Stearns Robert J (37 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Very, very light wear. Square and tight binding. Edited by H. L. Gold. Cover art by Wood for "Installment Plan" (novella) by Clifford D. Simak. Includes "I Plingot, Who You?" (novelette) by Frederik Pohl; "Insidekick" (novelette) by J. F. Bone; "Pastoral Affair" by Charles A. Stearns; "Forever" by Ned Lang [Robert Sheckley]; "Time-Killer" (pt. 4 of 4) by Robert Sheckley. Science Department: "For Your Information: Monsters of the Deep" by Willy Ley. Features: "Editor's Page: What'll It be?"; "Forecast"; "Galaxy's Five Star Shelf" by Floyd C. Gale. Illustrated by Wood and Dick Francis.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. St Nicholas Vol. 43 October 1916. Various (illustrator).

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.…

Staple-bound Book. Condition: Very Good. Staplebound softcover magazine in very good condition. Article topics include : the problems of provenance; the real truth about jazz origins; who were the Buffalodians; the Gennett papers: excerpts from the company's historic record ledgers; and more. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Magazine. …

Staple-bound Book. Condition: Very Good. Staplebound softcover magazine in very good condition. Article topics include : toward a definition of jazz; the New Orleans Jazz Club; to be insured; and more. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Magazine.

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.…

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good to Very Good+. First Edition. ----------pulp magazine, standard pulp size. Bump to spine top, less than the usual small edge tears, a VG to VG+ copy. Back cover advertisement is for Science Fiction Book Club. Jack Coggins (front cover) (illustrator).

