Sladek john thomas (113 résultats)

Paperback. Etat : Fair. Roderick is a robot who learns. He begins life looking like a toy tank, thinking like a child, and knowing nothing about human ways. But as he will discover, growing up and becoming fully human is no easy task in a world where many people seem to have little trouble giving up their humanity. The Complete Roderick is widely considered to be the most ambitious and genius work of a novelist described by The Encyclopedia of ScienceFiction as the most formally inventive, the funniest, and very nearly the most melancholy of modern US science fiction writers.…

Paperback. Etat : Fair. Roderick is a robot who learns. He begins life looking like a toy tank, thinking like a child, and knowing nothing about human ways. But as he will discover, growing up and becoming fully human is no easy task in a world where many people seem to have little trouble giving up their humanity. The Complete Roderick is widely considered to be the most ambitious and genius work of a novelist described by The Encyclopedia of ScienceFiction as the most formally inventive, the funniest, and very nearly the most melancholy of modern US science fiction writers.…

Paperback. Etat : Good. No Jacket. The robot, Roderick, who was educated by watching television, is adopted by an elderly couple in Kansas and tries to adjust to American society Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Foxing is present on one or more pages. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book. …

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Science fiction-roman. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Binding is very loose. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 1st Edition. Ex-library edition with stickers, stamps and an inside front cover check out sleeve; the spine has some light warping; there is light wear around the edges and the jacket has a mylar sleeve with tape.

hardcover. Etat : Good. NO DUST JACKET. Pages are crisp and clean, no marking. Cover is good. Binding is tight/good. NO DUST JACKET.

Single Issue Magazine. Etat : Near Fine. First Edition. Mercury Press 1973 1st ed. 162 pages Cover art by David Hardy, Stories by Thomas Burnett Swann, Isaac Asimov, George R. R. Martin, John Morressy, John Sladek, Barry N. Malzberg, and others Very good condition with light wear and rubbing to covers, toning to pages. see photos whbx 7. Cover art by David Hardy (illustrateur).…

Paperback. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Near fine hardcover book and very good DJ (clipped).Book club edition.Text and pages bright and clear. Shelf 1064. We ship within one business day of receiving your order.Boards and spine are straight // Binding is tight.//Pages are clean, legible, and bright // No previous owner names//No writing in the book margins or blank spaces // No highlighting// Not remainder marked // Not Ex Library 0.…

Etat : Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Mystery. Minor touches of edgewear. 2 minot creases at top bceter front cover. A nice copy. First paperback edition.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of a short novel, two novelets and five short stories. Featured are The Stalking Tree by Thomas Burnett Swan (short novel), A Peripheral Affair by George RR Martin (novelet), When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears by John Morressy (novelet), Ralph 4F by John Sladek (short story), Outside by Barry N Malzberg (short story), Jeannette's Hands by Philip Latham (short story), Kite: Yellow and Green by Robert Lory (short story) and The Devil We Know by William Walling (short story). Slight edgewear. Age toning to the cover and pages. In Near Fine Condition.…

Mass Market Paperback. Etat : Very Good+. ----------paperback. Faint spine crease, edgewear, a VG+ copy. Hector Garrido (front cover) (illustrateur).

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good.

Mass Market Paperback. Etat : Used Good. First Thus. First Avon printing. Worn but intact. Clearly previously read. Back cover is worn and has a small diagonal crease in bottom left corner. Edge and corner wear, bent spine with creases. Pages are tanned but clean. Small inscription from a previous owner in top right corner of first page. Firefly sells new and used books through our store front. We try to add a detailed description to as many titles as possible. If you have questions regarding this title, please contact us. Photos available on request.…

Etat : NEAR FINE. Book club edition. Ostensibly a light-hearted suspense novel, this story of an 11 year old heiress who is abducted and disguised as a little black girl - white Alice becomes Black Alice - is really a commentary on our racial attitudes and on the invisibility of those in the black community to the white. 224 pp. Great wraparound dust jacket art by Virginia Fritz. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.…

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. 611 page soft cover containing the complete texts of Roderick (1980) and Roderick at Random (1983). Very good condition - but the book was printed on newsprint type paper and will eventually brown - but still OK. Unmarked, tight and clean.

