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ISAAC ASIMOV'S MARVELS OF SCIENCE FICTION
by Scithers, George (editor) (Jo Clayton; Nancy Kress; Melissa Michaels; Patricia Nurse; Jeanne Dillard; Randall Garrett; F. Paul Wilson; Frederick Longbeard; Anne Lear; Garry R. Osgood; E. Amalia Andujar; John M. Ford; Martin Gardner; Barry B. Longyear)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good-/Very Good-
- ISBN 10
- 0803737734
- ISBN 13
- 9780803737730
- Seller
-
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: The Dial Press - Davis Publications, 1979. Book. Illus. by Alex Schomburg; Frank Kelly Freas; Karl Kofoed; Jack Gaughan; Michael Whelan; Freff; Paul Foglio;. Very Good-. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 287 pp. Blue boards lettered in gilt on the spine. Edge and corner wear on the dustjacket; price clipped; previous owner's name on the front paste down; small ink mark on the front free endpaper; some discolouration on the leading edges of the text block. Dj art by Alex Schomburg; interiors by: Alex Schomburg; Frank Kelly Freas; Karl Kofoed; Jack Gaughan; Michael Whelan; Freff; and Paul Foglio. This anthology contains: A Bait of Dreams - a novelette by Jo Clayton; Against a Crooked Stile by Nancy Kress; In the Country of the Blind, No One Can See by Melissa Michaels; One Rejection Too Many by Patricia Nurse; The Castaways by Jeanne Dillard; The Napoli Express - a novella by Randall Garrett; To Fill the Sea and Air by F. Paul Wilson; A Time for Terror - a novelette by Barry B. Longyear writing as Frederick Longbeard; The Adventure of the Global Traveller by Anne Lear; The Last Master of Limericks by Garry R. Osgood; Softly Touch the Stranger's Mind by E. Amalia Andujar; On the Q167 File by John M. Ford; The Three Robots of Professor Tinker by Martin Gardner; Proud Rider by Barry B. Longyear; and Editorial: Hints - an essay by Isaac Asimov..
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- Bookseller
- W. Fraser Sandercombe
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 229862
- Title
- ISAAC ASIMOV'S MARVELS OF SCIENCE FICTION
- Author
- Scithers, George (editor) (Jo Clayton; Nancy Kress; Melissa Michaels; Patricia Nurse; Jeanne Dillard; Randall Garrett; F. Paul Wilson; Frederick Longbeard; Anne Lear; Garry R. Osgood; E. Amalia Andujar; John M. Ford; Martin Gardner; Barry B. Longyear)
- Illustrator
- Alex Schomburg; Frank Kelly Freas; Karl Kofoed; Jack Gaughan; Michael Whelan; Freff; Paul Foglio;
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0803737734
- ISBN 13
- 9780803737730
- Publisher
- The Dial Press - Davis Publications
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- speculative fiction; fantasy; future history; sf; future shock; time travel; space opera; sci-fi; exploration; aliens; invasion; first contact; rocket; robot; thriller;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
W. Fraser Sandercombe
Biblio member since 2004
Burlington, Ontario
About W. Fraser Sandercombe
We are primarily an Internet-only bookstore, selling on-line for over twenty-three years; our shop can, however, be visited by appointment through an e-mail. We specialize in First Editions and collectible books (and usually have around 500 signed editions in stock at any given moment) ranging through most of the genres: Fantasy; Horror; Science Fiction; Mysteries; and a good selection of Literature; Historical Adventure; History; Outdoors; True Crime; and Assorted Non-fiction. We stock roughly 9000 books and add to our catalogues regularly.
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