Brackett K (80 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Book Club edition. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. AO5 - Book has discoloration and light shelf wear otherwise very good. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show minor shelving wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 2005 Hardcover Edition. Very light shelf wear to DJ. Looks unread.

Softcover. 12mo. Condition: Good. 3rd printing. Illustrated wraps are aged and worn with creased edges and peeling corners. Heavy creasing across the front and back covers. Small open tear present on upper edge of back cover. Spine is toned and heavily creased. Black titling remains legible. Text block is canted with toned edges. Binding is secure. 262p. First page has a Red stamp mark present on lower edge, as well as a closed tear on fore edge. Interior is otherwise unmarked with lightly toned pages through out. Darrell K. Sweet (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 2nd U.S. paperback edition/printing (1974 Ballantine 24289) with new cover art. Nice, Near Fine condition with one short corner crease and a sun faded spine. ". The Long Tomorrow (1955), which is set in a strictly controlled, technophobic, Ruined-Earth USA, many years after the destruction of the Cities and of the Technology that brought mankind to ruin. It is the slow, impressively warm and detailed epic of two boys and their finally successful attempts to find Bartorstown, where people are secretly reestablishing science and Technology. It was a best novel finalist for the 1956 Hugo awards, in a strong year; Brackett was the first woman novelist to be so recognized." [JC] - The Encyclopedia of SF (3rd Edition/Internet). Darrell K. Sweet (illustrator).…

paperback. Condition: Acceptable. original wraps detached and show moderate chipping. pages tanned and clean.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. (xii) 307 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Wraparound cover art by Michael Carroll. Subtitled: Tales of Mars from the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. This anthology contains: We Can Remember It for You Wholesale - a novelette by Philip K. Dick; In the Hall of the Martian Kings - a novella by John Varley; The Wilderness by Ray Bradbury; Mars Is Ours by Alfred Coppel; Crime on Mars by Arthur C. Clarke; Purple Priestess of the Mad Moon by Leigh Brackett; A Rose for Ecclesiastes - a novelette by Roger Zelazny; Hellas Is Florida - a novelette by Gordon Eklund and Gregory Benford; The First Mars Mission by Robert F. Young; The Last Mars Trip by Michael Cassutt; The Great Martian Pyramid Hoax by Jerry Oltion; and Pictures from an Expedition - a novella by Alex Irvine. Size: 8vo. Michael Carroll; (illustrator). Book.…

Condition: Good. Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers.

paperback. Condition: Good. Ex-library book with typical stickers and stampings. Priority Mail is available on this item. No international shipping.

First Edition. Hard cover with dj. 8vo. 160pp. New condition.

Paperback. Condition: Good. This book examines in detail the Florentine system of criminal justice under the reign of the first three Medici grand dukes, from 1537 to 1609. The author discusses the structure and functions of the court, the operation of the two city prisons, and the definition and treatment of the major categories of crime. His main purpose is to shed light on the character of the Medicean state by examining the effectiveness of its main instrument of social control. The study is important for the amount of detail that it offers for such an early period, and it helps to vitiate the usefulness of the term 'absolutist,' which conveys a misleading picture of the early modern state.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition By This Publisher. 170 pages. Introduction by Leigh Brackett; Blades for France [Agnes de Chastillon]; Sword Woman [Agnes de Chastillon]; Mistress of Death [Agnes de Chastillon] by Robert E. Howard and Gerald W. Page; The King's Service; The Shadow of the Hun [Turlogh O'Brien], >> Minor creasing to lower left backcover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. KEN KELLY Painted Cover art! (illustrator). Book.…

