9780575027312 (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. No. 260 of a limited edition of 500 copies, signed by Frederick Pohl. A memoir of the life of the science fiction writer. His early years struggling as a writer. Involvement in the Young Communist League. His involvement in the Science Fiction League. Then he gives details as he becomes more successful as a writer. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Signed and personalized on the title page. Copy #169 of 500 numbered copies. Lightly soiled on the top of the book. Jacket has minor edgewear. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 254 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Victor Gollancz, UK, 1979. Limited Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in fine condition and comes in fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket is in excellent condtion. . Dust jacket is protected in clear, plastic sleeve. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Limited edition of 500 individually numbered copies, however this book was never numbered (blank after the "No."). SYNOPSIS: Award-winning writer, whiz-kid editor, wide-eyed fan, pioneering anthologist, and demon literary agent - Frederik Pohl's been all over the science-fiction field, including a stretch as President of the Science Fiction Writers of America. Here is his story of how he get to all those places and what it was like getting there. In it you will find. What Isaac Asimov was like at 19. The truth behind the great World SF Convention War of 1939. How a teenager became a mover and shaker in the bizarre world of the pulp magazines. The strange mating rites of the sf community. How to represent most of the best sf writers and go broke. The dreams of new worlds and universes behind a body of completely original writing that has enlarged the horizons of three generations of readers.and netted the writers 1/2c to 3c per word. It's been a long road from the scruffy Ivory Tower where the Futurians denned to a time when much that was science fiction is now reality - and Fred Pohl retraces it all with candor, wit, and abiding love. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0575027312. ISBN/EAN: 9780575027312. Inventory No: 22120040.