John Dickson C (102 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good. Illustrated (illustrator). Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, highlighting of text, writing in margins. No missing pages.

Condition: Good. Illustrated (illustrator). Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

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.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: New. Impossible crime stories have delighted readers since the invention of detective fiction as puzzle-lovers sought more cerebral entertainment. Following on from Miraculous Mysteries, CWA Diamond Dagger Award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards brings together a whole new casebook of mystifying locked room mysteries and impossible crimes. Featuring more great stories by John Dickson Carr, Julian Symons and Margery Allingham alongside newly rediscovered writers, this selection of stories will bring you more insight into one of the most celebrated and dazzling sub-genres of detective fiction.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: New. Impossible crime stories have delighted readers since the invention of detective fiction as puzzle-lovers sought more cerebral entertainment. Following on from Miraculous Mysteries, CWA Diamond Dagger Award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards brings together a whole new casebook of mystifying locked room mysteries and impossible crimes. Featuring more great stories by John Dickson Carr, Julian Symons and Margery Allingham alongside newly rediscovered writers, this selection of stories will bring you more insight into one of the most celebrated and dazzling sub-genres of detective fiction.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Vol. LXVIII, No. 5. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by Birmingham for "When the Glaciers Go" (article) by John W. Campbell, Jr. Includes "Black Man's Burden" (pt. 2 of 2) by Mack Reynolds; "Naudsonce" (novelette) by H. Beam Piper; "Worm in the Woodwork" (novelette) by E. C. Tubb; "Idiot Savant" by Gordon R. Dickson. Article: "The Big Boom in Forming" by Willis Cain. Illustrated by Morey, Williams, Goodavage, and Schoenherr. Creasing; tanning. Magazine.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 12, No. 1. Edited by Anthony Boucher. Cover art by Paul Baisdell. Includes "Wilderness" ('novelette; 'People' series) by Zenna Henderson; "Ghosts for Christmas: The Dead Sexton" by Sheridan le Fanu; "Venture to the Moon - III: Green Fingers; IV: All That Glitters" by Arthur C. Clarke; "Ghosts for Christmas: New Murders for Old" by John Dickson Carr; "Rescue Mission" by Gordon R. Dickson; "In Memoriam: Fletcher Pratt" (verse) by James Blish; "Operation Salamander" by Poul Anderson; "The Wild Wood" by Mildred Clingerman. Scars at front hinge; tanned; a little bent from poor stacking; spine sunned. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Has some light general reading/shelfwear - otherwise this is a clean, tight copy. Quick dispatch from the UK. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Trade paperback in stiff wrappers. Appears like new with no creases or shelfwear. Clean, has a good binding, no marks or notations. CS.

Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Rick Sternbach (illustrator). First Edition Thus. First Printing. Cover by Rick Sternbach for "Science Fact: Rendezvous in 1985" by Richard C. Hoagland. Includes "Pro" (novelette) by Gordon R. Dickson; "The Restoration" (novelette) by Gordon Eklund; "Beyond Grayworld" by Gregory Benford; "The Killers" by Karl Hansen. Reader's Departments: "The Editor's Page: How to get Away with Murder" by John W. Campbell, Jr.; "In Times to Come"; "The Anlaytical Laboratory"; "The Reference Library" by Lester del Rey; "Brass Tacks". Water damage on front cover, ring stains visible, else fine. VERY GOOD. . Analog Series. Cover Art. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. 178 pp.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. **PAPERBACK** No stamps or inscriptions;

Wraps. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Vol. LXVIII, No. 5. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by Birmingham for "When the Glaciers Go" (article) by John W. Campbell, Jr. Includes "Black Man's Burden" (pt. 2 of 2) by Mack Reynolds; "Naudsonce" (novelette) by H. Beam Piper; "Worm in the Woodwork" (novelette) by E. C. Tubb; "Idiot Savant" by Gordon R. Dickson. Article: "The Big Boom in Forming" by Willis Cain. Illustrated by Morey, Williams, Goodavage, and Schoenherr. Tanning; minor edge tears; perhaps a little musty. Magazine.

Pictorial Wrappers. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. First prining October 1987, with complete number line beginning with 1. Cover lightly sunned, else a near fine, tight copy. Paperback Original. 553 pages. This anthology contains 24 "stories," 22 of which are narrative fiction ("The First Locked Room" is a reconstruction of a true crime by Lillian de la Torre, and "The Adventure of the Man Who Could Double the Size of Diamonds" is a radio play by Ellery Queen). A few of its stories have frequently been reprinted elsewhere (Wilkie Collins's "A Terribly Strange Bed," G. K. Chesterton's "The Invisible Man," and Clayton Rawson's "Off the Face of the Earth"), but most of them will be new to most readers. Trade Paperback Original.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Reading Copy. Vol. 66, no. 5 (Whole No. 384). Includes "Jericho and the Studio Murders" by Hugh Pentecost; "The Euthanasian" by Jacob Hay; "In the Bag" by Robert L. Fish; "Death of a Princess" by Joyce Harrington; "Hot Summer Night" by Julian Symons; "Crime of Passion" by Lynda Fayle Gilmartin; "The New Jersey Flying Machine" by S. S. Rafferty; "Homecoming" by Robie MacAuley; "The Mystery of the Blue Jar" by Agatha Christie; "G As in Gun" by Lawrence Treat; "The Theft of the Venetian Window" by Edward D. Hoch; "Detectiverse" by C. McInerney & John Large; "The Jury Box" by John Dickson Carr. Label and sticker on front; tanning; rear cover cup ring; glue-shrink; edge tears; creasing; tanning. Reading copy. Book.

