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Digest-size Magazine. Etat : Good+. Jack Gaughan; John Schoenherr; Kelly Freas; Leo Summers; Gray Morrow (illustrateur). Condé Nast Publications, May 1973. Digest-size Magazine. Good. Edited by Ben Bova. Cover by Jack Gaughan for "Sword and Scepter" [Falkenberg's Legion] (serial, part 1 of 2) by Jerry Pournelle. Includes "Naked to the Invisible Eye" (novelette) by George Alec Effinger; "Survivability" (novelette; 1st story) by William Tuning; "How I Lost the Second World War and Helped Turn Back the German Invasion" (short story, Nebula Award nominee) by Gene Wolfe; "With Morning Comes Mistfall" (short story) (Hugo Award runner-up, Locus Award nominee, Nebula Award nominee) by George R. R. Martin; "An Agent in Place" (short story) by Laurence M. Janifer; "The Great American Economy" (short story) by L. E. Modesitt; "Minicomputers" (science fact) by Staphen A. Kallis, Jr.; "Who's in Charge Here?" (editorial) by Ben Bova. Illustrated by Jack Gaughan, John Schoenherr, Kelly Freas, Leo Summers, and Gray Morrow. "With Morning Comes Mistfall" was the first story by George R. R. Martin to be nominated for the Hugo and Nebula Awards. It was one of two stories, along with "The Second Kind of Loneliness" that Martin believed would make or break his career as a writer. In "With Morning Comes Mistfall" Martin presents a thematic conundrum: Is a mystery sometimes more useful than the truth? The story takes place on Wraithworld, a barely habitable planet with unusual weather conditions. Each morning in a wonderful phenomenon, the mist comes down from the mountains, revealing the beauty of the planet. This phenomenon is called Mistfall. The planet is home to only a few people, primarily because it is believed that its mist-covered valleys are occupied by "wraiths", creatures that are claimed to have killed a number of humans. The mystery of the wraiths is also the main thing that attract visitors to the place. The only establishment on the planet is Castle Cloud, a hotel mounted on top of one of the mountains. The hotel is visited by wraith hunters, people looking for a thrill. The story tells of an expedition which sets out to find proof of the wraiths' existence, or establish that they are nothing more than a myth. The owner of Castle Cloud fears either answer, as he does not want the mystery of the wraiths to be uncovered. The main theme of the story is a clash between two views of the world, one very logical, pragmatic, physical, and the other one romantic and spiritual. It shows that not all mysteries need to be uncovered, not all secrets revealed, that unknown is not always bad, that it keeps people searching, asking questions, coming back. What is known for certain, is often taken for granted and then loses attraction.

paperback. Etat : Fair.

Soft cover. Etat : Good. Robert Grace (illustrateur). 1st Edition. Soft cover. MMPB. Edge wear. Small tears at upper wrap head. Corner bumped. Else, tight and square. FANTASY/SHORTSTORIES/SCIFI.

Softcover. Etat : Fine. 1st Edition. ku2.

Hard Cover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Book club edition. Very good in good jacket. A few spots on jacket spine, jacket toned, 1 inch closed jacket tear, top edge faintly foxed. 1974 Hard Cover. 178 pp. Edited by Terry Carr. Includes: Introduction: Dream Done Green by Alan Dean Foster; Ashes All My Lust by George Alec Effinger; Enjoy, Enjoy by Frederik Pohl; The Stones Have Names by Mildred Downey Broxon; Do You Know Dave Wenzel' by Fritz Leiber; Shadows by Pamela Sargent; In This Image by Alan Brennert; What Friends Are For by John Brunner; The Author of the Acacia Seeds and Other Extracts from the Journal of the Association of Therolinguistics by Ursula K. Le Guin.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of three novelets and four stories. Featured are The Treasure in the Treasure House by Gordon Eklund (novelet), Drop City by Dennis Etchison (novelet), Picnic on Nearside by John Varley (novelet), West of Scranton and Beyond the Dreams of Avarice by Dean McLaughlin (short story), The Has-Been by Andrew Ward (short story), Curtains by Geo. Alec Effinger (short story) and Markham by R Bretnor (short story). Light age toning to the cover and pages. Slight edgewear. In Near Fine Condition.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of two novelets and six short stories. Featured are Extras by Robert Charles Wilson (novelet), The Canyons of Ariel by Kenneth W Ledbetter (novelet), In Video Veritas by Larry Tritten (short story), The Cobbler by Robert Robert Lovin (short story), Obsolete Skill by Charles Sheffield (short story), Another Dead Grandfather by George Alec Effinger (short story), Delivery by Michael Shea (short story) and Ticket to Heaven by John Shirley (short story). Slight edgewear. A light fold to the bottom outside corner of the rear panel. In Near Fine Condition.

