Michael James Obrien (171 results)

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Paperback. Condition: New. Only edition in printIn the field of supernatural and fantastic literature, certain names come readily to mind - E.T.A. Hoffmann, Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft - but that of Fitz-James O'Brien has been unjustly overlooked and nearly forgotten since his premature death in 1862, during the American Civil War.'The Diamond Lens', O'Brien's most famous short story, can be regarded as a forerunner of modern science fiction; 'What Was It?' is said to have served as a model for H.G. Wells's The Invisible Man; and 'The Wondersmith' is a marvellous tale of Hoffmannesque invention. Taken together, O'Brien's stories give him an important place in the development of American fiction and remain as fresh today as when they were first written more than a hundred and fifty years ago.Contents: 'The Pot of Tulips', 'The Dragon Fang Possessed by the Conjuror Piou-lu', 'Seeing the World', 'The Diamond Lens', 'The Lost Room', 'The Wondersmith', 'What Was It?ABOUT ALMA CLASSICS: Alma Classics is committed to making available a wide range of literature from around the globe. Most of the titles are enriched by an extensive critical apparatus, notes and extra reading material, as well as a selection of photographs. The texts are based on the most authoritative edition and edited using a fresh, accessible editorial approach. With an emphasis on production, editorial and typographical values, Alma Classics aspires to revitalize the whole experience of reading classics.

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Paperback. Condition: New. Only edition in printIn the field of supernatural and fantastic literature, certain names come readily to mind - E.T.A. Hoffmann, Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft - but that of Fitz-James O'Brien has been unjustly overlooked and nearly forgotten since his premature death in 1862, during the American Civil War.'The Diamond Lens', O'Brien's most famous short story, can be regarded as a forerunner of modern science fiction; 'What Was It?' is said to have served as a model for H.G. Wells's The Invisible Man; and 'The Wondersmith' is a marvellous tale of Hoffmannesque invention. Taken together, O'Brien's stories give him an important place in the development of American fiction and remain as fresh today as when they were first written more than a hundred and fifty years ago.Contents: 'The Pot of Tulips', 'The Dragon Fang Possessed by the Conjuror Piou-lu', 'Seeing the World', 'The Diamond Lens', 'The Lost Room', 'The Wondersmith', 'What Was It?ABOUT ALMA CLASSICS: Alma Classics is committed to making available a wide range of literature from around the globe. Most of the titles are enriched by an extensive critical apparatus, notes and extra reading material, as well as a selection of photographs. The texts are based on the most authoritative edition and edited using a fresh, accessible editorial approach. With an emphasis on production, editorial and typographical values, Alma Classics aspires to revitalize the whole experience of reading classics.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In the field of supernatural and fantastic literature, certain names come readily to mind E.T.A. Hoffmann, Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft but the name of Fitz-James OBrien has been unjustly overlooked and nearly forgotten since his premature death in 1862 during the American Civil War.The Diamond Lens, OBriens most famous short story, can be regarded as a forerunner of the science-fiction genre; What Was It? is alleged to have served as a model for H.G. Wellss The Invisible Man; and 'The Wondersmith is a marvellous tale of Hoffmannesque invention. Taken together, OBriens few surviving stories give him an important place in the development of American fiction and remain as fresh today as when they first written more than a hundred and fifty years ago.Contents: The Diamond Lens, The Lost Room, What Was It?, The Wondersmith, Seeing the World, The Pot of Tulips, The Dragon Fang possessed by the Conjurer Piou-Lou. A unique collection of supernatural short stories by a forerunner of science fiction. It includes What Was It?, a story which served as a model for H.G. Wellss The Invisible Man. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Paperback. In the field of supernatural and fantastic literature, certain names come readily to mind ? E.T.A. Hoffmann, Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft ? but that of Fitz-James O'Brien has been unjustly overlooked and nearly forgotten since his premature death in 1862, during the American Civil War.'The Diamond Lens', O'Brien's most famous short story, can be regarded as a forerunner of modern science fiction; 'What Was It?' is said to have served as a model for H.G. Wells's The Invisible Man; and 'The Wondersmith' is a marvellous tale of Hoffmannesque invention. Taken together, O'Brien's stories give him an important place in the development of American fiction and remain as fresh today as when they were first written more than a hundred and fifty years ago.Contents: 'The Pot of Tulips', 'The Dragon Fang Possessed by the Conjuror Piou-lu', 'Seeing the World', 'The Diamond Lens', 'The Lost Room', 'The Wondersmith', 'What Was It?ABOUT ALMA CLASSICS: Alma Classics is committed to making available a wide range of literature from around the globe. Most of the titles are enriched by an extensive critical apparatus, notes and extra reading material, as well as a selection of photographs. The texts are based on the most authoritative edition and edited using a fresh, accessible editorial approach. With an emphasis on production, editorial and typographical values, Alma Classics aspires to revitalize the whole experience of reading classics. 187 [{"value":5.08,"unit":"INCHES"},{"value":1.0,"unit":"INCHES"},{"value":7.79,"unit":"INCHES"}].

