Bester J (68 results)
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Published by Penguin Books, London, 1966
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint edition # 2223 of this collection of sci-fi stories. Featured are Disappearing Act by Alfred Bester, The Wizards of Pung's Corners by Frederik Pohl, Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Kurt Vonnegut, Mr. Costello, Hero by Theodore Sturgeon, Quit Zommin' Those Hands Through the Air by Jack Finney, Build-up by J.G. Ballard, The Fun They Had by Isaac Asimov, Diabologic by Eric Frank Russell, Made in U.S.A. by J.T. McIntosh, The Waveries by Fredric Brown. Light creases to the spine. Light edgewear. Age toning to the cover and pages. In Very Good Condition. …

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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

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Condition: very_good. Supports Goodwill of Silicon Valley job training programs. The cover and pages are in very good condition! The cover and any other included accessories are also in very good condition showing some minor use. The spine is straight, there are no rips tears or creases on the cover or the pages.…

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Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.
More imagesSpectrum 3
Kingsley Amis & Robert Conquest (editors), Theodore Sturgeon, J. G. Ballard, Poul Anderson, Mark Rose, Peter Phillips, Murray Leinster, Alfred Bester, Arthur C. Clarke
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The photos in the listing are of the actual book you will receive. Edge wear, toning to inside covers and page margins, readers creases to spine. See photos sr 4/1E.
Language: English
Published by Berkley Publishing Company/G. P. Putnam's Sons [distributed by], New York, 1975
- Hardcover
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. BCE. DJ: nominal edge wear. Yellow boards with black spine text. Prior owner's Ex-Libros plate obverse upper board. May have other minor incidental cosmetic defects expected with age. Else tight and square. SCIFI/FANTASY. Richard Powers [DJ] (illustrator).…

THE BEST FROM FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION Fourth Series
Boucher, Anthony (editor) (Alfred Bester; C. M. Kornbluth; Robert Abernathy; Arthur Porges; Poul Anderson; Ray Bradbury; Robert Sheckley; J. Francis McComas; Avram Davidson; Richard Matheson; Albert Compton Friborg; Shirley Jackson; Daniel F. Galouye; +)
Published by Ace, NY, 1960
- Softcover
- First Edition
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Add to basketMass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. [1st printing, 1960] #D-455. Cover art by Emsh. Includes "Introduction"; "Fondly Fahrenheit" by Alfred Bester; "I Never Ast No Favors" by C. M. Kornbluth; "Heirs Apparent" by Robert Abernathy; "$1.98" by Arthur Porges; "The Immortal Game" by Poul Anderson; "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury; "The Accountant" by Robert Sheckley; "Brave New World" by J. Francis McComas; "My Boy Friend's Name Is Jello" by Avram Davidson; "The Test" by Richard Matheson; "Careless Love" by Albert Compton Friborg; "Bulletin" by Shirley Jackson; "Sanctuary" by Daniel F. Galouye; "Misadventure" by Lord Dunsany; "The Little Black Train" by Many Wade Wellman; "The Foundation of Science Fiction Success" by Isaac Asimov. Creasing; edge and corner wear; tanning. Book.…
Published by Animal Genetic Resources Info, 1996
- Softcover
- Magazine / Periodical
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Add to basketPamphlet. Condition: Very Good. No 17, pp. 33-38, Photos, Tall 4to,Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, VG.

The Magazine of FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION (F&SF): February, Feb. 1962
F&SF (J. G. Ballard; Grendel Briarton - aka R. Bretnor; Avram Davidson; J. T. McIntosh; Walter H. Kerr; Josef Nesvadba; Richard Matheson; Ward Moore; Barry Stevens; Isaac Asimov; Alfred Bester; Lewis Turco; Matthew Grass; Edgar Pangborn)
Published by Mercury Press, NY, 1962
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Add to basketWraps. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 22, No. 2; whole No. 129. Edited by Robert P. Mills. Cover art by Emsh for "The Garden of Time" by J. G. Ballard. Includes "Ferdinand Feghoot: XLVIII" by Grendel Briarton [R. Bretnor]; "The Hovel on the Alley off Eye Street" by Avram Davidson; "One Into Two" by J. T. McIntosh; "Gruesome Discovery" (verse) by Walter H. Kerr; "Pirate Island" by Josef Nesvadba; "The Traveller" by Richard Matheson; "Rebel" by Ward Moore; "Window to the Whirled" by Barry Stevens; "Science: Superficially Speaking" by Isaac Asimov; "Books" (department) by Alfred Bester; "Excerpts from the Latterday Chronicle" (verse) by Lewis Turco; "The Snake in the Closet" by Matthew Grass; "The Golden Horn" (novelet) by Edgar Pangborn. Minor corner chips and wear; mild tanning; minor tears. Magazine. …

Let's Go 98 Italy (Annual)
Model, Katherine T. [Editor]; Thacker, Clint D. [Editor]; Bester, Matthew J. [Editor];
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Seller: Robinson Street Books, IOBA, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.Robinson Street Books, IOBA
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDVery good used book, minor creasing and wear.

