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Paperback. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Condition: FAIR. Book of the Month Club edition, a large trade paperback. One of the best and most significant anthologies of modern science fiction, with works by established prize-winning writers and newcomers to the field. SIGNED by Connie Willis at her story "At the Rialto." Also included in this volume are stories by Judith Moffett, Charles Sheffield, Mike Resnick, Robert Silverberg, Lucius Shepard, S. P. Somtow, Neil Barriett Jr, Gregory Benford, Bruce Sterling, John Varley and more, along with the editor's annual summary of the year - 1989 - and his list of Honorable Mentions. Cover advertises'more than 250,000 words of fantastic fiction'. 598 pp. Fair condition only (spine slant, foxing to edges of textblock creasing to corners of covers, tearing along sides of spine.).

Condition: FAIR. First printing. An original anthology containing 17 stories with an introduction by Grant. SIGNED by Nina Kiriki Hoffman at her story 'The Shadow of the Hawk.' Other stories include Do I Dare to Eat a Peach' by Yarbro, The Blind Man by Jessica Amanda Salmonson; A Demon in Rosewood by Sharon Webb; Blood Gothic by Nancy Holder; Everything's Going to Be All Right by Gene DeWeese; Cycles by Kim Antieau; The Tuckahoe by Nancy Etchemendy; Between the Windows of the Sea by Jack Dann; The Battering by Steve Rasnic Tem; Toy by Bill Pronzini; The Man Who Loved Water by Craig Shaw Gardner; Sand by Alan Ryan; and more. Ex-library with markings and significant reading wear, in a good unmarked dust jacket (some discoloration to the edge of the front cover and front flap of dj.).

Condition: FINE. First appearance in print of these works. SIGNED by Robinson at his novella 'A Martian Childhood.' Digest magazine. Cover art: Todd Lockwood. interior art by Kandis Elliot, Alan M. Clark and others . 176 pp. Very near fine (no labels).

Condition: FAIR. Paperback. Second volume in this series of anthologies containing original stories - this includes fourteen stories by Alfred Bester, Hal Clement, Lester del Rey, C. M. Kornbluth, Jerome Bixby (his classic "It's a Good Life"), Robert Sheckley, Theodore Sturgeon, and others. SIGNED by Pohl on the title page. Note from editor. 195 pp. Fair condition only (small tear at top of spine, crease to front cover, bookstore stamp on first page, usual toning to the pages).

Condition: FINE. First printing. Contains 14 'original stories by the new stars of science fiction.' Lucius Shepard won first prize for his first published story 'The Etheric Transmitter' (although his first novel wound up being published before this anthology appeared.) Other prize winners included Gary Shockley and Rena Yount. Introduction by Knight. xii, 177 pp. Near fine in a very good dustjacket (tear to dj at side of spine).

Condition: NEAR FINE. First printing. SIGNED by Robinson at his novella 'A Short Sharp Shock.' Includes stories by Allen Steele, Isaac Asimov, Melanie Tem, Janet Kagen, Robert Reed, Terry Bisson, Alexander Jablokov, Richard Paul Russo, and more. Digest magazine. Illustrated. Cover art by Bob Walters . 318 pp. Near fine (no labels, usual toning to the pages).

Condition: FAIR. Paperback. SIGNED by Pohl on the title page. Second volume in this series of anthologies containing original stories - this includes fourteen stories by Alfred Bester, Hal Clement, Lester del Rey, C. M. Kornbluth, Jerome Bixby (his classic "It's a Good Life"), Robert Sheckley, Theodore Sturgeon, and others. Note from editor. 195 pp. Fair condition only (glue in binding is beginning to deteriorate, usual toning to the pages).

Condition: FINE. First printing. Includes a selection of poems by W. S. di Piero as the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize Portfolio and also new poems by Stuart Dybek, Kim Addonizio, and others plus a selection of poems from 100 years (all women), comments and reviews.SIGNED by Addonizio at her poem "Heraclitean." Notes on contributors. Cover art by Yuko Shimizu. Fine in illustrated wrappers.

Condition: NEAR FINE. First printing. Includes poetry by C. K Williams, Meghan O'Rourke, Marilyn Nelson, Kim Addonizio,and others, comments by Phyllis Rose, Daniel Hoffman and more, reviews. SIGNED by Kim Addonizio at her poem "Verities." Notes on contributors. Cover art by Marcel Dzama. Near fine in illustrated wrappers.

Condition: FAIR. First appearance in print of these works. SIGNED by Ron Carlson at his poem "There Were Two of Them in the Car." Magazine with poetry, short stories and photographs. In addition to the contributors listed above, this issue includes works by George Garrett, Stuart Dybeck, Janet Kaufman, Linda Pastan, Virgil Suarez, Nancy Willard and more. 218 pp. We specialize in literary journals, and have many others - including many not yet catalogued and listed on line. Good only condition - a tight copy, but with some marginal notations, rather extensive underlining and highlighting (not all selections are affected.).

