Sprague Isaac (431 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Very light wear. Square and tight binding. Edited by Edward L. Ferman. Cover art by Ed Emsh for this "Special Isaac Asimov Issue." Includes "The Key" by Isaac Asimov; "You Can't Beat Brains" (reminisence about Asimov) by L. Sprague de Camp; "Isaac Asimov: a Bibliography"; "Science: Portrait of the Writer as a Boy" by Isaac Asimov; "The Prime of Life" (verse) by Isaac Asimov; "Cartoon" by Gahan Wilson; "The Mirror" by Arthur Porges; "Come Back Elena" by Vic Chapman; "Something in It" by Robert Louis Stevenson; "The Picture Window" by Jon DeCles; "Burning Question" by Brian W. Aldiss; "An Extraordinary Child" by Sally Daniell; "F&SF Marketplace".…

Digest-size Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 55, No. 6. Whole No. 331. December 1978. Cover by David Hardy illustrates "Quiet Sea" [Dread Empire] (novelet) by Glen Cook. Includes "Concepts" (novelet) by Thomas M. Disch; "The Yellow Man" [W. Wilson Newbury] by L. Sprague de Camp; "The Wind Among the Mindymuns" by Joseph Green and Patrice Milton; "Be Jubilant My Feet!" [Reverend Crispin Mobey] by Gary Jennings; "The Humanic Complex" by Ray Russell; "Missionary Work" by Bruce McAllister; "Films and Television: Whimsy One" by Baird Searles; "Cartoon: Is there someway you could make the act upbeat?" by Gahan Wilson; "Science: Where is Everybody?" by Isaac Asimov. David Hardy; Gahan Wilson (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Light wear. Edited by Avram Davidson. Cover art by Chesley Bonestell. Includes "Girl of My Dreams" by Richard Matheson; "Epistle To Be Left In The Earth" (verse) by Archibald MacLeish; "Deluge" (novelet; The People series) by Zenna Henderson; "The Light And The Sadness" (verse) by Jeannette Nichols; "Faed-out" by Avram Davidson; "How To Plan A Fauna" by L. Sprague de Camp; "Special Consent" by P. M. Hubbard; "Science: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" by Isaac Asimov; "They Don't Make Life Like They Used To" (novelet) by Alfred Bester; "Toward a Definition of Science Fiction" (guest editorial) by Fredric Brown.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Light wear. Edited by Avram Davidson. Cover art by Chesley Bonestell. Includes "Girl of My Dreams" by Richard Matheson; "Epistle To Be Left In The Earth" (verse) by Archibald MacLeish; "Deluge" (novelet; The People series) by Zenna Henderson; "The Light And The Sadness" (verse) by Jeannette Nichols; "Faed-out" by Avram Davidson; "How To Plan A Fauna" by L. Sprague de Camp; "Special Consent" by P. M. Hubbard; "Science: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" by Isaac Asimov; "They Don't Make Life Like They Used To" (novelet) by Alfred Bester; "Toward a Definition of Science Fiction" (guest editorial) by Fredric Brown.…

Digest-size Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 54, No. 5, Whole No. 324. May 1978. Edited by Edward L. Ferman. Cover art by Rick Sternbach for "King Frog" by Richard Olin. Includes "The Deed" (novelet) by Andrew Weiner; "Ghost Stalk" (novelet) by Glen Cook; "Big Ernie, The Royal Russian and the Big Trapdoor" [Writers' Heaven] by Barry Malzberg; "The Huns" [W. Wilson Newbury] by L. Sprague de Camp; "The Green Dog" by Mel Gilden; "The Ark Among the Flags" by Raylyn Moore. Departments: "Books" by Algis Budrys; "Cartoon: "I'm afraid you have the wrong number" by Gahan Wilson; "Films: Just Another Pretty UFO" by Baird Searles; "Science: By Land and By Sea" by Isaac Asimov. Rick Sternbach; Gahan Wilson (illustrator).…

Singleissuemagazine. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Cornwall: Mercury Press Inc. Near Fine. 1978. First Edition. Softcover. First edition. Magazine. Digest sized pictorial wrappers, [162] pages [last numbered page is 160], illustrated. Near Fine copy with minor creasing, text paper tanning/tanned. whbx 18.…

