Gordon C a Dickson (16 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of short stories. First in the "Tomorrow's Warfare" collection. A paperback original. Faint reading creases to the spine. In near fine condition.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st printing, Dec. 1962/Feb. 1963; #6163. [Cover by Valigursky.] Includes "Inside John Barth" by William W. Stuart; "The Last Letter" by Fritz Leiber; "Perfect Answer" by L. J. Stecher, Jr.; "Double Dare" by Robert Silverberg; "Pastoral Affair" by Charles A. Stearns; "Black Charlie" by Gordon R. Dickson; "$1,000 A Plate" by Jack McKenty; "Take Wooden Indians" by Avram Davidson; "The Bitterest Pill" by Frederik Pohl; "This Side Up" by Raymond E. Banks; "The Eel" by Miriam Allen DeFord; "A Feast Of Demons" by William Morrison; "Nightmare With Zeppelins" by Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth; "We Never Mention Aunt Nora" by Paul Flehr; "When The People Fell" by Cordwainer Smith. Cover crease; tanning; minor edge nicks and wear; address label and date-stamp on first page; # in pen inside cover. Book.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st printing, Dec. 1962/Feb. 1963; #6163. [Cover by Valigursky.] Includes "Inside John Barth" by William W. Stuart; "The Last Letter" by Fritz Leiber; "Perfect Answer" by L. J. Stecher, Jr.; "Double Dare" by Robert Silverberg; "Pastoral Affair" by Charles A. Stearns; "Black Charlie" by Gordon R. Dickson; "$1,000 A Plate" by Jack McKenty; "Take Wooden Indians" by Avram Davidson; "The Bitterest Pill" by Frederik Pohl; "This Side Up" by Raymond E. Banks; "The Eel" by Miriam Allen DeFord; "A Feast Of Demons" by William Morrison; "Nightmare With Zeppelins" by Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth; "We Never Mention Aunt Nora" by Paul Flehr; "When The People Fell" by Cordwainer Smith. Light soiling; tanning; starting at contents page. Book.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. 1st printing, Dec. 1962/Feb. 1963; #6163. [Cover by Valigursky.] Includes "Inside John Barth" by William W. Stuart; "The Last Letter" by Fritz Leiber; "Perfect Answer" by L. J. Stecher, Jr.; "Double Dare" by Robert Silverberg; "Pastoral Affair" by Charles A. Stearns; "Black Charlie" by Gordon R. Dickson; "$1,000 A Plate" by Jack McKenty; "Take Wooden Indians" by Avram Davidson; "The Bitterest Pill" by Frederik Pohl; "This Side Up" by Raymond E. Banks; "The Eel" by Miriam Allen DeFord; "A Feast Of Demons" by William Morrison; "Nightmare With Zeppelins" by Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth; "We Never Mention Aunt Nora" by Paul Flehr; "When The People Fell" by Cordwainer Smith. Minor creasing, rubbing and soiling; tanning. Book.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 3, No. 4. Edited by Anthony Boucher & J. Francis McComas. Cover art by George Gibbons ("Lunar Landscape"). Includes "Hobson's Choice" by Alfred Bester; "The Ancestral Amethyst" by L. Sprague de Camp & Fletcher Pratt; "W.S." by L. P. Hartley; "The Tooth" by G. Gordon Dewey; "Nine-Finger Jack" by Anthony Boucher; "The Sling" by Richard Ashby; "The Soothsayer" by Kem Bennett; "Who Shall I Say Is Calling?" by August Derleth; "Listen" by Gordon R. Dickson; "Nor Iron Bars" by Dan Kelly & Cleve Cartmill; "Extra-Curricular" by Garen Drussai; "Stair Trick" by Mildred Clingerman; "Proof Positive" by Graham Greene; "The Gualcophone" by Alan Nelson; "The Hour of Letdown" by E. B. White. Light roll; creasing; rear cover rubbed at foredge with a few short tears; mild tanning; internal corner creasing with minor etars. Book.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 3, No. 4. Edited by Anthony Boucher & J. Francis McComas. Cover art by George Gibbons ("Lunar Landscape"). Includes "Hobson's Choice" by Alfred Bester; "The Ancestral Amethyst" by L. Sprague de Camp & Fletcher Pratt; "W.S." by L. P. Hartley; "The Tooth" by G. Gordon Dewey; "Nine-Finger Jack" by Anthony Boucher; "The Sling" by Richard Ashby; "The Soothsayer" by Kem Bennett; "Who Shall I Say Is Calling?" by August Derleth; "Listen" by Gordon R. Dickson; "Nor Iron Bars" by Dan Kelly & Cleve Cartmill; "Extra-Curricular" by Garen Drussai; "Stair Trick" by Mildred Clingerman; "Proof Positive" by Graham Greene; "The Gualcophone" by Alan Nelson; "The Hour of Letdown" by E. B. White. Tanning; creasing, edge and corner wear with tiny corner losses and minor tears. Book.