Language: English
Published by Open Court, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., 2004
ISBN 10: 0812695569 ISBN 13: 9780812695564
Seller: The Shop Around The Corner, Elgin, IL, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. s4 6"x9"; 350 pages; The binding and pages are clean, tight and square. There is no underlining, highlighting or margin notes. A used copy with normal reading wear. 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. Contains the following essays: "Foreword" by Bill Littlefield; "Pre-Game Warm-up: Who's on First?"; "There's No Place Like Home!" by Joe Kraus; "Minnesota's 'Homer Hanky Jurisprudence': Contradiction, Ethics, and the Twins" by Paul Horan and Jason Solomon; "Should Cubs Fans Be Committed? What Bleacher Bums Have to Teach Us about the Nature of Faith" by Thomas D. Senor; "Taking One for the Team: Baseball and Sacrifice" by Willie Young; "There Are No Ties at First Base" by Ted Cohen; "Taking Umpiring Seriously: How Philosophy Can Help Umpires Make the Right Calls" by J. S. Russell; "Baseball, Cheating, and Tradition: Would Kant Cork His Bat?" by Randolph Feezell; "There's No Lying in Basebal (Wink, Wink)" by Mark J. Hamilton; "Democracy and Dissent: Why America Needs Reggie Jackson:" by Eric Bronson; "Baseball and the Search for an American Moral Identity" by William J. Morgan; "The Negro Leagues and the Contradictions of Social Darwinism" by Alex Ruck and Bob Ruck; "We're American Too: The Negro Leagues and the Philosophy of Resistance" by Pellom McDaniels III; "The Zen of Hitting" by Gregory Bassham; "Japanese Baseball and It's Warrior Ways" by Michael Brannigan; "The Numbers Game: What Fans Should Know about the Stats They Love" by Jay Bennett and Aryn Martin; "Women Playing Hardball" by Leslie Heaphy; "Walking Barry Bonds: The Ethics of the Intentional Walk" by R. Scott Kretchmar; "Socrates at the Ballpark" by Heather L. Reid; "Baseball and Ethics: Should Pete Rose Be in the Hall of Fame?" (Yes) by Aeon J. Skoble (No) "Baseball and Political Philosophy: Does A-Rod Deserve So Much Money?" (Yes) by by Albert Duncan (No) by Joel Shuman; "Baseball and Metaphysics: Does Superstition Help Performance?" (Yes) by Steven Streeter (No ) by Neil Feit; "Baseball and Legal Philosophy: Should Steroids Be Banned?" (Yes) by Michaelm J. McGrath (No) by Simon Eassom; "Baseball and Aesthetics: What's the Best Baseball Movie?" (The Natural 1984) by Vincent L. Toscano (It Happens Every Spring 1949) by Larry Raful; "Baseball and Education: Were Baseball Players Better Role Models Then or Now?" (Then) by Edward A. Sullivan (Now) by Graham Harman.
Published by Berkley Books Pub, Canada, 1958
Seller: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, Canada
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good to Fine. Painted Cover (illustrator). First Edition By This Publisher. 172 Pages; Berkley Books printing G-163 with a cover price of 35 cents. >> CONTENTS- The Dead Planet by Edmond Hamilton; McIlvaines Star by August Derleth; The Great Cold by Frank Belknap Long; The Fires Within by Arthur C. Clarke; Brothers Beyond the Void by Paul W. Fairman; The Gentleman is an Epwa by Carl Jacobi; The Enchanted Forest by Fritz Leiber; The Business, as Usual by Mack Reynolds; The Martian and the Moron by Theodore Sturgeon; Null-p by William Tenn; >> Minor book warpping; Minor creasing to covers at spine; Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Book.
