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New York, NY Tom Doherty Associates: Tor, 1987. Mass Market Paperback: First Edition Thus (1987), First Printing, so stated. First Printing further indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1987), First Printing, so stated. First Printing further indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only a barely discernible and certainly superficial scratch near the head of the backstrip; the text pages have tanned very slightly, due to aging; REMAINDER, showing an extremely light mark at the bottom edge of the text block: else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing unobtrusive cosmetic… Read More

New York, NY Pocket Books: Timescape Books, 1983. Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows moderate wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to the panels; a faint stress crease at the bottom of the front panel and a couple of very fine stress creases at the backstrip; crease near three corners; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear . Bright and clean. Not far from "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (7 x 4.25 x 0.75 inches). 261 pages. Edited by Robert Silverberg. Cover Art by Rowena Morrill. Language: English. Weight: 5.5 ouncse. Mass Market Paperback.

1987. Mass Market Paperback First Edition Thus (1987), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1987), First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to extremities; mild rubbing to wrapper covers, which also a couple of very faint stress creases; a crease at the backstip; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing very mild wear and minor, unobtrusive cosmetic flaws. Not far from 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (6.8 x 4.25 x 0.55 inches). 192 pages. Language: English. Weight: 3.6 ounces. Dell issued a pocket book edition of this title in 1980. Mass Market Paperback. 

New York, NY Penguin Group: ROC Books, 1996. Paperback First Edition Thus; First Printing indicated. First Edition Thus; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; the pages have tanned very slightly, due to aging; else flawless. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 332pp. Distinctive Thomas Canty cover art. Mass Market Paperback. I give all three of the novels in this series my highest recommendation. These are intelligent, humorous reads. Baudino manages to maintain a breakneck pace throughout _without losing the reader_! Anyone who has read Mercedes Lackey and longed for something a bit more literate, or Douglas Adams and longed for something a bit more feminist, or James Joyce and longed for something a bit more fun, will find this a wonderful read. Baudino skewers the New Age community, sexist males, patriarchy,… Read More

New York, NY Berkley Books: Medallion, 1977. Paperback First Edition Thus [1977]; so stated. First Edition Thus [1977]. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of careful use: very slight spine lean; light wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to the wrapper covers; faint foxing to the front and rear endpapers; the binding is secure; the text is clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 215pp. Mass Market Paperback. 

New York, NY Penguin Group: ROC Books, 1996. Paperback First Edition Thus (1996), First Printing, so stated and further indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition Thus (1996), First Printing, so stated and further indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: a tiny snag at the bottom edge of the panel; the pages have tanned very slightly, due to aging. The binding leans ever so slightly off square, while remaining perfectly secure; else flawless; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing only minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a… Read More

New York, NY Baen, 1989. Mass Market Paperback First Ed; First Printing, so stated. First Ed; First Printing, so stated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of light use: slight spine lean; just a touch of wear to extremities; mild rubbing; a few faint creases at backstrip; binding secure; text clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 393pp. Mass Market Paperback. The first part of the Sword of Knowledge trilogy is the best one. A vivid descripition of the fall of an empire and the flight of a couple of scientists with a powerful secret. The author does a great job of describing the people in the book, the background world, providing just enough information to to fire your imagination. The reader feels for the people in this story. One feels their frustrations, their joys, their anger, and everything else their situation brings them. An excellent book. One to read many times over.

New York, NY Grosset & Dunlap: Ace Books, 1978. Paperback First Ed thus, so stated. First Ed thus, so stated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of rubbing; else flawless. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 247pp. Cover Art by Ken Barr. Mass Market Paperback. Bova comes from out of the past at us like a bright light on a fast moving train. He worked around, beside, with and knew Asimov, RAH, Campbell, and [fill-in-your favorite author here]... Giants all of them, and Bova a work-a-day damn fine writer. In a crowd like THAT even the best and brightest can be unappreciated. THE DUELING MACHINE was one of the early book I cut my S-F teeth on that WASN'T one of the names above and it has stayed with me to this very day. Why? because the people in it, yes I said PEOPLE, had faces and hearts and troubles beyond the framistat finagling in in the raygun fight..… Read More

New York, NY Penguin Young Readers Books: Philomel, 2006. Hardcover First Edition (2006), First Printing stated and further indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition (2006), First Printing stated and further indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows only minute indications of use: a superficial scratch at the bottom edge of the text block; a hint of crimping to the heel of the backstrip; the binding leans slightly off square, while remaining perfectly secure; else flawless; the text is clean. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive flaws. Bright and Clean. Corner tips sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows just a touch of wear to the corner tips; else flawless; the… Read More

New York, NY Tom Doherty Associates: Tor, 1984. Mass Market Paperback First Edition Thus (1984), so stated. First Edition Thus (1984), so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: very light wear to the extremities; a hint of a crease near the outside edge of the front panel; mild rubbing to wrapper covers; former owner's short gift inscription penned to the inside of the front cover; the pages have tanned slightly, due to aging; binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing very mild wear and minor cosmetic flaws. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. (6.9 x 4.25 x 0.75 inches). 253 pages. Language: English. Weight: 4.5 ounces. Mass Market Paperback.