Let's Go 98 Italy (Annual)
Model, Katherine T. [Editor]; Thacker, Clint D. [Editor]; Bester, Matthew J. [Editor];
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good.
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Published by Ballantine, New York, 1953
- Softcover
- Signed
Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams)
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Add to basketCondition: FAIR. Paperback. Second volume in this series of anthologies containing original stories - this includes fourteen stories by Alfred Bester, Hal Clement, Lester del Rey, C. M. Kornbluth, Jerome Bixby (his classic "It's a Good Life"), Robert Sheckley, Theodore Sturgeon, and others. SIGNED by Pohl on the title page. Note from editor. 195 pp. Fair condition only (small tear at top of spine, crease to front cover, bookstore stamp on first page, usual toning to the pages).…
Language: English
Published by Ballantine, New York, 1953
- Softcover
- Signed
Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams)
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Add to basketCondition: FAIR. Paperback. SIGNED by Pohl on the title page. Second volume in this series of anthologies containing original stories - this includes fourteen stories by Alfred Bester, Hal Clement, Lester del Rey, C. M. Kornbluth, Jerome Bixby (his classic "It's a Good Life"), Robert Sheckley, Theodore Sturgeon, and others. Note from editor. 195 pp. Fair condition only (glue in binding is beginning to deteriorate, usual toning to the pages). …

SPECTRUM III
Amis, Kingsley & Conquest, Robert (editors), (Stories by :Theodore Sturgeon, J.G.Ballard, Poul Anderson, Mark Rose, Peter Phillips, Murray Leinster, Alferd Bester and Author C. Clarke)
- Softcover
Seller: William L. Horsnell, Aylesford, NS, CanadaWilliam L. Horsnell
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Briish Paperback. A creased spine with edge rubbings and a vertical cover crease.Store stamp Contents :Theodore Sturgeon-KILLDOZER !, J.G.Ballard-THE VOICES OF TIME, Poul Anderson-CALL ME JOE, Mark Rose-WE WOULD SEE A SIGN, Peter Phillips-DREAMS ARE SACRED, Murray Leinster--EXPLORATION TEAM, Alferd Bester-FONDLY FAHRENHEIT , Author C Clarke-THE SENTEINEL( Theodore Sturgeon-KILLDOZER !, J.G.Ballard-THE VOICES OF TIME, Poul Anderson-CALL ME JOE, Mark Rose-WE WOULD SEE A SIGN, Peter Phillips-DREAMS ARE SACRED, Murray Leinster--EXPLORATION TEAM, Alferd Bester-FONDLY FAHRENHEIT , Author C Clarke-THE SENTEINEL( short story of the movie :2001). …
Language: English
Published by Nelson Doubleday, Inc., Garden City, NY, 1976
- Hardcover
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. BCE. DJ: nominal edge wear. Blue boards with yellow spine text. Prior owner's Ex-Libros plate obverse upper board. May have other minor incidental cosmetic defects expected with age. Else tight and square. SCIFI/SHORTSTORIES. Jack Woolhiser [DJ] (illustrator).…

The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: #13 13th Series
Davidson, Avram (Ed) Vance, Jack; Bester, Alfred; Ballard, J G ; Nelson, Ray; Harrison, Harry; Goulart, Ron & More
Language: English
Published by Panther, England, 1968
- Softcover
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very good-. Spine is creased, some edge spotting to pages. Contains; The Golden Brick by P. M. Hubbard; Peggy and Peter Go to the Moon by Don White; Now Wakes the Sea by J. G. Ballard; Green Magic by Jack Vance; Captain Honario Harpplayer R.N. by Harry Harrison; Treaty in Tartessos by Karen Anderson; Hunter Come Home by Richard McKenna; McNamara's Fish by Ron Goulart; Nina Sol by Felix Marti-Ibanez; They Don't Make Life Like They Used To by Alfred Bester; Eight O'Clock in the Morning by Ray Nelson; What Strange Stars and Skies by Avram Davidson; and Deluge by Zenna Henderson.…

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The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction Sixtieth Anniversary Anthology
Gelder, Gordon Van & Peter S. Beagle & Neil Gaiman & Shirley Jackson & Daniel Keyes & Stephen King & Damon Knight & Ursula K. Le Guin & M. Rickert & Theodore Sturgeon & Michael Swanwick & William Tenn & Alfred Bester & James Tiptree Jr. & Kurt Vonnegut J
Language: English
Published by Tachyon Publications, USA, 2009
Series: Book 1 of 2 - The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction
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Seller: True Oak Books, Highland, NY, U.S.A.True Oak Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 475 pages; Yellowing to pages. Foxing to the exterior edge of pages only. Stain to edge of pages due to a spill. Good overall condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No writing.; - We're committed to your satisfaction. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.…