Published by Flushing, NY: Ultimate Publishing Co. 1st Edition, 1966
Seller: John McCormick, Mississauga, ON, Canada
First Edition
Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Frank R. Paul, Robert Fuqua & H.W. Wessolowski (front cover) (illustrator). First Edition. ----------science fiction pulp magazine, digest size. The 40th anniversary issue, reprinting classic stories, including Wilcox's The Voyage That Lasted 600 Years, a generation starship story that pre-dates Robert A. Heinlein's famous Universe. Reading crease, a near fine copy.
Language: English
Published by The World Company / Witan Publications, Lawrenc, Kansas, 1939
Seller: Works on Paper, DeKalb, IL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A very good copy of the stated first hard cover edition, lacking a dust-jacket. The text is wholly unmarked, pristine, and the binding , with a couple of small spots to the front board bright and fresh in appearance. A sharp copy.
Language: English
Published by Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, [1982], 1982
ISBN 10: 0807110256 ISBN 13: 9780807110256
Seller: T. Brennan, Bookseller (ABAA / ILAB), Ellsworth, ME, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Done-up nicely by the publisher in green cloth with spine lettering gilt, octavo, pp. xviii, 345. Frontis portrait of the author; Chronology.
Published by Poetry Book Society, 1999
Seller: Shore Books, London, United Kingdom
Magazine / Periodical
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 24 pages. Illustrated. Maura Dooley, Nick Drake, Elaine Feinstein, Ian Hamilton, Michael Laskey, Jamie McKendrick, Paul Muldoon, Bernard O'Donoghue (SL#117/2).
Language: English
Published by William Pickering, 1992., 1992
ISBN 10: 1851960309 ISBN 13: 9781851960309
Seller: Hay Cinema Bookshop Limited, Hay on Wye, United Kingdom
First Edition
1st edition. 8vo. xxxvii + 191pp. Owner's inscription to front f.e.p., original boards, d/w. slightly rubbed to edges. ISBN 1851960309 US$9.
Language: English
Published by London : William Pickering, 1992
ISBN 10: 1851960309 ISBN 13: 9781851960309
Seller: Barksdale Books, Almere, Netherlands
Condition: Good. Original boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, 8vo. Pickering Women's Classics.
Paperback. viii, 117p., 5.5x8 inch wraps; corner torn off page 39, otherwise in very good condition.
Seller: Lavendier Books, Foster, RI, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: As New. The MIT Press; Cambridge, 2009. Trade paperback. NEW and in factory shrink-wrap. A Fine, binding firm, interior and extremities tidy, a nice, clean and unmarked copy in wraps. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 373pp. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.
Language: English
Published by Berkley Books, Berkley Publishing Corp., New York, 1958
Seller: Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, United Kingdom
First Edition
Original Cloth. Condition: Good. Powers, Richard (illustrator). First Paperback Edition. First paperback edition. Berkley G-163. This edition contains ten of the nineteen stories from the first US hardcover edition which was published by Pellegrini & Cudah in 1953. The front cover has had a price in pen at the top left corner and this has been rubbed off causing some damage to the surface. Light chipping at the top and bottom of the spine. Page edges are browned. Previous owner's book plate stuck to the inside of the front cover over a small note in pen. Name and number stamped to the first page. The pages are browned but are otherwise clean and unmarked. Cover illustration by Richard Powers. First printing. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.
Language: English
Published by Roberts & Vinter Ltd. Compact, London, 1966
Seller: Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, United Kingdom
First Edition
Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Roberts, Keith (illustrator). First Edition. The back cover has a two inch patch of surface damage to the bottom left corner where a label has been removed and some scattered spotting. Reading creasing and edge rubbing to the spine which has a curve to it. Light edge and surface wear to the covers. Spotting around the edges of the insides of the covers. Pages browned but otherwise unmarked. Contains 'Hatchetman' by Reynolds, 'George' by Boyce, 'The Golden Coin of Spring' by Hamilton, 'Pavane: Lords and Ladies' by Roberts, 'The Superstition' by McAllister, 'Clay' by Jents, 'Synopsis' by Hay, 'A Visitation of Ghosts' by Mackelworth' and an editorial by Harry Harrison. Cover art by Keith Roberts. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.