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Vol. 3, No. 4. Edited by Anthony Boucher & J. Francis McComas. Cover art by George Gibbons ("Lunar Landscape"). Includes "Hobson's Choice" by Alfred Bester; "The Ancestral Amethyst" by L. Sprague de Camp & Fletcher Pratt; "W.S." by L. P. Hartley; "The Tooth" by G. Gordon Dewey; "Nine-Finger Jack" by Anthony Boucher; "The Sling" by Richard Ashby; "The Soothsayer" by Kem Bennett; "Who Shall I Say Is Calling?" by August Derleth; "Listen" by Gordon R. Dickson; "Nor Iron Bars" by Dan Kelly & Cleve Cartmill; "Extra-Curricular" by Garen Drussai; "Stair Trick" by Mildred Clingerman; "Proof Positive" by Graham Greene; "The Gualcophone" by Alan Nelson; "The Hour of Letdown" by E. B. White. Wear at spine ends and corners which have small creases; tanning. Book. …

Wraps. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 1, No. 1. Photo cover of Mr. Asimov. Includes "Editorial" by Isaac Asimov; "Good-Bye Robinson Crusoe" by John Varley; "The Doctor's Dilemma" by Martin Gardiner; "Think!" by Isaac Asimov; "Quarantine" by Arthur C. Clarke; "The Homesick Chicken" by Edward D. Hoch; "Perchance to Dream" by Sally A. Sellers; "On Our Museum" by George O. Smith; "Air Raid" by Herb Boehm [John Varley]; "Kindertotenleider, or, Who Puts the Creamy White Filling in the Krap-Snax?" by Jonathan Fast; "Period of Totality" by Fred Saberhagen; "The Scorch on Wetzel's Hill" by Sherwood Springer; "Coming of Age in Henson's Tube" by William Jon Watkins; "On Books" by Charles N. Brown; "Time Storm" by Gordon R. Dickson. Tanning; a little creasing, rubbing and corner wear. Magazine. …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Vol. 1, No. 1. Photo cover of Mr. Asimov. Includes "Editorial" by Isaac Asimov; "Good-Bye Robinson Crusoe" by John Varley; "The Doctor's Dilemma" by Martin Gardiner; "Think!" by Isaac Asimov; "Quarantine" by Arthur C. Clarke; "The Homesick Chicken" by Edward D. Hoch; "Perchance to Dream" by Sally A. Sellers; "On Our Museum" by George O. Smith; "Air Raid" by Herb Boehm [John Varley]; "Kindertotenleider, or, Who Puts the Creamy White Filling in the Krap-Snax?" by Jonathan Fast; "Period of Totality" by Fred Saberhagen; "The Scorch on Wetzel's Hill" by Sherwood Springer; "Coming of Age in Henson's Tube" by William Jon Watkins; "On Books" by Charles N. Brown; "Time Storm" by Gordon R. Dickson. Edge and corner nicks, scuffs and wear; mild tanning; light front hinge crease. Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Large-format PB with no inscriptions or creases. A clean, tight copy inc specimen documents.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Vol. 1, No. 1. Photo cover of Mr. Asimov. Includes "Editorial" by Isaac Asimov; "Good-Bye Robinson Crusoe" by John Varley; "The Doctor's Dilemma" by Martin Gardiner; "Think!" by Isaac Asimov; "Quarantine" by Arthur C. Clarke; "The Homesick Chicken" by Edward D. Hoch; "Perchance to Dream" by Sally A. Sellers; "On Our Museum" by George O. Smith; "Air Raid" by Herb Boehm [John Varley]; "Kindertotenleider, or, Who Puts the Creamy White Filling in the Krap-Snax?" by Jonathan Fast; "Period of Totality" by Fred Saberhagen; "The Scorch on Wetzel's Hill" by Sherwood Springer; "Coming of Age in Henson's Tube" by William Jon Watkins; "On Books" by Charles N. Brown; "Time Storm" by Gordon R. Dickson. Slight rubbing; corner bumps. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. This volume is in Fine condition. The front and back covers are in terrific condition and the gilded page edges show hardly any wear (see pictures of all edges). There is faint residue on the second page. This book is part of the Masterpieces of Science Fiction Collection published by Easton Press. It comes with Collector's Notes and would be a beautiful addition to your Easton Press collection. A. C. Farley (illustrator).…