Wraps. Condition: Reading Copy. Vol. 25, No. 4. Edited by Avram Davidson. Cover art by Chesley Bonestell. Includes "Girl of My Dreams" by Richard Matheson; "Epistle To Be Left In The Earth" (verse) by Archibald MacLeish; "Deluge" (novelet; The People series) by Zenna Henderson; "The Light And The Sadness" (verse) by Jeannette Nichols; "Faed-out" by Avram Davidson; "How To Plan A Fauna" by L. Sprague de Camp; "Special Consent" by P. M. Hubbard; "Science: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" by Isaac Asimov; "They Don't Make Life Like They Used To" (novelet) by Alfred Bester; "Toward a Definition of Science Fiction" (guest editorial) by Fredric Brown. Tanning; edge and corner losses; marks on front; rubbing. Reading copy. Magazine.…

Paperback. Condition: Reading Copy. First Edition. Reprint anthology issued on pulp paper with stiff wraps, magazine-sized. Includes "The Earth Men" by Ray Bradbury; "Happy Ending" by Henry Kuttner; "The Portable Star" by Isaac Asimov; "Quest of the Starhope" by Leigh Brackett; "Keyhole" by Murray Leinster; "The Blunderer" by L. Sprague de Camp; "Hero" by Horace L. Gold; "The Rotohouse" by Margaret St. Clair; "Sibling" by Leslie Waltham; "The Three" by Gordon R. Dickson. Creased; rubbed; dents; spi e stained into hinges; bump tear at spine heel. Magazine.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Book club edition; dustjacket edgewear.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First issue, first publication. Shelf 718.Slight wear to spine ,several page corners turned down. No previous owner name, not ex library.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Includes dust jacket. bce, dj with minimal wear, pages lightly tanned and clean.

paperback. Condition: Acceptable. Original wraps show moderate wear, chipping, loss on the spine, creasing. Pages are tanned with some minor staining.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Printing. 296 pp. Edge and corner wear with creasing on the spine; store stamped. Wraparound cover art by Eddie Jones . This anthology contains: Introduction: The Father of Science Fiction by Isaac Asimov; Something Up There Likes Me by Alfred Bester; Lecture Demonstration by Hal Clement; Earlybird by Theodore R. Cogswell and Theodore L. Thomas; Probability Zero: The Population Implosion by Theodore R. Cogswell; The Emperor's Fan - a novelette by L. Sprague de Camp; Brothers - a novella by Gordon R. Dickson; Lodestar - a novelette by Poul Anderson; Thiotimoline to the Stars by Isaac Asimov; Black Sheep Astray - a novelette by Mack Reynolds; Epilog by Clifford D. Simak; Interlude by George O. Smith; Helix the Cat - a novelette by Theodore Sturgeon; and The Mothballed Spaceship by Harry Harrison. Eddie Jones; (illustrator). Book.…

Wraps. Condition: Good+ to Very Good-. Vol. 25, No. 4. Edited by Avram Davidson. Cover art by Chesley Bonestell. Includes "Girl of My Dreams" by Richard Matheson; "Epistle To Be Left In The Earth" (verse) by Archibald MacLeish; "Deluge" (novelet; The People series) by Zenna Henderson; "The Light And The Sadness" (verse) by Jeannette Nichols; "Faed-out" by Avram Davidson; "How To Plan A Fauna" by L. Sprague de Camp; "Special Consent" by P. M. Hubbard; "Science: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" by Isaac Asimov; "They Don't Make Life Like They Used To" (novelet) by Alfred Bester; "Toward a Definition of Science Fiction" (guest editorial) by Fredric Brown. Tanning; minor creasing and corner losses; minor bug damage at lower rear cover foredge corner; tiny edge chip. Magazine.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good -. First Edition By This Publisher. 256 pages. CONTENTS = ! - "No, No, Not Rogov!" by Cordwainer Smith; 2 - Rock Diver by Harry Harrison; 3 - Private Eye by Henry Kuttner & C.L. Moore; 4 - The Snowball Effect by Katherine MacLean; 5 - The Chromium Helmet by Theodore Sturgeon; 6 - Employment by L. Sprague de Camp; 7 - Dreaming is a Private Thing by Isaac Asimov; 8 - Invariant by John Pierce; 9 - Hunting Machine by Carol Emshwiller; 10 - Committee of the Whole by Frank Herbert; >>This is a reading copy. Moisture damage to book; scuffing to covers; Heavy staining to bottom edge of book. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hoot von Zitzewitz (illustrator). Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: G+. Creased with 1/8" chip at the bottom corner of the back cover. Otherwise very lightly rubbed. Strong binding. No crease on the spine. Text a little toned.

