Sterling John Editor (38 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 349 clean, unmarked pages; owner's name.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. 1st printing (1993). Trade-sized. Cover art by Craig Rosenberg. Includes "Introduction"; "Science Ficion for What? Remarks on the Year 1991" by Kathryn Cramer; "Guide Dog" by Mike Conner; "Ma Qui" by Alan Brennert; "Three Scenes from "Stations of the Tide" by Michael Swanwick; "In Memoriam: Isaac Asimov" by Athhur C. Clarke, George Zebrowski, Harlan Ellison, and Isaac Asimov; "Standing in Line with Mister Jimmy" by James Patrick Kelly; "The Dark" by Karen Joy Fowler; "They're Made Out of Meat" by Terry Bisson; "Processing the Simulacra for Fun and Profit" by Bruce Sterling; "Auteurs at Work? The Fantastic Films of 1991" by Bill Warren; "Buffalo" by John Kessel; "Getting Real" by Susan Schwartz; "The Button, and What You Know" by W. Gregory Stewart; "Beggars in Spain" by Nancy Kress; "Rhysling Poetry Award Winners": Joe Haldeman & David McDermott; "Appendices: About the Nebula Award; Selected Titles from the 1991 Preliminary Nebula Ballot; Past Nebula Award Winners". Minor wear and tanning. Book.

paperback. Condition: Good. Cover has some wear, with toning and mild soiling. Pages are clean and unmarked, with toning and foxing on the edges. If you have any questions, or would like images, please let me know.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Very nice book.

Hardcover. First Edition. Stated first edition with full number lineclean pages, tight binding, clean boards, original dust jacket, original dust jacket over cloth boards clean pages, tight binding, clea original dust jacket over cloth.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Later Printing. 190 pp. (xvi) Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. The Contents are: Introduction by Doug Lansky; Nudity Is a State of Mind by Alan Zweibel; Failing to Learn Japanese in Only Five Minutes by Dave Barry; Jugo Especial by Lara Naaman; Under the Spell of a Witch Doctor by Rory Nugent; An Irishman in Vurjinny by Joseph O'Connor; The Deep Fried Potato Bug by Richard Sterling; Down Jerky Road by Sophia Dembling; Bill's Stroll Through Paris by Bill Bryson; Dragging the Family to Magic Kingdom by Caryl Rivers; A Simian in the Cinema by Nigel Barley; Blinded by the White by Mary Roach; Shipping Out by David Foster Wallace; The Great Race by Peter Mayle; Out of Teheran by John Krich; A Holy Holiday in Hell by P. J. O'Rourke; The Duck of Peace by Carl Franz; It's Monday So This Must Be My Tax Write-off in London by Dave Barry; Of Generals and Gentlemen by David Arizmendi; The Great Invisible Pheasant Hunt by Jon Carroll; Cena by David Leavitt; An Alarming Time by Susan Storm; This Land Is Mine by Paul William Roberts; Heeding the Call by Donna Marazzo; A New Tourist in Town by Ralph Schoenstein; Damp in the Afternoon by Calvin Trillin; La Entrevista - The Interview by O. M. Bode; The Art of Riding a Third World Bus by Doug Lansky; and The Wrong Number by Bill Bryson. Size: 8vo. Book.

Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Alex Schomburg (front cover) (illustrator). First Edition. ----------science fiction fantasy pulp magazine, digest size. Faint spine crease, a near fine copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Chesley Bonestell; (illustrator). First Edition. (xiii) 446 pp. Please note, this is a somewhat heavy book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping might be higher than normal. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Chesley Bonestell. This anthology contains: Preface by Gardner Dozois; The Big Rain - a novella by Poul Anderson; When the People Fell by Cordwainer Smith; Before Eden by Arthur C. Clarke; Hunter Come Home - a novelette by Richard McKenna; The Keys to December - a novelette by Roger Zelazny; Retrograde Summer - a novelette by John Varley; Shall We Take a Walk - a novelette by Gregory Benford; The Catharine Wheel - a novelette by Ian McDonald; Sunken Gardens by Bruce Sterling; Out of Copyright by Charles Sheffield; A Place with Shade - a novelette by Robert Reed; Dawn Venus - a novelette by G. David Nordley; For White Hill - a novella by Joe Haldeman; The Road to Reality - a novelette by Phillip C. Jennings; Ecopoesis - a novella by Geoffrey A. Landis; People Came from Earth by Stephen Baxter; Fossils - a novelette by William H. Keith Jr; A Martian Romance - a novelette by Kim Stanley Robinson; Dream of Venus - a novelette by Pamela Sartent; and At Tide's Turning - a noveletta by Laura J. Mixon. Size: 8vo. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. PL Book 64-645. Light edge and corner wear with a crease on the front hinge and an uncreased spine; no interior markings. This anthology contains: Join Our Gang by Sterling E. Lanier; Monument by Lloyd Biggle; The Plague by Teddy Keller; Remember the Alamo by T. R. Fehrenbach; The Hunch by Christopher Anvil; Barnacle Bull by Winston P. Sanders (Poul Anderson;) Sleight of Wit by Gordon R. Dickson; and Prologue to an Analogue by Leigh Richmond. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. David Hardy; (illustrator). First Edition. 160 pp. Digest format. Very light rubbing on the corners. Cover art by David Hardy. This issue contains: Kiosk by Bruce Sterling; The Darkness Between by Jeremy Minton; The Strange Disappearance of David Gerrold by David Gerrold; The Dark Boy by Marta Randall; How to Talk to Girls At Parties by Neil Gaiman; X-Country by Robert Reed; Book Reviews by John Kessel; Movie Review by Lucius Shepard; Curiosities by Graham Andrews; and Books to Look For by Charles de Lint. Size: 12mo. Book.

