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hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Magazine. Condition: Good. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. 192 pages; some light edge wear, bit of wrinkling; Volume 12 Number 4. Whole No. 129. Novella "Surfacing" by Walter Jon Williams; Novelettes: "The Courts of Xanadu" by Charles Sheffield; "Tea" by Jack Dann; "Under the Convenant Stars" by John Barnes; Short Stories: "Suffer the Children" by Rick Wilber; "Tags" by Robert Frazier; "Good-bye Cynthia" by Pat Murphy; Departments: Editorial: "Eccentricity" by Isaac Asimov; Letters; Gaming by Matthew J. Costello; On Books by Baird Searles; The SF Conventional Calendar by Erwin S. Strauss; Poem by Roger Dutcher.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. 1st printing, June 1988; No. 747. Cover art by Blair Wilkins. Paperback original. Includes "Introduction"; "The Pardoner's Tale" by Robert Silverberg; "Rachel in Love" by Pat Murphy; "America" by Orson Scott Card; "Crying in the Rain" by Tanith Lee; "The Sun Spider" by Lucius Shepard; "Angel" by Pat Cadigan; "Forever Yours, Anna" by Kate Wilhelm; "Second Going" by James Tiptree, Jr.; "Dinosaurs" by Walter Jon Williams; "All Fall Down" by Don Sakers. Tanning; creasing; edge and corner nicks and wear; minor bumps and scuffs. Book.

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

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. First Edition. [1st printing] Oct. 1994. Cover art by Barclay Shaw. Paperback original. Includes "Introduction"; "Ma Teresa and the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang" by Jack C. Haldeman II; "A Quiet Evening by Gaslight" by Geoffrey A. Landis; "A Spark in the Darkness" by Beth Meacham; "Common Sense" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch; "Literary Lives" by Kathe Koja and Barry N. Malzberg; "Saint Frankie" by Laura Resnick; "Good Girl, Bad Dog" by Martha Soukup; "Comrade Bill" by John E. Johnston III; "The Ballad of Ritchie Valenzuela" by Maureen F. McHugh; "One Month in 1907" by Frank M. Robinson; "What Goes Around" by David Gerrold; "'Red Elvis" by Walter Jon Williams; "Cui Bono?" by Katharine Kerr; "Cowards Die: A Tragicomedy in Several Fits" by Judith Tarr; "Black Betsy" by Dean Wesley Smith; "Miranda" by Robert Sheckley; "Riders in the Sky" by Allen Steele; "#2, with a Bullet" by Jack Nimersheim; "Learning Magic" by Janni Lee Simner; "The Crimson Rose" by Tappan King; "What She Won't Remember" by Michelle Sagara; "My Tongue in Thy Tale" by Gregory Feeley; "Souvenirs" by Alan Rodgers and James D. Macdonald; "Bigger Than U.S. Steel" by Brian M. Thomsen; "Giving Head " by Nicholas A. DiChario; "Satan Claus" by David Gerrold; "Shootout at Gower Gulch" by George Alec Effinger; "Painted Bridges" by Barbara Delaplace. Tanning; corner wear and minor edge nicks. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 3rd printing Trade-sized. Cover art by Ray Lundgren. Includes "Introduction"; "About the Nebula Awards: This Year's ballot; Past Nebula Awards Winners; About the Nebula Awards; About The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Writers of America"; "The Grand Master Award: Philip Jose Farmer"; "The Author Emeritus Award: Robert Sheckley"; "Daddy's World" by Walter Jon Williams; "From "Darwin's Radio" by Greg Bear; "Macs" by Terry Bisson; "Stellar Harvest" by Eleanor Arnason; "Goddesses" by Linda Nagata; "Commentary: Science Fiction and the World" by Gwynth Jones, Andy Duncan, Damon Knight, Gene Wolfe, Kathleen Ann Goonan, Ken MacLeod, Paul McAuley, Nalo Hopkinson, and John Clute; "A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows" by Gardner Dozois. Light tanning and wear. Book.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Free of markings.

