The Essential Hal Clement: Volume 1: Trio for Slide Rule & Typewriter
Published by NESFA Press, Framingham, MA, 1999
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Kuenzig Books ( ABAA / ILAB ), Topsfield, MA, U.S.A.Kuenzig Books ( ABAA / ILAB )
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Condition: Used - Fine
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George Richard. First Edition. 518, [1], pages. 8vo. Publisher's black cloth with pictorial dust jacket. A bright clean copy noting one shallow scratch to the rear panel. Cloth. "Harry Clement Stubbs (May 30, 1922 October 29, 2003), better known by the pen name Hal Clement, was an American science fiction writer and a leader of the hard science fiction subgenre. He also painted astronomically oriented artworks under the name George Richard. In 1998, Clement was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. He was named the 17th SFWA Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 1999." (Wikipedia) This volume (one of a series published by NESFA Press) contains three novels - Needle, Iceworld, and Close to Critical - his most important hard science fiction novels. With a new introduction by Poul Anderson. Hal was a fixture for many years at the Boskone and Readercon conventions we exhibited at in the Boston MA area. We could hear him coming by his whistling, and recognize him instantly by his Boyscout neck laynard. He is missed.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Essential Hal Clement: Volume 1: Trio for Slide Rule & Typewriter
- Author
- Clement, Hal (Harry Stubbs); Anderson, Poul (introduction)
- Publisher
- NESFA Press, Framingham, MA
- Publication year
- 1999
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Cloth
- Illustrator
- George Richard
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Kuenzig Books trades in Antiquarian Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics material. Subspecialties include early computing, chemistry, photography, the history of communication, and the discoveries that have impacted the way we live and work. We buy and sell antique scientific instruments (microscopes, optics, slide rules, computers) both didactic and professional. Add a broad range of documentary photography, ephemera, and eclectic material from other fields, and most visitors find something to interest them. We welcome your visit electronically or by appointment.…
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