Full-Leather. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket As Published. Collector's Edition. Introduction by Poul Anderson. True 22 kt gold accents deep ly inlaid upon raised "hubbed" spine with Smyth-sewn pages and printed on rich and durable archival- quality acid free paper which will not yellow with age. It features premium heavy duty boards with a sewn in page marker. Previous Owners Bookplate on front end sheet. Includes collector's notes. A. C. Farley (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 162 pages, 8vo. Bound in full tan leather boards, gilt lettering along spine, gilt design on front and rear covers. Full gilt page edges, bound silk ribbon bookmark. Minor shelfwear. Tight binding, no marks. Volume is in Near Fine condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 207 pp ; photographs in black & white and in color ; 25 cm. ; green textured cloth with gold lettering and decorations ; several photographs of important hybridizers and rose growers, and several color plates of new roses for 1961, including Super Star, Daily Sketch, Mischief, Stella, Lucy Cramphorn, Sabrina, Memoriam, Dearest, Fritz Thiedemann, Lilac Cream, Miss Ireland, Orange Sensation and Pink Parfait ; numerous interesting and important articles on rose growing ; Contents : Patrons, Officers And Council -- Arrangements For 1961 -- Report Of The Council -- Balance Sheets -- Presidents And Awards -- The President's Page, By F. Royalton Kisch, M.C., President -- A Great Venture, By F. Fairbrother, M.Sc., F.R.I.C. -- Recent Research On Roses, By E. F. Allen -- The Rose Garden Of Rome, By Stelvio Coggiatti -- The Late Charles Mallerin, By André Leroy, Louis Laperrière And M. Perroud -- Looking At Roses, By Constancewheatcroft -- Rose Arrangements, By Ena Harkness -- Book Review, By F. Fairbrother, M.Sc., F.R.I.C. -- My Grandmother's Roses, By Arbel. M. Aldous -- Rose Culture In The Tropics, By Rev. P. Soares -- The Local Incidence Of Rose Disease, By A. Dick, B.Sc., M.D.,J. Clarke, Lieut.-Col. D. Pope, F. H. Morse -- Lessons From Derriaghy, By Sam McGredy -- Red Roses, By C. Walter Gregory -- The "Floiuade" At Rotterdam 1960, By A. P. C. Dickson -- Common Mistakes In Rose Growing, By R. L. Pallett -- The Yellow Roses, By Bertram Park, O.B.E., V.M.H., Mtrite Agri -- The Unorthodox Rose Grower, By F. C. H. Witchell -- By The Way, By W. J. W. Sanday -- Fifty Years Of The Rose Annual, By A. Norman -- Garden View, By J. H. Wilding -- A Modern Approach To Rose Deterioration And Disease, By Aphra P. Wilson, M.B.E., A.R.C.S. -- "Overhead Watering Prevents Black Spot?" By Roy Hay -- Whose Roses? From A Correspondent Of The Times -- Display Gardens, By Sir Harry Pilkington . -- What's In A Name? By W. C. Thom -- Special Encouragement For Amateur Hybridists, By Edgar M. Allen, C.M.G. -- Highlights In A Veteran Rose Grower's Life, By Edgar M. Allen, C.M.G. -- An Itinerant 'Frau Karl Druschki', By Mrs. F. M. Briscoe -- Roses Which Deserve Greater Recognition, By Rosemary James -- Plant Breeders' Rights, By Gordon Edwards, C.B.E. -- The Spring Competition, By A. J. Huxley -- The Great Summer Rose Show, By A. G. L. Hellyer -- The Artistic Classes, By Julia Clements -- Bristol Group's Annual Show -- Northern Rose Show, By Mr. And Mrs. Joseph C. Watson -- The Great Autumn Rose Show, By Gordon Forsyth -- The Trial Ground, By H. Edland -- Show Awards And Trial Ground Awards 1960 -- International Awards 1960 -- The Rose Analysis, By H. Edland -- Monochrome Plates -- The President -- New Headquarters Of The National Rose Society, Bone Hill, Chiswell Green, St. Albans, Hertfordshire -- Royal Lodge, Windsor -- The Municipal Rose Gardens, Rome -- The Late Charles Mallerin -- The Silver Plate And Spoons -- The Poulsen "Family" -- Alain And Michke Meilland -- "Just Don't Get Him Started Talking About His Roses" -- 'Vanity' -- Colour Plates -- Super Star -- Daily Sketch -- Mischief -- Gold Crown -- Golden Giant -- Stella -- Lucy Cramphorn -- Sabrina -- Memoriam -- Dearest -- Fritz Thiedemann -- Lilac Charm -- Miss Ireland -- Orange Sensation -- Pink Parfait ; no dustjacket ; G. Book. …

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. First Edition, Thus. Collector's Edition, from the Masterpieces of Science Fiction Collection. Mint condition, with Collector's Notes. Gilt edges clean and internals unmarked. Hardcover bound in tan leather with gilt decoration. Farley, A.C. (illustrator). …