Robert A. Davies (190 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Almost New!!.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. ORIGINAL Articles, disbound from journal; no covers; in very good condition. Journal.

Softcover. Condition: As New. First Edition. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. 112 pp. including author statement. A single, epic poem, grounded by the author's experiences tramping in the woods of northwestern Oregon. Illustrated cover by Susan Applegate.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.…

Paperback / Softback. Condition: Brand New. 128 pages. 7.01x4.96x0.47 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Tanned pages, some wear to cover edges, spine creasing, spine lean, some hinge rubbing. Gordon C. Davies (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Good. Tanned pages, some wear to cover edges, lightly creased spine, some hinge rubbing, slight spine lean, some marks to cover. Gordon C. Davies (illustrator).

Paperback: 7¼" x 4¼". Condition: Very Good: Light signs of wear. 1971 Edition. © 1952: A stand-alone novel by Robert A Heinlein. 1st printing of 1971 paperback edition. Originally serialised in 3 parts in Boy's Life - September, October & November 1952 under the title 'Tramp Space Ship'. Originally published in book form under the title 'The Rolling Stones':- Synopsis: This Heinlein venture into the unknown stars the Stones - a moon-based, progressive family whose 'un-heavenly twins', Castor and Pollux, buy a second-hand spaceship and steer the family through an eventful trip to the Asteroids. The space family Stone encounters all sorts of obstacles, among them the Gravity Well and a 'flat cat' from Mars. Their journey in 'The Rolling Stone' bears a satirical resemblance to space serials on TV and, as the author tells it, pokes good-humoured fun at our inability to judge what is fantasy and what is fact in our conceptions of the Space Age. The name of Robert Heinlein, author of 'Stranger In A Strange Land', grows with each new book in his NEL series. This latest addition shows yet another facet of his genius:- (original cost £0.30 (6')). Cover Art: Gordon C Davies (illustrator).…

Paperback: 7" x 4¼". Condition: Good: Moderate signs of wear. 1971 Edition. © 1960: A collection of 2 stories by Robert A Heinlein. 2nd printing of 1971 paperback edition. Book shop stamp to inside front page:- Contents: Gulf / Elsewhen:- Synopsis: The Federal Bureau of Security sends one of its top agents to Earth from the Moon carrying a spool of microfilm of incalculable value. He arrives disguised as a commercial traveller, but quickly transforms into Captain Gilead - explorer and lecturer. There are people on earth who will go to any length to relieve him of the film - and they are not deceived for long by his disguise. They begin to close in on him when time intervenes:- Review(s): "This story of interplanetary espionage is the 'Dean of Science Fiction' at his very best. In 'Assignment In Eternity' Robert Heinlein, Hugo and Nebula award winner, has seldom been more compulsively readable. Sit back, and take a trip with the master into elsewhen":- (original cost £0.25 (5')). Cover Art: Gordon C Davies (illustrator).…

Paperback: 7¼" x 4¼". Condition: Good: Moderate signs of wear. 1978 Edition. © 1948: A stand-alone novel by Robert A Heinlein. 1st printing of 1978 edition:- Synopsis: Felix Hamilton lives in a world free of poverty, sickness and war - a world with every semblance of perfection. But beneath the surface revolution simmers, as a dangerous cult of fanatics prepares to make its move. When Hamilton involves himself in their affairs the authorities are alarmed. For he is the latest stage in their grand design, the breeding of a new super-race. Felix is risking not merely his own life but the future of humanity:- Review(s): "Bears out the premise that good science fiction is good fiction":- (original cost £0.85). Cover Art: Gordon C Davies (illustrator).…

paperback. Condition: New. Jane Zwinger (illustrator).

Paperback: 7" x 4¼". Condition: Very Good: Light signs of wear. 1971 Edition. © 1960: A collection of 2 stories by Robert A Heinlein. 1st printing of 1971 paperback edition:- Contents: Gulf / Elsewhen:- Synopsis: The Federal Bureau of Security sends one of its top agents to Earth from the Moon carrying a spool of microfilm of incalculable value. He arrives disguised as a commercial traveller, but quickly transforms into Captain Gilead - explorer and lecturer. There are people on earth who will go to any length to relieve him of the film - and they are not deceived for long by his disguise. They begin to close in on him when time intervenes:- Review(s): "This story of interplanetary espionage is the 'Dean of Science Fiction' at his very best. In 'Assignment In Eternity' Robert Heinlein, Hugo and Nebula award winner, has seldom been more compulsively readable. Sit back, and take a trip with the master into elsewhen":- (original cost £0.25 (5')). Cover Art: Gordon C Davies (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Unpaginated. Tall thin slim vols.

