Robert L Ray Ed (33 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of a novella, a novelet and five short stories. Featured are The Time of No Troubles by W Warren Wagar (novella), Floating Castles by Ray Aldridge (novelet), The Mole Field by Ian Watson (short story), Dreams in Tandem (verse) by Nancy Etchemendy (short story), The Bird Looking In by Robert Reed (short story) What Dreams May Come by Brad Strickland (short story) and Batboy by Harry Turtledove (short story). Small tear to rear cover at the spine. Slight edgewear. In Very Good Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of two novelets and five short stories. Featured are Steel Dogs by Ray Aldridge (novelet), Where Do We Go When We Sleep by Roger Robert Lovin (novelet), How Hamster Loved the Actroid with Garbo's Eyes by Chet Williamson (short story), Uneasy Street by Marc Laidlaw (short story), Somewhere Dreamers Wake by Wayne Wightman (short story), The Third Effect by Edward F Shaver (short story) and Privacy by David Brin (short story). Slight edgewear. Light age toning to cover and pages. In Near Fine Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of three novelets and five short stories. Featured are A World Waiting by Sheila Finch (novelet), Ribbon of Darkness, Over Me by Stephen Gallagher (novelet), Irresistible by George Alec Effinger (novelet) The Damnation of A---K--- by Joyce Carol Oates (short story), Espree by Renato Pestriniero (short story), Chump Change by Ray Aldridge (short story), The Artist of the Future by Robert Onopa (short story) and Lost in Cleveland by Vance Aandahl (short story). Slight edgewear. Light age toning to cover and pages. In Near Fine Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of two novelets and nine short stories. Featured are All Around the Universe by Howard L Myers (novelet), Carolyn's Laughter by Robert Thurston (novelet), McGillahee's Brat by Ray Bradbury (short story), Choice by Robert J Tilley (short story), Corpse by Harlan Ellison (short story), Training Talk No. 12 by David R Bunch (short story), Jimmy by Miriam Allen De Ford (short story), Staying Power by Hank Davis (short story), The Tenderizers by Anthony Boucher (short story), Good-by, Miss Patterson by Phyllis MacLennan (short story) and Betty by Gary Jennings (short story). Slight edgewear. Age toning to the cover and pages. In Near Fine Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of two novelets and six short stories. Featured are The Alien Abduction by James L Cambias (novelet), Jeremiah by Jack Cady (novelet), Heat by Dale Bailey (short story), Politics by Mark W Tiedemann (short story), Poop by Ray Vukcevich (short story), Fidelity: A Primer by Michael Blumlein (short story), Pandora's Box - Open with Care by Robert Sheckley (short story) and Nor Unbuild the Cage by Sheila Finch (short story). Slight edgewear. Light creases to the spine. In Near Fine Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of one novelet and nine short stories. Featured are The Grateful Dead by Robert Onopa (novelet), On the Penal Colony by Kit Reed (short story), Chestnut Street by Esther M Friesner (short story), A Holiday Junket by Ray Vukcevich (short story), Zinnias on the Moon by Mark Budz (short story), Diana in the Spring by Richard Bowes (short story), Butterflies by Richard Paul Russo (short story) and A Few Minutes In Granddaddy's Old House On Black Bottom Bayou by Steve Perry (short story). Slight edgewear. In Near Fine Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this double issue of 16 pieces of writing including novellas, novelettes, short stories and poetry. Featured are Sister Alice by Robert Reed (novella), A Far Countrie by Avram Davidson (novella), Ice Atlantis by Valerie J Freireich (novella), Cold Iron by Michael Swanwick (novella), It Might Be Sunlight by Sonia Orin Lyris (novelette), Cush by Neal Barrett Jr (novelette), There and Then by Steven Utley (novelette), More Things in Heaven and Earth (short story), My Mustache by Ray Vukcevich (short story), Secrets by Lewis Shiner (short story), Numbers of the Beast by Keith Allen Daniels (poetry), The Dusts of Palamon Are Bliss by William John Watkins (poetry), Frankenstein's Ode to his Bride by Scott L Towner (poetry), Lethe by Lawrence Schimel (poetry), Ancient Ocean Tanaka by Scott E Green (poetry) and Curse of the Shoplifter's Wife by Bruce Boston (poetry). Slight wrinkling to bottom of the spine (near year of publication). In Near