Soft cover. Etat : Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of 7 pieces of writing including novelettes and short stories. Featured are The Children's Teeth are Set on Edge by Jennifer Swift (novelette), Twilight Time by Lewis Shiner (novelette), The Big Dream by John Kessel (novelette), Two Odd Couples by Martin Gardner (short story), White Hats by George Alec Effinger (short story), On Cannon Beach by Marta Randall (short story) and Wednesday Night Group by Michael Ward (short story). In Fine Condition.

Soft cover. Etat : Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of 6 pieces of writing including a novella, novelettes and short stories. Featured are Views of Mt Fuji, by Hokusai by Roger Zelazny (novella), The Fundamental Things by Lucius Shepard (novelette), Unferno by George Alec Effinger (novelette), Scene from a Shadowplay by Ian McDonald (short story), Impossible Things Before Breakfast by James Sallis (short story) and The Incorporated by John Shirley (short story). In Fine Condition.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of one novella, two novelettes and three short stories. The novella is 24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusual by Roger Zelazny which later won a Hugo Award for best novella. The novelettes include The Fundamental Things by Lucius Shepard, Unferno by George Alec Effinger. The short stories are Scenes from a Shadowplay by Ian McDonald, Impossible Things Before Breakfast by James Sallis, The Incorporated by John Shirley. Light edge wear. Address label on the front cover. In very good condition.

paperback. Etat : Very Good. Shows minor wear, rubbing to the cover. Pages tanned.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Purple cloth cover with gilt shows minor wear and rubbing, soiling. Pages are lightly tanned and clean.

Etat : New.

Etat : New.

Hardcover. Gray cloth, blue lettering, no dj, lightly rubbed, owner's name on cover page. In French. Classics; 30383.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of three novelets and five short stories. Featured are The World of Pez Pavilion by George Alec Effinger (novelet), The Monkey Treatment by George RR Martin (novelet), A Day in the Life of Justin Argento Morrel by Greg Frost (novelet), Professor Smitt's Amazing Tiny Town by Barbara Owens (short story), Brain Food by Ron Goulart (short story), Feat of Clay by Gene DeWeese (short story), The Old Darkness by Pamela Sargent (short story) and The Secret Mitty of Walter Life by John M Landsberg (short story). Slight edgewear. In Near Fine Condition.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Gold titles and decoration on blue cloth, 401 pages. Titles on spine are faded and difficult to read. Normal edge wear to cover.

Soft cover. Etat : Good. A bit scuffed but all pages intact and legible. Good reading copy. Clean. No store stamps. --- Jul, 1983 issue. --- Science Fiction stories including authors: --- George Alec Effinger --- George R. R. Martin --- Greg Frost --- Barbara Owens --- Ron Goulart --- Gene DeWeese --- Pamela Sargent --- John M. Landsberg. . .

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. A fascinating history of women's roles in Spain and Italy, including customs, legal rights and restrictions, etc. Attractive gilt pictorial titles on purple cloth, somewhat faded on spine. Faint foxing end papers and outside edges of pages.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. Please see any and all photos connected with this listing. Cover and spine are good with only mild shelf/rub wear. No dog-eared corners. Solid Binding. All pages intact and legible. Clean. No store stamps. --- Mar, 1987 issue. --- Science Fiction stories including authors: --- John Morressy --- George Alec Effinger --- Ian Watson --- Mark Laidlaw --- Stephen Gallagher --- James White --- B. J. Martinez --- Doug Hornig. . .

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. Please see any and all photos connected with this listing. Cover and spine are good with only mild shelf/rub wear. No dog-eared corners. Solid Binding. All pages intact and legible. Clean. No store stamps. --- Jul, 1985 issue. --- Science Fiction stories including authors: ---- Roger Zelazny --- Lucius Shepard --- George Alec Effinger --- Ian McDonald --- James Sallis --- John Shirley. . .