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 17, No. 3. Edited by H. L. Gold. Cover art by Wood for "Installment Plan" (novella) by Clifford D. Simak. Includes "I Plingot, Who You?" (novelette) by Frederik Pohl; "Insidekick" (novelette) by J. F. Bone; "Pastoral Affair" by Charles A. Stearns; "Forever" by Ned Lang [Robert Sheckley]; "Time-Killer" (pt. 4 of 4) by Robert Sheckley. Science Department: "For Your Information: Monsters of the Deep" by Willy Ley. Features: "Editor's Page: What'll It be?"; "Forecast"; "Galaxy's Five Star Shelf" by Floyd C. Gale. Illustrated by Wood and Dick Francis. Creasing; tanning; wet spots. Book. …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 17, No. 3. Edited by H. L. Gold. Cover art by Wood for "Installment Plan" (novella) by Clifford D. Simak. Includes "I Plingot, Who You?" (novelette) by Frederik Pohl; "Insidekick" (novelette) by J. F. Bone; "Pastoral Affair" by Charles A. Stearns; "Forever" by Ned Lang [Robert Sheckley]; "Time-Killer" (pt. 4 of 4) by Robert Sheckley. Science Department: "For Your Information: Monsters of the Deep" by Willy Ley. Features: "Editor's Page: What'll It be?"; "Forecast"; "Galaxy's Five Star Shelf" by Floyd C. Gale. Illustrated by Wood and Dick Francis. Creasing; tanning; edge and corner wear with minor tears and losses. Book. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Printing. Pocket Book 6163. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. This anthology contains: The Eel by Miriam Allen DeFord; 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; $1000 a Plate by Jack McKenty; Take Wooden Indians by Avram Davidson; The Bitterest Pill by Frederik Pohl; This Side Up by Raymond E. Banks; A Feast of Demons by William Morrison; Nightmare with Zeppelins by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth; We Never Mention Aunt Nora by Paul Flehr (Frederik Pohl); and When the People Fell by Cordwainer Smith. Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Printing. Pocket Book 6163. Lightly rubbed on the corners with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. This anthology contains: Inside John Barth - a novelette 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; $1000 a Plate by Jack McKenty; Take Wooden Indians - a novelette 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 - a novelette by William Morrison; Nightmare with Zeppelins by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth; We Never Mention Aunt Nora by Paul Flehr (Frederik Pohl;) and When the People Fell by Cordwainer Smith. Book.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. XLII, No. 3. Pulp magazine. Edited by Samuel Mines. Cover by Jack Coggins. Includes "Whistle Stop in Space" (novel) by Kendell Foster Crossen; "Booby Prize" (novelet) by George O. Smith; "Arbiter" (novelet) by Sam Merwin, Jr.; "Fishing Season" by Robert Sheckley; "Sibling" by Leslie Waltham; "The Belly of Gor Jeetl" by Charles A. Stearns; "Metamorphosis" by Mike Curry; "The Politician" by R. J. McGregor; "Green-Eyed Monster" by J. W. Groves; "Flight Eighteen" by Paul A. Torak. Features: "The Reader Speaks"; "What's New in Science?" by Dixon Wells; "Progress" (verse) by Alexander Samalman; "Are You Heaven Wise?" (quiz); "Top of the World" by I. G. Edmonds; "War of the Worlds" (movie review) by Pat Jones; "Science Fiction Book Review". Letters from Sherwood Springer and L. Sprague de Camp. Illustrated by Finlay, Poulton, Emsh, Orban, Schomburg and others. Cover edges chipped; dealer's mark. Book.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. XLII, No. 3. Pulp magazine. Edited by Samuel Mines. Cover by Jack Coggins. Includes "Whistle Stop in Space" (novel) by Kendell Foster Crossen; "Booby Prize" (novelet) by George O. Smith; "Arbiter" (novelet) by Sam Merwin, Jr.; "Fishing Season" by Robert Sheckley; "Sibling" by Leslie Waltham; "The Belly of Gor Jeetl" by Charles A. Stearns; "Metamorphosis" by Mike Curry; "The Politician" by R. J. McGregor; "Green-Eyed Monster" by J. W. Groves; "Flight Eighteen" by Paul A. Torak. Features: "The Reader Speaks"; "What's New in Science?" by Dixon Wells; "Progress" (verse) by Alexander Samalman; "Are You Heaven Wise?" (quiz); "Top of the World" by I. G. Edmonds; "War of the Worlds" (movie review) by Pat Jones; "Science Fiction Book Review". Letters from Sherwood Springer and L. Sprague de Camp. Illustrated by Finlay, Poulton, Emsh, Orban, Schomburg and others. Dealer's marks; minor soiling; tanning. Book.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. XLII, No. 3. Pulp magazine. Edited by Samuel Mines. Cover by Jack Coggins. Includes "Whistle Stop in Space" (novel) by Kendell Foster Crossen; "Booby Prize" (novelet) by George O. Smith; "Arbiter" (novelet) by Sam Merwin, Jr.; "Fishing Season" by Robert Sheckley; "Sibling" by Leslie Waltham; "The Belly of Gor Jeetl" by Charles A. Stearns; "Metamorphosis" by Mike Curry; "The Politician" by R. J. McGregor; "Green-Eyed Monster" by J. W. Groves; "Flight Eighteen" by Paul A. Torak. Features: "The Reader Speaks"; "What's New in Science?" by Dixon Wells; "Progress" (verse) by Alexander Samalman; "Are You Heaven Wise?" (quiz); "Top of the World" by I. G. Edmonds; "War of the Worlds" (movie review) by Pat Jones; "Science Fiction Book Review". Letters from Sherwood Springer and L. Sprague de Camp. Illustrated by Finlay, Poulton, Emsh, Orban, Schomburg and others. Hinge creased; overlap frayed. Book.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. XLII, No. 3. Pulp magazine. Edited by Samuel Mines. Cover by Jack Coggins. Includes "Whistle Stop in Space" (novel) by Kendell Foster Crossen; "Booby Prize" (novelet) by George O. Smith; "Arbiter" (novelet) by Sam Merwin, Jr.; "Fishing Season" by Robert Sheckley; "Sibling" by Leslie Waltham; "The Belly of Gor Jeetl" by Charles A. Stearns; "Metamorphosis" by Mike Curry; "The Politician" by R. J. McGregor; "Green-Eyed Monster" by J. W. Groves; "Flight Eighteen" by Paul A. Torak. Features: "The Reader Speaks"; "What's New in Science?" by Dixon Wells; "Progress" (verse) by Alexander Samalman; "Are You Heaven Wise?" (quiz); "Top of the World" by I. G. Edmonds; "War of the Worlds" (movie review) by Pat Jones; "Science Fiction Book Review". Letters from Sherwood Springer and L. Sprague de Camp. Illustrated by Finlay, Poulton, Emsh, Orban, Schomburg and others. Book.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. XLII, No. 3. Pulp magazine. Edited by Samuel Mines. Cover by Jack Coggins. Includes "Whistle Stop in Space" (novel) by Kendell Foster Crossen; "Booby Prize" (novelet) by George O. Smith; "Arbiter" (novelet) by Sam Merwin, Jr.; "Fishing Season" by Robert Sheckley; "Sibling" by Leslie Waltham; "The Belly of Gor Jeetl" by Charles A. Stearns; "Metamorphosis" by Mike Curry; "The Politician" by R. J. McGregor; "Green-Eyed Monster" by J. W. Groves; "Flight Eighteen" by Paul A. Torak. Features: "The Reader Speaks"; "What's New in Science?" by Dixon Wells; "Progress" (verse) by Alexander Samalman; "Are You Heaven Wise?" (quiz); "Top of the World" by I. G. Edmonds; "War of the Worlds" (movie review) by Pat Jones; "Science Fiction Book Review". Letters from Sherwood Springer and L. Sprague de Camp. Illustrated by Finlay, Poulton, Emsh, Orban, Schomburg and others. Creasing; dusty. Book.…

Softcover. 211-398 pp. Volume XLIV, Number Two (June 1976). Softcover. edgewear and bits of paper corrosion on cover; paper tears at bottom of spine.

Condition: very_good. Book is in very good condition. Clean with little to no signs of wear or markings highlights.

