Isbn: 9780394547039 - the Toynbee Convector (84 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. From one of science fiction's grand masters (Library Journal), a new reissue of Ray Bradbury's The Toynbee Convector: a collection of twenty-two stories, including the continuing saga of H.G. Well's time traveler and his Toynbee Convector, a ghost on the Orient Express, and a bored man who creates his own genuine Egyptian mummy. The world's only time traveler finally reveals his secret. An old man's memory of World War I conjures ghostly parachutists. An Egyptian mummy turns up in an Illinois cornfield. A lonely Martian prepares to face his doom. From the iconic author of Fahrenheit 451, Something Wicked This Way Comes, The Martian Chronicles, and The Illustrated Man, The Toynbee Convector is a true cause for celebration. The twenty-two classic tales in this special Ray Bradbury collection begin in the familiar rooms and landscapes of our lives, in common thoughts and memories, and then take off into the farthest reaches of the imagination. The fiction creates the truth in this lovely exercise in utopian dreaming (Publishers Weekly)--stunning stories that could only come from the brilliant mind of Ray Bradbury. …

Hardback. Condition: Fair. From one of science fiction's grand masters (Library Journal), a new reissue of Ray Bradbury's The Toynbee Convector: a collection of twenty-two stories, including the continuing saga of H.G. Well's time traveler and his Toynbee Convector, a ghost on the Orient Express, and a bored man who creates his own genuine Egyptian mummy. The world's only time traveler finally reveals his secret. An old man's memory of World War I conjures ghostly parachutists. An Egyptian mummy turns up in an Illinois cornfield. A lonely Martian prepares to face his doom. From the iconic author of Fahrenheit 451, Something Wicked This Way Comes, The Martian Chronicles, and The Illustrated Man, The Toynbee Convector is a true cause for celebration. The twenty-two classic tales in this special Ray Bradbury collection begin in the familiar rooms and landscapes of our lives, in common thoughts and memories, and then take off into the farthest reaches of the imagination. The fiction creates the truth in this lovely exercise in utopian dreaming (Publishers Weekly)--stunning stories that could only come from the brilliant mind of Ray Bradbury. …

Condition: very_good. Fast & Free Shipping â" Very Good condition book with a firm cover and clean pages. Shows normal use and some light wear or limited notes markings. A solid, nice copy to enjoy.

Hardback. Condition: Fair. From one of science fiction's grand masters (Library Journal), a new reissue of Ray Bradbury's The Toynbee Convector: a collection of twenty-two stories, including the continuing saga of H.G. Well's time traveler and his Toynbee Convector, a ghost on the Orient Express, and a bored man who creates his own genuine Egyptian mummy. The world's only time traveler finally reveals his secret. An old man's memory of World War I conjures ghostly parachutists. An Egyptian mummy turns up in an Illinois cornfield. A lonely Martian prepares to face his doom. From the iconic author of Fahrenheit 451, Something Wicked This Way Comes, The Martian Chronicles, and The Illustrated Man, The Toynbee Convector is a true cause for celebration. The twenty-two classic tales in this special Ray Bradbury collection begin in the familiar rooms and landscapes of our lives, in common thoughts and memories, and then take off into the farthest reaches of the imagination. The fiction creates the truth in this lovely exercise in utopian dreaming (Publishers Weekly)--stunning stories that could only come from the brilliant mind of Ray Bradbury. …

Hardback. Condition: Good. From one of science fiction's grand masters (Library Journal), a new reissue of Ray Bradbury's The Toynbee Convector: a collection of twenty-two stories, including the continuing saga of H.G. Well's time traveler and his Toynbee Convector, a ghost on the Orient Express, and a bored man who creates his own genuine Egyptian mummy. The world's only time traveler finally reveals his secret. An old man's memory of World War I conjures ghostly parachutists. An Egyptian mummy turns up in an Illinois cornfield. A lonely Martian prepares to face his doom. From the iconic author of Fahrenheit 451, Something Wicked This Way Comes, The Martian Chronicles, and The Illustrated Man, The Toynbee Convector is a true cause for celebration. The twenty-two classic tales in this special Ray Bradbury collection begin in the familiar rooms and landscapes of our lives, in common thoughts and memories, and then take off into the farthest reaches of the imagination. The fiction creates the truth in this lovely exercise in utopian dreaming (Publishers Weekly)--stunning stories that could only come from the brilliant mind of Ray Bradbury. …

Condition: Good. 1st. 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: Good. 1st. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Condition: good. Signs of wear and consistent use.

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Hard cover. First edition. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 275 p. Audience: General/trade. Stated first edition. Ex library with usual marks and pocket. Very good in very good dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Includes dust jacket. First Edition. stated first, near fine in dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First Edition stated. In black boards and spine cloth with gilt to type on spine. Light ding to top rear corner, otherwise clean and tight - appears unread. Jacket is price-clipped with light wear to spine and top of rear panel. 1st Printing.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Editiion. first printingfoxing spots to the top edge. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. NICE as pictured A First Edition a very good condition hardcover in a very good condition dust jacket , price clipped clean pages. Tiny gift note.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1ST. An Excellent Reading Copy -A First Edition, First Printing. In Very Good Plus Condition. Boards Have A Tiny Bit Of Shelf Wear. Not Bumped. Fore Edges Have A Tiny Bit Of Reading Wear. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Very Good Plus Condition. Tiniest Bit Of Wear Along The Edges. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks And Enjoy. Book.…

Condition: As New. First edition copy. . Very Good dust jacket. From the collection of Charles Edward Roberts, owner and founder of Wonder Book & Video. With his signature on his personalized bookplate on front endpage.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Light surface wear. A nice, bright copy. ; 8vo ; 275 pages.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Jacket has light edgewear. Boards have only minor shelfwear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound Size: 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Mild wear to dustjacket. Now protected in a clear mylar cover.; First edition stated.; 1.4 x 8.4 x 5.7 Inches; 275 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Small soil spot on the rear board. Scattered light soiling on the rear panel of the jacket, minor edge wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. 275 pp. Quarter-bound in black cloth on black boards; lettered in gilt on the front panel and spine; headband. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. Dj art by Wendell Minor. This story collection contains: Trapdoor; On the Orient North; One Night in Your Life; West of October; The Last Circus; The Laurel and Hardy Love Affair; I Suppose You Are Wondering Why We Are Here?; Lafayette Farewell; Banshee; Promises Promises; The Love Affair; One for His Lordship and One for the Road; At Midnight in the Month of June; Bless Me Father for I Have Sinned; By the Numbers; A Touch of Petulance; Long Division; Come and Bring Constance; Junior; The Tombstone; The Thing at the Top of the Stairs; Colonel Stonesteel's Genuine Home-made Truly Egyptian Mummy; and The Toynbee Convector. Size: 8vo. Wendell Minor; (illustrator). Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Straight, secure spine. Clean interiors. Slight stain to spine. Wendell Minor (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. 275pp. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condition: As New.