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 98 pp. Pulp format. Light edge and cornerwear with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Virgil Finlay; interiors by Emsh; Astarita; Everett Raymond Kinstler; J. Dreany; Peter Poulton; and others, uncredited. This issue contains: A Present for Pat by Philip K. Dick; When Shadows Fall by L. Ron Hubbard; Marionettes Inc. by Ray Bradbury; The Shadows by Leigh Brackett; The Devil of East Lupton, Vermont by Murray Leinster writing as William Fitzgerald; Prisoners of the Flat Land by Frank Belknap Long; Proposal by L. Sprague de Camp; Whoever You Are - a novelette by Judith Merril; The Queen's Astrologer by Murray Leinster; The Monkey's Fingers by Isaac Asimov; Sail On, Sail On by Philip Jose Farmer; and Looking for Something? by Frank Herbert. Size: 8vo. Virgil Finlay; Emsh; Astarita; Everett Raymond Kinstler; J. Dreany; Peter Poulton; (illustrator). Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A Solid Book, Pages Aged But Legible. Ace Double D103, Dos-A-Dos. Binding Solid, Some Mild Rubbing To All Edges. Illustrated Covers Are Still Bright. Collectors .

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good/ Fine. 3rd Edition By Publisher. 262 pages " "No city, no town, no community of more than one thousand people or two hundred buildings to the square mile, shall be built or permitted to exist anywhere in the United States of America." >>Cover scuffing. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. DARRELL K. SWEET Painted Cover (illustrator). Book. …

Condition: NEW. 1996. Trade paperback. 109pp. NEW.

Soft cover. Condition: Good to Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing.. Inventory # D594-1 FATE (Pulp Digest Magazine); Vol. 17, No. 1, Issue 166, January 1964 True Stories on The Strange, The Unusual, The Unknown - Published by Highland Park, IL: Clark Publishing Company, ** ARTICLES (1) Sea Serpents AND Whatchamacallits by Ivan T. Sanderson (2) Glossolalia - Fad Or Religious Experience by Jeffrey Liss (3) Can We Measure Psychical Energy? by Brackett K. Thorogood (4) Bear Paws Or The Feet Of Buddha? by Robert N. Cheetham (5) Another Look At Werewolfery by Nandor Fodor (6) What Does The Drug Experiences Hold For You? by Paul Foght STORIES (1)The Priest And The Saucer by Rev. Father R. Dean Johnson (2) Mexican Cult Of Human Sacrifice by Bill Starr (3) Audrey Meadows And The Rooming House Ghost by Dick Kleiner (4) A Banshee Named Ruth by Marilyn Smith (5) The Ivory Lady Who Turned Away by Michael Bouissou; PRICE = $16; G/VG; 1 inch tear on fc; writing on fc Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Minor shelf wear to book and dust jacket. Otherwise a tight, unmarked book. Index. ix, 160 pp.

hardcover. Condition: Like New. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:9780521522489. …

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 2nd U.S. paperback edition/printing (1974 Ballantine 24289) with very neat new cover art by Sweet. Fine and collectible condition with a very slight ding on the STE. A nice, tight copy. ". Brackett's best single pure-sf work, The Long Tomorrow (1955), which is set in a strictly controlled, technophobic, Ruined-Earth USA, many years after the destruction of the Cities and of the Technology that brought mankind to ruin. It is the slow, impressively warm and detailed epic of two boys and their finally successful attempts to find Bartorstown, where people are secretly reestablishing science and Technology. It was a best novel finalist for the 1956 Hugo awards, in a strong year; Brackett was the first woman novelist to be so recognized. Twenty-first-century readers of the book may be less hopeful than its author about Bartorstown's aspirations, but on its own terms the novel is a glowing success." [JC] - The Encyclopedia of SF, 3rd Edition/Internet. Somewhat uncommon in nicer condition. Darrell K. Sweet (illustrator).…

softcover. Condition: Acceptable. Spine,cover and edges shows shelf wear. Loose hinge. Pages are clean and intact.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-worn dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 160 pages; Description: ix, 160 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Florence (Tuscany). Otto di guardia e balia --History --16th century. Criminal justice, Administration of --Italy --Florence --History --16th century. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-worn dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 160 pages; Description: ix, 160 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Florence (Tuscany). Otto di guardia e balia --History --16th century. Criminal justice, Administration of --Italy --Florence --History --16th century. 1 Kg.…

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pen & pencil 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,450grams, ISBN:0521404053.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 160pp. Soft cover. Ex-academic library with associated library markings. No highlighting or annotations to text. Covered in protective laminate.

Condition: New.