James R Lafferty (111 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Light wear. Edited by Frederik Pohl. Cover by McKenna for "The Last Earthman" by Lester del Rey. Includes "Research Alpha" (short novel) by A. E. van Vogt & James H. Schmitz; "The Fur People" (novelette) by D. M. Melton; "In Our Block" by R. A. Lafferty; "Skylark Duquesne" (pt. 2) by E. E. Smith, Ph.D. Feature: "Editorial: Concerning Worms and Serpents" by Frederick Pohl. Illustrated by Gaughan, Giunta, and Morrow.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Light wear. Cover art by Jack Gaughan. Contains stories by James Blish ("The Day After Judgment", a complete novel) ; Robert A. Heinlein ("I Will Fear No Evil" part 2 of 4) , R. A. Lafferty, Dannie Plachta, and Ernest Taves. Verse by Sonya Dorman. Book reviews by Algis Budrys.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Lawrence Ratzkin [DJ] (illustrator). Book Club Edition. Hardcover. BCE. DJ: nominal edge wear. Black boards with red 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. Gutter code reads "K36" on page 181. Contents available upon request. SCIFI/FANTASY/SHORTSTORIES.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. xx + 523 pp. Rubber-stamped on front free endpaper. book.

Condition: Very Good. . From the library of science fiction and fantasy writer, editor, publisher and prolific book reviewer D. Douglas Fratz. Mass Market Paperback edition. (Vintage paperbacks, science fiction, fantasy, short story collection).

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Antiques. First edition stated. Covers rubbed, plastic comb binding broken in places. Shop ink stamp in several places.

paperback. Condition: Good. No writing or tears; stain on edge not affecting text.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Cover and edges show heavy shelf wear. Pages are clean and intact. Has some minor dirtiness on the outside. There is some slight dirtiness on the textblock/fore edge from handling. Cover shows heavy creasing.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. [1st printing](1966) #H-15. Cover by Cosimo Scianna; interior art by Jack Gaughan. Paperback original. Includes "Introduction" by Donald A. Wollheim & Terry Carr; "Sunjammer" by Arthur C. Clarke; "Calling Dr. Clockwork" by Ron Goulart; "Becalmed in Hell" by Larry Niven; "Apartness" by Vernor Vinge; "Over the River and Through the Woods" by Clifford D. Simak; "Planet of Forgetting" by James H. Schmitz; "Repent, Harlequinn!" Said the Ticktockman" by Harlan Ellison; "The Decison Makers" by Joseph Green; "Traveler's Rest" by David I. Masson; "Uncollected Works" by Lin Carter; "Vanishing Point" by Jonathan Brand; "In Our Block" by R. A. Lafferty; "Masque of the Red Shift" by Fred Saberhagen; "The Captive Djinn" by Christopher Anvil; "The Good News Days" by Fritz Leiber. Creased; lean; edge and corner wear with small corner chip; tanning; mild wet area. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Kelly Freas; (illustrator). 1st Edition. Light edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine; store stamped. Cover art by Kelly Freas. This anthology contains: Introduction by Terry Carr; Ride a Tin Can by R. A. Lafferty; The Reality Trip by Robert Silverberg; This Mortal Mountain by Roger Zelazny; Sundown by David Redd; Toys by Tom Purdom; The Last Crusade by George H. Smith; Resident Witch - Telzey Amberdon by James H. Schmitz; And the Stagnation of the Heart by Brian W. Aldiss. Book.

paperback. Condition: Acceptable. shows minor wear.