Language: English
Published by Roberts & Vinter Ltd. Compact, London, 1966
Seller: Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, United Kingdom
First Edition
Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Roberts, Keith (illustrator). First Edition. One inch by half-inch piece torn from the bottom left corner of the back cover which is also discoloured. Some edge rubbing to the spine which has a crack across the centre. Scattered dents to the front cover which also has some discolouration. Pages browned with a little spotting to the last page and the inside of the back cover but otherwise unmarked. Contains 'Hatchetman' by Reynolds, 'George' by Boyce, 'The Golden Coin of Spring' by Hamilton, 'Pavane: Lords and Ladies' by Roberts, 'The Superstition' by McAllister, 'Clay' by Jents, 'Synopsis' by Hay, 'A Visitation of Ghosts' by Mackelworth' and an editorial by Harry Harrison. Cover art by Keith Roberts. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.
Published by Tattered Pages Press, Chicago, 1992
Seller: WF Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, Canada
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Larry Latham; Frank Hamilton; Amos Sewell; Jayem Wilcox; Kevin Duncan; Joe DeVito; Paul McCall; John Hilkert; Bobb Cotter; (illustrator). First Edition. 112 pp. Light wear on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; some ink marks on the inside of the back cover. Front cover art and some interiors by Larry Latham; back cover art by Frank Hamilton. Interiors by Frank Hamilton; Amos Sewell; Jayem Wilcox; Kevin Duncan; Joe DeVito; Paul McCall; John Hilkert; and Bobb Cotter. This issue contains: Fiction: Lands of the Earthquake - a novella by Henry Kuttner; Heritage of Death - Part 2 of 2 by Clifford Goodrich; Outline to Python Isle by Lester Dent. Articles: The Trail of Adventure and Mystery: Uncovering the Hutchinson Pulp Magazines by Mike Ashley; An Index to Hutchinson's Mystery Story Magazine by Don Grant; Magazines I Remember by Hugh B. Cave; An Interview with Curtiss Stryker by Sheldon Jaffery; The Golden Master Controversy Solved by Albert Tonik; The Fraternity of Death by Nick Carr; Turneresque by Shawn Danowski; Bill Adams by Richard Bleiler; An Interview with Sandy Sanders by Burt Leake; Eerie Tales: A Note on a Rare Canadian Fantasy Pulp by John Bell; and Writing Python Isle by Will Murray; along with the usual features. Size: 4to. Book.
Published by Better Publications, New York, 1953
Seller: WF Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, Canada
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good-. Alex Schomberg; Virgil Finlay; J. Connell; Paul Orban; (illustrator). First Edition. 146 pp. Pulp format. General wear with a crease on the front cover. Cover art by Alex Schomberg; interiors by: Virgil Finlay; J. Connell; and Paul Orban. This issue contains: The White Windows - a novel by Sam Merwin Jr; Overload - a novelette by Ed M. Clinton Jr; The Unforgiven - a short story by Edmond Hamilton; Out of the Well - a short story by Tom McMorrow Jr; The Jezebel - a short story by Murray Leinster; Perhaps - verse by A. Kulik; Video Technics - article by Pat Jones; and The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms - movie review of a film based on Ray Bradbury's story The Fog Horn; along with all the usual features. Size: 8vo. Book.
Language: English
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1954
Seller: Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, United Kingdom
First Edition
Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First UK edition. This edition does not include four of the stories from the first US edition which was published by Pellegrini & Cudah in 1953. Boards have slight bumping and fading to the spine. Light surface discolouration to the front panel. Page edges are browned. Trace of a price in pencil to the front free endpaper but the pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. No jacket. First printing.
Published by Maclay, 1984
Seller: Nicholas J. Certo, Newburgh, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Second printing. FINE in NEAR FINE dust wrapper.
