "Pilgrimage" by Chad Oliver; "The Better Bet" (verse) by Anthony Brode; "Love Me, Love My -" by Rog Phillips; "The Man Who Never Forgot" by Robert Silverberg; "The Last Step" by Zenna Henderson; "The Exchange Student" by Allen Kim Lang; "I Do Not Hear You, Sir" by Avram Davidson; "The Last of the Deliverers" by Poul Anderson; "One Sent" by Mary-Carter Roberts; "Curved Universe" (verse) by Doris P. Buck; "Recommended Reading" (department) by anthony Boucher; "A Summer Afternoon" by Charles L. Fontenay; "I Just Make Them Up, See!" (verse) by Isaac Asimov. Tanning; small pen mark on front; edge and corner nicks and wear; mark in pen and address stamp on first page. Book.

Condition: Good. 1958. No edition remarks. 250 pages. Dust jacket over paper covered boards. Archive copy. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. green penguin, shelf wear, minor lean to spine, browning and a few marks on page edges, minor creasing to spine, otherwise a very good clean and tight copy. Alternating between three different murders, not a traditional whodunnit, more in the traditional of Simenon, with no element of puzzle but still gripping the readers attention. Book.

PAPER BACK BLACK. Condition: VERY GOOD. CARDINAL ED. edited by Vance Bourjaily, C-115 on front cover at bottom, pages browned around edges DATE PUBLISHED: 1953 EDITION: CARDINAL ED 2571.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 250 pages. First edition, first printing. Dust jacket design by Ronald Clyne. Her second book, a story based on the three greatest American murder cases of the twenties. Fine book in a fine dust jacket with a small (1/4") closed tear to the front cover gutter. A beautiful copy!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Novel. Inscribed on the first blank to novelist Philip Freund, his bookplate inside front cover. Red cloth cover bright, but bent on the front, bumped all around. Dust jacket browned on the edges, chipped. Signed by Author(s).

Paperback (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

FIRST EDITION, Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDGood copy with clean, but tan pages. Cover little stained. 16mo. 238 pages.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Stapled wrappers. 24mo. 24pp. Ink date on front wrap, else near fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. A very nice copy of this unusual novel. The subject here are the three greatest American Murder cases of the 1920's. Cover design by Ronald Clyne. Fine / Near Fine.

1626. Condition: fine. 1st edition Penguin 1626 1961 paperback, fine In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

1626. Condition: vg+. 1st Penguin 1626 1961 edition paperback edition vg+ In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

1626. Condition: vg++. 1st Penguin 1626 1961 edition paperback, vg++ In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Wear to cover. Pages tanned. Same day dispatch (Mon- Fri) from the UK if ordered by 1pm.