Wylie C C Editor (17 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York: Coward-McCann Inc 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition. A symposium on science fiction by Asimov, Boucher, Campbell, Clarke, etc. 294 pages. Very good condition with edge wear, light dust soiling top page edges offset to endpapers, in jacket with small closed tears, chipping to spine ends light rubbing. bx2.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 232 pp. Glossy fold-out between pp. 30-31: "Photostat of the frontispiece to the NEW ENGLAND PSALM-SINGER (1770) (Engraved by Paul Revere)". Following a word "TO READERS AND CORRESPONDENTS", Contents divided as follows: [1] John Coolidge, "Low-Cost Housing in New England"; [2] Raymond Morin, "A Pioneer in American Music: Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914): "A Pragmatic Transcendentalist" (F.I. Carpenter); "His Metaphysics of Evolution" (Charles Hartshorne); [3] Wylie Sypher, "Irving Babbitt: A Reappraisal"; MEMORANDA AND DOCUMENTS [1] K.W. Porter, "The Oxford Cap War at Harvard"; [2] H.A. Davis, "From the Diaries of a Diplomat"; [3] R.R. Moody, " A Proposed Province of Georgia in New England"; [4] W.H. Bell, "A Captain in Captivity"; [5] T. H. Johnson, "An Edward Taylor Poem that Was Printed"; [6] C.J.Weber, "Miss Owen Corrects a Sonnet of Longfellow's"; BOOK REVIEWS [pp. 145-205, including:] "Charles Noyes Greenough: An Account of His Life as Teacher, Dean, Master & Scholar" By Ruth Hornblower Greenough" and "Collected Studies by Charles Noyes Greenough" (Louis I. Bredvold). . . "An Academic Courtship: Letters of Alice Freeman Palmer and George Herbert Palmer (1886-1887)" (M.A. DeWolfe Howe). . . Cotton Mather: A Bibliography of His Works" By Thomas J. Holmes (Thomas H. Johnson). . . "The Articles of Confederation: An Interpretation of the Social-Constitutional History of the American Revolution (1774-1781)" By Merrill Jensen (Daniel Aaron). . . ; SHORT NOTICES (pp. 206-211); A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NEW ENGLAND 1940 By Allyn B. Forbes ( pp. 212 229); Notes on Contributors, p. 230; Corrections for December, 1940 ( p. 231); Donors to New England Quarterly (p. 232). Green wrappers with full front cover with large Title lettering and Contents in smaller black letters; rough-cut lower edge. Top right cover corner and ensuing pages (diminishingly) with very small outward curls; book manufacture diagonal soft crease (from 2" down fore-edge at early pages to 1 1/4" down fore-edge at top rear (truly nugatory, but there you have it). Binding strong; Essentially NO rubbing wear, but for 1/32" thin line of rubbing across top spine; NO previous owner names. Clean text. Solid copy. The way to read a Classic Compendium of New England History/Americana more than 80 years old.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Xii, 294 Pp. Red Cloth. First Edition. Fine In Near Fine Dust Jacket Priced $3.75.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. Second Edition. [1st printing thus] Apr. 1979. Dj art by Mike Hinge. Inlcudes "Retrospect and Prospect"; "Preface to First Edition"; "The Place of Science Fiction" by John W. Campbell, Jr.; "The Publishing of Science Fiction" by Anthony Boucher; "Science Fiction in Motion Pictures, Radio, and Television" by Don Fabun; "A Critique of Science Fiction" by Fletcher Pratt; "Science Fiction and the Main Stream" by Rosalie Moore; "Imaginative Science Fiction and Creative Imagination" by L. Sprague de Camp; "Social Science Fiction' by Isaac Asimov; "Science Fiction: Preparation for the Age of Space" by Arthur C. Clarke; "Science Fiction and Sanity in an Age of Crisis" by Philip Wylie; "Science Fiction, Morals, and Religion" by Gerald Heard; "the Future of Science Fiction" by Reginald Bretnor; "Supplement"; "Notes and Corrections". New, but picked up minor dj soil in storage. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover; ex-library; includes 4 folded plates in rear pocket; corners bumped; foxing of endpages and edges; o/w in good condition. This is a heavy volume; extra shipping may be required for priority mail or international orders. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover; ex-library; includes 3 folded plates in rear pocket; corners bumped; foxing of endpages and edges; o/w in good condition. This is a heavy volume; extra shipping may be required for priority mail or international orders. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover; ex-library; includes 3 folded plates in rear pocket; corners bumped; otherwise contents are in very good condition. This is a heavy volume; extra shipping may be required for priority mail or international orders. Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Hardcover; minor shelfwear; o/w in very good condition. This is a heavy book; extra shipping may be required for priority mail or international orders.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Hardcover; ex-corporate library; minor shelfwear w/ lightly bumped corners; light glue stain on last page due to library card on blank verso; o/w in very goood condition.

Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Hardcover book: Good condition, yellowing of edges of pages as expected for a book from this era. Dust Jacket is Fair see photo to verify condition. This is a 1953 essay collection edited by Reginald Bretnor. It features contributions by Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, and John W. Campbell, Jr. It stands as one of the earliest serious critical studies of science fiction as a true literary genre. Fantastic book to add to any collector of science fiction or someone who appreciates or studies all genres. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover; includes 5 folded plates in rear pocket; ex-library; light foxing of edges; o/w in good condition. This is a heavy volume; extra shipping may be required for priority mail or international orders. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover; includes 5 folded plates in rear pocket; foxing spots on endpages and edges; o/w in good condition. This is a heavy volume; extra shipping may be required for priority mail or international orders. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover; includes 5 folded plates in rear pocket; ex-library; in very good condition. This is a heavy volume; extra shipping may be required for priority mail or international orders. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 201 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.41 inches. In Stock.

Condition: Very Good. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, Oct. 26 (weekend SALE item)* 297 pp., hardcover, hand stamp, else very good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request.…

Loose Leaf. Condition: Brand New. looseleaf edition. 225 pages. 11.00x11.75x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 230 pages. 9.75x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.