Fine Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of 14 short stories and 1 poem. Featured are Fiat De Luxe by Robert Halsted, Fate Is A Four Letter Word by Terry Courtney, In the Park by Linda Evans, Hunter and the Sanibel Trade by D.L. Richardson, Only NIghts by Dan Crawford, The Red Pickup by Ray Davidson, The Photographic Miracle by Ashley Curtis, The Find At Fenham Bog by V. Pastor, Danger, Inc. by D.H. Reddall, The General's Task Force by Pearl G. Aldrich, Lady of the Snow by Martin Limon, Illusions by James McKimmey, East End Cafe by Jas R. Petrin, Deju Vu by Stephanie Kay Bendel. The one poem is: King Jose's Hobby by Linda Paul. Address label on front cover. Light edge wear. Slight reading creases to the cover. In good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of 14 short stories and 1 poem. Featured are Fiat De Luxe by Robert Halsted, Fate Is A Four Letter Word by Terry Courtney, In the Park by Linda Evans, Hunter and the Sanibel Trade by D.L. Richardson, Only NIghts by Dan Crawford, The Red Pickup by Ray Davidson, The Photographic Miracle by Ashley Curtis, The Find At Fenham Bog by V. Pastor, Danger, Inc. by D.H. Reddall, The General's Task Force by Pearl G. Aldrich, Lady of the Snow by Martin Limon, Illusions by James McKimmey, East End Cafe by Jas R. Petrin, Deju Vu by Stephanie Kay Bendel. The one poem is: King Jose's Hobby by Linda Paul. Sticker scar on front cover from address removal. Light edge wear. Light reading creases to the cover. In good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York: Tor / Tom Doherty Associates 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 0312850492 . Collects 17 stories plus the editor's introduction, 303 pages, about the authors. Near Fine copy spine heel lightly bumped, in very good jacket with very scattered light wear, and several tiny tears, to the top and bottom edges. clph.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. New York: Tor / Tom Doherty Associates 1993. Hardcover. 0312850492 . First edition. Collects 17 stories plus the editor's introduction, 303 pages, about the authors. Very good with dust soiling and foxing top page edges, spine head bumped in jacket with light edge wear. clph.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Cover art by Martin Cannon (illustrator). 1st Edition. Sherman Oaks, CA: James Van Hise. Sherman Oaks, CA 1988 First Edition. Magazine. 80 pages, illustrated. Fine condition See photos. Contents page in photos 60E, mag 24.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Featuring "Icarus Montgolfier Wright" by Ray Bradbury. A clean, unmarked copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Thus. A 1st thus (Belmont Tower 50248) of a collection of sci fi stories from the early 1950. "Time Untamed: past, present, future - and the world beyond Time where perceptions are altered and the dimensions are deepened beyond man's puny understanding." Light wear at the edges. Corner crease at the top of the rear cover. A very good copy.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Featuring "Icarus Montgolfier Wright" by Ray Bradbury. A clean, unmarked, bright copy in a Mylar sleeve.

Softcover. Sound binding. Clean, off-white pages. Wrappers have light handling wear. Address label on back of wrappers. Contents: Anderson, Family record-keeping: a rich and diverse heritage. Rising, Examining and analyzing the family Bible. Anderson, The family Bible of Abner Gay of Pownal and Dundas, Prince Edward Island. Smith, An old Littell family Bible. Smith and Hoff, Only dates, no names: the McCoon family record. Hatcher, Bible record of Daniel Harper of Meigs County, Ohio; Revolutionary War pension application files revisited. Hinchliff, A misleading Bible record: identifying David Mumper's mother. Bamberg, Taylor family record. Carmack, Looking for the family Bible: eleven places to check. Howells, The National Genealogical Society's digital Bible archivees project. Smith, Orphaned Bible and familyi record rescue project. Bible records (Folger family record: Nantucket to Ohio in 1812. Shinn-Reed-Green-Bible record of Columbus, New Jersey. James Easton's slaves, Newport, Rhode Island. Baker family Bible of Swansea, Massachusetts 1768-1900. Nathaniel Abraham Venable Henderson Bible of Texas. Avery-Sanborn Bible.) Annual table of contents. Annual index. 10.0" tall; 118 pages. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Ed Emshwiller (illustrator). First Edition. A clean, unmarked copy.