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Pages are clean and unmarked. The last twenty or so pages have a creased lower right corner. Slight soiling and a few marks to front and back covers. Fading to the spine and adjacent strips of the front and back covers from light exposure. Slight wear to top and bottom edges of covers and spine. Corners of front and back covers mildly bent and/or creased. The journal will be bubble-wrapped and shipped in a sturdy box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes the following articles: "Surface Temperature Related Variations in Tropical Cirrus Cloud as Measured by SAGE II"; "Space-Time Structure of Monsoon Interannual Variability"; "Inferring Optical Depth of Broken Clouds from Landsat Data"; "Orthogonal Rotation of Spatial Patterns Derived from Singlular Value Decomposition Analysis"; "Cloud, Surface Temperature, and Outgoing Longwave Radiation for the Period from 1979 to 1990"; "Quasi-Stationary Waves in the Southern Hemisphere, Part I: Observational Data"; "Quasi-Stationary Waves in the Southern Hemisphere, Part II: Generation Mechanisms"; "Sensitivity of a GCM Simulation to Inclusion of Inland Water Surfaces"; "Decadal and Seasonal Dependence of ENSO Prediction Skill"; "An Improved Land Surface Parameterization Scheme in the ECMWF Model and Its Validation"; "The Potential Predictability in a 14-Year GCM Simulation"; "Low-Frequency Variability of the Equatorial Pacific Ocean Using a New Pseudostress Dataset: 1930-1989"; "Climatological Time Series with Periodic Correlation"; "An Examination of the East Pacific ITCZ Rainfall Distribution"; "Comparison of the Surface Solar Radiation Budget Derived from Satellite Data with that Simulated by the NCAR CCM2"; "Simulation of Atmospheric Circulation during the GIMEX 91 Experiment Using a Meso-y Primitive Equations Model"; "The Dependence of Climate Sensitivity on the Horizontal Resolution of a GCM"; and "On Thermal Expansion over the Last Hundred Years".

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Marier, Monica; Iles, Sophie; Hoesly, Ginger (illustrator). Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. annotated edition. 152 pages. 7.80x5.08x1.01 inches. In Stock.

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1st edition. Early American short stories, fills in a missing link in the literature of the incredible. Solid clean tight bright copy of HB 1st with jacket. 5-3/4 x 8-3/4, 149 pp. Fine unmarked, in VeryGood price-clipped jacket. Hardcover in green boards w gilt spine titling, in white jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Very good in little soiled white dust wrapper with a short tear, small shadow from an old price sticker.

Paperback. xix, 178p.+ 79 plates, very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. O'Brien shot photos for Matthew Barney.

Softcover. xiv, 255 pp. Softcover. LCC: 8015113 Good condition; on covers: color fading, yellowing, and a crease on upper right corner of front; small loss of paper on left edge of rear cover.

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. annotated edition. 152 pages. 7.80x5.08x1.01 inches. In Stock.

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