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The 1981 Annual World's Best SF
by Donald A. Wollheim
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+/Good
- Seller
-
Salem, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Dust jacket has closed tear, and a small chip at the top of the spine; now in new removable protective cover. Black boards, blue printing on spine. Pages light, bright, clean, and unmarked. DAW / Science Fiction Book Club hardcover with dust jacket, SFBC #5524, Aug. 1981 edition but March 1982 printing (code M09), 243 pages, cover art by John Gampert. 8vo (8.5" x 5.75") Exclusive hard cover edition of mass paperback original. 7th place, 1982 Locus Poll Award, Best Anthology. Includes: Variation on a Theme from Beethoven, by Sharon Webb (9th place, 1981 Locus Poll Award, Best Novelette); Beatnik Bayou, by John Varley (nominated, 1980 Nebula Award, 1981 Hugo Award. 2nd place, 1981 Locus Poll Award, Best Novelette); Elbow Room, by Marion Zimmer Bradley; The Ugly Chickens, by Howard Waldrop (winner, 1980 Nebula Award, 1981 World Fantasy Award; nominated, 1981 Balrog Award, 1981 Hugo Award); Prime Time, by Norman Spinrad (11th place, 1981 Locus Poll Award, Best Short Story); Nightflyers, by George R. R. Martin (winner, 1980 Analog Award, 1981 Locus Poll Award. Nominated, 1981 Hugo Award); A Spaceship Built of Stone, by Lisa Tuttle; Window, by Bob Leman (nominated, 1980 Nebula Award; 4th place, 1981 Locus Poll Award, Best Short Story); The Summer Sweet, the Winter Wild, by Michael G. Coney; Achronos, by Lee Killough.
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Details
- Seller
- Bujoldfan
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 10111801SFBC5524gb
- Title
- The 1981 Annual World's Best SF
- Author
- Donald A. Wollheim
- Illustrator
- John Gampert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- DAW Books, Incorporated
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1981
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- World's Best SF
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction / Fantasy;
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bujoldfan
Biblio member since 2017
Salem, Oregon
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