Imitation Leather. Condition: Good. The cover held together by tape- binding is good and all pages are attached Book shows common (average) signs of wear and use. Binding is still tight. Covers are intact but may be repaired. We have 75,000 books to choose from -- Ship within 24 hours -- Satisfaction Guaranteed!

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Davis Meltzer; (illustrator). Later Printings. 160, 207 pp. PL 64-645 and 64-647. Both books have edge and corner wear with minor creasing on the spines; Book Two has a small scuff mark on the upper right of the front cover; no interior markings. Covers by Davis Meltzer. BOOK ONE contains: Join Our Gang by Sterling E. Lanier; Monument - a novelette by Lloyd Biggle; The Plague by Teddy Keller; Remember the Alamo by T. R. Fehrenbach; The Hunch by Christopher Anvil; Barnacle Bull by Winston P. Sanders (Poul Anderson;) Sleight of Wit - a novelette by Gordon R. Dickson; and Prologue to an Analogue - a novelette by Leigh Richmond. BOOK TWO contains: The Weather Man - a novella by Theodore L. Thomas; Good Indian by Mack Reynolds; Blind Man's Lantern - a novelette by Allen Kim Lang; Junior Achievement by William Lee; Novice - a novelette by James H. Schmitz; Ethical Quotient - a novella by John T. Phillifent; Philosopher's Stone by Christopher Anvil; and The Circuit Riders by R. C. FitzPatrick. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. (1966) 274 pp. Original light and dark blue cloth covers, very bright and clean. Light soiling to top edge of text block. DJ lightly rubbed at edges w/ mild edge wear. Contents very nice.

Digest Magazine. Condition: Very Good +. Bauman, Jill (illustrator). Octpber/November; Vol.87,No.4-5. Digest Magazine. Very Good +. Octpber/November; Vol.87,No.4-5. An uncreased spine with very light edge rubbings. No store stamp. Stories by Harlan Ellison, Mike Resnick, Esther M.Freisner, Bruce Sterling, Bradley Denton, Gardner Dozois, Robert Reed, Parke Godwin, John Kessel.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good +. Eggleton, Bob (illustrator). 1st Printing. A lightly creased spine with light edge rubbings. No store stamp. Stories By: Dave Wolverton, Terry Bisson, John Brunner, Gregory Benford, Sheila Finch, James Patrick Kelly, Yves Meynard, Joanna Russ, Brian Stableford,Damon Knight, Robert Reed, David Langford, Gene Wolfe, Bruce Sterling, Gwyneth Jones, Allen Steele, Kathleen Ann Goonon, Kate Wilhelm, Connie Willis, Stephen Baxter.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 128 pages. 10.00x7.00x0.28 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. John Schoenherr (illustrator). First Edition. First publication of this Clarke work. A clean, bright unmarked copy with minimal rubbing to spine edges. In a Mylar sleeve.

Magazine. Condition: Good. Future Publications, July 1953 issue; 13.5cm x 18.5cm; 158pp., [2, ads]. Digest of hardboiled crime and suspense stories with one feature ("Dig My Grave", Harold Q. Masur), one novelette ("The Big Deal", Stewart Sterling), & nine short stories ("Hula Homicide", Will Oursler; "Easy to Kill", Dorothy Dunn; "Better Off Dead", Michael Avallone; "Booty and the Beast", Day Keene; "The Smell of Blood", Hunt Collins; "Vengeance", John Stephens; "The Dip Detail", C.M. Kornbluth; "Cheat", Sam Cobb; "Three's a Shroud", Bruce Walton), plus editorial, movie and book reviews. Cover by Allan, illustrations by Orban, Freas, Miller, and Berwin. Spine remains uncreased, stapled bind remains sturdy and intact; text is very good throughout; minor chipping at spine ends, wraps a little bit puckered over spine; gentle crease to front cover, else only minor rubbing, edgewear to wraps. From a private collection (NOT ex-library). Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. illustrated edition. 356 pages. 8.75x5.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Xi, 12-143 Pp. First Printing, 1937. Fine In Worn Dust Jacket, Chipping, Spine Faded, Priced $2.50. A Collection Of Poetry By Californians, Amateurs And A Few Well Known Professionals, Some Literary. Ownership Signature In Pencil.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 256 pages. 9.50x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Xi, 12-143 Pp. First Printing, 1937. Fine In Worn Dust Jacket, Chipping,Tears, Internal Clear Tape Repairs, Spine Faded, Priced $2.50. A Collection Of Poetry By Californians, Amateurs And A Few Well Known Professionals, Some Literary. Signature Of Rena Sheffield On Title Page. Signed by Author(s).

Original Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Wachtenheim, Dorothy; Lubell, Abbe (illustrator). First Edition. Signed by William Gibson on the contents page. There is a little bumping to the bottom corners but the boards are otherwise unmarked. Scattered spotting to the page edges with one larger mark to the fore edges. Light brown spotting to the endpapers but the pages are otherwise unmarked. The jacket has fading to the spine, browning at the edges of the flaps and a little surface scratching and rubbing around the edges. Jacket illustration by Abbe Lubell and jacket design by Dorothy Wachtenheim. First printing. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 278 pages. 9.21x6.14x0.87 inches. In Stock.

Condition: Good. 8vo. 39 pp. Soft cover. Near Fine. Beige paper wraps with turquoise quarter cloth spine. Staple binding. B&W plates. Extremely scarce.ISBN: 9780995612556.