Condition: New. Buckle, A (illustrator).

Condition: New. Buckle, A (illustrator).

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Brown paper binding only slightly rubbed at extremities; covers & leaves just a bit bent at top corners and along spine, else a nice, tight & clean issue of this interesting quarterly. ; In wraps; b&w ils.; 11"X4.5" format; contributors include: Stephen Harvey, Sunyata MacLean, Erskine Lane, Stanislaw Baranczak et al. ; 4to. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 76 pages. Robert Donington "Arnold Dolmetsch: a Centenary Tribute" / Alan J Kirby "What Future for the Choir?" / Joseph E Potts "Louisville Commissions" / Harold Rutland "Notes and Comments" / Denis Stevens "Broadcast Music" / Dyneley Hussey "The Musician's Gramophone" / sheet-music for "Christ is now rysen agayne" by Brian Brockless / Oxford, Liverpool, Manchester, And The Midlands / Reports from Abroad / Jack O Pilgrim "The Music Of York Minster Library" / Antony Davies "The New Organ In Vienna Cathedral" (M13).…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Light scuffing and smudging to boards and spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed and inscribed by author.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. NYC: Carlton, 1982. 1st edition, signed on special bookplate on half-title, F/VG. Book has very little wear. DJ has light wear to sine ends and corners, wear to upper edges with a few small closed tears. Illustrated with b & w photos, drawings and reproductions of some documents. The story of the purchase and complete restoration of the classic 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Drop-Head Coupe. Only five of them were built, custom built, so no two were the same. Good story, Nice copy, 205 pp. BP. Signed by Author(s). …

Paperback: 7" x 4½". Condition: Very Good: Light signs of wear. 1956 Edition. © 1951: A collection of 10 short stories by Robert A Heinlein that are 2nd in the 'Future History' series of books. 1st printing of 1956 edition. Pan Books #377:- Contents: Delilah And The Space-Rigger / Space Jockey / The Long Watch / Gentlemen, Be Seated / The Black Pits Of Luna / 'It's Great To Be Back!' / '- We Also Walk Dogs' / Ordeal In Space / The Green Hills Of Earth / Logic Of Empire:- Synopsis: 'The Green Hills Of Earth' is a thrilling successor to this author's previous book, 'The Man Who Sold The Moon'. The stories it contains are independent in themselves, but each is a brilliant vignette from the overall picture of life in the 21st century which the author has built up. What is this life like? Men and women are still much the same, and they are still proccupied with their personal problems. But how those problems have changed! In 'Space Jockey' the pilot of a space-ship is trying to land his passengers and cargo with ten percent less fuel than is safe, and at the same time worrying about his wife's fidelity; in 'Logic Of Empire' a lawyer and his friend, under the influence of drink, have signed themselves into virtual slavery on Venus; and in 'The Long Watch' a young man must choose between joining a military coup aimed at world dictatorship and stopping it at the cost of his own life. Others have much simpler problems. In 'It's Great To Be Back', for instance, a young married couple, returning to Earth after several years, are astonished to find themselves homesick for the luxury of Luna City on the Moon. Most of the characters are not the conventional bold explorers of space, but ordinary, homely people facing up to the fantastic but strangely plausible existence Mr Heinlein has given them:- Review(s): "As studies of the large-scale effects that various inventions could have on society his stories are not only dramatic but unusually convincing" - Time And Tide:- (original cost 2'). Cover Art: Gordon C Davies (illustrator).…

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Paperback: 7" x 4¼". Condition: Very Good: Light signs of wear. 1971 Edition. © 1948: A stand-alone novel by Robert A Heinlein. 1st printing of 1971 edition:- Synopsis: Appearing for the first time in paperback, Heinlein's 'Space Cadet' tells a truly marvellous story of young men opening up new territories in space, and introduces a hero to equal the great pioneers of history. The story is about the young men who are training to be officers in the Interplanetary Patrol. The hero is Matthew Dodson, who becomes involved in a rescue operation on a distant planet. It turns into a disaster, but he finally extricates the leaderless team and reaffirms the glorious interplanetary traditions of bravery, resourcefulness and revolutionary brotherhood. Already recognised in America as one of the great SF classics, this latest Heinlein in the best-selling NEL series confirms his reputation as the most brilliant and the most popular author of speculative fiction alive today:- (original cost £0.30 (6')). Cover Art: Gordon C Davies (illustrator).…

Hardback. Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. GD+ Moderate edgewear and creasing to spine. Wrap-around cover art by Gordon C. Davies.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. VG. Wrap-around cover art by Gordon C. Davies.

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good in publisher's stapled wraps showing some light handling and sunning along the spine and extremities.