Condition: VERY GOOD. First appearance in print of these works. Originally established in 1931 by Whit Burnett and Martha Foley, STORY magazine was noted for publishing strong fiction by new and established authors. In the fall of 1989, after a gap of 22 years, it was revived by Richard and Lois Rosenthal. Each issue features new fiction plus one classic story from the early years of the magazine. This issue is SIGNED by A.M. Homes at her story "Yours Truly." Other stories include Tower Street by Pierce Butler; The Run by Robert Canzoneri; I Couldn't Have Dreamed It by Christoper Coe; Safe Forever by Rick DeMarinis; Gifts by Charlotte Holmes; Yours Truly by ; On Set-Aside by Walter Kirn; Tobrah by Bobbie Ann Mason; Eating for Theodora by Melissa Pritchard; Little Nightmares, Little Dreams by Rachel Simon, and the Story Classic (1936) Theodore and the Blue Danube by Ludwig Bemelmans. Notes on the contributors. 124 pp. We specialize in literary journals, and have many others - including many not yet catalogued and listed on line. Very good minus in white illustrated wrappers (some soiling to covers.).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st printing, 2018. Book Issued in illustrated soft cover in Fine condition. No dust jacket, as issued. 181 pages with many period photographs. A group of true stories told by the Florida Writers and signed by Three contributors. Selling quality books for 40 years. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: GOOD. First appearance in print of these works. Cover by Wenzel for "The Snowbank Orbit" by Leiber. SIGNED by Jim Harmon at this story, "The Big Headache." Also includes "The Winning of the Moon" by Neville; "Once Around Arcturus" by Green; "Cultural Exchange" by Laumer; "1,492,633 Marlon Brandos" by Aandahl; "And Then There Was Peace" by Dickson; "Transient' by Harris; "World in a Mirror" by Teichner. Article: "Just Westing" by Sturgeon. Illustrated by Mack, Burns, Gaughan, and others. 130 pp. Good condition overall - usual toning to the pages, crease to front cover.

Condition: VERY GOOD. First printing, a digest magazine. Includes the novelette "Where the Beast Runs" by Dean R. Koontz; and novellas and stories by Mack Reynolds, Perry Chapdelaine, and others, plus an interview with Robert Bloch. SIGNED by Charles Nuetzel at his story "A Day for Dying." Illustrated by Gaughan, Reese, Barr, and Adkins. Cover by Three Lions, Inc. for "The Half Man" (novelette) by Keith Laumer. 162 pp. Very good (usual toning to the pages).

Condition: GOOD. First printing. SIGNED by John Barnes at his article 'How to Build a Future;' Also includes 'Backlash' by W. R. Thompson; 'Passages' by Joe Haldeman; 'Expression of the Past' by Deborah D. Ross;'The Solomon Solution' by Paula May; 'Side Effect' by Roger McBride Allen and more. Cover art by Robert Murray. 192 pp. Good only (some crinkling to the pages, light crease on front cover.).

Condition: NEAR FINE. First printing. A paperback magazine of new writing. SIGNED by Dani Shapiro at her story 'The Mistress." The title story: What Young Men Do . Richard Lloyd Parry Discovers Modern Indonesia"s War on Severed Heads Other contributors include Richard Lloyd Parry, Richard Ford, Simon Arimitage, Todd McEwen, Sebastiao Salgado, Nicholas Shakespeare, Tim Lott, Tim Parks. Illustrated with photographs and maps. Notes on contributors. 256 pp. Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (lower fore-edge slightly bumped.).

Condition: GOOD. First printing. An anthology of original short stories, edited and with an introduction by Roy Torgeson. SIGNED by TWO authors at their stories: Pat Murphy at 'Orange Blossom Time' and Cynthia Felice at 'A Good Place to Be.' Also includes A Child of Earth and Starry Heaven by Somtow Sucharitkul; Tomorrow Morning by Nicholas Yermakov; The Hashed Brown Buggy by Margaret St Clair; Dancing in the Dark by Glenn Chang; Again the Hit and Run and The Sound of Hawkwings Dissolving by Steve Rasnic Tem; by ; The Ballad of Lady Blue by Karl Hansen; That They Be Saved by Al Sarrantonio; Hunting the Dragonblood by Patrick H. Adkins and Gemini by Tanith Lee.186 pp. Ex-library with the usual markings, some spine slant, in a good dust jacket (spine label).

Condition: FINE. First appearance in print of these works. Originally established in 1931 by Whit Burnett and Martha Foley, STORY magazine was noted for publishing strong fiction by new and established authors. In the fall of 1989, after a gap of 22 years, it was revived by Richard and Lois Rosenthal. Each issue features new fiction plus one classic story from the early years of the magazine. This issue is SIGNED by A.M. Homes at her story "Yours Truly." Other stories include Tower Street by Pierce Butler; The Run by Robert Canzoneri; I Couldn't Have Dreamed It by Christoper Coe; Safe Forever by Rick DeMarinis; Gifts by Charlotte Holmes; Yours Truly by ; On Set-Aside by Walter Kirn; Tobrah by Bobbie Ann Mason; Eating for Theodora by Melissa Pritchard; Little Nightmares, Little Dreams by Rachel Simon, and the Story Classic (1936) Theodore and the Blue Danube by Ludwig Bemelmans. Notes on the contributors. 124 pp. We specialize in literary journals, and have many others - including many not yet catalogued and listed on line. Very near fine in white illustrated wrappers.