Paperback. Condition: Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: no jacket present. The book is in fair condition, with noticeable wear along the edges and spine. The cover shows some creasing and scuffing, typical for a paperback of this vintage. The pages are yellowed with age but remain legible and securely bound. No dust jacket is present, as expected for this format. Overall, the book is intact and suitable for collection or reading.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. First edition. Number 1 published in 1964, Number 2 in 1965, both have 100 pages including the covers. No. 1 is in good condition with wear, rubbing and creasing to covers, toning to pages. Spine head torn and lightly chipped. No. 2 is in very good condition with light wear, minor toning to page margins. See photos. mag bx 35.…

Wraps. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 31, No. 4. Edited by Edward L. Ferman. Cover art by Ed Emsh for this "Special Isaac Asimov Issue." Includes "The Key" by Isaac Asimov; "You Can't Beat Brains" (reminisence about Asimov) by L. Sprague de Camp; "Isaac Asimov: a Bibliography"; "Science: Portrait of the Writer as a Boy" by Isaac Asimov; "The Prime of Life" (verse) by Isaac Asimov; "Cartoon" by Gahan Wilson; "The Mirror" by Arthur Porges; "Come Back Elena" by Vic Chapman; "Something in It" by Robert Louis Stevenson; "The Picture Window" by Jon DeCles; "Burning Question" by Brian W. Aldiss; "An Extraordinary Child" by Sally Daniell; "F&SF Marketplace". Tanned; creasing; minor tears; a little soiling; small loss at lower rear cover spine corner. Book. …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. First Edition. Reprint anthology issued pulp-sized on pulp paper with stiff wraps. Includes "Button, Button" by Isaac Asimov; "Silent Eden" by Henry Kuttner; "Definition" by Damon Knight; "Tame Me This Beast" by Robert Moore Williams; "The Demons of Darkness" by Leigh Brackett; "The Guided Man" by L. Sprague de Camp; "The Muralist" by Maragret St. Clair; "The Unforgiven" by Edmond Hamilton; "My Old Venusian Home" by Kendell Foster Crossen; "The Wheel" by John Wyndham; "Last Laugh" by Robert Bloch; "Throwback" by Miriam Allen de Ford. llustrated by Virgil Finlay, Orban, J. Dreary, Pete Poulton, W.K., Vincent, Marchioni, and others. Creasing; tanning; minor soiling; 1" tear at upper rear cover edge; edge nicks and wear. Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 318 pp. Light edge and corner wear with a faintly creased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Ken Barr. This anthology contains: Soft Come the Dragons by Dean R. Koontz; Weyr Search by Anne McCaffrey; Two Yards of Dragon by L. Sprague de Camp; The King's Head and the Purple Dragon by L. Frank Baum; The Bully and the Beast by Orson Scott Card; St. Dragon and the George by Gordon R. Dickson; Gerda by Evelyn E. Smith; Dragons' Teeth by David Drake; Demon and Demoiselle by Janet Fox; A Hiss of Dragon by Gregory Benford and Marc Laidlaw; The Dragon Fang Possessed by the Conjurer Piou Lu by Fitz-James O'Brien; and John Robert and the Dragon's Egg by Thomas N. Scortia. Ken Barr; (illustrator). Book. …

Wraps. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 7, No. 4. Edited by Robert A. W. Lowndes. Cover art by Emsh. Includes "The Unreconstructed M" (novelet) by Philip K. Dick; "Male Strikebreaker" by Isaac Asimov; "Godling, Go Home!" by Robert Silverberg; "Mission to the Enemy" by Irving Cox, Jr.; "Occupational Risk" by John Christopher; "Lost Love" by Paul Janvier [Algis Budrys]. Feature: "Bridey Murphy and the Martian Princess" by L. Sprague de Camp. Departments: "Readin' & Writhin'" (book reviews); "Inside Science Fiction" by Robert A. Madle; "The Editor's Page". Illustrated by Emsh, Freas, & Orban. Creasing; stress; tanning; foxing; rubbing; losses to spine and lower rear. Magazine. …