Etat : good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Mass Market Paperback. Etat : Very Good. First Edition Thus. [New York]: An Avon Book 1969. First Edition Thus. Mass Market Paperback. First US edition. Avon S389 with 60 cents cover price. "Demons on this and other worlds conjured up by modern masters of science fiction". 143 pages. Good copy with rubbing to covers, readers creases, paper tanning. See photos sr 3/7.…

Paperback. Near Fine. First printing thus.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). 224pps. This copy with a tight binding and faint edge wear to spine bottom only, mild edge wear to dust jacket. Usual age discoloration, otherwise Fine.

Paperback. Etat : As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. Avon Book V2396. Lightly rubbed on the corners with an uncreased spine; store stamped. Cover art by Ron Walotsky. This anthology contains: Time Considered As a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones by Samuel R. Delany; The Graveyard Heart by Roger Zelazny; Masterson and the Clerks by John T. Sladek; and The Asian Shore byThomas M. Disch. Ron Walotsky; (illustrateur). Book. …

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Book Club edition. Bumped at head and heel of spine and front corners. Jacket has edgewear on top edge; missing about top 1/2 inch at head of spine.

SingleIssueMagazine. Etat : Very Good+. Vol. 25, No. 3. Edited by Frederik Pohl. Cover art by Gaughan for "Our Man in Peking" (novelette) by Hayden Howard. Includes "They Hilariated When I Hyperspaced for Earth" (novelette) by Richard Wilson; "The Palace of Love" (conclusion) by Jack Vance; "Return Match" by Philip K. Dick; "The Last Filibuster" by Wallace West; "The Trojan Bombardment" by Christopher Anvil; "Thus We Frustrate Charlemagne" by R. A. Lafferty; "Non-Fact Article: The Discovery of the Nullitron" by Thomas M. Disch & John Sladek). Science Department: "For Your Information: Who Invented the Crossbow?" by Willy Ley. Departments: "Editorial: More About being Bad"; "Galaxy Bookshelf" by Algis Budrys. Illustrated by Gaughan, Vaughn Bode, and Gray Morrow. Tanning; minor rubs and wear. Book.…

Unknown. Etat : Good. No Jacket. CLEAN CONTENT PAGES. See photos for more information. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. No dust jacket included with this book. This copy is the First Edition THUS of the published work. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Etat : Good. : Este libro presenta una colección de 24 enigmas criminales diseñados para desafiar la inteligencia y la imaginación del lector. A través de anécdotas breves y precisas, se plantean casos que incluyen desde el asesinato de un jeque hasta el robo de diamantes, proporcionando pistas e indicios para que el lector intente resolverlos al estilo de Sherlock Holmes o Hercule Poirot.Ideal para aficionados al género de misterio y detectives, la obra permite comparar las soluciones propias con las explicaciones detalladas que se incluyen al final del libro. Es una propuesta entretenida y didáctica que pone a prueba las capacidades deductivas de los entusiastas del crimen y el suspense. EAN: 9783832175160 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción|Entretenimiento Título: Auf heisser Spur Autor: John Thomas Sladek Editorial: DuMont Buchverlag Idioma: de Páginas: 141 Formato: tapa dura Año de publicación: 2005.…

Hardcover. Etat : Good+. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Spine head and corners a little worn. No jacket.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. First American edition, first printing. A fine fresh copy in dust jacket with bit of rubbing to black ink background at base of spine fold, free of remainder or any former owner marking of any kind.

Soft cover. Etat : Fine. 1st Ed. Fine in white pictorial wraps with black lettering & cover art picturing a bound & gagged little girl. Intriguing mystery about a kidnapped little girl who adjusts to her situation & acts when she finds out who's behind the kidnapping. Mystery.