Wraps. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 12, No. 1. Edited by Hans Stefan Santesson. Cover art is uncredited. Includes "Save Your Confederate Money, Boys" by Rosel G. Brown; "Halloween for Mr. Faulkner" by August Derleth; "I've Been Trying to Tell You" by Gordon R. Dickson; "City of the Tiger" by John Brunner; "Planet of Waste" by Lester del Rey; "The Ants of Ireland's Eye" by Wenzell Brown; "Physics of Space" by Dr. Leslie R. Shepherd; "The Gladiator" by Thomas Pyne; "New in Science" by Van Rowe; "Minor Offense" by Daniel F. Galouye; "The Comanleigh" by Myrtle Benedict; "A Many Legged Thing" by Eric Frank Russell; "Fannotations" by Belle C. Dietz; "The Sinister Flame" by Y. ibn Aharon. Creasing; tanning; rubbing; edge and corner nicks and wear; minor soilking. Magazine.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 74, no. 4 (Whole No. 431). Cover photo of Dorothy L. Sayers. Includes "Charlie's Chase" by Brian Garfield; "Clutching at Straws" by Ruth Rendell; "A New Scam" by Helene Melyan; "Fools of the World" by Stephen Wasylyk; "The Door to Doom" by John Dickson Carr; "Summer of 1872" by C. Rowell; "Mr. Pike's Hobby" by Richard Grant; "The Name of the Game" by Gary Eberle; "A Lovely Morning to Die" by Celia Fremlin; "Chain of terror" by Patricia McGerr; "The Avenger from Outer Space" by Edward D. Hoch; "Mystery Newsletter" by Otto Penzler & Chris Steinbrunner; "The Jury Box" by Jon L. Breen. Tears at spine ends with loss at heel; tanning. No label, never was. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 74, no. 4 (Whole No. 431). Cover photo of Dorothy L. Sayers. Includes "Charlie's Chase" by Brian Garfield; "Clutching at Straws" by Ruth Rendell; "A New Scam" by Helene Melyan; "Fools of the World" by Stephen Wasylyk; "The Door to Doom" by John Dickson Carr; "Summer of 1872" by C. Rowell; "Mr. Pike's Hobby" by Richard Grant; "The Name of the Game" by Gary Eberle; "A Lovely Morning to Die" by Celia Fremlin; "Chain of terror" by Patricia McGerr; "The Avenger from Outer Space" by Edward D. Hoch; "Mystery Newsletter" by Otto Penzler & Chris Steinbrunner; "The Jury Box" by Jon L. Breen. Rubbing; a little creasing and stress; minor corner tear. No label, never was. Book.

Wraps. Condition: Good. Color illustrated wraps. Digest sized. 128 pp. A single issue of this science fiction/fantasy magazine featuring 'Ghosts for Christmas: The Dead Sexton' by Sheridan Le Fanu, work by Arthur C. Clarke, John Dickson Carr and others. GOOD+ condition. Some wrinkling/creasing to the rear cover. Minor fading. Light scuffing and curling along the extremities. Minor toning.

Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. ----------pulp magazine, standard pulp size. Reprints stories from the pulp magazines Thrilling Wonder Stories and Startling Stories. Modest shelfwear, a near fine copy.