Wraps. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 33, No. 4 (Whole No. 197). Edited by Edward L. Ferman. Cover art by Chesley Bonestell. Includes "Home the Hard Way" (novelet) by Richard McKenna; "The Power of Every Root" (novelet) by Avram Davidson; "The Inner Circles" by Fritz Leiber; "Camels and Dromedaries, Clem" by R. A. Lafferty; "Corona" by Samuel R. Delany; "Alas, Poor Yorick!" by Joan Patricia Basch; "Cry Hope, Cry Fury" by J. G. Ballard. Features: "Books" by Terry Carr, Joanna Russ, and Ted White; "Cartoon" by Gahan Wilson; "Science: Music to My Ears" by Isaac Asimov; "Time" (verse) by l. Sprague de Camp; "F&SF Marketplace". Tanning; light wear; minor scuffs and crease. Magazine. …

Wraps. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 8, No. 1. Edited by Anthony Boucher. Cover art by Nicholas Solovioff for "The Tournament" by William Sansom. Includes "Selection" (novelet) by J. T. McIntosh; "The Potato Cake" by Pauline Clarke; "The Expert" by Mack Reynolds; "One Ordinary Day, With Peanuts" by Shirley Jackson; "Single Combat" by Robert Abernathy; "The Glass of the Future" (poem) by Herman W. Mudgett; "The Royal Historian of Oz" (article; pt. 1 of 2) by Martin Gardner; "The Girl in the Ice" by Emyr Humphreys; "The Shopdropper" by Alan Nelson; "Recommended Reading"; "The Singing Bell" by Isaac Asimov; "Lament by a Maker" (poem) by L. Sprague de Camp; "Blind Man's Hood" by John Dickson Carr. Creasing; spine scarring; tanning; rubbing. Magazine.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Edited with an introduction by Stanley Schmidt. New York: The Dial Press/Davis Publication, Inc., (1981). First edition, first printing. Each story begins with an illustration created by Kelly Freas, Jack Gaughan, Ed Cartier, Vincent Di Fate, or John Sanchez. Comprises eight novelettes, five short stories, a poem, and a novella with the themes of wild, whimsical and humorous by Henry Kuttner, Isaac Asimov, L. Sprague DeCamp, and etc. Mild age-toning to the inner hinge areas as usual, upper and lower spine edges lightly crimped, purple remainder spray to the lower page edges, else about near fine, square, tight and firm; in an about near fine dust jacket with small rubbed crimps to the upper and lower spine edges and two tiny rubbed tears to the front panel's lower shelf-edge; original printed $12.95 price and code 7775 still intact to the front inner flap. Octavo; 287 pages. Kelly Freas, Jack Gaughan, Ed Cartier, Vincent Di Fate (illustrator).…

Paperback. very good digest.

Condition: Good. First edition copy. . Slightly dampstained. (science fiction, sci-fi, short stories).

Wraps. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 7, No. 4. Edited by Robert A. W. Lowndes. Cover art by Emsh. Includes "The Unreconstructed M" (novelet) by Philip K. Dick; "Male Strikebreaker" by Isaac Asimov; "Godling, Go Home!" by Robert Silverberg; "Mission to the Enemy" by Irving Cox, Jr.; "Occupational Risk" by John Christopher; "Lost Love" by Paul Janvier [Algis Budrys]. Feature: "Bridey Murphy and the Martian Princess" by L. Sprague de Camp. Departments: "Readin' & Writhin'" (book reviews); "Inside Science Fiction" by Robert A. Madle; "The Editor's Page". Illustrated by Emsh, Freas, & Orban. Creasing; edge and corner wear; date stamp on and minor scuffs to cover; several marks in pen and store stamp on contents page; tanning. Magazine. …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Reading Copy. Vol. XLV, No. 4. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by Miller for "Incommunicado" (novelette) by Katherine MacLean. Includes "The Inevitable Conflict" (novelette) by Isaac Asimov; "Punching Pillows" by Cleve Cartmill; "The Maze" (1st story) by Frank M. Robinson; "The Wizard of Linn" (pt. 3 of 3) by A. E. van Vogt. Article: "The Mayan Elephants" by L. Sprague de Camp. Illustrated by Miller, Orban and Rogers. Foredge half of rear cover gone; tears last two pages at lower end with marginal loss to last page corner. Book.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. ----------paperback. A 175-page science fiction anthology. Faint reading crease, corner creases, edgewear, a VG copy.