SingleIssueMagazine. Etat : Reading Copy. Vol. 6, No. 4. Cover art by Val Lakey/Artifact for "Aquila the God" by Somtow Sucharitkul. Includes "Editorial: Don't You Believe?" by Isaac Asimov; "On Books" by Baird Searles; "SFs and Fs on 52nd St." by Martin Gardner; "Coursing" by Barry N. Malzberg; "Parasites of Passion" by Brian Aldiss; "Isle Be Seeing You" by F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre; "Amy, at the Bottom of the Stairs" by John M. Ford; "Up, Up & Away" by Hugh Brous; "Miles to Go Before I Sleep" by Julie Stevens; "In teh Wings" by George Alex Effinger; "The SF Conventional Calendar" by Erwin S. Strauss; "Darkspace" by Robert F. Young; "Through Time & Space with Ferdinand Feghoot XIV" by Grendel Briarton [Reginald Bretnor]; "The Teaching" by Sydney J. Scyoc; "Letters". Illustrated by Val Lakey/Artifact, Jack Gaughan, Bob McMahon, Linda Attley, George Barr, Robert Walters, Jim Odbert, and Frank Barth. Label bits and removal scars to front (see scan); creasing; tanning; corner wear; short tears at spien head. Reading copy. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Etat : Very Good-. Vol. 47, No. 2. Edited by Edward L. Ferman. Cover art by Chesley Bonestell. Includes "The Treasure in the Treasure House" (novelet) by Gordon Eklund; "Drop City" (novelet) by Dennis Etchison; "Picnic on Nearside" (novelet; 1st story) by John Varley; "West of Scranton and Beyond the Dreams of Avarice" by Dean McLaughlin; "The Has-Been" by Andrew Ward; "Curtains" by Geo Alec Effinger; "Markham" by R. Bretnor. Features: "Books" by Sidney Coleman; "Cartoon" by Gahan Wilson; "Films: Sinbad, Shamans and a Strangler" by Baird Searles; "Science: Updating The Asteroids" by Isaac Asimov. Minor rear cover scars from label removel. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Etat : Good to Very Good-. Vol. 20, No. 4. Edited by Ted White. Cover art by Gray Morrow. Incudes "Wolf Quest" (short novel) by Ted White; "Dread Empire" (short novel) by John Brunner; "The Eight Thirty to Nine Slot' by Geo. Alec Effinger; "How Georges Duchamps Discovered a Plot to Take Over the World" by Alexei Panshin; "The Iconoclasts" by Dennis O'Neil; "The Garden of Hell" (reprint) by Leroy Yerxa. Features: "Editorial" by Ted White; "Science Fiction in Dimension - The Short History of S.F." by Alexei Panshin; "According to You." Illustrated by Jeff Jones, Michael Kaluta, Steve Harper, and Virgil Finlay. A couple of edge tears to front with small loss (see scan); minor stains and rubs, most stains to rear; tanning; owner's amrks in pencil on contents page. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Etat : Very Good-. Vol. 20, No. 4. Edited by Ted White. Cover art by Gray Morrow. Incudes "Wolf Quest" (short novel) by Ted White; "Dread Empire" (short novel) by John Brunner; "The Eight Thirty to Nine Slot' by Geo. Alec Effinger; "How Georges Duchamps Discovered a Plot to Take Over the World" by Alexei Panshin; "The Iconoclasts" by Dennis O'Neil; "The Garden of Hell" (reprint) by Leroy Yerxa. Features: "Editorial" by Ted White; "Science Fiction in Dimension - The Short History of S.F." by Alexei Panshin; "According to You." Illustrated by Jeff Jones, Michael Kaluta, Steve Harper, and Virgil Finlay. Tears to cover (see scan); creasing; tanning; minor spien tear. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Etat : Very Good+. Vol. 28, No. 7. Edited by George Scithers & Elinor Mavor. Cover by Dell Harris. Includes "Wintermind" by Marvin Kaye & Parke Godwin; "The Royal Annie" by George Alec Effinger; "Flyer" by John Steakley; "Geometry of the Blues" by Wally Coins; "Beside Still Waters" by Robert Sheckley; "Gestures" by Alan Ryan; "Writer's Workshop" by David R. Bunch. Departments: Opinion" by Robert Silverberg; "Book Reviews" by Tom Staicar; "Letters"; "Interview: Michael Shaara" by Brad Linaweaver & William Alan Ritch. Illustrated by Gary Freeman, Deb Dedon, Brad Foster, Stephen Fabian, James R. Odbert, and others. Tanning; minor tear at spine heel; slight creasing. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. purple cloth cover with gold lettering and drawings on cover and spine; small tear on spine and top of front cover, pages soiled with age.

Etat : New.

Etat : New.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. B0008BB27G WOM 002235 CARP Woman In All Ages and in All Countries: Women of the Romance Countries; Philadelphia: , (1908). cloth hb, very good, gild decorated fr bd and spine on purple cloth, discoloring of ep, This wonderful book is part of a series of Woman books, and discusses in detail women of Spain and Italy and their influence, on the onward march of events of the world. , women Italy Spain Napoleon Renaissance moors.