Paperback. Condition: Good. A used book with light to moderate shelf wear and imperfections. Photos and additional details upon request. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, fourth printing of the fifth novel in this anthology. With contributions by John J. Miller, Roger Zelazny, Leanne C. Harper, Arthur Byron Cover, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Edward Bryant, Stephen Leigh, Pat Cadigan, Walter Jon Williams and George R.R. Martin. Faint reading creases to the spine. Light crease to the cover near spine. In near fine condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, third printing of the sixth novel in this anthology. With contributions by Walton Simons, Victor Milan, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Stephen Leigh and Walter Jon Williams. Slight sun fading to the cover. Light reading creases. In very good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this of the ninth novel in this anthology. Contributors to this volume are Stephen Leigh, John J. Miller, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Walter Jon Williams, Lewis Shiner, Walton Simons and Victor Milan. Slight edgewear. In near fine condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this of the eleventh novel in this anthology. Contributors to this volume are Stephen Leigh, Edward W. Bryant, John J. Miller, Walter Jon Williams and George R.R. Martin. Faint reading creases to the spine. In near fine condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. Very good+ FIRST EDITION hardcover book and DJ.(Top edge dusty,price clipped, covers slightly sprung) Bright, clean and tight. Shelf 1108. We ship within one business day of receiving your order. Boards and spine are straight // Binding is tight.//Pages are clean, legible, and bright /// No previous owner names//No writing in the book margins or blank spaces // No underlining. No highlighting// No foxing// Not remainder marked // Not Ex Library.

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

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Wayne Barlowe; (illustrator). First Edition. 240 pp. Light edge and corner wear with faint creasing on the spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Wayne Barlowe. This anthology contains: Angel by Pat Cadigan; Cryptic by Jack McDevitt; The Bishop's Decision by Phillip C. Jennings; Iridescence by Dean Whitlock; The Alien in the Lake by Andrew Weiner; A Midwinter's Tale by Michael Swanwick; Dinosaurs - a novelette by Walter Jon Williams; True Colors by Kathe Koja; Trading Post - a novelette by Neal Barrett Jr; People Like Us by Nancy Kress; The Rose Garden by Steven Popkes; and Of Space Time and the River - a novelette by Gregory Benford. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1st printing (2000) Trade-sized. Cover art by Ellen Schuster. Includes "Introduction: The Science Fictional Century"; "Reading the Bones" by Sheila Finch; "Lost Girls" by Jane Yolen; "Thirteen Ways to Water" by Bruce Holland Rogers; "From Forever Peace" by Joe Haldeman; "Why Can't We All Just Live Together?" by Jonathan Lethem; "Respectability" by Gordon Van Gelder; "Gatekeepers and Literary Bigots" by George Zebrowski; "Good News About SF in Bad Publishing Times" by David Hartwell; "The Truth About Sci-Fi Movies Revealed at Last" by Bill Warren; "Winter Fire" by Geoffrey A. Landis; "Lethe" by Walter Jon Williams; "The Mercy Gate" by Mark J. McGarry; "The 1998 Author Emeritus: William Tenn" by George Zebrowski; "My Life and Hard Times in SF" by William Tenn; "The Grand Master Award: Hal Clement" by Poul Anderson; "Uncommon Sense" by Hal Clement; "Rhysling Award Winners: John Grey & Laurel Winter"; "About the Nebula Awards"; "Selected Titles from the 1998 Preliminary Nebula Ballot"; "Past Nebula Awards Winners"; "About the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Writers of America". Slight handling wear. Book.

single issue magazine. Condition: Good. cover by Walter H. Hinton (illustrator). First Edition. Chicago: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company. 1951. Pulp magazine. Pictorial wrappers [about 6.75" x 9.75"], 130 pages, illustrated. Includes "Whom the Gods Would Slay" by Ivar Jorgensen, "You Can't See Me!" by William F. Temple, "Conditioned Reflex" by William P. McGivern, "The Brain That Lost Its Head" by Alfred Coppel, "Three Against the Roum" by Robert Moore Williams, ec. Good copy with shallow chipping to the spine head, remains of tape across the spine ends, some creasing and edgewear to the cover, light colored staining to the bottom of the front cover and to the upper left corner of the rear cover, paper tanned. 291E. mag 18.