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

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 8, No. 3. Edited by Anthony Boucher. Cover art by Nicholas Solovioff ("Hostile Planet"). Rear cover tie-in for Disney's ' "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" starring Kirk Douglas. Includes "The Short Ones" by Raymond E. Banks; "I Do Not Love Thee, Dr. Fell" by Robert Bloch; "The Golem" by Avram Davidson; "He Had a Big Heart" by Frank Quattrocchi; "The Thirteenth Floor" by Frank Gruber; "Change the Sky" Idris Seabright (Margaret St. Clair); "Overlooked" by E. C. Hornsby; "The Book of Your Life" by James Blish; "Yo Ho Hoka!" (short novelet) by Poul Anderson & Gordon R. Dickson; "Doctrine of Original Design" (verse) by Winona McClintic; "Millennium" by Fredric Brown; "The Bone That Seeks" by John Anthony. Tears at spien ends with minor losses; edge nicks and wear; tanning; creasing. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. LXXIII (72), No. 4. Bedsheet-sized. Edited by John W. Campbell. Cover art by Schoenherr for "Stuck" (novelette) by John Berryman. Includes "Snap Judgement" (novelette) by J. T. McIntosh; "Dolphin's Way" by Gordon R. Dickson; "Musn't Touch" by Poul Anderson; "I' BEM" by Walt & Leigh Richmond; "Undercurrents" (pt. 2 of 2; Telzey series) by James H. Schmitz. Science Fact: "Plowshare Today" by Edward C. Walterscheid. Readers' Departments: "Brass Tacks"; "The Editor's Page: Louis Pastuer, Medical Quack"; "The Analytical Laboratory"; "In Times to Come"; "The Reference Library" by P. Schuyler Miller. Illustrated by Steven Verenicin, Leo Summers, John Schoenherr, and Michael Arndt. Creasing; rubbing; bumps, scuffs and dings. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 12, No. 1. Edited by Anthony Boucher. Cover art by Paul Baisdell. Includes "Wilderness" ('novelette; 'People' series) by Zenna Henderson; "Ghosts for Christmas: The Dead Sexton" by Sheridan le Fanu; "Venture to the Moon - III: Green Fingers; IV: All That Glitters" by Arthur C. Clarke; "Ghosts for Christmas: New Murders for Old" by John Dickson Carr; "Rescue Mission" by Gordon R. Dickson; "In Memoriam: Fletcher Pratt" (verse) by James Blish; "Operation Salamander" by Poul Anderson; "The Wild Wood" by Mildred Clingerman. Spine fading; light, smudged mark on cover; several marks on contents list; tanning. Book.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: As New.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 8, No. 3. Edited by Anthony Boucher. Cover art by Nicholas Solovioff ("Hostile Planet"). Rear cover tie-in for Disney's ' "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" starring Kirk Douglas. Includes "The Short Ones" by Raymond E. Banks; "I Do Not Love Thee, Dr. Fell" by Robert Bloch; "The Golem" by Avram Davidson; "He Had a Big Heart" by Frank Quattrocchi; "The Thirteenth Floor" by Frank Gruber; "Change the Sky" Idris Seabright (Margaret St. Clair); "Overlooked" by E. C. Hornsby; "The Book of Your Life" by James Blish; "Yo Ho Hoka!" (short novelet) by Poul Anderson & Gordon R. Dickson; "Doctrine of Original Design" (verse) by Winona McClintic; "Millennium" by Fredric Brown; "The Bone That Seeks" by John Anthony. Stress; creasing; wear at spine ends; tanning; minor stain. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Vol. 12, No. 1. Edited by Anthony Boucher. Cover art by Paul Baisdell. Includes "Wilderness" ('novelette; 'People' series) by Zenna Henderson; "Ghosts for Christmas: The Dead Sexton" by Sheridan le Fanu; "Venture to the Moon - III: Green Fingers; IV: All That Glitters" by Arthur C. Clarke; "Ghosts for Christmas: New Murders for Old" by John Dickson Carr; "Rescue Mission" by Gordon R. Dickson; "In Memoriam: Fletcher Pratt" (verse) by James Blish; "Operation Salamander" by Poul Anderson; "The Wild Wood" by Mildred Clingerman. Tanning; edge and corner nicks and wear. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 8, No. 3. Edited by Anthony Boucher. Cover art by Nicholas Solovioff ("Hostile Planet"). Rear cover tie-in for Disney's ' "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" starring Kirk Douglas. Includes "The Short Ones" by Raymond E. Banks; "I Do Not Love Thee, Dr. Fell" by Robert Bloch; "The Golem" by Avram Davidson; "He Had a Big Heart" by Frank Quattrocchi; "The Thirteenth Floor" by Frank Gruber; "Change the Sky" Idris Seabright (Margaret St. Clair); "Overlooked" by E. C. Hornsby; "The Book of Your Life" by James Blish; "Yo Ho Hoka!" (short novelet) by Poul Anderson & Gordon R. Dickson; "Doctrine of Original Design" (verse) by Winona McClintic; "Millennium" by Fredric Brown; "The Bone That Seeks" by John Anthony. Tanning; corner wear; minor creasing; letter W on front (see scan). Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 8, No. 3. Edited by Anthony Boucher. Cover art by Nicholas Solovioff ("Hostile Planet"). Rear cover tie-in for Disney's ' "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" starring Kirk Douglas. Includes "The Short Ones" by Raymond E. Banks; "I Do Not Love Thee, Dr. Fell" by Robert Bloch; "The Golem" by Avram Davidson; "He Had a Big Heart" by Frank Quattrocchi; "The Thirteenth Floor" by Frank Gruber; "Change the Sky" Idris Seabright (Margaret St. Clair); "Overlooked" by E. C. Hornsby; "The Book of Your Life" by James Blish; "Yo Ho Hoka!" (short novelet) by Poul Anderson & Gordon R. Dickson; "Doctrine of Original Design" (verse) by Winona McClintic; "Millennium" by Fredric Brown; "The Bone That Seeks" by John Anthony. Tanned; minor spine stress and scuffs. Book.