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (UK) # 5 1954 Vol. 2 # 1 February
Boucher, Anthony & McComas, J. Francis (editors): Poul Anderson / L. Sprague de Camp & Fletcher Pratt / Richard Sale / Lion Miller / Christopher Wood / Alan Nelson / Idris Seabright / Alfred Bester / Peter Phillips
Published by London: Mellifont Press Ltd. 1st Edition, 1954
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- First Edition
Seller: John McCormick, Mississauga, ON, CanadaJohn McCormick
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Add to basketSoft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. ----------science fiction fantasy pulp magazine, digest size. The UK reprint edition of the US magazine. This issue has much the same contents as the US September 1953 issue, and the same cover art and pages (128) as the US May 1953 issue. It differs from the US issue by having a 1'6 cover price, different cover information, and UK copyright information and advertisements. Reading crease, edgewear, a VG copy. Jack Coggins (front cover) (illustrator).…

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Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: 48173964. 1787819108. 8/27/2026 8:25:08 AM.
Published by Kodansha International, 1968
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Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United KingdomAnybook.com
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Add to basketCondition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN.…

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[Pulp Magazine]: Startling Stories - Vol. 3, No. 2, March 1940
(KUTTNER, Henry, Jack Binder, Bob Olsen, Oscar J. Friend, Alfred Bester)
Published by Better Publications, Chicago, 1940
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- First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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Add to basketSoftcover. Condition: Good. Magazine. "When New York Vanished" illustrated by Alex Schomburg. Quarto. Illustrated wrappers. Typical wear to yapped edges with chips and a few long tears (affecting a bit of text), stain on the cover and first page with small stains at the bottom margin of several pages, external tape repair on the cover, good only. Features: The first appearance of "When New York Vanished" by Henry Kuttner, "The Phantom Teleview" by Bob Olsen, and the first appearances of "Station Death" by Oscar J. Friend, and "Guinea Pig, Ph.D." by Alfred Bester. Stan Lee once praised illustrator Schomburg stating, "Alex Schomburg was totally unique. I remember hearing Timely Comics publisher Martin Goodman tell me time and again how great a cover illustrator Alex was, and how he wished we had more like him. He was the only artist I knew able to combine strong, dramatic layouts, and exciting superhero action with a simplistic, almost cartoony style of execution.".…
Published by Mercury Press, New York, 1960
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Ed Buryn Books, Nevada City, CA, U.S.A.Ed Buryn Books
Contact seller4-star seller1st edition. Selection of the best stories of fantasy and science fiction, new and old. Bright crisp clean tight copy. 5-1/2 x 7-3/4, 130 pp. Fine w datestamp on cover else unmarked. Pulp magazine in color illus wraps (Emsh).

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Condition: New. In English.
Language: English
Published by Nelson Doubleday, Inc., Garden City, NY, 1953
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Seller: Burm Booksellers, Beckley, WV, U.S.A.Burm Booksellers
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. BCE. DJ: nominal edge wear. Red boards with black spine text. Prior owner's Ex-Libros plate obverse upper board. May have other minor incidental cosmetic defects expected with age. Else tight and square. All images are stock photos, not of the actual item. Photo requests encouraged prior to purchase. Additional shipping required for insurance, amount according to USPS, weight, and destination. [See our Terms and Conditions]. Scarce/rare/hard to find/out of print. SCIFI/MYSTERY. Gary Viskupic [DJ] (illustrator). …

GALAXY Science Fiction: January, Jan. 1952 ("The Demolished Man")
Galaxy (Alfred Bester; Frank M. Robinson; J. T. M'Intosh; Wallace Macfarlane; Dean Evans; William Morrison)
Published by Galaxy, NY, 1952
- Softcover
- Magazine / Periodical
Seller: Books from the Crypt, N. Potomac, MD, U.S.A.Books from the Crypt
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Wraps. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Vol. 3, No. 4. Edited by H. L. Gold. Cover art by Sibley for "The Demolished Man" (pt. 1) by Alfred Bester. Includes "The Girls from Earth" (novelet) by Frank M. Robinson; "Hallucination Orbit" (novelet) by J. T. M'Intosh; "Dead End" by Wallace Macfarlane; "The Furious Rose" by Dean Evans; "The Addicts" by William Morrison. Creasing; edge and corner tears with several small losses; soiling; tanning; marks on contents page in pencil. Magazine. …

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- Softcover
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