Stearns W A (65 results)

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

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Beginning with the African musical heritage and its fusion with European forms in the New World, Marshall Stearns's history of jazz guides the reader through work songs, spirituls, ragtime, and the blues, to the birth of jazz in New Orleans and its adoption by St Louis, Chicago, Kansas City, and New York. From swing and bop to the early days of rock, this lively book introduces us to the great musicians and singers and examines jazz's cultural effects on American and the world. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

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.…

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. Faint cover creases, some edgewear, a VG to VG+ copy. Back cover advertisement is for Motor Book Dept. Frank Kelly Freas (front cover) (illustrator).

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).

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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.…

Soft cover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Bulletin No. 198. Staple bound booklet, paper wrapper. Some chipping, otherwise very good condition. 44 pages with 16 illustrations and 14 tables. Report of a study of the life cycle and control of the grape leaf-hopper and the grape-berry moth, two major pests to cultivated grapes.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good to Very Good. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing.. ** [We have a HUGE Selection of Western Pulp Magazine Digest in Stock = SEE our Other Listing; BUY Multiple items and SAVE on Shipping] ** 130 pages. SCARCE! >> BLAZING GUNS WESTERN STORY MAGAZINE. ( April/1957; #4 -- Pulp Digest Magazine ) - CONTENTS - FEATURE - Funeral at Apache Bend by Charles A. Stearns; Unknown Rider By W.J. Reynolds NOELETTES - Missouri Marauders by Paul L. Peil; Bargain Wife by Bud Kimes; Maverick Bad Man by Burt Thomas; SHORT STORES - Devil's Gold by Francis C. Battle; Hangman's Knot by Leslie Scott; Stagecoach Stranger by Wallace Blue; The Hater by Edward Shallcross; The Graveyard on the Hill by Edward D. Hoch; >> Minor cover creasing; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. GGA {Good Girl Art} NUDE Girl Painted Cover. (illustrator). Book. …

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Disbound, lacks original covers. Likely missing original title page. A prior owner added brown paper covers (not attached, stained). Staples are lightly rusted. ; 74 pages.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Used - Good. Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., Printers, Hartford. 94 pages. Photo-mechanical plate of cup. 9.75 x 6.75", gold stamped textured black stiff paper. Gurdon Wadsworth Russell, 1815-1909. History, descriptions of cup, seal, menu, guests, subscribers, addresses, ode, song, poem, toasts. Cover nicked, rubbed, text VG. …

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.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. GD+ Cover art by Jack Coggins.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Fair-Good. Damp-staining to covers. Cover art by Ed Emshwiller, illustrating "The Time-Lockers".

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. Mild edgewear, otherwise a very attractive copy, very clean throughout. Cover art by Jack Coggins.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the multifaceted relationship between science and higher education in the United States. It argues that American colleges and universities have a unique role to play in fostering the study of science, both for its intrinsic value and for its practical applications. The author delves into the history of science education in the United States, examining the evolution of scientific disciplines and the ways in which they have been integrated into the college curriculum. They also discuss the challenges and opportunities facing science education today, such as the rise of new technologies and the increasing demand for STEM professionals. Ultimately, the book makes a compelling case for the importance of science education in shaping the minds of future generations and ensuring the vitality of our society. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. VG. Edges trimmed, light creasing to covers, otherwise an attractive copy, very clean throughout. Cover art by Jack Coggins. Interior artwork by Luros, Murphy, Orban, Sibley.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 1, No. 1. Only issue produced. Pulp magazine. Edited by Alexander Samalman. Cover art reprinted from various Standard Magazines pulps. Includes Three Detective Stories: "Partner's Payoff" by Roger Dee; "The Murder Tap" (novelet) by M. E. Chaber; "Vengeance Is Not Enough" by Bruce Elliott. Three Western Stories: "Time for Violence" by Hascal Giles; "Hawk in the Sunlight" by Robert Stephens; "Brandy on Their Minds" by Paul Rendall Morrison. Three Storts Stories: "Cheese Champ" (novelet) by Bill Erin; "Diamond Outcast" by T. W. Ford; "They're Dead at Cooperstown" by Fletcher Flora. Three Science Fiction Stories: "Earth Person Singular" by Charles A. Stearns; "King Lode Revisited" by Herbert D. Kastle; "Bannion's Cave" by Margaret St. Clair. Twine dents; minor losses; minor soiling; tanning; a little bent at lower end from poor stacking. Book. …