single_issue_magazine. Condition: Very Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 373 pp. Trade paperback format. Some rubbing with a crease on the lower left corner of the back cover and a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. This anthology contains: Introduction by Fred Saberhagen; The Outling by Andre Norton; Arroyo de Oro - a novelette by Pati Nagle; Calling Pittsburgh by Steven Brust; The Somehow Not Yet Dead by Nina Kiriki Hoffman; Ki'rin and the Blue and White Tiger by Jane M. Lindskold; Mad Jack by Jennifer Roberson; Movers and Shakers by Paul Dellinger; The Halfway House at the Heart of Darkness by William Browning Spencer; Only the End of the World Again by Neil Gaiman; Slow Symphonies of Mass and Time - a novelette by Gregory Benford; Asgard Unlimited by Michael A. Stackpole; Wherefore the Rest is Silence by Gerald Housman; Lethe - a novelette by Walter Jon Williams; The Story Roger Never Told by Jack Williamson; If I Take the Wings of Morning by - a novelette Katharine Eliska Kimbriel; The Eryx - a novelette by Robert Sheckley; Southern Discomfort by Jack C. Haldeman II; Suicide Kings - a novelette by John J. Miller; Changing of the Guard by Robert Wayne McCoy and Thomas F. Monteleone; The Flying Dutchman by John Varley; Ninekiller and the Neterw - a novelette by William Sanders; Call Me Titan - a novelette by Robert Silverberg; and Back in the Real World by Bradley H. Sinor. Size: 8vo. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. [st printing](2004) Book Club Edition is unstated First Edition. Dj art by Donato Giancola. Includes "Introduction: Distant Realms of Space and Time" by Robert Silverberg; "Between Worlds" by Stephen Baxter; "The Wreck of the Godspeed" by James Patrick Kelly; "Shiva in Shadow" by Nancy Kress; "The Colonel Returns to the Stars" by Robert Silverberg; "Keepsakes" by Mike Resnick; "Investments" by Walter Jon Williams. Book.

Cloth. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. ex-library Boards shelf worn and soiled. Spine worn at top and bottom.

Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Gary Freeman; Laurie Harden; Bob Walters; Pat Morrissey; A. C. Farley; (illustrator). First Edition. 191 pp. Digest format. Volume 14, number 5. Light edge and corner wear with a flat uncreased spine. Cover art by Gary Freeman; interiors by: Laurie Harden; Bob Walters; Pat Morrissey; and A. C. Farley. This issue contains: Novellas: Bones by Pat Murphy; Elegy for Angels and Dogs by Walter Jon Williams; and Short Stories: Fault-Intolerant by Isaac Asimov; Mighty Fortresses by John Maddox Roberts; Angels by Bruce McAllister; Where Are You Guy de Maupassant Now That We Need You by F. M. Busby; and the usual columns and features, including Asimov's editorial: Spokesman. Size: 12mo. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Wayne Barlowe; Gary Freeman; Alan Dingman; George Thompson; Laura Lakey; Anthony Bari; N. Taylor Blanchard; Bob Walters; Ron Lindahn; Val Lakey Lindahn; Janet Aulisio; (illustrator). First Edition. 320 pp. Digest format. Volume 15, numbers 12, 13. Light wear with a flat uncreased spine and small ink marks on the contents page. Cover art by Wayne Barlowe; interiors by: Gary Freeman; Alan Dingman; George Thompson; Laura Lakey; Anthony Bari; N. Taylor Blanchard; Bob Walters; Ron Lindahn; Val Lakey Lindahn; and Janet Aulisio. This contains a new Asimov Foundation novella, Forward the Foundation. Also in this issue: The Fourth Intercometary - a novella by Phillip C. Jennings; Erogenoscape - a novelette by Walter Jon Williams; Torso by Leonard Carpenter; An Outpost of the Empire - a novelette by Robert Silverberg; The Adoption - a novelette by Alexander Jablokov; The Bull Moose at Bay by Mike Resnick; Books by Peni R. Griffin; Time's Arrow by Jack McDevitt; Vinland the Dream by Kim Stanley Robinson; A Child's Garden of Grammer (poem) by Tom Disch; and the usual columns and features. Size: 12mo. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Gillian Zeiner; (illustrator). First Edition. 352 pp. Blue cloth with a gilt pictorial on the front panel; lettered in gilt on the spine; illustrated endpapers. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket; no interior markings. Illustrated with line drawings by Gillian Zeiner. This anthology contains: Gigi and Gaston by Colette; The Princess Walter de la Mare; The Lady with the Dog by Anton Chekhov; The Ugly Duckling by Frank O'Connor; Daniel with Guitar by Anthea Courtenay; The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde; On Guard by Evelyn Waugh; The Return by Charlotte Bronte; The Field of Blue Children by Tennessee Williams; The Mysterious Domain by Alain-Fournier; Mabel by W. Somerset Maugham; The Island by Shelagh Macdonald; The Right One by henry James; How Love Came to Big Joe Portagee by John Steinbeck; The Boy on the Hill by Brian Hayles; Lady Catherine's Mistake by Jane Austen; Sasha by Virginia Woolf; The Sire De Maletroit's Door by Robert Louis Stevenson; Ariadne on Naxos by Iain Finlayson; The Higher Pragmatism by O. Henry; The Wings of Morning by Helen Waddell; The Prophetic Pictures by Nathaniel Hawthorne; Guys and Dolls or The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown by Damon Runyon; Cherry by Ann Lawrence; Gatsby's Request by F. Scott Fitzgerald; The Spectre Bridegroom by Wasington Irving; and Right at Last by Mrs Gaskell. Size: 8vo. Book.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: No. Second Edition. Royal octavo, [25cm/10inches], full gilt-embossed cloth, sans dust jacket, pp. xii, 653. Illustrated with numerous textural vignettes b-w halftones, &tc. Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. . Beginning with the early legends of the Founding of Rome and of the Roman Kingdom, it quickly proceeds to the Roman Republic, its development and rise to supremacy via its wars (Punic Wars, Samnite Wars, Macedonian Wars, the Roman conquest of Italy) and moves on to the final days of the Republic, the reforms of Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus, as well as those of Gaius Marius and his civil wars with Sulla following the Jugurthine War in Africa on to the rise of Pompey and his war against Julius Caesar, the Catiline conspiracy, and ultimately the Crisis of the Roman Republic and its fall. . Henry Smith Williams was a medical doctor and a prolific author. Historians' History of the World published in New York in 1902 by Encyclopædia Britannica and the Outlook Company. It was also published in London printed by Morrison & Gibb Limited, of Edinburgh. A second edition was published in 1907 in London by The Times. Two further volumes were subsequently released in the 5th edition of 1926, titled "These eventful years" and dealing with the First World War, published by Encyclopaedia Britannica. In exceptionally good condition.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: No. Second Edition. Royal octavo, [25cm/10inches], full gilt-embossed halfbound black calf-backed boreal-green cloth, sans dust jacket, pp. xi, 673. Illustrated with numerous textural vignettes b-w halftones, &tc. Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. . Continuing Part X directly from volume V; begins with Augustus and goes up to the Fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476. It discusses the rise of Christianity, the many emperors who held power in Rome during the founding and the fall of the Roman Empire, the division of the Roman Empire and the many barbarian invasions (Huns, Goths, Vandals) leading up to Rome's fall. . The Historians' History of the World was published in New York in 1902 by Encyclopædia Britannica and the Outlook Company. It was also published in London printed by Morrison & Gibb Limited, of Edinburgh. A second edition was published in 1907 in London by The Times. Two further volumes were subsequently released in the 5th edition of 1926, titled "These eventful years" and dealing with the First World War, published by Encyclopaedia Britannica. In exceptionally good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. SIGNED. Light rust-brown cloth, lettered in gold foil. 124 pp., illus. Spine panel cloth slightly faded, slight handling wear. Signed by author on front flyleaf, full signature, no inscription or date. Dust jacket sunned along spine panel, with triangle of loss at head of spine and several small edge chips, short tears, price-clipped, mild surface rubbing to portions of rear panel, now in mylar. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.