Condition: acceptable.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 309 pp., x. No edition, printing or number line cited: presumed First Printing. Following the Preface, Contents divided into 20 Essays in 3 sections: EXPERIENCE (1) Charles W. Hendel, "Experience and Speculation"; (2) Robert O. Johann, S.J., "Experience and Philosophy"; (3) Isabel S. Stearns, "Creativity and Otherness"; (4) William Earle, "Love and Metaphysics"; (5) Irwin C. Lieb, "Purposes and Words"; (6) Charles Hartshorne, "Man in Nature"; (7) Richard M. Rorty, "The Limits of Reductionism"; EXISTENCE (8) Robert S. Brumbaugh, "Kinds of Time: An Excursion in First Philosophy"; (9) Milic Capek, "The Elusive Nature of the Past"; (10) W. Norris Clarke, S.J.,"Causality and Time"; (11) F.S.C. Northrup, "Is the Word Reality Meanigful?"; (12) A Boyce Gibson, "Time and Action"; (13) Richard F. Grabau, "Existence and Being"; (14) Iredell Jenkins, "The Modes of Law"; THE GOOD (15) Abrham Edel, "The Relation of Fact and Value: A Reassessment"; (16) John Wild, "The Objectivist View of Human Freedom: A Criticism"; (17) Nathan Rosenstreich, "Is There a Primacy of Practical Reason?"; (18) Louis Mackey, "The Analysis of the Good in Kierkegaard's Purity of Heart"; (19) Wilmon H. Sheldon, "The Criterioin ofg ther Good and the Right"; (20) Andrew J. Reck, "The Metaphysics of Liberty"; SOME PUBLICATIIONS OF PAUL WEISS, pp. 299-304; INDEX, pp. 305-309. Beige Dustwrapper not price-clipped ($10.00) with some perimeter browning (age-toning), minor tears and chips (Now backed with Archival tape); two small blue spots on front cover lower right , which appear to be small, superficial scrapes of surface beige, revealing blue underneath (NOT detected on inside dustwrapper at those locations and NOT the surface of the blue board showing through); 1" x 1/4" superficial liquid stain (blends in with age-toning and cannot be seen on inside dw at that location) on front cover between two blue spots cited. It all describes much worse than it is but there you have it: NOW in Brodart mylar, which forgives transgressions graciously. Medium blue, marbled boards with white spine and gold-stamped lettering; top edge stained yellow; some small speckles of foxing on top edge, partially hidden by yellow stain; modicum of foxing speckles on fore-edge, primarily near top edge, with a scant few bleeding onto pages (NO encroachment upon text); hint of shelf rubbing on lower edges: describes worse than it is, but there you have it. Book essentially Fine, looking UNREAD. Tight binding (NO cracks); square corners (hint of curls on lower cover corners); essentially NO rubbing wear; NO remainder marks; NO previous owner names. Clean text. Classic Festschrift with list of distinguished Contributors: Arguably, Gift-Giving Condition for a scarce resource. …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Vol. 63, No. 3. Pulp magazine. Edited by Jim Hendryx, Jr. Cover art is uncredited for "Loot of the Diablos" (complete novel; Jim Hatfield series) by Jackson Cole. Includes "Too Many Guns" (novelet) by Philip Morgan; "The Avenger" by Charles Putkey; "Backwoods Man" by W. J. Reynolds; "Gambler's Range" by Lin Searles; "Last Crooked Mile" by Robert E. Trevathan; "Smart Law" by Bart Morgan; "Ambush Trail" by Charles A. Stearns. Features: "The Frontier Post" by Captain Starr; "Curse of Cure" by E. J. Ritter, Jr.; "Lazy Longhorn" by W. L. Hudson; "Sagebrush Saavy" by S. Omar Barker. Illustrations are uncredited. A little creasing; minor edge tears and losses; mild tanning. Book.…

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Red wrappers. 95-188pp. Spine lightly tanned and cocked, corners bumped, near fine. Articles, notes and queries, and book reviews by Leonard W. Moss, Stephen C. Cappannari, Merle L. Simmons, Robert Stevenson, Morris E. Opler, Macedward Leach, Ed Cray, Tristram P. Coffin, Americo Paredes, S.J. Sackett, Walter E. Boyer, Leonard Roberts, Howard Mumford Jones, Daniel G. Hoffman, Bela Gunda, Morton Y. Jacobs, Claude M. Simpson, Norman Cazden, Morton H. Levine, Arthur Freeman, Richard M. Dorson, Wolf Leslau, Gertrude P. Kurath, Marshall W. Stearns, Charles O. Frake, David Bidney, Bacil F. Kirtley, Carmen Cook de Leonard, and J. David Sapir. …

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.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. xxvi, 403 pp. LCC: 33552.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Single Issue In Original Wrappers. Light Wear, Bright, Foxing On Foredges, 3/4" X 1/" Chip At Center Of Top Of Front Panel. B/W Illustrations (illustrator).

paperback. Condition: Good. 1st printing; Barcode on back cover neatly removed.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A Solid Trade Paperback 640+ Pages. No Reading Crease But With Two Small' Coffee?'Stains ( 1-2Cm)On The Edge Of The Pages, But No Bleed To Text. Otherwise Very Clean And No Further Markings. Right Bottom Corner Has A Small Dog Ear And The Tail Of The Spine Has Very Minor Shelf Rub. Solid And Tight. Illustrated Card Covers.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. xvii, 342 p.