Soft cover. Condition: GOOD, Decent Reading Copy. Photo Cover by Richard Hewett;Interior Artists: Stanley Meltzoff; Norm Saunders; Lou Glanzman; Ray Keane; (illustrator). ARGOSY Men Adventure Magazine Volume 355, #1 (July /1962; Popular Publications;) Photo Cover by Richard Hewett; 150 pages including covers; Writers: Ed Lacy; Paul Gorman; Art Inman/ L. C. Philmus; Robert A. Latimer; Dick Adler; Dabney Otis Collins; P. D. Schreiber; Kenneth R. Morgan; William Heuman; Joe Buffer; Gene Sarazen / Jack Zanger; Ricou Browning with Jack Cowden; Hal Steeger; Fred Sturgess; Pete Kuhlhoff; Harry Steeger; Interior Artists: Stanley Meltzoff; Norm Saunders; Lou Glanzman; Ray Keane; *** Book Order # ADV9160; Condition= G = (2.0) GOOD; (Used Reading Copy); Heavy cover creasing and scuffing; Price=US$18.00); Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall TRUE FIRST Edition MAGAZINE Format Thus. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. With address label affixed to flyleaf of Harold Gold, possibly one of the contributors to this book. No other markings. No remainder spray. Spine lean and some wear to cloth, overall about good in good dust jacket with rubbing and light edge wear. Small chips at top of spine and rear panel. Some paper loss or tears along rear flap fold. Short story collection.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. 1st Edition. First Printing. Signed and inscribed by the author to the actress Mary Kay Stearns (and Johnny) on the front free endpaper. The book would be fine save for foxing of the top, bottom and front of the text block. Else book is free of internal marking, spine is tight, boards rigid and tips are pointed. The jacket is not price clipped, has some slight frey and tear at spine ends and some edges though looks quite smart in its shiny new plastic cover. Shipping box is suitable for wrapping with a non-price listed purchase order inside along with biodegradable packing. This book is from the estate and association copy of actress Mary Kay Stearns of the T.V. comedy show "Mary Kay and Johnny." Wikipedia states, "Mary Katherine Stearns was an American actress best known for portraying the fictional version of herself on the sitcom Mary Kay and Johnny from 1947 until 1950. The series was the first sitcom to air on television, the first television series to feature a pregnancy, (the Stearns' real life son Christopher), and the first to feature a couple sharing a bed.". Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Ex-Library, GD+ original blue cloth, light shelfwear, remains of labels to end-papers, stamps to copyright page, otherwise reasonably clean throughout, in VG protected DW. Wrap-around jacket art by Terry Oakes.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Ed Emshwiller (illustrator). First Edition. A clean, unmarked, bright copy in a Mylar sleeve.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. xiv, 233 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm. ISBN 9780520029996, 9780520037199, 0520029992, 0520037197 OCLC 3289253 LCCN 75007193 LC ML3561.J3 S39 Dewey 785.420973 ; gray cloth in pictorial dust jacket ; Contents: Preface / Chadwick Hansen -- Introductions -- Introducing the Jazz Record 1943 / Art Hodes -- Jazz Record: the first year, 1944 / Art Hodes and Dale Curran -- Jazz Record remembered, 1973 / Art Hodes -- Part 1: Facts Of Life / Art Hodes -- Rainbow cafe -- Everybody's in the union -- Playing for kicks -- Wingy, Louis and me -- Liberty Inn drag -- Jam session -- Cops -- Taxi dance hall -- Big bands: 1 -- Big bands: 2 -- Making a record -- Enlightenment-through radio -- Blues for Bennie -- Blues for the dago -- Blues for Nick and tricky Sam -- Blues for 52nd street -- Part 2: Beginnings-Blues, Boogie-Woogie And Ragtime -- Cow cow and the boogie-woogie / Cow Cow Davenport -- Mama don't low no music / Cow Cow Davenport -- Blues in his heart / Jasper Wood -- Rag alley story / Rudi Blesh -- Little brother / Eurreal Montgomery -- Preserve genuine early ragtime / S Brunson Campbell -- They all had it / S Brunson Campbell -- Scott Joplin / R J Carew -- Baby, I done got wise / William "Big Bill" Broonzy -- Memories of Bessie Smith / Carl Van Vechten -- Bessie Smith / Art Hodes -- Really the blues / Milton (Mezz) Mezzrow -- I remember the queen /Zutty Singleton -- Part 3: New Orleans And All That Jazz -- New Orleans trumpeters / Cy Shain -- Jazz music of the gay '90s / John A Provenzano -- Mardi Gras, chic la pai / John A Provenzano -- Mr Armstrong and Mr Robbins / transcribed by Lorraine Lion -- When Armstrong came to New York / Kaiser Marshall -- King Oliver's last tour / Fred Moore -- King's nephew / Dave Nelson, as related to Danny Barker -- Mostly about Morton / Omer Simeon -- Oh, Mr Jelly / Charles Edward Smith -- Oh, play that thing / Warren "Baby" Dodds -- Forty-eight years on the string bass / Pops Foster -- Blues for Jimmy / Vincent McHugh -- Tribute to Joe Darensbourg / John Wittwer -- Once upon a time / Eddie Edwards -- Kid Ory / Alma Hubner -- Letter from Bunk / Bunk Johnson -- Jam session with Bunk / Lewis Eaton -- Play number nine / George Lewis -- New Orleans trombone / Jim Robinson -- Big eye Louis Nelson / Robert Goffin -- Part 4: Second Line -- Baby Dodds knew how / George Wettling -- Drummer from Chicago / Earl Wiley -- Drummer Danny / Bob Aurthur -- Kazoo come on / Jack Bland -- As I knew Eddie Lang / Jack Bland -- Idyll of the kings / Amy Lee -- Riverboat Jess / Mary Peart -- Barrelhouse Frank Melrose / Pete Daily -- Davenport piano / Floyd Bean -- Portrait of George Bruni(e)s / Amy Lee -- Modest George / Harvey Lebow -- Bud Freeman said it / Jasper L Wood -- Pee Wee's soul is music / Alma Hubner -- Rod Cless as I knew him / Ray Cless -- Muggsy Spanier / Alma Hubner -- Hear that ragtime band / Dale Curran -- Wild William / Bob Aurthur -- Talking about boze / Mary Peart -- Dixieland, twin city style / Paul (Doc) Evans -- Gentleman of jazz / Fats Baker -- Music is a business / Fats Baker -- Village tavern league / George Avakian -- Musicians are independent / G F Quittner -- Part 5: Lest We Forget -- Gram-o-phone days / Dale Curran -- Recording with Panassie / Mezz Mezzrow -- I'm a sweet Papa Pigment / Alsion Blair -- St Louis Jazzman / Ed Crowder and A F Niemoeller -- Drums on the Mississippi / Harry Dial -- Everybody loves Cecil / H B M -- Music is my business / Henry Goodwin -- Fats Waller and James P / James McGraw -- Trouping with Fats Waller / Gene Sedric -- You got to be original, man / Allan Morrison -- Sidney Bechet, musical father to Bob Wilber / Al Avakian -- Selections from the gutter / Art Hodes ; FINE/FINE. Book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Small 8vo. Pp: 63. Original blue and white printed wraps with white lettering, blue lettering to spine and back. This is the expurgated first edition, there is a sticker on the half-title page that reads, "The blacked-out spaces are in mourning for the poems of E.E. Cummings, for which permission was refused by Harcourt Brace." Cummings name and two of his poems have been blacked out as his widow withdrew permission after printing, and two pages have been cut out from the book, as issued. This is a review copy with a review slip inserted at the front. Binding is visible at the front endpapers, else internally clean, there is toning to the spine and back cover of the book with some marks else very good condition.

4to. 160 pp. Text illustrations by Dold, Orban, Scheeman, Thomson, Wesso. Colour-illustrated softcovers, cover art by Thomson, (uniform light interior toning as usual, slight shelfwear, couple minor closed tears, predation with loss at upper fore-edge), Poor copy. First edition of this installment in Astounding Stories, featuring the first installment of L. Ron Hubbard's "The Tramp," of a hobo who gained superpowers, Willy Ley's "Orbit XXIII-H" who had begun using his pen name as the Nazi's consolidated power in Germany.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. Editor(s): Ray, Robert L.; Watkins, Mackenzie A. Num Pages: 118 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSF; JKSM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340. . 2012. Hardcover. . . . .

Condition: New. Editor(s): Ray, Robert L.; Watkins, Mackenzie A. Num Pages: 118 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSF; JKSM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 158 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340. . 2012. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.