Condition: NEAR FINE. First printing. Originally established in 1931 by Whit Burnett and Martha Foley, STORY magazine was noted for publishing strong fiction by new and established authors. In the fall of 1989, after a gap of 22 years, it was revived by Richard and Lois Rosenthal. SIGNED by Brad Watson at his story 'Bill.' Also includes stories by Ursula Hegi, Kathryn Tyau, Richard Dooling, Tim Gatreaux, Ellen Douglas and others. Reprints the classic story 'The Vigilante' by Victor Schiff. Notes on the contributors. 128 pp. We specialize in literary journals, and have many others - including many not yet catalogued and listed on line. Near fine in illustrated wrappers.

Condition: GOOD. Large trade paperback. One of the best and most significant anthologies of modern science fiction, with works by established prize-winning writers and newcomers to the field. SIGNED by Nancy Kress at her story "Savior." Included in this volume are stories by Stephen Baxter, Greg Egan, Peter F. Hamilton, Paul J. McAuley, Nancy Kress, Ursula Le Guin, Lucius Shepard, Charles Stross, John Kessel, Brian Stableford, Michael Swanwick, Steven Utley, Tananarrive Due, and others, along with the editor's annual summary of the year - 2000 - and his list of Honorable Mentions. Cover advertises 'more than 250,000 words of fantastic fiction'. xlvii, 607 pp. Good only in glossy illustrated wrappers (corners curled, bookstore stamp on first page, other signs of having been read.).

Condition: NEAR FINE. 1st trade paperback printing. In addition to the prizewinners - with Stephen King winning first prize for 'The Man in the Black Suit' , this also includes stories by Akhil Sharma, William Hoffman, Joyce Carol Oates, T. J. McNally, Daniel Menaker, Alice Adams, Jane Smiley, Walter Mosley and more. SIGNED by Akhil Sharma at "If You Sing Like That for Me" (his first publiched story) Introduction by Abrahams. Biographical notes and comments by the authors. 387 pp. Near fine in glossy wrappers (usual toning to the pages.).

Condition: VERY GOOD. Paperback original - first printing. SIGNED by Michael Swanwick at his story ''Ginungagap.' Also includes stories by Philip K. Dick, James Tiptree, Jr, George R. R. Martin, Zenna Henderson, John Varley and others. Introduction by Carr and notes on the year in science fiction by Charles N. Brown. 434 pp. Very good (straight spine, but some rubbing to the covers.).

Condition: FAIR. First edition. Anthology based on the award-winning horror magazine - includes stories by Ramsey Campbell, Charles L. Grant, Russell Kirk, Hugh B. Cave, William F. Nolan, Tanith Lee, Richard Christian Matheson and more. SIGNED by TWO authors: by David Drake at his story "The Dancer in the Flames" and by William Nolan at "Fair Trade." Wraparound dust jacket art by Stephen E. Fabian. 182 pp. Ex-library with markings and significant reading wear, but in a good dust jacket. (price-clipped.).

Condition: NEAR FINE. First printing. An interesting and eclectic magazine dedicated to publishing the work of writers, artists and publishers of the West Coast - including short stories, poetry, translations, and excerpts from work in progress. SIGNED by Maxine Hong Kingston at "A Writer's Notebook." Also included in this issue are first appearances by Robin Delman, Forest Hamer, essays by Philip Levine and Heather McHugh, and more. Cover by William T. Wiley. 130 pp. plus 13 pp of reproductions from Kingston's notebooks. We specialize in literary journals, and have many others - including many not yet catalogued and listed on line. Near fine.

Condition: VERY GOOD. Book club edition. An anthology of fifteen original stories by authors such as Piers Anthony, Gene Wolfe, Gordon R. Dickson, James Sallis, Robin Scott, and more. 240 pp. SIGNED by Gerrold at his story 'Love Story in Three Acts.' Just about fine in very good dust jacket. (lower corner of dj flap clipped, some rubbing to the dj).

Condition: FINE. First thus- a trade paperback. An anthology of essays from selected books in the Smart Pop series bound dos-a-dos with the company's Fall 2006 catalogue. SIGNED by Larry Niven at his essay on Superman "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex." Also includes essays by Jill Winters (on Mary's role in Austen's Pride and Prejudice), Troy-Castro on the television show "Lost" and more. 127 pp and 32 pp. Fine (as new) in glossy illustrated wrappers.

Condition: FINE. First printing. SIGNED by Richard Lange at his story 'Culver City.' Also includes works by Richard Lange, Bernard Cooper, Colum McCann, Alison Baker, Erika Krouse, Michel Faber, Holly Woodward, the first published story of Sarah Messer, and more. We specialize in literary journals, and have many others - including many not yet catalogued and listed on line. 134 pp. Very near fine in wrappers.