Soft cover. Condition: Good+. Cover rubbed. Book.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 15, No. 7. Edited by Frederik Pohl. Cover by McKenna for "The Last Earthman" by Lester del Rey. Includes "Research Alpha" (short novel) by A. E. van Vogt & James H. Schmitz; "The Fur People" (novelette) by D. M. Melton; "In Our Block" by R. A. Lafferty; "Skylark Duquesne" (pt. 2) by E. E. Smith, Ph.D. Feature: "Editorial: Concerning Worms and Serpents" by Frederick Pohl. Illustrated by Gaughan, Giunta, and Morrow. Creasing; edge and corner wear; rubbing; tanning; writing in pen, date bought and numerical grade. Magazine.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 15, No. 7. Edited by Frederik Pohl. Cover by McKenna for "The Last Earthman" by Lester del Rey. Includes "Research Alpha" (short novel) by A. E. van Vogt & James H. Schmitz; "The Fur People" (novelette) by D. M. Melton; "In Our Block" by R. A. Lafferty; "Skylark Duquesne" (pt. 2) by E. E. Smith, Ph.D. Feature: "Editorial: Concerning Worms and Serpents" by Frederick Pohl. Illustrated by Gaughan, Giunta, and Morrow. Creasing; edge and corner wear with minor etars; staple tear to upper front hinge; light tanning; a little stress. Magazine.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First edition THUS. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Book club edition. Minor wear to corners. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked. 1989 Hard Cover. 656 pages. Includes: Introduction; Worlds of Wonder, Worlds of Difference; ENCHANTMENTS: Green is the Color; Wooden Tony; Lest Levitation Come Upon Us; Prince Bull; The Triumph of Vice; Turandina; The Princess and the Frog; WONDERS: Darkness Box; Jack and the Beanstalk; Peter Pan; The Thrush's Nest; Lock-out Time; The Mouse Festival; A Proper Santa Claus; Inside Out; The Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime; The Woman Who Thought She Could Read; The Third Level; CREATURES: The Griffin and the Minor Canon; The Man Who Sold Rope to the Gnoles; The Dragons; On the Downhill Side; The Parrot; The Gray Wolf; The Harrowing of the Dragon of Hoarsbreath; The Last of the Dragons; Lila the Werewolf; The Drowned Giant; WORLDS: The Enchanted Buffalo; Narrow Valley; Beyond the Dead Reef; The King's Bride; Under the Garden; ADVENTURES: The Things That Are Gods; The King of Nodland and His Dwarf; The Seventeen Virgins; The Bagful of Dreams; The Hollow Land.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. First edition. Cambridge MA, Edgewood Press 1991. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 0962906611 . First edition. Pictorial wrappers, 113 pages collecting 11 stories. Fine copy. clphE4.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Trembath (front cover) (illustrator). First Edition. ----------science fiction pulp magazine, digest size. Notable stories are The Seed of Earth by Silverberg and Dreamworld by Lafferty. Cover scratches and creases, a VG copy.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Gray Morrow (front cover) (illustrator). First Edition. ----------science fiction pulp magazine, digest size. A notable story is the first part of Heisenberg's Eyes by Herbert. Bump to spine bottom, mild cover spotting and browning, a VG copy.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 15, No. 7. Edited by Frederik Pohl. Cover by McKenna for "The Last Earthman" by Lester del Rey. Includes "Research Alpha" (short novel) by A. E. van Vogt & James H. Schmitz; "The Fur People" (novelette) by D. M. Melton; "In Our Block" by R. A. Lafferty; "Skylark Duquesne" (pt. 2) by E. E. Smith, Ph.D. Feature: "Editorial: Concerning Worms and Serpents" by Frederick Pohl. Illustrated by Gaughan, Giunta, and Morrow. Short tears at upper edge of rear spine corner; cover scratch; minor bumps and creases; mark on contents page. Magazine.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Glassware from the 1940s, illustrated with photos. A little edgewear, very good. Ad for the author's next book laid in.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 34, No. 2. Edited by Eijler Jakobsson. Cover by Brian Boyle Studio for "The Dream Millennium" (pt. 2) by James White. Includes "Think Only This of Me" (novelette) by Michael Kurland; "A Suppliant in Space" (novelette) by Robert Sheckley; "Mayflower Two" (novelette) by Ernest Taves; "And No Birds Sing" by William E. Wilson; "Some Joys Under the Star" by Frederik Pohl; "By the Seashore" by R. A. Lafferty. Features: "Galaxy Bookshelf" by Theodore Sturgeon; "Eclipse Expedition into the Sahara" by Ernest Taves; "Galaxy Stars". Illustrated by Gaughan. Upper foredge corner/end bumped with creasing; tanning. Book.

single_issue_magazine. Condition: Very Good.

Mass Market Paperback. First Edition. Ace NY 1966 1st ed. 287pp. Very good condition with edge wear, light rubbing to covers, minor toning to inside covers and page margins. See photos sr 3/6.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Oblong quarto softcover in illustrated covers, no indication of printing. A good copy with general wear ot the edges and a bit of crinkling at both corner tips. Interior is clean and bright, unmarked, in a solid binding. Unpaginated, around 100 pages, black and white and color artwork, including essays by Bolton Colburn, Janice Lovoos, and Jean Stern. Messick was famous across California for his life and figure scenes.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 20, No. 12. Edited by Ejler Jakobsson. Cover by Gaughan for "Occam's Scalpel" (novelette) by Theodore Sturgeon; "To Seek Another" (novelette) by James A. Gotaas; "The Fabulous Riverboat" (pt. 2 of 2) by Philip Jose Farmer; "Arnten of Ultima Thule" (novella) by Avram Davidson; "Boomer Flats" by R. A. Lafferty. Features: "Hue and Cry: Readers Write - and Wrong"; "Reading Room" by Lester del Rey; "SF Calendar". Illustrated by Jack Gaughan and others. Tanning; edge and corner wear; minor tear at spine heel; minor soiling. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 34, No. 2. Edited by Eijler Jakobsson. Cover by Brian Boyle Studio for "The Dream Millennium" (pt. 2) by James White. Includes "Think Only This of Me" (novelette) by Michael Kurland; "A Suppliant in Space" (novelette) by Robert Sheckley; "Mayflower Two" (novelette) by Ernest Taves; "And No Birds Sing" by William E. Wilson; "Some Joys Under the Star" by Frederik Pohl; "By the Seashore" by R. A. Lafferty. Features: "Galaxy Bookshelf" by Theodore Sturgeon; "Eclipse Expedition into the Sahara" by Ernest Taves; "Galaxy Stars". Illustrated by Gaughan. Mild tanning; edge wear with minor bumps and dings; slight rubbing and creasing. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 34, No. 2. Edited by Eijler Jakobsson. Cover by Brian Boyle Studio for "The Dream Millennium" (pt. 2) by James White. Includes "Think Only This of Me" (novelette) by Michael Kurland; "A Suppliant in Space" (novelette) by Robert Sheckley; "Mayflower Two" (novelette) by Ernest Taves; "And No Birds Sing" by William E. Wilson; "Some Joys Under the Star" by Frederik Pohl; "By the Seashore" by R. A. Lafferty. Features: "Galaxy Bookshelf" by Theodore Sturgeon; "Eclipse Expedition into the Sahara" by Ernest Taves; "Galaxy Stars". Illustrated by Gaughan. Less-than-dime-sized glue-drip on rear cover has an associated small pull. Book.