New York, NY Coronet Communications: Paperback Library, 1969. Paperback First Ed thus, so stated. First Ed thus, so stated. Very Good in Wraps: shows indications of light use: slight spine lean; light wear to extremities; mild rubbing and faint soiling to wrapper covers, which show a few faint creases near the front hinge; small faint dampstain at the bottom corner of the first twenty pages; binding secure; text clean. No longer 'As New', but remains clean, sturdy, presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 127pp. Cover Art by J. Jones. No. 62-120. Mass Market Paperback.

New York, NY Dell Publishing Company, 1975. Paperback First Ed thus, so stated. First Ed thus, so stated. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities. Binding shows the slightest lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 203pp. Mass Market Paperback.

New York, NY Tom Doherty Associates: TOR Books, 1990. Hardcover First Edition (1990), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition (1990), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Good+ in Near Fine DJ: Book shows indications of very careful use: a very mild bump to the lower front corner tip; serious foxing to the top edge; sparser foxing to the fore-edge and bottom edges of the text block; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows only the mildest rubbing and a hint of sunning to the dark blue background field of the backstrip (the titles thereon are unaffected: bold and clearly legible); the price is intact. Clean and intact: quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.5 x 2 inches). ix, 675 pages. Language: English. Weight: 39 ounces. Hardback with DJ. Contains 46 short stories in all, divided into 4 "books" (each with its own introduction and afterword);… Read More

New York, NY Tor Books, 1996. Mass Market Paperback First Ed thus, so stated. First Ed thus, so stated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; mild rubbing. Binding shows barely discernible lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 254pp. Mass Market Paperback. The Merlin Effect by T.A Barron is an adventurous novel. It is about a young girl, Kate, and her father, Jim. Jim is a historian who is trying to prove that the legends of Merlin are real. Along the way he meets many "mythical" people. He, Kate, and a few others must battle the evil sorceress Nimue, to save themselves and the cause of Merlin. Nimue and Merlin each know the existenece of a great power; the power of eternal life. This power is contained in a shell called the Horn of Merlin. This exciting, spell-binding book captured the essence of humanity. It tells of wisdom, life,… Read More

New York, NY Simon & Schuster: Pocket Books, 1984. Mass Market Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Very Good++ in Wraps: shows indications of very light use: just a hint of wear to extremities; mildest rubbing to wrapper covers; pages lightly tanned, with age; some faint creasing near the lower front corner; binding square and secure; text clean. Remains close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 463pp. Mass Market Paperback.

New York, NY Tom Doherty Associates: Tor, 2001. Paperback First Edition Thus (2001); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First published in hardcover earlier in the same year. First Edition Thus (2001); First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Very Near Fine in Wraps: the binding leans ever so slightly off square, while remaining perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the covers. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only a single unobtrusive flaw. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.25 x 5.5 x 1 inches). 352 pages. Language: English. Weight: 14.7 ounces. First published in hardcover earlier in the same year. Trade Paperback.

New York, NY G.P. Putnam's Sons: The Knickerbocker Press, 1920. Hardcover First Edition USA (1920), unstated. Good: Shows significant indications of use. considerable wear to the extremities; some darkening to the backstrip, rendering the titles difficult to discern, faint but pervasive soiling, and moderate rubbing to the panels; the rear interior hinge is cracked. The binding remains square; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A moderately used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing very mild wear and several flaws. Overall, remains a sturdy copy with a clean text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.1 x 5.75 x 1 incches). xxiv, 216 pages. Blue cloth over boards with gilt titles and Lotus Flower design at both the front panel and backstrip. Photographic frontispiece. Language: English. Weight: 15.5 ounces. First Edition USA (1920), unstated. First published in London by… Read More

New York, NY Ace Books, 1982. Mass Market Paperback First Ed thus; First Printing indicated. Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. 182pp. Copyright 1979. Mass Market Paperback. This novel was based on a short story of the same title which was nominated for the 1977 Nebula award. Doubleday published a Hardcover copy in 1979. This is the First Ace edition, first printing thus. We have seen references to a 1955 edition. This is clearly in error, as Mr. Bischoff was at that time four years old...David F. Bischoff (born December 15, 1951) writes science fiction books, short stories, and scripts for television. Though he has been writing since the early 1970s, and has had over 80 books published, Bischoff is best known for novelizations of popular movies and TV series including the Aliens, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and WarGames. He began writing science fiction, and reviews of… Read More

New York, NY Penguin Young Readers Books: Philomel, 2000. Hardcover First Edition (2000), First Printing stated and further indicated by a complete numerical sequence. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. First Edition (2000), First Printing stated and further indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book shows only minute indications of use: a superficial bump at the heel of the backstrip; else flawless; the binding is square and perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a minor, unobtrusive flaw. Bright and Clean. Corner tips sharp. Very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows just a hint of crimping to the heel of the backstrip; mild rubbing to the panels; else flawless; the price is… Read More