Language: English
Published by Univ of Washington Pr, 2020
ISBN 10: 0295748095 ISBN 13: 9780295748092
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 285 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 400 pages. 9.25x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.
Language: English
Published by Cambridge University Press, 2010
ISBN 10: 052115457X ISBN 13: 9780521154574
Seller: Prior Books Ltd, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Like New. First Edition. In nearly new condition: bright, crisp and clean with strong joints and sharp corners, just slightly shelf-worn. Hence a small publisher 'damaged' stamp at the prelims. Nonetheless not showing any defects. Looks and feels unread. Thus a very nice copy, firm, square and tight, now offered for sale at a very reasonable price.
Language: English
Published by Univ of Washington Pr, 2020
ISBN 10: 0295748095 ISBN 13: 9780295748092
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 285 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.
Language: English
Published by Cambridge University Press, 2006
ISBN 10: 0521858666 ISBN 13: 9780521858663
Seller: Prior Books Ltd, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. First Edition. A firm and square hardback with sharp corners and strong joints, complete with original dustjacket, just showing a few very minor rubs. Hence a non-text page has a small publisher's 'damaged' stamp. Despite such this book is actually in nearly new condition. Thus the contents are crisp, fresh and tight; no pen-marks. Now offered for sale at a very sensible price.
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, London
Seller: Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
First Edition
[1989], 1st Ed. (Oversize paperback) Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. 287pp. Photographs, illustrations, notes. "The second edition of Soho Square assembles a feast of new writing with stories, essays & poetry by a wide diversity of authors both well known & unpublished. The editor is Ian Hamilton, formerly editor of the New Review and author of a biography of Robert Lowell and in Search of J.D. Salinger". Contributors include Al Alvarez, Stephen Amidon, Martin Amis, Paul Bailey, Scott Bradfield, Alan Brownjohn, Angus Calder, Maureen Freely, Simon Gray, Malcolm Lowry, David Mamet, Ian McEwan, John McGahern, Candia Mcwilliam, Andrew Motion, Julie O'Callaghan, Harold Pinter, Christopher Reid, Mary Sullivan, D.J. Taylor, Jonathan Treitel, Stephen Wall. (Fiction, Essays, Fiction, Poetry).
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!
Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!
Published by Pyramid Publications Inc., New York, 1963
Seller: Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, United Kingdom
First Edition
Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Hamilton, Bill; Trogdon, Ted; Gogos, Basil; Crair, Mel (illustrator). First Edition. Includes 'Industrial Spies' by Edward Nanas, 'Sex Life of the Medical Doctor' by Dr. Shailer Upton Lawton, 'The Sub that Died Twice' by Bill Wharton, 'Invasion of the Insects' (uncredited), 'Crash Landing in the North Atlantic 'by Paul Sargent Hines, Glamour photographs by Bill Hamilton, 'Tonight You Die' by Bill Witherspoon, 'Anesthesia' by Stanley S. Jacobs, 'Some Joke' by Donald Honig, 'Walter Reuther - Target for Murder' by Chris Douglas, Cartoons by Ted Trogdon and 'The Case of the Nymphomaniac Neighbour' by Richard Deming. The cover painting is by Mel Crair and Crash Landing in the North Atlantic is illustrated by Basil Gogos. Some of the other pieces have striking illustrations but no artist is credited. UK price stamped on the front cover. Small chips at the top and bottom of the spine. The rear cover has two small nicks in the edge and slight corner creasing. Browning to pages which are otherwise clean and unmarked.
Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 254 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.
Seller: Calliopebooks, Potomac, MD, U.S.A.
paperback. Condition: Very Good. 2002 CRC Press. American Beetles (Vol 2). Pages all clean and bright, no marks. Cover is clean and spine is smooth. Light shelf rub at top and front edge of cover.
Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 256 pages. 9.00x5.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.